

Although Cricket's Body and Cricket's Head are presumed to be from the same animal, Cricket's Body has darker fur color and spots than Cricket's Head.

According to Edmund's first post-Repentance Lore Stream, the reason for re-homing Cricket was that Cricket became increasingly moody after the death of one of Edmund's other cats named Guppy, which involved getting into fights with Tammy.Cricket's Head is named after one of Ed's former cats who is now rehomed, Cricket.According to Edmund's first post-Repentance Lore Stream, the reason for the name change is due to the fact that it 'bugged him' to name an item after an animal that did not exist in a game that was written around his life.The filename for the item icon in the game files still refers to it as "Max's Head".Max was a non existing animal named after the rabbit of Edmund McMillen's sister. In the original Binding of Isaac, this item was known as "Max's Head".Though, as Rock Paper Shotgun notes, not all the items are so nice – and your Iwata might end up looking a little… gross.The Parasite - Pick up any 2 of the following items in a single run: Bob's Rotten Head, Dead Cat, Cricket's Head, and Tammy's Head ( Any 2 items that have the 'dead' item tag). Special rooms will spawn Nintendo-themed items pulling from the likes of Mario and Zelda – the latter of which, of course, is a major inspiration for Binding of Isaac. Iwata’s sprite replaces Isaac, and you start equipped with the Gamekid and Cartridge.

December 6 is Satoru Iwata’s birthday, and there’s one such unique challenge there. Some coincide with actual holidays from Valentine’s to Christmas, and some pick up on obscure occasions like National Be Late for Something Day. There are daily challenges in BoI, and there are 52 special ‘curated’ challenges that show up on certain days of the calendar. That event has been going on ever since the Afterbirth expansion launch in 2015 – shortly after Iwata’s death – and every December 6 gives us a new chance to highlight it.

If Isaac's total health is equal to or greater than his. Unlike orbiting tears fired by Tiny Planet, the tears from Immaculate Heart follow the character without delay and stay at a constant distance. The tears are spectral and have the same stats and tear effects as regular tears. The sword can be swung as rapidly as the fire button can be tapped. In addition to regular tears, Isaac fires tears that orbit around him. The swing does 3x Isaac's damage +3.5 and deals knockback to both enemies and Isaac if it hits. Replaces Isaac's tears with a sword he can swing in front of him. The Binding of Isaac has a touching annual tradition that lets you play as late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. Spirit Sword is a passive item added in The Binding of Isaac: Repentance.
