Hosts

Hosts are the characters that you are able to play as in HOURS. There are currently fourteen hosts in the game, three being secret hosts introduced on Easter, With 3 coming soon. each with a unique set of abilities that promotes certain playstyles and synergizes well with particular Tempos.

Basic Hosts

Invader - Promotes fast-paced, weaving melee combat with good DPS but little burst damage options and healing that requires you to get in close.
Prophet - Promotes thinking ahead and outsmarting your enemies to land very slow but heavy-hitting attacks, which can be difficult to land against fast enemies.
Witness - Promotes a variety of playstyles with an abundance of obtainable abilities. Starts with an ability that grants shields rather than heals, which can be off-putting.
Artisan - Promotes strategy with building placement and parrying, though lacking in personal combat ability and heals that can go to full health.
Vestige - Promotes keeping your distance with long-ranged attacks that can be hard to aim, as well as unreliable healing.
Visitor - Promotes a tanky playstyle that can deal massive damage in the right position, but has one of the slowest speeds in the game.
Subject - Truly a jack of all trades thanks to its ability to brew potions, but for that same reason is hard to use well due to the memorization required.
Dreamer - Promotes a glass cannon playstyle with limited resources and much lower health, but one of the highest damage outputs in the game.
Parting - Promotes fast paced gameplay with a unique gimmick with its spirit, Easy Lover. Plays similarly to the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure fighting game, Eyes of Heaven.

Achievement/Other Hosts

Equinox - Literally just the boss, Equinox, as a playable character. Promotes gameplay similar to the Invader, thanks to its fast and similar moves that also inflict lifesteal.
Bloxxer - Literally just the boss, Bloxxerman, as a playable character. Another great example of a tank. Boasts powerful moves while being super slow.

Drifter - Literally just the boss, Ronin Alpha, as a playable character. Promotes gameplay similar to the Invader and Artisan combined, with its fast paced moves and his ability to parry attacks.
Hot Rash (Host) - Literally just the enemy, Hot Rash, as a playable character. Promotes a balanced gameplay with attacking moves, defending moves, and now, a ranged move in the form of a literal AK-47.
Hellion - Literally just the enemy, Fiend Rider, as a playable character. Promotes gameplay similar to the Dreamer, with its low health pool and high damage output, making it another glass cannon.