Dying Dream: The ending added in AfterbirthВ† reveals that the whole game is this, including the thought of his mother attempting to kill him.This is Played for Drama in the final few endings: after we see that Isaac has been Dead All Along in Ending 10, we are shown him willingly entering the chest himself in Endings 12 and 13, and Mega Satan's Ending reveals that it was due to his self-loathing as he sees himself as a demon after his family breaks apart. Driven to Suicide: Isaac hangs himself upon finding Transcendence (a noose) in Ending 2.After beating Hush in Afterbirth, if you end your run there, not going on to Cathedral or Sheol, the ending outright confirms this, as Mom opens the Chest to find Isaac's skeletal remains The true ending to the game reveals that he has long since been Driven to Suicide and that none of the game is even happening. The next three endings explore the events leading up to his death in reverse chronological order, first showing him willingly locking himself in the chest, then showing his self-loathing which led to this, and finally showing his tragic backstory through a heartbreaking Photo Montage. At least one interpretation of this involves Isaac having been dead the whole time. Dead All Along: After beating It Lives for the tenth time and unlocking Ending 10, Isaac comes across his corpse stuffed into a chest.The true ending of AfterbirthВ†, earned by defeating Delirium confirms that he left, and this point is reiterated in The Legend of Bum-bo's main ending. In one ending, the photograph montage of Isaac's past leaves a lot of interpretation as to what happened to his family, namely what happened to his father (who likely left, went missing, or died). Dark and Troubled Past: The horrible memories of things that Isaac suffered through are relived in level loading screens.Crossdresser: A few between-level cutscenes show him wearing a dress or a wig, not to mention the fact that all female 'player characters' are him crossdressing.As it turns out, this trope is played literally, with the revelation that the entire game is Isaac's Dying Dream.Did Isaac have darkness inside him all along, or did he decide to become evil after all the horror that he went through?

This gains some very interesting implications in the ending for defeating Mega Satan ( Rebirth's final ending), where it's revealed that Isaac becomes either a demon, or the Antichrist inside the chest. Isaac would never have been forced to kill his own mother if she hadn't snapped and tried to sacrifice him in the first place. Create Your Own Villain: Well, antagonist.Children Forced to Kill: Isaac has to fight and kill plenty of enemies just to survive, up to and including his own religiously psychotic mother.Break the Cutie: The entire premise of the game is one for him.This was something that his mother Magdalene surprisingly encouraged and approved of despite her ultra-conservative views. Ambiguous Gender Identity: Isaac often liked to pretend he was a girl, and would even go out in public as his (imaginary according to Word of God) 'sister' Maggy.All of the Other Reindeer: In addition to having an abusive mother and a Disappeared Dad, flashbacks also show him suffering bullying from other kids, such as having his pants pulled down while trying to impress a girl, getting crapped on (literally), getting knocked down by a dodgeball, and being made fun of for wearing a wig.For tropes related to Isaac as the boss enemy of the Cathedral, please go to the section on final bosses. Beating the game in certain ways or collecting certain items unlocks variations of Isaac with their own unique attributes.ДЇor tropes related to Isaac and his alter-egos in gameplay, scroll down to the section on player characters. A little boy who flees into the basement of his house to escape from his mother who wants to kill him, and must fight for his life against a never-ending assortment of demons and mutants.

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