The Snatcher is the secondary antagonist of A Hat in Time, serving as the main antagonist of Chapter 3 and the Death Wish Mode for the Seal the Deal (DLC), and a supporting character in Vanessa's Curse (DLC). He is a mysterious, shadowy apparition who resides in Subcon Forest and is implied to be its ruler/overseer, commanding several minions to do labor for him while remaining unopposed to just about anything that is homed in the landmark. He is most infamously known for laying traps for unsuspecting victims to walk into, particularly those who wander into his forest, for where he will usually blackmail them into working for him, or murder them upon first glance. Hat Kid happens to be one of these many victims (having been chosen for the former option), which then kickstarts the chapter's narrative into beginning. The Snatcher can be depicted as a shadow and ghost-like phantasm. Due to his abilities as a shapeshifter, he can mimic the forms of others. Furthermore, his physical features in his typical and transformation forms are always in flux, except for the palette and face. His most distinguishing feature is his glowing yellow eyes and trickster smile, which is an expression he is often limited to. He also has fur-like extensions for his neck, and being rather tall despite his avoidance of standing upright (his true height can be seen when he dives into the ground), and a pointed tail tapering at the end. While vile in nature, The Snatcher can be seen as a consolidation of coldblooded, sinister, and at times comical. He is very manipulative and amoral, while adhering an obnoxious and exuberant yet trickster-esque and even downright cruel personality, for he takes enjoyment in toying with and tormenting others for his own amusement and threatens them for his own benefit; depending on the situation he will convey this trait in a demanding and/or menacing manner, while demonstrating a more facetious and humorous attitude in other instances. Despite this, he still has a soft side and has turned out to be iconic in the community. When Hat Kid first encounters him, he boisterously torments and berates her for falling into one of his traps. Though despite hinting at killing her at first, he will quickly remark with an offer for her to become one of his henchmen, by committing to various forms of labor around his forest through the methodology of contractual hardship. Once Hat Kid accepts, The Snatcher will then take her soul and will further lure her into doing his dirty work, ostensibly claiming to reward her with her soul back if she were to remain subservient as well as validate and complete any task she is assigned. Should Hat Kid refuse this, The Snatcher will then grow enraged with Hat Kid's non-compliance, and will kill her if she chooses to not comply. Given his manipulative stature, The Snatcher is quick to hamper his victims and barter with them with the use of his many contracts. These can entail doing simple grunt work such as delivering mail to exposing the player to intense danger, such as a mini-boss fight with an over-sized haunted toilet, which he openly admits is one of the easier ones to choose. When The Snatcher doesn't get his way, his short-tempered side will show. A fine example is when Hat Kid refuses to sign his contracts (as mentioned above) or when she turns the tables in the act "Your Contract has Expired" and forces him to relinquish her soul and the Time Pieces in order to never return to the forest again. Even when being conned in his own games, he grants minor (sarcastic) praise to Hat Kid as "quite the character. And a tough negotiator."