???, commonly known as Blue Baby, is a playable character in The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. He is a dead baby that has suffocated, hence his blue color. Unlike most playable characters, ??? does not start with any Red Heart Containers, but rather with three Soul Hearts; unlike any other character in the game, ??? can never have red health. When ??? picks up an item that would give him a Red Heart Container (filled or unfilled), it is automatically converted to a Soul Heart. ???'s starting item is The Poop, one of the subjective worst items in the game, unless used creatively as a defense mechanism or in conjunction with other items that enchance it, such as the Petrified Poop trinket.
Trivia
- The name Blue Baby comes from Edmund's username on NewGrounds, BlueBaby.
- Blue Baby was originally in a game called Dead Baby Dressup!, a game created by Edmund McMillen in 2001. The character is also in the following games:
Game | Developer | Year |
12 Uses of Dead Babies | Edmund McMillen | 2001 |
12 Uses of Dead Babies | Edmund McMillen | 2001 |
Dead Baby Dressup 2! | Edmund McMillen | 2001 |
6 More Dead Baby Uses | Edmund McMillen | 2001 |
Dead Baby Dressup 3 | Edmund McMillen | 2001 |
WWF Baby Dressup | Edmund McMillen | 2001 |
8 More Dead Baby Uses! | Edmund McMillen | 2001 |
Dead Baby Dressup 4 | Edmund McMillen | 2001 |
Dead Baby Dressup X | Edmund McMillen | 2001 |
Dead Baby Superhero Dressup | Edmund McMillen | 2002 |
Dead Baby Dressup Best Of | Edmund McMillen | 2002 |
Dead Baby VG Dressup | Edmund McMillen | 2008 |