Flashlight

—Duo Hunters' item description from the Phone Booth

The **Flashlight** is a non-exclusive item that can be found in Chests (legacy) and which the Thief starts each game with. It will disappear once the durability runs out.

## Gameplay

Using this item will lock the body of the player into an upright position, and the camera will be locked in to face the same direction as the flashlight. Its durability will deplete the longer it is used.

If the flashlight's beam is facing the face of the Hunter directly, a bar will fill up over a short period of time. If the bar is filled up entirely, the Hunter will be temporarily blinded as they go through a stun animation. If the bar is filled halfway, the Hunter will not be able to use their special abilities - yellow sparkles will appear next to their head at this point.

* If used on a Hunter carrying a Survivor, the Survivor will be dropped, and can escape.
* If the Hunter has the Secondary Trait Excitement equipped, they will not be affected.
* The Hunter can avoid the beam of light by turning their face away from it, or blocking the beam with obstacles.
* The greater the number of times the Hunter gets stunned by a flashlight, the faster their recovery gets.
	+ This will only affect recovery time from the flashlight, and won’t affect the time from other stun sources.

### Exclusive User Bonus

When spawned with the Thief, the Flashlight has 100% durability. When used by Thief, the Flashlight's Durability depletes 50% slower. He also carries 3 placeable high-power flashlights that will stay on field for 40 seconds if not destroyed by the Hunter.

## Change Log

November 30th, 2017
* Adjustment: The Flashlight will now have a progress bar when used on a Hunter.

December 12th, 2019
* Buff: When Thief's Flashlight progression on the Hunter reaches 50%, the Hunter will be silenced and won't be able to use abilities for 5 seconds. If the Hunter is silenced again within 5 seconds from the first silencing, its duration will be reduced by 2 seconds to a minimum of is 1 second;
* Nerf: The Flashlight's overall durability has been reduced by 25% (from 40 sec to 30 sec) and Cunning's durability bonus has been adjusted from 100% to 50% (from 80 sec to 45 sec);

July 22nd, 2021
* Buff: Hunters will now accumulate Flashlight progress while vaulting over windows;
* Buff: Thief now carries 3 additional high-powered Flashlights that can be placed around the map;
* Buff: Time required to stun Hunters with the flashlight has been reduced (from 2.5 sec to 2 sec);
* Nerf: Hunters gain a 0.1 second resistance to the Flashlight's effects every time they are stunned, for a maximum of 2.5 seconds.

March 31st, 2022
* Buff: Thief won't lose the high-powered Flashlights after switching tools.

May 19th, 2022
* Nerf: Reduced the number of high-powered Flashlights Thief can use in Blackjack (from 3 to 1).

September 15th, 2022
* Buff: Shining the Flashlight on the Hunter for 50% progress from any direction will silence them;
* Nerf: Each time the Hunters are silenced they will gain resistance, increasing the time required to silence them again (up to 1.25 sec);
* Nerf: Reduced the silencing time for Hunters' abilities (from 5 sec to 3 sec);
* Nerf: Silencing the Hunter again within 5 seconds after the previous silencing will reduce the duration by 1.5 seconds each time, to a minimum of 0 seconds;
* Nerf: The Flashlight's overall durability has been reduced by 13.5% (from 30 sec to 26 sec) and Cunning's durability bonus was reduced as a consequence (from 45 sec to 39 sec);
* Nerf: The high-powered Flashlight no longer silences the Hunter;
* Buff: In Tarot - Crystal Ball Mode, once the Crystal Ball is activated, shining the Flashlight on the Hunter for 0.5 seconds will silence them.

September 22nd, 2022
* Nerf: When more than one Flashlight and/or high-powered Flashlight shine on the same Hunter at once, the accumulation of the stun and silence Progresses isn't multiplied anymore.

July 6th, 2023
* Buff In Tarot - Crystal Ball Mode, while the Crystal Ball's power is active, the depletion of the Flashlight is reduced by 50%.

## Appearance

It is a small brass flashlight with a flat lens and brown lanyard loop.

### Costume Changes

Its appearance can be changed when the Thief has the following costumes equipped:

##### **S-Tier**

* Lion Dance - The Flashlight is a red firecracker with gold embellishments and details with a glowing fuse.

##### **A-Tier**

* Deputy - The Flashlight is a short, black staff with a gold tip and a gold carved lion's head.
* Matador's Kiss - The Flashlight is a fake red rose with a spiraling line around the handle and the High-Power Flashlight is the same as the regular one with a black and gold tripod.
* Pioneer - The Flashlight is a gold spyglass with a wooden body and a leather strap, attached to his right waist.
* Pirate Spotter - The Flashlight is a large wood-and-brass spyglass with a scope and dark lens.
* "Scarecrow" - The Flashlight is a burning straw torch with wrapped linen wrapped and a metal tip.

### Accessory Changes

#### Thief

Its special effect when used can be changed when the Thief has the following accessories equipped:

##### A-Tier

* Blaze - The Flashlight's beam emits fireworks.
* Rainbow Orb - The Flashlight's beam is a prismatic rainbow.
* Purse - The Flashlight's beam is gold.
* Star Atlas - The Flashlight's beam is blue and purple, and projects silver constellations.

#### Lucky Guy

Its special effect when used can be changed when the Lucky Guy has the following accessories equipped:

##### S-Tier

* Hellfire Chest - The **Flashlight**'s beam is now Indago and projects an animated flame. Few blue/purple colored particles can be seen scattered around the light source.

## Gallery

* Gameplay
* Costume Changes
* Accessory Changes
* Concept Art

### Flashlight

Appearance of Flashlight (Default) Closeup View In-GameImage of the item in the bottom right of the screen. (Before Update)Blinding the hunter before the Silence bar became separate.Idle animation while the Flashlight is being used. Notice how the light is disconnected from the item.Running animation while the Flashlight is being used.
### High-Power Flashlight

High-Power Flashlight In UseTop view of the High-Power FlashlightAppearance of High-Power Flashlight Closeup View In-Game

### Appearance Showcase

#### S-Tier

Appearance of the Lion Dance Costume Flashlight in Appearance Menu
#### A-Tier

Appearance of the Flashlight in Deputy Closeup View In-GameAppearance of the Flashlight in Pioneer Closeup View In-GameAppearance of the Pirate Spotter Flashlight in Appearance MenuAppearance of the Flashlight in Matador's Kiss Closeup View In-GameAppearance of the High-Power Flashlight in Matador's Kiss Closeup View In-GameAppearance of the "Scarecrow" Flashlight in Appearance Menu

### Thief

#### A-Tier

Blaze

Blaze Flashlight effect.Blaze Flashlight effect (side view).Blaze Flashlight effect (front view).Blaze High-Powered Flashlight effect.
Purse

Purse Flashlight effect.Purse Flashlight effect (side view).Purse Flashlight effect (front view)Purse High-Powered Flashlight effect.
Rainbow Orb

Rainbow Orb Flashlight Effect.Rainbow Orb Flashlight Effect (side view).Rainbow Orb Flashlight (front view)Rainbow Orb High-Powered Flashlight Effect.
Star Atlas

Star Atlas Flashlight Effect.Star Atlas Flashlight Effect (side view).Star Atlas Flashlight effect (front view).Star Atlas High-Powered Flashlights Effect.
### Lucky Guy

#### S-Tier

Hellfire Chest

Hellfire Chest Effect.Hellfire Chest Flashlight effect (side view).Hellfire Chest Flashlight effect (front view).

### Costumes

Lion Dance Concept art from the official Japanese Reference BookDeputy Flashlight Concept ArtMatador's Kiss Flashlight Concept Art (Weibo)Pirate Spotter Flashlight Concept Art from the official Chinese Reference BookPirate Spotter Concept Art from the official Japanese Reference Book"Scarecrow" Flashlight Concept Art"Scarecrow" Concept art from the official Japanese Reference Book