The Rise of Faceless Creators

KZbin's top performers in the past couple of years have had a very intriguing common feature - they are faceless. Whether it's Dream, Corpse Husband, the VTuber community, and many more - it seems like keeping the mystery and protecting their privacy has been a priority. In this video we take a look at this relatively new trend that seems to be gaining popularity.
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SOURCES:
Teen trust youtubers more than their own family:
mediakix.com/blog/percent-chi...
1956 study on parasocial relationships:
visual-memory.co.uk/daniel/Doc...
Stalker goes to youtuber’s home:
www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-m...
The Verge: “KZbinrs are not your friends”
www.theverge.com/2018/9/17/17...
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CREDITS:
Andrei Terbea - Lead Animator
Stefan Popa - Assistant Animator
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MUSIC:
Background track: "Delusional (Instrumental)" by Spring Gang
Outro song: Joakim Karud - "Loudness & Clarity"
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#Faceless #CorpseHusband #VTuber

[@ajtalkitive4884]

KZbinrs - "You know I have a life outside KZbin Right?" Fans - "I'll Ignore that."

[@AxxLAfriku]

KAKAKAKAKAKAK this is wonderful! PRANK! IT is terrible! I looked in the mirror and saw something UNPRETTY: my face. KAKAKAKAKAKA! But I am happy agayn because I have TWO HOT GIRLFRIENDS and I use them to get views on my videos! KAKAKAKAK!!! Good day, dear chu

[@sleep6837]

@@AxxLAfriku ...u good bro?

[@animoo.]

@@sleep6837 don’t worry this channel is known for doing stuff like that. It’s to get attention.

[@xy6194]

@@animoo. man I was weirded out but then I saw that it was axxl

[@ajtalkitive4884]

@@AxxLAfriku Sus sus amogus

[@TimeBucks]

not revealing face makes it easier to prevent stalkers

[@Conglomeration]

I agree

[@freddy.5367]

😳 fr

[@darkfang932]

Not unless you list your email in your about page...then you're screwed

[@themapletree2310]

You remind me of the smell of paint

[@freddy.5367]

Guys help I only had 5 hours of sleep

[@iTMG]

guys im a seal in real life I swear

[@milestone1719]

Doubt

[@aki3862]

Oh god I'm your huge fan!

[@Seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeal]

Same my dude. Same

[@tidyyyy]

AYYY IM A FAN

[@2nian]

check mark reveal 😳

[@IzabelaStress]

Stalkers are a real problem.

[@maxbam8009]

You experienced one? :/

[@lokbdasmf7866]

Almost 9 million subs?!?

[@ADMICKEY]

Not entirely sure

[@tidyyyy]

verified youtuber spotted

[@melisasaadi-guerbi826]

@@tidyyyy Pokemon lol

[@nazispy4537]

Andrei: "Faceless youtubers have the perk of being able to go out in public and blend in" Corpse: *Speaks in public* Everyone:

[@crumpsty3575]

bruh

[@billcipher2144]

bruh

[@nightfar.]

bruh

[@mxntycherry3179]

bruh

[@socialnorm3295]

bruh

[@NuxTaku]

FACELESS GANG RISE UP

[@lloydvincentcanlas6684]

oh you watch this?

[@hausuandim1193]

Nice

[@tmuthemobileuser7336]

Our Lord and savior himself

[@msa7933]

Not again.

[@Yourdailycardriver]

Gay

[@asdkfjsldkf]

"Is Technoblade a faceless KZbinr?" Yesn't

[@lionelk.y7233]

Why yes actually if you're brand is more popular then your irl face and people make fanart of that brand instead of your actual face then yes Other examples Vanossgaming,IAmWildcat,DanTDM and many more

[@Benvii]

@@lionelk.y7233 the fanart thing with Dan sure but he’s not a faceless creator

[@lionelk.y7233]

@@Benvii I dunno i feel like all MC KZbinrs kinda fall into faceless kinda not Grian and Mumbo would've been a better example granted

[@Benvii]

@@lionelk.y7233 yeah they are

[@PancakeTheKat]

@@lionelk.y7233 Grian, mumbo jumbo, and a lot of other KZbinrs

[@lulua6203]

Andrei: *reads Millennials* Also Andrei: "TEENS" Uhhh... Who's gonna tell him?

[@vacant-state]

Yeah the youngest Millennials right now are like 25 and the oldest turn 40, sooo... very far from teens

[@robbieaulia6462]

@@vacant-state Yeah I'm sick of so many elderly people calling me millenials, like dude I'm not even 20 yo

[@incvnsit]

@@vacant-state Can somebody tell me what boomers and millenials and gen z and whatever is?

[@thespacedisland5746]

@@incvnsit stupid generalizations of age groups in the united states. I know other countries have similar systems but it's really dumb in my opinion and causes unneeded divide between the generations

[@e2b265]

@@thespacedisland5746 People do this with everything. People generalize every group of everything under weird terms, which is where stereotypes come from and why something like “Asian” is such a hard to define term because it rarely refers to large parts of Asia, same with other continents.

[@ConnorPugs]

Honestly being faceless is a better deal with all the downsides of fame these days

[@kutuzova5282]

BRO HOW ARE YOU IN EVERYONES COMMENTS MAN

[@vibhav6551]

Nope many cases kid fake their ages so it still had a bad point of view

[@jopiethechildslayer409]

hi

[@the_codex4449]

Yo connor you watch andrei???? That's really cool!

[@professionaldumbass7166]

Yo Hes here

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

So it's like being famous, while having privacy at the same time. Sounds like a win-win.

[@SilencedP2P]

Bro you need to tell me why do you comment on every video you can

[@Polska_Edits]

You know a video is good when this legend comments

[@helldog3172]

@@Polska_Edits true lol

[@ryanryan4068]

Fancy seeing you here you are literally everywhere

[@prnklinfierc]

You are famous to KZbin commenters, and no one knows who you are so...

[@blitzburn2871]

"The Rise of Faceless Creators" implies that this is a recent trend, but it really is not. The faceless creator came into being alongside the very idea of a youtuber. Vtubers are nothing new, they are just evolution that drew attention to it. Cartoons and game avatars have always been usad as stand ins for the creator who wanted to keep their face hidden. Minecraft youtubers in particular are notable for using their avatars as their face long before vtubers were a thing, but if you wanna get faceless, there are scores of creators without any face at all, just a logo and voice.

[@Lumberjack_king]

Exactly avatars are Nothing new either also literally most video rants are just a voice and some background video

[@juliettemporal4716]

Yeah for example delirious

[@spindash64]

In other words, Video never really killed the Radio Star, they just take turns

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

VTubers are quite new and that was kind of a stupid thing to say TBH. Live body tracking? Not exactly old.

[@BudderBoyz]

I think you should make the distinction that VTubers like from Hololive, VShojo, Nijisanji, etc are voiced by real people and the characters they play usually represent the real personality of the person, they just don't show their faces, but for Hatsune Miku she literally does not exist, there is no voice actor, no face behind her, and no way to meet her.

[@urprismkfpadsmanagement6744]

yes we can catagorized CorpseHusband, Dream, and Vtuber in one but For Hatsune miku... its literally a machine seriously

[@thanos7338]

Mikkiku or whatever her name is=money

[@blankblank1949]

There's a voice actor behind her, Saki Fujita

[@kiricappuchin]

Saki Fujita is just Miku's voice provider, she doesnt attach herself to Miku's name Other than her voice, lots of Miku related content is made without contributions from Miku's VA

[@spindash64]

VTubers are basically just the modern equivalent of The Muppets: in both cases, while we know that logically this isn’t real, we all culturally agree to treat this as the reality, as an audience driven Kayfabe

[@takuo4267]

Honestly, being able to be famous without having to go through the troubles of being recognized in public and changing your entire lifestyle because of it is such a win.

[@hannanellia]

Yeah

[@All4F]

Honestly, being famous and being able to live wealthy while doing what you like is a win in general

[@fluto6997]

i would like to be recognised in public

[@dr_birb]

Dw, nobody knows you so you wouldn't have that problem.

[@shashankgupta7460]

I highly agree but some people do want to be followed, at least if they think that they won't be big youtubers.

[@Duckio]

Not going to lie, I am just shy af

[@themanbehindtheslaughter7819]

First

[@themanbehindtheslaughter7819]

Second

[@themanbehindtheslaughter7819]

Treeth (i known is spell wrong)

[@themanbehindtheslaughter7819]

Fortuh

[@themanbehindtheslaughter7819]

Fived

[@TheSahaquiel]

One of the greatest things about being a faceless content creator is that people will be attached to your content and personality and not your looks. Or there will be someone here telling me the most famous female streamers who are all good-looking are famous because of their gaming skills?

[@ciphergacha9100]

No one that’s stupid

[@MasterIsabelle]

Yea no simps

[@christophergarcia9022]

eh, some people simp for their voices so it's kinda yes but also kinda no.

[@tessab8195]

I think having idols that aren’t real people is so common already. We have comic book characters, game characters, movie characters, even book characters that people look up to and have personal connections to. The fact that Japan has already (in my opinion) perfected having a music star in this way is just the natural order of how things are going to go. I don’t have much else to say because you’ve already summed it up perfectly

[@dynamight_chaos-king]

I agree. People have always had a fictional story character who they liked, when that fictional character is literally talking to us (like a vtuber), it's like a dream come true for the viewer.

[@GawxArt]

I used to be faceless and that was epic

[@Laibaarts]

Hi

[@saynoto4672]

Ah yes the good old days

[@talentless2048]

hello my brotha

[@elomento9980]

L

[@frealish6622]

Your voice is so hard to listen to

[@GauravSharma-dy8xv]

Why to be faceless? Because people nowadays judge you on basis of your colour, gender, physical attributes, voice and everything possible to turn your channel into a toxic mess

[@senor7398]

Spitting facts

[@amongushastheworstfanbase]

Yeah, also, nobody really want to be like:Oh mah gah its *insert utuber with facecam*

[@AreebProductions]

@@senor7398 I upload photo editing tutorials you can come if you want to

[@Chriscraft-ug3sz]

Nowadays? People have been doing that for centuries

[@thegoldengamer9315]

True

[@junseolee9534]

Good example was marshmello. Legit everyone was going crazy about how he looks before face reveal. It's like a never ending hype train.

[@zionj104]

"Japan is always ahead of the curve on these things" A large percentage of the male population have girlfriends who are computers, this doesn't surprise me at all

[@jamesdizon5133]

stereotype much?

[@suleimansghk]

lol

[@femc16316]

Uh oh.

[@highsky6175]

Well that sounds even more worser than having a healthy relationship with someone .

[@roxassora2706]

​@@highsky6175 Yeah, I think it's unhealthy cause of the fact that they're attracted to an invisible or nonexistent being. You can be sexually or romantically attracted to fictional characters and still be in a healthy relationship with an existing person, I am all for that. When it gets to be very unhealthy is when you cut off all contact with the real-life dating world to be with this part of your imagination.

[@scribeofrebirth1431]

Being faceless is whole lot healthier for the creator too, in my opinion. They can still live a normal life while doing what they love.

[@robkies]

...sometimes

[@Will-zz7um]

As one guy who I just saw in the comments said “its a win-win.”

[@aristoteliscarcavelos9198]

Unless you got a voice like corpses yeah

[@STMplayz]

Agree but people keep asking for u to make a face reveal... it gets annoying

[@justincovarrubias4511]

But if they do something bad no one would know it was them so they can do whatever they want all they have to do is go on another account

[@mcphan6881]

The real threat to faceless KZbinrs: their audience demanding a face reveal

[@nabillzzat]

Yeah,some people try to aggressively spamming face reveal like a 9-12 years-old kids.

[@darkfang932]

I once had someone threaten me with homicide for a face reveal. You can bet I blocked them from commenting on the channel. (I did type a really long paragraph that provided context, but realized how confusing the situation really was)

[@lazyproeagle]

Like people that say "day 69,420 of asking ___ to ___"

[@lamplol7120]

@@nabillzzat and what’s frustrating is that some ppl actually show their face on ig or other places but noooo they have to make a KZbin video as a face reveal, like emirichu’s face reveal.

[@nabillzzat]

@@lamplol7120 Don't forget Ice Cream Sandwich and Berd the individual animators.

[@prelawnoob]

H2O delirious who has kept his identity a secret for 8 years: *amateurs*

[@fr0ck360]

Howtobasic: *Sips tea*

[@gardenofeden682]

You know, I wish I got around to watching this sooner! I actually had a conversation with a close online friend about this topic, more specifically Dream. A mutual friend, at the time, was and still is into the dream SMP, causing my friend to take a closer look into it all as well as Dream. I think Dream’s intentions were and are good but it turned sour. He clearly has a desire to protect himself, his friends, and his fans. However, his attempts to connect with his community have only created a sense of false intimacy and entitlement to his attention. From what I’ve heard, the whole phone situation left one fan crying because she didn’t have enough phone data to text dream. It becomes unhealthy when things like that happen and I fear people like Dream are finding it difficult to connect while also setting boundaries. Boundaries are clearly important, as they are faceless. They are unwilling to give up their privacy and identity over to fans (and good for them for that) but their fans can come to feel increasingly entitled to it. Of course, this can breed resentment when they hold fast to their privacy which they value, and properly so. I don’t think it helps that newer generations are built the way they are. Many people my age seem to struggle with their self worth, appearance, depression, anxiety, parental issues, and many other hard things to overcome. Many people seek release and an escape. The internet is that escape for many and it slowly over time grows unhealthy. The internet is just like the world, it has good and bad so you cannot escape the world here either. So we have some extremely unstable people sometimes who are clinging to online content or the internet to give them a sense of worth or a life, because they do not like their life. It doesn’t help that this escapism is almost enabled in a way by some creators, who are just trying to be supportive of their fan base. It is sad really. Those who are just trying to create a positive environment and engage those who appreciate their content have possibly accidentally enabled unhealthy behavior. Furthermore, if a faceless persona, especially Dream, ever unmasked themself, I fear it could be more dangerous than normal. I worry that perhaps the closeness fostered by the anonymity could surge in a sudden reveal, causing severe pushes for more personal information and many visits to the influencer’s house. If their audience sees the influencer as a friend, that can cause even more entitlement to see the influencer. Not just because “I’m a fan, I made you famous,” but because “I’m your friend, you should be happy to see me and spend time with me,” as well. This may be why virtual influencers are seen as the future. They have nothing that can be taken from them, they can be controlled by the whims of their audience as it do no harm. However, if we do end up with more virtual, non human influencers- that could end up being a problem. AI is easier to control than humans are, which would allow for easier domination of the field by corrupt forces. But that’s not something I want to go into. So friends, be careful! Be mindful of how you view your relationship with influencers. I bet you are all smart people and can judge for yourself what is healthy and what is not. Best of wishes! Please note I wrote this at like 4 AM so this may be messily written. These are just my thoughts on the matter and I am willing to hear the opinions of others! I welcome conversations with open arms!

[@satyavarma2449]

I still don't understand how people can be more attached to a creator because they are anonymous. It seems counter-intuitive to the whole idea of anonymity.

[@austinblackburn8095]

@@satyavarma2449 I personally don't think they are pretty much from what I can tell all the most beloved Creators have their identity directly out their. I'm not say the most popular, but most beloved. People like PewDiePie, Mr Beast, Penguinz0, and SomeOrdinaryGamer are extremely beloved in ways that would be hard for a faceless creator to replicate.

[@satyavarma2449]

@@austinblackburn8095 why did you mention me?

[@austinblackburn8095]

@@satyavarma2449 I was responding to and putting my input in like people do in comment sections?

[@satyavarma2449]

@@austinblackburn8095 Nono, Isn't what you said pretty much what I said albeit with more explanation and less rhetorical. It was the OP who said that anonymity brings a sort of attachment

[@JellyJessYT]

Faces? *Pffft, who needs em.*

[@Hard211]

Bruh

[@CasualCat64]

Shut up

[@Hard211]

@@CasualCat64: ikr they just want likes

[@nativo5982]

Hi :3

[@sarahsiebert9023]

Hewwwo

[@syrusangi8743]

Sad thing is in Corpse Husband's case, he takes extra care n tries to talk as little as possible in public because his voice is so distinctive, someone can easily recognize even if they don't know who he looks like.

[@mane9365]

Not only that but he has a health condition known as GERD which made his voice the way it is and he's in pain cause of it

[@mayadraws7934]

If you ever see a person in public who you recognize there voice and know it’s them from the media but they don’t want to be known then just don’t even say anything about it. Their is a reason why they don’t show their face.

[@vitaleriof]

@@mayadraws7934 i 100% agree

[@syrusangi8743]

@@mayadraws7934 If only it was that easy to understand, but some people are either painfully ignorant or assholes (or worse, both)

[@MasterTopHat]

Yah it’s kinda hard to not get noticed with that deep of a voice Like dang if he was in a rock band he would be really good

[@jadengaskell1051]

H2O Delirious is the founding father of faceless content creators.

[@isaiahgamer5023]

deadass

[@thelildepressedpieceofshit]

Yes, that very much is true

[@samtaskie1079]

MF Doom lived and died a legend in hip-hop and a large portion of his fans don't know what he looked like

[@emmanuel8538]

RIP MF DOOM

[@thxu4_the_venom657]

most of the art community already has this whole faceless thing down XD

[@micks2634]

LMAO YUP 😂

[@eclipticallyawesome]

and the animation meme community

[@monke7914]

Cough cough nice profile pic cough cough

[@motherofcats7671]

Yessss, for years too...

[@thxu4_the_venom657]

@@monke7914 cough cough thanks it was made by a lovely artist named biohazardia cough cough

[@deltalord6969]

Its honestly easier to act yourself when people dont know what you look like, dont know why but i guess it just *feels* better.

[@iriswillowtree4690]

yas i feel u

[@stupiderandunnecessarier]

Also, privacy is way more safe than exposing yourself

[@cytonicstarspren4384]

Totally agreed, you find it way more comfortable presenting your opinions when the only thing other people can judge you by is your username and pfp.

[@iriswillowtree4690]

@@cytonicstarspren4384 yas

[@MaskFanaticYT]

It’s true, at least for me😁

[@existentialdread9282]

For me, it was never about how relatable the creator is it was always about how much effort they put in and if they can keep me entertained/make me laugh or smile.

[@alejandromejiaduran4174]

I want to start a channel and I think the idea to go faceless makes sense, some creators use their channels to talk about problems and that give the fans some kind of responsibility into the content creator's mind health. I think that is the other side of the coin and deserves to be talked as well.

[@ciphergacha9100]

Cool

[@Shyguymask]

I'm just (literally) shy okay?

[@merledurant7459]

Clearly

[@chris54568]

Nobody cared

[@embreadiment]

You're right, I hate you.

[@27012007toni]

Maybe he needs to cover voiceless yters now too lol

[@iamryan9234]

No one asked you, bro

[@hay403]

H2O delirious has been faceless for years now and yet people always overlook him whenever talking about faceless creators

[@yaphetst.martin6792]

Yeah he has 13 mil subs which is more than Corpse but people always forget about him.

[@Kronostingz]

Thas wat I’m sayin🤦🏾‍♂️

[@hiunaut2833]

He is one of the OG that nobody talks about.

[@hotdog1251]

Yeah ,but he will always be in our hearts

[@TheWolverinecool23]

@@hotdog1251 at least he's being there for his family.

[@catherineforward983]

I personally would not like AI creators, I don't mind it if an actual creator doesn't show their face but I think it would be really weird to support an avatar which is run by a team.

[@notasovietspy8008]

I kind of agree. Sure they can be entertaining but it is kind of weird to think that a lot of people are behind Miku but it's not like when you hear about perseverance you instantly think of all the engineers behind the project you think of the Rover as its own entity.

[@kiricappuchin]

Literally what happened with Kizuna AI, now she's a bunch of split personalities being run by a team behind the scenes lol

[@ciphergacha9100]

Fair but think of how easy it would be to laugh at people who try to make fun of AI

[@mcjlove1227]

It’s like Hannah Montana, hey they have the best of both worlds. Haha

[@GiantButterKnife]

"Four out of ten teens..." Article clearly says "millennials", the youngest millennials are 25ish.

[@arandomperson4311]

I think it was a older article

[@blueteam2488]

@@arandomperson4311 when millennials were teens, youtube didn't exist

[@revimfadli4666]

@@blueteam2488 you mean about six to 14 years ago?

[@JonatasMonte]

I'm a Millennial, you're a millennial, everybody's a millennial. Unless you didn't watch lotr. Most of us are Millennials*

[@JonatasMonte]

@@blueteam2488 Pretty sure youtube is as old as Google.

[@cytonicstarspren4384]

We already do have faceless real life celebrities like Marshmello. Being faceless, also gives you the freedom to decide when you want to reveal your identity because at first, fame can hit people hard.

[@galganobriganti2461]

Or like daft punk

[@MacBack123]

@@galganobriganti2461 dang it you beat me to it 1993-2021

[@mayaparamita2254]

Buckethead

[@zzcolby27]

The late MF DOOM is another great example

[@cc_iscool]

sorry to combust ur bubble but marshmellow revealed his face, ur point still stands but just that little fact xd

[@amongg5973]

5:20 I laughed way too hard at this image of Corpse flipping off a slice of pizza

[@quicksilveryt4000]

Ah yes

[@wwatse]

I like how he talks like he is not faceless himself

[@twincutlass]

Lmaooo, Andrei has shown his face a couple of times though, and the drawing is pretty much what Andrei looks like. By default channels like this that tell a story via animation are "faceless", but not really (i.e. Jaiden Animations or TheOdd1sOut), since you know what the people look like. Some are truly faceless, with no face reveal ever. I know the comment was probably just sarcastic and I went overboard with the serious reply, but yeah 😂

[@stephanrobert5593]

I feel sorry for some of the faceless youtubers, bc they are constantly harassed by people to reveal their face. Literally the opposite of what they would want to do

[@magicalkillerz9130]

That’s the downside of a huge faceless creator

[@ionlycreatedthissothatican6859]

Not the vtuber community

[@magicalkillerz9130]

@@ionlycreatedthissothatican6859 They simp for the avatar because they know some of them are dudes

[@ionlycreatedthissothatican6859]

@@magicalkillerz9130 Eh I watched hololive so that isn't really an issue

[@magicalkillerz9130]

@@ionlycreatedthissothatican6859 yea ik, i’ve watched some of them but it isn’t my cup of tea

[@DiamondsRexpensive]

There is only one problem for faceless youtubers: their voices carry them.

[@jazi150]

The first thing that a person looks on a famous person, is the face lol, I mean you are not gonna put attention to all the people around you and hear if she/he is an specific famous KZbinr. Another problem, sometimes the voices that you hear in the video are not the real voices, I am not saying that is because they can use programs to change their voices. Take example H2O Delirious, at the beginning he use 2 different mics, one carry his “normal” voice, an the other change it a little because it was a new one, people love the old one, and past the time he carry a mic that the voice could be different at times. Corpse Husband is another example, a lot of people think he uses a program to have that voice, he said that’s his voice, but still the same could happen, the mic sometimes changes the voice without any reason.

[@MattressGuy]

@@ewolam perfect idea. if i ever become a famous yter/streamer that's exactly what i'm doing; pretending to be hatsune miku

[@deelightfullp]

Ezy, have text do your voice

[@Amo.Bateekh]

What about faceless and non speaking youtubers who use text

[@offandsphere6788]

@@Amo.Bateekh some examples of that would be whoisthisgit (most of the time) and shyguymask (also most of the time, plus he said he was inspired by whoisthisgit in a qna video)

[@Jwindooo]

Does anyone else just love the little ending animation it's just so fluid

[@TiroDvD]

I remember when YT started out as faceless and the Internet non-de plume b/c web cameras were expensive.

[@Png_gaming]

I feel like the faceless thing only really works with youtubers, it would be weird if one day you didn’t see real people on TV. But at the same time, the privacy problem is a big problem, famous people cant leave their homes without being bombarded with fans, and in some cases, they don’t even need to leave their homes.

[@PetitTasdeBoue]

Vtubers like Kizuna Ai already worked on tv tho. They invaded twitch too. 3D/2D model filter on your face is easy to do. You just need to pay someone to make and rig a model for you to use it with your webcam. It's the next step after the filters from app like snapchat etc.

[@PetitTasdeBoue]

@@BC-vj1gm It's coming little by little. They made an entire anime tv series without plot with vtubers as characters not so long enough too... their job was just to speak between themselves without any script like in a VR chat lol (it was bad), the name was virtual-san looking or something like that

[@fetchstixRHD]

+ music artists probably could get away with it, especially those on a smaller scale (though that would probably overlap with “youtubers”).

[@brycecrispy]

Would you not consider cartoons faceless entertainment?

[@emilyvo1495]

@@brycecrispy I think they were referring to real people with personas. Voice actors for cartoons don’t count since a character they voice act for is not who they are, if that makes sense.

[@Brightclips]

It’s dope asf. I get to keep my IRL life and my online life separate.

[@wekiisha]

i know where you live

[@raccoon663]

@@wekiisha he lives in a house

[@chromelolxd]

its how you troll angry racist kids without them actually knowing where you are

[@wekiisha]

@@raccoon663 no he lives in a room

[@Enkaizu]

@@wekiisha he lives In his bed

[@alexandrataylor784]

I love the wavey animation you do at end of your video! Never fails to make me smile 😃

[@drdaddydarkie164]

4:12 honestly the reason I love this channel. Most other youtubers do not do this, including the big ones. Just a simple stop, and level with everyone and admit he made a mistake, without anyone needing to prompt it to him.

[@angel404]

🤫

[@crusader_072]

What

[@red.animations]

Here before the verified simpers.

[@MrBlueAxe143]

Shhhhh....

[@TomokoJinx]

Im confused

[@letscommitexplodeamogusair7941]

Ayo

[@klypl1777]

"40% of millenials" "teens" Excuse me whAt

[@alrenobenjamin6566]

I'm surprised it was just 40%

[@klypl1777]

I'm just confused why they call millenials teens as millenials are 26-38

[@witheredbonnie9268]

@@klypl1777 yeah

[@Myriip]

@@klypl1777 Millenials are everyone after 2000 bro

[@K1nG0fGayz]

Nice pfp 😩😩😩

[@apolloknight9521]

I always believe because they want to keep their privacy safe from KZbin considering there is a a lot number of youtubers I watched that continues to hide their identity like Dream, H2O Delirious, and of course Corpse Husband. And I believe that faceless persona also protects not just their privacy or their identity, but also family as well from any crazy stalker fans.

[@hamsterfanny1589]

I like youtubers but I rather not meet them becuase it is sort of weird to talk to some that you conslatle watch.

[@saimanadeem5732]

Not gonna lie his animation got more CRISP I mean good

[@zackarydoesgacha9510]

Doesn't crisp mean chips?

[@leeno7oreo]

Ikrrr he never fails us with the quality of his vids ☆

[@GhostHunterDipperPines]

The wait is worth the quality.

[@leeno7oreo]

@@GhostHunterDipperPines agreed!

[@ImJustLayZ]

@@GhostHunterDipperPines yesss

[@reddsmess5962]

my face got stolen, so

[@HarvestHollows]

But of course, it all makes sense now

[@nick-st7jx]

f

[@Just_Astri]

Red bat go brr

[@caseynolastnamegiven7375]

ayo hi

[@anameidonthaveone6483]

Didn't ask

[@chichichichilling4822]

You're an insanely good artist. I love how you are able to tell great stories of real events with your own art. You're basically copyright-strike-proof with this ability. Excellent content.

[@rileytimberman3680]

I like having some similarities with creators but I’ve never really cared how they look, it’s more just personality and choices

[@siriusk1453]

Technoblade: shows face a few times, doesn't care about getting a webcam and sitting in front , actually shows his house a few times

[@akselyoutube]

Yeah, he's not really a faceless youtuber but he is. He just can't be asked to show his face.

[@monkeyshk7349]

In this way he actually undermines the importance of face reveal that most other youtubers make a big deal of, which I find really cool of him

[@suttielu8680]

I know what he looks like.....but i dont (you get me?)

[@akselyoutube]

@@suttielu8680 yeha he probably looks a bit different now

[@Loudshark_]

He’s chilling and I stanned that man

[@desertsandfly2277]

*"Nobody cared who I was until I put on the mask."* *~ Bane*

[@Windbrindle]

Where is it! *punch* Where's the trigger!!

[@hughzehzelleise7166]

If I pull that mask will you die?

[@Windbrindle]

@@hughzehzelleise7166 it would be extremely painful

[@hughzehzelleise7166]

@@Windbrindle You're a big guy.

[@Windbrindle]

@@hughzehzelleise7166 for you

[@sonir1094]

Andrei just forget that even he also comes under this list.

[@marcothedog216]

Bune videouri frate, ține-o tot asa! Good luck!

[@webkinzgirlist]

I do feel like we are going to move into the era of faceless creators but I feel there’s also the issue of not earning that should have been received. Lets take Vocaloid as the main example since everyone knows who Hatsune Miku is and the song she sings. However, those songs are created by vocaloid producers who are mainly just independent music creators who bought vocaloid voice banks and write songs and arrangements. A lot of these producers have rise to a lot of classic songs and even more newer producers are still joining creating songs. It should be the case that the producers are suppose to be know for the songs they created, however that sadly isn’t the case. One of the ways to get a producer to stop writing their song is if they don’t receive the credit for the songs. It was really bad when Vocaloid started to become popular overseas where the audience actually thought Miku was the one who wrote the song. Example, “I love the song Rolling Girl by Hatsune Miku.” When in reality that song is created by Wowaka. There’s a reason for why in a lot of vocaloid songs have “Feat. [Instert vocaloid here] by [ Producer ]” to help the audience listen to a song with a singer they’re familiar with and help to listen to more of the producers songs.

[@juandabot5671]

Facts bro

[@vani_1cu369]

Yes! so agreed with yours!! The producers who wrote the songs deserves recognition and love!

[@hornyburrito3360]

This is underrated

[@sanathash0k]

100000000000000000000000% FACTS

[@certiimxhzn]

how long did this take u to write- Also yuh i agree

[@MOORO]

Hehe, I didn't even realize how positive this was (:

[@fleshinblood8551]

Hi mor∅

[@bulgarianiraqimapping]

Since your verified you get a shit load of likes.

[@dumb_m1k0o.35]

Well hello-

[@HeidenLam]

@@bulgarianiraqimapping Pretty much every case, but if the KZbinr just want to “comment” and not to gain likes or possibly subscribers then you’re just being offensive

[@awesomegamer5141]

jello

[@VikkiVibe]

This is actually making me more confident in what I'm doing now given I just started. You are really considerate of children and from the videos I've watched so far, you are a fairly clean speaker (no cussing other than to quote documents or dictionary entries) and I'm glad to now be part of the faceless community

[@Hakun325]

6:40 Oh my god! Was anyone else surprised to see Hatsune Miku referenced in this video like me?!

[@Hakun325]

@LANASHA LUBIS Nice to know there are people like me out there, then!

[@reborn2856]

Funny how like 40% of the comments are faceless youtubers saying that they're simply shy

[@darkfang932]

It's not that I'm shy, it's more like I legitimately cannot show people what I look like

[@yourannoyinglittlebrother8595]

No anime furries or gay people aloud in #general

[@Nicu-vy3gm]

@@yourannoyinglittlebrother8595 what?

[@ilyanwevers7093]

@@yourannoyinglittlebrother8595 lol

[@LeftCaptain]

@@Nicu-vy3gm d i s c o r d j o k e

[@_pr0pone552]

And legends say, H20 Delirious is still faceless today.

[@anwardiggs8748]

I see you're a man of culture too

[@louizejasphervalones5882]

og

[@evanytgaming1986]

THE OG of faceless of the VanossCrew or The Banana Bus Squad

[@hay403]

he did it before it was cool

[@bat6684]

@@hay403 yea lol

[@whilefree]

Why is the bird so angry? xD Awesome video. Awesome channel. I loved it.

[@Azulagirlboss]

Please tell me I am not the only one who starts waving every time during Andrei's outro

[@forstaken2254]

"I'm not doing a face reveal, literally nobody cares about your face, so I'll do an elbow reveal." - Technoblade

[@red.animations]

Wise man words.

[@secretsmokystarr]

No one cares???

[@trashliljw2123]

He said that in 2016, where people where more like people and less like cancer

[@Cnut_the_grape]

@@trashliljw2123 you're acting like 2016 was the "good ole days" when it wasn't even that long ago

[@iexisted583]

@@Cnut_the_grape it wasn't the good ol days the good ol days of the internet was when it never existed or in the early 2000s in KZbin but the internet in the 2000s how to dox and manipulate an audience and in 2016 was when youtibe started changing it started changing big time in 2019

[@tjfm2456]

I did a whole essay on the generational differences on social media. Millennials were prone to over sharing every moment, but Gen Z grew up with the “everything is permanent on the Internet” message so ingrained into our brain that we all we want is privacy. We use messaging apps that delete after a day, Finstas and Close Friend stories, and we hardly ever use a real profile picture. I think this wave of faceless creators really shows just how much Gen Z value privacy in their Internet experience. Anonymity is the new relatability. And there’s something wholesome about liking a creator based solely on their personality and not some FaceTuned image they try to portray.

[@this_catisslow4491]

I respect this You put so much time and effort to show the difference between generations and for people to better understand loving it

[@nusrarahman7181]

Sounds like you did a really good job on your essay💕

[@percabethlumity]

That's actually really fascinating! Wonder how things may change with future generations.

[@gearwyvern7884]

A ton of people say that my generation(Z) is ruining the world right now. Quite frankly? It's hilarious, it's the exact opposite really. If you want to see the issues in our world, ask Gen Z or Alpha. We don't like to censor our views on what's wrong with the world. My 8 year old cousin is... he has almost no filter. I'm actually proud of him for it tho, he comes up with such interesting questions. It always ends up with us both learning something, both bouncing around interesting perspectives to each other, adding on. The little dude is far from technically intelligent, but he's more than genius socially than I could ever be. I could never have the same level conversation with my parents, too much busy, tight rules, and minimal criticism allowed. I'm so thankful to have friends and a cousin to talk about these sorts of things civilly. All in all, trust the future generations.

[@problemperson4221]

@@gearwyvern7884 it's weird how people think generation Z are ruining the world, by doing what, TikTok dances? the majority of Z-ers are still teenagers, what can they do other than having fun, who cares if they are cringy, they're kids, let them do what they want, it's not like they're harming anyone.

[@harshpreetkaur329]

I always watch your whole video to the last minute bc of your outro it's so chill

[@csmstudio96]

I forgot andrei's name, so I searched up *romanian animator* and he came up first.

[@hasanmuttaqin464]

the thing about being faceless is, you can show what you really are without worrying nothing, like, when you show your faces you must make a good public persona, so everyone thinks you're a good person _cough_ elen d'generes _cough_ while when you show no face you can just be as chaotic as you want since it's your masked persona, "give a man a mask and he will show his true face" indeed

[@Julsiy]

Creating content without having to show my face is literally my introverts biggest dream

[@Jovanoc]

your biggest *dream* haha get it

[@josepoktovianus5866]

@@Jovanoc HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHH!! 1!! 1!! 1!! 1! 1! 1!! 1! 1! 1!! 1! 1! 1!! AHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAH🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣1! 1! 1! 1! 1!! 1! 1! 1!! 1!!!!! 1! 1!! 1! 1 Sorry

[@mechanicalmacbook]

@@Jovanoc Hahahahahahhahahaha get it because he said dream hahahhahahahahahahahah!!!!111111111 ecks dee lmarofl funni Boi hahahahahaha (ps: idk if people would read this but I'm almost about to add cringey stuff and felt like I'm gonna regret it for a century so ik not putting that part in)

[@Yourdailycardriver]

👏👏👏👏

[@DOODDEV]

DREMAMAMSMMAMAEMAMM DREAM MINECRAFT HE PLAYS MINEC

[@_eph]

bro, your outro is a BOP

[@lucaskalebef]

Daft Punk did that, at the beginning of the century.

[@dramaticallydreaming3656]

I'm surprised he didn't bring up Marshmello. Sure his focus is on music but he's still on youtube and he's an influencer. He's a current example of what famous people with unknown identities could look like

[@orphankicker3387]

He's not exactly labeled as a "KZbinr" though.

[@thedefault8109]

Still faceless

[@jinjunliu2401]

@@orphankicker3387 would be like bringing hatsuna into the video like he did at the end, not a youtuber but fits the theme

[@heehoo3685]

yeah, it's way past the starting point in the music industry, lots of masked dj's like daft punk, marshmello, deadmou5, and even gorillaz.

[@out1452]

@@jinjunliu2401

[@remcrimson2750]

To bad you seem to forgot the OG Faceless KZbinr HowToBasic

[@ericthetroll4929]

You weird

[@remcrimson2750]

@@ericthetroll4929 bruh

[@frgwyn3760]

@@remcrimson2750 bruh

[@evanytgaming1986]

There's also H20Delirious

[@frgwyn3760]

@@evanytgaming1986 u ruined the chain, so early on too

[@evasiverabbi6691]

Absolutely phenomenal work. Keep it up man!

[@friedrichvonhoffmeister3343]

Creepy to think about the fact that celebrities might not be real people but teams of people sitting behind an avatar

[@Fishnberg]

Faceless KZbinrs: easy to be safe Ai KZbinrs: Tomorrow will no longer be safe.

[@peacechan4500]

Ok that's not on youtube ai, that's on the viewers curiosity, and KZbin algorithm just feed it

[@marmo7766]

the day is now 500% better

[@DontreadPimpBoy]

Feels like im in a quicksand

[@dunnovanronel]

Agreed

[@NRBHY]

fr

[@morrisstudio8372]

Tuesday is my favourite day

[@Energy807]

Fax

[@RobertoQuad]

Can we just appreciate all the research work done by this guy... it's insane mate

[@CHRF-55457]

I'd trust a virtual stranger for help than my dad who gets angry quickly when I go to him for help with something he thinks is easy. And then proceeds to threaten and slap you hard in the face when you still don't get it. Lol. But he's probably a step better over my older cousin's dad, who gets drunk and drunkenly beats my older cousin up.

[@gncjimin]

omg are you doing okay rn? You should really get help and so should your cousin!!

[@carsonrusyniak8275]

I was watching a faceless KZbinr once and I showed my mom the channel, I was like 9 then, and she thought they were a CRIMINAL so she told me to stop watching them and like an idiot I did.

[@Juanben123]

Wow your mom was stupid not trying to be rude

[@hamzaimran771]

@@Juanben123 no it is rude; not everyone has parents who are proficient in technology and as long as a parents decisions don't actively harm their child there is no reason to call them stupid. have some respect ya know? your comment is the equivalent of "i'm not trying to be racist but..."

[@wisterwilson8774]

I get it. My parents still to this day will try to “debunk” people in the lime light when I talk about it. I try to tell them that I highly doubt a 69 year old criminal has the capability to properly dress as a 17 year old playing Minecraft. They just don’t understand technology like we do, assuming you grew up fully or at least partly on technology

[@Brick_Eater_]

I don't understand how you can say that very much nicer, it's a fact. She was being stupid, because everybody has the common sense to know that watching a video isn't going to kill you

[@mayaparamita2254]

😱

[@missgrreen9398]

It’s always strange when a faceless creator reveals themselves. I don’t think their appearance ever matches the way we perceive them through their voice and personality and it would be foolish to expect them to. Fans have so many expectations of their favorite celebrities that it really feels like they are treated as if they are of some other species that experiences emotion and behavior very differently than a human does. I think the best way to treat celebrities and creators is with mindfulness. If you put yourself in their shoes, and really try to imagine how whatever was being asked of them would make you feel. It seems almost impossible at times, but we expect them to get everything right, all the time otherwise... “CANCEL THEM!”. Fans have to do better across the board and some celebs do too, but we should both try to respect one another.

[@dipaleeatre6334]

ah so like when George refused to change his dp?

[@vic_710]

@@dipaleeatre6334 what was the whole george issue??

[@dipaleeatre6334]

@@vic_710 George stans told George that his dp is ugly, but he refused to change it so they tried to cancel him.

[@dipaleeatre6334]

Not to mention how people simp over Dream, Georgenotfound and Tommyinnit.

[@vic_710]

@@dipaleeatre6334 lol

[@limeliar219]

Finally a good video glad to see you back

[@michaeldimare3786]

The “only pretty people get to show off” thing hits deep for me. And as messed up as it is, I joined in on believing it only until I got myself a dose of reality Love your takes having a structure yet still being able to go on tangents. You deserve more subscribers 🙌 I don’t have to related to creators in general. I only really care about humor, a moral code (EmperorTigerstar as an example), and no aggressive clout chasing or advertisement of merch/money over creativity bullshit

[@WraxTV]

As someone who was around for Web 1.0, seeing the majority of people in the mid-2000s suddenly start showing their faces, real names, living quarters, etc., was SUPER weird to me. This return to valuing privacy is, to me, a return to sanity.

[@Loudshark_]

Its always better right ? Lol

[@justinian1226]

Except it isn't.

[@ketsu4435]

That's really interesting. This shift, to me, someone who experiences the internet around 2015, is TERRIFYING. I was never a person that got too invested into the personalities, but having faces always just made everything seem a bit safer. In the long run the faceless fame is probably the best way to go, but it's really scary haha.

[@WraxTV]

@@ketsu4435 I'm kinda curious as to what you find scary about it, honestly. I find it way scarier to let the entire world know what I look like and where I live, lol. I get how showing your face makes you more relatable to the audience, but I feel like that relatability itself comes with its own pros and cons, and that's not even taking into consideration all the privacy and safety related issues with showing your face.

[@ketsu4435]

@@WraxTV I'm generally just a bit paranoid ig? If everyone has no face it's harder to make sure they're authentic. If you detach the personality of a person from their brand it's easy for corporations to make use of it and replicate popular trends. I know you can't have a healthy middleground because it's just not that sustainable. It's generally more irrational fear tho

[@JacobKealohi]

I like faceless creators because we get to respect their privacy and that instead of knowing what they look like, they usually have an avatar that represents them. It's like they're portraying a character in their videos (Dream, Corpse, the many VTubers, and the OG faceless KZbinrs, H20 Delirious and HowtoBasic).

[@kenobigaming5755]

And diesel patches

[@richarddavies5674]

Ohmwrecker? Literally known as the faceless KZbinr in a time everyone revealed their face

[@JacobKealohi]

@@richarddavies5674 Oh yeah, him too.

[@Geraldi-hj3pi]

@@JacobKealohi wait wait, howtobasic already face reveal tho

[@carrymehome7561]

And Wayward Seon, she's new but I can tell she's going to be huge

[@RAnDomMaN0394]

andrei goes in depth into faceless creators reality: too lazy to turn on the webcam LOL

[@TabbySpl]

Hello, I'm a relatively small creator and I started around two years ago when vtubers and faceless content hadn't taken off yet. I don't use my voice or my face but instead act as a character in my own content which creates a great dynamic between the viewer, the people in the video, and myself as I edit the content. I make up for the lack of input by making shorter videos with more editing, but also try to give people a chance to participate in the content they see as much as possible. I think there is real potential for faceless content if it is used correctly, but only time will tell.

[@rocketblast1940]

Even when JSchlatt was faceless everyone just loved his personality and just could relate with him immediately. It's all because he didn't hide his personality. The face doesn't matter as much as exposing your true personality to your viewers.

[@Nirm814]

Facts

[@jimbothetimbo6790]

I’m impressed h20 delirious still his his face after 10 years

[@MrProper0]

But when you don t have a distinctive personality, what are the options?

[@bram8847]

The same goes for xisuma

[@adityakhabiya5348]

"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." Oscar Wilde

[@kiricappuchin]

Seeing Miku drawn in Andrei’s style fills my heart with joy

[@scurrystopthat9985]

"Is that a shark eating a cheese burger?" - dude who has remained faceless since 2007

[@yohdem17]

someone should conduct a study on how animation channels are more successful if they place their avatars on the right side of the screen

[@nonamepasserbya6658]

We ten to veer our eyes to the left due to distraction. Psycology at play

[@yohdem17]

@@oklittlejhonny7415 sorry bro I meant to say the right of the screen but still got undeserved likes

[@adyatma1]

@@yohdem17 don't worry english is confusing

[@YEET-fy4hu]

We just sometimes forget that even Andrei is semi-faceless and has barely shown his face except for in the streamy's video and he's one of the best creators *coincidence? I think not*

[@ivanlukov474]

Short and enjoyable content. Ur chanell is worth watching.

[@prw56]

Your outro animation is hypnotizing.