Costumes

**Costumes** are sets of clothes for the Beheaded. They are unlocked by finding blueprints and unlocking them from the Collector with cells like all other upgrades or items.

Once at least one new outfit is unlocked from the Collector, the player can change outfits by entering the Tailor's shop at the start of Prisoners' Quarters.

Costumes change the colors and sometimes model of the player's appearance. Some specific outfit elements, like the Concierge outfits' shoulder plate, changes color depending on the player's gear and action. Many outfits reference enemies (e.g. Ninja Outfit), bosses (e.g. Temporal Outfit), fictional characters unrelated to *Dead Cells* (e.g. Piccolo from *Dragon Ball*), or the game's developers (Carduus Outfit).

All costumes are purely cosmetic, with the exception of the Cultist Outfit, which is required to enter the Undying Shores from the Fractured Shrines for the first time.

For a complete list containing the 20 outfits from the Return To Castlevania DLC you can check out the official wiki.

## Obtaining costumes

Outfits drop from enemies and bosses, or are found in secret areas around the island.

For outfits dropped by enemies, the Hunter's Grenade can be used. Unlike most blueprints, some outfits will only drop from enemies with a certain amount of Boss Stem Cells active, even if those enemies can be found at lower difficulties.

Most bosses drop up to 6 outfits, one for each difficulty level from 0 (any) to 4+ BSC and one for a flawless victory (without Aspects enabled). The outfit of the lowest difficulty will always be found first; the 0 BSC outfit will drop before any others, even if the player is on Nightmare difficulty (flawless outfits are always dropped alongside the regular blueprint). Outfits also can only drop when there is no guaranteed blueprint drop from the boss scheduled (i.e. on the 1st/3rd/4th/etc. kill).
Also there is a NPC to the right of the room where you can change your homunculus type, so you can access the bobby head from the prisoner's bobby outfit and put it on any outfit and vice versa!
Once you have unlocked 16 outfits talk to the tailor and you unlock the Sewing Scissors.
Once you have unlocked a whopping 50 outfits and talk to the Tailor's daughter you unlock the Giant Comb.

## List of outfits

*: Rise of the Giant DLC*
*: The Bad Seed DLC*
*: Fatal Falls DLC*
*: The Queen and the Sea DLC*
## Outfits with Special Effects

Some outfits have unique effects.

* Reverse Burglar's Outfit
	+ Changes the crit sound.

* Commando Outfit
	+ Changes the teleport animation.

* Ironclad Outfit
	+ Changes the damage number font.

* Modernized Bomber Outfit
	+ Changes the crit damage number font.
	+ Cycles between 3 different heads.

* Zero Outfit
	+ Changes the biome entry animation.
	+ Changes Hattori's Katana's VFX.
	+ Changes the ending screen/animation.

* Shovel Knight Outfit
	+ Changes the icon and model of the Shovel weapon.

## Trivia

* While all costumes are in the base game, some of them cannot be legitimately obtained without installing the *Rise of the Giant DLC*, the *Bad Seed DLC*, the *Fatal Falls DLC*, or the *Queen and the Sea DLC*.
* Outfits that drop from Mama Tick, the Time Keeper, the Servants, and the Queen give the Beheaded a female body.
	+ While Conjunctivius is canonically female, her outfits do not have female features.

## History

* 1.3: Galaxy Outfit and Baguette Outfit added.
* 1.6: Christmas Outfit added.
* 1.7: Mushroom Boi's Outfit, Mushroom King Outfit, Banished's Outfit, Blowgunner's Outfit, Tick Trainer's Outfit, The Royal Gardener's Outfit, Giant Tick Outfit, Annoyed Tick Outfit, Irritated Tick Outfit, Mad Tick Outfit and Furious Tick Outfit added.
	+ *Christmas Outfit* renamed to *Flying Alcoholic Outfit*.
* 1.8: HEV Outfit, Gardener's Outfit, Sacrificial Tick Outfit and White King Outfit added.
* 2.0: Retro Outfit added.
* 2.1: Kamikaze Outfit, Arbalester's Outfit, Blade Master's Outfit, Reverse Burglar's Outfit and Winter Outfit added.
* 2.2: Lizard Outfit, Apostate Outfit, Almost-Yourself Outfit, Cultist Outfit, Rocky Outfit, Scarecrow Outfit 1, Scarecrow Outfit 2, Scarecrow Outfit 3, Scarecrow Outfit 4 and Scarecrow Outfit 5 added.
* 2.5: Flawless Concierge Outfit, Flawless Conjunctivius Outfit, Flawless Tick Outfit, Flawless Temporal Outfit, Flawless Giant Outfit, Flawless Scarecrow Outfit and Flawless Hand of the King Outfit added.
* 2.6: Vessel's Outfit, Penitent's Outfit, Luchador's Outfit, Little Bone's Outfit, The Magician's Outfit and Explorer's Outfit added.
* 2.7: Armored Shrimp Carcass Outfit, Mutineer Outfit, Delayed Hedgehog Outfit, Servant Outfit, Toxic Servant Outfit, Silver Servant Outfit, Aurora Servant Outfit, King's Servant Outfit, Flawless Servant Outfit, Queen Outfit, White Gold Queen Outfit, Cherry Blossom Queen Outfit, Frozen Queen Outfit, Spicy Queen Outfit and Flawless Queen Outfit added.
* 2.8: Gentleman's Outfit and Robber Outfit added.
	+ Scarecrow Outfits renamed.
	+ Changed descriptions for *Wicked Scarecrow of the West Outfit*, *Cutecrow Outfit*, and *Gothic Scarecrow Outfit*.
* 3.0: Knight's Outfit and Bobby Outfit added.

## Footnotes

1. ↑ Based on the appearance of *Son Goku* from the *Dragon Ball* franchise.
2. ↑ Based on the appearance of Dark Trackers.
3. ↑ Based on the appearance of *Donatello*, from the *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* franchise.
4. ↑ The first Christmas related costume.
5. ↑ Based on the appearance of the Fisherman NPC.
6. ↑ Based on the appearance of Undead Archers.
7. ↑ A reference to Carduus, the main artist for *Dead Cells*, who really likes purple and tries to use it everywhere
8. ↑ Based on the famous Greek goddess *Aphrodite*, who's associated with love and beauty, often represented by the color pink.
9. ↑ Based on the appearance of *Cloud Strife*, the protagonist of *Final Fantasy VII*; the shoulder plate resembles Cloud's, and the scarf resembles his blonde hair; the description alludes to how Cloud doesn't remember his past.
10. ↑ Based on the appearance of the *Drifter*, from *Hyper Light Drifter*.
11. ↑ Based on the *Aladdin* animated movie.
12. ↑ Based on the appearance of *M. Bison*, also known as *Dictator*, from the *Street Fighter* franchise.
13. ↑ Based on the color scheme of the *Black Mage*, from the *Final Fantasy* franchise.
14. ↑ Based on the Beheaded's appearance in the animated *Dead Cells* trailers.
15. ↑ Based on the famous fictional character *Robin Hood*.
16. ↑ Based on the *Vault Jumpsuits* from the *Fallout* series.
17. ↑ Based on the color scheme of *GOG.com*/*GOG Galaxy*.
18. ↑ Based around *Bastille Day*, the national day of France.
19. ↑ Misspelled in-game as "Gardner's Outfit".
20. ↑ Based on the appearance of Jerkshrooms.
21. ↑ Based on the appearance of Yeeters.
22. ↑ Based on the appearance of the Banished.
23. ↑ Based on the appearance of Blowgunners.
24. ↑ Based on the appearance of Giant Ticks.
25. ↑ Based on the monochromatic green screen of the original *Game Boy*; was added alongside 8-bit versions of all in-game tracks.
26. ↑ Based on the appearance of the suit *Gordon Freeman* wears in the *Half-Life* series.
27. ↑ Referring to a user of a type of crossbow known as an Arbalest.
28. ↑ Based on the appearance of *Beatrix Kiddo*, the main character of the *Kill Bill* series.
29. ↑ An obvious reference to Santa Claus.
30. ↑ Description alludes to how the carrot is a possible food item in the game.
31. ↑ Based on the appearance of Cold Blooded Guardians.
32. ↑ Based on the appearance of Apostates.
33. ↑ Based on the appearance of Failed Homunculi.
34. ↑ Based off of the outfit of cult members in the Fractured Shrines.
35. ↑ Based on the appearance of Stone Wardens. The name of the outfit and flavor text are a reference to "The Rocky Horror Picture Show".
36. ↑ Based on the appearance of the *Knight*, from *Hollow Knight*.
37. ↑ Based on the appearance of the *Penitent One*, from *Blasphemous*.
38. ↑ Based on the appearance of *Juan Aguacate*, from *Guacamelee!*.
39. ↑ Based on the appearance of *Skul*, from *Skul: The Hero Slayer*.
40. ↑ Based on the appearance of the *Drifter*, from *Hyper Light Drifter*.
41. ↑ Based on the appearance of *Caradog McCallister*, from *Curse of the Dead Gods*.
42. ↑ Based on the appearance of the Knight character from Soul Knight.
43. ↑ Based on the appearance of the commando character from Risk of Rain.
44. ↑ Based on the appearance of the default character from Terraria.
45. ↑ Based on the appearance of the Ironclad character from Slay the Spire.
46. ↑ Based on the appearance of the Main character from Hotline Miami.
47. ↑ Based on the appearance of the Main character from Katana Zero.
48. ↑ Based on the appearance of the Shovel knight character from Shovel Knight.
49. ↑ Based on the appearance of Armored Shrimps.
50. ↑ Based on the appearance of Mutineers.
51. ↑ Based on the appearance of *Sonic*, from the *Sonic the Hedgehog* franchise. 91 Cells to unlock the outfit is also a reference to when the original game was created (June 23, 1991).
52. ↑ Based on the appearance of Agitated Pickpockets.
53. ↑ A reference to the TRON franchise
54. ↑ Based on the appearance of *M. Bison*, also known as *Dictator*, from the *Street Fighter* franchise. The description is also a reference to a qoute of the same character in the 1994 movie Street Fighter.
55. ↑ Based on the appearance of *Piccolo*, from the *Dragon Ball* franchise.
56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.5 56.6 Retroactively obtained if the related achievement is unlocked.
57. ↑ The flavor text references David Byrne in the 1984 Talking Heads live album *“Stop Making Sense”*.

## References

1. ↑ B. Reinier (2019), *The Heart of Dead Cells: A Visual Making-Of* Toulouse: Third Editions. ISBN: 2377840558