Xingchen

Xingchen (Simplified Chinese: 星尘; Traditional Chinese: 星塵), also known in English as Stardust, is a Chinese VOCALOID developed by Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd., in collaboration and distributed by Beijing Photek S&T Development Co., Ltd. for the VOCALOID4 engine in April 2016. She is the first VOCALOID for the Voicebank Customize Project and was later part of the cast.Stardust's Debut
In February 2021, Xingchen was released for as a voicebank known as "". https://t.bilibili.com/628423959597161086
She is voiced by Chalili (茶理理; Chálǐlǐ), a Chinese utaite.Voice provider
==Concept==
Xingchen was originally a mascot for the doujinshi group and series Quadimension.Quadimensionko
According to the Quadimension 3 album artbook and November's design concepts, Xingchen is capable of flying to Earth by using her hair. However, it was noted that she does not necessarily need to flap her hair while flying in space.http://www.weibo.com/3180838712/Cs1nqw0Xb
Her birthday is August 12.Character bio Her zodiac sign is Leo.
One of the most prominent aspects for Xingchen's character and design is that she carries a yellow star tetrahedron (also known as a "double tetrahedron"). This shape is also present on the left corner of her dress and as the third stroke of "星" in her logo. The star tetrahedron represents the human body, heaven and earth, or aether, and is a shape found in .http://www.crystalwind.ca/eureka-amazing/meta-science/sacred-geometry/metaphysical-star-tetrahedron This was later confirmed to be an influence to her overall character concept, especially during her time as Quadimensionko.https://weibo.com/5056093502/HAFKwvdDT In the artbook for Fairytale released in 2019, the attribute for the star tetrahedron was labelled as "sacred" or "holy" (神圣).https://imgur.com/a/LFzUPk2
In March 2019, Xingchen was revealed to be part of the MEDIUM⁵ cast and was one of the girls who derived from a single being known as ZERO who possessed Metatron's Cube.https://www.bilibili.com/video/av42960488 It was noted that out of all five derivatives, Xingchen looked and sounded the most like ZERO, as ZERO was based on the original Quadimensionko concept due the the company's fondness for the initial design and was repurposed. Xingchen and ZERO were both one person and not one person, somewhere in between, representing the past and the present.
===Etymology===
Her name, Xingchen (星尘; Xīngchén), means "Stardust" in Chinese. "Stardust" is her official English name as it appears on her boxart, numerous promotional material, and is utilized on her official social media accounts.
She was originally known as "Quadimensionko".
===Appearance===
Xingchen's initial VOCALOID design was based on her original Quadimensionko concept. There were notable minor changes as she was given a skirt, shorter pigtails on the lower side of her head, and a different top. This design was drawn by November and was inspired by science-fiction.
However, due to the Chinese fans' worries about her appearance looking similar to Hatsune Miku, Xingchen was later redesigned.Stardust's clothing change Her final design was drawn by ideolo but was conceptualized by November. Her quad-tail hairstyle was still kept but worn in a different way. She also wore a new one-piece dress and her arm-warmers were replaced with long gloves.
Xingchen's quad-tail hairstyle was created to represent "Quadimension".Hairstyle
===Relations===
* - Older Sister
* - Older Sister
* - Younger Sister
* - Younger Sister
* - Originator
* - Fellow vocal.
* - Fellow MEDIUM⁵ vocal. Previously known as Xingchen Minus, but since November 2023 known as Yongye Minus.https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Qu4y1w7YR/
* - The strongest form of Xingchen after the sisters remerge into one. However, instead of returning as ZERO, she emerges as Infinity due to the origin crystals of each character having their own life experiences. Infinity is the "all possibilities after Xingchen is freed from the shackles".https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv15002320
==History==
===Marketing===
On September 26, 2015, an illustration contest for Xingchen's official artbook was launched and ended in December. Prizes were available to all who participated. Art pieces needed to tag Xingchen's official Weibo page or be sent in to the email address provided.http://weibo.com/p/1001603891364705253062 The winners were revealed on January 2, 2016: ORRY Miao, COCYTOPIA, KYURITIZU, Sida, and Lanbaba. They received gold phone straps of Xingchen, a place within the artbook, and payment. Chinese runner ups received silver phone straps, while overseas runner ups received a digital copy of Xingchen's artbook. No physicals were available for the overseas contestants due to shipping costs. The artbook consisted of 30 to 40 pages.Artbook winners
Quadimension asked the fans for suggestions about the name for the official debut album and artbook. The artbook was later named "银河美术馆" (Yínhé Měishù Guǎn / Gallery of the Galaxy) while the album was named Star Wish.http://weibo.com/5599743152/Dfm7GdfQT
A figure was announced to be showcased at Wonder Festival on February 17, 2016.https://twitter.com/quad_stardust/status/693389601617018880 The finished product was revealed in August 2016 and was made available for preorder on August 29.Stardust figure preorder
===Voicebanks===
;Xingchen
:Xingchen is a youthful, deep-toned female vocalist built for Mandarin Chinese.
* Xingchen (VOCALOID4), April 13, 2016
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