Description
This guide is for the 0.11.2 version of the game, though if you have previous versions you can still unlock some characters that were added before, if their unlocking methods haven't changed.
You can also unlock secret characters using cheat codes. If you're looking for them they're at the bottom of the guide at the "Cheat Codes" heading.
Since in the 0.10.0 update the devs added an item allowing you to check your progress on secret content, this guide becomes kinda useless, however in the game it's written in a riddle manner. So if you'd like to think about that riddles the developers have prepared you can see how to unlock that item in the "Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane" heading.
If you can't unlock some character no matter what, try checking whether your game files are corrupted: right click on the game in your library in Steam, then properties, then local files.
So the guide for secret characters doesn't become a guide for 100% completion I've added spoilers and notes at the end, if you want to discover the game by yourself.
The guide uses materials from the English Vampire Survivors wiki[vampire-survivors.fandom.com] .
Этот гайд на русском / This guide on Russian: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2839351573
Exdash Exiviiq
Features: +100% luck. Every 10 levels gets +10% more luck until level 50.
To unlock them you need to quickly type x-x1viiq on your keyboard while in the main menu. Then you should hear a jingle - that means you've unlocked Exdash. The character is free.
If you're using a French AZERTY keyboard, you'll need to set your keyboard from FR to EN in Windows, and instead of x-x1viiq you'll need to type x)x&viia. Then you can change your keyboard back.
If this doesn't work for you try using the on-screen keyboard.
If you're unlocking him via the "secrets" tab in the main menu instead of x-x1viiq you need to type exdashexoneviiq (see "Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane" heading for more info).
Alternatively every time you pick a little clover on the ground which increases your luck by 10% you have a TotalCollected/65535 chance to unlock Exdash. TotalCollected is how many little clovers you've collected so far.
Toastie
Features: 1 health, +100% luck, every 10 levels gets +20% more luck, on level 100 gets +9998 health, on level 200 gets +65520 armor.
You can unlock Toastie only after you've already unlocked Exdash.
To unlock them you need to kill one of these enemies:
Stalker (green)
Drowner (blue, always spawns at the bottom of the map)
Trickster (pink)
After that you'll hear a sound (not like after unlocking a character, you can hear it here), and you'll see Toastie for like half a second at bottom right of your screen (see image) - in that time you need to be fast enough and press the down arrow key ↓ and Enter on your keyboard simultaneously (just spam and you'll unlock it). For WASD players S does not work. As I heard, for controllers it should be down and Start button, but I'm not sure.
If everything was done successfully, you'll hear a jingle. This character is free too.
You can also unlock the character by typing tramezzini in the main menu or in the secrets menu if you have Exdash unlocked (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings). However some people say it didn't work for them even with Exdash unlocked.
The easiest way to defeat these enemies is Pentagram or Gorgeous Moon but note that Pentagram doesn't always kill enemies: when enemies don't drop experience gems it means that Pentagrams erased them, not killed, so it won't count. You can kill Stalker, Drowner and Trickster with normal weapons too, but outside of Capella Magna they have insane amounts of hp so I wouldn't recommend.
Also you can try Rosary (a pick up on the ground that kills all enemies) or minecarts in the Dairy Plant.
All of the three spawn in Capella Magna as a scripted event (Drowner - 5:10, Stalker - 10:10, Trickster - 15:10), where they have less hp, but only while you haven't defeated the main boss of this map.
Also they spawn in Boss Rash on 11:00, where their stats should be reduced like in Capella Magna, but it is not yet confirmed.
Drowner and Stalker appear in The Bone Zone (Stalker - 10:00, Drowner - 20:00), but they both disappear after a minute has passed.
Drowner alone appears in Gallo Tower on 25 minute mark, when the crab boss arrives, but if you kill the crab, Drowner will also disappear.
In Dairy Plant Stalker can appear on 1:00 with 1% chance, on 8:00 with 30% chance and on 12:00 with 30% chance too. But this chance reduces the more luck you have.
Smith IV
Features: 7 health, +100% luck. +0.01 health recovery, +0.7% might, +0.7% area, +0.7% speed, +0.7% speed, +0.7% duration, +1% luck and -0.25% cooldown every level. Vandalier from the start.
Toastie and Exdash need to be unlocked.
You need to type spam in the main menu - this activates a hidden 30-second timer. Then go to character selection, type spam there too, select a random character, type spam in the stage selection, select random stage, enter a run and then type humbug. You should hear the unlock jingle. Smith costs 7777 gold which scales with other characters purchased.
If it doesn't work for you, before typing humbug, try typing spam also in the arcanas menu, if you have them unlocked. Or use the on-screen keyboard.
Boon Marrabbio
Features: -80% greed, +10% curse, -110% speed. Thousand Edge from the start.
To unlock him you need to have collected at least 100 floor chickens. The last chicken can be collected in the current run. Also you need to obtain Yellow Sign (on how to unlock it see note 1 in the notes section).
Then you need to go to Mad Forest and pick up Pummarola and Skull O'Maniac. You can either pick them up from the floor or choose from the level ups. To make it easier for you you can use the Mad Groove arcana (see note 4 on how to unlock it). Other guides say you need to get them to max level, but I didn't do it and it worked fine.
If you did everything you should see a trail of pies appear. Follow it and you'll see a shadowy boss (see image). Some people say they didn't follow the pies and the boss still came. After defeating it you'll hear a jingle meaning you've unlocking the character. It costs 666 gold which scales with other characters purchased.
You can also unlock the character by typing fettinepanate in the main menu or in the secrets menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
Minnah Mannarah
Features: -70% might. +10% might every 3 levels until level 24. Stats change every minute. Bloody Tear from the start.
You need to have Yellow Sign unlocked (see note 1 on how to unlock it).
After that a cheese will appear on the Dairy Plant as a pick up item (see image). You can select the Mad Groove arcana so you don't have to find it by yourself (see note 4), but some people say it's to the top right of the starting location.
Upon picking up the cheese 7 werewolves will appear (see image). You need to kill them all to unlock the character. It costs 666 gold which scales with other characters purchased.
You can also unlock the character by typing foldinthecheese in the main menu or in the secrets menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
Leda
Features: -80% greed, +5 armor, +100% might. Holy Wand from the start.
To unlock the character you need to go very far down in the Gallo Tower. After a while the screen will get darker, and the music after that will completely disappear. You still need to go further down, and soon a boss will spawn, which looks exactly like the character (see image). It doesn't teleport to the player and moves very slowly, so make sure to take a break sometimes and check whether the boss has spawned. After defeating the boss you'll unlock Leda, which costs 666 gold.
You can also unlock the character by typing iwillneverletyouforgetaboutme in the main menu or in the secrets menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
Peppino
Features: +100% magnet, -100% movespeed. Soul Eater from the start.
To unlock Peppino you need to unlock O'Sole Meeo first (this character isn't secret). See note 5 on how to unlock it.
Choose O'Sole in character selection and Il Molise in stage selection. There you need to heal the plants for 100 000 health. Celestial Dusting, the O'Sole's starting weapon, heals the plants, instead of damaging them. The jingle will notify you when it's done. Peppino costs 666 gold which scales with other characters purchased.
So you can see you're healing the plants you can turn on damage numbers.
Also you can pick the arcana Silent Old Sanctuary (see note 6) so it'd be faster. If you have Mindbender (see note 10) it'd be easier for you not to accidentally pick up any weapon from the level ups.
You can also unlock the character by typing pinociampino in the main menu or in the secrets menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
Gains Boros
Features: +2% growth every level (no limit). Heaven Sword from the start.
You need to choose The Bone Zone in the stage selection and go up. There you'll see a flower ring which heals the character. After standing in it for approximately 10 seconds you'll hear the unlock sound. Gains costs 666 gold which scales with other characters purchased.
The ring should be right above the spawn location. If you have the Yellow Sign unlocked (note 1), you need to go past the Silver Ring.
You can also unlock the character by typing highfive in the main menu or in the secrets menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
Red Death (Mask Of The Red Death)
Features: 100% movespeed, +155 health, +20% might. Death Spiral from the start.
To unlock Red Death you need to kill the Reaper that comes to kill you after the 30 minute mark (or after the 15 minute mark in bonus locations as I know).
The easiest way is to unlock Yellow Sign (see note 1), choose a random stage (for me Mad Forest was the easiest), pick Mad Groove arcana (see note 4) and evolve Clock Lancet with Laurel into their better versions. This way you're almost invincible for the Reaper. For 4 left weapon slots you can pick something that deals heavy damage.
I of course don't recommend getting any curses, however to evolve Clock Lancet and Laurel you need to max out the items that give you curse, but it's a sacrifice you need to make.
Other arcanas that can help you are Out of Bounds (see note 7) and Awake (see note 8).
Red Death costs 666 gold which scales with other characters purchased.
You can also unlock the character by typing ablasphemousmockery in the main menu or in the secrets menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
Gyorunton
Features: 300 health, +2 revivals, +30% might. +1% curse every level (no limit). Can find evolutions in every chest.
You need to survive 15 minutes in Boss Rash with only one weapon to unlock Gyorunton. Items are allowed. To unlock Boss Rash, you need to unlock hyper mode for all the 5 main stages .
The easiest way to do it is to choose a strong character, preferrably a secret one, with a good weapon from the start. I chose Leda and it worked fine.
Silent Old Sanctuary arcana would be good right from the start (note 6). When you have already maxed out everything, you can pick up the Game Killer arcana (note 9) to get even more damage. If you also have Mindbender unlocked (note 10) it'd be easier for you to avoid accidental weapon pick ups.
Gyorunton costs 5000 gold which scales with other characters purchased.
You can also unlock the character and their weapon by typing secondevolution in the main menu or in the secrets menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
MissingN▯
Features: random stats every time you go into character selection, weapon also changes from Death Spiral to axe and back.
You need to have Yellow Sign unlocked (note 1). Choose Green Acres in stage selection with Hurry and Hyper modes enabled, and then go to the bottom left corner of the map.
There you'll see new enemies appear, and the map appearence will change. After killing 128 of these giant winged eyes you'll hear the unlock sound.
Big Trouser
Features: +1% greed every level (no limit), gold fevers last longer, can start with any weapon.
To unlock Big Trouser you need to collect all the items in Moongolow stage and max them out. If you have Yellow Sign (note 1), you don't have to pick up metaglios and rings (items needed to evolve Clock Lancet and Laurel), you also don't need to max out weapons. Overall you need to max out 16 items. Make sure to leave the stage before the Reaper or someone else kills you (pause menu on escape button, then options). If you are killed 2 times with maxed out Tiragisu it will disappear from your inventory and this won't count.
I unlocked the character with Gains, using mindbender (note 10) and Silent Old Sanctuary arcana (note 6).
Big Trouser costs 5000 gold which scales with other characters purchased.
You can also unlock the character and their weapon by typing earrivatolarrotino in the main menu or in the secrets menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
Cosmo Pavone
Features: +1 recovery and +1% luck every level, +1 revival every 100 levels (no limit). Starts with Peachone and Ebony Wings, which don't display in the inventory (so you can have up to 8 weapons).
Yellow Sign (note 1) and Zi'Assunta Belpaese need to be unlocked. To unlock Zi'Assunta Belpaese, open a coffin in Capella Magna .
Choose a character that you have 0 eggs on (just turning them off won't work) and Capella Magna in stage selection and Peachone with Ebony Wings as weapons (you can have other weapons too). Then go to the top of the starting location, where the crown and tiragisu are located. You can pick them up or skip them (I picked them up) - go a little bit higher, where Nduja Fritta Tanto is (a pick up that burns everything, see image).
If everything is good, the gates should open and you should see Cosmo on the balcony which can be collected. The character costs 666 gold which scales with other characters purchased.
The easiest way to unlock the character is by playing Exdash, because they already have Ebony Wings.
If you have eggs on every character, you can use data recovery in options in the main menu.
You can also unlock the character by typing lhovistoio in the main menu or in the secrets menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
Random
Features: random unevolved weapon from the start, random stat is increased every level (no limit). Name is also randomized.
To unlock the character you need to choose a stage that has a coffin with unlockable character (Mad Forest, Library, Dairy Plant, Gallo Tower, Cappella Magna). The character in that coffin has to be already unlocked. Then you need to go to the coffin again and kill all the enemies that spawn around it. After interacting with the coffin you'll hear the unlock sound (you can't interact with it unless you kill all the enemies which spawn).
The coffin will be marked with a question mark on the map. It is easier to unlock the character on the Inlaid Library stage.
This character costs 5000 coins which scales with other characters purchased.
Forbidden Scrolls Of Morbane
This item allows you to check your progress on secret content on-game, though it's not always clear there what to do. It isn't actually that difficult to unlock.
To unlock it you need to choose The Bone Zone in stage selection (it unlocks if you unlock hyper mode for 3 normal stages ). There, at the bottom of the starting location, but above the ring if you have Yellow Sign (note 1), you should see a question mark. It's an enemy and it's constantly moving (see image). It kills other enemies and it gets bigger and stronger the more enemies it killed, so I'd recommend you pick a strong secret character like Red Death or Leda and kill this enemy as fast as possible.
By defeating it you unlock Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane, which creates a button in the main menu, where you can check all the secrets you have and haven't unlocked.
You can also "cast spells" there, or write cheat codes - see the Cheat Codes heading.
Cheat Codes
They're called spells in the game. They're basically what allows you to cheat and unlock content with no effort.
You need to type the cheat code in the main menu or in the "secrets" tab in the main menu (see "Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane" heading). Each key needs to be typed within 30 seconds of the last one for the code to be registered. For codes outside of the secret menu, the next key must be typed within the next two seconds for the full code to be registered, except for the pet code - it needs to be typed within half a second.
You must use arrow keys for directional input.
Spin the UI - spinnn
Unlock Game Killer (note 9), Mad Groove (note 4), Out of Bounds (note 7), Disco of Gold, and Silent Old Sanctuary (note 6) arcanas - aintnobodygottimeforthat (main menu)
Unlock Mortaccio - up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, escape, enter (main menu)
Heal O'Sole (note 5) once during a run - pet
Unlock Arca Ladonna - noneladonna
Unlock Porta Ladonna - vivaladonna
Unlock Lama Ladonna - superladonna
Unlock Poe Ratcho - strongestcharacter
Unlock Suor Clerici - faschiuma
Unlock Dommario - bioparco
Unlock Krochi Freetto - accidenti
Unlock Christine Davain - crystalmakeup
Unlock Yatta Cavallo and Cherry Bomb - yattapanda
Unlock Bianca Ramba and Carréllo - carramba
Unlock O'Sole Meeo and Celestial Dusting (note 5) - reset
Unlock Sir Ambrojoe and La Robba - languorino
Unlock Pugnala Provola - flymetothemoon
Unlock Giovanna Grana - thetwoassassins
Unlock Poppea Pecorina - feldschlacht
Unlock Concetta Caciotta - ifeellovevenus
Unlock Iguana Gallo Valletto - waitreaction
Unlock Divano Thelma - quandolodicelui
Unlock Zi'Assunta Belpaese - paradigmshift
Unlock Queen Sigma - allatonce
Unlock Exdash Exiviiq - x-x1viiq (also works in main menu) or exdashexoneviiq
Unlock Boon Marrabbio - fettinepanate
Unlock Minnah Mannarah - foldinthecheese
Unlock Leda - iwillneverletyouforgetaboutme
Unlock Cosmo Pavone - lhovistoio
Unlock Peppino - pinociampino
Unlock Big Trouser and Candybox - earrivatolarrotino
Unlock Gains Boros - highfive
Unlock Gyorunton and Bracelet - secondevolution
Unlock Mask of the Red Death - ablasphemousmockery
Unlock Toastie - tramezzini (Exdash must be unlocked, however some people say it didn't work for them even with Exdash unlocked)
Unlock Smith - see corresponding heading
Unlock Mad Forest, Inlaid Library, Dairy Plant, Gallo Tower, and Cappella Magna - everywhere (only works after unlocking the achievement that unlocks Inlaid Library)
Unlock Il Molise - relaxenjoylife
Unlock Moongolow - honesty
Unlock Green Acres - dotgogreenacres
Unlock The Bone Zone - rottingpizza
Unlock Boss Rash - peakgamedesign
Unlock all weapons and passive items - everything (only for items from level ups, not the secret ones unlocked by Yellow Sign (note 1))
Unlock Grim Grimoire - thisshouldhavebeenunlockedbydefault
Unlock Ars Gouda - thistooshouldhavebeenunlockedbydefault
Unlock Milky Way Map (note 3) - leadmetothecheese
Unlock Magic Banger - thankelrond
Unlock Sorceress' Tears - timecompression
Unlock Glass Vizard - eggseggseggs
Unlock Yellow Sign (note 1) - ihaveseenitihaveseenitihaveseenitihaveseenitihaveseenitihaveseenitihaveseenit
Unlock Mindbender - teleportustomars
Unlock Great Gospel - icanhearthecriesofcaptainplanet
Unlock Randomazzo and Sarabande of Healing arcana (note 2) - randomazzami
Unlock Game Killer arcana (note 9) - ilmatto
Unlock Gemini arcana - ilbagatto
Unlock Twilight Requiem arcana - lapapessa
Unlock Tragic Princess arcana - limperatrice
Unlock Awake arcana (note 8) - limperatore
Unlock Chaos in the Dark Night arcana - ilpapa
Unlock Iron Blue Will arcana - ilcarro
Unlock Mad Groove arcana (note 4) - laforza
Unlock Divine Bloodline arcana - leremita
Unlock Beginning arcana - laruota
Unlock Waltz of Pearls arcana - lagiustizia
Unlock Out of Bounds arcana (note 7) - lappeso
Unlock Wicked Season arcana - lamorte
Unlock Jail of Crystal arcana - latemperanza
Unlock Disco of Gold arcana - ildiavolo
Unlock Slash arcana - latorre
Unlock Lost & Found Painting arcana - lastella
Unlock Boogaloo of Illusions arcana - laluna
Unlock Heart of Fire arcana - ilsole
Unlock Silent Old Sanctuary arcana (note 6) - ilgiudizio
Notes
Note 1 (Yellow Sign)Allows you to see hidden items on the map (note 3 on how to unlock the map). You can find it in Moongolow, after defeating the final boss of the location. To unlock Moongolow you need to unlock hyper mode for 4 stages.
You can also unlock this relic by typing ihaveseenitihaveseenitihaveseenitihaveseenitihaveseenitihaveseenitihaveseenit in the main menu or in the secrets menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
Note 2 (Randomazzo)Randomazzo allows you to unlock arcanas. Randomazzo is located in Gallo Tower, its location is shown on the map (note 3 on how to unlock the map).
You can also unlock this relic and the Sarabande of Healing arcana by typing randomazzami in the main menu or in the secrets menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
Note 3 (Milky Way Map)Enables the map in the Esc menu and shows the items on the stage. You can unlock it in the Dairy Plant, its location is shown by an arrow.
You can also unlock this relic by typing leadmetothecheese in the main menu or in the secrets menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
Note 4 (Mad Groove arcana)See note 2 on how to enable arcanas.
You can unlock the Mad Groove arcana if you survive more than 31 minutes in Mad Forest. It pulls all the items, pick ups and light sources from the stage towards the player.
The easiest way to unlock is to evolve Clock Lancet and Laurel after unlocking the Yellow Sign (note 1).
You can also unlock the Mad Groove arcana, along with the Game Killer (note 9), Out of Bounds (note 7), Disco of Gold, and Silent Old Sanctuary (note 6) arcanas by typing aintnobodygottimeforthat in the main menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
If you don't want the other arcanas, you can type laforza - it will unlock only the Mad Groove arcana.
Note 5 (O'Sole Meeo character)To unlock this character you need to kill 3000 Dragon Shrimps (see image). They're located in Gallo Tower.
To see how many you've already killed you need to unlock Ars Gouda (see image) in Dairy Plant.
You can also unlock this character by typing reset in the main menu or in the secrets menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
Note 6 (Silent Old Sanctuary arcana)See note 2 on how to enable arcanas.
You can unlock the Silent Old Sanctuary arcana if you survive more than 31 minutes in Dairy Plant. For every weapon slot left empty it improves your stats and gives you +3 Rerolls, Skips and Banishes.
The easiest way to unlock is to evolve Clock Lancet and Laurel after unlocking the Yellow Sign (note 1).
You can also unlock the Silent Old Sanctuary arcana, along with the Game Killer (note 9), Out of Bounds (note 7), Disco of Gold, and Mad Groove (note 4) arcanas by typing aintnobodygottimeforthat in the main menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
If you don't want the other arcanas, you can type ilgiudizio - it will unlock only the Silent Old Sanctuary arcana.
Note 7 (Out of Bounds arcana)See note 2 on how to enable arcanas.
You can unlock the Out of Bounds arcana if you survive more than 31 minutes in Gallo Tower. With this arcana it becomes easier to find orologions, which freeze enemies in place, and freezing enemies also generates explosions.
The easiest way to unlock is to evolve Clock Lancet and Laurel after unlocking the Yellow Sign (note 1).
You can also unlock the Out of Bounds arcana, along with the Game Killer (note 9), Silent Old Sanctuary (note 6), Disco of Gold, and Mad Groove (note 4) arcanas by typing aintnobodygottimeforthat in the main menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
If you don't want the other arcanas, you can type lappeso - it will unlock only the Out of Bounds arcana.
Note 8 (Awake arcana)See note 2 on how to enable arcanas.
Gives +3 revivals. Consuming a revival gives you 1.1x max health, +1 armor, +5% might, +5% area, +5% duration and +5% speed.
You can unlock the Awake arcana if you reach 99 level with Krochi. To unlock Krochi, you need to kill 100 000 enemies .
You can also unlock the Awake arcana by typing limperatore in the main menu or in the secrets menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
Note 9 (Game Killer arcana)See note 2 on how to enable arcanas.
With this arcana the player can no longer earn experience. Instead, all experience gems turn into exploding projectiles, and chests contain at least 3 items.
You can unlock the Game Killer arcana if you defeat the final boss in Capella Magna.
You can also unlock the Game Killer arcana, along with the Out of Bounds (note 7), Silent Old Sanctuary (note 6), Disco of Gold, and Mad Groove (note 4) arcanas by typing aintnobodygottimeforthat in the main menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
If you don't want the other arcanas, you can type ilmatto - it will unlock only the Game Killer arcana.
Note 10 (Mindbender)Allows you to change the characters' appearence in the character selection and limit the amount of weapons you can get in the run.
You can get Mindbender if you fill 100 entries in the collection.
You can also unlock this relic by typing teleportustomars in the main menu or in the secrets menu (see Cheat Codes and Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane headings).
Source: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2840680717
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