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The NPCs in Enter the Gungeon and Exit the Gungeon play a crucial role in progressing the game. Every NPC has a particular purpose, but there's a lot of overlap. A large number of the NPCs are vendors.

List of Major NPCs[]

These are NPCs that provide services to the player, change the game in some way, or are otherwise major or iconic characters.

Appearance Name Description
Bello Runs the main shop in the Gungeon.
Ox and Cadence Store clerk and owner of the main shop in The Breach.
Drunkard Tells stories about the Bosses and the NPCs of The Breach.
Tinker In charge of operating and fixing the shortcut elevators.
Frifle and the Grey Mauser Hand out hunting quests in The Breach. Quests can be completed to unlock new items.
Bowler Allows the player to toggle Rainbow Mode, which grants a rainbow chest at the start of each floor, but disallows most other means of collecting items and guns.
Winchester Runs a shooting range in the Gungeon. Rewards the player with chests of different rarities based on their performance.
Gunsling King and Manservantes Issues room challenges in the Gungeon. Rewards players with items upon completion.
Ser Manuel Teaches players how to survive the Gungeon. Occasionally appears in secret rooms as Monster Manuel and gifts players an item or gun.
Blockner Ser Manuel's rival.
Sell Creep Found in shops and certain other rooms, takes items and guns and gives in return.
The Lost Adventurer Rewards players with items for completing the current dungeon map.
Ledge Goblin Hangs around a ledge.
Blacksmith Runs a shop in the Forge. Collects the ingredients for The Bullet That Can Kill The Past and Busted Television from players. Can upgrade the Ruby Bracelet.
Resourceful Rat Steals the player's items in the Gungeon. Offers up to three free guns if the player has taken a shortcut.
Professor Goopton Runs a shop in The Breach and another in the Gungeon.
Trorc Runs a shop in The Breach and another in the Gungeon.
Old Red Runs a shop in the Gungeon.
Cursula Runs a shop in the Gungeon.
Flynt Runs a shop in the Gungeon that takes Keys as currency.
Doug Runs a shop in The Breach.
Sorceress Grants players a blessing for their next run.
Tonic the Sledge-Dog Allows the player to toggle Turbo Mode, which increases game speed.
Daisuke Enables Challenge Mode for the next run.
Patches and Mendy Run the smash tent in the Gungeon. Fully heals the player. Gives the Robot either one Junk, the Bottle, or a piece of armor.
Synergrace Runs a shop in the Gungeon where the player can purchase a synergy chest.
Vampire Appears in the Gungeon and allows the player to trade half a heart for . Gives 20 multiplied by the floor's price multiplier for each half heart. Has a small chance of granting the same effect as a Blood Shrine.
Witches Allows the player to exchange a gun for a different gun and 2 curse.
The new gun will either be the same quality or one quality higher than the gun given.
Old Man Gifts players one item or a gun. Refuses to give the player an item or gun if playing in co-op.
Brother Albern Asks the player a question and rewards them with a pickup, item, or gun.
Save Button Option to save and exit at the end of each floor, resuming the run at a later time.

List of Minor NPCs[]

These are typically minor characters that do nothing for the player other than provide dialogue.

Icon Name Description
Gunknights Guards the entrance to the Gungeon, barring entry to the player until they play (or skip) the tutorial.
Circle Knight and Square Knight Stand to the left and right of the Sorceress, protecting her.
Union Mimic Chest Can be encountered in the Resourceful Rat's Lair, in the chest room, if the player is wearing the Mimic Tooth Necklace.

List of NPCs in Exit the Gungeon[]

Icon Name Description
Sorceress Delivers introductory dialogue to the player upon them beginning a new save file, and blesses the player's gun at the beginning of every non-Arsenal Mode run.
Drunkard Delivers special lines of dialogue to the player upon them defeating a Boss for the first time, or unlocking a new NPC.
Ser Manuel Guides the player through the tutorial.
Tailor the Tinker Discusses with the player about Routes, and eventually creates Route Switcher.
Route Switcher Allows the player to switch Routes.
Bello Manages the Shop, selling items to passing Gungeoneers.
Ox and Cadence Allows the player to spend in the Underbreach to unlock new items and guns.
Hattori Allows the player to spend in the Underbreach to unlock Hats.
Winchester Hosts 'Winchester's Original Game' in the Gungeon, allowing Gungeoneers to play for prizes in exchange for .
Snails Allows the player to spend in the Underbreach to unlock Skins.
Manservantes and the Usurped King Hosts 'Just Dessert Golf' in the Gungeon, allowing Gungeoneers to play for prizes in exchange for .
Doug Appears in the Underbreach occasionally, allowing the player to spend to unlock special Guns and Items.
Old Man Appears randomly in the Gungeon. Gives the player a free, random item.
Patches and Mendy Appears randomly in the Gungeon. Fully heals the player.
Trorc Appears randomly in the Gungeon. Sells items for .
Daisuke Appears randomly in the Gungeon. Spawns a chest for the player. Chest quality depends on the level of the player's combo.
Professor Goopton Appears randomly in the Gungeon. Sells items for .
Old Red Appears randomly in the Gungeon. Sells blank-related items for .
Flynt Appears randomly in the Gungeon. Sells items for .
Resourceful Rat Appears in the shop, selling the player the Rat Key for 50, allowing them to unlock more NPCs.
Gunknights Bars entry to the Gungeon until the player has completed (or skipped) the Tutorial.

Gives the player different Hats in reward for completing the various levels of Beastmode.

Ledge Goblin Hosts 'Helmet Kicko' in the Gungeon, allowing Gungeoneers to play for prizes in exchange for .

Muncher exchanges two guns for a better gun.

Trivia[]

  • Just like how Tonic is a reference to Sonic the Hedgehog, Snails is a reference to Sonic's fox friend, Miles "Tails" Prower. Snails having two shells is a reference to how Tails has two tails which enable him to fly and keep up with Sonic.
    • Despite this, Snails' slow dialogue speed and absence from Enter the Gungeon indicate that he is roughly as slow as a snail in real life would be expected to be.

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