Expeditions: Samurai - Characters
The playable captain and the eight recruitable companions of Expeditions: Samurai, the party that sails aboard the Dutch frigate De Albatros into Sengoku-era Japan. Each companion arrives with a fixed specialty that maps onto one of the campaign's approaches (infiltration, negotiation, or open comba...
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· updated 2026-09-15
| Name | Description | Role | Faction | Abilities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Captain (Player Character) | The newly elected captain of the Dutch frigate De Albatros and the character the player builds. | Protagonist | De Albatros crew | Four starting player classes Full party leadership and camp decisions Skills drawn from the chosen class line | Chosen at the start of the campaign. |
| Antje | The crew's burglar and the party's stealth specialist. | Companion - the Burglar | De Albatros crew | Stealth and silent movement Lockpicking and infiltration Ambush openers | Recruitable companion, introduced in the July 2026 companions trailer. |
| Piet Ruisch | The brawler of the crew, described in the reveal material as handy with both sword and pistol. | Companion - the Brawler | De Albatros crew | Melee brawling with sword Pistol sidearm at range Front-line pressure | Recruitable companion, introduced in the July 2026 companions trailer. |
| Kage | A masterless samurai travelling with the Dutch crew. | Companion - the Ronin | De Albatros crew | Masterless-samurai swordsmanship Local knowledge and contacts Ronin outfit and stance work | Recruitable companion, introduced in the July 2026 companions trailer. |
| Johan | The crew's duelist and its deadliest swordsman, described in the reveal material as a blood relative of the captain's predecessor, which puts him close to the centre of the ship's politics from the first scene. | Companion - the Duelist | De Albatros crew | Dueling and precision swordplay Pure-steel combat builds Shipboard standing through blood relation | Recruitable companion, introduced in the July 2026 companions trailer. |
| Tora-Hime | An onna-musha seeking her place in a changing Japan, and the high priestess of the Shinto shrine at Kanseido. | Companion - the Onna-Musha | Kanseido shrine | Onna-musha naginata fighting Shrine authority and diplomacy Access to Kanseido and its priesthood | Recruitable companion, tied to the Kanseido shrine. |
| Fuma Ishiko | The shinobi of the party, a ninja trained in infiltration and unconventional tools. | Companion - the Shinobi | De Albatros crew | Shinobi infiltration Concealed tools and gadgets Silent takedowns | Recruitable companion, introduced in the July 2026 companions trailer. |
| Raina | The crew's sawbones, the field surgeon who keeps the party standing between missions. | Companion - the Sawbones | De Albatros crew | Field surgery and wound treatment Medicine supply management Party recovery between missions | Recruitable companion, introduced in the July 2026 companions trailer. |
| Etienne Durand | The eighth of the recruitable companions named in the July 2026 companions trailer. | Companion - eighth recruit | De Albatros crew | Eighth recruitable party slot Specialty established on recruitment | Recruitable companion, named in the July 2026 companions trailer. |
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