the ending probably makes more sense seeing the other, non-tainted, secret ending, but my interpretation for this one is that Samael is essentially the Grim Reaper, trying to lead Isaac to a peaceful death, but Dogma (Christianity) prevents Isaac from seeing death as something natural and peaceful, he's scared of it, and so his mind creates the game as he goes delirious, suffocating in the chest.
@@superocker06 well i mean, think this mod and alcoholic catgirl are trying to do different things lol this one seems clearly to be trying to exist within the original lore alcoholic catgirl is purely a joke character
the grim reaper with isaac's body interacting within isaac cutscenes and lore yes. if you dont see a difference between this character and alcoholic catgirl then i really dont know what to say lol @@superocker06
*Little help while playing Samuel!* Memento Mori deals more damage the more you use it, that means, the more you kill using it, the more damage it does. (It's recommended you use the most you can, it can get pretty insanely strong later on...) Also, you don't have to press five times. The limit is five, but you can use it 1-5 if you press Q or the Memori Button itself. Hope it helped!
@@jded_404 It necessitates having no room charge, because it is Samael's only way to throw a projectile which is needed to clear some rooms, it's an isaac modding rule of thumb that every character needs a ranged option.
Since you haven't seen the og Samael ending (untainted version), I'll just summarize it if you aren't on track of seeing it yourself: It plays out the same as what happens, with Samael appearing before Isaac's skeleton, offering his hand, but with Isaac accepting it, cutting to a scene of what's implied to be the afterlife. In other words, Isaac moving on. This Tainted ending, meanwhile, twists that by having Isaac, under Dogma's influence, refuse his help and banishes him to become his tainted counterpart, while he wakes up from that into Basement 1, continuing his dying dream as a result.
@@jakoblent4694 i mean, binding of isaac was made as a take that to his overly christian parents. This entire game is a metaphor for the grave harm that Christians can do despite seeming 'innocent and harmless'
@@woobgamer5210 I know but this story is very much a sad story about a family breaking due to diffrences and Personal issues coming from sins made by M.o.m and D.a.d
i mean true, and Mom is still the main antagonist, due to her going crazy over her husband's alcoholism, so either way christianity is the enemy in this story@@jakoblent4694
@@woobgamer5210 Incorrect. Yhe game is not a bash on Christianity or Christian parents, and Mom is seen in later endings as clearly another victim. The game is critical of fearmongering, particularly preachers whom claim to be Christian but do everything that the Bible says is wrong. If the game was critical of Christianity itself, the Bible wouldn't save Isaac from Mom in the original story, and Isaac going to Heaven in the current ending would be seen as evil.
Something that was really cool is the little Memento Mori symbols on the floor changed with the synergies he picked up. Like after Matt got brimstone, the symbols changed to brimstone which is just awesome
I just wanna take a moment to say the true GG should go to alex and matt. The editing in these last few vids has been improving drastically in my opinion. You can literally feel the effort yall put into these vids, keep up the great work! Edit: AND luis!
Don't discount Luis, he's the one behind the really cool on screen stuff like the mysterious paper in the corner at the beginning I'm pretty sure. Every time he's credited as an editor the videos always have cool things like that.
Whoever edited this one needs a raise. That bit with the uncanny Isaac in the treasure room bugged sound had me laughing non stop for a solid 2 minutes
So basically Memento mori allows to place connected marks, up to 5 Activating it makes him dash through the marks and the path connecting them, dealing damage to everything in the way Double tapping activates the dash early After reaching the end of the path he shoots a projectile The damage scales depending on how many marks he dashed through It also has many interesting and unique synergies
Ending spoiler: I think the ending is meant to represent how death came for Isaac, him being a skeleton showed how he hadn't moved on yet. But Isaac, being tainted by dogma and belief that he is evil, was unable to move on, and thus "rejected" death and the peace that comes with it. The ending shot was showing how until he makes peace, he will be reliving the same thing (aka starting a new run) over and over again until he finds peace.
the ending with the normal version is Isaac taking Samael's hand and moving on, so i guess this makes Tainted Samael either a bad ending or the prequel to the ending with normal Samael.
@@itsyaboimason7069 that or the TRUE ending for Samael, being unsuccessful in saving Isaac, which leads Isaac to facing Dogma and The Beast as the true ending
@@woobgamer5210 I was going to say that, this ending seems like a extra layer towards Isaac's story. The order would be like: Tainted Samael ending > Beast ending > Pure Samael ending
You can go into curse rooms with memento mori for free if you use it right by placing a sigil near the door and then using the item to give you s for a second to go into the room
The editing on this video has been fantastic Matt and of course the gameplay too, props to you and your editors for supplying us with this exemplary content as of late.
i havent screamed so hard in a while he could have gottten like 6 free items in 2:50 from using the restock machine to get new items while in lost form im in so much pain right now
Just now realizing that sanéala symbolizing death tried to bring Isaac back to the afterlife, but dogma stopped him and started talking about how death is sinful and when Samuel was locked inside the door, the preacher said “oh death where is your victory
Tomorrow is my last exam (also got Kid's Drawing unlock) Also Bestia mod when The list of funny noises: 3:53 - VR 4:52 - and brimey, our beloved 6:52 - cat's body 10:32 - 1 but negative 12:52 - f 13:10 - perfect 17:57 - ending
First of all samael is awesome, second samael birthright gives you purgetory ghosts for momento mori use with the souls of the enemies you killed. Third of all this videos editing just leaped like 4 levels, your editor is amazing
Fun fact, if you use momento mori to rush right into a curse room, you won’t take damage This is obviously different from walking right into a cursed room
The ending could explain why there's somewhat of a connection between the Forgotten and Sameal. (A bit meta but he was the answer to letting Sameal be in the game "somewhat" to begin with like some of the other character like Josuke to T. Jacob and Mei to T. Apollyon )
Play fiend folio and start with the item Risk’s reroll, you can use it in item rooms, you’ll get teleported to a boss fight, if you manage to win it you’ll get a higher quality item
Love all the new editing guys it up. I wouldn't mind if Matt also started using the run doesn't end at mother fight mod and used that route sometimes if you liked. Kind of like instead of going for hush you go to mother so that you get to casually showcase the fight some more. That's just my thought 🙂
Honestly I like the idea that Samuel is the Guiding Vessel meant to bring Issac into the afterlife from the Issac's selfcreated purgatory, but eventually being dragged away by the remaining dogma.
so when it comes to tainted Samael, the more range you have, the bigger your scythe gets. this characters amazing and has a lot of synergies to it. i'd say you should play it more sometime. also, if you position your memento mori in front of a curse room door, you can enter it without taking damage if you do it right
hey matt, i have a theory about the mother. Basically when getting the first knife piece Isaac become the lost right, Isaac is trying to not be cought so he can get a knife piece without being seen by becoming/acting like a ghost. When getting the second piece, Isaac is cought and his mother tries to stop him from doing anything stupid, his mother being the shadow thing. when the knife is acquired he actually kills his mother not in a imaginary sence. her mom being fat she falls on her and decomposes. isaac starts imagining things as he is running out of oxygen. his escape act is to killing his already dead and rotten mother to escape. he kills his mother but dies from all the diseases from a rotten body and loss of oxygen.
ayy matt, someone made a meme mod that makes an item called 'rock top' where it makes it that you never increase your stats, I think it'd be a funny challenge idea
If you double tap memento mori you’ll start the dash thing immediately. But it does a lot more damage if you use all 5 sigils so for boss killing all 5 is usually the way to goz Btw you get a short window of I-frames after finishing the dash so you can get free curse rooms.
5 dash memento mori is some of the best boss dps out there even without any upgrades. You can easily do hush in like a minute with just base Memento Mori it's insane
so to kinda explain what that ending is all about: Samael in this context is the angel of death, coming to pick isaac up and guide him to the afterlife. which. in the normal samael ending, happens. in the tainted samael ending. Dogma takes isaac over and attempts to lock Samael away with the other locked up memories. Samael tries to reach out to isaac, but isaac pushes Samael into the door. causing Samael's physical body to be damaged, as the isaac cycle continues. in the reveal trailer for T. Samael. it's possible to see Dogma on the TV doing the same 'oh death, where is your victory?' thing. as a lost soul and a spirit carry a red key to the door, to free Samael. who then destroys the TV, jumps back down into the depths below, to find Isaac again.
i think samael or whatever was his name tried to help forgotten, but what he didn't know, he was actually dead isaac that is also possesed by dogma, and he got send into the dimension of the tarnished i think
I dunno if Mattman realized this during the video (I watched it, but my ADHD makes it a bit hard to focus), or if anyone has said it before, but I've been playing the character for a bit now and I think the most unappreciated detail with him is that you can pick up items with the scythe. IE; if there is a rock between you and a pickup (even chests), you can smack the item with the scythe and pick it up. The only thing this doesn't work on is items on podiums, so rooms with spikes and rocks around the podium still require you to use HP or a bomb to get to the item. But if you have enough range on the scythe, you can save bombs by smacking chests and picking up items with the scythe. You can even use it to unlock chests and open spiked chests without taking damage. It's a small thing, but it can be really really useful when you're low on bombs!
Tip: you can get free Curse Rooms with Memento Mori cause you have ahort invincibility after slashes. (Double tapping activates it even with one sigil drawn.)
the ending probably makes more sense seeing the other, non-tainted, secret ending, but my interpretation for this one is that Samael is essentially the Grim Reaper, trying to lead Isaac to a peaceful death, but Dogma (Christianity) prevents Isaac from seeing death as something natural and peaceful, he's scared of it, and so his mind creates the game as he goes delirious, suffocating in the chest.
its odd then, since the characters are supposed to be just variations of isaac and how he sees himself
@@HueManatee the OG characters are, but the modded aren't, after all there alcoholic catgirl
@@superocker06 well i mean, think this mod and alcoholic catgirl are trying to do different things lol
this one seems clearly to be trying to exist within the original lore
alcoholic catgirl is purely a joke character
@@HueManatee yes and this is clearly the grim reaper
the grim reaper with isaac's body interacting within isaac cutscenes and lore yes.
if you dont see a difference between this character and alcoholic catgirl then i really dont know what to say lol
@@superocker06
she be binding on my isaac until i repent
💀
thank you
She be repenting after I bind her with my Isaac
she brims on my stone
she isaac my repent until i, uhhh… cum?
This character has so much love and effort put into him, Isaac community goes hard ❤
I really want to see this character became Cano!
One of the better video game communities in my super biased opinion. Rouge like gamers stay on top
*Little help while playing Samuel!*
Memento Mori deals more damage the more you use it, that means, the more you kill using it, the more damage it does. (It's recommended you use the most you can, it can get pretty insanely strong later on...)
Also, you don't have to press five times. The limit is five, but you can use it 1-5 if you press Q or the Memori Button itself.
Hope it helped!
Memento Mori would be pretty balanced if it had a 1-2 room charge, but as it stands it is completely broken
@@jded_404 Meh, broken is fun.
@@jded_404 It necessitates having no room charge, because it is Samael's only way to throw a projectile which is needed to clear some rooms, it's an isaac modding rule of thumb that every character needs a ranged option.
I think we would like to see more of this character in the future!
hell yeah
Agreed
I can only agree
100%!!!
i know this comment is old but i read future as funeral
Since you haven't seen the og Samael ending (untainted version), I'll just summarize it if you aren't on track of seeing it yourself:
It plays out the same as what happens, with Samael appearing before Isaac's skeleton, offering his hand, but with Isaac accepting it, cutting to a scene of what's implied to be the afterlife. In other words, Isaac moving on.
This Tainted ending, meanwhile, twists that by having Isaac, under Dogma's influence, refuse his help and banishes him to become his tainted counterpart, while he wakes up from that into Basement 1, continuing his dying dream as a result.
@@theguy5855 of course it was always christian tv shows
@@jakoblent4694 i mean, binding of isaac was made as a take that to his overly christian parents.
This entire game is a metaphor for the grave harm that Christians can do despite seeming 'innocent and harmless'
@@woobgamer5210 I know but this story is very much a sad story about a family breaking due to diffrences and Personal issues coming from sins made by M.o.m and D.a.d
i mean true, and Mom is still the main antagonist, due to her going crazy over her husband's alcoholism, so
either way christianity is the enemy in this story@@jakoblent4694
@@woobgamer5210 Incorrect. Yhe game is not a bash on Christianity or Christian parents, and Mom is seen in later endings as clearly another victim.
The game is critical of fearmongering, particularly preachers whom claim to be Christian but do everything that the Bible says is wrong. If the game was critical of Christianity itself, the Bible wouldn't save Isaac from Mom in the original story, and Isaac going to Heaven in the current ending would be seen as evil.
Samael has some incredible synergies, you could probably make half a dozen videos out of runs with him and they would all be unique
Something that was really cool is the little Memento Mori symbols on the floor changed with the synergies he picked up. Like after Matt got brimstone, the symbols changed to brimstone which is just awesome
I just wanna take a moment to say the true GG should go to alex and matt. The editing in these last few vids has been improving drastically in my opinion. You can literally feel the effort yall put into these vids, keep up the great work!
Edit: AND luis!
7:09 cricket’s body is a quality 3
Don't discount Luis, he's the one behind the really cool on screen stuff like the mysterious paper in the corner at the beginning I'm pretty sure. Every time he's credited as an editor the videos always have cool things like that.
@@kapoofca i didn’t know about him- those were very cool, imma fix this rn
@@_ShatteredEcho_ That's all good! I'm glad you know now :)
Whoever edited this one needs a raise. That bit with the uncanny Isaac in the treasure room bugged sound had me laughing non stop for a solid 2 minutes
True lmao
So basically
Memento mori allows to place connected marks, up to 5
Activating it makes him dash through the marks and the path connecting them, dealing damage to everything in the way
Double tapping activates the dash early
After reaching the end of the path he shoots a projectile
The damage scales depending on how many marks he dashed through
It also has many interesting and unique synergies
"REMEMBERANCE OF DEATH!!!"
"I UNLOCKED IT!!!"
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS!!!!!!!"
That got me
GG!!!
tfw you can't remember what death is:
Ending spoiler:
I think the ending is meant to represent how death came for Isaac, him being a skeleton showed how he hadn't moved on yet. But Isaac, being tainted by dogma and belief that he is evil, was unable to move on, and thus "rejected" death and the peace that comes with it.
The ending shot was showing how until he makes peace, he will be reliving the same thing (aka starting a new run) over and over again until he finds peace.
the ending with the normal version is Isaac taking Samael's hand and moving on, so i guess this makes Tainted Samael either a bad ending or the prequel to the ending with normal Samael.
@@itsyaboimason7069 that or the TRUE ending for Samael, being unsuccessful in saving Isaac, which leads Isaac to facing Dogma and The Beast as the true ending
@@woobgamer5210 I was going to say that, this ending seems like a extra layer towards Isaac's story. The order would be like:
Tainted Samael ending > Beast ending > Pure Samael ending
You can go into curse rooms with memento mori for free if you use it right by placing a sigil near the door and then using the item to give you s for a second to go into the room
The editing on this video has been fantastic Matt and of course the gameplay too, props to you and your editors for supplying us with this exemplary content as of late.
i havent screamed so hard in a while he could have gottten like 6 free items in 2:50 from using the restock machine to get new items while in lost form im in so much pain right now
Just now realizing that sanéala symbolizing death tried to bring Isaac back to the afterlife, but dogma stopped him and started talking about how death is sinful and when Samuel was locked inside the door, the preacher said “oh death where is your victory
Tomorrow is my last exam (also got Kid's Drawing unlock)
Also Bestia mod when
The list of funny noises:
3:53 - VR
4:52 - and brimey, our beloved
6:52 - cat's body
10:32 - 1 but negative
12:52 - f
13:10 - perfect
17:57 - ending
Thanks for the scream times lol. Good luck with your exams! Get all 100% lmaoooo.
удачи на экзамене!!
How did it go?
@@dr.coconuts got 7 out of 10 - one of practical tasks was really hard
Still not bad tho
First of all samael is awesome, second samael birthright gives you purgetory ghosts for momento mori use with the souls of the enemies you killed. Third of all this videos editing just leaped like 4 levels, your editor is amazing
He has so much joy in his voice throughout the entire video, keep it up man!
noticed how much more editing goes into the videos now making the runs even more enjoyable, good job 😁
5:13 matt is senku confirmed
EDIT: shoutout to Luis for the sick edits this episode they look great
Its weird how quickly I fall in love with mattman when he uploads modded content
3:12 THAT'S A CUTE MATTMAN!
New edits with the small mattman in the bottom left talking are really cool keep up with the good work! much love
7:11 cricket's body is a tier 3.
whats crazy is that this character synergizes not only with all these items but with the synergies between those items as well. thats nuts
That edit in the item room with the sounds was actually hilarious, great editing this video!
day 89 of thanking matt for making good isaac content
7:10 Cricket's Body, my favorite Q4 item
matt im just loving how funny your videos are getting and those silly inserts appear, best tboi channel for sure Ü
you make my night lunch more happy
Fun fact, if you use momento mori to rush right into a curse room, you won’t take damage
This is obviously different from walking right into a cursed room
We always love the Isaac chilling in the corner 🙏
Love this character to death, and he has a lot of unexpected synerigies so glad to see you playing him
I honestly love the little Mattman character popping in from time to time I love em
I hope to see more of him
I really enjoyed the editing work. Keep up buddy!
The ending could explain why there's somewhat of a connection between the Forgotten and Sameal. (A bit meta but he was the answer to letting Sameal be in the game "somewhat" to begin with like some of the other character like Josuke to T. Jacob and Mei to T. Apollyon )
At 3:10 the lil Matt look snazzy
A new Mattman video to take my mind off of the Canadian wildfires, perfect timing
Yo loving the new edits matt there cool as hell!
0:16
tainted Sah - Mail
I love the lil animations on the left
the insane build after starting with a above average character is such a mattman moment
Samael was my first mod i ever installed and i still recommend him, i love you finally covered him, great video
7:11 cricket's body isnt a Q4, should be tho
7:10 since when was cricket's body a quality 4 Matthew?
bro the editting is so satisfying, incredible work!
True Isaac Moment, hey Mattman, I love ALL of your Videos. Been watching since the very beginning, I hope you're having an amazing day :)
Luv the animated editing lil lazy worm
An absolutely bombastic run with Matt slicing game's Windows process in half
Play fiend folio and start with the item Risk’s reroll, you can use it in item rooms, you’ll get teleported to a boss fight, if you manage to win it you’ll get a higher quality item
wow, this character as so much effort put into him.
the synergies are super cool!!
also, I liked the editing in this video
Mattman got a new editor or something? The edits this video are awesome!
I love how he got hyped about an item he doesn't even know what does just to end the video.
matt being a little smooth brained using bombs instead of the scythe to grab pickups
Thank you Matt for showing a better alternative for forgotten, i love forgotten for the sinergies but i was getting bored
Recently lost my dog and your videos have been of great help, thank you for doing what you do matt ❤
Love all the new editing guys it up. I wouldn't mind if Matt also started using the run doesn't end at mother fight mod and used that route sometimes if you liked. Kind of like instead of going for hush you go to mother so that you get to casually showcase the fight some more. That's just my thought 🙂
i love the lil matt with the lil hands
You can go through those spiked doors (forgot what they were called) by using momento mori near the door and you tap through it
Idk if you noticed but they also have a unique animation for when they touch the white flame
Honestly I like the idea that Samuel is the Guiding Vessel meant to bring Issac into the afterlife from the Issac's selfcreated purgatory, but eventually being dragged away by the remaining dogma.
I really like the new editing
so when it comes to tainted Samael, the more range you have, the bigger your scythe gets. this characters amazing and has a lot of synergies to it. i'd say you should play it more sometime. also, if you position your memento mori in front of a curse room door, you can enter it without taking damage if you do it right
i liked the small little animations bottom left etc, very cute and good qualitiy
7:09 iconic quality 4 cricket's body moment
If i remember correctly if you draw a pentagram with memento it does more damage every time the lines overlap
I've always wondered the full lore of DOGMA, that character is someone I wont stop thinking abt, the ending is just wow
I love the fact that you came into the VC just to tell us to shut up and watch your video...
Matt, when are we getting a scream compilation? We need all those moments.
hey matt, i have a theory about the mother. Basically when getting the first knife piece Isaac become the lost right, Isaac is trying to not be cought so he can get a knife piece without being seen by becoming/acting like a ghost. When getting the second piece, Isaac is cought and his mother tries to stop him from doing anything stupid, his mother being the shadow thing. when the knife is acquired he actually kills his mother not in a imaginary sence. her mom being fat she falls on her and decomposes. isaac starts imagining things as he is running out of oxygen. his escape act is to killing his already dead and rotten mother to escape. he kills his mother but dies from all the diseases from a rotten body and loss of oxygen.
Man this character NEEDS to be in the game. The synergies alone make it so fckn good
ayy matt, someone made a meme mod that makes an item called 'rock top' where it makes it that you never increase your stats, I think it'd be a funny challenge idea
If you double tap memento mori you’ll start the dash thing immediately. But it does a lot more damage if you use all 5 sigils so for boss killing all 5 is usually the way to goz
Btw you get a short window of I-frames after finishing the dash so you can get free curse rooms.
So you’re telling me Sam kills every version of issac?!? Bros spawncamping
Aw man i love the little animations, especially the lazy worm ones, they're cute
Love ur content and the way u interact with ur comminity!
5 dash memento mori is some of the best boss dps out there even without any upgrades. You can easily do hush in like a minute with just base Memento Mori it's insane
Cricket's body is not a q4 right?
matt calling crickets body a quality 4 is truly a mattman moment
The way you edited that sound bug made my day
the editing on this video is actually insane
so to kinda explain what that ending is all about:
Samael in this context is the angel of death, coming to pick isaac up and guide him to the afterlife.
which. in the normal samael ending, happens.
in the tainted samael ending. Dogma takes isaac over and attempts to lock Samael away with the other locked up memories. Samael tries to reach out to isaac, but isaac pushes Samael into the door. causing Samael's physical body to be damaged, as the isaac cycle continues.
in the reveal trailer for T. Samael. it's possible to see Dogma on the TV doing the same 'oh death, where is your victory?' thing. as a lost soul and a spirit carry a red key to the door, to free Samael. who then destroys the TV, jumps back down into the depths below, to find Isaac again.
i think samael or whatever was his name tried to help forgotten, but what he didn't know, he was actually dead isaac that is also possesed by dogma, and he got send into the dimension of the tarnished i think
thats sooo freaking cool, like the character and ending, thank u Matt!
this character has difrent ending if you do the same thibgs but as normal samael and not tainted
I remember this character used to have a ranged option by holding tears down and it would throw a sickle shaped tear
I like the little matt man in the corner holding the soul heart he looks like kirby
Also THE SYTHE MAN🔥🔥🔥👍
love the little lazy worm in the corner of the screen
also since when was crickets body a Q4?
Matt, i don't know if you already did it, but also the normal version of samael has this ending with his own unlock! You should try it!
HOW DID HE GET CURSE OF THE LOST WHEN HE HAS BLACK CANDLE 8:48
I dunno if Mattman realized this during the video (I watched it, but my ADHD makes it a bit hard to focus), or if anyone has said it before, but I've been playing the character for a bit now and I think the most unappreciated detail with him is that you can pick up items with the scythe. IE; if there is a rock between you and a pickup (even chests), you can smack the item with the scythe and pick it up.
The only thing this doesn't work on is items on podiums, so rooms with spikes and rocks around the podium still require you to use HP or a bomb to get to the item.
But if you have enough range on the scythe, you can save bombs by smacking chests and picking up items with the scythe. You can even use it to unlock chests and open spiked chests without taking damage.
It's a small thing, but it can be really really useful when you're low on bombs!
This character has some of the coolest synergies, you should see continuum with it
Your editor (or if its you) have massively improved on their (or your) editing skill. I pay you request
This is some great editing work
hey dude, for T samael a good synergy for him is lost contact that can block shots with mori’s sigils.
This mod has some fun items that you would like to rig with. Im mainly talking about the spirit of denial and acceptance
Calling crickets body a teir 4 is 100% a matman moment
Tip: you can get free Curse Rooms with Memento Mori cause you have ahort invincibility after slashes. (Double tapping activates it even with one sigil drawn.)
Love the effort put into these ❤