Sharla

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Sharla
Sharla
Alias	None
Species	Homs
Gender	Female
Age	21
Hair colour	Black
Eye colour	Brown
Voice actor (JP)	Akeno Watanabe
Voice actor (EN)	Kellie Bright
Main appearances	Xenoblade Chronicles

"I swear I won't stop until I've scrapped each and every one of you!"

— Sharla

Sharla (Japanese: カルナ, Karuna, Carna; English dub: /ˈʃɑːrlə/) is one of the seven playable characters in Xenoblade Chronicles, and a medic of the Colony 6 Defence Force. She uses an ether rifle to fight, and her specialty is healing.

Story

Prior to the start of the story, Sharla and her younger brother Juju lived in Colony 6. Sharla was due to marry a member of Colony 6's Defence Force, named Gadolt.

Unfortunately, the Mechon attacked, led by Xord, and destroyed Colony 6. Sharla and Juju were tasked with helping the young and elderly flee the Colony.

It is at the Refugee Camp that Sharla meets Shulk and Reyn. She almost immediately takes a liking to Reyn but has trouble believing that Shulk can witness the future. When Juju runs away the three give chase, and Sharla reveals her specialty is healing. They eventually reach Juju, who has been captured by a Mechon M71, and defeat it. During this battle, Sharla realizes that Shulk's visions are real.

Unfortunately for Sharla, their victory is short-lived as Xord appears and terrorizes the group. He kidnaps Juju, causing Sharla to faint from the ordeal for about four hours.

Upon recovering, Sharla leads the party through the Ether Mine, below Colony 6, and they find Xord. When she finds that Xord ate the entire Defence Force, she swears not to stop until she scraps every last Mechon around her. After the battle, she is asked to accompany Shulk on his journey. She also receives Gadolt's Rifle from Otharon.

Battle

In battle, Sharla is mainly a healer. She uses a rifle as a weapon, and she is the first person to have a decent offensive Ether attack. Sharla's use of a rifle gives her auto-attacks and arts much greater reach than most of the other characters, but it has a fairly low attack rate and her rifle needs to cool off after using her arts a certain amount of times. When Sharla is using Cool-Off, her talent art, she cannot move or attack and any aura she had on previously will be cancelled. Her low auto-attack rate, low strength stat, high cooldown for most of her offensive arts (all but one of which are physically based), and need to use Cool-Off means that she'll typically be dealing out less damage than the rest of the characters. Instead, her strength is as a healer, possessing the greatest number, and most effective, healing arts of any character. Aside from her heals, she also possesses a couple of support arts that can enhance the party. Though not a dedicated fighter, she is one of the most durable of the female characters since she is the only character besides Reyn that has a skill tree she starts with that allows her to equip heavy armor.

General stats

Max Level	Max HP	Max Strength	Max Ether	Max Agility
99	4,542	359	379	111

※ These stats are raw and do not include the bonuses from the skill lines.

• primarily heal and buff battle members
• talent gauge fills up depending on the arts used
• her rifle must undergo cool-off mode after the talent gauge reaches 100%
• depending on the enemy, her Tranquilliser art can put an enemy to sleep

Arts

• Cool Off [Talent Art] [Aura] (releases the built-up heat from using other arts, emptying the talent gauge)
• Heal Bullet (restores some HP to a single party member)
• Thunder Bullet (two-hit combo, increased critical chance against flying enemies)
• Shield Bullet (absorbs a set amount of damage)
• Cure Bullet (removes debuffs from a single target and grants temporary debuff immunity)
• Tranquilliser (puts an enemy to sleep)
• Heal Blast (restores a large amount of HP to a single party member)
• Metal Blast (causes Break in a straight line, increased critical against flying enemies)
• Heal Round (restores a medium amount of HP to all party members)
• Heat Bullet (increases tension of party members in a circle around the target)
• Covert Stance [Aura] (decreases aggro permanently and nullifies aggro gain for the duration)
• Head Shaker (dazes a Toppled enemy)
• Aura Bullet (extends the duration of auras)
• Heal Counter (restores HP to the targeted party member each time he/she gets attacked)
• Head Shot (guaranteed crit, may inflict Instant Death on a dazed enemy)
• Cure Round (clears the entire party of debuffs and grants temporary debuff immunity)
• Drive Boost [Aura] (reduces cooldown of all arts except Drive Boost, no auto-attack or movement)

Skill trees

Sharla has the following Skill Trees:

• Devotion
• Perseverance
• Confidence
• Reliance
• Bravery

Devotion is one of Sharla's initial three skill trees, and the first skill is unlocked at the start of the game.

Prioritizing Devotion improves Sharla's Ether based on the number of skills that have been unlocked in this tree:

Skills Unlocked	1	2	3	4	5
Ether Increase	10	20	30	40	50

Skills

Frame	Skill	Effect	SP Cost	Link Cost
	Medium Equipment	Allows medium armor to be equipped	--	10
	Medical Knowledge	Increases healing done during Chain Attacks by 25%	700	12
	Long Range	Increases range of long-distance arts by 5%	1000	--
	Always Ready	Increases Agility by 10	2000	10
	Rapid Healing	Reduces cooldown of healing arts by 15%	3500	--

Perseverance is one of Sharla's initial three skill trees.

Prioritizing Perseverance improves Sharla's Physical Defence based on the number of skills that have been unlocked in this tree:

Skills Unlocked	0	1	2	3	4	5
Physical Defence Increase	5	10	20	30	40	50

Skills

Frame	Skill	Effect	SP Cost	Link Cost
	Firm Defence	Increases Physical Defence by 5%	300	18
	Ether Expansion	Increases Ether by 25	700	8
	Solid Defence	Physical Defence Up 20% for 30 sec at the start of a battle	1000	6
	Ether Unleashed	Increases Ether by 15% when HP reaches 50% or less	2000	2
	Ultimate Sniper	Reduces duration of Cool Off by 50%	3500	--

Confidence is one of Sharla's initial three skill trees.

Prioritizing Confidence improves Sharla's Strength based on the number of skills that have been unlocked in this tree:

Skills Unlocked	0	1	2	3	4	5
Strength Increase	10	30	40	50	70	100

Skills

Frame	Skill	Effect	SP Cost	Link Cost
	Ether Assault	Increases damage dealt by Ether arts by 20%	300	20
	Initial Endurance	Physical Protect 20% for 30 sec to party with Battle Start Affinity	700	7
	Middleweight Expert	Increases Physical Defence and Ether Defence of medium armour by 10%	1000	47
	Adrenaline	Increases Tension when damage is taken	2000	48
	Heavy Equipment	Allows heavy armour to be equipped	3500	30

Reliance is Sharla's fourth skill tree. It can be unlocked by completing Avenge a Mamapon's Death , which requires 4☆ affinity with Frontier Village.

Prioritizing Reliance improves Sharla's Ether Defence based on the number of skills that have been unlocked in this tree:

Skills Unlocked	0	1	2	3	4	5
Ether Defence Increase	5	10	20	30	40	50

Skills

Frame	Skill	Effect	SP Cost	Link Cost
	Memory of Gadolt	Increases block rate by 10%	200	--
	Vendetta	Increases counter-attack rate by 15%	500	11
	Decisive Follow-Up	Increases Ether by 20% for 30 seconds when an ally defeats an enemy	800	10
	Revenge	Increases Strength and Physical Defence by 50% when an ally is incapacitated	1000	11
	Ether Explosion	Increases Ether by 75	1500	25

Bravery is Sharla's fifth Skill Tree. It is obtained by completing either Stopping the Elopement (Zel Argentis) or Stopping the Elopement (En Argentis), which require 4½☆ affinity with Colony 6.

Prioritizing Bravery improves Sharla's maximum HP based on the number of skills that have been unlocked in this tree:

Skills Unlocked	0	1	2	3	4	5
Max HP Increase	2%	5%	8%	10%	12%	15%

Skills

Frame	Skill	Effect	SP Cost	Link Cost
	Vote of Confidence	Increases healing by 25% when warned of a vision	200	--
	Bedside Manner	Healing Arts restore 10% more HP	500	5
	Hearty Cry	Restores 10% of max HP with Burst Affinity	800	44
	Shield of Kindness	75% chance to reduce Ether damage taken by 25% for 30 seconds with Battle Start Affinity	1000	10
	Miracle of Love	Restores 20% of max HP to remaining party members when incapacitated	1500	25

Legend

	Blue skills are always active.
	Yellow skills are active only when the character is in the battle party.
	Affects the party member with the skill.
	Affects the battle party members.
	Affects the whole party.
	Skills with a diamond shape cannot be linked. Skills with other shapes can be linked to a frame of the same shape.

Gem Crafting

Sharla owns unique Shooter and Engineer abilities for Gem Crafting, they are:

Shooter

• Gentle Bonus: Cylinder Gauge fills up more with gentle flame.

Engineer

• Strong Flame: Poor
• Medium Flame: Good
• Gentle Flame: Average

Presents

4 hearts

• Love Source (Strange; Other)

3 hearts

• Sour Gooseberry (Fruit; Bionis' Leg)
• Fire Apple (Fruit; Valak Mountain)
• Hell Raspberry (Fruit; Prison Island)

2 hearts

• Hard Lotus (Veg; Bionis' Leg)
• Fire Pepper (Veg; Sword Valley)
• Bright Fig (Fruit; Tephra Cave)
• Spicy Nut (Fruit; Frontier Village)
• Kneecap Rock (Nature; Tephra Cave)
• Gold Dust Illusion (Strange; Bionis' Leg)

Quotes

• "Juju! And the others! Tell me where they are!"
• "No... Gadolt..."
• "OW! That's scorching hot!"
• "Venting heat."
• "Gotta cool off..."
• "OKAY!"
• "Good to go!"
• "My rifle's getting hotter!"
• "Don't worry, I have a plan!"
• "The next one will hurt even more!"
• "Over here, slowcoach!"
• "Enemy reinforcement!"
• "We can change the future!"
• "Heal Round!"
• "Metal Blast!"
• "GIVE ME SOME SPACE!"
• "NICE!"
• "We make a great team!"
• "Rip through the air!"
• "It looks like this place is going easy on us!"
• "That's the spirit!"
• "I really could do with a shower right now!"
• "I won't lose anyone on the field!"
• "You can do better than that!"
• "Thunder bullet, FIRE!"
• "I'm...sorry..."
• "Guess I gotta try harder."
• "Head Shaker!"
• "Heal Blast! Clear!"
• "Cure Bullet, go!"
• "Covert Stance!"
• "Nothing can withstand our Chain Attack!"
• "Let's get this done and dusted!"
• "All right, let's sort this out nice and quickly."
• "We're starting to look like a team!"
• "Keep it up"
• "Game over!"
• "Any time, any place."
• "Don't underestimate me."
• "START THE CHAIN ATTACK!"
• "O.K."
• "Hey, not so fast!"
• "O.K., perfect!"
• "This is our target!"
• "All right! Showtime!"
• "I think we can do it!"
• "Gadolt... I hope you can see me."
• Melia- "Now I see there is strength in unity."
  Sharla- "Atta Girl!"
• "Are you trying to get us killed?"(when engaging battle with a red labeled monster)

Character Yells

Shulk

• "Shulk, get up.... please!"
• "Come on, Shulk! You can do it!"
• "Shulk, that's good!"
• "Take it away, Shulk!"
• "That's right, Shulk!"
• "You said it, Shulk!"
• "You too, Shulk!"
• "Shulk, you're next!"
• "That one, Shulk!"
• "Sharp as a nail, Shulk!"
• "Come on, we need you, Shulk!"

Reyn

• "No... Reyn.... REYN!!!"
• "Get up, Reyn!"
• "Don't give em an inch, Reyn!"
• "Reyn, do your thing!"
• "Reyn, don't jump the gun now! Heehee!"
• "Let's do it, Reyn!"
• "We already know that, Reyn!"
• "Don't screw up, Reyn!"
• "Reyn, what am I gonna do with you?"
• "Reyn, don't be so greedy!"
• "Reyn, do your thing!"
• "Reyn, you did it!"
• "Get back to it, Reyn!"

Fiora

• "Fiora! Don't die!"
• "Don't give up, Fiora!"
• "That's a good sign, Fiora!"
• "Nothing's stopping you, Fiora!"
• "Me too, Fiora!"
• "And you too, Fiora!"
• "Hehaha! Calm down, Fiora! We're not going anywhere!"
• "Fiora! Now you!"
• "Fiora! I need you!"
• "Fiora! Nice!"
• "Fiora! Laugh in the face of adversity!"

Dunban

• "That's not possible... Dunban!!!"
• "Dunban, the battle's just beginning, right?"
• "Hero Dunban, back with a vengeance!"
• "Dunban! You really are a hero!"
• "Dunban, have you just noticed?"
• "I will never forget it, Dunban!"
• "Ok, Dunban!"
• "Dunban! Do your thing!"
• "Dunban, strike hard and fast!"
• "Always the hero, eh, Dunban?"
• "Dunban, I expected more from a hero!"

Riki

• "Riki? Riki! RIKI!!!!"
• "Riki, you can go for a nap later!"
• "Don't get too excited, Riki!"
• "Show em what you're made of, Riki!"
• "SIDEKICK??!!! Well, whatever makes you happy! Haha!"
• "That's right, Riki! You can do it!"
• "But you're the one falling behind!"
• "Riki! You can do it!"
• "Riki, get em!"
• "Riki! Well done!"
• "Riki, get it together!"

Melia

• "Melia! I'm so sorry!"
• "Wake up, Melia!"
• "Hah! Don't mess with Melia!"
• "Hah! Nice to see you get into it, Melia!"
• "Atta girl!"
• "Melia, couldn't have said it better myself!"
• "We're counting on you, Melia!"
• "Melia! Your turn!"
• "Melia! Over there!"
• "This is why we count on you, Melia!"
• "Come on, Melia! Give it your all!"

Vision warnings

• [Warning Shulk] "You just saw something, right?"
• "Reyn, this doesn't look good."
• "Dunban, we need to do something."
• "Melia, help!"
• "Riki, I'm counting on you."
• Fiora, deal with this, would you?
• [Being warned]:
  • "Shulk, are you serious?"
  • "I'll see to it that doesn't happen."
  • "Don't worry. I'll deal with it."
  • "We can change the future."
  • "I got an idea. Leave it to me"

Post-battle dialogues

Party Members	Dialogue
Shulk, Reyn, Sharla	Reyn - I'm on fire! Sharla, did you see me? Did you see what I did!? Sharla - Oh! I, uh, wasn't really looking. Reyn - Aw, come on. That's not fair. Shulk - *Laughs*
Shulk, Sharla, Dunban	Shulk - Sharla, could you teach me how to use a rifle sometime? Dunban - So that's how it is. Giving up the sword already? Shulk - No, no! That's not it at all! Sharla - Oh let him have a go, Dunban.
Shulk, Sharla, Melia	Melia - Sharla, your skill is truly unrivalled. Shulk - It's true. You're really good, Sharla! Sharla - Wow, thanks. I don't know what to say.
Shulk, Sharla, Riki	Riki - Mighty Riki also amazing with gun! Sharla - Oh really? Sure you won't shoot yourself in the paw? Riki - Oh no! Riki need paws! Shulk - *Laughs* Sharla, cut him some slack.
Shulk, Sharla, Fiora	Shulk - Fiora, are you hurt? Fiora - Shulk, tell me you're okay. Sharla - Uh... I'm here too, you know? Shulk & Fiora - Sorry, Sharla. Sharla - *Laugh* I'm just teasing.
Reyn, Sharla, Dunban	Reyn - How would you rate me in that battle? Dunban - Amateurish! Sharla - Yes, amateurish. Reyn - Aw, man. After all my training
Reyn, Sharla, Melia	Reyn - Just goes to show, brawn is better than brains. Sharla - Oh no, I can't let that one slip by. Melia - The head! Shoot him in the head! Reyn - Wha? What did I say?
Reyn, Sharla, Riki	Reyn - That's how I like it, guys. Take 'em down in one fell sweep. Riki - Yeah! Reyn is cleaner, so like sweeping! *laughs* Sharla - Reyn, it's "swoop", not "sweep". Did you even try to go to school?
Reyn, Sharla, Fiora	Reyn - That was a superb moral victory, ladies. Sharla - *Laughs* Reyn, you bash, we talk. Fiora - Moral? We're still standing, aren't we?
Sharla, Dunban, Melia	Sharla - Isn't it quiet without Reyn or Riki around? Dunban - Agreed. Let's continue with this team. Melia - *Laughs* Hero of the Homs, you have a mean streak.
Sharla, Dunban, Riki	Dunban - And as one, we will always be victorious! Riki - Justice to you all, Riki and Dundun is here! Sharla have no scary! Dunban - Ha! That's right, Riki! Sharla - Good to have you with us, Dunban. Riki - W-what about Riki?
Sharla, Dunban, Fiora	Dunban - Fiora, don't push yourself too hard. Fiora - Thanks, Dunban. You too. Sharla - Family is so important. I wonder how Juju's doing.
Sharla, Melia, Fiora	No dialogue
Sharla, Melia, Riki	Riki - Riki wish Melly was real big sister! Melia - Aww. But what about Sharla? Riki - Sharla more like mama. One mama enough. Sharla - Now you wait just a minute!
Sharla, Riki, Fiora	No Dialogue

Trivia

• Sharla originally became a medic so she could protect Juju and heal him whenever he got hurt, according to a Heart-to-Heart - "Revisiting the Past" - between Sharla and Dunban on Bionis' Leg.
• She intends to become a doctor once things have settled down, according to "The Colony Reborn".
• According to "A Scene Revisited", Sharla dislikes Cabbage Parcels.
• Sharla's Japanese voice actor, Akeno Watanabe, later voiced Ga Buidhe in Japanese versions of Xenoblade Chronicles X.

Gallery

Official art

Sharla with Juju

Sharla's concept art

Sharla's concept art

Concept art

Compilation of Sharla's armor

Sharla - Battle Tactics images