Earthlife Colonization Project

The Earthlife Colonization Project, also abbreviated as ECP, is a government project in Xenoblade Chronicles X and Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

Xenoblade Chronicles X
Established somewhere between the mid-2020s through 2050s, the Earthlife Colonization Project, also known as Project Exodus, was formed by the Coalition government after receiving intel from Elma that a large-scale war was coming to Earth. The project was designed to build arks to carry the building blocks of life to the next world. To prepare for the incoming battle, the ECP built interstellar arks to evacuate Earth's residents. In July 2054, the conflict was initiated by two alien factions, the Ghost and the Ganglion. In response, the interstellar arks were launched all across the planet. Most of the arks did not manage to escape the Earth's atmosphere, with only a few handful narrowly escaping. The White Whale is one of the ships that survived the event, leading into Xenoblade Chronicles X.

According to Elma, the foundation of the ECP lies in the Lifehold Core. Inside the mainframe contains 20 million people from Earth. As part of the long-term plan by the ECP, they scanned and digitized the consciousnesses and genetic makeup of all 20 million people, leaving behind their real bodies in Earth's destruction.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3

 * The Earthlife Colonization Project was referenced in Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed. It was an active project during Klaus's era. Similar to the ECP from Xenoblade Chronicles X, the project was also known as Project Exodus. On Wednesday, May 16th 20XX, the project had launched its eighth interstellar ark, the Icarus. With the goal of sending million of people out into the great beyond, the Coalition government planned to launch arkships nine through thirteen by the end of the year. The ninth vessel, scheduled to depart in July 20XX, is the first generation of ultra-long range colony ships.

Trivia

 * In the Japanese version of Xenoblade Chronicles X, there is no distinction between the Earthlife Colonization Project and Project Exodus. The same is true for Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed.