Hikari (Partner)

:This article is about the character and Partner. For the song, see Hikari (Song).
Hikari is a Partner in Arcaea and one of two protagonists of the game, along with Tairitsu. She is available by default.
==Character==
===Name===
Hikari's name means "light" in Japanese, and is written 光 in the Japanese version.
===Appearance===
Hikari has long white hair that curls at the ends, with short layers reaching to her cheeks framing her face. She wears a red beret with a white pattern that extends up the sides without continuing to the top. Two blue diamond-shaped clasps are attached to either side of the hat, each with a short dark blue-gray ribbon with white stripes. Her eyes are gray in her default and awakened partner art, although other in-game depictions present them as being blue, brown, or pink.
Hikari's outfit consists of multiple layered garments. The bottom layer is a white dress with a frilled mock turtleneck, a fitted bodice, flared sleeves extending just past the elbow, and a flared, mid-thigh-length skirt. Above this, she wears a short asymmetrical jacket held closed by a gold clasp with a seifuku-style collar, flared sleeves, and a gray diamond pattern over the chest as well as light gray trim on the arms. Red patches in the shape of a crest, and with a floral motif, are sewn to the arms of her jacket. A red bow with white stripes and a blue diamond clasp in the center is also attached to the jacket. On the lower half of her body over top of her dress, she wears a navy blue pleated skirt with a white stripe. Above this, she wears a white overskirt extending on either side but not at the front or back; it is patterned at the bottom, with metallic ornaments attached to each side, and seemingly held in place by another red bow with white stripes and a blue diamond clasp at the front, and a white ribbon at the back. A different, frilled white ribbon loops around her skirts. Her boots extend mid-calf and are patterned similarly to her overskirt.
===Variants===
Hikari has four story variants: Hikari (Zero), Hikari (Fracture), Hikari (Fatalis), and Hikari & Tairitsu (Reunion).
Hikari also appears with the following collaboration Partners: 
===Personality===
Hikari is shown in Eternal Core's story to be somewhat impulsive, saying what she feels and choosing to gather the Arcaea purely on a whim. She is also careless, not concerning herself with questions of her origins or circumstance, instead traveling through the world eager to see all the memories she can. Her exposure to only light Arcaea leaves her unaware of the darkness in the past, contributing to her naïve mindset. In the bad ending of Luminous Sky, this caused her to be rendered catatonic.
==Story==
Hikari is a central character in the following Main Stories:
* Eternal Core
* Luminous Sky
* Adverse Prelude
* Black Fate
* Final Verdict
* Silent Answer
Story illustrations from Luminous Sky and onwards depict her in her variant forms.
==Gameplay==
===Stats by level===
===Skill===
Hikari's skill uses the EASY Recollection Gauge, which eases song clear requirements by reducing the Recollection Rate loss for each 'LOST' note.
===Notes===
Hikari's skill is recommended for newer players. The EASY skill will give a green (easy) clear and will not count towards a player's Clear stat, but will still satisfy song unlock requirements. Thus, Hikari can be used to achieve faster clears on difficult charts in order to obtain wanted songs.
Hikari starts off with the same FRAG stat as Tairitsu, but she gains less FRAG per level compared to Tairitsu and her STEP count is lower than Tairitsu at any level, even after awakening.
Since players are not penalized for failing in World Mode unless using Ilith, it is advisable to use Tairitsu on World Mode instead even for new players.
==Trivia==
* Hikari's design and name, as well as Tairitsu's, were first unveiled on the official Twitter when they reached 5,000 followers.
* Hikari appears on several pieces of song artwork in the game:
* Hikari can be added as a friend, with ID 000 000 001. She has no song records and a Potential of 6.16, a goroawase of lowiro.
* Hikari, along with Tairitsu, is one of the first partners to receive an Awakening.
* Hikari is the only partner whose skill works while playing offline, all other partners' skills (including other EASY skills) are disabled while playing offline.
==Artwork==
Hikari Concept.jpg|Original concept art
1-1 (Switch).jpeg|Story Entry 1-1
Hikari UnveilingCongratulations.jpg|Congratulatory image by シエラ (cierra) for the official unveiling of the game
V4 countdown 6 days.jpeg|Image by リウイチ (Riuichi) for the version 4.0 update
Arcaea 1st Anniversary.jpg|Image by シエラ (cierra) for the game's 1st anniversary
Inkar-usi.jpeg|inkar-usi jacket art
Maze No.9.jpg|Maze No. 9 jacket art
PRAGMATISM.jpg|PRAGMATISM jacket art
Pragmatism resurrection.jpg|PRAGMATISM -RESURRECTION- jacket art
Shades of light.jpg|Shades of Light in a Transcendent Realm jacket art
Hikari.png|Full body artwork
Hikari awaken.png|Awakened full body artwork
Partner 01.png|Icon in the partner select screen
Hikari awaken 0.png|Awakened icon in the partner select screen