In true tactical RPG fashion, Unicorn Overlord features a huge cast of characters that the players can recruit. Whether you like lupines, angels, and run-of-the-mill humans, this is an eclectic group of soldiers you won’t want to miss. However, don’t expect the game to make it easy. Having a recruitment guide for Unicorn Overlord will make finding those rare units much easier and allow you to increase your ranks in the bloody war for Cornia.
Full Recruitment Guide for Unicorn Overlord
According to Vanillaware, the game’s developers, there are 60 recruitable characters in Unicorn Overlord. This means you’ll spend a lot of time searching far and wide for them and spend even more time trying to create the perfect units. Since it is a long list, this guide is still a work in progress, and we’ll update it as soon as we discover how to recruit more characters.
| Character | Recruitment Conditions |
|---|---|
| Alain | Unlocked by default. |
| Lex | Unlocked by default. |
| Chloe | Unlocked by default. |
| Josef | Unlocked by default. |
| Clive | During the Call to Action quest. |
| Aubin | Complete the Call to Action quest. |
| Hodrick | Available at the start of the Call to Action quest. |
| Travis | Available at the start of the Call to Action quest. |
| Bruno | Head to the southern part of the map and complete the As the Tricorns Ride quest. |
| Yahna | Complete The Ravaged Swamp quest. |
| Sharon | Head to the eastern part of the map and help Ochlys with her side quest. After finishing The Winged Knight, you’ll get Sharon. |
| Ochlys | Complete An Angel’s Request by delivering Divine Shards. |
| Adel | Start Province of Famine. Adel will become playable during the quest. |
| Auch | You can recruit Auch after completing The Self-Effacing Sorcerer. |
| Berenice | Complete The Mercenary’s Trial. |
| Colm | Recruitable after completing The Blade of House Millet. Must bring Alain to the fight. |
| Melisandre | Recruitable after completing The Blade of House Millet. Must bring Alain to the fight. |
| Monica | Complete The Unyielding Shield. |
| Mordon | Spare Mordon after completing The Battle for Barbatimo. |
| Nina | Use Mille to speak to Nina during Uprooting the Rock Rats. |
| Rolf | Complete A Solitary Resistance. |
| Alcina | Complete the post-game quest Dying Breath of a Fallen Empire. |
| Amalia | Complete Drakenhold’s Colliseum. |
| Aramis | Complete the General in Black quest in Drakenhold. |
| Beaumont | Complete the post-game quest Dying Breath of a Fallen Empire. |
| Berengaria | Complete the General in Black quest. |
| Bertrand | Side with Bertrand during the To Resist or To Yield quest. |
| Bryce | Complete the Battle for Solvaquad stage. |
| Celeste | Complete the A Shifting Tide stage. |
| Dinah | Recruitable after completing Ferocious Loyalty. |
| Elgor | Complete the post-game quest Dying Breath of a Fallen Empire. |
| Fran | Complete the Priestess Abducted stage. |
| Gailey | Complete the post-game quest Dying Breath of a Fallen Empire. |
| Gammel | He’ll join after completing A Shifting Tide and if you spared him during his first encounter. |
| Gloucester | Complete The Black Knight of Dunes quest. |
| Govil | Side with them during To Resist or To Yield. |
| Ilenia | Complete the post-game quest Dying Breath of a Fallen Empire. |
| Ithilon | Speak with Ithilon during The Elven Knight whilst controlling a unit with Rosalinde. |
| Jeremy | Complete The Battle for Adopti. |
| Jerome | Complete The Battle for Largion. |
| Kitra | Complete the Priestess Abducted stage. |
| Leah | Complete The Battle for Mier. |
| Lhinalagos | Complete The Resistance Lives On. |
| Liza | Complete The Black Knight of Dunes. |
| Magellan | Complete Beyond the Swirling Sands. |
| Mandrin | Spare him during The Winged Knight and then complete A Shifting Tide. |
| Mille | Complete the post-game quest Dying Breath of a Fallen Empire. |
| Miriam | Complete the Priestess Abducted stage. |
| Morard | Complete Tempest of White. |
| Nigel | Finish the Unicorn Overlord quest. |
| Primm | Talk to her during The General in Black quest. You must keep her alive during the fight. |
| Raenys | Complete Shield to the Sacred. |
| Ramona | Talk to Ramona while controlling a unit containing Yunifi during Tempest of White. |
| Renault | Complete four liberation quests after rescuing Scarlett. |
| Rosalinde | Joins during The Winding Wood quest. |
| Sanatio | Complete The Holy March. |
| Scarlett | Complete the Priestess Abducted stage. |
| Selvie | Start The Sigil’s Trial, Beginner 1 side quest. |
| Tatiana | Allow her to continue her experiments after The Tormented Helm quest. |
| Umerus | During A Faded Flower, don’t kill him and speak to him while controlling a unit with Scarlett. |
| Yunifi | Complete Tempest of White. |
Can You Recruit All Characters in One Playthrough?
According to the developers, you won’t need to play the game twice to unlock all characters. However, there are missable party members such as Nina and others. If you want to recruit everyone, we recommend saving before any battle stage to avoid any mistakes.
Is There Permadeath in Unicorn Overlord?
Another thing we felt was necessary to include in this recruitment guide for Unicorn Overlord was a short section regarding permadeath. Contrary to Fire Emblem or Tactics Ogre Reborn, there isn’t permadeath in the game. This is fantastic, as you won’t lose the characters you worked too hard to get in Unicorn Overlord. Still, that doesn’t mean the game makes things easy for you. Losing a character in combat can hinder a unit’s strength, so bring revival orbs to every fight.
Overall, we feel most of the recruitment requirements in Unicorn Overlord aren’t as difficult as other games of the genre but still require some work. However, the payoff is great. Having an eclectic group of soldiers that range from bipedal wolves to griffin riders is fantastic, so don’t be afraid of exploring Cornia to get as many characters as possible.
