lol yes he was, latyss. Remember to pick him up with Johnny in the party XD

I still have no idea how to recruit the following though:
Petra, Bayside Inn
Frore, Trarcia
Nikolai, Bergstadt

P.S. Do you think either Miller or Galius can be recruited?

Miller and Galius cant be recruited. When you finished the game you'll see all the characters that are recruitable and wich you have recruited.

i have a question, how i recruit Tiffany? it seem that at some part of the game she disappears and i can't find where she went.

Teej
you can recruit him with Cid in the party after Tiffany disappears.

Tiffany has gone to Faraday Uni. Find her there with Teej in the party to recruit her.

thanks

no probs, and thanks for your info as well.

Does anyone remember how many men I need to have left to get 100% efficiency for the battle at Grunthall? I think 2000 is the cutoff between 67% and 84% efficiency.

I think it only matters that you have all your controlled parties alive at the end of the battle for 100% efficiency. However, no matter how many OPCs you recruit, you must recruit Outsider if you want an extra battalion. Only certain PCs can become commanders while the rest are only sub-commanders.

Ahhh, thanks, aisling. I was thinking the efficiency score was all about numbers, since I only get 84% efficiency when I had over 1900 men. I wonder if there's a specific cutoff for that, too... as in, if we lose too many men in our controlled parties, then does that count against our efficiency score?

Oh well, I'll go replay this battle for the billionth time haha.

lol no kidding. It took me so many tries to even get an A rank. Just to recruit Paris too! Grrr...

here are some more:

Reod
talk to him with Joe in your party to recruit him.

Petra
talk to her with a party full of men and not a single women to recruit her.

lol thanks. With Reod, I think it's any character with the Steal ability, since I recruited him with Rorschach in the party.

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Thanks for the clarification.

here are some more:

Tong Wu

Element:Thunder-Melee
Recruit:later in the game you'll se him at the Inn of Cento Temple, talk to him with Shadfork in your party to recruit him.

Frore (this one is a bit long)

Element:Ice-Melee
Recruit:Talk to him in Trarcia, go to Nilfheim and talk to Kella, go back to Trarcia and talk to Kella, go to Madrigal and talk to Frore, go back to Trarcia and talk to Kella, go to Madrigal and talk to Kella, go to the Inn of Harlinton and talk to Frore, go back to Madrigal and talk to Kella, finally go to Nilfheim and watch the cutscene to recruit Frore.

hey kenmener, which chapter will they be available for hire? and could you provide some more info on their element/attack etc? Thanks

umm, I can't seem to find joe? where is he? I'm in amen corner already but i can't find him anywhere! please help!

In Chapter 3, he's in the alley east of the Items Shop.

Optional PC list (Part 3)
Shadfork
Element: Light
Attack: Melee
Special Ability: Wild Attack
Location: Cento Temple
To Recruit: Lose the sprint race. Available from Chapter 5 after the Elemental Mansion quest.

Hawk
Element: Thunder
Attack: Melee
Location: Sibet
To Recruit: Must have recruited Bartolli. Speak to Bartolli, then speak to Hawk. Available from Chapter 5 after Elemental Mansion quest.

Mandala
Ice - Ranged
Special Ability: Smokescreen
Location: Blackwater - Shiro's Basement
Recruit: Speak to her. Inspect the column in the upper-right corner of the room she's in. Defeat the boss.

Wilona
Water - Melee/Mage (Castle Record Keeper)
Special Ability: Scan
Location: Mayfall City
Recruit: Have an A rank in total MAG (stat-magic) of active group members. To get an A rank, you need to have 400+ MAG.

Teej
Element: Thunder
Attack: Melee
Location: Credence
To Recruit: Speak to him with Cid in the party after Tiffany left him. Available from Chapter 6.

Tiffany
Element: Water
Attack: Melee
Location: Faraday University
To Recruit: Speak to her with Teej in the party. Available from Chapter 7.

Reod
Element: Fire
Attack: Melee
Location: Jargo
To Recruit: Speak to him twice with any PC with the Steal ability (Joe/Rorschach) in the party. Available from Chapter 6.

Petra
Element: Dark
Attack: Melee
Special Ability: Wild Attack
Location: Bayside Inn
To Recruit: Speak to her with six males in the active party. Available from Chapter 6.

Frore
Element: Light
Attack: Melee
Location: Niflheim
To Recruit: Talk to him in Trarcia, go to Nilfheim and talk to Kella, go to Madrigal and talk to Frore, go back to Trarcia and talk to Kella, go to the Inn of Harlinton and talk to Frore, go back to Madrigal and talk to Kella, finally go to Nilfheim and watch the cutscene to recruit Frore.

Tong Wu
Element: Thunder
Attack: Melee
Location: Cento Temple Inn
To Recruit: Talk to him with Shadfork in your party to recruit him. Available from Chapter 6/7.

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PART 2
PART 4
PART 5

A couple more:

King
Light - Melee
Location: Bayside Town
Recruit: Bring Johnny and speak to him.

Nikolai
Ice - Melee - Castle Blacksmith
Location: Bergstadt
Recruit: After Gaia's Heart, talk to him and he will mention that he remembers "bronze houses". Then talk to the blacksmith's wife in Harlinton and she'll mention him. Return to him and he'll join.

Another tip: When you set out for Avalon, don't forget to take along Joe or Rorschach because Avalon is a thiefs paradise (seriously!) I had a blast stealing brass badges, mend-alls, photon beams, charged pearls, etc. Best of all are the brass badges, since they not only easy to steal but also sell for 3000 bucks each I had around 60 of them by the time I was done exploring!

lol don't you equip them? XD They're +2 STR or something?

Of course! Equip some and sell the rest! I had an excess of 50+ brass badges after equipping my active party!

lol good for you. They really come in handy right now, since I'm at the point of training the four teams of six right before Shiva Passage (Ch7).