Ranking Enter the Gungeon's Characters! 

Person: What does Cultist even Do? Me: His Best

“Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight” *said no bullet main ever*

It's kinda sad that the pilot's starting gun was given to him by his "comrade" only to be the worst thing ever😓

Says Marine has best starting weapons Blasphemy: *exists*

I love the Bullet simply because he has a melee weapon and I think it's funny that he swings it around in a place that is literally called the gungeon. Also I like to imagine the moment he picks up a gun he gets really deep in existential thought.

The Cultist is easily the best if you think about it. -Can revive his partner. -Has good accuracy -And actually gets super fast and deals double damage when partner is dead. -He also looks savage af

1. EVERY 2. CHARACTER 3. DESERVES 4. LOVE 5. AND 6. AFFECTION 7. Pilot

i like the bullet because he has a cape

Don't you ever talk about my boy pilot like that again

I personally think pilot has the highest upside of them all. If you can get through floor 1-2 and scrape through with his weapon, he’ll be in a really good place for the mid and end game, even the extended endgame.

The Cultist is #1 for 1 reason: If you play with the hunter he can pet the dog. His face looks like it’s the best day of his life

I like the cultist, the revive can be crucial, and giving him to the more experienced player gives them a huge advantage when player one dies, doubling all of his stats. While his starting gun isn’t great, it’s not important, because you have a partner, and partners are great

The pilot has one of the most fun pasts to kill tho

My main Gungeoneer is the Pilot, It's just something about his design as a character overall I suppose.

I honestly find the Marine to be the most fun of the original 4 simply because of the sidearm being really good (like you said). While the Hunter is fun and also the most powerful, it just seems a bit imbalanced which I'm not sure I like. Great list!

"All the other characters are better than the convict" Me, a certified convict main: *Nani*

Penta: the robot is the best Gunslinger: hold my bear

Me: mains Marine only, dies on floor 1 boss Also me: switches to pilot, lock picks chest, gets serious cannon and blasts trough floor 4 racking up insane unlocks

If you are new to the game --> Marine If you have experience but not good at it yet --> Hunter If neither or neither yet of these, but you have strong reflexes --> Convict If you is bored as f word dawg --> Pilot

Huntress now #1 as you can pet pupper

My favorite so far (don't have bullet or robot yet) is the pilot. And here's my reasoning: +Extra item slot is really useful, because you can carry the gunpowder and an item at the same time, or two items if you aren't trying to make the bullet. This also stacks with other storage capacity so you can hold three items after picking up only one. +The shop discounts, while certainly not the most useful, are still nice because all the money you save can buy another weapon or item by the end floors. +Silly walk cycle! -Lockpicks, while nice, are very up to luck. +If you clear a whole floor before using the lockpick, you can check to make sure there are no keys left, therefore giving you a 50% chance to get an item and a 50% chance that you can just break it and hopefully get something small. -Starter gun is garbage +You can get used to the starter gun after playing him for a while, although going back to other characters can be jarring, and vice versa. -Isn't a brown coat. +Looks cool. +Extra ammo is always nice. Just like the shop discount, it's not a hugely notacible change, so it gets overlooked and underappreciated. Overall, I think that the pilot is hated because his downsides are so obvious while his upsides are more miniscule and not as prominent. But after playing him for a while, the subtle differences are enough to make a better difference in a run. Edit: HOLY SHIT PILOT HAS A BROWN COAT AS AN ALT SKIN HE IS NOW THE BEST CHARACTER

I play co-op solo for a reason, and it's that adorable (and powerful) player 2 character, The Cultist. I'll go over all the benefits. Co-op mode makes all enemies have 40% more health to balance out the game. When your partner dies, all chests on the floor turn into "Revive Chests" that will revive your partner with full health. When your partner gets revived, be it opening a Revive Chest, beating the floor's boss or using the Friendship Cookie (The Cultist's starting active item) all of the chests return to their original rarity. Synergies are also shared between players. First, The Cultist's starting weapon is the middle ground in staring sidearms, not the best, not the worst but with the added damage up (mentioned later) it becomes the best of the starting weapons. Second, The Cultist's starting passive item, Number 2, gives them a 41% damage boost and a 2x speed boost. The 41% damage boost negates co-op mode's enemy buffs and basically gives The Cultist +1% damage. The speed up makes dodging and just getting around much easier. Third, in co-op mode, Lich's Eye Bullets (The Gunslinger's starting passive) works for both players, making The Cultist a powerhouse when paired up with the Gunslinger. Especially if you don't have friends and play co-op solo. Fourth and finally, The Cultist's past is the greatest thing in the entire game. It's a 1v1 duel against player 1. Also, need I add that The Cultist is adorable as hell?

The cultist is the God of Destruction. I dont know what he's talking about. His dart gun accuracy, fire rate and damage is OP as HECK

Says every character is better than convict. Puts Convict higher up on the list than pilot

This video contains... **hollow knight music** OPINIONS

Oh this is old EtG in the new update there is Paradox and Gunslinger i think the gun slinger is the best bcs it has lich's eye bullets but paradox is made randomly random passive random active random first and second weapons you should do another part with those characters

Me: *watches this video* Also me who "mains" pilot: oh

everyone gangster until the bullet takes damage

Pilot is objectively the best character come mid/end-game. Between the lockpick giving you extra items, 10% more ammo on your guns, a second active item slot built in, and the shop discount (that really is mostly put towards buying more keys to get more chests), he ends up with far better gear overall in the end. Only other character I consider anymore is Convict, and that's if I'm just wanting to blitz through levels and not concern myself with actually exploring chambers.

I love the pilot he is my favorite Having two active item slots saved me so many times

1. Bullet: Cleaving paths through a bullet hell game almost feels like cheating. Add to that the ability to bump bellies with enemies without taking damage makes the bullet too good to pass up. 2. Pilot: I can't believe this guy gets so much crap because of his starter pistol. His double items, ammo capacity, and his ability to make the shopkeepers weak in the knees, makes him a bona fide champ. Also that lock pick is awesome, if I end up not finding a key for a chest or just don't want to waste your limited keys on a brown chest might as well give it a shot. If it doesn't work you can still break the chest open. 3. Marine: The accuracy/reload bonus is great. I almost always end up wasting the ammo supply early in the run when I find a decent item to replace it. 4. Convict: This was the first character I finished the fifth chamber with. The double damage perk really got me out of some tight spots when I was learning the ropes. 5. Huntress: Cute duo, but as a bonus that dog is pretty lackluster. Too often there is a run where I get nothing out of this little guy. The crossbow is ok, but not a selling point for me. 6. Robot: I killed it's past, but don't see much reason to play as this character again. If I need to make the game more difficult I'd rather just do daisuke's challenge with another character.

mine 1.bullet- blasphemy is a thing 2.hunter- doggo and good room clearing crossbow for floor two anx three. 3.pilot- stuff thats useful after floor 2 lol 4.marine- ammo drop can be sometimes good if you dont get an active quickly. 5. robot- imo just as good as pilot, im just bad at him. 6.convict- rewards bad play and the shot gun is crap even for floor one bosses. molotov is good though.

the cultist is amazing cuz after you beat his past HE BECOMES AN APPLE

My list 1. Bullet 2. Convict 3. Cultist 4. Robot 5. Marine 6. Hunter 7. Pilot I main bullet mainly because it's sword is great through out the whole run

Pilot got a BIG buff in the AG&D update, the fact that he can hold 2 active items is very good for synergies

"I like to play as The Marine" "Why?" "DOOM" "Yup, figured"

Dog sees mimic *bork woof * mimic contemplates live before he gets shot

My list: 1. Bullet: Ability to destroy bullets and high damage right off the bat is just so good. Also armor of thorns is ridiculous as this guy. 2. Huntress: Starting weapon is pretty good, but they really shine through the crossbow cause of it's high dmg. Also pupper. 3. Robot: Armor HP is obviously a burden but the long range and large clip combined with battery bullets+water coolant is really powerful. And +5% DMG up for junk is beautiful. 4. Marine: Kind of a lesser robot, has a large clip and long range starting weapon. Extra hit is kinda nice. I always seem to find a better use item before I really need the ammo refill though, which leads to it never being used properly. 5. Convict: I don't actually mind this character, her revolver can be fired faster by rapidly clicking, which vomits out the entire clip. It also does slightly more damage than other starting weapons. The sawn-off is garbo though. 6. Pilot: I struggle to get far as this guy because of the terrible starting gun. He's also pretty RNG based, which I strongly dislike. And I've never played as the cultist because I don't own a controller, but I will say that it has the best alternate skin out there.

3:17 She isn't a hunter. She's a huntress

Honestly, cultist is an unsung hero in singleplayer. His passive is amazing, Pilot gives you a free shop discount and hunter is just free items and they both dont have any downsides.

Opinions??? NOOOoooooOoooOOOoooooo! This game looks fun though

After further consideration I have come to the conclusion that even though in my previous comment I stated paradox was number 4 I realized paradox is automatically granted 1st as he/she can spawn with casey

When he broke the water barrel on purpose... I felt that

6:11 "shoot it and get some damage" ...or an useless heart :D

The cultist is my favourite 😏

I hate the pilot early but I always get the most broken runs with him

*Robot : exist* *Paradox : hold my glitch*

shhhhh *bullet is bae*

This may be quite late, but is there an updated ver. with paradox and gunslinger?

I personally always go with the convict. My playstyle goes well with her.

convict and bullet are my favorite characters.

I've actually grown to kinda love the convict just cause that weapon set and the molotov make floor 1 so fast. If you can swap weapons and use the auto reload of inactive weapons effectively, this character becomes a DPS monster by comparison before you find some better stuff.

Just started the video. Paused to upvote solely because of **OPINIONS!!!** **Dramatic Flashing** **Spooky Font**

I’ve always liked convict but I’m gonna try the other characters more

Pilot is my favorite. It's the mix of things that help. The extra active item, did you even mention it? That's big and if you get the right actives can guarantee you flawless bosses. And the lockpicks can help you have a chance at chests you might not have had keys for.

Pilot is like a two sided sword you either stab the enemy with it or you stab yourself and regret using him because of Rng.

Oddly enough, I really enjoy playing the convict. I think that I enjoy her starter gun the most due to its high rate of fire and it's faster reload time so you can vomit out bullets right at the start. Though the Sawed off is definitely not as good as the crossbow, I still think it's better than nothing. plus, once you learn how to fight up-close it can do some great damage. The Molotov is probably my favorite part about her kit, due to how well it can deal with the stronger enemies and bosses. Lastly, her passive does reward bad play, but (kinda like cigarettes) I feel like sometimes giving up health for a quick boost in damage to melt a boss or group of enemies is fair (though I think we'd all prefer to just not get hit by the boss and get the extra heart). I think overall using the convict just requires a more aggressive and fast paced play style. And I think I'm alright at the game... I can usually get through floor 1-3's bosses without being hit and overall loosing little health on the way. But I will definitely agree that the Hunter is much better.

1#Bullet 2#Hunter 3#Robot 4# 5# 6#Rest

I really like the pilot because with secret compartment he can become strong if you push through early game and the trusty lock pick can save you in a pinch even though it is heavily luck based

"The robot is number one" *Gunslinger: Sorry I'm late, wait, why is this guy in my spot?*

Mine - 1. Bullet 2. Pilot 3. Marine 4. Convict 5. Hunter 6. Cultist 7. Robot (Armor for health is a good idea but it doesn’t work)

I'm probably one of the few people on this planet who unironically likes the Convict more than the rest of the cast, even though I'm fully aware that shes inferior to the rest of the cast in terms of her starting kit.

I just like the Pilot's cute little floppy run animation

Laughs in using starting gun the entire run

I love the Hunter she was the first character I killed the past with, also missed opportunity not calling her the GUNter

Where's Cain? :pentaFUDGE:

My list: 1. Cultist (I love coop) 2. Convict (Double damage whenever you're in trouble is awesome) 3. Pilot (Awesome for going to the extra floors, because keys and money are less of a problem) 4. Hunter (just plain good) 5. Marine (nothing special) 6. Bullet (even less special) 7. Robot (Not having health sucks. It sucks really bad. All damage is basically permanent)

I just started and I can not get enough of the convict's shotgun.

My list 1. Bullets cuz its sht 2. pilot its the best 3. Cultist is the best bessttt 4. Marine ehh 5. Hunter ty for wasting ammo at chamber 1 6. convict cuz its really really sht 7. robot cuz i freaking cant get armor THEY JUST GIVE ME HEARTS

Wait so what dose the cultist do? Just be bad at everything?

The cultist actually has a decent starting weapon, buffs, and is better when the other player has died- he becomes a savage

I don't see how pilot is luck-based at all. He is by far the most consistent character. I get to bullet hell with him every time I play. You should honestly not worry about his bad sidearm. If you are getting hit at all during the first two chambers, even with that terrible weapon, then that's on you. The first two chambers are too easy to perfect even with the worst of the worst of weaponry. Where the pilot comes in clutch is in shop prices. Shops can be very consistent, you will always get a key on the first shop unless you picked one up by accident before reaching him. The consistently cheap keys you will be buying on every floor will save a ton of money and make sure you open all 10 guaranteed chests throughout the first 5 floors. The lockpick is there to get you into the oubliette for free or half-off, thus getting you even more money if you hit it. The other selling point for the pilot is in two active items. My very second time reaching the Lich was on a run where I had ethereal form and elder blanks. I flawlessed the first two forms of the Lich and took one hit on the third form (which could have easily been avoided had I known there would be a third form). That was my *second* time seeing this boss. Two active items that either make you survive (lead skin, ethereal form) or increase DPS (double vision, gun friendship) is just beyond broken. It's almost an I-win button. And you will very often see an NPC selling stuff like that every run. The cheaper shops alone makes the pilot the best character, and the extra active item alone makes him the best character. Combining those two makes him far and away the best. All of the advantages from the other characters typically only help with the early game. And as I said before, if you need any assistance with the first 3 chambers at all then you simply need to up your skill. It's very easy to consistently flawless the first two chambers with nothing but the rogue special. Also, the marine does not have the best sidearm. The Convict has far and away the best DPS out of main characters on the rusty sidearm. The DPS of the marine's pistol is only marginally better than the pilot's. For the record, I consider the Convict the second best character under the pilot almost purely based on that insanely strong pistol, as well as enraging photo if you don't care about perfecting bosses.

I play multiplayer often, and my friend always Forces me to be the Cultist, and when he dies he is like “you have the cookie so revive me!” And I’m like “But it gives me a Damage up”

Robot gets a 5% damage boost when he brakes a chest and find his relative's, junk

you forgot to talk about how every time The convict takes damage she becomes enraged thanks to the photo. this increases her damage significantly and also reloads her gun shes holding. If theres a table nearby you can flip it, come out of cover, take the bullet to the face but not actually take damage, and trigger this for free.

How ironic that the bullet is the one who uses a sword.

I don't agree with pilot or robot but that's just me

Cultist is the best

Whoa whoa whoa!! Don’t forget about the gunslinger! He gets all synergies with all guns and a sweet starter pistol to boot.

The cultist is my absolute favorite for 2 reasons. 1: So cute 2: best dialog options

awwww but I like the nerf gun

1. Marine 2. Hunter 3. Cultist 4. Convict 5. Pilot Haven’t unlocked the Bullet or Robot because I suck at this game

Wait until he finds about the gunslinger

What I like about hunter is that you can use the crossbow to clear floor 1 and the boss, one shoting bullet kin. Any weapons you get in chests in floor 1 or from the boss you can use to clear floor 2 until you get a better gun. The other floors are just rinse and repeat.

Only some things about this list: 1. The Huntress is, by far, a fan favourite BUT not a good character, her kit is small and the only good thing abut is the crossbow, the dog only have a 5% success chance which is pretty small to the point I had runs where he didn't dug ANYTHING.. I would go as far as to say she's the second worst, only losing for the Convict (which, sadly, is my favourite). 2. The Marine doesn't have the best sidearm, the Robot does, yet you said it wasn't special dispite having double the ammo capacity.. wut? 3. The Pilot's Disarming Personality might be bad at the beggining but at the end, as prices gets higher, is actually pretty damm usefull, also, he's very good to do elevator quests as you can try to neglect using keys on chests and just save those for the elevators, I frankly hate this character but I gotta admit, he isn't the worst, not by a long a shot. 4. My personal list is: Bullet > Robot > Marine > Pilot > Hunter > Convict

Cultist is NUMBER ONE. her gun have very good damage, accuracy is good + if you kill player one you will have boost. If you kill player one some times on one run game will have awesome bugs and game will be so easy.

I love the Bullet because once you get him its so easy to breeze through the first and second floor with blasphemy if you're good at dodging at the perfect time and not losing his sword projectile. Also he practically one shots all of the enemies on the first and second floor if you hit enemies with the slice and the projectile at the same time, which yet again is great if you can dodge at the right time. It also makes getting the Robot much easier since he can destroy bullets and a lot of the time eliminates the need to dodge roll especially in boss fights, but mostly it helps you remember that you're carrying him.

The pilot is the best of the gungeoneers, you can replace his weapon almost instantly from a chest which is his one downside, the lockpick means you can usually open up the secret levels giving you a huge boost from the start & the biggest benefit is having two active items. It's not too hard to find items that grant invincibility, I've had multiple runs where I switch between two of these during boss fights.

Alright, I'll bite. My own list: 1. Marine. That item he carries means 20% less reload time on everything, and 16.7% less charge time for charge-based weapons. That all adds up to less time spent NOT shooting things, making every gun able to destroy things that much faster. Plenty of guns are a bit nasty about the reload or charge necessary, so I love this. The Supply Drop is a nice bonus. 2. Pilot. He makes it easier to get more stuff. The game is a real snotball when it comes to keys, it really is. For any other character, no keys means no item. But for Pilot, he still has a pretty decent chance of getting whatever is inside. And he gets items cheaper. There's lots of good stuff in the shops, and nothing is more irritating than finding something awesome but being like, 5 shells short of being able to purchase it. The Pilot makes that aggravating situation happen less. Yeah, he's got a craptastic starting weapon, but I'm only going to use that in the earliest part of the game, so I dont care about that much. And hey, two active items! 3. Hunter. Starting with the crossbow is nice, it's actually a pretty good weapon, useful well into the mid-game and it's ammo tends to last for quite awhile. And then there's the dog, of course. Free keys and blanks and hearts? Yes, more of that. And it's so damn cute. 4. The Bullet: Blasphemy is such a fun weapon. And being able to just chop bullets out of the air is quite useful. Even without the beam effect, this is still a good weapon in many situations. Live Ammo is nice too though I usually forget he has it. 5. Robot: I dont use him all that much, but he's easily the most unique. Battery Bullets is pretty great too, as is getting power from junk. 6. Convict. Ehh. I've never liked her much. A passive that only does anything if you crash into something, and that crappy shotgun, not very impressive. The Molotov is nice, but it's not enough.

a long time i was thinking about play this game i really should play it Sry for my bad english

bruh pilot is probably the best out of all the characters since he has two active items and 10% more ammo which is really helpful throughout your run. If you get good at the game then you can probably take on the first and second floor with only the pilots starting gun. (I say this cuz sometimes I don't find a gun and I do that)

I love the marine she have the best starting weapon and her passive is so good and the active item for emergency 🤩

My List: 7: Pilot He is so bad at the start that its honestly unfun to play, but its bearable. His lock picks are so satisfying when they work. His starter gun is bad. Hidden compartments is. . . ok, at the least. 10% more ammo and another active are ok with me. also disarming personality is eh. 6: Marine starter_class.mp4. ok but really his starting gun is good and so is supply drop but other than that hes just eh. 5: Convict Molotov is a hell of a start (heh get it cuz it can burn ppl) and the sawed off is an ok start but enraging photo is just ehhhhhhhh. 4: Robot i. . . actually havent played this guy, gal, whatever they want to identify as. Armor to me is kinda just there to take a hit but it can come in handy. His gun seems ok and coolant seems good based on ppl ive watched. 3: Huntress Crossbow is an amazing start, and the doggo. I T S A D O R A B L E. Rusty sidearm is ok but can be used to kill enemies in a crossbow -> sidearm combo. 2: Bullet Blasphemy is not only a good start, but its also a fun one. The ability to destroy bullets is invaluable and it does good dmg. no contact damage is ok. Number 1 Cultist Hear me out HES ADORABLE LOOK AT THIS PRECIOUS CHOLD HES TOO CUTE in all seriousness, he probably has the most questionable past Hes the one player 2 that took a stand tired of the insults the hate but have i mentioned how cute he is but his starting items are so based around co-op death

7. cultist i did not play him becouse non of my friends play this game but i am preety sure he sucks 6. pilot has the worst starting items in the game imo 5. convict if only her second gun was shotgun... 4. marine has good passive item but 1 armor is not going to help me a lot + supply drop is useless if i find good active item 3. robot really interesting charcter i like the synergy between his active and passive item it can deal some serius damage 2. hunter crosbow is really good especailly on first and second floor and the dog can be really usefull 1. bullet i like being OP and blasphemy is deffinition of OP

I always do the best with the pilot, so he’s definitely my favorite. Couldn’t really explain why but he’s always the one who gets the furthest for me

I honestly put the cultist at the front of the list. The stat boost when the other character is dead gives him a massive advantage, and all of the hunter’s perks can apply to him. Start with hunter and cultist, drop the crossbow, and have P1 suicide. The cultist then has access to the corgi, the crossbow, and the stat boost, giving him access to the best starting stats the base cast can offer. The only downside is needing to kill the boss in order to open chests.

One of the few benefits to the cultist is that he doesn't need the bullet that kills the past to acess his past

Ok so thanks for explaining what the cultist does. Really nice guide

Robot + mega dowser! Just awesome. Things change a bit when you're doing a full curse run or a daisuke's run, though. Some things become a lot less useful. There's a lot of after death damage (explosions and such) that can make playing the bullet a bit hard. Since you will be taking more damage, the convict passive becomes more relevant too. The robot is inmune to the shockwave! So go team robot!

If you're trying to activate shortcuts I try to use the piolet so I don't have to rely on keys alone to get me into chest and I can save them for the maintenance guy. But it her than that I play as the Marine. The increased accuracy, and the strength of his starting pistol makes the first two floors a breeze. And you can definitely count on finding a gun by the third floor. That's why I use him.