Overview

Travel Companions are NPC characters who fight monsters alongside Shiren.
There are 5 companion characters - Asuka, Seki, Hibiki, Tugai, and Porky the Pirate.

Unlock Conditions
Image	Character	Notes
	Asuka	1. View the Asuka reunion event in Small Harbor. 2. Hear about the Peach Club from Kantenbo in Shukuba Beach. 3. Meet Asuka and Kantenbo in Underwater Training Ground. 4. View the Heavenly Maiden event at Mount Jingara Summit. 5. Meet the Heavenly Maiden at Beachside Pier. 6. Talk to Asuka in Shukuba Beach.
	Seki	1. Visit Mountain Village 2 times to unlock Secluded Path. 2. Visit Mountain Village (Secret Ninja Village) for another event. 3. Visit Secret Ninja Village to hear a request. 4. Go to Mount Jingara Summit for an event. 5. Talk to the 3 older ninjas in Shukuba Beach. 6. Talk to Seki in Secret Ninja Village. ※ Once Yamakagashi Pass is unlocked, Seki won't appear until it's cleared.
	Hibiki	1. View the Red Orca Pirates introduction event in Small Harbor. 2. Talk to the Black Shark Pirates in Shukuba Beach. 3. Go to Small Harbor for an event. 4. Talk to Sokusen in Underwater Training Ground. 5. Talk to the Black Shark Pirates at Beachside Pier. 6. Talk to Tugai at the Hot Spring Cabin (Synthesis Pot unlocked). 7. Meet the Black Shark Pirates at Mount Jatou Entrance (Mixers unlocked). 8. Progress to 26F or so of Mount Jatou for another pirate event. 9. Go to Small Harbor to see the Red Orca Pirates sail away. 10. Talk to Tugai at the Hot Spring Cabin (Tugai joins). 11. Talk to Hibiki in Small Harbor. ※ Once Kiki Island is unlocked, Hibiki won't appear until it's cleared.
	Tugai	See Hibiki's unlock condition (Steps 1-10). ※ Once Kiki Island is unlocked, Tugai won't appear until it's cleared.
	Porky the Pirate	Talk to Porky the Pirate in Small Harbor after Hibiki joins.

Basics

• Companions can only be recruited inside a dungeon in Shiren 6.
  • To be clear, you can't ask them to join you before heading out.
• Companions can appear in the following dungeons:
  • Serpentcoil Island
  • Ghost Ship
  • Dune of Batsu
  • Training Path of Gimmicks
  • Training Path of Shopping
  • Kiki Island
  • Yamakagashi Pass (Version 1.1.0+)
  • Sacred Ocean Tunnel (Version 1.1.0+)
  • Peach Dungeon (Version 1.1.0+)
  • Wanderers' Highway (Version 2.0.0+)
  • Wild Monster Path (Version 2.0.0+)
  • Battleground of the Rivals (Version 2.0.0+)
  • Certain Sacred Tree Mode extensions like Isle of the Mighty (Version 1.2.0+)
• Companions who join in the middle of Serpentcoil Island cannot be taken to other dungeons.
  • However, they can be taken to hidden routes like Secluded Path.
• Companions follow you to the next floor even if they weren't near you when you advance floors.
• The player can have up to 3 companions following them at any given time.
  • It's possible to remove companions from your party using a menu option.
• Experience points do not get reduced based on party size.
  • It doesn't matter who defeated the monster, everyone earns the full amount of experience points.
• A companion character's level resets after the current adventure ends.
  • Unlike Shiren 5, there's no point to leveling them up in terms of meta-progression.
• Starting level can vary depending on the dungeon or floor where you recruited the companion.
• Companions who have an ability will decide on their own whether or not to use the ability.
  • The player cannot make them use their ability by talking to them.
• A companion character's HP is displayed in the upper right side of the screen.
  • Unlike Shiren, exact HP values are not displayed.
  • Companions regenerate HP as turns elapse, except for when they attack.
• The player can strengthen or heal a companion by throwing an item at them.
  • Power-up Grass, Invincible Grass, or Swift Grass behaves as you'd expect.
  • Herb, Otogirisou, Healing Grass, Life Grass, and Rejuvenation Pot (1+ capacity) does restore HP.
    • Max HP does not increase when the companion's HP is already at max.
  • Revival Grass, Grilled Onigiri, and Fixer Scroll does not restore HP.
• Companions don't get reduced attack power when afflicted with Onigiri status.
  • However, they can't use their ability, and Asuka will lose the effects of equipped items.
• Companions will retreat when their HP gets very low (20~30% HP remaining?).
  • Stronger monsters can hit for 50%+ of a companion's HP, so you'll still want to protect them.
• The HP bar can act somewhat glitchy when a companion's Max HP exceeds 190 or so.
  • This mostly only occurs when Asuka has equipment with Max HP increasing runes.
• Items like Windblade Scroll and Confusion Scroll don't affect companions.
  • However, Sweet Potato and Gassy Trap will make companions warp.
• Talking to a companion character doesn't end your turn.
• Companions sometimes move in a way to stay at Shiren's side instead of following behind him.
  • They also avoid monsters that aren't an immediate threat, such as Napping or Paralyzed ones.
• Companions aside from Asuka seem to always dodge thrown weapons, shields, and bracelets.
  • This includes equipment disarmed by a Swordsman family monster.
• Switching places with a companion only ends Shiren's turn - The companion can still act.
• If Shiren is morphed as a Nigiri Morph monster and uses its ability on a companion, they collapse.
• Repeatedly switching places is a reliable method to safely wait out companions with Confused status.

Extra Notes

Morphed Status

• Throw a Peach Bun at a companion to have them morph into an ally monster.
  • Skull Wizard's magic can also morph a companion into a monster.
• HP is restored when a companion morphs into a monster, and they can use the monster's ability.
• The morphed companion's stats seem to scale based on the monster's stats.
• Morphed status lasts for the duration of the current floor for companions.
  • Disguising Staff can be used to revert a companion back to their normal self.

Switching Places

• Switching places with a companion only ends the player's turn, so the companion can still act.

Turn Order

Actions generally take place in the following order:

1. Player Turn
2. Companion Turn
3. Enemy Turn

However, if a companion doesn't act during their turn, they can react after enemies instead:

1. Player Turn
2. Companion Turn (do nothing)
3. Enemy Turn
4. Companion Turn (react to enemies)

This reaction turn can be used to have a companion attack an enemy 2 times before being hit.

Double Attack Trick

This section explains how to maneuver a companion so that they get 2 attacks in against an enemy.

Basic Method

Step in place when an enemy is 1 tile away so that the enemy becomes adjacent to the companion.
※ Best with Asuka, Tugai, and Seki, since Hibiki and Porky have ranged special attacks.

Example Layout:

■ □ □ E □ ■
■ □ □ □ □ ■
■ □ P C □ ■

Turn 1:

1. Player → Step in place.
2. Companion → No action.
3. Enemy → Approaches, now adjacent to companion.
4. Companion → Reacts to the enemy by attacking it.

Turn 2:

1. Player → Does whatever.
2. Companion → Attacks the enemy.
3. Enemy → Does whatever.

Switch Method

Technique that can be used when an enemy is approaching with a companion following directly behind you.
※ Effective in hallways when the floor's field of view is not limited by fog or darkness.

Example Layout:

■ ■ ■ ■
E □ P C
■ ■ ■ ■

Turn 1:

1. Player → Switch places with companion.
2. Companion → No action.
3. Enemy → Approaches, now adjacent to companion.
4. Companion → Reacts to the enemy by attacking it.

Turn 2:

1. Player → Does whatever.
2. Companion → Attacks the enemy.
3. Enemy → Does whatever.

Comparisons

Base Stats

Highest base stats seems to be in this order: Tugai / Hibiki > Seki > Asuka > Porky.

• Tugai & Hibiki have the highest base attack power.
• Seki is 3rd in base attack power, but seems to deal 10~20% less damage than the above 2 characters.
• Asuka has lower base attack power and defense, but can equip a weapon and shield.
• Porky has much lower HP on top of lower base attack power and defense.

Abilities

• Asuka - Equip a weapon and shield to boost stats + gain rune effects, safely identify equipment.
• Hibiki - High base stats, can heal Shiren or disable monsters from a distance.
• Porky - Deal 20 fixed damage per special attack usage, player can collect Porky's Rocks that miss.
• Tugai - High base stats, chance to land critical hits, sometimes tanks damage for the player.
• Seki - Swift action speed, retreats after attacking, evades enemy normal attacks more often.

Drawbacks

This list pretty much applies to all companions.

• A monster that defeats a companion will level up.
• Lower Max HP than the player, so they quickly collapse against power type monsters or Behemoths.
• Can get in the way of item duplication in Bouncy Wall Rooms, or other item/monster farming tricks.
• AI can be a bit unpredictable when 2 or more companions are following the player.
• They might attack the player when they have Blind or Confused status.
• The player is likely to defeat companions if they gain Berserk status.
• Harder to use items like Leaping Grass or Sweet Potato since companions will be on their own.
• Harder to steal from dungeon shops if you want companions to stay alive.
• Items consumed to protect companions can outpace items conserved by having companions.
  • If you feel this is the case, it might be time to part ways with your companions.

Asuka

Characteristics

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Seki

Characteristics

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Dialogue

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Hibiki

Characteristics

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Dialogue

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Tugai

Characteristics

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Dialogue

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Porky

Characteristics

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Dialogue

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Kawasaku

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Stats

Max HP

Max HP increases for companions doesn't appear to have variance when leveling up.

HP Regen

Amount of HP recovered for every 1 turn that elapses.