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"Yer a Mallard, Harry."


BuffoonIcon Buffoon is one of the 15 Hosts featured in the game HOURS. It can be obtained by solving the puzzle on its description.

Description[]

Buffoon can be unlocked by completing a unique in-game meta-puzzle known as Buffoon's Puzzle.

See Unlock/Puzzle Solution for hints on obtaining this host

He has no abilities of his own, instead taking the powers of other enemies to use for himself with his upgrades.

Upon reaching Phase 2 of Light Beneath Closed Eyes, the game shows its true name, Lafoole.

Appearance[]

Buffoon is mostly a recolor of the enemy Astral Hermit, but he features a duck symbol on his chest instead of a lightning bolt. His color palette is also yellow instead of blue.

Playstyle[]

Buffoon begins the game with the abilities of Astral Hermit, being able to fire homing projectiles and run away from hazards. However, as the game progresses, he can obtain the powers of other enemies for himself, all with an added duck theme.

Bolt (M1) fires a homing projectile which deals high damage and staggers enemies. With a certain upgrade, Buffoon can carry a second charge of this skill.

Bolt-Ex (M2) fires a much larger homing projectile, which travels faster, deals triple the damage of Bolt, and silences enemies on hit, with unique cooldown rules (see below).

Sprint [SHIFT] doubles Buffoon's movement speed for 1 second.

In addition to these basic abilities, Buffoon can gain additional skills and perks with his upgrades. Some of these operate independently (usually passively or automatically activated), and some are activated through a combat mechanic unique to Buffoon known as the Spell Combo. When Bolt-Ex is activated, if Buffoon has at least one upgrade that grants an ability that isn't shown in the action bar, a Spell Combo begins. Activating Bolt-Ex again during this time will cast the next spell. The order of the spells being cast will always reflect the order in which they were obtained through upgrades (Exception: The ability of "Aspect of War" will always activate first, then Bolt-Ex, then the order proceeds as normal). If the standard Bolt is used during this time, the cooldown of Bolt-Ex will be reduced by 1 second when it begins (this effect can stack). The Spell combo ends after either all available spells have been used or an obtained spell is not cast for 4 seconds, whereupon Bolt-Ex's cooldown begins. For more information on the spells that can be chained, see Upgrades.

Statistics[]

Buffoon
BuffoonIcon
BuffoonBolt
Bolt
BuffoonBolt-Ex
Bolt-Ex
Fire a homing bolt spell for 15 damage Fire a stronger bolt for 45 dmg and silences
BuffoonSprint
Sprint
Double your walkspeed for 1 second
Health 75 Passives
Speed (Studs/s) 16 Passive Regeneration - Regenerate 0.33 health per second

Abilities[]

BuffoonBolt
[M1] - Bolt
Fire a homing spell bolt towards the enemy for 15 damage. Reduces the cooldown of Bolt-Ex by 1 second if used in the middle of a spell combo. Recharges after 2 seconds

The bolt has minor homing, which allows it to curve itself to an extent


BuffoonBolt-Ex
[M2] - Bolt-Ex
Fire a stronger homing spell bolt, dealing 45 damage and inflicting silenced for 3 seconds. Can be reactivated to use other spells in the spell combo. Triggers the cooldown when all spells in the combo are used, or has not been used in 4 seconds. Recharges after 8 seconds. Bolt-Ex has a much faster projectile speed than Bolt


BuffoonSprint
[SHIFT] - Sprint
Doubles your walkspeed for 1 seconds. Recharges after 3 seconds

This increases to a total of 32 walkspeed, which is faster than Dreamer's Hover

How to unlock Buffoon:

  1. Unlock Cell and Tear, gaining access to Endless Timeless.
  2. Go to Endless Timeless, and choose upgrades until you begin to see Cold Treasure. Pick it.
  3. Go to menu, set screenshake to 1000%, then quit to menu.
  4. Leave and rejoin.
  5. In the starting screen, wait until the fog sets in. After this happens you can move around.
  6. Move through the doorway down the path to the pink button, and touch it.
  7. Turn around but just before you go inside, turn left and hug the wall.
  8. You should see 2 tall support pillars, one of which should start glowing if you touch it. If there isn't then try a different side of the building.
  9. Climb up the glowing pillar, following the glowing path (it will sometimes go around a corner, make a fall, or have a ladder) until you reach the top of the building.
  10. Touch the duck.

Puzzle Solution[]

  • WATERFOWL: Next step
  • TREMORS: Set screenshake to 1000%, can be done at any point in the game
  • WEEPING CHAMBER: Unlock Cell and Tear
  • SOUTH BORDER: Endless Timeless, having gained access by unlocking the aforementioned tempos
  • WATERFOWL: Next step
  • COLD TREASURE: Upgrade obtainable in Endless after obtaining all other upgrades
  • WATERFOWL: Next step
  • SUNKEN CITY: The room at the start of the game
  • HESITATION MOMENT: Wait a moment
  • ROLLING FOG: Fog will set in after you wait
  • HIDDEN PASSAGE: Find a passage in the room and go through it
  • WATERFOWL: Next step
  • DORMANT LIGHTS: Some blocks in the exterior wall will glow when you touch them
  • SUMMIT: Climb up the glowing blocks to reach the top of the room
Alternatively, with the debug menu, inputting "ClassDuck" gives Buffoon.

(All upgrades are abilities from different enemies, with some additional benefits)

Peacock Peaks[]

BuffoonAspect Of Force
Aspect Of Force (Seventh Blossom)
Sprint can be activated to perform a dropkick, dealing 20 damage. Recharges after walking 50 studs. Sprint's cooldown is reduced by 1 second and is used automatically when moving


BuffoonAspect Of Wind
Aspect Of Wind (Hurricane Gale)
Bolt deals increased knockback
Windblade (Spell Combo): Conjure a flying crescent of air that deals 40 damage


BuffoonAspect Of Frost
Aspect Of Frost (Shattered Ice)
Take 50% less damage from slowed enemies. Slow nearby melee attackers
Frost Fan (Spell Combo): Conjure a spread of 5 ice daggers, dealing 12 damage each and inflicting slow for 3 seconds


BuffoonAspect Of Blight
Aspect Of Blight (Toxic Teapot)
Bleed pools of poison that cause enemies to degenerate 4 health per second and take damage from healing
Venomshank (Spell Combo): Conjure a sword and perform a spin attack, dealing 30 damage and poisoning enemies


BuffoonAspect Of Swords
Aspect Of Swords (Unlimited Blades)
Enemies that touch you are impaled by swords, dealing 20 damage. Recharges after 7 seconds
Falling Swords (Spell Combo): Conjure a line of falling swords dealing 20 damage each


BuffoonAspect Of Shade
Aspect Of Shade (Wraith Walker)
Automatically teleport to dodge attacks. Recharges after 3 seconds


BuffoonAspect Of Gun
Aspect Of Gun (Sidearm Stubbs)
Bolt gains 1 extra charge
Draw a Gun (Spell Combo): Conjure 3 bullets, dealing 15 damage each


BuffoonAspect Of Flame
Aspect Of Flame (Arson Agni)
Bolt-Ex sets the area where it lands on fire, dealing 75 damage over 4.5 seconds


BuffoonAspect Of God
Aspect Of God (Wingless Angel)
Falling below 50% health causes the next instance of damage to heal you instead. Repel nearby projectiles. Recharges after 10 seconds

Downcast Days[]

BuffoonAspect Of Wealth
Aspect Of Wealth (Captain Ivory)
Porcelain Cannon (Spell Combo): Conjure a cannon ball that explodes after a short distance, dealing 60 damage in an area


BuffoonAspect Of Sky
Aspect Of Sky (Splintered Archer)
All attacks deal 50% to 200% damage
Splintered Arrow (Spell Combo): Conjure an arrow that aims towards the enemy, dealing 30 damage


BuffoonAspect Of Stone
Aspect Of Stone (Emerald Lancer)
Bolt hits spawn an orbital gem that blocks attacks and deals 15 damage to enemies


BuffoonAspect Of Stars
Aspect Of Stars (Starlight Duke)
Taking damage activates a 30 health shield for 3 seconds. Recharges after 10 seconds
Starlight Rivulets (Spell Combo): Conjure three parallel beams that deals 20 x 3 damage


BuffoonAspect Of Steel
Aspect Of Steel (Circuit Breaker)
A laser falcon shoots lasers at enemies periodically and when you attack, dealing 10 damage


BuffoonAspect Of Arts
Aspect Of Arts (Astral Hermit)
Bolt increases the damage of the next spell by 60% and vice versa. Increase the cooldown reduction of Bolt by 1 second


BuffoonAspect Of Hunt
Aspect Of Hunt (Nightmare Catcher)
Drop off a tripmine when sprinting that deals 15 damage . Bolt-Ex deals 30 extra damage and hits an area in a given range


BuffoonAspect Of Void
Aspect Of Void (Void Watcher)
Summon Void Monsters from killed enemies. Bolt-Ex locks cooldowns for 3 seconds

Mirai Mirror[]

BuffoonAspect Of Ruin
Aspect Of Ruin (Anti Mother)
Gain 1 health regeneration
Miscarriage (Spell Combo): Conjure an egg bomb that explodes, dealing 30 damage in an area and scattering bomblets that deal 15 damage each


BuffoonAspect Of Beast
Aspect Of Beast (Half Horse)
Horse Hoodoo (Spell Combo): Conjure 5 magic missiles that deal 15x5 damage and heal by 2 per hit


BuffoonAspect Of War
Aspect Of War (War Etude)
Killing enemies heals you by 10 HP
Altair (Spell Combo): Increase your armour, speed and power by 50% for 5 seconds. Once gained, this will always be the first spell in your combo


BuffoonAspect Of Shape
Aspect Of Shape (Cube Liner)
Activate a disabling pulse when taking damage, dealing 15 damage. Recharges after 5 seconds
Sparks Liner (Spell Combo): Conjure a line of energy that deals 30 damage


BuffoonAspect Of Jest
Aspect Of Jest (Laughing Head)
Bolt ricochets between enemies and causes delayed blasts that deal 15 damage


BuffoonAspect Of Growth
Aspect Of Growth (Nerve Healer)
Bolt spawns healing bolts that heal 2 HP when dealing damage
Pumpkin Drop (Spell Combo): Conjure a falling pumpkin that deals 25 damage and heals you by 10 HP


BuffoonAspect Of Strength
Aspect Of Strength (Cerebrum Colossus)
Gain 1 armour for every 2 missing health
Colossal Stab (Spell Combo): Conjure a giant sword that flies out and returns, dealing 20x2 damage

Unobtainable[]

BuffoonAspect Of Death
Aspect Of Death (Fallen Dread)
Killing enemies increases your power by 5% permanently
Can only be unlocked with the Cheat Menu


Puzzle[]

The 14 phrases are a reference to "Dios Diary" from JoJo's bizarre adventure.

The "Buffoon's puzzle" is given as follows:

WATERFOWL
TREMORS
WEEPING CHAMBER
SOUTH BORDER
WATERFOWL
COLD TREASURE
WATERFOWL
SUNKEN CITY
HESITATION MOMENT
ROLLING FOG
HIDDEN PASSAGE
WATERFOWL
DORMANT LIGHTS
SUMMIT

Tips and Tricks[]

  • Buffoon is a naturally ranged host, take advantage of this, range is your greatest strength.
  • A lot of Buffoon's upgrade synergies can change his playstyle, for example Aspect of Hunt + Aspect of Flame turns their Bolt-EX into an aerial denial tool, as Hunt also boosts the damage of the pool of flames left by Flame.
  • Buffoon excels in canceling enemy attacks, due to the fact their Bolt-EX staggers and silences, this is especially useful against Resident Mind, Fiend Rider, Captain Ivory, etc. As if timed well allows you to completely avoid deadly attacks, Resident Mind being the best example as both Mega Beam and Coalescence, both extremely dangerous moves can be erased, also causing RM to put these moves on cooldown, allowing you to use Bolt-EX again as it's cooldown is only 8 seconds.
  • Similar to Buffoon's upgrade synergy, Buffoon benefits GREATLY from certain tempos. For example, Hint allows you to take even HIGHER advantage of your range, as these summoned clones can draw their own aggro, with Aspect of Growth you can also heal these summons. Another example, Cell is one of Buffoon's best tempos, since with overclock it's power isn't restricted it can slow down enemies to a stand still, while it's own abilities have their regular cooldowns, allowing you to deal insane damage without ever taking any yourself.
  • Buffoon struggles against Bloxxerman's second phase, as a way to counter this, firing slightly off to the right (needs auto-aim disabled) will have it redirect away from you due to where it hit's the shield, this allows you to use Bolt-Ex and Bolt if you've got a safe angle.
  • Bloxxerman's Shield cannot deflect Attacks: Aspect of Growth's pumpkin, Aspect of Jest's delayed blasts, Aspect of Blight's sword spin, Aspect of Flame's fire pool, Aspect of Force's dropkick, Aspect of Stone's orbital gem, Aspect of Hunt's trip mine, and Aspect of Shape's explosion and Sparks Liner.
  • Aspect of God causes most projectiles to be unable to hit you, it literally makes Bloxxerman a joke, and most other ranged enemies a joke.

Notes[]

  • Buffoon's Bolt and Bolt-Ex have reduced homing ability against multiplayer bots.

Trivia[]

  • Buffoon's true name quote is a reference towards a quote from Hagrid from the Harry Potter series, which eventually became a meme in itself
    • The quote itself refers to how Buffoon is a wizard, while a Mallard is a type of duck
  • The phrase "WATERFOWL" in the Buffoon's puzzle might reference to ducks being classified as waterfowls.
  • Due to his unique nature of skill acquisition, Buffoon is the only host in the game that cannot obtain a skill with a letter keybind.
  • Almost all of Buffoon's abilities are enemies' attacks with an added duck theme.
  • Almost all of Buffoon's attacks seem to be projectiles.
  • Like PartingIcon Parting, Buffoon has a 25th hidden upgrade called "Aspect of Death" (Icon is of Fallen Dread), which increases damage by 5% permanently for every enemy killed. It is currently unobtainable except via cheat codes
  • Most enemies have a represented upgrade, except for ones who have already been represented, such as:
  • You are able to summon the Duck Monster using the Donation Cheat menu by typing in "ClassDuckSummon"
  • Buffoon's puzzle is a reference to DIO's diary from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.

Gallery[]

Hosts
Normal InvaderIcon InvaderProphetIcon ProphetWitnessIcon WitnessArtisanIcon ArtisanVestigeIcon VestigeVisitorIcon VisitorSubjectIcon SubjectDreamerIcon DreamerPartingIcon Parting
Secret HotRashIcon Hot RashRidererIcon HellionDrifterIcon DrifterEquinoxIcon EquinoxBloxxerIcon BloxxerBuffoonIcon Buffoon
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