
Repentance · normal character
Apollyon
Compare base stats, review starting health and inventory, learn how to unlock the character, and follow their completion rewards.
Character unlock
How to unlock Apollyon
Defeat Mega Satan for the first time.
Base stat profile
Starting combat stats
Values before collectibles, temporary effects, and most character mechanics. Comparison labels use Isaac's standard 1.00 speed, 2.73 tears, 3.50 damage, 6.50 range, 1.00 shot speed, and 0.00 luck as the baseline.
- Speed
- 1.00 Baseline
- Tears / sec
- 2.73 Baseline
- Damage
- 3.50 Baseline
- Range
- 6.50 Baseline
- Shot speed
- 1.00 Baseline
- Luck
- 0.00 Baseline
Reviewed Repentance 1.7.9b reference values. Combat stats are hardcoded by the game and are not stored in the extracted player XML. Check the Apollyon reference ↗
Which pickups help this character?
Choose Apollyon in the health helper to compare red healing, temporary hearts, coins, and special pickups. For characters with several forms, choose the current form as well.
What do these stats change in a fight?
Read the six HUD stats, understand tears versus shot speed, and compare damage with firing rate. Special weapons and conditional effects need their own rules.
Stats and combat guideHow Apollyon works
Separate passive absorption from stored active effects, then plan Void uses around the charge and items actually in the room.
Void absorption and stored activations: rules and examples →Run setup
Starting health and inventory
Base health, pickups, and collectibles from the Repentance player records. Unlockable starting upgrades and special mechanics can change what appears in a run.
Starting health and pickups
Starting items
Birthright
Regurgitate
Using Void may recreate an item it previously absorbed. The chance rises with the number of absorbed items, and the existing stat bonuses remain.
Pickup line from the game files. Effect summary checked against External Item Descriptions. See the Birthright item page for general mechanics.
Cards and runes
Pocket rewards from completion marks
1 reviewed achievement for this character. Each card names the mark that unlocks it.

Character rewards
Unlockable items and trinkets
11 item reward entries linked to Apollyon. Follow the exact requirement shown on each card. Some tainted rewards require a group of completion marks.
These are collectible and trinket rewards in the verified item unlock list. Co-op companions, Soul Stones, cards, and runes with reviewed mark requirements appear in the sections above.
Character-selection and achievement art are from the extracted Repentance files. Starting health, pickups, and items reflect the base player records with reviewed special-character conversions. Combat stats use reviewed Repentance 1.7.9b references because those values are hardcoded and absent from the player XML. Unlock conditions and the additional rewards use reviewed Repentance achievement records and completion references. Repentance+ may differ.