How to Recruit Mercedes in Three Hopes: To In

Learn how to recruit Mercedes in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes for the Scarlet Blaze and Azure Gleam routes. Get the details on strategies and requirements.

Hey there! So you want to get Mercedes on your team in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes? It's not too complicated, but you do need to know a few things about how recruitment works in this game. Basically, you can't just walk up and ask someone to join. Instead, you need to use a special 'Strategy' during battle to persuade them. Think of it like a special move you activate at the right time.

To use these 'Persuade' Strategies, you'll need 'Strategy Resources.' You earn these by completing side quests before the main battle where you can recruit someone. So, make sure you're doing those side quests!

The most important part is timing. When the character you want to recruit shows up in battle, you absolutely MUST activate the 'Persuade' Strategy before you defeat them. If you accidentally take them out before activating the Strategy, they're gone for good on that playthrough. Once activated, you'll see a purple glow around the area where the Strategy is active. Just make sure you defeat the character within that glowing zone, and boom – they'll join your ranks!

How to Recruit Mercedes in the Scarlet Blaze Route

Alright, for the Scarlet Blaze route, you'll get your chance to recruit Mercedes during Chapter 8's Main Quest. You'll need to use the 'Persuade Mercedes' Strategy, which costs 20 Strategy Resources. If you've been capturing all the regions before this main quest, you should have around 60 Strategy Resources, so you'll have enough.

Here's the tricky part: Mercedes is actually on the map right from the start of the battle. However, you can't just rush over to her because there are traps in the way. Your best bet is to focus on the missions first. Your first side mission will have you hitting some switches in the strongholds down in the bottom corner of the map. Get those done!

Completing those switches opens up a gate in the bottom-center of the map. This is super helpful because it lets you bypass the trap-filled western path. After that, the next main mission will direct you to disable controls in the city streets. You'll need to capture two more strongholds in this area. The one on the eastern side, which will be highlighted, is where you'll find Mercedes. Remember, activate that 'Persuade Mercedes' Strategy before you defeat her, or she'll be lost to you!

How to Recruit Mercedes in the Azure Gleam Route

If you're playing the Azure Gleam route and decided to stick with the Blue Lions characters early on, good news! Mercedes is actually one of the characters you'll have with you from the very beginning. No special recruitment needed for her on this path!

How to Recruit Mercedes in the Golden Wildfire Route

Unfortunately, if you're going with the Golden Wildfire route, Mercedes is not a character you can recruit. So, if she's a must-have for your playthrough, you'll need to choose a different route.