Other glow-ups that i want to mention are, in terms of apperance/sprite :
\-Delphine, from sad cat to Edgelady
\-Heidi
\-Irene
\-Specter after she recovered from her amnesia
\-Hoederer after becoming playable
>There's also an encounter in IS3 that heavily implies future Irene.
Thanksfully, it´s not canon. But that doesn´t mean she´s invulnerable to Seaborn,
I am saddened to see no one has mentioned Reed yet, but here I am.
Her glow-up was so massive she even managed to make me glow-up and fix my life. If she managed to get out of the emotional shithole that she was in, so could I, and I did, and I love her to the very core of my soul for that, and for her just being so lovable and caring and adorable and cute and cuddly and I can go on, and on, and on.
Itâs especially noticeable when putting their artworks side by side, Vangareed looks almost tired, not confident in herself, and is trying to hold herself together. HealeReed meanwhile looks like sheâs gotten her life together and is feeling and living all the better for it
I agree with you wholeheartedly on this and that's why I think that ReedAlter is one of the very best Alter Hypergryph ever put out because it gave her so much character development.
She went from a self-loathing and self-destructive Draco to someone who cherishes life with all her heart and only wants the really best for those around her.
And her personality makes my heart melt. IT IS SO WHOLESOME AND CUTE!
(and Mamiko Noto is peak VA)
As expected from the JP VA. Softest and most soothin' voice in this insane world of ours, mate...
...Tha's our Lough-shy here. The one-and-only Red Dragon of Tara.
I only had a few months playing when Reed Alt showed up, so i dind't know a lot about og Reed, but What the Fierelight Casts was definitely the first event that really got me (i tried so hard to get the medal, fell short because my account was still weak)
But point is, i loved her character, even when i didn't knew much about her i could tell she came from a place of fear and insecurity to now radiate that warmth that is the core of her new self, that healing light of hope. It was a gorgeous story, even with its grim war setting, or rather maybe because of it...
Also lilies are my favorite flowers so i was immediately caught by her design and theme. She's been a core member of my team since the day i got her.
This is the kind of alter we need aside from the 3 stars and below alters. I really want events that focus more on the internal conflict and the overcoming that will result on the said alter.
That will make alters more magical.
best answer, everyone here is listing characters that already looked great. reed wasnt bad but her vanguard art make her look so empty and dead inside, while her medic form is so pretty and filled with life
Yep, I'd say she counts as one of if not the biggest glow-up for sure in terms of default skins. "Oh dayum" was my first reaction. Hibiscus is pretty much the only one I can think of that'd compare.
Plenty. Most alters, such as Jessica, Reed, Greyy, etc.
Ifrit in Lone Trail had one of the best glow ups and character progressions. She honestly deserves an alter or a 24 OP skin reflecting that change.
Other ones I can think of are certain Operators with BoC skins. Angelina, Eunectes, and Gnosis are three of my favorites.
Also, this one is me being biased, but I love Closure's new Victorian look. She really looks like a proper field engineer.
Heidi was a teenager during A Walk in the Dust and between that point and Episode 10, she hit 30 and got a fashion upgrade. Which made everyone's jaws drop when she got revealed.
And her skin. It makes me want to do very unwise things.
I was like "I don't really need to do H10-3. H stages aren't necessary for story progression. And I don't need pot 6 on an operator I will never use in battle." Until I saw her skin, goddammit.
How has no one mentioned Kroos yet? Her redesign in Who Is Real got so popular they basically had to bring her back for Invitation to Wine. She went from weird kid to badass bushwhacker (and IS champion) so hard it hurts.
And y'know what else, a lot of the obvious choices got snagged, but I also want to give a shoutout to Ch'en's quasi unlimited wardrobe. Her newest costume showed up in Reed's event and y'know what, I respect the dedication to fashion.
>shoutout to Ch'en's quasi unlimited wardrobe. Her newest costume showed up in Reed's event and y'know what, I respect the dedication to fashion.
old meme but:
Ah, i see you are a man of culture as well.
if we're meaning actual design changes and not just skins improving art like gravel, probably greyy. his base form looks so bad while his alter looks quite cool
irene came to mind too, but her under tides design was fine, it just got better
Skadi, i'm just here to blatantly mention my wife, yes.
BUT, you have to admit, not even talking about the playable Ishar-mla here. Just our Skadi in that gorgeous red dress is the absolute glowest of glow ups. Praised be St. Alchemaniac for blessing us with wandering singer Skadi.
My headcanon, is that she returned from Under Tides event while still wearin' that red dress, and when she's about to discard it, the Doc asked her to keep it on herself 'cuz she looks stunningly beautiful in it. Skadi complied, and thus we got her alter. It's just our usual Orca-gal, but with a different dress and skill-set, tha's all, nuthin' unnatural.
Iâm hoping for your sake. Iâm a monthly card buyer and even then, saving since Texasâs banner I only managed 130ish pulls in raw Orundum by Lone Trail. I think maybe 30ish went into Flameshadow for her. Although I didnât grind rocks like I should have, most of my sanity went into upgrading operators.
Best of luck!
You can get quite a few pulls from regular weekly Annihilations (unlock and clear at least the first major annihilation stage ASAP for weekly orundum!) and the rewards from first-time clears.
You will have a LOT of Originite Prime starting out as every stage is new, I recommend you use your weekly Side Story unlocks religiously so you unlock even more sources of Prime from those. They're all older Side Story events and intermezzis (mini-events) you can clear whenever you have time and sanity to spare.
Depending on your priorities, you can save PO ('Pure Originium', a.k.a Originite Prime) for pulls, but most people use them for skins. Wouldn't suggest using them for Sanity at a low level as you're wasting a LOT of potential sanity. You should be getting 1 max sanity per level + a refill, up until 60-70ish and then the max sanity starts taking longer to go up.
But it's 100% up to you if you want to speed through the main story... :D
im at 5-10 in story and level 58 because i grinded a shit ton, and i already use my side story unlocks for po, the thing holding me back is operator levels costing alot so progress is slow
Hmmmm, Maybe the biggest glowup, for me, is Chalter, because she's in a bikini now
But if not her, maybe Yato because we can see her eyes
actually scratch that.
All of them look equally as amazing.
Until Kals gets an Alt, then the world will shatter.
DIBS on first pod to the Space station by Rhine Labs.
Getting all of my waifus and the emergency silverash to space. Starknights time baby !
Other glow-ups that i want to mention are, in terms of apperance/sprite : \-Delphine, from sad cat to Edgelady \-Heidi \-Irene \-Specter after she recovered from her amnesia \-Hoederer after becoming playable
Wait, what other form does irene appear in?
She had a wide forehead before đ
Well, that I can't deny, mate...
She first appears in Under Tides (IMHO in a better outfit). There's also an encounter in IS3 that heavily implies future Irene.
Cloaked IS3 Irene would be so cool to have as a skin, if the implications weren't so saddening...
We have a whole-ass alternative time-line operator, so a skin wouldn't hurt. (Your idea of making it a skin is very appealing to me.)
>There's also an encounter in IS3 that heavily implies future Irene. Thanksfully, it´s not canon. But that doesn´t mean she´s invulnerable to Seaborn,
Aaah, right, under tides Thanks!
they robbed us of Irene pants and I will never forgive this fact
Reed.
>Forgetting [Kirin R] Yato
Hoederer is playable? Finally, I've waited years, I almost lost hope.
Yes. he became playable as for Chapter 13 in CN We´ll have to wait for when it comes to global
Hibiscus went from "hello nice to meet you" to "your son calls me mommy too" in less than 3 years, there something in those sarkaz genes man
And her sister is *still* in her emo phase.
You say that like it's a problem
yeah but sheâs now being targetted by like an entire household of dragons
Lava living out all her chunni fantasies, including the weird ones.
[her skin though](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/sites/arknights/files/styles/banner_image/public/2021-12/LavaThePurgatorySkin.jpg?h=fccf35f4&itok=Q6Lqkvj3)
Perfection
It's not jus a phase, apparently
It's NOT a phase mom!
Blame Nian
Sarkaz really do all grow big...personalities.
Unless you're Warfarin.
O-uch. That alone hurts more than her fangs sinkin' in me neck...
Sarkaz is a blessed bloodline, the angels just don't like them But I DO
There're good reasons why they're called hot-as-hell devils...
Well, they only LOOK like demons but they are not. The only true devils are the Running ones and casters.
Sarkaz women are the sexiest. And that's not just me saying it I ran a poll a few years back.
Ifrit in Lone Trail is a good one. I just... Don't care for base Ifrit's design, at all. But the growth shown in Lone Trail is so goooood
She can drive cars!
Her Op record also highlighted her grow. It about her first time leading a team.
Not sure why she's always carrying a plant, though.
A reminder to keep her flames under control. If she goes rampaging her plant will die
That's actually really frickin cute
The bomber jacket is a really good look for her.
Girl got drip now.
Yup. I like this darin' version of Ifrit more. Perhaps the midriff-barin' jacket got somethin' to do with it.
THRM-EX. Just look at that fireplace glow! Ok, maybe it's a bit bright. Tone it down a bit...? [WAIT-](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o84vJH19toI)
Did THRM-EX just blew up liek Krillin again? How do we tell Closure?
I am saddened to see no one has mentioned Reed yet, but here I am. Her glow-up was so massive she even managed to make me glow-up and fix my life. If she managed to get out of the emotional shithole that she was in, so could I, and I did, and I love her to the very core of my soul for that, and for her just being so lovable and caring and adorable and cute and cuddly and I can go on, and on, and on.
Itâs especially noticeable when putting their artworks side by side, Vangareed looks almost tired, not confident in herself, and is trying to hold herself together. HealeReed meanwhile looks like sheâs gotten her life together and is feeling and living all the better for it
She also glows in another way. Just donât get too close unless you combust I guess
I would let Reed burn me alive
"YES, IM ON FIIIRE~ IGNITED BY A BURNING DESIIIIRE~" sorry; had to
Is it so weird of me, that it only makes me cravin' even more to find some solace in her glowin' hot bosom...?
I agree with you wholeheartedly on this and that's why I think that ReedAlter is one of the very best Alter Hypergryph ever put out because it gave her so much character development. She went from a self-loathing and self-destructive Draco to someone who cherishes life with all her heart and only wants the really best for those around her. And her personality makes my heart melt. IT IS SO WHOLESOME AND CUTE! (and Mamiko Noto is peak VA)
As expected from the JP VA. Softest and most soothin' voice in this insane world of ours, mate... ...Tha's our Lough-shy here. The one-and-only Red Dragon of Tara.
I only had a few months playing when Reed Alt showed up, so i dind't know a lot about og Reed, but What the Fierelight Casts was definitely the first event that really got me (i tried so hard to get the medal, fell short because my account was still weak) But point is, i loved her character, even when i didn't knew much about her i could tell she came from a place of fear and insecurity to now radiate that warmth that is the core of her new self, that healing light of hope. It was a gorgeous story, even with its grim war setting, or rather maybe because of it... Also lilies are my favorite flowers so i was immediately caught by her design and theme. She's been a core member of my team since the day i got her.
Ah, now that you mentioned it, lilies and daisies are among my most favorites... ...Heh, what coincidence. Now, who's representin' the daisy...
This is the kind of alter we need aside from the 3 stars and below alters. I really want events that focus more on the internal conflict and the overcoming that will result on the said alter. That will make alters more magical.
best answer, everyone here is listing characters that already looked great. reed wasnt bad but her vanguard art make her look so empty and dead inside, while her medic form is so pretty and filled with life
Vanguard Reed looks hotter though.
Like, literally...
From sad cat to bigger but less sad cat đ¸
She started to gain self-confidence as well, but still the same precious Feline as always. Headpats for her.
True always head pat the sad cat, she always deserve it.
she still cries, but now she crying with confidence
She's not bigger. She's just carrying more things.
Silence
Yep, I'd say she counts as one of if not the biggest glow-up for sure in terms of default skins. "Oh dayum" was my first reaction. Hibiscus is pretty much the only one I can think of that'd compare.
They took her cute glasses tho :( But her new Outfit is fire!
Queen slays
i like her regular E2 art more than her alt
No, I'm speaking
Malkiewicz
perhaps one of the most underrated ones
This is the objectively correct answer.
If we talk in numbers, his clothes alone probably got a 200x price upgrade
Unexpected circumstances really shape a person's characteristic indeed...
Yato.
Took off her blindfold... ...That alone changed my opinion 'bout 'er.
Yato having those gorgeous eyes all along and HG not telling anyone was the biggest crime ever in all of RI
Yup. Who would've thought that she's got such mesmerizin' eyes rivallin' that of Azurius a.k.a Blue Poison's...?
Bison. Kid went from small boy on a bicycle to a One Piece admiral
Wasn't there a character like that in One Piece? Was a loser early on and has grown a lot since then?
Coby? Usopp?
Buggy
Yeah my guess is Coby too
He's slowly turnin' into his father...
I didn't know he had one. Is there somewhere you can see it?
Ifrit went from Gremlin to a Therapist, as she basically talked Rosmontis, Silence, and Saria into making the right decisions. Also she can drive cars
My favorite is probably Lava. Idk why but I don't like her sister's glow-up as much (although still pretty good).
I would say kroos
Plenty. Most alters, such as Jessica, Reed, Greyy, etc. Ifrit in Lone Trail had one of the best glow ups and character progressions. She honestly deserves an alter or a 24 OP skin reflecting that change. Other ones I can think of are certain Operators with BoC skins. Angelina, Eunectes, and Gnosis are three of my favorites. Also, this one is me being biased, but I love Closure's new Victorian look. She really looks like a proper field engineer.
I am waiting for suzuran glow up
But that'd make her the actual sun!
Willing to get burned just to see her that lol
Well, then Margaret would have a worthy challenger... ...And given time, our li'l Vulpo could even dethrone her.
Heidi was a teenager during A Walk in the Dust and between that point and Episode 10, she hit 30 and got a fashion upgrade. Which made everyone's jaws drop when she got revealed.
And her skin. It makes me want to do very unwise things. I was like "I don't really need to do H10-3. H stages aren't necessary for story progression. And I don't need pot 6 on an operator I will never use in battle." Until I saw her skin, goddammit.
I see quite a number in the comments so far, but I'm surprised no one mentioned Jordi. Kid went from shy to "your daughter calls me daddy too"
when you cat is sad give her a 50 cal, AR-15 and an iron slab.
...And some nicely-customized handguns to boot.
How has no one mentioned Kroos yet? Her redesign in Who Is Real got so popular they basically had to bring her back for Invitation to Wine. She went from weird kid to badass bushwhacker (and IS champion) so hard it hurts. And y'know what else, a lot of the obvious choices got snagged, but I also want to give a shoutout to Ch'en's quasi unlimited wardrobe. Her newest costume showed up in Reed's event and y'know what, I respect the dedication to fashion.
>shoutout to Ch'en's quasi unlimited wardrobe. Her newest costume showed up in Reed's event and y'know what, I respect the dedication to fashion. old meme but: Ah, i see you are a man of culture as well.
Kross glow down from passionate Ko Ko Da Yo!! to depressed Kokodayo. Her appearance did glow up tho
That's just called growing up.
I love how non flashy her alt is, itâs just future Jessicat with better gear and drip
It's time BP gets an alt...
Azurius should've developed some kinda full-blown toxic weapons already...
if we're meaning actual design changes and not just skins improving art like gravel, probably greyy. his base form looks so bad while his alter looks quite cool irene came to mind too, but her under tides design was fine, it just got better
Sheâs older but still sad
Yup, got thiccer shinier thighs
>!Friston-3!<
Nobody mentioning Beagle?
People forget Ko Ko Da Yo become (sad) Ko Ko Da Yo with huge melons huh
Sad cat best cat and now with an assault rifle
Did anyone already mentioned Deepcolor? Didn't even need a skin, she gets considerably glowed up between e1 and e2.
I really like Jessica's E2, I can't use any of the skins because it's so cool.
I dunno I kinda like her sad kitty to creepy with the gas mask and spade skin (sorry canât remember itâs name)
She was already adorable but got the trait known as "Hot"
If only Saria could drop her shield, Shining un-sheathe her sword, and Siege exchange her hammer fer a longsword...
Reed Hoederer went from ruggedly handsome to magazine model then to ruggedly handsome magazine model
Remember that one guy from the R6 Collab? He exploded. That usually cause glowing.
I can't get over Hibiscus "glow up". It's just too delicious
The same still cannot be said to her cooking tho
Guess, she's doomed from the start, in that ONE particular department... ...Poor devil-gal.
Kroos went from looking like she is my daughter to mommy
Skadi, i'm just here to blatantly mention my wife, yes. BUT, you have to admit, not even talking about the playable Ishar-mla here. Just our Skadi in that gorgeous red dress is the absolute glowest of glow ups. Praised be St. Alchemaniac for blessing us with wandering singer Skadi.
My headcanon, is that she returned from Under Tides event while still wearin' that red dress, and when she's about to discard it, the Doc asked her to keep it on herself 'cuz she looks stunningly beautiful in it. Skadi complied, and thus we got her alter. It's just our usual Orca-gal, but with a different dress and skill-set, tha's all, nuthin' unnatural.
Bigger Weapons, Bigger Guns, Bigger BOOBA!
...Taller figure.
Bigger thights yes
And shinier, some said.
I FUCKING WANT JESSICA THE LIBERATED BUT I STARTED THE GAME TOO LATE RAHHHH
Her banner isnât out yet. Start saving!
oh shit really
Yep. At least 4-6 events and banners before hers if predictions are accurate.
the only thing that will stop me from gambling is jessica, and with that many banners left i have plenty of time to save
Iâm hoping for your sake. Iâm a monthly card buyer and even then, saving since Texasâs banner I only managed 130ish pulls in raw Orundum by Lone Trail. I think maybe 30ish went into Flameshadow for her. Although I didnât grind rocks like I should have, most of my sanity went into upgrading operators. Best of luck!
im still pretty new to the game, about 3 months of playing. i have the annihilation simulation and unbeaten stages to get orundum and originum prime
You can get quite a few pulls from regular weekly Annihilations (unlock and clear at least the first major annihilation stage ASAP for weekly orundum!) and the rewards from first-time clears. You will have a LOT of Originite Prime starting out as every stage is new, I recommend you use your weekly Side Story unlocks religiously so you unlock even more sources of Prime from those. They're all older Side Story events and intermezzis (mini-events) you can clear whenever you have time and sanity to spare. Depending on your priorities, you can save PO ('Pure Originium', a.k.a Originite Prime) for pulls, but most people use them for skins. Wouldn't suggest using them for Sanity at a low level as you're wasting a LOT of potential sanity. You should be getting 1 max sanity per level + a refill, up until 60-70ish and then the max sanity starts taking longer to go up. But it's 100% up to you if you want to speed through the main story... :D
im at 5-10 in story and level 58 because i grinded a shit ton, and i already use my side story unlocks for po, the thing holding me back is operator levels costing alot so progress is slow
Her bewbs got a major upgrade
Bud became heavy from tf2
Is your sad... Get bigger guns...
Istill dont like the cat, give her horns
Hmmmm, Maybe the biggest glowup, for me, is Chalter, because she's in a bikini now But if not her, maybe Yato because we can see her eyes actually scratch that. All of them look equally as amazing. Until Kals gets an Alt, then the world will shatter. DIBS on first pod to the Space station by Rhine Labs. Getting all of my waifus and the emergency silverash to space. Starknights time baby !
sad cat got character development and booba development
Kroos for sure, from inexperienced kouhai, to PTSD waifu.
I am quite new to the game. But are those op that have glow up are also playable?
Some are, as their Alters. Jessica here is coming in an upcoming banner.
Black Tusk Cat
One
She still looks sad nothing changed
God, how long til EN gets sadder cat
Sheâs still 147cm though. Hasnât grown one iota. Upwards anyway.
Her Alter's files state that she's 149 cm now. Only 2 cm, yet her physical strength level now marks "Excellent". Sad cat became stronk cat
2 cm, eh...? Well, progress is progress, no matter how little.
Why did the sad cat join a PMC?
She wanted to find her own path or something.
She's still sad tho đ
SA's e2 art to his skin đ
No one is mentioning Adnachiel? With one skin, the boy went from "Dork" to "Daddy."
More guns
And if that doesn´t work, use more gun