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Vis
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When lined up directly with the player (horizontally or vertically), will begin shaking violently and fire a wide blood beam for a couple seconds. It is the fastest kind of ranged attack in the game and requires constant attention to the Vis movements to avoid. A pair of Vis is manageable but when faced with 4 at the same time they get very dangerous. Try to move diagonally through the room to force them to attack, when they stand still firing try to close in on and kill at least one of them as quickly as possible.Edit
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They appear to be a headless version of Gluttony, as both behave in the same way- Both try to align themselves with you in order to hit you with their blood beam attacks. The only difference between the two is that Vis cannot perform the 8-way shot that Gluttony can. They both look the same, except for the head.
Vis is Latin for Force / Power, and is the root of the word viscera, meaning internal organs.
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The vagina-related stuff in the game is possibly towards the bible theme (as this is sort of based on a biblical story) as prostitution. IMO
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To me, it's more like a post-Freudian reference, as well as the presence of feces in the whole game seems like a reference to the "anal stage" described by Freud's studies about the development of toddlers and young children. It seems quite logical, as many elements in the game tend to prove that everything happens inside Isaac's imagination (the Epilogue end is a perfect example), so that the monsters are what scare him, the poo and Number One stuff is what intrigates him, and so on. Just my two cents.
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stupid vises
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Super Vagina blast!
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Vis is Gluttony without his head
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it looks like a vagina of a woman bent over, the hands spreading it and the black dot is an asshole. also menstrual blood.
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An asshole ? Why not a clitoris ?
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You must have never seen a clitoris then. it's in no way possible to be a clit. now the anus... possible.
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Seems like a vagina to me because of the little circle above that could resemble a belly button but then again it could be a stomach, just depends on how you look at it I suppose.
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Last time I checked, the vagina was not on the stomach/ the hands were not on the crotch they were on the arms connected to the shoulders
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... What...?
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Looks more like a goatse for me. God, these memories..
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So every vertical slith with red insides is a vagina... kids these days...
Vis and Gluttony are a throwback to the Vis Sisters, bosses from Ed's game "Gish".
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vis looks like a vagina
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my friends didn't have any way to respond when i told them that a bunch of massive chest vagina blood lazors were lagging my game out inside of a massive womb.
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sry, not lagging out, just regular lagging.
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Did it help that their is a hole above the cut
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I was surprised the article didn't include the fact that this is obviously a vagina but then I read the comments and there are a bunch of virgins in denial haha
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bleeding vagina! O3O
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I was looking this up in google translate and found a few things: French: Screw Dutch: fish Latin: force Latvian: the most Romanian: Dream Danish: Some Afrikaans: Fish did not check all, but checked alot.
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I'm pretty sure it refers to viscera, English for guts...
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These posts are goddamn cancer. I came across gluttony before the vis, so it just looked like a headless gluttony to me. But I can see why it looks like a vagina. But you know what? I don't really give a shit either way. Im just going to ignore all the tumors that are arguing about it and keep playing the game same as I always did.
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good idea. it doesnt matter what it is supposed to be, your interpretation is what matters. if you think its a vagina, go on ahead. this game has so much other stuff it wouldnt be surprising. if you thinks its a headless gluttony, go ahead and think that, as they look remarkably similar. point is, stop the cancer. think what you will.
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I thought they were vaginas at first, especially because of the anus-looking hole. It doesn't seem our of place in a game like this. Then I saw its butt, so I got confused. I think it's... something weird, resembling a vagina. XD It doesn't seem to be anatomically correct, so I can't say it is. As far as I know, though, that doesn't look like a clitoris. It's outside the gap and it's a hole, while a clitoris protrudes. About Gluttony, it's not like it doesn't resemble the same thing. It could just be that Gluttony is a vagina with a head, so Vis would be both things. XD In any case, I think the resemblance is on purpose, but the anatomy leaves it ambiguous.
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I love Vaginas !
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So let me get this right... Blood, guts, shit, piss, suicide, self harm, drugs, dead babies, mutated and mutilated children (possibly), demons, Satan, gambling, cross dressing and murder are fine, but GOD FORBID anyone points out this is probably a vagina! A vagina? In an Edmund McMillan game? NAAAH! Maybe you do as someone else suggested and give The C-Word a go, I'm sure that's much suitable for you. The C stands for candy. Honest.
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"Vis is Latin for Force / Power." I think it's also Greek for vagina.
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it's not. troll.
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Guessing wrong doesn't make them a troll. I'm pretty certain it's a vagina. That's why I call Gluttony a she.
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This debate is so so funny! This monster is obviously a stylized vagina, complete with labias and clitoral hood. Even its name is a reference to vaginas, the "power" of women. Those who don't get this must have spent too much time watching christian broadcasts :)
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Those who don't see it must have never seen one in their life.
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I feel pretty dehumanized reading that vaginas are the power of women. It's like reading "yeah, you can try to be people, but all you are is vaginas".
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why's everyone getting all bent out of shape about the fact that these things look like vaginas? in a game filled with poop, pee, blood, tampon weapons, cross dressing, and a womb, is it really that hard to fathom that JUST MAYBE the enemy that looks hilariously similar to a vagina might have been designed that way on purpose?
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To everyone who says its not supposed to represent a vagina:
Mcmillen said he made these before he made gluttony. And gluttony is just a head attached to its body, not the other way around "Vis is a gluttony without a head" Its guaranteed to be a vagina, Its the goddamn binding of isaac, it would be ridiculous if it wasn't a vagina anyway.
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He also said that it's supposed to look like a vagina on a Twitter Q+A. I linked to it here but it seems to have been totally ignored and buried beneath other posts. Shame.
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i hate that vis with his blood laser
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Seems like many of the commentators don't understand the meaning of "double entendre."
