Cadence

is one of the main protagonists in .
==Biography==
 is the daughter of the famous treasure hunter Dorian, who went missing one day after searching for a magical golden lute to bring back his dead wife. While trying to find Dorian, fell into a massive crypt controlled by a dark magician known as the NecroDancer and had her heart separated from her body. She was then forced to traverse the many dungeons of the crypt and slay the NecroDancer's minions, her every movement timed with the beat of her heart.
Through the power of the , is transported to , where she awakens either or while searching for a way to return home.
After awakening either or , she bids them farewell and wishes them good luck on their quests before taking off to find a way home. Afterwards, she can be found within five special caves within , where she gives the heroes special items that she's found while fighting off monsters. The items depend on the order that she's encountered, with the exception of the cave next to , where she always gives a spare . The remaining four caves can be found in , , , and the . The items are:
* First Cave: , which helps them use as warping points.
* Second Cave: if finds her. if finds her.
* Third Cave: .
If found the fourth time, she joins the heroes on their quest to save under the assumption that defeating will help her find a way to return home.
If has not joined the party before they reach , she will automatically appear in in the hallway where the portal to the has opened, commenting that the world inside it looks like her home.
==Characteristics==
Once has joined the heroes, she is able to use any and item that they have collected over their journey, but with the exception of and . However, she able to wield , including the legendary , which can attack up to 3 enemies at once and attack from around corners, along with digging up to 3 tiles at once. Similar to , she can use the and any of its upgrades as a means of defense.
Her special offensive ability is the , which is a special attack where she jams a shovel into the ground, causing six stalagmites to rise from the earth and attack enemies in a 2x3 rectangular formation. 
==Nomenclature==
Her name is a reference to , a musical term referring to a special sequence of notes and chords within a song.
==Trivia==
*Cadence is the main protagonist of , and some of her dialogue alludes to that game's events.
==See Also==
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Category:Female characters