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Unicorn Overlord recruitment guide: How to recruit all characters

So. Many. Characters.

Anyka Pettigrew

Published: Mar 13, 2024 12:32 pm

With 70 unique characters to recruit in this strategy RPG, it can be overwhelming knowing you may miss a dozen or so characters during your playthrough. With that in mind, this recruitment guide will cover how to recruit all characters in Unicorn Overlord for your convenience.

How to recruit all characters in Unicorn Overlord

While you can miss recruiting certain characters by deciding to spare or execute them, others are attainable through completing side and main quests. To grow your liberation army, you’ll need a ton of characters on your side, so this recruitment guide will tell you how to recruit them all in Unicorn Overlord.

Character	Class	How to recruit
Scarlett	Priestess	Complete “The Priestess, Abducted.”
Lex	Fighter	Complete “The Unicorn Ring.”
Chloe	Soldier	Complete “The Unicorn Ring.”
Josef	Paladin	Complete “The Unicorn Ring.”
Clive	Knight	Complete “Call to Action.”
Hodrick	Hoplite	Complete “Call to Action.”
Travis	Thief	Complete “Call to Action.”
Aubin	Housecarl	Complete “Call to Action.”
Rolf	Hunter	Complete “A Solitary Resistance.”
Gammel	Rogue	Free Gammel in “A Solitary Resistance”, then complete “A Shifting Tide.”

Sharon	Cleric	Accept her offer during “The Winged Knight.”
Mandrin	Sniper	Free Mandrin in “The Winged Knight”, then complete “A Shifting Tide.”
Ochlys	Feathersword	Complete “The Winged Knight”, then start “An Angel’s Request” and give Ochlys 30 Divine Shards.
Bruno	Gladiator	Complete “As the Tricorns Ride.”
Mordon	Warrior	Spare Mordon after completing “The Battle for Barbatimo.”
Adel	Knight	Complete “Province of Famine.”
Fran	Gryphon Knight	Complete “Province of Famine”, then complete “The Priestess, Abducted.”
Yahna	Witch	Complete “The Ravaged Swamp.”
Nina	Warrior	Speak to Nina as Mille’s unit during “Uprooting the Rock Rat.”
Berenice	Sellsword	Accept her offer in “The Mercenary’s Trial.”

Selvie	Shaman	Accept her offer and complete “Sigil’s Trial, Beginner 1.”
Auch	Wizard	Spare Auch after completing “The Self-Effacing Sorcerer.”
Melisandre	Swordfighter	Spare Melisandre in “The Blade of House Meillet.”
Colm	Fighter	Recruit Melisandre in “The Blade of House Meillet.”
Tatiana	Cleric	Allow her to continue her experiments in “The Tormented Helm.”
Monica	Radiant Knight	Accept her offer in “The Unyielding Shield.”
Kitra	Warrior	Complete “The Priestess, Abducted.”
Miriam	Radiant Knight	Complete “The Priestess, Abducted.”
Renault	Great Knight	Complete four Liberation quests in Drakenhold after “The Priestess, Abducted.”
Primm	Cleric	Complete “The General in Black.”

Berengaria	Dark Marquess	Speak to her as Alain’s unit in “The General in Black”, then complete “Heir to the Dragonlands.”
Aramis	Swordfighter	Speak to her as Primm’s unit in “The General in Black.”
Leah	Swordfighter	Complete “The Battle for Mier.”
Virginia	Crusader	Complete “The Battle for Mier.”
Liza	Arbalist	Complete “Black Knight of the Dunes.”
Gloucester	Dark Knight	Complete “Black Knight of the Dunes.”
Magellan	Sellsword	Complete “Beyond the Swirling Sands.”
Hilda	Wyvern Knight	Speak to her as Primm’s unit in “The Champion of Order”, then speak to her again after the quest.
Amalia	Dreadnought	Defeat her in the Coliseum.
Gilbert	Prince	Speak to him in “Heir to the Dragonlands.”

Jeremy	Sellsword	Spare Jeremy in “The Battle for Adopti.”
Celeste	Gryphon Master	Complete “A Shifting Tide.”
Rosalinde	Elven Augur	Complete “The Winding Wood.”
Ithilion	Elven Fencer	Speak to him as Rosaline’s unit in “The Elven Knight.”
Lhinalagos	Elven Archer	Complete “The Resistance Lives On.”
Railanor	Elven Fencer	Complete “The Battle for Voryatan.”
Galadmir	Elven Archer	Complete “Bowman of the Setting Sun.”
Ridiel	Elven Archer	Complete “A Half-Elf’s Resolve.”
Eltolinde	Elven Sibyl	Complete “O’er Wood and Water.”
Yunifi	Snow Ranger	Complete “Tempest of White.”

Morard	Werelion	Complete “Tempest of White.”
Dinah	Werefox	Complete “Ferocious Loyalty.”
Ramona	Wereowl	Speak to her as Yunifi’s unit in “Tempest of White.”
Bryce	Legionnaire	Complete “The Battle of Solvaquad” (only after recruiting Nina).
Govil	Werewolf	Side with Govil or fight him with Bertrand in “To Resist or To Yield.”
Bertrand	Werebear	Side with Bertrand or fight him with Govil in “To Resist or To Yield.”
Umerus	Feathersword	Speak to him as Scarlett’s unit and spare him in “A Faded Flower.”
Sanatio	Featherstaff	Complete “The Holy March.”
Fodoquia	Feathershield	Complete “The Battle for Peyston.”
Jerome	Great Knight	Complete “The Battle for Largion.”

Raenys	Featherbow	Complete “Shield to the Sacred.”
Hermann	Legionnaire	Complete “Unicorn Overlord.”
Nigel	Dark Marquess	Complete “Unicorn Overlord.”
Ilenia	Valkyria	Complete “Dying Breath of an Empire Fallen.”
Beaumont	Legionnaire	Complete “Dying Breath of an Empire Fallen.”
Alcina	Dark Marquess	Complete “Dying Breath of an Empire Fallen.”
Gailey	Sergeant	Complete “Dying Breath of an Empire Fallen.”
Mille	Warrior	Complete “Dying Breath of an Empire Fallen.”
Elgor	Dark Marquess	Complete “Dying Breath of an Empire Fallen.”

Are there missable recruits in Unicorn Overlord?

Unfortunately, you can miss 21 characters in Unicorn Overlord. This means that you will not be able to obtain every single recruit in one playthrough due to some of the decisions you must make during quests. If you follow the instructions above, you’ll be able to avoid missing them, but otherwise here are all the recruits that you can miss out on:

All missable recruits

Gammel, Mandrin, Mordon, Nina, Berenice, Selvie, Auch, Melisandre, Colm, Tatiana, Monica, Berengaria, Aramis, Hilda, Gilbert, Jeremy, Ithilion, Ramona, Bryce, Govil, Bertrand.

Make sure to keep an eye out for these characters in your game, since they can easily be missed if you don’t complete their recruitment requirements. Not only are these characters good on the battlefield, but a majority of them serve as romance options as well!

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Anyka Pettigrew

Anyka Pettigrew has been a Staff Writer for PC Invasion since November 2023 and a Contributing Writer since February 2023. She is a Canadian graduate of a Bachelor of Arts degree who has been writing in games journalism for four years. Anyka is an avid guides writer but also enjoys writing anything from news pieces, to reviews, and even opinion pieces. Having a never-ending passion for video games for as long as she can remember got her into a plethora of genres like action adventure, RPGs, horror, survival etc. Some of her favorite franchises are God of War, Persona, The Last of Us, Zelda, and Resident Evil. She also enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi books, as well as drawing digital art. Anyka also regularly listens to podcasts on gaming news from 'Kinda Funny Games', and 'Play, Watch, Listen'.