Empathy Cores

Empathy Cores
Recruit a pair of Solus Probes that gain power with more allies.
Every 30 seconds, summon two Solus Probes that gain +100% (+100% per stack) damage per ally on your team.
Rarity	Boss (Solus Control Unit)
Category	Utility TurretBlacklist
Corrupted	Survivors of the Void - DLC Content Newly Hatched Zoea is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info. Newly Hatched ZoeaSurvivors of the Void - DLC Content This content is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info.Newly Hatched Zoea Periodically recruit allies from the Void. Corrupts all yellow items. Every 60 (-50% per stack) seconds, gain a random Void ally. Can have up to 1 (+1 per stack) allies at a time. Corrupts all yellow items.
Stats
Stat	Value	Stack	Add
Probe Damage	100%	Linear	+100%

The Empathy Cores are a boss item in Risk of Rain 2, dropped by the Solus Control UnitSolus Control Unit
Corrupted AIHP: 2500 (+750 per level)
Damage: 15 (+3 per level)
Class: Ranged / Melee
Speed: 7 m/s
Armor: 20.

They summon two friendly Solus ProbesSolus Probe
HP: 220 (+66 per level)
Damage: 15 (+3 per level)
Class: Ranged
Speed: 10 m/s
Armor: 10, one colored red and one colored green. They will attack enemies near the player with a laser beam, and their damage increases by 100% (+100% per stack) per ally on the team, including themselves. The Solus Probes are re-summoned every 30 seconds if they are destroyed.

Notes

• Allies include drones and turrets, other players, and minions spawned by items like Queen's GlandQueen's Gland
  Recruit a Beetle Guard.
  Every 30 seconds, summon a Beetle Guard with bonus 300% damage and 100% health. Can have up to 1 (+1 per stack) Guards at a time..
• If the Artifact of Swarms is active, four Probes will spawn instead of two, augmenting their damage output.
• The Empathy Cores is one of the few blacklisted items that Engineer'sEngineerThe Engineer is a unique class that requires planning and positioning to be successful.
  Class: Ranged
  HP: 130 (+39 per level)
  Damage: 14 (+2.8 per level)
  Armor: 0
  Umbra: Fortification Expert turrets will not inherit.
• When the final bossMithrix
  King of NothingHP: 1000 (+300 per level)
  Damage: 16 (+3.2 per level)
  Class: Melee / Ranged
  Speed: 15 m/s
  Armor: 20 steals the player's items, he will gain his own Probes and they will attack the player, dealing high damage.
  • This becomes even more dangerous if he steals multiple Empathy Cores or Queen's Glands, as the Probes will become extremely powerful.
• Loader'sLoaderThe Loader is a slow but powerful bruiser that can use her grappling hook to uniquely navigate the environment.
  Class: Melee
  HP: 160 (+48 per level)
  Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)
  Armor: 20
  Umbra: Bionic Powerhouse Spiked FistSpiked Fist (Secondary)Stunning. Fire your gauntlet forward, dealing 320% damage. Pulls you to heavy targets. Light targets are pulled to YOU instead.
  Survivor: Loader can pull the Probes to her, although this will not damage them.
• The Probes have collision, allowing players to stand on them. However, it may be difficult to remain there given how they move around when enemies are near.
• The Probes will not respawn once the player has hit the ally limit of 16, making 14 allies the maximum amount that can be active at a time to ensure that the Probes can always be active. Acquiring yet another ally once the limit is reached (such as summoning a friendly AurelioniteAurelionite
  Titanic GoldweaverHP: 2100 (+630 per level)
  Damage: 40 (+8 per level)
  Class: Melee / Ranged
  Speed: 5 m/s
  Armor: 20 with a Halcyon SeedHalcyon Seed
  Summon Aurelionite during the Teleporter event.
  Summon Aurelionite during the teleporter event. It has 100% (+50% per stack) damage and 100% (+100% per stack) health.) will not cause the Probes to despawn; however, if one of them dies then it will not respawn until the player has 15 or fewer allies again.

Lore

13006; PROBE CORE INSTANCE REQUEST RECOGNIZED
13006; PROBE CORE INSTANCE OVERVIEW FOR STORED MODELS:
;SER ID> 04534098130
;INST> MINING PROBE INSTANCES
;HIGHLIGHTS
> THIS ONE IS VERY DEAD AND YELLOW
> THIS ONE IS VERY BOLD AND GREEN AND LONELY
> THIS ONE IS VERY DEAD AND YELLOW
> THIS ONE IS VERY DEAD AND YELLOW
> THIS ONE IS VERY DEAD AND YELLOW
> THIS ONE IS VERY DEAD AND YELLOW
> THIS ONE IS VERY DEAD AND YELLOW
> THIS ONE IS VERY COLD AND RED AND LONELY

13010; DOCKING CORES
13011; DEPLOYED

Version History

Anniversary Update

• Major Content
  • Added New Boss Item: Empathy Cores
  • Added New Lore Entry: Empathy Cores

Trivia

• This item's name and the "personalities" of the Probes it summons ("Quiet" and "Delighted") may be a reference to the Personality Cores from the Portal series.
• The colors of the Probes resemble that of The Twins boss from the game Terraria, a pair of colossal mechanical eyes that are also red and green.
• The Probes are wrapped in cloth similar to that worn by the HereticHereticThe Heretic is a powerful character who can only be accessed through extraordinary means.
  Class: Ranged
  HP: 440 (+132 per level)
  Damage: 18 (+3.6 per level)
  Armor: 0
  Umbra: Unorthodoxy Risen, suggesting a possible link between the two.
  • This is especially intriguing given the Heretic's strong resemblance to an Alloy VultureAlloy Vulture
    HP: 140 (+42 per level)
    Damage: 15 (+3 per level)
    Class: Ranged
    Speed: 3 m/s
    Armor: 0, and the Alloy Vultures' relationship with the Alloy Worship UnitAlloy Worship Unit
    Friend of VulturesHP: 2500 (+750 per level)
    Damage: 15 (+3 per level)
    Class: Ranged
    Speed: 7 m/s
    Armor: 30.