All 12 SpeedRunners 2 Characters: The Launch Roster

SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed launches with a twelve-runner roster — the eccentric superheroes of a retrofuturistic 1960s world, per the game’s official description. This page tracks who is confirmed, who is new, and what official sources actually say. Where a detail isn’t verified, we say so instead of inventing it.

The Confirmed Returning Runners

Three names are confirmed by the official SpeedRunners 2 FAQ, which states that familiar faces — including these — return:

The FAQ adds that “most of the main roster” from the original game returns too — so expect familiar faces beyond these three. The original SpeedRunners cast included Moonraker (the first female character added to the original game), Scout, Salem, Veloci-T-Rex, Unic, Hot Head, and SpeedRunner himself. Of that cast, the launch twelve’s press-kit renders confirm Moonraker, Salem, Unic, Hot Head and SpeedRunner himself; Scout and Veloci-T-Rex are not in the launch twelve — and Buckshot, though FAQ-named, has no render in the launch-twelve press kit either.

The Newcomers: Dart, Vidna and Starlight

New runners are officially part of the plan:

• Dart — a frog-like character, distinct from anything in the original cast, introduced ahead of launch as one of the sequel’s new faces.
• Vidna — a female vampire runner, revealed on the official SpeedRunners account five days before release: “Presenting a brand-new runner: a vampire by the name of Vidna.”
• Starlight — a pop-star-styled heroine with no original-game history: the original game’s roster records contain no Starlight, and tinyBuild’s launch promotions spotlight the character among the sequel’s new faces. Where Dart and Vidna were named before launch, Starlight surfaced with the launch roster itself.

New faces matter for meta-watchers: the FAQ commits to ongoing updates every one to two months, and the developers have said outright that “there will be new characters, too.” The launch roster is best treated as a starting point, not a ceiling.

The Rest of the Twelve: Verified

The official press kit (tinyBuild / Fair Play Labs, via speedrunners.com) settles the launch twelve on its own: it ships character renders for SpeedRunner, The Falcon, Cosmonaut Comrade, Hot Head, Moonraker, Salem, Unic, ManekiNeko, SkullDuggery, Starlight, Vidna and Dart — see the gallery below. Every one of the twelve now has a verified per-runner page:

• SpeedRunner — the title hero, returning
• The Falcon — FAQ-named returning superhero
• Cosmonaut Comrade — FAQ-named fan favorite
• Moonraker — the original game’s first female runner
• Hot Head — the flame-crested fire hero
• Salem — the cat witch
• Unic — the unicorn hero
• ManekiNeko — the lucky cat
• SkullDuggery — the skull-headed digger
• Dart — the frog newcomer
• Vidna — the vampire newcomer
• Starlight — the pop-star newcomer

Each entry covers:

• What they look like and their theme
• How they unlock (once verified in-game)
• Any gameplay notes that survive testing

Do Characters Play Differently?

In the original SpeedRunners, characters were largely cosmetic — skins with personality, equal in motion, the game’s competitive integrity resting on movement skill rather than pick selection. What SpeedRunners 2 changes about that formula hasn’t been fully detailed officially; treat any “this runner is faster” claim as unverified until it appears here. The movement guide covers what demonstrably matters: momentum.

Cosmetics and Unlocks

SpeedRunners 2 features character and cosmetic unlocks across play — the store feature list promises dozens of unlockable cosmetic items, and the official FAQ confirms crossover cosmetic content is planned (the original’s YouTuber packs won’t carry over as-is, but new crossovers are coming). The dedicated unlocks and cosmetics guide tracks what is verified, what the community reports (XP-driven unlocks), and what is still unconfirmed.

Related Pages

• Beginner guide — rules, modes and your first session
• Movement techniques — what actually wins races
• Items and pick-ups — the ten launch pick-ups