Difference between revisions of "Partner characters"

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This article describes Partner Characters as known in Network Mode. For information more specific to Story and Extra Modes, see Partner Characters (offline).

Description

Partner Characters are non-player characters able to join special missions and engage in combat. If certain requirements are met, some Partner Characters will give a Partner Card, allowing them to be invited to Free Missions and Co-Op Missions.

Abilities

During certain missions, Partner Characters will join a team automatically. Partner Characters will leave a team if leadership is changed. Only the leader can invite a Partner Character. A maximum of two Partner Characters can be invited. Partner machines count as Partner Characters. Combat is based on each Partner Character's combat behavior.

• When not engaged in combat, Partner Characters will follow the leader.

• Separation from the leader can cause Partner Characters to teleport to the leader's location.

• A Partner Character's Character Level is based on the leader's character level. Level caps do not apply to Partner Characters.

• Partner Characters do not appear in lobbies.

• Partner Characters can travel through closed barriers but not solid objects.

• Partner Characters can trigger traps. Partner Characters cannot activate switches.

• Incapacitated Partner Characters fully revive after 20 seconds.

• Most Partner Characters are equipped with a TECHNIC weapon linked with Resta.

• Some Partner Characters change equipment at level twenty five, level fifty and level one hundred.

• A Partner Character's items have store bought attribute rates. Equipment requirements do not apply to Partner Characters.

• Cast and Beast Partner Characters have racial abilities at level one which cannot be activated until level twenty.

• Photon Art level caps do not apply to Partner Characters. Photon Points do not apply to Partner Characters.

Partner Characters otherwise have the same capabilities as Player Characters.

A Partner Character has gender, race, type, weapons, photon arts, line shields, units, Partner Card, stats, voice, chat shortcuts, etc.

Obtainable Partner Cards

Unobtainable Partner Cards