Below is a walkthrough for the Inescapable Past hero quest in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. The quest becomes available in Chapter 5 after raising the Incursor class to Level 10 with Taion and completing all of the Colony Iota related standard quests up to the point. Completing this quest will allow you to level up the Incursor class to Level 20.
Please note that Alexandria is required to be in your party for this quest! When you’re ready to begin the quest, approach the ? in Colony Iota to trigger a cutscene. When it concludes, make your way to Colony 30 then follow Valdi throughout the colony. Two cutscenes will trigger when you follow him! After the second one, you’ll have to face off against the Level 57 Robobuddy.
With Robobuddy defeated, interact with the tracks nearby then follow them out of the colony. After a long trek to the Old Kana Battlefield, you’ll eventually trigger a cutscene followed by a fight with a Level 59 Moebius Q! During the fight, he’ll spawn two Level 57 Armadillo to fight with him. Defeat them all then return to Colony 30 to complete the quest.
Rewards:
- 4900 EXP
- 4600 Gold
- 10 SP
- Colony Iota Goods x15