Overdrive Protocol

Overdrive Protocols are a type of consumable key item found in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Upon use they allow a single to be transferred from one Driver to another. Upon being transferred the blade will retain all trust, affinity nodes, Core Chips, and Aux Cores that they had prior to the transfer.

Exceptions
There are certain situations in which an Overdrive Protocol cannot be used.
 * Blades cannot be transferred to or from Drivers who are not willing or able to resonate with new Blades (e.g. Tora).
 * Legendary Blades cannot be transferred.
 * The Common Blade obtained from the Unnamed Core Crystal cannot be transferred.
 * Once Rex obtains the abilities of the in Chapter 8, Blades can no longer be transferred to him.
 * The DLC Blades, , , and can all be engaged onto any Driver at will, without the need for an Overdrive Protocol.