Partner characters

This article describes partner characters as known in Network Mode. For information more specific to Story and Extra Modes, see partner characters (offline).

Description

Partner characters are non-player characters able to join special missions and engage in combat. If certain requirements are met, some partner characters will give a Partner Card, allowing them to be invited to missions.

Abilities

During certain missions, partner characters will join a team automatically. Partner characters will leave a team if leadership is changed. Only the leader can invite a partner character. A maximum of two partner characters can be invited. Partner machines count as partner characters. Combat is based on each partner character's combat behavior.

• When not engaged in combat, partner characters will follow the leader.

• Separation from the leader can cause partner characters to teleport to the leader's location.

• A partner character's level is based on the leader's character level. Level caps do not apply to partner characters.

• Partner characters do not appear in lobbies.

• Partner characters can travel through closed barriers but not solid objects.

• Partner characters can trigger traps. Partner characters cannot activate switches.

• Incapacitated partner characters fully revive after 20 seconds.

• Most partner characters are equipped with a TECHNIC weapon linked with Resta.

• Some partner characters change equipment at various character levels.

• A partner character's items have store bought attribute rates. Equipment requirements do not apply to partner characters.

• Cast and Beast partner characters have racial abilities at level one which cannot be activated until level twenty.

• Photon arts level caps do not apply to partner characters. Photon Points do not apply to partner characters.

Partner characters otherwise have the same capabilities as player characters.

A partner character has gender, race, type, weapons, photon arts, line shields, units, Partner Card, stats, voice, chat shortcuts, etc.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Obtainable partner cards

Name	Card comment	Card requirements	Mission participation	Level
Laia Martinez	I hate scoundrels and liars.	Episode 2 Chapter 1,	Episode 2 All Chapters, United Front, Episode 3 Chapter 1, Episode 3 Chapter 2,	+3
Lou	I will help if necessary.	CAST Tutorial, or Episode 2 Chapter 2,	SEED-Form Purge, Episode 2 Chapter 2, Episode 2 Chapter 10,	+3
Hyuga Ryght	Please let me know if I can be of assistance.	Human Tutorial, or Episode 2 Chapter 3,	SEED-Form Purge Episode 2 Chapter 3, Episode 3 Chapter 3,	+3
Maya Shidow	Let me know if you need help with your equipment!	Newman Tutorial, or Episode 2 Chapter 4,	SEED-Form Purge, Episode 2 Chapter 4, Episode 2 Chapter 6, Episode 3 Chapter 1,	+3
Leogini Santosa Berafort	Call me Leo. If you ever need any help, I'll be there!	Beast Tutorial, or Episode 2 Chapter 7,	SEED-Form Purge, Episode 2 Chapter 7, Episode 2 Chapter 10,	+3
Tonnio Rhima	I'll give you a hand if I'm bored!	Episode 2 Chapter 9,	Episode 2 Chapter 9, Episode 2 Chapter 10,	+3
Lumia Waber	I'm still new at this, but I'll do my best!	Episode 3 Chapter 1,	Episode 3 Chapter 1, Episode 3 Chapter 2, Episode 3 Chapter 3,	-5
Alfort Tylor	I try not to kill people or rob the poor.	Episode 2 Chapter 10, defeat Tylor, and Episode 3 Chapter 2,	United Front, Episode 3 Chapter 2,	+5
Bruce Boyde	I'll go anywhere and supply you with anything.	S rank Bruce's Dungeon S,	Bruce's Dungeon, Invisible Road, The Protectors α,	+3
Fullyen Curtz	AMF 177th Anti-SEED squadron leader.	Episode 3 Chapter 4,	Invisible Road, The Protectors α,	+5
Lucaim Nav	I'll make a Guardian out of you yet.	Episode 3 Chapter 5,	Episode 2 Chapter 5, Elements of Unrest,	+5
Ethan Waber	Gimme a call if you want to go save the world together!	Episode 3 Chapter 6,	none	+5
Karen Erra	I may not be around much.	--	Deadly Brilliance,	+3
Partner machines	Please use this card when I can be of service.	Production Level 80+	none	+10

Unobtainable partner cards

Name	Card comment	Mission participation	Level
Ethan Waber (rogue)	I'm not a Guardian now, but I'll still protect the world!	Episode 2 Chapter 8, Episode 2 Chapter 10, Deadly Brilliance, Episode 3 Chapter 1, Episode 3 Chapter 3,	+5
Fullyen Curtz (without hetmet)	AMF 177th Anti-SEED squadron leader.	Episode 2 Chapter 3,	+5
Kanal Tomrain	?	Episode 2 Chapter 8,	-3
Remlia Norphe	For the koltova, trust Green Green Farm!	Invisible Road, The Protectors α,	+0
Liina Sukaya	I'm the first mate of the Landeel.	United Front,	+3
Mirei Mikuna (Karen Erra)	Call me Karen-- I'll always be a Guardian at heart.	Deadly Brilliance,	+3
Obel Dallgun	For safety, security and peace of mind.	Elements of Unrest,	+5
Hal	This is Hal, from GC5! What's new with you?	Elements of Unrest,	+0
Maira Klein	?	Episode 3 Chapter 1,	-10
Lou (without hat)	I will help if necessary.	Episode 3 Chapter 4,	+3
Obel	?	Episode 3 Chapter 5,	+5
Ash	?	Maximum Attack G,	+20
Rupika	?	Maximum Attack G,	+20
Sue	?	Maximum Attack G,	+40
Kireek	?	Maximum Attack G,	+60