The Best Characters In Brotato: Abyssal Terrors DLC

Key Takeaways

• Abyssal Terrors DLC introduces new characters with unique abilities and playstyles.
• Characters like The Ogre and The Creature offer powerful advantages in gameplay.
• Each character, like The Hiker and The Romantic, provides a different gameplay experience and benefits for players.

After debuting to incredible sales and now putting on deals with Epic Games, Brotato has become one of the most iconic games in recent memory. The addictive gameplay and humorous elements come together wonderfully to make for a game that has few equals. The game’s success has reached such heights that a new DLC, Abyssal Terrors has been released, complete with a slew of new features.

One of the main and central new features to come with this DLC is new characters to play as. Some of these characters work surprisingly well with the aquatic, eldritch theme that the game is going for, and some are just new and wacky additions to the cast. Like most good shoot-em-ups, this game is defined by its cast of characters, and in the new DLC, these are the characters who pack the biggest punch.

8 The Diver

An Excellent Aquatic-Themed Character

• Unlocked by: Kill 1000 Enemies From 700ft Away
• Unlocks Item: Starfish

The diver reshapes the game around mastering the aquatic elements of this DLC. Runs with the diver will essentially be built upon using the harpoon gun, which receives a huge buff in terms of its viability and doesn’t take long to outpace the corresponding health buff that enemies have.

A humorous potato with little nods to games like Subnautica and its ilk, this is a great character for those who want a more focused, streamlined playthrough to pick up since it becomes entirely feasible to finish a run with the starting weapon.

7 The Ogre

A Character Filled With Raw Strength

• Unlocked by: Deal 1000+ to an enemy in one hit
• Unlocks Item: Mace

The Ogre is one of the most powerful characters in the game, DLC or otherwise. The ogre might be locked out of using ranged weapons, but they get +10 melee damage, and enemies taking double their max health explode upon death.

The Ogre is capable of unleashing chaos on the battlefield. What they lose in the lack of ranged weapons they gain in huge, heavy-hitting attacks and the AoE from overwhelming enemies with low health.

6 The Hiker

A Surprisingly Powerful Potato

• Unlocked by: Walk 20000 Steps
• Unlocks Item: Scarf

The Hiker doesn’t seem like an especially strong character at first, but if walking simulators have taught gamers anything it’s that the power of constant trudging is a nigh-unstoppable force.

This character is focused predominately on speed, and rather than doubling down on this buff as the game continues, the Hiker’s inherent perks give bonuses to health and materials for the number of steps taken during a wave.

5 The Creature

An Eldritch, Curse-Focused Creature

• Unlocked by: Default Unlock With DLC
• Unlocks Item: Barnacle

Inspired by iconic eldritch monsters, the Creature is a default unlock in the Abyssal Terrors DLC that comes with some incredibly powerful bonuses to curse build-up. The point of this character is to accrue as much curse as possible and deal more damage because of it.

Scaling in attack strength based on current curse level in a DLC that is focused on enemies dishing out curse is already a great start, but the Creature also gains +1 curse on level-ups, making their level-ups inherently more beneficial than other classes.

4 The Chef

A High-Survival Character

• Unlocked by: Have 25+ Enemies Burning At The Same Time
• Unlocks Item: Spoon

For those who have ever played a cooking simulator and thought the chef would do great in terrifying, eldritch situations, this game comes prepared. Burning is an excellent way to quickly deal with enemies in this game, and that’s what the chef is focused on.

Enemies burning grant the player buffs to their stats, and enemies will typically burn longer as well. It’s a great class for more or less getting a feel of the DLC as the burning status effect is highly effective on most foes.

3 The Buccaneer

Gain Valuable Loot And Grow Strong

• Unlocked by: Getting 100% Pickup Range
• Unlocks Item: Eye Patch

The Buccaneer is built around collecting loot. Moreso than any other class, picking up items has a direct and powerful effect on the composition of this character that makes runs with them feel like a breeze.

Not only do picked-up materials have double their value while playing as this character, but picking up any material resets weapon cooldowns, allowing for an unparalleled level of aggression.

2 The Builder

Change The Game With Engineering

• Unlocked by: Default Unlock With DLC
• Unlocks Item: Lighthouse

The Builder is a character focused on structures, and collecting materials, similar to the Buccaneer, directly increasing the power of structures like turrets and their ilk. Players wanting to bring some TF2 flavor to the game should try this class out.

Another benefit is that this class doesn’t inherently lower the material drop rate like the Buccaneer does, so turrets will get much stronger much faster.

1 The Romantic

A Character That Can Charm Foes

• Unlocked by: Complete a run with 0% Curse
• Unlocks Item: Flute

Rounding out this list is an interesting spin on typical characters far more focused on charming enemies. Attacking enemies with low health has a chance to charm them, turning them into an ally for what remains of their life.

The increase in melee weapon range means the Romantic can affect more enemies further away with this ability to ensure they aren’t overwhelmed. While they don’t have a direct attack boost, this character can make short work of enemies by turning them into allies.