[0:00] do you really need a backstory to be a
[0:02] vtuber backstories and lore are a huge
[0:04] part of V tubing culture just look at
[0:07] any popular vtuber from Big agencies
[0:09] like Hol live every single one of them
[0:11] has a backstory of their character so
[0:13] with that kind of standard it's no
[0:15] wonder why many aspiring vtubers are
[0:17] also writing up their own backstories
[0:20] but the problem is a lot of them get
[0:22] stuck on it and ask people like me to
[0:25] either help them with it or if they even
[0:27] need a backstory in the first place and
[0:29] that ladies and Gent gentl is what I'll
[0:31] be talking about in today's video to
[0:33] give a good answer we must first have a
[0:35] good understanding of what it means to
[0:37] have a character backstory in general
[0:39] let's look at any form of narrative
[0:41] storytelling books games anime you name
[0:44] it chances are you'll probably have a
[0:47] character in one of these mediums that
[0:49] you love dearly these tend to be very
[0:51] deep and well flashed out characters
[0:52] that the viewer can relate to on some
[0:54] level B Jew you fing ass they usually
[0:57] have well- defined personalities goals
[0:59] and TRS stes that due to the nature of
[1:01] Storytelling in these mediums are
[1:03] gradually revealed to us throughout the
[1:05] narrative this is important so just keep
[1:07] that in the back of your head for now so
[1:09] how does everything I just said relate
[1:11] to vtubers at the end of the day a
[1:13] vtuber is a character therefore vtubers
[1:15] inherently share the same processes of
[1:18] creation that a character in fictional
[1:20] stories that we all know and love would
[1:22] too they have a design drawn up a
[1:24] personality considered and a backstory
[1:26] crafted but vtubers differ in one major
[1:29] way we are not bound to a fictional
[1:32] world and therefore we are not beholden
[1:34] to a World's overarching narrative I'm
[1:38] free and because of this Freedom we are
[1:41] simply not required to have a
[1:43] backstory yep okay that answers that so
[1:46] that's the end of the video I guess or
[1:48] is
[1:48] it you see while vtubers don't need a
[1:51] backstory it doesn't mean that we can't
[1:53] have one remember what I said earlier a
[1:56] character's story is slowly revealed to
[1:58] us throughout a runtime medium but but
[2:00] it's precisely this or lack thereof that
[2:02] makes Back stories less necessary for us
[2:05] as we can't leverage this aspect now
[2:07] that being said it would be a really
[2:09] cool concept to have a vtuber go through
[2:11] some sort of very intentional story arc
[2:13] over the course of their time V tubing
[2:15] where we gradually see things and
[2:17] changes in their characters the same way
[2:19] we see development of one in something
[2:21] like a show or book but I digress so
[2:24] while we can't necessarily leverage such
[2:26] a thing to the same degree a good
[2:28] backstory does help in air creative ways
[2:30] when it comes to creating your character
[2:32] think of it this way when you're
[2:33] brainstorming your vtuber character and
[2:35] imagining all the different ways they
[2:37] could look or act you're already forming
[2:39] some sort of story in your mind and the
[2:42] more coherent we make that story The
[2:44] more coherent our design will end up
[2:45] being if all you do is think of ideas on
[2:48] top of ideas then it will likely result
[2:50] in a messy cluster of elements that
[2:52] don't tend to work very well together
[2:54] when put as a whole this is a bucket
[2:58] dear God there there's more no so how
[3:02] can we leverage a backstory to improve
[3:04] our vtuber designs well firstly
[3:07] designing a vtuber can be its own big
[3:08] video as there is a lot to cover on that
[3:10] specific topic but for this video let me
[3:13] give you some things to think about when
[3:14] making your backstory and model design
[3:16] the first one should be obvious what is
[3:18] your overarching theme are you a surfer
[3:21] are you a bird or perhaps a cool
[3:25] Mech whatever you choose will become the
[3:28] foundation you build upon next ask
[3:30] yourself how did this character of mine
[3:32] come to be and what are their goals and
[3:34] motivations were they assassins that had
[3:36] a day job as a surfer or lifeguard as a
[3:39] front but because of their proficiency
[3:40] with water they specialize in Sea based
[3:43] assassinations like infiltrating cargo
[3:44] ships or enemy warships 007 style maybe
[3:47] this Affinity with water and
[3:49] assassination can be incorporated into
[3:51] the design perhaps they have a wave
[3:53] pattern piece of dark clothing to
[3:54] signify both aspects of their character
[3:57] thirdly what are they like as a person
[3:59] what's their personality if we take the
[4:01] previous example the ocean assassin may
[4:04] have two different masks they put on
[4:06] depending on the day a happy gold lucky
[4:08] person when they're at their day job but
[4:10] a cold heartless yet badass executioner
[4:13] when it comes to doing their work at
[4:14] night and similarly to the previous
[4:16] Point how can we incorporate this into
[4:19] the design itself do we want to lean
[4:21] more into the J opposition or maybe the
[4:23] personality is more happy Surfer than
[4:25] ruthless assassin in which case we could
[4:27] design the majority share of their
[4:29] outfit to fit the happy surface side of
[4:31] them more there's a little bit of small
[4:33] but important Nuance of this that I'll
[4:35] touch on later but as you can see the
[4:37] back story helps bring these ideas
[4:39] together and build on top of each other
[4:41] therefore fostering a cohesive hole
[4:43] which basically means that a backstory
[4:45] acts like a tether connecting bits and
[4:47] pieces of the things you want your model
[4:48] to have and then tying it all together
[4:50] to make it all make sense I hope what I
[4:53] just said made sense now you might be
[4:56] thinking to yourself after listening to
[4:58] this be speak for the fast 5 minutes
[5:00] that you should definitely go and create
[5:02] a backstory for your character and if
[5:04] you do great but please hear me out on
[5:06] one more very important thing first one
[5:09] more thing please don't feel pressured
[5:11] to make a backstory if it's not
[5:13] something you want to do while it's
[5:15] certainly helps it's not the end all be
[5:17] all you can 100% still get as far as a
[5:20] vtuber without a back story in some
[5:23] cases even the vtubers who are the most
[5:25] into their characters eventually drift
[5:28] away from their own backstory over a
[5:30] long period of time that they're
[5:31] performing on this proverbial stage and
[5:33] this is the Nuance I was talking about
[5:35] earlier having a predefined personality
[5:38] as a result of creating a backstory is
[5:40] something that may Fade Away over time
[5:43] and there's absolutely nothing wrong
[5:44] with that that is the say there's
[5:46] absolutely nothing wrong about just
[5:48] being your own authentic self making
[5:50] content that you want to make playing
[5:52] games that you want to play and
[5:53] streaming because it's something that is
[5:55] genuinely fun to you in fact if nothing
[5:57] else take this one piece of advice from
[6:00] this video at the end of a man's
[6:01] rambling session if you still want to
[6:03] make a backstory feel free It's a
[6:05] Wonderful way to express yourself and it
[6:07] works wonders for designing a character
[6:10] not to mention it's super fun to work on
[6:12] and allows you so much creative work and
[6:14] freedom to take place especially when
[6:16] you start thinking about the cool lore
[6:18] and video and and all the cool fun
[6:21] things you could do with it but don't
[6:23] let it make you feel as if you're unable
[6:25] to be yourself because if you think
[6:28] about it you're already a deep and
[6:30] fleshed out character in your own right
[6:32] you've had your fair share of struggles
[6:33] that have changed you as a person for
[6:36] the good or the bad I have no doubt that
[6:38] you've likely had many different types
[6:40] of experiences in life now you can take
[6:42] those experiences as inspiration for
[6:43] your vtuber backstory but again it's not
[6:46] necessary if that's not the route you
[6:49] want to go down you know a character is
[6:50] Well written when they are relatable
[6:52] relatability simply put it's just a
[6:54] matter of Being Human and well unless
[6:57] you're secretly a robot or alien in the
[6:59] guys is watching this video we are all
[7:02] human we all have our own flaws
[7:04] shortcomings ups and downs and
[7:07] everything in between all that's to say
[7:09] have fun making your vtuber don't get
[7:11] too hung up on any one thing like a
[7:13] backstory and don't feel like you need
[7:15] to act like a different person to
[7:17] fulfill that backstory use it as a tool
[7:20] to help you but don't let it drive you
[7:23] enjoy the process let all that
[7:25] creativity out and don't be afraid to
[7:27] keep experimenting and trying out new
[7:29] things
[7:30] keep in mind that over time as you grow
[7:32] as a streamer vtuber and content creator
[7:34] things will change but don't be afraid
[7:36] of that simply because he had a
[7:38] backstory or the like embrace it and go
[7:40] with that flow because in a way that is
[7:42] also you growing as a person and most
[7:45] importantly remember that one of the
[7:47] best perks that being a vtuber allows
[7:49] you to have is ironically the freedom to
[7:52] truly be who you are thanks for watching
[7:56] and don't forget to leave a like as it
[7:57] really helps out see you in the next one
[7:59] ciao