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Costumes 101 (LEGACY BUILD ONLY)

By Rainwad

In this guide, I will be explaining all of the pros and cons of each costume in the game (version 1.5). Inspired by "All Enemy Costume advantages"[http//steamhttp]

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Category: Characters, Classes, Gameplay Basics

Languages: English

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Guide Index

Overview

No Costume, Eyeball, Pumpkin, Woolly Jumper, and Fez

Fox, Cat, and Dino

Bear and Chicken

Reindeer

Cap, Sombrero, Top Hat, Santa, and Festive Hat

Bauble and Puddin

Headless

Big Head

Pin Head

Conclusion

Comments

No Costume, Eyeball, Pumpkin, Woolly Jumper, and Fez

These costumes all have a normal hitbox and therefore should be taken care of normally. Beat 'em up enough, throw them away and you've done a good job. Be careful not to get thrown out yourself!

PROS

Normal hitbox, does not have any miscellanious protrusions to grab on.
Arguably the most agile.

CONS

No defense other than offense.
Good luck fighting bosses by yourself.

Fox, Cat, and Dino

These characters are unique in the fact that they have a long tail. Use this to your advantage, and you should be fine (cough Grind cough).

PROS

Ears, tail, and other protrusions can block attacks.
Tail can lead to some hilarious hijinks.

CONS

Said hilarious hijinks will often get you killed.

Bear and Chicken

The Bear and Chicken are similar to the Fox and the Dino, as they have a tail. This tail is much smaller, however, don't rely on it to defeat these two. They're arguably the hardest to defeat of all the "normal" characters.

PROS

Larger hand hitbox allows for easier climbing and easier landing of punches.
Can go berserk if previous upside is used with the Shift key.

CONS

Like the Fox and Dino, the tail may end up destroying the player.. This is much less likely for the Bear and Chicken, but it can still happen.
Larger hand hitbox can result in disaster in some cases.

Reindeer

The Reindeer has the second-largest head hitbox of any character in the game, only to be trumped by the aptly named "Big Head." Its antlers can come in handy, as they can block attacks much better than the Fox's ears.

PROS

Antlers can allow the Reindeer to escape some sticky situations by blocking attacks.

CONS

Antlers can force the Reindeer into sticky situations.

Cap, Sombrero, Top Hat, Santa, and Festive Hat

All of these guys have hats that change their head hitbox to varying degrees. These hats can be taken off with enough force, but it won't matter much in the end.

PROS

Hats can block attacks.
Sombrero's hat can save your life in maps like Wheel or Vents.
Super stylin~

CONS

Again, these hats may cause the player to unavoidably die.

Bauble and Puddin

These two are probably some of the most useful costumes in the game in maps like Incinerator or Buoy. They aren't very manuverable, but can take hits like a champ.

PROS

Their bodies cannot take damage, they can only be damaged if their head or limbs are attacked.
Big bodies make it impossible to grind them, and it makes it hard for the Bauble or Puddin to get sucked into the side fans on Vents.
Very awkward to carry.

CONS

They aren't very limber, and cannot effectively eliminate opponents like other characters.
Climbing is very, very hard.
Only good on like half of the maps in the game.

Headless

This costume is probably the funniest of all of them. The head and body are seperate, and this can lead to very interesting shenanigans.

PROS

Body does not lose health unless the head is hit.
If you hold on to your head, jump, and kick at the apex of your jump, you can make a last ditch effort to escape from your foes by flying away magically!
Comic relief in the midst of battle.

CONS

Head cannot attack.
Player must worry about the head as well as the body, and the head can be killed very easily unless the body is there to guard it.

Big Head

This is probably the worst costume in the game in terms of use. It has a giant, vunerable head with no direct bonus.

PROS

Occasionally saves your life in Vents and Wheel, but that's about it.

CONS

Has a big head that's easily stunned.
Is not very agile because of his big head.
His head may get in the way of his attacks.
His head may get in the way of climbing.

Pin Head

This guy is the polar opposite of the aforementioned Big Head. He has a little inky dinky head, and it can be very useful in most cases.

PROS

Head is very hard to hit.

CONS

Can be picked up very easily.

Conclusion

Welp, that sure was a guide. Hope it helped your costume choice and good night. Again, some credit goes to "All Enemy Costume advantages"[http//steamhttp] for some stuff.

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barrysonicmw22 6 Jun, 2021 @ 3:23am

so thats why Bauble, Puddin, Headless, Big/Pin head are removed from new gang beasts. at least the game is still fun

archibald peanutbutter the 3rd 14 Dec, 2019 @ 1:07pm

how to we talk

The Kirbstomper 29 Dec, 2016 @ 10:50am

Gramspasguitars is right, I use legacy because on normal my hands don't work!

Gram 11 Jun, 2016 @ 4:18pm

Technically, this guide isn't outdated.
Step 1: Right-click on Gang Beasts in your steam library
Step 2. Click properties
Step 3. Go to the Betas menu and select Legacy
Step 4. Wait for the game to update
Step 5. ???
Step 6. Profit

Painted Heptagon 17 Apr, 2016 @ 9:59am

ok thx

Rainwad [author] 17 Apr, 2016 @ 9:58am

Temporarily, yes.

Painted Heptagon 17 Apr, 2016 @ 8:37am

and some others

Painted Heptagon 17 Apr, 2016 @ 8:37am

so they removed the sombrero and the cat?

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