Jester
This page is for Jester as an Encounterable Enemy!
For Contestant Jester, go here.
For Announcer Jester, go here.
Encounter Details
Fighting the Jester advances the game’s plot. They are first encountered during the game’s tutorial (Warrior’s first floor). They then have a chance to appear on the second floor for any unlocked contestant. When defeated, they become an enemy for the third, then fourth, then fifth, then boss floors. They can only be encountered once per run.
Upon beating them as a boss, they are unlocked as a playable character.
The Jester is a human with tawny skin, black eyes, a smug grin with a tooth gap between their front teeth, dark eyebrows, and short blonde hair in a bob cut. They wear a classic jester’s hat with two maroon sections and one orange section, each tipped with a yellow bell. They have an orange shirt that splits in two at the bottom with maroon buttons and triangular shoulderpads, a white collar, white puffy sleeves which are tucked into yellow gloves.
Interestingly, their overworld sprite has bright scarlet in place of all the orange in their battle sprite. All other colors remain the same.
Stats
Jester has a different loadout for each floor they're encountered on. They progress from floor 1 to floor 6, in order, and never go from a higher floor to a lower floor.
Jester is the only floor enemy that talks both before and after their battles.
Jester changes equipment every turn. As a result, it may seem like their equipment list goes on infinitely. However, this is not the case! For each floor, there is a list of their equipment for four turns. After reaching the end of the listed equipment, they cycle back to the first turn’s equipment and use them (in order) again. This repeats until the battle is over.
Tutorial
Intro:
"Hey there, friend!"
"Your enthusiasm is adorable, but I'll let you in on a secret:"
"It's time for you to die!"
| Health | 50 |
| Dice | 3 |
| Turn 1 | Snowflake x3 |
| Turn 2 | Buzzer x3 |
| Turn 3 | Spark x3 |
| Turn 4 | Whisper x3 |
Outro:
"I could have sworn it was time for you to die!"
"Is my watch wrong? What time do you make it?"
Floor 2
Intro:
"Oh, you're back!"
"Wait, that was another giant dice."
"Well, you're all equally doomed so there's no point getting to know your names."
| Health | 32 |
| Dice | 3 |
| Turn 1 | Boop x3 |
| Turn 2 | Boop x2, Bop |
| Turn 3 | Boop, Bop x2 |
| Turn 4 | Bop x3 |
Outro:
"Are you sure you're not dead?"
"I mean, this show has a pretty rigid format and survival isn't usually part of it..."
Floor 3
Intro:
"Hey, it's a dice enemy!"
"How are you getting on with the dungeons? Feeling at home yet?"
"After all, it's not like you're ever gonna leave!"
| Health | 36 |
| Dice | 3 |
| Turn 1 | Snowball, Snowflake x2 |
| Turn 2 | Tazer x3 |
| Turn 3 | Fireball, Spark x2 |
| Turn 4 | Sonic Wave x2, Whisper |
Outro:
"...How are you doing this? It's like you believe there's a way out or something!"
Floor 4
Intro:
"Hey, it's a little dice buddy!"
"Sorry, friend, it's definitely for real time to die."
| Health | 40 |
| Dice | 3 |
| Turn 1 | Bop x2, Flight |
| Turn 2 | Knitting Needle x2, Rosewood Spear |
| Turn 3 | Liquorice x2, Shriek |
| Turn 4 | Deflect x2, Leather Armor |
Outro:
"Y'know, you really remind me of me when I was a contestant."
"But don't get your hopes up. It all seemed to be going fine for me as well, at first."
Floor 5
Intro:
"What's going on with you dice, anyway?"
"Why are you still fighting?"
"Why haven't you been defeated yet?"
"This can't go on..."
| Health | 44 |
| Dice | 3 |
| Turn 1 | Hammer x3 |
| Turn 2 | Whip x3 |
| Turn 3 | Shovel x3 |
| Turn 4 | Lament x3 |
Outro:
"Wow. Wow! I never lost this often!"
"You know what? You're not going to win, but I'm glad you're trying."
"You just stick at it. Burn the dungeons down. Why not?"
Boss
Intro:
"Look, I wish I didn't have to stop you."
"But I don't have a choice."
| Health | 64 |
| Dice | 3 |
| Turn 1 | Bop x2, Shooting Star |
| Turn 2 | Seize x2, Headbutt |
| Turn 3 | Custard Pie x2, Wind Up Fist |
| Turn 4 | Smokey Crystal x2, Headbutt |
Outro:
"..huh. Huh!"
"I mean, you aren't going to win. You just aren't."
"It's not possible."
"But... maybe you could at least get out of here?...
"... Yeah! You know what? You can!"
"Or at least, you can try! And I'm coming with you!"
Upon defeating Jester as a boss, the wheel won't have anyone to spin it. Jester and the contestant that beat them have the following dialogue as they look at the empty announcer box:
Contestant:
"…"
"… uhhh"
"So, who’s going to spin the wheel now?"
Jester:
"No idea!"
"Not my problem anymore!"
"C’mon, let’s get out of here!"
After this cutscene finishes, Jester will no longer appear as an enemy, and is unlocked as a playable character.
Dungeon Profile
Jester does not have a dungeon profile.