Recruitment (Suikoden)

This is the complete list of all recruitable characters in Suikoden.

Characters Recruitment List

No.	Name	Recruitment
1	Tir	Joins your party at the very beginning of the game.
2	Cleo	Automatically joins at the beginning of the game.
3	Gremio	Automatically joins at the beginning of the game.
4	Viktor	Automatically joins after leaving Gregminster.
5	Mathiu	Joins automatically after Tir agrees to become leader of the Liberation Army.
6	Camille	Joins automatically after talking to her in Kaku.
7	Tai Ho	Joins Tir in Kaku after beating him at Chinchirorin before going to explore Toran Castle.
8	Yam Koo	Joins along with Tai Ho.
9	Luc	Joins automatically at Toran Castle.
10	Chandler	Talk to him at Kwaba Fortress after you acquire your castle.
11	Kai	After having set the HQ, Joins when spoken to at the Garan Fortress.
12	Lorelai	After having set the HQ, Lorelai joins Tir in Kouan if he's over level 25 when he talks to her.
13	Maas	Joins when spoken to in the Great Forest Kobold Village.
14	Marie	Joins when spoken to at the inn in Seika after securing Toran Castle.
15	Onil	Joins when spoken to in Seika after exploring Toran Castle.
16	Sansuke	Joins when spoken to in Great Forest Village after exploring Toran Castle.
17	Sergei	Joins when spoken to in Kaku after exploring Toran Castle.
18	Antonio	He joins when Tir speaks to him at the Inn in Seika, after Marie has been recruited and mentions she needs help. You need to sleep or just choose "don't stay" a couple of times at your HQ until Marie triggers the dialog that she needs help, then go back see Antonio.
19	Rock	Rock joins when spoken to in Kouan in Lepant's mansion.
20	Juppo	Joins automatically, after talking to him in Lepant's mansion. Note: If you didn't recruited him while sneaking in Lepant's Mansion, he will automatically be available at the HQ after Lepant joined.
21	Meg	After recruiting Juppo, put him in the party to Kaku and talk to her, she will join.
22	Lepant	Joins automatically after saving Eileen.
23	Eileen	Joins with Lepant.
24	Giovanni	Joins with Lepant.
25	Krin	Joins automatically during the events in Kouan.
26	Pahn	Pahn joins when spoken to after the events in Kouan. At a later point in the game, Pahn must duel Teo McDohl. If Pahn is defeated in the duel, then he will be technically killed in the story. The player must keep his weapon properly sharpened and have Pahn higher than level 30 with good equipment in order to increase the possibility of winning the duel.
27	Gaspar	Joins if Tir wins 5000 potch off of him in Chinchirorin.
28	Varkas	Joins automatically with Sydonia in Toran Castle after the events in Kouan.
29	Sydonia	Joins automatically with Varkas in Toran Castle after events in Kouan.
30	Kirkis	Joins automatically after events in Pannu Yakuta.
31	Sheena	Joins when spoken to with Lepant in the party at the Inn in Seika.
32	Viki	She will appear in the Forest trail, in Great Forest Village, ask her to join.
33	Meese	Speak to him in the Village of the Dwarves after recruiting Maas and he will join.
34	Valeria	Joins automatically after the events in Pannu Yakuta.
35	Templeton	Joins when spoken to at the burned Village of the Elves.
36	Kuromimi	Joins automatically after the events at Pannu Yakuta.
37	Humphrey	Joins automatically after the original remaining members from the Liberation Army meet up at the new Headquarters.
38	Kwanda	After defeating Kwanda in a duel in Pannu Yakuta, choose the following choices: "Something's wrong." and "I want you to join us."
39	Sylvina	Joins automatically after events at Pannu Yakuta.
40	Stallion	Joins automatically after events at Pannu Yakuta.
41	Fu Su Lu	Joins if Tir agrees to pay his 10,000 bit food bill at the Inn in the Great Forest Kobold Village.
42	Gon	Bring Kuromimi to visit him in the Great Forest Kobold Village and speak to him to recruit him.
43	Rubi	Bring Kirkis to speak to Rubi at the Great Forest Kobold Village when Kirkis is Lv. 35 or higher and speak to Rubi to recruit him.
44	Apple	Speak to her in Seika and she'll join to find out Mathiu's reason for joining.
45	Flik	Joins automatically in Kaku when Viktor and Tir speak to him after events in Pannu Yakuta occur.
46	Chapman	Joins when talked to at the Antei Armor store.
47	Eikei	Speak to him in Teien when Tir is Lv. 40 or higher.
48	Hellion	Joins when spoken to at the Inn in Teien, as long as the castle is level 2 or higher.
49	Jabba	Fight Holly Fairies until one drops a Nameless Urn, then speak to Jabba in Rikon with the urn in your inventory to get Jabba to join.
50	Jeane	Speak to her in the Rune Shop at Antei. Allow her to join you. Your Castle must be at least Lv. 3.
51	Lotte	She is at the inn, inside of Rikon, speak to her. Eventually she will tell you, her cat is missing, if you find her cat, she will join. The cat is in Kaku, you may need the Holy Rune to help catch her. Run after the cat "Mina", and when next to her,press the action button.
52	Mina	Buy Toe Shoes and equip them to Tir, talk to Mina and she will dance with you, and join you.
53	Anji	After the castle is level 3 or higher, take Tai Ho and Yam Koo in a party to the Pirate's Hideout. Defeat the 3 pirates within 5 rounds to recruit them.
54	Kanak	Joins alongside Anji and Leonardo when defeated at their hideout. Take Tai Ho and Yam Koo to the Pirate's Hideout once the castle is Level 3 or higher.
55	Leonardo	After the castle reaches level 3, take Tai Ho and Yam Koo to the Pirate's Hideout, and upon defeating Anji, Leonardo, and Kanak, they will join.
56	Kamandol	Joins automatically alongside Gen during the events to pass the Dunan Rapids.
57	Gen	Gen will automatically join when spoken to in a house in Teien when Tir and party need a way to pass the Dunan Rapids.
58	Tesla	Joins automatically when spoken to in Antei after Mathiu assigns Tir to recruit him and Kimberley.
59	Kimberley	Joins when spoken to at her home in Antei, after Mathiu instructs Tir to recruit her and Tesla.
60	Esmeralda	Acquire an Opal from the enemies in Soniere Prison, and give one to Esmeralda, she will then join.
61	Liukan	Joins automatically when spoken to in Soniere Prison.
62	Milich	After defeating him, say that he is not at fault for killing Gremio and ask him to join. Note: Do not agree with Pahn, Cleo, and Viktor about avenging Gremio.
63	Ivanov	Speak with him at Scarleticia Castle after defeating Milich Oppenheimer.
64	Kasios	Speak to him in Scarleticia Castle with Milich Oppenheimer in your party.
65	Qlon	Qlon joins if you speak to him in Antei after liberating it from Milich Oppenheimer.
66	Kasumi	Joins automatically before the first battle with Teo McDohl's army.
67	Georges	Talk to him at the inn in Kirov and beat the record in any card game level he offers.
68	Lester	In Kirov, enter the houses to the left and right of Sarah and taste the stew on the stove. Then enter the house south of Sarah and talk to him. He will not appear unless Toran Castle is at least Level 3.
69	Sarah	Recruting Sarah requires a series of trades with the denizens of Kirov. When Sarah asks for soap, Tir can talk to various villagers to find out what they'll want to trade for. To complete the quest, buy Sugar at the item store. Trade it to the man at the Inn for a yardstick. Trade the yardstick to the villager near Sarah for Salt. Trade the Salt for Soy Sauce with the villager at the Item Shop. Then trade the Soy Sauce to the villager near the Armor Shop for some Soap. Speak to Sarah with soap in hand and she'll join.
70	Blackman	Speak to him at Kalekka without stepping on his plants. Note: If you step on his plants before speaking to him, simply exit the village and return.
71	Ledon	Speak to him at the Secret Factory.
72	Kessler	Speak to him at the Secret Factory.
73	Kage	Speak to him at the Secret Factory and pay his 20,000 bit service fee.
74	Melodye	Speak to her at Kirov with the Sound Rune in your inventory
75	Kun To	Joins automatically after lending boats to carry the Fire Spears.
76	Mose	Joins automatically before delivering the Fire Spears.
77	Ronnie Bell	Joins automatically before delivering the Fire Spears.
78	Alen	Joins automatically with Grenseal after defeating General Teo.
79	Grenseal	Joins automatically with Alen after defeating General Teo.
80	Kirke	Joins when spoken to at the Lorimar checkpoint after the events there make the area available.
81	Marco	Play his game and win 5,000 potch from him in the Warrior's Village.
82	Moose	Speak to him in the weapon shop at the Warrior's Village with Maas, Meese, and Mose in your active party.
83	Morgan	Speak to him at Qlon Temple if your Castle is at least Level 3 and allow him to join the army, otherwise he will say he needs more training.
84	Zen	Joins upon request at Qlon Temple if you bring him Blue, Red, and Yellow Flower Seeds.
85	Quincy	Speak to him at the Garan Fortress with at least 80 recruits (dead and "away" characters do not count).
86	Fukien	Joins automatically after you enter Qlon Temple.
87	Hugo	Speak to him at the Qlon Temple with the War Scroll in your inventory. He will not accept it unless your Castle is at least Level 3.
88	Window	Bring him the Window crystal, that is found in the Cave of Past, in Qlon Temple.
89	Tengaar	Automatically joins after rescuing her from Neclord's Castle.
90	Hix	Joins automatically before entering Neclord's Castle.
91	Fuma	Speak to him at the Dragon Knights' Fortress and allow him to join the party. Note: He is at the upper-right of the first screen of the fortress, and he will not appear unless your Castle is at least Level 3.
92	Crowley	Prerequisites: Level 4 Headquarters To recruit Crowley, speak to him in a secret passage in the Cave of the Past. To get to the secret passage, once inside the cave take the north exit and head down the stairs. Head all the way to the right, and then south to a new screen. Start heading right and go south. Head up the stairs and you will be in the previous screen. Take the stairs down and head south to the next screen, and then head south once more. The hidden passage is against the southern wall.
93	Pesmerga	Prerequisites: Level 4 Headquarters In order to recruit Pesmerga, speak with him on the top floor of Neclord's Castle.
94	Clive	Joins when spoken to when he appears at the Inn in Rikon. He appears there at random starting after events in Lorimar.
95	Leon	Speak to him in the house at Kalekka after attaining a Level 4 HQ. He will mention how impressive the Liberation Army has become. Speak to Mathiu at HQ and receive a letter. Deliver the letter to Leon and he will join.
96	Kreutz	Speak to him at the Dragon's Den with Humphrey in the active party.
97	Joshua	Joins automatically after returning from Seek Valley.
98	Milia	Joins automatically before heading to Seek Valley.
99	Futch	Joins automatically after returning from Seek Valley.
100	Taggart	Joins automatically after informing him of Warren's capture.
101	Mace	Speak to him at Seek Valley with Maas, Meese, Moose and Mose in your active party. A Level 4 Headquarters is required before recruiting him.
102	Griffith	Is recruited automatically after defeating him at the Northern Checkpoint, regardless of the player's choice.
103	Warren	Joins automatically after the events at Moravia Castle.
104	Kasim	Joins automatically after the events at Moravia Castle.
105	Vincent	After rescuing Warren and Viktor, go back to Kasim's prison and talk to Vincent.
106	Maximillian	Joins upon request at the Northern Checkpoint after rescuing Warren and Viktor.
107	Sancho	Joins with Maximillian at the Northern Checkpoint after rescuing Warren and Viktor.
108	Sonya Schulen	After the mission at Shasarazade, speak to her in the dungeon at HQ. Request her assistance.