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Drivers are people in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Torna ~ The Golden Country who have awakened Blades.

Characteristics[edit]

Drivers are not visibly different from any other person. It is a hidden property of everyone, best described as an "aptitude", as to whether they can become a Driver or not. The only way to know is to try; a potential Driver must attempt to resonate with a Blade's Core Crystal to discover whether they can. If they can, the Blade within the crystal takes shape. If they cannot, they are overcome by the crystal's energies and suffer injuries, ranging from nosebleeds to fainting. A Driver can bond with a large amount of Blades at once.

Drivers and Blades fight alongside each other. The Driver performs most attacks, and occasionally passes the weapon to the Blade so they can use powerful special attacks. As Blades generally do not take lasing damage, the Driver is the focus of all enemy attacks. If the Driver dies, the Blade reverts to its Core Crystal form, and remains inert for a time before a new Driver can awaken it. In order for a Driver and Blade to fight effectively, they must channel ether from the weapon to the Blade and back to the Driver. If this link is disrupted or broken, the weapon becomes inert of elemental powers. It is shown possible for a Driver to use a Blade's powers directly if they choose to impale themselves with the weapon, allowing them to channel ether directly from the weapon into themselves, which is not recommended.

Being a Driver is not limited to humans or human-adjacent species. Nopon can be Drivers, Flesh Eaters can be Drivers of other Blades, and even monsters can become Drivers under the right circumstances.

In Torna ~ The Golden Country, it is revealed that the strategy of a Driver sharing the Blade's weapon between them both is a relatively recent invention. Prior to this, it was normal for a Driver to fight only with their own mundane weapon. The idea of sharing a Blade's weapon was created by Lora and Jin, mostly because they only had one weapon between them. Addam became intrigued by the idea, and from there it spread to become the standard.

Artificial Blades exist as Blades that can be controlled by anyone, even if they lack the apititude. In Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Ino exists as an artificial Blade and calls Noah her Driver.

Notable Drivers[edit]

List of Driver enemies[edit]

Main game[edit]

Notable Characters[edit]

Enemy Area Level
Boss Akhos Uraya 24
Boss Akhos Uraya 24
Boss Akhos Uraya 24
BossQuest-exclusive Lightning Zuo Uraya 44
Boss Malos Ancient Ship 5
Boss Malos Uraya 26
Boss Malos Uraya 26
Boss Mikhail Mor Ardain 34
Boss Mikhail Mor Ardain 34
Boss Mòrag First Low Orbit Station 60
Boss Mòrag Gormott 15
Boss Mòrag Mor Ardain 31
Boss Nia First Low Orbit Station 60
Boss Patroka Mor Ardain 33
Boss Patroka Mor Ardain 33
Boss Tora First Low Orbit Station 60
Boss Vandham Uraya 20
BossQuest-exclusive Whirlwind Yew Uraya 44
Boss Yew Uraya 18
Boss Zeke First Low Orbit Station 60
Boss Zeke Leftheria 35
Boss Zeke Mor Ardain 32
Boss Zeke Uraya 23
Boss Zuo Uraya 19

Other Drivers[edit]

Enemy Area Level
BossQuest-exclusive Akatsuki's Driver Mor Ardain 33
Quest-exclusive Altaer Driver Mor Ardain 47
Quest-exclusive Angry Durro Uraya 33
BossQuest-exclusive Angry Rvano Uraya 38
Unique Monster Autumn-Shower Melvin Tantal 46
BossQuest-exclusive Avarr Driver Uraya 46
Quest-exclusive Azure Driver Mor Ardain 61
Unique Monster Beast-Hunter William Uraya 99
Boss Benjamin the Brain Gormott 26
Quest-exclusive Brams Driver Mor Ardain 49
Boss Cartbreaker Grzeg Gormott 24
Cheren Driver Mor Ardain 30
Quest-exclusive Clean Driver Argentum 26
Clever Gevan Uraya 26
Quest-exclusive Crafty Zofka Temperantia 68
Denes Driver Gormott 16
Quest-exclusive Dilemma Scout Temperantia 60
BossQuest-exclusive Doctrinaire Erebos Gormott 57
Quest-exclusive Edin Driver Tantal 47
Unique Monster Elite Soldier Garmon (no area defined) 9
Unique Monster Elite Soldier Lowes (no area defined) 10
Quest-exclusive Exacting Vorden Uraya 36
BossQuest-exclusive Ferocious Jugger Uraya 42
Figgle Driver Mor Ardain 97
BossQuest-exclusive Firan Driver Uraya 45
Quest-exclusive Gale Rocke Argentum 26
Quest-exclusive Ganaf Driver Uraya 34
Quest-exclusive Gardyll Driver Mor Ardain 48
Unique Monster Gladiator Orion Cliffs of Morytha 100
Gottarm Driver Uraya 22
Quest-exclusive Grep Driver Temperantia 51
BossQuest-exclusive Hired Driver Indol 40
Jadde Driver Mor Ardain 98
Quest-exclusive Jaggra Uraya 33
Kalymon Driver Mor Ardain 96
Quest-exclusive Krug Driver Uraya 62
Kyth Driver Mor Ardain 30
Quest-exclusive Lackey Errol Mor Ardain 35
Quest-exclusive Lackey Neb Mor Ardain 34
Quest-exclusive Laplas Driver Uraya 36
Quest-exclusive Lavian Driver Uraya 64
BossQuest-exclusive Lethal Bradly Argentum 30
Lord's Gagndor Uraya 28
Quest-exclusive Maanus Driver Uraya 37
Unique Monster Martial Kamron Uraya 23
Mayne Driver Gormott 12
Quest-exclusive Meddlesome Zacharias Mor Ardain 60
Boss Menacing Jo Gormott 25
Menes Driver Uraya 23
Quest-exclusive Mirage Driver Mor Ardain 60
BossQuest-exclusive Mistaken Erebos Uraya 22
Quest-exclusive Mount Driver Uraya 63
BossQuest-exclusive Mutinous Rhodri Mor Ardain 29
Unique Monster Myrmidon Eugene Mor Ardain 33
BossQuest-exclusive Mysterious Driver Uraya 40
Quest-exclusive Narb Driver Uraya 33
Unique Monster Nitpicking Beru Gormott 27
Quest-exclusive Patriotic Gavyth Gormott 58
Pioneer Boldug Uraya 25
Quest-exclusive Plyme Driver Gormott 25
Pride Driver Uraya 95
Quest-exclusive Profligate Sjell Mor Ardain 58
Quest-exclusive Radys Driver Tantal 47
Quest-exclusive Rafut Driver Mor Ardain 48
Quest-exclusive Sentynel Driver Temperantia 62
Quest-exclusive Silt Driver Argentum 26
Unique Monster Skyfist Remington Leftheria 39
Sloth Driver Uraya 96
Unique Monster Spring-Shower Elliott Tantal 42
BossQuest-exclusive The Evil Sandstream Tantal 46
BossQuest-exclusive Thieving Waldemar Mor Ardain 35
BossQuest-exclusive Torst Driver Uraya 45
Quest-exclusive Turbulent Keaton Temperantia 66
Unique Monster Unflinching Saxton Mor Ardain 99
BossQuest-exclusive Vallent Driver Mor Ardain 50
Quest-exclusive Vanny Uraya 33
BossQuest-exclusive Vengeful Waldemar Temperantia 53
Boss Violent Driver Uraya 23
Volkas Driver Gormott 15
BossQuest-exclusive Weirdo Gillick Mor Ardain 36
Quest-exclusive Woden Driver Temperantia 58
Wrath Driver Uraya 97
Zalts Driver Mor Ardain 31
Quest-exclusive Zohak Driver Mor Ardain 48

Torna ~ The Golden Country[edit]

Enemy Area Level
Boss Addam Torna 10
Boss Antipathetic Archibald Gormott 16
Quest-exclusive Elegiac Mercenary Torna 52
Quest-exclusive Halcyon Mercenary Torna 52
Quest-exclusive Indignant Jerry Torna 46
Boss Insufferable Ulysses Gormott 18
Boss Scurvy Curtis Gormott 17

In other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
United Kingdom flag.svg English Driver
Japan flag.svg Japanese ドライバー Driver
France flag.svg French Pilote Driver
Germany flag.svg German Meister/Meisterin Master
Spain flag.svg Spanish Piloto Driver
Italy flag.svg Italian Ductor
China flag.svg Chinese (simplified) 御刃者 Blade Driver
Taiwan flag.svg Chinese (traditional) 劍主 Sword Master
South Korea flag.svg Korean 드라이버 Driver

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