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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 |
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Bello | Runs the main shop in the Gungeon. |
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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. | |
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Tinker | In charge of operating and fixing the shortcut elevators. |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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Sell Creep | Found in shops and certain other rooms, takes items and guns and gives |
| The Lost Adventurer | Rewards players with items for completing the current dungeon map. | |
| Ledge Goblin | Hangs around a ledge. | |
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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. | |
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Trorc | Runs a shop in The Breach and another in the Gungeon. |
| Old Red | Runs a shop in the Gungeon. | |
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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. | |
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Daisuke | Enables Challenge Mode for the next run. |
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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 | |
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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. | |
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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 |
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Gunknights | Guards the entrance to the Gungeon, barring entry to the player until they play (or skip) the tutorial. |
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Circle Knight and Square Knight | Stand to the left and right of the Sorceress, protecting her. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. | |
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Tailor the Tinker | Discusses with the player about Routes, and eventually creates Route Switcher. |
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Route Switcher | Allows the player to switch Routes. |
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Bello | Manages the Shop, selling items to passing Gungeoneers. |
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Ox and Cadence | Allows the player to spend |
| Hattori | Allows the player to spend | |
| Winchester | Hosts 'Winchester's Original Game' in the Gungeon, allowing Gungeoneers to play for prizes in exchange for | |
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Snails | Allows the player to spend |
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Manservantes and the Usurped King | Hosts 'Just Dessert Golf' in the Gungeon, allowing Gungeoneers to play for prizes in exchange for |
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Doug | Appears in the Underbreach occasionally, allowing the player to spend |
| 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. | |
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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. | |
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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 | |
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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.




























