The Organization

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The Organization is a boss encountered in the DepthsIcon.png Depths. They are made up of four ghosts with varying organs — Chaser, Speedy, Bashful, and Pokey.

Behavior

When the battle starts, only the brain and the guts are visible. The brain will float in the air before Chaser appears. Throughout the entire boss fight, only Chaser's brain can be damaged. As the brain takes damage, more ghosts will join the fight.

Once the Chaser's brain is killed, all four of the ghosts will die at once.

Phase 1 (Chaser)

Chaser follows Isaac, taking the shortest path available, and occasionally leaves behind a trail of up to 5 homing projectiles which float in place for a period.

  • Pokey's guts will be also present at the start of the fight. They are harmless, can be passed through, and will remain until Pokey spawns in Phase 4 to pick them up.

Phase 2 (Speedy)

When Chaser's HP is below 85%, the heart will fall into the arena, with Speedy possessing it shortly. Speedy is slightly faster than Chaser, and attempts to line up with Isaac in any cardinal direction. Upon lining up with him, Speedy will charge straight at him, stopping when impacting a wall and becoming stunned for a brief moment.

Phase 3 (Bashful)

When Chaser's HP is below 60%, the eye will appear along with Bashful, adding a third threat to the fight. Unlike Chaser and Speedy, Bashful will try to "hide" from Isaac by staying directly behind Chaser and opposite Isaac. If Bashful remains "exposed" without Chaser in-between it and Isaac for too long, its eye will shoot out a trail of red tears, giving it a burst of speed as it tries to hide again.

  • At this stage in the fight, Chaser gains a new attack: it can now toss its brain onto Isaac's location, which will sit in place and emit a plus-shaped line of red creep. Chaser will travel to the dropped brain to pick it up again, which removes the lingering creep.

Phase 4 (Pokey)

When Chaser's HP is below 30%, Pokey will appear and consume the guts. Pokey will ignore Isaac completely and move randomly, and has the lowest speed of all the ghosts. Upon being attacked or if Isaac gets too close, Pokey will receive a speed boost for a short amount of time, charging around the arena in random directions. After its panic attack concludes, it will tire out for a moment.

  • Bashful will use Pokey as a secondary shield to Chaser, hiding behind it when convenient.

Notes

  • A large part of The Organization's difficulty is in the boss room layouts they spawn in. They are mostly comprised of mazes of rocks, Pillar.png Pillars, Chain Locks, and other obstacles that heavily reduce Isaac's mobility and work in conjunction with the boss's attacks.
  • Ghosts that are invulnerable, including Chaser when it doesn't have its brain, can block Isaac's tears up to a point, after which they start flickering for a short period, allowing tears to pass through ― the only exception is Pokey, who will continuously block tears.
    • Invulnerable ghosts can also be affected by status effects, although effects such as poison and burn will not deal any damage to the boss.
  • Running into Chaser while under the effects of either The Gamekid.png The Gamekid or Power Pill! will instantly kill all the ghosts and spawn the Haunted Badge Haunted Badge.
    • Running into any of the other ghosts will kill that specific ghost and cause the subsequent one to immediately spawn.
  • The Organization, being ghost-type enemies, can all be killed when below 50% HP with Vade Retro.png Vade Retro.

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Trivia

  • Many of The Organization's sound effects are sampled from the ghosts from Luigi's Mansion.
  • The Organization's name is a pun on the word "organ", as all four ghosts contain one.
  • The Organization is a reference to the game Pac-Man, specifically the 4 iconic ghost antagonists.
    • Chaser's name is taken from the translated Japanese name of the red ghost, while the other 3 ghosts use their American names.
    • The secret method of killing The Organization is a reference to how the ghosts are able to be killed by Pac-Man when he uses a "power pellet".
  • Upon death, Bashful and Pokey will leave behind their eye and guts, respectively. They are harmless but can be shot at and destroyed.

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