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Giant Space Flea from Nowhere: None of these guys have any real bearing on the plot at large, they aren't under the servitude of the Devil or Debtors as far as we know, and are mostly used as fodder material whenever a player wants to take a break from fighting bosses or get more coins for better weapons and items.

The Cyclops in Rugged Ridge gets one separate from the other enemies in that level.

Game-Over Man: Like the bosses, losing in their respective stages will have the respective Mooks mocking you with a pun related to your defeat.

Badass Normal: The majority have no real powers or transformations to speak of, but they can still wallop you something fierce if you let them.

They run a wide spectrum of shapes and sizes, but they are relentless enough to be large threats in their own right. The various, basic enemies and mini-bosses found in the various stretches in between the bosses.

Named After Somebody Famous: Ludwig and Wolfgang, the two musical chaps.

Continuously going back and forth between Wolfgang and Ludwig's arguments on musical minimalism vs maximalism will eventually award you with the option to switch the overworld themes to their piano versions, which you can toggle by talking to Ludwig (piano versions) or Wolfgang (band versions).

Tully preaches the path of pacifism, and once you get a P-rank in all the Run n' Gun stages by not killing any of the enemies in those, he rewards the player with the Black & White filter.Silverworth judges the player characters for their life status (i.e., your number of A- and above ranks), and once he deems the cups high class (once you get 15 of those), he rewards the player with the 2-Strip filter, which renders the whole game in Technicolor-style coloring.Cosmetic Award: Three questlines in the isle reward these:.The NPCs that you meet in the third Inkwell Isle, consisting of Cora the pirate girl, music rivals Wolfgang the radio and Ludwig the phonograph, Silverworth the socialite fork, and Tully the pacifistic turtle. However, his written dialogue after you leave his shop for the first time gives him more of a Bronx accent. What the Hell Is That Accent?: In his voice lines, he seems to have a German or Russian accent.Shout-Out: His gravelly "Welcome!" is one to the shopkeep from Resident Evil 4.A Pig Named "Porkchop": A pig named Porkrind.It's not explained how he got to Inkwell Isle 4, which is a good distance over the ocean from the main isles, but his store there is notably a fixed stand rather than the wheeled store he has in the other isles. Mobile Kiosk: His store is on wheels, allowing him to move it across the isles.Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He rather rudely tells the cups off for not immediately equipping what they bought from him when you exit his shop for the first time, but he only does it once and he's an indispensable ally for the rest of the game, seeing as he sells the cups their weapons and gear.Guttural Growler: Has a very deep, growly voice.

Seemingly useless at first glance, it turns out to be a cursed artifact with incredible power locked away inside it. Grail in the Garbage: Most of Porkrind's wares are commonly-found items like drinks and cheap knickknacks, but The Delicious Last Course adds the Broken Relic to his rotation.Face of a Thug: Being a pig with a large physique, eyepatch, dastardly-looking mustache, gruff voice, menacing smile (especially on his icon), and some black on his outfit, he looks like an Obviously Evil cartoon villain, but he actually helps the cups by selling them useful power-ups.Eyepatch of Power: He has an eyepatch, and although we never see him get in on the action, he does look pretty tough and burly.He also seems similar to Pete in terms of design and voice, especially Billy Bletcher's performance as Pete in early cartoons.Seems to be inspired by the purple smoking pirate pig from Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap he also sells various liquors, like the dragon bartender from Wonder Boy in Monster Land.Look at your equip card, ya bums!"A pig who runs the shop where you can buy power ups. "You gots to equip those new purchases if you want to use them.