Hidden

### Description

What's wrong with hiding the people and things we like? Even the beautiful bowerbird would prefer to keep its favorite "toy" to itself.

## Other Details

### Series

* Time of Reunion
* Ashes of Memory
* Season 18 Essence 3
* Season 19 Essence 1
* Season 26 Essence 1

## Obtaining

### Obtained by

* Season 18 Essence 3
* Memory Spheres - Previous Seasons
* A-Tier Unlock Card

### Cost

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**Hidden** is an A-Tier Costume for the Toy Merchant, Anne Lester. It was introduced in Season 18 Essence 3 based on the Time of Reunion.

It is connected to the lore of Season 19 Essence 1 and Season 26 Essence 1.

## Appearance

### **Physical**

Anne's build remains the same, while her hair is now black and braided. Her skin color remains the same, with her button eyes now being shining purple gems with golden lines surrounding them. Around her eyes is what seems to be dark purple eyeshadow.

### **Outfit**

She now wears a black dress with a black corset and black pumps, with her ankles containing black ankle bracelets. She wears black lace sleeves on her arms, which cover half of the bottom of her palm and the front of her hand. On her neck is a thin black choker, with a necklace that is made out of pearls and has an ornament that resembles the feathery coin purse she has on her. She wears a black headpiece on the right side of her head which has black/dark purple roses on it, with long, purple feathers on the side of it.

### **Object**

#### Catapults

Most, if not all of the catapult is now black, with the paddle resembling a black monstera leaf. The wheels are now a light beige, with triangles and a flower shape on both of the wings. The base of the catapult is now a dark blue, with the part that is attached on the back also resembling a black monstera leaf.

#### Wooden Wings

Her **Wooden Wings** are now shaped like a blue bird, with it having a silver line on the front of the wings. The tail of the bird also has multiple silver lines on it. The handle of the **Wooden Wings** is now black, with it bending upwards in the middle.

#### **Toy Soothing**

##### Toy Box

The Toy Box remains relatively the same shape, but it is now purple with golden lines on it and a symbolm in the middle of it, which resembles an eagle. At the bottom of the eagle is what appears to be a person of some sort, with them having golden tear shaped designs around their legs. The top of the box is curved, with it having a gemstone in the middle of the top, with the very top having a bigger glowing purple gemstone on it.

##### Toy Container

Anne's containers remains the same shape but have a blue and black bottom decorated with diamond shapes attached to thick lines. The middle part is decorated with pearls, while the top part is decorated with yellow upside down triangles, with some of the top being a dark blue. The very top of it is decorated with a big purple gemstone, which is circled by half circle shapes.

### **Special Effects**

Whenever she moves, her dress lets out shiny white particles. Her coin purse and the purple feathers on her headpiece drop feathers.

## Concept / Design Notes

### Official Website

Nothingness, delusion, absurdity, madness... The last banquet of the Land of Origin is about to begin, the invitation has been delivered, will you attend the appointment as scheduled? Let us return to the "Garden of Eden" and explore behind the nightmare the dominion and source!

**Absolute garden island, stepping into the endless night**

That Eden-like isolated island, the black fern medicine with special effects, and those scenes of pious worship and gratitude to the Muses are still deeply imprinted in her mind, but all of these have long since followed the red nightmare spreading from the junction of the sea and the sky fell apart, and all the good things disappeared, only the rags and broken walls fluttering in the wind of flames, like tombstones erected for the island.

For a long time, she firmly believed that she was the only survivor of that nightmare, and the vision and promise of that person in her memory had also been swallowed up. However, the attribution of countless absurd and strange rumors all point to the homeland that is obviously no longer inhabited. With the expectation of meeting another survivor, she set foot on the channel of memory again after many years.

But the scene in her home is shocking—the endless night, the chaotic and absurd dinner party, the crazy monster that can be called "human", which made her start to doubt the truth of the year and the leader behind the truth, and even more important thing is that she saw a familiar shadow in the blurred flames of the dinner party, and that shadow belonged to a person who would never be so crazy and would never hurt herself..

**Illusory dinner, performing desperate pursuit**

In the Season 18 Essence 3 poster released by "Identity V", the "Little Girl" S-Tier costume - Source of Evil is hugging the puppet in her arms, and is trying to run forward, but she has no time to take care of her at any time. She might be tripped over by the crazily growing vines; Evil Reptilian costume - Horrendous made a sharp blow, slightly opened sharp claws waiting to catch the prey; the puppet, which is very similar to Source of Evil, seems to be intoxicated by the frenzied atmosphere of the dinner; a little farther away, a vague shadow is showing its power, and the onlookers are all applauding. Banquets and chases, madness and despair, gathered in this former "Garden of Eden", what kind of tortuous story will be deduced?

**The source of nightmares, appearances are not real**

Toy Merchant - Hidden also dressed up for the dinner. The slim black one-shoulder dress has a lot of lace, lace and pattern designs. The half-slit skirt is very attractive, and elements related to birds can be seen everywhere—the purple feathers on the top hat and makeup bag, the bird-shaped decoration on the toy box, and even the catapult plate of the catapult cart has been made into a feather pattern.

The pure lamb hides the origin of sin and evil, the imprisoned satin blue bow bird longs for its own "toy", and the followers of the truth abandon their remaining reason. In the "homeland", we had a false feast together, and the guests who attended the banquet have appeared one after another, and the host is sincerely looking forward to you shall arrival......

### Social Media

**Design Notes**

The image of "Hidden" is the satin blue pavilion bird, which symbolizes greed or twisted desire to collect. The gorgeous aristocratic attire is a reflection of her inner desire, an the bird feathers in various parts are the proof of the gradual veterinary morbidity. There is a picture of a bird restraining a person on the toy box. The person's heart is missing, and the bird's beak is missing. The expression here is also a metaphor.

**Concept Art**

The overall tone of this costume is affected by hallucinogens, the evil nature of human nature is stimulated, and the illusory and distorted image under the influence of drugs; the costume design combines the characteristics of luxury with the noble and gorgeous Victorian fashion.

The two proposals of the first version of the sketch, the first's effect is not very ideal, although it has a sense of extravagance, but the temperament of the character is not suitable, and the characteristics of the double braids of the Toy Merchant are not obvious; the second sketch is closer, but the design of the veil is repetitive, and some details, such as skirt, sleeves, jewelry, satchels, makeup, etc., can be refined.

So we made some improvements on the design of the second version of the sketch, modifying the style of the lower skirt to be lighter and more luxurious, adding some blood to the skin so as to not look like a zombie, changing the face lines into eye makeup, simplifying the special effects, and improved and added some jewellery to increase the sense of luxury. Finally, after refining and enriching the details, the design of Toy Merchant - Hidden is completed.

**Costume Details**

1. Toy Merchant - Hidden has a hat decorated with a satin bow and bird feathers, her morbid makeup and the purple marks around her eyes are evidence of her gradual transformation, and her soul is being distorted by her greedy desire to collect.
2. Toy Merchant - Hidden's black dress is dotted with bright purple jewels, like she is about to go to a luxurious feast.
3. The slit skirt is light and luxurious, with exquisite and complicated patterns, and the gorgeous aristocratic attire is a reflection of her inner desire.

**Showroom Design**

The huge cabinet is engraved with strange patterns — a person bound by a bird with outstretched wings, eating the purple gem 'heart' of the person. The Toy Merchant carefully knocked on the cabinet door, and at that moment, the whole cabinet began to shake.

Grinning shadows burst out of the cabinet, evil and greedy souls dashed around; the Toy Merchant hurriedly closed the cabinet door, and everything finally became calm. The Toy Merchant was still in shock and fell into persistent confusion and fear.

At the "evil feast of gluttony", the Toy Merchant indulges in the endless desire in her heart. She raises the cup and toasts to desire, greed, and the desire to grow wantonly.

**Costume Effects**

Toy Merchant - Hidden wears a radiant satin blue pavilion bird feather top hat on her head, with silver and purple feathers flickering an scattering, and the crystal feathers draw fine bands of light as she walks, looking elegant, extravagant, and extremely luxurious.

## Gallery

* In-Game
* Official Art
* Additional Appearances

### Appearance Decoration Menu

Hidden In-Game Model Front View.Hidden In-Game Model Back View.Hidden In-Game Model Left-Side View.Hidden In-Game Model Right-Side View.Hidden Entrance Animation.Hidden Idle Animation.Hidden Press Animation.Hidden changes to the Toy Box.Hidden changes to the Toy Container.
### In-Game

Hidden changes to the Catapults.Hidden changes to the Wooden Wings.Hidden changes to the Toy Box.

### Concept Art & Icons

Hidden Chinese Concept Art (Weibo)"They say we should never judge a book by its cover. Can we trust what’s behind their disguise? " - Hidden English Concept Art (Twitter)Hidden Card Sprite
### Promotional Art

"It feels like a never ending nightmare. The monsters keep chasing her.
Can you hear the cries of the “Little Girl” ?
“Help… Is there someone out there?”" - Season 18 Essence 3 Poster by 叉立方 (Twitter)Season 18 Essence 3 Poster (Phone Wallpaper Version) (Twitter)Season 18 Essence 3 Poster (PC Wallpaper Version) (Twitter)Hidden Chibi Artwork (WeChat)4th Anniversary Illustration by @shn\_ttyV (Twitter)November 2022 Chinese Calendar by Deseven 旁白 (Weibo)
### Trailers

#### Storyboard & Concept Art

Season 18 Essence 3 Trailer Art by Liu Yaocen
#### Final Product

Identity V - Season 18 Essence 3"In "memory", Hometown isolated from the world. In a paradise dominated by madness, May everything be saved." - Season 18 Essence 3 Trailer (YouTube)

[Portrait] Hidden (130 Pulls)In Source of Evil's Entrance Animation, gobbling up the feast along with Horrendous, Confabulation and Spotlight Effect in the background.
## In Other Languages

 🇺🇸 | English
 🇲🇾 | Bahasa Melayu
 🇻🇳 | Tiếng Việt(Vietnamese) | Cất Giấu

## References

1. ↑ Hidden Design Notes - Official Website
2. ↑ Hidden Design Notes - Weibo