Companions

Discover all six companions in The Outer Worlds 2, learn how to recruit them, and understand their unique skills, perks, and abilities to aid you in your journey.

There are six companions in The Outer Worlds 2 that can be recruited throughout the game. Recruiting them and completing their personal quest lines can unlock four trophies: Best Friend, One For All, Anything For a Friend, and All For One. Additionally, the companion ability can be used to earn the Got Your Back trophy.

Companions offer several benefits when traveling with your party. They are effective at combat, can increase your carrying capacity, and significantly boost your effective skill levels. The boost to skills can be substantial, especially if you invest points into the Inspiration skill. Companions have their own weapons and armor, but you can equip them with better gear. Items equipped on companions do not degrade, and their weapons do not consume your ammunition.

Companions level up alongside the player. Investing points in Determination increases their health, while Inspiration increases their damage output. They also gain a Perk every five levels, starting at level 5. These Perks can be either generic or companion-specific. Completing a companion's personal quest grants them an additional character-specific perk.

Companion Perks

Companions and Supernova Difficulty

On Supernova difficulty, companions die permanently when reduced to 0 HP. To minimize this risk, consider perks like Healthy, Shake It Off, and Second Wind. Be cautious when using melee-focused companion abilities like Parvati, Felix, and SAM against groups of enemies. Set their AI to engage at range if necessary. Until you have invested significantly in Determination, using the Defensive AI setting is recommended over Aggressive.

Parvati Holcomb

Parvati is a mechanic found in Edgewater. She can be recruited immediately after speaking with the mayor.

• Skills: Persuade (74), Lockpick (84), Engineering (88)
• Perks: Bonus Support Engineering (+10 Engineering), Mod Finder (+10% chance to find mods), Synchronicity (+25% TTD Meter when Parvati uses her ability)
• Final Perk: Enchanted Evening (Food and Drink Effect Duration +25%)
• Ability: Overload (Slams Impact Hammer to create a shockwave that stuns enemies)

Parvati offers bonuses to Persuade and Lockpick, which are very useful. Her Overload ability provides excellent crowd control.

Vicar Maximillian DeSoto

Max is the vicar in Edgewater. He joins your crew after you complete his recruitment quest, The Illustrated Manual.

• Skills: Intimidate (77), Hack (81), Science (81)
• Perks: Bonus Support Hack (+10 Hack), Sermon (+20% Dialog Combat Effects Duration), Mad Max (+20% Science Weapon damage)
• Final Perk: Tuned In (+50% Drug Duration)
• Ability: Trickshot (blasts an enemy with a Sawed-Off Shotgun)

Max provides useful skill bonuses, particularly in Hack and Science. His Trickshot ability is a single-target attack.

Felix Millstone

Felix is a stowaway on Groundbreaker. He joins your crew once your ship is no longer impounded.

• Skills: Persuade (81), Sneak (80), Lockpick (77)
• Perks: Bonus Support Persuade (+10 Persuade), Bootlickers! (+20% Damage to Cowering Enemies), Rebellion (+20% Damage to Corporate Military)
• Final Perk: Self Governed (+50% Post Armor Damage to Corporate Military)
• Ability: Dropkick (a flying kick to a single enemy)

Felix offers bonuses to Persuade and Sneak. His perks are situational, and his Dropkick ability is a single-target attack.

Ellie Fenhill

Ellie can be found in the Sick Bay on Groundbreaker. She joins your crew after you complete her recruitment quest, Worst Contact.