Lost one of the main story characters - Should I reload?

[Mr. Blue Sky]

The bird guy
Game is allowing me to continue without him.....

[The Living Darkness]

I would, he's a serious badass. He gets pretty durable and is super mobile and good at both melee and ranged. He is exceptionally good at grabbing buff cards and attacking every round.

[Terra]

Technically speaking you can recruit him again, but it's only in the post-game. I imagine you're pretty early on, so you definitely want to keep him around. He has a lot of dialogue in battles, and he's INCREDIBLY useful in the early game. Would definitely recommend reloading.

[zombygunner]

im on act 4 hes not that great so far his bow is garbage his spells are the same as everyone elses mabey my loadout is wrong but so far hes not that good

[Space Dandy]

Originally posted by 1grimmreefer:

im on act 4 hes not that great so far his bow is garbage his spells are the same as everyone elses mabey my loadout is wrong but so far hes not that good

Give him a crossbow, change his element to fire, and pick up crit and attack cards every battle. Unleash fire finisher on groups of enemies. GG.

He's mobile, has great stats, and hits hard. Crossbow can minimize his movement in certain fights. Which will offset the normal harsh Vartan movement penalty.

Late game you can turn him into a buccaneer if you wish. Give him dual blades and go to town on the enemy backline.

[REhorror]

Canopus is one of the best characters in the game and he's a serious bro, storywise.
Yes.

[Pickleton]

Canopus has enough stats to make even Vartans look good.
They're not really that good a class, his stats are just so good that you don't notice.
If I leave him as a vartan, I usually slap a 2-h crossbow on him, though in the early game, since he's wind element, a dagger and either shield or 1-h bow/xbow works pretty well. First dagger finisher is absolutely busted in the early game.

[REhorror]

Originally posted by Pickleton:

Canopus has enough stats to make even Vartans look good.
They're not really that good a class, his stats are just so good that you don't notice.
If I leave him as a vartan, I usually slap a 2-h crossbow on him, though in the early game, since he's wind element, a dagger and either shield or 1-h bow/xbow works pretty well. First dagger finisher is absolutely busted in the early game.

I'll take generic Vartan over Knight any days....

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Originally posted by Terra:

Technically speaking you can recruit him again, but it's only in the post-game. I imagine you're pretty early on, so you definitely want to keep him around. He has a lot of dialogue in battles, and he's INCREDIBLY useful in the early game. Would definitely recommend reloading.

What about just hiring another bird guy? Doesn't he turn up every so often at the merc shop?

[Super Ourico]

Originally posted by Great Big Fart:

Originally posted by Terra:

Technically speaking you can recruit him again, but it's only in the post-game. I imagine you're pretty early on, so you definitely want to keep him around. He has a lot of dialogue in battles, and he's INCREDIBLY useful in the early game. Would definitely recommend reloading.

What about just hiring another bird guy? Doesn't he turn up every so often at the merc shop?

No, but you can recruit them with the normal human Recruit skill.

Canopus is given a bunch of extra stat points because of main [side] character syndrome. But if you want more of a challenge, you can use a generic unit and give it a name of your choosing.

[knockoffsoda]

Originally posted by Great Big Fart:

Originally posted by Terra:

Technically speaking you can recruit him again, but it's only in the post-game. I imagine you're pretty early on, so you definitely want to keep him around. He has a lot of dialogue in battles, and he's INCREDIBLY useful in the early game. Would definitely recommend reloading.

What about just hiring another bird guy? Doesn't he turn up every so often at the merc shop?

They did in the PS1 version, but that was removed in the PSP version (and Reborn carries this forward).

[Mr. Blue Sky]

I went back so I wouldn't lose him. Lost a good two hours + plus time to redo the two stages again.