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Fistula is a boss that can appear in the Cellar. The large size Fistula has 60 HP, the medium forms have 15 HP, and the small forms have 8 HP.

Behavior

  • Moves around the room slowly, bouncing off the walls.
  • When enough health is depleted, the one large Fistula breaks into four medium Fistulas.
  • Each of the four medium Fistulas breaks into two small Fistulas.
  • After the smallest Fistulas are defeated, they spawn Chargers unless they are over a pit or other obstacle.
  • All stages of Fistula will do 1 red heart of contact damage.

Champion Versions Needs to be unlocked

  • Dark Grey: 15% larger with 25% more HP (75). Spawns Boom Flies instead of Chargers. Each piece travels much slower and splits into three medium Fistulas as opposed to the original's four, similar to Teratoma.

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Trivia

  • Fistula appeared in the original The Binding of Isaac.
  • A fistula is an abnormal connection between organs, intestines, and other tissues.
  • Fistula’s splittings after taking enough damage is most likely a reference to the game Asteroid, where asteroids would float diagonally and split after taking enough damage. This was confirmed by Edmund McMillen.
  • Fistula used to be a Caves/Catacombs boss in the original "Binding of Isaac", but as of Rebirth, it is a Cellar boss.
  • Teratoma is the posthumous version of Fistula.
  • Unlike the original "Binding Of Isaac", Fistula doesn't bounce off of Rocks.
  • Fistula was inspired by a boss of the same name in another Edmund McMillen game, C-Word.
  • (in Afterbirth † and Repentance) Fistuloid is an enemy variant of this boss combined with what looks to be a Charger or Spitty.
  • (in Afterbirth † and Repentance) The Matriarch is a boss added in Booster Pack #5 that is simultaneously based of a Fistuloid, Chub, and this boss. The Matriarch will also spawn small Fistulas throughout the battle.


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