The Forsaken

Boss

Degraded Boss

Defeat ??? as 3 different characters

The Forsaken is a new boss added in Afterbirth that can appear in all environments of Chapter 2. It is the posthumous version of The Haunt.

Behavior[edit | edit source]

The Forsaken will spawn 1-2 Bonies.
- While at least one Bony is still alive, the Forsaken will disappear.
- Every tear shot towards the Forsaken during this phase will go through it, having the same effect as if the tear had a piercing effect.
When the last Bony dies:
- The Forsaken will reappear, becoming vulnerable to attacks and firing three rotating Brimstone lasers. After doing this, it will spawn 1-2 Bonies again.

Black: Spawns 1-2 Black Bonies instead of regular Bonies. The Spinning Brimstone attack is replaced with The Forsaken spawning 4 Dank Death's Heads and resuming invincibility for 1 second.

The Forsaken in-game.
The Black Champion Forsaken.
The Forsaken as one of Delirium's forms.
The design of what is presumably an early model of the Forsaken, along with those of other Afterbirth/Afterbirth† bosses, by Edmund McMillen.

When The Forsaken disappears, it hides its eyesockets with its arm-like bones. This is a reference to Boos from the Mario franchise.
The Forsaken appears to be The Haunt without its ghostly exterior.
During the versus screen, the Forsaken's Bony-spawning sound can be heard. The Forsaken is one of six bosses that can be heard during the versus screen, the other five being The Stain, Big Horn, Mom, Mom's Heart and It Lives.
The Forsaken can be found in The Void, even before being unlocked.

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