Companion Cube

The CompanionCube is a pet summoning item. It has a chance of being sold by the Traveling Merchant for. It summons a pet Companion Cube that will jump around the player frantically.

When the player and the Companion Cube are in complete darkness, the Cube can occasionally "stab" its owner, inflicting 3 damage. The stab can eventually kill the owner, displaying the unique death message ""

When the Companion Cube falls into lava, it emits the Lunatic Cultist's death sound. When submerged in lava for long enough, there's a chance it may make the Moon Lord's death sound. The Companion Cube will also occasionally emit the flatulence sound normally produced by the Whoopie Cushion and its upgrades.

Trivia

 * It is the single most expensive item in the entire game.
 * It is one of two pets that can make noises, the other being the.
 * The Companion Cube is a direct reference to the Aperture Science Weighted Companion Cube, from Valve's Portal game series.
 * The Companion Cube reacting to lava is a reference to how the Companion Cube is disposed of in Portal, by being dropped into an incinerator.
 * The Companion Cube stabbing the player is a reference to a line spoken by GLaDOS in Portal, in which she states "The Enrichment Center reminds you that the Weighted Companion Cube will never threaten to stab you and, in fact, cannot speak." This line is also directly quoted in the Buff tooltip.

History
Cube de voyage 동행 큐브