When Does Every Party Member Join In Metaphor: ReFantazio?

Metaphor: ReFantazio features eight playable characters: the protagonist and seven companions who join throughout the adventure. While Gallica is present from the start, her combat role is limited initially. New party members join on specific in-game dates, tied to story events. Note: reading further may reveal minor story spoilers regarding party member recruitment.

Important Spoiler Warning: This article reveals when each party member joins your team in Metaphor: ReFantazio.

Party Member Recruitment Timeline:

Each character awakens to a unique Archetype, usable by any party member once unlocked. Some early companions are initially AI-controlled until their Archetype activation.

• Storhl (Warrior): Joins on 6/5 (Border Fort events), but his Archetype awakens on 6/6 (Nord Mines). Until then, he's AI-controlled.

• Grius: Joins after the Border Fort events, becoming a playable character on 6/6 after Storhl's awakening. Grius doesn't undergo the same Archetype awakening as others.

• Hulkenberg (Knight): Interacts with the party from 6/10, fully joining and awakening her Archetype during the 6/11 boss fight.

• Heismay (Thief): His awakening and party integration occur on 7/4, within the main dungeon of Martira during a largely linear story segment.

• Junah (Masked Dancer): Junah joins the party upon her Archetype awakening on 8/13.

• Eupha (Summoner): Eupha's recruitment is flexible. Completing the Dragon Temple Dungeon anytime between 8/19 and 9/4 adds her to the party for the final boss fight. Her Bond quest, however, begins after this deadline.

• Basilio (Berserker): Awakens and joins on 9/11 (Saint's Day events), though combat use is only available from the following day onwards, depending on player choices.