Mega Mush

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(in Repentance and Repentance+)

Mega Mush is an unlockable activated item added in The Binding of Isaac: Repentance.

Effects

  • Upon use, gigantifies Isaac for 30 seconds, persisting between rooms and floors. While Gigantic, Isaac gains the following effects;
  • This item belongs to the Fun GuyFun Guy set. Collecting three items from this set will transform Isaac into a walking mushroom.

Notes

  • Using Mega Mush again while its effects are still active will add an additional 30 seconds to the current active time.
  • Isaac's physical size, i.e. collision circle or "hitbox" is roughly doubled in radius when Mega Mush is active. This is the only item that can make Isaac tangibly larger than his starting size, as normal size ups can't increase the collision area beyond the default.
  • Mega Mush will not negate the damage taken from the MausoleumMausoleum door and the Golden Battery.pngGolden Battery. It is also possible to die this way.
  • Non-tear based attacks such as BrimstoneBrimstone or Mom's KnifeMom's Knife are overridden by normal tears while Mega Mush is active.
  • Isaac is unable to use the invulnerability effect to donate to Blood Donation Machine.pngBlood Donation Machines and Devil Beggar.pngDevil Beggars, since they will be destroyed on contact. Bomb Bum.pngBomb Bums will also be destroyed by walking over them.
  • Mega Mush can be obtained by using Spindown DiceSpindown Dice on Knife Piece 1Knife Piece 1.
  • If Isaac dies while giant, he will revive in his giant form if he has any revival items.
  • Using Mega Mush as Character Tainted Lazarus icon.pngTainted Lazarus will retain effect and time remaining upon flipping back to the form that used it.

Synergies

  • 4.5 Volt4.5 Volt: The contact damage dealt by Mega Mush will allow it to be recharged and used multiple times in the same room.
  • Car BatteryCar Battery: Mega Mush's active time will be doubled to 60 seconds.
  • Rock BottomRock Bottom: Retains massive damage increase after Mega Mush's timer is up, though can make it nearly impossible to raise it afterwards without another use.
  • Serpent's KissSerpent's Kiss: Enemies killed with contact damage will frequently drop hearts.

Interactions

In-game Footage

Trivia

  • Mega Mush is based off of the Mega Mushroom from New Super Mario Bros., which would turn Mario giant, grant invulnerability, and allow him to defeat almost anything he touches.
  • Originally in Antibirth, Mega Mush didn't gain charges while active, and was unlocked by defeating Boss Mother secondphase ingame.pngMother (then known as The Witness) as every character on Hard Mode.
  • Entering the Big chest in Mega Mush form triggers the credits 0.5 seconds faster than normal (tested by entering the Big Chest going from the same position to the beginning of credits and timed with scripts)
  • The Mega Mush form makes Isaac's face look similar to Flash Isaac.
  • Mega Mush, along with 1up!1up!, Mini MushMini Mush, Magic MushroomMagic Mushroom, and Super BandageSuper Bandage is one of the few items that make a unique sound upon pickup.

Bugs

Bug Bug! Activating Mega Mush before entering the Knife Piece 2 area will keep the effect active inside the chase area but Isaac will have his normal sized, followed with a huge shadow and will continuously stomp the ground, breaking everything in his way, even pushing away Mother's Shadow.
Bug Bug! If Isaac walks over a Pitfall.pngTeleport Pitfall while Mega Mush is active a visual bug will occur where the pitfall is destroyed and can no longer harm Isaac however its sprites still remain in the room. When Isaac reenters the room or exits and continues the run, the teleport pitfall works normally again.
Bug Bug! Using Mega Mush in combination with Suplex!Suplex! makes you grab enemies and move them around until you leave the room. Doing this on any of the Ultra Harbingers or Boss The Beast ingame.pngThe Beast will make the enemy disappear and render you unable to move at all.
Bug Bug! Activating Mega Mush through VoidVoid will cause Isaac to visually revert to normal after leaving the room while still under the item's effects. If Isaac does not have flight, a stomping sound will play and the screen will shake constantly even if he is not moving.
Bug Bug! When Mega Mush times out and Isaac returns to normal size, he may occasionally appear to have no head. Isaac is unable to fire tears in this form and cannot interact with enemies or objects or pick up items. He also cannot interact with trap doors or Crawl Space entrances, causing softlocks. Going into an animation (e. g. by taking damage, using a pill, etc.), or exiting and continuing the run fixes this issue.