Comprehensive guide to recruiting every character in Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition. Learn locations, requirements, and steps for each party member.
This guide details how to recruit each of the playable characters in Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition. It is divided into sections based on game progression.
Part 1: Up to Viper Manor
- Poshul — Arni Village (Home World). Find the Hecklan Bone in the tavern's back room and show it to Poshul outside the chief’s residence. Alternatively, joins with Leena later.
- Leena — Arni Village (Another World). At Cape Howl, decline Kid’s request to join. Leena joins the next day.
- Mojo — Arni Village (Another World). Obtain the Shark Tooth from the fisherman in the upper-right house (Home World). Show it to the same fisherman in Another World after the Cape Howl battle.
- Kid — Termina (Another World). Inspect Viper’s statue in Termina. Kid offers to join after suggesting breaking into the manor. Declining means she joins later.
- Nikki — Shadow Forest (Another World). After recruiting Kid, go to the Magical Dreamers boat in Termina's docks. Speak to the man in the top-right corner; Nikki enters. Agree to her plan, go to Shadow Forest, and save Nikki from monsters. Cannot recruit Pierre or Guile.
- Pierre — Termina (Another World). After recruiting Kid, visit the smithy's back room in Termina. Speak to Pierre, then go to the garden to get the Hero’s Medal from a running kid. Give it to Pierre. Cannot recruit Nikki or Guile.
- Guile — Termina (Another World). After recruiting Kid, visit the bar near Termina's entrance. Guile is near the counter and can be invited. Cannot recruit Nikki or Pierre.
Part 2: Up to Fort Dragonia
- Greco — Termina (Another World). After Viper Manor, go to Termina's shrine area. Watch the funeral, then visit Greco in his home.
- NeoFio — Viper Manor (Another World). Get the Green Tinkler from the dwarf in Guldove's tavern. Use it to progress through Hydra Marshes (Another World) and get the Life Sparkle. Return to Viper Manor and use the Life Sparkle at the roof pond.
- Razzly — Hydra Marshes (Home World). Available in the Save Kid branch. From the entrance, head west in Hydra Marshes. Defeat the Beeba, Wingapede, and Pentapus to rescue Razzly.
- Korcha — Termina (Another World). . Temporarily joins when leaving Guldove. Permanently joins after Kid recovers and you borrow his boat.
- Glenn — Termina (Another World). Available in the Leave Kid branch. Joins after leaving Guldove and borrowing Macha’s boat.
- Macha — Termina (Another World). . Joins immediately after Glenn.
- Mel — Guldove (Another World). . After Kid recovers, chase Mel. Once you have Korcha’s boat, return to Guldove and visit her with Kid.
- Skelly — Termina (Another World). Obtain Skelly’s bones (locations on his page), then visit the house right of Viper’s statue.
- Pip — S.S. Invincible (Another World). In the area before the second save crystal (before the boss fight). Pip's cage in Viper Manor doesn't need to be opened, but can be.
- Doc — Guldove (Another World). . After the S.S. Invincible and before completing Mt Pyre, return to Guldove and check on Kid.
Part 3: Up to Tower of Geddon
- Lynx — Fort Dragonia (Another World). Automatically joins upon reaching the endpoint of Fort Dragonia.
- Sprigg — Temporal Vortex. Automatically joins while stranded in the strange world. Shake loose the berry, then run into her house while she is outside.
- Harle — Temporal Vortex. Automatically joins while stranded in the strange world. After her speech, keep opening doors in the same direction as the Serge illusion.
- Radius — Arni Village (Home World). Back in the real world, go to Opassa Beach to use the Astral Amulet. When it fails, return home. Radius joins after you beat him in a fight.
- Zappa — Termina (Home World). Visit the smithy in Termina.
- Van — Termina (Home World). Visit the house past the smithy in Termina.
- Funguy — Shadow Forest (Home World). Enter the tunnel towards Viper Manor. Rescue a man who gives you a Mushroom. Show this to the man in the hidden cave where a Skelly bone was found (and Nikki was hiding).
- Norris — Viper Manor (Home World). Automatically joins when you visit him in his makeshift base in the basement.
- Draggy — Fort Dragonia (Home World). Obtain the Big Egg from Fossil Valley (Another World). At Fort Dragonia (Home World), deactivate all crystals to make the central elevator appear (or wait until Steena is recruited). Ride the elevator down and place the egg in the incubator.
- Starky — Sky Dragon Isle (Home World). Obtain the Star Fragment from El Nido Triangle (Home World). Go to Sky Dragon Isle (Home World) and inspect the chest to fight a supersized Starky. Beat him to recruit him.
- Janice — S.S. Zelbess (Home World). Defeat her in Grand Slam 3 times.
- Irenes — S.S. Zelbess (Home World). After defeating the Sage of Marbule, ride the cable car to the Magical Dreamers ship to speak with Nikki. This starts the sidequest to restore Marbule.
- Sneff — S.S. Zelbess (Home World). After beating the Sage of Marbule, visit the casino, then the backstage room where Sneff and performers are.
Part 4: Rest of the Game
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