Annihilator



The Annihilator is a weapon in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. It is a large cannon that harvests the power of the annihilation event.

Description
Annihilators are large cannons mounted on each nations Castle. Keves Castle's Annihilator is metallic and black. Agnus's Annihilator is white with gold decorations and greenish white lights in front of it. The weapon is capable of striking anywhere on Aionios.

Story
Keves Castle's Annihilator is first seen when N does a test fire of it on the Urayan Mountains in front of Ethel and Bolearis. N later reveals that the weapon can be used anywhere before the Queen of Keves decides to target Colony 4 with it. To save Colony 4, N then blackmails Ethel into killing the party. Ethel then sends Bolearis who then passes the data to the party through their Irises as the party volunteers to destroy it.

Outside Keves Castle, Noah reviews the plan on destroying the Annihilator: first, they smuggle themselves in via the containers, once inside, they proceed to the hangar to reach the weapon, via the maintenance hatch. Taion takes over from here, discovering a flaw in the Annihilator's design: an auto-balancer was installed in a hurry, due to the weight on the outer ring. Eunie suggests to destroy the auto-balancer, which can achieve through the party's Ouroboros form.

When the party reaches the Annihilator however, they came under attack by D and J to stop them from destroying it. During the melee, Eunie becomes paralyzed with fear due to D's mere presence. With Taion's encouragement, Eunie manages to destroy the auto-balancer, causing the Annihilator to collapse under its own weight, just as it was about to fire on Colony 4.

It turns out that Agnus Castle also has an Annihilator installed. X, through Shania's treachery, uses this Annihilator in an attempt to destroy the City after the party defeats the Queen of Agnus. Fortunately, the City manages to escape without a scratch, thanks to Mio's warning.

Nia later uses the Castle's Annihilator to attack Origin during the final battle.