Spawns a sleeping Gorgoneion familiar that remains stationary in the center of the room.
If there are any obstacles in the center of the room in the way, Gorgoneion will occupy whatever free space closest to the available center.
If there are enemies, the Gorgoneion will wake up and stare at enemies to petrify them.
The familiar will attempt to choose the enemy closest to Gorgoneion first, and will switch to a new target every 2 seconds, or once their current target is killed.
Gorgoneion will ignore any obstacles in the way when selecting targets.
Notes
Gorgoneion will only petrify on target at a time, regardless of if there appears to be multiple enemies in its line of sight.
Targets will be petrified for a short while longer after the Gorgoneion is no longer starting at them, with the remaining duration influenced by how long they've been stared at.
If there is no other available target to switch to after staring at their previous target long enough, Gorgoneion will stare at Isaac without doing anything.
Bosses and mini-bosses can be targeted by the Gorgoneion, but the petrification will last for only half as long, and will not be able to petrify them again for 7 seconds after due to the boss's status effect immunity.
Gorgoneion will not attempt to petrify invulnerable enemies.
Gorgoneion can be charmed by the The Siren, where it will stare at Isaac and slow their movement speed down.
Interactions
BFFS!: BFFS! and other familiar modifiers will have no effect on Gorgoneion.
Abyss: Absorbing Gorgoneion spawns a grey Abyss Locust that deals 10% of Isaac's damage and petrifies enemies they hit for 2 seconds.
Second Hand: Doubles the duration of Gorgoneion's petrification on enemies.
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Trivia
Despite sharing a name, Gorgoneion is not based directly on the actual Gorgoneion, but rather on the Gorgons themselves, a kind of humanoid monsters in Greek mythos that had snakes for hair and would turn those who gazed at them into stone.
The Siren, where it will stare at Isaac and slow their movement speed down.
BFFS!: BFFS! and other familiar modifiers will have no effect on Gorgoneion.
Abyss: Absorbing Gorgoneion spawns a grey Abyss Locust that deals 10% of Isaac's damage and petrifies enemies they hit for 2 seconds.
Second Hand: Doubles the duration of Gorgoneion's petrification on enemies.
