Uka

Uka (友夏) is a male Chinese VTuber affiliated with VirtuaReal, NIJISANJI's Chinese Virtual Liver branch, as 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
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 (aka followers) on bilibili and his one month anniversary (since 157's announcement) 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). Uka lifted a personal rule (of not repeating songs) in this stream in order to "sing some songs everyone liked". During this stream, Uka also 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 5 November, Uka and the rest of 157 celebrated their one month anniversary (since debuting on stream) with a collaboration stream.

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 12 March, Uka's White Day merchandise and voice pack were announced.

On 10 June, Uka released his first full song written and composed by himself titled "高考作文" (Gaokao Essay).

Events

 * On 12 November 2021, Uka participated in VirtuaReal's 2021 Autumn Singing Relay.
 * On 15 January 2022, Uka participated in an exhibition game for bilibili's Spring Festival Dou Dizhu Grand Contest. He placed 6th out of 24 players overall.
 * On 27 March 2022, Uka sang alongside Yog in bilibili's Fire & Ice Spring Banquet.
 * On 17 April 2022, Uka participated in VirtuaReal's Sudden Stay-At-Home Lifestyle Big Reveal.
 * On 4 May 2022, Uka participated in VirtuaReal's Sudden Story Convention.
 * On 28 May 2022, Uka participated in VirtuaReal's Third-Year Anniversary Special Program.
 * On 28 May 2022, Uka participated in VirtuaReal's Third-Year Anniversary Special Program.

Fans

 * Uka's fans are called "友友" (lit. friend-friend) and his fan medal tag is "夏之友" (Friend 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 term 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 technique 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.
 * Besides McDonald's, other foods that Uka likes include shaokao, shaorou, shuan rou (e.g., shuan yangrou), hot pot, maocai, chuan chuan, dandan noodles, jianbing, hot dry noodles, shumai, hulatang & youbing, hui mian, rice vermicelli, luosifen, Su-style noodles, duck blood / beef / mutton and vermicelli soup, guantang bao, xiaolongbao, guotie, three/five filling bao, steamed jiaozi, Chinese fried rice, jiaozi, little wontons, zongzi, chaoshou, economy rice, rice noodle rolls, chao hefen, congee (with no pork liver), spring rolls, guotiao, local specialty soups with meat, and many more.
 * Foods that Uka dislikes include okra, zhe ergen, durian, and other controversial ingredients and dishes.
 * 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.
 * Uka held a Jay Chou singing stream where he sang 32 of the artist's songs.
 * Anime series that Uka likes include Monogatari, Re:Zero, K-On!, and Akagi. K-On! is his 入宅作 (rù zhái zuò): the series that got him into anime.
 * Uka has played countless video games including MOBAs like Dream of the Three Kingdoms (梦三国), League of Legends, and Honor of Kings. His first game in the ACG sphere was Kaku-San-Sei Million Arthur.

Miscellaneous

 * 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, weeks before his debut. He felt it would be easier to duet with her through this fan event rather than as a VirtuaReal Liver post debut.
 * Uka considers himself an older brother to the other members of 157.
 * Uka met with Isabella, Hakuja, and Keke in his first offline meeting involving other Livers. He talked about his experience in a stream shortly after.
 * The first thing Uka wants to do should he get his 3D model is run on VirtuaReal's treadmill – as seen in the BiliBiliWorld 2021 program, "Running Fitness: Learn About It" (跑步健身了解一下) – to "see if [he] will melt into snow [sic]".

Media

 * 友夏Uka - bilibili channel
 * Uka's corporate profile on the official VirtuaReal website
 * 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