- "Smuggler captain Piper Faraday and her trusty pilot, Wonky, hide out in the Outskirts, far away from any royal jail. Brings out the best in her crew."
- — Piper's character description (SWH)
Captain Piper Faraday is the lead protagonist of SteamWorld Heist. She is the Captain of her space pirate crew, and is able to use both Handgun and Sharpshooter weapons.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Before the events of SteamWorld Heist, Captain Piper Faraday worked as a pilot in the Royal Space Force despite being uninterested in a military career, or politics. One day, she is ordered to transport her ship's payload to a workcamp. Upon realizing that they're merely innocent Steambots, she is faced with the choice of going through with her orders or to bring them to a safe place, instead. She and her pilot, Wonky, chose the latter and became smugglers & pirates instead.
SteamWorld Heist[]
TBA
Personality[]
She's very friendly and popular among locals in the docks, and serves as an inspiration to her crew. She tends to bring out the best in people, even if her career choice as a smuggler and pirate was less than celebrated.
Abilities[]
| Levels | Icon | Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 0 | Handgun | Default | Ability to wield Handgun class weapons. | |
| Sharpshooter | Default | Ability to wield Sharpshooter class weapons. | ||
| Power Shot | Action | Fire a regular shot that deals +1 bonus DMG (3 tCD). | ||
| Level 1 | Health | Upgrade | Increase Health by +1. | |
| Level 2 | Inspire | Passive | Nearby allies and herself deal +1 bonus DMG. | |
| Level 3 | Power Shot: Cooldown | Upgrade | Power Shot CD reduced by -1 turn. | |
| Level 4 | Area Repair | Action | Repair all inspired allies (Once per mission). | |
| Level 5 | Health | Upgrade | Increase Health by +1. | |
| Level 6 | Inspire: Area | Upgrade | Inspire now receive allies two tiles away. | |
| Level 7 | Power Shot: Damage | Upgrade | Power Shot now deals +2 bonus DMG. | |
| Level 8 | Movement Speed | Upgrade | Increase Movement Speed by +1. | |
| Level 9 | Inspire: Damage | Upgrade | Inspire now gives +2 bonus DMG. | |
| Level 10 | Power Shot: Damage | Upgrade | Power Shot now deals +3 bonus DMG. |
Relationships[]
Character Development[]
Character Conception[]
Her character was modelled after Katherine Hepburn, giving her a headstrong, independent, fair, and tough-as-nails personality.
Final Design[]
She appears to be a copper Steambot with an admiral-like army cap. She has a burner in her red-plated chest, a handgun, and green-plated shorts. Piper appears to be wearing red heels and wears a gun holster on her hip. Her hands appear asymmetrical, with the fingers on her left hand being red while her right hand has grey fingers instead. She has two scars on her face, one reaching from her left eye down her face, and the other being located above her right eye.
Name Origin[]
TBA
Dialogue[]
→ Main article: Piper Faraday/Dialogue
Gallery[]
→ Main article: Piper Faraday/Gallery
Trivia[]
- Piper is the only character with a starting ability at level 0.
- With her Inspire ability, Piper is the only character that is affected by other characters.
- Piper is the character with the most stats improvements in odd levels & the most feature improvements in even levels.
- In the Steamworld series, sprites are typically flipped to avoid having to draw new ones. This can make certain details - such as Piper's scars, or Quincy's missing arm - appear on the wrong sides.