Learn how to recruit allies in Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. This guide covers capturing soldiers, special conditions for unique characters, and the importance of different soldier careers.
Walkthrough
- 1Knock out enemy soldiers.
- 2Drag them to the truck (or a cardboard box later in the game) before they regain consciousness.
- 3After completing or aborting the mission, captured soldiers will be in prison on the Squad Management screen.
- 4Soldiers in prison can have their equipment removed, names changed, and be disposed of.
- 5After a few days, they will join your unit. Having a soldier with the Politician career speeds up this process.
Tips
- Rescuing a captured soldier immediately recruits them.
- Unique Characters can be recruited, but require special conditions to be met.
- The following characters join immediately after capture/rescue: Jonathan, Para-Medic, Python, Raikov, Sigint, Sokolov, Eva, Venus, Teliko, Gene (EU version only), any rescued soldier, any soldier via AP Scan, any soldier via password (GAKO and Zero are recommended), and any soldier who joins via Cyber-Survival.
- Soldiers have different careers that affect their abilities and the units they are best suited for (e.g., Athlete for Infiltration Unit, Engineer for Technical Unit, Politician for ANY UNIT).
- Cyber-Survival mode, accessible via WLAN, allows you to send your units on missions with different rules. Success can lead to soldiers joining your unit or even giving gifts, but failure can result in your soldiers being captured.
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