There are 22 recruitable and playable characters in Xenoblade Chronicles X. See all recruitable characters, all NPCs, how to recruit characters, their classes, and more in this guide!

All Playable Characters and How to Recruit

All Recruitable Characters

Several characters in Xenoblade Chronicles X can be recruited to join your party, each having their own unique set of abilities and backgrounds, all meant to help you during your exploration of Mira.

Most characters can be recruited as you play through the story missions, while some characters require you to meet certain criteria, such as completing Affinity Missions before being able to recruit them.

DLC Characters from the JP Wii U Version are Included in the Definitive Edition

The DLC characters from the Japanese version of the game, H.B., Boze, Yelv, and Alexa, are already included in the Western release for Wii U, and the same applies to the definitive version on the Switch.

Definitive Edition Exclusive Characters

There are currently three new playable characters exclusive to the Definitive Edition on the Switch: Neilnail, Liesel, Ga Jiarg, and Al! Al is part of the Epilogue, new content exclusive for the definitive edition.

List of All Characters

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Cross			Elma			Lin			Nagi
Irina			Gwin			Doug			Lao
L			Frye			Boze			Celica
Alexa			H.B.			Mia			Murderess
Phog			Yelv			Hope			Neilnail
Liesel				Ga Jiarg				Al

Cross

Cross	Class	Drifter
	Division	Choose Any Division
	Age	Unknown
	Tier
	Voice Actor	EN Voice Actor: Unknown JP Voice Actor: Unknown
How to Recruit
Start the game as him/her after customizing your character.

Cross Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Elma

Elma	Class	Full Metal Jaguar
	Division	Reclaimers
	Age	29
	Tier
	Voice Actor	Caitlin Glass (EN) Houko Kuwashima (JP)
How to Recruit
Elma is recruited and automatically joins the party during the Prologue.

Elma Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Lin

Lin	Class	Shield Trooper
	Division	Outfitters
	Age	13
	Tier
	Voice Actor	Cassandra Lee Morris (EN) Mariya Ise (JP)
How to Recruit
Lin can be recruited by interacting with her after meeting her for the first time during the events of Chapter 1.

Lin Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Nagi

Nagi	Class	Duelist
	Division	New LA Defense Secretary
	Age	57
	Tier
	Voice Actor	John Demita (EN) Takayuki Sugou (JP)
How to Recruit
Nagi can be recuited after completing the mission Nagi's Time. Nagi cannot be recruited during any Story Missions.

Nagi Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Irina

Irina	Class	Psycorruptor
	Division	Interceptor
	Age	27
	Tier
	Voice Actor	Carrie Keranen (EN) Nao Takamori (JP)
How to Recruit
Irina can be recruited by interacting with her after the events of Chapter 3.

Irina Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Gwin

Gwin	Class	Samurai Gunner
	Division	Interceptor
	Age	24
	Tier
	Voice Actor	Michael Sinterniklaas (EN) Yuichi Nakamura (JP)
How to Recruit
Gwin can be recruited by interacting with him after the events of Chapter 3.

Gwin Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Doug

Doug	Class	Blast Fencer
	Division	Harrier
	Age	30
	Tier
	Voice Actor	Patrick Seitz (EN) Rikiya Koyama (JP)
How to Recruit
Doug can be recruited by interacting with him after the events of Chapter 3.

Doug Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Lao

Lao	Class	Partisan Eagle
	Division	Pathfinder
	Age	31
	Tier
	Voice Actor	Matthew Mercer (EN) Keiji Fujiwara (JP)
How to Recruit
Lao can be recruited during the events of Chapter 4. After accepting Chapter 9, Lao can no longer be recuited.

Lao Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

L

L	Class	Shield Trooper
	Division	Wanderer
	Age	Unknown
	Tier
	Voice Actor	Ray Chase (EN) Ryotaro Okiayu (JP)
How to Recruit
L can be recruited by interacting with him after the events of Chapter 4.

L Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Frye

Frye	Class	Samurai Gunner
	Division	Interceptor
	Age	30
	Tier
	Voice Actor	Doug Erholtz (EN) Kazuya Nakai (JP)
How to Recruit
Frye can be recuited by interacting with him after completing the mission Bottom's Up.

Frye Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Boze

Boze	Class	Partisan Eagle
	Division	Harrier
	Age	54
	Tier
	Voice Actor	Chris Jai Alex (EN) Masaki Terasoma (JP)
How to Recruit
Boze can be recuited by interacting with him after completing the mission The Mad Monk.

Boze Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Celica

Celica	Class	Psycorruptor
	Division	Prospector
	Age	18
	Tier
	Voice Actor	Mela Lee (EN) Satomi Sato (JP)
How to Recruit
Celica can be recuited by interacting with her after completing the missions New in New LA and Manhunt.

Celica Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Alexa

Alexa	Class	Partisan Eagle
	Division	Outfitter
	Age	21
	Tier
	Voice Actor	Cherami Leigh (EN) Ikumi Nakagami (JP)
How to Recruit
Alexa technically joins your party once you set out for Sylvalum. After you've completed the necessary objectives to finish the affinity mission, she will become a permanent addition to your party.

Alexa Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

H.B.

H.B.	Class	Shield Trooper
	Division	Pathfinder
	Age	28
	Tier
	Voice Actor	DC Douglas (EN) Nobunaga Shimazaki (JP)
How to Recruit
H.B can be recuited by interacting with him after completing the mission A New Rival.

H.B. Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Mia

Mia	Class	Psycorruptor
	Division	Curator
	Age	19
	Tier
	Voice Actor	Megan Hollingshead (EN) Hisako Kanemoto (JP)
How to Recruit
Mia can be recruited after completing the quest chain started by Mamma Mia! in Chapter 3 and ending with Mia is Missing! in Chapter 11.

Mia Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Murderess

Murderess	Class	Winged Viper
	Division	Curator
	Age	26
	Tier
	Voice Actor	Karen Strassman (EN) Megumi Toyoguchi (JP)
How to Recruit
Murderess can be recuited by interacting with her after completing the mission My Dream.

Murderess Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Phog

Phog	Class	Winged Viper
	Division	Prospector
	Age	24
	Tier
	Voice Actor	Jessie Grelle (EN) Kouki Miyata (JP)
How to Recruit
Phog can be recuited by interacting with him after completing the mission Foggy Dilemma.

Phog Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Yelv

Yelv	Class	Blast Fencer
	Division	Reclaimer
	Age	22
	Tier
	Voice Actor	Kaiji Tang (EN) Wataru Hatano (JP)
How to Recruit
Yelv can be recuited by interacting with him after completing the mission Meeting Yelv.

Yelv Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Hope

Hope	Class	Psycorruptor
	Division	Mediator
	Age	24
	Tier
	Voice Actor	Alexis Tipton (EN) Madoka Yonezawa (JP)
How to Recruit
Hope can be recuited by interacting with her after completing the mission Hope Springs Eternal.

Hope Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Neilnail

Neilnail	Class	Full Metal Jaguar
	Division	Cosmoarchaeologist
	Age	Unknown
	Tier	-
	Voice Actor	EN Voice Actor: Unknown Yoko Hikasa (JP)
How to Recruit
Neilnail is recruited automatically after finishing The Qlurian Archaeologist affinity mission.

Neilnail Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Liesel

Liesel	Class	Partisan Eagle
	Division	Test Pilot
	Age	Unknown
	Tier	-
	Voice Actor	EN Voice Actor: Unknown Manami Numakura (JP)
How to Recruit
Liesel is recruited automatically after finishing New Skell on the Block affinity mission.

Liesel Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Ga Jiarg

Ga Jiarg	Class	Galactic Knight
	Division	Mercenary Warlord
	Age	30
	Tier	-
	Voice Actor	Jamieson Price (EN) Tetsu Inada (JP)
How to Recruit
Ga Jiarg is recruited automatically after finishing A Challenger Approaches affinity mission.

Ga Jiarg Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

Al

Al	Class	Duelist
	Division	Hero
	Age	Unknown
	Tier	-
	Voice Actor	EN Voice Actor: Unknown JP Voice Actor: Unknown
How to Recruit
Al is recruited automatically after finishing Chapter 13 (Act 1): Cause and Effect.

Al Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

All Non-Playable Characters

Character	Race	Gender	Age
Dagahn	Ganglion	Male	Unknown
Ga Buidhe	Wrothian	Female	27
Goetia	Ganglion	Female	Unknown
Luxaar	Ganglion	Male	Unknown
Maurice	Human	Male	65
Rock	Gaur	Male	Unknown
Ryyz	Ganglion	Female	Unknown
Tatsu	Nopon	Male	13
Vandham	Human	Male	48

Non-Playable Characters in Xenoblade Chronicles X appear as helpful characters that you encounter during your travels, but these characters cannot join your party.

How Many Recruitable Characters are There?

22 Recruitable Characters

Aside from Cross, there are 22 Recruitable Characters that can join your party during certain points of the game.

Each recruitable character has their own requirement to be able to join your party, so make sure to accomplish them if you wish to recruit a specific character!

How to Recruit Characters

Progress Story Missions

A majority of the Recruitable Characters can be recruited into your party after completing specific Story Missions.

Some characters even join you during Story Missions, with the option to recruit them again after you complete the Mission!

List of All Story Missions | Chapter Walkthrough

Complete Affinity Missions

Some characters can only be recruited after completing Affinity Missions. Make sure to raise affinity with these characters in order to unlock their Affinity Missions and eventually recruit them!

List of All Affinity Missions

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