Genkai Members | ้็ใกใณใใผ
When playing together they're willing to kill and sabotage each other, but against anyone else they're an unstoppable force - enter Genkai Members, a group of six independent streamers and professional trolls. Initially they were fellow streamers Guchitsubo hated playing with the most. ้็ in their name means "limit", as in "I'm literally at my limit with all of you", and they're more often described not as a unit or a team, but rather mortal enemies. But once they find someone they equally hate, all that malice and sabotaging turns into terrifying teamwork, so playing against them in co-op games is a grave mistake. Behind the scenes, they're managed by Radda's subordinate Midori. Like with Radda Un'ei, I'll go over each member one by one. As per usual, some info was borrowed from shaomiya, but mostly from an incredibly thorough fan wiki project. It's way more indepth than I could hope to be, so check it out too!
๐ต Guchitsubo (ใใกใคใผ)
Or saboten. Genkai's leader, one of Japan's biggest streamers and a really, really loud cactus. Self-proclaimed troll monster, the loudest, most talkative member with confidence and determination bordering on madness. He's chaotic, often causing mayhem and confusion just for the love of the game, breaking into random fits for a bit and acting completely unpredictably. Many times this seemingly erratic behavior turns out to be a brilliant strategy - he's actually rather intelligent and at times his genius skills make him a formidable force in Jinrou games. To keep the branding, he's averted to dirty jokes and polices himself when it comes to such topics, even though he finds them funny. He's described as being really tall (182 cm!) and having an appearance so menacing even street gangsters won't approach him. Has a habit of singing to himself a lot, but his only proper solo utattemita is a PowerPoint parody of Hated By Life Itself. about him getting banned on Twitter. On Signal Zero he appeared in a giant 2m tall mascot suit, but for Signal One got on stage proper. Aside from Genkai, he's a member of ZETA Division along with Yakipan (and is actually his kouhai!), associated with Bottom 4 (with Kiriyan, Torippy and Nobaman) and is very close with fellow streamers Radda and Peinto, the three loudest people on the block often streaming together, teaming up at gaming events and hanging out offline. And speaking of events, he has semi-yearly Guchitsubow events for other Genkai Members and World Championships for fellow Kenkou streamers, as well as two Twitch-wide SAVOGE RUST seasons to his name.
*note: you'll probably mostly see him named gutitubo, since japan still commonly uses kunrei-shiki for latin script (hence utu, syaoron, sinigami etc.), but i use hepburn system out of preference
๐ฐGenpyon (ใใใดใใ)
Genkai's adult and serious member confidently rocking a bunny suit. He usually speaks in a low, calm voice and is nowhere as loud as Guchitsubo, but has a habit of screaming unexpectedly and suddenly hitting notes so high viewers are warned not to wear headphones. He's described as a tyrant, not shunning away from harsh expressions, but ultimately he is reliable and kind when times need it. He's the only smoker in Genkai, sometimes dubbed Yani Bunny. Aside from streaming, he's doing almost every hobby under the sun - design, DJ-ing (and trying to teach Cino how), singing and meddling with SynthV (he has a VocaDB page!), cooking, building maps and testing his freshly-acquired driving license in GTA 5. He's a backstage helper in many events too, like SAVOGE RUST or Kenkou Minecraft server and even at live shows he tries to give the others a chance to shine - according to Genpyon himself, he likes working behind the scenes.
๐ถ Tarako (ใใใ๏ผ
Don't be fooled like many else, he's a guy and his avatar is a girl just because he feels like it. He's not particularly fond of cod roe (tarako itself) either. Eccentric self-proclaimed idol whose primary hobbies include gaslighting and mental terrorism. He's an incredibly skilled player in many games and particularly enjoys PVP, plus his... let's say unique way of thinking gives him advantage in puzzles and escape maps. He's also a nightmare of a troll both in games and in real life. During his own streams and even with Genkai members he'll probably be up to random things like brushing his teeth, shuffling cards, clipping nails or cleaning his whole appartment (he takes neatnessvery seriously, even licking the floor to prove how clean it is and coming over to Guchitsubo's house to clean out the mess). Him, Yakipan and Gonkane are collectively called sanbaka (ไธใใซ).
โ๏ธ Nsome (ใใใ)
Sometimes still called Consome, since words can't start with N in Japanese, and his character has a consomme cup on his head. Scarily athletic (his divine physique has a mythical status among kenkou members), well-educated, calculating and overall reliable all-rounder. Not only is he great at physical activities and trivia, but FPS, horror and action games are not a problem for him too. For a while him, Yakipan and Gonkane were collectively called "genkai substitutes" and even now they often hang out independently from the other three members. Nsome the only one with common sense out of the bunch and has to keep the other two in bay so they don't combust on spot. Don't let his proper image fool you, that's still a Genkai member: he's a crybaby and a habitual poker player (doesn't bet real money, tho), but his trolling attempts are overshadowed by Tarako and Guchitsubo. His personal project hosted with Hection's help, Seisou o Wataru Yado (ๆ้ใๆธกใๅฎฟ), revealed his abilities at project organisation and even roleplay (highly recommend!!).
๐ฐ Gonkane (ใใใใญ)
Gonkane is... truly an enigma. He's airheaded and out of this world in a sense that understanding him, his motives is challenging even for other members and he's been called the worst out of Genkai members a few times. A lot of his remarks and actions come off as bizarre, not helped by his abysmal skill at reading kanji and a soft high voice similar to Yakipan. In public, he's actually very nervous and reserved, relying on his groupmates for support. He's the only member not from around Kanto, so he barely appears in hangouts and live-action videos. His alien character and name are derived from an Ultra character named Kanegon that got verlan-ed for legal reasons. Also, he has three cats who interrupt him during streams sometimes and he makes sure to meow back.
(i try my best to use illustrations from stream backgrounds/channel headers but i swear this man has NOTHING so sorry if this looks clunky i'm working with what i have. also theres like zero merch from him cuz he doesn't work with shops like village vanguard so he's the first one to get sold out at most events ww)
๐ Yakipan (็ผใใใณ)
Aka Varvalian. Very naive and charming, he really is like a soft warm bun! He's absolutely adorable both in games and real life, other members have commented on his disarming cuteness more than once. He's a ditzy airhead who gets lost easily and is the primary target of other members' pranks. Some say it's a miracle a pure soul like him ended up in this marginal gang, but don't let his cutesy aloofness fool you - he can turn into a relentless psychopath in time's notice without even going out of character. He's also pretty smart and the one holding academic exams for other members (which they usually fail spectacularly). He's a professional cyber athlete associated with ZETA Division and a common guest on cybersport events for Valorant and APEX, and outside of that he has been ranked a number one osu! player in Japan. His mascot is a tiny penguin with a red scarf, and his name is shortened from "yakisoba pan".
Notable projects and associates
As I said, Genkai aren't strictly bound to each other and most of the time wander off to do their own things, but they're still a tight friend (or nemesis) group and they're very entertaining together - personally I loved Lounge and Pico Park series, as well as many projects I mentioned above (especially Yakipan's tests and Seisou, they're amazing!!). Up until White Tails disbanding, they crossed over as Donupon Egachi (ใ๏ฝใใใณใฑใฌใผใ) for showdowns in poker, Mario Cart or, most commonly, Minecraft Jinrou. They don't let anyone into their hater club, though, and Shobosuke attempting to join their Discord server led to creating Genkai Mizugawa (้็ๆฐด้), a server specifically made to keep Shobosuke away turned a sub-group where people like Hection, Sakana, Combex and such hang out with the main members (probably that's how they all got roped into Heckshot's first round wwww). And that's not to mention several live events they had, including two rounds of a stage show Genkai Revolver (one with Radda coming out of nowhere as he does). Even though they're seen as MCYTs, Genkai's range of activities is remarkably vast, and there's probably something for everyone - if you're down to watch them hating each others' guts.
