Why can't I hire Henchmen?

[Memento Moriarty]

First, it's seriously bad design that I'm 36 hours into the game and had to google how to do one of the main things in the game. It's even worse design how it works. So after killing 3 henchmen not knowing that SUPPOSEDLY two mission options pop up in the end, I very carefully hunted Sir Daniel.

However, I only get the mission that ends in his death. What am I missing here?

[Fractured]

The henchmen missions are kinda jank. I ended up saving a lot near the end of their arcs, to make sure I capture instead of kill.

On one of them, I sat on the screen reading the debrief for capturing, and it turns into a "You killed them" in the middle of reading it lol. Reloaded, and skipped reading, immediately completed, and got him. Silly. Also his abilities are terrible.

[Dioltas]

Sometimes the game will throw up two Side Quests, one of which kills them, the other recruits them. I believe Eli Jnr worked out this way for me, but then others will literally attack your base and you must tag them for Capture or Death.

It's not particularly intuitive, I definitely recommend saving right before a selection is made.

[LotR[Henchman]]

Originally posted by Abecedarius:

First, it's seriously bad design that I'm 36 hours into the game and had to google how to do one of the main things in the game. It's even worse design how it works. So after killing 3 henchmen not knowing that SUPPOSEDLY two mission options pop up in the end, I very carefully hunted Sir Daniel.

However, I only get the mission that ends in his death. What am I missing here?

As far as the discord goes (not having seen it myself) - the only henchman with 2 side missions at the end should be the ones you can choose in the beginning (Jane, Eli, Jubei, Iris).
With all other it seems to be simply the case of setting them to be captured instead of killing them. But there are quite a few reports on this bugging out.

[I got 1984'd]

Capture them and complete all side missions pertaining to them. If you don't like your henchman you can also kill them with your evil genius.

Some times you don't get the final side quests for the henchman to get them permanently because you haven't progressed too far into main quest yet to unlock another henchman slot.

[Memento Moriarty]

Hopefully it's the henchman slot, cause I already killed Eli and Full Metal Jackie. ;_;

[Sasparillafizz]

The final mission for henchmen come in 2 flavors. If they are inside your base (such as challenging Clara to a roulette game in your casino), you can capture them to recruit them or kill them to...kill them. If they are not inside your base you will be given 2 missions to pick from. One where you recruit them, one where you kill them. The 2 missions with the same henchman picture should be a clue that there's two possible outcomes.

You also have to progress far enough in the game to get access to all of them. Some of the henchman it will stop before their final mission until you are far enough along with the main plot. Same as with the super agents.