Characters vs Costumes vs Companions
“Character” is the useful search term, but it is not one interchangeable in-game category. The correct label tells you where to look and whether an unlock changes a run.
- Costume
- Playable run modifier. Selected in town before descending. It can change damage rules, movement, survival, resources, or a starting item.
- Appearance
- Visual variant. A look attached to a Costume rather than another gameplay entry. Do not add appearances to the playable total.
- NPC or story character
- Person in the world. Quest, dialogue, village, chapter, or encounter context. Elru and Perr belong here, not in the Costume room.
- Companion or follower
- Allied unit. Produced by an item, weapon, event, or another system. Companion damage support is a build lane, not a playable-character unlock.
Costume choice sits beside the six base weapon identities and the rest of a complete build. A Costume can point a run toward debuffs, special attacks, an element, dash play, Grimoires, Artifacts, or companions, but it does not replace the inventory around it.
Verified Directory
This launch directory publishes the six Costume effects named in the official 1.0.19 notes, plus indexed story and system entries. It intentionally does not turn an unverified community roster into a fixed 27-row stat table.
Official English name, current effect, downside, starting item, unlock condition, client version, and evidence must all be captured together before a complete Costume row is added. Until then, the current English Journal and selection tooltip win.
| Name | Type | Role | Unlock summary | Evidence status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Rabbit | Costume | Debuff focus. Official 1.0.19 effect: Debuff Damage +14%, Defense -8. | Check current Journal availability before planning around it. | Official 1.0.19 |
| White Rabbit | Costume | Special attacks and MP. Official 1.0.19 effect: Special Attack Damage +12%, Max MP +8, Evasion -15. | Check the current Journal for availability and starting item. | Official 1.0.19 |
| Red-Clothed Cat | Costume | Fire-aligned run. Official 1.0.19 effect: Fire Damage amplified by 15%, Physical Damage amplified by -20%. | A community condition exists, but this page withholds its threshold pending Journal capture. | Official 1.0.19 |
| Frog | Costume | Lightning-aligned run. Official 1.0.19 effect: Lightning Damage amplified by 15%, Physical Damage amplified by -20%. | A community condition exists, but this page withholds its threshold pending Journal capture. | Official 1.0.19 |
| Wizard Bunny | Costume | Ice-aligned run. Official 1.0.19 effect: Ice Damage amplified by 15%, Physical Damage amplified by -20%. | A community condition exists, but this page withholds its threshold pending Journal capture. | Official 1.0.19 |
| Skeleton | Costume | Broad offense. Official 1.0.19 effect: Damage dealt amplified by 20%. | Verify the current requirement and starting item in the Journal. | Official 1.0.19 |
| Elru | Story character | Town quest and Ingenuity context, not a playable Costume. | Progress through the linked quest and Destiny Inscription context. | Dedicated guide |
| Perr | NPC | Village and story lead. An older community guide associates Perr with the Soul Project achievement. | No Costume unlock. Follow current dialogue and Journal objectives. | Community lead |
| Companion units | System category | Allied damage or utility from item, weapon, hire, summon, or encounter systems. | System-specific. Companions are not unlocked from the Costume directory. | Mixed sources |
Official 1.0.19 Effect text appears in TEAM HORAY’s launch patch notes.
Dedicated guide A focused 1.0 page documents the evidence and caveats.
Community lead Useful for indexing, not yet enough for an exact walkthrough.
Mixed sources The category is supported, while specific units and unlocks remain system-dependent.
Featured: Elru Quest
Elru is a story and quest character, not a playable Costume. Her focused page covers the Hide-and-Seek prerequisite, the three reported town locations, Ingenuity context, and stuck checks without burying them in this directory.
- Distinguishes official system context from community location clues.
- Keeps exact quest routing on one maintained page.
- Links back here when the question is about Costumes instead.
Perr and Other NPC Entries
Perr belongs in the index now, but the current source archive does not justify forcing a thin standalone URL or an exact 1.0 walkthrough.
Perr
An older community achievement guide places Perr near the village carrot field and associates dialogue with the Soul Project achievement. Treat that as a search lead only. Use current NPC dialogue and the Journal objective for the actual 1.0 state.
See Perr’s directory statusElru
Elru earns a focused page because the supplied evidence supports a complete question: prerequisite, hide-and-seek sequence, Ingenuity result, and recovery checks.
Open Elru’s guideOther NPCs
Future entries should record the official English name, category, location or chapter context, role, version, and source. A standalone page waits for a stable search question and enough verified detail to answer it.
How Unlocks Work
Costume conditions fall into several patterns. The pattern helps you plan, but the exact requirement must come from the current English Journal because Early Access guides, tooltips, and effects have changed.
Some Costumes are available without a dedicated unlock run. Confirm the current starting set on your save.
A condition must be completed inside one descent. Build around the required action from the opening area instead of hoping to finish it late.
Progress accrues across runs. Treat it as a long-term milestone and avoid repeating a threshold copied from an old guide.
Some entries sit behind chapter progress, an event, or a Hard Mode clear. Check the Journal after the milestone and after relevant dialogue.
A reward can depend on owning another TEAM HORAY title. Platform ownership, not an in-run action, controls this category.
- Open the locked Journal entry.Read the requirement on the current client and note whether it says one run, total progress, story, Hard Mode, or ownership.
- Match the run plan.Choose a weapon, damage source, and inventory lane that can actually perform the condition.
- Finish and return to town.After meeting the condition, recheck the Costume interface before repeating the attempt.
- Record version and evidence.If the tooltip and result disagree, save the client version and capture both before publishing a correction.
The supplied archive includes a community video title that references 27 characters, but it does not include a complete current English Journal capture for every name, effect, starting item, and unlock condition. Publishing those numbers as fixed 1.0 data would turn an evidence gap into false precision.
FAQ
How many playable characters are in Sephiria 1.0?
Official launch materials say Sephiria has more than 20 Costumes. This guide does not publish a permanent exact total until the current English Journal is captured, because later updates can add or rebalance entries and appearances are not separate playable Costumes.
Are Sephiria Costumes just skins?
No. A Costume has a visual identity and can also change stats, resources, starting conditions, movement, or combat rules. A purely visual appearance remains attached to its parent Costume.
What is the best Sephiria character for beginners?
There is no verified universal winner. Start with a Costume whose downside does not disrupt your chosen weapon, dash timing, or survival, then favor reliable execution over a narrow damage ceiling.
Are companions playable characters?
No. Companions or followers are allied units produced by other systems. They can shape an Artifact, weapon, or co-op plan, but they are not selected from the Costume roster.
Is Elru a Costume?
No. Elru is indexed as a story quest character. Use the dedicated Elru guide for her quest and Ingenuity context.
Where is Perr?
The archive contains an older community lead that places Perr in the village near the carrot field, but not enough current evidence for a standalone walkthrough. Follow the live Journal and dialogue, and use Perr’s indexed entry on this page.
Why does an old unlock guide disagree with my game?
Early Access and 1.0 patches changed Costume effects and fixed unlock or tooltip mismatches. Use the live client first, then compare the guide’s stated version before repeating its route.