Throughout your adventures in Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, you'll visit different areas and meet a number of new characters. In each area, you will meet and befriend a different person who will accompany you for that portion of the story and they will help you out in battle.
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These characters are called Battle Buddies; riders will have their own monsties to help you, whereas hunter characters fight alone. Once you have completed the storyline and you can access the Post-Game Content, you will be able to change up your Battle Buddies and take your favorite characters with you. Here's how to do it.
How to Add or Remove Battle Buddies From Your Party
Adding Battle Buddies To Your Party
You can add Battle Buddies to your party by speaking to them. These NPCs can be found in their home villages — we have a full list of each location further down. Even if you already have someone in your party, speaking to another Battle Buddy will give you the option to replace the current person in your team.
Ena can also be recruited or removed from your party, however, she has no bearing in battles and will simply accompany you in the field.
Removing Battle Buddies From Your Party
Whenever you visit a village or town, your current Battle Buddy will be stood near the entrance. When you speak with them you will have the option to remove them from your party, leaving you and your monstie to battle alone.
Where To Find Each Battle Buddy
Each Battle Buddy will be in the town/city that they come from other than Kyle, who can found in Lulucion. We have the location of each Battle Buddy right here so you can easily find and recruit your favorite.
Kayna
Kayna can be found close to the Stables in Mahana Village. When she is your Battle Buddy, she will be accompanied by her Velocidrome monstie and she uses a sword and shield weapon.
Ena
Ena is not a Battle Buddy exactly, but you can recruit and dismiss her as you would the others. She can join your team in addition to having another proper Battle Buddy and will accompany you in the field, but will not take part in battles. Ena can be found beside the Elder in Rutoh Village.
Alwin
Alwin can be found on the other side of the Elder in Rutoh Village. When Alwin joins your party as a Battle Buddy, he uses a bow for his weapon and is accompanied by his Legiana monstie.
Avinia
Avinia can be found on the western side of Kuan Village. Avinia uses a hunting horn weapon and is accompanied by her Barioth monstie.
Reverto
Reverto can be found towards the north are of Lulucion. Reverto uses a great sword as his weapon and as he is a hunter, he does not have a monstie buddy in battle.
Kyle
Kyle can also be found in Lulucion, not far from Reverto. He and Tsukino can join your party, though Tsukino has no impact on battle. As Kyle is a hunter, he does not have a monstie and he uses a bow as his weapon.
Cheval
Cheval can be found in Nua Te Village in the location shown above. He is accompanied in battle by his Rathian monstie and he uses a sword and shield weapon.
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