Each character has their own special ability, and while some are very useful others are not. You can complete every section of the game with any set of characters, but certain ones let you bypass whole sections. The following is a quick overview of the characters and their abilities.
| The Knight | Invincibility |
| Although most obviously used to avoid damage from enemies, such as the dragon, it also prevents fall damage to allow you to quickly descend through areas. | |
| The Hillbilly | Hold Breath |
| Holding his breath, the Hillbilly can swim through long water sections, but these are mostly only encountered in his section. | |
| The Time Traveler | Phase Shift |
| Phasing allows you to pass through most door in the game. This can let you bypass whole section of the game, such as phasing through the Dragon's Gate without having to retrieve the key. | |
| The Scientist | Hacking |
| Hacking let's you bypass puzzles and doors that have a Device Control Panel nearby. | |
| The Adventurer | Grapple |
| Grappling usually only benefits the adventurer and only gets you past small sections, such as across spikes. | |
| The Twins | Ghost |
| The Ghost ability lets you bypass many section that require two people, particularly levers. | |
| The Monk | Telekinesis |
| Probably one of the most useful skills, it can teleport items through walls straight into the Monks hands. The most notable uses are obtaining the bucket at the beginning of the game and skipping the whole Zoo level by sucking the Hot Dog out of the machine. | |
