Miracle Snow

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**Miracle Snow** is the 3rd story event of *Goddess of Victory: Nikke*. It functions as the Christmas event for 2022.

Miracle Snow sets in Christmas Eve and tells the story of both Rupee and Anne who seeks for the latter's mother.

The event was later added to Archives on November 23rd, 2023, coinciding with the Alone Survivor update. Miracle Snow now features full voice acting and new PV animations.

## Story

For the first time in 15 years, the Ark has finally saved enough resources to make it snow, promising a white Christmas for all. To that end, the Outpost's Amusement Park has been made into a winter wonderland for both humans and Nikkes, where a miracle comes to a girl without memory...

### Part 1: Miracle Snow

#### Emergency Meeting

Deputy Andersen is in a meeting with Enikk, Mustang, and Ingrid. They're discussing how they can use their saved water resources to make it snow for Christmas, only to find there's only enough to cover a 2 kilometer area for 2 weeks. Just as they're about to cancel the event, Mustang proposes a certain area which gets a unanimous agreement. Enikk thus declares that the Outpost Amusement Park will see an artificial snowfall for 2 weeks. Ingrid ponders on how it's been *15 years* since the Ark and its people last saw any snow. Mustang is left with handling the Amusement Park's operations while Ingrid safeguards the Outpost against Raptures. As the meeting adjourns, Andersen and Enikk bid each other a merry Christmas.

#### Santa for a Day

Rupee has decided to host a stream at the Amusement Park to give her Lupins some holiday cheer. For this episode, she plans to become Santa and grant wishes alongside her guest, the protagonist. The plan is to interview passersby and have them pull a question out of a bag. Interesting answers are rewarded with prizes.

In front of the merry-go-round, Rupee and the protagonist watch Belorta and Mica going for a ride. While searching for an interview candidate, they see Sugar…driving her motorcycle on the merry-go-round? Sugar seems deadset on racing the *merry-go-round*, of all things, so interviewing her doesn't look to be in the cards. They next find Milk…chasing one of the cars on the merry-go-round. And Frima...is asleep, so she's automatically out. As the two of them look for more interview candidates, they come across N102. The amnesiac Nikke agrees to answer a question, which Rupee pulls out of a bag, though it's probably *the worst* one she could've pulled for N102. The question is..."What did you do last Christmas?"

#### Operation: Christmas Cheer

The protagonist suggests they pull another question, but before they can do so, N102 sneaks a peek, and answers that she slept all day. She's been told that any day she can't remember what she did, it's because she slept in. Rupee accepts the answer, and offers a bag of raffle tickets. N102 pulls a ticket from the bag, and it's the rarest thing Rupee put in the pool; a One Wish Pass, wherein Rupee will grant any one thing N102 desires. Her wish is for everyone to be happy this Christmas, which initially stumps the shopaholic. After some deliberation on how to accomplish this wish, Rupee and the protagonist decide to ~~spike everyone's drinks with eggnog~~ spread Christmas cheer, and have N102 join them on livestream. Rupee's plan is to make a VOD of the stream and give it to N102, as a little way to make it a lasting memory.

The three of them end up at the Arcade, where they wonder where they can spread cheer. N102 noticed a throng of people somewhere, and leads the others to it.

Said crowd is the result of a gaming event, where Exia is absolutely crushing it. The protagonist greets the hacker, who explains she's here for a Final Quest Christmas contest. To that end, she's dressed as a reindeer, supposedly being "Rudolph" from Final Quest when prompted by N102. With the positive vibes brimming, the protagonist is about to suggest moving on when Maiden appears nearby, moping her heart out. Despite the protagonist's attempts to steer everyone away, N102 insists on helping Maiden.

#### Limited Happiness

Intent on helping Maiden, the trio listen to her woes. She too, desires to participate in the tournament, but she neglected to bring her controller, meaning she can't play at her best. Moreover, the event's gone on so long that if she tried going home to get her controller, everything would be over already. As Rupee tries to figure out a way to acquire a controller, her chat floods with messages from viewers, offering to send in a controller by express delivery. Rupee offers a handmade scarf as a "gift exchange", though Maiden's specification for a limited edition Christmas controller slightly complicates things.

Soon after, Sugar rolls in on her motorcycle, having decided that doing some work was preferable to endless draws with the merry-go-round. She delivers the package to Maiden before speeding off, the protagonist pondering the safety of driving a motorcycle in an amusement park. With controller in hand and encouragement from N102, Maiden squares off against Exia.

Cut to later, after Maiden has been thoroughly trounced by Exia. Turns out while their skill levels were equal, Maiden was reluctant to ruin her limited-edition controller with excessive button presses. With a new controller as a consolation prize, Maiden takes her leave, bidding everyone a merry Christmas. Rupee takes note of how dark it's gotten already, to which N102 says they should adjourn and meet up tomorrow. Despite Rupee and the protagonist's concerns, they agree to disperse and get some rest, dreading that N102 will forget everything tomorrow.

#### A Special Day

The next day, Rupee and the protagonist are waiting for N102, apprehensive about how they'll need to redo everything for her to remember. Just then, N102 runs over to them. In a shocking twist, Anne can *actually remember* what they did yesterday. Rupee pulls the protagonist aside, wondering how Anne can remember before they chalk it up to a Christmas miracle, ephemeral as it may be. Rupee asks the protagonist to wait as she pulls Anne behind a building.

A short time later, Rupee and Anne have changed into new clothes to better suit the spirit of the season. The two Nikkes fire up Rupee's stream and greet the viewers before starting a new day of spreading cheer.

#### Dark Clouds

Anne and Rupee are going all-out on a dessert tour today, trying all manner of sweets being sold in the Amusement Park. Anne is worried the protagonist isn't eating much, but his appetite is a drop in the bucket compared to how much the two Nikkes have wolfed down. While the three try to decide where to go next, they're stopped by Poli and Miranda from A.C.P.U. It seems that they've received a string of reports of people losing their sense of taste after eating *something* at the Amusement Park. The festivities will still go on, but the officers encourage the three to report any suspicious sightings immediately. Anne and Rupee resolve themselves to track down whoever's selling this weird lose-your-taste-food, and they'll do so by...eating at every stall they see.

7 food stalls later, and the three are no closer to finding the culprit. Just then, Anne spots someone handing out cookies, and cajoles the others into going. Rupee hopes the cookies are handmade, only for the protagonist and her to find out the person giving out handmade cookies is none other than...Emma, Nikke of Absolute and awful cook extraordinaire, dressed in a provocative Santa outfit, no less.

After stopping Anne from queueing up for some cookies herself, Rupee and the protagonist deliberate before contacting Poli. The protagonist stops Poli from rushing to apprehend the culprit by explaining the situation and asking how the victims got their sense of taste back. Poli explains the effects wore off after an hour, quicker if the subject drank carbonated beverages or ate chocolate. With knowledge in hand, the protagonist tells Rupee they're going to set up a stall next to Emma's and give out "medicine".

#### Warm and Soft

Having set up a stall handing out soda and chocolate, Rupee is having her fans help by sending deliveries of supplies in exchange for one of her handmade handkerchiefs. During a lull where Emma isn't handing out cookies, Rupee and the protagonist briefly complain about Emma luring people in with her outfit and cookies before the conversation turns to Rupee's own outfit, which the protagonist finds very suiting for her. They flirt for a moment before Emma begins handing out more cookies, though with the chocolate and soda running low, it seems as though saving every victim might not be feasible.

Just then, Anne runs in shouting about a big delivery. Sugar rolls in again, this time with pallets on pallets of boxes, courtesy of Talentum, Rupee's own squad. In the group chat, Rupee is in a tizzy, as it turns out Dolla and Yan were watching the stream and decided to split the cost on lending Rupee a hand. Their only request is that Anne is taken care of. After Christmas wishes are exchanged, Anne and Rupee become inexplicably competitive, declaring their intent to "outdo" Emma in handing out goodies. The protagonist isn't sure how this became a contest, but goes along with the mood anyway.

It's a lot of work, but eventually, the three manage to successfully hand out soda and chocolate to everyone who lined up for Emma's cookies, saving the Ark's citizenry from a brief moment of gastronomic failure. Ever oblivious to her cooking's effects, Emma celebrates with the three, finding the soda and chocolate helped with the fact that this batch of cookies was (in her opinion) bland and dry. She offers one of the leftover cookies to Anne, and much to the disbelief of both the protagonist and Rupee, Anne loves the flavor. After a moment, Emma pulls Anne into a hug, promising to bake her more cookies next time and hoping she'll remember the taste. After the hug ends, Anne asks if they can stop for the day, as she's beginning to feel tired. With that, the trio agree to meet up tomorrow.

#### Wishing

The next day, Anne hasn't shown up to the meeting spot. Neither Rupee nor the protagonist are surprised this happened, though knowing it would happen doesn't make it hurt less. The next moment, Anne runs to them, turns out she was just late because she woke up with a stomachache. With worries lessened, but not dispelled, the protagonist takes Anne's hand, his thoughts filled with how they can make the most of this time they have together.

Up on the surface, Rupee and Anne are trekking through frozen wastelands looking for something. Cut to four hours ago, when the trio find a mass-produced Nikke staring blankly into space. She tries to brush them off, only to relent and explain her woes. It turns out of one of, if not the only memory the Nikke has from when she was a human was 15 years ago, when she celebrated Christmas with her family by decorating a tree, and despite the sub-par quality of the tree itself, it was something she cherished. But now, with her family all gone, that same memory further drowns her in pain and loss, making her wish she never had it. Anne rejects this, claiming memories are precious. At Anne's prodding, the Nikke admits she remembers where the tree is, but believes no commander would ever go to the surface for a Nikke's wish, of all things, to which the protagonist immediately responds that he'll go. Thus, the four of them venture to the surface in search of the tree.

Cut to the present where, after a few Rapture encounters, the four finally find the Christmas tree, a shriveled and atrophied little thing. Despite that, the Nikke can't help but smile and hold the tree in her arms, briefly silent as she relives past memories. As Anne and Rupee talk about how memories are important to people, the latter is about to end the stream before noticing Anne still seems down. Prompting her for what she wants, Rupee and the protagonist assure her that as friends, they'll do whatever it takes to see Anne smile. Tears welling in her eyes, Anne admits her heart's desire at that moment; "I want to meet my mom."

### Part 2: Eternal Memory

#### Ties that Bind

Anne thinks on what she can remember of her mother. The warm smile, the sense of contentment in her hugs. Other things, as well. The cold stares, the fatigue, the look of someone who's given up.

To make sense of this, the protagonist consults Exia, who tells him that a Nikke looking for someone from her human memories, especially family, is not exactly within the bounds of normality. Rupee finds this unreasonable, until Exia asks if Rupee has her memories from being a human. When Rupee replies yes, Exia clarifies if Rupee has memories of her family, to which she can't remember. Exia admits she herself doesn't have memories of her family, calling those memories the "ties that bind" that would interfere with the Ark's ideal of Nikkes; humanoid weapons that would fight and die on the surface without hesitating or questioning their commander's orders.

To that end, all Nikkes, regardless of model or manufacturer, will have their memories of their family wiped. Though, making the ideal weapon is not the only reason for erasing those specific memories. In the past, Nikkes often tried to reconnect with their families, unconscious (willfully or otherwise) to the fact that Nikkes are fundamentally different from humans; machines that will never age. When Nikkes found the family members they knew to be much older, or radically different from what they remember, or even long deceased while they stayed the same, it would be a shock to both the Nikke and her family, and more often than not, led to the Nikke committing suicide. Nikke suicide rates were the second-highest cause of fatalities next to battlefield casualties until it became standard procedure to wipe family-related memories.

Legally speaking, Nikkes are allowed to see their families if they strongly wish it, but the manufacturers and Central Government will wash their hands of anything that happens afterwards. Rupee is still insistent on fulfilling Anne's wish, to which Exia questions why Anne is just now remembering things. She refutes the argument that it's a Christmas miracle, stating Anne is more likely suffering an abnormality that may have adverse effects if not seen to. She proposes they report the situation to the relevant figure of authority, which in this case is Anne's manufacturer, Missilis Industry and their CEO Syuen. Rupee is understandably reluctant to this course of action given Syuen's reputation, but Exia believes even if this led to Anne's memories being reset, at least she would be alive. She describes Anne's state as being less of a miracle and more a "ticking time bomb."

Rupee and the protagonist reunite with Anne, who's been window shopping and getting overwhelmed by just how much there is to see and explore. Rupee points Anne towards a tall building, which turns out to be Missilis HQ. The protagonist is briefly stunned, but consents with this course of action after both he and Rupee agree that Syuen will definitely suffer if she so much as harms a single hair on Anne's head.

A few moments later in Missilis HQ, Syuen is about to run Anne through a basic exam to see what's going on. Rupee continuously prods Syuen over just examining Anne and doing nothing other than that, to which Syuen responds that examination is all she will do. She's even acquiesced to Rupee's demands that Anne's examination have Christmas carols and pretty lights. After Syuen briefly eggs the two for coming to her for help, she explains that even without this exam, the cause of Anne's abnormality is likely rooted in her NIMPH.

Soon enough, the results come in, and just as she said, Anne's NIMPH is malfunctioning in such a way that her memories aren't being wiped. As for a course of action, it's deemed unnecessary, as the NIMPH's self-regenerative properties should fix the issue soon enough. Syuen bids the two to take Anne and leave, but the protagonist has one last question regarding Anne's family. Despite Syuen's warnings, he's insistent on going through with this. Syuen eventually relents, promising the information will be sent as they leave, Rupee dropping off a cake as a present for Syuen on the way out.

#### Meeting and Parting

While Anne and Rupee are watching a cat, the protagonist checks the file he got from Syuen. Anne's mother is named Angelina, she's 45 years old, unemployed, and lives on a street just 10 minutes away from their current location. Thinking back to Exia's words, he briefly wonders if letting Anne meet her mother is really the right choice here. As Anne and Rupee finish cat-watching, Anne suddenly declares that there's no need to see her mother, perceiving that Rupee and the protagonist are feeling conflicted about going through with it. Rupee lets it slip that they've found Anne's mother, and though the girl wants to see her again so badly, she'll endure without, if doing so would hurt her, and by extension, hurt Rupee and the protagonist. The protagonist makes up his mind, and declares that they'll go see Angelina, and whether or not it ends in tragedy, they'll all be there for each other.

At the address for Angelica's residence, the trio find the lights off and decide to wait until she gets back. The protagonist decides to go buy some warm food and drink for everyone, only to nearly bump into a woman who was right behind him. Turns out this woman is Angelina, who first mistakes them for Missilis debt collectors before spotting Anne and running away. The protagonist tells Rupee to take care of the shocked Anne, and gives chase.

At an intersection, the protagonist is suddenly called by Syuen. It turns out that after she did some digging, she found out that Angelina *volunteered* Anne to undergo Nikke transplant surgery, and that's why Anne is in her current state.

#### For the Meeting

The revelation stops the protagonist cold, the implications whirling in his head. Syuen warns him one last time about what may come if Anne really meets and talks with her mother before hanging up. Angelina's trail has disappeared, so the protagonist can only head back to Rupee and Anne. After reuniting, Anne tries to insist that she doesn't need to meet her mother, while Rupee insists that she should, gesturing to the protagonist to find Angelina while Rupee keeps Anne company.

The search is long, and unfruitful. Deciding to take more extreme measures, the protagonist asks Exia to help him track Angelina. She goes along with it despite the fact that doing this sort of thing is very illegal, and finds that Angelina's daily route is constant, including 7 main areas where she always stops. She only spends about *4 hours* per day in her house. The latest location she's been pinged at is a Cosmo Burger branch.

At the Cosmo Burger, Rupee and the protagonist meet up. Angelina walks out the burger joint's doors and begins moving elsewhere. Rupee is all for tracking down and confronting her, but the protagonist insists on keeping her distance, wanting to know why Angelina keeps the same route and stops every single day.

#### Unable to Meet

Several hours later, when Angelina's pace slows down, the protagonist calls out to her. Seeing that Anne isn't present, Angelina is convinced the two aren't with Missilis. Rupee immediately becomes confrontational, accusing Angelina of turning Anne into a Nikke for monetary gain. Angelina herself is getting worked up, shouting that Rupee knows nothing about her or Anne's circumstances. The protagonist immediately defuses the situation and explains everything, about how Anne just began remembering things one day and wanted to see her family. Angelina checks the time, and decides she can spare a moment to talk with the two of them at her house. There, the three finally settle in before she explains herself.

When Anne was 10 years old, her parents found out there was an anomaly with her brain. A photographic memory the doctors likened to "taking 30 high-resolution photos every single second." It was a condition that, if left alone, would surely destroy Anne's brain from information overload. The only real recourse was to turn Anne into a Nikke, and even that was a long shot since human brains are used to make Nikkes. They applied to have Anne become a Nikke, and for a time, things were fine.

Then the abnormality came back, and everything was decidedly *not* fine. Anne's parents contacted Missilis in a desperate bid to keep her alive any way possible, even if that meant resetting her memory every day. So they went through with it, but the costs of the memory wipes kept on piling up, as it's an already-expensive procedure being performed every day. To Missilis, Anne is just another Nikke, so if they think there's no value, they'd have no problem pulling the plug and letting her die.

As a result of constantly working part-time to pay for the treatment, Angelina has had no time to visit Anne. Moreover, Missilis themselves advised against it, as family-related memories are deeply-rooted in the brain, and if they were to crop up during a memory wipe procedure, it could have consequences. Consequences that, based on what they told Angelina, led to Anne harming herself. So she stopped trying to visit, simply because she doesn't want Anne to go through any more danger. Her story concluded, Angelina bids the two leave so she can get some sleep before going back to work.

#### Her Day

Angelina's day begins in a public restroom, where she scrubs at filth over and over, only having enough time to wash up at the sink before rushing to her next job.

At a grocery store, Angelina lifts heavy boxes for hours on end without breaks. Her shift ends, and she has to rush to her next job while eating some food her boss gave her.

At a fast food joint, Angelina cooks, handles orders, and cleans. She only has enough time to down a soda before rushing to her next job.

At a restaurant, Angelina cooks and serves food to customers. Her shift is uneventful, but she still has to rush.

At a tavern, Angelina scrubs the floor of vomit and drinks, weathering abuse from the drunks. She rushes to her next job wolfing down a quick meal.

At a highrise building, Angelina cleans the elevators and stairs. Fatigued, her steps slow as she slinks home.

At home, Angelina takes a short shower and turns off the light to sleep. Another day done.

Morning comes. Another days begins with cleaning supplies and a public restroom...

#### Resignation

At Missilis HQ, the protagonist and Rupee barge into Syuen's office despite Rian's (halfhearted) attempts to stop them. Syuen herself is frantically trying to clean up the remains of Rupee's cake she was eating. Rupee grills Syuen over charging money for the memory wipes, something the Missilis CEO is...*unaware of*? Syuen pulls out a phone and begins to make a call to someone, asking for the transaction records for Recall & Release before demanding the relevant persons be fired, sued, their assets confiscated, and the persons themselves deported or sent to the rehabilitation center, even threatening to get Perilous Siege to kill them if she doesn't ice them herself. Oh, and for Angelina to be compensated for what she's been put through. It seems as though R&R has been extorting Angelina for money, something that runs counter to Missilis' policy of not taking money from ordinary citizens. Syuen, realizing that some dirty business has been happening under her nose, *actually apologizes*, if only so that neither Rupee nor the protagonist bring this matter to the media. Rupee agrees, on the condition that Angelina also receives an examination and treatment for any health problems she has. Another fortune circumstance is that the whole "Angelina is not allowed to see Anne" thing is a load of baloney. Rupee is elated that mother and daughter can finally meet, though the protagonist still has his reservations.

At a restaurant, Angelina meets with Rupee and the protagonist, confused as to why Missilis sent her a huge check and told her she didn't have to pay for Anne's memory wipes anymore. Rupee stays obtuse about details, preferring to celebrate the fact that Angelina can meet her daughter again. Angelina herself still can't work up the nerve. Rupee insists that Angelina was being led by the nose, but the protagonist has his doubts. With how quickly this whole affair was resolved, it should've been child's play for Angelina to find a way to air her complaints and have it handled. But she *didn't*, and the truth is she *knew* the payments for the memory wipes was a scam. She knew, and she went along with it anyway. Pressed by Rupee, Angelina tells her story.

Over the course of several days, Angelina visited N102. Every time, N102 had to check her notebook to remember Angelina was her mother, and that was **all** she could remember. She never remembered eating croquettes or going for a walk in the park, no matter how many times Angelina did those things with her. The endless repeats, of doing the same things over and over again, having to constantly remind her own daughter that she was her mother. It broke Angelina, and when the R&R official came calling for monthly payments to "maintain Anne's treatment", she just...went along without protesting much.

When pressed by Rupee, Angelina reveals that it was *two whole years* of repetition, two years of her daughter forgetting her and everything they did together over and over, every single day. She couldn't bear that, and at some point, she simply gave in to the growing void in her heart. The protagonist insists that Anne can remember things now, but Angelina refuses to risk everything she's done and sacrificed for a miracle, even if Anne were to remember for years to come. Even if Angelina made the most of that time and forged cherished memories, Anne might one day revert back. She'd go back to being N102, a Missilis Nikke with no memory beyond what words are written in a notebook. And all Angelina would be left with are memories and a girl that looks like her daughter, **is** her daughter, treating her like a complete stranger. Thus, Angelina steels her resolve to never see Anne. If she can just support her from afar, and watch her live on happily, Angelina would be satisfied as a mother. It would be all she's allowed to do as a mother. Angelina leaves with those words, as Rupee and the protagonist can only watch in stunned silence.

#### Dream of the Blue Butterfly

One week later, Anne is...making cookies with Emma. After a moment, the cookies are brought out of the oven, filling the room with a delectable smell. Emma tries a cookie and finds it delicious, much to Rupee's confusion given that Emma's food tends to set a very low bar for quality. Anne offers a cookie to the protagonist and Rupee, and despite their reservations, they also enjoy the cookies. As Emma leaves to hand out food in the Ark, Andersen messages the protagonist.

It's time for the Christmas festivities to end. At 17:00, the snow will stop falling, and the Amusement Park will be closed. At the current time, that leaves 2 hours to do anything else. While everyone is happy with how these past 2 weeks have turned out, Anne is especially happy with the time she's spent together. The reason why she's going on like this is because she has a feeling that when the snow stops, she'll forget everything, even after writing it all in her notebook. Every moment, every snack, every friend made along the way, even the attempts to find her mother. Anne wrote it all down so she'd never forget. Rupee begins to blubber, pleading for Anne to ask for something, anything, even if it's something absurd like going to the surface to see the ocean. While Anne politely declines, Rupee asks the protagonist to keep an eye on Anne as she runs off to do something.

Back at the alley, Rupee confronts Angelina again, asking her to meet Anne one last time before her memory fades. Despite repeated refusals, Rupee remains insistent, believing even without the miracle, Anne still remembers something deep down, no matter how much she tries to hide. Things like how much she misses her mother, and how much it prickles her to not see her. Rupee encourages Angelina to show Anne one last memory to cling to, that there's someone who she can open up to, who will always welcome her with a smile on her face.

Back at the amusement park, the protagonist is watching the last snowfall with Anne, seeing the sunset refract off it. While Anne laments she couldn't see her mother, she hears a voice call to her. She spies Angelina, who beckons her for a hug. Anne can't run fast enough, barreling into her mother's arms. The two apologize to each other, hold one another, and bask in the warmth of the embrace. And as they exchange one last "I love you", it finally happens...

The snowfall stops. The miracle fades with it. Anne is gone, and N102 returns. A sobbing Angelina cradles N102 in her arms as the latter tries to comfort the former.

### Hard Mode Epilogue: Miracle Snow

3 days after the snowfall ended, and the miracle with it. N102 has fallen into a coma, and none of Missilis' medical experts can figure out the cause. Angelina is beside herself with worry, even as Rupee and the protagonist wait with her. Angelina clutches a notebook of everything she and Anne did together, resolute in facing whatever may come. Soon after, Syuen tells them N102 is awake and brings her out. Angelina is about to introduce herself, when all of a sudden...

Anne recognizes everyone. Her teacher, Rupee, even her mother. No one can believe what they're seeing, even as Anne takes Rupee and Angelina by the hands and runs off to do something fun. The protagonist stays behind to ask Syuen for details. Syuen herself has little idea, but she hypothesizes that during the 2-week snowfall, a phenomenon occurred that caused Anne's NIMPH to *physically* *merge* with her brain, creating a sort of "vault" that secures those 2 weeks' worth of memories so deeply no memory wipe can touch them. Her memories will still need to be reset every day for her health, but a the very least, she'll always remember those two weeks. The protagonist is concerned about Syuen trying any funny business, but she asserts she can't touch anything in the vault. At Anne's call and Syuen's shooing, the protagonist runs off after Anne.

The snow has long since melted and faded away, yet its memory still lingers. Everything that happened, everything she saw and felt. Every person she met, laughed, and cried with in those 2 weeks. She will remember them, forever.

## Gameplay

### Event Map

For the duration of the event, a special event-only map is accessible, with its own Lost Relics to collect. Event features can be accessed by physically walking to and interacting with NPCs or by using the navigation at the bottom of the screen

### Login Stamps

Log in to the game every day for rewards including Advanced Recruit Vouchers and the SR Nikke Neve for free.

### Stages

The event's stages are split between Part I: Miracle Snow and Part II: Miracle Fairy. The event's tickets (Snowflake Cookies) are used to play event stages to earn currency (Snowflake Crystals) to purchase rewards from the shop. Deploy bonus Nikkes in squads for a chance to earn extra Snowflake Crystals. Part II is locked until 7 days into the event and Part I Stage 12 is cleared.

### Toy Factory

The minigame for the event. Sort out the Raptures mixed into Rupee's presents!

Mechanical Gloves are consumed to play Toy Factory, 1 Glove per play. Gloves regenerate up to 3 per day.

A practice mode is available to allow players to familiarize themselves with the minigame. Practice costs no gloves, but offers no rewards

### Missions

Event-only Daily and Challenge Missions separate from the standard Missions. Completing these missions earns event currency, Mechanical Gloves, and other rewards, including a copy of Neve.

### Winter Pass

Identical yet separate to the non-event Mission Pass, complete special Winter Pass missions to earn points and attain rewards at certain milestones. The Premium Pass is purchasable for the equivalent of $20 USD, and offers additional rewards including the costume "Color me Red" for Emma.

### Archives Rerun

Unlocking the event via the Archives allows players to access the event map, Parts I and II of the story, and the Toy Factory minigame. The map does not contain any Lost Relics. Play count of both stages and the minigame are no longer limited by ticket count. Players can no longer accrue currency or access the event shop. There are no rewards for playing the minigame in the Archive rerun.

A CG "Rupee and Anne" has been added as a reward for clearing stage 2-12N

Miracle Snow's mission system, login event, and Winter Pass system are not available in the Archives. Ergo, Neve and her duplicates, as well as Emma's premium costume, are not available in the Archives.

## Version Updates

### Recruit Update

#### New SSR Limited Nikke: Rupee: Winter Shopper

Duration: End of maintenance to 23:59:59, 12/28, 2022 (UTC+9)

SSR Limited Nikke Rupee: Winter Shopper will be on rate-up in the Special Recruit for the duration of the event. Molds to directly purchase her from the Mileage Shop will also be available.

*Note: Limited Nikkes will NOT be added to the standard Recruit pool in a later update*

#### New SSR Limited Nikke: Anne: Miracle Fairy

Duration: 05:00:00 12/15/2022 to 23:59:59 12/28/2022 (UTC+9)

SSR Limited Nikke Anne: Miracle Fairy will be on rate-up in the Special Recruit for the duration of the event. Molds to directly purchase her from the Mileage Shop will also be available.

*Note: Limited Nikkes will NOT be added to the standard Recruit pool in a later update*

#### New SR Free Nikke: Neve

SR Free Nikke Neve will be available to acquire by playing the event. One copy is contained within the event login bonuses, the rest are locked behind clearing parts of the event story

*Note: Free SR Nikkes will NOT be added to the standard Recruit pool in a later update*

#### Standard Recruit Update

SSR Nikkes Helm and Laplace will be added to the Standard and Mold Recruit pools

### New Feature: Arena

Following maintenance, the Arena will be open as the game's PvP mode, allowing players to compete against other players' squads to earn Arena Chips, which can be traded in the shop for rewards.

### Coordinated Operation

Duration: 12:00:00, Dec 9 to 23:59:59, Dec 11, 2022 (UTC+9)

Players team up to battle the boss Grave Digger, either by random matchmaking or by joining up with Friends and Union Members. Playing Coordinated Operation will earn Broken Cores, which can be traded in the shop for rewards.

## Trivia

* Miracle Snow was nominated and won "Most Memorable Event Scenario" in the Doki Doki NIKKE Global Popularity Poll.
* In the splash art featuring Anne: Miracle Fairy, goldfishes can be seen. This is a nod to the fact that goldfishes have a short memory span, similarly to Anne/N102.

Notes

References
1. ↑ https://x.com/NIKKE\_en/status/1727160002798825939?s=20
2. ↑ https://nikke-en.com/newsdetail.html?content\_id=2ed384eaaf68da40f7a9022a7fefbf7e6f1f&sid=494&from=list&col\_name=IMPORTANT&father\_content\_id=2ed384eaaf68da40f7a9022a7fefbf7e6f1f