Flare Hand

Flare Hand

Audio

Flare Hand
General Information
Obtained	By picking it up from a locker after killing Miss Delight.
Location	School
Usage	Frighten and drive away enemies Ruined Critters Mini Nightmare Critters Mini Huggies Light up dark areas Burn certain resources Rope Liquid Nitrogen Canisters
Type	Equipment
Appearances
In-Game Appearances	Chapter 3: Deep Sleep Chapter 4: Safe Haven Chapter 5 Miscellaneous Content
In-Game Debut	Chapter 3: Deep Sleep

“	Found in the School of Playcare, the Flare Hand allows for basic defensive abilities and the illumination of dark spaces.	”
— Flare Hand's description, Chapter 4: Safe Haven

The Flare Hand, sometimes referred to as the Orange Hand, is a GrabPack hand with the appearance of a finger gun that can shoot flares for a variety of purposes. It is obtained at the end of the School section of Chapter 3: Deep Sleep after killing Miss Delight.

This hand can be used to scare away enemies like the Mini Huggies and Ruined Critters, light up dark areas, and burn certain resources, such as rope and Liquid Nitrogen Canisters. It can hold a maximum of five flares and reloads automatically on a timer.

History

Chapter 3: Deep Sleep

Before The Player enters the Caverns, they find the Flare Hand in a container next to the Hoppy Hopscotch's cardboard cutout and collect it. They then make their way to the Playhouse, where they have to use the flares to fend off the Ruined Critters that reside there and to light up dark areas.

During the fight with CatNap, The Player must use flares on the CatNap hallucinations to tell whether he is really there.

Chapter 4: Safe Haven

During their expedition in the prison, The Player comes across various Nightmare Critters and Mini Huggies which they fend off with the Flare Hand. It's also during this part of their journey that they find a new use for the tool: to burn through flammable materials.

During The Player's fight with Doey the Doughman, they have to use flares to shoot the Liquid Nitrogen Canisters to freeze Doey and saw him. At the final encounter with Doey, The Player uses the flares to detonate multiple Liquid Nitrogen Canisters to heavily subdue him, allowing them to defeat him.

Gallery

The Flare Hand.

Ditto, but with the Blue Hand and arms from GrabPack 2.0.

The Flare Hand skin.

Ditto, but with the palm.

The Flare Hand in Huggy & Friends.

Trivia

• This hand is the only one that cannot extend.
• The time it takes to reload is significantly faster in Chapter 4 than it is in Chapter 3.
  • This is presumably because of the high amounts of Nightmare Critters that The Player has to fight in the early parts of the game.
  • The reload time between chapters halves, going from 5 seconds in Chapter 3 to 2.5 seconds in Chapter 4.
• The Flare Hand Safety Video says that the Flare Hand can be used to burn rope, oil and other resources. Despite this, oil can never be burned in game.
• Whereas the other hands are attached on the back, the Flare Hand is attached on the base of the hand.