Suplex!

**Suplex!** is an unlockable activated item added in *The Binding of Isaac: Repentance*.

## Effects

* Causes Isaac to dash a short distance. If Isaac runs into an enemy while dashing, he picks them up and a crosshair spawns under him that can be controlled with tear controls. After one second, Isaac leaps up and slams down on the crosshair with the enemy, dealing damage to them and any enemies he lands on depending on his size. On impact, this move creates circular rock waves that damage nearby enemies and destroy obstacles.
	+ The damage the slam deals is 50 +/- 10 for each size up/down Isaac has.
	+ Each spike in the rock wave deals 10 damage, and the range of the rock waves increases/decreases for each size up/down Isaac has.
	+ Isaac is immune to damage for the duration of the effect, which allows him to use it to get into Curse Rooms, open Spiked Chests, and travel over spikes without taking damage.
		- Blood Donation Machines and Devil Beggars will still deal damage while Suplex! is active.

## Notes

* In addition to normal enemies, Isaac is able to suplex:
	+ Bombs of any kind
	+ Bosses
	+ Shopkeepers
	+ Poky type enemies
	+ Movable TNT
	+ Stationary or mostly stationary enemies such as a Stone Grimace or Slide (they will move back to their original position after the suplex)
	+ Fires (including Fire Places; if Isaac suplexes a fireplace, it will glitch out and leave an invisible damaging fireplace in its original spot)
	+ Enemies that are normally invincible, such as the ghost of Blighted Ovum (which deals no damage to it) and The Haunt before it moves to the top of the room.
	+ Tainted ???'s poops, making it easier to break tinted rocks and open secret rooms. After being suplexed, the broken poop can be repeatedly suplexed as well. The broken poop will block the movement of Isaac and enemies, as it is still technically intact, even though it is visually destroyed. If the broken poop is shot at by Isaac, it will be 'destroyed' and is no longer able to be suplexed.
	+ Dark Esau if playing as  Tainted Jacob, although care should be taken to move away after the suplex attack to avoid touching Dark Esau.
	+ Furniture on the Home floor.
* If Isaac picks up an enemy and then suffers fear, he cannot move the crosshair.
* Despite the description, Isaac cannot suplex angel statues unless the fight has already been started.
* As this item allows Isaac to leap over gaps and obstacle, the player must be careful not to strand him in an inaccessible place without a means to exit, such as teleportation, flight, or another target to Suplex, as that will effectively softlock the game.

## Synergies

* : 3 wisps are spawned where Isaac lands after using Suplex!. The wisps rotate around the spot Isaac landed and fire tears in the same direction Isaac does. The wisps do not persist between rooms.
* /  /  Tainted Samson: When used near the end of the Berserk state (any time after the second bell ring), Suplex receives a unique visual effect, and will deal massive damage to the target, while setting off a  style explosion, destroying all obstacles in the current room and blowing open all doors. The target being Suplexed, as well as nearby enemies, will receive 300 base damage that scales with Isaac's size. All other enemies receive 200 flat damage. The reason this interaction exists is that prior to a patch, doing this would instantly kill any enemy, including end bosses. It was then nerfed to only produce an explosion.
* Freeze effects: Isaac can suplex frozen enemies.

## Interactions

* : No effect.
* : As long as Suplex! is fully charged and Isaac is moving, Panic Button automatically triggers when about to take damage, avoiding the damage and potentially grabbing an enemy in the process. Allows Isaac to grab an enemy by simply walking into them, provided the item is charged.
* Tainted Forgotten: Suplex can only be used while carrying the body or throwing the body, and can only control where he lands after being thrown.  Tainted Soul gains the temporary damage immunity, including while Tainted Forgotten is suplexing a target. Tainted Forgotten cannot dash, requiring walking into enemies after using Suplex to grab them.

## Trivia

* This item is likely a reference to the biblical story of Jacob wrestling an angel, hence its description.
* It also likely refers to the Suplex ability from *Final Fantasy*, which is itself somewhat of an internet meme due to it being possible to suplex ridiculous things like trains or the suplexer themselves (when under the confusion status).
* Several games in the *Kirby* series also feature a functionally identical Suplex ability. Suplex's pickup graphic resembles the ability's icon in *Kirby Super Star*.

## References

Suplex entity deletion glitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXxs8sJCkxM