Vestaria Saga 2 Recruitment

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In this game, units will come and go according to the needs of the story, with forced deployments situations, frequent route splits and mid-map returns.

This section will focus on the conditions behind recruiting characters, and will only bring up availability concerns whenever they become relevant for having them stay permanently.

For more information regarding unit availability and deployment, refer to the Vestaria Saga 2 Availability page.

Replacement units are substitutes for a fallen player units. Guest units are temporary units that yield a game over when felled in the map.

Unit	Recruitment Condition
Zade	Available from the start of Chapter 1.
Accorte	Available from the start of Chapter 1. Leaves after Chapter 20.
Ashram	Available from the start of Chapter 1.
Sujata	Available from the start of Chapter 1.
Sheela	Joins at the start of Player Phase a turn after any player unit approaches the Fasthold in Chapter 1.
Zayid	Joins at the start of Player Phase a turn after any player unit approaches the Fasthold in Chapter 1.
Slayne	Joins on Turn 2 Player Phase of Chapter 2. Leaves after Chapter 20 if Accorte is alive by then.
Hilda	Available from the start of Chapter 3, if her cell was opened in Chapter 2. Leaves after Chapter 6.
Baymonk	Recruited by talking to him with Zade and paying 2,000D in Chapter 3.
Drake	Recruited by talking to him with Zade holding the Crested Armlet☆ in Chapter 3.
Castore	Available from the preparations menu for Chapter 4, if captured by Zade in Chapter 3.
Porruck	Available from the preparations menu for Chapter 4, if captured by Zade in Chapter 3.
Karajan	Available from the preparations menu for Chapter 4, if captured by Zade in Chapter 3.
Jonathan	Available from the preparations menu for Chapter 4.
Nelke	Available from the preparations menu for Chapter 4, if Zade talked to Baymonk in Chapter 3.
Bennette	Joins on Turn 2 Player Phase of Chapter 4. Even upon being felled in battle, returns after Chapter 15. NB:If she is allowed to leave after Chapter 18, returns upon commencing battle in Chapter 25.
Lucion	Joins on Turn 3 Player Phase of Chapter 4.
Phoeve	Joins on Turn 4 Player Phase of Chapter 4. NB: If Fauve is alive by Chapter 16, Bennette needs to visit the upper middle house by Turn 20 for her to stay.
Abrahm	Joins on Turn 4 Player Phase of Chapter 4.
Claude	Joins on Turn 6 Player Phase of Chapter 4.
Alexander	Appears at the start of Turn 11 Enemy Phase in Chapter 4. Recruited by talking to either him or Hestion with Zade with neither dead.
Hestion	Appears at the start of Turn 11 Enemy Phase in Chapter 4. Recruited by talking to either him or Alexander with Zade with neither dead.
Laffine	Available from the preparations menu for Chapter 5.
Amlute	Available from the preparations menu for Chapter 5.
Barzelphen	Available from the preparations menu for Chapter 6, if captured by Zade in Chapter 5.
Bertoullia	Available from the preparations menu for Chapter 6, if in Chapter 5 the green house was visited, 600D was paid and she survives the map.
Roleck	Available from the preparations menu for Chapter 6. Leaves after Chapter 14. NB:If Bennette is allowed to leave after Chapter 18, returns upon commencing battle in Chapter 25.
Aslanne	Joins at the start of Player Phase a turn after any player unit approaches Ribeck Fortress in Chapter 6.
Ezrel	Joins at the start of Player Phase a turn after any player unit approaches Ribeck Fortress in Chapter 6.
Ouron	Available from the start of Chapter 7x. (Chapter unlocked by keeping Laffine and Amlute alive)
Penneloupe	Recruited by visiting the village in Chapter 7x. (Chapter unlocked by keeping Laffine and Amlute alive)
Haldyn	Available from the start of Chapter 8.
Orphelia	Available from the start of Chapter 8.
Fauve	Available from the start of Chapter 8.
Lilia	Available from the start of Chapter 8.
Pandell	Replacement Unit: Available from the start of Chapter 8, only if is Lucion dead. Leaves after Chapter 8.
Montgomery	Replacement Unit: Available from the start of Chapter 8, only if is Abrahm dead. Leaves after Chapter 8.
Cueger	Replacement Unit: Available from the start of Chapter 8, only if is Claude dead. Leaves after Chapter 8.
Sloan	Replacement Unit: Joins upon commencing battle in Chapter 10, only if is Haldyn dead. Playable from the start of Chapter 11.
Arielle	1st Guest Presence: Available as a guest unit from Turn 11 Player Phase of Chapter 15. Leaves after Chapter 15. 2nd Guest Presence: Returns as a guest unit upon commencing battle in Chapter 19. Leaves after Chapter 19.
Salyna	Initial Appearance: Available upon commencing battle in Chapter 18. Permanent Join: Have Zade talk to her in Chapter 18.
Mia	Available upon commencing battle in Chapter 20, if both Alexander and Hestion are alive.
Phoros	Joins on Turn 11 Player Phase of Chapter 20, if talked to with Arielle in Chapter 19.
Ravinia	Available from the preparations menu for Chapter 21, if captured by Haldyn in Chapter 20.
Cezar	Replacement Unit: Available as a guest unit upon commencing battle in Chapter 21, only if Drake is dead. Leaves after Chapter 21.
Theodel	Guest Presence: Available as a guest unit upon commencing battle in Chapter 21. Leaves after Chapter 21. Permanent Join: Returns on Turn 10 Player Phase of Chapter 25.
Emilia	1st Guest Presence: Automatically from the start of Chapter 21 as a guest unit. Leaves after Chapter 21. 2nd Guest Presence: Returns as a guest unit on Turn 10 Player Phase of Chapter 25.
Troy	Guest Presence: Available as a guest unit from the start of Chapter 23. Leaves after Chapter 24. Permanent Join: Returns on Turn 10 Player Phase of Chapter 25.
Tasha	Guest Presence: Available as a guest unit from the start of Chapter 23. Leaves after Chapter 24. Permanent Join: Returns on Turn 10 Player Phase of Chapter 25.
Emma	Guest Presence: Available as a guest unit from the start of Chapter 23. Leaves after Chapter 24.
Garlan	Guest Presence: Available as a guest unit from the start of Chapter 23. Leaves after Chapter 24.
Bonacel	Guest Presence: Available as a guest unit from the start of Chapter 23. Leaves after Chapter 24.
Prody	Guest Presence: Available as a guest unit from the start of Chapter 23. Leaves after Chapter 24.
Rebel	Guest Presence: Joins as a guest unit in Chapter 23 when his cell is opened. Leaves after Chapter 23.
Grandmother	Guest Presence: Joins as a guest unit in Chapter 23 when her cell is opened. Leaves after Chapter 23.
Minister	Guest Presence: Joins as a guest unit in Chapter 23 when his cell is opened. Leaves after Chapter 23.
Lea	Guest Presence: Recruited as a guest unit in Chapter 23 by talking to her with Grandmother. Leaves after Chapter 23.
Paulos	Available from the preparation menu for Chapter 25.
Athol	Joins when Zade reaches 1 tile right 1 tile below Adonsphair's Head in Chapter 25.

Version-specific Oddities (v.1.13.6)

- In Chapter 18, Lucion, Claude and Abrahm appear on the map on Turn 5. If the map is cleared before then, they will no longer be available.
- In Chapter 18, Phoeve and Fauve appear on the map on Turns 6. If the map is cleared before then, they will no longer be available.
- In Chapter 18, Laffine, Amlute and Ouron appear on the map on Turns 8. If the map is cleared before then, they will no longer be available.
- If Lea is the last to escape in Chapter 23, she can be deployed as a guest unit for both Chapters 24 and 25.