Wasteland 3 Companions Guide – How to Recruit Companions 

This Wasteland 3 Companions Guide will show you how you can meet and recruit new companions in your Ranger squad. The game offers player-controlled companions that you can play as when a certain character joins your squad. On the other hand, you also have the New Ranger Recruit companions that the game offers to help you in the gameplay. 

Now let’s look at how you can find and recruit each of the main companions in the game, what weapons they come with, and what skills they have. 

Wasteland 3 Companions Guide 

Below we have detailed all the companions in the game and how you can recruit them in your squad. 

Marshal Kwon 

Marshal Kwon is the first companion you will get to recruit in your squad. Marshal Kwon joins you when you talk to him in the Ranger HQ. The HQ is related to the Full House main mission of the game that you have to complete. 

• Weapon: Assault Rifle 
• Skills: Automatic Weapons 5, Sneaky Shit 3, Kick Ass 3 

Scotchmo 

Scotchmo is a returning character in the latest Wasteland title, who can be found at the Ranger HQ’ mess hall. But first, you must complete The Bizarre stronghold mission. 

• Weapon: Shotguns 
• Skills: Lockpicking 4, Small Arms 7, Sneaky Shit 4, Melee Combat 2 

Jodie Bell 

Jodie Bell is another starting companion that you can recruit in your squad. Although she can only be recruited after you complete the Garden of the Gods main quest, you first meet her in unfortunate terms and find yourself having to rescue her. 

• Weapon: Sniper Rifles 
• Skills: Mechanics 4, Animal Whisperer 3, Sniper Rifles 5, First Aid 3 

Fishlips 

Fishlips is the boss of an enemy group that you have the option to fight against. In order to recruit Fishlips, you have to make your way to Union Station to confront him and challenge him to a fight. It is only when he is defeated will he join your squad 

• Weapon: Bladed Weapons 
• Skills: Armor Modding 7, Melee Combat 8, Toaster Repair 4 

Ironclad Cordite 

Ironclad Cordite can be found at the Old Survivalist Bunker, but can only be found after you have completed The Bizarre mission of the game. It is only after the quest that you will find out about him. 

• Weapon: Unavailable 
• Skills: Leadership 5, Explosive 4, Mechanics 4, Brawling 9 

Lucia Wesson 

Lucia Wesson can be recruited after you complete the Cornered Rats mission of the game. To find her, you have to go to the Marshal’s Station in Downton Colorado Springs. It is there where you will get the quest in the first place. 

• Weapon:  Small Arms
• Skills: Barter 2, Survival 2, Weapon Modding 3, Small Arms 5

Vic Buchanan 

Vic can be found at Aspen Little Hell after you defeat Valor Bucahanan in Denver. When you meet this character, he will ask to join your squad, so you don’t have to do any quest to recruit him. 

• Weapon: Pistols 
• Skills: Big Guns 8, Hard Ass 7, Small Arms 10 

Pizepi Joren 

Pizepi is also found in Aspen Little Hell and you will run into her after you meet Vic Buchanan in the game. 

• Weapon: SMGs  
• Skills: Nerd Stuff 7, Automatic Weapons 10, Science 7, First Aid 2 

New Ranger Recruits 

This concludes our Wasteland 3 Companions Guide. Post your comments below.