Paradox/Companions

In Monster Girl Quest! Paradox RPG, companions are enemies or NPCs that have decided to join Luka on his journey, offering unique world interactions, affection rewards and a wide variety of combat capabilities.

Recruitment
Most companions can be recruited by simply defeating them in combat. Following every victory, defeated enemies have a chance of asking Luka to join his party.

This chance is based on each species' affinity, which is raised by initiating dialogue with them during battle. Abilities and items can also boost your recruitment rate:

Assuming the base chance from 25 affinity all species start with, the recruitment formula is:

Thus, at 85 affinity and 200% recruit rate, the final chance to recruit Dahlia is:

Be mindful that certain characters have special recruitment conditions, and will not join until they are fulfilled, regardless of affinity or bonuses. Notably, branching story paths will often result in the recruitment of different characters.

Benefits
Luka can travel alongside seven companions at first, with bigger parties becoming possible in later stages (Nine when the party had completed Grand Noah's colosseum arc, then eleven once Luka has dealt with the queens responsible for the assault). Any successfully recruited companions will join Luka's traveling party or be sent to the Pocket Castle.

Four members of the party can be active in combat, while the rest stay in reserve. The party formation can be adjusted outside of combat or at the start of every turn, unless they are disabled by certain status ailments.

While companions can learn and master any job, there are a variety of races among them with different benefits for combat. Additionally, each companion has a unique trait that allows them to excel at certain roles.

Besides combat, companions also have personal benefits. By raising their affection, they will reward you with unique items and equipment, and female companions will fulfill more intimate requests from Luka.

Companions
There are currently 409 recruitable companions, not including Luka. Here you will find a comprehensive and sortable table containing all of their database IDs, given names, starting levels and recruitment methods.

For a list of each companion's starting jobs and races, visit the Companion Jobs and Races page. For rankings of companions based on their battle efficacy, visit the Companion Power Rankings page.

※ Marked companions require specific routes or choices to be recruited.