As you progress through the story and meet new characters in Xenoblade Chronicles X, you’ll slowly begin to unlock the option to undertake Affinity Missions. These fully voice-acted side quests give you a deeper understanding of Mira and even unlock new playable characters.

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All Affinity Missions revolve around playable characters, building their stories and the lore of Mira, deepening your understanding and connection to the world around you. Each Affinity Mission has a certain set of prerequisites to complete before it becomes available to pick up and complete, so here’s a guide on how to do just that.

Which characters are unlocked through Affinity Missions?

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Through completing Affinity Missions in Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, you’ll unlock the following playable characters:

  • H.B.
  • Yelv
  • Phog
  • Hope
  • Tatsu
  • Alexa
  • Frye
  • Boze
  • Murderess
  • Neilnail
  • Liesel
  • Nagi
  • Celica

All Affinity Missions in Xenoblade Chronicles X

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Some Affinity Missions will unlock simply by progressing the main story quests of Xenoblade Chronicles X, while others will require more effort to unlock. For some, you’ll need to increase your rank (hearts) with individual characters. There are 56 Affinity Missions to complete in total, 52 of these were present in the original 2015 release of Xenoblade Chronicles X, with four additional ones added for the Definitive Edition. 

Here are all 56 Affinity Missions, and the details for each:

Affinity MissionRequirementsLocationUnlocked characterA New RivalLevel 12
Complete “Builders of a Legacy”Administrative District (BLADE Concourse)H.B.We Were SoldiersLevel 12
Complete “Builders of a Legacy”
Elma (1 heart)BLADE BarracksThe Repair JobLevel 13
Complete “Builders of a Legacy”
Lin (1 heart)BLADE BarracksMeeting YelvLevel 14
Complete “Builders of a Legacy”Commercial District (North Founders Street)YelvFoggy DilemmaLevel 13
Complete “The Ganglion Menace”
Accept “Backup Request (Phog)”Residential District (Water Purification Plant)PhogHope Springs EternalLevel 21
Complete “Builders of a Legacy”
Accept “Marry Me!”Residential District (Cathedral)HopeRenewed WillLevel 15
Complete “The Ganglion Menace”Commercial District (Central Melville Street)The Ties that BindLevel 15
Complete “The Ganglion Menace”Commercial District (East Melville Street)TatsuA Day in the LifeLevel 16
Complete “The Ganglion Menace”BLADE BarracksWeaponizedLevel 17
Complete “The Ganglion Menace”
Outfitters Test Hangar not in useIndustrial District (Outfitters)AlexaBottoms UpLevel 19
Complete “The Ganglion Menace”
Must be accepted at nightIndustrial District (Repenta Diner)FryeClose ComradesLevel 20
Complete “The Ganglion Menace”Administrative District (East Gate)A Friend in NeedLevel 19
Complete “Ma-non Maneuvers”BLADE BarracksThe Mad MonkLevel 20
Complete “Ma-non Maneuvers”Administrative District (East Gate)BozeNine LivesLevel 20
Complete “Ma-non Maneuvers”Commercial District (Barista Court)BFFsLevel 22
Complete “Ma-non Maneuvers”
Complete “The Ties that Bind”BLADE BarracksMy DreamLevel 22
Complete “Ma-non Maneuvers”Administrative District (Hangar)MurderessA False HopeLevel 24
Complete “Ma-non Maneuvers”
Complete “Hope Springs Eternal”
Hope (2 hearts)Administrative District (BLADE Tower)The Qlurian ArchaeologistLevel 21
Complete “Ma-non Maneuvers”Administrative District (BLADE Concourse)NeilnailThe MatchmakerLevel 24
Complete “Dark Matters”
Lao (1 heart)Commercial District (Barista Court)Arms and the ManLevel 28
Complete “Dark Matters”
Complete “Meeting Yelv”
Yelv (1 heart)Administrative District (BLADE Concourse)New Skell on the BlockLevel 24
Complete “Dark Matters”
Obtain a Skell licenseAdministrative District (BLADE Concourse)LieselSpy GamesLevel 28
Complete “Treachery”Administrative District (BLADE Tower)Boze’s WayLevel 30
Complete “Treachery”
Complete “The Mad Monk”
Boze (2 hearts)Administrative District (BLADE Tower)A Great DivideLevel 30
Complete “Treachery”
Complete “Foggy Dilemma”
Complete “Bottoms Up”
Phog (2 hearts)Residential District (Ishmael Hills)Soldiers of the HarriersLevel 30
Complete “Treachery”
Complete “Close Comrades”
Doug (3 hearts)Administrative District (MM Center)The King of FearLevel 32
Complete “Treachery”
Complete “A New Rival?”
Complete “BFFs”
Complete “Prone Sweet Prone”
H.B. (2 hearts)Residential District (Cathedral)Nagi’s TimeLevel 32
Complete “The Gathering Storm”BLADE BarracksNagiBitzkrieg (Defend)Level 33
Complete “The Gathering Storm”
Complete “A Great Divide”
Phog (3 hearts)
Frye (3 hearts)Administrative District (East Gate)Blitzkrieg (Attack)Level 33
Complete “The Gathering Storm”
Complete “A Great Divide”
Phog (3 hearts)
Frye (3 hearts)Administrative District (East Gate)ManhuntLevel 33
Complete “The Gathering Storm”Administrative District (BLADE Tower)A Girl’s WingsLevel 33
Complete “Warriors of Wroth”
Obtain a Skell licenseIndustrial District (Outfitters)Prospective PartnersLevel 34
Complete “Warriors of Wroth”
Complete “Spy Games”
Survey 18% of MiraBLADE BarracksWhat the Skell?Level 36
Complete “Warriors of Wroth”
Complete “Weaponized”
Alexa (2 hearts)Industrial District (Outfitters)Boze’s IgnoranceLevel 37
Complete “Warriors of Wroth”
Complete “Boze’s Way”
Complete “Prone Sweet Prone”
Boze (4 hearts)Administrative District (BLADE Tower)Climbing the LadderLevel 37
Complete “Warriors of Wroth”
Complete “The King of Fear”
H.B. (4 hearts)Administrative District (BLADE Tower)New in New LALevel 44
Complete “Warriors of Wroth”
Complete “Manhunt”Industrial District (Production Plant)CelicaL’s ConundrumLevel 38
Complete “The Zu Pharg Menace”
Complete “Booming Business”
L (2 hearts)Administrative District (Armory Alley)The Little Rich GirlLevel 39
Complete “The Zu Pharg Menace”
Complete “My Dream”
Complete “Haywire!”
Murderess (2 hearts)Administrative District (Division Drive)Boot CampLevel 41
Complete “The Zu Pharg Menace”
Complete “Nine Lives”
Outfitters test hanger not in use
Gwin (1 heart)Industrial District (Outfitters)Reporting for DutyLevel 41
Complete “The Zu Pharg Menace”
Complete “Nagi’s Time” (3 hearts)Administrative District (BLADE Tower)A Challenger ApproachesLevel 42
Complete “The Zu Pharg Menace”
Complete “Prospective Partners”BLADE BarracksA Present for HopeLevel 44
Complete “The Zu Pharg Menace”
Complete “A False Hope”
Hope (4 hearts)Residential District (Deliverance Park)Brotherly LoveLevel 46
Complete “Consequences”
Complete “Blitzkrieg (Defend)”
Complete “Blitzkrieg (Attack)”
Phog (4 hearts)
Frye (4 hearts)Administrative District (Armory Alley)Fitting InLevel 46
Complete “Consequences”
Complete “BFFs”
Complete “New in New LA”
Obtain the Skell Flight Module
Celica (3 hearts)Industrial District (Outfitters)Two Peas in a PodLevel 47
Complete “Consequences”
Complete “A Day in the Life”
Lin (3 hearts)BLADE BarracksFathers and SonsLevel 50
Complete “Consequences”
Obtain the Skell Flight Module
Irina (4 hearts)BLADE BarracksRapid MisfireLevel 50
Complete “Consequences”
Complete “What the Skell?”
Alexa (4 hearts)Industrial District (Outfitters)Yelv’s PartnerLevel 50
Complete “Consequences”
Complete “Arms and the Man”
Obtain the Mimeosome left/right legsCommercial District (North Founders Street)The Nopon HeirLevel 49
Complete “Into the Core”
Complete “Bffs”
Obtain the Skell Flight Module
L (4 hearts)Administrative District (Armory Alley)LionheartedLevel 51
Complete “Into the Core”
Complete “A Challenge Approaches”Cauldros (O’rrh Sim Castle Ruins)To Serve NoponLevel 52
Complete “Into the Core”
Complete “BFFs”
“Sparking a Smile” must be active
“Trade Agreement” must not be active
Lin (4 hearts)BLADE BarracksMia Grows UpLevel 53
Complete “Into the Core”
Complete “Sparking a Smile”
Mia (4 hearts)Administrative District (Above Hangar)Serial ThrillerLevel 53
Complete “Into the Core”
Complete “A False Hope”
Murderess (4 hearts)Commercial District (North Founders Street)Then and NowLevel 58
Complete “Into the Core”
Complete “We Were Soldiers”
Elma (4 hearts)BLADE BarracksA Hero’s TrialLevel 51
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