Repentance · familiar · #565

Blood Puppy

A hunting familiar grows stronger and eventually turns hostile.

Typefamiliar
Quality1
Listed pools6
UnlockAchievement #462

In-game pickup line

“What a cute little thing!”

Mechanics

What Blood Puppy does

  • Blood Puppy seeks out and damages enemies; after 15 kills it becomes angry and can hurt Isaac too.
  • At 40 kills it grows stronger again, while its later kills can produce Red Hearts. Damaging it enough calms it down.

Achievement #462

How to unlock it

Defeat Mother as Lilith.

Unlocking an item and finding it during a run are separate steps.

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In a run

Practical note

Track its kill count and give the angry puppy room to pass without touching Isaac.

Reference

Game data and sources

The item ID, quality and pool listings, icon, game-file tags, and short pickup line come from the extracted Repentance files. This effect explanation is an editorial summary checked against the references below. Repentance+ can differ.