Samael

Samael (萨麦尔/Sà mài ěr) was a male Chinese VUP (Virtual UP; bilibili content creators are nicknamed "UP") affiliated with VirtuaReal, NIJISANJI's Chinese Virtual Liver branch, as part of its eighth wave alongside Karu, Mimoi, Shiki and Pax.

Background
On 8 April 2020 Samael was announced on VirtuaReal's bilibili and Twitter as part of their eighth generation of Virtual Livers.

On 10 April 2020, Samael released his first video on bilibili.

On 25 April 2020 Samael was the first member of the eighth wave to debut on stream.

Retirement
On 27 July 2021 Shiki and Samael graduated from VirtuaReal, with the reason being that they posted inappropriate content which made a negative impact. Both of them requested graduation, and the management respected that decision. There were no graduation streams and all of their content will remain.

Relationships

 * "875" - Samael, Karu, Mimoi, Shiki and Pax. They are debut-mates.
 * "873" - Samael, Karu and Shiki
 * VirtuaReal's eighth wave after Mimoi and Pax's retirements.
 * "Hexagram" - Samael, Kouichi, Yagi, Tabibito, Chaos, Tanoshiba, and Isabella.
 * A six person musical unit within VirtuaReal.
 * "Basaka"「八萨卡」 - Samael, Yagi, and Chaos

Fans

 * Samael's fan medal tag was called "萨貂" (Sa-marten).

Trivia

 * Color: #A12831
 * Shares a character designer with fellow VirtuaReal member Aza.
 * Was fluent in Cantonese.
 * Karon referred to Samael as her older brother.

Media

 * Samael's corporate profile on the official NIJISANJI website (removed)
 * 萨麦尔_Samael - bilibili channel
 * VR萨麦尔samael - Weibo account
 * @samael- Afdian account

Bilibili hashtags

 * #沙貂图# - Fanart tag

Further readings

 * 萨麦尔 - Moegirl Encylopedia (CN)
 * 萨麦尔 (サマエル/Samael) - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki (JP)