Tako

Tako (塔克) is a male Chinese Virtual UP (bilibili content creator) affiliated with hOuOu-SOLO who streams on bilibili.

He is well known for singing in both English and Chinese, but streams only in Chinese as he claims his English level is poor.

Profile
"A blue-ringed octopus from the deep sea, aiming to become a master virtual idol."

2021

 * On July 3rd, 2021, Tako unveiled his new persona, Black Swan.

2022

 * On July 3rd, Tako celebrated his 25th birthday on stream. Bilibili commemorated this event with a unique banner.


 * On July 4th, Tako was announced to have joined hOuOu under hOuOu-SOLO.


 * On September 25, Tako unveiled his 3D model with a special broadcast.


 * On December 24, Black Swan received a new outfit based on the fable of the golden goose, as part of a HouOu fairytale collection featuring him alongside Sigeru, Mint, and SankaAI.

Relationships

 * "NTR" - an unofficial trio formed between Nox, Tako, and Roi. The self proclaimed group of weirdos first formed during a KTV (karaoke booth) stream on the 22nd of August in 2021 (unarchived). They later went on to have multiple collaborations and a final KTV stream on November 8th of 2022 before Roi's graduation. The unfortunate arrangement of their initials was thought up by fans.
 * "TNT" - formed between Tako, Nox, and Tocci after Tako had mistakenly introduced himself as part of NTR during a collab. The trio also became known as "TTT" when Nox asked "Where did we get two T's?", assuming she still held the first initial and had somehow become a T.

Streams
Tako streams on most days of the week, taking a break every Monday and hosting a karaoke every Saturday. Though most streams start at 8PM CST, he will occasionally start up at odd hours of the morning to play League of Legends.

Tako

 * During his self introduction video he starts with a cryptic speech that goes:

"Once upon a time, there was a secret among people that lives by the seashore. They said, "Do not go to the beach, whenever the full moon rises." So repeat after me, Do not go to the beach, whenever the full moon rises."


 * He claims to be a blue ringed octopus.

Black Swan

 * Black Swan and Tako are not considered the same individual, but instead are both reincarnations of the same god existing at different times. This god is in charge of time and everything that flows, but ultimately isn't capable of existing in two places at once, thus having multiple reincarnations.
 * Swan is the prime minister of his country, with a butler surnamed Liu.
 * Though his lore isn't entirely clear, it's assumed he was taken over at the age of 25 and has to spend most of his later stages in a wheelchair. The current illustration of Swan is that of when he was around 18-19.
 * Due to a mistake, Swan at one point had a doppelganger in the same timeline. This individual is simply regarded as "The Son of the Sea", but was stabbed by butler Liu and eventually died.
 * The motif of a black swan being chosen for this persona follows whats regarded as a "black swan theory": a major, unpredictable event that has heavy consequences, but in hindsight was bound to happen.

Golden Goose

 * The golden goose is an outfit of Black Swans, telling the story of a goose who spent its whole life being sold off to various owners across fables and regarded as nothing but an object of value for its golden eggs. The highlighted stories are that of Jack and the Beanstalk, and The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs.

"I work day and night to create wealth, but who cares what I think? If so, why don't I take it all in my hands?"


 * In this story however, he claims to have sold off his golden eggs to hire hitmen in order murder Jacks entire family, finally being able to life a free and prosperous life.

Miscellaneous

 * He formerly was a music teacher.
 * His species is Hapalochlaena Lunulata.
 * His MBTI is ISTP.
 * He is pansexual.

Incidents relating to being mistaken as a woman

 * Due to his nature of having long hair and an androgynous taste in clothing, Tako has an ongoing saga of being mistaken as a woman while in public.
 * The most infamous case in this series is a clip wherein he shares his experience flying to Shanghai three times and getting mistaken as a woman every time.
 * He shared that during his fourth visit, he got strange looks going to the male washrooms in the airport and was also called a beautiful woman by a taxi driver.
 * Once while wearing decorative rings, he was asked by a young girl, "Why doesn't your husband buy you diamond rings? My dad has them, and my mother has the ones my dad buys for her too."
 * It took him a great amount of self restraint to not insult the poor child.