NIKKE Gets New Evangelion Crossover Event and Characters

Shift Up announced during the Goddess of Victory: NIKKE 2024 Special Christmas Livestream that there will be a new Evangelion crossover that brings with it new versions of Asuka Shikinami Langley and Rei Ayanami, Sakura Suzuhara as a unit, more costumes, and additional gameplay elements. It will debut in February 2025, though there’s no exact date for the event yet.

Editor’s Note: There will be spoilers for the Rebuild of Evangelion movies below.

In addition to the returning characters of Rei Ayanami, Asuka Shikinami Langley, Mari Makinami Illustrious, and Misato Katsuragi, there will be three new ones. Two are going to be on the banner, while one can be earned. Asuka: WILLE and Rei Ayanami (Tentative Name) will show up on banners. These are new units that are alts of the existing ones. Each one is an SSR character. We’ll also be able to earn an SR Sakura Suzuhara for free. The long-haired version of Rei is also teased at the end of the trailer for the crossover.

Here’s how all three of them look:

There are also going to be six new costumes. Four are for the new versions of Asuka and Rei. The other two are for Mari. The free outfits will be Final Battle: Asuka for her new alt, Miss Lookalike from Village-3 for the new Rei unit, and Final Battle: Mari for Mari. The exclusive costumes are Mystery Muse for Mari, Soul Connect for the new Rei character, and Ocean’s Lament for the new Asuka.

Here is how all six of those will look: 

Finally, some of the other new elements came up. There will be a 3D map to explore. That will be called The Admire Sailing in the Red Sea. A bullet hell minigame will show up. Also, while the Massive Object will return as a boss, it will be “upgraded” and stronger than before.

You can see the teaser trailer for the Goddess of Victory: NIKKE next Evangelion crossovers and characters at the 26:45 mark of the Special Christmas Livestream presentation below.

Goddess of Victory: NIKKE is available for PCs and mobile devices, and the next Evangelion crossover event will appear in February 2025. The Rebuild of Evangelion movies are on Amazon Prime. The original anime is on Netflix.