How to Unlock Shulk & Rex in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | Nintendo Switch

Expansion Pass is a must!!!

It all begins with Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future. If you have around 14-16 hours spare, you should be able to beat the game's story relatively quickly. There is New Game+ this time around, so if you do rush things as quickly as you can, you can go back afterwards to complete anything you finished.

Once you have beaten the game, however, you will be told a new Time Attack challenge has been added to the Land of Challenge in the main game. Now trust us, this is one challenge you will want to check out.

When you are ready, boot up the main game, load your save file and head to the Land of Challenger. Speak to the Nopon Archsage and make sure to select the Time Attack challenges. At the bottom of the list, you should find a battle called "The Two Saviours." There is only one wave and Chain Attacks are not permitted, but you will have to battle two heroes of legend. (Can you guess who?)

It does not matter how you complete this challenge, so you don't need to worry about time taken or what difficulty you select, just as long as you do beat it. Once the challenge is beaten, Shulk and Rex will be added to your party. Rex maintains his Master Driver class and Shulk keeps his Grand Marshal class, but it's worth pointing out that neither of their classes can be learned by Noah and friends and nor do they appear in event scenes.

Once both characters have joined your time, you are free to use them as you wish and set off to explore Aionios once more.