Tarnished ???

Tarnished ???, also known as Tarnished Blue Baby, is a character from the Epiphany mod, included as the third iteration of ???. He is unlocked by reaching the ??? boss fight in The Chest as Tainted ??? while holding Shred.

Gameplay

Tarnished ???'s gameplay focuses heavily on creep. Firing tears charges a bar that, once fully charged, will cause him to vomit out a volley of creep forwards (similar to Lil Spewer) once the attack buttons are released. There are a variety of creep types obtained via Colostomy bags, special pickups that appear when damaging enemies and clearing rooms, or as a general replacement for Bomb pickups.

Up to five bags can be held at the same time, each with its own usage bar and interchangeable by pressing the CTRL (or equivalent) button. Each bar has eight ticks and spewing creep will consume one, while picking up a bag will refill four of them. Pressing the BOMB button will also consume a tick to release some creep as Tarnished ??? walks, but holding it until five ticks are consumed will cause him to explode (without taking damage) and release a puddle of creep. This is the only way Tarnished ??? can cause explosions, since he's unable to obtain bombs. The explosion is possible only if a colostomy bag has more than five charges left, as pointed by the fifth "charge" being bigger than the others.

The available colostomy bags are:

Brown Creep gives Tarnished ??? +0.15 speed, +2 tears, and +2 range while he stands on it. It lasts the longest out of all the creep types. but it doesn't damage enemies.
Corny Creep will spawn blue Flies while it's active.
Black Creep will slow enemies down, immobilizing them if they spend enough time on it.
Sentient Creep homes in on enemies and inflicts them with Fear.
Icy Creep will inflict Frostbite on enemies, causing them to become slippery and take bonus damage. Frostbitten enemies become ice statues on death.
Poison Creep will poison enemies, and lasts longer than most creep types.
Spicy Creep will burn enemies. Enemies killed by burn damage leave behind a lasting flame.
Holy Creep deals damage to enemies, and will cause beams of light to smite them if they stand in it long enough.
Barium Creep will confuse enemies, and creates larger puddles than other creep types.
Electric Creep will electrify enemies, causing them to zap nearby enemies with electricity.

Using Tarnished ???'s pocket item, Mix, allows him to fuse types of creep together to create new combinations. These new mixtures have the properties of both base types (for instance, red/purple would home on enemies AND burn them) and free up useful slots to pick up more bags, but can't be refilled unless the character has Birthright.

There are 45 combinations in total.

Mix combinations

*Note: All the effects of the regular creeps still apply in addition to the listed effects*
	Brown	Corny	Black	Sentient	Icy	Poison	Spicy	Holy	Barium	Electric
Brown	-	• While on creep: • +1.70 Fire rate • +1.08 Damage • Tears create flies	• While on creep: • +0.15 Speed • +1.50 Range • Tears slow enemies • 5 hits immobilize enemies	• While on creep: • +0.15 Speed • +1.70 Fire rate • Tears inflict fear	• While on creep: • +1.08 Damage • +2 range • Tears freeze enemies • Enemies take 50% more damage	• While on creep: • +0.15 Speed • +1.70 Fire rate • +2 Range • Tears poison enemies	• While on creep: • +1.45 Damage • Tears burn enemies	• While on creep: • x2.5 Fire rate • +20% Damage • 50% damage block chance	• While on creep: • +0.25 Speed • +1.70 Fire rate • +4.50 Range • Wider tears	• While on creep: • +1.70 Fire rate • +1.50 Range • Tears electrify nearby enemies
Corny	• While on creep: • +1.70 Fire rate • +1.08 Damage • Tears create flies	-	• Locusts slow enemies	• Locusts inflict Collapse • Stackable delayed damage	• Locusts freeze enemies • Enemies take 50% more damage	• Locusts poison enemies	• Killed enemies spawn Locusts • Locusts burn enemies	• Locusts shoots holy beams	• Spawns more flies	• Locusts magnetize enemies
Black	• While on creep: • +0.15 Speed • +1.50 Range • Tears slow enemies • 5 hits immobilize enemies	• Locusts slow enemies	-	• Slowing homing creep	• Slowing freezing creep • Tears from destroyed frozen enemies spread creep	• Slowing poisonous creep	• Slowing burning creep • Killed enemies spread creep	• Slowing creep • Summons holy beams on enemies after 4 seconds	• Wider slowing creep	• Slowing electrifying creep
Sentient	• While on creep: • +0.15 Speed • +1.70 Fire rate • Tears inflict fear	• Locusts inflict Collapse • Stackable delayed damage	• Slowing homing creep	-	• Homing freezing creep	• Homing poisonous creep	• Homing burning creep • Stronger homing after killing enemies	• Homing holy beams creep	• Wider homing creep	• Homing electrifying creep
Icy	• While on creep: • +1.08 Damage • +2 range • Tears freeze enemies • Enemies take 50% more damage	• Locusts freeze enemies • Enemies take 50% more damage	• Slowing freezing creep • Tears from destroyed frozen enemies spread creep	• Homing freezing creep	-	• Freezing poisonous creep Killed enemies spawn poisonous gas	• Enemies slide on creep • Homing tears from destroyed frozen enemies	• Creep deals tick damage • Destroyed frozen enemies summon holy beams	• Wider freezing creep • Enemies slide on creep	• Freezing electrifying creep
Poison	• While on creep: • +0.15 Speed • +1.70 Fire rate • +2 Range • Tears poison enemies	• Locusts poison enemies	• Slowing poisonous creep	• Homing poisonous creep	• Freezing poisonous creep Killed enemies spawn poisonous gas	-	• Killed enemies explode	• Poisonous holy beams creep	• Wider poisonous creep	• Poisonous electrifying creep • Electricity spreads poison
Spicy	• While on creep: • +1.45 Damage • Tears burn enemies	• Killed enemies spawn Locusts • Locusts burn enemies	• Slowing burning creep • Killed enemies spread creep	• Homing burning creep • Stronger homing after killing enemies	• Enemies slide on creep • Homing tears from destroyed frozen enemies	• Killed enemies explode	-	• Burning holy beams creep • Killed enemies spawn several blue fires	• Wider burning creep • Killed enemies spawn larger fires	• Killed enemies create electrifying Tesla coils
Holy	• While on creep: • x2.5 Fire rate • +20% Damage • 50% damage block chance	• Locusts shoots holy beams	• Slowing creep • Summons holy beams on enemies after 4 seconds	• Homing holy beams creep	• Creep deals tick damage • Destroyed frozen enemies summon holy beam	• Poisonous holy beams creep	• Burning holy beams creep • Killed enemies spawn several blue fires	-	• Wider holy beams creep • Creep deals tick damage	• Electrifying holy beams creep
Barium	• While on creep: • +0.25 Speed • +1.70 Fire rate • +4.50 Range • Wider tears	• Spawns more flies	• Wider slowing creep	• Wider homing creep	• Wider freezing creep • Enemies slide on creep	• Wider poisonous creep	• Wider burning creep • Killed enemies spawn larger fires	• Wider holy beams creep • Creep deals tick damage	-	• Wider electrifiying creep
Electric	• While on creep: • +1.70 Fire rate • +1.50 Range • Tears electrify nearby enemies	• Locusts magnetize enemies	• Slowing electrifying creep	• Homing electrifying creep	• Freezing electrifying creep	• Poisonous electrifying creep • Electricity spreads poison	• Killed enemies create electrifying Tesla coils	• Electrifying holy beams creep	• Wider electrifiying creep	-

Strategy

Interactions

Birthright: Free refills - Allows Tarnished ??? to recharge his colostomy mixtures by picking up the bag used for it. Each "ingredient" bag gives two ticks of charge.
Lost Cork: Creep produced by Tarnished ??? does not increase in size.

Unlocks

Rotten Core - Defeat Isaac, ???, Satan, and The Lamb as Tarnished ???
Soiled Shopkeepers - Defeat Mega Satan as Tarnished ???
Essence of ??? - Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tarnished ???
A Card Against Humanity? - Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tarnished ???
Cardboard Cutout - Defeat Delirium as Tarnished ???
IED - Defeat Mother as Tarnished ???
Anal Fissure - Defeat The Beast as Tarnished ???
Mix - Obtain all completion marks as Tarnished ???

Trivia

On the official Steam Workshop page for the Epiphany mod, Tarnished ??? is referred to as 'Farrago', a possible title for the character.
- Farrago means a confused mixture, likely referring to how Tarnished ??? combines different components to create creep.