Line #23 WebVideo/Filian


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2	[[caption-width-right:250:Filian, seen moments before attempting to do a backflip and [[EpicFail landing on her face]].]]
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4	Filian is a VirtualYouTuber active on [[{{Platform/Twitch}} Twitch]]. Unlike most [=VTubers=], she always streams in 3D with full body tracking, and her streams are based on finding creative ways to humiliate herself, ''Film/TheThreeStooges''-style. She runs her streams primarily in [=VRChat=], using it to conduct collabs with other streamers, host variety shows, and react to videos. While she started off as independent, she is now a member of the company Mythic Talent.
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6	In June 2023, she announced her plans to host an award show for the [=VTubing=] community with the help of Mythic, aptly named The [=VTuber=] Awards; with the inaugural show airing on December 16th.
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8	Her Twitch channel can be found [[https://www.twitch.tv/filian here]], and her [=YouTube=] channel (which is primarily for Twitch stream highlights and shorts) can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/@filianIsLost here]].
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11	!!Tropes applying to Filian herself:
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13	* ACupAngst: She is very insecure about her chest size. For instance, [[WebVideo/VShojo Projekt Melody]] revealed that Filian is like a "flat flat table", and Henya even called her "pettan" [[{{Troll}} before teaching her what it means]]. Both times ended up with Filian storming out and screaming in angst.
14	* AmusingInjuries: Watching Filian slam onto the floor while cry-laughing in pain is half her humor. The other half is watching her get dunked on by her chat and collab partners.
15	* AnimalMotif: A Chihuahua. She is short, feisty, and energetic, and she also suffers from a height complex and tries to act tough. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaHAcmFdOPY She even sounds like one.]]
16	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny:
17	** '''''THE''''' poster child of the [=VTuber=] sphere. Filian herself admitted that she has ADHD (which she calls "HDMI"), specifically the hyperactivity-variant of ADHD.
18	** To wit, her main criticism after "watching" the pilot of ''WebAnimation/TheAmazingDigitalCircus'' was that she thought it was, "a bit slow at times".
19	* BerserkButton:
20	** Do not call her a furry.
21	** Nor should you say that [[ACupAngst she has a flat chest]].
22	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Though Filian is odd by nature (making her [[BirdsOfAFeather a match with]] the likes of [[WebVideo/VShojo Projekt Melody]]), she is a very non-confrontational person and likes to joke around with others in a very mischievous way ''without'' it being at someone else's expense or applying unnecessary sarcasm. It's also notable that, whenever she is reminded that she may have said something ''incredibly'' [[MomentOfWeakness uncharacteristic]] of her in the past, [[IHatePastMe she genuinely seems to regret it]]. Of course, this also means she isn't harmless when she's truly angry with someone, especially those in her chat, as she '''will''' call them out for it and perhaps even punish them for it. Most of this can be attributed to her attempt at being a ''child-friendly'' [=VTuber=] alongside her unrelenting energy.
23	* BlatantLies: Filian brands herself as a "vtuber in training" despite having over 3 million total subs and followers across Youtube and Twitch, putting her in the top of the top among content creators in this space (as of March 2024 she was the third most popular vtuber '''in the world''' by combined subs/followers). One wonders what will happen when she finally finishes her training.
24	* BrainBleach: Filian reacted [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNZZzBJAjJM adversely when she saw]] an AI do a cover of CPR in her voice.
25	* ButtMonkey: She gets emotionally abused by her chat and collab partners during streams just as hard as she gets abused physically by her stunts. Case in point, her punishment streams tend to be among her most popular.
26	** It's to the extent that commenters have joked that Filian is at the bottom of the [=VTuber=] food chain, given how even [[NiceGuy Nice Girls]] like [[WebVideo/VShojo Henya the Genius]] will often playfully tease and bully Filian when they collaborate or how other [[Main/ButtMonkey Butt-Monkeys]] like [[WebVideo/AkumaNihmune Numi]] are able to easily throw shade at her.
27	* CatGirl: Her character essentially.
28	* CatchPhrase: Outside of the frequent "frick-bombs", she has:
29	** "Mother-truckers!"
30	** "Let's start this junk!"
31	** "Whabam, whazam."
32	** "[[AccentUponTheWrongSyllable T-ruuuuue!]]"
33	** "Three, two, one... no laughing."
34	** "[[SayMyName CHAAAAAAAAAAT!]]"
35	** She's also very fond of "deez nuts" jokes.
36	* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=ke5-K2Iy4NE Filian's "Pool Jerker" story]] from her teenage years. Her family was hosting a pool party, and at one point, Fillian accidentally cannonballed a kid who happened to swim into her trajectory, and she was [[GoToYourRoom sent to her room as a punishment]]. As Filian was... venting her frustrations in a way expected of a hormonal teenager left alone, her uncle entered her room to assure her that she was not in trouble and that she may rejoin the party... and then ''he sat on the bed, right next to her, with only the blanket covering everything.'' As her uncle stood up to leave, Filian asked him to close the door on the way out. Her uncle said yes, but he didn't close the door.
37	* {{Contortionist}}: Subverted. Due to how her VR model behaves whenever she does her acrobatic gymnastics moves, sometimes the model cannot follow her body and spazzes out, creating some ''spectacular'' model fails that look like it is ripped straight out of VideoGame/GarrysMod.
38	* CorruptTheCutie: This is the end result when someone as sheltered as Filian gets to collab with incredibly ''infamous'' Lewdtubers like Projekt Melody or Shylily.
39	* CringeComedy: Much of Filian's streams are centered on ways she can humiliate herself; the "Pool Jerker" story is one of those moments.
40	* {{Cuckoosnarker}}: Filian's general personality is that of a well-intentioned oddball who can occasionally use a snarky tone depending on her situation.
41	* CuteClumsyGirl: A cute anime {{Catgirl}} who's well known for injuring herself on stream doing silly acrobatic stunts. She is an interesting case in that she's easily one of the most ''athletic'' [=VTubers=] out there. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to pull off even half of the stunts she does, much less shrug off the impact when they inevitably fail.
42	* {{Determinator}}: Eating [[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flamethrower-Candy-Company-Lil-Nitro/dp/B07SLSRQWC Lil' Nitro: The World's Hottest Gummy Bear]], the spiciest thing she has ''ever'' eaten, and being on the verge of vomiting, does not stop this girl from pursuing a "You Laugh, You Lose" challenge.
43	* DoesNotLikeSpam: Mott's Fruit Snacks are apparently ''so'' intolerable to Filian that they can outright lead to her ''dying upon their consumption''.
44	* EmbarrassingNickname: She gets annoyed when she is called a "Filipino Boy", a nickname originating from an AccidentalMisnaming by WebVideo/NeuroSama.
45	* FaceFault: She demonstrates that a realistic take on this trope is much more painful than anime would have you believe.
46	* FanCommunityNickname: Snackers, referencing her love for Welch's® Original Fruit Snacks®. The "weirdos in chat", i.e., fans/moderators with more of a lewd aspect to their interactions with Filian, are referred to as "Smackers" instead.
47	* TheGadfly: [[ExaggeratedTrope Every single thing she does]] is some form of humorous provocation thanks to her high-energy attitude.
48	* GenkiGirl: She's never lacking energy, even when she's mercilessly humiliated.
49	* GoToYourRoom: In Filian's "Pool Jerker" story, she recalls an incident from her teenage years when, in a pool party her family was hosting, she cannonballed into the pool, but she accidentally hit a kid who was in her trajectory; she was sent to her room as a result.
50	* GoshDangItToHeck: Filian consciously tries to avoid swearing, even if it means half of her dialogue is some variation of "frick", especially when she falls flat on her face. This doesn't extend to her collab partners, though.
51	* HeightAngst: While we don't know the full details, we do know that Filian is ''short'', with her stating that she is just ''barely'' over [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK5IajMiNzk 5 feet tall]] and needs a step ladder to climb up her counter shelf. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQf-DlgQ11k We also know that she takes issues at people]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIfeNrUvsMA making fun of her height.]] Given the sheer number of acrobatics and gymnastics she practices on stream, it isn't that surprising she is just that small.
52	* HerOwnWorstEnemy: Her SadistShow segments usually have her fail due to one of her own personal flaws rather than the actual content she's challenging herself with, which marginally involves [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny her attention problems]].
53	* HiddenDepths: She knows enough about playing chess to give Neuro-sama a run for her money, and as she plays, she verbally explains her thought process in a way that makes it pretty obvious she's had some experience playing the game in at least a semi-serious context.
54	* HidingFromEmbarrassment: Given how prudish and shy Filian is, this is to be expected whenever her SailorFuku disappears due to technical issues, revealing her leotard to everyone.
55	* HighHeelHurt: Invoked with her "You Laugh, You Flip in High Heels" challenge. She doesn't like wearing them, which is specifically why she uses them for a challenge.
56	* IJustWantToBeSpecial: When rewatching a clip based on whether or not ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' is racist with her other online friends with her reacting to it (while reacting to her reaction), Filian reacts the ''exact'' same way to her saying the exact same "evenish or oddish" joke in ''both'' prior instances, to which she laments that she isn't an original person after all.
57	* IMeantToDoThat: Being one of the most vulnerable of [=VTubers=] to be abused by her audience, when she falls for the more ''elaborate'' tricks of her [[{{Troll}} trolls]], she tries to claim falling for the trick was intentional in one way or another.
58	* TheIngenue: Filian displays a lot of sheltered ignorance towards the more screwed-up parts of the internet. While she does know the most basic of basic vanilla sex jokes, she is uncomfortable saying it. She does not even know what a ''Genki Girl'' is despite having an anime avatar, nor [=TVTropes=] itself despite literally reading her own page in this website. Thus, it is made all the more hilarious when she ''is'' exposed to more messed up parts of the internet.
59	* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Filian is among one of the most prudish and innocent [=VTubers=] out there, yet she is a regular source of accidental ass-shots she gets.
60	* LargeHam: Filian is well-known for taking up her commentary with her unstoppable energy and faux dramatic speeches.
61	* LethalChef: Filian is ''so'' bad at cooking that multiple different fans sent her cookbooks for her first PO unboxing stream.
62	* LeotardOfPower: A subtle one, but beneath her SailorFuku, Filian wears a black, turtle-necked, high-cut gymnastics leotard. Given her [[PassionateSportsGirl profession]], this isn't surprising.
63	* TheLightfooted: ''Averted to oblivion and back''. You would expect a [=VTuber=] that does gymnastics to be graceful in her feats, right? Nope. Due to the number of VR sets she wears, when she messes up, she messes up ''bad''. As in, as graceful as a falling hippo ''bad''.
64	* LivingLieDetector: Self-proclaimed, that is, though it partially holds up. As someone who's so energetic that they can't lie themselves, Filian is usually the type to bluntly call someone else out as a liar, be it her chat or her friends. As for if she's ''accurate'', that depends on if she's saying the truth herself.
65	* MadeOfIron: If the hits she takes while falling from a handstand or running face-first into a wall are even ''half'' as nasty as they sound, she ''must'' be this to shrug them off and keep the stream going.
66	* MistakenAge: Her cluelessness, mass usage of Gen Z slang, short height, raspy teenage-like voice and general childish tomfoolery has made her be mistaken to be a kid for some first-time viewers.
67	* MotorMouth: She is ''very'' talkative. A bit ''too much''.
68	* TheNapoleon: Short and sometimes likes to fight back against her chat when she gets really annoyed.
69	* NoIndoorVoice: Given her "HDMI", it is a given. She is constantly shouting out her every word. '''Constantly.'''
70	* OlderThanTheyLook: Remember. Filian isn't a perky young teenager; she is an adult woman who is old enough to have a [[Website/{{Neopets}} Neopets toy.]]
71	* TheOneGuy: One of Filian's most well-known collaborators is [=ReksonGaming=], one of her chat moderators; he's also known as "The Lotion Guy" from a video contribution to one of her streams. He specializes in roasting her (and any collaborators who might be present) live on stream, including diss tracks, and contributes material for fan submission events. He's practically the only (or at least most prominent) male content creator Filian regularly works with.
72	* LeParkour: Filian used to do genuine Parkour before [=VTubing=], and it shows.
73	* PantyShot: More like ''leotard shot'', but given the short skirts her models have and her proclivity for doing handstands (and subsequently falling over), this is inevitable.
74	* ParalyzingFearOfSexuality: Even putting aside her attempts to cultivate a family-friendly image, it's pretty clear Filian is reluctant to discuss intimate matters. This gets PlayedForLaughs when openly sexual collab partners like WebVideo/{{Shylily}} and [[WebVideo/VShojo Projekt Melody]] tease her with explicit topics, to Filian's indignant bewilderment. In fact, she did not even know what a ''urethra'' is, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kqUGrQEv5s until much later, to her horror.]]
75	* PassionateSportsGirl: Filian used to do [[LeParkour Parkour]] in real-life, making her one of the fittest [=VTubers=] known. It also partly explains her acrobatic or gymnastics moves and MadeOfIron reputation.
76	* PottyFailure: In one of Filian's challenge streams, she takes [[LaxativePrank four laxatives]] to see how long she can last. After getting [[JumpScare jump scared]] while playing a horror game, she checks the back of her pants and abruptly ends the stream.
77	* ThePratfall: ''All the time,'' typically followed up by a loud thud and a cry of pain. It's practically her immediate response to hearing anything shocking.
78	* PublicDomainCharacter: Zigzagged—while her character itself is original, her character models are derived from a stock [=VRChat=] model.
79	* SadistShow: Her "Punishment Wheel" streams can sometimes border on this, especially when the punishments involve physical exercise or humiliation, such as being forced to watch exceptionally cringeworthy videos or making stupid statements in public [=VRChat=] servers.
80	* SailorFuku: Filian's default outfit is a typical high school girl's uniform covering a black sleeveless gymnastics leotard.
81	* {{Slapstick}}: It's hard to find a VirtualYoutuber who suffers as many AmusingInjuries as Filian.
82	* StrongerThanTheyLook: Even in real life she's on the shorter side, to the point she's mentioned that her model normally crouches slightly because it's taller than her. Despite that, during her Weebcon collab with WebVideo/NeuroSama and Vedal where she and Vedal shared a hotel room while remotely streaming to the place, Filian was able to quite easily suplex Vedal despite it being made clear by both him and others that he's at least average-sized for a man. Vedal claims she has to have some sort of secret military training to do that despite her smallness.
83	* {{Tomboy}}: Her behavior, mannerisms, and PassionateSportsGirl trope make her very tomboyish as a result. She even ''sounds'' like a teenage boy at times.
84	* ThoseTwoGirls: Of all the people she collabs with, by far the most common one is [[Characters/VShojo Henya]]. Given how they're both short, flat-chested, incredibly prudish gremlins, their personalities complement each other to hilarious degrees.
85	* TomboyishVoice: Filian's voice has a slight rasp to it. So it is not surprising that some first-time viewers may mistake her voice for that of a teenage boy.
86	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Welch's Fruit Snacks. It's even the nickname she gave her fanbase ("Snackers").
87	* VirginityFlag: Her staggering fear of physical intimacy, her not knowing what a urethra is... yeah. Filian is not exaggerating when she says that she is a "turbo virgin".
88	* VitriolicBestBuds: It's clear that she and Rekson (one of her chat moderators) are close, as they often collaborate...that said, he ''does'' love trolling the hell out of her for the amusement of himself and the chat.
89	* WalkingTechbane: As one might imagine from a streamer with so much physicality, she regularly breaks VR goggles and trackers, with [[WreakingHavok hilarious results]] when it happens during a stream.
90	* WardrobeMalfunction: Is constantly at the mercy of this. Either bits of her outer wear just disappears or one of her skirts mysteriously lifts itself for all to see.
91	* WomanChild: With how much she acts like a Three Stooges character, her sheer cluelessness on certain subjects and how overly excited she can get. She ticks this trope in every category. She is such a giant 5-year-old with ADHD cracked up on speed that not even the likes of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsnqpmuO0bY Giri or]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GA_-ZGeBAw Bao could babysit her.]]

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