Erika Byakko

Erika Byakko is a female English VTuber part of VReverie's generation 2 "Odyssey" alongside Cheri Lupina, Rana Ianna, and Akiko Sushi. She debuted on 30 April 2023 and is the Guild Master of the Toraknights.

Background
Erika is a white tiger warrior and master of the Byakko guild. She searches far and wide for strong opponents to battle. When not adventuring, she hangs out at the guild, avoiding paperwork and randomly pulling guild members aside for combat training.

Personality
Erika is humble and kind, soft-spoken yet energetic, and takes pride in being a "seiso" streamer. She has a deep passion for gaming and is easily excitable while playing or discussing them. When she gets excited, she is prone to making cute noises and using a particular verbal tic: "yeyeyeyeye".

Appearance
She has short silvery hair with black and blonde streaks and tiger ears. Her eyes are heterochromatic with blue and yellow. She has a black collar with gold pawprint in the center with a blue triangular charm attached. She has markings on her skin similar to tiger stripes, including on her left cheek, and also has a tail.

2023
Erika debuted on April 30th, 2023.

On May 15th, she opened memberships on her channel.

On 25 June, her YouTube channel reached 10,000 subscribers.

On 20 September, as a prelude to her birthday stream, Erika debuted a model brushup with art improvements and updated expressions.

Quotes

 * "Are you ready for a duel? Then let's fight!" - debut teaser
 * "Tora Tora! Erika!"

Weekend Gaming
Erika hosts a weekly segment, Weekend Gaming, where she discusses video games with guests. These guests are typically other VTubers, but Erika has expressed a desire to include video game developers and beyond in these segments. Her first non-VTuber guest was the combat director of Hololive fan game Idol Showdown, WizardlyShoe4.

Weekend Gaming guests include:
 * Ophelia Midnight
 * Nova Aokami
 * Lilrya Prisvielle
 * Kamizuki Naki
 * Laphi
 * Yurikago Kokone
 * Alfhilde
 * Amanogawa Shiina
 * Kilia Kurayami
 * Pochi Wanmaru
 * WizardlyShoe4
 * Reiny
 * Chiaki Katsumi
 * Rikudou Yura

Likes and dislikes

 * Likes: Cats, caramel fudge, reading, gaming, a good challenge, music & singing, cacti.
 * Dislikes: Driving, hot weather, folding laundry, coffee and tea, bugs.
 * Erika is a fan of card games, including Yu-Gi-Oh and Cardfight!! Vanguard. She is also a fan of Mahjong Soul.
 * Erika's favorite Pokémon generations are Generation 2 (via their remakes, HeartGold and SoulSilver) and Generation 5.
 * Erika is afraid of moose. Ironically, she drew a moose for her first drawing stream.
 * Erika heavily dislikes Jump King.

Miscellaneous

 * Erika speaks Norwegian (her native language), English, and is learning Japanese.
 * Erika's first video games include Ratchet & Clank, Tekken 3, and Pokémon Yellow.
 * Erika owns four Norwegian Forest cats, named Jin, Yuki, Tomo, and Nao.
 * Erika once ate chicken and rice for more than 365 days in a row.
 * Erika owns a wall calendar and likes crossing off days as they pass.
 * Erika very rarely curses.
 * Erika has watched over 250 different anime and read over 500 manga and webtoons.
 * Erika's sword is named Toranagi.
 * Erika is extremely prone to jumpscares, including from her own donation notifications.
 * According to Erika's given age, she was born in the year 1134.
 * Erika is known for her refusal to use parry mechanics in most video games.

Media

 * Erika Byakko Ch. [VReverie ] - YouTube channel
 * @ErikaVReverie - Twitter account
 * GEN 2 "Odyssey" Official Fan Server - Discord server