Goddess of Victory: Nikke Scarlet Black Shadow

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Halcyon Days Series

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As the past version of Scarlet, Scarlet: Black Shadow's Advise scenarios take the form of flashbacks, where the player takes the role of Goddess' commander.
For one of Scarlet's advise sessions, a flower field background is used.
Scarlet: Black Shadow is the second alternate version Pilgrim Nikke who is not limited, following Modernia.
Scarlet: Black Shadow won fifth place in the second popularity poll with 542,764 votes, while her OG version Scarlet simultaneously won third place.
Scarlet: Black Shadow is one of the first two alts to receive costumes, with the other being D: Killer Wife.
She also is the first alt with a a Gacha Skin costume and the first with a costume with voice lines.

This is Scarlet prior to her being a member of Pioneer and during her heydays as a member of the Melee Squad and later the legendary Goddess squad. Unlike most Nikkes, she and her sister Rose were modified mass-produced Nikke specialized in melee combat.

A mass-produced Nikke from the Melee Squad.

The numerous modifications she has undergone mean that her physical capabilities are far superior to those of a typical mass-produced Nikke.

Known as a swordsmanship genius, possessing extraordinary skills.

Contrasting the laidback wanderer she would later become, Scarlet at this time is a serious, no-nonsense woman. Improving her strength and swordplay are the first and last thing on her mind, plus everything in between. She also used to despise alcohol, seeing it as bitter swill that only eccentrics (including her sister Rose) enjoyed the taste of.

Though Scarlet comes off as having a bit of a thrill-seeker (constantly asking for duels, getting into fights with Dorothy, etc.), a good chunk of it stems from her personal tragedy, of forging wrought-iron bonds with her old squad and her sister, only to have it all turn to dust, partly by her own hand. She has yet to come to terms with Rose's philosophy, of accepting that nothing in this world is eternal, for good and for ill.

Perhaps one day, Scarlet will finally learn to let go of what has transpired, jagged edges and bared steel giving way to a flower that blooms briefly and beautifully. Until that day, she will strive to fulfill the wish her sister made in her last moments; that she'd become strong enough that none but her would decide her own fate.

Main article: Scarlet/Story
Little is known of Scarlet's life before becoming a Nikke, though she recalls that Rose, another Nikke, was her older sister. Scarlet was better than Rose in cooking, cleaning, and other non-combat skills, though she chafed at the fact that she could never best her older sister in swordplay.[1] Scarlet was mentioned being particularly gifted in hand-to-hand combat in spite of living a life of destitution in the alleys.[2]

Main articles: New Year, New Sword; Red Ash; and Ark Guardian
During the First Rapture Invasion, Scarlet, Rose, and eight other Nikkes were created as melee-specialized prototypes. At first, their squad saw great success as their first mission ended with nary a scratch on anyone.[1] After that, the Melee Squad went on to achieve countless merits, yet their fortunes never lasted. Fighting the Raptures up close meant the risk of a Mind Switch was greater than others, so some went insane and had to be put out of their misery. Others fell to a combination of ambushes and unfortunate mechanical failures, causing both numbers and morale to crumble.[3]

The situation became so dire that Rose, who was previously designated squad leader, proposed the idea of rebelling against the United Forces of Humanity. Scarlet saw that act as nothing less than a complete betrayal of everything Melee stood for, and talked her sister down. Or at least, she thought she did. The night before Melee was supposed to deploy on their most dangerous mission yet, Scarlet awoke to the sounds of combat and screams. She learned from one of her comrades that Rose was going through with her uprising tonight, and planned to kick it off by killing their commanding officer. Scarlet rushed towards the Lieutenant's room to try and stop Rose from crossing the point of no-return, but it was too late. By the time Scarlet arrived, Rose had already cut down Melee's commander, his blood coating her form.[4]

In the end, Scarlet and Rose crossed blades one last time. There was a moment where Scarlet's blade could have punctured Rose's core, and she should have followed through, executing a traitor to humanity as her duty demanded. But Scarlet faltered at the last moment, realizing that if she did this...Rose, her leader, her one and only sister, would die by her blade. Yet in a flash, Rose made that decision for her, grabbing the blade and plunging it into her core.

Set after the events of Red Ash side story "First Meeting Record V"

Liliweiss attempts to introduce Scarlet to the rest of Goddess, but the atmosphere is...frosty, to say the least. Rapunzel and Snow White at least introduce themselves, but Dorothy and Red Hood are more reticent. Dorothy questions the rationale of recruiting Scarlet to the squad, since she tried to cut Red Hood to ribbons moments prior, and disagrees with Liliweiss' notion that they need more squad members.

Scarlet takes this moment to chip in, voicing her own disinclination to join Goddess on top of their lukewarm welcome. She offers her gratitude for allowing her to recover and maintain her sword, promising to repay the favor, but Liliweiss stops her. The Goddess leader recalls that Scarlet promised to join the squad if anyone could best her in a fight, which she distinctly recalls doing so. Dorothy and Red Hood take this as an opportunity to poke at Scarlet, reiterating over and over how Lilith managed to smack the swordswoman senseless with one punch.

Scarlet clarifies that she would said she'd consider the prospect of joining Goddess, and decides to make something clear. Given the...sudden nature of Liliweiss' attack, Scarlet fails to see the previous altercation as an equitable duel. While she would not deny that the idea of joining Goddess is a gratifying one, she finds it absurd that she'd go down in a single hit without any chance to retaliate. Ergo, she's asking for a rematch, promising to fully join Goddess should she be bested again. Scarlet sets the duel to happen here and now, and Liliweiss beckons her to take her best shot...

A change comes over the air as Scarlet readies her stance. Snow White can tell that the swordswoman has honed every inch of her body to be a blade that sunders all defenses. As the two close distance, in a flash, the duel ends...with Liliweiss uppercutting Scarlet so hard she becomes embedded in the ceiling.

Despite having officially joined Goddess, Scarlet remains unsatisfied with how her previous duel failed to demonstrate her abilities. Now she wishes to spar with the rest of Goddess to confirm the power hierarchy of the squad. Red Hood and Dorothy scoff at what seems to be a loser's whines, but when Scarlet reiterates her motivation to grow ever stronger, they decide to take her a little more seriously. In response to Red Hood and Liliweiss proclaiming she's strong, Scarlet brandishes her blade and requests another duel. Liliweiss accepts, offering Scarlet the right to challenge each member of Goddess to a 1v1 match, on the condition that the challenged choose the type of battle.

Rapunzel being first up to bat catches Scarlet by surprise, given the priestess' support-oriented abilities and personality. The swordswoman is caught by surprise again when Rapunzel decides their match will be a prayer contest to see who can pray for longer. Whoever first falls asleep or moves is defeated. Scarlet is initially reluctant, not being a woman of faith herself, but accepts the match when it's couched as a chance to meditate. The match is set to begin in 30 minutes...

Two hours after the match begins, Red Hood is stupefied to hear that neither Rapunzel nor Scarlet are dozing off, even after keeping still in their position with their eyes closed for as long as they have.

Four hours into the match, Dorothy decides to hang around while the contestants continue their competition. Though Scarlet has a slight stutter when she denies falling asleep.

Six hours into the match, and Snow White uses the contest room as a secret hideaway to slurp her cup noodles away from the commander's prying eyes. Scarlet still seems to struggle to respond to anyone who checks on her.

Finally, Rapunzel calls to Scarlet, who has fallen asleep and thus lost the contest. The swordswoman simply accepts her defeat, while Rapunzel finishes up her prayers.

After much suspense, Red Hood declares her competition will be hide-and-seek. Scarlet will wait for a minute as Red Hood finds a hiding spot somewhere within the airship. Then, Scarlet has 10 minutes to find Red Hood and make physical contact, in which case Red Hood will be "caught" and Scarlet wins. The swordswoman has every bit of confidence that her speed will see this match through...

As Red Hood scampers off to hide, Liliweiss pulls Scarlet aside for a chat. She asks why the swordswoman keeps insisting on these matches, even when she's taking loss after complete loss. Scarlet admits that as much as her defeats have rankled her, she sees this losing streak as an issue on her part, chalking it up to lacking the open-mindedness to account for duels beyond combat trials. After a minute passes, Scarlet runs in the direction she saw Red Hood leave. In no time at all, Scarlet spies Red Hood perched on a vantage point. She crows that this match is hers thanks to Red Hood's overly distinctive color...only for a gunshot to kick up a dust cloud right next to her...

Diving for cover, Scarlet decries Red Hood's sniping as a cowardly tactic. The sniper simply crows back that she's making use of her marksmanship, much like how Scarlet would use her speed and swordplay. A pattern ensues as Red Hood's precision sniping keeps Scarlet from closing the distance, until eventually one minute is all that's left of the time limit. Scarlet decides to change tactics, opting to face the bullets head on and slice them with her sword. Both Red Hood and Scarlet become excited at this odd take on a quick-draw contest...right up until Liliweiss declares time's up.

Scarlet is unenthused to hear she's lost again, but breaks into a grin as Red Hood proposes they keep up this bullet-cutting "game" of theirs, much to Liliweiss' consternation. Gunshots and swords meeting bullets becomes all that anyone can hear, even late into the night...

Dorothy immediately refuses to compete with Scarlet, seeing no reason to do so. The swordswoman is dissatisfied with this conclusion, but considering the losing streak she's been on, she'll take whatever win she gets, even if it's a forfeit. The word "forfeit" turns out to be all that's needed to rile up Dorothy, who goes so far as to let Scarlet choose the match. Mulling over something neither can say they're unrivaled in, Scarlet proposes that the two arm wrestle. It's a tad simple, but it'll be a quick, no-frills match that will have a clear result.

At Liliweiss' signal, the arm wrestling begins. Scarlet makes grunts and other noises of exertion, contrasting Dorothy's calm silence. Yet the match is at a deadlock, neither Nikke's arm moving an inch from their starting positions.

Two minutes later, the rest of Goddess is watching the match. Both Scarlet and Dorothy are confident in their respective victories, jabbing at each other over perceived signs of weakness. Then Dorothy scoffs at a bawdy joke Red Hood makes, and that one moment of distraction is all that's needed for Scarlet to pin her arm. Dorothy gives Red Hood the evil eye before striding out of the room. Scarlet follows suit, claiming she has something more important to do than basking in her first victory.

Scarlet stops Dorothy to commend her physical prowess, and then...offers to teach the other how to use a sword? Dorothy categorically refuses, seeing melee combat as "savagery" that conflicts with her desire to fight elegantly. The two end up getting into an argument over their respective ideas of "properly" fighting, which thankfully doesn't end in an altercation...for now.

Goddess is about to fight with a swarm of Raptures, as Snow White reports their size and composition. Gung-ho as ever about carving Raptures, Scarlet barely acknowledges Liliweiss' remarks about this being her first battle alongside Goddess before jumping out the airship. While the commander is concerned that Scarlet is going half-cocked like this, Liliweiss is deep in thought...

Previously, Liliweiss had counseled with Goddess, asking for each member's opinion on their newest recruit. Though the swordswoman lost against most of the squad, each member had nothing but praise for her. Rapunzel noted Scarlet's control and concentration, given how she hadn't moved an inch while meditating, even after dozing off. Snow White noticed that Scarlet's eyes tracked her hands moving, and that the swordswoman probably knew her gun's construction as well as she did now. Red Hood commended Scarlet's ability to split bullets in but a few attempts. Even Dorothy begrudgingly admitted that she used her full strength against what is technically a jumped-up mass-production unit, and still couldn't curb stomp her. That spoke of a level of strength control and precision that could achieve parity with the rest of Goddess.

With everyone's testimony gathered, Liliweiss decided now was the time to give Scarlet a trial by fire as Goddess' newest member. A mid-scale battle, big enough that Scarlet wouldn't just sweep everything in an instant, but no so overwhelming as to bear significant risk. Snapping back to present by the commander calling her Mecha Destructer beckoning her, Liliweiss asserts that she has faith in Scarlet and her strength. The commander decides to put his trust in Liliweiss' judgement.

Down on the battlefield, Scarlet cleaves Raptures one after another, reveling in the rush and frenzy of combat. As she does so, she muses on her comrades from Melee, wishing that they were swinging their blades here as well.

He carries a sword and a sheath for the sword he uses, as this sword can cut anything in front of him, even the hardest objects. This sword has a long blade that is completely red in color which really shows how powerful the sword he uses is to fight any threat, big or small. This sword is very light so that the speed of the slash increases more dangerous for the enemy facing it, he can channel his power into his sword to make it stronger.

The Raptures are mechanical enemies that are currently the dominant species of the earth's surface and the main antagonists of Goddess of Victory: Nikke.

It is currently unknown whether they are living beings from another planet or man-made automatons. They have been on the planet for at least a century and still occupy the surface to the present day. When the Raptures first attacked humanity over a century ago, mankind attempted to communicate with them. However, reasoning with such mechanical beings proved fruitless. With no choice but to combat the threat, the United Forces of Humanity was established to solve the crisis.[9] Humanity eventually suffered a catastrophic defeat when one of the second generation Grimms Model code-named "Cinderella" was corrupted and became the first known Heretic. As such, humanity was forced to retreat into the Ark.

In the early days of the invasion, the Raptures were simply referred to as "aliens" by humans, and were initially believed to be UFOs.[10] Few understood the nature of the threat, and believed that ordinary small arms were sufficient to deal with them.[11]There are also conspiracy theories claiming that the Raptures are not aliens, but 'failed creations' of the Big Three.[12] After the Ark was established at some point, humanity firmly believed that they were safe from Raptures after sheltering themselves in an underground haven. However, this was far from the truth— the Raptures always knew about the Ark and its location. It was revealed that Chatterbox, a unique Tyrant-class Rapture communicated with Enikk, the AI overseer of the Ark to create a deal: Enikk will provide Nikkes implanted with Chatterbox's corruption codes in exchange for the Raptures not attacking the Ark.[13]

Raptures exist in all shapes and sizes; in the form of small and medium robots, flying drones, walking machines, animal-like mechs and numerous other forms. Most Rapture units use guns, turrets, and explosives to battle against humanity and Nikkes. They generally attack humans and Nikkes on sight, although some only respond to Nikkes such as the likes of Material H.

Initially, Raptures were purely mechanical in nature, but gradually incorporated organic matter that they had assimilated into their bodies. This physiology has existed since the first generation of Raptures. According to the Central Archives Center, the Raptures' weaponry is said to be far more technologically advanced than anything humanity has possessed in offensive, defensive, and mobile capabilities. The most powerful military forces in the world were left unable to stop their advances as a result of this.Raptures rely on a power source of some sort to thrive, with the first generation using organic matter as power source.[1] Unfortunately, some such as those who live in the depths of the ocean became dormant due to humanity fleeing into the Ark and the waters becoming scarce for a power source.[2]Raptures are notorious for a phenomenon otherwise known as "Corruption." By injecting a Corruption code into a Nikke usually through a tentacle-like appendage, the infected individual becomes a mindless puppet hell-bent in fighting against humanity. Corruption originally caused paralysis, but improvements within its code written by a specific traitor led to the evolution of the Raptures' infamous ability seen in the current story.[3] Notable symptoms of a corrupted Nikke feature red eyes, the tendency to utter repetitive words with disturbing vocal cords and the increasing risk of becoming an Irregular.[4][5] In the worse-case scenario, they transform into personal agents to serve the Rapture Queen. As such, these corrupted Nikkes were declared "traitors."[6]

Following are the details of the physical characteristics and accessories:

• Physical Appearance
• Hair: Long light brown or blonde hair with bangs on the forehead.
• Eye: Sharp and intense reddish brown in color.
• Posture: Having an athletic yet slender body, typical of Nikke's character design, with a colder and more serious facial expression than her future version.
  Clothing and Armor (Outfit)
• Tactical Bodysuit: He wears a tight, metallic black bodysuit with a textured material like latex or carbon fiber that provides both protection and high flexibility.
• Cape: Wearing a long robe whose inside is "bright red", while the outside is black. The bottom of the robe appears tattered or torn, adding to the dangerous "shadow" feel.
• Shoulder & Arm Armor: On the right shoulder there is a mechanical guard ("pauldrons") which is quite thick and heavy, in contrast to the left side which is more open.
• Footwear: She wore high-heeled boots that were open at the toes, which were joined to the leg guards that reached down to the thigh area.
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• Halo (Circle on Head): One of its most striking features is the red digital “halo” that circles above its head. This signifies his status as a member of the elite squad of the past.
• Katana sword and scabbard: Unlike the usual version seen, Black Shadow uses an incredibly deadly fighting style.
  • His main sword has a "bright red" (energy) glowing blade.
  • He also carries a tactical scabbard attached to his back or waist.
• Headset/Comm Device: There is a small communication device in the ear/lower jaw for combat coordination.
  Color Theme:
  The overall design is dominated by a combination of Black and Crimson.
  Head accessories: Seen is a red rope with accessories like small objects on the right and left behind his black and gray hair.