Moebius

Moebius is a faction and main antagonistic force of Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

Characteristics
Moebius are Consuls who can take the form of a demonic version of an Ouroboros. In order to survive, Moebius must take life from other s bound by Flame Clocks. A notable characteristic of Moebius are their infinity-shaped Irises. Moebius can also Interlink with another Moebius as seen with O and P. When someone becomes Moebius, they inherit memories of their past lives. Individuals can only be revived as a Moebius once. Once they die, they are considered dead permanently, unlike the Kevesi and Agnian humans and such, most of Moebius are afraid of death. According to N, Moebius is the will of the world.

Story
The first Moebius encountered by the party is D at who was fought off by Noah and Mio who Interlinked for the first time thanks to Guernica's efforts. After his defeat, D projects an infinity symbol in the sky which is seen by K, P and N, marking the party enemies of Moebius before departing.

The next Moebius the party encounters is K at Eagus Wilderness. After the party defeats Ethel (who was under the control of the Consul), the black fog interfered with the Iris, allowing Ethel to break free from his control. Enraged, K attacks the party in his Consul form at first. When he is defeated, he transforms into his Moebius form and proceeded to harvest from Colony 4's Flame Clock to heal himself. In response, Noah unsheathes Lucky Seven to destroy it, cutting K off from his healing source. Without the Flame Clock, K is swiftly killed by the party.

After the mudpuppet of Isurd is defeated by the party, J makes his appearance who turns out to be Joran. J reveals that he has become Moebius after his death who gave him the power to take people memories and recreate them into his mudpuppets before attacking the party. Although defeated, J is satisfied thanking the party before departing.

Trivia

 * Moebius's role is similar to Solaris in Xenogears.
 * Both are the main antagonistic force who manipulate both sides during war of their respective games.
 * Moebius's symbol is a, commonly used in mathematics to represent infinity.
 * Moebius is likely named after s, a type of loop with only one side and one edge which can be constructed by forming a loop from a strip of paper with a half-twist. (Moebius is the alternate spelling of Möbius when an umlaut is unavailable.)
 * Möbius strips have been used in popular culture to represent endless cycles, especially those that repeat "with a twist". Moebius's goal of the Endless Now can be likened to this.
 * When viewed from certain angles in 3D space, a Möbius strip can look like a lemniscate, the symbol of Moebius.