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(in Repentance)

Gehenna is an alternative floor to the MausoleumMausoleum and was added in The Binding of Isaac: Repentance.

Gehenna has a demonic theme, with horned skulls, bones, and blood on the black cracked floor, while bloodied chains hang from the walls. Unique features of this stage include Teleporters, GrudgeGrudges, and the Ball and Chain.

The door to the Mausoleum / Gehenna will appear after defeating the boss in The MinesMines II / AshpitAshpit II or the DepthsDepths I / NecropolisNecropolis I / Dank DepthsDank Depths I. The door will not spawn after defeating Boss Mom ingameMom. It costs two full hearts to enter, and ignores almost every form of damage reduction, including Collectible The Wafer iconThe Wafer and invincibility. Unlike other methods of health donation, red hearts will not be prioritized over more valuable hearts.

The boss of Gehenna II is always a more powerful version of Mom. After Mom is defeated, a trapdoor that leads to the WombWomb II, and a sealed fleshy door both appear. Stabbing the door with the knife familiar created by Collectible Knife Piece 1 iconKnife Piece 1 and Collectible Knife Piece 2 iconKnife Piece 2 will cause it to open, leading to a more difficult version of Mom's Heart. Defeating Mom's Heart will cause the boss room to darken, and the trapdoor to Womb II will now lead to the CorpseCorpse.

  • A Collectible Sharp Key iconSharp Key can be used in place of the Knife.
  • Collectible Cracked Orb iconCracked Orb's effect can open the flesh door, allowing Isaac to keep the knife.
  • If Isaac exits the Boss Rush room after 25 minutes have passed, there is a chance that the flesh door will change positions to the wall where the boss rush door was, causing Isaac to "come out" of the flesh door and leaving it open, allowing entry without the knife.
  • After this special version of Mom's Heart is defeated, any Item or Pickup that was left behind anywhere on the floor will disappear (including Shop items, Angel Room/Devil Room items, etc.): the floor will be empty.
    • Therefore, make sure not to leave behind something that you might want to use after this floor. The strategy consisting in teleporting outside of Mom and Mom's Heart to retrieve something that was left behind after fighting them is not viable here.
    • If a Shop Restock MachineShop Restock Machine is used within the now-empty shop, it will restock the shop as normal.
    • If the effect of Collectible Forget Me Now iconForget Me Now is invoked after the special version of Mom's Heart is defeated, the Curse of DarknessCurse of Darkness-like effect will remain on the newly generated floor. Additionally, no items will naturally generate in rooms where they would have. After the player defeats Mom again, there will be no flesh door, and the trapdoor to Corpse will appear.

Monsters[ | ]

Entity ID Description
Baby Begotten
Baby Begotten
883.0 Floats toward Isaac, avoiding his shots. After getting close, fires a short Collectible Brimstone iconBrimstone laser in the closest cardinal direction and propels itself away from him.
Begotten
Begotten
251.0 Starts attached to the wall or an (in Afterbirth † and Repentance) obstacle. After a while, it detaches, firing 6 blood shots in all directions, turning the room dark, becoming invisible and chasing Isaac. Briefly becomes visible upon getting hit.
Goat
Goat
891.0 Wanders around the room. Occasionally moves toward Isaac, either firing blood shots at him or charging if he lines up on either side of it.
Black Goat
Black Goat
891.1 Wanders around the room. Occasionally moves toward Isaac, either firing blood shots at him or charging if he lines upon either side of it. Can also fire thin Collectible Brimstone iconBrimstone lasers in the cardinal directions, along with all other Black Goats in the room.
Cultist
Cultist
885.0 Creates an indestructible, homing Purple BallPurple Ball at the start of the room and follows it around, occasionally leaving it to revive enemies that have died in the current room.
Blood Cultist
Blood Cultist
885.1 Wanders around the room and fires a line of blood shots and creep if Isaac is on either side of it. Can summons bone traps that temporarily ensnare Isaac if he walks into them.
Bony
Bony
227.0 Wanders around the room and throws a bone at Isaac when he is in sight.
Revenant
Revenant
841.0 Slowly wanders around the room, stopping to fire a large line of fire at the player.
Quad Revenant
Quad Revenant
841.1 Wanders around the room slowly, stopping to fire lines of flames in the cardinal or ordinal directions, rotating in an attempt to hit Isaac.
Maze Roamer
Maze Roamer
890.0 Wanders around the room and shoots an eyeball at Isaac when he is in sight. Has a clone of itself on the other side of the room that mimics its movement and shots. If one dies, the other starts actively pursuing Isaac.
Death's Head
Death's Head
212.0 Invulnerable enemy that moves diagonally around the room, dealing contact damage. Dies when the room is cleared.
Dople
Dople
53.0 Mirrors Isaac's movements and fires blood shots at the same time as Isaac. Can be damaged by spikes.
Brimstone Death's Head
Brimstone Death's Head
212.3 Invulnerable enemy that moves diagonally around the room, pausing to fire a Collectible Brimstone iconBrimstone laser when Isaac lines up with it in the cardinal directions. Dies when the room is cleared.
Vis Fatty
Vis Fatty
886.0 Spawns with a Fetal Demon attached to it and slowly walks towards Isaac. Will occasionally fart, briefly pushing the demon away and spawning creep around itself and the demon. If the demon is killed first, the Fatty will shoot out Collectible Brimstone iconBrimstone in the diagonal direction closest to Isaac. It will then fly around the room diagonally, bumping off of walls and tall blocks all while continuously firing Collectible Brimstone iconBrimstone behind it.
Fetal Demon
Fetal Demon
886.1 Usually encountered tethered to Vis FattyVis Fatties. When tethered it makes short lunges towards Isaac if he gets close. If the Vis Fatty is killed or when encountered alone it will chase Isaac similarly to Boss Gemini ingameGemini's Suture.
Fly
Fly
13.0 Hovers in place. Does not deal contact damage and is harmless, but can turn into PooterPooters if they stay around PoopPoop.
Eternal Fly
Eternal Fly
96.0 Invulnerable fly that circles Corny PoopCorny Poop and various monsters. Deals contact damage. Turns into a vulnerable Attack FlyAttack Fly after the object or monster it circles is destroyed.
Sucker
Sucker
61.0 Flies slowly towards Isaac, exploding into 4 shots in the cardinal directions upon death.
Soul Sucker
Soul Sucker
61.2 Flies slowly towards Isaac. Spawns a vortex that fires four Collectible Brimstone iconBrimstone beams in the cardinal directions upon death.
Whipper
Whipper
834.0 Runs around the room, sprinting at Isaac when he gets in its line of sight and lashing at him when it gets close.
Snapper
Snapper
834.1 Runs around the room, sprinting at Isaac when he gets in its line of sight and throwing out its whip when he gets in range.
Cursed Globin
Cursed Globin
24.3 Chases Isaac, dealing a full heart of contact damage. Upon taking enough damage, it collapses into 1-2 piles of goo, each of which can be killed and regenerate after a short period of time if not killed quickly. These goo piles have less health the more times the Cursed Globin splits.
Black Knight
Black Knight
41.4 Moves erratically around the room, charges toward Isaac when in line of sight. Unleashes waves of fire in all cardinal directions upon charging into an obstacle. Shots that hit it from the front are deflected back at Isaac.
Mask + Heart
Mask + Heart
93.0 The Mask is invulnerable and moves around erratically, charging at Isaac when he lines up with it. The Heart avoids Isaac and fires 4 blood shots in the cardinal directions when Isaac gets near. Killing the Heart will automatically kill the Mask.
Mask II + 1/2 Heart
Mask II + 1/2 Heart
93.1 The Mask is invulnerable and moves around erratically, charging at Isaac when he lines up with it. The Heart avoids Isaac and fires 4 blood shots in the ordinal directions when Isaac gets near. Killing the Heart will automatically kill the Mask. If there are more than one 1/2 Heart in the room, they will fire blood shots between each other.
Big Spider
Big Spider
94.0 Erratically moves around the room. If Isaac gets close to it, it chases him, trying to deal contact damage. Spawns two Spiders upon death.
Poofer
Poofer
892.0 Slowly floats toward Isaac, swells up and fire 6 blood shots in all directions upon taking damage. Explodes upon death, healing nearby enemies and leaving a big puddle of red creep.
Vis Versa
Vis Versa
836.0 Randomly wanders around the room. Pauses to charge and fire a homing Brimstone laser when Isaac gets in its line of sight.
Lil Portal
Lil Portal
306.1 Spawns fly and spider enemies until it is destroyed.
Morningstar
Morningstar
863.0 Floats toward Isaac to deal contact damage while Isaac is moving, gaining speed the longer Isaac continues moving. Stops moving when Isaac stops moving.
Mockulus
Mockulus
864.0 Invulnerable enemy that rapidly floats diagonally over obstacles and bounces off of walls, blocking tears and dealing contact damage. They can only move while Isaac is shooting.
Poky
Poky
44.0 Slides around the room aimlessly, damaging Isaac by contact. Disappears when the room is cleared.
Wall Hugger
Wall Hugger
218.0 Moves around the room like Guts, damaging Isaac by contact. Cannot be destroyed.
Grudge
Grudge
877.0 Quickly slides towards Isaac when he gets in its line of sight. Cannot be destroyed.
Ball and Chain
Ball and Chain
893.0 Spike balls that rotate at the end of a chain attached to an obstacle. If the obstacle is destroyed, the ball will fly free around the room for a while.
Stone Grimace
Stone Grimace
42.0 Stationary and invulnerable monster that occasionally fires a blood shot at Isaac. Stops firing when room is cleared.
Vomit Grimace
Vomit Grimace
42.1 Stationary and invulnerable monster that occasionally fires an Ipecac shot at Isaac. Stops firing when room is cleared.
Triple Grimace
Triple Grimace
42.2 Stationary and invulnerable monster that occasionally fires a triple shot at Isaac. Stops firing when room is cleared.
Brimstone Head
Brimstone Head
203.0 Stationary and invulnerable monster that fires Brimstone beams in a specific direction.
Gaping Maw
Gaping Maw
235.0 Stationary and invulnerable monster that sucks Isaac towards it, along with Isaac's tears and enemy projectiles.
Broken Gaping Maw
Broken Gaping Maw
236.0 Stationary and invulnerable monster that sucks Isaac towards it, along with Isaac's tears and enemy projectiles. Alternates between active and inactive every couple of seconds. Has a stronger attraction power than a regular Gaping Maw.
Constant Stone Shooter
Constant Stone Shooter
202.0 Stationary and invulnerable monster that continuously fires shots in a single direction.
Cross Stone Shooter
Cross Stone Shooter
202.10 Stationary and invulnerable monster that continuously fires shots in four directions, alternating between cardinal and ordinal.

Degraded Bosses:

Name ID Notes
Dark One
Dark One
267.0

Bosses[ | ]

Boss The Visage
Boss The Horny Boys
Boss Mom
Boss Mom's Heart
The Visage The Horny Boys Mom Mom's Heart

Trivia[ | ]

  • In Hebrew belief, Gehenna (or Gehinnom) was thought to be a small valley in Jerusalem. The name literally translated to "Valley of Hinnom" and in the Valley, Kings of Jerusalem would sacrifice their children through fire.
    • Gehenna was also thought to be "the destination of the wicked" in Jewish literature. It differs from the neutral-leaning SheolSheol as Gehenna was considered a type of waiting room; the longest one can be there is 11 or 12 months with few exceptions.
    • It was also thought to be the location of Jerusalem's garbage dump, where the city's waste and the corpses of criminals were disposed by incineration. These fires burned for most of the day, inspiring later descriptions of Hell as a place of eternal torment by fire for the wicked.
  • This floor could also potentially be a nod to The Seven Planes of Hehenna, a similarly named area in another of Edmund McMillen's games, Gish. This is reinforced by the numerous similarities the two share, such as the appearance of gimp-clad enemies and the visual theme of a demonic temple.
    • The boss Boss Sisters Vis ingameSisters Vis was also originally the boss of this area in Gish, though that is not the case for Gehenna.
  • As the MausoleumMausoleum only has 2 unique bosses, it is possible to unlock it in one run by completing a Boss Challenge room, as both bosses will spawn.

Music[ | ]

  • The music in Gehenna is titled Morning Star.
    • "Morning Star", "Shining One" or "Light-Bringer" comes from ancient greek and is used to refer to Lucifer.
    • The planet Venus is considered the Morning Star and is associated with the Devil falling from heaven. This is due to it falling beneath the horizon in the morning, much like how the former angel fell to Earth. Venus and the Devil share the name Lucifer because of this.
    • A morning star is also a type of weapon that consists of a spiked ball at the end of a club. An extremely brutal weapon that also resembles the rotating spike balls and the similarly named enemies unique to this floor.
  • In the background of the track, the Latin phrase "bonus est Deus" can be heard, which can be translated to "God is good."


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