Rise of the Ronin is an action role-playing game developed by Team Ninja and published by Sony Entertainment. The game was exclusively released on PlayStation 5 on March 22, 2024.
Rise of the Ronin features NPC allies and you can take them on different missions. If you're on your way to creating a band of allies in Rise of the Ronin, you must first bond with them by completing their required missions. Here's a look at how you can unlock all your allies in Rise of the Ronin.
How to Bond with All Allies to Unlock Them
There are 32 allies in Rise of the Ronin. You can unlock all allies by simply completing a mission and then bonding with them. Here's how you can bond with all allies in order to unlock them:
- Ryoma Sakamoto: Complete “Curtain Falls, Curtain Rises” Main Mission to Bond.
- Shinsaku Takasugi: Complete the “Try Your Luck” Bond Mission.
- Genzui Kusaka: Complete “The Way of the Warrior” Bond Mission.
- Kogoro Katsura: Complete “The Plot to Assassinate Harris” Main Mission, then side with Katsura during “Follow Your Blade Twin” Main Mission to Bond.
- Toshimichi Okubo: Complete “Damsel in Distress” Main Mission to Bond.
- Kaishu Katsu: Complete the “Meeting Kaishu Katsu” Main Mission to Bond.
- Yasusuke Sawamura: Complete the “In Search of New Knowledge” Bond Mission.
- Aritomo Yamagata: Complete “The Fire Attack” Main Mission to Bond.
- Hirobumi Ito: Complete “The Fire Attack” Main Mission to Bond.
- Yoshinobu Tokugawa: Automatically bonded after completing the “A Show for the Shogun” Main Mission.
- Kiyotaka Kuroda: Complete the “Something to Show the World” Bond Mission.
- Jules Brunet: Complete the “Cultural Exchange” Main Mission to Bond.
- Rutherford Alcock: Complete the “A Prize Beyond Reach” Bond Mission.
- Ernest Satow: Complete the “Priceless Treasure” Bond Mission.
- Motsugai Takeda: Complete the “In Search of New Discoveries” Bond Mission.
- Toranosuke Shimada: During “The Three Blades of the Era” Bond Mission.
- Jigoro Kano: Complete “Strength in Softness” Bond Mission.
- Sana Chiba: Complete “Deadly Blade, Demon Belle” Main Mission
- Matthew Perry: Initiate the “Test of Friendship” Bond Mission.
- Gonzo: Let Gonzo live in the “Curtain Falls, Curtain Rises” main mission, then team up with him in “The Bad Bunch” bond mission.
- Alexandria Moreau: Complete “An Intoxicating Flower” Bond Mission.
- Deishu Takahashi: In Chapter 2, head to the Main Region and visit the “Military Academy” in the Kanda sub-region. After entering the academy, talk to Deishu Takahashi. Then complete a training fight with him to unlock him as an ally.
- Akikatsu Manabe
- Koto Nakazawa
- Soji Okita
- Shinpachi Nagakura
- Hajime Saito
- Eiichi Shibusawa
- Isami Kondo
- Toshizo Hijikata
- Tesshu Yamaoka
- Takamori Saigo
We recommend unlocking all allies to unlock the Social Climber trophy, which requires taking every ally on a mission. Moreover, these allies can also lend you a hand during different missions, making your time out there easier.
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