Eternal Aurora

### Description

The true intentions of the one in power are little known, just how only a few know who puppets the city behind the scene. She wishes to become the aurora in this city of excess and eternal night—a beautiful sight for the victims to behold before they die of cold.

## Other Details

### Series

* Call of the Abyss V
* Season 19 Essence 2

## Obtaining

### Cost

N/A

**Eternal Aurora** is a Reoccurring Time-Limited S-Tier Costume for the Geisha, Michiko. It was introduced as part of the Call of the Abyss V Abyss Treasure (Season 19 Essence 2).

## Availability

As it is not a true Limited Costume (which are denoted by the "limited" tag found in the top right of certain card icons), it has returned in the Call of the Abyss V Abyss Treasure, along with the other costumes, several times.

* It was originally available from December 30th, 2021 to February 17th, 2022 during Call of the Abyss V Qualification (Season 19 Essence 2).
* It returned on January 5th, 2023 to February 2nd, 2023 during Call of the Abyss VI Qualification (Season 24).
* It returned on January 1st, 2024 to January 24th, 2024 during the Call of the Abyss VII Event (Season 30).

## Appearance

### **Beauty Form**

#### Physical

Michiko has a bigger body proportion than her original skin, with a pale peach complexion. Her face has its cheeks and chin refined, with a tall and pointy nose. Her lips are painted in soft pink, and her cheeks are faintly brushed with a bit of violet color. She has robotic eyes that are cyan in color with grey pupils in both of her eyes. Some highlighted lines can also be seen on her face which resembles the face plates. She also has long sharp pointy nails painted in heavy pink on both of her hands.

#### Outfit

Michiko’s “hair” is styled into a goldish bun with many pearl and diamond jewelries donned there, and attached to her “hair” bun and the accessories is a semicircular metal crown with five antennas pinned to the crown are separated evenly, and on each gap between the two antennas on the semicircle, four diamonds are also stitched to the crown on each side. She also wears diamond earrings shining brightly and multiple pearl necklaces.

Michiko’s outfit is a unique gown. Her sequin is a long dress in multiple hologram rainbow silky fabrics covering from her chests down to her kneecaps, with two sides of her abdomen covered by a string of pearls attached to the dress on each of the side. In the middle of the top of her sequin, there is also a big diamond pin resembling a soft purple color, with a bundle of hologram ribbons gently flow to the beneath. The gown’s bottom is made of multiple of fur layers, with the upper one has a soft brown sugar color, while the two downer ones are fully in white. Also attached to the back of the hologram top is a large coat of fur split into half that bears a rather softer color than the upper fur of her bottom gown. On her elbows, she attires a large boa made of whiteish fur accompanied by another golden-brown shawl shredded into several strings down to the bottom of each side of it.

#### Weapon

Michiko’s fan bears a strong resemblance to the 18th century European fan in golden color with a bunch of feathers on each rib. On each of her fan’s sticks there are carved patterns resembling technological wires. The fan also has fur attached to its head; the blade stitched to the fan’s guard is a sharped pointy dagger in gold. The fan’s charm resembles a metal key pinned to the fan’s rivet.

#### Special Effects

Multiple rectangular hologram particles and shiny white flecks hovering around Michiko and left behind when she is moving. Her earrings are also giving off a sparkling halo, with her crown, head accessories and the centerpiece diamond on her dress also share the same effect. Her eyes can as well be seen shining brightly.

### **Prajna Form**

#### Physical

Michiko’s overall body shape and face size still remain as the contrastive form. However, she now exposes the inside skin layer of hers. The layer is greyish metallic with multiple metabolic screws joining her hands, elbows and shoulders. The upper half of her body is now exposed, with her abdomen having the metal covering it completely removed, showing a chunk of plastic filled with neonic purple liquid as her energy core (Color Out of Space). The Beauty Form’s head plates are almost completely open, with only the left side of the face and the right side’s cheek still stay, and the rest of her head including the top, the back and the forehead, the upper right, and the chin exposed and leaving a shiny grey metallic complexion. The head plates are shaped into three large circles rotating around the head and covering the back, a medium-sized circle around the right cheek and two smaller circles around each side of the chin, joining together with multiple secured screws. Her eyes now change from cyan to pinkish purple, with her right eye fully exposed and shining brightly. From her head’s back are five Color Out of Space in the form of hologram neonic purple liquified tentacles.

#### Outfit

The sequin now completely disappears, leaving behind an exposed robotic figure. The gown and the boa are completely tattered and worn out. The bottom gown is a tattered shinier darkish sugar brown in color with glitters on the attire, and the fur at the bottom is shredded and a darkish violet in hue. The boa on her elbows also share the same appearance, and the shawl also shares the same color as the gown. From the bottom of her gown are multiple broken black wires stretching out from it.

#### Weapon

Michiko’s fan still stays completely the same as the former, but only the fur on the fan’s head is now worn out and dyed in a darkish violet in color.

#### Special Effects

Michiko doesn't have the particles and sparkling halo effect on jewelleries like the former form. However, small darkish purple flecks are hovering around her and also left behind when she moves. The liquid inside her hair bundle and abdomen can be seen motioning inside and giving off a bright neonic effect.

## Concept / Design Notes

### Design Ideas and Plans

"Eternal Aurora" played by Geisha is a fashion superstar in the eyes of the public, and secretly controls the media channels. Therefore, the concept design should show the gorgeousness of a celebrity on the one hand, and the strange power of the media queen on the other hand. In the image design, these two are combined into a reasonable whole in the form of a mechanical singer. In the plot, the dual identity of "Eternal Aurora" is also an important and dramatic conflict. In addition, we opted for art-deco elements and ceramic skins to present a cosmopolitan mix of glam chic and retro tech.

### Design Ideas

The theme of this fashion series is a celebrity who controls the cosmopolitan media. There are traces of mechanical transformation on her body and face, and she is controlled by a mysterious being - Color Out of Space. Geisha - Eternal Aurora is set to be the Queen of Metropolis, which needs to be set in the era of Metropolis in terms of temperament, clothing design, mechanization of body structure and face.

The early sketches were too conservative in performance, and lacked the gorgeous feeling of the media queen in demand. The styling lacked the exaggeration of top fashion, and the overall color system also hoped to highlight bright colors, but now the three sketches are too dark and depressing, not enough highlights for an entertainment star and the beautiful performance of the singer. Therefore, in the final draft, the gorgeousness and bright performance of the clothing are emphasized, and more advanced materials such as fur, sequins, and silk are also used in the material of the clothing. In terms of temperament, it also reflects the performance of the media celebrity.

The face was optimized in the post-painting, and the face and the eyes were adjusted to make it more beautiful. Prajna is also designed under the final Beauty form plan. This time, it adopts a bolder, stronger mechanical structure, a transparent and visible adominal mechanical core, and a mechanical design with an open head, which makes the character more flamboyant and authoritative, The rear hair bundles are designed as energy beams of the brain interface, which enhances the visual center of the entire character, and the more cool and strong performance also reflects the strong desire of the singer queen in demand.

### Original Details

Geisha - Eternal Aurora wears a gorgeous metal crown, and the facial make-up is exquisite and gorgeous, showing the luxurious enjoyment and the dreamy feeling of Metropolis

Fur, sequin, and silk make up her dazzling and beautiful costume, and she is dressed in the splendid neon of the City of Lights. She is a star singer and the most gorgeous media queen in the centre of the city.

Geisha - Eternal Aurora Prajna Form is the odd side of the alienation machine, The whole body is filled with the energy of Color Out of Space, and the light beam designed by the hair bundle highlights the publicity and authority

## Trivia

* The costume is based on both the Female Lead and the Secondary Antagonist portrayed by the same actress Brigitte Helm from Metropolis.
	+ The Beauty Form is based on the real Maria or alternatively Machine Man or the fake Maria in human guise.
	+ The Prajna Form is based on Machine Man or the fake Maria.
* Additionally, the Prajna Form of the costume is also based on Colour Out of Space, the main antagonist of the 1927 science fiction/horror short story The Colour Out of Space by American writer H.P. Lovecraft.
	+ The description is a reference to the short story, particularly the line "a beautiful sight for the victims to behold before they die of cold." This is similar to how Colour Out of Space is depicted to be beautiful, before organisms around it will be slowly mutated and die.
	+ "Color Out of Space" is also the name of the fourth stage of Call of the Abyss V.

Maria from the 1927 film Metropolis, on which the Beauty Form is based on.Machine Man from the 1927 film Metropolis, on which the Prajna Form is based on.The Color Out of Space in the 2019 film adaption of the novel in the same name, which is an inspiration for the Prajna Form's design.A 2012 illustration of Color Out of Space by Ludvik Skopalik.
## Gallery

* In-Game
* Official Art
* Additional Appearances

### Appearance Decoration

Eternal Aurora Beauty Form In-Game Model Front ViewEternal Aurora Beauty Form In-Game Model Back ViewEternal Aurora Beauty Form In-Game Model Left-Side ViewEternal Aurora Beauty Form In-Game Model Right-Side ViewEternal Aurora Entrance AnimationEternal Aurora Idle AnimationEternal Aurora Press Animation
### In-Game

Eternal Aurora Prajna Form In-Game Model Front ViewEternal Aurora Prajna Form In-Game Model Back ViewEternal Aurora Prajna Form In-Game Model Left-Side ViewEternal Aurora Prajna Form In-Game Model Right-Side ViewEternal Aurora Beauty Form FanEternal Aurora Prajna Form Fan
### Model Render

Beauty form model referenceBeauty form close-upBeauty form fan model

### Concept Art & Icons

Eternal Aurora Leaked Chinese Concept ArtEternal Aurora Chinese Separate Concept Art of the Beauty Form (Weibo)Eternal Aurora Chinese Separate Concept Art of the Prajna Form (Weibo)Eternal Aurora English Separate Concept Art of the Beauty Form (Twitter)English Separate Eternal Aurora Concept Art of the Prajna Form (Twitter)Eternal Aurora's Costume Sprite.Eternal Aurora Beauty Form's Full Body Sprite in the official Call of Abyss V Website.Eternal Aurora Prajna Form's Full Body Sprite in the official Call of Abyss V Website.High Quality Sprite of the Call of the Abyss V Official Art Eternal Aurora.
### Promotional Art

"Dear Detectives, Welcome to the Metropolis! The greatest event COA V will open soon! stay tuned for the registration." - Call of the Abyss V Announcement Artwork (Twitter)Call of the Abyss V Official Website BackgroundCall of the Abyss V PosterEternal Aurora's Full Body DrawingCall of the Abyss V Costume AnnouncementOfficial Artwork of Call of the Abyss V.Official Chibi of Eternal Aurora.Official Chibi of Eternal Aurora (with background).February 2022 Birthdays and Character Days (Twitter)"Dear Detectives,
Only One Day Countdown for COA V Global Finals.
Put your hands up!" (Twitter)Welcome To Metropolis Poster.IVL Treasure Collection Cards - COA V Series Countdown (Weibo)February Chinese Calendar 2023 (Weibo)
### Merchandise Art

Sweets Paradise Collaboration - 4th Anniversary Artwork (Twitter)2022 Anniversary Celebration Series Limited Merchandise (Weibo)Eternal Aurora Rubber Keychain Merchandise (Weibo)Call of the Abyss V Rubber Keychain Merchandise (Weibo)

Hunter Abyss Matching Icon with Eternal AuroraEternal Aurora (Portrait)Eternal Aurora IEternal Aurora IICOA V Basic Club Badge featuring Eternal Aurora's fanColor Out of Space Club Badge featuring Eternal Aurora's fan (Prajna Form)In Call of the Abyss V Abyss Treasure in Prajna Form[Portrait Frame] COA V Grand Final based off Eternal Aurora's Prajna FormOn the portrait badge of Easter Egg Carriage
## Other Languages

 🇺🇸 | English
 🇲🇾 | Bahasa Melayu
 🇹🇭 | ภาษาไทย(Thai) | ออโรร่านิรันดร
 🇻🇳 | Tiếng Việt(Vietnamese) | Vĩnh Dạ Cực Quang

## References

1. ↑ First Global Q&A
2. ↑ Eternal Aurora Chinese Design Notes - https://weibo.com/6140485374/LbLcL6ZWu