Characters

*Colt Canyon* features multiple **playable** **characters** that players can unlock and then use to play as. They differ by having different stats and skills like health, speed, dodge skill, melee damage, reload time, accuracy and most notably: The starting loadout. The different stats can be improved even more or compensated using upgrades found within a run.

Most characters and their starter weapons can be unlocked by simply progressing through a run. To unlock weapons for a character you need to play this character and progress through a run or even complete multiple runs.

You can select a character to play as in the character selection screen. You can only play unlocked characters. When playing coop mode it is not possible to select the same character more than once.

## Stats and Skills

Every character displayed on the character selection screen will show up with four different skill bars beneath them indicated the character's stats.

From left to right that is health , agility skill , strength skill  and weapon skill .

Health translates directly to max hearts on start. Agility is a mix between movement speed, climb/squeeze skill and dodge capabilites. Strength is mostly default melee damage and knockback resistance but also how well heavy weapons are handled and how much slowdown the character experiences when carrying heavy weapons. The weapon skill is calculated by how fast a character can reload and how accurate weapons are when used by that character.

Some skills are mixed into multiple skill stats, like how fast a character can move while reloading.

How easily a character is spotted, aka their conspicuity, is not part of any of the shown skill stats.

All in all only the health bar can be relied upon, the other skill bars are only there to give the player a basic, visual clue on what to expect from a character.

## All Characters

#### Cade 'Gunslinger' Colt

*An average gunslinger never takes off the hat.*

Unlocked by default

Part of the OG Squad (The 4 base characters). The default character. An alternative skin, a female cowgirl called Cate, can be toggled in the game settings. Cate and Cade differ only visually, not state-wise. There is no disadvantage or advantage from toggling between them.

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**First Loadout:** Revolver

**Unlockable Loadouts:** Long Revolver, Small Revolving Rifle, ...

#### Buck 'Stab' Brewer

    *Heavy and slow but strong a bit grumpy.*

Unlocked by dying as Gunslinger

Part of the OG Squad (The 4 base characters)

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**First Loadout:** Birdshot Gun

**Unlockable Loadouts:** Birdshot Gun with extra ammo, Small Slugger, Shotgun, ...

#### Makya 'Eagle' May

    *Extra arrow damage, crazy agile, not great with guns.*

Unlocked by dying as Stab

Part of the OG Squad (The 4 base characters)

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**First Loadout:** Small Bow

**Unlockable Loadouts:** Musket, Tomahawk, Spear, Poison Bow, ...

#### Alice 'Fox' Angel

*Weak but agile, quiet and highly skilled with guns.*

Unlocked by dying as Eagle

Part of the OG Squad (The 4 base characters)

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**First Loadout:** Break Rifle

**Unlockable Loadouts:** Musket, Simple Pistol, Varmint Rifle, Small Repeater, ...

#### Pedro 'Taco' Pepe

*His tacos aren't the only thing with an explosive effect.*

Unlocked after reaching Level 2-2 with any character

Most of this character's loadouts come with multiple sticks of dynamite. Taco also receives reduced explosion damage (66%).

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**First Loadout:** Snakeshot Pistol + Dynamite

**Unlockable Loadouts:** Small TNT Launcher, Sawed-off Shotgun, Small Cannon, ...

#### Rose 'Angel' Row

*A very tough young woman, but her first time holding a gun.*

Unlocked after reaching Level 3-2 with any character

Not a very powerful character, but decent throwable-based loadouts, powerful melee and some extra health makes this a good close-combat or allrounder character.

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**First Loadout:** Bottle

**Unlockable Loadouts:** Small Scythe, Pan, Throwing Knives, Small Revolver...

#### Bennie 'Chain' Brown

*Former slave, now a free and talented cowboy.*

Unlocked after getting him as a companion. (Must find him as a prisoner, rescue him and select companion upgrade if available)

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**First Loadout:** Simple Air Rifle

**Unlockable Loadouts:** Small Crossbow, Revolver, Small Revolving Rifle, ...

#### Olaf 'One Eye' Olsen

*Enough medicine solves all problems, even a missing eye.*

Unlocked after reaching Level 2-2B with any character

Starts with a lot of empty hearts that can be healed up to make this character the best tank character after a challenging start.

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**First Loadout:** Small Volley Gun

**Unlockable Loadouts:** Sawed-Off Shotgun, Small TNT Launcher, Revolver...

#### Mary 'Mom' Melton

*A very experienced woman, but not the youngest.*

Unlocked after reaching Level 1-2B with any character

One of the hardest characters to play because of the slow movement and little health, but very powerful starting loadouts and fun gunplay with great accuracy and minimal cooldowns. Because of her inconspicuous and weak appearance, enemies take some time to identify her as a threat.

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**First Loadout:** Varmint Rifle

**Unlockable Loadouts:** Repeater, Light Bolt Rifle, Double Crossbow, Marksman Rifle, ...

#### 'Jim and Flint'

*Good boy incoming! Pet to heal for free.*

Unlocked after taming a wild dog, found next to the stick weapon in the first area, by playing fetch without scaring him away.

Jim starts with his dog Flint as a companion and can heal Flint for free.

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**First Loadout:** Simple Flint Pistol

**Unlockable Loadouts:** Stick, Pocket Pistol, Small Crossbow, Break Rifle, ...

* \* **:** Default Starting Health
* **\* :** Agility (Movement Speed, Vaulting or Dodge Capabilities etc.)
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* \* **:** Weapon Skill (Reload Speed, Accuracy etc.)