Unlockable Characters

All the available playable characters (along with Dr. Fetus but excluding Meat Ninja) 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, and Bandage Girl and Brownie plays 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.

Main Characters

Character	Origin	Unlock Method
Meat Boy	Meat Boy	Unlocked from the start
Bandage Girl	Meat Boy	Only playable during Chapter 7
8Bit Meat Boy	Super Meat Boy	Collect 40 Bandages
4Bit Meat Boy	Super Meat Boy	Collect 60 Bandages
4Color 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%

Warp Zones

Character	Origin	Unlock Method
Commander Video	Bit.Trip	Complete the 1-12 Warp Zone
Jill	Mighty Jill Off	Complete the 2-8 Warp Zone
Ogmo	Jumper	Complete the 3-16 Warp Zone
Flywrench	Flywrench	Complete the 4-18 Warp Zone
The Kid	I Wanna Be The Guy	Complete the 5-7 Warp Zone

Console Unlocks

Character	Origin	Unlock Method
Gish	Gish	Collect 10 Bandages
Alien Hominid	Alien Hominid	Collect 30 Bandages
Tim	Braid	Consoles: Collect 50 Bandages PC: Type "outtatime" on the character select screen
Spelunky	Spelunky	Collect 70 Bandages
Pink Knight	Castle Crashers	Collect 90 Bandages
The Ninja	N	Collect all 100 Bandages

PC Unlocks

Character	Origin	Unlock Method
Headcrab	Half-Life	Collect 10 Bandages
Josef	Machinarium	Collect 30 Bandages
Alien Hominid	Alien Hominid	Collect 30 Bandages
Naija	Aquaria	Collect 50 Bandages
RunMan	RunMan	Collect 70 Bandages
Captain Viridian	VVVVVV	Collect 90 Bandages
Steve	Minecraft	Collect all 100 Bandages

Miscellaneous

Character	Origin	Unlock Method
Brownie	Super Meat Boy	Enter a code on the character select screen: Xbox Controller: RB, RB, RB, B, B, B, X PS4 Controller: R2, R2, R2, Circle, Circle, Circle, Square Wii U: ZR, ZR, ZR, B, B, B, Y
Tofu Boy	Super Tofu Boy	Type "petaphile" on the character select screen
Goo Ball	World of Goo	Type "gooball" on the character select screen
Potato Boy	Super Meat Boy	April Fools' Day 2011, Super Meat World and Bandage Duplication Glitch
Dr. Fetus	Meat Boy	Devmode and Bandage Duplication Glitch

Trivia

• 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.
• The reason you can play as Dr. Fetus in devmode is possibly because his movement patterns in his boss battle are actually a recorded run of the level by a developer as Dr. Fetus.
• Out of all the characters that are playable in all versions of the game, Brownie is the only character that doesn't need to get a specific amount of bandages, or complete a warpzone to unlock him.