Chapter 19: Thus Spake Eternity

Project X Zone
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Area:	KOS-MOS Maintenance Room, Woglinde (Alternate Future)
Origin:	Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (2002)
Previous Chapter:	Chapter 18: Light and Darkness
Next Chapter:	Chapter 20: The Maverick Hunters

Overview

"Thus Spake Eternity" is the nineteenth chapter and twenty-fourth overall chapter in Project X Zone. Alisa, KOS-MOS, and T-elos join the party. This marks the first fight with the CEO of S.I.N., Seth, and the last one with T-elos (She can't be attacked before she joins the party). Black Robodians first appear here.

Synopsis

Woglinde, Corridor

Lindow receives a call from Alisa and says that his group is nearing the energy source and they'll regroup later. The others are wracking their heads on how Jedah, Selvaria, and Riemsianne managed to get here, with Reiji adding that the dimensional walls are breaking. Tron explains that this ship was where KOS-MOS was built and calibrated, though chances of her being there are slim with the time-space situation unstable.

One of the Servbots just finished releasing the lock and they head inside. There they find T-elos, who is right next to what appears to be a maintenance pod. After hearing that Selvaria was here, it was no surprise that she'd be here too. The android explains that they split up and is after the contents of the coffin when Gnosis appear, and in real space.

Just as they were about to duke it out, the Phantom appears with V-Dural, several Robodians, and Defense Droids. Haken explains that the Black Specter is equipped with electronic warfare equipment, which allowed him to hack into the droid's systems. With no way to tell how many enemies are on board, the heroes decide to just fight their way through.

As they begin clearing out the room, the pod starts steaming up. Instead of KOS-MOS, it turns out that Alisa B. was repairing her body from the damage she took while in Gain Ground. She immediately recognizes Xiaoyu and Jin, as well as her target Heihachi. Jin requests that Alisa resets her current commands and have her join in the battle.

KOS-MOS then appears with another man. She explains that the man was in need of a guide and accepted his request.

Seth, the CEO of S.I.N. then makes himself known to the party. He expresses his joy at the wealth of advanced technology in his presence, as well as the advancement of his BLECE project and quest for power. As Seth attempts to destroy KOS-MOS, T-elos dashes over and guards her from his attack. They both agree that they are not in their original timeline. Along with the fact that Reiji and Haken are also here, this indication becomes clear. So the two decide that until they return to their original time, they declare a ceasefire.

Just then, Seth calls up a few W-Series robots that got through the Cross Gate in Akihabara. Chun-Li decides that this may be their only chance to stop S.I.N. once and for all and everyone goes for Seth.

Seth retreats for the time being after a few rounds of thrashings. Dural vanishes, presumably freed from Phantom's control. After Phantom is beaten, it rushes out. And now the chase begins again.

Just as T-elos explains the situation to KOS-MOS, the others wait for the other group to arrive. Once they do, they decide to pool their information and exchange greetings to the newcomers. Toma and Cyrille seem surprised that everyone knows each other. When the topic of leaving the future comes up, KOS-MOS has a suggestion: the VR-2000, a gateway to the virtual world of the Encephalon. BlackRose figures that Kite can use his bracelet and perform a Gate Hack and access The World. He decides to give it a shot and transports everyone into cyberspace.

Party Members

• Kogoro & Mii
• Chun-Li & Morrigan
• Akira & Pai
• Reiji & Xiaomu
• Kite & BlackRose
• Ryu & Ken
• Haken & Kaguya
• Jin & Xiaoyu

After Turn 3

• KOS-MOS & T-elos

Solo Units

• Tron & Servbots
• Lindow
• Neneko
• Heihachi
• Flynn
• Devilotte
• Lady

After Turn 3

• Alisa

Enemies

Note: Stats are listed for T-elos but she cannot be attacked.

Image	Name	Lv.	Amount	HP	ATK	DEF	TEC	DEX	RNG	M-RNG	SP-RNG	MOVE	Block	Item Drops
	T-elos	26	1	75588	268	253	138	132	2	4	2	6	Yes	-
	Bugbear	24	6	11496	228	236	123	121	1	0	0	5	Yes	First Aid Cure Kit Restore Pill
	Goblin	25	3	9094	232	253	118	115	1	0	0	5	No	Green Herb Restore Pill
	Defense Droid Alpha	22	2	6964	230	226	121	119	1	0	0	5	No	Restore Pill Green Herb
	Defense Droid Gamma	22	4	7959	230	226	121	119	1	0	0	5	No	Ether Pack S
	Robodian	24	4	8360	240	247	123	114	1	0	0	5	Yes	Panacea Bottle Cure Kit
	Robodian (Black)	24	4	9405	240	247	123	114	1	0	0	5	Yes	Restore Pill
	V-Dural	26	1	77811	268	253	138	126	2	3	2	6	Yes	First Aid Spray
	Phantom	26	1	70400	256	275	144	115	2	4	3	6	Yes	First Aid Spray

After Turn 3

Image	Name	Lv.	Amount	HP	ATK	DEF	TEC	DEX	RNG	M-RNG	SP-RNG	MOVE	Block	Item Drops
	Seth	26	1	80034	261	258	151	126	2	4	3	6	Yes	M.W.S.
	WR Red - Heavy	20	4	8070	203	223	113	107	1	0	0	4	Yes	Restore Pill Green Herb
	WR Gold - Heavy	21	3	9695	224	231	114	108	2	4	0	4	Yes	Mochi Balls

Items

• Venom Block
• Omnipotent Soda
• Treat
• Golden Brown Pizza

Transcript

• Chapter 19: Thus Spake Eternity (Transcript)

Trivia 

• The chapter title is the translation of Xenosaga Episode III's subtitle, Also sprach Zarathustra, which means "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", the title of Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche's most famous work.
• Alisa was programmed to serve and protect Jin, though few people know she is an android.
• The BLECE project stands for Boiling Liquid Expanding Cell Explosion, a bio-weapon project developed by S.I.N.
• KOS-MOS remembers Reiji and Haken due to the time they spent in the Endless Frontier. Haken and Kaguya chased down Phantom a number of times during their Endless Frontier adventures.
• The Encephalon is a virtual world in the Xenosaga series that allows the user to recreate places and events in absolute detail, and can change in the blink of an eye depending on the person using it. It was first utilized by Shion and the other members of the Vector Industries First R&D Division in Episode I to test KOS-MOS's capabilities in combat against the Gnosis. As the series wore on, many unusual phenomena occurred in the Encephalon, primarily with the party meeting people who seemingly exist as part of it. 
• Chapter 19 of Project X Zone and Chapter 15 of Project X Zone 2 are the only chapters where a boss character has their stats listed on the battlefield but cannot be attacked and will leave by the time anyone is able to reach them. In her case, she joins KOS-MOS as the secondary pair of the group.
• This is the only chapter where a boss character joins the party without a fight despite stats being listed. Saya, Juri, and Alisa aren't on the battlefield at all, Heihachi joins at the end of the chapter, and Sänger joins them mid-fight.
• This is the latest KOS-MOS has appeared in the three Cross games. In Namco x Capcom, she joins Reiji and Xiaomu in Prologue 1, and in Project X Zone 2, appears with Fiora in Chapter 6.
• In Namco X Capcom, the chapter that took place in KOS-MOS' calibration room (Chapter 16) happened before the one in the Woglinde's bridge (Chapter 17). Here, that is reversed. Both games have the team split up here.

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Project X Zone 2
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Prologue 1 - Prologue 2 - Prologue 3 - Prologue 4 - Prologue 5 - Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 - Chapter 4 - Chapter 5 - Chapter 6 - Chapter 7 - Chapter 8 - Chapter 9 - Chapter 10 - Chapter 11 - Chapter 12 - Chapter 13 - Chapter 14 - Chapter 15 - Chapter 16 - Chapter 17 - Chapter 18 - Chapter 19 - Chapter 20 - Chapter 21 - Chapter 22 - Chapter 23 - Chapter 24 - Chapter 25 - Chapter 26 - Chapter 27 - Chapter 28 - Chapter 29 - Chapter 30 - Chapter 31 - Chapter 32 - Chapter 33 - Chapter 34 - Chapter 35 - Chapter 36 - Chapter 37 - Chapter 38 - Chapter 39 - Chapter 40 - Chapter 41 - Final Chapter
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