A Hat in Time - All Character Storybooks

All character backstories in A Hat of Time. You can unlock these pictures by collecting every photo in the Purple Time Rift stages.
Mafia Town unlocks the backstory of the Mafias as well as the chef.
Battle of the Birds unlocks the backstories of DJ Grooves and the Conductor.
Subcon Forest unlocks the backstories of Queen Vanessa and the Snatcher. (This is by far the most interesting one)
Alpine Skyline unlocks the backstory of the goats, or whatever they are.
A Hat in Time playlist: • A Hat in Time

[@someoneunknown6553]

In the Vanessa level, the Snatcher doesn't let you use your hats or umbrella. You can't attack her at all. It makes me think that even now, though she may have killed him, he still loves her deep down.

[@theflyingpieceofcrap3330]

Graham French you have expanded my mind.

[@augmentedtoe5717]

i want to like this so much..

[@beigecharley7080]

Thats what I was thinking when i first saw her backstory. They both love each other but due to a miss understanding they think the other betrayed them believing their feelings are one sided.

[@authenticpalmtrees9879]

Ya but still, both Vanessa and the Snatcher have both become corrupted and very broken-hearted and have became a dark soul and a body.

[@leoncergaming7745]

Wuh?

[@smugsdeadchannellol6184]

Snatcher: *Breathes on the same planet as another woman* Queen Vanessa: ArE YOu cheATiNG oN mE??!?!?!!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@warmpinksoup]

*Breathes in the same universe*

[@haha.stupid6953]

she wants to speak to his manager like the karen she is

[@c_cubed]

*breathes in the same multiverse*

[@umukzusgelos4834]

I think either way that relationship would not have turned out well for both of them perhaps he was better of starving to death in some lonely prison cell after all, I mean hey, at least he now has an exhilarating new hobby: Causing Doom and Damnation for every living thing entering his forest and signing his contracts

[@washingmachine1516]

I just wanted to buy some flowers....

[@samhainnn]

baby conductor and grooves are actually the cutest little things ever

[@bait8112]

summertime indeed, too bad the story gets shadowed by queen vanessa's

[@ssalamander1294]

Seals from seal the deal: hold my beer

[@thatoneInteleon]

It's sad that they've been fighting for years

[@kiyotakaishimaru2620]

YUP

[@octotune4044]

MY ChiLdReN AcK

[@Com3tcandi]

Everyone is like "Poor Vanessa" Meanwhile; I'm like: Poor Prince--

[@TheBlub]

Yah, the prince died and became the snatcher BECAUSE of Vanessa, and because of this other girl...

[@TheBlub]

It's a bit dark

[@andydavis6177]

Not any more

[@luckyinky7849]

@@TheBlub It's not really the florist's fault, all she did was selling flowers

[@Riceball41]

Lucky Inky and then he would give it to her but she thought it different that he cheated on her but he didn’t so I say poor queen and prince

[@TeeTiro]

a "cute" as heck platform game

[@ywed1748]

Ikr

[@rattl3d3mbon3s3]

Cute as peck

[@vL_General]

*_P E C K_*

[@pandertv2235]

P E C K

[@reginangel_official]

*S P A C E D P W O R D*

[@flipperjr.3822]

The mafia is less mafia and more just businessmen looking for a better life.

[@l1quidbeatz46]

@gaming with ozzy face palm

[@literallyme9226]

Thats how king crimson works

[@fattytan1377]

Only to shove mustache girl's neighbours off the island using cannons and bullying her gramps

[@EmileeMize]

@@fattytan1377 and thats why i dint like them (other than the fact they are annoying sometimes)

[@Shauntungosaurus]

literally the only difference between businesses and the mafia is whether they're willing to actively commit crime to reach their goals, which they are. so they're mafia. Crime is their main method of doing things.

[@goldfish6525]

You know for a guy who was murdered by his own queen because of a misunderstanding and turned into a shadow devil thing that needs souls for some reason Snacher is actually a pretty cool guy :D

[@caiterbunch3932]

i mean he... IS a serial killer. "cool guy" is not the first word that comes to mind lol

[@MadnessIncVP]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e57MhGl9hc1mma8 wouldn’t be anything to do with you, would it, guv? 😂

[@Pedrosis]

I still like him though I always wear shadow puppet

[@gerragotheallidile]

"Professionals have standards" -The Sniper

[@deneshwdolie4691]

Well technically half of the reason snatcher is the way he acts is because of vanessa because who knows how LONG snatcher was in vanessa's basement. He must've felt grief,sadness,anger and wanting to take revenge. So really half of the blame is aimed to Vanessa and her unhealthy obsession.

[@harryguidotti3815]

Poor Vanessa and Snatcher. All that misery over one misunderstanding.

[@chestbumphero]

Harry Guidotti that is until you play the manor and realize she was obsessed to where she wanted the prince to look like her

[@chrisossu2070]

It's still sad in its own way. She slowly lost her mind after she was forced to succeed her mother as queen, and nobody realized what was going on with her until it was too late.

[@qrowrosewine]

Wait her mom?

[@chrisossu2070]

The first chronological diary entry you can read in the mansion has her mention how her mother was involved in an "incident" leaving her with the title of queen. Vanessa specifically focuses on how losing the title of "princess" makes her less beautiful. The entries afterwards have her becoming progressively more obsessed with the prince.

[@applejuice1537]

Is Snatcher the ghost guy with the contracts?Sorry,I don't know his name.Because he looks a hell lot like the ghost guy in the second last page.

[@novature6828]

It's a shame mustache girl doesn't have a storybook.

[@YuubiTimberwolf]

True, i wonder what exactly happend to make her hate the mafia so much, Cant be that its just because they landed and pretty much went crazy in town or else you would met more people complaining

[@mellowhi634]

The game will be getting DLC so maybe we will get to know more about Mustache Girl

[@KGhaleon]

She either came to the island with them, or she was already living there and they took it. I remember someone from the Mafia saying they got rid of the original residents that populated the island.

[@thatoneguy9549]

KGhaleon They probably just straight-up killed her close ones. Most likely in front of her. Huh... brings an all new reason for her hood to be red...

[@mutalord]

I think the point of the memories books is to prove that they are not pure evil as she thinks, they all had reasons for their actions, but because sometimes because of their ambitions (mafia and the condutor) or their experiences (snatcher) or even the consequences of their actions (the goat led the seeds of the flowers when he ascended), their actions have caused repercusions that can be see as evil

[@yourfriendlyeverydayhealer9306]

Baby Conductor and baby DJ Grooves: *THE CUTEST KIDS IN THE GAME MUST PROTEC*

[@aidanhays2866]

Hence the great rivalry between the two when they were older. I gotta say, they're great together.

[@rickitysplitz7035]

Protec is not a word.

[@coolguy6485]

that's right!

[@eldritchskye2608]

RickitySplitz r/whooooooooooooosh

[@forklmao]

@@eldritchskye2608 1. This is not Reddit 2. It has 4 fucking Os

[@thefane8682]

Queen Vanessa overreacted a bit.

[@alvarodiaz2221]

When you play the level of the manor you find some notes from her (letters, her diary) and from that you get to know she was never right in the head to begin with.

[@chestbumphero]

She was the yandre that you actually married only for yourself to get screwed. Prince really just went with life and she went batshit crazy

[@poorcooler9566]

Isn't the prince look like the guy who gave you all those contracts!?

[@reylizarate8235]

Daniel Wozniak a bit?

[@copycat698]

Daniel Wozniak the snatcher

[@shiomaneki]

snatcher:Im going to buy flowers for vanessa ^-^ vanessa:WAS YOU KISSING HER HAND WITH YOUR HAND??

[@maurothetoad]

@Torcher Piggy that's... The joke So if you allow me r/whoooosh

[@carl9382]

oof get whooshed my dude

[@janahaynes1578]

@@maurothetoad too bad I dont have a reddit account to post this on r/whoooooosh, but hey I bet u did!

[@haumea4518]

“Shadow rift” on wattpad actually has some cool backstory with the snatcher and some pretty awesome writing, if anyone here’s interested

[@sebastiangauthier6089]

Backstory overview: Mafia's Grand Voyage. The Mafia were once low-life workers working hard at a factory, but they did not enjoy their jobs. Tired of their menial labor, the man who would become their boss rallies up the workers, and together, they set sail to a distant island of which, they would build their dream utopia: Mafia Town. Conductor and Grooves' Big Dreams. When both were little, they watched their first ever movie awards on television, and from this, they dreamed of becoming great movie directors in hopes of winning the awards for themselves. Years later, the Conductor and Grooves move into the same building that would become Dead Bird Studio, beginning their long rivalry to best each other for the movie awards. The Tale of Queen Vanessa. Once upon a time, there was a princess and a prince who're in love. But one day, while taking a stroll around town, Vanessa finds the prince holding hands with another girl, and she did not take it lightly. Heartbroken, Vanessa assumed that the prince broke up with her, and stormed out of the town crying, unaware that the prince was actually buying flowers for Vanessa from the girl. When he arrives back, he tries to give the flowers to her and explain the situation, but Vanessa was too heartbroken to listen, and her anger and jealousy transformed her into a terrifying shadow monster. The prince was then locked up in the basement, and overcome with grief, he would eventually transform into the Snatcher. The Twilight Ascent. A goat was on an adventure to find the mysterious twilight realm on top of the peaks. When he finally reaches his destination, he would meditate within the realm, and become one with the stars.

[@zaxtonhong3958]

Sebastian Gauthier Alpine Skyline's story is so short :/ Fitting, I suppose

[@sebastiangauthier6089]

Yeah. Part of the reason is because the goats hardly had any characterization, so there's not much in the way of lore. It also leaves some questions unanswered, like the origin of the purple flowers that terrorize Alpine Skyline for example.

[@kyubeyz_7062]

Sebastian Gauthier 3:48 Purple flowers

[@yourcollegedebt8384]

I think those are more pink/white than anything.

[@kyubeyz_7062]

Super Saiyan Devil no i mean they're the flowers and he made them. He's purple too

[@pityingpolygon2551]

I feel bad for the Snatcher now

[@lookatmyfaceyouwillloveitt4932]

Karmadillo um I think that's the moonjumper hes a guy who was gonna be in the game but they cuted him out

[@exitstrategem]

Lookatmyfaceyouwillloveittobadmynameissoshort D: M What you said.Is literally invalid

[@MoonlitCaster]

Moonjumper is a cut character who WOULD be the prince then the third floor had to be cut then he was cut now snatcher is the prince.

[@darniusstudios5139]

He is a fan-favorite character and his backstory is the most interesting. It’s like the developers knew.

[@joeltehguy]

All that from a tiny misunderstanding

[@SuperWiiBros08]

I feel sorry for the Snatcher's story, and everyone else, I hope there's a Hat in Time sequel where are of those troubles are fixed

[@MadnessIncVP]

*Looks at the latest DLC.* Bad news, yo...

[@Lillianz2012]

Vannesa’s Curse:

[@obilim2155]

2:19 u can see all the residents from the snatchers forest! The foxes, the faceless ghosts used to have red cloaks and the snake things are there too. Vanessa overreacting doomed her entire land and all her subjects -_-

[@theflyingpieceofcrap3330]

Obilim HOLY SHITTAKE

[@synth2257]

Obilim that, is really depressing

[@MrMega1423]

I thought Subcon Forest became what it is today because of some massive fire or something like that, and that Dwellers are just ghosts of people who died to the fire.

[@Tkdboy-gk1wk]

Obilim And Snatcher is the Prince.

[@34umr]

Me when my ruler kills me and the rest of the population because of her boyfriend: -_-

[@spyro6474]

Dang that Queen Vanessa story is really sad. Never noticed until know

[@YTSunnys]

Indeed. Glad they included it though.

[@darniusstudios5139]

Spyro64 thus her husband became what we know as the snatcher

[@thecombinesoldier6611]

I feel sorry for Vanessa

[@bluestructure7505]

I wouldn't If you check her diary entries and letters you see that she was obsessive about the prince and even considered locking him up in the dungeon just so he'll never leave.

[@thecombinesoldier6611]

+Blue Structure I know about those notes in mansion but still I feel little bit sorry for her in book they seem happy

[@RegalRoyalWasTaken]

The whole Mafia thing saddens me. The Mafia just wanted a place to be alone. Mustache Girl just wants her home back. They could absolutely reconcile if they tried, but they each view each other as intrinsic obstacles to their fairly reasonable goals. :c

[@aidenkonyar3152]

Mustache girl and the Mafia should have lived in peace

[@dando541]

:c

[@YellowSpaceMarine]

you should go and solve middle-east peace

[@seansmith6255]

@@YellowSpaceMarine dammit you beat me to it

[@somegem6344]

Conductor = the past Grooves = the future Now i understand the rivalry.

[@davidthepumpkinman7251]

Technically disco balls are outdated and so are discos (kinda) so then Grooves might not be as futuristic as you might think, and lots of people still use trains, soooooooooo

[@tornadocapped1591]

David the Pumpkinman Oh, cmon. Grooves lives on the moon!

[@eyesandhands1986]

David the Pumpkinman it’s hipster penguin VS uhmm..... A very old fashion style Scottish bird.

[@mr.cup6yearsago211]

Eyes and Hands I think the conductor’s some kind of owl, since that’s what his minions are.

[@frecielolazo1755]

Some Gem Nvm

[@theHatted]

RIP. Queen Vanessa. Lost their mind, went insane, basically 8345678469834 times worse than insanity, all over one misunderstanding. What a way to go!

[@theHatted]

I know, that's why I put what I said was worse than insanity after "went insane".

[@Skia_Woodling]

If she watched for more than 10 milliseconds, she would've noticed that he was paying for flowers.

[@r3dskillz]

Queen Vanessa has no chill

[@ray-ox3ns]

I see what u did there

[@mooninums6620]

lol

[@CatMage6620]

Wait until you meet the alternative meme Princess Peach.

[@hadengoforth5146]

She needs to see DJ GROOVES, he got chill.

[@RuckusYeen]

Still chill still chill

[@oscarvazquez7814]

prince: * going to dungeon * me: feels bad man * turns to next page * me: OMG IS THAT THE SNATCHER

[@0-bubblez-012]

Imagine being the Prince. (Hella late, but who cares) You were with a tutor for a while. You finally go back to the kingdom and you decide to buy flowers for Vanessa. You pay the botanist, and you hear crying and someone’s rapid footsteps slowly fading away. You turn your head, but only see a blur of someone running into the alley (or what I can assume is an alley). You go back into the castle, where your princess is weeping terribly. Had you done something wrong? What was wrong? You attempt to ask, but guards grab you. You are now desperate to know what is wrong, yelling her name, but she can’t hear you anymore. The guards made sure you couldn’t get out of the dungeon, locking you up in tight chains. You rotted there, still not knowing your crime. Were the flowers bad? Did I say something wrong? Did I DO something wrong? Now I want us to try to describe how this would feel. (Thanks for reading this far btw!) Confusion would overwhelm you, mixed with anger, and sadness. Eventually you would be angry that you were punished for no crime. That rage would fill you up and you would have no idea how to take it out on Vanessa.. or just anyone. You wanted them to feel the same pain you did... but how? (CLIFFHANGER AAAAA)

[@metarcee2483]

WOW! SO COOL!

[@xs2196]

#CancelQueenVanessa

[@aliteraldoor]

Id make a deal with her lol

[@lilydreemur7718]

Ok, 1.-, i love ur writing style so much i luv this lmaooo 2.- hey kiddooo, my wife left me sooo sign a cobtract so i can kull you :D

[@tylazermk8271]

The prince is the snatcher, so that one miss understanding turned a peaceful place into a dark, ghostly place, especially sense snatcher is the one who took over the forest, while the queen just decided to murder anything that gets near her.

[@sonarcha1711]

Y'all talk about Vanessa and Snatcher, but... 1:30 CONDUCTOR HAS PECKING EYES. HE HAS EYES. THATS UN-PECKIN-BELIEVABLE.

[@popsicIes]

only gods can view his eyes

[@lloydthecinnamonroll2805]

Pupsicle, no wonder I can see them...just kidding I’m no god.

[@seryupp2347]

hmmmmm i dont know

[@EagleGirl-on6ts]

Darling!! Watch your language!

[@bunnikins4887]

Lol

[@jackyhk291]

00:25 Wait...There's Mafia Women? And they have the same shape? lmaoooooo

[@stankorplank7370]

TURNIP FAMILY MUST THBRIVE IN NEW TOWN

[@briskroom5072]

Is mustachioed girl mafia?

[@maybewibo3192]

I think they're just mafia guys wearing dresses

[@libraeevee9467]

Um please someone explain about this or have a theory 😳😳😳

[@mooninums6620]

dude pls...

[@TheGasMan666]

Welp... I did NOT expect the tale of Queen Vassena to be that much of a bombshell. This game is soooooo good!!

[@berylanisoptera6727]

TheGasMan666 me neither bro

[@antanaskaleda1564]

the only BAD part about queen vaness is her LEVEL im gonna be freaking shaking until i forget it exists

[@Skerp129]

It was pretty easy tbh

[@spidey5558]

SUPERSONIC129 It's terrifying, is what he's trying to say.

[@hadengoforth5146]

Wanna know who else a bombshell? *MY MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM*

[@TeeTiro]

before storybook "this is cute" after storybook "this is dark"

[@frecielolazo1755]

essa almohamedi Except for the first two storybooks

[@stardustpie1992]

And the fourth. It’s really just the Subcon book that turns dark.

[@datdoggerboi]

Everybody gangsta till Queen Vanessa runs away crying

[@haha.stupid6953]

she do be cryin doe

[@JMora-er7td]

**Sees Prince in Vanessa's story** Me: "Meh, probably just some one-off character" **Prince starts having Snatcher features** Me: Now wait a Doug Dimmadamn minute

[@kirbyleggington7205]

Me playing through Vanessa’s level: hey snatcher looks kinda like he has hair, maybe he’s her lover lol A week later after seeing the storybook; I...I was kidding

[@haumea4518]

you have an amazing name

[@Hello-pv1xw]

@@haumea4518 yes

[@magalisurkamp1735]

lol

[@mattkim96]

All comments sympathizing with the princess at all, or saying “all this just because she misinterpreted the prince and the flower girl” are just wrong. All the notes in the mansion show that well before she saw him “holding hands” with the flower girl she had an unhealthy obsession for him and was abusively possessive in their relationship. She literally banned bacon just because the prince enjoyed it, that’s abusive af. And when he said he was coming back for a weekend to visit, she vowed to make him stay by any means necessary. Clearly this was going to happen one way or another, she just needed any excuse. The prince is the real victim (obviously).

[@pixelatedsmug]

i never really payed attention to the diary entires but- dang. and that gives me another reason why snatcher is my fav/second fav character 😃

[@Dragonmongamer]

One more: In the manor, there’s a note that reads “Oh I wish I could just keep him always! Locked up and in chains in the cellar. But you can’t chain a man… can you?” Well… let’s just say she made good on that sentiment

[@beelzebeetles]

Everyone talking about vanessa n stuff, but can we take a second to appreciate how adorable baby grooves and conductor are?

[@kocekejov5681]

Yes

[@thisaccountisoldpleaseigno3840]

The Vanessa Story is sad, With the music it adds up how sad it is.

[@loumahou8281]

Ok so to put it into perspective (since people's explaining comments for some reason are cut out in the middle) what these storybooks show us: Mafia's Grand Voyage: The mafia works either as janitor's or fish/seafood cooks in a factory. (kinda reminds me of "Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs", especially the island at the time where the sardines were their primary income) After being tired of their jobs, they decide to leave and search for a new home - however, they leave their women alone. After countless days of relaxing and searching, they finally found the island we know as Mafia Town today. (which is inspired by Santorini, a very well-known island in the Aegean sea owned by Greece) Conductor's (and) DJ Grooves Big dreams: It starts off with showing their homes when they were children. They were watching the Annual Bird Movie Awards on TV and saw a crow holding the trophy. (it could have been the very first Annual Bird Movie award; probably this crow became their idol) After getting the equipment and funding and even a key to the, at the time, empty Dead Bird Studios, the 2 discovered that they both had access to the studio and fought over the right of property. They settled on cutting it in half and produced their own movies inside their parts of the studio as well as having a growing rivalry between them. As we know thanks to the Finale boss fight, where Hat Kid and the winner of the ABMA have a Lil' heart-to-heart, the Conductor won every single time but once, Award 42, which DJ Grooves got. And so to this day they have been recording train-related Western on the one side and Party and Parade movies on the other. The Tale of Queen Vanessa (by far the most changing and interesting story): We get to know, that the Prince and Princess Vanessa were a happy couple, living in the then "normal" Subcon Forest. (which still looked like it could resemble the Black Forest in Germany just to give an example) In between the first and second page, the trip of the Prince for his studies happened, as we know this from her diary entries when we enter her bedroom in the (spooky) Manor, which was the home of both the Prince and her. He got the time with his female tutor, whilst Vanessa only got letters and became jealous. After her mother, the Queen had died, she was crowned Queen Vanessa. She was sad about it though, as her lovely prince wasn't gonna be crowned King for another while. Later the prince comes back finally. Vanessa went for a little walk inside the Subcon Village, meeting the Minions and Dweller's, who were normal wood creatures and humans at the time. She sees the prince holding hands with another woman and runs away, heart-broken and full of tears. In reality tho, the prince gave the woman, a florist, money to buy a bunch of flowers for Vanessa. Back at the Manor, the prince wants to clear things up for Vanessa, but she wasn't listening to him, as she became he possessed shadowy self we know her today. The prince was taken away by guards into the Basement, where he was chained. He was possessed himself and became The Snatcher. His shadow figure, who, well, now makes the calls inside the forest, saw everything grow dark too, he became insane. And so to this day, Snatcher is collecting souls and continues to be a jerk, while Vanessa continues to wander around her Manor and freeze anyone she captures. The Twilight Ascent: This is by far the hardest to understand the story. It shows an old goat wandering through the desert and making his way to a hill, seeing the place, that would become Alpine Skyline. He made his ascent to the peak, where the Twilight Bell hangs today,. I have the theory that he meditated and ascended into a higher form, forming the constellations of stars. Somehow other goats made their way or were created by those constellations. The Twilight Bell formed and every time you ring it, you go into this Old Goat's new home in another dimension. You can even see the Ghost Goats over there, they might be the remains of dead goats, now wandering around in the Twilight dimension. I found it exciting to read about the backstories and theorizing about some of the possible outcomes. Lemme know if you liked it or if you have anything to add or correct.

[@meninaarco-iris9139]

I WANTED TO MEET SANTORINI, THE WATER IS CELESTIAL! AND THE BREEZE AWWW THE BREEZE!

[@meninaarco-iris9139]

SANTORI ISLAND MY DREAM TO VISIT IT!

[@powerfullpummel6417]

Well snatcher is still kinda sane compared to Vanessa as he never really hurt the player granted he would take your soul and it has been implied he hurt someone and he had a boss fight he gave the player easy jobs to do that they chose Also the worst storybook in the game has to be the one for chapter four as it didn’t really have a story and that book explains nothing

[@Dumpsterfire507]

what if Snatcher met Vanessa again? :0

[@not-charley]

Goomyiscute777 Actually, if I recall, the Moonjumper was cut from the game completely and really never became part of the storyline nor appeared in-game. I'm new to the fandom and I just finished chapter 5 but if you have any proof you could show me u can

[@AndrewChumKaser]

I wonder if, even after the horrible things she did, Snatcher still loves Vanessa deep down.

[@vedji1857]

He obviously does. He restricts Hat Kid from harming her.

[@ismetcancelik5052]

@@vedji1857 seems like he wanted kid to avoid her actually.

[@ismetcancelik5052]

You know i meant like not fight, so that she, the hat kid, would be captured

[@akesan2374]

Honestly, Vanessa's manor was pretty fun to play in, (except when you open a door and see Vanessa right in front of it) but it was real bummer you couldn't use the Sprint Hat, which can't even harm Vanessa. Being able to use it would make it better in my opinion. And by the way no i never got caught

[@yousuck6869]

@@akesan2374 that would make it worse lmao. Oh no she's right there I'll just run away. But when you don't have it it's legitimately scary. OH SHIT SHE'S RIGHT THERE HIDE HIDE

[@ashmarie2016]

Poor snatcher I just wanna hug him and tell him I’m sorry! Grooves and conductor are so cute to!!!

[@HarvestHollows]

The question must be asked, why did Snatcher resort to subcontracting?

[@ptmars9586]

AustenArts in Queen Vanessa’s diary she writes about how he is being taught law stuff by a tutor. I think when he got locked up all those years he had huge desire to do law stuff and had gone insane. When he was finally let out he was completely insane, and all that law stuff he wanted to do that had built up mixed with the insanity caused him do become the crazy contractor that always talks about legal obligations.

[@Esty568]

*Spoilers ahead* Well... if you read the notes around Vanessa’s manor, it becomes clear this overreaction wasn’t a one-time thing. Even at her normal state she tore to shreds anything what connected her prince to other things. She even mentions she wants to keep him in chains and forbids bacon in the house, because he might love it more than her. ... So yeah... i feel we have a realy creepy mental problem here xS Poor Snatcher.

[@-kira-1571]

1:59 O O F that knife

[@frecielolazo1755]

- Kira - oh yeah. wait... did the conducter make more "MYERRRDERR" movies????

[@theregularterrarian3933]

Just saying, in the basement of Queen Vanessa's Manor, if you use the Forest Dweller's Hat, you can see an outline of someone on the wall... I guess we all know who the outline belonged to then.

[@warmpinksoup]

i have to check it

[@RyderPlatinumWarpstar]

Holy frick the Queen Vanessa one is dark as hell

[@thetoadinator9954]

No peck

[@yanfei47]

@@thetoadinator9954 peck !

[@thetoadinator9954]

Wtp

[@JustRock.]

No peck sherlock

[@Zorro9129]

Her original backstory was planned to be even darker.

[@Blaze_the_Cinderace_Gal8144]

me sees prince: ok he is cool me seeing him turning into the snatcher: *OMFG THIS IS BETTER*

[@rainthesomber]

Learning about Vanessa and Snatcher really makes me love Snatcher more as a character, understanding why he can be so cold at times is due to his heartbreak is really nice.

[@Cheshieruu]

Wait so.... Queen Vanessa got jealous over him going to the florist... to get flowers for _her_ !? And then locks him in a dungeon!? Wow, talk about obsessive, holy crap.

[@lucariofan6045]

Actually she thought he was cheating on her when his hand was touching that other girls'.

[@shivonneashley1362]

Lucario Fan no he was not cheating on her!!!

[@lucariofan6045]

Shivonne Ashley I didn't say he was,it was a misunderstanding.

[@dattos140]

She was already bat shit crazy check her diary

[@Skia_Woodling]

@@dattos140 One example is when she bans bacon for the prince liking it. Another one is when her mom dies, she worries more about the prince not calling her princess than her mom being dead.

[@shockwave3864]

Prince: Thanks for the flowers *shakes hand* Vanessa: Wonder were the prince is *GASP* *sees him shaking the flower woman’s hand* Vanessa: He is 100% cheating on me. Prince: hey Vanessa I bought you flowe- Vanessa: k go to prison.

[@paige64bitgamerfurry3]

Also Vanessa: And become a ghost noodle

[@kollaphobic]

Prince: *le cryning noises*

[@kevinlee7678]

@@paige64bitgamerfurry3 Also Vanessa: WHO DARES ENTER MY HOME? Hat Kid: Goodbye, cruel world!

[@specturv9836]

Snatcher buying flowers: Meanwhile Queen Vanessa: how dare you lay thine hand upon another girl

[@InktheImpassive]

Vacation Rivalry Broken Heart Star

[@someshmuck8603]

Damn, snatchers story is dark. Thrown in a dungeon only to rot to darkness, sadness, and fear... I love that character

[@COCK_V4]

Prince: *shakes hand resembling a thank you to the woman who sold the flowers to him for Vanessa* Vanessa:so you have chosen... death.

[@Megellzeigler-st6kl]

Fr she doin to much

[@roboxgaming8355]

Snatcher: "Buys flowers" Vanessa: *So you have chosen death*

[@D1EN0]

If you think about it. When you are going to Vanessa's manor Snatcher doesn't let you use any of your hats or there ability. And as well as Snatcher doesn't even think or want Vanessa dead. It's very sweet to know that Snatcher still loves her, but doesn't show it..

[@wolferngames8024]

Snatcher: hmm, that kid sure can do some damage with that umbrella (sees hat kid graverobbing with the brewing hat) Snatcher: maybe I should that always from her or she will blow up my ex (writes the no hat rule)

[@chatteringbox7583]

So Vanessa was once a beautiful princess who fell in love with the prince. Then she became a monster when it felt like the prince betrayed her. Then Vanessa's overreacting caused her subjects to suffer as well. So basically, a mixture of Malificent and the Beast

[@dattos140]

Actually she was always crazy and obssrsive check her diary

[@TheBreezeMan954]

Malice botw

[@gotoveritlmao8202]

Wow the queen Vanessa book escalated quickly

[@neonboy6968]

I’m 99% sure that Snatcher and the Lady were just shaking hands after he got the flowers.

[@smugsdeadchannellol6184]

Might wanna make that 100% sure. She literally got jealous of bacon.

[@deadassbird3763]

yeah princes kiss ladys hands for respect sometimes

[@Skia_Woodling]

@@smugsdeadchannellol6184 Vanessa: If he likes bacon, NOBODY gets bacon. He might marry it.

[@NoelNoirChan2023]

Dude, I didn't know that the prince was Snatcher in the past, I freacking cryed!! 😭💔

[@Powdown]

The dislikes are from the prince and his alternative accounts

[@Megellzeigler-st6kl]

Ong he did not deserve that

[@insertpreeminentnameherega525]

Everyone: Poor Vanessa And Snatcher... Me: *_About to make a that’s how mafia works joke about _**_0:57_*

[@haha.stupid6953]

lmaoo

[@competitivepokemonplayah8990]

Thats how mafia works (sorry not sorry)

[@swordmasterfelix3309]

I wish they made one about Hat Kid or Mustache Girl Lel why so many likes?

[@tom_k_cook]

Tyrell ! Did they say 2 more levels were on the way? Fingers crossed, let's hope for that day. (50/50 on being a deep meaningful back story or a weird page turner of cuteness.)

[@tom_k_cook]

The James Well, The Completionist stated that during his review, and a few others as well. I certainly hope I can get at least 9 more rift tokens to get the true completed experience of the token machine.

[@SakuraofLyoko]

extra chapters were Kickstarter goals that were more than met.

[@huntswoman23]

Sword Master Felix Oh hi yeah my history is just gonna be on my ship and saw a planet and sleeping⌛️⌛️⌛️⌛️

[@danielmattes6139]

cant wait

[@SplatDatMat]

Snatcher must be thinking how much Vanessa hates flowers.

[@Slimavin]

My mouth dropped when I first found all the pages and read the story of Vanessa, only then to relize the Snatcher WAS the prince

[@jackplays2385]

Vanessa’s story is the most intense heartbreak story I’ve ever seen

[@ihatemyname2816]

waitin for new dlc where you become snatcher and vanessa's couples counselor

[@haha.stupid6953]

lmao

[@betzyellow]

i think last week we got the closest we will ever get to that

[@user-qp1tz2zw8c]

Because of Misunderstanding, she thinks the prince love another woman. And the prince actually went to buy flowers from female seller for his true love (the queen). Page 3 or 4: the prince pay and give money to female seller and the queen came in wrong moment and misunderstanding is happened 💔 Misunderstanding may destroy a good life forever. Sorry about my English 😅

[@retf8977]

XXX عزوز XXX I understand my fellow Arabic user, you will eventually get better

[@jupiter5441]

The prince became the Snatcher and queen vanessa became the monster

[@neb4388]

XXX عزوز XXX you actually have pretty good grammar for a foreign

[@SmartR14]

انت لعبت اللعبة 😲

[@ffc2632]

Your grammar is almost perfect, I could only found one mistake on the punctuation.

[@MayyaK11]

1)Oh...So thats how Mafia arrived the island! Wait,is there a female ma- 2) They are so *cute* !!! 3)Dang...Queen Vanessa was trully a yandere. Poor Snatcher! 4).....Uhhhh ,I'm sorry but, *wha???*

[@haha.stupid6953]

4) is the final level, Alpine Skyline. I havent beat the level yet, and i don't really like the level itself because it doesnt have much to do. But the goat thing is one of the inhabitants of the villages, and the settlers there don't know how the goats got there. Interesting backstory to the level, and otherwise its ok, but the fact that it doesnt really give you any sort of idea as to what you need to be doing, other than the time piece symbol, was a bit weird to me.

[@haha.stupid6953]

but thats just my opinion on the level

[@mysterygaresh7300]

@@haha.stupid6953 If you look around, you'll also see the fountains are goat heads. I missed this detail my first time around. To me, it feels like it was probably a "beta" world that they left in. The world was comparatively boring in relation to the others, seeing as the stuff you had to do got repetitive pretty fast. The finale was interesting though.

[@kaiser9598]

“I will buy flowers for you.” *GASP* HOW DARE YOU! *wat*

[@Skia_Woodling]

@@cupofwater1363 But she would've noticed that he was buying flowers if she watched for more than 10 milliseconds and/or had ANY observation skills.

[@fabiofelgueiras2455]

Everyone: A Hat In Time is soooo cute!! Vanessa: No

[@haha.stupid6953]

Vanessa be like *omai wa, mo shinderu*

[@notinsideyourwalls]

@@haha.stupid6953 everyone else: *n a n i ?*

[@overbored1240]

I can’t look at Snatcher the same way again. ;-;

[@synRdave]

I have a story, it's called *"Never trust the one that bleeds"* Once a young man, he wanted to find the secrets of the universe; a passion he shared ever since childhood. He started to lose hope when he was 30 years old, starting the think there are no secrets of the universe; one day however made him forget those thoughts as he found a pearl that was crimson red, in his words he said that "It looked like it could bleed any second.". This orb however told the many secrets of the universe and he wanted to tell the tail to all his friends, family and loved ones. But he noticed how they all scream in terror and say "DON'T LOOK, OR IT TAKES YOU!!" The more and more he tried, the more and more people he made go insane, until he too lost his sanity to the orb. People say when looking at this man's glare whoever have nightmares of going down a hallway that looked like the inside of a throat. There hands and eyes that bleed look at you and say distorted and reversed yelling like "Don't look, or *it* takes you..." The man found out about this and realized that his victims disappear down a bloody hallway, never ending suffering and never ending guilt. He isolated himself from the world and swore a promise: Those that go into his hiding place shall be killed, before they go down that bloody hallway. Because he didn't want people to suffer pain and to live in fear for eternity all because of him. And he said to himself before he left "Finding and learning the secrets of the universe was not worth this... That people had to suffer for the rest of their afterlife, *all because of me...."* This story was inspired by a mod called *The Snatcher's Scavenger Hunt* And one of the jumscares was going down a hallway that looked like the inside of a throat and there, hands reach out screaming in pain. At the end lies 2 red eyes and A Hat Kid wooden replica with a mask with just its mouth before *it takes you* back to Hat Kid's room. I'd draw this myself, but I am still practicing, but if any animators out there that want to do this you totally can, but please just give me credit. Thank you for listening my story with me!

[@ccosmicbrownie]

Theory: Why snatcher tried to keep the time pieces is because he want’s to go back in time to get flowers for Vanessa once again but has to tell her so he won’t rot in the dungeon and to have his true love to come back to normal

[@shrimpchris6580]

Vanessa looked like a real cutie, shame she was bonkers.

[@donny_boyd1173]

Mustache girl backstory: Mustache girl was once a happy little girl, strolling along the roads and smiling and waving to people. Eventually, the Mafia arrived on their island, so Mustache girl went over to them and greeted them kindly. But then, the Mafia rudely shoved her out of the way and began ruining the place and drawing graffiti on the walls. Mustache girl tried to make them stop, but they just laughed at all her attempts. Soon the place had became mafia town. Upset, she eventually went into hiding. In a hat in time seal the deal (the game's dlc) There's a storybook for Mustache girl. I suppose she eventually changed over time, and wanted revenge on the mafia, which most likely explains her hatred for them.

[@captain_wheatley]

The 'music' that plays while reading storybooks is so simple, yet really nice to listen to for some reason.

[@sure6754]

I was here for thrills not feels

[@patdav56]

i personally wish there was a storybook for "the illness"

[@Egorold]

Ikr? The one we got didn't explain anything, just added more mysteries... I guess that's a thing of Alpine Skyline

[@_toei_]

Queen Vanessa's story, the only story with 2 interesting characters origins at the same time

[@hatcellucard599]

The Conductor and DJ Grooves need to have a pecking word, darling

[@egoistagattoildiofelino7942]

I feel so bad for my man Snatcher, he can't live his life without having Vanessa jealous. We're at the point where if he sneeze and someone says "bless you" Vanessa would just straight up decapitate her/him

[@metarcee2483]

Amazing how a story can be told without words.

[@asht0n]

1:15 who that is adorable to the MAX!

[@carloshuerta7946]

So...is it confirmed that the Snatcher was actually the prince?

[@MaJeeDooo0010]

Yep !

[@icewizard7434]

It's awesome

[@shivonneashley1362]

YEP!!

[@ГотаБГ]

Of course.

[@dimsthedimwit600]

Yeah

[@Spraxinator]

Snatcher: I give you money for flowers for girl Flowerist: ok Venessa: he touch her hand he no love me Later Snatcher: I bring you flowers Venessa: die you cheated on me Snatcher: Wait no I was ju- Venessa: I dont wanna hear your lies I'm evil now Snatcher: I is sed I die no Venessa: I is sed I evel now And that's why subcon forest is scary and dark and sadistic and masochistic and everything else wrong

[@Theemeraldgamestone]

Vanessa, the yandere b***

[@joshuaatherton9249]

Mafia: I don't really know who to go with here. The mafia just wanted a place that they dont have to work and moustache girl just wants her home back. Conductor and Grooves: *sho cute, I can't pick.* Vanessa: She really overreacted. No. 1. There are a million reasons that snatcher would be around another woman, especially a flower shop. Secondly, there is no reason to rip out everything in your room because you saw your Boyfriend/Fiancé/Husband around someone else. Also, Snatcher really had a reason for Vanessa, but because she was so stubborn, she didnt give him a chance to explain. She didn't even look at him! She sent him into the dungeon to rot because of a crime that could have been proven innocent with one look at Snatcher and a couple of words. Snatcher loved her, he doesn't even let you attack her, but he doesn't know what went wrong. He thinks that he has done something terrible and does not know how he went wrong, and has lost the love of his life because of it. He can only take out the hatred on everyone else because he does not want to hurt Vanessa. (N/A)

[@berylanisoptera6727]

Wait wait wait so the Prince in queen Vanessa's story... is SNATCHER!?!?

[@ГотаБГ]

Yep. This is Snatcher.

[@hopefullyrolling3765]

The music really adds to the surreal feeling of this section of the game

[@j-1176]

I NEVER KNEW SNATCHER WAS VANESSA'S GIRL! Dang Snatcher...I feel bad for ya man...used to have a crown but now all you have is a top hat.

[@itsCbomb]

2:16 Huh... I just realized those spirits with the dweller masks used to be children around the village before it was frozen over. Sheesh

[@TheLudicrousLuv]

Almost everyone is talking about vanessas story. BUT ONLY A FEW APPRECIATE BABY GROOVES AND CONDUCTOR

[@CAT-fq7he]

Snatcher has The most saddest back story honestly He was only getting her flowers 💐 And Vanessa locked him up ‘-‘

[@beinggayisonlyafractionofm6144]

Whoa the tale of queen vanessa turned to be quite dark

[@PTp1ranha]

I like that they decided to add backstory to the characters this way.

[@seek5146]

HE WAS JUST BUYING FLOWERS FOR YOU VENASSA

[@breezeleon6889]

Queen Vanessa story is sad but wheres the body of the prince

[@gijinkagamer4928]

Drew Lyon The Prince became the Snatcher.

[@tom_k_cook]

Scrapped content, it's either he withered away, or you assume he's the Snatcher's pal, Moon Jumper.

[@geo6398]

3:02 notice how Prince has same colour scheme as snatcher

[@Hannah-bw9mx]

Drew Lyon a

[@capnlockeheart1443]

Giving you contracts

[@reese60678]

A whole chapter could’ve been avoided, or at least less scary, if one misunderstanding was avoided.

[@I_8_your_doorframe]

@Oreo Cookie and he wouldn't have *f L o O f*

[@haha.stupid6953]

@@I_8_your_doorframe the f l o o f is important but i wish Moonjumper was in the game lol

[@I_8_your_doorframe]

@@haha.stupid6953 don't we all?

[@FortressBrawler123]

Man, dont you just hate it when your gf locks u up in your basement and freezes your entire kingdom over a simple misunderstanding

[@PikachuOverDrive]

Too bad they didnt show the mustache girls backstory

[@Techhunter_Talon]

It could be implied that her hatred of the mafia might stem from them taking over the island they now inhabit. Seeing as the place had buildings already built on it, implying that there were some group of people living there already.

[@idontknowhowtoname1266]

Maybe in a DLC

[@trash1614]

They did

[@andydavis6177]

Dlc

[@tamamotube3964]

WELL BUDDY, I GOT GOOD NEWS! She has a story in the DLC!

[@spiritflame8806]

The conducter one has a nice arts style and I think I don't need to even talk about queen vanessa

[@antanaskaleda1564]

yes dont talk about that *BITCH*

[@MrSoulMallow]

3:07 HOW DID I JUST NOTICE THAT THE PRINCE BECAME THE SNATCHER???? I'm the stupidest thing alive...

[@totallynotzim6139]

0:19 that's Mario you can't fool us

[@frecielolazo1755]

Bon-Bon [OLOUWI] yeh! >:)

[@haha.stupid6953]

its-a-me, a Mafia Boss!

[@yourlocaldemon2195]

The tale of queen Vanessa... Once upon a time, in a kingdom within the joyful subcon forest, there lived a prince and a queen who had deeply fell in love and were adored by the village. On a beautiful spring morning, queen Vanessa decided to go for a short early walk. She had only reached to a halt in a little alleyway when she saw the prince with another girl! She didnt understand, she didnt know why the prince decided to discard her after all the love and happiness they had earned! Hopeless and heartbroken, she scurried toward her manor in the mass of tears... Just then the prince caught a glimpse of the weeping queen and ran after her, holding a bouqet of flowers for Vanessa that he had bought from the lady. As he gained on her, she summoned the guards and they grabbed his arms so tightly that he coughed to explain! But the queen had no passion to hear, she only heard her deepest fears, engraved by the sorrow, she had taken a form noeone could had ever imagined. But at that snap of a second he was thrown away to rot in the manor's darkest dungeon... For years he was stuck there he had taken form too, of his own sorrow, in fact, the whole kingdom lay in ruins and had been sealed into infinite corruption... *The end...*

[@paige64bitgamerfurry3]

*And some may say that the Prince is Snatcher to this day*

[@Bookishsiren]

This is the video that got me into Ahit, and even after almost a year I'm still in the fandom w/great memories and friends. Thank you.

[@ThatOneGuy-qw1xx]

I just realized the tears of the prince are the same color bottles that Snatcher tries to kill you with. 1. Snatcher’s tears kill you.. what? 2. He might be coping in some way by attacking you, as if his tears represent anger and sadness, and he’s taking it out on you.

[@steeledminer616]

I'm just grumpy because somehow, on every single one of these, I missed EXACTLY 1.

[@eldritchskye2608]

same for me but 2

[@I_8_your_doorframe]

On my first time finding the sleepy subcon one, I missed two *I instantly regret going back to get those last two*

[@haha.stupid6953]

yup, and always the last one

[@mysterygaresh7300]

@@haha.stupid6953 There's always one hidden at the start area and the last one always seems tucked away and/or out of the way.

[@haha.stupid6953]

@@mysterygaresh7300 yeah, i found that out with Dead Bird Studio. conducter best boy imo