Uka

Uka (友夏) is a male Chinese VTuber and a member of VirtuaReal, Nijisanji's Chinese Virtual Liver branch as a part of its fifteenth generation (aka 157) alongside Keke, Hunger, and Yog.

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"Can't open the panel for my character stats; they're stronger than you imagine too!"

- Uka

During his career, Uka has saved the world over a hundred times and inspired hope, love, and countless legends! The spoils dropped from killing the Demon King have already filled his little cabin to the brim. However, he couldn't care less about these achievements now! There always comes a day when a sword loses its edge and today is the day he lays his cards on the table.


 * "Village chief, thank you for the thorough mission briefing, but don't you think there's something wrong with our world? How can a 'normal' world experience a world-ending crisis every three days; are heroes not allowed to rest even on Saturdays? Forget it, these things don't matter anymore; I've decided to retire from being a hero starting from today."


 * "Please don't, there's something we should discuss; at least wait for your year-end bonus before deciding."


 * "You gave me this same excuse three years ago, then three years after and you'll do it again three years after that. I don't care; I've already written my letter of resignation."


 * "Then let's have you do a final mission on top of this one&mdash;don't leave, let me finish. This additional mission is a foreign assignment where it just so happens that you don't need to return for a debriefing once you're done. The current mission and this new one will both have your rewards paid in advance, okay?"

Although Uka had already been set on leaving, the bountiful mission rewards were just too tempting and the village chief's words seemed fairly reasonable as well. However, the first mission's battle turned out to be more difficult than he had imagined. Even though Uka was a veteran warrior, he still found himself caught in an unprecedented predicament!

Fortunately, before expending all of his healing items, Uka succeeded once more in adding a new Demon King entry to his list of kills!

Directly after the completion of this mission, the letter for the final mission opened itself. After experiencing a white flash, Uka opened his eyes to find himself standing at the entrance of the VirtuaReal building holding an already signed and sealed contract letter instead of the one for his final mission.

Personality
Uka describes himself as someone who "likes to laugh heartily but has a cautious personality" and "likes to talk but is very socially anxious".

Background
Uka, as 沙漏 (Hourglass), submitted a partial cover of Jay Chou's "Secret" as an entry for one of Azusa's fan singalongs on 31 July 2021. He felt it would be easier to duet with her through this fan event rather than as a VirtuaReal Liver post debut.

On 25 September 2021, Uka was announced as part of VirtuaReal's fifteenth generation. Uka also released his first video, a cover of a VOCALOID song titled "得过且过的勇者" (The Drifting Hero), on the same day.

On 4 October 2021, Uka was the first member of 157 to debut on stream. He started off his stream by playing Mahjong Soul, gave a presentation about himself (including some of his likes and dislikes), and ended the stream with some singing and chatting.

2021
On 25 October, Uka celebrated reaching 5000 fans on bilibili and his one month anniversary with his "first singing stream" (as joked by fans and Uka himself, he had actually sang regularly in almost every stream prior to this one). For this stream, Uka lifted a personal rule (of not repeating songs) in order to "sing some songs everyone liked". During this stream, Uka became his own captain on bilibili, an action akin to a Virtual YouTuber joining their own membership.

On 25 October, Uka reached 100 captains on bilibili. He later celebrated the occasion with a singing stream on 19 November.

On 11 December, Uka held a stream where he sang 33 Jay Chou songs.

On 15 December, Uka released his first original song titled "拯救世界好累快来个抱抱！" (Saving The World is Tiring, Come Here For a Hug!) just three days before his birthday.

2022
On 2 February, a cover of a VOCALOID song titled "流年如歌" (Time Passes Like a Song) was released to celebrate the Chinese New Year. This cover was a collaboration between Tocci, Tanoshiba, Susam, Uka, and Yog.

On 4 February, a cover of "恭喜发财" (Gong Xi Fa Cai) was released to celebrate the Chinese New Year. This cover was the first song collaboration between "virtual Andy Lau (?)" Uka and "his virtual silly son (√)" Hunger and also featured Yog and Keke in smaller parts, thus acting as a Chinese New Years greeting from all of 157.

Events

 * On 12 November 2021, Uka participated in VirtuaReal's 2021 Autumn Singing Relay.

Fans
Uka's fans are called 友友 (lit. friend-friend) and his fan medal tag is 夏之友 (Friends of Summer).

Trivia

 * Color: #A72424
 * Uka is a human hero from another world.
 * Uka's Chinese name, 友夏 (yǒuxià), is phonetically derived from the Japanese kanji for hero, 勇者 (yūsha).
 * Uka's weapon is a type of sword called a shuangshou jian. The sword has an eye mounted in the center of the crossguard and parts of the edge appear to have broken off.
 * Uka's right eye is red due an injury he sustained on his final mission before coming to this world. A lack of treatment eventually led to the development of an eye power (瞳术) called 劫魔焱 (lit. Calamity Magic Flame). He has likened this to power to Uchiha Itachi's Amaterasu.
 * The color of Uka's eyes change depending on his mood. When he is calm, both eyes are blue. When he is more excited, his right eye turns red. When his mood is even more severe, both eyes will be red.
 * Uka's streams consist of "zatsudans, singing, Mahjong, and other games and special activities".

Likes and dislikes

 * Uka's likes include cola, the Anemo element from Genshin Impact, Mahjong, and the human race. He dislikes BUG.
 * Uka generally prefers Pepsi over Coca-Cola.
 * Uka likes songs that feature different Chinese dialects (e.g., some Cantonese and Minnan music). He especially likes Sichuanese rap. Musical artists that he likes include the Higher Brothers and by affiliation, other artists from Chengdu Rap House (CDC) and 88rising. His favorite singer is Jay Chou.
 * Anime series that Uka likes include Monogatari, Re:Zero, K-On!, and Akagi, with K-On! in particular being one of his favorites (i.e., his 入宅作).

Media

 * 友夏Uka - Bilibili channel
 * Uka's corporate profile on vrp.live
 * @友夏Uka - Weibo account
 * 友夏Uka的提问箱 - Tape account

Unofficial

 * 友夏的勇者之剑 - Bilibili channel named after Uka's sword

Bilibili hashtags

 * #友夏的高光瞬间# - Fanart tag
 * #友夏的小木屋# - Fans' day-to-day tag (for any everyday happenings, e.g., what they're eating)
 * #友夏的最后亿首# - Singing clips tag

Further readings

 * 友夏 ( / Uka) - Unofficial Nijisanji Wiki
 * 友夏 - Moegirl Encyclopedia