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   As his name suggests, Cuphead's head is a wide cup with what seems to be some sort of liquid inside, topped with a red and white striped straw. His face consists of eyes that are very close together with black pie-cut pupils, and a small red nose.

   He is mostly seen wearing a black, long-sleeve shirt, yellow gloves, red shorts (slightly similar to Mickey Mouse's iconic short overalls), and brown shoes. As an anthropomorphic cup, his skin has more of a beige tint to it instead of light gray and made of porcelain. His colors are duller, and yellow-tinted a bit on his head, shorts, and legs, and he has a cartoony smile.

   At night, he wears a red onesie. Cuphead is typically a nice person; alongside his younger brother Mugman, enjoying an easygoing and good life, but is relentlessly optimistic. His confidence and drive for adventure can lead him to appear devious, or get him into trouble, which makes him very cheeky, but at his core, he is kindhearted who wants to do good—but has the tendency to leap before he looks. His voice actor, Tru Valentino, describes him as "a troublemaker at heart, but he means well". However, that does not mean Cuphead doesn't have his vulnerable moments as shown in "lost in the woods," and "Dangerous Mugman."

   He tends to pretend things are fine when they are not, as suggested by his catchphrase "I ain't too worried about it". Throughout most of the show, whenever he is reminded that the Devil wants to take his soul, he acts nonchalant about it, but that is because he does not want Mugman to worry about it, nor does he tell Elder Kettle about the Soul Ball mishap, because that means telling him he abandoned his chores as well as put his life in danger. A dream sequence at the beginning of "Sweater Off Dead" shows he is more scared than he lets on.

   He deeply cares about his brother Mugman. The brothers tend to argue with each other, but their arguments generally do not last long, although their rivalry was heavily expanded on during season 2. Cuphead sometimes takes Mugman for granted to a point where he heavily relies on him to keep him out of trouble. Despite that he loves, dotes, and protects Mugman the best he can as his brother is the most important person to him. This is shown when the Devil takes Mugman away to make Cuphead pay for stealing his pitchfork. After saving him from the Devil, Cuphead develops a newfound appreciation for Mugman; trying to do better for him.

   Season 3 marks a big evolution for Cuphead. After Mugman is kidnapped, he finally realizes the consequences of his actions and immediately goes to his rescue despite the danger. When he is reunited with his brother, Cuphead immediately apologizes, thanks him for all the times he has saved his soul and assures him that he has learned his lesson. Even though he immediately goes back to playing Soul Ball as soon as he leaves the Underground, it seems that this is indeed the case. Cuphead becomes much more mature and thoughtful later on. This is shown in the episodes At Very Devil Christmas, where he admits to the Devil (as Santa) that he was afraid he wouldn't come because he knows he’s been kinda naughty, and in the episode Special Delivery, where he stops Mugman and Chalice from bickering in order to accomplish their mission. Another episode Down & Out where King Dice offers him to be his manager, he turns it down stating singing is over, comedy is in. In the final episode The Devil and Ms Chalice, he doesn't hesitate to put his life on the line to save Chalice's, and becomes a hero by beating the Devil at Rock Paper Scissors.

   Although he is more or less dimwitted in most situations, he did figure out how to drive the vegetable party away in "Root Packed", and tricked the Devil into painting their fence in "Sweater Luck Next Time". Although he is not utterly dimwitted, Cuphead is prone to making foolish decisions. While a contestant on the gameshow "Roll the Dice", he was unable to name the well-known nursery rhyme "Twinkle twinkle, little star", and in the episode "Sweater Luck Next Time", he takes off the sweater even though it can save his life from danger while the Devil is there to get him. However, the latter scenario could also suggest that Cuphead may occasionally lack a sense of self preservation, possibly bought on as a result of his own reckless nature.

   Unlike his brother Mugman who gets terrible stage fright, Cuphead is described as a real show-off. He loves to entertain people and be the center of attention. Despite this, he is shown to be humble, as when he lost twice on "Roll the Dice", Cuphead was quite accepting of the fact that he lost and would attempt to leave without making a fuss.

   As shown in "Sweater off Dead," Cuphead, like his game counterpart, can be a little greedy at times. He came close to selling his soul to the Devil for $10-$20. In "Piano Lessons," when Ludwig mentioned the grand prize being $10,000, his eyes lit up with dollar signs, and he disregarded Mugman's feelings about the piano recital. This later showed up again in "Dead Broke" when he came up with a way for him, Chalice, and Mugman to get ice cream. Like Mugman, Cuphead is fast, durable, and able to detach his head.

   Cuphead has excellent aim as he was able to land every ball in the hole in soul ball, until Mugman made him miss.

   He is shown to be crafty at times, being able to think of plans quickly that could potentially help or harm him in the process.

   Cuphead has a unique musical talent as shown in the intro and the episode "Piano Lessons." He has hardly ever played piano, yet he was able to come up with a masterpiece on the fly.

   Cuphead may have some form of unique luck as he was able to escape certain bad situations at the last second without a scratch as show in Lost in the Woods, Another Brother, and Piano Lessons. though this doesn't always help him in other situations such as High Seas adventures or Dangerous Mugman.

   Cuphead may have some skill in swordsmanship as he and Mugman were playing with some swords on Brineybeard's ship, though his skill level doesn't match up to Mugman's.

   One thing Cuphead is known for is being able to do something without putting too much thought in or not thinking about it at all. He explained to Mugman that the reason he is good at skeeball in The Devil & Ms. Chalice, is because he doesn't overthink and just does the action. This is also shown when he is able to defeat the devil in several rounds of rock, paper, scissors, and Mugman at checkers. Cuphead's biggest flaws are his tendencies to rush in without thinking half the time. He tends to be more oblivious to the world around him, not even noticing half the time when someone wants to do harm to him, in cases like Roll the Dice and Release the Demons.

   Cuphead, like Mugman, tends to be a bit naïve at times; bound to easily trust people which leads him into trouble.

   Ultimately Cuphead's family and friends, are Cuphead's biggest weaknesses, especially Mugman who is the most important person in his life. He was devastated when his brother was taken away by the Devil as punishment for stealing his pitchfork.

   What is different about Mugman's appearance compared to his brother is having a blue color scheme to replace Cuphead's red color-scheme, a shorter straw, and a much bigger nose. His eyes are smaller and is head is slightly thinner. Mugman's appearance remains the same as his appearance in the game, save for a few differences. Like Cuphead, his colors are a bit duller, his gloves are yellow, and his skin has a beige tint to it, and his shoes having an orange tint. He also has thin eyebrows.

   At night, he wears a blue onesie matching to Cuphead's one. When it's cold, he wears a dark gray coat matching his brother's denim blue one.

   Mugman is 3'2" tall. Despite being the younger twin, he’s slightly taller than Cuphead. Mugman is fun-loving like Cuphead, though he is shown to be careful and less rash compared to his brother, and acts as the voice of reason for him. While he cares for Cuphead, the two of them bicker half the time. His voice actor Frank Todaro describes him as "the more cautious one, and does love adventure, but usually just tries to make sure Cuphead and him stay alive".

   Although being a timid person who shies away from danger, he has displayed incredible feats of courage. He saves Cuphead from damnation by pulling his brother's soul out of the Soul Ball machine and restoring it to his body and has so far defeated the Devil three times. In "Sweater Off Dead", while Cuphead is secretly panicking about the Devil taking his soul, Mugman is the one who decides to take decisive action and takes him to Quadratus. During the episode "Dangerous Mugman", he became more brave and confident when he believed wearing Cuphead's goggles would magically make him braver, until he proudly realizes he did all the stuff by himself.

   He is also very in touch with his feminine side, shown when babysitting Baby Bottle and being excited at it calling him "mama", disguising himself as a bride when going out, knitting an invisible sweater for Cuphead, making embroidery, disguising himself as a lady for calling the attention of the postman, and being too much into his character of Talula Piccolo, wishing to be hired as a dancer.

   Unlike Cuphead, who loves to be the center of attention, Mugman gets bad stage fright and freezes up in front of an audience.

   In both seasons 1 and 2, Mugman is shown to give a big value to the promises he makes, in "Root Packed" he stops himself and Cuphead from going to the movies for the promise they made to elder kettle (to make sure his garden stays safe) and in "A high-seas adventure" he is willing to help Captain Brineybeard even if that means to change his own ways to do so.

   In the episode "The I Scream Man," it is clear that Mugman can be quite a perfectionist, as he is bothered by the Ice Cream Man's crooked hat.

   He seemingly tends to be very insecure, as he wants to be reminded that he is needed. There is an example of this twice in season 2, in episode "Another Brother" when Mugman suggests that Cuphead should get a new brother. He clearly expected another reaction from him, which causes Mugman to become saddened when a reaction from Cuphead was not shown, and in "Sweet Temptation," in the scene where the brothers were about to escape Sugarland, Mugman gets stuck and asks Cuphead to go ahead without him, but then calls for help again as Cuphead was initially about to leave him behind. He is always the one to apologize first and stands up for others rather than himself. This gives him a lot of pressure he can't handle at times, for he can get mad at minor things such as the ice cream truck's music. However, Mugman does understand when he's in the wrong and quickly regrets his actions. he can also come to doubt on his own opinion, as we can see at the end of the fourth episode. He desperately goes after Cuphead, apologizing for being overprotective. He then finds out later that he was right the whole time.

   The events of the episodes "Dangerous Mugman" and "A High Seas Adventure!" in particular seem to have hardened Mugman, being subsequently more confident and brave, and less cowardly than he was in season 1. This can be seen in the episode "The Devil's Revenge!". Despite being trapped in the Underground and the Devil trying to make him lose hope, Mugman remains very relaxed, especially because he is confident that Cuphead will come and save him.

   Despite being a mainly kind person, he has been shown to become incredibly malicious on some occasions. In "Baby Bottle," when the character rips his favorite teddy beat apart, he wants to kill him in retaliation. He also attacks the Ice Cream Man violently in "The I Scream Man" right after he spoils his book, and in "Piano Lesson" he tries to cut off Cuphead's hands out of jealousy, then later tries to kill him with a piano. Like Cuphead, Mugman is fast, durable, and is able to detach his head.

   Mugman is extremely perceptive and detailed oriented. He was able to pick up signs that the Carnival wasn't what it seemed by observing his surroundings. This has come in handy several times when avoiding the Devil. He is also able to retain memory quite well, being able to remember Quadratus's advice and prevent Cuphead from removing the sweater.

   Mugman has shown to be a capable swordsman as he was able to to wield one against a crab monster in "A High Seas Adventure!". It's possible he learned from Elder Kettle as he used a cutlass.

   Mugman has shown to be talented in the culinary arts, being able to bake pies and cakes. He also shows other talents such as knitting, embroidery, and being able to build a log cabin with a stove, despite the limited resources he has.

   Weaknesses Mugman is prone to being a nervous wreck under high stress situations. He also tends to freeze up when he's the center of attention, or has to do public speaking in front of a large crowd.

   Though he tends to be more perceptive of the duo, Mugman can be oblivious at times such as being ignorant to Baby Bottle's true nature until the end.

   Mugman tends to worry a lot, which fuels his anxiety, and may have a sense of insecurity due to being overshadowed by his older twin brother.

   Just like how Cuphead depends on him, Mugman seems to depend on Cuphead for safety, as the two are almost never apart from each other. Mugman hates being separated from Cuphead and tends to panic when he’s on his own, as shown in "Ghost Ain’t Real!", "The Devil’s Pitchfork" and "Don’t Answer the Door."

   While there isn't exactly a "top" part of the Underworld, a few locations in the series that appear on the surface are associated with it and likely placed over different sections of it.

   The Devil's Carn-Evil: The Devil's carnival. It first appears in "Carn-Evil". It consists of what one might expect from a regular funfair, such as a roller coster, a carousel, and a couple of food stands. However, the sign that says "Carn-Evil" (rather than Carnival). The place seems to have employees working there, which could imply that the Imps have earth disguises. The rides seem safe enough but the games are all rigged any steal the souls of those that lose. "Soul Ball" is implied to be one of the more popular games at the Carn-Evil, and can take a player's soul if they lose. Cuphead's winning streak at the game distracts everyone from suffering this fate. It is not until Mugman inadvertently breaks his brother's winning streak at the sight of the Devil and then rescues his soul from the soul ball machine that Cuphead realises what's going on. The two cups manage to outwit the Devil by making him destroy the carnival and lastly the Soul Ball table, freeing all of the souls collected earlier. Despite this, it appears that the Carn-Evil is repaired, as shown in "The Devil's Revenge!" The Devil's Casino: The Devil's newly-opened casino, which appears to be located somewhere in an open area near a forest. It debuts in the end of "The Devil and Ms. Chalice". It is a large building of which several parts look identical to the ones of a castle, such as tall towers and a flag. A long, red carpet between two rows of decorative red dice lead to the giant golden gates of the casino. The towers on the building are shaped like chess pieces, namely rooks, bishops, and pawns. The most noticeable feature of the casino is the eye-catching roof, which consists of an architecture design resembling the Devil (minus his red nose and yellow horns, appearing more like his in-game counterpart) balancing on poker chips and bending over a couple of playing cards over a sign reading "Casino" in fancy capitals. A couple of spotlights can be seen on each side as well. "Roll the Dice" Studio: The place where the gameshow of the same name used to take place, as well as the former home of King Dice. After the Devil fired King Dice, he made Henchman the new host of the show as punishment for the latter's failure to capture Cuphead's soul. The studio is located in Inkwell Isles City and is seemingly being part of a skyscraper. The building itself is mostly brownish orange and golden yellow in colour and has four arched windows, all having a different design in each row. The steps leading up to the entrance door widen as they approach the sidewalk and vice versa towards the entrance, and are draped in a long red carpet. The double entrance doors are white with dark red outline and golden handles. Above the doors is a large, led sign with golden and white outlines, and an architecture design resembling a pair of dice. The sign reads in large capitals "Roll the Dice: Starring King Dice". The building seems to be numerous stories tall. There is an an alley just outside the studio with a sign with a picture of King Dice that smugly says "Thanks for Playing!". As shown in "Down & Out", the show was eventually canceled, leaving the former studio rundown and abandoned. The Underworld is typically filled with stalagmites and stalactites, and surrounded by fire, which can be controlled through pipes, as seen in "The Devil's Revenge!". The walls are basically canyon, but are individually depicted by different shades of pink and red, depending on the room. The Devil's Throne Room: Where the royal throne is located, along with a portrait and few busts and small statues depicting the Devil. The latter, however, don't often appear after the first episode for the remainder of the series. The room has a dark pinkish-red canyon floor with a very long cadet blue rug with beige fringes. The throne is raised; the Devil thus addresses all his minions from above. Both King Dice and Ms. Chalice are summoned to the throne room, and berated for failing to capture Cuphead and ordered by the Devil to betray the cup brothers, respectively. There are at least three large tapestries between tall, grey pillars, on the wall, each depicting the Devil chasing and torturing souls in various forms, all of which are part of (according to King Dice) "some redecorating". The room as a whole is usually surrounded by trails of fire, pressumably used to block victims from escaping. The Devil's Mirror Chamber: The Devil's Mirror is presumably positioned in close proximity to his throne. It is one of the Devil's connections to the surface and is capable of showing anything he wishes to see on its glass and in its current situation. He is seen using it to check on the process of his third finest demons in "Release the Demons!". The other person, besides the Devil, that is seen using it is Henchman, who keeps watch on the demons in the same episode while his boss takes a bath (likely to calm himself). The mirror has a greyish golden frame with a small ruby at the top and a base that resembles the Devil's horns. The mirror rests on a dark purple canyon wall. Control Rooms: Where the Imps work. The rooms are basically a large cavern that seems to be divided into departments with individual work stations. Typically, multiple switch boards, typewriters, sonar screens, electronic displays, and control panels are present in those rooms, as well as a couple of maps, bulletin boards, radars, and a "24/7/365" busy atmosphere. Multiple Imps are on duty at all times to ensure continuous vigilance. Soul Counter/Soul Tubes: This is where souls are collected. The souls of Inkwell Isle residents are sucked into the Soul Bank through the tubes directly under the Devil's carnival, accounted for, and put in the Devil's soul vault. Soul Vault: The souls the Devil captures are all put in a ginormous vault through the tubes. According to the Devil, he plans to own every soul one day, even those of the innocent. Gluttony Department: Where gluttony and other concepts related and/or similar to it, such as famine and hunger-induced rage, are monitored by different teams of workers. War Section: Where the Imps calculate wars, the causes, and the consequences of them on all sides, under continuous video surveillance and recording. The Observatory/Office Room: A small office room is located above the prisoners' grounds and is usually occupied by the Devil and Henchman. In it, there are a few bulletin boards, a file cabinet, a water dispenser, and a coffee machine. There is also a clock on the wall and at least two pots with plants. Additionally, the large golden spoon and utensil set that (apparently) came with the Devil's pitchfork is hidden in there. Prison Grounds: Where bad souls are tortured, enslaved by the demons, and commanded by the Devil. In those grounds, there are suspended cages over a lake of fire, a pillary, and a few manacles on the wall to restrain prisoner. Each punishment is guarded. The prisoners themselves appear to be disheveled and barely-clothed with rugs, likely to protect their modesty. The Devil's Bedroom: Where the Devil sleeps. In the room, there's a large king-sized bed shaped like a circle with a red blanket. It is draped in a canopy and is filled with yellow cushions. Above the bed hang a couple of the Devil's portraits, such as a one that looks like Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, one that looks like either a woodcut portrait of Jacobus Gallus from 1590 or the Cobbe portrait, and one that depicts the Devil and Henchman dressed as ancient Greeks. Nearby, there is a huge window draped in large red curtains that gives a view of the souls tortured outside. As there is lava outside where the souls are tormented, the room may be located near a volcanic area. The Devil's Bathroom: Based on what is shown, it seems to be a rather tight space. In the bathroom, there is the bathtub, toilet and a mirror over a golden sink, next to which a pink towel with the Devil's initial can be seen. The upper half of the walls is dark fuchsia with light brown bricks exposed at the bottom half. It looks to be the only bathroom in the entire Underworld. Although the washroom is primarily seen used by the Devil, it can be assumed that it is actually used by everyone in the organisation, shown in a deleted scene where Henchman uses it. The Devil's Theater: The Devil's theater is the room where the Devil often holds performances for his demons. The room consists of a typical, large Proscenium theater stage with red and yellow curtains and numerous rows of chairs at the front that stretch out far into the area. It is rather raked, meaning the stage is gently sloped rising away from the audience's seats. Like many stages of the sort, it has a golden architectural frame, whichever, in this case, is arched in shape to closely resemble the Devil's serpent form. Located on the left and right side of the stage, are two loge seats.

   King Dice's personality isn't really all that different from his original game counterpart. While much more charismatic than his portrayal in the game, he is no less deceitful and manipulative, as shown with his "prize" for the "winners" of his game show being them having their souls sucked out and sent to The Devil, and then having their bodies shoved out the door in front of a sign saying "thanks for playing." His deceiving nature is also shown in "Release the Demons!", where he manipulates some of the demons he's forced to work with into killing each other so he can be the last one standing and get Cuphead's soul for his boss.

   Of course, unlike in the game, King Dice is more prone to underestimating Cuphead, as when he appeared on his show, he thought he would easily snatch up his soul for the Devil. This also brings out a more impatient and forceful side to him, as Dice becomes incredibly angry and irritated from Cuphead's antics and tries to make him go into the "prize room" by force after reaching the end of his rope.

   King Dice is also shown to have an egotistical streak, even flirting with his own reflection before heading out on stage. The three things King Dice cares about are himself, his title as the Devil's "Number One", and his gameshow. In "Release the Demons!" he kills the demons he's supposed to be working with just to steal all the glory for Cuphead's capture, showing how heinous and desperate he is when It comes to competition, especially considering how horrified he was when the Devil had accidentally incinerated his finest demons earlier. This makes him somewhat of a hypocrite. Manipulation: In his appearances, he is shown to be a master manipulator and con artist, able to successfully trick people into playing a game where the "prize" is that they lose their souls. Another example of his deceitfulness is shown in "Release the Demons!", where he successfully manipulates some of the demons he's forced to work with into killing each other just to steal all the glory for Cuphead's capture. Dancing: He is shown to be adept at dancing, more notably shown in "Roll the Dice", where he performs a perfectly choreographed dance routine during the introduction of the game show. He performs the same dance again in "Release the Demons!" Singing: It is implied that he has some singing skills, given the fact that there are several pictures in his dressing room that show him singing onstage. The most from him is some quick scatting in his introduction and second appearance, but he doesn't burst out into song the way other characters do until "Down and Out", though it's part of a performance. A good example of his singing ability is shown in a deleted scene from the aforementioned episode where he sings during his gameshow and is able to continue holding one final high note while signing autographs, posing for photographs, and getting out of his studio and into a limousine. Conducting: He shows familiarity with conducting, able to conduct his band in his gameshow, both with and without a baton. Rotational head: He often spins around while onstage. Disturbingly, sometimes his head doesn't rotate with the rest of his body or the other way around. It is implied that King Dice dislikes being touched by others, shown when he flatly tells his telephone contestant not to touch him and seems uncomfortable when Cuphead hugs his leg. Even when The Devil grabs him by the lapels to beg him to come back to work for him, Dice accepts the offer and simultaneously pushes the Devil off. King Dice is roughly six feet tall, having the body of a human man, but with his head being modeled after a floating dice. In the same manner as a conventional six-sided dice, faces two through six are painted with their own corresponding number of round and purple pips. It is only side number one that has the features of a human face, with eyes, eyebrows, a mustache and a mouth. In this case, the single purple pip in the center of the dice's face serves as his nose.

   He is shown wearing white dress gloves and purple dress shoes that match in color with his purple tailcoat, lavender waistcoat, dark purple pants and bow tie. He also has a pointed black mustache, high black eyebrows and shiny purple eyelids. When illustrated as behaving in an especially devious or threatening manner, he is also sometimes shown with bright green colored irises.

   In The Cuphead Show!, his design stays the same as in the game, but with small changes. The buttons on his waistcoat are black, his bowtie is fuchsia purple, and his eyelids are silver. His shoes also have a different design. King Dice is an extremely sleazy, deceitful, untrustworthy and manipulative individual. While on the surface he has the personality of an energetic and easygoing entertainer, he nevertheless can be as cruel and sadistic as his boss, The Devil, when he wants to be. Equally as arrogant and overconfident as the Devil, he nevertheless seems to be the more analytic and cautious amongst the working duo, as it is he who first informs his boss of the potential threat the boys may pose should they successfully fulfill their end of the bargain.

   King Dice also takes his own bets very seriously, going as far as to attempt to kill the brothers when they succeed in getting all of the soul contracts after he made a bet that they would fail their mission. This possibly goes to show just how high the stakes were for him if he lost, as well.

   When he talks, he often peppers his speech with stereotypical 1920s American mobster slang, using phrases such as "Now scram!', or "the Big cheese".

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