Diego
At a glance
Diego is a playable unit. Available on all four routes; recruitment on 4 routes has a condition to meet (renown, a support level or a chapter). Highest growth rates: Dex 60% and HP 45%. Personal ability: Caretaker. 12 liked gifts documented, 4 of them loved. 10 support partners documented.
Guide rank A. A sword unit with 60% Dexterity and 45% Speed growths whose personal ability stops adjacent allies being doubled. Game8 and Pocket Tactics rate him A, and Game8 points him at Shido. Tier list
Gifts and meals
Loved
Arrowhead Gem++ loved- Decorative Arrows++ loved
- Portrait of Yu Phas++ loved, single source† unverified
Wing Fletching++ loved, single source† unverified
Liked
Likes: Walking in the forest, foraging medicinal herbs, Orchel
Meals
Recorded from the guide author's own game on Dietrich's route, across 12 dishes.
Likes
- Goat Roastlikes
- Garlic Seared Scallopslikes
- Sand Boar and Beanslikes
- Honey-Poached Pearlikes
- Sweet-and-Sour Stick Bugsloves
Dislikes
- Pumpkin Soupdislikes
- Fish-Sauce Soupdislikes
Neutral: Salt-Crusted Ham, Madazins, Cheese-Coated Crayfish, Charred Fish Grill, Coffee-Berry Paste.
Bird-time answers
How Pale Raven sessions are scored is explained in how to read a character page.
Show 10 questions
Do you worship Balor? I used to long ago, but I don't these days.
Answer: Tilt your head.
I don't need to sleep on a bed. I can rest anywhere. Is it the same for you?
Answer: Nod.
I know how to preserve meat by applying an herbal rub and smoking it. Do you like fragrant food?
Answer: Spread your wings.
I'm happy with my life now. There's no reason to worry about me.
Answer: Spread your wings.
I've been all over, doing work as a messenger for a temple. But I've never seen a bird like you until now.
Answer: Tilt your head.
My tattoos mark me as a member of the Har Hali clan. I left them years ago, but they're still part of me.
Answer: Gaze intently.
Orchel once saved my life. It's only natural that I want to return the favor, right?
Answer: Nod.
Poisonous plants will harm people, but they can be made into medicine. As always, knowledge is key.
Answer: Nod.
You have a strangely penetrating gaze. Your eyes would be an advantage in battle.
Answer: Gaze intently.
You need agility to survive in forests. I wonder, are you agile when you're in trees?
Answer: Do a somersault.
Bird-time reactions (IGN wiki)† unverified
A fuller prompt->reaction table for this character, from IGN’s guide. See every character, searchable.
Show 10 prompts
“Poisonous plants will harm people, but they can be made into medicine.”
Nod
“My tattoos mark me as a member of the Har Hali clan.”
Gaze intently
“You need agility to survive in the forests. I wonder, are you agile when you're in trees?”
Do a somersault
“Orchel once saved my lif. It's only natural that I want to return the favor, right?”
Nod
“I've been all over, doing work as a messenger for a temple. But I've never seen a bird like you until now.”
Tilt your head
“I don't need to sleep on a bed. I can rest anywhere.”
Nod
“I know how to preserve meat by applying an herbal rub and smoking it.”
Spread your wings
“I'm happy with my life now. There's no reason to worry about me.”
Spread your wings
“You have a strangely penetrating gaze. Your eyes would be an advantage in battle.”
Gaze intently
“Do you worship Balor? I used to long ago, but I don't these days.”
Tilt your head
Recruit
Plan
On Cai's route Diego requires 3S support, 10R renown, and clearing Orchel's Paralogue.
Part I, chapter 1
Give Diego a gift every in-game week and pair it with a shared meal, arena training, temple service, theatre, thermae or combat adjacency until his support with the player reaches 3S.† unverified
Part I, chapter 1
Prioritise quests from the very start of the route, favouring Cai's specialised Kindness Quests every week as soon as they appear, and take divine audiences and skirmishes alongside main-story progress to accrue the 10 renown the gate needs.† unverified
Part I, chapter 11
Clear Orchel's Paralogue ("Orchel's Regret") within its accept window.
Research notes
- Give Diego a gift every in-game week and pair it with a shared meal, arena training, temple service, theatre, thermae or combat adjacency until his support with the player reaches 3S. Why: Satisfies the 3S support component of Diego's Cai-route gate. Support is raised by weekly gifts (one per character per week, bought from merchants in Dagsion such as the Shopping Arcade and the Tavern at Lowtown, or won from quests), shared meals at inns, arena training, temple service, world-map feasts, theatre, thermae and combat adjacency — per planning-inputs.md §Support.
- Prioritise quests from the very start of the route, favouring Cai's specialised Kindness Quests every week as soon as they appear, and take divine audiences and skirmishes alongside main-story progress to accrue the 10 renown the gate needs. Why: Satisfies the 10R renown component of Diego's Cai-route gate.
- Clear Orchel's Paralogue ("Orchel's Regret") within its accept window. Why: Satisfies the "clear Orchel's Paralogue" component of Diego's Cai-route gate.
Missing plan details
- no chapter/renown-level correspondence found for Cai's route, so the 10R pacing cannot be verified
- Diego's earliest recorded chapter (3) is earlier than Orchel's Paralogue's unlock chapter on Cai's route (11); no source reconciles the two figures
Cai
Dietrich
Theodora
Leda
Build
Rank
Pick your route on the home page to see this unit’s tier on it.
- Game8A
- Game8 JapanA
- GameWithA
- AppMediaAin physical attackers
- Pocket TacticsA
Each site uses its own scale, so read a label against that site’s list. Read on 2026-10-10.
A sword unit with 60% Dexterity and 45% Speed growths whose personal ability stops adjacent allies being doubled. Game8 and Pocket Tactics rate him A, and Game8 points him at Shido.
Strengths
- Dexterity growth 60%
- Prevents adjacent allies from being doubled
- Sword proficiency for the Myrmidon and Shido line
Weaknesses
- Magic and Resistance growths 20%
More published ratings
- KeenGamer tier list (read through a text mirror): B-Tier source
Recommended class path
Gladiator → Myrmidon → Shido → Sword Master
Base stats
Growth rates
Abilities
Full ability cataloguePersonal ability
Caretaker: Adjacent allies cannot suffer a follow-up during combat. Trigger % = 5.
Guide rating 1 out of 5 stars◇ our recommendation: this guide's own judgement, not a sourced fact A strong-sounding protection effect gated behind a 5% trigger is barely there in practice. Rate it yourself
- Level 20: No Mercy: Grants Hit/Crit+5 when making a follow-up.
- Level 35: No Mercy+: Grants Hit/Crit+10 when making a follow-up.
Skills
Preferred
Bow Skill, Infantry Skill, Sword Skill
Non-ideal
Black Magic Skill
Spells and arts
| D | C | B | A |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not yet documented | Not yet documented | Not yet documented |
Combat arts† unverified
Every combat art Game8 lists for this unit, in Game8’s own order. Where the Japanese guides (GameWith and gamecap) say when the unit learns an art, the weapon skill and rank sit beside it.
Supports
0 of 19 support conversations watched
- EshmelA rank† unverified
- EsmeraldaA rank† unverified
- HalvinB rank† unverified
- IoB rank† unverified
- LilianB rank† unverified
- NinaeA rank† unverified
- NuzzuoC rank† unverified
- SetethC rank† unverified
- Sha LanC rank† unverified
- TheodoraC rank† unverifiedUnlocked in Part 2
How support ranks are raised and what they unlock is explained once, in how to read a character page.
Story and profile
Who they are
Diego comes from the Har Hali forest clan, which traces its line back to the Damascar Kingdom. He is a quiet man who talks little and keeps to himself, and his one fixed point is Orchel, whom he guards and has pledged to serve for life. Off duty he plays the flute, walks in the woods and gathers medicinal herbs.
His guide path runs Gladiator, Myrmidon, Shido, Sword Master. Dexterity growth of 60% is the standout, with Speed at 45%, so he hits reliably and often doubles. Caretaker can stop adjacent allies suffering a follow-up attack, but its trigger chance is only 5%, so treat it as a bonus rather than a plan. Magic and Resistance are both 20%, so keep him away from mages. Bow, Infantry and Sword are his preferred skills and Black Magic is a bane skill. He is ranked A and joins in Part 1.
Profile facts
- Male
- Human
- Har Hali
- 19-20 (Pre-Timeskip), 24 (Post-Timeskip)
- 177cm (5'10")
- November 4
- JP: 高梨謙吾 · EN: Nazeeh Tarsha
- Playing the flute, being devoted to Orchel† unverified
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Background
- ディエゴ
- Hunter
Personality
Names, relatives and first appearances
Endings
Unresolved story
Not yet documented: exploration talent.