Rouge

Rouge, the Crimson Mercenary, is a Mercenary Buddy in Fantasy Life i. See also Rouge (NPC).

Friendship

Friendship with Rouge runs from Rank 1 to Max (500 points). It rises as you talk, travel, fight, gather and craft together, finish quests and give gifts. How friendship works

Friendship skills

Friendship	Points	Skill	Effect
Rank 2	100	Attack + Passive	+20 Attack
Rank 3	200	Invigorating War Cry Special Skill	Special Skill: Paralyzes opponents while strengthening allies
Rank 4	300	Adrenaline Junkie Passive	Boosts damage to opponents when HP is 50% or lower
Rank 5	400	Attack + Passive	+30 Attack
Max	500	I Got This! Passive	Boosts physical damage the fewer Combat Lives are in your party

Favourite gifts

Rouge has 5 favourite meals. Given one of these, Rouge gains double the friendship the meal would add for any other Buddy, and answers with the Favourite line below. Gifts

Meal	Other Buddies	Rouge
Wheat Juice	+10	+20
Bandit Steak	+10	+20
Monstroganoff	+50	+100
Thick Steak	+15	+30
Corn on the Cob	+10	+20

Gift reactions

On receiving	What? Are you giving this to me?
Food	Thanks! I'll battle some brutes with the extra stamina this will provide.
Other gifts	If a monster came at me while I'm holding this... Heh, I can't stop thinking about fighting.
Favourite	How did you know the source of my power?!
Rare gift	I don't know the nitty-gritty details of how you made this, but I can see love was put into it. Thank you!
Gift in return	Here's something in return. Do you like it?
Second gift	...And I'll give you this. Take it, and not another word.