Spelunkers (HD)

There are 20 different player characters available in Spelunky HD, which can be used in all single player and multiplayer game modes.

Four are available from the beginning, but the remaining sixteen must be unlocked by fulfilling certain requirements.

Each of the Spelunkers have identical abilities: The differences between them are purely cosmetic and do not affect gameplay.

Unlocking all eight of the original secret characters earns the Achievement: 'The Entire Gang'.
The 8 bonus characters are not required for the achievement, and unlocking them does not contribute towards it.

Original Spelunkers

Spelunky Guy Color: Orange Appearance: A character based on the Indiana Jones archetype of the 'Adventurer Archaeologist', with a very prominent red nose. Unlock: Available from the beginning.	"Blue" Color: Blue Appearance: A man dressed as an early 20th century Safari hunter, with a pith helmet and hulihee beard. A cameo of Colin Northway. Unlock: Available from the beginning.	"Red" Color: Red Appearance: A man wearing a Turban. Unlock: Available from the beginning.	"Green" Color: Green Appearance: A woman with a green bow in her curled hair. Unlock: Available from the beginning.
"Yellow" Color: Yellow Appearance: A girl wearing a miner's helmet. Unlock: One coffin may generate randomly in each of the four main areas. Break it open and this character may be found trapped inside, which you will unlock once she is released.	"Lime" Color: Lime Appearance: A man dressed in Mariachi clothing. Unlock: One coffin may generate randomly in each of the four main areas. Break it open and this character may be found trapped inside, which you will unlock once he is released.	"Purple" Color: Purple Appearance: A girl dressed as a pirate with an eyepatch, bandanna and gold earrings. Unlock: One coffin may generate randomly in each of the four main areas. Break it open and this character may be found trapped inside, which you will unlock once she is released.	"Cyan" Color: Cyan Appearance: A man wearing a furry cyan animal hood, a purple jacket and green pants. Unlock: One coffin may generate randomly in each of the four main areas. Break it open and this character may be found trapped inside, which you will unlock once he is released.
Van Helsing Color: Black Appearance: Van Helsing, the Vampire hunter from Bram Stoker's Dracula. Unlock: Found inside a coffin at the top of the Haunted Castle level.	The Jungle Warrior Color: Brown Appearance: A tribal warrior, wearing a loincloth and a leopard headdress. Unlock: Defeat Olmec and get to the exit.	Meat Boy Color: Pink Appearance: A representation of Meat boy, drawn in Spelunky's graphical style. He is a cameo character from Super Meat Boy. Unlock: Found inside a dark green pod near the end of the Worm.	Yang Color: White Appearance: A man dressed in traditional Chinese clothing. Unlock: Defeat King Yama and get to the exit.

Bonus Spelunkers

Originally included in the XBLA version as DLC, these eight characters are included as standard in the PC and PSN versions of Spelunky HD. These bonus characters are not required for - and do not count towards - the 'Entire Gang' achievement.

The Eskimo Color: Magenta Appearance: An Inuk wearing a parka. Unlock: Found inside a coffin in a Yeti Kingdom level.	The Round Girl Color: Violet Appearance: A 'round' girl, wearing glasses and a hairband. Unlock: Found inside a coffin in a Spider's Lair level.	The Ninja Color: Dark Green Appearance: A ninja wearing a Yin-Yang bandanna. Unlock: Found inside a coffin in Olmec's Chamber.	The Round Boy Color: Mint Green Appearance: A 'round' boy wearing a cap. Unlock: Found inside a coffin in a Tiki Village in the Jungle.
The Cyclops Color: Dark Orange Appearance: A goofy cyclops. He is a cameo character from another work by lead programmer Andy Hull. Unlock: Sold in the Black Market for $10,000.	The Viking Color: Pale Grey Appearance: An archetypical Nordic Viking. Unlock: Found inside a coffin in a Flooded Cavern level.	The Robot Color: Dark Grey Appearance: A blocky cartoon robot with treads. Unlock: Found inside a capsule in the Mothership.	The Golden Monk Color: Gold Appearance: A golden Buddhist Monk that sparkles like treasure. Unlock: Found inside a coffin in the City of Gold.

Cameos

• The Blue safari character is based on Colin Northway, a friend of Spelunky's developer Derek Yu.
• Meat Boy makes an appearance in Spelunky HD as homage to Edmund McMillen's Super Meat Boy games.
  This may be a reference to how The Spelunker also features as an unlockable character in Super Meat Boy for XBLA.
• The Cyclops is based on the titular character of What is bothering Carl? an interactive storybook created by Spelunky's lead programmer Andy Hull. This is referenced to in the pop-up prompt to purchase the character when he appears in the Black Market, which reads 'Bother Carl'.

Achievements

"The Entire Gang" (10) - Rescue all 8 hidden characters. (Guide)