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.

On 19 May, Alban reached 400,000 followers on his Twitter account.

On 24 May, Alban reached 300,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 20 June, Alban reached 500,000 followers on his Twitter account.

On 9 July, Alban reached 400,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 23 July, Alban reached 600,000 followers on his Twitter account.

On 21 August, Alban reached 500,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 29 August, Alban reached 700,000 subscribers on his Twitter account.

On 16 September, Alban did a collaboration with Regis Altare, making the this first collab between NIJISANJI English and HOLOSTARS English.

2022

 * On 24 June 2022, a Sweets Paradise collaboration involving Noctyx and Ranunculus was announced, running from 1 July to 7 August.
 * On 11 November, Family Mart announced a collaboration with Alban, Sonny, Elira Pendora, Selen Tatsuki Reimu Endou, Ike Eveland, Mysta Rias, and Vox Akuma. From 15 November until 28 November, customers were eligible for clear files featuring Alban, Selen, Elira, and Mysta if they bought two snack products. Files features handwritten messages by the members. A clear file featuring all four was also available if customers bought two jelly products.

2023

 * On 14 January, Noctyx attended ANIME Impulse LA 2023 as guests, where they held meet & greet sessions and a Q&A panel designated #QandAbyss.

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
 * "Irasshaimase!"

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, gay 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".
 * When speaking Japanese, he calls himself "boku".

Media

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

Twitter hashtags

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

Further readings

 * Alban Knox (アルバーン・ノックス) - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
 * AlbanKnox - Pixiv Encyclopedia
 * Alban Knox - Moegirl Encyclopedia
 * Alban Knox 【NIJISANJI EN】 - Wikitubia