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For those who have not completed games in the Xenoblade Chronicles series, this page contains spoilers regarding the plot. Discretion is advised. |
- "Thank you for accepting summons! I Bana, Chairman of Argentum Trade Guild."
- — Bana
Chairman Bana (バーン会長, Bān Kaichō) is a character in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. He is a corpulent Nopon merchant and the Chairman of the Argentum Trade Guild. Despite being a ruthless businessman with little patience for failure, he is a prominent and respected person, and a merchant model. He is searching for the legendary Blade, the Aegis, to make a profit. He can be found in the Chairman's Room and can be later found in Goldmouth Wheelhouse. He is said to be twice Tora's size.
Story[]
Bana first appears when summoning Rex, tasking him with an important salvaging assignment on behalf of the Torna organization. He sends Pupunin to follow them, and notices that Rex is in control of the Aegis. Although Bana was upset about the money wasted on the Maelstrom, he gleefully imagines the profit he could make by selling the Aegis. He contacted Dughall and they made a plan.
Bana is eventually revealed to have been working in the Empire of Mor Ardain by capturing Professor Tatazo and forcing him to mass product an army of artificial Blades. When his scheme is discovered, he and Muimui unleash their secret project, Rosa, to destroy the party and capture the Aegis for themselves. They are defeated, but Bana escapes when Patroka and Mikhail arrive on the Monoceros. After his treason, Bana's role as Chairman of Argentum is filled by Niranira.
Bana is later revealed to be plotting an assassination attempt on Queen Raqura and Emperor Niall at their summit, hoping to spark a war and get back in business; he fights the party in an upgraded Giga Rosa, but is defeated once again. In a last-ditch attempt to kill everyone present, he activates an explosive device; Aegaeon is able to protect everyone, but Niall is nearly killed. Thankfully, Nia is able to revive him, and Bana is captured.
As punishment for attempting regicide, Bana is put to work on the generator in Goldmouth, as Acting Chairman Niranira begins conducting an investigation into Bana's secret records.
From the papers found during Bana's Secret Treasure, it is discovered that Bana was secretly funding Lindwurm, which is led by his own father, Don Dondon. He was involved in its plot to bring down the Empire of Mor Ardain and other governments.
Personality[]
Bana is an incredibly greedy Nopon merchant who only wants to be as rich as possible. He is willing to do whatever it takes to get as much money as he can, such as kidnapping and even murder.
Trivia[]
- Chairman Bana shares many similarities with Bana from Xenoblade Chronicles. Both are obsessed with money, are kingpins of illicit operations, and fight the party, respectively in a self-raised animal and in a self-built robot. Moreover, both are sentenced to literally run the power generator for their business after they are defeated. The duo Bana and Zadazan is reminiscent of the duo Bana and Zazadan from Xenoblade Chronicles.
- Salman reveals that Chairman Bana was surprisingly devoted to his parents.
- Bana's mother calls him "Banana" in her letters, though these were written by his co-conspirator Zadazan, an underling of Don.
- In the English version of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Bana emphatically rolls his R's when speaking, more frequently than any other Nopon character in the series.
- Bana's Japanese voice actor, Akio Ōtsuka, also voices Z and the Nopon Archsage in Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
- In Xenoblade Chronicles 3, during the flashback of the world's creation, Nia is shown contacting Melia using the same type of communicator that Bana uses.
Gallery[]
| Characters in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | |
|---|---|
| Playable Characters | Rex · Nia · Tora · Vandham · Mòrag · Zeke |
| Legendary Blades | Pyra · Mythra · Pneuma · Dromarch · Poppi α, QT, QTπ · Roc · Brighid · Pandoria · Aegaeon |
| Supporting Characters | Addam · Amalthus · Architect · Azurda · Bana · Cole · Corinne · Eulogimenos · Fan la Norne · Lila · Niall · Niranira · Raqura · Tatazo · Turters |
| Torna | Jin · Malos · Sever · Akhos · Obrona · Mikhail · Cressidus · Patroka · Perdido |
|
Dagas · Newt · Crossette |
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Gorg · Praxis · Sheba |
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Godfrey · Theory · Ursula · Perun · Dahlia |
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Adenine · Boreas · Finch · Zenobia · Fiora |
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Wulfric · Agate · Floren · Nim |
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Electra · Kora · Herald · Vess |
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KOS-MOS · Poppibuster · Corvin · Shulk |
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Azami · Vale · Perceval · Kasandra · T-elos · Elma |