Rex

"Rex" redirects here. For the smasher of the same name, see Smasher:Rex.

Rex
Official artwork of Rex from Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Universe	Xenoblade Chronicles
Debut	Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017)
Smash Bros. appearances	Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country (2018, cameo)
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo Switch
Species	Leftherian
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Leftherian Archipelago
Created by	Masatsugu Saitō

Rex (レックス, Rex) is the main protagonist of Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Origin

Rex with Azurda in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Rex was a 15 year old salvager from Letheria who lived on a titan named Azurda or "Gramps" until a fated meeting with the Aegis Pyra while on a salvaging mission with Jin, Malos, Nia, and Dromarch. After touching Pyra's sword, Jin kills Rex by impaling him in the heart, and reveals that he leads an organization known as Torna. Rex wakes up in a memory of Elysium and meets Pyra who requests him to take her to the real Elysium in exchange for bringing him back to life. Immediately after being revived, Rex and Malos, Torna's second-in-command as well as another Aegis, battled each other until Azurda rescues Rex and Pyra, as well as Nia and Dromarch who were initially members of Torna but defects to Rex's side. After that, they begin to travel around Alrest starting at Gormott, meeting Tora, Poppi, Mòrag, Brighid, Vandham, Roc, Zeke, and Pandoria, on their journey to reach Elysium while having run-ins with three more Torna members; Akhos, Patroka, and Mikhail.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a costume

Rex set for Mii Swordfighter, featuring Azurda.

Rex was considered for the initial roster alongside other prospective characters like ARMS's Spring Man and Pokémon's Decidueye, however he could not be added due to Xenoblade Chronicles 2 being announced after character planning finished in 2016 (now know to be untrue due to Byleth’s inclusion, who debuted over a year later). As an offered alternative, Rex appears as a costume for the Mii Swordfighter. Azurda (otherwise known as Gramps) in his miniature companion form appears in the set's helmet. The costume comes as a free bonus with purchase of the Fighters Pass Vol. 1. Rex also appears as a Primary Spirit.

Spirit

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Ability	Series
966		Rex		★★★	No Effect	Xenoblade Chronicles Series

Trivia

• Rex's outfit appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, under the name "Salvager Set", as armor that Link could obtain from the Collaboration: Xenoblade Chronicles 2 DLC.

External links

• Article on the Xenoblade Wiki.