The Brigand and the Mercenary are the best all-round characters.

The Navvie and the Thug are the two most powerful characters. They move slowly but have very powerful weapons and destructive specials, although they only get a few. They can take a lot of hits before being killed but are relatively stupid and not much use as a computer controlled character to begin with.

The Gentleman and the Preacher are relatively weak. They can only take a few hits but are very fast moving and intelligent. They get a wide range of useful specials.

Maximum Damage is the combined damage for the weapon. Thus, for example, the Lightning does all 27 damage with its one bullet whereas the Shotgun fires 7 bullets which do 7 damage each.

Characters start with the Special Ability in the Specials column, but can purchase the other abilities listed in the columns to the right.

For the novice player it is probably best to select either the Brigand or the Mercenary as they have the best balance of abilities. The more experienced player should try the Navvie; he is a very strong character who has a very powerful, easy to use weapon and a very destructive special: the Dynamite. However he moves slowly and can find it difficult to get out of the way of fast moving shots.

For single player games, the Gentleman makes a very good computer controlled character as he is quick and intelligent and carries the Map which can be very handy for the first-time player. The Preacher is also very good as the computer controlled character and he carries the First-Aid kit which will allow you to heal yourself, handy if you keep being shot.