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Unlock the Roisterous Crew: Guide to Castle Crashers' Character Roster

by Caleb Feb 25,2025

Unleash the Full Roster: A Comprehensive Guide to Unlocking All Castle Crashers Characters

Castle Crashers' hilarious online co-op gameplay is amplified by its diverse cast of characters. This guide details how to acquire every playable character for your ultimate team. Cooperative play is highly recommended for maximizing your character collection.

Castle Crashers Character Unlock Guide

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With 32 unique characters, unlocking them all requires tackling various in-game challenges and potentially purchasing DLC. Remember, in co-op, each player must select a different character; duplicates aren't allowed. Characters are also profile-specific; unlocks aren't shared between players or profiles.

Here's the complete character unlock list:

Character NameUnlock Method
Green KnightStarting character
Red KnightStarting character
Blue KnightStarting character
Orange KnightStarting character
Gray KnightDefeat the Barbarian boss
BarbarianWin King’s Arena
ThiefWin Thieves’ Arena
ConeheadWin Volcano Arena
PeasantWin Peasant’s Arena
IceskimoWin Ice Arena
AlienComplete Alien Ship
Royal GuardComplete the game as the Green Knight
SaracenComplete the game as the Royal Guard
SkeletonComplete the game as the Red Knight
BearComplete the game as the Skeleton
IndustrialistComplete the game as the Blue Knight
FencerComplete the game as the Industrialist
Fire DemonComplete the game as the Orange Knight
NinjaComplete the game as the Fire Demon
StovefaceComplete the game as the Gray Knight
BeekeeperComplete the game as the Barbarian
SnakeyComplete the game as the Thief
CivilianComplete the game as the Peasant
BruteComplete the game as the Iceskimo
Pink KnightPink Knight Pack DLC
BlacksmithLegend of the Blacksmith Pack DLC
Open-Faced Gray KnightComplete Catfish on Insane Mode (Remastered)
KingComplete Pipistrello’s Cave on Insane Mode (Remastered)
NecromancerComplete Industrial Castle on Insane Mode (Remastered)
Cult MinionComplete Ice Castle on Insane Mode (Remastered)
Hatty HattingtonPurchase for 1200 gold in the Insane Store
Paint JuniorPainter Boss Paradise DLC (2025 release)

This concludes our guide to unlocking all Castle Crashers characters. For more Castle Crashers news and guides, stay tuned to The Escapist!