Rise of the Ronin All Bond Missions

Rise of the Ronin contains 58 Bond Missions. Completing all Bond Missions is needed for the  Friendly Neighborhood Ronin trophy. This guide shows the unlock requirements.

Nothing is missable thanks to Mission Replay. In Chapter 2 you will unlock the “Testament of the Soul” through which you can replay all missions and change your story choices retroactively. After the story you can still free roam and use Mission Replay from the Longhouse.

You can see which Bond Missions you have remaining and what their unlock requirements are by interacting with the Testament of the Souls (at Longhouse after story) > press R2 to change to “Bond Mission” > press R1 to switch between characters. Each character has 1 to 5 bond missions. When scrolling over the mission it will say the unlock requirement for most. If it shows “requirement not met” you either need story progress or must do other bond missions. Doing one bond mission usually unlocks the next, but more story progress is also required. The game is split into 3 Chapters, each introducing you to a new main region. You can fast travel between regions after the story at the Longhouse.

The easiest way is to track them from the Missions Menu. If they are in a different region you must use the Testament of the Soul to fast travel there. If you need to increase the bond level with an ally to unlock the next mission, go find the ally in the open world and exhaust all dialogues and give a gift, then replay short missions with the ally until your Bond Level has increased. You can quickly locate any ally or their bond mission by going to the Bond Menu > for Allies > press on an Ally for Details > click on the Location or Related Mission. It will immediately jump to the location in the world or the relevant mission in the menu.

If you have done seemingly everything and are still missing a Bond Mission, it’s most likely from playing the opposite story path through the Testament of the Soul. Go to Testament of the Soul > Ronin Missions > press R3 to view the timeline that shows all choices you haven’t explored yet, then replay the mission with choices you haven’t tried. Doing the Bond Missions also unlocks most of the Allies needed for the  Social Climber trophy.

Ryoma Sakamoto – Complete “Curtain Falls, Curtain Rises” Main Mission

1. The Men from Tosa – Unlocks after discovering Sakura Inn during “Follow Your Blade Twin” Main Mission
2. The Two Apprentices – Unlocks after completing “Those Who Gather at Edo” Main Mission
3. A House Divided – Unlocks after completing “Reinventing the Shogunate” Main Mission
4. The Ties that Bind – Unlocks after completing “Fate of the Vanquished” Main Mission
5. Crossroads of Dawn – Unlocks after completing “Wildfire” Main Mission. You’ll need to make sure he survives during the “Omi Inn Incident” Main Mission in order for this to appear

Shinsaku Takasugi – Complete “Try Your Luck” Bond Mission (his first bond mission)

1. Try Your Luck – Unlocks after discovering Sakura Inn during “Follow Your Blade Twin” Main Mission
2. Something to Believe In –  Unlocks after completing “The China Town Kiheitai” Main Mission
3. Where There’s a Will – Unlocks during the “Parting Ways” Main Mission, after siding with Anti-Shogunate
4. The Spice of Life – Unlocks after completing “The Feud in Aburanokoji” Main Mission. You may also need to complete “In Search of New Discoveries” (Fukuzawa’s second Bond Mission)

Genzui Kusaka – Complete “The Way of the Warrior” Bond Mission (his first bond mission)

1. The Way of the Warrior – Unlocks after discovering Sakura Inn during “Follow Your Blade Twin” Main Mission
2. Terms of the Deal – Unlocks after completing “Take Back Hongakuji Temple” Main Mission
3. At the End of the Charge – Unlocks after completing “The Physician’s Request” Main Mission
4. A Fresh Start – Unlocks after completing “At the End of the Charge” Bond Mission and reaching Bond level 3 with Kusaka

Kogoro Katsura – Complete “The Plot to Assassinate Harris” Anti-Shogunate Main Mission. Anti-Shogunate Path Only

1. The Seed of Doubt –  Unlocks after completing “The Plot to Assassinate Harris” Anti-Shogunate Main Mission
2. A Fragile Alliance – Unlocks after completing “Burgeoning Betrayal” Main Mission

Toshimichi Okubo – Complete “Damsel in Distress” Main Mission

1. Old Friends –  Unlocks after completing “Those Who Gather at Edo” Main Mission

Kaishu Katsu – Complete “Meeting Kaishu Katsu” Main Mission

1. The Pillar of Edo – Unlocks after completing “A Show for the Shogun” Main Mission and reaching Bond level 2 with Katsu
2. Building a Nation – Unlocks after completing “Wildfire” Main Mission

Yukichi Fukuzawa – Complete “Cultural Exchange” Main Mission

1. In Search of New Knowledge – Unlocks after completing “Cultural Exchange” Main Mission
2. In Search of New Discoveries – Unlocks after completing “Fruit from Distant Shores” Bond Mission (Ine’s first Bond Mission)

Akikatsu Manabe – Complete “The Watchman” Bond Mission (his first Bond Mission)

1. The Watchman – Unlocks after sparing Naosuke Li during “The Sakurada Gate Incident” Main Mission and then completing “Wildfire” Main Mission

Igashichi Iizuka – Complete “Locating the Camera” Main Mission

1. A Lucky Find Put to Use – Unlocks after talking with him at the Photographic Studio and giving him 1 Foreign Book (found in Treasure Chests or  completing certain missions)
2. Chopped Liver – Unlocks after completing “Cultural Exchange” Main Mission
3. A New Lease on Life – Unlocks after completing “Chopper Liver” bond mission and reaching Bond level 3 with Igashichi

Felix Beato – Talk to him in the Photographic Studio in Nihonbashi

1. Joined Visions – Unlocks after completing “The Chivalry of the Damned” Main Mission

Marcus Samuel – Complete “The Black Jewel” Bond Mission (his first Bond Mission)

1. The Black Jewel – Unlocks after going to the Photograph Studio in “Follow Your Twin Blade” Main Mission

Robert Fortune – Complete “Fruit from Distant Shores” Bond Mission (Ine’s first bond mission, unlocks after completing “It Hurts to Be Good” Main Mission)

1. A Prize Beyond Reach – Unlocks after completing “Fruit from Distant Shores” Bond Mission (Ine’s first bond mission)

Taka Murayama – Complete “A Pleasure District Portrait” Main Mission

1. Encroaching Shadows – Unlocks after completing “Hidden Motives” Main Mission
2.  A Light in the Darkness – Unlocks during “Those Who Gather at Edo” Main Mission. Make sure when you talk to Taka to tell her that she can count on you to accept it

Hirobumi Ito & Aritomo Yamagata – Complete “The Fire Attack” Main Mission

1. Strength in Softness – Unlocks after completing “A Show for the Shogun” Main Mission
2. A Vow of Steel – Unlocks after completing “Wildfire” Main Mission

Yoshinobu Tokugawa –  After finishing the bouts during “A Show for the Shogun” Main Mission

1. Twilight Raid – Unlocks after completing “A Show for the Shogun” Main Mission
2. Midnight Revenge –  Unlocks after completing “Fate of the Vanquished” Main Mission and reaching Bond level 2 with with Yoshinobu
3. Dawn Revolt –  Unlocks after completing “Midnight Revenge” Bond Mission and reaching Bond level 3 with Yoshinobu

Isami Kondo –  Complete “The Shogun’s Journey to Kyoto” Main Mission

1. The Wolves of Mibu  –  Unlocks after completing “Fate of the Vanquished” Main Mission
2. Mibu Rivalry – Unlocks after completing “The Feud in Aburanokoji” Main Mission and reaching Bond Level 2 with Kondo

Toshizo Hijikata –  Complete “The Shogun’s Journey to Kyoto” Main Mission

1. For the Sake of a Friend – Unlocks after completing “Wildfire” Main Mission

Ernest Satow – Complete “A Priceless Treasure” Bond Mission (his first Bond Mission)

1. A Priceless Treasure – Unlocks after completing “Wildfire” Main Mission
2. The Beauty of Friendship – Unlocks after completing “A Priceless Treasure” Bond Mission

Eiichi Shibusawa – Complete “Something to Show the World” Bond Mission (his first Bond Mission)

1. Something to Show the World – Unlocks after talking to Katsu during the “Looking Ahead” Main Mission
2. Samurai Spirit, Merchant Mind – Unlocks after completing “Something to Show the World” Bond Mission

Soji Okita – Complete “The Shogun’s Journey to Kyoto” Main Mission

1. The Supreme Swordsman – Unlocks after completing “Fate of the Vanquished” Main Mission. Must have also completed “The Ikeda Inn Incident” Pro-Shogunate Main Mission
2. A Moment of Brilliance –  Unlocks after completing “The Feud in Aburanokoji” Main Mission

Hajime Saito – Complete “Burgeoning Betrayal” Main Mission

1. Loyalty to a Friend – Unlocks after completing “For the Sake of a Friend” Bond Mission (Hijikata’s first Bond Mission)

Nobutomo Odani – Complete “The Sword Saint” Bond Mission (his second Bond Mission)

1. The Three Blades of the Era – Unlocks after completing “Deadly Blade, Demon Belle” Main Mission
2. The Sword Saint – Unlocks after completing “The Three Blades of the Era” Bond Mission

Princess Atsuko – Complete “Damsel in Distress” Main Mission

1. Ideals and Reality – Unlocks after completing “Reinventing the Shogunate” Main Mission
2. The Road to Resolution – Unlocks after completing “Patriots’ Reward” Main Mission

Ine Kusumoto – Complete “The Physician’s Request” Main Mission

1. Fruit from Distant Shores –  Unlocks after completing “It Hurts to Be Good” Main Mission
2. Ine’s Worries – Unlocks after completing “Fruit from Distant Shores” Bond Mission
3. Cultivating the Cure – Unlocks after completing “Ine’s Worries” Bond Mission and reaching Bond level 3 with Ine

Sana Chiba – Complete “Deadly Blade, Demon Belle” Main Mission

1. Turmoil of the Heart – Unlocks after completing “Deadly Blade, Demon Belle” Main Mission
2. A Tempest Calmed – Unlocks after completing “Patriots’ Reward” Main Mission

Matthew Perry – Start the “Test of Friendship” Bond Mission (his second Bond Mission)

1. Peace Negotiations – Unlocks after completing “The Black Jewel” Bond Mission (Marcus Samuel’s first Bond Mission)
2. Test of Friendship – Unlocks after completing “Peace Negotiations” Bond Mission

Fumi Sugi– After saving her during the “Those Who Know Shoin” Main Mission

1. Last Wishes –  Unlocks after completing “Fate of the Vanquished” Main Mission and reaching Bond level 2 with Fumi

Gonzo – Spare him in “Curtain Falls, Curtain Rises” Main Mission, then team up with him in his first bond mission “The Bad Bunch”

1. The Bad Bunch – Unlocks after starting “Follow Your Blade Twin” Main Mission – make sure you team up with him to recruit him as an ally!

Alexandria Moreau – Complete “An Intoxicating Flower” Bond Mission (her first Bond Mission)

1. An Intoxicating Flower – Unlocks after completing “Fruit from Distant Shores” Bond Mission (Ine’s first Bond Mission) then and getting a Morning glory-type flower, which you can do where you accept the bond mission