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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
Frye Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit
★ Missions: Normal | Basic | Affinity
☆ Tier List: Characters, Classes, Skells
★ Best Divisions | How to Change Divisions
☆ Character Customization and Fashion Gear
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☆ All Heart to Heart Locations
Frye is a Playable character in Xenoblade Chronicles X. Read on to learn more about Frye, including how to recruit Frye, their Arts and Skills, Heart to Hearts, Questline of Affinity missions, and more!
| Frye Guides | |
|---|---|
| Frye Character Guide | Frye Best Build |
Frye Character Overview
Basic Information
 Frye
|
Class | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Interceptor | ||
| Age | 30 | ||
| Voice Actor |
Doug Erholtz (EN)
Kazuya Nakai (JP) |
||
| Melee | Ranged | ||
Signature Arts
| Signature Arts | Description |
|---|---|
 Bullet Twister
|
Acquired Rank: 4 Effect Range: Nearby Enemies Does weapon damage, increases TP with active aura |
 Titan Recharge
|
Acquired Rank: 10 Effect Range: Self Negates enemy damage reflection, reduces secondary cooldown, recovers HP when expiring |
How to Recruit Frye
Can Be Recruited After Bottoms Up
Frye can be recuited by interacting with him after completing the mission Bottom's Up.
Frye Arts
All Unlocked Arts and Effects
| Rank | Arts | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Rising Blade
|
Deals weapon damage, boosts damage when taunted |
| 1 |
 Missile Volley
|
Deals Thermal Damage, Inflicts Thermal Res Down |
| 2 |
 Tornado Blade
|
Deals weapon damage, With an aura: Boosts TP |
| 3 |
 Enhanced Stand
|
Requires TP, boosts auto-attack damage, continually restores HP |
| 4 |
Bullet Twister
|
Does weapon damage, increases TP with active aura |
| 5 |
 Burning Slash
|
Deals Thermal Damage, Inflicts Thermal Res Down |
| 6 |
 Offensive Stance
|
Requires TP, boosts Melee Accuracy, boosts Melee Attack, Increases Damage Taken |
| 7 |
 Bullet Storm
|
Deals Weapon Damage, inflicts Flinch on Humanoids |
| 8 |
 Cool Off
|
Removes debuffs, With an aura: Consumes Aura to yield TP |
| 9 |
 Incendiary Edge
|
Requires TP, Deals Thermal Damage, Boosts Melee Combo damage |
| 10 |
Titan Recharge
|
Negates enemy damage reflection, reduces secondary cooldown, recovers HP when expiring |
| 11 |
 Thermal Payload
|
Requires TP, deals Thermal Damage, Boosts Damage vs. Toppled |
| 12 |
 Defensive Stance
|
Reduces damage taken, restores HP over time, reduces total melee attack |
| 13 |
 Hellfire
|
Requires TP, deals weapon damage, with an aura: boosts damage |
Frye Skills
All Unlocked Skills and Effects
| Rank | Skill | Effect & Class |
|---|---|---|
| 7 |
 Unwavering Courage
|
Boosts melee accuracy |
| 9 |
 Mighty Muscle
|
Boosts Melee attack |
| 11 |
 Iron Knuckle
|
Boosts Physical Damage |
| 13 |
 Rising Renewal
|
Boosts HP recovery when revived |
| 14 |
 Weapon Guard
|
Boosts physical res when wielding melee weapon |
| 15 |
 Trauma Tension
|
Grants 15% Chance to receive TP when damaged |
| 16 |
 Blazing Auto
|
Grants chance of inflicting Blaze 1 with Melee auto attacks |
| 17 |
 Machine Gunner
|
Boosts ranged damage when fighting 2 or more enemies |
Frye Soul Voices
All Soul Voices and Effects
| Soul Voice | Voice Line | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Draw Melee | “Move in for a melee strike! We can do some real damage!” | +100% extra damage |
| Draw Ranged | “The enemy's wide open! Open fire!” | +50% extra damage |
| Opening Art | “They're distracted! Close in and attack!” | +100% extra damage, or +200% if hitting from behind |
| HP Risk | “I could use a patch-up right about now.” | +50% extra healing from soul voice |
| HP Peril | “Damn, I'm in trouble. Somebody heal me up!” | +100% extra healing from soul voice, or 300% on rare occasions |
| Last Words | “Ugh... One more swing and I woulda...had 'em...” | +500 TP per hit |
| Heavy Hitter | “I did my part—now hit 'em with a melee attack!” | +50% extra damage |
| Dismemberer | “I smashed 'em up good! Now move in!” | +150% extra damage, or +400% if hitting from behind |
| Underdog | “Bigger challenge, same outcome. Attack at range!” | +25% critical chance boost, and grants Critical Power II |
| Artful Execution | “Damn, I'm good at this. Get in close!” | +50% extra damage, or +100% if hitting from behind |
| Aura Ready | “Be smart! Use an aura to get things under control!” | +50% extra healing from soul voice, and removes debuffs |
| Activate Overdrive | “Now's our chance! Overdrive!” | +10 seconds to Overdrive |
| Finishing Blow | “This one's toast. Get in the next one's face!” | Art cooldown duration is halved |
| Medicine Man | “My man! Let's move in and hammer 'em!” | Fatigue I inflicted as an additional effect |
| Medicine Woman | “Hey! Make like Lady Luck here and break out the buffs!” | Grants Critical Power IV |
| Daredevil | “Screw this... Hit back with melee attacks!” | +25% extra damage and +100 TP per hit |
Frye Heart to Hearts
Heart to Hearts and Requirements
| Lv. | Event and Location | Map Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midnight Inspiration | Industrial District, Repenta Diner |
|
Time: Late Night |
||
| 2 | The Ostrich's Obsession | Administrative District, Hangar |
|
Time: Night |
||
| 3 | Man's Best Friend | Residential District, Water Purification Plant |
|
Time: Anytime Requirements: Pet Cat, Completed A Great Divide Mission Unavailable until Chapter 7 |
||
| 4 | Drinking Buddies | Commercial District, East Melville Street |
|
Time: Anytime Requirements: Complete A Challegner Approaches Unavailable until Chapter 10 |
||
| 5 | Dulling the Pain | Industrial District, Integrated Production Plant |
|
Time: Anytime Requirements: Complete Affinity Mission Blitzkrieg |
||
Heart to Heart Guide and Locations
Frye Questline
Affinity Missions and Requirements
| Mission | Unlock Details |
|---|---|
| Bottoms Up |
Location: Industrial District Requirements: ・The Ganglion Menace ・Must be accepted at nighttime |
| Blitzkrieg (Defend) |
Location: Administrative District Requirements: ・The Gathering Storm ・A Great Divide ・Affinity: Phog (3 hearts) and Frye (3 hearts) |
| Blitzkrieg (Attack) |
Location: Administrative District Requirements: ・The Gathering Storm ・A Great Divide ・Affinity: Phog (3 hearts) and Frye (3 hearts) |
| Brotherly Love |
Location: Administrative District Requirements: ・Consequences ・Blitzkrieg (Defend) ・Blitzkrieg (Attack) ・Affinity: Phog (4 hearts) and Frye (4 hearts) |
Xenoblade Chronicles X Related Guides
List of All Characters
| List of Characters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Cross
|
 Elma
|
 Lin
|
 Nagi
|
 Irina
|
 Gwin
|
 Doug
|
 Lao
|
 L
|
Frye
|
 Boze
|
 Celica
|
 Alexa
|
 H.B.
|
 Mia
|
 Murderess
|
 Phog
|
 Yelv
|
 Hope
|
 Neilnail
|
 Liesel
|
 Ga Jiarg
|
 Al
| |
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