Mysta Rias

Mysta Rias (ミスタ・リアス) was a male English Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI EN's fourth wave "Luxiem," alongside Luca Kaneshiro, Shu Yamino, Ike Eveland, and Vox Akuma.

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Profile
A Detective from the past known for his eccentric nature. As a natural-born genius, he solved countless mysteries with his keen deduction skills.

He has solved all the mysteries in the cities and now is moving onto another city.

Personality
As described in his profile, Mysta is known for his eccentric nature, characterized by his loud and outspoken way of speaking, humorous and bizarre personality, and proneness to swearing. What his profile doesn't accurately testify is the fact that he is a "natural-born genius", as noticed by his peers and fans, he doesn't have knowledge on certain common knowledge, such as what e coli is, the fact that chickens can't fly, cooking knowledge (see the cooking and food-related incidents section), etc.

Despite that, Mysta also has a sense of maturity, being able to straightforwardly discuss serious topics and address them when needed. Fitting for his detective lore, Mysta can be extremely observant at times.

While he presents himself as talkative and bombastic on-stream, Mysta has stated that he is actually fairly shy when he isn't streaming.

Appearance
He has short, greyish hair with orange sunglasses and a kitsune inspired hat.

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 17 December 2021, NIJISANJI EN announced the upcoming debut of its fourth wave "Luxiem", accompanied by a teaser featuring the new Livers' designs and voices.

Mysta's YouTube channel was created on 1 December 2021, and his Twitter account also created in the same month. His first tweet was made on 17 December 2021.

Debut
Luxiem made their debuts on 20 December 2021 (JST) as part of a special debut program hosted on the NIJISANJI EN channel, with commentary provided by Elira Pendora and Oliver Evans. Mysta was the fourth of the group to debut. Afterwards, all five members of Luxiem appeared on the main channel.

Luxiem's first original song, "Hope in the dark", was released shortly after the program. This song was written and produced by ChibaNyan, who previously wrote and produced Ethyria's debut song "God sees all".

2021
On 27 December, his Twitter account reached 100,000 followers.

On 31 December, his YouTube channel reached 100,000 subscribers.

2022
On 18 January, his Twitter account reached 200,000 followers.

On 23 January, his YouTube channel reached 200,000 subscribers.

On 20 February, his Twitter account reached 300,000 followers.

On 23 February, his YouTube channel reached 300,000 subscribers.

On 27 February, Luxiem's debut celebration voice packs went up for sale.

On 15 March, Mysta's White Day 2022 voice pack and goods went up for sale.

On 20 March, Mysta reached 400,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 16 April, Mysta reached 500,000 followers on his Twitter account.

On 22 April, Mysta reached 500,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 22 April, Mysta's Sakura Bloom 2022 voice pack and goods went up for sale.

On 1 May, each Luxiem member received an official bilibili account.

On 2 May, Mysta reached 100 captains on bilibili.

On 9 May, Mysta reached 550,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 21 May, Mysta reached 600,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 3 June, Mysta became an Affiliate on Twitch. He also appeared on Ironmouse's talk show, Speak of the Devil, the same day (EDT).

On 9 June, Luxiem's Luxiem Channel【NIJISANJI EN】YouTube channel was created.

On 18 June, Mysta held his first bilibili-exclusive stream.

On 25 June, Mysta reached 700,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. He celebrated shortly after by playing Fall Guys with his viewers.

On 21 July, Mysta reached 800,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 25 July, Mysta reached 900,000 followers on his Twitter account.

On 8 August, Mysta reached 200,000 followers on his Twitch channel. He celebrated shortly after with a Twitch stream.

On 23 August, Mysta reached 900,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 25 August, Mysta reached 1,000,000 followers on his Twitter account.

On 14 December, Mysta reached 1,000,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel during his |The Luxiem Alternate Universes stream. This achievement made him the 2nd NIJISANJI EN member and the 6th NIJISANJI Liver overall to reach this milestone.

2023
On April 21, Luxiem announced their second 2D outfits after a collab to be debuted the next day. For the reveal, Luxiem held a stream relay, allotting 30 minutes for each member, with Mysta being the third to go. New goods featuring Luxiem's new outfits went up for sale on 1 May.

Retirement
On 23 July, it was announced that Mysta would be graduating and his last stream would be on 27 August. It was also stated that his YouTube channel, Twitter, and other social media accounts would be made private after his graduation (which was later confirmed that his YouTube content would be archived), and the sale of his merchandise and voice content would stop gradually.

In his announcement stream, Mysta mentioned that this has already been planned months before Nina’s graduation announcement. One of the reason for his graduation was that he had solve all the mysteries in this city and now moving into another city. He previously was scheduled to graduate back in February but decided to fulfill all his obligations before he graduates, including releasing his first original song, which was "DETECT MY LOVE". It ended up ranking fifth on the Billboard Trending Songs chart, which peaked at #5.

On 27 August, Mysta held his graduation stream. It was divided into 2 parts, which consisted of chats with other NIJISANJI EN members. It attracted over 66,000 viewers at peak, and lasted over 12 hours of consecutive streaming. The archive quickly hit over 1,600,000 views after 8 hours.

2022

 * On 15 April, a Sweets Paradise collaboration involving Luxiem was announced, running from 24 April to May 31. Participating locations offered food and drinks themed off of individual Luxiem members. Customers were also able to buy limited-edition goods which included acrylic stands, a file folder, badges, print icon cookies, stickers, a canvas pouch, a mug, and t-shirts.
 * On 25 April, AnimeFest announced that Luxiem will hold a Q&A panel on July 30.
 * On 15 July, ANIME Impulse announced Luxiem as guests for a meet and greet on 4 September. Later on 11 August, ANIME Impulse announced that Luxiem would hold a panel on the main stage. Also available at the event were drinks themed off of the individual members of Luxiem.
 * On 1 September, Curtain Damashii announced limited-time original goods. These limited goods included canvas art, a jigsaw puzzle, wireless phone chargers, acrylic memo stands, and hashtag keychains. An original art piece was drawn by Takebayashi, while mini character art was drawn by Uchikoshi. Pre-order is available from 1 September to 21 September with items shipped between 16 November and 15 December.
 * On 28 September, KIRABASE announced a café collaboration with Luxiem running from 10 October to 30 November. This collaboration featured new artwork of Luxiem members in Halloween costumes drawn by Ajijifeizhai and chibi variants drawn by Chahuanxiong. Participating locations offered food and drink themed off of each member, as well as limited acrylic stands and badges. Customers that bought certain food items and/or posted on social media received random coasters, photo cards, and transparent photo frames.
 * On 11 November, Family Mart announced a collaboration with Mysta, Ike, Vox, Elira Pendora, Selen Tatsuki, Reimu Endou, Sonny Brisko, and Alban Knox. Beginning 15 November until 28 November, customers were eligible for clear files featuring Mysta, Elira, Selen, and Alban 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 10 January, COCO's announced a collaboration with the members of Luxiem and ROF-MAO, lasting from 18 January to 14 March. The campaign included limited menu items and clear files of each Virtual YouTuber, and was divided into four quarters. Mysta's exclusive item set was an ice cream parfait with chocolate ice cream, chocolate pudding, kiwi and orange sauce, and was available in the first quarter (18 January to 31 January).
 * On 23 January, Mysta participated in NIJISANJI EN Wrestling Tournament "WrestleSanji 2023". Mysta reached the semifinals but was later defeated by Enna Alouette.
 * On 20 February, ANIME Impulse announced Luxiem as guests for a meet and greet and QnA panel on 18 March. Also available at the event was a Luxiem-themed drink.

Fans

 * Mysta's fans are called "Mystakes", a portmanteau of "Mysta" and "mistakes".
 * His YouTube membership was called "Ownership".

Quotes

 * "How... mysterious." - Debut trailer
 * "Ruff ruff bark arf arf bark bark arf" - Debut stream
 * "who tf washes rice??? LMAOOOOOOOOO" - Mysta's tweet
 * "Hey... are you a... are you... a... lightbulb...? Because... when you're turned on... you're hot?"
 * "Why are you just twerking on the ceiling, dude?"
 * "Look at how cute they are, chat! oh my god! I wanna put my head between their thighs."
 * "It's been a good journey. My journey has come to an end and... thank you for joining me in everything. Thank you. I'll see you guys... I'll see you guys whenever I see you, okay? Maybe you can come visit me in the next city, I don't know." - Graduation stream
 * "I'll never forget you and I'll never forget all of your faces, all the things you've said, all the things we've done together — I will never ever forget them. I promise." - Graduation stream
 * Thank you guys, goodbye... Goodbye chat. I will really, really miss you guys. You are the best thing that happened to me. Goodbye Mystakes... I'll miss you. Thank you all so very much." - Graduation stream

Relationships

 * Luxiem - Mysta, Luca Kaneshiro, Shu Yamino, Ike Eveland, and Vox Akuma. These five debuted together.
 * Media: YouTube
 * Twitter hashtags: #Luxiem
 * FoxAkuma - Mysta and Vox Akuma.
 * HoeL Brothers - Mysta and Shu Yamino.
 * MysMi - Mysta and Mika Melatika.
 * Foxy Bakas - Mysta and Nina Kosaka.
 * FoxSlayer - Mysta and Shxtou.
 * FoxKnox - Mysta and Alban Knox.
 * NijiPETS - Mysta, Alban, Petra Gurin, and Enna Alouette.
 * NijiChaos - Mysta, Vox, Fulgur Ovid, and Millie Parfait. Coined during the The Game of Life 2 collab.
 * NijiEU - Mysta, Ike Eveland, Vox Akuma, and Nina Kosaka. An off-collab group which Mysta participates in.
 * Gen 2 - Luca Kaneshiro, Mika Melatika, and Oliver Evans.

Identity

 * Color: #C3552B
 * Occupation: Detective
 * His is INTP.
 * Mysta shares his character designer, HoeL, with Shu Yamino of NIJISANJI EN, Aragami Oga of HOLOSTARS, Xander Fangsworth and Rui Eventide of RealCorpTV, Heine Ulmaria of I-STREAM, and independent VTubers Whale Taylor, and Kano Seiga.
 * He is half-British, half-Filipino. His parents speaks Ilocano but he is unable to do so.
 * He has a strong Cockney accent, which he tried to suppress in the past.
 * His name is a pun on the word "Mysterious".

Lore

 * Mysta is known for cracking some of the country's most difficult cases. He was transported to the present day when undergoing this one case that he had been following for months - a notorious unnamed thief who had left no traces at every crime scene had been impossible to track down and identify - but Mysta's keen sense of smell led him to the thief. The person it led him to was Luca Kaneshiro, who, as revealed in his own lore video, was not the actual thief. Suddenly, Mysta was taken away by a mysterious force, and was transported to a dark place. There, he saw a light at the end of the tunnel, and after that, he got drunk at a bar. At the bar, the bartender showed Mysta his phone and introduced him to VTubers. Thinking it would help him find the thief and get back to his normal life, Mysta became a VTuber.

Preferences

 * Likes:
 * Magnum (the ice cream, not the condom), sleeping, mysteries, rhythm games, rom-com anime/manga, katsu curry (mild), and getting stepped on
 * Anime/Manga: "Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san", Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!, Servant x Service, Recovery of an MMO Junkie, Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai!, Nisekoi, Kaichou wa Maid-sama!, Hunter x Hunter, Toradora!, Working!, Love is War, Re:Life, Ao Haru Ride, The Quintessential Quintuplets, Tsurezure Children, Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san
 * Games: Omori, Osu!, Taiko no Tatsujin, League of Legends, Apex Legends, VALORANT, Undertale, Animal Crossing
 * Music: Fox Stevenson
 * Scents: Lilac
 * Prefers red grapes
 * Colour: Black
 * Animal: Red Panda
 * Cake: Chocolate
 * Alcohol: Cocktails and ciders
 * Pokémon: Sylveon
 * Junk food: Salami and slush ice


 * Dislikes:
 * Vanilla, matcha, chocolate mint, bubble tea, sparkling water, moving around, cleaning, exercising, social meetings, when internet goes down, horror, and the dark
 * Sushi
 * Beers


 * Preferences:
 * He pours cereal before milk.
 * He thinks pineapple on pizza is good, but he would never buy it.
 * He does not drink tea or coffee.

Cooking and Food-related Incidents

 * Mysta is notorious for his unusual and questionable experiences and decisions in cooking and food in general.
 * The earliest case is when he shared that he had expired milk in his fridge, which became yellow.
 * He additionally asked, "Why do people keeping saying it’s cheese? Does cheese come from milk?".
 * The most infamous is when he tweeted, "who tf washes rice??? LMAOOOOOOOOO", which resulted in an uproar from his audience and NIJISANJI members from various branches.
 * He later learned that not washing his rice was very unrecommended and unpreferable, and now washes his rice.
 * He thought that to make fried rice, you have to literally fry the rice in a frying pan with oil, deep frying the rice. This resulted in the rice going crunchy and hard.
 * Mysta's stories were noticed by comedian Nigel Ng, better known by his online persona Uncle Roger.
 * The first time was when Mysta mentioned Gordon Ramsay on Twitter asking if it was okay to not wash his rice. Uncle Roger responded with, "Is it alright to take a dump without wiping?"
 * The second was when a fan shared a clip of Mysta sharing his story of the time he made fried rice. He replied, "Someone tell me who is this @Mysta_Rias and why is he torturing me like this???".
 * One time he made rice, but forgot about it for two months. When he decided to make rice again, he found thousands of maggots in his rice cooker.
 * He mistakenly ate mold on his desk thinking it was hardened chocolate.
 * When he made mashed potatoes he did not wash the potatoes because he thought it wasn't necessary since he boiled them in water.
 * He did not clean his drink bottle properly, with the dishwashing liquid still being in the bottle. His juice tasted like soap, and thinking that the soapy taste would go away if he kept drinking it, he drank half of his drink.
 * After several cooking disasters, Mysta had his redemption arc by making some super super good chicken.
 * Mysta tweeted about his eggs (scrambled, with peppercorn and oregano) to which Uncle Roger replied and said "Someone arrest this man"
 * Self proclaimed MasterBaker.
 * According to Mika Melatika, when Mysta was making tomato soup he asked her to tell him if he had put enough basil. Mika thinking that he would season it little by little, gasp when he opened the cap and dunk it all in to the point that it had covered the whole top. Mika said, "That's too much basil.", to which Mysta replied, "There's no such thing as too much basil."
 * When Mika asked how his tomato soup was Mysta replied with, "It's good. I don't know why but it really tastes like basil."

The British Debuff of 2022

 * The British Debuff of 2022 refers to a very unfortunate incident (sarcasm) that happened during the Ghost Hunters Corp stream. During the game, Mysta tried exorcising the ghost away. He rapped, "YOU WHO HAUNT THIS PLACE IN THE NAME OF THE LORD I COMMAND YOU TO GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM MAY YOUR SOUL RETURN TO THE EARTH MAY YOUR BODY RETURN TO THE DUST SO BE THE WILL OF THE LORD" several times but the game did not pick it up even after several tries, simply because he has a British debuff.
 * After Mysta tried exorcising the ghost and failed miserably, it took Ike Eveland a single try to exorcise the ghost. He followed this by writing a very sad (sarcasm) diary entry, which reads: "Dear diary, Today I found out I was British. I have never felt so cringe in my life. All my friends make fun of me. Even my coworkers. Even dead people. Apparently, no one wants to associate with me. Not even the dead. Therefore, I will just stay in limbo forever."

Miscellaneous

 * His common official greeting is "KON-INNIT", a combination of the words "Konnichiwa" / "Konbanwa" and "Innit", the British short form of "Isn't it?". "Kon" is also an onamatopeia for foxes in Japanese.
 * Mysta helped out with motion graphic and sound effects on Luca's debut stream.
 * Before he became a detective, Mysta studied video editing in college. He later stopped because he found it really depressing due to the unexpected amount of work.
 * He is diagnosed with ADHD.
 * Mysta once identified as bi-curious, but now identifies as bisexual.
 * He is allergic to chocolate.
 * He has a single earring in his left ear.
 * He used to own a Tenga egg. He has a story where when he was living with his mother, he put it in the bathtub, and when he went looking for it, he found the Tenga egg placed on the side table, meaning that his mother saw the egg and put it there. He threw it out afterwards. He said he used to own one when he was 16 years old.
 * That egg was a single-use egg, but he used it multiple times.
 * He has two cats named Tom and Jerry. He also has two dogs named Cloudy and Dusky, which are currently staying at his mom's.
 * His female persona is named Mysty.
 * His alter ego, Rias, is a more dominant and sadistic version of himself.
 * If stranded on an island he would bring Vox because he can cook and Shu to get things done.
 * In a game of who would you kiss, date and marry. He would kiss Luca, Date Ike and Marry Vox, Shu is his brother (same mama) so he gets a hug.
 * He would pick Shu as his sidekick for detective cases.
 * He is a dog person.
 * He is left-handed.
 * He is lactose intolerant.
 * With the encouragement of Mika Melatika, he bought himself a Peppa Pig cake for his birthday.
 * He didn't know the difference between "was" and "were" until someone explained it to him in British.
 * For a time, Mysta's absurdly long list of nicknames became a popular joke among fans, in part thanks to Mysta reviewing his own wiki page on-stream.
 * He enjoys eating kiwi with the skin on, and said it felt like a spider on is mouth.
 * He used to grow mold in empty jars of tomato sauce.

Media

 * Mysta Rias's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website
 * Mysta Rias 【NIJISANJI EN】 - YouTube channel
 * MystaRias - Twitch channel
 * Mysta_Official - bilibili channel
 * @Mysta_Rias - Twitter account
 * u/Mysta_Rias - Reddit account

Twitter Hashtags

 * #MystaRias - General Tag
 * #MystaLive - Stream Tag
 * #MystArt - Fanart Tag
 * #MystariASS - NSFW Tag
 * #MystaWorldwide - Meme Tag
 * #Mystabration - Birthday Tag
 * #RiAssets - Asset Art
 * #MysThumb - Thumbnail Art