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PA_305 [20 points]
A revisit to the Pac Man space invader in the 5ème arrondissement of Paris because during my last visit in September 2020 I was not able to flash this one. FlashInvaders is not always that easy.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: OHH YEA, YOU GOTTA GET SCHWIFTY!
All my photos of PA_305:
PA_305 (Ghost version, October 2007)
PA_305 (Close-up, Re-Activated, September 2020)
PA_305 (Wide shot, Re-Activated, September 2020)
PA_305 (Wide shot 2, FlashInvaders Revisit, December 2021)
Date of invasion: 25/07/2000
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED July 2018
PA_1442 [40 points]
One of the two space invaders installed right after the COVID-19 lockdown was released on 11/05/2020. People were allowed again to leave there homes without a permission and Invader took the opportunity to put up some fresh space invaders like this one.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: PARIS PARIS!
All my photos of PA_1442:
PA_1442 (Close-up, July 2020)
PA_1442 (Wide shot, July 2020)
Date of invasion: 11/05/2020
[ Visited and flashed this one 2 months and 7 days after invasion ]
PA_1542 [30 points]
Four new space invaders in Paris on 06/05/2025 of which two in the squares in between the Rue Auber and Boulevard des Capucines in the 9ème arrondissement of Paris.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: BIZARRE BIZARRE
All my photos of PA_1542:
PA_1542 (Close-up, May 2025)
PA_1542 (Wide shot 1, May 2025)
PA_1542 (Wide shot 2, May 2025)
Date of invasion: 06/05/2025 (worldwide number 4309)
[ Visited PA_1542 7 days after invasion ]
AMS_04 [10 points]
Never had the opportunity to get a good shot of the fourth space invader Invader installed in the Netherlands and Amsterdam in the year 1999. Unfortunately, this invader was already removed in about 2006. Due to the perfect re-activation work of one of the fans this is back in town and 'flashable' in the online application FlashInvaders. Do not forget to spot the sticker with a screenshot "NEW CITY 100 POINTS" above the invader.
AMS_04 [10 points]
All my photos of AMS_04:
AMS_04 (Wide shot, July 2005)
AMS_04 (Zoom in after re-activation, February 2016)
AMS_04 ("52-Weeks"-selfie, February 2016)
AMS_04 (Wide shot, King's Day April 2024)
Date of invasion: 11/11/1999 (worldwide # 0368)
DELETED somewhere in 2006.
RE-ACTIVATED October 2015
PA_1458 [30 points]
A duo space invader on a greenish background in the 9ème arrondissement of Paris. In line with the pharmacie and balconies full of plants at this corner.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: BAZINGA!
All my photos of PA_1458:
PA_1458 (Close-up, September 2021)
PA_1458 (Wide shot, September 2021)
Date of invasion: 24/02/2021 (estimation)
[ Visited PA_1458 within 7 months after invasion ]
PA_062 [10 points]
A new old space invader. PA_062 (or PA_62 according to FlashInvaders) is back. Users of métro line 3 are welcomed again by this low-to-the-floor space invader.
All my photos of PA_62:
PA_62 (Close-up, November 2005)
PA_62 (Wide shot, November 2005)
PA_62 (Close-up, Re-Activated, July 2016)
PA_62 (Wide shot after Re-Activation, July 2016)
PA_62 (Together with PA_1078, August 2018)
Date of invasion: 10/06/1998
DELETED (reported May 2013)
RE-ACTIVATED June 2016
MARS_77 [50 points]
Not in full sun but taken during the period of dusk. This big blue two dimensional invader is located at the corner of the Boulevard Garibaldi and La Canebière near métro and tram station Noailles.
Till August 2020 I found and flashed all 13 space invaders of wave 1 (MARS_01 - MARS_11 - 2004 and wave 2 (MARS_12 and MARS_13). But during wave 3 in August 2020 the number of space invaders went up to 97. In total 84 space invaders on my list again.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: SWEET
All my photos of MARS_77:
MARS_77 (Close-up, July 2021)
MARS_77 (Wide shot, July 2021)
Date of invasion: 16/08/2020
Since November 2019 on my list to visit; the PA_1431...
Location: At +281 meters altitude on top of the Tour Eiffel in Paris (F)
Coordinates: Click on the link below to see the exact location:
Reasons:
[1] The last time I visited the top of the Tour Eiffel was way before I started to work for Thalys (before 2001), so it was about time.
[2] The compulsion to visit the top of the Tour Eiffel was reinforced by the fact that Invader installed PA_1431 on the top at a height of 281 meters.
Invader: Hiding up in the clouds, PA_1431 is the highest space invader ever placed in Paris. It has landed at the 7th of November 2019 on the top of the Eiffel Tower where it enjoys the great view!
PA_1431:
100 points
Date of invasion: 07/11/2019
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: HIGHEST IN PARIS
All my photos of PA_1431:
PA_1431 (Close-up, September 2021)
PA_1431 (Wide shot 1, September 2021)
PA_1431 (Wide shot 2, September 2021)
PA_1431 (35/52 Highest in Paris, September 2021)
Guest Star: Andy Ram
Weather: partly cloudy, 28° C
To Listen ♫: Souma - She's So Beautiful [Emergent Shores] (Youtube)
Self-portrait technics: Handheld selfie with my new Samsung A72 phone, postprocessed by PhotoShop
PA_1469 [40 points]
Space invader number 1469 in Paris and number 4054 in the world located in the 10ème arrondissement. One with a message to the world.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: BURNING PLANET
All my photos of PA_1469:
PA_1469 (Close-up, May 2022)
PA_1469 (Wide shot 1, May 2022)
PA_1469 (Wide shot 2, May 2022)
Date of invasion: 26/04/2022
[ Visted PA_1469 22 days after invasion ]
PA_1471 [30 points]
The fourth space invader installed this year in Paris by Invader is this skate themed invader. Inspired by the Vega Sk8 Shop located diagonally down PA_1471. It is number 4056 in the world and when I found this one the most recent one in the world as well.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: SK8 OR DIE
All my photos of PA_1471:
PA_1471 (Close-up, May 2022)
PA_1471 (Wide shot, June 2022)
Date of invasion: 11/05/2022 (First flash / first photo on Flickr that day)
[ Visited this sk8 invader about 7 days after invasion ]
Paris #pa_1538 #invaderwashere #parisstreetart #metro #station #moutonDuvernet #paris14eme #mosaicart #streetart #mosaique #tiles #streetview #invaderphotography #spaceinvaders #flashinvaders #patm666photos
Travelling 25 kilometers from Gare du Nord to capture the first installed space invader of this year, 2023, or 5783...
Location: Passerelle Villeneuve-Triage, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Rue de Paris, 94190 (F)
Coordinates: Click on the link to see the exact location on Google Maps:
Reason: On 06/01/2023 Invader published on Instagram (Invaderwashere) the first invasion of the year 2023 / 5783; PA_1482. The location was found easily with the information "Val-de-Marne" and "Villeneuve-Saint-Georges" with clearly visible the overpass over the railway tracks as well as the N6. It was the ride by RER D to Villeneuve Triage and the walk over the passerelle more than worth.
PA_1482: 50 points - 48°44'46.5"N 2°26'46.9"E - Date of invasion: 06/01/2023
Onscreen Flashinvaders message: WELCOME IN 5783
All my photos PA_1482:
PA_1482 (Close-up, January 2023)
PA_1482 (Wide shot 1, January 2023)
PA_1482 (Wide shot 2, January 2023)
PA_1482 ("52-Weeks" self-portrait, January 2023)
Villeneuve-Saint-George: is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.5 kilometres from the centre of Paris. People from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges are called Villeneuvois in French.
FACTS & FIGURES:
Region: ÃŽle-de-France
Department: Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement: L'Haÿ-les-Roses
Canton: Villeneuve-Saint-Georges and Choisy-le-Roi
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Population: 34.890 (2019)
Elevation: 30–93 m
Area: 8.75 km2
Density: 4,000/km2
La Passerelle de Triage: Length 430 meters
Weather: Sunny, -1° C
To Listen ♫: Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (Youtube)
Self-portrait technics: Joby portable gorillapod on my cross-over back, timer on 10 seconds.
PA_1380 [30 points]
A revisit in covid times to this 2019 hypnotic space invader in the touristic restaurant street of 'quartier latin' in the 5ème arrondissement of Paris.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message:HYPNOTIC
All my photos of PA_1380:
PA_1380 (Close-up, April 2019)
PA_1380 (Wide shot 1, April 2019)
PA_1380 (Wide shot 2, July 2020)
PA_1380 (Wide shot 3, December 2021)
Date of invasion: 23/01/2019
[ Visited PA_1380 2 months and 20 days after invasion ]
Cannes #caz_05 #invaderwashere #tiles #mosaicart #mosaique #cotedazur #reactivationteam #mai2024 #flashinvaders #spaceinvaders #mosaicart #lesmurspeints #paintingart #cannes #lalecondepiano #invaderphotography #patmhunterinvader #patm666photos
PA_19 [10 points]
I think this is the second re-activation in the history of this 19th space invader in Paris and in the world. Better quality than the previous attempt to re-activate this blue on red invader of the very first generation.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: "MISSION SUCCESSFUL"
All my photos of PA_19:
PA_19 (Close-up, December 2019)
PA_19 (Wide shot, December 2019)
PA_19 (Close-up «re-activation # 2», January 2023)
PA_19 (Wide shot «re-activation # 2», January 2023)
Date of invasion (original) : 25/04/1998
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED December 2018
DELETED Somewhere 2021
RE-ACTIVATED End 2022 / Early 2023
PA_1479 [30 points]
A second cryptopunk space invader landed in Paris. This time in the 18ème arrondissement in the quartier Goutte d'Or above the Olympic Café. When you are visiting a fresh new space invader then you have a very good chance to meet fellow space invader fans to flash this new invader.
CryptoPunks is a non-fungible token (NFT) collection on the Ethereum blockchain. The project was launched in June 2017 by the Larva Labs studio, a two-person team consisting of Canadian software developers Matt Hall and John Watkinson. The experimental project was inspired by the London punk scenes, the cyberpunk movement, and electronic music artists Daft Punk. There are 10,000 unique CryptoPunks (6,039 male and 3,840 female), all of which are made digitally scarce through the use of blockchain technology. Each one was algorithmically generated through computer code and thus no two characters are exactly alike, with some traits being rarer than others.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: CRYPTOPUNKETTE ROCKS L'OLYMPIC
All my photos of PA_1479:
PA_1479 (Close-up, October 2022)
PA_1479 (Wide shot, October 2022)
Date of invasion: 27/10/2022
[ Found this cryptopunkette PA_1479 within 2 days after invasion at the maximum ]
MARS_75 [20 points]
A revisit of MARS_75 near the stairs of Gare Marseille Saint-Charles. When I visited this one in 2021 there was overcast and three years later this blue one is bathing in full sunshine.
This space invader is part of the 4th wave of Invader in this city, where he added a whopping 84 new space invaders to the existing 13 from three previous waves (two in 2004, one in 2014) in August 2020.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: MUY BIEN!
All my photos of MARS_75:
MARS_75 (Close-up, July 2021)
MARS_75 (Wide shot 1, July 2021)
MARS_75 (Wide shot 2, August 2024)
MARS_75 (Wide shot 3, August 2024)
Date of invasion: 16/08/2020 (world wide # 3921)
Villiers sur Marne #pa_1467 #invaderwashere @invaderwashere #valdemarne #brickwall #parisstreetart #streetart #jj_urbanart #tv_streetart #invaderphotography #patmhunterinvader #patm666photos
PA_215 [10 points]
PA_215 is back again after a re-activation treatment. Have seen the original already in 2005. This was space invader number 316 in the world.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: YOU DID IT!
All my photos of PA_215:
PA_215 (Close-up, September 2005)
PA_215 (Wide shot 1, September 2005)
PA_215 (Wide shot 2, March 2009)
PA_215 (Wide shot 3 «re-activated», January 2023)
Date of invasion: 20/09/1999
DELETED (reported March 2012)
RE-ACTIVATED / DELETED 2017 - 2020
RE-ACTIVATED January 2023
RBA_16 [30 points]
A bit hidden in the Oudayas neighbourhood this khamsa is on a white wall. The hamsa (or khamsa) also known as the hand of Fatima, is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings. Depicting the open hand, an image recognized and used as a sign of protection in many times throughout history, the hamsa has been traditionally believed to provide defense against the evil eye.
Onscreen FlashInvader message: KHAMSA MAY THE LUCK BE WITH YOU
All my photos of RBA>16:
RBA_16 (Zoom-in, September 2024)
RBA_16 (Wide shot 1, September 2024)
RBA_16 (Wide shot 2, September 2024)
RBA_16 (Wide shot 3, September 2024)
Date of invasion: 18/03/2017 (worldwide number 3434)
PA_1299 [30 points]
Revisiting PA_1299 in 'quartier latin'. Invader used to love these pots with space flowers since the year 2015.
FlashInvader onscreen message: "AS GOOD AS DAVID VINCENT!"
All my photos of PA_1299:
PA_1299 (Close-up, November 2017)
PA_1299 (Wide Shot 1, November 2017)
PA_1299 (Wide shot 2, February 2022)
Date of invasion: 30/08/2017 (Source: Invaderwashere, first seen on Flickr on 30/08/2017 by Olivier)
[ Visited this location for the first time 2 months and 7 days after invasion. ]
PA_1097 [100 points]
After an absence of about 4 to 5 years, Mona Lisa made by Invader is back. And immediately in the interest of the players of FlashInvaders. The 100 points are more than worth a trip to this location.
Mona Lisa made by Invader and installed with 10x10 cm tiles not far from the real Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo da Vinci between 1503 and 1506. It was Invader's 2941th space invader in the world.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: LOW-RES MONA LISA
All my photos of PA_1097:
PA_1097 (Close-up, April 2014)
PA_1097 (Street view 1 - April 2014)
PA_1097 (Street view 2 - June 2014)
PA_1097 (Street view 3 - June 2014)
PA_1097 (Reflections - August 2015)
PA_1097 (Street view 4 «re-activated», January 2023)
Date of invasion 06/04/2014 (source: Instagram)
First on Flickr: on 06/04/2014 by Street_art77 (Alexandre Feuvrier)
Visited PA_1097 "Mona Lisa" for the first time 4 days after invasion/appearence on Flickr.
DELETED between August 2016 and August 2017
RE-ACTIVATED January 2023
Wien wn_30 Invaderwashere wienstreetart mosaicart mosaique streetart flashinvaders spacesinvader street streetview pamhunterinvader patm666photos
PA_1596 [40 points]
One of the in total 24 space invaders installed by Invader because of his participation of the exposition BEYOND THE STREETS in La Grand Halle de la Villette. Initially there were 19, but Invader was not finished. The exposition is all about the great legends of street art and graffiti The exposition is from 27/05/2026 till 30/08/2026.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: LET THE MUSIC PLAY
All my photos of PA_1596:
PA_1596 (Close-up, July 2026)
PA_1596 (Wide shot 1, July 2026)
PA_1596 (Wide shot 2, July 2026)
Date of invasion: 01/07/2026 (Word rank # 4410)
[ Visited, captured and flashed PA_1596 24 days after invasion ]
PA_513 [20 points]
A re-activated space invader of which I captured the original more than 20 years ago. This corner became the scene of another space invader in 2014, PA_1094, years after the disappearance of this PA_513.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: CHAMPION
All my photos of PA_513 in chronological order:
PA_513 (Wide shot of original, July 2005)
PA_513 (Close-up, « re-activated », February 2026)
PA_513 (Wide shot, « re-activated », February 2026)
Date of invasion: 02/03/2003 (worldwide number 1202)
DELETED (2008?)
RE-ACTIVATED February 2026
PA_1171 [30 points]
For those who haven't noticed, Invader is putting his work not always at random on his locations. Also this "Saint Invader" as this one is called by the application game FlashInvaders is not just a coincidence.
Other view:
PA_1171 (Street view, September 2015)
Date of invasion: 14/08/2015 (Source: Instagram / Invaderwashere, first seen on Flickr on 16/08/2015 by Alexandre Feuvrier)
[ Visited this 'Saint Invader' for the first time 6 days after invasion on a grey and dark day but came back for a better photo in direct morning sunlight. ]
PA_801 [20 points]
Nothing is as changeable as the wall in front of the house where Serge Gainsbourg lived. Space invader PA_801 has disappeared a few times but is always reactivated by the fanatical space invader fans. In 2009 this was space invader number 2147 in the world.
A photo especially taken and uploaded for the
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: BIEN!
All my photos of PA_801:
PA_801 (Close-up, April 2009)
PA_801 (Wide shot 1, April 2009)
PA_801 (Wide shot 2, « re-activated », July 2016)
PA_801 (Wide shot 3, « re-activated », August 2023)
Date of invasion: 03/04/2009
DELETED (April 2009, a few days ater invasion)
RE-ACTIVATED May 2011 (by Invader)
DELETED Eind 2011
RE-ACTIVATED 2016 (by the R-Team Paris)
[ Visited PA_801 for the first time 3 days after invasion ]
PA_890 [30 points]
Another good example of a re-activated space invader of which I have never seen the original and of which I forgot to visit, capture and flash the re-activated version. Flashed this one almost 4 years after re-activation. Shame on me!
Featuring here an electric scooter-car of Citroën, the Citroën Ami.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: CONGRATULATIONS!
All my photos of PA_890:
PA_890 (Close-up, July 2022)
PA_890 (Wide shot 1, July 2022)
PA_890 (Wide shot 2, July 2022)
Date of invasion: 06/02/2011
DELETED unknown
RE-ACTIVATED August 2018
Space invader hunt of the Summer of 2021!
Location: Corniche Président John Kennedy corner Rue Boudouresque in the quartier Endoume in the 7ème arrondissement of Marseille (F).
Coordinates: Click on the link to see the exact location on Google Maps:
Reason: An overnight in Marseille extended with one day to find as much new space invaders as possible. In the Summer of 2020 the third invasion wave of Marseille took place and 84 new invaders were added to this city and its wide area. All under the project Invasion Planete Marseille.
MARS_63 50 points, invasion date 12/08/2021. Onscreen FlashInvaders message: YOU'RE THE MAN!.
All my photos of MARS_63:
MARS_63 (Close-up, July 2021)
MARS_63 (Wide shot, July 2021)
MARS_63 ("52-Weeks", 29/52 Endoume)
My FlashInvaders Score:
During the three days in Marseille I found 46 space invaders of the third wave. In total 59/97 in Marseille found/captured/flashed. My grand total of flashed space invaders was 1405 after this mission. I have scored 1710 points during this space invader hunt and climbed from rank 699 to 588.
As we speak (08/08/2021) there are 176.500 Flashinvaders players and in total 3.999 space invaders on the world map of Invader.
Invasion Planete Marseille: Till August 2020 I found and flashed all 13 space invaders of wave 1 (MARS_01 - MARS_11 - 2004 and wave 2 (MARS_12 and MARS_13). But during wave 3 in August 2020 the number of space invaders went up to 97. In total 84 space invaders on my list again. Wave 3 took almost one month and started on 24/07/2020 and ended on 20/08/2020.
Endoume: is the quartier I found MARS_63. It is part of the 7ème arrondissement. Endoume is also home to the Silvain theater, the Endoume marine station, the Marseille tide gauge on the Corniche (le marégraphe de Marseille), the False money bridge and the small port of Vallon des Auffes.
Endoume is crossed by two axes structuring the district: the Corniche Président-John-Fitzgerald-Kennedy (north-west south-east axis) and the rue d'Endoume (north-east south-west axis) and includes Malmousque, at its the westernmost end, sometimes considered a district in its own right. [ Wikipedia ]
Weather: Sunny 30° C
To Listen ♫: Aria Deep - Cygnus in the Sky (Original Mix) (Youtube)
Self-portrait technics: Joby portable gorillapod mounted on a pole on the street, timer set at 10 seconds.
Mosaic art at ESA’s ESRIN Earth observation centre near Rome, Italy, placed under a mockup of Europe's launcher for small satellites Vega. French artist Invader is installing his art at ESA establishments around Europe and even on the International Space Station.
ESA has been monitoring Earth with its environmental satellites since the 1970s, keeping a constant watch over our planet by analysing satellite data to protect our environment.
The first space invader mosaic art was found by ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti during her mission on the International Space Station. She installed ‘Space2’ in Europe’s Columbus space laboratory. Since then, space-themed art has appeared at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, at our Redu Centre in Belgium, our space operations centre in Germany and ESA’s technical heart in the Netherlands, and it even took over our headquarters in Paris, France.
Download a free app by the artist to spot and collect Invader art at ESA establishments and all over the world. Gain points by taking pictures of the mosaics and compare your scores.
Credit: Invader
#spaceinvader #space2iss
MARS_47 [20 points]
The entrance to the Le Panier neighborhood when coming from the Cathédrale La Major is invaded by this little blue one with sunglasses.
Till August 2020 I found and flashed all 13 space invaders of wave 1 (MARS_01 - MARS_11 - 2004 and wave 2 (MARS_12 and MARS_13). But during wave 3 in August 2020 the number of space invaders went up to 97. In total 84 space invaders on my list again.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: YEAHHH!
All my photos of MARS_47:
MARS_47 (Close-up, July 2021)
MARS_47 (Wide shot 1, July 2021)
MARS_47 (Wide shot 2, July 2021)
Date of invasion: 10/08/2020
PA_1359 [40 points]
May 1968. The volatile period of civil unrest in France during May 1968 was punctuated by demonstrations and massive general strikes as well as the occupation of universities and factories across France. This space invader is a commemorative invader of that period. In the matching colors red and white. Colors of the revolution.
A revisit and another photo during a walk in this neighbourhood.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: "SOYES REALISTES DEMANDEZ L'IMPOSIBLE"
All my photos of PA_1359:
PA_1359 (Close-up, June 2018)
PA_1359 (Wide shot 1, June 2018)
PA_1359 (Wide shot 2, August 2021)
Date of invasion: 31/05/2018 (Source: Invaderwashere, first seen on Flickr on 31/05/2018 -date of invasion- by Olivier)
[ Visited this revolutionary space invader exactly 3 weeks after invasion ]
PA_632 [30 points]
One of the Rubik space invaders Invader made for the streets of Paris. Th original of PA_632 was placed on a building which has been demolished now. Here shown with a piece of MisterP.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: RUBIKCUBISM!
All my photos of PA_632:
PA_632 (Close-up, January 2006)
PA_632 (Wide shot, January 2006)
PA_632 (Close-up 2, «re-activated», June 2022)
PA_632 (Wide shot 2, «re-activated», June 2022)
Date of invasion: 08/12/2005
DELETED June 2006
RE-ACTIVATED June 2022
[ I have found the original PA_632 in January 2006 within 2 months after invasion. ]
PA_1449 [20 points]
This duo space invaders in a red frame are located near Invalides. It was the 3957th space invader in the world when this was put on the wall.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: YES!
All my photos of PA_1449:
PA_1449 (Close-up, September 2021)
PA_1449 (Wide shot, September 2021)
Date of invasion: 01/12/2020 (estimated)
[ Visited PA_1449 almost 10 months after invasion ]
MARS_58 [50 points]
The flying gabian with four drivers of a procession for wedding cars waiting for the maried couple leaving the adjacent Église Saint-Laurent.
Till August 2020 I found and flashed all 13 space invaders of wave 1 (MARS_01 - MARS_11 - 2004 and wave 2 (MARS_12 and MARS_13). But during wave 3 in August 2020 the number of space invaders went up to 97. In total 84 space invaders on my list again.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: FLYING GABIAN
All my photos of MARS_58:
MARS_58 (Close-up, July 2021)
MARS_58 (Wide shot 1, July 2021)
MARS_58 (Wide shot 2, July 2021)
Date of invasion: 12/08/2021
PA_1441 [50 points]
The first space invader put up after the lockdown in France which ended on May 11, exactly the day Nina Simone appeared on the wall here.
This invader attracts a lot of attention, you don't see Nina Simone every day! The tour guide in the picture was explaining the phenomenon space invaders and is a player of FlashInvaders as well (like more than 137,000 as we speak, 31/07/2020).
In the background Église Saint Severin.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: IT'S A NEW WORLD, IT'S A NEW LIFE
All my photos of PA_1441:
PA_1441 (Close-up, July 2020)
PA_1441 (Wide shot, July 2020)
Date of invasion: 11/05/2020
[ Visited this space invader for the first time on 14/07/2020, 'quatorze juillet', 2 months and 3 days after lockdown/invasion ]
Just flashed my 1503th space invader here...
Location: Place Rhin-et-Danube, Paris 19ème, France.
Coordinates: Click on the link to see the exact location where this photo was taken:
Reason: During my 908th découcher (overnight) in Paris my mission was to visit this space invader which I never flashed before. And that while this is already the third PA_984 after being removed from the wall twice.
PA_984: The original space invader was installed by Invader on 15/05/2011/ It was in 2011 the 2539th space invader of the world made by Invader. Deleted in 2014/2015. First re-activation took place in 2017 and this was deleted in 2021. This version number 3 of PA_984 and finally flashed by me.
Other views of PA_984:
PA_984 (Close-up, October 2011)
PA_984 (Wide shot 1, June 2011)
PA_984 (Wide shot 2, October 2011)
PA_984 (52-Weeks Selfportrait, March 2023)
PA_984 (Wide shot 3, March 2023)
FlashInvaders: This my 1503th space invader flashed since I joined this online game which already has more than 293 thousand players and over 18 million space invaders have been flashed. In total I scored 43,830 points and when this photo was taken I was ranked 790th of 293,000plus which is not that bad at all. This PA_984 was my 1250th space invader in Paris I flashed out of the 1485 space invaders in Paris (April 2023).
Place Rhin-et-Danube: Place Rhin-et-Danube is a square in the 19ème arrondissement of Paris in the quartier Amérique. Metro line 7bis has a station on this square; station Danube.
Wikipedia - Place Rhin-et-Danube
Weather: Mostly cloudy, 16° C
To Listen ♫: Life Above - Welcome (Extended Mix) (Youtube)
Self-portrait technics: Joby portable gorillapod installed on a traffic sign on a traffic island and hoping for no cars or pedestrians photobombing my self portrait. Timer on 10 seconds.
PA_249 [10 points]
A re-activation wave in métro station République where all two re-activated space invaders were removed within a few days together with this métro space invader in métro station Bastille. Never seen the original of this one before. It was the 13,130,955th space invader flashed since the start of the game in 2014 and at the moment I flashed this one there were 210,007 players of this game.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: CHAMPION!
All my photos of PA_249:
PA_249 (Close-up, March 2022)
PA_249 (Wide shot, Marchg 2022)
Date of invasion: 20/12/1999
DELETED ages ago (unknown)
RE-ACTIVATED March 2022
PA_1197 [30 points]
In the night of 23/03/2016 three new space invaders were installed in Paris, all in the 15ème arrondissement (PA_1196 thru PA_1198). This blue 'art deco' shaped space invader is one of them. One of the most succesdful space invader hunters on this planet (JOETHECRAB_1, rank #06, 1340 space invaders seen and flashed, 39430 points on 27/07/2016) was willing to strike a pose in front of this new invader less than one day after invasion.
Other views:
PA_1197 (Zoom in, March 2016)
PA_1197 (Street view, March 2016)
Date of invasion: 23/03/2016 (Source: Instagram, first seen on Flickr on 23/06/2016 Tofz4u, the day after the invasion)
[ Visited PA_1197 on the same day as the invasion ]
PA_1466 [30 points]
A bat invader with an angled view looking up towards the progress of the repair of Notre-Dame de Paris. This was space invader number 3,998 in the world.
Onscreen FlashInvader message: BETTER AT NIGHT
All my photos of PA_1466:
PA_1466 (Close-up, July 2021)
PA_1466 (Wide shot 1, Daylight, July 2021)
PA_1466 (Wide shot 2, Twilight, July 2021)
Date of invasion: estimated 03/06/2021
Found, captured and flashed this one within two months after its invasion.
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PA_1005 [30 points]
A revisit of PA_1005 because I was passing along this location and I found out that I never have "flashed" this one. So suddenly 30 more points on my score board of FlashInvaders.
FlashInvaders onscreen message: WELL PLAYED!
All my photos of PA_1005:
PA_1005 (Close-up 1, September 2011)
PA_1005 (Wide shot 1, September 2011)
PA_1005 (Close-up 2, June 2022)
PA_1005 (Wide shot 2, June 2022)
Date of invasion: unknown (Summer 2011 - First seen on Flickr on 25/09/2011 by Yoyolabellut)
PA_552 [20 points]
A revisit during a monring walk through Paris on a sunny day in March 2022. PA_552 is still alive although it is not the original. This building was under construction in 2015 and PA_552 had to suffer. A re-activation took place in 2016.
Onsreen FlashInvaders message: GOOD CATCH
All my photos of PA_552:
PA_552 (Close-up, September 2005)
PA_552 (Wide shot 1, September 2005)
PA_552 (Wide shot 2, May 2012)
PA_552 (Close-up 2 «re-activated», March 2022)
PA_552 (Wide shot 3 «re-activated», March 2022)
Date of invasion: 11/08/2004
DELETED 2014/2015 (renovation of the building)
RE-ACTIVATED 2016
PA_1480 [50 points]
A "50 points" cryptopunk space invader landed in the neighbourhood of Les Halles. This is Invader's 4071 space invader in the world. Part of a series of 4 cryptopunk space invaders so far (*March 2023) and this one is the biggest one.
CryptoPunks is a non-fungible token (NFT) collection on the Ethereum blockchain. The project was launched in June 2017 by the Larva Labs studio, a two-person team consisting of Canadian software developers Matt Hall and John Watkinson. The experimental project was inspired by the London punk scenes, the cyberpunk movement, and electronic music artists Daft Punk. There are 10,000 unique CryptoPunks (6,039 male and 3,840 female), all of which are made digitally scarce through the use of blockchain technology. Each one was algorithmically generated through computer code and thus no two characters are exactly alike, with some traits being rarer than others.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: ZOMBIE LAND CRYPTOPUNK DES HALLES
All my photos of PA_1480:
PA_1480 (Close-up, December 2022)
PA_1480 (Wide shot, November 2022)
Date of invasion: 18/11/2022 (Source: Instagram Invaderwashere)
[ Visited this crypto punk PA_1480 for the 1st time 6 days after invasion ]
BXL_41 [50 points]
From 24/06/2022 till 08/01/2023 Invader had an exhibition in the Nima Museum in Bruxelles (Molenbeek Saint-Jean) under the titel Invader Rubikcubist. For this occasion, Invader has placed two new space invaders on the outside of the museum. His second invasion wave in Brussels since 2012. A total of 80 extra points for the city of Brussels.
This one is located on the roof of the MIMA museum.
Onscreen FlashInvader message: MIMA INVADED
All my photos of BXL_41:
BXL_41 (Close-up, September 2022)
BXL_41 (Wide shot 1, September 2022)
BXL_41 (Wide shot 2, September 2022)
BXL_41 (Wide shot 3, September 2022)
BXL_41 (Roof shot 1, October 2022)
BXL_41 (Roof shot 2, October 2022)
Date of invasion: Date of invasion; around 07/07/2022
[ Visited, flashed and caputered BXL_42 about 2 months after invasion ]
PA_319 [30 points]
A fresh re-activated space invader in the Halles neighbourhood of Paris. According to Invader this mosaic can be categorized under "TOYZ".
Never seen the original of this one before, like almost everyone under the space invader fans.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: BRAVO!
All my photos of PA_319:
PA_319 (Close-up, November 2021)
PA_319 (Wide shot, October 2021)
Date of invasion: 08/08/2000
DELETED ages ago (<2003/2004)
RE-ACTIVATED October 2021
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PA_1497 [30 points]
Will we ever know where a pirate's flag is from. We have seen pirate flags before; PA_646, PA_674, PA_675 and PA_680. This binary pirate flag is different but now with a flagpole.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: PIRATE FOREVER
All my photos of PA_1497:
PA_1497 (Close-up, March 2024)
PA_1497 (Wide shot, March 2024)
Date of invasion: 14/12/2023 (number # 4166 in the world)
[ Vistited PA_1497 for the first time 3 days after invastion in the evening, so I came back for better photos. ]
LDN_88 [30 points]
In March 2025 I had to in London for work. I took the opportunity to do two space invader walks. The afternoon and evening of 17/03 I added 9 space invaders on my list and on 20/03 I added another 8 so in total 17 London space invaders during these days in London.
The last of the 17 London's space invaders I found is located near King's Cross and St-Pancras train/railway station.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: YEEESSS!
All my photos of LDN_88:
LDN_88 (Close-up, March 2025)
LDN_88 (Wide shot, March 2025)
Date of invasion: 17/12/2006 (world wide number 1844)
DELETED June 2025
INVASION OF LONDON
London was invaded for the first time in 1999 and since then London has undergone in total 21 invasion waves throughout the years. London has in total 193 space invaders. The last invasion waves were in 2025. During wave 20 and 21 31 space invaders were added/
According to the information on Invader-Spotter 107 of the in total 193 space invaders are still there or re-activated.
[ Invader-Spotter 03/2026 ]