Stamp/Trivia

As with most of HoloCure contents, the Stamps are references to various memes, members and other aspect of Hololive as well as popular games played by them.

### Bomb Stamp

Bomb Stamp is a reference to Gen 3 member Usada Pekora and her Minecraft construction company *Usada Kensetsu* (Usada Construction). The item's icon is based on the company logo while it's effect and name is based on Pekora penchant for shenanigans in multiplayer games such as Minecraft and Rust as well as her infamous connection with TNT block and bomb in general.

* Usaken Logo used in game is missing a purple moon element behind the Nousagi right ear. It is meant to represent Moona Hoshinova, the company first recruit and current vice-President.

### Cold Stamp

Cold Stamp could be a reference to an minor incident involving Usada Pekora and a portion of her Nousagis fanbase during Christmas 2021. In Japan, Christmas is seen as a romantic holiday. The Nousagi self deluded into thinking that Pekora would stream on Christmas due to (1) Since Pekora is (officially) single, she won't have any (romantic) plan for the day, (2) She will want to comfort all the lonely Nousagis who don't have a date for the holiday. So when Pekora didn't stream on the day, one of the Nousagi made a ruckus and posted a rant on 2ch that among other thing, their (fried) chicken, a food associated with Christmas in Japan, has gone cold waiting for Pekora causing it to become a meme known as the Cold Chicken Incident. The incident would eventually pass by without much issue and would later became a running joke among the Nousagis to the extent that Pekora was even planning on cancelling her scheduled 2022 Christmas stream to play along with the joke but she still decided against it and streamed after a 10 minutes delay instead.

### Crit Up Stamp

Crit Up Stamp is a reference to Gen 5 member Shishiro Botan. Its icon is a reference to Shishiro Botan's night vision goggles accessory. The stamp's crit boosting effect could be a reference to Botan's FPS skills or a reference to the BotanX statue, which includes a sniper rifle, a weapon associated with critical hits in shooters.

* BotanX is Botan most famous large scale project in the 2nd Hololive Minecraft server. It's a mech-like Botan aiming a giant Evangelion-esque Sniper Rifle at Shubangelion.
* Despite the sniper association, Botan tends to favours close-in action using assault rifle and SMG.

### Greed Stamp

Greed Stamp is a reference to Gen 3 member Houshou Marine. Its icon is based on Marine's golden skull cup Dokuro-kun. Its name and effect are based on Marine's lore as a pirate (cosplayer) without a ship and her quest to acquire enough money to afford one.

### Haste Stamp

Haste Stamp is a reference to HoloCouncil member Ouro Kronii. Its icon is a reference to Kronii's snake familiar and mascot Boros. Kronii's (and thus Boros's) connection to time relates to speed and Haste.

* Boros's name is a pun. Combined with Kronii's name, it forms "Ouroboros". In mythology, Ouroboros is depicted as a snake/dragon eating its own tail, which is also where Boros being a snake comes from.
* Boros was revealed as part of Kronii's New Year Kimono outfit.

### Knockback Stamp

Knockback Stamp's icon is a reference to Ninomae Ina'nis's crowbar, a weapon she is associated with following her Half-Life 2 streams. She is often depicted using one to 'bonk' her over-aroused fans.

* The crowbar can also be seen when Ina's skill The Forbidden Wah is triggered, hitting fans.

### Life Steal Stamp

Life Steal Stamp is a reference to Hololive Gen 0 member Yozora Mel. Its icon is based on her hairpin, and its effect is a reference to her lore as a vampire.

### Lightness Stamp

Lightness Stamp is a reference to Hololive Indonesia member Pavolia Reine. Its icon is based on Reine's hairpin.

### Marking Stamp

Marking Stamp is a to Hololive Indonesia member Airani Iofifteen. Its effect could be based on Iofi's famous callouts on Twitter (X) where she would roast fake artist accounts for disgraceful things such as reposting art without a source, pretending to have made the art, or making low effort AI generated art.

### Pacifist Stamp

Pacifist Stamp is a reference to Yozora Mel and her channel being banned multiple times. The icon is similar to her Special Attack Banpire. It could also be a reference to YouTube in general, sometimes handing out bans for no apparent reason, which various other hololive talents have also got their part of.

* The stamp was originally named Stun Stamp but had its name changed in Version 0.6.

### Projectile Up Stamp

Projectile Up Stamp's icon is the logo of the Hololive Minecraft server group *Shiranui Kensetsu* (Shiranui Construction), founded by Gen 3 member Shiranui Flare.

* The original logo was designed by fellow Shiraken member Omaru Polka.

### Reverse Stamp

Reverse Stamp is a reference to HoloCouncil member Hakos Baelz. Its icon depicts Bae's mascot, Mr. Squeaks. Its effect and the upside-down position of Mr. Squeaks is a common meme about Australia. The joke it that due to it's position in the Southern Hemisphere and all the geological effect of such position, Australia and Australian are commonly treated as though they are upside down to the rest of the world.

* The stamp is the 2nd to reference this aspect of Bae, with the first being her skill Down Under.
* It is one of the three joke effect stamps alongside RGB Stamp and Trumpet Stamp, albeit being the only one that provides some mechanical effect, unlike the other two, which are purely cosmetic/auditory.

### RGB Stamp

RGB Stamp's icon is based on the Rainbow Superchats. Its name and effects are based on the RGB lighting typically seen in GamingTM branded electronic.

* Rainbow Superchat is a phenomena, where a viewer would send a continuous wave of Superchat of all color in order (Red/Pink/Orange/Yellow/Green/Aqua/Blue or reverse). It's notable not just for the sheer monetary value of the donation - costing a minimum of $200 for US users - but also for the difficulty in getting them all show up in the correct order and right after each other, requiring a very fast internet connection and proper setup.

* RGB lighting is infamous for being superfluous cosmetic feature that is common among computer components aimed at gaming enthusiastic crowd. The stamp's status as a joke stamp and its descriptions are a reference toward this reputation.

### Size Up Stamp

Size Up Stamp is a reference to former HoloCouncil member Tsukumo Sana. Its icon is a reference to Sana's hair decorations. Its effect and name is a reference to Sana's lore gimmick of being galactic scale being, who can shrink into human size or back through the use of her Limiter.

### Slow Stamp

Slow Stamp is a reference to Gen 5 member Omaru Polka and her slow "Poltato PC" as seen in the fan animation "Beef PC" by animator 2ManySnacks.

* The Poltato PC meme originated from early on in Polka's career, where she used an outdated PC. It caused her a lot of slow down during games, especially when paired with her sub-par internet. The name is a combination of Potato PC (which denotes a weak pc) and "Pol-", a common prefix associated with Polka.

### Solo Stamp

Solo Stamp is a reference to Gen 2 member Minato Aqua. Its icon is based on the logo of *Akukin Kensetsu* (Akukin Construction), a Hololive Minecraft group founded by her. The Stamp's name and effect reference to Aqua's solo gaming habits similar to her Sololive skill.

* The nickname Akukin is coined by Aqua as a reference to popular Japansese Youtuber HIKAKIN. Aqua typically uses the nickname in multiplayer games, where she usually goes by Akukin/AquKinn Master.
* The actual Akukin is the exception to Aqua's usual introvert shenanigans, as it was established after a collab with Houshou Marine for their AquaMarineGo build. They were later joined by Ookami Mio and organized a build relay of the Akukin HQ. The group is now considered disbanded under the pretext of the company going bankrupt with its many problems, such as making the employees work 24/7 without pay, flooding the server with raw cod and the CEO running away, as explained by Aqua after going a full year without streaming Minecraft.

### Trumpet Stamp

Trumpet Stamp is a reference to the quirky rhythm game Trombone Champ, which was popular among hololive members when it came out in September 2022.

* The stamp is currently Kaela Kovalskia's favourite stamp, which she will always keep even during a serious run.

### Unit Stamp

The Unit Stamp's design is a reference to the official logo of Hololive EN Myth. The term "unit" in the context of Japanese Idol Culture is used to describe a specific grouping of members, which in case of Hololive can mean a duo (Micomet: Miko & Suisei), a gaming group (Shiraken: Flare, Polka, Noel, Miko, & Suisei), a themed group (HoloTori/Holobird: Kiara, Subaru, Mumei, Reine, & Lui) or up to an entire generation such as Myth which is referenced by this stamp.

### Weaken Stamp

Weaken Stamp is a reference to an event from HoloCouncil's first Minecraft collab, where Kronii's robotic pronunciation of the word "Flower" caused Mumei and Bae to laugh uncontrollably. The icon being a flower as well as "Flower" being appended to the end of each level's description point to this occasion.

* The flower in the icon, however, is not "Mumei's flower" that triggered the chain of events or even a flower from Minecraft. The color is similar, but as opposed to having four large petals, Mumei's flower was a ball-shaped allium.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 VTuberSubs (2020/12/13). Pekora creates an official logo for Usada Construction 【Hololive/Eng Sub】【Minecraft】.
2. ↑ Nekomikuri 寝込み栗 (2022/08/05). Pekora gets caught shooting MLRS rockets at people (RUST Hololive).
3. ↑ Kiriku Translation (2022/12/25). Pekora Confessing to Sister Marine and Father Fubuki About Her Cold Chicken Incident Last Year.
4. ↑ Vtube Tengoku (2020/12/03). 【ENG Sub】Oozora Subaru - Botanx has Yabai Aim on Shubangelion.
5. ↑ owlmi Holo ENG Subs (2021/12/23). Botan gets a 7 Kill Streak in 40 Seconds (Battlefield 2042 / ENG Subbed Hololive).
6. ↑ Cover Corp, Houshou Marine. Houshou Marine Profile - Catchphrases / Memes.
7. ↑ Cover Corp, Houshou Marine. Houshou Marine Profile.
8. ↑ Ouro Kronii Ch. hololive-EN (2022/01/16). 【New Outfit Reveal】Is It Hot Or Just Me #HoloENKimonoRelay.
9. ↑ Chroneco (2022/04/23). Bad Takodachi getting Bonked.
10. ↑ Ayamy (2019/04/08). Yozora Mel in 3D. Pixiv. Note: Require Pixiv Account to View
11. ↑ Cover Corp. Talents - Yozora Mel.
12. ↑ Kiriku Translation (2021/06/07). Flare Shows Shiranui Kensetsu Logo Made From Polka First Time 【Hololive English Sub】.
13. ↑ Hololive English Official Youtube (2021/08/17). 【Debut PV】Council ｜#holoCouncil.
14. ↑ Yura (2022/02/20). Hidden Message Rainbow Superchat (Kazama Iroha / Hololive).
15. ↑ Cover Corp.. Talents - Tsukumo Sana - Data.
16. ↑ 2ManySnacks (2021/04/11). Beef PC.
17. ↑ Clozt (2021/05/01). POLTATO PC and internet.
18. ↑ Hololive are Idols (TL) (2022/04/15). Hinano's team feels Aqua's killing spree through the logs..
19. ↑ Slow Berry (VTuber Clips) (2020/10/2). 【Hololive/Marine】The origins of the AquaMarine lovey-dovey ship【EN/Minecraft】.
20. ↑ holoyume - VTuber ENG Subs ホロ夢 (2021/01/27). 【ENG Sub】Aqua goes Full CEO Mode - AKUKIN Massive Collab in Minecraft PART 1 Aqua & Flare【Hololive】.
21. ↑ PuniPuniClips (2023-03-12). Aqua reveals that Akukin Kensetsu went BANKRUPT [Hololive Eng Sub].
22. ↑ corvus. (2023/02/24). Kaela misses the trumpet from Holocure a bit TOO much [hololiveID].
23. ↑ Clozt (2021/09/13). 『HoloMyth Announcement their Official Logo and stuff』 【1 Year Anniversary Holomyth celebration】.
24. ↑ Cover Corp. (2023). Hololive Summer 2023 - Units.
25. ↑ Rickchama ch. (2021/09/03). Kronii being a natural born comedian and made Mumei absolutely lose it.