The Headless Horseman

Boss

Degraded Boss

(Head Only)

(Head And Body)

Defeat Mom

The Headless Horseman is a Boss that has a chance of replacing any other Horsemen Isaac could meet.

Behavior[edit | edit source]

The Headless Horseman consists of two entities: The head and the body. The 2 will keep attacking Isaac independently as soon as combat starts.

The head has 100 HP.
The head shoots 3 bullets in a spread at Isaac.
The head charges across the screen 3 times. It will do this attack more often if Isaac is to its left or right.

The body has 60 HP.
- The body's amount of HP scales based on the floor Isaac is on, maxing out at 300 HP. This scaling does not apply for the head.
The body continuously shoots explosive shots at Isaac.
- Shots leave behind a damaging puddle of Red creep.
- This behavior is similar to Pestilence's 2nd stage, except without his fly spawning ability.

In several normal rooms, the Headless Horseman's head appears on its own without its body.
- Two or three of the Headless Horseman's heads can be found in the same normal rooms.

The Headless Horseman appeared in the original The Binding of Isaac.
The Headless Horseman has been a common motif in Europe since the middle ages.
The boss art shows the head with both eyes even though the in-game sprite only has one.
The boss art shows the horse's head as brown even though its in-game sprite is black.
Delirium's Headless Horseman's form's horse appears more similar to Famine's horse than The Headless Horseman's.

PC 0KCW ZG2A (first boss room)

XboxOne XEN1 CHXD (first boss room)

Switch 4Z9P HW9X (first boss room)

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