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Final Fantasy Resonance Characters and Recruitment
Meet the Final Fantasy Resonance party, see when everyone joins, compare their battle roles, and find personal substories that improve their attributes.
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Who joins your party?
Rain, Lasswell, Fina, Lid, Nichol, Jake, Sakura, and Archwitch Fina make up the permanent party in Final Fantasy Resonance. All eight join automatically through the story, with recruitment complete in Chapter 5.
You do not need a secret recruitment quest to collect the main cast. Their personal substories provide permanent attribute improvements. Visions expand a character's available skills without adding another permanent party member.
Every party member, role, and recruitment chapter
| Character | Battle Role | What They Do | How to Recruit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain | Sentinel | Protects allies, takes defensive duties, and supports the team with buffs. | Chapter 1 starting character. |
| Lasswell | Breaker | Targets enemy weaknesses and manipulates the stagger gauge. | Chapter 1 starting character. |
| Fina | Medic | Keeps the party healthy with healing. | Joins through the story in Chapter 1. |
| Lid | Commando | Deals damage using a gadget-focused kit and Mechabo abilities. | Joins through the story in Chapter 2. |
| Nichol | Synergist | Strengthens allies with buffs, including defense and stagger support. | Joins through the story in Chapter 3. |
| Jake | Commando | Handles physical damage and can build around critical hits. | Joins through the story in Chapter 4. |
| Sakura | Commando | Specializes in powerful magic damage. | Joins through the story in Chapter 5. |
| Archwitch Fina | Saboteur | Weakens enemies with debuffs. | Permanently joins through the story in Chapter 5. |
Use the joining chapter to check your story progress when someone has not arrived yet. The table covers the full-game roster, while the demo covers the opening through Chapter 1. Later recruits belong to the continuing full-game story.
Party members, Visions, and story guests
Permanent party members have their own attributes, roles, progression, and personal stories. Visions are echoes of Final Fantasy heroes that you equip to those characters, adding skills and options for party customization. Temporary story guests are a separate category from both your permanent recruits and your collectible Visions.
Your character's role gives you a starting point for choosing a setup. A commando Vision can add attacking options to a breaker, while a medic Vision can combine healing with a synergist's support. Choose a pairing that gives the character something useful to do when their usual job is already covered.
For example, Rain's Provoke ability draws attacks toward him and pairs well with Warrior of Light's counterattacking abilities. Sakura can pair with Terra for magic support and elemental coverage. Think of these as ways to develop the recruits already in your party, rather than additional characters to recruit.
Personal substories and permanent character upgrades
Look for optional quests marked with a blue exclamation point to develop the cast beyond story recruitment. These personal substories grant permanent character attribute improvements. Complete all eight to earn Conscience Renewed.
| Character | Personal Substory | Available From | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain | A New Leaf | Chapter 8 | Airship |
| Lasswell | The Twin Titleholders | Chapter 7 | Gaberada |
| Fina | Shimmering Reflections | Chapter 6 | Mysidia |
| Lid | Beyond the Blue | Chapter 5 | Dilmagia |
| Nichol | Nichol's Duty | Chapter 5 | Olderion |
| Jake | Token Legacy | Chapter 6 | Zoldaad |
| Sakura | Mysidia Ever Blooming | Chapter 6 | Mysidia |
| Archwitch Fina | Last Respite | Chapter 5 | Grandshelt |
Start with a substory whose chapter and location fit your current progress. The reward is permanent character growth, so these quests remain useful after you have recruited the full party. Mysidia is worth keeping on your route for both Fina's and Sakura's personal stories.
How to develop each recruit
- Return to the personal substories as their chapters become available. Follow the named quests and locations in the table for permanent attribute improvements. Keep advancing the main story when your goal is recruiting the remaining party members.
What changes if you are playing the demo?
The demo covers the opening through Chapter 1, so use it to start developing your early party. It caps characters at level 15 and Vision mastery at rank five. Choose goals within those limits when deciding whether to keep fighting for upgrades. Demo save progress carries into the full game, where you can continue the adventure.
