Tactics Ogre: Reborn has a lot of characters. Protagonists, villains, villains who become protagonists, and protagonists who become villains. As will many strategy RPGs, it's possible to amass quite the army.

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Some of these characters will join you automatically, but most other characters have some requirements that you'll have to fulfill first. These range from keeping them alive in a battle to more complex, sometimes infuriating methods.

Many of these characters have specific time spans in which they can be recruited. If you're following along with this guide, make sure you attempt to recruit these characters as soon as they're available.

The characters are listed in the order that you can recruit them, so make sure you're trying to go for them as soon as their recruitment conditions can be met.

Updated January 14, 2024: We've added some extra detail to this guide to provide more information about these characters - specifically, we've added information on whether the characters are route-exclusive or not.

Chapter 1

Character

Class

Recruitment

Canopus

Vartan

Canopus will join automatically at the start of the battle at Tynemouth Hill.

Donnalto

Cleric

In the battle at Krysaro, keep Donnalto alive to recruit him at the end.

Felicia

Cleric

If Donnalto dies during the battle at Krysaro, Felicia will join instead.

Sara

Archer

Sara joins at the end of the battle in Krysaro.

Voltare

Knight

Voltare joins at the end of the battle in Krysaro.

Chapter 2 - Lawful Route

Character

Class

Recruitment

Xapan

Berserker

Save Xapan in the battle at Qadriga Fortress to recruit him.

Xapan can also be recruited in Chapter 4, but only on the Lawful route and only if he survives without being recruited in this chapter.

Chapter 2 - Chaotic Route

Character

Class

Recruitment

Arycelle

Archer

Arycelle will join as a guest when you beat the battle at Xeod Moors if she survives. Keep her alive through the next few battles and she'll join as a regular party member after the battle in Tynemouth Hill.

Arycelle can be recruited in this chapter or Lawful Chapter 3.

Cistina

Valkyrie

When you reach Boed Fortress, if you've had Folcurt and Bayin join you as guests and they've both survived every battle until now, you can ask Cistina to join you. She must have survived the battle in Chapter 1.

Cistina is exclusive to this chapter.

Folcurt

Knight

In Krysaro, agree to help Folcurt and he'll join you as a guest. Keep him alive until Boed Fortress, make sure Bayin joins you too and survives until you meet Cistina. When you invite Cistina to join you, Folcurt will also come along.

Folcurt is exclusive to this chapter.

Bayin

Wizard

Keep Bayin alive during the battle at Qadriga Fortress and agree to his request to gain him as a guest. As long as you have both him and Folcurt along when you reach Boed Fortress and ask Cistina to join you, he'll also join with her.

Bayin is exclusive to this chapter.

Chapter 3 - Lawful Route

Character

Class

Recruitment

Jeunan

Dragoon

After the battles in Brigantys, there will be a choice to make in the cutscene directly after. Answer with the second response to get Jeunan.

Jeunan is exclusive to this chapter.

Ravness

Valkyrie

We have a dedicated guide to recruiting Ravness that you can find here.

Ravness is exclusive to this chapter.

Vyce

Ranger

Vyce will join your party upon recapturing Almorica Castle.

Vyce is exclusive to this chapter.

Arycelle

Archer

Arycelle will join your party upon recapturing Almorica Castle as long as you didn't kill her or let her die in any battle in Chapter 2, apart from the one in Port Asyton.

Arycelle can be recruited here or in Chaotic Chapter 2.

Mirdyn

White Knight

Mirdyin will join your party upon recapturing Almorica Castle.

Mirdyn will join on all three routes.

Gildas

White Knight

Gildas will join your party upon recapturing Almorica Castle.

Gildas will also join you on the Chaotic route.

Hobyrim

Swordmaster

Hobyrim will join your party if he survives the battle against Ozma in the Arkhaiopolis of Rhime.

Hobyrim can join you on any route.

Chapter 3 - Neutral Route

Character

Class

Recruitment

Mirdyn

White Knight

Mirdyn will join you at Almorica Castle.

Mirdyn will join on all three routes.

Phaesta

Valkyrie

After the battle at Tynemouth Hill against Ganpp, head to Krysaro before going to Port Asyton. This will open up an optional battle at Qadriga Fortress. Make sure that Phaesta, Chamos, and Tamuz survive the battle at Qadriga Fortress to recruit them all at the same time.

Phaesta, Chamos, and Tamuz are exclusive to this route.

Chamos

Wizard

Tamuz

Knight

Hobyrim

Swordmaster

You can recruit Hobyrim after the battle at Qadriga Fortress by giving him the first dialogue option when presented with a choice.

Hobyrim can join you on any route.

Oelias

Cleric

Save Oelias and Dievold at the battle in Port Asyton to recruit them.

Oelias and Dievold are exclusive to this route.

Dievold

Terror Knight

Chapter 3 - Chaotic Route

Character

Class

Recruitment

Hobyrim

Swordmaster

In the battle at Bahanna Highlands, save Hobyrim to recruit him after the fight.

Hobyrim can join you on any route.

Mirdyn

White Knight

When you return to Almorica Castle, Mirdyn will join you.

Mirdyn will join on all three routes.

Gildas

White Knight

When you return to Almorica Castle, Gildas will join you.

Gildas will also join you on the Lawful route.

Cerya

Valkyrie

Cerya will join you automatically after the battle at Boed Fortress.

Cerya may also be recruited in Chapter 4 if you're on the Neutral route.

Chapter 4

Character

Class

Recruitment

Olivya

Cleric

Olivya will automatically join you after the battles at Brigantys Castle.

This will happen no matter which route you are on.

Cressida

Necromancer

We have a dedicated guide to recruiting Cressida that you can find here.

Cressida can only be recruited on a Chaos playthrough.

Sherri

Witch

  1. In the battle at Hagia Banhamuba, reduce Sherri to critical HP without killing her. She will escape with a Shiftstone.
  2. After the following cutscenes in Coritanae, enter Balmamusa while it is raining to recruit Sherri.

You only have a short period of time to recruit Sherri, so make sure you're doing this as soon as she's available.

You can make it rain in Balmamusa by entering a Training battle there and using multiple Horns of the Savage. Once it's stormy, retreat from the battle, leave Balmamusa, and then re-enter. There's a small chance it stops raining heavily - just try again.

You can recruit Sherri on any route.

Cerya

Valkyrie

[Neutral Route Only] After the events at Hagia Banhamuba, go to Krysaro. This opens up a new Talk topic - Pirates of Qadriga Fortress. Go to the new battle in Qadriga - at the start of the fight, Ehlrig will ask you a question. Reply with the "Will you aid us?" response and the fight will end immediately, letting you recruit both Cerya and Ehlrig.

Ehlrig is only available here, while Cerya can also be recruited in Chaotic Chapter 3.

Ehlrig

Cleric

Ozma

Knight Commander

We have a dedicated guide to recruiting Ozma that you can find here.

Thanks to requiring Jeunan, Ozma is only available on the Lawful route.

Xapan

Berserker

If you don't already have him recruited, reducing him to critical health during a fight in Golyat will let you recruit him.

Xapan may only be recruited here on the Lawful route and if he survived Chapter 2 without being recruited.

Catiua

Princess

We have a dedicated guide to recruiting Catiua that you can read here.

Catiua can be recruited on any route.

Azelstan

Buccaneer

We have a dedicated guide to recruiting Azelstan that you can read here.

Azelstan can be recruited on any route.

Lindl

Fusilier

After the events at Barnicia and Phidoch, read the Talk topic Rhamsen Wreck Raised and go to Grimsby. In the battle here, make sure Lindl survives, and he'll join when you win.

Lindl can be recruited on any route.

Ocionne

Beast Tamer

After the events at Barnicia and Phidoch, read the Talk topic Mysterious Blast at Exeter. Make your way to Vasque, dealing with all the battles on the way, and then head north to Lhazan Fortress. In the battle here, deploy Jeunan and make sure you witness every dialogue between Ocionne, Jeunan, and Denam - you'll know you've seen them all when Denam states that Jeunan's remorse is sincere. Then finish the battle, but not before then, and make sure Ocionne survives.

This battle is made harder by how fragile the boss is. You may have to heal him to prolong the battle enough to view all the dialogue.

Ocionne can only be recruited on the Lawful route.

Ganpp

Beast Tamer

After the battle at Grimsy, read the Talk topic The Bandits of Neimrahava to open up Neimrahava Wood. In the battle there, reduce Ganpp to critical health without killing either of his Gryphons. He will join, along with Obda and Berda, his Gryphon pets.

Ganpp can be recruited on any route.

Obda and Berda

Gryphon

Obda and Berda will join along with Ganpp, whose recruitment is detailed just above.

Deneb

Witch

We have a dedicated guide to recruiting Deneb that you can find here.

Deneb can be recruited on any route.

Rudlum

Warlock

Read the Talk topic Mysterious Blast at Exeter to unlock the path to the Palace of the Dead. Fight your way there and start descending in the Palace of the Dead - on the second floor, make sure Rudlum survives the battle to recruit him.

Rudlum can be recruited on any route.

CODA

Character

Class

Recruitment

Iuria

Songstress

In CODA episode one, read about Iuria in the Talk topic and then head to Port Omish. Escape the ensuing battle by moving your units to the entrance. Then, read the new Talk topic about Iuria, close the Warren Report, then open it again for yet another new Talk topic. Go to the Pirate's Graveyard and fight your way right to the end to recruit Iuria.

Warren

Astromancer

Reach Floor 115 of the Palace of the Dead during CODA episode two and make sure Warren survives the battle against Rodrick and your doppelgangers.

This is only available if you have Catiua and Mirdyn canonically alive and recruited - in other words, you can't access CODA from a Neutral playthrough, and Catiua must survive after the Chapter 4 events in Barnicia.

Lanselot

Holy Knight

In CODA episode three, there are two battles at the Arkhaiopolis of Rhime - make sure Lanselot survives the second one to recruit him.

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