In order to recruit enemy characters in battle you’ll need to use the Persuade option. This will first require Strategy Points which you can collect from each and every battle you undertake. As you start up the next fight, your pre-battle menu will give you the option of spending Strategy Points on a Persuade option relating to an enemy character. Spend your Strategy Points on this option.
Once done, you can encounter this character in battle. Don’t kill them quickly, just battle them slowly. After a short fight, you’ll be given the option to use the Persuade command during battle. Once done your objective will swap to “defeat and recruit,” meaning they’ll join your team once the battle has concluded. Nice.
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There is a small selection of secret characters you can recruit which will not require the Persuade option.
Recruiting Byleth
We already have a guide on how to recruit Byleth, so make sure to read through that guide before Chapter 10. Recruiting Byleth is necessary for another character later in the story.
Recruiting Rhea, Sothis, Arval
These characters will only join your team once you’ve reached Chapter 4 in New Game+ – yep, that’s a lot of effort to go through. You’ll be able to spend 60 renown on each character to have them join you, however, Arval will only be available if you already have Byleth from your previous playthrough. Make sure not to miss them!
Recruiting the Gatekeeper
Despite Arval seeming like a difficult enough character to finally have in your team, there is one more character – the Gatekeeper. This generic NPC is finally being given its own lease on life in Three Hopes.
From what we know so far, it seems that the Gatekeeper will become available to players on New Game+ 3 after playing through a decent portion of each path, in addition to recruiting all other available characters. Players have reported unlocking the character after completing one of these tasks or the other, but if nothing pops it’s best to try completing both.
Written by GLHF.