>>52218189tl;dr this guy is Aruvn, was meant to be part of the gamers wave but was cut due to being pinned as the source of the leaks. want more info? then read on
Basically, the new "Gamer" wave was originally said to have 6 members, with the guy in the OP (Aruvn) allegedly being one of them. 2 of them seemed to drop out though, probably because they read Anycolor's contracts and saw how shitty they were, which cut their numbers down to four.
On a side note though, while that is still enough for a new wave, the most bizarre part is that this wave was kept as a secret for months. It wasn't like Anycolor at all given their tendency to shotgun talents like its nothing.Getting back on track, leaks started getting posted here around late May IIRC, with one of those leaks comprising of an image of the four talent's designs. Some people in these threads tried to downplay the leak as "AI art", whether these were fans or actual Niji talents/interns saying it though, who knows. This leak was some time after the 2% leak, and around this time Aruvn started going more menhera on Twitter than what seemed like usual judging by his posts, which lead to rumors spreading that he was the source of the leaks and Anycolor caught wind of it. And these leaks werent minor either, there was notable stuff being posted here like the exact date, names, designs, well before the information was made public. Whether or not he also was the source of the damning 2% merch split isn't clear but likely a certainty.
Fast forward to now, and everything pretty much matches up perfectly with the leaks, except for one small factor. Only 3/4 of the leaked designs were used, so it was put together that Aruvn was meant to be the fourth guy but was canned and probably blacklisted from the company for the leaks, regardless of whether he did it himself or he shared this information with a friend who then posted it on the internet. There's still information we'll never know about though, like who leaked Nina's exact graduation time and date before. Couldnt be Aruvn unless he knew that too, so maybe it came from some disgruntled talent/employee who wishes to remain anonymous.
>>52225903Some talents like Pekora would've never been huge at Nijisanji, she'd just be yet another face in a sea of them. She probably wouldn't have as good a design either.
