Vampire Crawlers has a surprisingly large character roster early on, and unlocking every character is one of the best ways to open up stronger runs, better synergies, and more flexible build options. Some unlocks happen naturally as you progress, but others are tied to specific stages, enemies, coffins, and weapon milestones, which makes it easy to miss a few if you are not tracking them carefully.
1. How to Unlock All Characters in Vampire Crawlers
Selecting Characters
Vampire Crawlers currently has 21 playable Crawlers. Antonio Belpaese is unlocked by finishing the tutorial, while every other character requires two steps: first, you meet that character’s unlock condition, then you buy them with gold.
The full roster also has its own passive effects. Each character gets one effect when played, plus a second effect that triggers from a specific card color or a Wild W card.
| Character | How to Unlock | Gold Cost | Effects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Belpaese | Complete the tutorial | N/A | Add 3 Armor when Antonio is played; increase damage 10% when a red card is played |
| Imelda Belpaese | Play a run in the Mad Forest | 10 | Add 15 XP when Imelda is played; gain 1 XP Growth when a yellow card is played |
| Pasqualina Belpaese | Reach Level 20 as Imelda in the Inlaid Library | 110 | Add 10 Area when Pasqualina is played; increase Hand by 1 when a purple card is played |
| Gennaro Belpaese | Defeat Mantichana in Mad Forest | 700 | Add 2 Amount when Gennaro is played; deal 60 damage when a red card is played |
| Arca Ladonna | Unlock Fire Wands, then play Fire Wands 100 times | 420 | Add 3 Mana when Arca is played; add 1 Mana when a purple card is played |
| Poe Ratcho | Unlock Garlic, then play Garlic cards 25 times | 360 | Add 20 Area when Poe is played; draw 1 card when a blue card is played |
| Dommario | Collect 5,000 coins | 1,120 | Gain 2 Duration when Dommario is played; deal 40 damage when a purple card is played |
| Lama Ladonna | Complete a dungeon with at least 10% Curse active | 1,300 | Increase damage 50% when Lama is played; increase damage 15% when a blue card is played |
| Bianca Ramba | Defeat the Milk Elemental in Dairy Plant | 1,330 | Add 3 Amount when Ramba is played; add 1 Amount when a purple card is played |
| Porta | Unlock Lightning Ring, then play Lightning Ring 100 times | 1,000 | Add 25 Area when Porta is played; add 1 Mana when a red card is played |
| Mortaccio | Defeat 444 Skeletons | 600 | Add 2 Amount when Mortaccio is played; add 1 Amount when a blue card is played |
| Pugnala Provola | Complete Furious Forest, then open the coffin | 1,440 | Increase damage 20% when Pugnala is played; draw 1 card when a yellow card is played |
| Yatta Cavallo | Defeat 250 Lion Heads in the Inlaid Library | 600 | Add 2 Amount when Cavallo is played; add 1 Amount when a yellow card is played |
| Giovanna Grana | Open the coffin in the Library Sanctum | 1,360 | Add 20 Luck when Giovanna is played; draw 1 card when a purple card is played |
| Krochi Freetto | Defeat 6,666 enemies | 3,000 | Add 10 Revival when Krochi is played; add 5 Revival when a Wild W card is played |
| Suor Clerici | Recover 1,000 HP | 1,760 | Heal 3 when Clerici is played; heal 1 after an encounter when a blue card is played |
| O’Sole Meeo | Defeat 50 Dragon Shrimps in Gallo Tower | 2,400 | Add 3 Amount when O’Sole is played; add 5 Luck when a red card is played |
| Concetta Caciotta | Open the coffin in Gallo Tower | 1,920 | Add 10 Area when Concetta is played; add 5 Area when a red card is played |
| Iguana Gallo Valletto | Defeat Gallo in Gallo Tower | 4,800 | Gain 25% more coins when Gallo is played; gain 10% more coins when a Wild W card is played |
| Christine Davian | Unlock Pentagram, then play Pentagram once in the same run | 2,800 | Reduce the Mana cost of the next card played by 1 when Christine is played; prevent 1 enemy from attacking when a purple card is played |
| Poppea | Open the coffin in the Milk Factory | 2,200 | Increase Hand by 1 when Poppea is played; gain 1 Duration when a yellow card is played |
2. Best Order to Unlock Characters Early
Imelda
The fastest early unlocks are the ones tied to things you will do anyway in your first few hours:
- Imelda, after your first Mad Forest run
- Mortaccio from Skeleton kills
- Yatta Cavallo from Lion Heads in the Library
- Poe, once you start using Garlic
- Dommario, once your coin total reaches 5,000
These are good early targets because they do not require coffin hunts or later-stage bosses, and several of them progress passively while you work on other unlocks. For example, grinding Skeletons for Mortaccio also pushes your overall enemy total toward Krochi.
3. Best Tips to Unlock All Characters Faster
Crawlers Inn
- Always keep gold in reserve for the Inn. Meeting an unlock condition only makes the character available; it does not add them automatically.
- Stack passive kill milestones together. Skeletons, Lion Heads, total enemy kills, and total healing all overlap with normal play.
- Prioritize Garlic, Fire Wand, and Lightning Ring early if you want to speed up Poe, Arca, and Porta.
- Do coffin runs on purpose. They are much slower if you only check for them casually.
- Leave Krochi and Gallo for later. Their unlock cost or requirement is high enough that they are better as long-term goals
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