Overview

• Kojima Productions confirmed on Twitter that Usada Pekora from Hololive appears in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach as a Prepper character.
• The character is rendered as Pekora’s anime persona rather than her real-life identity in the game’s post-apocalyptic setting.
• Hideo Kojima’s long-standing fandom of Pekora, including livestream interactions and an in-studio visit, directly influenced her cameo.
• The studio rejected about half of celebrity cameo requests due to time-intensive 3D scanning but ensured Pekora’s inclusion despite those demands.
• Pekora’s record debut of over 180,000 concurrent viewers is expected to draw her substantial VTuber following to the game.