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"You idiots! What the hell are you playing at?!"

— Vangarre

Vangarre (Japanese: ヴァンダム, Vandamu, Vandamme; English dub: /ˈvænˌɡɑːr/) is a Homs in Xenoblade Chronicles. He is the Colonel of Colony 9's Defence Force, and is known for his angry, impatient, and bossy attitude. Many residents believe he trains the Defence Force poorly, frequently assigning nearly impossible tasks to his inexperienced subordinates, as well as administering harsh punishments (including physical abuse) when they fail. Reyn nicknames him "Square-Tache".

Story

He is first seen when Shulk enters the Military District for the first time yelling at two soldiers for crashing the Mobile Artillery in the Residential District. He punches them when they say the artillery ran out of ether and that the auxiliary cylinders have all been used up. He later puts Reyn on punishment duty and sends him to the Mag Mell Ruins to collect the Ether Cylinders.

During the Mechon attack on Colony 9, Vangarre is seen issuing the last line of defense in the Military District, although most of his soldiers are retreating. Shortly after, Metal Face lands inside the District and confronts him directly. He points a large ether rifle at the Mechon and fires a powerful blast at close range. This attack proves entirely ineffective, however. Vangarre is then assaulted by a Mechon M72 before Metal Face throws a large military vehicle at him, resulting in an explosion. Afterwards, an unnamed Colony 9 soldier confirms that the Colonel survived, and his injuries are being attended to in the District's infirmary.

Much later, he appears during the combined Second Battle of Sword Valley, fully healed, and commanding a squadron of soldiers from Colony 9. Otharon disagrees with his reckless offensive methods. He almost falls off Sword Valley when Egil forces the Mechonis to awaken, but is rescued by a soldier. He also appears for a final time in the game's epilogue, punishing a soldier who has crashed the Mobile Artillery into a residential building.

It is revealed in the quest The Oath Sword that Vangarre has attempted to convince Fiora to join the Colony 9 Defence Force at least once.

Trivia

There is a gunlance for Reyn named after Vangarre, despite the fact that he wields an ether rifle.
During the comedic scene in which Vangarre is introduced, the track "Riki the Legendary Heropon" plays, despite the fact that Riki is not present.
Vandham, the commanding officer of BLADE in Xenoblade Chronicles X, and Vandham, the leader of the Garfont Mercenaries in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, share Vangarre's Japanese name. Vangarre and both Vandham characters were in turn based on Vanderkam from Xenosaga, especially their drill sergeant-like personality and a tendency to call their subordinates "slackers." Vanderkam was in turn based on a character of the same name from Xenogears. All these characters' names also begin with "Van-".

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-|name          = Colonel Vangarre
+|name          = Vangarre
-|image         = [[File:Vangarre.png|200px|Vangarre yells at his subordinates]]
+|image         = Vangarre.png
 |caption       = Vangarre yells at his subordinates
-|aliases       = Square-Tache
 |gender        = Male
 |age           = Unknown
-|species       = [[Hom]]
+|species       = [[Homs]]
+|height        =
 |haircolor     = Red
 |eyecolor      = Brown
-|voiceactorjp  = Nobuhiko Kazama
+|voiceactorjp  = [https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Nobuhiko-Kazama/ Nobuhiko Kazama]
 |voiceactoreng = Alec Newman
+|appearances   = ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles]]''
 }}
 {{Quote|You idiots! What the hell are you playing at?!|Vangarre}}
-'''Vangarre''' (ヴァンダム, ''Vandamu'', '''Van Damme'''; English dub: {{IPA|/ˈvænˌɡɑː/}}) is a [[Hom]] in ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles]]''. He is the [[Colony 9]] [[Defence Force]] Colonel, an angry, impatient, and bossy man who spends his time training and conditioning his troops by giving them unachievable tasks, like getting from the [[Residential District]] to the [[Military District]] in 40 seconds using the [[Mobile Artillery]]. [[Shulk]] states that he will kill all the men before they even experience a real fight. He also gives harsh punishments (such as a million push-ups) to those who are late or cannot do his unachievable tasks. If the soldiers argue with him, he will physically hurt them. He is the leader of everyone in the Defence Force, including [[Reyn]].
+'''Vangarre''' (Japanese: {{lang|ja|ヴァンダム}}, ''Vandamu'', '''Vandamme'''; [[English dub pronunciations|English dub]]: {{IPA|/ˈvænˌɡɑːr/}}) is a [[Homs]] in ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles]]''. He is the Colonel of [[Colony 9]]'s [[Defence Force]], and is known for his angry, impatient, and bossy attitude. Many residents believe he trains the Defence Force poorly, frequently assigning nearly impossible tasks to his inexperienced subordinates, as well as administering harsh punishments (including physical abuse) when they fail. [[Reyn]] nicknames him "Square-Tache".
+== Story ==
-In the attack launched by the [[Mechon]], the Colonel is at the back of a line of soldiers who are retreating. He is then attacked by [[Metal Face]]. He shoots the [[Mechon#Faced Mechon|Faced Mechon]] at close range, but the blast does not dent its armor. Metal Face then almost kills him by tossing a vehicle onto him, seemingly crushing him.
+He is first seen when [[Shulk]] enters the [[Military District]] for the first time yelling at two soldiers for crashing the [[Mobile Artillery]] in the [[Residential District (XC1)|Residential District]]. He punches them when they say the artillery ran out of ether and that the auxiliary cylinders have all been used up. He later puts Reyn on punishment duty and sends him to the [[Mag Mell Ruins]] to collect the Ether Cylinders.
+During the [[Mechon]] attack on Colony 9, Vangarre is seen issuing the last line of defense in the Military District, although most of his soldiers are retreating. Shortly after, [[Metal Face]] lands inside the District and confronts him directly. He points a large ether rifle at the Mechon and fires a powerful blast at close range. This attack proves entirely ineffective, however. Vangarre is then assaulted by a [[Mechon M72 (normal)|Mechon M72]] before Metal Face throws a large military vehicle at him, resulting in an explosion. Afterwards, an unnamed Colony 9 soldier confirms that the Colonel survived, and his injuries are being attended to in the District's infirmary.
-Later in the game, he has survived, as he is shown fighting alongside the [[High Entia]] and [[Nopon]] against the Mechon at [[Sword Valley]]. [[Otharon]] expresses anger at his reckless attacks, claiming he will get the soldiers killed.
+Much later, he appears during the combined Second Battle of [[Sword Valley]], fully healed, and commanding a squadron of soldiers from Colony 9. [[Otharon]] disagrees with his reckless offensive methods. He almost falls off Sword Valley when [[Egil]] forces the [[Mechonis]] to awaken, but is rescued by a soldier. He also appears for a final time in the game's epilogue, punishing a soldier who has crashed the Mobile Artillery into a residential building.
+It is revealed in the quest [[The Oath Sword]] that Vangarre has attempted to convince [[Fiora]] to join the Colony 9 Defence Force at least once.
 == Trivia ==
+* There is a [[Vangarre Driver|gunlance]] for Reyn named after Vangarre, despite the fact that he wields an ether rifle.
-* He is referred to as "Square-Tache" by Reyn.
+* During the comedic scene in which Vangarre is introduced, the track "[[Riki the Legendary Heropon]]" plays, despite the fact that [[Riki]] is not present.
-* There is also [[Vangarre Driver|a gunlance]] named after him, although he wields a gun instead of a [[Gunlance|gunlance]].
+* [[Vandham (XCX)|Vandham]], the commanding officer of [[BLADE]] in ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles X]]'', and [[Vandham (XC2)|Vandham]], the leader of the [[Garfont Village|Garfont]] Mercenaries in ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles 2]]'', share Vangarre's Japanese name. Vangarre and both Vandham characters were in turn based on [[w:c:xenosaga:Vanderkam|Vanderkam]] from ''Xenosaga'', especially their drill sergeant-like personality and a tendency to call their subordinates "slackers."  Vanderkam was in turn based on [[w:c:xenosaga:Vanderkam (Xenogears)|a character of the same name]] from ''Xenogears''.  All these characters' names also begin with "Van-".
-* It is revealed in ''[[The Oath Sword]]'' that he wanted [[Fiora]] to join the Defence Force.
-* Oddly, when Shulk first sees him chewing out the Defence Force soldiers, the music "Riki the Legendary Hero" plays, despite [[Riki]] not joining the party until much, much later.
+{{clr}}
-* He is shown still arguing with his subordinates in the game's epilogue, who have again crashed their Mobile Artillery vehicle into a residential building.
-* After Fiora speaks with [[Dunban]] in the game's finale, the subordinate Vangarre was arguing with, can be seen starting his punishment of 50 laps of squat jumps around the colony.
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery>
+Vangarre Sword Valley.jpg|Vangarre in the second [[Battle of Sword Valley]]
+Vangarre Battle of the Bionis' Allied Forces.jpg
+Vangarre Sword Valley2.jpg|Vangarre yelling at the Mechon
+</gallery>
 {{CharNav}}
-[[Category:Male Characters]]
+[[Category:XC1 Male Characters]]
 [[Category:Homs]]
 [[Category:Colony 9 NPCs]]
-[[Category:Supporting Characters]]
+[[Category:XC1 Supporting Characters]]
 [[Category:Defence Force]]

Characters in Xenoblade Chronicles
Playable Characters	Shulk · Reyn · Fiora · Sharla · Dunban · Melia · Riki
^(FC)	Melia · Shulk · Kino · Nene
Homs	Alvis · Dickson · Gadolt · Juju · Mumkhar · Otharon · Vangarre
Nopon	Chief Dunga · Oka
Ponspectors ^(FC)	Dekadeka · Drydry · Evelen · Faifa · Fofora · Hekasa Nonona · Setset · Tei-Tei · Tentoo · Tutu · Wunwun
High Entia	Kallian · Lorithia · Sorean · Tyrea · Yumea
^(FC)	Gael'gar · Helmaline · Maxis · Teelan · Tyrea
Machina	Egil · Linada · Miqol · Vanea
^(FC)	Radzam
Gods	Meyneth · Zanza