It is time to meet more Octopath Traveler 0 characters, as Square Enix revealed the villain King Pardis III and additional allies named Carinda, Pius, Saoirse, and Xerc. It also confirmed that, once we rebuild our town, we’ll be able to set up a Monster Arena and a Museum. This all comes ahead of the game’s December 2025 debut.
First, King Pardis is the head of Edoras. However, one of the major challenges we’ll deal with is that isn’t enough for him. He also wants to rule all of Orsterra. As such, our quest for vengeance after our home and loved ones are shattered will involve taking him down too. Carinda is the merchant for this installment. She’s from the Riverlands area. Pius, as his name suggests, is a cleric. He serves with the Order of the Sacred Flame. (Ophilia served that same order in the original game.) Saoirse is the dancer this time around. Finally, Xerc is our scholar.
As for the Monster Arena and Museum, both will benefit from our collecting things in Octopath Traveler 0. With the arena, we’ll be able to capture monsters from requests. That allows us to then take part in arena matches against them. With the museum, we can read journals, listen to music, and look at treasures we found as we traveled.
Square Enix shared official art for all five Octopath Traveler 0 characters:
Here are some new screenshots too:
As for the other new Octopath Traveler 0 characters, they are our allies who fill out roles in other jobs in this installment.
We’ve seen Square Enix share new details about Octopath Traveler 0 characters and villains like this in the last few weeks. Back in September 2025, the Master of Power Commander Tytos, Master of Wealth Lady Herminia, and Master of Fame Playwright Auguste were revealed as three villains tied to the tragedy our avatar experiences. We also learned Alexia the scholar, Celsus the thief, Ludo the merchant, Macy the apothecary, and Viator the warrior will join our cause.
Octopath Traveler 0 will come to the Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on December 4, 2025.