Mega Satan

### Dropped Items

Final Boss Chest + Gateway to the Void (50% Chance, otherwise cuts directly to Ending 16)

**Mega Satan** is a boss that appears in Chapter 6 (Chest, Dark Room), and is the final boss of Ending 16.

## Unlock

Mega Satan is located behind the Golden Gate at the starting room of the Chest and the Dark Room. To unlock Mega Satan, the following criteria must be fulfilled:

* ??? or The Lamb must have been defeated in an earlier run for the Golden Gate to spawn. Once that is done, the achievement "The Angels Await" will appear.

* Reaching the Dark Room to fight The Lamb or Mega Satan without having unlocked  can be achieved by either:
	+ Taking the trapdoor in a Black Market from Sheol if one shows up.
	+ Taking a trapdoor that has a small chance to spawn from pressing a Reward Plate in a Secret Room in Sheol if it shows up.
	+ Using a Sacrifice Room 12 or more times.

* Once unlocked, the Golden Gate can be opened using one of the following methods:
	+ Defeating Uriel and Gabriel to obtain  and , respectively. Collecting both pieces turns them into the Golden Key, which automatically opens the Golden Gate upon entering Chapter 6.
		- The Angels can be summoned by bombing an Angel Statue.
		- Sacrifice Rooms summons Uriel and Gabriel after stepping on the spikes for the 9th and 11th time, respectively.
	+ Using  in the starting room.
	+ Using a  in the starting room.
	+ Instructing  to unlock the door.
	+ Using  on the door.
	+ Using a  in the starting room.
	+ Activating  in the starting room.
	+ Wisps generated by  +  opening the door on their own.
	+ Wisps generated by Book of Virtues +  when destroyed in the starting room.

## Behavior

Passing through the Golden Gate and stepping onto the pentagram initiates the Mega Satan fight.

### Phase 1

Mega Satan is accompanied by two hands, which serve as a barrier to protect him and an avenue for him to attack. His hands spread apart if Isaac gets close to him, and move together if Isaac moves away from him. Each hand has 600 HP, and destroying a hand deals 100 damage to Mega Satan. Each hand respawns 30 seconds after it’s destroyed.

Mega Satan has the following attacks:

* Closes his eyes and then fires one of several projectile patterns, including:
	+ 3-5 lines of blood projectiles. The angle these shots are fired at alternates between rotating clockwise and counterclockwise. The less lines of projectiles there are, the faster they travel and rotate.
	+ Spreads of brown projectiles that split into 4 smaller projectiles after traveling far enough, similarly to .
	+ 2 spirals of blood projectiles that very rapidly rotate clockwise, creating semi-circular waves of projectiles.
	+ Rings of blood projectiles, fired in rapid bursts of 3.
	+ 2 spirals of blood projectiles that rotate clockwise at different speeds.
	+ 3 lines of blood projectiles that alternate between slowly curving right and left with every shot fired. The angle these lines of projectiles are fired out at alternates between slightly rotating clockwise and counterclockwise.
* Closes his eyes and then fires a  laser straight down. His hands always fully spread apart while charging the laser, regardless of Isaac's position.
	+ The growl that telegraphs this attack is louder than usual, allowing to distinguish it from his other attacks.
* Slams his head into the platforms 1-3 times, creating chaotic bursts of projectiles in all directions.
* Holds up one hand, then slams it at Isaac, creating a circular rock wave on impact. This attack can’t be used if both hands are currently destroyed.
* Slams both hands 3 times, alternating back and forth, creating rock waves that move towards the bottom of the screen. This attack can’t be used if either hand is currently destroyed.
	+ Destroying a hand during this attack prevents it from creating more rock waves.
* Mega Satan also spawns sets of mini-bosses to attack Isaac alongside him. These sets can be:
	+ Gluttony and Envy
	+ Sloth and Pride
	+ Wrath and Greed
	+ Lust
	+ The Hollow
		- These mini-bosses can be damaged by Mega Satan’s attacks. His laser deals 36 damage per tick, while all others deal 10 damage per hit.
* After taking enough damage, Mega Satan and his hands withdraw into the darkness behind him and become invulnerable. During this time, he spawns a wave of bosses or mini-bosses, which must be killed in order to make Mega Satan vulnerable again. The first waves of bosses begins after Mega Satan takes 750 damage, the second after 1,500 damage, and the third after 2,250 damage. He will withdraw but not spawn these waves if there are any remaining previously spawned bosses left. Only when the room is cleared does he spawn the following:
	+ Wave 1.1: Famine and Pestilence
	+ Wave 1.2: War and Death
		- There is a chance for all Horsemen to appear as their champion forms.
	+ Wave 2.1: Super Envy
	+ Wave 2.2: Super Lust and Super Wrath
	+ Wave 2.3: Super Sloth, Super Gluttony, Super Pride, and Super Greed
	+ Wave 3.1: Fallen Uriel
	+ Wave 3.2: Fallen Gabriel

### Phase 2

After taking 3,000 damage, Mega Satan sinks into the darkness and rises in his final phase as a skull. He no longer has his hands, nor does he spawn bosses; instead, he fires complex projectile patterns. Possible patterns include the ones from the first phase (with increased shot speed), plus:

* 2 spirals of projectiles that slowly rotate counterclockwise. The shots zig-zag as they travel outward.
* 2 lines of projectiles that alternate between curving left and right. These lines combine to create curving lines with a safe space that moves from the left of the arena to the right.
* Rings of projectiles, with every other wave fluctuating in speed as it travels.
* Many lines of projectiles that slowly curve to the left (if black) and right (if red); these lines create safe spaces to maneuver in that slowly shift to the right.
* Several lines of projectiles that slowly wiggle as they travel, similarly to . The angle these shots are fired at either rotates clockwise or alternates between rotating clockwise and counterclockwise.
* Many lines of projectiles that wiggle as they travel and slowly curve to the left (if black) and right (if red); these lines create unmoving safe spaces between them.
* Many lines of projectiles that spin as they travel, similarly to . The angle these shots are fired at constantly randomizes.
	+ These projectiles don’t travel far enough to reach the corners of the arena if Mega Satan isn’t close to that corner.
* Dense rings of projectiles that wiggle as they travel.
* Several lines of projectiles that make large zig-zags as they travel.
* Six lines of projectiles, half of which slowly curve to the left (if black) and right (if red). These lines create safe spaces that slowly move towards Mega Satan.
* Rings of projectiles that rotate clockwise (if red) and counterclockwise (if black) simultaneously.
* Several lines of projectiles that continuously converge onto each other.
	+ The projectiles used in these patterns can be colored black, red, brown, or silver, depending on which one is used. For some attacks, they instead appear as red or yellow fire.

As Mega Satan takes damage during this phase, his skull begins to crack before eventually shattering. After this final phase is defeated, the game ends and Ending 16 plays.

* If The Void is unlocked, there is a 50% chance that the game does not immediately end, and Mega Satan instead drops an ending chest along with a portal. Entering the chest ends the game and plays the cutscene, while entering the portal takes Isaac to The Void.

## Damage Scaling

Damage scaling is an unclear mechanic introduced by Nicalis in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth to provide a more challenging experience to the players, enabling *some* enemies to retaliate against high damage attacks by deploying an "armor" of a sort to greatly reduce the amount of damage taken. Further details and an in-depth explanation may be found here.

 Damage Scaling was given to Mega Satan and his hands in Repentance.

## Gallery

* Mega Satan in-game.
* Mega Satan in his second phase.
* Unused pre-release sprite for Mega Satan found among the Room Editor files.
* Mega Satan as one of  Delirium's forms.
* Mega Satan's Arena, revealed by the Debug console

## Notes

* Afterbirth added Completion Marks for defeating Mega Satan. There are no direct achievements needed for beating Mega Satan in Rebirth aside from unlocking Ending 16.
* Mega Satan does not have a health bar, making it difficult to determine how close he is to death. The other bosses that have no health bar are  Mother and  The Beast.
* Mega Satan is behind an invisible wall Isaac can't move past, making him immune to contact damage effects like  and .
* Using  on the first phase causes Mega Satan to go into his second phase instead of instantly killing him.
	+ This is because the first and second phase of the fight are actually two different enemies, and are shown as such in the bestiary.
* Mega Satan's hands count toward the mob cap total in the room, and prevent Greed, Sloth, and Fallen Gabriel from spawning enemies while they are undestroyed.
* With homing tears and , the tear will be strongly attracted by the head even when it can't be targeted, making killing other enemies very hard.
* Unlocking the Golden Gate with the golden key and then restarting the floor with  or an I AM ERROR room will not cause the golden key to respawn.
* Defeating Mega Satan will not revive dead co-op players if the portal to The Void appears.

## Unlockable Achievements

These achievements are exclusive to Afterbirth, Afterbirth†, and Repentance.

* Apollyon - Defeat **Mega Satan**.

* Cry Baby - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Isaac.

* Red Baby - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Magdalene.

* Green Baby - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Cain.

* Brown Baby - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Judas.

* Blue Baby - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  ???.

* Lil' Baby - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Eve.

* Rage Baby - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Samson.

* Black Baby - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Azazel.

* Long Baby - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Lazarus.

* Yellow Baby - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Eden.

* White Baby - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  The Lost.

* Big Baby - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Lilith.

* Noose Baby - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Keeper.

* Mort Baby - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Apollyon.

* Bound Baby - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  The Forgotten.

* Glowing Baby - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Bethany.

* Illusion Baby - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Jacob and Esau.

* Mega - Defeat **Mega Satan** as every character ( except Tainted characters).

* Mega Chest - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Tainted Isaac.

* Queen of Hearts - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Tainted Magdalene.

* Gold Pill - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Tainted Cain.

* Black Sack - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Tainted Judas.

* Charming Poop - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Tainted ???.

* Horse Pill - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Tainted Eve.

* Crane Game - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Tainted Samson.

* Hell Game - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Tainted Azazel.

* Wooden Chest - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Tainted Lazarus.

* Wild Card - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Tainted Eden.

* Haunted Chest - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Tainted Lost.

* Fool's Gold - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Tainted Lilith.

* Golden Penny - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Tainted Keeper.

* Rotten Beggar - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Tainted Apollyon.

* Golden Battery - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Tainted Forgotten.

* Confessional - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Tainted Bethany.

* Golden Trinket - Defeat **Mega Satan** as  Tainted Jacob.

## Trivia

* Mega Satan's battle theme is titled *Hericide*, and is shared with regular Satan.
	+ Hericide means, “to kill one’s lord or master”.
* The Mega Satan room is actually a 1x2 room with only the lower half accessible.
* Mega Satan's second phase is referred to as "Mega Satan 2" in the bestiary.
* Mega Satan's second phase has unused sprites of skeletal hands.

## References

1. ↑ http://ridiculon.bandcamp.com/
2. ↑ https://www.encyclo.co.uk/meaning-of-hericide
3. ↑ http://www.fun-with-words.com/cide\_words.html