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Survivors

Starting equipment, unlock conditions and build ideas for each confirmed survivor.

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Astronaut unlock achievement artwork: space helmet
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Astronaut

Find and defend the shuttle to unlock Astronaut, whose Spacesuit uses armor for critical support.

  • Armor
  • Critical hits
  • Spacesuit
Bananaperson portrait in the game inventory
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Bananaperson

Find the banana costume at base, then build around Special Banana and compatible throwable support.

  • Throwables
  • Timed attacks
  • Food restriction
Sharp-Shooter unlock achievement artwork
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Bushy

Kill 1,000 zombies with Rifle to unlock Bushy, then use Trap Seeds to root enemies and gain critical support.

  • Trap Seeds
  • Rooting
  • Critical support
Tinkerer unlock achievement artwork
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Chicken

Craft three different legendary items to unlock Chicken and its Mechanical Egg minions.

  • Minions
  • Mechanical Egg
  • Positioning
Death portrait in the game inventory
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Death

Meet Death during a long normal-mode map stay to unlock the Scythe character; prepare for the encounter before attempting it.

  • Melee
  • Scythe
  • Revival tradeoff
Juggler unlock achievement artwork: three Rubber Balls
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Penny

Unlock Penny with three active Rubber Balls, then use Funny Balloon’s timed and triggered attacks.

  • Funny Balloon
  • Timed attacks
  • Triggers
Cola bottle pictured in the official inventory screenshot
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President Knabe

Enter the main-menu code to unlock President Knabe, whose Cola attracts enemies before exploding.

  • Cola
  • Throwables
  • Delayed explosion
Peak Performance unlock achievement artwork: snowy boss
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Santa

Defeat a snowy-biome boss to unlock Santa, whose Present ability calls a delayed attack alongside a starting Shotgun.

  • Shotgun
  • Santa’s Present
  • Delayed attack
Bring the bus back achievement artwork, associated with the Sheriff unlock
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Sheriff

Win a run to unlock Sheriff, whose badge supports ranged weapons and rewards reloads.

  • Ranged support
  • Reloads
  • Bonus shots
Speedy unlock achievement artwork: fast-moving foot
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Surfer

Reach the six-dash stamina achievement to unlock Surfer and a Surfboard attack that spends stamina while moving.

  • Surfboard
  • Stamina
  • Movement attack
Warm up achievement artwork: survivor face
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Survivor

Start with a Pistol and build around the equipment you find; a first victory unlocks Sheriff.

  • Starter character
  • Pistol
  • Flexible weapons
The First Cut unlock achievement artwork: carved pumpkin
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The Carver

Carry Fresh Pumpkin beside a Knife through a clear to unlock The Carver, then build around pumpkin turrets.

  • Pumpkin turrets
  • Walking Shoes
  • Food restriction
Vampire bats pictured in the official release announcement
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Vampire

Vampire gains another melee bat each level and can steal life. Choose support, collect experience safely and protect against unlucky healing gaps.

  • Bat swarm
  • Melee damage
  • Lifesteal