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To start with, you'll be joined by 8 students from the house that you choose at the start of Chapter 2. Then, as the story progresses, a few more characters may naturally join you.
In addition, it's possible to recruit certain enemy characters, by triggering specific Strategies during main quests. First, you need to enable the strategy during the pre-battle menu; it'll typically be named "Persuade (Character)". This will cost Strategy Resources, which are earned by capturing regions on the War Map.
After enabling the strategy, you must trigger it during the battle or nothing will happen! When it becomes possible to recruit the character, a prompt to activate the Strategy will appear near the left of the screen. Hold down Right (D-Pad) until the button gauge is full, to activate the Strategy. This will change the mission requirement so that defeating that character will recruit them.
Prologue
Character
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Class
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Chapter
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How to Recruit
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Shez
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Myrmidon
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0
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Black Eagles/Scarlet Blaze
Character
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Class
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Chapter
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How to Recruit
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Edelgard
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Fighter
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2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Hubert
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Monk
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2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Dorothea
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Monk
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2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Ferdinand
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Soldier
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2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Bernadetta
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Fighter
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2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Caspar
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Fighter
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2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Petra
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Myrmidon
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2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Linhardt
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Monk
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2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Monica
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Monk
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3
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Manuela
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Priest
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4
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Jeritza
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Cavalier
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4
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Constance
|
Mage
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4
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Must use Persuade Constance strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Constance in battle.
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Hapi
|
Mage
|
?
|
?
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Ashe
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Archer
|
?
|
?
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Lorenz
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Cavalier
|
?
|
?
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Ignatz
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Archer
|
?
|
?
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Balthus
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Brawler
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6
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Must use Persuade Balthus strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Balthus in battle.
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Raphael
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Grappler
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?
|
?
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Lysithea
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Warlock
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?
|
?
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Marianne
|
Bishop
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?
|
?
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Mercedes
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Bishop
|
?
|
?
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Shamir
|
Sniper
|
?
|
?
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Byleth
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Silverheart
|
?
|
?
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Yuri
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Trickster
|
10
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Must use Persuade Yuri strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Yuri in battle.
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Jeralt
|
Holy Knight
|
?
|
?
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Leonie
|
Holy Knight
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?
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?
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Blue Lions/Azure Gleam
Character
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Class
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Chapter
|
How to Recruit
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Dimitri
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Soldier
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2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Dedue
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Fighter
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2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Felix
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Myrmidon
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2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Mercedes
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Monk
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2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Ashe
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Fighter
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2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Annette
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Monk
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2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Sylvain
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Soldier
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2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Ingrid
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Soldier
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2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Rodrigue
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Cavalier
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4
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Petra
|
Thief
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4
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Must use Persuade Petra strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Petra in battle.
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Hapi
|
Mage
|
?
|
?
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Seteth
|
Cavalier
|
?
|
?
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Flayn
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Priest
|
?
|
?
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Dorothea
|
Mage
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5
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Must use Persuade Dorothea strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Dorothea in battle.
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Bernadetta
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Archer
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6
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Must use Persuade Bernadetta strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Bernadetta in battle.
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Balthus
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War Master
|
?
|
?
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Lorenz
|
Paladin
|
?
|
?
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Ignatz
|
Sniper
|
?
|
?
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Raphael
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Grappler
|
?
|
?
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Marianne
|
Bishop
|
?
|
?
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Shamir
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Sniper
|
?
|
?
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Yuri
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Assassin
|
?
|
?
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Catherine
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Swordmaster
|
?
|
?
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Linhardt
|
Dark Bishop
|
?
|
?
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Constance
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Gremory
|
?
|
?
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Byleth
|
Silverheart
|
?
|
?
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Jeralt
|
Holy Knight
|
?
|
?
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Jeritza
|
Death Knight
|
?
|
?
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Golden Deer/Golden Wildfire
Character
|
Class
|
Chapter
|
How to Recruit
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Claude
|
Fighter
|
2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Lorenz
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Soldier
|
2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Hilda
|
Fighter
|
2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Raphael
|
Fighter
|
2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Lysithea
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Monk
|
2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Ignatz
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Fighter
|
2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Marianne
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Monk
|
2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Leonie
|
Soldier
|
2
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Shamir
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Archer
|
4
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Linhardt
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Priest
|
4
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Must use Persuade Linhardt strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Linhardt in battle.
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Balthus
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Brawler
|
5
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Must use Persuade Balthus strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Balthus in battle.
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Holst
|
Swordmaster
|
5
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Automatically joins at the end of the chapter.
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Bernadetta
|
Archer
|
6
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Must use Persuade Bernadetta strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Bernadetta in battle.
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Petra
|
Thief
|
?
|
?
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Hapi
|
Warlock
|
?
|
?
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Constance
|
Warlock
|
9
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Must use Persuade Constance strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Constance in battle.
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Yuri
|
Trickster
|
10
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Must use Persuade Yuri strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Yuri in battle.
|
Byleth
|
Silverheart
|
?
|
?
|
Jeralt
|
Holy Knight
|
?
|
?
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Ashe
|
Bow Knight
|
?
|
?
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Dorothea
|
Gremory
|
13
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Must use Persuade Dorothea strategy during the Main Quest and then complete the mission to escort her to safety.
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Post-Game
Character
|
Class
|
Chapter
|
How to Recruit
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Rhea
|
Saint
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4+
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Unlocked with 60 Renown after completing game.
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Sothis
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Gremory
|
4+
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Unlocked with 60 Renown after completing game.
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Arval
|
Dark Bishop/Gremory
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4+
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Unlocked with 60 Renown after completing game with Byleth recruited.
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Gatekeeper
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Soldier
|
?
|
?
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