Slipped Rib

Treasure Room Treasure Room   (page 5, column 17, line 3)   Defeat Isaac as The ForgottenSlipped Rib

Slipped Rib is an unlockable passive item added in Booster Pack #5.

Effects

• Spawns a bone familiar that circles around Isaac and reflects enemy shots.
  • The reflected projectiles deal 5 damage if they would've hurt Isaac for half a heart, and 10 for a full heart. Enemy damage modification from item effects or by stage has no effect on this.
  • The familiar does not deal contact damage.

Synergies

• BFFS!Increases the size and damage of familiars.: Familiar is bigger and protects more of Isaac.

Trivia

• This item is a reference to slipping rib syndrome.
• This item may be a reference to the Adam and Eve story in Genesis, where God takes a rib from Adam's body in order to create Eve.
• This item may be a reference to the NES game Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest, where Dracula's rib is an item used as a shield that protects from projectiles.
• This item is Edmund's favorite Booster Pack item according to _Kilburn.