Lain Paterson

Lain Paterson (レイン・パターソン) is a Japanese female Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI. She debuted alongside Axia Krone, Lauren Iroas, Leos Vincent, and Oliver Evans, known as the group "Eden-gumi" (エデン組).

Profile
A competent bodyguard. Her life was once saved by a shark, which why she adores them.

Personality
Contrary to what one might expect from her appearance, Lain has a more girlish voice and polite, yet somewhat clumsy personality. She also loves puns.

Background
On 19 July 2021, the debuts for Lain, alongside Axia Krone, Lauren Iroas, Leos Vincent, and Oliver Evans were announced, with their streams being held on 22 July 2021.

2021
On 18 December, her YouTube channel reached 250,000 subscribers.

2022
On 19 January, she released her first cover "S'il Vous President" by Nanahoshi Kangengakudan featuring back up vocals from her four wave mates: Axia Krone, Lauren Iroas, Leos Vincent, and Oliver Evans.

On 11 April, she reached 280,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

2021
On 20 October, the third edition of NIJISANJI's collaboration with the dessert buffet chain SWEETS PARADISE was announced, with Axia, alongside the rest of Eden-gumi appearing in the collab. Starting on 22 October, Eden-gumi-themed food and dessert became available, with Lain's being "Lain Paterson's strawberry pancakes" (レイン・パターソンのいちごのパンケーキ) and "Lain Paterson's strawberry milk" (レイン・パターソンのいちごみるく). It was also announced that goods would be sold, consisting of paper place mats and original coasters. On 29 October, it was announced that more goods would be sold, including acrylic stands, badges, T-shirts, etc. On 3 November, printed cakes with designs of the Eden-gumi members became available. On 22 November, it was announced that new goods would be released, including towels, parkers, cushion covers, etc., on 1 December.

Fans

 * Her fans are called "Iraisha" (依頼者, requesters)

Relationships

 * "Eden-gumi" (エデン組 Team Eden) - Lain, Axia Krone, Lauren Iroas, Leos Vincent, and Oliver Evans.

Trivia

 * Color: #F74848
 * She shares the same character designer as Makaino Ririmu from NIJISANJI, Shiranui Flare from hololive, and Arurandeisu from holostars.
 * She calls Ririmu "onee-sama" (お姉さま) because of this.
 * Lain and Arurandeisu were both the first two of the Lack family to collab on stream. Aruran stated that their illustrator, Lack, had hoped to one day see his vtuber children collab together. So this collab between Lain and Arurandeisu made Lack's wish came true. Both agreed that it would be great to have a Lack family gathering one day.
 * Lain and her fellow VTuber siblings compiled congratulation messages for their illustrator's marriage.

Media

 * レイン・パターソン／Lain Paterson【にじさんじ】 - YouTube channel
 * Lain's corporate profile on the official NIJISANJI website
 * @Lain_Paterson - Twitter account

Twitter hashtags

 * #レイン任務中 - Stream talk
 * #依頼者 - Fans
 * #レインの依頼書 - Fan art
 * #公開可能な依頼書 - Fan art (can be used in streams)
 * #厳重な依頼書 - Fan art (sensitive/NSFW)

Further readings

 * レイン・パターソン - Nicovideo Encyclopedia
 * レイン・パターソン - Pixiv Encyclopedia
 * レイン・パターソン - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
 * 兰·帕特森 - Moegirl Encyclopedia