Animal Witch

### Description

"Shh, don't go any further! There's a young girl who speaks to animals at the end of the grasslands. Disturb her and she'll transform cute animals into scorching flames to devour you."

## Obtaining

### Obtained by

* Season 23 Essence 1
* Moviebuff Treasure Hunt
* Memory Spheres - Previous Seasons
* A-Tier Unlock Card

### Cost

N/A

**Animal Witch** is an A-Tier Costume for the Sculptor, Galatea Claude. It was introduced in Season 23 Essence 1.

## Appearance

### **Physical**

Galatea now has medium-length black hair with a few white strands in the front. She has bangs, which are swept to the side and along her head and a few strands are climbing up the rim of her hat. At the back, her hair ends in two large corkscrew curls that rest of her shoulder. Her lips are a dark red and her full dark green eyes match her dark eyeshadow. The brows are much more prominent, although remain thin.

### **Outfit**

#### Clothing

Galatea is wearing an olive blouse with darker, translucent sleeves and a long skirt that consists of two parts. The first part is a knee-high, forest green satin that has embroidery of golden foxes at the knees. The second part is a green veil that reaches her ankles, which is smoldering at the bottom. She has a black bowler hat with two black, large feathers and purple-green roses on top of it. To the side a piece of forest green cloth drapes, matching in color with the large bowtie she's wearing around her neck.

#### Wheelchair

Galatea's wheelchair is now mostly wooden and has many gold patterns on it. The seat and backseat are padded in a turquoise color. Ruby-eyed owls are carved underneath the armrests and a bluebird is carved at the top of the wheelchair. Incidentally, a golden birdcage which is hanging to the side of the wheelchair hosts a bluebird with vine hangs from it, extending to the armrest. On the attached platform of her wheelchair is a small glass chest with gold accents which serves as a terrarium for many butterflies. The footrest has a red rug with gold patterns and the large wheels display the Muse Mark in their middle.

### **Objects**

#### Weapon

Galatea's chisel is replaced with a pointy stick, enveloped by a small, turquoise snake.

#### Statues

The sculptures are replaced with large, wooden animal carvings on top of wooden pillars with golden accents with vines hanging around them. Sculptures of Wisdom are foxes, Sculptures of Agility are rabbits and Sculptures of Nobility are a combination of the two animals.

### **Special Effects**

Leaves fall around her wheelchair while the bottom of her skirt is giving off embers. The roses emit faint, green particles.

## Concept / Design Notes

### Official Website

#### Ability? heresy? Endless tragic fate...

The story of the 23 season Essence 1 revolves around a wise and knowledgeable family. This family seems to be burdened with blessings and curses at the same time. Every generation has a woman with supernatural powers and mystical knowledge. But the price is that of the only one man and one woman can live to adulthood in each generation, and in the end the boy always disappears mysteriously...

The girls have different abilities, some are proficient in plant language, benefiting the flora, some can control animals, or live in seclusion, but no matter what abilities they have, no matter how they use them, they cannot escape being put to trial. The fate of being burned at the stake - their powerful abilities, eventually became heresy in people's mouth, and became an excuse for being sanctioned.

Prejudice is increasing day by day, hostility is accumulating day by day, the whole family is labeled as heretic, and the undeniable tragedy seems to have become destiny, until a girl is born in a starry night where the sun and the moon are in the same sky.

She decided to rearrange the astrolabe of time and space, call back the predecessors who had already been reduced to ashes, and end the bad luck in this grotesque era!

#### The crescent moon, the stars, reconstructing time and space to call the dead

The 23 season Essence 1 is led by the gardener's rare costume - Cosmic Witch, the "Disciple" rare costume with the ability to talk to plants - Wilderness Witch and the Sculptor who can control animals - Animal Witch and other family seniors will be in her Summoned, reunited in the present and fight to end their doom.

In the 23 season Essence 1 poster released by "IdentityV", the Gardener-Cosmic witch leans on the crescent moon, and her outstretched left hand moves the astrolabe, turning time and space back. The Sculptor-Animal witch and the wheelchair fell from the sky, and she smiles and looks at the Gardener-the Cosmic witch, paying tribute to her descendants. A cat that emerged out of thin air is watching this familiar yet unfamiliar world curiously. Among the clouds, the "Disciple" - the Wilderness Witch is staring ahead, thinking about something. Can the hand in hand across time and space cut off the tragic fate as they wish? Can the girls be happy and live their lives in the way they like? Get close to this mysterious family and explore their future.

#### Forests, grasslands, sky filled with fire and meteors

Afraid of the girls' supernatural powers, malicious rumors were spread everywhere by people with ulterior motives, establishing an evil image of them devouring innocent people with flames, but the truth of the matter was deliberately hidden, and drifted in the wind with the ashes until The gardener-cosmic witch is born with the prophecy of ending doom.

The Sculptor - Animal Witch sits in a wheelchair made of pure wood, exquisitely dressed as the lady of the house, but the poisonous snakes coiled on the branches, birds relaxing in the cage and animalistic elements on the wheelchair and costume show her unique and exotic abilities.

Despite being summoned back, the Sculptor-the Animal Witch and the "Disciple" - Wilderness Witch are still gradually being swallowed by the flames, and the skirts, cat tails, branches and leaves... can they achive their long-cherished wishes before they return to ashes?

### Weibo

#### Design Notes

Because of what happened to her people, the Animal Witched learned to stop trusting other people early on, but at the same time she did not want to hurt innocent people, so she chose to live in seclusion, even though the life away from civilization was like a cage for birds.

Just when she thought she could escape the malice of fate by spending her days in the company of animals, a passerby lost in the woods discovered her secret, and in a moment of mercy, she let a bird guide the wayfarer out. However, this became solid evidence of her identity as a witch, and the witch hunters followed, eventually burning her in the flames.

#### Initial Sketches

The animal witch is able to control animals and lives in seclusion, so we designed her as a figure surrounded by various animal elements. Of the three versions of the sketch, option 3 is closer to the effect we want, but at this point in time the overall design is rather messy and fragmented.

We adjusted the overly messy details of the design, and remade the wheelchair with a more natural material, wood, while the animal elements were adjusted to fit more harmoniously.

Finally, we added on burn marks to her skirt and refined the design of the Animal Witch.

#### Costume Details

1. The delicate birdcage was wrapped with vines full of green leaves, but there were traces of burns on the leaves.
2. The armrests of the wheelchair are exquisitely carved with owls, and the wheels have lifelike deer leaping on them.
3. The satin dress is textured and also contains animal elements. The hemline retains the burned edges.

#### Showroom Notes

Where the moving statues passes over, the ground is burned up in a blaze of fire.

She opened the box in her hand, and glowing green butterflies fluttered out, scattering circles of mist.

## Trivia

* This costume may be a reference to the history of Witch-hunting, where oftentimes women perceived as witches were burned at the stake based on "evidence" they were performing witchcraft.

## Gallery

* In-Game
* Official Art
* Additional Appearances

### Appearance Decoration Menu

Animal Witch In-Game Model Front ViewAnimal Witch In-Game Model Back ViewAnimal Witch In-Game Model Left ViewAnimal Witch In-Game Model Right ViewAnimal Witch Entrance Animation.Animal Witch Idle Animation.Animal Witch Press Animation.Animal Witch costume changes to the Chisel.

### Concept Art & Icons

"Witches are going to light up the starry sky as they bring an end to misfortune." - Animal Witch English Concept Art (Twitter)Animal Witch Chinese Concept Art (Weibo)
### Promotional Art

"Black illusion spreads at night. The girl looks up at the sky, thinking about flying to the moon...also entrusts her thoughts to the moon. Let's brace the sky together..." - Season 23 Essence 1 Poster (Twitter)Season 23 Essence 1 In-Game PosterOfficial Chibi Artwork of Animal Witch (WeChat)November 2022 Birthdays and Character Days (Twitter)November 2022 Birthdays and Character Days (Weibo)November 2023 Chinese Calendar (Weibo)January 2024 Chinese Calendar (Weibo)WeChat Emoji Pack (Weibo)
### Videos

#### Storyboard & Concept Art

Season 23 Essence 1 Trailer Art by Xia YuSeason 23 Essence 1 Trailer Art by Xia Yu
#### Final Product

Identity V - Season 23 Essence 1 Background Story"If all misfortune comes from blessings.
The witches shall reverse the stars and turn back the time..." - Season 23 Essence 1 Trailer (YouTube)

[Portrait] Animal Witch
## Other Languages

 🇺🇸 | English

## References

1. ↑ Animal Witch Design Notes - Official Website
2. ↑ Animal Witch Design Notes - Weibo