>>100750283Cover artificially kills a vtuber's persona off when they leave, because to them the brand means everything and without the brand the vtuber is dead to them (they want viewers to think the same and they've been somewhat successful in fostering this mindset). To them if a vtuber was able to stay the same and keep collabing with other members after they left, it would make the brand worthless. They need viewers to think being a Hololive member is important and exclusive, but how could they do that if former members could collab with current members and prove they are just the same as indies? Ex-Holos need to be banished to show both current Holos and viewers that there are real consequences for leaving.
