Vandham (XC2)

Vandham, also known as Aquila Paronet Sol Esteriole, is a playable character in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. He is leader of the Garfont Mercenaries and Roc's Driver.

Appearance and personality
Vandham is a burly and tough man with dark skin and white hair. He appears to be a very tough kind of guy but is also very kind. He is well respected as the leader of the Garfont Mercenaries and those who are close to him.

Story arc
Vandham is first encountered in chapter 3 when Rex's party ends up being caught by the Urayan titan. At first he acts hostile towards Rex's party by even having a battle with them along with two of his other group members.

Near the end of the fight, Pyra realizes that Vandham doesn't mean any real harm. Vandham brings Rex's party to Garfont Village where they all regroup. Vandham learns that Rex is trying to reach Elysium and offers his help. Vandham then joins the party as a playable character onwards.

Vandham acts as a mentor to Rex throughout their journey to reach an old friend of his in Fonsa Myma for how to reach Elysium. While making their way there, Vandham teaches Rex how to topple enemies with his art, Anchor Shot, which he picks up quickly as opposed to Vandham taking years to master the technique.

Near the end of the chapter when Pyra is kidnapped by Malos and Akhos, Vandham demonstrates to everyone how to continue ether flow despite Akhos's ether jamming blade art by intentionally stabbing himself with Roc's sickles. This gives him a limited fighting chance against the two while yelling to Rex to run away with Pyra to escape. Vandham dies in battle and is buried there in honor of how mercenaries wish to be buried where they died. After Vandham's death, Rex learns that Vandham wanted him to be the next leader of the Garfont Mercenaries.

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Vandham (XC2)