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All SteamWorld Characters — Heroes of the Series

Updated 19 Oct 2026 Source Synthesized from published Steamworld guides; rewritten in original wording on 20 October 2026 By
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Every SteamWorld character with their species and role, so you can track the robots and humans across the Dig, Heist and Quest games.

35 characters · 6 types.

Ace

Dieselbot

Ace is a part of the Royalists' Royal Guard that protects The Red Queen. He debuted in SteamWorld Heist. ==Personality== ==Appearance== ==History== ===Past=== ===Cowbot Rebellion (SWH)=== Ace can be encountered in-person

gender
Male
species
Dieselbot
family
*Father
role
Enemy

Armilly

Steambot

"True of heart, this adventurous grocer's daughter aims for a membership at the local chapter of the Hero Guild. In pursuit of her dream to be just like her idol, the True Ancient Hero, Gilgamech." -Menu Description Armi

gender
Female
species
Steambot

Astrid Clutchsprocket

Steambot

Astrid Clutchsprocket is one of the main characters of SteamWorld Build. TBA Category:Character Category:Character (SWB) Category:Female Character Category:Steambot

gender
Female
species
Steambot
status
Alive (SWB)
family
*Jack Clutchsprocket (Father)

Beatrix "Bea" Baach

Can use handguns and heavy weapons. ==Biography== Beatrix is a soldier without an army, the last in a long line of soldiers, just looking for war to fight. Knows how to clear a path with explosives. == Abilities == * Lev

Biff Beacon

Steambot

Biff Beacon is a loud and jolly Steambot that speaks in a Texan accent. Although a native of Tumbleton, he returns only after Rusty's mining gives an influx to the town's economy, seeing a chance to set up his "discount"

gender
Male
species
*Steambot
status
Alive (SWD)

Big Steve

Dieselbot

:"Oh yeah! BIG STEVE!!!" :— Big Steve's battlecry (SWH2) Big Steve is a character that serves as a mini-boss in SWH2. He can be encountered in the Shiner's Cove level Illicit Machinations. ==History== ===Illicit Machinat

gender
Male
species
Dieselbot (unusual large Seabot type)
status
Scrapped (SWH2)
affiliation
25px Royal Navy

Billy Gill

Steambot

Billy Gill is a recruitable character in SteamWorld Heist. The ninth SteamWorld Heist Ambassador Challenge revolved around the participants guessing his backstory. == Biography == Billy lost his ability to speak when a D

gender
Male
species
Steambot
status
Alive (SWH)
affiliation
*Cowbots 30px **Piper's Crew

Bogdan Ivanski

Bogdan "The Great" Ivanski is an early game character that is the embodiment of physical strength. Ivanski sets a focus on and excels at taking damage, taunting enemies and dealing that damage straight back out again. ==

Captain Canary

Steambot

Captain Canary is one of the main antagonists in the SteamWorld series. ==SteamWorld Quest== Captain Canary was one of the leaders of the Void army. He fought against Armilly, Copernica and Galleo but lost and retreated.

alias
Tweatybird Birdbrain
species
Steambot
affiliation
*Void (High ranked, formerly)
status
Alive (SWQ)

Charles Babbage

Human

Charles Babbage was a british mathematician, philosopher, inventor and political economist. He was born on December 26, 1791 in Walworth, Great Britain. Charles Babbage - Wikipedia He's known as the father of computing -

gender
Male
species
Homo Sapiens

Clark Piston

Steambot

TBA ==Trivia== *Whenever he speaks, he only says "yup" - similary to Billy Gill only saying "Blub" in SWH. **Billy Gill, however, uses variants of "blub" and is even capable of saying a few more words than just "blub" in

gender
Male
species
Steambot
status
Alive (SWB)

Core

The Core is an interesting character. While being helpful and eager to uncover the ancient technology, it also is very sarcastic and can easily be annoying. The Core eventually ends up becoming part of the Vectron hive-m

Dandy Alexander

Steambot

Dandy Alexander is an aristocratic Steambot that arrives in Tumbleton after Rusty's mining boosts the town's economy. He is the owner of an advanced upgrade outlet and speaks in a royal British squeal. Once unlocked at L

gender
Male
species
*Steambot
status
Alive (SWD)

Dora D. Adventura

A former scientist of the Royal Court who doubts the Queen's true interest in science. She's good at covering ground and knows how to shoot from a distance.

Dorothy

Steambot

Dorothy McCrank (known as "Dot" by her friends) is a Steambot from Tumbleton. She runs a small shop that trades in Ores and Gems for cash in SteamWorld Dig. Rusty sells his findings from the mine to Dorothy, who also gui

alias
Dot
gender
Female
species
Steambot
appearances
*SteamWorld Dig *SteamWorld Dig 2

FEN

Vectron Sprite

Fen is a Vectron sprite. They appear as a partner character in and as a DLC character in SteamWorld Heist, added in The Outsider DLC. In SteamWorld Dig 2 Fen serves as a partner to Dorothy throughout the game and provide

gender
Genderless
species
Vectron Sprite
status
Alive (SWH)

Gabriel Stubb

Steambot

Gabriel "Seabrass" Stubb is a playable Steambot in SteamWorld Heist. He is a Vanguard-class member for Piper's crew and is able to use both Handgun and Assault weapons. ==Biography== This dour whaler-bot lost everything

alias
Seabrass
gender
Male
species
*Steambot
status
Alive (SWH)

Gilgamech

Steambot

Gilgamech is the main antagonist of SteamWorld Quest. He was once a hero who defeated the Behemoth and became a legend. Years passed and his heroic acts got forgotten, which led him to find the Void so that he could reaw

gender
Male
species
Steambot
status
Alive (SWQ)
affiliation
*Void (Leader)

Grahame Phroggi

Payroll is a mid-game heister found in Steamworld Heist. Payroll is adept with situations that require high mobility, additionally Payroll gets a considerable bonus to his weapon damages when attacking enemies from behin

Great Prophet

Steambot

The Great Prophet is one of the bosses in SteamWorld Dig 2. ==History== ===SteamWorld Dig 2=== The Great Prophet was the one that created the Doomsday Cultists, or at least helped create the group. He placed a Vectron Sp

alias
Prophet
gender
male
species
Steambot
status
Deceased

Gunn-Britt Gildenwire

Steambot

TBA Category:Character Category:Character (SWB) Category:Female Character Category:Steambot

gender
Female
species
Steambot
status
Alive (SWB)

Hank McCrank

Steambot

Hank "Cranky" McCrank was a Steambot from Tumbleton. Cranky was the local repairman, and spent his days building things from scrap metal. He owned the first shop where Rusty was able buy upgrades, along with ladders, lam

alias
Cranky
gender
Male
species
*Steambot
status
Deceased (shortly before SWD2)

Jack Clutchsprocket

Steambot

Jack Clutchsprocket is the main character of Steamworld Build and the father of Astrid Clutchsprocket. He also is the guide of the tutorial in Steamworld Build. Category:Character Category:Character (SWB) Category:Male C

gender
Male
species
Steambot
status
Alive (SWB)
family
*Astrid Clutchsprocket (Daughter)

Jester

Steambot

The Jester is a DLC miniboss in SteamWorld Heist. ==History== ===SteamWorld Heist=== The Jester was the firstborn of Chop Sue, although since he was picked on by his cousins, he and a band of non-Zombot Scrappers went in

alias
King (by himself)
gender
Male
species
Steambot
status
Deceased

Joe

Steambot

Joe was a key character appearing in SteamWorld Dig. He owned Joe's Mining Inc. in Tumbleton, and spent much of his life exploring it before his death. ==Personality== Not much is known about Joe and his personality. As

gender
Male
species
Steambot
family
*Rusty (Nephew)
status
Decreased (Part of Voltbot)

Lola

Steambot

Lola is a Steambot who runs the bar in Tumbleton and she is one of the last remaining inhabitants in the largely deserted town. Joe was a regular customer at Lola's bar and she talks fondly of him with Rusty from time to

gender
Female
species
Steambot
status
Alive (SWD)

Orik

Steambot

"A retired legend who sits comfortably in the periphery of heroic deeds. Returning to the life of adventure once again, he lends his skillful blade to those proving themselves worthy. His rationale lies hidden behind an

gender
Male
species
Steambot
appearances
*SteamWorld Quest

Piper Faraday

Steambot

:"Smuggler captain Piper Faraday and her trusty pilot, Wonky, hide out in the Outskirts, far away from any royal jail. Brings out the best in her crew." :— Piper's character description (SWH) Captain Piper Faraday is the

gender
Female
species
Steambot
faction
30px Cowbots
class
Captain

Red Queen

Dieselbot

The Red Queen is one of the three antagonist leaders in SteamWorld Heist. == SteamWorld Heist Era == The Red Queen is the leader of the diesel-driven Royalists, who originally sought to help rebuild the broken world with

gender
Female
species
Dieselbot
appearances
*SteamWorld Heist

Rosie

Rosie is an inhabitant of the Oasis, and the main antagonist of SteamWorld Dig 2. As such, she serves as the final boss. She is thought to be the leader of the remaining Shiner clan.

Rusty

Hybrid

:"Could be part of my uncle's mine, I guess. All it needs is a splash of paint." :— Rusty to himself after accidentally breaking into Joe's Mine (SWD) Rusty is the protagonist of SWD. He became a miner in Tumbleton short

gender
Male
status
Alive (SWH)
family
*Joe (Uncle)
affiliation
Cowbots 30px

Tarah & Thayne

Steambot

"Independent to a fault, these roaming grifters lack a true north and put their trust in nothing but themselves. Being away from home for so long, they've reconciled with the dusty roads." - Menu Description Tarah & Thay

gender
Female (Tarah) Male (Thayne)
species
Steambots
status
Alive (SWQ)
appearances
*SteamWorld Quest

Trader

Steambot

TBA ==Trivia== *He is the only story character in SWB who has no known name. Due the fact that he suffers from amnesia, it could simply mean that he forgot his name. Category:Character Category:Character (SWB) Category:M

gender
Male
species
Steambot
status
Decreased (SWB)

Vectron

Voltbot

Vectron (Boss) is the main antagonist in SteamWorld Heist. ==SteamWorld Heist Era== Vectron gave Chop Sue the ability to resurrect broken parts of Steambots and turn them into the Zombot Scrappers, They were later captur

alias
Voltbot
age
Unknown
gender
N/A
species
Voltbots

Voltbot

Voltbot

Voltbot is the primary representative for the Vectron hive mind and the main antagonist of SteamWorld Dig. He is connected to a massive blue body with several missing parts and attached to many cooling fans which prevent

species
Voltbot
status
Deceased
affiliation
Vectron

Characters questions players ask

How many characters are there?

The wiki documents 35 characters across the SteamWorld games, from Rusty the digger to the Heist and Quest casts.

What species appear?

Most are steambots and voltbots, with humans and other builds appearing across the series.

Are these one connected story?

The games share a world and tone more than a single plot, so characters shift between entries.

Frequently asked questions

How many characters are there?

The wiki documents 35 characters across the SteamWorld games, from Rusty the digger to the Heist and Quest casts.

What species appear?

Most are steambots and voltbots, with humans and other builds appearing across the series.

Are these one connected story?

The games share a world and tone more than a single plot, so characters shift between entries.

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Sources

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