Combat in Romeo is a Dead Man introduces a fascinating twist with the Bastards system—zombified allies you can summon during fights to shift the momentum in your favor. Unlike typical summons, Bastards can be grown from seeds or combined through fusion, but the real power lies in crafting them yourself. Early on, it’s easy to get frustrated relying on random drops, but once you start fusing Bastards, their enhanced stats and strategic utility become clear.
Romeo is a Dead Man – All Bastards List
| Bastard Name | How to Fuse | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| SuicideAttack | CreepingVenom x Support (Common) | Charges toward enemies and triggers an explosion, knocking enemies back within the blast radius. |
| SentryCannon | N/A | Continuously fires at enemies from its spawn point, providing sustained damage. |
| ThunderChain | PulseMirror x Screamadelica | Launches a strong electric shock that arcs to nearby foes, spreading damage. |
| GreenTornado | N/A | Summons a fast-spinning tornado that damages surrounding enemies over time. |
| MultiLazer | Nosferatu x FrostBolt | Emits penetrating lasers in various directions, dealing high damage across long range. |
| DeadlyBowler | WeakenFlower x PurifyingZone | Rolls a bowling ball at distant enemies, knocking them down and exploding if five or more are hit. |
| Graha Mala | MultiLazer x DeadlyBowler | Charges up to unleash a powerful attack that knocks back foes; vulnerable to interruption from damage taken during activation. |
| HealingSpire | SuicideAttack x Technical (Common) | Creates an area that gradually restores the player’s health while inside. |
| Screamadelica | N/A | Emits a loud scream that stuns and pushes back nearby enemies. |
| ManaBloom | ThunderChain x PulseMirror | Attracts enemies strongly to its location before vanishing after taking enough damage or time. |
| SlowBallad | N/A | Generates an area that slows enemy movements and actions within range. |
| FrostBolt | GreenTornado x StealJobs | Fires multiple ice bolts that freeze enemies on hit, immobilizing them briefly. |
| PurifyingZone | DeadlyBowler x SweeperBeam | Creates a zone immune to status effects and heals existing negative statuses on Romeo. |
| Gozu | FrostBolt x PurifyingZone | Brainwashes enemies to fight amongst themselves, with the effect extendable by attacks from brainwashed foes. |
| CreepingVenom | Screamadelica x Attack (Common) | Fires poison shots dealing both immediate and damage-over-time effects to nearby enemies. |
| PulseMirror | N/A | Deploys a barrier around Romeo that reflects damage back to attackers while active. |
| Nosferatu | ManaBloom x SuicideAttack | Creates an area absorbing blood from enemies and returning it as health to Romeo. |
| StealJobs | N/A | Steals a Bastard seed from an enemy directly in front of it. |
| SweeperBeam | FrostBolt x MultiLazer | Generated between Romeo and the Bastard, firing a potent linear beam at enemies. |
| WeakenFlower | PurifyingZone x DeadlyBowler | Fires shots that create enemy weak points, amplifying damage dealt by subsequent hits. |
| Mictlantecuhtli | SweeperBeam x WeakenFlower | Warp enemies within range into a wormhole to Romeo’s position, damaging and knocking them down upon arrival. |
