PSU offline:Partner characters

This article pertains to an item, mission or other feature from the offline version of Phantasy Star Universe.

Description

Partner characters are non-player characters able to join story missions and engage in combat. If certain requirements are met, some partner characters will give a partner card, allowing them to be invited to missions.

Abilities

Each Episode 1 story mission requires certain partner characters. The player can invite a partner character for free missions. A maximum of three 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 player.

• Separation from the player can cause partner characters to teleport to the player's location.

• A partner character's character level is based on the player's character level. Level caps do not apply to partner characters.

• 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 the player character.

A partner character has gender, race, type, weapons, photon arts, line shields, units, partner card, stats, voice, Chat macros, etc.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Partner cards

Name	Card Comment	Story Mode	Extra Mode	Missions
Hyuga Ryght	Please let me know if I can be of assistance.	Chapter 3,	Chapter 4,	Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 12,
Karen Erra	I may not be around much.	Chapter 3,	Chapter 12,	Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 10, Chapter 12,
Lucaim Nav	I'll make a Guardian out of you yet.	Chapter 4,	Chapter 4,	Chapter 4,
Maya Shidow	Let me know if you need help with your equipment!	Chapter 5,	Chapter 5,	Chapter 5, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 12,
Leogini Berafort	Call me Leo. If you ever need any help, I'll be there!	Chapter 6,	Chapter 6,	Chapter 6, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 11, Chapter 12,
Tonnio Rhima	I'll give you a hand if I'm bored!	Chapter 6,	Chapter 6,	Chapter 6, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 11, Chapter 12,
Lou and Lou	I will help if necessary.	Chapter 8,	Chapter 9,	Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11,
Pete or Partner machine	Please use this card when I can be of service.	Production Level 30+	Production Level 30+	none

Unobtainable partner cards

Name	Card Comment	Missions
Hiru Vol	I'm Hiru Vol, of the invincible Vol brothers!	None
No Vol	I'm No Vol, of the invincible Vol brothers!	Chapter 1
Do Vol	I'm Do Vol, of the invincible Vol brothers!	Chapter 1
Dr. Dorson	?	Chapter 3,
Liina Sukaya	I'm the first mate of the Landeel.	Chapter 6,
Mirei Mikuna	Call me Karen-- I'll always be a Guardian at heart.	Chapter 7,
Kou Taragi	?	Chapter 8,
Kanal Tomrain	?	Chapter 8, Chapter 10, Chapter 11,
Fulyen Curtz (without helmet)	AMF 177th Anti- SEED squadron leader.	None
Renvolt Magashi	?	None
Lou (without hat)	I will help if necessary.	None
Bruce Boyde	I'll go anywhere and supply you with anything.	None
Remlia Norphe	For the Koltova, trust Green Green Farm!	None
Obel Dallgun	For safety, security and peace of mind.	None
Hal	This is Hal, from GC5! What's new with you?	None
Laia Martinez	I hate scoundrels and liars.	None