Envy

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Envy is a mini-boss and one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

Behavior

  • Envy floats around the room diagonally, bouncing off the walls.
  • He splits into 2 medium heads upon death which split into 2 small heads each when destroyed. These small heads split one last time into 2 even smaller heads when destroyed.
  • The heads increase in speed as they split into smaller versions.

Notes

  • (in Afterbirth and Afterbirth †) Occasionally, 2 regular Envies appear in a Mini-Boss Room and the boss message will display "Isaac vs. Super Envy".
  • (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Both Envy and Super Envy are extremely vulnerable to ContagionContagion as their relatively low health generally ensures that the poison effect will persist all the way down to the smallest heads.
  • (except in Repentance and Repentance+) Envy can drop Shoop da Whoop!Shoop da Whoop! even if Isaac has already encountered/possessed it.

Unlockable Achievements

Trivia

  • Envy's expressions are a reference to "rage comic" memes, with the biggest and smallest heads showing a troll face and poker face, respectively.
  • Envy and Super Envy have a lower chance of dropping their item than the other sins.
  • The Seven Deadly Sins that these mini-bosses are based upon are, in Christian teachings, a classification of vices from which all others are derived.
  • Envy is a personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Envy is described as resentment or sorrow at the success or good fortune of others. It is believed to lead to hatred, slander, and gossip aimed at ruining the reputation of others.