Subcon Forest is a spooky stretch of woods. The name is likely a play on the word "subconscious" as the entire forest is populated by ghosts and spirits. The Snatcher and Queen Vanessa both vie for dominion over it.
History
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"A SPOILER? On MY Owl Express?" |
According to many sources throughout Subcon Forest and the purple time rift. It is said that the rulers of this place were a Prince and Princess who were in love with each other, they were in control of a small town home to many citizens. But, one day the Princess walked in on the Prince with another lady, this made the Princess upset as she ran away, shortly after it is revealed the Prince was buying a bouquet for his lover. After trying to confront the Princess, the Prince was sent to the dungeon as what is thought to be darkness consumed the Princess. In the dungeon, the Prince starts to take the form of Snatcher (possibly died). After this, the town has frozen over and most of the residents may have died taken on shadow forms.
Layout
Village
Subcon Village is the dwelling place of the spooky, mask-wearing folk of Subcon Forest.
Caves
Below the village is a series of caves, where glowing mushrooms and strange crystals grow. A network of pipes carries purple water through the caves. Giant white cherries can be found here, and can be activated and turned into bombs by bringing them near certain totems. The caves are also home to bats with glowing red patches on their bodies.
Manor
Queen Vanessa lives in her spooky old manor. This building has three floors and a basement, which is in serious need of a sump pump. On the second floor, there is a picture that slowly fills in, first with Hat Kid's head without a face, and then with a creepy stitched face. The final floor is an attic in which the Time Piece is located with a Relic above. The attic also contains a mural on the back wall which resembles the Moon Jumper. Throughout the whole mansion, frozen creatures can be found, including Mafia Goons, Science Owls, Subcon Dwellers, and someone who looks like The Conductor from the Owl Express.
Acts
These are the acts included in this chapter. To see all these pages, please check the Chapter 3 Acts page
| Image | Episode Name | Summary |
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Act 1: Contractual Obligations |
Sign your first contract with The Snatcher and do his bidding. |
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Act 2: The Subcon Well |
Clean up the Subcon Well |
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Act 3: Toilet of Doom |
"Clean" up the Subcon Toilet. |
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Act 4: Queen Vanessa's Manor |
Sneak into the Manor and get to the attic. |
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Act 5: Mail Delivery Service |
Deliver packages to the Snatcher's servants. |
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Act 6: Your Contract has Expired |
Defeat the Snatcher. |
Time Rift Locations
| Name | Image | Act | Location | Appears when |
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| Pipe |   The Hint Photography for Pipe. |
Any | In a giant sewer pool near the Burning Forest, leftward of Snatcher's punch station and the bridge to Queen Vanessa's Manor. | After completing the first contract. |
| Village |   |
Any | In the Subcon Courtyard. It's at the highest point there, so you'll need to homing attack spiders to get up to a platform that can get to it. | |
| Sleepy Subcon |   |
Any | In the time frozen ice pillar in the Subcon Ruins. | After completing the Relic "Mockery of Off-Planet Life" |
Enemies
Characters
Collectables
Check here for a list of all collectables.
Note: There are 12 Relics in the game, and when all of them have been collected, all other treasures listed as "Relic" will give a Rift Token instead.
The Snatcher's Home and Subcon Village
| Item | NO. | Image | Details |
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| Relic | #1 | 
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On top of the Snatcher's house, which is the big tree right near the start of Act 1. |
| Dweller Yarn | #1 | 
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Down the path to Subcon Village will be a Bone Blocker with the yarn inside its cage. Blow up the two berries by moving them next to the nearby Dwellers. When the two berries blow up, so will the cage, allowing you to get to the first Dweller Yarn. |
| Ice Yarn | #1 | 
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Inside a block of ice near the enterance of Subcon Village. Use a berry to destroy the ice. |
| Relic | #2 | 
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On top of a tall tree stump by the cemetery inside Subcon Village. You can either use the hookshot badge to reach it or a tricky jump. |
| Ice Yarn | #2 | 
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Encased in ice at the cemetery inside Subcon Village. The spirit used to destory the ice is outside the fenced area, and you won't be able to get into it while holding the berry, so you must jump on top of the nearby mushroom and throw the berry towards it. |
| Relic | #3 | 
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Inside a tree by the red fire spirits. The entrance is blocked by ice, so use a berry to destroy it. |
| Ice Yarn | #3 | 
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On top of the tree platform near the red fire spirits. It's behind the stump, so be careful not to miss it. |
| Sprint Yarn | #4 | 
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Once you get to Act 3, it will be in ice encased chest behind the boss's arena. You will need to get it before initiating the boss fight. |
The Subcon Swamp (Behind the Red Barrier)
| Item | NO. | Image | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Yarn | #4 | 
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From the Snatcher's house take the opposite road out of the area (with the danger signs) and you'll find a blue statue. Search behind a nearby tree close to the swamp to find this gravestone with an Ice Yarn inside. Require: Brewing Hat. |
| Rift Token | #1 | 
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Inside a cabin blocked by ice. The Dweller and berry needed to destroy it are in the trees above, so jump on the mushroom to reach them. |
| Dweller Yarn | #2 | 
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Near where you met the Snatcher for the first time (or next to him during Act 5) are two small monuments with a wooden platforms behind them. Follow them up and to the left to a platform in a tree. On the platform look behind the tree to find a chest with the yarn in it. |
| Dweller Yarn | #3 | 
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Right in front of the Subcon Well. |
| Sprint Yarn | #1 | 
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There is a left path when heading for the Subcon Well. Take it and you will find a wall of ice in the swamp, and behind it is the yarn. You can either blow it up with a berry or go around it. |
| Dweller Yarn | #4 | 
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Left of the Subcon Well is a hidden platform with a bell in the swamp near it. Hit it and climb on the green leaves and homing attack spiders until you reach the yarn. |
| Dweller Yarn | #5 | 
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On the same platform as before there is a space where you can wall jump up. Do that then platform over the tree branches to find another nearby Dweller Yarn. |
| Relic | #4 | 
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When entering the swamp from Subcon Village there is a villager who talks about spiders. Homing attack the nearby spiders to land on some ruins. Climb up them to get to a tree house with a relic on its patio. Alternatively, this area can be reach by going left when on the platform with the bell in front of the wall of ice. |
| Relic | #5 | 
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As soon as you enter the Subcon Well there is a pink mushroom to your left. Jump on it and it will bounce you up to the relic (watch out for the spider!) |
| Hookshot Badge | - | 
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Inside a chest encased in ice. Use a nearby berry to destroy the ice to get to it. |
| Dweller Yarn | #6 | 
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On a curved pillar above the chest with the Hookshot Badge in it. Use said badge to get up to the yarn. |
| Rift Token | #2 | 
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On a pipe in the room where the water rises. When you reach this part of the well the water rises up to where Hat Kid is, so be careful grabbing it. |
The Burning Forest and Courtyard (Behind the Blue Barrier)
| Item | NO. | Image | Details |
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| Sprint Yarn | #2 | 
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Between the Snatcher's home and the burning building is a noose that Hat Kid can use the hookshot to latch onto and pull her up into the trees. From there latch onto a tree lantern and swing to the top of the burning building to get the Sprint Yarn |
| Ice Yarn | #5 | 
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At the base of the burning building is a dweller's bell. Hit it to climb up the green phantom branches to a branch with one of the Snatcher's minions on it (alternatively, you can land here from the top of the burning building). From there jump to where the pons lead. Homing attack the nearby spider to reach this Ice Yarn. |
| Relic | #6 | 
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In the burning forest there is a phantom bell covered in ice. Use a berry to destory it so you can climb up the phantom branches nearby. Jump on the mushroom on the fourth branch to be launched up to another branch. The relic is in a treehouse in front of the branches. |
| Brewing Yarn | #1 | 
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Behind the clock on the road to Subcon Village is a dirt path leading into the burning forest. Take it, but keep looking to your right; nearby is one of the Snatcher's minions next to a noose. Take the noose up to a tree house with the brewing yarn at the top. It's a little tricky to jump up to, so stand on one of the wooden polls to give yourself a boost. |
| Rift Token | #3 | 
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Near the far edge of the burning forest is a phantom bell the will allow Hat Kid to jump on some phantom treestumps. Climb up them to get the Rift Token inside a treasure chest at the top. |
| Ice Yarn | #6 | 
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On the outskirts of the burning forest is a bone blocker starring at two spiders. Defeat them to make the blocker explode get the yarn. |
| Dweller Yarn | #7 | 
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Between the burning forest and the large sewage pipe are three spiders that you can use the homing attack on to get up to a Dewller Yarn. |
| Dweller Yarn | #8 | 
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Near the entrance of the courtyard is a series of branches you can climb up leading to a small, ruined tower with a spider on it. Jump to the next tower, and use the Dweller's Mask to jump across a series of branches and phantom branches until you reach a chest containing the yarn. Require: Dweller's Mask. |
| Rift Token | #4 | 
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Inside the courtyard guarded by a Bone Blocker. From the enterance, one of the guards is a spider on top of the left building, a bird in the middle of the building in the back and the blocker/token is on the right of the fountain after jumping up two balloons. |
The Ruins (Behind the Green Barrier)
| Item | NO. | Image | Details |
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| Dweller Yarn | #9 | 
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Between the courtyard and the time frozen ruins is a frozen mushroom with a dweller starring at it. Take the nearby berry to destory the ice and jump up to a branch. Now look for the two lantrens leading towards a yarn. Hookshot them to get it. |
| Brewing Yarn | #2 | 
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Between the courtyard and the time frozen ruins is a frozen mushroom with a dweller starring at it. Take the nearby berry to destory the ice and jump up to a branch. Now look for the phantom branches and use the Dweller's Mask to platform over them to reach the yarn. |
| Rift Token | #5 | 
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Inside a shack between the courtyard and time frozen ruins. Use the Dweller's Mask to get inside. |
| Dweller Yarn | #10 | 
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In the green area near the Snatcher's home is a blue phantom tree stump. Use the Dweller's Mask to get inside to get the yarn. Require: Dweller's Mask. |
| Sprint Yarn | #3 | 
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After entering the ruined area from the Snatcher's house (take the path with "danger" and "beware" signs), turn right. Soon you'll find some phantom branches that you can use to reach the yarn. Require: Dweller's Mask. |
| Rift Token | #6 | 
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Take the path in fron of the time frozen ruins to reach a pool of water with several stones circling it. Climb up the circle of stones, using the Dweller's Mask for the phantom rocks, to reach the Rift Token at the top of it. It's a long climb, so be ready for it. Require: Dweller's Mask. |
| Relic | #7 | 
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There is a relic on top of the time frozen ruins, which you can reach by taking the path from the Snatcher's house to the ruins. Start climb from the opposite side and around to it in order to reach it. |
| Relic | #8 | 
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In the ruins near the living room is a large crate in a stone building. Destroy it with the Brewing Hat to reveal a lantern. Hookshot it to swing up to a nearby relic on top of another structure. Require: Brewing Hat, Hookshot |
| Ice Yarn | #7 | 
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Near the ruined living room is a green phantom rock pillar next to a blue phantom rock pillar. Use the Dweller's Mask to stand on top of the green one and turn it off to stand on the blue one to reach the Ice Yarn on top of a third rock pillar. This one is a bit tricky to get, so be patient and do your best! |
Queen Vanessa's Manor (Behind the Red Barrier)
| Item | NO. | Image | Details |
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| Relic | #9 | 
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On the roof of Queen Vanessa's Manor. Before entering, find a way up to the roof and keep climbing until you find it. |
| Dweller Yarn | #11 | 
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In the basement. You can get it right after entering. |
| Relic | #10 | 
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In Queen Vanessa's bedroom is a chest with the relic inside. |
| Rift Token | #7 | 
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In a chest at the very end of the Manor's 2nd floor hall. The hall is L shaped-you come in at the top and the chest is at the end of the L. |
| Relic | #11 | 
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In the attic on top of the chandelier. Break contract and use the Dweller's Mask to get to it (nothing bad happens if you use it here). |
Achievements
Below is the list of achievements related to this chapter;
| Image | Name | Description | Hints |
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Afraid of Water | Don't fall into the rising water in Subcon Well! | |
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Subcon Forest - All clear! | Collect all Time Pieces in Subcon Forest! | |
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Take a Hike | Climb to the top of Subcon Forest's big mushroom! |
Trivia
- In the Beta Build, Subcon Forest had a "Free Roam" section, similar to Alpine Skyline. The Free Roam was later cut.
- There was originally another act in the forest known as "Fire Spirit's Big Ritual," but this act was removed from the game.
- Subcon Forest was originally the game's second chapter. Late into development, its position was swapped with Battle of the Birds, and it became Chapter 3.
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