{"id":124869,"date":"2022-05-16T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-131535"},"modified":"2022-05-16T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T18:00:00","slug":"meet-your-nopon-party-members-in-xenoblade-chronicles-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/05\/16\/meet-your-nopon-party-members-in-xenoblade-chronicles-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Your Nopon Party Members In Xenoblade Chronicles 3"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The official Japanese Xenoblade account is spoiling us again today with some more juicy details on the upcoming Xenoblade Chronicles 3<\/a>. Today, we’ve got a few more details on the two lead Nopon characters from the game \u2014 Riku and Manana.<\/p>\n

Nopon’s are the adorable (or annoying, depending on who you ask) mascot characters for the Xenoblade<\/strong> series \u2014 and they’re back again for the third entry. And just like heropon Riki from Xenoblade Chronicles<\/a> and maid mechanic Tora from Xenoblade Chronicles 2<\/a>, Riku and Manana will be able to join you in combat, but instead of fighting separately, the pair team up to take down enemies.<\/p>\n

The information on these characters has been translated by Perfectly Nintendo<\/a>, so let’s find out a bit more about them!<\/p>\n

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A Nopon from Colony 9 in Keves (like Noah and his friends), who sports some rather thick eyebrows. Back at the colony, he\u2019s a mechanic in charge of both item crafting and the maintenance of the Iron Giant. He\u2019s a keen Nopon who always keeps his cool, no matter the situation, and the advice he provides Noah and the others is well worth heeding. Weapons need some maintenance? Riku is your man<\/del> Nopon!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Riku sounds like an interesting character, and a more serious take on the Nopon than we’re perhaps used to. But the most important thing about Riku right now is that he’s from a place called Colony 9. Fans of the first game will definitely<\/em> remember that place, but it seems to be the name of somewhere else on Keves. If there are links there, we’ll find out soon enough. Also, that hairdo? It just adorable<\/em>.<\/p>\n