Stage 3/Design reference and trivia

*This article is about new enemies introduced in Stage 3 and 3(H). For existing mascot based on Holo Myth, see Stage 1/Design reference and trivia.*

Enemy Trivia

This page contain the explanation of each enemies appeared in Stage 3 and Stage 3 (Hard), their origin and how they relate to the talents they are referencing.

## Major Bosses

### Shubangelion

*Main article: Shubangelion*
Shubangelion is a creation by Oozora Subaru within the Hololive Minecraft Server. It's inspiration and namesake are the Evangelion from the anime franchise of the same name.

### Spiderchama

*Main article: Spiderchama*
Spiderchama is one of Nanashi Mumei's creations, this one specifically inspired by Haachama and her association with spiders. It is sometimes referred to as TaranChama.

### Halloween Myth

*Main article: Halloween Myth*
Introduced in Version 0.6 as the final boss of Stage 3 (Hard). Halloween Myth is a quintet of bosses based on Myth VRChat Halloween 3D model originally designed by fan artist Walfie creator of Smol Ame.

## Canon Fan Mascot

This category consists of enemies that are directly based on official fan mascot design used by Hololive Talents.

List of canon fan mascot designs: Matsurisu, Haaton, Rosetai, Shiokko, Reddit-niki

### Matsurisu

Matsurisu are fans of Natsuiro Matsuri. Their name is a portmanteau combining Matsuri and "Listeners" (リスナー, *Risunā*), the Japanese term for viewers. Since *risu* can mean squirrel (栗鼠, *risu*) in Japanese, her mascot is made to look like a squirrel. Not to be confused with *Risuners* which are fans of Ayunda Risu.

### Haaton

Haaton are the fans of Akai Haato. Their name is a pun combining Haato and *Ton* (豚) means pig in Japanese which is reflected in their mascot. Haaton pig appearance and stitched decapitated head are part of their image as plaything for Haato's old Tsundere persona although they retain that characterization after the Haachama transition.

### Rosetai

Rosetai are the fans of Aki Rosenthal. Their name is the combination of Rose (the shorten form of Rosenthal) and tai (隊) which mean team/group/corp. Their mascot being apple knights is due to it being Aki's fan mark 🍎 which itself is chosen due to a multitudes of reasons relating to Aki's rose motif.

* Version 0.6 introduced the Charge variant as an enemy in Stage 3 (Hard). This variant alongside Stage 4 final boss Moontato and Stage 3 (Hard) final boss Nurse Calli are the first enemies with the Charging attack pattern.

### Shiokko

Shiokko (塩っ子) are the fans of Murasaki Shion. Their name is combination 塩, a Kanji that can be read as *Shio,* and 子 (ko) which means child which is why their official English's name is Shio-ldren. Note that Shion name is spelled as シオン so the Kanji was likely chosen purely for its specific sound. The design being a cat is an direct allusion to Shion's lore where she is a witch.

### Reddit-niki

Reddit-niki as their name implies is the fan mascot of Hololive Reddit communities particularly r/Hololive. Their appearance being the ( : ^ ) ) emoji face that was popularize by the Quantum Chicken Soup Grass Big Chungus meme image by u/Archdarck which was featured in one of Kiryu Coco's Meme Review. The face being closely link with Coco's Meme review also meant that it is also use as the unofficial mascot for Coco's fandom the Tatsunoko.

* The red and blue variant only appears in the Hard version of stage 3.

## Canon Mascot

This category consist of enemies based on mascot associated with a Hololive Talent including fan designs that are acknowledge by the talents themselves.

List of canon mascot designs: Oruyanke, Poyoyo, Subaru Duck, Nakirigumi Karma and Shiranui, Obake-chan and Chocolat.

### Oruyanke

Oruyanke is one of Fubuki's many many mascots. Like all her mascot, it's name is a pun which in this case means "They're there!" in Japanese Kansai dialect.

* They appeared in both Stage 3 and the hard version of Stage 2 reflecting Fubuki's status as a member of both Gen 1 and Gamers.

### Subatomo

Subatomo are fans of Ozora Subaru. Their name is a combination of *Suba*ru and *Tomo* (友, *Friend*). The design use in game is a direct recreation of Subaru duck or Shubaduck created by fan artist Suzuki Kenta. The animation feature a duck wearing Subaru's hat dancing alongside Subaru. The image became a meme and spread beyond even the Hololive community. Note that Shubaduck are considered Subaru's alternative form. For information on why Subaru is associate with ducks See: Subaru#Trivia.

* Ahijo are the name use for Subaru's most dedicated fans. The term was chosen by her fans which is taken from a Spanish Shrimp dish which happens to also rhyme with *Ahiru* (家鴨, *Duck*)
* Shubaduck alongside Tokino Sora's Ankimo, Amelia Watson's Smol Ame, Kureiji Ollie's Udin and Sakura Miko's Mikodanye made their real life appearance at Hololive Super Expo 2022 event as full size mascots and was revealed at the opening ceremony alongside Yagoo.

### Nakirigumi

Nakirigumi are the fans of Nakiri Ayame. Their name, Nakirigumi (lit. Nakiri Group), is similar to that of Japanese naming scheme for Yakuza group which resulted in Ayame status as their *Ojou* (お嬢, *young miss*). Their design is based on Ayame's mascot familiar Karma and Shiranui.

### Poyoyo

Poyoyo is the general mascot of Nakiri Ayame. It is created by Shirakami Fubuki for Ayame.

### Obake-chan

Obake-chan is the general mascot of Yozora Mel. It was part of Mel's 3D design concept by her artist mama Ayamy. It's name directly translate to Miss Ghost.

### Chocolat

Chocolat is the general mascot of Yuzuki Choco. The use chocolate naming (Choco, Chocolat, Chocomate) for Choco is due to her association with Valentine Day with even her birthday being February 14.

## HoloCure Original

This category consist of Enemies that were created by the HoloCure team for the game. This category can include a range from entirely original design to designs that are inspired by other mascots or popular fan interpretation.

List of HoloCure original designs: Kapu-min, Aqua Crew, Choco Mate, Spiderchama Hatchling.

### Kapumin

Kapumin are the fans of Yozora Mel. Their name is the combination of *Kapu*, the Japanese onomatopoeia for biting, and *min* (民) meaning citizen. They are represented as bats due to Mel's lore being a vampire.

### Aqua Crew

Aqua crews are the fans of Minato Aqua. Their appearance in game is likely based on Aqua's Neko mascot.

* Like Suisei, Aqua has expressed no desire to give her fanbase a mascot, instead choosing to pretend they are a bunch of highschool girls despite the disproportionate number of them being male.

### Choco Mate

Choco mate are fans of Yuzuki Choco. Their in-game design is likely a simplified version of Chocolat.

### Spiderchama Hatchling

Spiderchama Hatchling are original to HoloCure. As the name implies, they are the spawn of Spiderchama.

### Cursed Bubba

*Main article: Stage 1/Design reference and trivia § Thicc Bubba*
Cursed Bubba is a HoloCure original variant based on Amelia Watson's Thicc Bubba  mascot. This enemy first appeared in the Launch version of HoloCure as the mobs enemy of Stage 1's final boss Smol Ame while the canon version serve as the representation for Ame's fanbase the Teamates. With the introduction of the Investi-gator Teamates sprite  in Version 0.4, the cursed variant was replaced by canon Thicc variant as Smol Ame's mobs which left the Cursed Bubba sprite unused until Version 0.6 where it would reappeared as part of Halloween Myth (Myth or Treat) theme of Stage 3 (Hard).

## References

1. ↑ tripmode the 2nd (2022/09/14). Aki explains why her fan mark is an apple (Aki Rosenthal) (Hololive/ENG Sub).
2. ↑ Cover Corp. Hololive Talents - Murasaki Shion.
3. ↑ u/Archdarck (2020/09/07). Coco has had it enough of our bullshit!.
4. ↑ Fubuki Unofficial Fansite (2021). Fubuki Mascots.
5. ↑ 鈴木 健太 / Suzuki Kenta@KS\_wktk (2021/03/13). #プロテインザスバル.
6. ↑ Hololive Official Youtube. (#Connected Hololive DAY1) Hololive SUPER EXPO 2022 Event Stage.
7. ↑ Kagura Nana (2018/08/24). (VTuber) Nakiri Ayame. Pixiv.
8. ↑ Shirakami Fubuki (2019/05/08). This is Dr. FBK, the insane Mad Scientist of the hololive Science Institute (^・ω・^§)ﾉ. Twitter.
9. ↑ Ayamy (2019/04/08). Yozora Mel in 3D. Pixiv. Note: Require Pixiv Account to View
10. ↑ Cover Corp. Talents - Yuzuki Choco.