NPCs

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.

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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 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.
	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 enter a Rainbow run instead of a normal run.
	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 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.

Instruction Booklet Page 23, 'NPCs'

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 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 'Winchesters Original Game' in the Gungeon, allowing Gungeoneers to play for prizes in return 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 return 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 return for .

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.
• Old promotional images show evidence that Frifle and the Grey Mauser were originally also going to be NPCs that inhabited the Underbreach, however they are absent from the final game

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