Missing Poster

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Missing Poster is an unlockable trinket.

Effects

  • (in Rebirth) If Isaac dies to a Sacrifice RoomSacrifice Room's spikes, a puzzle piece will appear on his last will.
  • (except in Rebirth) Dying in a Sacrifice RoomSacrifice Room while holding the trinket consumes it, revives Isaac as Character The Lost icon.pngThe Lost and unlocks the character.
    • If The Lost is already unlocked, the trinket works outside Sacrifice Rooms as well, reviving Isaac as The Lost.

Notes

  • (except in Repentance and Repentance+) None of the effects will occur during any Challenges.
    • (in Repentance+) This trinket can no longer spawn in challenges.
  • (in Afterbirth and Afterbirth †) Resurrection items activate in a set order. Missing Poster has the lowest priority of all / (in Repentance and Repentance+) the second-lowest priority of all, with only (in Repentance and Repentance+) Character Tainted Lost icon.pngTainted Lost's BirthrightBirthright effect being lower.
    • If another resurrection item activates before Missing Poster while in the sacrifice room, then the player will not become The Lost, but The Lost will still be unlocked. Missing Poster will also not get used up by this.
  • (in Afterbirth and Afterbirth †) The Lost's intrinsic Holy MantleHoly Mantle is not gained when revived into this way.
    • (in Repentance and Repentance+) If unlocked, The Lost will have his intrinsic Holy MantleHoly Mantle when revived into this way.
  • (except in Rebirth) Dying to Sacrifice RoomSacrifice Room spikes specifically is not required to unlock The Lost, and any death within the room counts.
    • If Isaac teleports out of the room before dying, i.e. is teleported by the spikes to Dark RoomDark Room, The Lost will not be unlocked.
    • (in Repentance) Doesn't unlock Character The Lost icon.pngThe Lost in challenges.

Synergies

  • (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Gulp! / (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) MarblesMarbles / (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) SmelterSmelter: Missing Poster functions correctly after being consumed, but still disappears after activating.

Interactions

  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) BirthrightBirthright: Character The Lost icon.pngThe Lost's Birthright effect will apply after respawning as him, even if Birthright was obtained prior to dying.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Character Jacob and Esau icon.pngJacob and Esau: As long as one holds the poster, Isaac will be revived, regardless of which one dies. The Lost will get both character's items.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Character Tainted Lost icon.pngTainted Lost: Revives as Tainted Lost instead of The Lost.

Puzzle Pieces (in Rebirth)

  • The puzzle piece will belong to one of four jigsaw puzzles, differentiated by a grey symbol in the corner of each piece.
    • The symbol can either be a pixel, a 2x2px square, a 3x3 px square, or four pixels arranged like a plus-sign.
  • Each jigsaw puzzle displays an altered last will for the characters Character Isaac icon.pngIsaac, Character Magdalene icon.pngMagdalene, Character Judas icon.pngJudas, or Character Azazel icon.pngAzazel respectively.
  • There are many puzzle pieces and more details to be found; see here.

In-game Footage

Note that this footage only applies to the Rebirth version of this trinket and does not show the changes made to it in Afterbirth.

Unlockable Achievements

Trivia

  • The first scenes in Ending 15 and Ending 17 show The Missing Poster pinned to a utility pole, with a silhouette of Isaac's mother who seems to be searching for Isaac in the background.
  • There are many puzzle pieces in total. Assembling all of the jigsaw puzzles and figuring out what they meant was initially designed to be a collaborative effort of the community. As such, Edmund and Tyrone had openly expressed disappointment towards the datamining.[1]
  • The unlock pop-up of Missing Poster calls it "Lost Poster". It is unknown if this is a mistake or a hint.
  • A chest always containing the Missing Poster will appear as a room clear reward from the Dogma room, although it is impossible to access it without the use of console commands.

Gallery

References

  1. "[Vinesauce] Vinny - Interview with Edmund McMillen" by Vinesauce: The Full Sauce; November 11, 2014.