Fred

For the boss with a similar name, see Mr. Fred.

Fred is a monster which can be encountered in The Womb or Utero. It resembles a smaller version of Mr. Fred.

Fred fires explosive IpecacReplaces tears with explosive and poisoning projectiles fired in an arc from the mouth. shots at Isaac. Fred can also jump out of the ground and towards Isaac and then dive back in, shooting four large shots in a cross pattern when it does so. It usually does this after firing an Ipecac shot or if Isaac is far away.

Trivia

• In the first game, the shots that Fred fired when he dived back into the ground traveled diagonally instead of in a plus pattern.
• Freds appear to be babies with the medical condition harlequin ichthyosis.