Repentance · passive · #688

Inner Child

One death revives Isaac as a smaller, faster version.

Typepassive
Quality2
Listed pools3
UnlockAchievement #434

In-game pickup line

“Let him free”

Mechanics

What Inner Child does

  • A fatal hit brings Isaac back in the same room with half a heart.
  • The revived form is much smaller and gains movement speed.

Achievement #434

How to unlock it

Defeat Ultra Greed as Jacob and Esau.

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

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In a run

Practical note

After revival, use the smaller hitbox to escape and seek health quickly.

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.