Across the many locations within the dream world, there are 2 Effects, 2 Pseudo-Effects and 2 Items that Mikan can acquire, along with one effect available from the start.
Effects may alter Mikan's appearance, grant unique abilities for cosmetic or practical purposes, or affect interactions with certain elements throughout her dreams.
Items on the other hand don’t alter how Mikan looks, however they can also be used by her in practical ways.
Pseudo effects aren’t kept in the inventory, but can still have other properties of regular effects, like changing Mikan’s appearance for example.
Do keep in mind that Braingirl is a work in progress; as such, this page is subject to further changes across future versions.
Effects
Duckling Dress
Wear a Duck Outfit
(Effects recommended to have before retrieving: none)
Appearance: Mikan wears a yellow sweater dress and a cap resembling a duck's head.
Passive Effect: None
Action: (1) Mikan's outfit changes color from yellow to brown, with the eyes on her cap blinking briefly.
Location: Found in an isolated section of the Cubic Ruins by stepping on an eye mark in an interior section. Avoid the Fish Spiders that give chase and exit through the glowing wall with two small statues beside it. Interact with the egg outside to get the effect.
Practical Uses: None
Electric Light
Light up dark places by turning into a light source
(Effects recommended to have before retrieving: none)
Appearance: Mikan wears an electrician's uniform, with her body functioning as a light bulb.
Passive Effect: Lights up dark places, enabling easier navigation within them.
Action: (1) Mikan illuminates herself, where the light can be switched back off by pressing 1 again.
Location: Found in the topmost cave of the Garden Ascend, the upper section of the Shrine Garden. In the Shrine Garden, look for a shrine whose pathway is somewhat hidden by foliage. Break the orb inside by interacting with it. This will awaken the statues blocking the path to the Garden Ascend, whom you must avoid in their awakened state. In the aforementioned cave, interact with a bloodied bulb to obtain the effect.
Practical Uses: Can be used to navigate dark places such as the Crypt more easily.
Instructions
Appearance: None.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: (Equip) Shows controls and the game flow.
Location: Available from the start of the game.
Practical Uses: Learn how to play the game.
Controls.
Game flow.
Beware of pink eyes.
Items
Marble Soda
Temporarily increase your running speed
(Effects recommended to have before retrieving: none)
Appearance: A red bottle (When equipped), None (After equipping).
Passive Effect: Increased walking speed (temporarily).
Action: (1) Mikan sits down (regular action)
Location: Bought from the purple vending machine in Streets Hub for 3 CDs.
Practical Uses: Can be used to travel to places faster for a certain period of time.
Entry Ticket
Wonder what it’s for…
(Effects recommended to have before retrieving: none)
Appearance: A red ticket (When laying on the ground), None (In the Menu).
Passive Effect: None.
Action: None.
Location: Picked up from the floor in Museum.
Practical Uses: Unknown
Pseudo-Effects
Swimsuit
(Effects recommended to have before retrieving: none)
Appearance: Mikan wears a blue swimsuit.
Passive Effect: Allows Mikan to traverse places covered in water.
Action: None.
Location: Equipped after going to the changing room in Hot Springs.
Practical Uses: Traversing places covered in water in Hot Springs.
Towel
(Effects needed to have before retrieving: Swimsuit)
Appearance: Mikan wears a blue swimsuit and has a towel on her head with her eyes closed
Passive Effect: Allows Mikan to traverse places covered in water (same as Swimsuit).
Action: None.
Location: Equipped after interacting with the rack of towels in Hot Springs with the Swimsuit pseudo-effect active.
Practical Uses: Traversing places covered in water in Hot Springs (same as Swimsuit).
Trivia
- In the menu, Effects have a rhombus shape next to their name, while Items have a circle/dot instead. Notably, Instructions have a right arrow instead.
- If you wake up while Marble Soda’s speed boost is still active, the speed boost will continue to be active for some time. This is most likely unintentional.
- When Marble Soda’s speed boost wears off, the screen shakes a little to indicate that.
- Marble Soda can be purchased multiple times.
- Entry Ticket cannot be equipped in either the dream world or the real world, similarly to Yume 2kki’s Key.
- All of the currently obtainable effects and items can be acquired in the Terminal Room if Debug Mode is on.
- Pseudo-Effects are absent from it.
- If Mikan tries to leave Hot Springs with the Swimsuit/Towel active, the pseudo-effects will be taken off and Mikan will have her default appearance.
- If a pseudo-effect is active, then effects are disabled and can’t be equipped.
- This seemingly does not apply to items, as Marble Soda can still be used.