Buddy

There are some vague or non-exact figures and information on this page. Some spading is required. resourceful kid drop rate? Is it affected by luck? Is the monkey implemented? Where do you get him?

Buddies are the equivalent of a familiar within Tales of Spelunking. Most are obtained from several non-combats. You can only have one buddy at a time; if you find a buddy, they will replace your existing one.

#	Buddy	Use
1	Skeleton	Deals 8-10 damage each combat round. Deals 18-20 damage versus Yomama.
2	Helpful Guy	Delevels at the start of combat. Sometimes after combat gives you a sturdy machete.
3	Damselfly	Restores 10 HP after battle.
4	Resourceful Kid	Rarely drops gold after combat. Can retrieve the idol in Idolatry.
5	A Golden Monkey	???

Spelunky Buddies
Skeleton	Helpful Guy	Damselfly	Resourceful Kid	A Golden Monkey