{"id":37511,"date":"2024-09-25T18:33:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T09:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=37511"},"modified":"2024-09-25T18:33:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T09:33:48","slug":"shift-up-apologizes-for-plagiarism-accusations-revises-goddess-of-victory-nikke-character-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/shift-up-apologizes-for-plagiarism-accusations-revises-goddess-of-victory-nikke-character-designs\/","title":{"rendered":"Shift Up apologizes for plagiarism accusations, revises Goddess of Victory: Nikke character designs\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Shift Up, the Korean developer and publisher behind games such as Stellar Blade and <strong>Goddess of Victory: Nikke<\/strong>, issued a public apology to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/neco_person\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese artist neco<\/a> for using characters that were similar to the latter\u2019s designs. Apart from two unnamed melee Nikke NPCs, a variant of the character Scarlet called \u201cScarlet: Black Shadow\u201d shared similar designs to neco\u2019s Samurai illustration from their FALSLANDER series.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1036\" height=\"625\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1036px) 100vw, 1036px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240925-37511.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240925-37511.jpg 1036w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240925-37511-380x229.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240925-37511-768x463.jpg 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left to right: Goddess of Victory: Nikke\u2019s Scarlet: Black Shadow, unnamed melee NPCs, neco\u2019s Samurai\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from the red and black color scheme, all three characters wear skintight outfits with high heels. The melee Nikke NPCs share the same hairstyle as neco\u2019s Samurai, down to the red string overlapping the front portion of their heads. While Scarlet: Black Shadow sports longer hair, her blade and sheath<s>e<\/s> are held similarly to how Samurai holds her dual blades. For reference, neco\u2019s Samurai debuted in 2019, 3 years before Goddess of Victory: Nikke released on Android, iOS, and iPadOS on November 4, 2022.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NIKKE_japan\/status\/1838337549343035837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announcement <\/a>by Shift Up, the developer has discussed the matter with neco, and the two parties concluded that Shift Up would discontinue using the unnamed melee Nikke NPC design in the game (it has since been replaced by a different model). However, Scarlet: Black Shadow will remain in the game as neco has given their consent, most likely due to the character being playable. Shift Up also mentioned that it would \u201cendeavor to prevent this from happening again in the future.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u672c\u4ef6\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f\u5148\u65b9\u3088\u308a\u5bfe\u5fdc\u304c\u306a\u3055\u308c\u3001\u4e0b\u8a18\u306e\u3068\u304a\u308a\u8b1d\u7f6a\u3082\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u79c1\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3082\u672c\u4ef6\u306b\u95a2\u3057\u3066\u306f\u3053\u308c\u4ee5\u4e0a\u5f15\u304d\u305a\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u672c\u610f\u3067\u306f\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u306e\u3067\u3001\u3053\u306e\u5831\u544a\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u7d42\u4e86\u3068\u3055\u305b\u3066\u9802\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FvSMRHXDRc\">https:\/\/t.co\/FvSMRHXDRc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; neco (@neco_person) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neco_person\/status\/1838418081347178799?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Post translation: <\/strong>The other party has responded to this matter and apologized as detailed below. I have no intention of dragging this matter out any further, so I will end it with this report. We will not be answering any questions regarding this matter from now on, and we ask for your understanding and patience. Furthermore, if any third parties make slander or libel against us regarding this matter, we will consider taking legal action.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"804\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240925-37511-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240925-37511-002.jpg 741w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240925-37511-002-350x380.jpg 350w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Goddess of Victory: Nikke\u2019s NPC design before and after the revision<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Neco has since responded to Shift Up\u2019s apology, stating that they don\u2019t want to drag the matter out any further and would like to end it with the above statement. Any further inquiries about the matter won\u2019t be entertained, and any slander or libel against either them (neco) or Shift Up can be met with legal action. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/neco_person\/status\/1740609739585970322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Neco first pointed out the similarities between Samurai and the Goddess of Victory: Nikke characters<\/a> in December 2023, so it must be a weight off their shoulders to have this issue finally resolved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shift Up has issued an apology to Japanese illustrator nico over plagiarism accusations related to Goddess of Victory: Nikke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":37526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-37511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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