KOS-MOS/Gameplay (XS3)

KOS-MOS
Joins	CAT Testing Ground
Weapons	R-BLADEs

This article is about KOS-MOS's gameplay in this specific game. For information on the character in general, see KOS-MOS.

This article covers the gameplay for KOS-MOS, a playable character in Xenosaga Episode III - Also Sprach Zarathustra.

Stats

Base stats

	Minimum	Maximum
LV	10	99
HP	1,025	5,400
EP	33	160
STR	30	99
VIT	16	68
DEX	22	87
EVA	16	53
AGL	15	51
EATK	18	79
EDEF	15	70
LUCK	7	15
Break Limit	136	300

Techniques

Name	EP Cost	Target(s)	Type	Range	Level Earned	Skill Line Entry	SP Cost	Effect
M-BUSTER	6	Single enemy	Physical	Short	11	N/A	N/A	Small attack, effective on mechanical enemies
CANNON I	4	Single enemy	Fire	Long	16	N/A	N/A	Medium attack
G-BUSTER	6	Single enemy	Physical	Short	N/A	Basic	25	Small attack, effective on gnosis enemies
B-BUSTER	8	Single enemy	Physical	Short	N/A	A-2	35	Small attack, effective on biological enemies
K-AXE	8	Single enemy	Physical	Short	N/A	A-3	50	Medium break attack, higher critical rate on gnosis enemies
A-BURST I	10	All enemies	Fire	Long	N/A	A-4	70	Small attack
CANNON II	6	Single enemy	Fire	Long	N/A	A-6	100	Small attack
W-BLADE	10	Single enemy	Physical	Short	N/A	A-6	200	Medium attack, higher critical rate on gnosis enemies
A-BURST II	14	All enemies	Fire	Long	N/A	A-6	200	Medium attack
NEMESIS	16	Single enemy	Physical/ Fire	Short	N/A	A-7	300	Massive attack, higher critical rate on gnosis enemies
K-PIKE	8	Single enemy	Physical	Short	N/A	B-3	50	Medium break attack, higher critical rate to biological enemies
B-BIND	8	Single enemy	Physical	Short	N/A	B-4	70	Medium attack, small chance of sealing boost
W-FANG	12	Single enemy	Physical	Short	N/A	B-6	200	Heavy attack, medium break attack
VALKYRIE	16	Single enemy	Physical/ Fire	Short	N/A	B-7	300	Massive attack, medium break attack
B-SPIKE	8	Single enemy	Physical	Short	N/A	B-7	300	medium attack, small chance of reflecting damage

Ether

Name	EP Cost	Target(s)	Type	Level Earned	Skill Line Entry	SP Cost	Effect
Heat	8	All enemies	N/A	10	N/A	N/A	Set the target for all enemies to self
Hilbert Effect	30	All enemies	Debuff	39	N/A	N/A	Decrease all abilities of mechanical and gnosis enemies
Blood Dancer	99	Self	Buff	N/A	A-Master	0	Increase attack power and ether attack power
Platinum Singer	99	Self	Buff	N/A	B-Master	0	Increase defense and ether defense
Medica S	4	All enemies	Heal	N/A	EX-A	50	Recover small amount of HP
Medica S All	12	All allies	Heal	N/A	EX-A	70	Recover small amount of HP
Break Heal S	22	Single ally	Heal	N/A	EX-A	40	Recover small amount of break damage
Quick	18	All allies	Buff	N/A	EX-A	40	Increase speed
Analyze	1	Single enemy	N/A	N/A	EX-B	30	Analyze an enemy's data
Poison	4	Single enemy	Poison	N/A	EX-B	40	Damage each turn
Rare Steal	8	Single enemy	N/A	N/A	EX-B	40	Medium chance of stealing an item
Slow	18	All enemies	Debuff	N/A	EX-B	40	Decrease speed
Fire Bolt I	6	Single enemy	Fire	N/A	EX-C	50	Small attack
Ice Bolt I	6	Single enemy	Ice	N/A	EX-C	50	Small attack
Thunder Bolt I	6	Single enemy	Lightning	N/A	EX-C	50	Small attack
Beam Bolt I	6	Single enemy	Beam	N/A	EX-C	50	Small attack
Inferno I	12	All enemies	Fire	N/A	EX-D	70	Small attack
Blizzard I	12	All enemies	Ice	N/A	EX-D	70	Small attack
Lightning I	12	All enemies	Lightning	N/A	EX-D	70	Small attack
Satellite I	12	All enemies	Beam	N/A	EX-D	70	Small attack
Medica M	10	Single ally	Heal	N/A	EX-E	100	Recover medium amount of HP
Medica M All	22	All allies	Heal	N/A	EX-E	150	Recover medium amount of HP
Break Heal M	6	Single ally	Heal	N/A	EX-E	80	Recover medium amount of break damage
Revert M	20	Single ally	Revive	N/A	EX-E	100	Revive and recover medium amount of HP
Disengage	10	All enemies	Debuff	N/A	EX-F	100	Remove all buffs
Refresh	10	All allies	Heal	N/A	EX-F	100	Recover status effeccts
Recover HP	12	Single ally	Heal	N/A	EX-F	100	Recover small amount of HP with each turn
Recover EP	10	Single ally	Heal	N/A	EX-F	100	Recover small amount of EP with each turn
Fire Bolt II	10	Single enemy	Fire	N/A	EX-G	100	Medium attack
Ice Bolt II	10	Single enemy	Ice	N/A	EX-G	100	Medium attack
Thunder Bolt II	10	Single enemy	Lightning	N/A	EX-G	100	Medium attack
Beam Bolt II	10	Single enemy	Beam	N/A	EX-G	100	Medium attack
Inferno II	24	All allies	Fire	N/A	EX-H	150	Medium attack
Blizzard II	24	All allies	Ice	N/A	EX-H	150	Medium attack
Lightning II	24	All allies	Lightning	N/A	EX-H	150	Medium attack
Satellite II	24	All allies	Beam	N/A	EX-H	150	Medium attack
Medica L	18	Single ally	Heal	N/A	EX-I	300	Recover large amount of HP
Medica L All	32	All allies	Heal	N/A	EX-I	400	Recover large amount of HP
Break Heal L	10	Single ally	Heal	N/A	EX-I	200	Recover large amount of break damage
Revert L	32	Single ally	Revive	N/A	EX-I	300	Revive and recover large amount of HP
EP Vamp	1	Single enemy	Drain	N/A	EX-J	400	Small EP damage, recover small amount of HP
Curse	32	Single enemy	Debuff	N/A	EX-J	800	Reflect inflicted damage
Best Ally	60	Single ally	Revive	N/A	EX-J	800	Auto revive after death with full HP (1 time)
Fire Bolt III	16	Single enemy	Fire	N/A	EX-K	300	Heavy attack
Ice Bolt III	16	Single enemy	Ice	N/A	EX-K	300	Heavy attack
Thunder Bolt III	16	Single enemy	Lightning	N/A	EX-K	300	Heavy attack
Beam Bolt III	16	Single enemy	Beam	N/A	EX-K	300	Heavy attack
Inferno III	36	All enemies	Fire	N/A	EX-L	400	Heavy attack
Blizzard III	36	All enemies	Ice	N/A	EX-L	400	Heavy attack
Lightning III	36	All enemies	Lightning	N/A	EX-L	400	Heavy attack
Satellite III	36	All enemies	Beam	N/A	EX-L	400	Heavy attack

Skill Lines

Basic

#	Skill Tree Entry	Type	SP Cost
Basic	G-BUSTER	Technique	25
Basic	STR +2	Stat Increase	25
Basic	EATK +2	Stat Increase	25
Basic	VIT +2	Stat Increase	25

Attacker

#	Skill Tree Entry	Type	SP Cost
A-2	B-BUSTER	Technique	35
A-2	STR +2	Stat Increase	35
A-2	EATK +2	Stat Increase	35
A-2	DEX +2	Stat Increase	35
A-3	K-AXE	Ether	50
A-3	HP +100	Stat Increase	50
A-3	STR +2	Stat Increase	50
A-3	EATK +2	Stat Increase	50
A-4	A-BURST I	Technique	70
A-4	Type-M Critical	Start Increase	70
A-4	STR +2	Stat Increase	70
A-4	Luck +2	Stat Increase	70
A-5	CANNON II	Technique	100
A-5	Short Revenge	Stat Increase	100
A-5	Type-B Critical	Stat Increase	100
A-5	STR +2	Stat Increase	100
A-6	W-BLADE	Technique	200
A-6	A-BURST II	Technique	200
A-6	Type-G Critical	Stat Increase	200
A-6	EP +10	Stat Increase	200
A-7	NEMESIS	Technique	300
A-7	Short Double	Stat Increase	300
A-7	EP +20	Stat Increase	300
A-7	STR +2	Stat Increase	300
A-MASTER	Blood Dancer	Ether	0

Blocker

#	Skill Tree Entry	Type	SP Cost
B-2	HP +100	Stat Increase	35
B-2	VIT +2	Stat Increase	35
B-2	EDEF +2	Stat Increase	35
B-2	EVA +2	Stat Increase	35
B-3	K-PIKE	Technique	50
B-3	HP +100	Stat Increase	50
B-3	VIT +2	Stat Increase	50
B-3	EDEF +2	Stat Increase	50
B-4	B-BIND	Technique	70
B-4	HP +200	Stat Increase	70
B-4	EP +10	Stat Increase	70
B-4	VIT +2	Stat Increase	70
B-5	HP +200	Stat Increase	100
B-5	VIT +2	Stat Increase	100
B-5	EDEF +2	Stat Increase	100
B-5	EVA +2	Stat Increase	100
B-6	W-FANG	Technique	200
B-6	VIT +2	Stat Increase	200
B-6	EDEF +2	Stat Increase	200
B-6	AGL +2	Stat Increase	200
B-7	VALKYRIE	Technique	300
B-7	B-Spike	Technique	300
B-7	HP +300	Stat Increase	300
B-7	EP +20	Stat Increase	300
B-Master	Platinum Singer	Ether	0

Extra Skills

#	Skill Tree Entry	Type	SP Cost
EX-A	Medica S	Ether	50
EX-A	Medica S All	Ether	70
EX-A	Break Heal S	Ether	40
EX-A	Quick	Ether	40
EX-B	Analyze	Ether	30
EX-B	Poison	Ether	40
EX-B	Rare Steal	Ether	40
EX-B	Slow	Stat Increase	40
EX-C	Fire Bolt I	Ether	50
EX-C	Ice Bolt I	Ether	50
EX-C	Thunder Bolt I	Ether	50
EX-C	Beam Bolt I	Ether	50
EX-D	Inferno I	Ether	70
EX-D	Blizzard I	Ether	70
EX-D	Lightning I	Ether	70
EX-D	Satellite I	Ether	70
EX-E	Medica M	Ether	100
EX-E	Medica M All	Ether	150
EX-E	Break Heal M	Ether	80
EX-E	Revert M	Ether	100
EX-F	Disengage	Ether	100
EX-F	Refresh	Ether	100
EX-F	Recover HP	Ether	100
EX-F	Recover EP	Ether	100
EX-G	Fire Bolt II	Ether	100
EX-G	Ice Bolt II	Ether	100
EX-G	Thunder Bolt II	Ether	100
EX-G	Beam Bolt II	Ether	100
EX-H	Inferno II	Ether	150
EX-H	Blizzard II	Ether	150
EX-H	Lightning II	Ether	150
EX-H	Satellite II	Ether	150
EX-I	Medica L	Ether	300
EX-I	Medica L All	Ether	400
EX-I	Break Heal L	Ether	200
EX-I	Revert L	Ether	300
EX-J	EP Vamp	Ether	400
EX-J	Curse	Ether	800
EX-J	Best Ally	Ether	800
EX-J	Short Counter	Stat Increase	400
EX-K	Fire Bolt III	Ether	300
EX-K	Ice Bolt III	Ether	300
EX-K	Thunder Bolt III	Ether	300
EX-K	Beam Bolt III	Ether	300
EX-L	Inferno III	Ether	400
EX-L	Blizzard III	Ether	400
EX-L	Lightning III	Ether	400
EX-L	Satellite III	Ether	400

Special Attacks

Name	Boost Cost	Target(s)	Type	Level	Effect
G-SHOT	2	Single enemy	Physical	1	Large attack
X-BUSTER	2	All enemies	Beam	31	Medium ether attack
D-TENERITAS	4	Single Enemy	Fire	Acquired after defeating T-elos	Massive ether attack

Weapons

Name	Buy Price	Sell Price	Strength	Ether Attack	Other Attributes	Source
KWP-PI	N/A		16	8	None	Starts With
KWAP-PII	300 G	150 G	21	13	Vitality +3	Sold at Elsa, Floating Landmass, Forest, Dabrye Mine, Miltia, Labyrinthos
KWP-XI	N/A		28	16	Vitality +10, Ether Defense +10	CAT Testing Ground
KWP-XII	700 G	350 G	28	19	None	Sold at Elsa, Miltia, Labyrinthos
KWP-XIII	2100 G	1050 G	33	23	None	Sold at Elsa, Miltia
KWP-XIV	3800 G	1900 G	39	29	None	Sold at Elsa, Abel's Ark
KWP-XV	5800 G	2900 G	48	38	Agility +6, Luck +5	Sold at Elsa, Abel's Ark,Archon Cathedral, Isolated Research Facility
KWP-XX	300000 G	150000 G	92	74	None	Sold at Elsa, Abel's Ark,Archon Cathedral, Isolated Research Facility

Armor

Name	Buy Price	Sell Price	Vitality	Ether Defense	Other Attributes	Source
KAP-AZA	N/A		4	4	None	Starts With
KAP-BEG	150 G	75 G	8	7	None	Sold at Elsa, Floating Landmass, Forest, Dabrye Mine, Miltia, Labyrinthos
KAP-CLE	450 G	225 G	12	11	None	Sold at Elsa, Miltia, Labyrinthos
KAP-COS	1200 G	600 G	18	16	None	Sold at Elsa, Miltia
KAP-GLA	2300 G	1150 G	24	22	None	Sold at Elsa, Abel's Ark
KAP-NAR	N/A		30	28	Strength +10, Break Limit +40	CAT Testing Ground
KAP-SAL	3000 G	1500 G	31	29	None	Sold at Elsa, Abel's Ark, Archon Cathedral, Isolated Research Facility
KAP-SAN	5900 G	2950 G	38	37	Strength +20	Sold at Elsa, Archon Cathedral, Isolated Research Facility
KAP-VEN	5900 G	2950 G	37	38	Ether Attack +20	Sold at Elsa, Archon Cathedral, Isolated Research Facility
KAP-VEL	N/A	4000 G	46	45	Agility +10, Break Limit +100	Drop from T-elos
KOS-MOS's Swimsuit	N/A	N/A	0	0	Agility +5, Luck +30	Open all 15 Segment Addresses and talk to Theodore on the Elsa
D Unit V1	50000 G	N/A	5	5	Strength +5, Ether Attack +5	Sold at Elsa, Archon Cathedral, Isolated Research Facility

Dialogue

On foot

Condition	Lines
Starting a battle	All systems functioning normally. Shion, please repair my systems. Eliminating enemy threat. Engaging with maximum output. All combat system limits off.
Using an item	Here!
Using Ether	Ether drive! Erde Kaiser! Dark Erde Kaiser! Erde Kaiser Fury! Erde Kaiser Σ!
Using G-SHOT	Eliminating
Using X-BUSTER	Dispersal mode activated.
Knocked out	Unable to continue combat. Shutting down systems.
Revived	Combat mode restart confirmed.

Piloting Dinah

Condition	Portraits	Lines
Ambush		Destroying enemy units! Locked on.
Retreating		System critical. Retreating from combat.

Late game dialogue

On foot

Condition	Lines
Starting a battle	I'll draw the enemy away. Here I go! Please stand back.
Using an item	Here! Use this!
Using Ether	Ether drive! Erde Kaiser! Dark Erde Kaiser! Erde Kaiser Fury! Erde Kaiser Σ!
Using G-SHOT	Eliminating
Using D-TENERITAS	Huuh, uh! Relinquish your pain unto me!
Victory	Is everyone alright? Don't worry, it's OK.
Knocked out	I'm sorry.
Revived	Thank you.

Piloting Dinah

Condition	Portraits	Lines
Ambush		Acknowledged. Locked on. Attacking!
Retreating		I can fight no longer. I'm sorry.

Gallery

Sprites

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  KOS-MOS Ver. 3's party icon.

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  KOS-MOS Ver. 4's party icon.

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  KOS-MOS's party icon with blue eyes.

Models

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  As KOS-MOS Ver. 3

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  KOS-MOS with blue eyes

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  As KOS-MOS Ver. 1

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  KOS-MOS wearing her swimsuit

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