Death (Boss)

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	Ball of BandagesOrbiting familiar that deals damage to enemies. If collected while already having one, makes the familiar evolve. Only drops from Horsemen. Similar to Cube of Meat.; Cube of MeatOrbiting familiar that blocks enemy shots and deals damage to enemies. If collected while already having one, makes the familiar evolve. Only drops from Horsemen. Similar to Ball of Bandages.
	Defeat Mom for the 1st timeThe Harbingers

“	When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come.” I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.	„
	~ Revelation 6:7-8

Death is one of the four Harbingers, and the horseman of Chapter 4.

Behavior[edit | edit source]

Phase 1

Spawns four scythes that stay stationary for a few seconds, then home in on the player.
Spawns two scythes that constantly home in on the player until they are destroyed.
Uses The HourglassUpon activation, enemies and their projectiles are slowed down for a short duration. to slow the player down.

Phase 2

After enough damage is dealt, Death will dismount from his horse.
Death's horse will continue to fly horizontally throughout the room dealing contact damage, even after Death has been defeated.
Death will occasionally spawn two Knights and can have a maximum of two.

Black: In his first phase, he summons Kamikaze Leeches instead of using the Hourglass and does not use the two-Scythe attack. He spawns Red Maws rather than Knights when he dismounts his horse.

Death is one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Death's scythe attack is a homage to Castlevania's recurring boss, Death. Both summon four scythes that stay put for a few seconds, then home in on the player.
Death is currently the only enemy in game that is able to use a status effect against Isaac.
When Death uses The HourglassUpon activation, enemies and their projectiles are slowed down for a short duration., The Ludovico TechniqueInstead of firing tears, Isaac controls one floating tear that hover over obstacles. This tear deals constant damage when held in place over an enemy.'s tear is slow to respond and has a higher maximum speed, becoming difficult to control.
In the original game, Death's face resembled the 'planet face' of Chapter 6: The End in Super Meat Boy, another game by Edmund McMillen.

Bosses
Chapter 1	Blighted Ovum • Dingle • The Duke of Flies • Famine • Fistula • Gemini • Gurglings • The Haunt • Larry Jr. • Monstro • Pin • Steven • Widow Dangle • Little Horn • Rag Man • Turdlings
Chapter 2	Carrion Queen • C.H.A.D. • Chub • Dark One • Gurdy • Gurdy Jr. • The Hollow • The Husk • Mega Fatty • Mega Maw • Peep • Pestilence • Polycephalus • The Wretched The Forsaken • The Frail • The Stain Big Horn • Rag Mega
Chapter 3	The Adversary • The Bloat • The Cage • The Gate • Gish • Loki • Mask Of Infamy • Monstro II • War • Mom Brownie Sisters Vis
Chapter 4	Blastocyst • The Bloat • Conquest • Daddy Long Legs • Death • Lokii • Mama Gurdy • Mr. Fred • Scolex • Teratoma • Triachnid • Mom's Heart • It Lives Sisters Vis • The Matriarch
Blue Womb	Hush
Chapter 5	Satan • Isaac
Chapter 6	??? • The Lamb • Mega Satan
Greed Mode	Ultra Greed Ultra Greedier
The Void	Delirium
Chapters 1-4	The Fallen • The Headless Horseman