| Helix Bullets | |
|---|---|
| |
| Statistics | |
| Type: | Passive |
| Quality: | 
|
| Sell Creep Price: | 30 
|
| Unlock Method: | Purchase from Doug for 16  .
|
| Introduced in: | 
|
| Ammonomicon Entry | |
| Praise Be | |
| Causes guns to fire an additional shot. Bullets to move in a helical pattern, and apply marginally less damage.
Fossilized bullets containing the DNA of some forgotten Gungeon creature. | |
Helix Bullets is a passive item.
Effects
- Doubles the player's bullets and causes them to travel in a helix pattern.
- Each bullet deals 66% of its original damage.
Notes
Double Double Helix - If the player also has Helix, Helix will fire 4 projectiles per shot instead of 2, damage is increased by 25%, and shot speed is increased by 50%.- Dualing Pistol - If the player also has Dueling Pistol, it gains homing and changes appearance.
- One Fish Two Fish - If the player also has Barrel, Barrel will fire a normal blue fish and a red fish that sets enemies on fire.
- If all projectiles hit, damage is effectively increased by 32%.
- This item has a negative effect with guns that fire homing projectiles such as Bullet Bore or Com4nd0, causing them to lose homing.
- If the player also has Shadow Bullets, the shadow projectiles will retain homing.
- This item does not affect shots fired from other guns with Chance Bullets.
- When used by a gun that fires several different kinds of shots at random, such as Mr. Accretion Jr. or Tetrominator, each bullet of the helix will be randomly selected.
- If bullets are reflected by Casey with this item, the bullets will fly in a helix pattern but will not double.
- When using Remote Bullets, the helical bullet path will remain even as bullets curve towards the cursor.
- This item applies to bullets fired via passive items such as the Orange Guon Stone.
- This item makes Winchester's game nearly impossible to win, as the helix modifier makes it so the shots don't go in a straight line. The item cannot be dropped after paying Winchester, so make sure to drop it ahead of time.
- The item also affects projectiles of some familiars.
- With Scattershot, instead of firing six times as many projectiles, four times as many projectiles fire in twice as many separate helix patterns, with each projectile dealing 26.4% of its normal damage.
- If the player has Flak Bullets, the smaller bullets will not travel in a helix pattern.
- Helix Bullets only partially affect the final projectile of Zorgun, causing it to move in a helix pattern but not duplicate.
Trivia
- This item's appearance is a reference to the original Pokémon games, offered to the player as one fossil, "the Helix Fossil", among a choice of two. The other, "the Dome Fossil", does not appear to be referenced in game.
- The pickup text is a reference to the cult-like following the item acquired during a collaborative stream of these games, called "Twitch Plays Pokémon," where viewers/collaborators would often quote "praise helix" as the player, who was controlled by Twitch chat, would often unsuccessfully attempt to “use” the Helix Fossil.
- The Barrel synergy is a reference to the Dr. Seuss children's book, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.
- The Helix Synergy is possibly a reference to the Death Grips song "Double Helix"