How to Unlock (& Recruit) Every Character In Fire Emblem: Engage
Mia Smith Unlock every character in Fire Emblem: Engage from Alcryst to Yun, and learn how to recruit and use each character to build the ultimate army.
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Fire Emblem: Engage comes with a whole host of characters that can be recruited into the player's army, some of whom are entirely optional. While the classic Fire Emblem experience is as fun as ever, it can give rise to a lot of stress for new players as they fret over missing every optional character or passing every secret requirement.
Luckily for those players, this entry to the franchise actually features a small cast of optional characters, all of whom can be found fairly easily. While there are a variety of optional rewards in the game, the majority of the characters that can join the player’s army in the story are essential and added to the party automatically after reaching certain milestones in the campaign.
Unmissable Characters
The Main cast of Fire Emblem Engage are those that are recruited automatically at key points in the story, and as such, can’t be missed by the player.
Name | Starting Class | Unlock |
|---|---|---|
Alear | Dragon Child | The Player character is available from the start of the game. |
Vander | Paladin | Is automatically a member of the player’s army from the start of Chapter 1, at the beginning of the game. |
Clanne | Mage | Joins the army at the beginning of Chapter 2, along with Framme. |
Framme | Martial Monk | Joins the army at the beginning of Chapter 2, along with Clanne. |
Alfred | Noble | Alfred will join the party to assist in the fight during Chapter 3, after which he’ll join the journey. |
Boucheron | Axe Fighter | Boucheron is one of the characters accompanying Alfred in the Ring Vault in Chapter 3. |
Etie | Archer | Etie is another one of the characters accompanying Alfred in the Ring Vault in Chapter 3. |
Celine | Noble | At the start of Chapter 4 in Fire Emblem Engage, the animal lover Celine will join the player’s army as the player visits Firene. |
Chloe | Lance Flier | Chloe is one of the knights serving Celine and will join the player’s army along with her at the beginning of Chapter 4. |
Louis | Lance Armor | Louis is another knight serving Celine, and joins the player’s army along with her at the beginning of Chapter 4. |
Yunaka | Thief | Yunaka is first encountered at the beginning of Chapter 6, where she’ll join the party as part of an effort to search for the ring she lost. |
Alcryst | Lord | Alcryst joins the Fire Emblem army at the start of Chapter 7 and is the first character that comes as an Advanced class. |
Citrinne | Mage | Citrinne is one of the two retainers serving Alcryst and joins him at the start of Chapter 7. |
Lapis | Sword Fighter | Lapis also serves Alcryst and joins him at the start of Chapter 7. |
Diamant | Lord | Diamant moves to assist the player’s army during the events of Chapter 8. |
Amber | Paladin | Amber is Diamant’s loyal retainer, and follows him into battle during Chapter 8. |
Ivy | Wing Tamer | The powerful Princess Ivy, in Fire Emblem Engage, will be first encountered in Chapter 9 as an enemy, but it won’t be until Chapter 11 that she’s recruited into the party. |
Kagetsu | Swordmaster | Kagetsu will follow his Lady Ivy into the player’s army along with her in Chapter 11. |
Zelkov | Thief | Will join the party as a usable character in Chapter 11 to support Ivy, where he’ll remain a permanent member. |
Fogado | Sentinel | Prince Fogado joins the party early on in Chapter 12, where he’ll assist in the fight of that chapter, joining permanently afterward. |
Bunet | Great Knight | Bunet is one of Fogado’s loyal knights, who follows him into the player’s army during Chapter 12. |
Pandreo | High Priest | Pandreo is one of Fogado’s loyal knights, who follows him into the player’s army during Chapter 12. |
Timerra | Sentinel | One of the debut characters of the Fire Emblem Engage, Timerra will greet you at the beginning of Chapter 13 towards the Solm Palace. |
Merrin | Wolf Knight | Merrin is one of Timerra’s retainers, and like the other retainers in the game, will join the army alongside her in Chapter 13. |
Panette | Berserker | Panette is another one of Timerra’s retainers and will join the army alongside her in Chapter 13. |
Hortensia | Wing Tamer | Ivy’s younger sister Hortensia joins in Chapter 14, after finishing the chapter battle. |
Goldmary | Hero | Goldmary is Hortensia’s retainer but, unusually, won’t join her in the player’s army until Chapter 16, where she’ll assist in the chapter battle. |
Rosado | Wyvern Knight | Rosado is also Hortensia’s retainer and joins in Chapter 16. |
Mauvier | Royal Knight | A chivalrous hunter of the Emblem Rings, Mauvier is automatically recruited at the start of the chapter battle in Chapter 21. |
Veyle | Fell Child | Despite the fact that Veyle is first encountered all the way back in Chapter 4, she won’t join the party until Chapter 22. |
Missable Characters That Can Be Recruited
There are a few characters players can miss out on while playing Fire Emblem Engage. Normally, they require the player to talk to them in Somniel during a specific chapter after fulfilling certain conditions. Streamlining this process is one of the big changes in Fire Emblem: Engage, but these can still be tricky.
Name | Starting Class | How to Get |
|---|---|---|
Jean | Martial Monk | Jean can be unlocked after reaching Chapter 6, where he’ll be present during Paralogue 1. Talking to him on the battle map with Alear or ensuring that he survives until the end of the battle will mean he joins the army. |
Anna | Axe Fighter | Anna, can be recruited by speaking with her using Alear during Paralogue 2. She must survive the mission and it must be completed for her to join the army. |
Jade | Axe Armor | Jade is unusual in that Diamant must speak to her on the battle map during Chapter 9, not Alear. She must be reached quickly, as she will die against the enemies she’s fighting if the player takes too long. If Diamant makes it in time, she’ll join the army. |
Seadall | Dancer | Seadall is first met in Chapter 15, however, the opportunity to recruit this fortune-teller doesn’t come until Chapter 16. After the fight sequence, have a conversation with him using Alear, and he’ll join the army. |
Lindon | Sage | Lindon appears as an enemy in the battle during Chapter 18. To be recruited, Alear must speak with him before he’s killed. If successful, he’ll join the army. |
Saphir | Warrior | Saphir is fairly easy to recruit, simply speak with her using Alear during Chapter 19, and she will join the army. |
Remember that each character in Fire Emblem Engage is unique, offering both new tactical options and additional story content to engage in, making them well worth the effort.
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Fire Emblem Engage
- Summary:
- Intelligent System's strategy RPG franchise returns with Fire Emblem Engage for the Nintendo Switch. Fire Emblem Engage takes place in a unique timeline that intersects several heroes across the Fire Emblem universe. In this title, four kingdoms fought side by side to seal the Fell Dragon - but after a thousand years, the seal on the great dragon has weakened, threatening to upend the world again. Players will take on the role of a male or female protagonist that they choose to defend the continent of Elyos. Players will also collect Emblem Rings to summon legendary heroes from other time periods, such as Marth, Roy, and Celica, to perform unique special attacks and merge themselves to enhance their own strength. Returning to a more classic style of Fire Emblem, Engage focuses more on 1v1 grid-based strategy combat similar to games like Fire Emblem Awakening.
- Franchise:
- Fire Emblem
- Platform:
- Nintendo Switch
- Released:
- 2023-01-20
- Developer:
- Intelligent Systems
- Publisher:
- Nintendo
- Genre:
- Strategy, RPG
- How Long To Beat:
- 39 Hours
