{"id":10627,"date":"2025-05-30T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/?p=10627"},"modified":"2025-05-30T00:53:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T17:53:34","slug":"usada-pekora-death-stranding-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/usada-pekora-death-stranding-2\/","title":{"rendered":"VTuber Usada Pekora will be present in Death Stranding 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, the latest project from Hideo Kojima, has brought many surprises since its initial announcement. But one of the most shocking revelations came from <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KojiPro2015_EN\/status\/1928043654746362124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1928043821486477330%7Ctwgr%5E53767dacb9fd6bc0e370701845a06335b32fce66%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pushsquare.com%2Fnews%2F2025%2F05%2Fjapanese-vtuber-usada-pekora-is-in-death-stranding-2-and-we-dont-know-why\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">emergence <em>VTuber<\/em> popular Usada Pekora<\/a> as one of the characters in the game. This unique collaboration instantly sparked conversations in the gamer community as well as VTuber fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usada Pekora is a VTuber from the Hololive agency who is widely recognized for her playful style and signature laugh. Since her debut in 2019, Pekora has amassed over 2.6 million subscribers on YouTube and become one of the most recognizable faces in the VTuber industry. With her signature bunny persona and energy, Pekora is not only popular in Japan but also has a large international fan base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Serious Mode<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/usada-pekora-death-stranding-2\/#Peran_Pekora_di_Death_Stranding_2\" >Pekora's role in Death Stranding 2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/usada-pekora-death-stranding-2\/#Pekora_Sempat_Kunjungi_Kantor_Kojima_Productions\" >Pekora Visits Kojima Productions Office<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/usada-pekora-death-stranding-2\/#Reaksi_Komunitas\" >Community Reaction<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Peran_Pekora_di_Death_Stranding_2\"><\/span>Pekora's role in Death Stranding 2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>Death Stranding 2<\/em>, Usada Pekora will be present as one of the <em>Prepper<\/em>-a non-player character (NPC) who lives in a remote location and has the possibility to help or hinder the player's journey. While full details regarding his role are still under wraps, his appearance has been officially confirmed through a teaser video released by Kojima Productions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Option to include VTuber like Pekora into the world <em>Death Stranding<\/em>Kojima's game, which tends to be serious and atmospheric, marks a very typical creative move from Kojima. Previously, Kojima has also featured real-world figures such as Conan O'Brien and Geoff Keighley in his first game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New connection confirmed. \ud83d\udc30<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DeathStranding2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DeathStranding2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AM0YNZEGGz\">pic.twitter.com\/AM0YNZEGGz<\/a><\/p>- KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS (Eng) (@KojiPro2015_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KojiPro2015_EN\/status\/1928043654746362124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pekora_Sempat_Kunjungi_Kantor_Kojima_Productions\"><\/span>Pekora Visits Kojima Productions Office<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The collaboration between Kojima and Usada Pekora doesn't seem to be a sudden decision. In mid-2024, Pekora visited Kojima Productions' office and received attention on Kojima's own social media. This is where speculation about a possible collaboration began to emerge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hideo Kojima is known for incorporating pop culture into his games. By presenting Pekora, Kojima seems to recognize that VTuber culture has become an important part of today's digital entertainment landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/hideo-kojima-anime-death-stranding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hideo Kojima Announces Death Stranding Anime<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reaksi_Komunitas\"><\/span>Community Reaction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The response from the gamer community has been mixed. Some welcomed Pekora's presence as a form of innovation and refreshment in the game. However, there are also those who feel that the presence of anime characters can disrupt the consistency of the narrative tone built in the game. <em>Death Stranding<\/em>. Even so, many remain curious about how this character will be integrated into the main story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The presence of Usada Pekora in <em>Death Stranding 2<\/em> emphasizes that Kojima Productions is not afraid to take bold steps in redefining the gaming experience. For VTuber fans as well as gamers who are looking forward to <em>Death Stranding 2<\/em>This collaboration is proof that the boundaries between the virtual world and the gaming world are getting thinner. Will this be the start of more cross-media collaborations in the future? We'll see when the game is officially released.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, proyek terbaru dari Hideo Kojima, membawa banyak kejutan sejak pengumuman awalnya. Namun salah satu pengungkapan paling mengejutkan datang dari kemunculan VTuber populer Usada Pekora sebagai salah satu karakter dalam game tersebut. Kolaborasi unik ini langsung memicu perbincangan di komunitas gamer maupun penggemar VTuber. Usada Pekora adalah VTuber dari agensi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,5],"tags":[192,10,240,146,65,232,418,233],"class_list":["post-10627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-games","category-news","tag-death-stranding","tag-game","tag-hololive","tag-kojima-productions","tag-news","tag-pop-culture","tag-usada-pekora","tag-vtuber"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-31.png","author_info":{"display_name":"Moeka","author_link":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/author\/playeatsleep-fun\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}