>>49406270>ultimately inconsequential idea of what their character 'should' beTheir design is about as consequential as it gets, it defines the vtuber's personality as much as the voice. Pic related is Uruha Rushia, you don't need to hear the voice to know who that figurine is based on. Rushia had her own fanbase, and while a few paypigs transferred to her next character, most actually didn't, because whatever came next was not Uruha Rushia. Same with Coco, or any other example. Both were top superchatted channels on YouTube, and this success did not transfer either.
While the person behind the mask is important, the mask itself is what people buy into. The vast majority couldn't care less about the real people behind the mask.
