Soul Stone · Achievement #632
Soul of the Forgotten
Complete Boss Rush and defeat Hush as Tainted Forgotten.
Soul Stone effect guideRepentance · tainted character
Tainted Forgotten
Compare base stats, review starting health and inventory, learn how to unlock the character, and follow their completion rewards.
Character unlock
How to unlock Tainted Forgotten
Reach Home as The Forgotten, then open the hidden door with Red Key, Cracked Key, or Soul of Cain.
Read unlock guideBase 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
- 1.36 Below baseline×0.5 tears multiplier
- Damage
- 5.25 Above baseline×1.5 damage multiplier
- Range
- 6.50 Baseline
- Shot speed
- 1.00 Baseline
- Luck
- 0.00 Baseline
Character note: Tainted Soul controls movement while the body owns the combat profile. Speed upgrades affect the Soul, and only the thrown body can attack.
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 Tainted Forgotten reference ↗
Which pickups help this character?
Choose Tainted Forgotten 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 Tainted Forgotten works
Throw the invulnerable body, protect the moving Soul and check where bombs appear before spending one.
Thrown body and Soul safety: 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
Shared health
3Soul hearts
Tainted Soul moves and takes damage while the thrown body attacks and cannot be damaged.
Starting items
No starting collectible or pocket active is listed in the base player record.
Birthright
Recall
Gains Recall in the card or pill slot, letting the Soul call the thrown body back from a distance.
Pickup line from the game files. Effect summary checked against External Item Descriptions. See the Birthright item page for general mechanics.
More to earn
Other character rewards
Co-op companions and Soul Stones tied to this character's completion marks.
Cards and runes
Pocket rewards from completion marks
1 reviewed achievement for this character. Each card names the mark that unlocks it.
Reversed card · Achievement #537
XIII - Death?
Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Forgotten.
Character rewards
Unlockable items and trinkets
4 item reward entries linked to Tainted Forgotten. Follow the exact requirement shown on each card. Some tainted rewards require a group of completion marks.
Collectible · Achievement #505Isaac's TombDefeat The Beast as Tainted Forgotten.
Trinket · Achievement #576Polished BoneEarn the Isaac, ??? (Chest), Satan, and The Lamb completion marks as Tainted Forgotten.
Trinket · Achievement #577Hollow HeartDefeat Mother as Tainted Forgotten.
Collectible · Achievement #598Decap AttackDefeat Delirium as Tainted Forgotten.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.