Alban Knox

Alban Knox (アルバーン・ノックス) is a male English Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI EN's fifth wave "Noctyx," alongside Sonny Brisko, Uki Violeta, Fulgur Ovid, and Yugo Asuma.

Profile
A Phantom Thief from the future with exceptional stealth. He's a free yet mischievous spirit who is hard to pin down.

Background
On 18 June 2021, NIJISANJI EN opened two sets of auditions, one of which was specifically for male Livers. The male-specific auditions lasted until 1 August.

On 22 February 2022, NIJISANJI EN announced the upcoming debut of its fifth wave, "Noctyx", accompanied by a teaser featuring the new Livers' designs and voices.

Alban's YouTube channel was created on 7 February 2022, and his Twitter account also created in the same month. His first tweet was made on 22 February 2022.

Debut
Noctyx made their debuts on 27 February 2022 (JST) as part of a special debut program hosted on the NIJISANJI EN channel, with commentary provided by Reimu Endou and Ike Eveland. Alban was the third of the group to debut. Afterwards, all five members of Noctyx appeared on the main channel.

An original song sung by Noctyx, "Stuck in The Abyss", was released shortly after the debut program. The lyrics and music were by MATZ and BBY NABE, and the song was produced by the former.

2022
On 5 March, Alban reached 100,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 12 March, Alban opened memberships on his YouTube channel.

On 12 April, Alban reached 200,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 22 April, Alban's Sakura Bloom 2022 voice pack and goods went up for sale.

Fans

 * Alban's fans are called Takaradachi, a portmanteau of takara and tomodachi. This name reflects Alban's love for treasure and how he thinks of his fans as his treasure.
 * Alban's membership is called Konbini Crew.

Quotes

 * "First your heart, then your valuables." - Debut teaser

Relationships

 * "Noctyx" - Alban, Sonny Brisko, Uki Violeta, Fulgur Ovid, and Yugo Asuma. They are debut-mates.
 * Twitter hashtags: #Noctyx
 * "SonnyBan" - Alban and Sonny Brisko.
 * Twitter hashtags: #SonnyBan

Identity

 * Color: #FF5F00
 * Alban has time travel amnesia, which is why he doesn't remember his age.

Likes and dislikes

 * Likes: Cat naps, causing mischief, dark chocolate, rhythm/horror/stealth games, anime/manga, shiny things, has an onee-san weakness
 * Dislikes: Being late, cold weather, vegetables, loud noises, spiders, very hot drinks (he needs baby temperature)
 * Favorite games: Resident Evil series, Forbidden Siren games, Metal Gear Solid series, Professor Layton, DOOM games, osu!, Taiko no Tatsujin, Muse Dash, Valorant, Apex Legends, Tetris
 * Favorite music: Takayan (favorite songs include Cheating is a crime, Underdog, What's the meaning of life, Toy), Camellia, PSYQUI, city pop, rock and metal, Vocaloid, ZUTOMAYO, Butaotome
 * Favorite anime: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Clannad Afterstory, Hajime no Ippo, Eyeshield 21, Airgear, Ruroni Kenshin, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Nana, Beck, Initial D, Great Pretender, Tokyo Revengers, Horimiya, Akatsuki no Yona, Hakuoki, Blood+

Miscellaneous

 * Alban shares his character designer with fellow NIJISANJI EN member Luca Kaneshiro from Luxiem and Umise Yotsuha from the main NIJISANJI branch.
 * Alban accepted his status as a NIJIPets member to avoid being in NIJIBabies.
 * Alban often calls Sonny Brisko "onii-chan" or "onii", who in return calls Alban his "otouto".

Media

 * Alban Knox 【NIJISANJI EN】 - YouTube channel
 * albanknox - Twitch channel
 * Alban's corporate profile on the official NIJISANJI website
 * @alban_knox - Twitter account
 * u/Alban_Knox - Reddit account

Twitter hashtags

 * #AlbanKnox - General tag
 * #AlbanLive - Live tag
 * #AlbanKnoxArt - Fan art tag
 * #KnoxSFW - NSFW tag
 * #DeezKnox - Meme Tag
 * #AlbanGraphics - Thumbnail and graphics tag
 * #KnoxClips - Clip tag

Further readings

 * Alban Knox - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
 * Alban Knox 【NIJISANJI EN】 - Wikitubia