Ms. Chalice

Lore & Background

Ms. Chalice is introduced as a spirit known as the Legendary Chalice, freed from one of the main game's mausoleums. After her release, Cuphead and Mugman receive a summons from her to visit the distant DLC Island. Once they arrive, Chalice demonstrates an "Astral Cookie" which allows her to trade places with the brother who eats it, turning him into a spirit and temporarily bringing her back to life in a youthful form. The cookie's inventor, Chef Saltbaker, unveils his recipe for a special dessert called the Wondertart, which can give Chalice a permanent body. Saltbaker notes that several antagonistic inhabitants on the island possess the required ingredients, and the brothers set out to collect them with Chalice's help.

In Their Own Story

Once the trio returns to the bakery with the ingredients, they find Saltbaker in its cellar. He reveals that the Wondertart requires a living soul baked into it to work and that he has kidnapped a member of the trio in their spiritual form, who may be any character not in play upon reaching the bakery, with the intention of using the Wondertart himself to conquer the astral plane. The remaining two engage Saltbaker in battle and defeat him, leading to the bakery's destruction and preventing the Wondertart's creation. Unwilling to let anyone else give up their soul for her benefit, Ms. Chalice decides to remain in her spiritual form until she can find a non-sacrificial way to revive herself while offering to continue helping Cuphead and Mugman when needed via the Astral Cookie. In an epilogue, Saltbaker changes his ways, rebuilds his bakery, and prepares pastries for everyone, including Cuphead, Mugman, and Chalice, the latter of whom is implied to have found a way to return to life permanently as an apology.

Reader's Guide

To play as Ms. Chalice, you must first free the Legendary Chalice spirit from one of the main game's mausoleums. Then, in the DLC campaign, you must equip the Astral Cookie Charm, which allows her to trade places with the brother who eats it. Ms. Chalice has her own unique set of moves: a double jump, an invincible roll maneuver, and a parry dash. These abilities replace the standard moves of Cuphead or Mugman when she is active. Her unique moveset changes the strategy for boss fights and levels, offering different approaches to dodging and attacking compared to the base characters.

Did You Know?

• Ms. Chalice is a spirit known as the Legendary Chalice, freed from one of the main game's mausoleums.
• She can only be played by equipping the Astral Cookie Charm, which trades places with the brother who eats it.
• Her unique moves include a double jump, an invincible roll maneuver, and a parry dash.
• The Wondertart, which could give her a permanent body, required a living soul baked into it to work.
• In the epilogue, it is implied that Ms. Chalice found a way to return to life permanently.