Player Name: Lotte Dijkman
Faceclaim:Nationality: Dutch
Screen Name: SeraKino (Indie Vtuber Sera Kino)
World Ranking: 5th
Age: 27
Personality: Lotte is at home in social situations, following years of having friends in the European streaming scene and indie vtuber scene. However, she isn't afraid of leading conversations into getting a little freaky if everybody else is okay with it. Her acting training and constant putting on of kayfabe have made her a slightly calculating person, willing to mold her own sense of self to fit the situation rather than the other way round. She doesn't like to strongly impose her own will or try to change things to her preferences.
Backstory: Lotte started out her streaming career as a teenager, playing several games competetively, though they were usually fighting games. The Rift Warriors series was front and center and even at the age of eighteen, she was frequently placing in the top five Rift Warriors players in the Netherlands. It was always a hobby for her. A way to unwind by practicing something and then being able to show results for that effort. She was still trying to become an actor. She signed up to a talent agency but struggled to land any big parts or make much of a name for herself.
After seeing a few of her streaming friends do it, Lotte decided to try becoming a Vtuber. She didn't want to sign up to any Corpos because she still didn't want to hurt her acting career chances by getting tied down to a big contract. So she did the research, commisioned all the resources, and started streaming as 'Sera Kino'. Within a few months, she was a very popular vtuber because her skillset was perfect. Her acting skills let her assume a kayfabe character for hours at a time, and her competetive fighting game skill put her on people's radar.
It was just over one year after she started Vtubing, when Lotte had risen up in the world ranks enough to be invited to the World Championships for the release of Rift Warriors IX. She of course attended in a facemask and full Sera Kino cosplay, and kept the character up the entire time. Desite that, she managed to rank number 5. The 5th best Rift Warriors player in the world. This led to a sudden surge of new fans. Vtubing was now making her quite a lot of money. She quit her day job and gradually started to give up on her dreams of acting as streaming became her entire life and career.
Rift Warrior Character: Izumi Sakura
Rift Warrior Faceclaim: Debut: Rift Warriors III
Rift Warrior Backstory: In 18th Century Edo Japan, the country was in a state of was strict adherence to the rules in the name of peace. More quiet ways to maintain that peace began to be saught out. Enter Sakura, a Kōga Ninja employed as a spy and assassin, who's missions were often to nip any potential threats to peace in the bud and make sure nobody living knew she was ever there. Sakura was always hungry for knowledge and this led to hear being an incredibly skilled fight and assassin, but also a walking encyclopedia on all the information on poisons and chemistry she could get in the country at the time.
Escaping from important mission at a cliffside manor house where intel left out that the target had hounds, Sakura found herself at a cliff edge overlooking a large lake. She jumped without a second thought the moment she heard barking behind her but while she was midair, the lake began to glow red. What was curious was that plunging into the water was....dry. She opened her eyes. She was on dry, barren land, in front of a Temple.
Right Warrior Powers: The powers Sakura recieved were ones related to her ninjutsu training. She could briefly teleport very short distances, disappear in a cloud of cherry blossom petals, and most importantly, conjure up small clouds of poisonous smoke.
Other: Sakura, though one of the faster characters, is seen by many as a gimmick character not suited to professional contests, because her basic defense moves are incredibly weak and she is supposed to instead be played by using her special moves as defense while pushing offensively for as much time as possible.