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Xenoblade Chronicles X eGuide Characters Party Members

H.B.

Class

Shield Trooper+

Division

Pathfinder

Usual Location

Administrative District

Recruitment Requirements

Complete “A New Rival?” affinity mission.

Character Notes

Behind the spectacles, Hector Birtwhistle, or H.B., is a mighty bulwark of a fighter who can effectively hold your front line. His signature Arts can help you capitalize on enemies’ weaknesses and boost your resistances to any nastiness they’d dish out.

Signature Art 1

Atomic Hit

Acquired Rank

1

Target

Single enemy

Description

Deals weapon damage, Boosts appendage damage.

Signature Art 2

Flamehand

Acquired Rank

10

Target

Self

Description

Requires TP, Boosts debuff resistances, Nullifies terrain effects, Enables counter spike damage.

Arts

Flamehand, Shield Wall, Flash Grenade, Wild Down, Furious Blast, Wild Smash, Iron Prison, Power Dive, Burst Grenade, Decoy Round, Atomic Hit, Gunforce, Takedown Shot, Last Stand, Trash Talk, Bombardier

Skills

Steel Flesh, Mighty Muscle, Combat Presence, Topple Topper, Shield Screen, Long Topple, Trauma Tension, Double Spike

Soul Voices

Draw Melee

“A melee attack should stagger it!”

Effect: Inflicts Stagger I.

Opening Art

“Now’s a good time for some gunplay!”

Effect: +100 TP per hit.

HP Peril

I’m up against a wall here… Give me a buff!”

Effect: +500 TP to target (rarely +1,000 TP).

Heavy Hitter

“I’m on a roll! Open fire!”

Effect: +25% critical chance; gain Critical Power I.

Underdog

“Hit ’em with Overdrive! Go!”

Effect: +10 seconds to Overdrive time.

Aura Ready

“Much better! Now for a buff!”

Effect: +250 TP to target (50% chance of +500 TP).

Untouchable

“No one can touch me. Use an aura!”

Effect: Gain Decoy III.

Higher Ground

“I’m taking a shot from above!”

Effect: Gain Critical Power I; rarely +25% critical chance.

Draw Ranged

“Powering up would be the smart approach here.”

Effect: +1 tier to buff Arts.

HP Risk

“Let’s buff up and regroup!”

Effect: +250 TP to target (rarely +500 TP).

Last Words

“Show me an aura before it all goes dark…”

Effect: Gain Invincibility III.

Dismemberer

“Appendage destroyed! Attack at range!”

Effect: Inflicts Topple I.

Artful Execution

“Shoot now while they’re impaired!”

Effect: +50% damage (+100% from the side).

Activate Overdrive

“There’s more where that came from! Overdrive!”

Effect: +10 seconds to Overdrive time.

Critical Combination

“See how I stack up the hits? Move in for the kill!”

Effect: +80% critical chance.

Toppler

“Yes! Now eat lead and stay down!”

Effect: +200% damage (+300% from the side).