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:
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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 |
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Cadence |
Default | None |
A young warrior that has come to the Crypt in search of her lost father. | |
Melody |
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.
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Aria |
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.
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Nocturna |
None |
A vampire that has come to investigate the Crypt upon rumors of undead creatures emerging from it.
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Non-Story | ||||
Choral |
Default | None |
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 |
Defeat Dead Ringer |
Cadence's father. His cursed Boots of Leaping prevent him from moving normally.
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Eli |
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Complete Zone 1 |
Cadence's uncle. Despite losing his arm long ago, he can still defend himself using explosives. | |
Monk |
Complete Zone 3 |
A warrior monk that has made a vow of silence and poverty. These must not be broken at any cost.
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Dove |
+ from Ring of Peace |
Complete Zone 2 |
A friendly pacifist that refuses to harm any creature, living or undead.
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Coda |
Complete "All Characters" Mode |
An exceedingly difficult character that combines the restrictions of Aria, Monk and Bolt.
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Bolt |
Complete Zone 4 as Monk |
An athlete whose heart beats much faster than normal.
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Bard |
Default | None |
A traveling minstrel that has come to the Crypt in search of the Golden Lute.
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Diamond |
Complete Zone 5 (DLC Required) |
A dancer who has mastered his movement. | ||
Mary |
None (DLC Required) |
A shepherd whose lifeforce is linked to the lamb that follows her.
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Tempo |
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.
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Reaper |
Default | None |
The carrier of souls to the underworld.
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Alternate Skins | ||||
File:Asuka.png Asuka |
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 |
Default | None | The protagonist of the Kenka Banchō series. | |
File:Chiaki Nanami.png Chiaki Nanami |
Default | None | The side character of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and in other games from the Danganronpa series. | |
File:Hinata Hajime.png Hinata Hajime |
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 |
Default | None | The side character of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and in other games from the Danganronpa series. | |
File:Junko Enoshima.png Junko Enoshima |
Default | None | The antagonist of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and in other games from the Danganronpa series. | |
File:Makoto Naegi.png Makoto Naegi |
Default | None | The protagonist of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and a side character in other games from the Danganronpa series. | |
File:Monokuma.png Monokuma |
Default | None | The main antagonist of the Danganronpa series. | |
File:Monomi.png Monomi |
Default | None | The side character of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and in other games from the Danganronpa series. | |
File:Sayaka Maizono.png Sayaka Maizono |
Default | None | The side character of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and in other games from the Danganronpa series. | |
File:Shiren.png Shiren |
Default | None | The protagonist of the Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer series. |