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[[File:Ss fe11 recruitment lorenz.png|thumb|right|256px|[[Caeda]] recruits [[Lorenz (Shadow Dragon)|Lorenz]] into [[Marth]]'s army in {{title|Shadow Dragon}}.]] | [[File:Ss fe11 recruitment lorenz.png|thumb|right|256px|[[Caeda]] recruits [[Lorenz (Shadow Dragon)|Lorenz]] into [[Marth]]'s army in {{title|Shadow Dragon}}.]] | ||
'''Recruitment''' is the term used to describe the act of gaining a new controllable [[unit]] in the player's army in the {{FES}}. As games progress, the player can gain more units to expand on their army, introducing more diversity into their forces. Recruitment is accomplished by a wide variety of means, usually based on directly talking to other units out in the field. | |||
{{Quote|Another thing...During your travels, you are certain to meet many who despise [[Dolhr]]. Some may be hiding in villages; other may have been captured or forced to fight against their will or better judgment. It falls upon you to find these individuals and win them over your cause.|[[Mostyn]] to [[Marth]]}} | |||
'''Recruitment''' (Japanese: {{hl|仲間入り|Nakama-iri}} ''joining'') is the term used to describe the act of gaining a new controllable [[unit]] in the player's army in the {{FES}}. As games progress, the player can gain more units to expand on their army, introducing more diversity into their forces. Recruitment is accomplished by a wide variety of means, usually based on directly talking to other units out in the field. | |||
==Methods of recruitment== | ==Methods of recruitment== | ||
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Examples of this include: | Examples of this include: | ||
* [[Castor]] ({{title|Shadow Dragon | * [[Castor]] ({{title|Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light}}/{{title|Shadow Dragon}}) | ||
* [[Warren]] ({{title|Mystery of the Emblem}}/{{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}}) | * [[Warren]] ({{title|Mystery of the Emblem}}/{{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}}) | ||
* [[Ayra]] ({{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} First Generation) | * [[Ayra]] ({{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} First Generation) | ||
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* [[Gaius]] ({{title|Awakening}}) | * [[Gaius]] ({{title|Awakening}}) | ||
* [[Rhajat]] ({{title|Fates}}<i>: Birthright</i>/''Revelation'') | * [[Rhajat]] ({{title|Fates}}<i>: Birthright</i>/''Revelation'') | ||
* [[Lindon]] ({{title|Engage}}) | |||
===Talking to neutral or partner units=== | ===Talking to neutral or partner units=== | ||
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* [[Lachesis]] ({{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} First Generation) | * [[Lachesis]] ({{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} First Generation) | ||
* [[ | * [[Asbel]] ({{title|Thracia 776}}) | ||
* [[Clarine]] ({{title|The Binding Blade}}) | * [[Clarine]] ({{title|The Binding Blade}}) | ||
* [[Erk]] ({{title|The Blazing Blade}}) | * [[Erk]] ({{title|The Blazing Blade}}) | ||
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* [[Libra]] ({{title|Awakening}}) | * [[Libra]] ({{title|Awakening}}) | ||
* [[Nyx]] ({{title|Fates}}<i>: Conquest</i>/''Revelation'') | * [[Nyx]] ({{title|Fates}}<i>: Conquest</i>/''Revelation'') | ||
* [[Jade]] ({{title|Engage}}) | |||
===Visiting a village=== | ===Visiting a village=== | ||
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Examples of this include: | Examples of this include: | ||
* [[Merric]] ({{title|Shadow Dragon | * [[Merric]] ({{title|Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light}}/{{title|Shadow Dragon}}) | ||
* [[ | * [[Marisha]] ({{title|Mystery of the Emblem}}/{{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}}) | ||
* [[Ronan]] ({{title|Thracia 776}}) | * [[Ronan]] ({{title|Thracia 776}}) | ||
* [[Lugh]] ({{title|The Binding Blade}}) | * [[Lugh]] ({{title|The Binding Blade}}) | ||
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* In {{FE5}}, to recruit [[Lifis]], [[Salem]] and [[Misha]], they must be [[capture]]d and not released before their respective chapter's end. | * In {{FE5}}, to recruit [[Lifis]], [[Salem]] and [[Misha]], they must be [[capture]]d and not released before their respective chapter's end. | ||
* In {{FE7}}, to recruit [[Karla]], you have to get [[Bartre]] as a level 5 [[warrior]] before in the beginning of chapter [[Battle Preparations|chapter 31xH]], then make fight the two and make both of them survive. | * In {{FE7}}, to recruit [[Karla]], you have to get [[Bartre]] as a level 5 [[warrior]] before in the beginning of chapter [[Battle Preparations|chapter 31xH]], then make fight the two and make both of them survive. | ||
* In {{FE10}}, two units can only be recruited from the player's second playthrough onward: [[Pelleas]] and [[Sephiran|Lehran]]. To recruit Pelleas, he must be spared in the opening cutscene of [[Blood Contract|Part | * In {{FE10}}, two units can only be recruited from the player's second playthrough onward: [[Pelleas]] and [[Sephiran|Lehran]]. To recruit Pelleas, he must be spared in the opening cutscene of [[Blood Contract|Part III, Chapter 13]]. To recruit Lehran, the [[Black Knight (character)|Black Knight]] must be deployed in [[Daein, Arise!|the Part I, Endgame]], ''and'' [[Ike]] must fight the Black Knight as an enemy in [[Rivals Collide|Part III, Chapter 7]] and both must survive. | ||
===Inverse recruitment=== | ===Inverse recruitment=== | ||
In {{FE9}} and {{title|Radiant Dawn}}, in rare instances it is possible for units in the player's army to actually be recruited by the enemy by talking to certain enemy units. The sole unit capable of doing this in ''Path of Radiance'' is [[Jill]], who is recruited back into the enemy by talking to [[Shiharam]] in [[Defending Talrega|Chapter 20]]; in this case, she cannot be re-recruited by the player. In Part 3 {{title|Radiant Dawn}}, Jill and [[Zihark]] can be recruited by members of either army as the player's perspective shifts between them, and will join the opposite side in certain chapters if they speak to certain enemy units ([[Haar]] or [[Mist]] for Jill, [[Lethe]] and [[Mordecai]] for Zihark). | In {{FE9}} and {{title|Radiant Dawn}}, in rare instances it is possible for units in the player's army to actually be recruited by the enemy by talking to certain enemy units. The sole unit capable of doing this in ''Path of Radiance'' is [[Jill]], who is recruited back into the enemy by talking to [[Shiharam]] in [[Defending Talrega|Chapter 20]]; in this case, she cannot be re-recruited by the player. In Part 3 {{title|Radiant Dawn}}, Jill and [[Zihark]] can be recruited by members of either army as the player's perspective shifts between them, and will join the opposite side in certain chapters if they speak to certain enemy units ([[Haar]] or [[Mist]] for Jill, [[Lethe]] and [[Mordecai]] for Zihark). | ||
==Reasons for recruitment== | ==Reasons for recruitment== | ||
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* Volunteer soldier ([[Ronan]]) or joins out of pure benevolence ([[Wrys]]) | * Volunteer soldier ([[Ronan]]) or joins out of pure benevolence ([[Wrys]]) | ||
* Hired to fight on the player's side (mercenaries such as [[Gerik]] and [[Tethys]]) | * Hired to fight on the player's side (mercenaries such as [[Gerik]] and [[Tethys]]) | ||
* Personal interests such as finding someone ([[Priscilla]]), staying with or protecting someone ([[Jaffar]]), improving | * Personal interests such as finding someone ([[Priscilla]]), staying with or protecting someone ([[Jaffar]]), improving their skills ([[Guy]]) and obtaining money ([[Dew]]) | ||
== Etymology and other languages == | == Etymology and other languages == | ||
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| | |jpn-mean=Joining (a group); literally "comrade entering". | ||
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| “ | Another thing...During your travels, you are certain to meet many who despise Dolhr. Some may be hiding in villages; other may have been captured or forced to fight against their will or better judgment. It falls upon you to find these individuals and win them over your cause. | ” | — Mostyn to Marth |
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Recruitment (Japanese: 仲間入り joining) is the term used to describe the act of gaining a new controllable unit in the player's army in the Fire Emblem series. As games progress, the player can gain more units to expand on their army, introducing more diversity into their forces. Recruitment is accomplished by a wide variety of means, usually based on directly talking to other units out in the field.
Methods of recruitment
Event/automatic
In many cases, a unit will automatically join the player's army at the beginning, end or during a chapter, or even while preparing. There are some such units who may require additional criteria to be met for them to appear. In Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, this also extends to conversations which occur at the player's base, which are possible to miss through not viewing the conversation in question. Similarly, this is the only recruitment method in Fire Emblem Gaiden, with recruitment conversations optionally occurring by visiting villages, forts or castles after clearing them of enemies. In Awakening, Donnel is recruited at the start of his paralogue, but will leave the army if he is defeated or does not level up at least once.
Talking to enemies
The most frequent form of recruitment is to use the talk command on specific enemy units with certain characters and persuade them to defect to the player's army. Recruitable enemies are usually readily distinguishable in that they are not generic, actually possess an identifiable name and face, and in most cases are not the chapter's boss.
Examples of this include:
- Castor (Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light/Shadow Dragon)
- Warren (Mystery of the Emblem/New Mystery of the Emblem)
- Ayra (Genealogy of the Holy War First Generation)
- Dalsin (Thracia 776)
- Sin (The Binding Blade)
- Dorcas (The Blazing Blade)
- Joshua (The Sacred Stones)
- Ilyana (Path of Radiance)
- Aran (Radiant Dawn)
- Gaius (Awakening)
- Rhajat (Fates: Birthright/Revelation)
- Lindon (Engage)
Talking to neutral or partner units
A variation on the above, on occasion neutral or partner units will appear on the map and can again be talked to by specific units, typically the army's leader, in order to recruit them.
Examples of this include:
- Lachesis (Genealogy of the Holy War First Generation)
- Asbel (Thracia 776)
- Clarine (The Binding Blade)
- Erk (The Blazing Blade)
- Ross (The Sacred Stones)
- Mia (Path of Radiance)
- Tormod (Radiant Dawn)
- Libra (Awakening)
- Nyx (Fates: Conquest/Revelation)
- Jade (Engage)
Visiting a village
Some units can be recruited by visiting a village in which they reside.
Examples of this include:
- Merric (Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light/Shadow Dragon)
- Marisha (Mystery of the Emblem/New Mystery of the Emblem)
- Ronan (Thracia 776)
- Lugh (The Binding Blade)
- Canas (The Blazing Blade)
- Lute (The Sacred Stones)
- Laurent (Awakening)
- Mitama (Fates: Birthright/Revelation)
Hiring for a fee
Some enemy or neutral units require to be paid a sum of gold in order to be recruited. The payment required varies for each character, but is typically within the range of 10,000G.
Examples of this include:
- Beowolf (Genealogy of the Holy War First Generation)
- Hugh (The Binding Blade; Hugh makes multiple offers of decreasing price, and his stats accordingly become lower for every cheaper offer he makes)
- Farina (The Blazing Blade)
- Rennac (The Sacred Stones, if not recruited by L'Arachel)
- Volke (Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn)
Examples of other requirements
On rare occasions, the recruitment of certain units has more complicated and obscure requirements which typically require a certain amount of prior knowledge to actually succeed.
- In Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, to recruit Lifis, Salem and Misha, they must be captured and not released before their respective chapter's end.
- In Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, to recruit Karla, you have to get Bartre as a level 5 warrior before in the beginning of chapter chapter 31xH, then make fight the two and make both of them survive.
- In Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, two units can only be recruited from the player's second playthrough onward: Pelleas and Lehran. To recruit Pelleas, he must be spared in the opening cutscene of Part III, Chapter 13. To recruit Lehran, the Black Knight must be deployed in the Part I, Endgame, and Ike must fight the Black Knight as an enemy in Part III, Chapter 7 and both must survive.
Inverse recruitment
In Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, in rare instances it is possible for units in the player's army to actually be recruited by the enemy by talking to certain enemy units. The sole unit capable of doing this in Path of Radiance is Jill, who is recruited back into the enemy by talking to Shiharam in Chapter 20; in this case, she cannot be re-recruited by the player. In Part 3 Radiant Dawn, Jill and Zihark can be recruited by members of either army as the player's perspective shifts between them, and will join the opposite side in certain chapters if they speak to certain enemy units (Haar or Mist for Jill, Lethe and Mordecai for Zihark).
Reasons for recruitment
Common reasons for joining the player and examples of characters who did so include:
- Leads the player's group, embarking on a journey for varying reasons (all Lords)
- Acquainted with (Quan and Ethlyn) or serves (Cain and Abel) someone else in the army
- Deserts from the enemy side, due to his/her own will (Heath) being convinced to do so (Roger) or a mixture of both (Devdan)
- Shares an enemy or goal with the army (resistance forces members such as Echidna and Larum)
- Forced into joining (Makalov in Path of Radiance) or has no option other than doing so (Lifis)
- Volunteer soldier (Ronan) or joins out of pure benevolence (Wrys)
- Hired to fight on the player's side (mercenaries such as Gerik and Tethys)
- Personal interests such as finding someone (Priscilla), staying with or protecting someone (Jaffar), improving their skills (Guy) and obtaining money (Dew)
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Recruitment |
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| Japanese |
仲間入り |
Joining (a group); literally "comrade entering". |
| French |
Recrutement |
Recruitment |
