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Tainted Isaac

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Intro

Tainted Isaac is a character added in The Binding of Isaac: Repentance. He is the alternate version of Isaac. Tainted Isaac is unlocked by reaching Home and using the Red Key, Cracked Key, or Soul of Cain to access a special room in one of the walls while playing as Isaac.

  • The Stars - Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Isaac.
  • Soul of Isaac - Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted Isaac.
  • Mega Chest - Defeat Mega Satan as Tainted Isaac.
  • Spindown Dice - Defeat Delirium as Tainted Isaac.
  • Dice Bag - Defeat Mother as Tainted Isaac.
  • Glitched Crown - Defeat The Beast as Tainted Isaac.

Mechanics

  • Item pedestals cycle between 2 options
  • You can only carry 8 passive items
  • Change which item will be dropped for a 9th item with [ButtonRT]

Birthright

  • Adds 4 passive item slots
  • Does not consume a slot itself

Trivia

  • The achievement for unlocking Tainted Isaac is "The Broken". This is the name used in The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls.
  • Tainted Isaac's unlock for Ultra Greedier is the XVII - The Stars?. Typically, this card symbolizes a lack of faith and despair. This is probably a reference to the fact that Isaac is shown to view himself as evil, and believing his only escape out is to end his own life.

Bugs

Bug! Sometimes items generated by TMTRAINER can bypass or reduce Tainted Isaac's item limit. Attempting to pick up a non-glitched item with a glitched item selected for replacement will add the normal item to Isaac's permanent inventory. Bug! Using Esau Jr. as Tainted Isaac can cause some items to bypass the item limit. One of the ways to do this is by having full inventory and a "quest" item (such as The Negative), and switch to and from Esau Jr repeatedly. After each switch, Tainted Isaac should replace at least one of his passive items. After a few switches, some item slots will appear to be empty or will depict the "quest" item(s). At that point, certain slots are bugged, and Tainted Isaac can take items, ignoring the limit if such a slot is selected. (more information is needed) Isaac Unlocks Tainted Isaac Unlocks Characters Rebirth Afterbirth Afterbirth † Repentance Tainted The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

  • Achievements
  • Challenges
  • Completion Marks
  • Items
  • Trinkets
  • Characters
  • Chapters
  • Rooms
  • Transformations
  • Attributes
  • Bosses
  • Monsters
  • Pickups
  • Modes
  • Curses
  • Objects
  • Seeds
  • Effects
  • Endings
  • Collection
  • Item Pools
  • Version History
  • Modding
  • Music

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