If you’ve spent even five minutes in Dandy’s World, you already know one thing: Twisteds are the real problem. These corrupted mascots are what turn a chill run into instant panic. This guide breaks down what Twisteds are, how they behave, and how to deal with them without throwing your run.
What Are Twisteds?
Twisteds are hostile, corrupted versions of friendly characters in Dandy’s World. Lore-wise, they’re victims of whatever messed-up force warped the world. Gameplay-wise, they’re roaming threats designed to drain your resources, block objectives, and straight-up end runs if you mess up.
They spawn as you progress through floors and become more aggressive and punishing the deeper you go.
How Twisteds Behave?
Twisteds aren’t just jump-scare enemies. Each one follows specific patterns. They patrol hallways and rooms, sometimes randomly, sometimes with intent. Most react to movement, proximity, or sound. Some Twisteds chase immediately, others stalk and corner you. Later floors introduce faster reaction times and tighter detection
Knowing how a Twisted moves is very important. In the latter part of the guide, we have included a list of all Twisted, along with their behaviour details and stats.
Types of Twisteds
Twisteds generally fall into a few broad behavior categories. You’ll learn these fast or the game will teach you the hard way.
Aggressive Twisteds
These are the runners. Once they spot you, they commit. The best strategy is breaking line of sight, using corners, and not panicking.
Patrol-Based Twisteds
They move on fixed or semi-fixed paths. Timing is everything here, wait, watch, move.
Trap or Pressure Twisteds
These don’t always chase but force bad decisions, like blocking key routes or guarding objectives.
As you go deeper, the game starts mixing these types, which is where runs get difficult.
List of All Twisteds
Common Twisted
| Trinket | Speed | Detection Range | Abilities and Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 Twisted Boxten | Medium | Medium | None |
 Twisted Brusha | Medium | Extremely High | Brusha’s Strong Vision gives her a greater Range |
 Twisted Cosmo | Medium | Medium | None |
 Twisted Looey | Medium | High | His attention span is slightly longer |
 Twisted Poppy | Medium | Medium | None |
 Twisted Shrimpo | Slow | High | His Detection Range and Attention Span are greater than most |
 Twisted Tisha | Medium | Medium | After investigating noise and reaching the end of its path, it idles for a longer time |
 Twisted Yatta | High | Medium | Slightly above average speed |
Uncommon Twisted
| Trinket | Speed | Detection Range | Abilities and Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 Twisted Brightney | Medium | High | Chance to reroll the current Blackout |
 Twisted Connie | Slow | – | Deals 1 HealthDamage if interrupted when she is possessing a Machine |
 Twisted Finn | Very Slow | Low | Gives slow debuffs for 5 seconds to toons who have completed the machine. |
 Twisted Razzle & Dazzle | – | Low | Does not move Deals 1 Health worth of Damage if the toon moves in a circle around them |
 Twisted Rodger | – | Low | Does not move Becomes active upon picking a fake research capsule Applies a slow and confused debuff upon picking fake research capsule |
 Twisted Teagan | High | Medium | Steals 20% of the total Tapes |
 Twisted Toodles | Very High | Low | She is fast but doesn’t have a special ability or effect |
Rare Twisted
| Trinket | Speed | Detection Range | Abilities and Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 Twisted Blot | – | – | Does not move Spawn Ichor Hands, which deals 1 Health Damage Falls asleep after 10 seconds and moves hands |
 Twisted Flutter | High | High | Doesn’t stop while roaming |
 Twisted Gigi | High | Medium | Use the Ichor Arm to steal an item Cooldown: 10 Seconds |
 Twisted Glisten | Slow | Medium | Has a meter above his head that gets filled when Toon is in detection range. When the meter gets filled, panic mode activates, which boosts his speed and deals 1 Health damage. |
 Twisted Goob | Slow | High | Pulls toons towards him when in line of sight Cooldown: 10 Seconds |
 Twisted Scraps | Slow | High | Shoots her tail when the toon is in line of sight. Sucessfull hit deals 1 Health Damage. |
Main Character Twisteds
| Trinket | Speed | Detection Range | Abilities and Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 Twisted Astro | High | High | Removes 50 % Machine Completion upon skill check, given he isn’t interrupted while moving toward the machine Alerts upon skill check failure Applies Tired Debuffs to toons being chased by him |
 Twisted Pebble | Extremely High | Extremely High | Doesn’t have special ability but posses extremly high speed and detection range. |
 Twisted Shelly | High | Medium | Applies Confused Debuff to every toon on the Floor |
 Twisted Sprout | Slow | Medium | Leaves a tendril under the toon upon spotting them, which deals 1 health of damage if standing too long on the tendril maximum 2 tendril per floor per Twisted Sprout Cooldown: 10 Seconds |
 Twisted Vee | Medium | High | Spawns 3 ads on every toon’s screen and 1 ad when she spots a toon. Applies a Slow debuff to the toon that is being chased by Twisted Vee Detects skill check fail anywhere on the map |
Lethal Twisteds
| Trinket | Speed | Detection Range | Abilities and Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 Twisted Dandy | Slow | Medium | Spawn when you don’t buy from Dandy’s Elevator Shop 3 times in a row Detects failed skill check and Completed Machines Instantly kill any toon |
 Twisted Dyle | Slow | Low | Spawn when you pick up Time’s Up Card Detects failed skill check and Completed Machines His Speed increase based on how long he has been chasing toon. Further increases speed if alert is heard Instantly kill any toon |
Event Common Twisted
| Trinket | Speed | Detection Range | Abilities and Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 Twisted Rudie | Medium | Medium | Gives bright red glow |
 Twisted Eggson | Medium | Medium | Gives a bright red glow |
 Twisted Ribecca | Medium | Medium | None |
Event Uncommon Twisted
| Trinket | Speed | Detection Range | Abilities and Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 Twisted Ginger | Very Slow | High | Has a long attention span |
 Twisted Flyte | Slow | Medium | Don’t stop while roaming Roaming speed is the same as the chasing speed |
 Twisted Soulvester | Slow | Medium | Idles at Machines for 10 Seconds |
Event Rare Twisted
| Trinket | Speed | Detection Range | Abilities and Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 Twisted Coal | Slow | High | Increases her detection range and speed during blackout |
 Twisted Cocoa | Very High | Low | has good speed |
 Twisted Eclipse | High | Very High | Uses Howl to attract the unoccupied twisted toward her target |
Event Main Character Twisted
| Trinket | Speed | Detection Range | Abilities and Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 Twisted Bobette | Extremely High | High | Chase a toon when they pick up an item near her has a longer attack cooldown |
 Twisted Bassie | High | High | generate flower traps that slow down toons |
 Twisted Gourdy | – | Very High | Has a meter that slowly rises over time, and when filled becomes enraged. Becomes enraged when all machines are done, and panic mode is active Detects skill check failure |
How to Avoid Twisteds
These are some tips that you can use to avoid Twisted
- Walk instead of sprinting unless you’re escaping
- Listen carefully, audio cues matter more than visuals
- Use corners and furniture to break sightlines
- Never rush into unexplored rooms
- Learn when to wait instead of pushing objectives
