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Metaphor: ReFantazio

Unlocking All Follower Bonds

By
Ben Chard

The United Kingdom of Euchronia is a very big place, and if you’re to win The Tournament for the Throne, you’re going to need all of the help you can get. Fortunately, as a candidate, the protagonist can seek out Followers and form Bonds with them to give you a fighting chance. Keep reading to learn how to unlock every Follower Bond in Metaphor: ReFantazio.

If you want to win the Tournament for the Throne in Metaphor: ReFantazio, you’re going to need the help of all of the potential Followers.

Follower Bonds Explained

Before we get started on how to find and unlock every Bond, you may want to know just what they are, and what the benefit is for them. In a manner of speaking, they function very similar to Persona Studio’s previous games, more specifically, Persona 5. Once you’ve established a Bond, you’ll unlock the associated Archetype (Class) alongside it and then there are seven further ranks which will grant you abilities, be it more Inheritance Skill Slots, advanced Archetype, or other gameplay benefits.

Unlike Persona 5, however, these don’t require as much thinking to raise their ranks. You’ll need to use up a precious time slot, and occasionally, you may need to have a specific Royal Virtue at a certain rank, but you there’s nothing like bringing matching Persona ranks to help rank it up and the answers to your questions have no bearing on ranking it up, only the MAG you receive as a bonus.

How to Unlock Every Follower Bond

With that said, you’ll want to know how you unlock each of the 14 Followers in Metaphor: ReFantazio. Seven of these Bonds are automatic, you can’t miss their first event, but the other seven are optional and can be missed if you’re not careful. The table below will detail the Follower, when you unlock them, and the associated Archetype that unlocks with them.

Follower Unlock Conditions Archetype Tree
Gallica Automatically on 6/6 Mage
Strohl Automatically on 6/6 Warrior
Hulkenberg Automatically on 6/11 Knight
Heismay Automatically on 7/4 Thief
Junah Complete the Save the Mourning Snakes Side Quest from 8/19 Masked Dancer
Eupha Complete The Trial of Malnova Side Quest after finishing the story Operation at Virga Island Summoner
Basilio Speak to Basilio while traveling on the Gauntlet Runner from 9/13 Berserker
Neuras Complete the Providing a Spark Side Quest available from 6/29 Gunner
Maria Automatically on 6/10 Healer
Catherina Automatically from as early as 6/12 Brawler
Alonzo Complete the A Dagger, A Ring, and a Rake Side Quest from 6/29. Requires Imagination Rank 2 Faker
Bardon Speak to him in Martira following the story Operation there Commander
Brigitta Complete the A Bullish Embargo Side Quest from 6/12. Requires Wisdom Rank 2 Merchant
More Automatically on 6/5 Seeker

(1 of 2) Many of the Follower Bonds unlock automatically.

Many of the Follower Bonds unlock automatically. (left), While some require you to complete a Side Quest that may have a Royal Virtue requirement first. (right)

Max Bond Rank Items

As you reach the closing stages of the adventure, on the night of 10/25 you’ll be able to speak to any Follower that you have a max Bond with for another scene and obtain a Key Item. Unlike the Bonds themselves, these items can be carried over to New Game+ and each item will increase the stats of channeled Archetypes. The table below will display all of the items and their effects:

Follower Item Stat Increases
Gallica Sachet of Calm +5 Magic on Mage Archetypes
Strohl Crested Shortsword +3 Strength and +2 Endurance on Warrior Archetypes
Hulkenberg Knight’s Memorandum +5 Endurance on Knight Archetypes
Heismay Ashen Meteorite Bracelet +5 Agility on Thief Archetypes
Junah Erika Flower Bookmark +3 Magic and +2 Agility on Masked Dancer Archetypes
Eupha Rippling Shell +3 Strength and +2 Magic on Summoner Archetypes
Basillio Golden Perfume Cream +5 Strength on Berserker Archetypes
Neuras Dragon Crystal Specimen +3 Strength and +2 Agility on Gunner Archetypes
Maria Handmade Charm +5 Magic on Healer Archetypes
Catherina Wooden Doll Sculpture +2 Strength and +3 Agility on Brawler Archetypes
Alonzo Mysterious Silver Coin +3 Endurance and +2 Luck on Faker Archetypes
Bardon Desertglass Lantern +3 Endurance and +2 Agility on Commander Archetypes
Brigitta Brigitta’s Brooch +5 Luck on Merchant Archetypes
More White Raven Quill +1 to all stats on Seeker Archetypes

There you have it, every Follower Bond in Metaphor: ReFantazio and the Archetypes that they come with. While there’s no Trophy/Achievement for unlocking all of them, maxing out all of them will do so, while you’ll also get access to every Archetype in the game. Remember, for more information on how to rank up each of the 14 Followers and learn more about their Abilities and Archetype unlocks, click on the respective Character’s name to be taken to their page.

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Atlus, Sega
  • Guide Release
    11 October 2024
  • Last Updated
    12 December 2024
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