As you progress through the story and meet new characters inXenoblade 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.

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.

Player and Elma overlook the White Whale at the start of Xenoblade Chronicles X

Which characters are unlocked through Affinity Missions?

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

All Affinity Missions in Xenoblade Chronicles X

Some Affinity Missions will unlock simply by progressing the main story quests ofXenoblade 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 ofXenoblade Chronicles X, with four additional ones added for theDefinitive Edition.

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

Character approaching the White Whale in Xenoblade Chronicles X

Character and Elma in Xenoblade Chronicles X

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PEAK Mesa biome

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The Mesa biome in PEAK

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