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There are 33 playable characters in the main storyline. After beating the game, 10 secret characters that cannot normally be played become unlockable.
[edit] Main Characters
[edit] Eirika
- Class: Lord -> Great Lord
- Recruit: Chapter 1 as a Level 1 Lord
- How to Recruit: Automatic
- Weapons: Swords
- Affinity: Light
- Supports: Ephraim, Tana, Innes, Forde, Seth, L'Arachel, Saleh
- Class: Paladin
- Recruit: Chapter 1 as a Level 1 Paladin
- How to Recruit: Automatic
- Weapons: Swords and Lances
- Affinity: Anima
- Supports: Eirika, Cormag, Franz, Garcia, Natasha
- Class: Cavalier -> Great Knight or Paladin
- Recruit: Chapter 1 as a Level 1 Cavalier
- How to Recruit: Automatic on Turn 2
- Weapons: Swords and Lances
- Affinity: Light
- Supports: Amelia, Forde, Gilliam, Natasha, Seth
[edit] Gilliam
- Class: Knight -> General or Great Knight
- Recruit: Chapter 1 as Level 4 Knight
- How to Recruit: Automatic on Turn 2
- Weapons: Lances
- Affinity: Thunder
- Supports: Franz, Neimi, Syrene, Moulder, Garcia
- Class: Journeyman -> Fighter -> Warrior or Hero OR Journeyman -> Pirate -> Warrior or Berserker
- Recruit: Chapter 2 as a Level 1 Journeyman
- How to Recruit: Have Eirika talk to him.
- Weapons: Axes
- Affinity: Fire
- Supports: Garcia, Ewan, Amelia, Gerik, Lute
[edit] Garcia
- Class: Fighter -> Warrior or Hero
- Recruit: Chapter 2 as a Level 4 Fighter
- How to Recruit: Have Ross talk to him or clear the map.
- Weapons: Axes
- Affinity: Fire
- Supports: Dozla, Ross, Gilliam, Neimi, Seth
[edit] Moulder
- Class: Priest -> Bishop or Sage
- Recruit: Chapter 2 as a Level 3 Priest
- How to Recruit: Automatic
- Weapons: Anima
- Affinity: Staffs
- Supports: Vanessa, Syrene, Gilliam, Colm
[edit] Vanessa
- Class: Pegasus Knight -> Falcoknight or Wyvern Knight
- Recruit: Chapter 2 as a Level 1 Pegasus Knight
- How to Recruit: Automatic
- Weapons: Lances
- Affinity: Anima
- Supports: Syrene, Innes, Forde, Lute, Moulder
- Class: Archer -> Ranger or Sniper
- Recruit: Chapter 3 as a Level 1 Archer
- How to Recruit: Automatic
- Weapons: Bows
- Affinity: Fire
- Supports: Amelia, Colm, Artur, Garcia, and Gilliam
- Class: Thief -> Assassin or Rogue
- Recruit: Chapter 3 as a Level 2 Thief
- How to Recruit: Appears on Turn 2. Have Neimi talk to him
- Weapons: Swords. Also equips Lockpicks
- Affinity: Light
- Supports: Kyle, Marisa, Neimi, Rennac, Moulder
- Class: Mage -> Sage or Mage Knight
- Recruit: Chapter 4 as a Level 1 Mage
- How to Recruit: Visit the house in the bottom left-hand corner of the map.
- Weapons: Anima Magic
- Affinity: Anima
- Supports: Kyle, Knoll, Artur, Ross, Vanessa
- Class: Monk -> Sage or Bishop
- Recruit: Chapter 4 as a Level 2 Monk
- How to Recruit: Automatic
- Weapons: Light Magic
- Affinity: Ice
- Supports: Cormag, Joshua, Tethys, Neimi, Lute
[edit] Joshua
- Class: Myrmidon -> Assassin or Swordmaster
- Recruit: Chapter 5 as a Level 5 Myrmidon
- How to Recruit: Have Natasha talk to him.
- Weapons: Swords
- Affinity: Wind
- Supports: Gerik, Innes, Natasha, Artur, L'Arachel, Marisa
[edit] Natasha
- Class: Cleric -> Valkyrie or Bishop
- Recruit: Chapter 5 as a Level 1 Cleric
- How to Recruit: Automatic
- Weapons: Staffs
- Affinity: Ice
- Supports: Seth, Cormag, Knoll, Franz, Joshua
[edit] Ephraim
- Class: Lord -> Great Lord
- Recruit: Chapter 5x, Chapter 8 as a Level 4 Lord
- How to Recruit: Automatic
- Weapons: Lances
- Affinity: Fire
- Supports: Eirika, Forde, Kyle, Duessel, Myrrh, Tana, L'Arachel
- Class: Cavalier -> Great Knight or Paladin
- Recruit: Chapter 5x, Chapter 8 as a Level 6 Cavalier
- How to Recruit: Automatic
- Weapons: Swords and Lances
- Affinity: Wind
- Supports: Franz, Vanessa, Ephraim, Eirika, Kyle
- Class: Cavalier -> Great Knight or Paladin
- Recruit: Chapter 5x, Chapter 8 as Level 5 Cavalier
- How to Recruit: Automatic
- Weapons: Swords and Lances
- Affinity: Ice
- Supports: Ephraim, Lute, Saleh, Forde, Colm
- Class: Pegasus Knight -> Falcoknight or Wyvern Knight
- Recruit: Chapter 9 as a Level 4 Pegasus Knight
- How to Recruit: Automatic
- Weapons: Lances
- Affinity: Wind
- Supports: Eirika, Ephraim, Innes, Syrene, Cormag, Marisa
[edit] Amelia
- Class: Recruit -> Knight -> Great Knight or General OR Recruit -> Cavalier -> Great Knight or Paladin
- Recruit: Chapter 9 as a Level 1 Recruit
- How to Recruit: Have Eirika, Ephraim, or Franz talk to her.
- Weapons: Lances
- Affinity: Thunder
- Supports: Duessel, Ewan, Franz, Neimi, Ross
[edit] Duessel
- Class: Great Knight
- Recruit: Chapter 10 (Ephraim's Path) or Chapter 15 (Eirika's Path) as a Level 8 Great Knight
- How to Recruit: Let Ephraim talk to him (Ephraim's Path). Automatic (Eirika's Path).
- Weapons: Swords, Axes, and Lances
- Affinity: Anima
- Supports: Amelia, Cormag, Knoll, Ephraim
[edit] Cormag
- Class: Wyvern Rider -> Wyvern Knight or Wyvern Lord
- Recruit: Chapter 10 (Ephraim's Path) or Chapter 13 (Eirika's Path)as a Level 9 Wyvern Rider
- How to Recruit: Let Duessel or Tana talk to him (Ephraim's Path). Automatic (Eirika's Path).
- Weapons: Lances
- Affinity: Fire
- Supports: Duessel, Tana, Natasha, Artur, Seth
[edit] L'Arachel
- Class: Troubadour -> Mage Knight or Valkyrie
- Recruit: Chapter 11 as a Level 3 Troubadour
- How to Recruit: Let Ephraim or Eirika talk to her.
- Weapons: Staffs
- Affinity: Light
- Supports: Dozla, Rennac, Innes, Joshua, Eirika, Ephraim
- Class: Berserker
- Recruit: Chapter 11 as a Level 1 Berserker
- How to Recruit: Let L'Arachel talk to him.
- Weapons: Axes
- Affinity: Thunder
- Supports: Ewan, Garcia, L'Arachel, Rennac, Myrrh
- Class: Pupil -> Mage -> Mage Knight or Sage OR Pupil -> Shaman -> Druid or Summoner
- Recruit: Chapter 12 as a Level 1 Pupil
- How to Recruit: Visit the house with Ewan inside.
- Weapons: Anima Magic
- Affinity: Light
- Supports: Saleh, Amelia, Tethys, Dozla, Ross
[edit] Marisa
- Class: Myrmidon -> Assassin or Swordmaster
- Recruit: Chapter 12 (Ephraim's Path) or Chapter 10 (Eirika's Path) as a Level 5 Myrmidon
- How to Recruit: Let Ewan talk to her (Ephraim's Path). Let Gerik talk to her (Eirika's Path).
- Weapons: Ice
- Affinity: Swords
- Supports: Gerik, Joshua, Tethys, Colm, Tana
[edit] Tethys
- Class: Dancer
- Recruit: Chapter 13 (Ephraim's Path) or Chapter 10 (Eirika's Path) as a Level 1 Dancer
- How to Recruit: Automatic (Ephraim's Path). Have Innes or Gerik talk to her (Eirika's Path).
- Weapons: None
- Affinity: Fire
- Supports: Ewan, Gerik, Rennac, Artur, Marisa
- Class: Mercenary -> Ranger or Hero
- Recruit: Chapter 13 (Ephraim's Path) or Chapter 10 (Eirika's Path) as a Level 10 Mercenary
- How to Recruit: Automatic (Ephraim's Path). Have Innes or Tethys talk to him (Eirika's Path).
- Weapons: Swords
- Affinity: Thunder
- Supports: Marisa, Ross, Innes, Tethys, Joshua, Saleh
[edit] Rennac
- Class: Rogue
- Recruit: Chapter 14 as a Level 1 Rogue
- How to Recruit: Let Eirika, Ephraim, or L'Arachel talk to him. You must also give him some money.
- Weapons: Swords
- Affinity: Dark
- Supports: Colm, Tethys, L'Arachel, Dozla
- Class: Sage
- Recruit: Chapter 15 (Ephraim's Path) or Chapter 12 (Eirika's Path) as a Level 4 Sage
- How to Recruit: Automatic
- Weapons: Light Magic, Anima Magic, Staffs
- Affinity: Wind
- Supports: Ewan, Eirika, Gerik, Myrrh
- Class: Shaman -> Druid or Summoner
- Recruit: Chapter 15 as a Level 10 Shaman
- How to Recruit: Automatic
- Weapons: Dark Magic
- Affinity: Dark
- Supports: Lute, Natasha, Duessel
- Class: Sniper
- Recruit: Chapter 15 (Ephraim's Path) or Chapter 10 (Eirika's Path) as a Level 4 Sniper
- How to Recruit: Automatic (Ephraim's Path). Have Eirika or Tana talk to him (Eirika's Path).
- Weapons: Bows
- Affinity: Ice
- Supports: Eirika, L'Arachel, Vanessa, Joshua, Tana, Gerik
- Class: Manakete
- Recruit: Chapter 16 as a Level 1 Manakete
- How to Recruit: Automatic
- Weapons: Dragonstone
- Affinity: Wind
- Supports: Dozla, Ephraim, Saleh
[edit] Syrene
- Class: Falcoknight
- Recruit: Chapter 17 as a Level 1 Falcoknight
- How to Recruit: Let Innes, Vanessa, or Tana talk to her.
- Weapons: Swords and Lances
- Affinity: Thunder
- Supports: Gilliam, Tana, Vanessa, Moulder, Kyle
[edit] Secret Characters
[edit] Caellach
- Class: Hero
- Recruit: Clear Tower of Valni (3rd floor)
- Weapons: Swords, Axes
- Affinity: Thunder
- Class: Paladin
- Recruit: Clear Tower of Valni (6th floor)
- Weapons: Swords and Lances
- Affinity: Dark
- Class: Bishop
- Recruit: Clear Tower of Valni (7th floor)
- Weapons: Light Magic, Staffs
- Affinity: Dark
[edit] Ismaire
- Class: Swordmaster
- Recruit: Clear Tower of Valni Once
- Weapons: Swords
- Affinity: Wind
[edit] Selena
- Class: Mage Knight
- Recruit: Clear Tower of Valni Three Times
- Weapons: Light Magic, Staffs
- Affinity: Thunder
[edit] Hayden
- Class: Ranger
- Recruit: Clear Lagdou Ruins (5th floor)
- Weapons: Swords, Bows
- Affinity: Anima
- Class: Wyvern Lord
- Recruit: Clear Lagdou Ruins(5th floor)
- Weapons: Swords and Lances
- Affinity: Wind
[edit] Valter
- Class: Wyvern Knight
- Recruit: Clear Lagdou Ruins (7th floor)
- Weapons: Lances
- Affinity: Ice
- Class: General
- Recruit: Clear the Lagdou Ruins Once
- Weapons: Swords, Lances, and Axes
- Affinity: Fire
- Class: Necromancer
- Recruit: Clear the Lagdou Ruins Three Times
- Weapons: Dark Magic, Staffs
- Affinity: Ice