Overview
this will help you get the basics of your characters because your probably a lazy person that doesnt wanna see there characteristics in-game but thats okay (note:i will not be using the DLC characters from RoG and i am also unable to show picture sorry 🙁 )
Wilson the gentleman scientist
Wilson is a basic character with 200 sanity 150 health and 150 hunger…he does not get any bonuses except for the ability to grow a beard which slows down the time it takes him to freeze in the winter…and look stylish….wilson can craft a razor and is the only character able to shave hair off of HIMSELF…he can get beard hair from shaving…so the thicker the beard…the more hair you get…the beard will get bigger every few days until it reaches its full length (day 16) beard hair can be used to create meat effigies which are basically respawn points…however every meat effigy you build will lower your health…if your another character and want meat effigies you can get beard hair from rabbits or actually beardlings…when you get low on sanity,the rabbits will turn into beardlings which you can kill to get beard hair….you also get beard hair from beardlords which turn from bunnymen found in caves…other then his beard..wilson is a balanced character and the first one you start with
Willow the firestarter
willow is the 2nd character and the 1st one you unlock,she has a lighter that works just like a torch except it has infinite durability and produces less light,she has low sanity (120) but the same stats as wilson (150 health/hunger) her lighter provides enough light to avoid being attacked by charlie…willows debuff is that she lights fire at her feet when at low sanity and that fire,although it can also provide light,can destroy very important structures and/or resources that willow may need/want…this can be a hard task as willow has low sanity…also willow regains sanity by being around fire,bigger the fire=more sanity regained…willow is also immune to fire so go ahead and be around the fire….it wont hurt…you CAN also start forest fires but dont do this unless you have a great amount of logs as the trees will start burning and spreading…and you dont get wood from burned trees..other characters can start forest fires as well but with a torch…and willow is the only one immune to fire
Wolfgang the strongman
Wolfgangs power is that he has the ability to get stronger and do more damage with any weapon when he is at a full belly…the disadvantage to this is…when his belly is empty he gets weaker…he has 150 health (300 when mighty) 300 hunger and 200 sanity…when his stats are low he turns wimpier and when his stats are high he turns mightier:100-220 hunger=normal 221-299 hunger=mighty,300 hunger=mighti-er….2-99 hunger=wimpy and 1 hunger=wimpiest…wolfgang WILL get weaker when he is in his wimpy form so you will want to keep his hunger normal…dont fill his belly unless you are getting in a fight would be a smart tactic…his hunger goes down faster in mighty form…another debuff of wolfgang is his fear of the dark and monsters…when wolfgang is in the dark his sanity will drain faster then other characters (this can be countered with a tam O, shanter) and when facing monsters his sanity will also decrease faster…so kill them before going insane
Wendy the bereaved
Wendy is the 3rd unlockable character and she has 200 sanity,150 health and 150 hunger…her special item is abigails flower which can summon her ghost of a twin sister abigail…abigail has 600 health and does 10 damage during the day,20 damage during the dawn and 40 damage during the night,in order for abigail to be sumoned,her fully charged flower (you can tell if its fully charged if it turns red) needs to be dropped on the ground and a mob needs to be killed next to it…abigail can tank mobs and defend her and wendy because wendy doesnt do a lot of damage…she doesnt hit very hard…however wendy takes less sanity drain in the dark…when you summon abigail using the flower it will cost 50 sanity…think of wendy as…reverse wolfgang…a reverse wolfgang that can summon her dead twin sister from the grave
Wx-78 the soulless automaton
WX-78 is the 4th unlockable character and is a robot…wx-78 will take damage in the rain while also producing a small spark with every drop that hits him…wx-78 is not a picky eater which means he can eat stale or spoiled food with no penalty…wx-78 can also upgrade with gears that increase his stats,the maximum number of gears is 15,with no gears he has 100 health,hunger and sanity,but when he eats a gear he gains 120 health,107 hunger and 114 sanity,2 gears=140 health,114 hunger and 127 sanity….it keeps going on and i really dont want to type all of the stat rises of all the gears…but when he upgrades with 15 gears he gets a really high stat boost:400 health,200 hunger and 300 sanity…another special ability for wx-78 is his “SYSTEM OVERLOAD” mode which happens when he is struck by lightning…when he is is system overload mode he gains increased speed,produces light and all of his health is regained,system overload will also prevent freezing and it lasts about a day…
Wickerbottom the librarian
Wickerbottom is the 5th unlockable character and is of course a librarian…she has a special book tab that allows her to publish magic books,when she reads them the effect that happens is based on what the book is,for example:birds of the world summons a whole bunch of birds,applied horticulture will grow plants and trees,sleepytime stories will cause all animals to fall asleep and the rest of the books i really dont wanna type…do note however that the books will cost sanity everytime you read them…another special power of wickerbottom is that she starts with some other tabs and knows many things,however her debuff is that she cannot sleep and she receives a bigger penalty for spoiled food,wickerbottom has 250 sanity and 150 hunger/health
Woodie the lumberjack
woodie is the 6th unlockable character and he is of course a lumberjack,his special item is lucy the axe which does less damage then normal axes but has infinite durability and chops down trees much faster,woodies terrible secret is that he turns into a WEREBEAVER…whenever woodie cuts down a large amount of trees or its a full moon he will turn into the werebeaver…the werebeaver is immune to freezing and has night vision,the werebeaver also does increased damage and 80% damage resistance but it cant use the map or see its HUD…the only icon the werebeaver gets is the log-meter,certain types of wood refill the log-meter a different amount,and when the logmeter reaches zero you will turn back into woodie,also lucy can talk…once woodie turns into the werebeaver he will drop all of his inventory items on the ground (including lucy) woodie has 150 health/hunger and 200 sanity
Wes the silent
Wes is a mime with very low stats,you can unlock him by rescuing “locked wes” in adventure mode,wes can create balloons that explode when attacked and deal 5 damage,the balloons cost 5 sanity to inflate…wes has 150 sanity and 113 health/hunger and is basically a “challenge” character for when you find this game to easy…wes also cannot talk and only does pantomime moves when he examines something
Maxwell the puppetmaster
know that guy who greets you in the beginning cutscene after your world loads? this is that guy…maxwell can only be unlocked by completing adventure mode and he automatically regains sanity overtime,maxwell starts with the codex umbra,dark sword,nightmare armor,1 purple gem and 4 nightmare fuel,maxwell is also the only character that doesnt need to wear any type of hat to regain sanity overtime,he also doesnt lose sanity in the dark…however when wearing the darksword and nightmare armor,his sanity is drained…the codex umbra allows maxwell to summon a few shadow minions that will fight for him and help him chop down trees…however when he summons a minion it will cost two nightmare fuel and will permanently decrease his sanity by 55….maxwells starting sword and armor are actually pretty strong..oh and also,once a minion dies,he will regain his sanity by 55 once again….maxwell has 200 sanity,75 health and 150 hunger….as you can see maxwells starting items are very cool and can increase his survival chance greatly if used right…
Ending
well,those are all the characters and there stats,hope this guide helped you get a better understanding of dont starves characters,unfortuanetly no reign of giants characters in THIS guide…and remember to use the characters responsibly and analyze there weaknesses or strenghts…