Alpha Aniki

Alpha Aniki (a.k.a. Alphonse Mackenzie,) is an augmented futuristic drummer and aspiring rockstar. He lives in Tokyo in 2123 and streams into the past on Twitch thanks to the alien properties of the slime from his "snailien" friend, Klawed. Klawed is a pink, grey, and blue extra terrestrial who lives off glizzies (hot dogs) and serves as Alpha's constant companion; he's an "S-tier wingman" and is a beloved character on TikTok (much to Alpha's chagrin). Visually, Alpha has dark purple hair (he has described it as "Raven coloured") with pink lowlights, a beauty mark, an eye scar, a cybernetic arm, and multiple tattoos. In Alpha's words, he is "the best big brother you never had". This moniker is less about dispensing wisdom and being overprotective than it is about having fun, causing shenanigans, and playing video games. He is also a drummer, lyricist, and vocalist in the band "Midnight Howl", his rock band.

Alpha may or may not be voiced and piloted by acclaimed voice actor Jonah Scott, but he prefers to keep the two identities separate. Alpha says that Jonah is his upstairs neighbour, and he stole his twitch channel from him.

Personality
Alpha appreciates all things classic rock; Route 66, vinyl records, hair metal, prog rock, and lots of 'analog' (as it is considered by the standards of 2123) recorded music. Despite his insistence on this hard rocker exterior with a tough, confident, flirtatious persona, Alpha is as sweet as fancy 2123 future space candy. He reads the chat scroll at a near inhuman speed, and makes all newcomers to the stream feel welcomed and engaged with. When Alpha has a guest on or is a guest on another stream, he always makes his guests feel at home and keeps conversation flowing effortlessly. Despite streaming sometimes having to take a back seat to real life or other outside projects, he never misses a collaboration, and brings high energy and infectious laughter to every stream he participates in.

As a character, he is a visionary and a creative to the core. Flighty, stubborn, and sometimes a touch irresponsible, he is known to work at his own pace (to the chagrin of his band mates in Midnight Howl,) but the results can't be argued. He is explosive and passionate, and the songs he writes reflect that inner fire.

Background
Not much is known for certain about Alpha's history, family, or why he has the cybernetic arm. Rather than a more traditional Vtuber launch with a mini lore video or comic, Alpha opted to launch with a teaser video and a debut stream. More lore will be released in the near future, as a 100 page graphic novel directed by JMBAD_art is currently in the works, with official Kickstarter pre-orders set to start in 2023. Example pages have been shown on stream, and a mini comic by Viera B. have been released as a sub goal. Alpha is also accepting donations via his Streamlabs to help offset some of the novel costs, given the scale of the art and work planned is very extensive. The first volume of the graphic novel takes place before Alpha began streaming, and will serve to elaborate upon his backstory and wider lore.

Concept art and some earlier sketches show Alpha in various physical iterations, with the cybernetic arm remaining constant, as he has had it since age 13; although the circumstances surrounding how he lost the arm in the first place have yet to be confirmed on stream or in other canon materials.

Some minor lore tidbits been partially confirmed in some streams, mostly regarding the other VTubers/Content Creators who live in the same time and city as Alpha (2123 and Tokyo).


 * CL/Ciel is a recent arrival to Future Japan, and is the "live in sound tech for several rock bands", which while not listed by name is hinted to be Midnight Howl
 * NateTheMoth/Lepido Lamplight is involved with a Cafe in Future Tokyo, in what capacity it hasn't been fully discussed yet
 * Jo/JMBAD is a waitress in KaiKen's "Rocking Takoyaki Bar" (the Takoyaki place where Alpha works), and staying in CL's guest room
 * Kaimeriss is a chimera and possibly involved with a Cat Cafe in Future Tokyo
 * CyYuVTuber is Alpha's "ripper doc" who maintains Alpha's Cybernetic Arm

Events and Collaborations
Guest appearances and Major Events

2022

 * August
 * August 29th, LewdCast #17 guest on Projekt Melody (appearing as Jonah Scott)
 * November
 * November 24th,Teaser and voice trailer dropped
 * November 26th, Alpha Debut
 * December
 * December 15th, "Creating the Next Generation of Vtubers (ft. Jonah Scott)" Guest on Drawfee
 * December 16th, "Drawing Alpha fan art" hosted Karina Farek/Dilfosaur (Drawfee) as a guest on Stream
 * December 16th, "Why Anime Voice Actors are becoming VTubers Ft. Jonah Scott aka AlphaAniki" guest on Rant Cafe

2023

 * January
 * January 18, "A Special Mimsday! Ft. Alpha" guest on Mimcubus' stream
 * January 21, "Whose Line is it Anyway" hosted in VRChat collaborating with Phia, Thrillseeker, and MrCreepyPasta
 * January 23, "Cafe Night ft. Alpha Aniki" guest on Royzoga's stream


 * February
 * February 12, "DATE SHOW" Guest on El_xox's stream (won the date show!)
 * February 13, "YOU CAN'T ESCAPE ME!!! Walkies with AlphaAniki" Guest on DayumDahlia's stream
 * February 23, "Alpha goes to Art School with Karina and Spencer" hosted Karina Farek/Dilfosaur and Spencer Wan on Alpha's stream
 * February 24, [Vexoria 18+ VTUBER DATE NIGHT TIER LIST! LETS GOOO!] Was not a guest on stream but was Ranked #2 Hottest Date by Vexoria
 * February 25, "Whose Line is it Anyway [ w/ BardicRJ, Truckchan, and Klace ]" on Alpha's Stream


 * March
 * March 6, "Cafe Night ft. Syllaaria, Hiiragiyuu & AlphaAniki" guest on Royzoga's stream
 * March 7, "Party Stream!!!! With: Alpha Aniki, RissTV, NateTheMoth and MORE!" (Kaimeriss and Joe/JM_Bad Art) guest on CL/Ciel/StrangeBox's Stream
 * March 16, Launch of HYPE BEAST by Midnight Howl on all Platforms


 * April
 * April 1, Neon Fire by Midnight Howl hits 100K plays on Spotify
 * April 12, announced creation of Vtuber DnD 5e campaign (dates tbd-later this year)
 * April 14, Announced management partnership with CultistZolon (in the same management team as Vexoria_The_SunEater, Arielle, Soleil, and DeadlyDesiree)
 * April 15, New Klawed toggles revealed
 * April 26, announced he had been invited to play on Bounce SMP (Minecraft Server)
 * April 29, "WHO'S THAT VTUBER GAME SHOW!! FT. ALPHAANIKI & Vexoria the Sun Eater" Guest on El_xox's stream. Vtuber Guests in order of reveal: ShadeRu, Soleil, Marina, Arielle won the show. YouTube link to the edited VOD here.


 * May
 * May 9, "This VTuber Is A Professional Voice Actor -  on Fwends!" guest on Evanit0's Stream with LisJustice and RoyalGeekz
 * May 15, "FIRST TIME HUNTING with Alpha Aniki & AterraNox" guest on LeizuShen's Stream
 * May 23, "VRCHAT COMMUNITY TOURNEY! | GIVING AWAY 15 Tickets to FURALITY SYLVA!"
 * May 25, "SPOOP UR PANTS WITH ME  Senz and CyYu | More Title. |even MORE TITLE!?"
 * May 26, "MONSTER RANCHER with Dilfosaur! | More Title. | LET'S GET ATTACHED"
 * June
 * June 4, "THE SEISO SHOW W/AlphaAniki SHOW #13!! // !s for socials" guest on El_Xox's stream. Was declared seiso, surprisingly.

Future Projects

 * Voice acting for Projekt Melody-A Nut Between Worlds (TBD)
 * VTuber DnD 5E Campaign

Mascot
Klawed Mackenzie is Alpha's best friend and near constant companion. He is a "snailien", and differs from traditional earth snails in both his level of intellect and where his eyeballs are located. Klawed's eyes are on the front of his face above tiny blush marks, (adorable) while typical terrestrial snails have theirs on top of stalks, (gross but pragmatic). At Klawed's sole discretion, he can communicate telepathically with Alpha via a TTS function, and a communicator that sounds suspiciously similar to various Animal Crossing characters. Despite Alpha's insistence at his youth, Klawed is at least 1,500 (confirmed during the Seiso show with El_xox). Klawed hangs out on Alpha's shoulder and is also animated in tandem with Alpha, as the two will squint, look the same direction or at each other, and move their mouths at the same time, (though Klawed's motions are much more subtle.) He also eats glizzies (hot dogs) at a nearly breakneck pace when Alpha isn't paying attention. Apparently, he also tastes like bubblegum if you lick the back of his shell, although Alpha is the only one capable of doing so.

Klawed has streamed solo when Alpha has had to attend band practice, with chat keeping an eye on him while he games. While he isn't allowed to play too many adult games, chat tends to look the other way, (don't tell Alpha).

After consuming too many Glizzies, Klawed will divide into another identical Klawed. These other Klaweds will go visit other streamer friends of Alpha's or make other unexpected appearances online. Klawed is a good snailien, but tends to find himself in mischief from time to time - for example, the time he visted DayumDahila on her stream and wrecked shop, or when Alpha guested on her stream with Klawed in tow only to have him break the entire hotel room and then run freely around the streets of Tokyo.

In addition to streaming with Alpha, he currently hangs out with TruckChan on her shoulder, promoting Alpha's song Neon Fire on a tiny banner.

Toggles and Chat Interaction
With the recent addition of new Klawed functions, Alpha's model can now be swapped over to the Snalien for a high number of channel points. Once the "Klawed Model" is on, there are several things that chat can make him do, but it's better to see them in action over on Alpha's channel. Some of Alpha's other Vtuber friends have acquired the new Klawed model, with "Terminator Mode" becoming a quick favourite. There are four separate actions available, as well as slightly better facial tracking from Alpha's face to Klawed's.

Klawed's new model (and old model) were rigged by "HamsterCrumbs". While Klawed's model started as a bit of a quick in joke, he quickly grew to be a chat favourite.

Musical Career & Midnight Howl
Alpha makes no secret of his goal to be "the World's Greatest Rockstar", and he plays and practices with his band Midnight Howl to make that happen. Currently he is the band's drummer, co-lyricist, and vocalist. He has a near encyclopedic knowledge of rock music from 1970-1980, and that influence can be heard in their singles.

Other members of the band are Fleas (bassist), Clapton (vocalist, co-lyricist, and rhythm guitar), and Jimi (lead guitar). All information about them is taken from the images provided during the band announcements on Twitter, but for readability has been typed out here.

Outside of fiction, Midnight Howl is produced by Isaak Wolf.

Fleas (he/him) - Bassist
Real Name: Angus Thrando-Murphy (Inspired by Fleas of the RHCP)

Age: 29 (February 5th)

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Blood Type: A-

Species: ET (Canidaelien)

Likes: Cats, Sudoku, hiking, weight-lifting, house plants (especially orchids), rock collecting

Dislikes: People taking things too seriously, people not taking things seriously enough, boba

Special Skill and notes: He's a really good cook and has two kids; Jasper (5) and Flint (7). It's been hinted that Alpha might babysit for him sometimes but this is unconfirmed. Alpha's chat is currently contesting one another for his affections.

Jimi (he/they) - Lead Guitar
Real Name: Jimi Watanabe (Inspired by Jimi Hendrix)

Age: 26 (July 9th)

Height: 5'7" (168 cm)

Blood Type: O+

Species: Human

Likes: Alt fashion, shoes, comics, video games, retrofuturism, dance (is trained in ballet)

Dislikes: Conflict! Also being forced to dress all stuffy

Special Skill and notes: The ability to befriend literally anybody, and the oldest of five children (he loves kids)

Clapton (he/him) - Vocalist and Rhythm Guitar
Real Name: Richard Takenaka (Inspired by Eric Clapton)

Age: 27 (November 11th)

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Blood Type: A-

Species: Human

Likes: Tattoos, hats, old tech, "doing things by hand", poetry, time alone to unwind

Dislikes: People being wishy-washy, loud noise that he isn't responsible for, stuff that's needlessly high-tech, spicy food

Special Skill and notes: He's good at fixing things. He has a lot of tats but kind of lacks fashion sense.

'ROCKSTAR' Graphic Novel
An Alpha comic is currently in the works - Stop by the stream and/or the Discord for more info and updates on when it releases. Also, check out the graphic novel's art director on Twitter, JMBAD.

Alpha is in the early stages of fundraising, moving to an official Kickstarter in the next few months. Ongoing donations are being collected via his streamlabs, the link of which can be found on his Twitch "About" page.

In the graphic novel, there are will be several billboards that will feature other Vtubers. Many of Alpha's stream friends are involved, with plans to add more as the project progresses.

Quotes
Ongoing and rapidly evolving, the #Quotes channel of the community discord features entries such as:
 * Stream sign-off: "Be excellent to everyone you meet, because everyone is fighting a hard battle, and sometimes you can't see it"
 * “You know how Bobo gets”
 * "You would be amazed by what I'm incapable of"

Relationships
Alpha is a very social streamer, frequently appearing in other streamers' chats, games, and talk shows (see History and Collaborations tab above). This list is by no means finished or exhaustive, and will be updated semi-frequently.

⭐- A member of Alpha's Mod Team

🎮 - A streamer Alpha frequently games with (Overwatch 2, Valorant, Apex, other Multiplayer games)

📺- Another Vtuber or PNGTuber in Alpha's friend group

🎏- A non-Vtuber streamer Alpha frequently interacts with

🗣 - A voice actor Alpha knows or has worked with


 * ⭐📺AerosAliken
 * 📺 Arielle
 * ⭐ AlexVossLSF
 * 📺 AtteraNox : Alpha's Model "Older sister", as both were rigged by Patella Coop
 * 🎮📺Aliwa
 * 🎏Benbevoicing
 * ⭐Blue_Owlz_Medic
 * ⭐🎮Buttermage_
 * 🎮📺Chill_VA
 * ⭐📺CinnamonPyroll
 * 📺CottontailVA
 * 📺CptCamille
 * 📺CultistZolon
 * 📺🎮🗣CyYuvtuber
 * 🎏Damanmillsva
 * 📺Darks0als
 * 📺DayumDahlia
 * 📺DJRecca
 * Dilfosaur: Karina Farek, not an individual streamer, but streams with part of Drawfee. Helped with original Alpha designs and makes amazing fanart.
 * 🎏DrawfeeShow
 * 📺El_xox
 * ⭐ErockWheelman
 * ⭐Fleshy: Creator of the TTS art for Klawed, another artist who worked on Alpha's Vtuber
 * 📺FreyaAmari
 * ⭐🎮📺FreyjaVT
 * 📺HaydenVT
 * ⭐iAteTheRamen
 * 🎏🗣JamBudsVO: Also plays "Razeem" in Alpha's weekly DnD game (Wednesdays at 7 pm PST)
 * ⭐Jaxxhoffman
 * 🎏Jokn
 * 🎮📺Juzo
 * ⭐Kaorunanjo
 * ⭐🎏KellenGoff
 * 📺 KohiMocha
 * ⭐📺LadHanabi
 * ⭐Lewis_tho
 * 📺MeowMoonified
 * 📺Mimcubus
 * ⭐Mucrush
 * ⭐🎮📺NateTheMoth: Community Manager Extraordinaire and all around legend. Creates many of the stream channel point redeems and shorts/tiktoks for other socials
 * 📺NightmareDetective
 * 📺Noctapus
 * 📺Onsta
 * 📺OverEzEggs
 * 🎮📺Persephone
 * 📺PixCatOS
 * 📺PrismSplay
 * ⭐📺RedTheTiny
 * 📺RissTV: Alpha's Vtuber model designer and artist
 * 📺Royzoga
 * 📺RyMcKeand
 * 🎮📺Senz
 * ⭐📺Silvy_Spark: Editor for Alpha's clips and shorts (TikToks and youtube)
 * 📺Soleil
 * ⭐📺Sonicgott
 * 📺StrangeBox
 * 📺🎮Strykur
 * ⭐🎏TinaMickel
 * ⭐🎮📺TruckChanVtuber
 * ⭐🗣📺VAAMusicalMike
 * 🎏🗣VAMichaelaLaws
 * 📺Velcria
 * 📺Vexoria_the_sun_eater
 * 🎏VieraB: Artist for Alpha's "Phonesly" and other mini lore comics
 * ⭐🎮📺VoiceofSeer
 * ⭐🎮📺WynDings
 * ⭐Zathured

Lore

 * Fandom Nickname is "Howlings" as dubbed by Anarchic Eris - who has also created a lot of Alphem (Alpha's Fem version) artwork
 * Wears Abercrombie and Fitch "Fierce" cologne
 * Likes Melon Boba over others, but will likely still drink other boba flavours
 * Born in Riverside, Iowa (same place as Captain Kirk)
 * Has an "affinity" for slime girls above all other monster girls
 * Alpha waxes, but this may be said with slightly less than full sincerity
 * His cybernetic arm was installed and is maintained by Vtuber CyYu as his "ripper doc"
 * His mom left to him the apartment he currently lives in
 * He works at a Kai Ken's Rockin' Takoyaki
 * He is scared of trains and the Minions from Illumination's Despicable Me
 * Has four tattoos
 * Alpha Centauri on his arm
 * A Midnight Howl logo on his right ankle
 * Drummer John Bonham's symbol - set of three interlocking circles that he got with the band in one of the mini comics
 * A treble clef on his upper inner thigh
 * He hates fried ice cream
 * According to his Midnight Howl character sheet, he "dislikes party-poopers, rent, feeling pitied or spoken down to, disappointing others, and commitment"
 * His band, Midnight Howl, has released two songs named "Neon Fire" and "Hype Beast", and are releasing more soon
 * He is an avid fan of Roofball and Kappa Mikey
 * Alpha wears three inch heels
 * Was Ranked #2 Hottest VTuber Date by Vexoria_the_Sun_Eater
 * Has been dubbed "The Internet's Badboy" by Projekt Melody
 * When he drinks, refers to himself as "Bobo W Rizz" while hitting on people at the Bar. The W stands for W.



Content

 * Overwatch
 * Valorant
 * Dying Light 2 (as he sounds awfully similar to the voice of protagonist Aiden Caldwell)
 * Dungeons & Dragons (Alpha has a reoccurring stream every Wednesday at 7 pm PST)
 * The Witcher
 * Dead Rising
 * Cyberpunk 2077
 * Hi-Fi Rush
 * Extremely cursed but hilarious ASMR streams
 * Just Chatting
 * Watch Along Streams (Kappa Mikey, 90's Cartoons and commercials, trailers, web surfing)
 * Watch Along Streams (Kappa Mikey, 90's Cartoons and commercials, trailers, web surfing)



Likes and hobbies

 * Drumming
 * Street food (especially Takoyaki)
 * Twitch Streaming
 * Streetwear
 * Retro Games & Music
 * His pet snailien Klawed <3

Memes

 * "You know how Bobo gets"
 * "The McRib never left"
 * "WTF, I have a 3090, I'm supposed to be able to run god!"
 * Longoshi (an animated drawing of Longoshi created by Viera B. set to the "didntIdoitforyou" audio)
 * Klawed vibing to the Freebird solo (sometimes affectionately abbreviated to FREEB)
 * O I L
 * "Gaming" Game Awards Clip
 * "Creasing"
 * "Shortie"
 * Kevlin (a long furby who may have beef with Klawed as Klawed is a veteran "of a thousand psychic wars" that Kevlin's race may have been involved with)
 * That's a W (accompanied by a gif of Legoshi doing a Fortnite dance with music)



Media

 * AlphaAniki - Twitch channel
 * AlphaAniki - YouTube channel
 * Alpha Aniki VODS - Alphas Twitch VOD Archive on YouTube (also stolen from Jonah Scott)
 * Jonah Scott's YouTube - some streams have happened here historically, when Neon Fire Released
 * VO To Go - A comedy youtube account with Jonah Scott and Alexs Le talking about voice acting
 * @AlphaAniki- Twitter account
 * @alphaaniki - TikTok account
 * Alpha's Wolfpack - Official Discord server
 * "Phonsely" page - This is for "spicier" content. Links for which can be found in the community discord server.

Merchandise
There is currently no official Alpha merchandise, but Jonah Scott has merch available through Represent
 * Jonah Scott Store - Jonah Scott Official Merch Store

Twitter hashtags

 * #AlphonseArt - Fan art
 * #Phonsely- NSFW Fan Art