Ginger Claus

Ginger Claus (Korean: 산타맛 쿠키, "Santa-flavored Cookie") is a Cookie who first appeared in OvenBreak 2 upon it's launch on December 14th, 2012 (1.0) and has since been a recurring character in the Cookie Run franchise.

Ginger Claus is the equivalent to Santa Claus on Earthbread and serves as a legendary figure whom young Cookies adore, hailing from the north pole.

Appearance
Ginger Claus is nearly identical in appearance to GingerBrave. The only feature that Ginger Claus lacks in comparison to GingerBrave is the former's lack of forelocks. Ginger Claus wears a red santa hat with a white rim and pom pom, and carries a candy cane as well as a red sack.

In Cookie Run: Munjil Munjil, Ginger Claus is depicted to have brown eyes instead of blue.

Personality
Ginger Claus is a joyous Cookie who wishes to spread his glee with other Cookies, particularly children. He also laments the fact that modern homes do not have chimneys built anymore.

OvenBreak (2009)
Ginger Claus does not appear to exist in OvenBreak (2009), as the Star Wars opening crawl parody that precedes Universe Express explicitly references the existence of Santa Claus, rather than Ginger Claus.GingerBrave can be seen wearing a santa hat and a beard carrying a red sack similarly to Ginger Claus in one of the collectible Christmas cards that appear exclusively in the 1.0 versions of the game.

GingerBrave can be seen once again wearing accessories similar to Ginger Claus in the intro screen for the stage Christmas in the 2.0 update to the game released in November 2011.

OvenBreak 2
Ginger Claus makes his official debut in OvenBreak 2. In this game, Ginger Claus is classified as a Special Cookie and was only available to be purchased for a limited time in December 2012. Ginger Claus has the ability to double experience gained from a run.

In this game, Ginger Claus specifies himself to be the cousin of GingerBrave.

Sweet Escape Adventure
Ginger Claus was first released on December 20th, 2013 in Cookie Run for Kakao. In this game, Ginger Claus would provide bonuses for both XP and Coins collected during a run. In this game, Ginger Claus was always released for a limited time.

Ginger Claus would be released for LINE Cookie Run on December 24th, 2014 and would be eventually released for ''Jiāngbǐng Rén Kù Pǎo" sometime in 2014 or 2015.

Munjil Munjil
In Cookie Run: Munjil Munjil, Ginger Claus was released on December 15th, 2014 for a limited time until December 28th. In this game, Ginger Claus erases Cookies horizontally by riding a sleigh, creating present blocks. He was distributed again in April 2015.

Cookie Run OvenBreak
Ginger Claus does not appear as a playable character in Cookie Run: OvenBreak.

Ginger Claus made an appearance as a head in the in-game credits from launch until December 31st, 2019 with the release of Prophet Cookie when the credits were updated.

Ginger Claus' sprites were altered and repurposed as the Some Cookie's Ginger Claus Outfit costume released for GingerBrave with the costume adding GingerBrave's expressions and forelocks into the graphics, with only the jumping and obstacle collision death graphics remaining identical.

GingerBrave would appear in the Some Cookie's Ginger Claus Outfit costume during the Merry Winterland update in Pudding Cookie's Trial's story.

In the Labyrinth of Remembrance event, the events that occurs during the story of Pudding Cookie's Trial would appear in the Memory of Holiday Square story. In the story, it was revealed that the reason why GingerBrave had pretended to be Ginger Claus was to fulfill Pudding Cookie's dream of meeting Ginger Claus.

Cookie Run Survival Battle
Ginger Claus appears in the seventh issue of Cookie Run Survival Battle.

Trivia

 * Game_skill_eff_santa_02.png Cookie Run: Munjil Munjil gives Ginger Claus a reindeer resembling Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. This reindeer appears only during Ginger Claus' skill and two appear in a Facebook post on the official Cookie Run: Munjil Munjil Facebook account.
 * Eggnog Cookie seems to have taken the role of Ginger Claus in Cookie Run: OvenBreak, despite the latter having been confirmed to exist within the game.