The video game Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra is released, concluding the Xenosaga trilogy.
The story continues as the crew aboard the M.W.S. Elsa embark on a mission to confront the ultimate secrets of existence and the Gnosis threat.
Shion and the U.R.T.V. team uncover truths about their origins and the impact on the current conflict.
The team faces Wilhelm, the mastermind behind many tragic events, and confronts the will encoded in the Zohar artifact.
The protagonists battle the Gnosis swarm to prevent the destruction of the universe and unlock the final mysteries of the Key of Gnosis.
After the conflict, the characters settle their fates and plans for rebuilding and exploring the universe beyond the tragedy.