Helsionium’s YouTube videos
on Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)

Discovery / Exploration of the Beta Map
Title Screen / Attract Mode

Individual Cutscenes and Dialogues
Part 1 (until Valak Mountain)
Part 2 (from Sword Valley)

Xenoblade Chronicles logo

This is the project that basically started my YouTube channel – cutscenes and various other videos of the 2010 Wii game “Xenoblade Chronicles” developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo. Because I had virtually no experience with video recording and editing, it has its issues though, most notebly the rather uneven frame pacing. While I was determined to show off all different pieces of equipment, I didn’t do any advance planning and chose the outfits more or less haphazardly.


Discovery / Exploration of the Beta Map (Bionis’ Left Shoulder)

This is the first Xenoblade video I made – although not the first one I released, as I published it along with my first batch of Xenoblade cutscene videos, when my channel had basically no content yet. In this video, I show off almost the entirety of the unused beta map (Bionis’ Left Shoulder) which was left in the game and would eventually be used in Future Connected.

It originally featured a script with various notes on the environments I made and which was supposed to be displayed using a long-defunct annotation system on YouTube. When YouTube disabled that system, that script was lost, unfortunately.

If I am not completely mistaken, this is the first video ever released of the exploration of the beta map.

Title Screen / Attract Mode

Individual Cutscenes and Dialogues

Note: The recording method I had to use for the proper cutscenes (the ones without a letter in their number) was unsuitable for the dialogue scenes (the ones with a letter). So I had to skip the latter at the time I recoded the former (i.e. early 2012). After emulation and recording technology evolved sufficiently, I was able to record the missing dialogue scenes more than a year later. In order to speed of the entire process of playing through the game again, I used a New Game+ file and all characters wore the same (end-game) equipment throughout the playthrough, which doesn’t match the cutscenes before and after the dialogue scenes. I especially regret that this includes the Monado III, which is very out of place in these scenes.

Part 1

The first part of the original Xenoblade Chronicles playlist covers the part from the beginning of the game until the end of Valak Mountain.

No.TitleEnglish playlistJapanese playlist
001Opening / Battle of Sword ValleyEnglish versionJapanese version
002Mumkhar’s BetrayalEnglish versionJapanese version
003Shulk at the Mechon ScrapyardEnglish versionJapanese version
003aGoing Back to the Colony!English versionJapanese version
004Enter Colony 9Watch videoWatch video
004aSee you later, Reyn!English versionJapanese version
004bColonel Vangarre’s RageEnglish versionJapanese version
005Monado Research with DicksonEnglish versionJapanese version
005aMemories of the MonadoEnglish versionJapanese version
006Fiora and Dunban At HomeEnglish versionJapanese version
006aLooking for ShulkEnglish versionJapanese version
007Picnic at Outlook ParkEnglish versionJapanese version
008The Monado Takes Control of ReynEnglish versionJapanese version
008aShulk’s First VisionEnglish versionJapanese version
009Meeting Fiora at Tephra Cave EntranceEnglish versionJapanese version
010Enter Tephra CaveWatch videoWatch video
010aMag Mell RuinsEnglish versionJapanese version
010bMysterious TechnologyEnglish versionJapanese version
011Ancient MachinesEnglish versionJapanese version
011aImpending AttackEnglish versionJapanese version
012The Mechon Attack Colony 9English versionJapanese version
013Man-eating MechonEnglish versionJapanese version
013aThey’re Eating People!English versionJapanese version
013bDunban’s Missing!English versionJapanese version
014Colonel Vangarre’s Last StandEnglish versionJapanese version
014aBlocked EntranceEnglish versionJapanese version
015SurroundedEnglish versionJapanese version
016Dunban Takes the Monado Once AgainEnglish versionJapanese version
016aDetour to FioraEnglish versionJapanese version
017Fiora’s EscapeEnglish versionJapanese version
018Shulk Takes the MonadoEnglish versionJapanese version
019Metal Face AppearsEnglish versionJapanese version
020Fiora’s DeathEnglish versionJapanese version
021The Mechon RetreatEnglish versionJapanese version
021aAftermath of the Mechon AttackEnglish versionJapanese version
022Setting Out For RevengeEnglish versionJapanese version
023The Monado ExpeditionEnglish versionJapanese version
023aTo Colony 6!English versionJapanese version
023bThe Door OpenedEnglish versionJapanese version
023cA Treacherous PathEnglish versionJapanese version
023dResting in Tephra CaveEnglish versionJapanese version
024The Future is YoursEnglish versionJapanese version
024aThe Future is Mine?English versionJapanese version
024bReyn in DangerEnglish versionJapanese version
024cCatching up with ReynEnglish versionJapanese version
025Reyn Saved by the MonadoEnglish versionJapanese version
025aChanging the FutureEnglish versionJapanese version
026Our Enemy, MechonisEnglish versionJapanese version
026aOn the Bionis’ KneecapEnglish versionJapanese version
027Enter Bionis’ LegWatch videoWatch video
027aArrival at Gaur PlainsEnglish versionJapanese version
027bAn Abandoned BuggyEnglish versionJapanese version
027cSaving JujuEnglish versionJapanese version
027dDirections to Refugee CampEnglish versionJapanese version
028Juju Returns to the CampEnglish versionJapanese version
028aSharla’s Depressing TaleEnglish versionJapanese version
029aI Can Fight Too!English versionJapanese version
029bJuju the BraveEnglish versionJapanese version
029cVision of Juju’s DeathEnglish versionJapanese version
030aTwo Possible PathsEnglish versionJapanese version
031A New Power to Save JujuEnglish versionJapanese version
031aAfter the Mechon M71!English versionJapanese version
032Bronze Face AppearsEnglish versionJapanese version
033Juju Kidnapped by Bronze FaceEnglish versionJapanese version
034Sharla’s NightmareEnglish versionJapanese version
034aSetting Out To Save JujuEnglish versionJapanese version
035Enter Colony 6Watch videoWatch video
035aOutside of Colony 6English versionJapanese version
035bMechon in the Ether MineEnglish versionJapanese version
036Coming to Otharon’s AidEnglish versionJapanese version
036aMuch to DiscussEnglish versionJapanese version
037This Is For You!English versionJapanese version
037aShulk’s DoubtsEnglish versionJapanese version
038Enter Central PitWatch videoWatch video
038aThe Central PitEnglish versionJapanese version
039Xord, Your Host TonightEnglish versionJapanese version
040Changing the FutureEnglish versionJapanese version
040aOtharon’s GratitudeEnglish versionJapanese version
040bRiding the Freight ElevatorEnglish versionJapanese version
041Xord’s Secret KnowledgeEnglish versionJapanese version
042Unfinished BattleEnglish versionJapanese version
043Metal Face Retreats AgainEnglish versionJapanese version
043aReunion of the HeroesEnglish versionJapanese version
044Enter Satorl MarshWatch videoWatch video
044aA Sight to BeholdEnglish versionJapanese version
044bNopon Merchant CampEnglish versionJapanese version
044cA High Entia RelicEnglish versionJapanese version
045Memories and VisionsEnglish versionJapanese version
045aShulk and DicksonEnglish versionJapanese version
045bParting WaysEnglish versionJapanese version
045cDefective ElevatorEnglish versionJapanese version
045dAtop the Sororal StatuesEnglish versionJapanese version
045eThrough the Inside of the BionisEnglish versionJapanese version
046Creation of Face NemesisEnglish versionJapanese version
047Battle in the ForestEnglish versionJapanese version
047aA Dense ForestEnglish versionJapanese version
048Enter Makna ForestWatch videoWatch video
049The Unconscious GirlEnglish versionJapanese version
049aSharla’s DiagnosisEnglish versionJapanese version
050Alvis Unlocks a New PowerEnglish versionJapanese version
051Mysterious AlvisEnglish versionJapanese version
051aThe Imaginary FriendEnglish versionJapanese version
052Healing MeliaEnglish versionJapanese version
052aMelia’s IntroductionEnglish versionJapanese version
052bNopon Village EntranceEnglish versionJapanese version
053Enter Frontier VillageWatch videoWatch video
053aHom Hom Everywhere!English versionJapanese version
053bMelia’s DutyEnglish versionJapanese version
054Meet Riki the HeroponEnglish versionJapanese version
054aEquipment for the HeroponEnglish versionJapanese version
054bHow Riki Became the HeroponEnglish versionJapanese version
054cDecayed ForestEnglish versionJapanese version
055Leone Telethia AppearsEnglish versionJapanese version
056The Telethia RegeneratesEnglish versionJapanese version
057The Telethia’s DemiseEnglish versionJapanese version
057aFight Over Already?English versionJapanese version
057bWife and ChildrenEnglish versionJapanese version
057cChief Dunga and the Bird LadyEnglish versionJapanese version
057dTowards Eryth SeaEnglish versionJapanese version
057eColumn of WaterEnglish versionJapanese version
058Sinister ResearchWatch videoWatch video
059Enter Eryth SeaWatch videoWatch video
059aThe Top of the BionisEnglish versionJapanese version
059bLady MeliaEnglish versionJapanese version
059cBack in the CapitalEnglish versionJapanese version
060Enter Imperial Capital AlcamothWatch videoWatch video
060aBeginning of a ConspiracyEnglish versionJapanese version
060bThe Princess ReturnsEnglish versionJapanese version
060cUnder ArrestEnglish versionJapanese version
060dThe Divine SeerEnglish versionJapanese version
060eThe Seer’s ReportEnglish versionJapanese version
060fQuest CompletedEnglish versionJapanese version
060gBefore the AnnouncementEnglish versionJapanese version
061Sorean Announces His SuccessorEnglish versionJapanese version
061aSpiteful First ConsortEnglish versionJapanese version
061bAttack of the InquisitorsEnglish versionJapanese version
061cInvestigating the AttackEnglish versionJapanese version
061dA Sinister MinisterEnglish versionJapanese version
061eMeddling in CustomsEnglish versionJapanese version
061fTwo SeersEnglish versionJapanese version
061gInside the TombEnglish versionJapanese version
061hPassing the SealEnglish versionJapanese version
062Reyn and the ButtonEnglish versionJapanese version
063Enter High Entia TombWatch videoWatch video
063aSpirit of the AncestorEnglish versionJapanese version
063bReyn’s FaultEnglish versionJapanese version
063cBig Ball of… SomethingEnglish versionJapanese version
063dNo Time To LoseEnglish versionJapanese version
064Confrontation in the TombEnglish versionJapanese version
065Melly All Safe Thanks to HeroponEnglish versionJapanese version
065aInvestigating the ConspiracyEnglish versionJapanese version
065bSummoned Before the EmperorEnglish versionJapanese version
065cAudience with the EmperorEnglish versionJapanese version
066Preparing For AssaultEnglish versionJapanese version
067The Divination RitualEnglish versionJapanese version
068Ceremony of InvestitureEnglish versionJapanese version
068aMinisterial AffairsEnglish versionJapanese version
069Approach of the MechonEnglish versionJapanese version
069aDeciding to Visit MeliaEnglish versionJapanese version
069bThe Imperial VillaEnglish versionJapanese version
070Battle of Eryth Sea Part 1English versionJapanese version
070aUnwavering EmperorEnglish versionJapanese version
070bStopping the EmperorEnglish versionJapanese version
070cRespect? Destiny?English versionJapanese version
071Battle of Eryth Sea Part 2English versionJapanese version
071aTo Prison Island!English versionJapanese version
071bBig Fish Coming!English versionJapanese version
071cAncient ProtectorsEnglish versionJapanese version
072The Emperor and The GiantEnglish versionJapanese version
072aOrigin of Prison IslandEnglish versionJapanese version
073Enter Prison IslandWatch videoWatch video
074Shulk Meets ZanzaEnglish versionJapanese version
074aThe Imprisoned GiantEnglish versionJapanese version
075Catch this, Zanza!English versionJapanese version
075aReleasing ZanzaEnglish versionJapanese version
076Shackles Released / Showdown at Prison IslandEnglish versionJapanese version
077Face Nemesis Is Fiora?English versionJapanese version
077aEmperor Sorean’s DeathEnglish versionJapanese version
078Zanza and AlvisEnglish versionJapanese version
078aRegent KallianEnglish versionJapanese version
078bGrief and HopeEnglish versionJapanese version
078cDunban’s ReliefEnglish versionJapanese version
078dKallian’s ApologyEnglish versionJapanese version
078eTwo MeliasEnglish versionJapanese version
078fAll AboardEnglish versionJapanese version
079Face Nemesis RepairedEnglish versionJapanese version
080Enter Valak MountainWatch videoWatch video
080aThe Snowy MountainEnglish versionJapanese version
080bFrozen RuinsEnglish versionJapanese version
080cNight at Ose TowerEnglish versionJapanese version
080dDawn of A New DayEnglish versionJapanese version
081Mumkhar Reveals HimselfEnglish versionJapanese version
082Duel at Valak MountainEnglish versionJapanese version
082aGoing to the MechonisEnglish versionJapanese version

Part 2

The second part of the original Xenoblade Chronicles playlist covers the part from the arrival at Sword Valley until the end of the game.

No.TitleEnglish playlistJapanese playlist
082bStrange GlowEnglish versionJapanese version
083Enter Sword ValleyWatch videoWatch video
083aNo Turning BackEnglish versionJapanese version
083bThe Supply ConvoyEnglish versionJapanese version
083cDickson DepartsEnglish versionJapanese version
084Plans of the Mechon LeaderEnglish versionJapanese version
084aFound an Entry PointEnglish versionJapanese version
085Mumkhar’s New ToyEnglish versionJapanese version
085aDangerous WeaponEnglish versionJapanese version
086Metal Face’s DownfallEnglish versionJapanese version
086aCountermeasuresEnglish versionJapanese version
086bAnother VisionEnglish versionJapanese version
086cThe Rear EntranceEnglish versionJapanese version
087Enter Galahad FortressWatch videoWatch video
087aInside the Mechon StrongholdEnglish versionJapanese version
087bStopping the PistonsEnglish versionJapanese version
087cOpening the DoorsEnglish versionJapanese version
087dLots of Face Mechon!English versionJapanese version
087eTime to RetreatEnglish versionJapanese version
088Dead End in Galahad FortressEnglish versionJapanese version
089Destruction of Galahad FortressEnglish versionJapanese version
089aThis is WarEnglish versionJapanese version
090A Dream on the Shore of Another WorldEnglish versionJapanese version
091Alive, but UnconsciousEnglish versionJapanese version
092My First KissEnglish versionJapanese version
092aLovers’ Reunion, Part 1English versionJapanese version
093Fiora’s MemoriesEnglish versionJapanese version
093aLovers’ Reunion, Part 2English versionJapanese version
094Welcome back, Fiora!English versionJapanese version
094aLovers’ Reunion, Part 3English versionJapanese version
094bFiora Needs to RestEnglish versionJapanese version
095The Light of the MonadoEnglish versionJapanese version
095aMechon AmbushEnglish versionJapanese version
095bReyn and Sharla Come AroundEnglish versionJapanese version
095cSaving ShulkEnglish versionJapanese version
096Reyn Saves the DayEnglish versionJapanese version
096aTogether AgainEnglish versionJapanese version
096bStrange CreaturesEnglish versionJapanese version
096cAdvice from RikiEnglish versionJapanese version
097A Family ReunionEnglish versionJapanese version
097aIntroducing the MachinaEnglish versionJapanese version
098Enter Hidden Machina VillageWatch videoWatch video
098aMechanical LifeEnglish versionJapanese version
098bMiqol’s RequestEnglish versionJapanese version
098cCrafting AlliancesEnglish versionJapanese version
098dMiqol’s History LessonEnglish versionJapanese version
098eFixing FioraEnglish versionJapanese version
098fFound the Spare PartsEnglish versionJapanese version
098gBob’s Your UncleEnglish versionJapanese version
099A Mechon BodyEnglish versionJapanese version
099aThe Right PathEnglish versionJapanese version
100Erasing MemoriesEnglish versionJapanese version
100aThe Path to the MechonisEnglish versionJapanese version
101Vicious Circle of HatredEnglish versionJapanese version
102Enter Mechonis FieldWatch videoWatch video
102aAt the BottomEnglish versionJapanese version
102bLift without PowerEnglish versionJapanese version
102cResting Very High UpEnglish versionJapanese version
103Resting and MaintenanceEnglish versionJapanese version
104Sharpshooter GadoltEnglish versionJapanese version
104aReyn’s ResolveEnglish versionJapanese version
105Jade Face Follows the HeroesEnglish versionJapanese version
106Jade Face AssaultEnglish versionJapanese version
107Gadolt Doesn’t RememberEnglish versionJapanese version
108Meanwhile in the CapitalEnglish versionJapanese version
109The One, True MonadoEnglish versionJapanese version
110Meeting VaneaEnglish versionJapanese version
110aErased MemoriesEnglish versionJapanese version
111The Allied Forces AdvanceEnglish versionJapanese version
111aGuide to the CapitalEnglish versionJapanese version
112Enter Mechonis Central FactoryWatch videoWatch video
112aHeading through the FactoryEnglish versionJapanese version
113Battle of the Bionis’ Allied ForcesEnglish versionJapanese version
114Enter Mechonis Capital AgnirathaWatch videoWatch video
114aFossilised TelethiaEnglish versionJapanese version
115History of the MachinaEnglish versionJapanese version
115aMeyneth’s MemoriesEnglish versionJapanese version
116Gadolt Appears at AgnirathaEnglish versionJapanese version
116aA Perfect BodyEnglish versionJapanese version
117Can Meyneth Help Gadolt?English versionJapanese version
118Gadolt RemembersEnglish versionJapanese version
119An Unpleasant FeelingEnglish versionJapanese version
119aStarvation TacticsEnglish versionJapanese version
120Face to Face with EgilEnglish versionJapanese version
121Your Blade Did Not Cut Deep EnoughEnglish versionJapanese version
122Escape from AgnirathaEnglish versionJapanese version
123The Awakening of the MechonisEnglish versionJapanese version
123aForeshadowing of BetrayalEnglish versionJapanese version
124Junks Takes FlightEnglish versionJapanese version
124aVanea’s ApologyEnglish versionJapanese version
125/125aFlying Through a BarrageEnglish versionJapanese version
126/126aFlight Into the MechonisEnglish versionJapanese version
127Losing Control Over the MonadoEnglish versionJapanese version
127aShulk’s IntuitionEnglish versionJapanese version
128The Monado’s PowerEnglish versionJapanese version
129A Mechonis Sword StrikeEnglish versionJapanese version
129aEven More PowerEnglish versionJapanese version
130The Core of the MechonisEnglish versionJapanese version
131Living in HarmonyEnglish versionJapanese version
132Return of Zanza, the GodEnglish versionJapanese version
133Duel of the GodsEnglish versionJapanese version
134Alcamoth Transformation / Farewell, EgilEnglish versionJapanese version
134aFarewell, EgilEnglish versionJapanese version
135The End of the MechonisEnglish versionJapanese version
136Dickson of the TrinityEnglish versionJapanese version
137Destiny of the High EntiaEnglish versionJapanese version
138The Meaning of LifeEnglish versionJapanese version
139Replica MonadoEnglish versionJapanese version
139aEscaping DestinyEnglish versionJapanese version
139bFiora and MeliaEnglish versionJapanese version
140The Telethia Attack BeginsEnglish versionJapanese version
141Glad to See Me?English versionJapanese version
142Forging Our Own PathEnglish versionJapanese version
142aProtectors of Colony 6English versionJapanese version
143Shulk’s ReturnEnglish versionJapanese version
144Alvis, the Traitor?English versionJapanese version
145Dickson Trembling With FearEnglish versionJapanese version
145aCalm Before the StormEnglish versionJapanese version
145bBefore the Decisive BattleEnglish versionJapanese version
145cMelancholy Tyrea, Part 1English versionJapanese version
145dMelancholy Tyrea, Part 2English versionJapanese version
145eMelancholy Tyrea, Part 3English versionJapanese version
146Into the BionisWatch videoWatch video
146aInside the Living GiantEnglish versionJapanese version
147Enter Bionis’ InteriorWatch videoWatch video
147aLorithia’s TauntEnglish versionJapanese version
148Inside the Heart of the BionisEnglish versionJapanese version
149Hope of the High EntiaEnglish versionJapanese version
149aAfter Dickson!English versionJapanese version
149bDark Prison IslandEnglish versionJapanese version
149cFight at the ArenaEnglish versionJapanese version
149dThe Way to the TopEnglish versionJapanese version
149ePoint of No Return (Not Ready)English versionJapanese version
149fPoint of No Return (Ready!)English versionJapanese version
150Final Battle at Colony 6English versionJapanese version
151Once More at the Top of Prison IslandEnglish versionJapanese version
152Seven Against DicksonEnglish versionJapanese version
153Disciple Dickson’s DefeatEnglish versionJapanese version
154Zanza’s Final VisionEnglish versionJapanese version
154aSpace of MemoriesEnglish versionJapanese version
155Confronting a GodEnglish versionJapanese version
155aZanza’s TransformationEnglish versionJapanese version
156The Third MonadoEnglish versionJapanese version
157Death of a GodEnglish versionJapanese version
158Ending Part 1: The End of the WorldEnglish versionJapanese version
159Ending Part 2: Dawn of A New WorldEnglish versionJapanese version