Wasteland 3 has multiple companions that you can recruit for your party. Each companion must be recruited during certain missions in Wasteland 3. Through companions, you can get weapons, skills, and more. In this guide, we will explain how to recruit every companion in Wasteland 3.
While there are many characters you can get for your party, only two can be active at a time. There are two types of companions in Wasteland 3, story companions and generic companions.
How to Recruit Companions in Wasteland 3
First, we will discuss the story companions. Wasteland 3 has 8 story companions you can recruit that bring new skills, weapons, and more to your HQ.
How to Recruit Marshal Kwon
Marshal Kwon is a Peacekeeper who is recruited through the Full House main mission. When you recruit Kwon you can an assault rifle. His starting attributes are 4-2-4-4-3-2-4.
Skills: Automatic Weapons 5, Kiss Ass 3, Sneaky Shit 3
How to Recruit Lucia Wesson
Lucia Wesson comes with the Gunslinger background. You can recruit him through the Cornered Rats main mission of Wasteland 3. You can find Lucia Wesson inside the Marshals’ Station in Downtown Colorado Springs. Her starting stats attributes are 2-3-6-1-4-5-2. Wesson brings Small Arms to the party.
Skills: Small Arms 5, Weapon Modding 3, Barter 2 Survival 2
How to Recruit Jodie Bell
Jodie Bell has a Driver background and brings a sniper rifle to your party. You will find her at the Ranger HQ and recruit her. She can prove to be a highly valuable asset for your party. Her starting stats attributes are 4-3-5-2-2-4-3.
Skills: Sniper Rifles 5, Mechanics 4, Animal Whisperer 3, First Aid 3
How to Recruit Scotchmo
With the Hobo background comes Scotchmo and this character brings a shotgun to you. You can find and recruit Scotchmo at the Ranger HQ. Scotchmo’s starting attributes are 4-5-6-4-5-2-1.
Skills: Small Arms 7, Lockpicking 4, Sneaky Shit 4, Melee Combat 2
How to Recruit Ironclad Cordite
One of the companions in Wasteland 3 is Ironclad Cordite who can be a good addition to your party. Ironclad Cordite has a Warlord background. You can find and recruit Ironclad Cordite at the Old Survivalist Bunker. His starting attributes are 8-1-2-6-6-6-2.
Skills: Brawling 9, Leadership 5, Explosives 4, Mechanics 4
How to Recruit Fishlips
Fishlips has a Scrapper background and Bladed weapons. You can find and recruit Fishlips at the Union Station. His starting attributes are 4-2-3-8-8-4-2. Fishlips is hard to get but a worthwhile addition to your party.
Skills: Melee Combat 8, Armour Modding 7, Toaster Repair 4
How to Recruit Vic Buchanan
Vic Buchanan has the Psychopath and brings Pistols to your party in Wasteland 3. You can recruit this companion at Aspen during the Little Hell mission in Wasteland 3. His starting attributes are 6-2-9-4-4-6-6.
Skills: Small Arms 10, Big Guns 8, Hard Ass 7
How to Recruit Pizepi Joren
One of the companions in Wasteland 3 is Pizepi Joren. You can recruit Pizepi Joren during thee Little Hell mission in Aspen. Joren’s starting attributes are 4-2-8-4-4-8-6 and brings SMGs to your party.
Skills: Automatic Weapons 10, Nerd Stuff 7, Weird Science 7, First Aid 2
The following are all generic companions in Wasteland 3.
| Companions | Weapons | Skills | Backgrounds |
| Axle | Shotguns |
|
Mechanic |
| Banshee | Sniper |
|
Sniper |
| Bison Bill | Sniper |
|
Survivalist |
| Zeus | Flamethrower |
|
Modder |
| Wolf | SMGs |
|
Commander |
| Thunder | HMG |
|
Explosives Expert |
| Shellshock | Assault Rifles |
|
Trooper |
| Sasquatch | Wrenches |
|
Enforcer |
| Prof.Higgs | Energy Pistols |
|
Inventor |
| Preacher | Assault Rifles |
|
Trooper |
| Ice | Sniper |
|
Sniper |
| Blackeye Betty | Knuckles |
|
Brawler |
| Butterfly | Knives |
|
Infiltrator |
| Crash | SMGs |
|
Hacker |
| Danny Smiles | Handguns |
|
Trader |
| Devlin | Assault Rifles |
|
Modder |
| Doc Nails | HMG |
|
Combat Medic |
The aforementioned are all of the companions in Wasteland 3 and how to recruit them all.
