Signal → what to do
- The chair is empty, and the goblin is already hiding—an entity is heading for the shop. He doesn't walk over there; he just teleports, so watch the table instead of waiting for him to get up.
- Two yellow eyes glow in the dark shop—that's him, and Rush just passed through the room.
- El Goblino's eyes turn red—the room at door 52 is in Jack's Blood Room state.
- With the Blitz, Oh Modifier, he doesn't hide from Blitz. Don't expect a hint from him; watch for the signals yourself.
- He's gone quiet and won't answer anymore—you've already heard his three lines, and he won't say anything new this run.
How to Talk to Him and Make It Count
He's no threat, so the question isn't "how do I survive?" but "how do I avoid wasting time?" El Goblino is there to chat: you can learn useful things about the game world or just have a laugh. He picks his lines at random, with no set order.
Here's the order I follow in the shop. 1. Shop at Jeff Shop first: in The Mines, a Crucifix on the counter is guaranteed, but in The Hotel, it isn't. 2. Then I walk over to El Goblino and talk to him three times in a row, until he goes quiet. 3. If I'm holding a Starlight Jug, I take it out before talking to him: he has a special line for items like that. 4. I listen to who he's talking about. A lot of his lines hint at entities you'll meet later.
Don't expect him to speak with the Voice Acting Modifier. Since The Mines Update, he only displays text on screen, with no voice acting. Before that, Thinknoodles voiced him in this mode in older versions.
Where El Goblino Sits
The goblin only lives in Jeff Shop, in The Hotel and The Mines, and appears there on every run. In The Hotel, the shop is between doors 53 and 59; in The Mines, it's between doors 153 and 162.
Look for a separate table across from Jeff's counters: El Goblino sits there with Bob. Bob doesn't move or talk, so the goblin is the only one you can chat with. The developers confirmed that Jeff, Bob, and El Goblino will be on every floor. So on a new floor, I look for this table first.
The Crucifix Doesn't Work on Him
Don't waste your time: you can't use the Crucifix on peaceful entities, and El Goblino is on that list along with Jeff and Bob. If you swing the Crucifix at him anyway, he'll ask you to watch where you're waving it. Put the Crucifix back in your inventory: you'll need it at the doors after the shop.
In Other Modes
El Goblino has his own versions in Super Hard Mode, Retro Mode, and Chaos Mode. His personality doesn't change, even in holiday modes: in the 2024 April Fools update, he chatted the usual way. Modifiers do change how he acts, though. With Voice Acting, he stays quiet and only shows text; with Blitz, Oh, he doesn't hide from Blitz.
Common Mistakes with El Goblino
- Waiting for a fourth line. He goes quiet after three and stays that way for the rest of the run, so clicking on him again is pointless.
- Skipping the conversation to save time. His lines often hint at entities in The Hotel, and one gives a direct warning: if the water turns black, run.
- Taking everything he says as fact. Many of his stories about Bob and other entities are his version of events, not confirmed lore unconfirmed.
- Looking for the El Goblino Plush in the Lobby shop. You unlock the skin with a code from a YOUTOOZ plush box.
- Not noticing that he's disappeared from his chair. That means an entity is heading for the shop.
Who Is He?
El Goblino looks like a short, red goblin with a gold earring, ripped brown shorts, spiked bracelets, big yellow eyes, and a little tail. His full name translates to "Little Goblin Carmine IV". One theory is that his real name is Carmine IV and that he comes from some kind of royal family unconfirmed.
The Journal says he gives advice on how to stay alive, loves Gold, and even demanded payment for help with an entry. RediblesQW confirmed he's one of the smartest entities. He's close friends with Jeff, and the goblin praises his sandwiches.
The biggest mystery is "mi amor." The entity he calls that doesn't appear in DOORS and isn't a match for any known entity. Rumor has it she's a woman; he says he hopes to see her again someday unconfirmed.
How to Get the El Goblino Plush
In the game, the toy is called the El Goblino Plush skin for the Buddy item. You unlock it with a one-time code that comes with a real El Goblino plush from YOUTOOZ.
The skin was added to the game on February 17, 2026, along with Sally and Stevie. The plush has a pull string: tug it, and it'll say the same lines that played with the Voice Acting Modifier, but with a plush-toy sound. Thinknoodles, who voiced El Goblino, was the first to get the skin.
Along with YOUTOOZ, El Goblino has an official Makeship plush, like Screech, Seek, and Figure. I wouldn't trust videos that promise the toy for a subscription or a "secret code": the skin comes with a code from the plush box.
What He Says About Other Entities
The Hotel's biggest gossip sits right in the shop. It's useful to listen to him, but remember: these are his stories, not an official report.
- About Seek. If the water turns black, you need to run. This refers to how Seek turns water into black slime in The Mines.
- About Figure. According to him, Figure ended up in The Mines because of the player, and the goblin, Bob, and Jeff hid from him there. Figure didn't follow players into The Mines before.
- About Sally. "Little niña in the window" means Sally. He complains that she sometimes tries to swipe something from Jeff Shop.
- About Halt. El Goblino thinks Halt might guard the food in The Hotel's dining room, but that's just a rumor unconfirmed.
- About Jeff. According to the goblin, Jeff used to deal with anyone who took merchandise without paying unconfirmed. There's no proof, but I still wouldn't forget to pay.
- About Gloombats. He tries to catch them for dinner, but his short height gets in the way.
He has a separate set of stories about Bob. According to the goblin, Bob fought Eyes, got into a fight with Rush, and wants to be friends with Timothy unconfirmed. There's even a hint that Rush killed Bob after Bob stepped on Snare unconfirmed. The goblin also admits that Bob might be his friend simply because the skeleton can't do anything unconfirmed. There's no way to check any of this: Bob doesn't talk.
Where El Goblino Came From
He was added to the game on January 28, 2023. Like Figure, the goblin moved to DOORS from a canceled RediblesQW project. His design, lines, and name are a parody of streamer xQc. Even before that, his nose was briefly shown at the edge of the frame in a video about a Screech plush.
Since then, he has gotten new lines a few times: on August 30, 2024, mostly about The Mines, and on December 20, 2024, mostly about Sally. Since August 10, 2025, his mouth opens when he talks. Before The Mines Update, he hid behind a crate when Rush, Ambush, and most entities from The Rooms passed through the shop in older versions.
Some of his lines refer to the Tower Heroes event. In its story, he's rescued from two Screeches, and in the finale he uses a Crucifix on Figure. The Crucifix turns red because it doesn't work. Since then, he's called Figure "macho-meat düd" and says he once dreamed about fighting him.
Fun Facts
- The name El Goblino translates from Spanish as "goblin". When someone calls him duende, he gets offended and corrects them: he's a goblino.
- He speaks a mix of Spanish and English and keeps saying "man," "düd," and "oye".
- He's one of eight DOORS characters with dialogue.
- He says he makes most of the background sounds in The Hotel. There's a theory that he also makes Screech's fake "Psst" unconfirmed.
- In The Mines, he says he can see in the dark.
- He likes Jeff Shop in The Mines more than the one in The Hotel. He also rolled up the carpet in the hotel shop and asks you not to trip.
- He likes lying in the grass in The Courtyard.
- The line "Doors, doors, doors all around me" refers to a BSlick video about DOORS.
- RediblesQW called him his favorite entity. He guesses that, in human years, the goblin is in his late twenties or early thirties, but that's just a guess unconfirmed.
Where it appears
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See also
What’s Still Unconfirmed (12)
This information comes from announcements and rumors, or is outdated. The label will disappear once it’s confirmed.
- 1When the Voice Acting Modifier was used, Thinknoodles originally voiced El Goblino.
outdated; this was in older versions · source - 2El Goblino thinks Bob might be his friend because he’s a skeleton who can’t do anything.
rumor, unconfirmed · source - 3El Goblino claims that Jeff killed anyone who took his goods without paying.
rumor, unconfirmed · source - 4El Goblino's real name might be Carmine IV.
rumor, unconfirmed · source - 5El Goblino's name may point to his place in the royal hierarchy.
rumor, unconfirmed · source - 6It's thought that “mi amor” is a woman because El Goblino says he'll see her again someday.
rumor, unconfirmed · source - 7According to El Goblino, Halt guards the food in The Dining Hall.
rumor, unconfirmed · source - 8According to El Goblino, Bob had a big argument with Rush.
rumor, unconfirmed · source - 9El Goblino’s lines hint that Rush killed Bob after he stepped on Snare.
rumor, unconfirmed · source - 10Before The Mines Update, El Goblino hid behind a crate when Rush, Ambush, or most entities from The Rooms appeared in Jeff's Shop.
outdated; this was in older versions · source - 11El Goblino may be making Screech's fake warning sound; he claimed to make most of the sounds in The Hotel.
rumor, unconfirmed · source - 12Redibles thinks El Goblino is around his late twenties or early thirties in human years.
rumor, unconfirmed · source
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