Crypt of the NecroDancer Wiki
Register
Advertisement

The main heroine of the game is a young woman named Cadence, though other characters are unlocked and played as you progress through the game.
Different characters are connected to different Achievements.
There are currently 15 characters playable in the game:

Characters
Story-Based
Non-Story
All Platforms CadenceMelodyAria DorianEliMonkDoveCodaBoltBardReaper Icon
Amplified dlc Amplified Nocturna Character diamondCharacter maryCharacter tempo

Backstory[]

Cadence is the daughter of Melody and Dorian. Eli is her paternal uncle, and Aria is her maternal grandmother.

Cadence goes to the Crypt of the NecroDancer against the wishes of her uncle Eli in order to search for her father. Dorian went to the Crypt two years prior to the events in the game to find the Golden Lute. When Cadence arrives at the Crypt, she begins digging for an entrance, when suddenly the ground beneath her splits open. She falls into the Crypt and strikes her head on a rock as she lands. Fatally wounded, Cadence lies motionless on the floor of the Crypt...until the NecroDancer appears and steals her heart, cursing it to forever beat to his music. The NecroDancer takes Cadence's heart and heads to his lair deeper into the crypt.

Cadence awakens shortly after and senses something is wrong. She ventures deeper into the crypt in order to save her father and lift her curse.

Character Details[]

The value in the Health field represents the number of starting maximum Heart Containers in "All Zones" mode. Characters considered as alternative skins from series developed by Spike Chunsoft share the same stats as Cadence.

All characters start with the following Items unless stated otherwise:

Character Health Equipped Items Unlocking Attributes
Story-Based
Cadence
Cadence
HeartHeartHeart Default None

A young warrior that has come to the Crypt in search of her lost father.

  • At the end of the last Zone, the player must fight two unique bosses. See the first one here, and the second one here.
Melody
Melody
HeartHeart Complete Zone 4 as Cadence

Cadence’s mother, who has come to the Crypt to learn more about the Golden Lute. The Lute is keeping her alive, so she is forced to keep playing it.

  • The player cannot change Weapons.
    • Can only use the Weapon golden luteGolden Lute as a weapon. The Golden Lute deals 1 damage to every adjacent enemy when the player moves, but the player MUST move for this weapon to deal damage - it cannot attack directly.
  • At the end of the last Zone, the player must fight a unique boss. See here.
Aria
Aria
Heart half Complete Zone 4 as Melody

Cadence's grandmother, who has come to the Crypt to destroy the Golden Lute. The wound in her heart leaves her on the edge of death at all times.

  • The player cannot change Weapons.
  • Cannot gain any additional Heart Containers.
  • The player dies upon missing a beat.
  • The player progresses through the Zones in reverse order. Enemies from the later Zones will leak into the earlier Zones, including Sarcophagi. It is not required to destroy the Sarcophagus to unlock the stairs in any Zone.
  • At the end of the last Zone, the player must fight a unique boss. See here.
Nocturna
Nocturna
Amplified dlc
HeartHeartHeart

None
(DLC Required)

A vampire that has come to investigate the Crypt upon rumors of undead creatures emerging from it.

  • Has access to Spell transformTransform, which transforms the player into a bat. This spell cannot be removed from the player.
  • The player automatically transforms into a bat upon taking lethal damage in human form.
  • Areas containing enemies and objects from Zone 5 appear in all Zones.
  • At the end of the last Zone, the player must fight two unique bosses. See the first one here, and the second one here.
Non-Story
Choral
Choral
HeartHeartHeart Default None
  • At the end of the last Zone, the player must fight two unique bosses. See the first one here, and the second one here.

Note: Choral is identical to Cadence and can be selected to play via the game settings. In Co-op Mode, Player 2 will play as Choral. [1].

Dorian
Dorian
HeartHeart
HeartHeart
Defeat Dead Ringer

Cadence's father. His cursed Feet boots leapingBoots of Leaping prevent him from moving normally.

Eli
Eli
HeartHeartHeart Complete Zone 1

Cadence's uncle. Despite losing his arm long ago, he can still defend himself using explosives.

  • The player cannot change Weapons or Tools.
    • Amplified dlc Can only use the Weapon eliEli as a weapon, which deals ZERO damage but applies Knockback.
  • The player has an unlimited amount of Consumables bombBombs.
  • The player can kick bombs up to 3 tiles away by moving into it.
Monk
Monk
HeartHeartHeart Complete Zone 3

A warrior monk that has made a vow of silence and poverty. These must not be broken at any cost.

  • The player dies instantly upon picking up any gold.
  • Upon exiting the level via the Stairs, any gold left on the ground throughout the whole level is collected and added to the player's score.
  • The player may acquire one Item from each coin shop for free. Any other Items being sold in the shop disappear when this happens.
  • Nodlc Dies instantly upon picking up the Head crown of greedCrown of Greed.
    • Amplified dlc No longer kills the player. However, gold score obtained from completing levels is not doubled.
Dove
Dove

HeartHeart

+Heart from Ring of Peace thumbnailRing of Peace

Complete Zone 2

A friendly pacifist that refuses to harm any creature, living or undead.

  • The player cannot change Weapons.
    • Can only use the Weapon flowerFlower as a weapon, which deals ZERO damage but confuses enemies for 8 beats.
  • The player's Consumables bombBombs deal ZERO damage to enemies, instead randomly teleporting them somewhere else.
  • The player may acquire one Item from each coin shop for free. Any other Items being sold in the shop disappear when this happens.
  • Stairs are always unlocked.
  • Boss fights are skipped.
  • The player dies from Cowardice if the song ends.
Coda
Coda
Heart half Complete "All Characters" Mode

An exceedingly difficult character that combines the restrictions of Aria, Monk and Bolt.

  • The player and all enemies move at double tempo.
  • The player cannot change Weapons.
  • Cannot gain any additional Heart Containers.
  • The player dies upon missing a beat.
  • The player dies instantly upon picking up any gold.
  • Upon exiting the level via the Stairs, any gold left on the ground throughout the whole level is collected and added to the player's score.
  • The player may acquire one Item from each coin shop for free. Any other Items being sold in the shop disappear when this happens.
  • Nodlc Dies instantly upon picking up the Head crown of greedCrown of Greed.
    • Amplified dlc No longer kills the player. However, gold score obtained from completing levels is not doubled.
Bolt
Bolt
HeartHeartHeart Complete Zone 4 as Monk

An athlete whose heart beats much faster than normal.

  • The player and all enemies move at double tempo.
Bard
Bard
HeartHeart Default None

A traveling minstrel that has come to the Crypt in search of the Golden Lute.

  • The player can move out of beat with the music.
    • All enemies move after the player moves.
  • The level's song will restart once it ends, not sending the player to the next level.
Character diamond
Diamond
Amplified dlc
HeartHeartHeart Complete Zone 5
(DLC Required)

A dancer who has mastered his movement.

  • The player can move diagonally with button combinations.
    • Bombs and carried Consumables are accessed using Up + Down and Left + Right, respectively.
    • The player cannot Throw or Reload weapons.
    • The player cannot use Footwear that needs to be Toggled, Spells, or Packs.
Character mary
Mary
Amplified dlc
HeartHeartHeart None
(DLC Required)

A shepherd whose lifeforce is linked to the lamb that follows her.

  • A lamb follows the player. If the lamb takes damage, it dies and the player immediately takes damage every beat.
    • The lamb is resurrected if the player enters the next level.
Character tempo
Tempo
Amplified dlc
HeartHeartHeart None
(DLC Required)

A monster, created by a mad scientist, who is cursed to kill in order to stay alive. Saps the lifeforce from the creatures he touches.

  • All attacks deal infinite damage.
  • The player can see all monsters and NPCs on the floor, including Spirits.
  • The player instantly dies if they go 16 beats without killing an enemy or picking up a new item off the ground.
  • All enemies from all Zones can appear in any Zone.
  • An additional miniboss appears, and many more enemies appear in each room than normal.
Reaper Icon
Reaper
HeartHeartHeart Default None

The carrier of souls to the underworld.

  • Upon killing an enemy, a Soul familiar appears in its place.
    • The Soul familiar can deal 1 damage to enemies by moving into it, but will die if it is attacked.
Alternate Skins
File:Asuka.png
Asuka
HeartHeartHeart Default None The protagonist of Shiren the Wanderer Side Story: Female Swordsman Asuka Arrives! and a childhood friend of Shiren in the Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer series.
File:Bancho.png
Bancho
HeartHeartHeart Default None The protagonist of the Kenka Banchō series.
File:Chiaki Nanami.png
Chiaki Nanami
HeartHeartHeart Default None The side character of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and in other games from the Danganronpa series.
File:Hinata Hajime.png
Hinata Hajime
HeartHeartHeart Default None The protagonist of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and a side character in other games from the Danganronpa series.
File:Ibuki Mioda.png
Ibuki Mioda
HeartHeartHeart Default None The side character of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and in other games from the Danganronpa series.
File:Junko Enoshima.png
Junko Enoshima
HeartHeartHeart Default None The antagonist of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and in other games from the Danganronpa series.
File:Makoto Naegi.png
Makoto Naegi
HeartHeartHeart Default None The protagonist of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and a side character in other games from the Danganronpa series.
File:Monokuma.png
Monokuma
HeartHeartHeart Default None The main antagonist of the Danganronpa series.
File:Monomi.png
Monomi
HeartHeartHeart Default None The side character of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and in other games from the Danganronpa series.
File:Sayaka Maizono.png
Sayaka Maizono
HeartHeartHeart Default None The side character of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and in other games from the Danganronpa series.
File:Shiren.png
Shiren
HeartHeartHeart Default None The protagonist of the Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer series.

References[]

Advertisement