Dormant Koi

**Dormant Koi** is a Reoccurring Time-Limited A-Tier Costume for the Mechanic, Tracy Reznik. It was introduced to the Illusion Hall for the Call of the Abyss V tournament to celebrate the winners of Call of the Abyss IV.

## 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 can return to the Illusion Hall shop multiple times. It frequently returns with its pairing Costume Visitor From Shu.

* It was originally available for purchase March 3rd to March 31st 2022 for celebrating the winners of Call of the Abyss IV.
* It was available for purchase again from April 27th to May 17th, 2023 during Call of the Abyss VI Finals.

## Appearance

### **Physical**

Tracy now has fairer skin, neater dark brown hair in two buns, jade green eyes crosstiched with black thread, and pale red blush. She also wears red lipstick.

### **Outfit**

Tracy dons a traditional white Chinese *cheongsam* with a high mandarin collar, black *pankous,* gold embroidery depicting floating clouds, and puffy elbow-length sleeves. A red sash is tied around her waist, secured by a braided red cord with two white fluffy tassels and adorned with a tiny panda. She wears grey wrist wraps lined with red, white *wushu* pants with side slits and grey embroidery, and white cloth shoes embroidered with gold clouds. A pair of gold-rimmed goggles sit on her head, and her buns are covered with gold embroidered cloth and secured with red cord with dangling tassels.

### **Item**

Tracy's Controller is now a flat black disk with a grey screen and a black indicator needle, with glowing green and red buttons as well as two antennae sticking out of either side, with one glowing purple and the other glowing gold.

### **Special Effects**

Golden, cloud-like smoke emit and float around her.

## Concept / Design Notes

### Design Ideas

The theme for the COAIV championship costumes were based on the wishes from the GG team: since the team is from Sichuan, China, they wanted the costumes to have the characteristics of Sichuan. After a series of selection and evaluation of the theme elements, we decided to use pandas and Shu embroidery as the main thematic elements, and to use the red and white color scheme of the team's logo as the main color. Considering the compatibility of the of the English logo and the costume theme, we decided that incorporating the team's logo into the costume would have a more natural design. This resulted in "Dormant Koi" and "Visitor from Shu".

The kung fu girl from Shu and the cute and greedy panda chef, dressed in Shu embroidery and with Shu characteristics, set off for Hangzou to attend a gourmet convention there. The two of them travel together, looking for delicious food and beautiful scenery along the way, laughing and playing together. The "Visitor from Shu" naturally refers to the guest who comes from Shu, never forgetting his original intention and always staying the same; the "Dormant Koi" refers to the talent of Shu brocade, and the legend of the koi fish swimming upstream and leaping through the dragon gate, eventually flying to the top of the sky.

### Initial Sketches

In the earliest version of the design, we wanted to create a costume based on Chinese fashion. However, after the sketches were made, we felt that using Chinese fashion as the base was not compatible with the game's existing costume style and the background story, and would not fit into the game. Therefore, the requirements had to be modified.

The game is based from the 19th century to the early 20th century, close to the late Qing dynasty and early Civil War period in China. After referencing female fashion from that time period, we decided to start with cheongsam and exercise uniforms, adding rational modern tailoring, so that the costume is not obtrusive to the background of the game's time period.

The second version of the design uses martial arts costumes as a starting point, the edges are modified to incorporate sleeves and pants to be more in line with the time period, emphasizing the image of a kung fu girl. In the choice of main colors, we stayed with the team's color scheme of red and white, and the logo was more reasonably incorporated into the design.

In the subsequent refinement, we improved the details of the costume and added darker patterns, and purple and gold embroidery to the dress. Without ruining the overall effect, the design was enriched and the final design was completed.

### Costume Details

1. The logo of the COAIV champion team GG is embroidered by the waist of the cheongsam, and the Shu embroidery technique used for the team's logo and the style of the cheongsam are combined to compliment each other.
2. The cheongsam is decorated with golden clouds stitched by Shu embroidery and embellished with additional purple embroidery and a darker background pattern, which is a characteristic of Sichuan.
3. A panda doll is tied by her waist with a red belt, and the fluffy panda is tilting its head and staring forward with a dumb, innocent expression.

### Showroom Notes

Mechanic - Dormant Koi took out a "bamboo shoot" and thew it at Guard 26 - Visitor from Shu, which exploded like a bomb, causing her to cover her mouth and snicker.

With the remote control in her hand, Mechanic - Dormant Koi walked around in a circle. The front end flashed with a purple light, looking for any suspicious objects nearby.

Mechanic - Dormant Koi dug out a "bamboo shoot" from under her feet, and before she could take a closer note, it suddenly exploded, catching her off guard.

### Special Effects

Mechanic - Dormant Koi is dressed in a red and white cheongsam embellished with gold embroidery, and the red belt tied around her waist sways slightly, showing her valiant temperament. She is holding a remote controller in her hand, looking down at carefully operating it, absorbed in her work.

## Trivia

* For the first couple days of its release, it could be purchased at a discount of 1108 Echoes.

## Gallery

* In-Game
* Official Art
* Additional Appearances

### Appearance Decoration Menu

Dormant Koi In-Game Model Front View.Dormant Koi In-Game Model Back View.Dormant Koi In-Game Model Left-Side View.Dormant Koi In-Game Model Right-Side View.Dormant Koi Entrance Animation.Dormant Koi Idle Animation.Dormant Koi Press Animation.

### Concept Art & Icons

Dear Detectives, if you wake the dormant koi, don't be surprised when it morphs into a ferocious dragon! Behold the Mechanic's Dormant Koi Costume! ~ Dormant Koi English Concept Art (Twitter)Dormant Koi Chinese Concept Art.**Dormant Koi** 's Costume Sprite
Sprite by @Dada**Dormant Koi** 's Illusion Hall Sprite
Sprite by @DadaDormant Koi Full Body Transparent Sprite.
### Promotional Art

Dear Detectives, find ultimate tranquility with Tracy and BonBon and wander through the bamboo forest with them! Check out the COA IV Champions' costumes! ~ Official Artwork of Dormant Koi and Visitor From Shu (Twitter)"Happy Dragon Boat Festival!
The annual paddle boat ride!
Which team can claim the ultimate victory?
Happy Dragon Boat Festival to all detectives!" ~ Dragon Boat Festival 2022 Art (Facebook)"Dear Detectives, we've prepared a feast for everyone for the upcoming 4th Anniversary! Dig into all the scrumptious food out here!
Illustration credit to: @horokenmo0" - 4th Anniversary Illustration (Twitter - Official and Artist)Dragon Boat Festival 2023 Zongzi Big Stomach King Competition (Facebook)2023 Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Art (Facebook)

In Visitor From Shu's Entrance Animation, Pranking Visitor From Shu.
## References

1. ↑ https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4745154273216060