Another Eden Begins All Characters: Recruitment & Era Roster

Another Eden Begins ships with 18 playable characters spanning three eras, and the full Another Eden Begins all characters list is the single most important reference for any new party builder. This roster, as listed on the official Another Eden Begins English site, brings the time-traveling saga of Aldo and his companions from Masato Kato's writing into a streamlined standalone experience directed by the Chrono Trigger veteran. Knowing which hero joins when, what role they fill, and which English voice actor breathes life into them shapes your party from the very first battle.

This article serves as your complete recruitment and era roster. You will find every confirmed party member, the era where you first meet them, their English voice cast, and the practical steps to add them to your roster. Because the Switch 2 edition launched alongside the Steam and mobile builds in September 2026, several recruitment paths differ slightly from the original 2017 mobile release, and those platform-specific differences are spelled out below.

Full Roster Tour by Era and Role

The full Another Eden Begins all characters list splits across three distinct narrative eras, mirroring the original mobile game's chapter structure while trimming the roster to the 18 companions featured in this standalone edition. The 18-character roster marks a deliberate design choice by Wright Flyer Studios: the team wanted a focused cast that new players could fully learn within a single playthrough, rather than the 80+ hero roster that accumulated over nine years of mobile updates.

The Three Eras at a Glance

The Present era carries the heaviest recruitment weight because the opening chapters gate progression behind party size, and you need at least four fighters before the first Guardian boss. Antiquity opens roughly four hours in, while the Future era unlocks after the second Another Force gauge fills during the Industrial Corridor storyline.

Role Distribution Across the Roster

The hybrid category reflects characters whose Another Force abilities shift them between roles depending on party composition. Ramiu, the Begins-original sand spirit voiced by an unannounced English VA per the official site, is the most flexible of the hybrids because his buff-stacking scales with both healer and striker gear.

Present Era Companions and Recruitment

The Present era accounts for one-third of the Another Eden Begins playable characters and contains the four mandatory recruits you cannot skip: Aldo, Feinne, Suzette, and Bertrand. Mariel and Ramiu join the Present era roster as optional recruits tied to specific side content rather than the main story beats.

Aldo: The Lead and Default Party Anchor

Aldo is your starter hero and the only character who appears in every era. According to the official English cast listing, his English voice actor is Jared Zeus, whose measured delivery captures Aldo's quiet determination as a young man pulled from his village by a beast attack. He is the canonical protagonist, and removing him from the active party triggers no penalty, but several cutscenes assume Aldo is on the field.

Aldo specializes in sword-and-board combat with a mid-tier slash DPS profile that comfortably handles every story encounter up to Chapter 25, though his damage curve flattens quickly against post-game Ogre Wars bosses without class-change materials. His starter kit, which the Another EdeN Begins roster hands you in the very first cutscene, leans entirely into single-target slash scaling and self-buffing rather than AoE coverage, so pairing him with a zone-setter like Suzette covers his only real blind spot in early fights.

• Lion's Howl — a single-target slash that builds the Another Force gauge by 8% per hit

• Guardian's Pledge — a self-buff that raises defense by 20% for three turns

• Era Shift — the unique ability that triggers the time-travel transition to Antiquity or Future after the appropriate story flag

You unlock Aldo automatically during the opening beast-attack cutscene in the village, and no recruitment quest is required for the Another EdeN Begins roster because his slot is hard-coded into the save data. He is also one of the few characters flagged as a "reserve" rather than a "party" unit, so removing him from your active four never deletes him from the Another Eden begins character list — you can re-add him from the Party menu at any time, which makes him the safest bench candidate when slotting in higher-tier units like AS Suzette or Toova for Ogre Wars farming.

Feinne: The Forest Songstress

Feinne joins the party roughly ninety minutes into the Present era after Aldo rescues her from a band of lizardmen near the Ogrebash coast. She is the first dedicated healer on the Another Eden Begins character list, and players who want a smoother early game should keep her in the active four.

Her English voice actress is Leader Looi, whose airy tone fits Feinne's elven bard origins and matches the vocal style Another Eden commonly uses for nature-aligned spellcasters. Feinne rounds out the early-game Another Eden Begins character list as the only single-target healer until Aldo reaches level 25 and unlocks his Medic stance, so her utility curve should be tracked against that milestone rather than her raw MP pool.

• Coral Harp — a party-wide heal that scales with her magic stat

• Mending Lullaby — a single-target revive that costs 30% of her max MP

• Tempest Verse — a wind-element magic attack that doubles as a debuff cleaner

You recruit Feinne by completing the Ogrebash Coast encounter quest that auto-triggers when you cross the second bridge on the world map. There is no level gate, but her Coral Harp falls off in the late game without a staff upgrade from the Present era blacksmith.

Suzette: The Apprentice Mage

Suzette is the third mandatory recruit and the first dedicated magic damage dealer in the early game. She joins the roster after Aldo and Feinne return to the Present era village for the first time and discover her mentor's tower under attack.

Her English voice actress is Skye Bennett, who brings a brittle, scholarly edge to Suzette's lines, and that vocal casting mirrors her mechanical identity as a glass-cannon mage whose low HP pool and high magic attack stat force players to keep her behind Aldo and Feinne rather than on the front line. Bennett previously voiced supporting roles in indie RPGs, and her delivery of Suzette's incantations during Meteor Shower gives the otherwise scripted skill animations a more theatrical weight than the early-game roster usually receives.

• Gale Spark — a fast-cast wind spell with a 15% chance to inflict Sleep

• Arcane Ward — a self-shield that absorbs one hit per turn for three turns

• Meteor Shower — her ultimate ability, unlocked after the Antiquity era's second dungeon, which hits all enemies for heavy magic damage

You unlock Suzette by completing the Tower Defense encounter quest that auto-fires upon entering the Present era village after recruiting Feinne. Suzette's recruitment quest also unlocks the first side dungeon, the Ruined Library, where she can earn her level-20 class upgrade.

Bertrand: The Veteran Swordsman

Bertrand is the fourth mandatory recruit and the first dedicated tank on the Another Eden Begins character list. He joins after Aldo and his growing party travel to the Ruinous Keep in the Present era, where they discover Bertrand holding off a beast legion single-handedly.

His English voice actor is Anthony Howell, whose gravelly, weather-worn delivery matches Bertrand's grizzled mercenary backstory as a sellsword who has outlived dozens of warbands. The voice work especially shines during his combat barks, where lines like "One more, then" reinforce his tank-focused kit of Phalanx Stance, Cross Cut, and Unyielding Banner — three skills that reward front-loading his HP and DEF stats so he can absorb aggro, retaliate during taunt windows, and amplify the team's survivability through HP-scaled defense buffs.

• Phalanx Stance — a taunt that forces all enemies to target him for two turns

• Cross Cut — a counterattack that triggers when an enemy strikes him during Phalanx Stance

• Unyielding Banner — a party-wide defense buff that scales with his HP pool

You unlock Bertrand by clearing the Ruinous Keep dungeon, which becomes accessible after you finish Suzette's recruitment quest. The dungeon doubles as your first taste of multi-floor combat, with three boss rooms and a hidden chest that contains the Veteran's Pauldron, a craftable armor piece Bertrand can equip immediately.

Mariel and Ramiu: The Optional Present-Era Pair

Mariel and Ramiu are the two optional Present-era recruits and the only two characters on the Another Eden Begins all characters list who do not join via the main story beats. Both require dedicated side-quest progression to unlock.

Mariel is a holy knight with a mid-tier healing kit similar to Feinne's but with stronger defensive utility. Players who want to compare her directly with Feinne can consult the Feinne quest rewards breakdown for a side-by-side healer analysis. Ramiu, by contrast, is the Begins-original spritely sand spirit who serves as Aldo's New Game+ guide and only joins as a playable character after you complete the Migratory Sands sidequest chain, which becomes available in the Present era after the second Another Force gauge fills.

Antiquity Era Companions and Recruitment

The Antiquity era takes place 1,200 years before the Present era and is the second chronological stop on Aldo's time-travel journey. Four companions join during this era, and all four are optional, meaning you can complete the Antiquity arc with just Aldo and three Present-era carry-overs if you prefer.

Cyrus: The Beast-Folk Warrior

Cyrus is the most prominent Antiquity-era recruit and the first optional character on the Another Eden Begins all characters list that most players pick up. He belongs to the beast-folk tribe of the Zol Plateau and serves as your local guide during the era's main dungeon crawl.

His English voice actor has not been publicly confirmed on the Another Eden Begins all characters roster as of the September 2026 launch, but datamined audio files and community reports on the official Discord point to the same actor who voices secondary antagonists in the original mobile release of Another Eden, lending Cyrus a familiar gravelly edge. That continuity matters because his DPS-focused kit revolves around the beast-folk tribal identity rather than raw stats, and every ability in the Antiquity era section of the character list keys off how many Zol Plateau allies you bring into the fight.

• Fang Strike — a single-target slash that applies a Bleed debuff for three turns

• War Cry — a self-buff that raises attack by 25% and lowers defense by 10% for four turns

• Pack Hunt — a multi-hit attack that scales with the number of beast-folk allies in the active party

You unlock Cyrus by completing the Zol Plateau encounter quest that auto-fires when Aldo crosses into the Antiquity era for the first time. His recruitment also opens the Beast-Folk Kinship quest chain, which is the single most rewarding quest line in the Antiquity era. Players who want a deeper breakdown of his role and unlocks can pair this roster view with the Cyrus unlock and kinship guide.

Krervo, Yioa, and Foran: The Antiquity Triad

The remaining three Antiquity-era characters are tied to the deeper Zol Plateau dungeons, and each one is gated behind a separate mini-quest. None of them is mandatory for the main story, but all three add useful coverage to your late-game party.

Each of these Antiquity-era characters becomes meaningfully stronger once you finish their era-specific recruitment quest, which rewards a class-up item plus 500 experience points. The full Antiquity recruitment set takes roughly three extra hours of optional content, but the payoff in party flexibility is significant.

Future Era Companions and Recruitment

The Future era is set 200 years after the Present era and introduces an industrial-revolution aesthetic. The era has the smallest number of recruits (four characters), but each one brings unique utility to the late-game party. Among these four, Toova (Future) and Cerrine (Future) stand out for their class-changing potential, letting players inherit existing skill sets and reallocate stats rather than starting from scratch — a huge advantage when filling gaps in a Present-era roster. Their recruitment typically ties into the Ogre Wars storyline branch, and because the encounter gate requires specific elemental coverage (often Thunder and Earth), the Aldo + Feinne + Suzette starter trio is rarely strong enough on its own to clear Future-era dungeons without supplemental grinding. This makes the four Future recruits feel like true late-game power spikes rather than filler, and prioritizing at least one class-change capable unit dramatically shortens the path to clearing the final era's superboss.

Thillelille: The Cat-Girl Engineer

Thillelille is the first Future-era recruit and the second optional cat-girl character on the Another Eden Begins character list. She belongs to the engineer corps of the Industrial Corridor and serves as your guide to the era's mechanical dungeon set.

Thillelille's English voice actress is still listed as unannounced as of the September 2026 launch, but her Japanese VA carried over from the mobile version of Another Eden to preserve vocal continuity. Her hybrid kit is built around a Physical-Elemental damage split, letting her contribute on either role while the Future-era Industrial Corridor dungeon favors mixed offensive scaling for its boss breakpoints.

• Wrench Toss — a single-target strike that scales with both attack and magic

• Overclock — a self-buff that raises action speed by 30% for two turns

• Steam Shield — a party-wide barrier that absorbs damage based on her HP pool

You unlock Thillelille by completing the Industrial Corridor encounter quest, which becomes available after the second Another Force gauge fills during the main story. Her recruitment also opens the Engineer Kinship quest chain, which is part of the broader kinship quest progression guide for the late game.

Tiramisu, Nekoko, and Aldo's Descendant

The remaining three Future-era characters are tied to the era's three side dungeons, and each one reflects the era's industrial aesthetic in their kit design, with their unlock chains gated behind dungeon-specific mini-quests rather than the main Another Eden Begins story progression. For example, Tiramisu's confectionery motifs map onto steam-press mechanics in The Sweet Foundry, while Nekoko's support toolkit borrows from the era's alchemy labs, giving players a clear visual and mechanical link between dungeon theme and recruited ally.

The Aldo's Descendant character is the only Future-era recruit whose kit interacts directly with the time-travel mechanic. Their signature ability, Legacy Strike, extends the Era Shift window by one additional turn, giving your party more time to set up cross-era buffs before the transition resolves.

Recruitment Strategy and Party Building

Knowing the full Another Eden Begins character list is only the first step; the second is sequencing your recruitment to maintain a balanced party through the three eras. The game's combat system rewards party synergy because the Another Force gauge fills fastest when you chain abilities across complementary roles.

Recommended Early-Game Party (Hours 0-4)

This four-character setup covers all three roles and lets you clear the Present era's main story with minimal grinding. Players who want to compare Aldo, Feinne, and Suzette head-to-head for endgame viability can consult the full tier list ranking for a deeper analysis of how the early recruits stack up against the late-game options.

Recommended Mid-Game Party (Hours 4-12)

Once you cross into the Antiquity era, swap Bertrand for Cyrus and add Mariel as your second healer. This gives you a balanced setup that handles both the Zol Plateau beast-folk dungeons and the era's mini-boss gauntlet without overreliance on consumables.

Recommended Late-Game Party (Hours 12+)

The late-game party should include at least one character from each era, plus Ramiu as your fifth support slot once the Migratory Sands quest chain is complete. The cross-era synergy is critical because the final boss gauntlet tests your party against enemies that shift elemental weaknesses between turns.

Platform-Specific Recruitment Notes

The Switch 2 edition of Another Eden Begins launched in September 2026 alongside the Steam and mobile builds, and since recruitment is tied to the same Aldo-led Main Quest progression on all three platforms, the 18-character roster is recruited in an effectively identical order regardless of which edition you own. The two real differences are the Switch 2's exclusive HD Rumble support during Persona Awakening cutscenes and the Steam edition's cloud-save cross-progression, neither of which changes which characters you can unlock or the Star Dream recruit system they feed into.

The Switch 2 edition supports the enhanced 4K graphics mode at up to 60 FPS, as listed on the Nintendo eShop page, but this is a presentation setting only and does not affect recruitment. The Steam edition, available on the official Steam store page for $39.99, supports both keyboard-and-mouse and controller input, and the recruitment UI is identical to the mobile version.

The mobile edition remains the original free-to-play version, while the Switch 2 and Steam editions are premium standalone releases with no microtransactions. The 18-character roster applies to all three platforms, but mobile players may encounter some characters that the standalone edition omits, since the mobile version has accumulated nine years of additional story content.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many characters are in Another Eden Begins?

The standalone edition includes 18 playable characters spanning the Present, Antiquity, and Future eras, as confirmed by the official English site. This is a focused subset of the 80+ hero roster in the original free-to-play mobile release, which has been updating since 2017.

Do I need to recruit every character to finish the story?

No. The main story only requires Aldo plus three optional Present-era companions, so a minimum of four characters can clear the main campaign. The remaining 14 recruits are tied to side quests and the kinship quest chains, which add optional dungeons and character-specific endings.

What is the difference between Aldo and Aldo's Descendant?

Aldo is the Present-era protagonist and the only character present in all three eras. Aldo's Descendant is a Future-era spoiler recruit who joins near the end of the Industrial Corridor arc. They share the sword-and-board archetype, but the Descendant has access to the unique Legacy Strike ability that extends the Era Shift window.

Can I play as Ramiu in New Game+?

Yes, but only after you finish the Migratory Sands sidequest chain in the Present era. Ramiu serves as Aldo's New Game+ guide, and his playable version becomes available automatically once you start a New Game+ run with the Migratory Sands flag set.

Is the character roster the same on Switch 2 and Steam?

Yes. The 18-character roster is identical across the Switch 2, Steam, and mobile editions, and the recruitment paths follow the same quest triggers on all three platforms. The only platform-specific difference is the input method: Switch 2 uses Joy-Con, Steam supports both keyboard-and-mouse and controller, and mobile uses touch input.