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Cadence |
The main character! |
Your default COTND gameplay against which all else is modified. |
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Melody |
Cadence's mother. |
Your only weapon is the Golden Lute. |
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Aria |
Cadence's grandmother. |
Hard mode! Your only weapon is a dagger, any damage or missed beats will kill you (after a potion) and you play the zones in reverse order. |
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Nocturna |
nananananananana BAT LADY |
__DLC only.__ Zone 5 "invades" other zones. But you can become a bat when you wanna! |
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Dorian |
Cadence's father, a dead ringer for a boss you've seen before. |
Has to use his Boots of Leaping or take damage. |
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Eli |
Cadence's uncle (Dorian's brother). |
No weapons or shovels, but kick all the bombs you want. |
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Monk |
obsessive-compulsive about his vow of poverty |
All enemies drop gold. Picking up any gold kills you instantly. |
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Dove |
dirty hippie |
You can't damage enemies, but you can teleport them with your magic flower. |
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Bard |
Uncursed by the Necrodancer because [[SPOILERS]]. Spoony. |
You're in control of the beat; move when you want. |
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Bolt |
don't make me play until I've had my coffee |
Beat tempo is doubled, so all characters move twice as fast. |
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Coda |
the devil you know |
SUPER HARD MODE. Combines Bolt (double tempo), Aria (one-hit kills, no missed beats) and Monk (gold kills you). |
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Diamond |
he's a solitary man |
__DLC only.__ Move on the diagonals only. |
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Mary |
get sheep or die trying |
__DLC only.__ Protect the lamb behind you; if it dies, you die. |
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Tempo |
some sort of crypt thing |
__DLC only.__ Keep doing stuff_ (mostly, killing) or die. |
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Reaper |
die die die |
__Switch version only.__ Enemies you kill follow you around and do damage for you. |
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