Athy

Athy, formerly Athena Nightingale (アテナ • ナイチンゲール), is an independent female Virtual YouTuber. She was formerly a member of Akio AIR's 1st Generation also known as Season 1 REfract, alongside MEW Horizon, Nonoah, RoaFen, and Kion Dojima.

Introduction Video
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Profile
''Raised as a weapon of destruction in a war-torn world, private first class Athena knew nothing but to fight. One day, a surprise ambush left her for dead on the battlefield with her wings blown off. She was saved by a field nurse known as "Nightingale" and spent her time to recovering in the Nightingale house. She then adopted the name and was inspired to become a field nurse herself, hoping to save the lives of innocent beings trapped in violence and conflict. Using inter-dimensional travel, the Nightingales are stationed all over the universe to lend their service. Athena has traveled to many places, but often visits this world after being recruited to help fight against a deadly virus.''

"I sing and make music to help me recover from my hectic shifts. So I also hope that my songs can heal and bring peace to those who listen."

"When I am not on duty, I travel everywhere and explore other worlds such as this one! I love finding new places and meeting new people! Just remember to bring some snacks!"

Appearance
She has light sandy grey hair in a pony tail with glasses and orange-ish eyes and wears a black and gold headband with feathers.

Background
Athena's YouTube channel was created on 9 January 2012, her Twitter was created in April 2021.

On 28 February, Athena released her first original song "HAACHAMA HORROR SONG" for the HAACHAMA Horror Contest.

Athena debuted on 15 June 2021, she started the debut stream with an original song "🦉Athena's Aria."

2021
On 16 September, Athena revealed her 0.5 outfit, "Slumber Party outfit".

On 1 November, Athena revealed her "Sailor Uniform Nurse outfit".

On 22 December, Athena celebrated her 6 months anniversary which was also her last stream before taking an indefinite hiatus.

Joining Akio AIR
On 18 January, she announced that she would be a part of AkioAIR.

On 11 March, she redebuted.

On 23 March, during a stream, Athena announced that her channel was approved for monetization, and opened superchat.

On 25 March, she became a YouTube partner.

On 26 April, she had her first stream on Twitch channel.

On 29 April, she opened her channel membership feature.

On 1 May, she had her first official collaboration stream with a VTuber outside Akio AIR Toba Fuyumi.

On 9 June, she reached 10,000 subscribers on YouTube channel during a karaoke stream.

On 3 November, Athena announced that she would be taking a month break due to health issues.

Leaving Akio AIR
On 24 September, Athena announced that she would be leaving Akio AIR and becoming an indie VTuber, rebranding as simply "Athy". This post was then deleted hours later without any warning.

Athy would make a different announcement on 29 September, not only reiterating that she was severing all ties with AkioAIR, but also airing her own grievances with the company.

Fans

 * Athena's fanbase is called "nightowlets."
 * Her pet is a worm named "Mimi." Mimi is a talented worm, he can also play violin.
 * Has a close friendship with "Pizza Rat." A rat who loves eating anything (but mainly pizza!). He can be seen in Athena's debut stream as well as on most of her end stream screens.

Likes and dislikes

 * Her favorite colors are teal, green, orange, and coral pink.
 * Her favorite animals are earthworms, snails, any trash animal (rats, raccoons, possums), caterpillars, pandas, penguins, ducks, blobfish.
 * Her favorite foods are popcorn, waffles, papaya, tofu, nuts, gummies, pickles, and pizza.
 * Her favorite music genes are musical theater, jpop, kpop, cpop, rock, indie, acoustic, EDM, DnB, classical, and Disney.
 * Her favorite anime are Gunslinger Girl, Monster, Perfect Blue, Great Pretender, Detective Conan, Railgun, Clannad, HxH, FMA, Your Lie in April, Wolf Chidren, Hinamatsuri, Minami-ke.
 * Her favorite games are Taiko, Muse Dash, Stardrew Valley, Bioshock, Surgeon Simulator, Overcooked, Octopath Traveler, Breath of the Wild, Phasmophobia, The Room, Beat Saber and RPG Horror.
 * She likes snacks, she said that she was always hungry.
 * Her hobbies are snacking, playing music, singing, sleeping, martial arts, yoga, baking, crafting, hiking, watching TV, reading, and playing with pets.
 * She dislikes spicy, raw fish, alcohol, sugar in tea or coffee, loud noises or strong perfume smells, anything out of tune, poor hygiene (long nails), and messy rooms.

Fun Facts

 * She is nocturnal, but not all owls are.
 * She is the WORST procrastinator ever.
 * She is immune to caffeine.
 * She only gets sick every few years.
 * She doesn't have perfect pitch but she can fake it.
 * Her eyesight is not so great.
 * She cannot play video games to save her life.
 * While she is still inexperienced with video games, after 6 months of streaming she has gotten better at playing certain video games. Notably, she has demonstrated great skill at the game "Muse Dash."
 * She has worked many odd jobs.
 * She has adoptive (owl) siblings.
 * She has had every bodily fluid end up on her clothes at work.
 * She has visited every continent on Earth except Antarctica.
 * She wrote the Haachama Horror Song while in quarantine.

Miscellaneous

 * Her goals are to: write more original songs, improve her singing skill, get better in music production/mixing, play the violin/viola on stream, record more cover songs, do lots and lots of collaborations, make new friends, play and complete a game on stream, do an endurance stream (about 5 hours stream), improve FPS game skills, start an educational series, de-stress and relax a little more.
 * Her race is Great horned owl.
 * In Greek mythology, "Athena" is the name of an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, handicraft, and warfare. Similarly, Athena takes the form of an owl, a creature that represents wisdom.
 * Her birthday 4 August is also the International Owl Awareness Day.
 * Athena can speak English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and a little bit of Japanese, Korean.
 * Athena can play Piano, Guitar and Ukulele. She played it during her debut stream.
 * Athena shares rigger Zelo with her genmates RoaFen, Kion Dojima, MEW Horizon, and Hoshino Charlotte of Tsunderia.
 * Athena's last name and lore are most likely a nod to Florence Nightingale, an English statistician who was a prominent nurse during the Crimean War in the 19th century and is also credited as the mother of modern nursing.

Media

 * Athy - YouTube channel
 * Athena Nightingale【AkioAIR】 - Athena YouTube channel
 * AthenaNightingale - Athena Twitch channel
 * @owlthy - Twitter account
 * Athena Nightingale - Soundcloud account
 * @nightowlthena - Marshmallow account
 * 🌳Owlthena's Hideout🌳 - Discord server
 * Athena Nightingale🦉 - Bandcamp
 * carrd - All links

Twitter hashtags

 * #nightowlets - Fanbase
 * #AthenaNightingale - General
 * #OwlOnAir (Old) / #athyLIVE - Stream
 * #アテナート / #athenART - Fan art
 * #owlchestra (Old) / #athyTUNES- Music