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Minerva Marie-Sagan, is an aspiring Novelist, VTuber & Composer[1], who initially started streaming on Twitch.tv with no mic on the 19th & 20th of May 2021[2], before voice debuting in August that same year.

She eventually quit streaming on Twitch and moved to YouTube in September 2022.

2021 to Current Year[]

Over 2 years leading up to her partnership with YouTube she would face many challenges as a small content creator, giving up many times, but then returning stubbornly despite the difficult odds and loneliness.

2021[]

Mid-May thru Early-October[]

  • This period was quiet time for her on YouTube
  • Her channel served mainly as a clips & VODs repository, with little to no edits or thumbnails
  • She streamed the creation of her VTuber model using VRoid Studio, on the 19th on Twitch.tv
  • On the 20th, tracked by VSeeFace, fully debuted "mute" (slang for without a microphone)
  • She would face trials and tribulations during the "VTuber Boom of 2021"
    • and would "semi-quit" Twitch due to impostor syndrome and a "crowded market",
    • isolating herself by focusing rewriting her novels' manuscript

RTX Model Debut[]

  • 3 RTX Subathons feat. GOTHIC Strike Minerva
    • 32 Hour
    • 72 Hour
    • 27 Hour
  • Concept of "cosplaying one's "VTuber Avatar" is inspired by LumiTuber's RTX model

Original Soundtrack and VTuber Lore[]

Face Reveal and IRL Stream Specials (Part 1)[7][]

2023[]

735 days from debut, and 5 days after her 2nd Anniversary, Minerva got at email congratulating her sudden & unexpected acceptance into the YouTube Partnership Program (YPP) as of 25th May 2023, 07:22pm, (GMT+8).[4]

IRL Stream Specials (Part 2)[]

2024[]

Active, growing to 3,000+ Subscribers and 3 Million+ Views as of 22nd September 2024.[8]

IRL Stream Specials (Part 3)[]

Design[]

Key Features[]

  1. Long Blackcurrant Hair
  2. Single branching golden horn
  3. Elf-like ears with golden hoop earrings
  4. Upside-down prune-coloured floating crown
  5. T-shaped facepaint on her nose bridge with Freckles
  6. Mole on the right of her mouth below her lower lip
  7. Tanned complexion

List of Models[]

  • Re: Project "sudo nym.ph" - A pun on the word "Pseudonym", pen name for Authors...

"High Fidelity" Prototypes (Pre-VTuber)[]

  1. ROOT Minerva[10]
  2. STRIKE Minerva[11]

Debut & Present (VRoid 3D Models)[]

  1. DEBUT Minerva
    1. is based on her Pre-VTuber appearance: "Root Minerva"
  2. ROOT Minerva II[12]
    1. is a 100% upgrade of her "black" administrative attire from debut
  3. STRIKE Minerva II
    1. was based on STRIKE Minerva 1.0
    2. Which serves as a "Combat Form"
    3. that matches the FPS/Military Shooter Genre that she streams
    4. Gear by YUHEI on Booth.pm

RTX Models (Special Occasions)[]

  1. GOTHIC Strike Minerva v1.0 - 32 Hour Subathon
  2. GOTHIC Strike Minerva v2.0 - April Fool's Subathon
  3. GOTHIC Strike Minerva v3.0 - 1st Anniversary Subathon
    1. YouTube Partner Acceptance Speech[13]
    2. Fake YouTube Play Button Unboxing

Illustrative Depictions & Project(s)[]

  1. Strike Minerva "ZERO" by CY / Milkydromeda
    1. for Throneless III Anniversary MV & Social Branding (2021-2024)
    2. Minerva's Prequel Movie and vintage "Combat Form"
    3. This is also a homage to Ace Combat Zero, "the war before the war, the legend before the legend".

Live2D Models (Not Applicable)[]

  1. Due to financial constraints, Minerva has yet to make a transition to Live2D aka a "Migration".
  2. She argues that VRoid is still more economical for a VTuber & YouTuber of her "weight class" (subcount & earnings), when it comes to changing clothings, hairstyles and accessories for the price and turnaround time.

VTuber Lore[]

Minerva's Lore had been easily summarized into song via "Throneless III" and her now-defunct 2021 Stream Intro.

Links with "The Masked Parapriestess" Novel[]

  • Her VTuber Lore is also an extension and prequel of her Original IP & WIP Novel:
  • "The Masked Parapriestess", which she plans to publish traditionally under the
  • “Big Five” Publishers
    1. Penguin/Random House
    2. Hachette Book Group
    3. Harper Collins
    4. Simon and Schuster
    5. Macmillan

Current Concept Art shows 4 Characters Featured:[14]

  1. "VEE" - Veralisa Sindile
  2. "DON" - Belladonna Thanatos
  3. "EVA" - Evangeline Alexandra
  4. "RYS" - Chrysah Mei Baihua

Quotes[]

  1. "The best way to defeat impostor syndrome is to look not on others, and just go forward with the work"
  2. "For the greater freedom of all mankind!" - Hellion Intelligence Agency (HIA) Faction Motto
  3. "We cooking these kids!" - Fortnite Killstreak
  4. "It's not about the views, it's about sending a message."

Trivia[]

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7qQLdvuTIBhMIwyn7uxOxj?si=pvE-xmPUR3mjqlpUBaQBPw
  2. https://vtubie.com/minerva-marie-sagan/
  3. Instagram Post - HKSFMinerva "I slept well today." || https://www.instagram.com/p/CsrfaA7Syu1/
  4. 4.0 4.1 🤯 HKSFMinerva Instagram Post (25-May-2023) || https://www.instagram.com/p/Csqp78JS6IJ/
  5. 【MV】Throneless III - Minerva Marie-Sagan (1st Anniversary) | VTuber Original Song & Lore || https://youtu.be/rVYshmZbjdI
  6. THRONELESS v1.0 (Prototype) | VTuber Outro Song & Lore || https://youtu.be/T98EqKTxkRg
  7. HKSFMinerva IRL Stream Playlist, YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmp__Okibw9X0rqEiwSyR2OuisZcv9z_X
  8. Minerva Marie-Sagan Official - Social Blade | https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/hksfminerva
  9. Can I use the models created with VRoid Studio Stable Ver. for commercial purposes? || https://vroid.pixiv.help/hc/en-us/articles/4405813333657-Can-I-use-the-models-created-with-VRoid-Studio-Stable-Ver-for-commercial-purposes
  10. ROOT Minerva (2018/19) - https://hksfminerva.wordpress.com/2020/10/12/minerva-root/
  11. STRIKE Minerva (2020/21) - https://hksfminerva.wordpress.com/2020/12/30/minerva-strike/
  12. ROOT Minerva II (v1.10 Midlife Upgrade) | https://hksfminerva.wordpress.com/2021/11/15/root-minerva-ii-v1-10-midlife-upgrade/
  13. Honkai Star Rail Changed My Life (YouTube Partner Special) - https://youtu.be/5IYrgdcKWFM
  14. VERA – Live2D Animation PV (Genshin Impact Inspired Anime Trailer) | The Masked Parapriestess WIP 05 | https://hksfminerva.wordpress.com/2023/10/12/veralisa-sindile-of-ussea-live2d-preview-original-animation-the-masked-parapriestess-wip-05/
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