Fire Emblem Fates is a strategy RPG featuring a lot of recruitable characters. The game can be bought in two different versions: Birthright and Conquest. It also includes a DLC expansion called Revelations. Since the story is tied between them, it is recommend to get all three versions in order to reach the conclusion of the story.
This guide will cover all the recruitable characters in Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright.
| Name | Class | How To Recruit |
|---|---|---|
| Azura | Songstress | Joins in Chapter 6 |
| Felicia | Maid | Joins in Chapter 2 if player avatar is Male, otherwise will join in Chapter 15. |
| Izana | Onmyoji | Can be recruited after upgrading Hot Springs to Level 3 in Birthright/Conquest. Cannot be recruited in Revelations. |
| Jakob | Butler | Joins in Chapter 2 if player avatar is Female, otherwise will join in Chapter 15. |
| Kaze | Ninja | Joins at the end of Chapter 8. |
| Mozu | Villager | Can be recruited in the paralogue mission “Tragic Start” after talking to her on battlefield. |
| Shura | Adventurer | Can be recruited by talking on battlefield in Chapter 22 (Birthright) or Chapter 16 (Conquest) |
| Silas | Cavalier | Can be recruited in Chapter 7 by talking on battlefield. |
| Azama | Priest | Joins in Chapter 8 along with Hinoka. |
| Hana | Samurai | Joins in Chapter 7. |
| Hayato | Diviner | Joins at end of Chapter 8. |
| Hinata | Samurai | Can be recruited by talking to her in Chapter 9. |
| Hinoka | Sky Knight | Can be recruited by talking to her in Chapter 8. |
| Kaden | Kitsune | Can be recruited by talking to her in Chapter 12. |
| Kagero | Ninja | Joins at end of Chapter 10. |
| Oboro | Spear Fighter | Can be recruited by talking on battlefield in Chapter 9. |
| Orochi | Diviner | Joins at end of Chapter 7. |
| Rinkah | Oni Savage | Joins in Chapter 6. |
| Reina | Kinshi Knight | Can be recruited by talking on battlefield in Chapter 11. |
| Ryoma | Swordmaster | Joins at end of Chapter 13. |
| Saizo | Ninja | Joins at end of Chapter 7. |
| Sakura | Shrine Maiden | Joins in Chapter 6. |
| Scarlet | Wyvern Lord | Joins at end of Chapter 13. |
| Setsuna | Archer | Joins with Hinoka in Chapter 8. |
| Subaki | Sky Knight | Joins in Chapter 7. |
| Takumi | Archer | Can be recruited by talking on battlefield with Azura in Party in Chapter 10. |
| Yukimara | Mechanist | Can be recruited from My Castle in Chapter 23 after upgrading Puppet A, B, or C to Level 3. |
If you are interested in reading about recruiting characters in Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest, you can check out our guide from here.
Fire Emblem Fates is out now exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS. It was developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.
