Leo

Leo (莱恩/Lái ēn) is a Chinese Virtual UP (bilibili content creator) affiliated with VirtuaReal, under VirtuaReal Project, as part of its seventeenth generation (aka 177) alongside Era and Sui.

Profile
Originally a big lee-in who was the heir to the head of a prairie world’s lion pride, but was regarded as a symbol of bad luck because of his pure white fur and was driven out of the tribe; at first he thought he held a similar scenario to Lion King Simba, but while in the middle of hunting for the first time his foot slipped over a cliff. Originally he thought that there must be a mysterious old man underneath the cliff, but he didn't expect to cross into the human world and lose his sleek fur-

This lion was somewhat unable to bear remembering these three short years of his life, but "HE" who arrived in the new world discovered a beautiful kind of thing- music. With a naturally loud voice and the unique talent "Lion's Roar", this let him shake open the door of VirtuaReal. At the same time he also shook open a staff’s eardrum. I hope "HIS" singing voice can also shake every person. (As said by the staff hospitalised for work-related injuries)

Background
On 21 August 2022, the VirtuaReal bilibili and Twitter accounts teased the upcoming Livers with an image of their silhouettes.

On 23 August 2022, VirtuaReal officially announced their seventeenth generation of Virtual Livers, including Leo, accompanied by their designs and profiles. Leo made his first dynamic post on the same day.

On 31 August 2022, Leo released his first solo video, a cover of Unravel by Toru Kitajima. The video ended up on bilibili's trending page on the same day.

On 3 September 2022, Leo reached 10,000 fans (i.e. followers) on bilibili.

On 4 September 2022, the seventeenth wave made their debuts in a stream relay on bilibili from 19:00 to 22:00 CST, Leo being the first.

2022
On 7 September, Leo made his first Weibo post.

On 26 November, Leo participated as a contestant on DiscoverPS' "夜光杯" (Luminous Cup) competition.

Fans

 * Leo's fans are called "小柿子" (Small Persimmon). "柿子" is phonetically similar to "狮子" (lion).
 * Leo's fan medal is "莱狮粉" (Lai-Lion-Fan).

Quotes

 * 「嗨！想和我一起玩游戏吗？还是…听我唱歌？」(“Hi! Want to play games with me? Or… listen to me sing?”) - trailer teaser

Identity

 * Colour: #ffdb79
 * Species: Human (previously lion)
 * Leo's Chinese name, "莱恩", is a homophone for lion in English. His name was originally going to be 莱恩Lion, but while registering he found the name had already been taken.
 * His birthday is not the day he was born, but rather the day he arrived in the human world.

Likes and dislikes

 * Likes:
 * Singing, eating meat, gaming, chatting, Small Persimmons, Neon Genesis Evangelion
 * Singers: Jacky Cheung, JJ Lin, Jay Chou, Eason Chan, Li Ronghao, LiSA
 * Bands: ONE OK ROCK (favourite), King Gnu, Ling Tosite Sigure, Linkin Park, Imagine Dragons, Mayday
 * Games: Assassin's Creed (favourite), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Apex Legends, League of Legends, Call of Duty


 * Food: (The following are uncertain and incomplete translations of Chinese dish names, some of which lack English equivalents.) Steamed lamb, steamed bear paw, steamed deer tail, roasted duck, roasted chick, roasted goose, stewed pig, stewed duck, marinated chicken, bacon, stuffed pig stomach, dried meat sausage, assorted meat platter, smoked white chicken, broth-steamed eight treasure pig, fermented glutinous rice duck, canned pheasant, canned quail, stewed offal, stewed goose, Taiwan blue pheasant, preserved rabbit, vegetable python, salangidae, broth-steamed Chinese brown frog, braised duck, braised duck waist, braised duck strips, cold mixed waist strips, aorta, steamed white eel, steamed swamp eel, Douchi catfish, pot-roasted carp, pot-roasted catfish, broth-steamed softshell turtle, carp, fried fresh-caught carp, steamed fresh-caught Chinese white shrimp, soft-fried pork fillet, soft-fried chicken, mixed stuffed intestines, spicy butter rolls, stir-fried hanjin, smoked seafood with mushrooms, stir-fried fishcake, stir-fried fish fillet, vinegar stir-fried meat fillet, braised three ingredients, braised white mushroom, braised pigeon egg, stir-fried yinsi, braised eel, stir-fried Chinese white shrimp, stir-fried soy Chinese venus clam, stir-fried fish noodles, stir-fried soy asparagus, hibiscus jelly, stir-fried shrimp meat, braised shrimp meat, braised kidney, braised sea cucumber, pot-roasted sea cucumber, pot-cooked Napa cabbage, fried ear, stir-fried Chinese edible frog, osmanthus wings, broth-steamed scallop, candied glutinous rice, mixed chicken thread, mixed tripe thread, assorted tofu, assorted chopped food, wine-pickled shrimp, wine-pickled crab, wine-pickled fish, wine-pickled quick-fried fish fillet, quick-fried crab meat, stir-fried crab meat, steamed pumpkin, [] pumpkin, stir-fried sponge gourd, [] wax gourd, steamed chicken feet, steamed bamboo shoot, braised lyre-leaf nightshade, dried aubergine, instant-boiled mutton, duck soup, crab bouillon, three ingredients mushroom soup, red meatballs, white meatballs, quick-fried meatballs, Namdong meatballs, olive meatballs, three ingredient meatballs, braised pork balls in gravy, tortoise croquettes, tofu meatballs, seafood croquettes, jade meatballs, quick-boiled meatballs, high-quality meat, yintao meat, maya meat, red meat, yellow meat, tanzi meat, congee meat, steamed meat, loose meat, thick meat, barbecue, preserved meat, plain boiled meat, marinated tofu meat, red shoulder, white shoulder lamb, crystal shoulder, beeswax shoulder, marinated tofu shoulder, steamed mutton, marinated mutton, roasted mutton, baked mutton, roasted mutton, five-spice mutton, quick-boiled mutton, tun san yang, quick-boiled san yang, braised yinsi, braised sandan, oil-steamed entrails, three ingredient shark fin, chestnut chicken, jiantun, live carp, pressed salted duck, tongzi duck.

Miscellaneous

 * Special trait: Loud "Lion's roar". Leo refuses to perform it as he's afraid he'll break more eardrums.
 * Leo's Weibo's specified location is Guangdong.
 * Leo has minor colour blindness, as do all feline animals.
 * Leo admires singers that can write their own songs, as he is very bad at it.
 * Leo has played every Assassin's Creed game. The first one he played was Assassin's Creed II.
 * Leo joined VR as he had to pay for high medical fees after accidentally breaking a VR staff's eardrum.
 * The tooth on Leo's choker was bought from a street stall. It is a replacement of a victory trophy tooth that was gone when he crossed into the human world.
 * The holes on Leo's clothes and trousers were clawed by himself after he had a dream about fighting a pack of hyenas.
 * Leo can make any kind of meat dish.
 * Leo is not picky with food and will eat anything. However, he can't stand edible bugs.
 * According to Era, Leo is 177's designated male mommy computer programmer. The three of them only started preparing the night before debut. Era and Sui didn't understand a lot of bilibili's UI, so Leo gave them screen recordings and screenshots complete with his explanations.
 * Leo streamed every night at 8 or 9:00 CST in the first month of his debut.

Media

 * 莱恩Leo - bilibili channel
 * 莱恩Leo - bilibili live room
 * @lionleo - Marshmallow account
 * 莱恩Leo - Tape account
 * 莱恩_Leo - Weibo account

Bilibili hashtags

 * #狮情画艺# - Fan art and fan writing
 * #莱了嗷# - General and daily sharing