Does Little Steven only appear after fighting Steve?
The first time I defeated Steve, I got a message that said "Little Steven (the item) has appeared in the basement". Since then, I've only ever found Little Steven after defeating the boss Steve. Is he an item that can only be found under this particular circumstance or can he appear randomly in the basement?
2 Answers
Little Steve can be found as a rare drop in any item room (or shop, or it can be rolled off of any other item with the D6) once he has been unlocked.
Steven also drops Little Steve when he is killed, most of the time (I think it's about a 90% chance).
If you already have Little Steve when you kill Steven, he will instead drop the buff item "Steven". He will also rarely drop "Steven" even if you don't have Little Steve.
Finally, here is some photographic evidence:
From: bindingofisaac wiki
"Little Steve
Follows Isaac around shooting homing projectiles. Rolling Little Steve with the D6 from the boss fight with Steve can give Steven.
Unlocked by killing Steve alternate boss, also dropped by him."
So yes, you have to kill Steve first. It does not mention any other way but rolling D6, which is different. So I would assume that that is the only way since wiki's generally seem very thorough.
He can be found there after killing Steven, but no sooner.
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