NPCs

The NPCs in Enter 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 NPCs

Appearance	Name	Description
	Bello	Runs shops in the Gungeon.
	Ox and Cadence	Store clerk and owner of the shop in The Breach.
	Drunkard	Tells stories about the Bosses and the NPCs of The Breach.
	Tailor	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.
	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, 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 from players.
	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.
	Doug	Runs a shop in The Breach.
	Sorceress	Grants players a blessing for their next run.
	Tonic	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 armour.
	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.