Forsaken killers and survivors guide: all 21 characters

Forsaken is the biggest asymmetrical horror game on Roblox, and as of November 2026 its roster stands at 8 killers and 13 survivors. This Forsaken killers and survivors guide covers every playable character after update 5.3.0 "New Beginnings" (16 October 2026), which added the Support robot Helperbot, a rebuilt lobby and map objectives: health, cost, abilities, the counter that works, and what to buy first.

Everything was checked against the Official Forsaken Wiki and the live Forsaken page on Roblox, which shows about 5.9 billion visits and an 84% like ratio. The game is already on hotfix 5.3.4, so treat cooldowns as current rather than permanent.

Official New Beginnings trailer. Video: ForsakenRBLX.

How Forsaken works in November 2026

Every round is one killer against a team of survivors in a nine-player server. Survivors win if anyone is alive when the timer hits zero; the killer wins by wiping the team. Finishing the five generators, each a 7x7 wire-linking puzzle, speeds the clock up, and since 5.3.0 each map carries two optional objectives. When one survivor is left the round flips into Last Man Standing, a short chase that lobby spectators can now bet on.

Characters cost the points you earn from rounds (the shop shows a $ sign). Survivors belong to one of three classes: Sentinels stun the killer, Supports heal and protect, and Survivalists keep themselves alive.

Forsaken is made by the verified group Forsaken Dev Team and won Best Survival Experience at the 2025 Roblox Innovation Awards. For more round-based Roblox horror, see our DOORS Floor 2 walkthrough and 99 Nights in the Forest survival guide cover the other two Roblox horror giants.

Every Forsaken character at a glance

Free characters are unlocked on every new account; Jane Doe is the only one tied to a quest.

Killer HP only matters for Sentinel damage. Survivor HP is the number to watch: most killers swing for 20 to 28, so a 60 HP Jane Doe dies in three clean hits.

Every Forsaken killer: abilities and counters

Cheapest to most expensive. Cooldowns are in seconds and come from the wiki's killer pages.

c00lkidd (free, 3/5)

The starter killer. Tag has a 0.1 s wind-up, the fastest basic attack in the game. Corrupt Nature (12 s) throws a projectile through walls that slows and reveals, Walkspeed Override (20 s) is a straight-line dash that knocks you back and burns, and Pizza Delivery (50 s) spawns two 20 HP minions for 30 s.

Counter: the dash cannot turn, so sidestep behind an obstacle on the wind-up. Stay within 70 studs of teammates, because minions speed up when their target is far away.

Slasher (free, 2/5)

A pure chaser with the fastest run speed on the roster. Behead (18 s) is a lunge for 25 that locks your abilities for 8 s, Gashing Wound (32 s) is a five-hit combo worth 50, and Raging Pace (30 s) makes him invincible for 14 s but drops his speed to 19 and stops him sprinting.

Counter: he is slowed for 2 s after every Behead, which is your window. Never fight during Raging Pace; break line of sight and wait it out.

John Doe (1,000 points, 5/5)

The poster killer. Digital Footprint (3 s) places up to three traps that slow and reveal, Corrupt Energy (18 s) raises 31 spikes that hit for 11 each, and 404 Error (20 s) reveals every living survivor for 6 s. Stunning him mid-cast only lasts 2 s and refunds half the cooldown.

Counter: look down. Traps and trails are visible, and most John Doe kills come from running the same corridor twice. Stun him only when he is not casting.

Noli (1,100 points, 5/5)

Void Rush (20 s) is a 3.5 s dash; a second rush within 2 s slams you for 30. Nova (12 s) pulls survivors into a 15-damage burst. Observant (30 s) teleports Noli to any generator and hits anyone far from it with Hallucination. Two fake generators spawn each round, and finishing one summons a fake Noli that chases you.

Counter: stun Noli during the Observant stance to cancel it, and stay within 20 studs of a generator while it is active. Fake generators have blackened wires and a different hum.

1x1x1x1 (1,250 points, 4/5)

The ranged killer. His slash applies Glitched, and everything else punishes it: Mass Infection (17 s) is a slow shot that reveals for 12 s, Entanglement (18 s) freezes and drags you in, Unstable Eye (25 s) reveals the whole team, and Rejuvenate The Rotten (30 s) raises a zombie that can only finish Glitched survivors.

Counter: both big abilities make a noise the whole server hears, so break line of sight on the cue. Jumping helps you slip Entanglement.

Guest 666 (1,666 points, 3/5)

Built around a Blood meter. Eviscerate (8 s) applies Hemorrhage, health you cannot heal back; Demonic Pursuit (30 s) pins an airborne target for 26 to 40; Infernal Cry (20 s) forces your camera onto him. At a full meter Blood Hunt runs for 25 s and the round cannot end while it lasts.

Counter: clear Hemorrhage fast with a Medkit or a teammate heal, because Hemorrhaged survivors drop Blood Orbs that feed his meter. Blood Hunt's timer runs at half speed during a chase, so dropping chase shortens it.

Nosferatu (1,922 points, 4/5)

A floating ambusher with no footstep noise. Hunter's Feast (16 s) makes him invisible for 10 s, Blood Hook (24 s) is a button-mashing tug-of-war that ends in a 25-damage kick if you lose, Cataclysm (22 s) leaves a 12 s blood trail, and Ascension (32 s) gives him 10 s of flight before a diving stun.

Counter: bats cannot pass through walls. He is Helpless after a hook kick and after a missed dive, and the dive has a visible landing marker.

Azure (2,000 points, 5/5)

The newest killer is a trapper. Seeker Bulb (12 s) plants a turret that fires whenever a survivor sprints or uses an ability nearby, Stigmatize (15 s) plants a vine that snares for 5 s, and Enstrangle (25 s) grabs and throws you. Plant hits stack Atropa and fill an Oblation meter; at 15, Inflorescence swaps Azure for a 45 s Golem that takes no damage and cannot be stunned.

Counter: Azure is Helpless for 2 s after every throw, and taking more than 10 damage frees you from a vine early. Against the Golem, stuns only slow it, so avoid its fissures and let the 45 s expire.

Sentinel survivors: stuns and counterplay

Sentinels are the only class that can reliably stop a chase. Land stuns while the killer is mid-animation, not mid-sprint.

• Shedletsky (free, 100 HP). Slash (40 s) stuns for 3 s; Fried Chicken (70 s, two uses) heals 30 HP over 10 s unless you take 5 or more damage. The best first survivor in the game.
• Guest 1337 (500, 110 HP). Block (27 s) nullifies a basic attack, grants up to 30 overheal and resets Punch (55 s); a punch straight after a block becomes a 2 s Parry Punch stun.
• Two Time (500, 80 then 50 HP). Sacrificial Dagger (30 s) stuns 2 s on a backstab, or 3.5 s from Crouch (35 s). Stabs fill an Oblation bar; at full you get a second life and can return to a placed Ritual.
• Chance (777, 58-120 HP). Coin Flip (1.75 s) charges his kit on heads and stacks Vulnerable on tails. One Shot (45 s) is a flintlock: 50% stun, 25% dud, 25% backfire that stuns for 5 s but costs you 25 HP.
• Jane Doe (quest, 60 HP). Talk to her in the Cabin basement to start the quest. Crystal Pitch (16 s) stacks Resonance on the killer up to III; Hatchet (35 s) then stuns for 2.25, 3.25 or 4.25 s.

Support survivors: heals, shields and Helperbot

• Elliot (free, 80 HP). Pizza Throw (30 s) heals 20 HP, plus 2 per finished generator. Healing a teammate banks a Rush Hour charge (up to 3) for a 10% to 30% speed burst when a killer is within 85 studs.
• Builderman (500, 90 HP). Sentry (35 s) builds a turret that slows killers within 65 studs; Dispenser (30 s) heals 1 HP per second within 16 studs.
• Taph (600, 100 HP). Tripwire (25 s) slows the killer for 4 s and reveals them to the whole team for 8 s. Subspace Tripmine (40 s) applies Weakness V and 3 s of Helpless.
• Dusekkar (600, 90 HP). Spawn Protection (35 s) shields a teammate up to 95 studs away for 3.5 s with 80% damage reduction and nullifies a lethal hit. Plasma Beam (28 s) gives a survivor Speed I and 25 overheal, or slows the killer.

Helperbot (650 points, 80 HP): how the new Support plays

Its passive Radar pings every unfinished generator and item within 100 studs every 12 s. Inspiration (46 s) roots Helperbot for 10 s and gives everyone within 14 studs Haste V, which recharges abilities 50% faster; each teammate who stays 5.5 s earns Helperbot a Pulse charge, up to three. Pulse (44 s) then releases Regeneration and Resistance: 11.25 HP over 4 s at zero charges, 22.5 HP over 7 s with 20% damage reduction at three. Full tables are on the wiki's Helperbot page.

Survivalist survivors: Noob, 007n7 and Veeronica

• Noob (free, 100 HP). Bloxy Cola (50 s) gives Speed I for 10 s. Slateskin Potion (46 s) grants 120 draining overheal for 6 s and makes you the priority target, so pop it to soak a hit meant for a Support. Ghostburger (40 s) makes you invisible and undetectable for 10 s.
• 007n7 (500, 100 HP). Clone (27 s) drops a decoy for 10 s while you go invisible. c00lgui (50 s) teleports you to the farthest survivor spawn after a 5.5 s stand.
• Veeronica (750, 100 HP). No Medkits, pizza or Dispenser; she heals from a Battery that starts at 30% and gains 8% per generator. VANDALISM sprays up to three graffiti zones and Sk8 only works inside a finished one.

Beginner loadouts for survivors and killers

You start with three free survivors (Shedletsky, Elliot, Noob) and two free killers (c00lkidd, Slasher). Do not spend points until you have won rounds with all five.

1. Learn generators on NoobThree self-saves and 100 HP let you practise the 7x7 puzzle without being the weak link.
2. Move to Shedletsky for chasesA 3 s stun is the strongest single button in the game. Hold Slash until the killer is in melee range, then run to the nearest loop.
3. Buy Guest 1337 first (500)Block punishes basic-attack killers like Slasher and c00lkidd, and Parry Punch teaches you attack timings.
4. Add Taph (600) as your team pickAn 8 s team-wide reveal wins more rounds than any heal when your lobby is strangers.
5. Save for John Doe (1,000) as a killer mainLearn chases on Slasher first; his traps then teach you where survivors actually run.

The official Forsaken Discord carries public-test-branch notes and weekend points boosts.

What is next: Stalker, Ringmaster and the Beta label

On 21 September 2026 the developers posted a progress thread on the official Forsaken X account naming three characters in production: Helperbot, a killer called Stalker and a survivor called Ringmaster. Helperbot has since shipped; the other two have no public date.

Characters!
As people already know, we're working through a few new characters: Helperbot, Stalker & Ringmaster. I do want to say we're making significant progress on all of them, with Helperbot being practically finished and something we want to ship out soon!

— Forsaken (@rblxforsaken) September 21, 2026

The Beta label means frequent hotfixes: 5.3.1 through 5.3.4 landed within two weeks, mostly to fix lobby performance after roughly 161 NPCs were added. For the wider platform picture see our Roblox Q3 2026 results coverage, and check the Forsaken hub for updates to this guide.

FAQ

How many characters are in Forsaken right now?

As of November 2026 there are 21 playable characters: 8 killers (c00lkidd, Slasher, John Doe, Noli, 1x1x1x1, Guest 666, Nosferatu and Azure) and 13 survivors.

Who is the best survivor for beginners in Forsaken?

Shedletsky. He is free, has 100 HP, a 3-second stun on a 40-second cooldown and a two-use self-heal.

Who is the newest killer and survivor in Forsaken?

Azure is the newest killer, added in update 5.0.0 in July 2026. Helperbot is the newest survivor, added in 5.3.0 New Beginnings on 16 October 2026 for 650 points.

Are Stalker and Ringmaster in Forsaken yet?

No. The developers confirmed on 21 September 2026 that both are in development. Stalker (killer) and Ringmaster (survivor) have no announced date.

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