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Lao (Japanese: ラオ, Rao) is a Main Boss in Xenoblade Chronicles X. He is the final boss of the main storyline in the original version. He is fought at level 50 at the Lifehold Core's Interior. He can summon the level 50 Queen Chimera which can be itself assisted by the level 48-49 Major, Mezzo or Minor Chimeras if the fight lasts long. Only Lao is registered in the Enemy Index.
Story[]
When the party travels to the Lifehold Core during the last chapter of the plot, they are confronted by the Ganglion and their leader Luxaar aboard the Vita. The party battles Luxaar and defeats him, believing him to be dead. However, after Elma explains how the Core works, and the truth about their bodies, Luxaar is revealed to have survived the destruction of his Skell. He begins to destroy the Core, accidentally activating the Core's defense mechanism. This creates Chimeras to stop the one responsible for the damage, though at the same time going after everyone else inside.
Luxaar is ultimately defeated when Lao appears, and stabs him in the back with a long sword. While the Lifehold Core is initiating its final internal stage of defense, the floor with the destroyed Vita fall into the pool below, taking both of them to the protoplasm pool. Luxaar's body is disintegrating, resulting in his death and revealing that human DNA is capable of killing the Ganglion, hence their fear. Lao attempts to resurface, but the defense system recreates the final Chimera that absorbs Lao alive as the host. Various lifeforms, including Luxaar's remains as his face on Lao's left hand, inhabit the body as one being.
Upon emerging, the Chimera immediately begins to destroy the Lifehold Core, prompting the party to attack. Lin, however, attempts to defend Lao, but Lao then asks her to side with Elma, who believes there has been too much destruction for the survival of the humans, let alone that his deformed body is beyond his control. Lin does so reluctantly, and the party battles Lao.
Upon defeat, Lao mentions the ultimate motives for the Ganglion's actions before disintegrating. He is later found alive by a mysterious figure during the ending scene; his whereabouts are unknown afterwards.
Stats[]
Arts[]
| Art | Attribute | Category | Hits | Range | Effect | Appendage | Homing |
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| Acid Breath | Ether | Ranged | 3 | Frontal Arc | Debuff Res Down | Left Shoulder | |
| Alternate Sun | Thermal | Ranged | 1–3 | Circle around self | Flinch | ||
| Apocalypse Roar | Gravity | Ranged | 1 | Circle around self | Flinch, Max TP Down, Drains Fuel |
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| Astrobreak | Gravity | Melee | 1 | Circle around self | Slow Arts, Topple |
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| Bionic Photon | Ether | Ranged | 3 | Frontal Line | |||
| Confuse | Status | Self | Melee Attack Up | ||||
| Crushing Blow | Physical | Melee | 1 | Circle around self | |||
| Dead Wave | Gravity | Ranged | 5 | Frontal Cone | Launch | ||
| Destined Demise | Physical | Melee | 3 | Frontal Arc | Time Bomb | Right Wrist | |
| Devil Arms | Status | Melee Attack Up, Revives Appendages [Right Arm] |
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| Eel Collider | Electric | Melee | 1 | Circle around self | |||
| Electric Sheep | Ether | Ranged | 1 | Circle around self | Sleep | ||
| Energy Drain | Ether | Ranged | 1 | Single | HP Recovery Down | ||
| Flesh Missile | Physical | Ranged | 5 per target | Circle around self | Topple (Skell) | Yes | |
| God Flame | Thermal | Ranged | 3 | Frontal Arc | Blaze | Face | |
| Lion Heart | Status | Self | Aware | Right Shoulder | |||
| Puppet Master | Beam | Ranged | 1 | Single | Control | Right Arm (Eye) | |
| Evolution | Status | Self | Aware |
Drops[]
| Part | Item | Type | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body | Lao | Holofigure | Intergalactic |
Additional Details[]
"Lao and Luxaar melded with a myriad of organisms after being saturated in protoplasmic fluid. Their minds jostle for dominance within this grotesquerie."
