Astolfo is at least distinguished in that he got hired on like that years and years and years before the game he's in actually starts. His actual in-game recruitment is just. Waltzing up to Roy at the start of a chapter all like "hey I'm an Ostian spy, I'm here to help" "you don't look like a spy" "well yeah i'd be a pretty shitty spy if i did, don't you think" "ok fair"

HE'S JUST. A REALLY GOOD CHARACTER AND HE'S CRIMINALLY UNDERAPPRECIATED BY THE FANDOM AND I HOPE EVERYONE'S READY FOR ME TO SPEND A WEEK SCREAMING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I WILL.