Showdown With Z, Act 1

Showdown With Z, Act 1 is a track in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. It uses motifs from : Moebius 3 at 0:27, Moebius 4 at 1:56. It also uses a motif from the B section of Off-seer Noah at 1:25. Showdown With Z, Act 2 is a version of this track with additional electric guitar and drums.

It plays in when fighting Z: specifically, the initial phase, first phase of Z∞, X∞, and Y∞ sections of the fight. The track does not play during the cutscenes between the initial phase and first Z∞ phase, but it plays through all other cutscenes between the above phases.

The track smoothly transitions to the equivalent part of Showdown With Z, Act 2 when the party reappears in front of Z immediately before the final Z∞ phase.

This track is notable for being the only battle theme which takes priority over the music: it continues playing through s, including the automatic Chain Attacks in the initial phase of the fight.