Hikari (Fracture)

## FractureHikari

**Hikari (Fracture)** is a Partner in Arcaea, and a story variant of Hikari. She can be unlocked through **Mobile:** World Mode **Switch:** World Mode after unlocking Fracture Ray on any difficulty.

## Character

### Appearance

Hikari wears a pink beret with a dark blue segment that extends up either side and continues across the top. Two large blue diamond-shaped clips are seemingly pinned to her hair, along with two dark blue ribbons.

Her clothing consists of a white, long-sleeved, cropped jacket held closed by a gold clasp over top of a thigh-length white dress with a tiered skirt. The collar of her jacket is straight and extends halfway up her neck; its sleeves are puffed just below the shoulder and again at the forearm, with a light gold stripe on the cuffs. She wears a red bow with gold trim over top of a pink and white cravat. Many pins and badges, primarily in shades of pink and blue, are attached to the front of her jacket as well as her upper sleeves; these are connected with gold chain. Most prominently, a large red and blue bow with gold stripes is attached to her upper left sleeve. Frills run down the center of her dress, and a pink carnation rests over the top of it, attached to white frilled ribbons with gold chain. A large red bow with gold stripes, as well as a giant pink carnation, are attached to the left side of her dress near her hip. She wears white garters with a pink ribbon, white thigh-high stockings with somewhat pointed trim and red flowers attached to the back of her ankles, and white low-heeled shoes with red soles.

Two large, pointed contraptions colored white, black, and gold float at her sides at waist level. She also holds a small pink carnation in her hands.

### Personality

Following the near loss of her mind, Hikari is motivated primarily by the determination not of to repeat her past mistakes. She expresses curiosity for the world around her, its history, and her purpose in it. She is also shown to be more cautious of her surroundings.

## Story

*Main article: Hikari § Story*

Hikari is depicted in her Fracture form in illustrations from the following Main Stories:

* Luminous Sky
* Adverse Prelude
* Black Fate
* Final Verdict

## Gameplay

### Stats by level

**Mobile:**
*Hover your cursor over a stat to see its corresponding multiplier.*

**Switch:**
*Hover your cursor over a stat to see its corresponding multiplier.*

### Skill

Hikari (Fracture)'s skill uses a unique **OVERFLOW**  Recollection Gauge that starts as an EASY Gauge, and transitions to a HARD Gauge as soon as the Rate reaches 100.

Track Complete requirements depend on the Gauge type when the song ends, and so songs can be cleared without the transition to HARD Gauge as long as the final Rate is between 70 and 100. Clearing songs with her skill will award a green easy clear, even if the HARD transition takes effect.

### Other effects

Hikari (Fracture) is required to trigger the Tempestissimo Anomaly, which can be re-triggered indefinitely after Testify has been unlocked.

### Notes

Hikari (Fracture)'s OVERFLOW Gauge is useful for players wanting to practice hard clearing the ending of a chart. However, OVERFLOW will only award players a green (easy) clear even if the recollection gauge has changed to HARD.

Similar to Tairitsu (Grievous Lady), Hikari (Fracture)'s stats emphasize STEP.

Her maximum STEP stat nearly doubles the base step count, making Hikari (Fracture) a viable option for World Mode play. This is the safest way to grind without failing prematurely for players incapable of clearing the entirety of a chart with the HARD gauge. This means that she has a special use case on restriction tiles that may force the player to play a hard chart they cannot clear.

Using her to farm fragments is not advisable as there are much better partners — even the base Hikari has a higher FRAG stat than Hikari (Fracture).

## Trivia

* When introduced, she was the only partner to have an Unknown (???) type.
	+ Hikari (Fatalis) was later on introduced with the v4.0 update as another partner with this type.
	+ This type is later revealed to be "Creator" after reading A Perfect Wish.
* She is the first partner with a skill that is able to change the Recollection Rate gauge during a song.
* She is the first partner that is required to unlock more than one song **and** a story segment:
	+ Tempestissimo
	+ Arcahv
	+ *Story/Black Fate § Entry V-1*

## Artwork

* Story Entry 1-8
* Story Entry V-1
* Story Entry VS-5
* Story Entry VS-8
* #1f1e33 jacket art
* Arcahv jacket art
* Equilibrium jacket art
* Fracture Ray jacket art
* Lost Desire jacket art
* Vindication jacket art
* World Ender jacket art
* Story Entry F-2
* Story Entry F-5
* Image by シエラ (cierra) for the game's 3rd anniversary
* Image by みしゃも (mishamo) for the game's 5th anniversary
* Image by 未早 (Misa) for the version 4.0 update
* Image by すずなし (Suzunashi) for the version 4.0 update
* Image by がわこ (Gawako) for the Switch version 2.0 update
* Full body artwork
* Icon in the partner select screen
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