Machina X Flayon

Machina X Flayon is a male English Virtual YouTuber endorsed by hololive's branch HOLOSTARS English. He is a member of "TEMPUS" joining the group in January 2023 alongside Gavis Bettel, Banzoin Hakka and Josuiji Shinri.

Profile
Man, talk about working someone to the bone... The pilot of Adventurer's Guild TEMPUS. A real prodigy who can instantly grasp the piloting mechanism of any form of transport.

As a result of skipping many steps in his education, he is at times unable to maintain a conversation and can be misunderstood. He is frequently seen as haughty and arrogant, usually when he's muttering pointed remarks under his breath.

Personality
Flayon is extremely energetic and high-strung. While he's usually cheerful, he's quick to panic when startled or endangered. However, he can also be surprisingly wise at times.

Background
On 2 January 2023, hololive production English Twitter account teased an announcement for TEMPUS along with a very short video.

On 4 January 2023, hololive production English Twitter account announced that four new members would be joining TEMPUS with an introductory video including their names, lore and social media accounts. Flayon made his first tweet on this date including an image with information about him and a small teaser video was uploaded on his YouTube channel. His Twitter account was created in October 2022 and his YouTube channel was created on 19 October 2022.

On 8 January 2023 (JST), Flayon debuted on YouTube.

2023
On 1 April, Flayon's YouTube channel hit 100,000 subscribers.

Fans

 * His fanbase is officially called "Machiroons", while his channel's members are called "MachiKnights".
 * His closing phrase when ending stream is, "Flaybyebye".

Relationships

 * Notable units and groups Flayon is part of:
 * "TEMPUS Vanguard," alongside Gavis Bettel, Banzoin Hakka, and Josuiji Shinri. They are debut-mates.
 * "TEMPUPS," alongside Regis Altare, Magni Dezmond, Gavis Bettel, Banzoin Hakka and Josuiji Shinri.
 * Outside from HOLOSTARs, he is a good friend of Kobo Kanaeru.

Name

 * Flayon appears to be named for the star Procyon, part of the Winter Triangle. Fellow TEMPUS members Gavis Bettel and Axel Syrios are named for Betelgeuse and Sirius, respectively, the other two stars in the Winter Triangle, while Altare, Dezmond and Vesper are named for Altair, Deneb, and Vega, the stars of the Summer Triangle.
 * Machina is Latin, meaning "machine" or "tool."

Likes and dislikes

 * His hobbies are: Drawing, Acting/Voice over, People Watching, Reading, Troubleshooting, Singing, CRUSHING PPL :).
 * He likes PPL Better Than Me, RPGs/RPG Maker, Sweets & Candy, Fighting Games, Cute People, Plot Heavy VNs.
 * He dislikes Leafy veggies, Tomatoes, Poor Hygiene, Headaches, Sensory Overload, Insects (except pillbugs).
 * His favorite shows: Monster, Re Zero, HXH, Pingu, Jojo Part 3, Better Call Saul.
 * His favorite manga: Kuzu No Honkai, Tokyo Ghoul, TP: Zelda, Pokemon Special.
 * His favorite games: Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest V, Mitadake High, Dark Souls 2, MegaMan SF, COSMIC BREAK, The House in Fata Morgana, Tsukihime, Grisaia, Umineko, Caligula Effect 2, Silent Hill 2, LOZ: Wind Waker, Freedom Wars, Bloodborne, Devil Survivor 1, Kiseki, Persona 2/3, Disgaea 1, Evil Tonight, Our World is Ended, TWEWY, God Eater.
 * His favorite anime: Ouran High School Host Club, Star Driver, Cardcaptor Sakura, DBZ, Code Geass Daily Lives of High School Boys, Kokoro Connect Macross Delta, Baccano, ID INVADED, Durarara.
 * His goals are: Reaching 500k Subs, Jack of All Trades, Original Song, Song Covers, Compose Music, BE IN A FIGHTING OR RPG MAKER GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Miscellaneous

 * Flayon shares the same character illustrator as Ceo Kazari of Neo-Porte and former PRISM Project member Ushio Sumi.
 * He has demonstrated to have a very wide vocal range.
 * He also shown to be versed in many anime, manga and seiyuu.

Media

 * Machina X Flayon Ch. HOLOSTARS-EN - YouTube channel
 * Machina X Flayon's corporate profile on holostars.hololivepro.com
 * @machinaxflayon - Twitter account

Twitter hashtags

 * #FlayOnAir​ Live
 * #FlayonsCrayons​ Fan art
 * #MachironiXCheese​ Memes
 * #FlayOnWords Clips​
 * #Machimates Assets​