While you can quickly complete your first playthrough of Risk of Rain Returns, the game offers as many as 15 characters that will allow you to see the gameplay from a different perspective, and HAN-D is one of them. As a robot janitor, this character has one of the highest stamina levels, and his powerful crowd-control skills and offensive abilities more than compensate for his low mobility. And if you feel low on health, a little Drone will help you. So, if you were looking for a tank character with crowd control and an unusual appearance, we are here to tell you how to unlock HAN-D in Risk of Rain Returns.
Risk of Rain Returns: All Steps To Unlock HAN-D
First of all, it’s worth noting that you won’t be able to get HAN-D too early in the playthrough. This robot janitor is in a small container in the cargo area of the final level. You can easily miss it as the surroundings of this particular room are too ruined to attract your attention. In addition, the map of the final stage may differ depending on the playthrough, and the required container may be in different places. So here’s what you must do to unlock HAN-D in Risk of Rain Returns.
- First, after completing Stage Five, select the Teleport to the Final Level option to move to Risk of Rain UES Contact Light. This place will be your starting point.
- Next, explore the area and go to the very left side of the map. Once you get there, you’ll find yourself in a large cargo compartment divided into four rooms (it looks like a fork on the map).
- You should enter the second room from the top (Cargo 2), as shown in the image above. A distinctive feature is the more destroyed environment than in other rooms.
- Walk around the lower room level and look for a tall pile of containers. Open the small gray container at the bottom to release the robot janitor and unlock HAN-D.
- If you don’t find the container you need, explore the upper room level and find several containers hanging from the ceiling. Find a similar gray container and open it to get the desired character.
How To Play as HAN-D in Risk of Rain Returns
Once you unlock HAN-D, you can choose him as a playable character during your next playthrough. As we said earlier, being a robot, HAN-D is one of the most durable characters. But low mobility can be a problem if you don’t control the crowd properly. Try to use Forced Reassembly and Overclock to gather enemies at one point and use Hurt to deal maximum damage. At the same time, use a Drone to restore health while enemies are stunned.
To summarize, here’s what you should do to unlock HAN-D in Risk of Rain Returns:
- Reach the final UES Contact Light stage.
- Go to the left side of the map and enter the Cargo 2 room.
- Find a gray container under a pile of colored containers.
- Alternatively, find a gray container near the ceiling.
Risk of Rain Returns is now available for PC and Nintendo Switch.