Throughout the game you'll meet many characters, several of whom are more than willing to join your army if helped, saved, or talked to.
Below are all recruitable characters in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, and how to go about having them join you. The lists are divided between characters recruitable by Alm, and those recruitable by Celica.
Units Recruitable by Alm
| Name | Class | Act | How to Recruit |
| Alm | Fighter | 1 | Automatically from the start |
| Lukas | Soldier | 1 | Automatically before leaving Ram Village |
| Gray | Villager | 1 | Automatically before leaving Ram Village |
| Tobin | Villager | 1 | Automatically before leaving Ram Village |
| Kliff | Villager | 1 | Talk to him at the Ram Village Entrance once you can leave |
| Faye | Villager | 1 | Talk to her at the Ram Village Entrance once you can leave |
| Silque | Cleric | 1 | Talk to her at the Mila Shrine in the Thieves’ Shrine |
| Clair | Pegasus Knight | 1 | Automatically at the dungeon cell in the Southern Outpost |
| Clive | Cavalier | 1 | Automatically at the end of the Deliverance HQ |
| Forsyth | Soldier | 1 | Talk to him at the Deliverance HQ entrance after Clive joins |
| Python | Archer | 1 | Talk to him at the Mila Shrine in the Deliverance HQ after Clive joins |
| Luthier | Mage | 3 | Talk to him at the Forest Village Square |
| Mathilda | Paladin | 3 | Talk to her at the dungeon cell in Desaix’s Fortress (if she survived the battle) |
| Delthea | Mage | 3 | Talk to her at the Sluice Gates (if Tatarrah was defeated and she survived the battle) |
| Tatiana | Saint | 4 | Talk to her at the dungeon cell in Nuibaba’s Abode (if Zeke has not been defeated) |
| Zeke | Gold Knight | 4 | Talk to him at the Rigel Village House 1 (if Tatiana was recruited prior to the battle and he survived) |
| Mycen | Gold Knight | 4 | Automatically at the end of the chapter |
Units Recruitable by Celica
| Name | Class | Act | How to Recruit |
| Celica | Priestess | 2 | Automatically from the start |
| Mae | Mage | 2 | Automatically before leaving the Priory |
| Boey | Mage | 2 | Automatically before leaving the Priory |
| Genny | Cleric | 2 | Talk to her at the Priory Entrance once you can leave |
| Saber | Mercenary | 2 | Talk to him at the Novis Greatport Tavern after talking to the Old Timer at the Wharf |
| Valbar | Knight | 2 | Talk to him at the Pirate Throne (if he survived the battle) |
| Kamui | Mercenary | 2 | Talk to him at the Pirate Throne (if he survived the battle); if Valbar is alive, Valbar must join first |
| Leon | Archer | 2 | Talk to him at the Pirate Throne (if he survived the battle); if Valbar is alive, Valbar must join first |
| Palla | Pegasus Knight | 3 | Talk to her at the Zofia Harbor Entrance (if she survived the battle) |
| Catria | Pegasus Knight | 3 | Talk to her at the Zofia Harbor Entrance (if she survived the battle) |
| Atlas | Villager | 3 | Talk to him at the Mountain Village House |
| Jesse | Mercenary | 3 | Talk to him at the dungeon cell in the Desert Stronghold |
| Sonia | Mage | 3 | Talk to her at the War Room in Grieth’s Citadel (if Deen was defeated) |
| Deen | Myrmidon | 3 | Talk to him at the War Room in Grieth’s Citadel (if Sonia was defeated) |
| Est | Pegasus Knight | 3 | Talk to her at the dungeon cell in Grieth’s Citadel |
| Nomah | Sage | 4 | Talk to him at the far end of the Temple of Mila after lowering the water (past the Experience-granting spring) |
| Conrad | Paladin | 4 | Automatically after clearing Dolth Keep |
[Source: Serenes Forest]
