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Icon-tutorial.png This page is an article that summarizes a colloquial gaming community term used in Spiral Knights. As such, the following might not be consistent with real-world usage.
Many events, promotions, and lockboxes technically have "recolored" items, and many items are technically "recolors" of each other, considering the real-world use of the term.

In Spiral Knights, "recolor" specifically applies to a group of items - these are items of the same type that have had the same parts recolored the same way times, just with different color patterns. These are released consistently, so much so that the phenomenon has led to this colloquial use of "recolored" in the Spiral Knights community. Prize boxes for these promotions and events are usually named in relation to the relevant color pattern.

Examples

Below are examples of the accessories and costumes commonly styled in "recolor" color patterns.

Accessories


Icon-accessory-helmet top.png Helmet Top:

Bolted Vee
Headband
Maid Headband
Toupee

Icon-accessory-helmet front.png Helmet Front:

Dapper Combo
Glasses
Round Shades

Icon-accessory-helmet back.png Helmet Back:

Plume
Ribbon
Scarf

Icon-accessory-helmet side.png Helmet Side:

Com Unit
Mecha Wings
Vertical Vents

Icon-accessory-armor front.png Armor Front:

Crest
Bomb Bandolier
Parrying Blade

Icon-accessory-armor back.png Armor Back:

Side Blade
Wings

Costumes


Icon-costume.png Costume (helmet):

Crescent Helm
Fur Cap
Hood
Pith Helm
Plate Helm
Round Helm
Sallet
Scale Helm
Tailed Helm
Winged Helm

Icon-costume.png Costume (armor):

Brigandine
Cloak
Cuirass
Culet
Draped Armor
Flak Jacket
Fur Coat
Plate Mail
Raiment
Scale Mail

Notes

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When thinking about what recolors are in general, and what they might be in the future, some things should be considered:

  • Usually, the above costumes and accessories are "recolored." Sometimes only accessories are recolored. This is the case with polar and ancient.
  • Some recolor forms (a.k.a shape etc.) have existed quite some time before becoming one of the recolored costumes or accessories - this is the case with the Cobalt Helm and several others. But sometimes new forms are introduced as recolors first. Some accessories are only available in a "recolor" color pattern - this is currently the case with Lovely Whiskers, and was temporarily the case with Lovely Bent Vertical Vents. Many players have wondered, "why not recolor things like the Spiral Demo Helm too?" Time will tell!
  • Sometimes "recolored costumes" and "recolored accessories" are recolored in a color pattern that has been well established long before the "recolored items" were released in that pattern. This is the case with shadow.
  • Items have been styled in a "recolor" color pattern long before the color pattern was advocated for an event or put in a prize box for a promotion. (Before, the color pattern was nameless, uncommon, and/or unique). This is the case with the Frosty Bombhead Mask and several other items.
  • Once, a color pattern was released that shares the name, but not the shades/textures, of an existing family of equipment. This is the case with items like the Ancient Plate Helm and the ancient color pattern. They don't really match, do they?

What do these things mean? What can we expect? Well... the community often speculates, check out the forums! Again, the term "recolor" is primarily colloquial and only semi-official at best. Content releases do not set things in stone. But it is fun to figure out puzzles - all of Cradle is a giant puzzle, isn't it? Use this sort of data to discern existing patterns and tomorrow's possibilities, not factual futures.

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