Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition

Frye Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Frye Arts, Skills and How to Recruit

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

FryeFrye Class
Division Interceptor
Age 30
Voice Actor Doug Erholtz (EN)
Kazuya Nakai (JP)
Melee Ranged

Signature Arts

Signature Arts Description
Bullet TwisterBullet Twister Acquired Rank: 4
Effect Range: Nearby Enemies
Does weapon damage, increases TP with active aura
Titan RechargeTitan 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.

Bottom's Up Walkthrough

Frye Arts

All Unlocked Arts and Effects

Rank Arts Effect
1 Rising Blade Rising Blade Deals weapon damage, boosts damage when taunted
1 Missile Volley Missile Volley Deals Thermal Damage, Inflicts Thermal Res Down
2 Tornado Blade Tornado Blade Deals weapon damage, With an aura: Boosts TP
3 Enhanced Stand Enhanced Stand Requires TP, boosts auto-attack damage, continually restores HP
4 Bullet Twister Bullet Twister Does weapon damage, increases TP with active aura
5 Burning Slash Burning Slash Deals Thermal Damage, Inflicts Thermal Res Down
6 Offensive Stance Offensive Stance Requires TP, boosts Melee Accuracy, boosts Melee Attack, Increases Damage Taken
7 Bullet Storm Bullet Storm Deals Weapon Damage, inflicts Flinch on Humanoids
8 Cool Off Cool Off Removes debuffs, With an aura: Consumes Aura to yield TP
9 Incendiary Edge Incendiary Edge Requires TP, Deals Thermal Damage, Boosts Melee Combo damage
10 Titan Recharge Titan Recharge Negates enemy damage reflection, reduces secondary cooldown, recovers HP when expiring
11 Thermal Payload Thermal Payload Requires TP, deals Thermal Damage, Boosts Damage vs. Toppled
12 Defensive Stance Defensive Stance Reduces damage taken, restores HP over time, reduces total melee attack
13 Hellfire Hellfire Requires TP, deals weapon damage, with an aura: boosts damage

List of All Arts and Effects

Frye Skills

All Unlocked Skills and Effects

Rank Skill Effect & Class
7 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Unwavering CourageUnwavering Courage Boosts melee accuracy
9 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Mighty MuscleMighty Muscle Boosts Melee attack
11 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Iron KnuckleIron Knuckle Boosts Physical Damage
13 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Rising RenewalRising Renewal Boosts HP recovery when revived
14 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Weapon GuardWeapon Guard Boosts physical res when wielding melee weapon
15 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Trauma TensionTrauma Tension Grants 15% Chance to receive TP when damaged
16 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Blazing AutoBlazing Auto Grants chance of inflicting Blaze 1 with Melee auto attacks
17 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Machine GunnerMachine Gunner Boosts ranged damage when fighting 2 or more enemies

List of All Skills

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

Soul Voices Guide

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)

List of All Affinity Missions

Xenoblade Chronicles X Related Guides

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List of All Characters

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Cross Icon Cross Elma Icon Elma Lin Icon Lin Nagi Icon Nagi
Irina Icon Irina Gwin Icon Gwin Doug Icon Doug Lao Icon Lao
L Icon L Frye Icon Frye Boze Icon Boze Celica Icon Celica
Alexa Icon Alexa H.B. Icon H.B. Mia Icon Mia Murderess Icon Murderess
Phog Icon Phog Yelv Icon Yelv Hope Icon Hope Neilnail Icon Neilnail
Liesel Icon Liesel Ga Jiarg Icon Ga Jiarg Al Icon Al

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