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<blockquote> '''''"Having the strongest desire to possess, yet possessing nothing of its own. The intruder from another world journeys on."''''' </blockquote>
{{Host
|theme=invader
|image1=<tabber>
|-|Front = [[File:InvaderRetake.png]]
|-|Back = [[File:Invader Back.png]]
|-|Staggered = [[File:Invader Staggered.png]]
|-|Stunned = [[File:Invader Stunned.png]]
|-|Dead = [[File:Invader Dead.png]]
</tabber>
|unlocked_by=Joining the game for the first time (Freebie)
|true_name=Unmatchable, Untouchable, Unsurpassable - '''Clock Strings'''
|image2=InvaderIcon.png
|next={{HostIcon|h=Prophet}}
|weakness=Attacks with high damage|caption2=Possessive Intruder}}

'''{{HostIcon|h=Invader}}''' is one of the fifteen '''[[Hosts]]''' featured in [https://www.roblox.com/games/5732973455/HOURS '''HOURS''']. It can be obtained by joining in the game.

==Description==
Invader is a melee oriented host that is automatically obtained once you start the game. 

It mainly focuses on fast attacks in quick succession to destroy enemies in a melee range. 

Upon reaching Phase 2 of [[Light Beneath Closed Eyes]] with the Invader, the game shows its true name, '''Clock Strings'''. 

==Appearance==
Invader appears as a green humanoid with 3 neon green horns sticking out of its head. Its icon is marked on its face, and also represents its horns and blades. invader wields two blades protruding from its hands resembling khopeshes. 

== Playstyle ==
Invader is the burst attacker of hosts. It strikes fast for high accumulative damage and can use its abilities to recover health with its attacks.

===Statistics===
{{Invader Skillbox}}
==Abilities==
<tabber>
|-|Default=
===Default Moves===
{{InvaderSkills
|Skill=Slash
|Control Key=[M1]
|Description=
Do a weak but fast slash forward, dealing 8 damage each. Cooldowns on other abilities are reduced by 1 second on each hit.<br><br>Has a very short distance, necessitating an 'in your face' tactic to consistently land hits,also it cycles through combos.
}}
<br>
{{InvaderSkills
|Skill=Spin Slash
|Control Key=[M2]
|Description=
Do four consecutive spins while moving forward, dealing 4 damage each. This ability can be used while moving.<br><br>Effective while facing a group of enemies as a mean of crowd control.
}}
<br>
{{InvaderSkills
|Skill=Dash Slash
|Control Key=[Shift]
|Description=
Slash through a great distance, dealing 24 damage and '''staggering''' on hit.<br><br>When aimed up at the just the right distance, it makes for no delay in a follow-up attack, as Invader will end up next to the target.
}}
<br>
{{InvaderSkills
|Skill=Empower
|Control Key=[Q]
|Description=
Activate to increase damage and inflict '''lifesteal'''. Blades now have a glowing effect and have a green slash trail. All attacks deal 50% more damage.<br><br>While using melee attacks, you heal for 25% of the damage you deal, and the abilities duration is refreshed.
}}
|-|Upgrades=
===Obtainable Moves===
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Envenom
|Description=Activate to strike, dealing 20% of target's '''maximum health''' as damage over 10 seconds. [30s CD]}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Execute
|Description=Activate to strike, dealing 25% of target's '''missing health''' as damage. Cooldown is reset if a finishing blow is dealt. [20s CD]
}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Hunt
|Description=Activate to flip forward, dealing 4x4 damage. [6s CD]
}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Splatter
|Description=Activate to spit a glob of acid that explodes into smaller globs of acid, dealing 6 damage and inflicting '''Corroded''', causing enemies to take an extra 2 damage from all sources. [15s CD]
}}
<br>
===Upgrades===
===='''Slash'''====
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Bloodlust
|Description=Melee attacks increase your '''walkspeed''' by 50% for 2 seconds. Reduce the duration of '''staggers''', '''stuns''', '''silences''' and '''disarms''' by 75%.
}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Cripple
|Description=Slash reduces '''walkspeed''' of enemies hit by 40% and deal an additional 8 damage over 2 seconds.
}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Impale
|Description=First attack in the cycle is changed into a '''dashing slash''' that deals 20 damage.
}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Maim
|Description=Last attack in the cycle deals 20 damage and gives 200% more cooldown reduction.
}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Slay
|Description=Casting an ability increases the damage of the next '''Slash''' by 150%.
}}
===='''Spin Slash '''====
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Butcher
|Description=Spin Slash does 2 more spins. Reduce the cooldown of the ability by 1.5 seconds.
}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Liquefy
|Description=Spin Slash reduces ''armor''' of enemies by 2 permanently. Damage dealt reduces cooldowns by 0.125 seconds.
}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Massacre
|Description=Spin Slash increases the damage of '''Slash''' by 15% for each enemy hit for 3 seconds.
}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Neurotoxin
|Description=Spin Slash reduces power of enemies by 40% and deals an additional 12 damage over 3 seconds.
}}
===='''Dash Slash'''====
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Adapt
|Description=For each enemy hit using Dash Slash, grant 25 '''armor''' for 3 seconds. Cooldown is halved on the first hit.
}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Mutilate
|Description=Dash Slash deals 200% more damage at the end of the slash.
}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Parasite
|Description=Dash Slash deals an additional 20 damage over 5 seconds. All damage dealt heals for 0.5 health.
}}
===='''Empower'''====
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Evolve
|Description=Melee attacks increase the power bonus of Empower by 4%, up to 60%. '''Slash''' costs 1 health while Empower is active.
}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Immolate
|Description=While active, take 1 damage and deal 6 damage in an area every second. Increase the duration of Empower by 1.5 seconds<br><br>Note: Stack with Empower for a total of 9 damage 
}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Menace
|Description=Empower increases damage dealt and taken by 50%. '''Slash''' will reduce the cooldown of Empower by 1 second.
}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Puncture
|Description=Empower causes '''Slash''' to deal an additional 2% of target's '''maximum health''' as damage but also reduces '''lifesteal''' by 50%.
}}
====Other====
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Burst
|Description=Using an attack will deal 8 damage to nearby enemies.
}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Carapace
|Description=Using an attack will grant 8 '''shield''' for 3 seconds.
}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Predator
|Description=Deal 60% more damage to enemies below 50% health.
}}
<br>
{{InvaderUpgrades
|Upgrade=Slaughter
|Description=Melee attacks give enemies 1 stack of '''Slaughter'''. Upon reaching 8 stacks of Slaughter, remove all stacks and deal 16 damage as well as '''staggering'''.
}}
<br>
</tabber>
== Chromashift ==
<tabber>
|-|Red=
[[File:Chromashift Invader Red.png|center|thumb]]

|-|Dark Orange=
[[File:Chromashift Invader DarkOrange.png|center|thumb]]

|-|Light Orange=
[[File:Chromashift Invader LightOrange.png|center|thumb]]

|-|Yellow=
[[File:Chromashift Invader Yellow.png|center|thumb]]

|-|Lime=
[[File:Chromashift Invader Lime.png|center|thumb]]

|-|Green=
[[File:Chromashift Invader Green.png|center|thumb]]

|-|Cyan=
[[File:Chromashift Invader Cyan.png|center|thumb]]

|-|Light Blue=
[[File:Chromashift Invader LightBlue.png|center|thumb]]

|-|Dark Blue=
[[File:Chromashift Invader DarkBlue.png|center|thumb]]

|-|Purple=
[[File:Chromashift Invader Purple.png|center|thumb]]

|-|Pink=
[[File:Chromashift Invader Pink.png|center|thumb]]

</tabber>

==Tips and Tricks==
*Tempos that can slow or stop time are recommended for this host so you can deal insane stacks of damage, which allows you to heal a lot of health when you use Empower
*Dash Slash has an end lag, so try not to use this ability if you are being chased, instead strike them
*Execute is a quick stab that deals 25% of a hit enemy's missing HP as damage cooldown refreshes instantly when successfully killed.  Unless fighting a boss, it is recommended to save this ability in order to launch this attack in quick succession
**For maximum effectiveness, lower the HP of as many enemies as possible below 20% before using Execute
**This can be also applied to Envenom
*Although Hunt tends to have an extremely narrow range, if using mentioned Tempo, you can combine this with Slash or Spin Slash to deal more damage

== Trivia ==

* Back when HOURS was in development, Invader's early name was "Bladebone", and its full title was "Unmatchable, Untouchable, Unsurpassable - Novahkind Cosmorphosis Exoticutter, The Stellar Swarm, Assimilated as One"
* Like [https://hours-roblox.fandom.com/wiki/Halt?so=search Halt], it's unlock condition reads, "You should not see this.", as both it and the tempo are unlocked immediately upon joining the game for the first time
* Under the right circumstances, Invader's obtainable skill Execute can deal up to 160,000 damage -- the highest damage output of any single hit attack in the game. If you have every single upgrade via the cheat menu, using Empower will add an extra 4 damage, giving Execute a grand total of 160,004 damage.
**Originally, you could go beyond 160,004 damage, reaching far into the billions. Since you can no longer give yourself the same upgrade multiple times, this is no longer possible.
* If Invader uses its obtainable skill Envenom with the right timing while activating the [[Cast]] tempo, a bug will cause both timelines to turn invisible until the tempo is used again more than once. (This effect is purely visual and the game will otherwise operate as normal)
*The term Invader is used to describe any person or group which enters another place without permission. This is also referenced in its quote
*Invader is canonically the tallest host

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="160" position="center">
InvaderPose.gif|(Made by DarkMinerals#9739)
InvaderPose1.png|(Made by DarkMinerals#9739)
InvaderPose2.jpg|(Made by Creamy_Potata#3318)
InvaderStandarn.png|(Made by Gears#6442)
InvaderApproachingme.png|(Made by Xyearo#9812)
Invader Claws Necromancy.png|(Made by Necromancy#1464)
File:Invader-Low.png|(Made by geo#4226)
</gallery><br />
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