Lord Aethelstan

Lord Aethelstan is an independent English-language VTuber who streams on Twitch. He is perhaps best known for producing music used by VShojo members, including Go Banyanners and Boof Pack.

Personality
Lord Aethelstan is a chill, playful, laid-back, and comedy-genius immortal guy. He often says that he is a villain but he constantly disproves that statement by giving his community life advice and help.

Background
Lord Aethelstan's Twitter account was created on 26 October 2020. His Twitch channel was created on 28 October 2020.

Aethelstan first streamed on Twitch on 9 January 2021. He used a PNG of his character in streams as early as 24 January 2021, during a stream titled "Lord Aethelstan Live Global Worldwide EP #1." but his Live2D avatar first appeared on stream on 24 May 2021.

2021
Lord Aethelstan's YouTube channel was created on 25 May.

On 9 August, Aethelstan revealed a new short hairstyle.

On 13 October, he became Twitch partner.

On 3 November, he reached 10,000 Twitch followers.

On 27 December, he reached 20,000 Twitch followers.

2022
On 3 February, Aethelstan quit his job to become a full-time content creator.

On 28 June, Aethelstan debuted a new Live2D model. In the stream, he held a funeral for his old model and launched his first episode of his new show, called "Boys Talk".

Quotes

 * "Just remember, honor lives forever. Carry thyself like true royalty."
 * "Dave Matthews left. Now it's just called Band."
 * "Don't be afraid to fail. Be afraid to quit."
 * "What destroys us makes us stronger."
 * "I said before, the Castle stands forever. Death and destruction, nothingness... there is nothing that can bring that fate upon the Castle."
 * "The Castle is a beacon of hope among the hopeless."

Lore

 * Lord Aethelstan was born the son of a king in 969 AD.
 * According to LORD AETHELSTAN VTUBER LORE & BACKSTORY, Aethelstan and his father were betrayed and killed in the night by Lord Traf. Aethelstan went to Hell for doing butt stuff, but was able to return to life after defeating Satan in a once-in-500-years Tetris tournament. However, the curse left him immortal.
 * He wears small vials which hold the blood of his enemies, which he draws power from.
 * He inhabits a castle. It is full of enchanted items such as candles which automatically extinguish themselves during the day.

Miscellaneous

 * Lord Aethelstan shares his name with Æthelstan, first King of England, who ruled 924 to 939 AD. His name means "noble stone". Wikipedia has a list of people named Aethelstan, mostly from England in the 8th to 11th centuries.
 * His castle background follows a day/night cycle. The artist of his castle background is the VTuber Merryweather, who also introduced Aethel to Live2D artist DyaRikku.

Media

 * Lord Aethelstan - YouTube Channel
 * LordAethelstan - Twitch Channel
 * @LordAethelstan - Twitter account

Twitter hashtags

 * #aethelart - Fan art

Statistics

 * LordAethelstan - TwitchTracker stats
 * LordAethelstan - SullyGnome Twitch stats
 * LordAethelstan - Social Blade Twitch stats