Valdi

Valdi, also known as Artificer Valdi is a Hero in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. He is a Levnis mechanic from Colony 30, as well as its commander.

Appearance and personality
Valdi is a young, androgynous-looking boy with blonde hair and grey skin. He wears a sleeveless jumpsuit, large boots, and a mechanical device resembling a backpack with an unknown function. On his left hand, he wears a blue glove, while on his right, he wears a large mechanical gauntlet gifted to him by his Masterpon.

Valdi is youthful and trusting. He is willing to forgive any slight against him if the victim offers even a simple apology. He is obsessed with Levnises, valuing his position as a mechanic above his duty as the commander of Colony 30. His personal motto, taught to him by his Masterpon, is "Be a friend to all, and an enemy to none".

The Kind Right Hand
Valdi's Hero Quest, The Kind Right Hand, is part of the main story.

Valdi first observes the party from a cliff at Elsie's Spout before being messaged by Yuzet, warning him that the Consul is searching for him. Valdi them tells Yuzet to lie to the Consul before attacking the party with two Equites-type Levnises.

After being defeated, he request the party to help him build a Levnis from salvaged parts around the surrounding areas, including a Levnis Auxiliary CPU from a stash in Terra Wastelands, a Levnis Self-Charger from a Equites-type Levnis, and a Levnis Endoskeleton at a Levnis wreckage. While searching, he is dismayed how poorly his Levnises were treated and reveals he has an injury, and that his gauntlet was made by his masterpon as a token of recovery. After getting the necessary part, the party returns to Elise's Sprout. There he builds a non-combat Levnis named Mechafriend. However the celebration was short-lived with the arrival of Consul Q, forcing him to return to Colony 30 to finish building a very powerful Levnis, however in reality Valdi wants to destroy it. However Mechafriend (under the directive of protecting Valdi) and the party follows him.

At the colony, Q urges Valdi to speed up the construction, but swears under his breath to the Incomplete Siege-Lev that it will not be used for hurting others. Before Valdi gets a chance to destroy it however, Q however overhears him, physically assaults Valdi and hijacks the Levnis to attack him. However Mechafriend and the party arrives to protect Valdi from harm. Annoyed, Q piloting the Levnis steps on Mechafriend, much to Valdi's horror before attacking the party, but they manage to destroy the Levnis and Q retreats. Valdi then laments the apparent destruction of Mechafriend, but Lanz told him that he lived how he wanted to, before thanking the party. Noah requests Valdi to destroy the Colony's Flame Clock in which Valdi accepts. After the destruction of the Flame Clock, Valdi joins the party as one of the Heroes, teaching the party the Wall Climbing skill.

Sidequests appearances
While Mechafriend is in pieces for maintenance, some of its parts disappear. After the party retrieves them, Valdi repairs Mechafriend and talks with the culprits.
 * Valdi appears in the quest Missing Parts.

While investigating the potential mastermind behind the theft of Mechafriend's parts, the party stumbles upon what looks like a spy intending to pass Colony 30 intelligence on to another colony. They decide to bring the case to Colony 30, and Valdi forgives the culprit in favor of being friends with everyone.
 * Valdi appears in the quest The True Culprit?.

Other appearances
Valdi can be among the recruited Heroes to aid the party in the final battle against Z, thanking the party for waiting as he is summoned. After Z's defeat, Valdi can be seen on the Kevesi side as Aionios splits back into the two worlds it was created from.

As a boss

 * Strange Keves Soldier

As an NPC
Valdi can be found at Colony 30 when not engaged as the party's Hero.