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Learn how to recruit allies in Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. This guide covers capturing soldiers, special conditions, and the benefits of each soldier's career.

You cannot complete Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops without allies. To recruit enemy soldiers, you must first incapacitate them, then drag them to a transport truck or a cardboard box before they regain consciousness. Once a soldier is captured, they will be held in prison on the Squad Management screen. Here, you can view their skills, remove their equipment, rename them, or dispose of them. After a few in-game days, they will join your unit. Having a soldier with the Politician career in your squad can speed up this process.

Special conditions for recruitment:

• Rescued captured soldiers will join your unit immediately.
• Unique Characters can be recruited, but require specific conditions to be met.

The following characters will join your unit immediately after capture or rescue:

• Jonathan
• Para-Medic
• Python
• Raikov
• Sigint
• Sokolov
• Eva
• Venus
• Teliko
• Gene (in EU version)
• Any soldier rescued during a mission
• Any soldier recruited via AP Scan
• Any soldier recruited via password (recommended only for the GAKO soldier and Zero if you don't own the Metal Gear Solid Digital Graphic Novel)
• Any soldier who joins voluntarily through Cyber-Survival

Soldier Careers and Effects:

Cyber-Survival Mode:

After recruiting allies, you can utilize them in Cyber-Survival mode via a WLAN connection. This mode has different rules than the main game. Assign equipment to your unit and send them online. After 12 hours, check their condition. Analyzing battle reports from losses can help identify areas for improvement. You may capture enemy soldiers, and some may even join you voluntarily, potentially offering gifts like the Stealth Camouflage. However, be cautious, as losing in Cyber-Survival can result in your soldiers being captured by the enemy.