Characters#

First, the totals, so old guides cannot mislead you:

Older guides claiming “over 40 playable characters” are badly out of date — Ode to Castlevania alone ships 96. The roster keeps growing with each version; the in-game character list is the live source of truth.

The Four Default Starters#

Only the following four characters are available when the base game starts; everyone else has an unlock condition:

Antonio Belpaese#

Antonio is the default beginner character: might climbs steadily with levels. His passive has no gimmick — ideal for learning positioning and the evolution flow.

Imelda Belpaese#

The XP bonus runs Imelda’s leveling curve faster than other characters, producing more frequent level-up choices — ideal for pushing unlocks and getting builds online quickly.

Pasqualina Belpaese#

Projectile speed shapes the coverage rhythm of projectile weapons. Her bonus reads most clearly on speed-dependent weapons (the Knife family, for example).

Gennaro Belpaese#

A flat +1 projectile applies to every weapon — the most direct quantity boost of the four. Paired with projectile boosts like Duplicator, his early clearing power jumps noticeably.

Note: the five passive figures above (including Mortaccio’s) are verified per bluestacks.com and escapistmagazine.com. Passive numbers for the remaining characters have not been individually verified and are not listed here — the in-game character info is authoritative.

Base-Game Unlock Conditions#

Verified unlock conditions for base-game characters. Kill-count conditions accumulate across runs:

Mortaccio’s Scaling#

Mortaccio’s projectile bonus is +1 every 20 levels, to a maximum of +3 at level 60 (per bluestacks.com). Older guides claiming “+5 projectiles max” contradict their own tables — the correct cap is +3.

Hidden Characters#

Full unlock walkthroughs live on the Secrets page; here is the verified quick list:

Mask of the Red Death’s known stats: starting weapon Death Spiral, 255 HP, +100% move speed, +20% might (per escapistmagazine.com).

DLC Rosters#

DLC characters unlock via conditions in their content, then must be purchased with gold — installing the DLC does not grant them. The lists below are verified per vampire.survivors.wiki:

Legacy of the Moonspell (8)#

Miang Moonspell, Menya Moonspell, Syuuto Moonspell, Babi-Onna, McCoy-Oni, Megalo Menya Moonspell, Megalo Syuuto Moonspell, Gav’Et-Oni. The 1.16 update added Spiritoso, Spiritosa, Gekkojin, and Megalo Miang Moonspell to this DLC.

The “McCormick | Silver Wind” entry in older guides does not exist — this DLC has no such character.

Tides of the Foscari (8)#

Eleanor Uziron, Maruto Cuts, Keitha Muort, Luminaire Foscari, Je-Ne-Viv, Genevieve Gruyère, Rottin’Ghoul, Sharlow Foscari.

Note: Suor Clerici is a base-game character (unlock: heal 1,000 HP total), not part of this DLC. Old guides listing her among the Foscari roster are wrong.

Emergency Meeting (the Among Us crossover, 9)#

Crewmate Dino, Engineer Gino, Ghost Lino, Shapeshifter Nino, Guardian Pina, Impostor Rina, Scientist Mina, Horse, Megalo Impostor Rina.

The “Red / Blue / Green / Yellow / Purple / Cyan” crew colors in older guides are fabricated; the table above is the real roster.

Operation Guns (the Contra crossover, 12)#

Bill Rizer, Lance Bean, Ariana, Lucia Zero, Brad Fang, Sheena Etranzi, Probotector, Stanley, Newt Plissken, Colonel Bahamut, Simondo Belmont, and 12 in total.

The “Soldier / Sniper / Heavy / Scout / Medic / Engineer / Ninja / Boss” class list in older guides is fabricated; this DLC is the Contra crossover and the table above is authoritative.

Ode to Castlevania (96)#

The largest character pack: 96 characters (40 standard + 56 hidden; the English wiki recorded 80 at launch, later updated to 96). Representative characters:

• The eight Belmonts: Leon, Sonia, Trevor, Christopher, Simon, Juste, Richter, Julius
• Alucard, Dracula, Sypha Belnades, Maria Renard, Shanoa, Hector, Eric Lecarde, Soma Cruz, Death, and more

Most hidden-character unlocks here depend on the relic Pile of Secrets.

Other DLCs#

• Legacy of the Bloodmoon (2026-08-28): 12 characters including Malice Bloodmoon, Calogero Bloodmoon, Sargon, Ashtart, Baal’Thasar, and Baal’Thamut.
• Ante Chamber (the Balatro crossover, free): adds the Balatro characters Jimbo, Canio, Chicot, Perkeo, and more.
• Emerald Diorama (free): its roster is not itemized here.

General Character-Pick Logic#

This thinking is based on the verified mechanics above, for opening reference:

1. Use the default four while learning: Gennaro’s all-weapons +1 projectile and Imelda’s XP bonus convert to in-run value the fastest.
2. Farm kill-count characters incidentally: conditions like Mortaccio’s and O’Sole Meeo’s accumulate across runs — grind high-density stages as you normally play; no dedicated farming needed.
3. Heal and gold conditions are single-run jobs: Suor Clerici (1,000 HP healed) and Dommario (5,000 gold in one run) are build questions — bring healing or greed scaling.
4. DLC characters: unlock, then buy: complete the condition in the DLC’s stage, then purchase with gold in the character list.

FAQ#

Where do I see a character’s HP and speed?#

Every character shows base stats and passive text in-game. This page only lists verified passive figures (the four starters, Mortaccio, Mask of the Red Death); the remaining characters’ numbers are not collected — the character-select screen is authoritative and this site does not speculate.

What is the character cap?#

The roster grows with versions and DLC: 209 across all DLC as of 1.14, about 221 with Bloodmoon’s 12. If future versions add characters, the in-game list wins.

The code did nothing#

x-x1viiq must be typed directly on the main menu with the keyboard (there is no input box) — typed correctly, it triggers. Smith IV’s flow is “SPAM in three different menus → HUMBUG inside a run”, and the two parts go in different places. Full steps and common failures are on the Secrets page.

About the Data on This Page#

• Roster totals come from rogueranker.com (as of 1.14) and vampire.survivors.wiki.
• Unlock conditions come from bluestacks.com and escapistmagazine.com verification.
• DLC rosters come from vampire.survivors.wiki’s DLC pages.
• Unverified passives and stat panels are not collected; details absent from official and verifiable sources are not speculated on by this site.