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Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes - The Loop
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Wait What? is an activated item added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth †.
Effects[]
- Upon use, Isaac farts, knocking back enemies and their shots. It also sends out rock waves that deal 10 damage per tick to nearby enemies and break obstacles.
Notes[]
- This item is identical to
Butter Bean in appearance.
Butter Bean has a small chance to turn into this item upon pickup.
Each run has a chance of replacing Butter Bean with Wait What? in item pools. Both items generally do not exist during the same run.
- This item is useful for opening
Secret Rooms,
Super Secret Rooms, Bedrooms and the path to
Mines. In Bedrooms, it can also open up the passage under the carpet.
- To break open a secret room, the wall must be hit with one of the rock waves, not the gas cloud, so Isaac needs to stand a few steps away from the wall.
- The earthquake can open
Bomb Chests.
The earthquake can be used to blow up the
Donation Machine or activate/blow up a
Shop Restock Machine.
Synergies[]
Book of Virtues: Spawns white-glowing wisps on the middle ring that don't shoot. The wisps invoke the effect of Wait What? when destroyed and do not persist between rooms.
Ghost Pepper: Shoots a flame behind Isaac upon each use of Wait What. While
Car Battery does not duplicate Wait What's shockwave, the flame shot is duplicated regardless.
Interactions[]
Car Battery: No effect.
In-game Footage[]
Trivia[]
- The item description is a reference to a brand of margarine named "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!".
Unlike
Butter Bean, this item has no unlock condition, meaning it's possible for the player to find it right away, making the joke and reference slightly confusing.
Wait What? no longer shows up naturally in any item pools.
Seeds[]
Switch J970 EMC4 (First Golden Treasure Room)
Switch 8XT6 PKGM (First Treasure Room)
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