Indie Cross

SHOVEL KNIGHT!

Shovel Knight appears as humanoid with a round body and a short stature wearing a blue knight armor with shoulder pads, a plate armor, and a horned helmet all designed with golden accents. Shovel Knight is a selfless and heroic character, following his code of justice, or "Shovelry." His brass and chivalrous demeanor lends well to tactful and witty banter. While he is often forgiving, trying to not stir up conflict, he is just as willing to stand his ground when facing an adversary and does not yield to threats of violence. A seasoned warrior and explorer, Shovel Knight uses both his tools and his quick thinking to solve puzzles, battle all kinds of foes, and of course, unearth as much treasure as he can find!

CUPHEAD!

Cuphead appears as a short anthropomorphic porcelain cup whose art style bears resemblance to rubber-hose cartoons of the 1930's. He bears a cup as a head that is filled with a white liquid and white straw with red stripes inside. He wears black long-sleeve shirt, red shorts, brown shoes, and yellow gloves. Cuphead is an eccentric, roughhousing character who punches first and asks questions later. This tends to get him in trouble, especially during Episode 1; showboating his efforts, underestimating the drones, and picking a fight with Shovel Knight. He's also very short-tempered and doesn't take lightly to insults or belittlement. Despite this, he drops the gusto after being bested in battle, showing he's not without humility. Having been humbled, Cuphead mellows out and even admires Shovel Knight's skill, but never loses that playful spunk of his.

NIKO!

Niko appears as a child(their actually 18) with cat like features like cat eyes, ears and whiskers. They have indigo hair, a brown hat and brown robe with long sleeves, and an indigo scarf. Niko is a very innocent and kind child. They are curious and are willing to help others. This includes taking the roll as the messiah of the world/the world machine (the setting of OneShot's gameplay) to bring the Sun back to its place with the guidance of the player. Though they sometimes gain self doubts of their role, and get homesick, but usually try to complete their given mission. Despite their cat features, they claim they are NOT a cat and gets agitated when called one. (They will be aged up to 19 years old so this can be limitless).

ZAGREUS JOINS THE TEAM

Zagreus has the appearance of a handsome young man with pale skin, spiky black hair and a muscular physique. He has differently colored eyes, his mother's green on his left and his father's red on his right. Like his father, his feet are constantly on fire. He is often described as short. He bleeds red due to having mortal blood. He wears a black and red toga, decorated with bone white belts leading to triple-headed hound skulls on his shoulder. His arms are adorned with red ribbons and bracelets. On his head is a burning laurel crown. Zagreus is laid-back and characterized by his good humor, kindness, and tireless persistence. Although he is friendly, he is also restless, reckless, and stubborn, which often complicates his relationships. His confident attitude, sarcasm, and occasional lack of awareness can lead to turbulent dynamics. Zagreus doesn’t just defy death—he redefines what it means to belong, proving that even in a realm built on punishment and isolation, compassion can be the most subversive force of all. Zagreus is known for his self-deprecating humor and has a complex about "bleeding red," feeling as if he is the god of nothing. Zagreus demonstrates a natural inclination to mend relationships and often uses his influence to strengthen connections. He makes a point of getting close to everyone he meets, frequently offering gifts of Nectar and Ambrosia to build bonds

MADELINE!

Madeline is a short, young Canadian woman with pale skin, purple-ish eyes, and long thick ruby hair with one wayward curl. Throughout the events of the game, she wears an aqua snow jacket, dark grey pants, black and dark grey walking boots, and her brown climbing backpack equipped with a red sleeping mat and plastic water bottle. In her game, Madeline is shown to be strong-willed and determined yet heavily conflicted, climbing Celeste Mountain to spite herself. Other characters note her courage, some even berating her and calling her foolish, warning her to turn back before she gets herself hurt. Still, she presses on, determined to drive out unwanted thoughts from her mind and take control of her life even when it's pointless and harmful. She is shown to try to help anyone she comes across, being friendly when she can. She saves the Knight, and the Knight saves her in return, creating mutual respect. And she expresses concern for Charlotte when Frisk attacks her. Her encounter with Frisk shows a bit of her more snappy personality, which usually happens when she’s under threat and stress. Even then, when Badeline drops a mountain on them, she still expresses empathy.

BADELINE!

Badeline appears like Madeline as a short, young Canadian woman with long thick hair with one wayward curl, Snow jacket, dark grey pants and black and dark grey walking boots. Unlike Madeline though, she has even more pale skin, orange eyes, dark purple hair and purple jacket. While being pessimistic, realistic and controlling, Badeline can also quickly turn aggressive, sometimes forcefully trying to get what she wants. Even if it means hurting others, including Madeline. However, Madeline accepts Badeline as a part of her, coming to terms with herself. Badeline still wants to protect Madeline and to focus on trying to find a way back into there home universe, and warns her that the challenges she is about to face in this new world is to much for her to handle.

CHARLOTTE

Charlotte appears as a black drone with an upside down Y as a face and three black squares hovering over her head. In her drone form, she has a yellow color scheme, two claw like plates on her sides and two back stands that make her look like she has cat ears. After absorbing Game Master, she switches to a teal green color scheme, all of her edges become sharper and pointier as well as giving her claws a serrated side. Charlotte has a very strict and direct personality. She is very commanding and mostly prioritizing her goal to find The Rogues. She doesn't care for the well being of the other indie characters, first seen in Shovel Knight's world, and only was willing to help others when she had no choice. Her attempt at sending Shovel Knight back to his world, only to have a horde of drones on standby shows her deceptive nature and willingness to eliminate potential threats to her mission however prosocial they've been. She dislikes being called a machine or robot.

DRIFTER!

The Drifter is a blue feline humanoid that dons a bluish-grey helmet with red triangle emblems on the front grey plate. The helmet has two horns on either side. He wears an orange cloak with a red cape on top. The cape covers part of his face and has a lime colored "leaf" at the front end. He wears a black long-sleeved shirt and pants. He wears grey gauntlets on his forearms and grey boots. The Drifter has a very reserved personality, usually being focused on his goal. However, he does express honor to others and fear towards his visions from Judgement. The Drifter is quick to rush to others' aid, saving Niko from a drone and stopping Madeline from falling off a piece of debris, both of which he did without hesitation. He shows great loyalty to his allies, being willing to fight alongside the Beheaded after being saved by him and showing regret when he is forced to leave him behind with the Rogues. He is infected with the disease caused by the Immortal Cell, which makes him cough out blood and have visions of Judgement and the Jackal. They are known to he mute, only speaking through grunts and the drone called the Immortal Cell to show images.*

The Rogues:

Game Master

Game Master has a black, thin and lanky robotic body made out of cables, and wears a teal green scarf. His pupils is the Game Maker logo.(Deceased)

Unithor

they have a tall, black body made out of cables. They also have a white cape, and two giant boots made of metal with white accents. His one eye works as a screen and his pupil is a white cube with another black cube inside. Unithor is cold, calculated and merciless, he has no sense of empathy and is commanding and respected by the other Rogues. He uses a large black hammer that shoots our white projectiles.

Midusara

Midusara appears as a drone with five golden plates covering their face, forming a star when opened. They also have two golden earrings in the form of an square and triangle. The front of Midusara's visor has bright yellow outlines, and their pupil is a bright yellow star. Midusara has a black, robotic body made of presumably metal, and a dress-like, cylindrical part at the bottom with strange markings on the dress, similar to that of a motherboard, with golden spikes at the bottom that lets them hover over the ground. They have two gold rings orbiting around their right arm. She is the get things done quick kinda person, she often uses her petrifying gaze to neutralize threats.

Unreal

Unreal resembles a gigantic centipedal drone. He has red horns and giant mandibles that are taken from parts of the Unreal logo. He also sports small segmented antennae. His body is made out of plated segments that resemble vertebrae with clawed appendages running down the body. He is currently the largest out of all the rogues, seen towering over buildings and the city skyline. Unlike the other Rogues, his eye does not sport a game engine logo or a unique shape as a pupil and is instead semi realistic. It signifies his status as being in his "real" Nightmare Form. He doesn't have any other thoughts other then destruction and listening to Unithor.

Godotrix

Godotrix appears as a small cartoon robot with blue and black colors, with their head reassembling the Godot logo. The outline of their visor is cyan and their eye resembles a gear. He has a very short tempered personality whenever he's not appreciated, he often takes pride and a huge ego boost whenever complimented.