Winchester (NPC)



Winchester is an NPC who occasionally appears in the Gungeon. The player can pay Winchester to play his minigame, where the player gets four shots to break four targets. Depending on how well the player does, Winchester gives a chest as a reward.

Even if the player is wearing a Mimic Tooth Necklace, the chest will not be a mimic. However it can still randomly spawn as a mimic.

While initially cold towards the player when met at the breach, Winchester seemingly warms up more with each trickshot challenge aced.

Acing three of his minigames unlocks the Seven-Leaf Clover.

Trivia

 * Winchester's name is a reference to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
 * Winchester is also a pun on the NPC's role, allowing the player to win a chest.
 * If the player steals something from a shop, then enters Winchester's room, instead of saying the character's nickname, he will call them "thief". This is likely a reference to the Town Tool Shopkeeper from "The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening". Unlike the Shopkeeper, Winchester doesn't care enough to kill the player and they will still be allowed to play the game.
 * Winchester has a special track for rooms he is in, but it is not part of the official soundtrack.
 * One of Winchester's dialogues, "There's one born every minute", is a likely reference to the well-known phrase "There's a sucker born every minute".
 * There is a small chance for Winchester to spawn in a secret room.

Exit the Gungeon
Winchester makes a reappearance in Exit the Gungeon as the host of a minigame called 'Winchesters Original Game'. He can be encountered randomly inside of rooms branching off of the shop.

Winchester also appears in the Underbreach, offering a wager to the player. He will ask for 15 and will pay you back 30  if you successfully Exit the Gungeon on the very next attempt after taking the wager.

Winchester's Original Game
See Winchesters Original Game for details.