It's more interesting than just "cancer makes you sad".The Cancer trinket's effect is to double your tears.Why? Because knowing his future makes Isaac cry harder. The Magic 8 Ball gives you a "Tears Up" fire rate increase.Judas starts with 3 pennies, which seems odd it'd seem more appropriate for Cain to have them, right? Except the original Judas sold out Jesus for thirty (3*10) coins.
#The binding of isaac tick update#
The Wrath of the Lamb update in general showed that God has finally stepped into the ring to try and help Isaac escape. It seems he's finally snapped out of his depression.
It also gives you a top hat and a monocle, reminiscent of Dr. Getting the Fetus in a Jar item makes it so your only attack is bombs. However, he'll still push your bombs around. If you get three Cubes of Meat, he will get his own body and follow you around. The familiar you get from obtaining the Cube of Meat can push your bombs around, which can often spell disaster for you.Of course he'd be envious, you have tons of things he doesn't. Envy, while being one of the easiest mini-bosses to manage due to only being able to float around in more predictable patterns, also drops very little worthwhile, often dropping Troll Bombs.No wonder he's prideful, he can't be hurt by his own splash damage, so he uses it liberally. Similarly, Pride ends up using troll bombs a lot while also being resistant, if not immune, to their explosions.