Ox and Cadence

Ox and Cadence
"If you want to buy something, talk to Ox. I don't deal with customers."
Dialogue:	Ox and Cadence/Dialogue
Unlock:	Rescued from a Cell
Location:	Gungeon Acquisitions Department
Aliases:	Cadence: Brat (Internal) Ox: Robot (Internal)
Voice: Cadence: brat Ox: golem

Ox and Cadence are NPCs that appear in Enter the Gungeon and Exit the Gungeon.

According to Cadence, her sister (the Blacksmith) built Ox to protect Cadence; Ox is therefore programmed to care for Cadence.

Function

Cadence and Ox operate the Gungeon Acquisitions Department in the Breach/Underbreach trading with Gungeoneers for to order new items and guns for the Gungeons ever growing collection.

Enter the Gungeon

Cadence and Ox can be rescued from a cell in the Keep of the Lead Lord or the Gungeon Proper. After freeing them, they will move up to The Breach. A total of 682  is required to purchase everything from the Gungeon Acquisitions Department.

Whenever a row of articles in the shop is bought out, it will be replaced by a selection of new ones the Breach is reloaded. The Breach can be reloaded by entering the Gungeon and returning, or leaving to the title screen and returning.

Click 'Expand' on the below table to view Cadence and Oxs sold items

Gun and Item Unlocks Sold In The Breach
Icon	Name	Quality	Type	Effect	Cost
	Thompson Sub-Machinegun "Myeah, See!"		Gun (Automatic)		1
	RPG "Leveled Up"		Gun (Semiautomatic)	Fires fast explosive rocket propelled grenades.	5
	Gamma Ray "Mean Green"		Gun (Beam)	Fires a green laser that poisons enemies.	2
	Hegemony Carbine "All The Same"		Gun (Automatic)	Rapidly fires white bolts of energy.	3
	Freeze Ray "Ice To Meet You"		Gun (Beam)	Fires a blue laser that freezes enemies over time.	7
	Mailbox "Special Delivery"		Gun (Semiautomatic)	Fires letters. The final bullet in the magazine is a package that can explode, leave confetti, Burn, or Poison enemies.	5
	Origuni "Thousand Cuts"		Gun (Semiautomatic)	Fires paper planes that follow the players crosshair/aim direction.	6
	Grasschopper "Noisy"		Gun (Semiautomatic)	Fires a single powerful blast that can destroy some bullets.	8
	Flash Ray "Ah Ahhh!"		Gun (Semiautomatic)	Shoots lasers that pierce enemies. Has a chance to stun enemies.	6
	Science Cannon "Charged Particles"		Gun (Beam)	Fires a large laser that inflicts a number of different random status effects.	6
	Ice Breaker "Never Let Go"		Gun (Semiautomatic)	Fires a shotgun blast of freezing ice. Final shot in the magazine is a single metal slug.	8
	Tangler "Get Wrecktangled"		Gun (Semiautomatic)	Fires a shotgun blast of bouncing bullets. Visually distorts enemies into rectangular shapes.	10
	Magic Lamp "One Wish, Three Times"		Gun (Semiautomatic)	Shooting an enemy three times summons a genie to attack them for massive damage.	8
	Face Melter "Squiddley-squiddley-wheeyooo!"		Gun (Automatic)	Fires music notes in four directions. Reloading places an amplifier that fires in unison with the player.	10
	Heroine "Charge Beam Active"		Gun (Charged)	Has three levels of charge, with increasing damage.	13
	Mass Shotgun "My Favorite Gun"		Gun (Automatic)	Shoots a single large sphere that, after travelling for a small distance, splits into a barrage of tiny bullets.	9
	Bullet Bore "Mind Muncher"		Gun (Semiautomatic)	Fires homing drills that bore into enemies, stunning them and exploding on a short delay.	14
	Raiden Coil "Shoot Em' Up"		Gun (Beam)	Fires a laser that wraps around every enemy on screen, hitting them all simultaneously.	8
	Black Hole Gun "Won't You Come"		Gun (Charged)	Fires black holes that suck in enemies and enemy bullets.	20
	Yari Launcher "Hell. Yes."		Gun (Automatic)	Rapidly fires homing rockets which break the boss DPS cap.	25
	Railgun "Calibrating"		Gun (Charged)	Fires a fast-moving piercing bullet that bounces many times.	30
	Microtransaction Gun "Pay To Win"		Gun (Semiautomatic)	Shoots a range of projectiles with different effects. Uses as ammunition.	100
	Rocket-Powered Bullets "Faster Bullets"		Passive	+50% Shot Speed, +10% Damage, and +10% Firerate	4
	Heart Bottle "Liquid Life"		Passive	Grants a heart container.	2
	Heart Locket "Memento Mori"		Passive	Grants a heart container.	4
	Hot Lead "Chance To Ignite"		Passive	Bullets have a chance to burn enemies.	5
	Heart Lunchbox "Healthy Meal"		Passive	Grants a heart container.	5
	Box "Just A Box"		Active	Hides the player under a box, making them invisible to enemies. Shooting removes the box, however shots fired from under the box deal double damage. Allows stealing.	8
	Fat Bullets "Fatter = Stronger"		Passive	Significantly increases bullet size and damage but slightly decreases maximum ammo.	6
	+1 Bullets "+1 To Bullet"		Passive	Increases damage.	6
	Angry Bullets "Hungry For More"		Passive	Bullets ricochet off of enemies they hit, in the direction of other nearby enemies.	8
	Heart Purse "Form Begets Function"		Passive	Grants a heart container.	4
	Eyepatch "Hit Harder Less Often"		Passive	Increases damage but decreases accuracy.	8
	Bloody Eye "Slower Enemy Bullets"		Passive	Decreases enemy bullet speed.	7
	Spice "A tantalizing cube of power."		Active	Single use. Increases certain stats upon use, depending on how many times it has been used. Each time a spice cube is used, more spice cubes will spawn in place of items or pickups.	7
	Sunglasses "Bright Future"		Passive	Slows down time and increases dodge power during explosions. Increases coolness by 2.	10
	Singularity "Sucks"		Active	Releases a black hole that sucks in enemies and enemy bullets.	12
	Nanomachines "Son"		Passive	Grants two pieces of armor upon pickup. Grants a piece of armor every 4 times damage is taken.	10
	Portable Turret "Some Assembly Required"		Active	Places a stationary turret that shoots at enemies. The turret will be destroyed if it takes enough damage.	12
	Duct Tape "Friend Of Gunsmiths"		Active	Single use. Combines 2 guns together, adding the projectiles from one gun onto another.	10
	Space Friend "A Friend From The Space"		Passive	Follows the player, firing lasers at enemies and blocking enemy bullets.	25
	Broccoli "Makes You Strong"		Passive	Increases movement speed and damage. Adds a chance to negate damage.	25
	Platinum Bullets "Over One Million Served"		Passive	Increases damage and fire rate with every bullet landed.	200

Arm Quest

Ox is missing his left arm when he is first rescued. The Blacksmith in the Forge has a replacement arm, located to the left of her. The arm will only be there after the High Dragun has been killed at least once.

After picking up the arm, a red balloon will randomly drop from an enemy on the floor, which will send the arm up a floor. The arm and the balloon can then be dropped by random enemies in the Hollow, and the arm can again be sent up a floor. This must be repeated until both items are found in the Keep of the Lead Lord, after which they will be sent up to The Breach and Ox will receive the replacement. In return, Cadence rewards the player with Clone.

The balloon will be lost if the enemy carrying it falls down a pit.

Using Shortcuts will not stop the arm or balloon from spawning. The arm will move up a floor regardless of whether the player completes the floor.

It is possible to deliver the arm during Boss Rush if Wall Mimics spawn. It is also possible for enemies carrying the Arm or Balloon to be knocked into pits, thus causing the loss of that item, forcing the player to redo that floor to get the Balloon and arm again.

Exit the Gungeon

Click 'Expand' on the below table to view Cadence and Oxs sold items

Gun and Item Unlocks Sold In The Underbreach
Icon	Name	Quality	Type	Effect	Cost
TBA

Other Appearances

• Cadence and Ox are the subject of Enter the Gungeon Steam Trading Card 8, titled Cadence and Ox.
• The sleeve for the 2022 special edition vinyl release of the Enter the Gungeon soundtrack includes an illustration of Cadence and Ox by artist Joseph Harmon.

Associated Items

Item	Relevant Text
Rocket-Powered Bullets	"Known for her impatience, Cadence grew tired of waiting for her bullets to reach their target. She developed these tiny rockets to give each shot extra speed."

Cut Content

• Cadence and Ox had a number of differences in pre-release versions of Enter the Gungeon.
  • Ox was originally known by the name Robot, and was not locked in the cell with Cadence. Instead, 'Robot' would be waiting for Cadences arrival in the Acquisitions Department, opening it upon her return.
  • The Gungeon Acquisitions Department had a much more compact layout in these versions of the game, with no holographic table. Additionally, items for sale were represented by blueprints rather than crates.
• An IGN pre-release teaser for Enter the Gungeon shows Cadence and Ox in a different position in the Breach to where they normally appear, during a shot intended to illustrate the population of the Breach over time. Whether this means that Cadence and Ox initially appeared in front of their boarded up door during pre-release versions of Enter the Gungeon, or if they were simply placed there to fill space is unknown.

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  Cadence in a cell in a pre-release version of ETG

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  Pre-release version of the Gungeon Acquisitions Department

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  Cadence and Ox in the Breach in early IGN previews, positioned unusually in front of the boarded up door to the Acquisitions Department

Notes

• Ox's arm delivery quest might be a reference to Venom Snake's bionic arm in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and the balloon is likely a reference to the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system.
• ^ETG Upon entering the Gungeon Acquisitions Department, there is a chance Ox's face will be covered by a paper sheet with a smiley face drawn on it.
• The Acquisitions Department may be a reference to Acquisitions Incorporated, a series of podcasted D&D adventures.

Gallery

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  A Gun Nut with the red balloon.

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  The player with the red balloon.

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  A successful delivery of the arm.

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  Ox's Arm resting on a shelf behind the shop.

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  Ox's face covered with a paper sheet.

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  Steam Trading Card

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  Steam Trading Card, Full Art

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  Cadence and Ox on the sleeve of the 2022 special edition soundtrack vinyl. Illustration by Joseph Harmon.

Exit the Gungeon

(Will be tabbered when finished)

Ox and Cadence reappear in the Enter the Gungeon spinoff Exit the Gungeon, where they fulfil a similar role as merchants of unlockable items. After being freed from the Rat's cage, they will move to the Underbreach where they will set up shop, accepting in return for unlocking items and guns that may appear on future attempts to exit the Gungeon.

Items Sold in the Underbreach

Guns

Icon	Name	Quote	Type	Notes	Cost
	H4mmer	Many Bullets	Automatic		3
	Bee Hive	Bzzzzzzzz!	Automatic	Fires homing bees	10
	RPG	Leveled Up	Semiautomatic	Fires explosive rockets	10
	Cold 45	Shatterday Night Special	Semiautomatic	Fires freezing bullets	8
	Laser Lotus	Level 5	Semiautomatic		8
	Com4nd0	You're Fired	Semiautomatic	Fires homing, explosive rockets	10
	Freeze Ray	Ice To Meet You	Beam	Fires a freezing beam	10
	Stinger	Drone Warfare	Semiautomatic	Fires explosive rockets that release homing bees	10
	Void Marshal	Acquired Under The Table	Semiautomatic		10
	Rube-Adyne Mk.II	Polished Product	Semiautomatic	Rapidly fires bouncing energy blasts	10
	Balloon Gun	Hot Air	Semiautomatic	Fires lingering tornadoes. Grants flight while held	15

Items

Icon	Name	Quote	Effect	Cost
	Heart Lunchbox	Healthy Meal	Grants a heart container.	5
	Bouncy Bullets	Boiyoiyoing!	Grants the player's bullets the ability to bounce off of walls or obstacles twice.	10
	Magic Sweet	Free Stats		15
	Homing Bullets	Fire And Forget	Player bullets will occasionally home in on enemies.	15
	Frost Ammolet	Chance To Freeze	Blanks have a chance to freeze enemies.	15
	Bloody Eye	Slower Enemy Bullets	Enemy bullets move slower	15
	Gold Ammolet	Blank Damage Up	Greatly increases the damage dealt to enemies by blanks	10
	Heart Purse	Form Begets Function	Grants a heart container	15
	Scattershot	Quantity Over Quality	Decreases damage, but multiplies the amount of bullets fired by three	15
	Hot Lead	Chance To Ignite	Player bullets have a chance to light enemies on fire	15

See Also

• NPCs