VTuber Usada Pekora Is in Death Stranding 2, and While Some Japanese Fans Hate It, Others Note Hideo Kojima Games Always Have Unexpected Crossovers

Kojima Productions recently announced that VTuber Usada Pekora will be making a guest appearance in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. However, this surprise cameo seems to have ruffled the feathers of some rather vocal Japanese Death Stranding fans on social media, some of whom are now proclaiming that they won’t buy the game anymore.

Usada Pekora is a Hololive VTuber whose carrot-loving avatar is an anime girl with rabbit ears. As well as singing, she often streams games and has recently been playing Elden Ring: Nightreign. Fitting with her hungry, mischievous rabbit girl avatar, she is known for frequently adding the made-up word “peko” into her sentences (which probably comes from the casual Japanese expression “pekopeko,” which means “very hungry”).

As seen in Kojima Productions’ video below, Pekora will appear as a hologram in Death Stranding 2, calling out greetings to Sam and thanking him for his hard work (she says “otsupeko deshita” instead of the actual Japanese phrase “otsukaresama deshita”).

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