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<blockquote>'''''"His will becomes her reality, her hands create his destiny. Together, they seek out what they've lost."'''''</blockquote>
{{Host
|title1=Parting
|image1=<gallery>
Parting Mugshot.png|Parting
Staggerparting.png|Staggered
Stunnedparting.png|Stunned
Died.gif|Dead
</gallery>
|unlocked_by=Beat the game on a difficulty above weeks with the [[Page]] tempo
|true_name=Long Gone, Long Lost, Long Forgotten  - '''Misteresque'''
|image2=PartingIcon.png
|previous={{HostIcon|h=Subject}}
|next={{HostIcon|h=Dreamer}}
|weakness=Ranged Enemies|caption2=Stand User}}

'''{{HostIcon|h=Parting}}''' is one of the fifteen '''[[Hosts]]''' featured in [[HOURS]]. It can be obtained by beating [[Light Beneath Closed Eyes]] while using the tempo {{TempoIcon|t=Page}} on [[Hours (Difficulty)|Hours]] Difficulty or above.

==Description==
Parting is a fast-paced melee-oriented host with the unique ability to gain finishers. He is heavily inspired by the long-running series, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, featuring many references to the series as well as having music references sprinkled through his character, similar to the series itself.

Upon reaching [[Light Beneath Closed Eyes]] using Parting, the game shows his true name, '''Misteresque'''.

==Appearance==
Parting (He, Right) has neon turquoise lines throughout his body, with his lower torso being white and having white cubes in between his knees and two white rectangles situated on the front of his torso. He also has a white Ushanka with a black star in the middle of it and a face similar to the [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Zeichen_330_-_Autobahn%2C_StVO_1992.svg autobahn] logo.

Easy Lover (She, Left) has black "neon" stripes along her legs and on her chest, with her lower torso being completely black and having neon fists, while her upper arms, though black, have a slightly neon outline, and her head presumably having a black cover wrapped around it.

==Playstyle==
Parting is a unique host with the power to amplify his attacks using Easy Lover, a spirit that in lore is the feminine side of the entity known as Parting. He is focused on landing as many attacks as possible in the shortest amount of time available and pressuring the opponent.

Parting has the curious ability to deal finisher attacks, with each one's effects scaling on Combo. Combo, Parting's passive ability, is gained by attacking enemies using Parting's normal attacks. Gaining and maintaining combos efficiently is a very important skill for Parting to be used to its full potential.

Parting can also use Easy Lover herself to their advantage. While she is present, Easy Lover acts as a shield, preventing any damage Parting would take if an attack connects with Easy Lover.
==Statistics==
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|-|Normal=
{{Parting Skillbox}}
|-|Easy Lover Activated=
{{Parting Finisher Skillbox}}
</tabber>
==Abilities==
<small><ref name=":0">[https://hours-roblox.fandom.com/wiki/Parting#cite_ref-:0_1-0 Jump to abilities]</ref></small><tabber>
|-|Default=
{{#tag:tabber|Normal=
{{PartingSkills
|Control Key=M1
|Skill=Punch
|Description=Punch towards the opponent, dealing 5 damage. Punch cycles through 4 different animations with similar hitboxes<br><br>Parting's primary attack, it is best to use it in conjunction with Pummel. Punch will also gain 1 Combo per hit.
}}
<br>
{{PartingSkills
|Control Key=M2
|Skill=Pummel
|Description=Easy Lover punches rapidly towards the enemy for 3x10 damage. Recharges after 9 seconds<br><br>Parting's secondary attack, used to dish out a lot of damage. Without upgrades this is the best way to gain combo, gaining 10 combo per hit when landing
}}
<br>
{{PartingSkills
|Control Key=SHIFT
|Skill=Leap
|Description=Leap upwards into the air. The player can move while midair. Recharges after 5 seconds<br><br>Parting's only consistent mobility ability, it is used to get closer to an opponent or to stay away from them
}}
<br>
{{PartingSkills
|Control Key=Q
|Skill=Easy Lover
|Description=Summon a spirit to enhance your next attack into a finisher that consumes combo for powerful effects. Easy Lover also blocks attacks in her hitbox. Recharges after 10 seconds<br><br>Easy Lover will only be activated for 3 seconds at a time and will spawn next to you. Easy Lover cannot block attacks if it only hits Parting.
}}
<br>
{{PartingSkills
|Control Key=Passive
|Skill=Combo
|Description=Every time you deal damage with Punch or Pummel or block damage with Easy Lover, gain 1 Combo up to a maximum of 20 Combo. You lose 2 Combo for every second that you do not do damage and all your combo when you take damage
}}
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Easy Lover Activated=
{{PartingSkills
|Control Key=M1
|Skill=Uppercut
|Description=Perform an uppercut, dealing 30 damage and reducing the target's '''armor''' by 6 and '''speed''' by 3% per combo for 5 seconds<br><br>Uppercut has a very short hitbox and requires the player to be very close to an enemy
}}
<br>
{{PartingSkills
|Control Key=M2
|Skill=Punt
|Description=Kick, sending targets flying and dealing 20 plus 3 damage per combo. Enemies that hit stage borders will take an additional 20 damage<br><br>Punt does heavy '''knockback''' when landing. Additionally, if a projectile hits the spirit, that projectile will be blocked
}}
<br>
{{PartingSkills
|Control Key=SHIFT
|Skill=Smash
|Description=Leap upwards and do a ground pound, dealing 25 damage across a large area and stunning for 0.15 seconds per area upon landing<br><br>Smash has a longer air time than Leap. This is commonly used for landing easy hits on enemies
}}
<br>
{{PartingSkills
|Control Key=Passive
|Skill=Combo
|Description=All stacks of combo are consumed when using a finisher. Certain effects of a finisher can be boosted depending on the quantity of combo consumed. Hitting enemies with finishers heals for 0.5 per combo consumed
}}
}}
|-|Upgrades=
==Obtainable Moves==
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=This Ability
|Description=Activate to throw 10 homing knives that deal 3 damage each. Consume 5 Combo to cast if on cooldown. 15 second cooldown
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=(They) Do Not Stop Crying
|Description=Activate to convert 15 health to 20 Combo. Excess Combo gain increases your power by 2.5% up to 50%. Lose 2.5% of this bonus every second. 10 second cooldown
}}
==Upgrades==
===Punch/Uppercut===
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=Where Am I Going?
|Description=Punch lunges at enemies and inflicts 1 stack of Pain. Finishers consume all stacks of Pain, dealing 1.5% of the victim's maximum health as damage per stack. Pain is removed when the victim deals damage for a third of the damage
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=The Vestige's Coin
|Description=Punch grants 3 Combo on hits but removes 3 Combo on misses. Become '''unstoppable''' while attacking
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=The Invader's Blade
|Description=Every 4th Punch causes a blade to strike enemies twice, dealing 5 damage each
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=Black Star Sergeant
|Description=Uppercut causes enemies to grant 1 extra Combo when attacked and reduces power by 3% per combo
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=Clockwise World
|Description=Uppercut reduces '''health regeneration''' by 0.3 per Combo. Uppercut's debuff is extended by 0.25 seconds whenever damage is dealt.
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=Gentleman Thief
|Description=You steal 50% of the stats reduced by Uppercut for 5 seconds. Uppercut deals 30 more damage
}}
===Pummel/Punt===
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=Rainbow In The Dark
|Description=Pummel no longer needs to be channeled and its range is doubled. Punt's range is doubled and shoots a bouncing, piercing ray that lasts 0.1 seconds longer per Combo and deals 20 damage
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=Open Your Eyes
|Description=Pummel's duration is increased by 50% and causes enemies to take 50% more '''knockback''' for 2 seconds. Punt's wall collision damage is increased by 50% of Punt's damage
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=Deaf Man's Music
|Description=Pummel deals damage 60% more frequently. Punt deals 50% extra '''knockback''' and its wall collision grants 10 Combo
}}
===Leap/Smash===
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=A Capriccio
|Description=Leap and Smash generate 1 Combo every 0.2 seconds in the air. Enemies hit by Smash are more vulnerable to '''staggers''' for 1.5 seconds after the '''stun''' ends
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=The Visitor's Drill
|Description=Leap and Smash fire a beam downward while in the air, dealing 24 damage per second. Punch reduces cooldowns by 0.5 seconds against '''stunned''' or '''staggered''' enemies and 0.25 seconds otherwise
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=Roman Catapult!
|Description=Leap and Smash are recast up to once when landing close to an enemy. Finishers refund half of the Combo consumed
}}
===Easy Lover===
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=Her Pale Face
|Description=Easy Lover creates a burst that blocks attacks and deals 10 damage when summoned. Blocking attacks with Easy Lover grants 3 Combo
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=The Hellion's Wheel
|Description=Easy Lover's cooldown is reset if cast at full Combo. Attacks against enemies with full health grant full Combo
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=The Subject's Elixir
|Description=Finishers are cast with 10 bonus Combo at full Combo. Easy Lover '''teleports''' you to the nearest enemy when used
}}
===Combo===
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=The Drifter's Burden
|Description=Every combo you have increases your power by 2.5% but reduces your '''armor''' by 2.5 and speed by 2.5%. If a stage is beaten without taking damage, reverse the negative effects of this upgrade
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=Walk Behind The Rows
|Description=Increase your speed with distance from the nearest enemy, up to 50%. When Combo is reduced deal 2 damage per Combo reduced to nearby enemies
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=The Dreamer's Nightmare
|Description=Every Combo gained fires a delayed beam at the nearest enemy for 1 damage. Easy Lover is active passively. (Easy Lover will block one attack from Parting's rear. The attack can be any damage, meaning Easy Lover can either block 1 point of damage, or block what would've been a 1-hit kill to Parting. Easy Lover regenerates a few seconds after being hit)
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=The Prophet's Crown
|Description=Maximum Combo is increased to 30. Lose only up to 50% Combo when taking damage. Easy Lover is summoned when you are '''staggered'''
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=The Witness's Pick
|Description=When Combo is lost to damage, gain 1 '''shield''' per Combo. Damage taken cannot exceed 20% of your maximum health
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=The Artisan's Weaver
|Description=When Combo decays, '''heal''' 1. Combo no longer decays at full health. '''Heal''' for 25% of damage blocked by Easy Lover
}}
===Other===
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=Death And Taxes
|Description= You gain 50% '''lifesteal''' but lose 5 health per second when you have more than 25% health. Gain 0.5% increased power per missing % of health
}}
<br>
{{PartingUpgrades
|Upgrade=Tax Evasion
|Description=You take 50% of the damage you deal but '''heal''' 5 health per second. Gain 0.5% increased power per % of health remaining. (Obtained by hitting Skip when Death and Taxes is an option)
}}
</tabber>

==Tips and Tricks==
'''How to Unlock'''
* A good way is to use {{HostIcon|h=Buffoon}} with Multiplayer on [[Hours (Difficulty)|Hours Difficulty]]. You can also use [[Visitor]] with Rush/Zion and Multiplayer on [[Hours (Difficulty)]]
* If you have the upgrade 'Tax Evasion', the mirror-match Phase 2 of Resident Mind may be difficult if you don't constantly deal damage to your clone.

==Trivia==

*Parting's "This Ability"<ref name=":0" /> upgrade is the only move that can be used while on cooldown, costing 5 combo to do so.
*Most Stands post-Stardust Crusaders are named after songs, bands, and albums. Parting is no different, housing some references of his own.
**Easy Lover is named after the Philip Bailey and Phil Collins song "[https://youtu.be/JkRKT6T0QLg Easy Lover]."
**The upgrade "[https://youtu.be/qcWKZTI9OC4 Rainbow In The Dark]" is a reference to a song of the same name by the band [http://www.ronniejamesdio.com Dio].
**The upgrade "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxIvGP_YDeo Open Your Eyes]" is a reference to a song of the same name by the band [https://www.yesworld.com Yes].
*"This Ability"<ref name=":0" /> takes inspiration from the scene in Stardust Crusaders where DIO uses his Stand, The World, to throw a volley of knives at Jotaro.<ref>https://youtu.be/UkFbq8qdE14?t=25</ref>
*The upgrades "The [[Invader|Invader's]] Blade" , "The [[Prophet|Prophet's]] Crown" , "The [[Witness]]' Pick" , "The [[Artisan|Artisan's]] Weaver" , "The [[Vestige|Vestige's]] Coin", "The [[Visitor|Visitor's]] Drill" , "The [[Subject|Subject's]] Elixir" , "The [[Drifter|Drifter's]] Burden, "The [[Hellion|Hellion's]] Wheel" , and "The [[Dreamer|Dreamer’s]] Nightmare" are all references to the other in-game hosts. No upgrades based around [[Hot Rash (Host)|Hot Rash]], [[Equinox (Host)|Equinox]], [[Bloxxer]], or [[Buffoon]] exist, due to the usual max upgrade limit of 24.<ref name=":0" />
*Parting's animation during his M2 bears a striking resemblance to Jotaro's Super animation in Heritage for the Future. When summoned, Easy Lover's Idle bears a striking resemblance to [https://jojo.fandom.com/wiki/Gold_Experience_Requiem Gold Experience Requiem]'s reveal pose.
*Parting's death animation is in reference to a common theme with important character deaths in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (dubbed "donuts" by the community), in which a person or Stand punches a hole clean through the victim's torso, whether it be the chest or abdomen.
**It may be that, since her hands become his destiny, his death is at her hands.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZHwBpEwXNw</ref>
*Parting's Punt animation is similar to a kick performed by DIO during his battle with Kakyoin, where he deflects an Emerald Splash into a nearby building. This same kick was later used as one of DIO's Stand-Off normals in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle.
*The upgrade name "Death And Taxes" is a reference to the famous quote from Benjamin Franklin, "Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it will be durable; but, in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes." The upgrade Tax Evasion is a direct reference on how to obtain the upgrade.
*Parting is the host used by the developer's own [[Seconds (Difficulty)|Seconds]] difficulty world record speed run, which undercut the 1st runner-up with Subject by over 40 seconds.
*Easy Lover is bald because some Tempo effects require meshes to be symmetrical, and probably also to match everyone else.
*Parting is canonically a queer. SentientSupper has confirmed that he is a twink.<ref>[[File:ITS REAL PARTING IS A QUEER.png|thumb]]
</ref> Cry harder.
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="185">
Parting mark2.png|The Parting's Icon
File:Parting vs Misteresque stando clash.gif|Parting and his clone clashing.
File:Died.gif|Parting flavored donut. (death animation)
File:Parting and easy lover by 770156515259711488.png|Parting and Easy Lover (by d_ssonance)
</gallery>

== References ==
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