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A Skell

Skells (from the word exoskeleton; Japanese: ドール, Dōru, Doll; English dub: /ˈskɛl/) are weaponizable mechs in Xenoblade Chronicles X. Skells rely on fuel to power them, and can be used in battle at any time, mostly against larger creatures.

The party may only acquire a Skell after Chapter 6, with the flight pack available after Chapter 9. Only BLADE members with a Skell License are allowed to use them. Skells have breakable parts (such as one losing its arm in battle) that will prevent them from using certain weapons until the damage is repaired. All Skell models can transform into different types of vehicles, such as the Formula Skell transforming into a motorcycle-like vehicle. Some Skells can also transform into an armed van or watercraft.

Skell License and Flight Module[]

After finishing Chapter 6 of the main plot, the Skell License Certification Test may be passed and obtained. Upon passing the test, a weaponizable Skell can be obtained, which can be used to assist in exploration and battles throughout Planet Mira. After obtaining the first Skell, any playable character will also be allowed to pilot a Skell, provided they meet the minimum level requirements for their particular Skell. In addition, after Chapter 9 and a successful development, the Flight Module can be obtained, allowing the Skell to fly through Mira's sky. A significant range of actions will then be accessible, and numerous locations can be reached via flight.

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【XenobladeX】ドール

Skell

Skell Types and Models[]

Skell Types[]

There are three types of Skells: light, medium and heavy. Each type has different models with specific characteristics and features.

Light Types[]

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A Light Type Skell

The Light Type Skells have low HP, but make up for this with their high Accuracy, Evasion, and excellent mobility during combat. They have a low fuel capacity, but low fuel consumption during flight. It is not recommended to add high fuel costing weapons such as the Hexad-Partican because they will use up all of the fuel out of the Skell. Weapons that cost 20-200 fuel are recommended for this type. Only light armor pieces can be equipped on Light Types.

Medium Types[]

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A Medium Type Skell

The Medium Type Skells are well balanced and easy to maneuver. They have highly durable armor for each part of their body, making these individual parts difficult to destroy. If simple terms, Medium Type Skells are the Jack of All Trades for Skells. Medium Types can equip medium and light armor pieces.

Heavy Types[]

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A Heavy Type Skell

The Heavy Type Skells have the highest HP and Physical Defense. They have the highest fuel capacity, making them a good choice for pilots who use powerful weapons that are high in fuel consumption. In turn, because of their weight, they have so-so mobility and evasion during battle. They also have high fuel consumption during flight. These Skells can equip all types of armor pieces as long as it matches their level.

BLADE's Skell Models[]

There are seven types of Skells which can be purchased from New Los Angeles' Armory Alley, once the player earns the Skell License: The Formula, Verus and Urban models (which are Light Type Skells), the Lailah and Inferno models (which are Medium Type Skells), and finally the Mastema and Amdusias models (which are Heavy Type Skells).

There are two different makes for each model. One is more affordable (217,000 to 548,000 Credits) and has an initial level of 30: The player character or party member you want to use it also needs to be level 30 or above. The other is much more expensive (1,740,000 to 4,390,000 Credits) but has an initial level of 50: Unlocking these in the market requires Sakuraba Industries R&D to be level 5 (and the party member needs to be level 50 or higher to pilot it).

Formula Wels Urban Lailah Inferno Mastema Amdusias
Formula Verus Urban Lailah Inferno Mastema Amdusias

Vehicle Mode[]

Formula vehicle Wels vehicle Urban vehicle Lailah vehicle Inferno vehicle Mastema vehicle Amdusias vehicle
Formula Vehicle Verus Vehicle Urban Vehicle Lailah Vehicle Inferno Vehicle Mastema Vehicle Amdusias Vehicle

DLC Skell Models[]

These models are unlockable in New Los Angeles during certain Affinity Missions. They must be developed at the AM Terminal.

Level 60 Skells And The Ares Skells[]

After finishing the game, blueprints for level 60 Skells become available.

Along with these, two new super Skells become available.

Level 15 and Level 20 Skells[]

The US0220 Urban ST model is the first Skell Cross receives upon completing the mission The Skell License. It is the only Level 20 Skell frame available to the player.

During A Girl's Wings, the test Skell piloted by Cross is an AS0115 Formula XT, a level 15 version of the Formula. The equipped weapons and armor cannot be changed but can be removed, kept in inventory and used after the mission. It is registered to Cross for the duration of the test flight. It is removed at the end of the mission, leaving Cross without this registered Skell.

Skell Battle[]

Skells have their own levels which are independent to those of the party. During battle with Skells, Auto-Attacks are performed with Hand Weapons that can be equipped in both hands. Other body parts of the Skell can be equipped with weapons allowing to use Arts. These Hand Weapons (left or right hands) can be Rods, Swords, Assault Rifle, or Shotguns for example.

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Skell Battle

Arts[]

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The Arts usage with Skell Weapons

The Skells can equip up to eight Weapons (four in each hand), each of which comes with a specific Art:

  • The Back Weapons, which can use high power Arts, such as Railguns, Missiles, Grenade Launchers.
  • The Shoulder Weapons, which can use more powerful Arts than the Back Weapons, such as Missiles, Chainguns, Laser weapons. Superweapons can be equipped here.
  • The Arm Weapons, which can use specific Arts with numerous effects, such as Shields and Vulcans.
  • The Spare Weapons, which are characterized by short Cooldown times, such as Beam Sabers and Hand Grenades.

Unlike ground arts, Skell Arts do not have secondary cooldowns. Each Art consumes Skell fuel to execute.

Some weapons are restricted to certain slots on the Skell frame, such as the right shoulder or right back, and some weapons are so powerful that they take up multiple weapon slots, such as both the right and left back or the whole back and both shoulders.

Overdrive and Cockpit Time[]

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The Cockpit Time

Similar to normal battles (out of Skell), Overdrive can be activated by consuming 3000 GP. While an Overdrive is active, Skell Fuel is not consumed, and extra effects are granted, depending on the frame model of Skell. These effects are displayed above the Arts palette upon activating Overdrive.

When an Art is used, the pilot may trigger Cockpit Time. Once this mode is triggered, all Arts will be charged up again, allowing for immediate reuse. The Skell also cannot move while in Cockpit mode except for ascending and descending. Reflect damage is also negated.

Bind[]

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The Bind effect

By inflicting Stagger on an enemy, the Skell pilot can Bind it, which constrains the enemy from moving in a violet sphere for around 10 seconds. A series of button commands appear when a player inflicts Bind, which the player must complete successfully, lest the enemy immediately break free. During the Bind effect, the damaged inflicted on enemies will increase. In addition, successful completion of a button command ("Perfect") increases the Skell Fuel by up to 100 units per button command and GP by 250.

Skell Fuel[]

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The Skell Fuel gauge

While flying or by engaging in battle, the Skell will consume Fuel. The Fuel gauge recovers slowly when no pilot is in the Skell, or much faster when the pilot is in the Skell during certain weather conditions. The Skell can also be refueled in the BLADE Barracks, at a cost of 5000 Miranium for 3000 Fuel.

Appendage Damage[]

The individual parts of a Skell will be destroyed after taking too much damage. Weapons and Arts corresponding to the destroyed appendage cannot be used. Weapons which require both arms will be disabled if either arm is destroyed. GP will also be reduced after losing an appendage. Destroyed Skell parts are automatically fixed after the battle ends, and damage will be healed upon activating Overdrive.

Skell Damage[]

When a Skell's frame HP reaches zero, it will be wrecked. If the Skell controlled by the team leader is wrecked, a Soul Challenge determines what happens:

Perfect The team leader ejects safely with no loss of HP and secondary cooldown on all personal arts. If the Skell still has more than one unit of Skell Insurance remaining, it will be repaired at no cost. However, if the Skell has exactly one unit of Skell insurance remaining, repairing the Skell will cost one unit of Skell Insurance.
Good The team leader ejects safely with no loss of HP, but repairing the Skell will cost one unit of Skell Insurance.
Failed The team leader ejects from the Skell with only 1 HP, and repairing the Skell will cost one unit of Skell Insurance.

Other party members automatically receive a "Perfect" rating, ensuring that their Skells will be repaired at no cost.

Skell Management[]

The Barracks Hangar option at the BLADE Barracks Console can be used to manage and customize the player's Skells. It also allows the repair of any Skells that were wrecked in battle.

Selecting a Skell in the Barracks Hangar menu will display the Skell's stats and fuel gauge, and the following options:

  • Register Skell allows the Skell to be assigned to any playable character of the same or higher level. If the Skell is already registered to a character, it can be reassigned to someone else.
  • Change Gear allows the Skell's weapons, body parts, and augments to be changed. This differs from the main menu's Skell Gear option which is limited to the current party members' Skells.
  • Refuel Skell allows the Skell to be refueled at a cost of 5,000 Miranium for 3,000 units of Skell fuel.
  • Rename allows a custom name to be assigned to the Skell.
  • Customize Colors allows the Skell's colors to be changed.
  • Sell allows the Skell to be sold.
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Skell Customizing

Skell Repairs[]

Most Skells begin with three units of Skell insurance, except for R&D Skells which come with ten units of insurance.

If a wrecked Skell can be repaired free of charge, or by using one unit of Skell Insurance, it will be repaired automatically when the Barracks Hangar option is selected at the BLADE Barracks Console. The Skell's insurance will be decremented by one if it is registered to the team leader and a "Perfect" rating was not achieved on the Soul Challenge when it was wrecked, or if the Skell only had one unit of insurance remaining when it was wrecked.

If the team leader's Skell is wrecked with no insurance remaining, selecting it in the Barracks Hangar menu will give three options:

  • Use Salvage Ticket repairs the Skell using a Salvage Ticket ticket received as a Division reward.
  • Pay Fee repairs the Skell at a cost of roughly 70% of the original purchase price of the Skell and its equipment.
  • Abandon permanently destroys the wrecked Skell.

It is also possible to cancel out of the repair menu without repairing or abandoning the Skell.

Skell Enemies[]

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Gadaf's Qmoeva, an Skell enemy

Aside from Skells registered to the party, some Skell enemies may be engaged in combat throughout Mira. These include various Skell models deployed by the Ganglion, such as Qmoeva, Galdr, and Seidr. It is possible to salvage Skell equipment by breaking their appendages. During certain missions, some Human-Made Skells are fought as an opponent. All Skell enemies are classified as Mechanoids.

Trivia[]

  • Skells were designed by Takayuki Yanase, who previously worked as the mechanical designer for Mobile Suit Gundam 00. Skells share similarities from the titular mechs of that series such as the usage of glowing particles when in motion, the automatic fuel recharge when parked, the used energy for both flight and weapon usages, and more or less, the Overdrive system to boost the performance.
  • The Japanese name "Dolls" is explained in part 4 of the short story "24 Hour Happy People" published in the official Japanese website.[1][2]
  • If gotten prior to getting the Flight Module, the level 60 Skells developed from the AM Terminal (as well as the Ares) will come with the Flight Module installed. This is only possible via modifying memory values.

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References[]

  1. "24 Hour Happy People" part 4. xenobladex.jp (XCX official website), accessed on 2018-02-05
  2. "24 Hour Happy People" part 4 translation. By Gessenkou, accessed on 2018-02-05
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