The Nameless Beetle

The Nameless Beetle is the main protagonist of Thumper. Through 9 levels, The Nameless Beetle travels through a fantastical realm, battling the evil and surviving the deadly tracks of the worlds.

The Beetle’s only known method of travel is on the track(s) floating in the world. Many obstacles are on the track the Beetle travels on make riding the track dangerous and difficult. The Beetle has five main abilities to help it navigate the track(s). The ability to hop (on beats), the ability to grind or drift against walls, a charging/ramming ability to break barriers, the ability to briefly fly immediately after hopping on a beat to fly over hazards/obstacles and to break blue rings, and a slamming ability that can be used when flying to drop on beats getting extra points and lighting up beats ahead to heal and get even more extra points. The only ways the Beetle can actually take damage are from failing to grind against a wall, failing to ram barriers properly, red hazards on the floor of the track, and lasers activated after missing a beat when a circle is closed around the track. The Beetle can only get hit once without being obliterated and shattering. However if The Beetle jumps or slams on a blue glowing beat then The Beetle’s armor will be restored allowing them to get hit again. These glowing beats will only appear after damaging a boss enough, slamming a normal beat with at least a x 2 combo sending a shockwave that makes normal beats glow. Or at the end of a stage.

Eventually, The Beetle surviving an incredibly accelerated pace and the slow-down of World Infinite. What happens after that is unknown.