All the available playable characters of all platforms (including Dr. Fetus which can only be played using devmode, but excluding Meat Ninja and Tofu Boy) in Super Meat Boy
Super Meat Boy has unlockable characters that can be obtained, provided the player either beats a character specific warp zone or collects enough Bandages.
The XBLA/PS4/Vita/Wii U and Steam versions have different characters, but some have similar abilities (Gish and Headcrab are very similar, Bandage Girl and Brownie are basically the same as Meat Boy).
Some characters require a code to be typed on the character select screen. Once the code is typed, just select the character who is currently selected. The code must be typed every time you want to play as that character.
Each character represents a different indie title (with the exception of Headcrab, Brownie, Potato Boy, and Meat Ninja). Below are all the unlockable characters and which games they originated from.
On most levels, if you have multiple characters unlocked, you will be shown a character select screen when you start a level. However, you are limited to one character in some cases:
- In boss battles, bandage warp zones, and Chapter 6, you can only play as Meat Boy.
- In Chapter 7, you can only play as Bandage Girl. This is also the only way to play as Bandage Girl, and she cannot be selected in any other levels.
- In character warp zones, you can only play as the character you will unlock by completing the warp zone (for example, in The Commander! warp zone, you can only play as Commander Video).
Super Meat Boy[]
Main Characters[]
| Character | Origin | Unlock Method | Abilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Boy | Meat Boy | Unlocked from the start | Very fast |
| Bandage Girl | Meat Boy | Only playable during Chapter 7 | Same as meat boy |
| 8-Bit Meat Boy | Super Meat Boy | Collect 40 Bandages | |
| 4-Bit Meat Boy | Super Meat Boy | Collect 60 Bandages | |
| 4-Color Meat Boy | Super Meat Boy | Collect 80 Bandages | |
| Meat Ninja | Super Meat Boy | Consoles: Complete the game at 102%
PC: Complete the game at 106% |
Always runs, can teleport if about to die. |
Warp zone unlocks[]
| Character | Origin | Unlock Method | Abilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commander Video | Bit.Trip | Complete the 1-12 Warp Zone | Slow, but can float for a short amount of time |
| Jill | Mighty Jill Off | Complete the 2-8 Warp Zone | Spamming the jump button while falling will significantly reduce falling speed |
| Ogmo | Jumper | Complete the 3-16 Warp Zone | Has a double jump |
| Flywrench | Flywrench | Complete the 4-18 Warp Zone | Heavy. Has a tripple jump, and can move up vertically on a wall. |
| The Kid | I Wanna Be The Guy | Complete the 5-7 Warp Zone. | Has a double jump, but a better double jump than Ogmo. |
Console Unlocks[]
| Character | Origin | Unlock Method | Abilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gish | Gish | Collect 10 Bandages | Best vertical jump. Can slide on ceiling if the run button is held, as well as significantly decreasing wall sliding speed. |
| Alien Hominid | Alien Hominid | Collect 30 Bandages | Can shoot to jump higher. Can't run (replaced with shooting). |
| Tim | Braid | Consoles: Collect 50 Bandages
PC: Type "outtatime" on the character select screen |
Can revert up to 3 seconds of movements (only movements). |
| Spelunky | Spelunky | Collect 70 Bandages | Double jump and explosive "flight". |
| Pink Knight | Castle Crashers | Collect 90 Bandages | |
| The Ninja | N | Collect all 100 Bandages | Pressing both run buttons at the same time makes him extremely fast. |
PC Unlocks[]
| Character | Origin | Unlock Method | Abilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headcrab | Half-Life | Collect 10 Bandages | Best horizontal jump. Can slide on the ceiling if the run button and jump button is held, as well as significantly decreasing wall sliding speed. |
| Josef | Machinarium | Collect 30 Bandages | Can spin in air (only once: resets when landing) to stop falling for a moment. |
| Alien Hominid | Alien Hominid | Can shoot to jump higher. Can't run (replaced with shooting). | |
| Naija | Aquaria | Collect 50 Bandages | Can't run, but can dash (using the run button). |
| RunMan | RunMan | Collect 70 Bandages | Walking speed is faster than Meat Boy's running speed, and becomes extremely fast when holding the run button, but can only run for a short amount of time (resets after one second) and has a low jump height. |
| Captain Viridian | VVVVVV | Collect 90 Bandages | Can reverse gravity, but not while in air. Slow. |
| Steve | Minecraft | Collect all 100 Bandages | Can place and break blocks. |
Miscellaneous[]
| Character | Origin | Unlock Method | Abilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownie | Super Meat Boy | Enter a code on the character select screen after completing his boss level in The Salt Factory.
Xbox Controller: RB, RB, RB, B, B, B, X PS4 Controller: R2, R2, R2, Circle, Circle, Circle, Square, X Wii U: ZR, ZR, ZR, B, B, B, Y |
Same as meat boy |
| Tofu Boy | Super Tofu Boy | Type "petaphile" on the character select screen | Worst character, can't beat many of the levels, but the player will always get A+ when completing the level, regardless of time. |
| Goo Ball | World of Goo | Type "ballgoo" on the character select screen | Same as gish, though has different sounds |
| Potato Boy | Super Meat Boy | April Fools' Day 2011, Super Meat World and Bandage Duplication Glitch | Same as meat boy |
| Dr. Fetus | Meat Boy | Devmode and Bandage Duplication Glitch | Invincible, and can shoot rockets |
Super Meat Boy Forever[]
Main Characters[]
| Character | Origin | Unlock Method |
|---|---|---|
| Meat Boy | Meat Boy | Unlocked From Start |
| Bandage Girl | Meat Boy | Unlocked From Start |
| Prototype Boy | Super Meat Boy: The Game | Collect 3 Pacifiers |
Unlocks[]
| Character | Origin | Unlock Method |
|---|---|---|
| Meat Ninja | Super Meat Boy | Beat Dr. Fetus |
| Bandage Ripper | Super Meat Boy Forever | Beat Dr. Fetus |
| Dr. Fetus | Meat Boy | Attain 31 pacifiers and defeat Dr. Fetus |
| Squirrel | Super Meat Boy | Attain 35 pacifiers and S rank the light world |
| Manic | Super Meat Boy Forever | Attain 40 pacifiers and defeat Manic with Squirrel |
| Brownie | Super Meat Boy | Attain 50 pacifiers and select any stage in The Other Side with Meat Ninja. Random chance to start a race against Brownie. You must win. |
| Classic Boy | Meat Boy | Beat Chipper Grove’s warp zone with Meat Boy and 8 or more seconds on the clock |
| Classic Girl | Meat Boy | Beat Chipper Grove’s warp zone with Bandage Girl and 8 or more seconds on the clock |
| Tofu Boy | Super Tofu Boy | After collecting 60 pacifiers, entering a level after obtaining a pacifier will replace the player with Tofu Boy. The level must be completed with Tofu Boy to unlock him as a character. |
| Mega Bandage | Super Meat Boy Forever | Attain 12 pacifiers and complete The Lab’s warp zone |
| F-Meat | Super Meat Boy Forever | Attain 15 pacifiers and complete The Other Side’s warp zone backwards with 55.5 seconds or less |
| Lil Meat | Super Meat Boy Forever | Attain 9 pacifiers and defeat C.H.A.D in Tetanusville's warp zone by successfully countering his phase 3 charge |
| Meatsona | Super Meat Boy Forever | Attain 6 pacifiers and win all 3 rounds in The Clinic's warp zone |
| Classic Dr. Fetus | Meat Boy | Beat Chipper Grove’s warp zone with Dr. Fetus and 8 or more seconds on the clock |
| Relationship Goals | Super Meat Boy Forever | Attain 90 pacifiers and S rank the Dark World |
| Meat Joe | Super Meat boy: Eternal | Has a low chance to be playable randomly when you play a level. Otherwise cannot be unlocked.
Replace your chosen character and will be the same size of your character and have the same sound. |
Trivia[]
Specific to Super Meat Boy[]
- Alien Hominid was originally only available in the XBLA version, but after the release of Super Meat Boy: Ultra Edition, he was added to the Steam version. He cannot be selected in the pause menu's character switching.
- The reason you can play as Dr. Fetus in devmode is possibly because his movement patterns in his boss battle (in Chapter 6) are actually a recorded run of the level of a developer playing as Dr. Fetus, since Dr. Fetus shoots rockets in the boss battle, and goes through objects that kill the player.
- Due to a glitch in the PC version named "bandage duplication", it's possible to have more bandages than needed, and still have a character locked (for example, you may have 22 bandages but not have the Headcrab unlocked, which requires 10 bandages to unlock). Closing the game, and then opening it again will remove the extra bandages obtained from the glitch, and unlock the character(s).
- In a blogpost, Edmund McMillen once stated a few characters that were cut from the game; some of which Team Meat was unable to get the rights to, and some that were intended to be exclusive to the cancelled Wiiware port.[1]
- Teal Ogmo from Jumper 3 (because the regular Ogmo is extremely similiar to Meat Boy)
- Mondo Priest from Mondo
- Goo Girl from World of Goo
- Knytt from Knytt
- Golden Knight from Bonesaw
- Quote from Cave Story
- Lemenza from La Mulana (misspelled as "Leeza" "Lemeza")
- A Beat from Bit.Trip
- Fancy Pants from The Fancy Pants Adventures
- SECRET BONUS CHARACTER: kill 1000 saws to unlock waluigi (thanks for reading!)
Specific to Super Meat Boy Forever[]
- Unlike the original Super Meat Boy, Dr. Fetus can now be unlocked normally without cheating/hacking the game.
- Brownie no longer is playable by entering a code and now has normal unlock requirements.
