Poppy

Poppy is the other free starter, and her sheet is the same quiet 3 across all five stats, for 15 stars with no peak to lean on. You choose her or Boxten when the game begins, and the one you skip costs 100 Ichor later, so nobody is locked out. Her single ability, Panic Pop, is a passive that gives a 50% speed boost for 3 seconds when she is attacked, a short window to break line of sight after a hit, and it works with any trinket because her stats ask for none in particular. The practical use is as a learning Toon: no cooldown to watch, no Tape cost, no extra buttons. Poppy also has a role later, because Looey asks for every Mastery Quest on her, so even experienced players eventually come back to her. Twisted Poppy is Common, so its research fills quickly, and its trinket, Pink Bow, adds 7.5% Run Speed, which works with her Panic Pop speed boost without changing how you play her.