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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
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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
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Mage
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4
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Must use Persuade Hapi strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Hapi in battle.
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Ashe
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Archer
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5
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Must use Persuade Ashe strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Ashe in battle.
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Lorenz
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Cavalier
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6
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Must use Persuade Lorenz strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Lorenz in battle.
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Ignatz
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Archer
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6
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Must use Persuade Ignatz strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Ignatz in battle.
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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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7
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Must use Persuade Raphael strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Raphael in battle. Requires Ignatz.
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Lysithea
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Warlock
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7
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Must use Persuade Lysithea strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Lysithea in battle.
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Marianne
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Bishop
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7
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Must use Persuade Marianne strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Marianne in battle.
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Mercedes
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Bishop
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8
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Must use Persuade Mercedes strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Mercedes in battle. Requires Jeritza.
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Shamir
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Sniper
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9
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Must use Persuade Shamir strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Shamir in battle.
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Yuri
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Trickster
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10
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Must use Persuade Yuri strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Yuri in battle.
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Byleth
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Silverheart
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10
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Please see step-by-step guide.
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Jeralt
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Holy Knight
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10
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Must recruit Byleth.
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Leonie
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Holy Knight
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12
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Must use Persuade Leonie strategy during the Main Quest and then complete the mission to escort Leonie to safety.
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Blue Lions/Azure Gleam
Character
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Class
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Chapter
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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
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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
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Mage
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4
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Must use Persuade Hapi strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Hapi in battle.
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Seteth
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Cavalier
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5
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Automatically joins at beginning of chapter.
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Flayn
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Priest
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5
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Automatically joins at beginning of chapter.
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Dorothea
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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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Shamir
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Sniper
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9
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Must use Persuade Shamir strategy during the Main Quest and then rescue Shamir before she is routed.
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Catherine
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Swordmaster
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9
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Automatically joins during the Main Quest after Gwendal is defeated.
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Yuri
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Assassin
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9
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Must use Persuade Yuri strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Yuri in battle.
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Lorenz
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Paladin
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10
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Choose "Recruit them to your team." when prompted at the start of the chapter.
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Raphael
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Grappler
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10
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Choose "Recruit them to your team." when prompted at the start of the chapter.
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Ignatz
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Sniper
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10
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Choose "Recruit them to your team." when prompted at the start of the chapter.
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Marianne
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Bishop
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10
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Choose "Recruit them to your team." when prompted at the start of the chapter.
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Balthus
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War Master
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10
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Must use Persuade Balthus strategy during the Main Quest and then rescue Balthus from the enemy before he is routed.
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Linhardt
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Dark Bishop
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|
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Constance
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Gremory
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?
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Byleth
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Silverheart
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?
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?
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Jeralt
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Holy Knight
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?
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Jeritza
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Death Knight
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?
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?
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Golden Deer/Golden Wildfire
Character
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Class
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Chapter
|
How to Recruit
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Claude
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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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Lorenz
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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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Hilda
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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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Raphael
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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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Lysithea
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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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Ignatz
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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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Marianne
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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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Leonie
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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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Shamir
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Archer
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4
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Automatically joins at the beginning of chapter.
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Linhardt
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Priest
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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
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Swordmaster
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5
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Automatically joins at the end of the chapter.
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Bernadetta
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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
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Thief
|
7
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Must use Persuade Petra strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Petra in battle.
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Hapi
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Warlock
|
9
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Must use Persuade Hapi strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Hapi in battle.
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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.
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Byleth
|
Silverheart
|
10
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Please see step-by-step guide.
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Jeralt
|
Holy Knight
|
10
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Must recruit Byleth.
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Ashe
|
Bow Knight
|
11
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Must use Persuade Ashe strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Ashe in battle.
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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
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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
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4+
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Unlocked with 60 Renown after completing game.
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Arval
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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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