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Popular VTuber Usada Pekora ‘embarrassed’ by her Death Stranding 2 cameo

Usada Pekora reacted to her characterization during a live stream
posted by Sourodeep Dey
Tuesday 7/8/2025 at 5:31AM EDT

  • Japanese VTuber Usada Pekora finally came face to face with her character in the Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. During a recent live stream in which she tackled the game produced by Hideo Kojima, Pekora faced her own cameo when the character of Sam chanced upon Pekora.

    According to Dexerto, Pekora was on her way to deliver a package to the data scientist, when she became excited to hear the voice artist who lent her voice to Pekora’s VTuber character for the game. The news outlet noted that while laughing, Pekora said,

    “What the heck is this? I feel very embarrassed.”

    Excited to see her cameo, Pekora could be seen responding in a clip from the live stream. As per Dexerto, she said,

    “I’m so embarrassed. She’s still yapping.”

     

    Continuing, she added that she was overall happy with the appearance. In the clip from the live stream which featured an English translation, she said,

    “I’m happy and embarrassed. What is this feeling?”

    Ultimately, Pekora noted that she was thrilled to encounter her cameo appearance in Death Stranding 2.

     

    Usada Pekora’s appearance in Death Stranding 2 was announced in May

    Usada Pekora, a Hololive VTuber, or Virtual YouTuber, is an virtual persona who debuted in 2019, as per another report by Dexerto. Pekora, who is described as a “rabbit-eared girl who loves carrots” on the Hololive website, frequently posts live streams and boasts of 2.71 million subscribers on YouTube currently. As per Streams Charts, Pekora was the most watched female streamer in 2023.

    In May 2024, Pekora took to her X page to reveal that she was collaborating with Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.

     

    The same day, Kojima Productions released a clip from the game confirming Pekora’s appearance. The clip featured Pekora’s interaction with Sam, played by Norman Reedus, also featuring Pekora’s signature phrase, ‘peko.’ Kojima Productions also wrote in a comment,

    “We’re thrilled to share that Usada Pekora from hololive production appears in DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH as a Prepper! What kind of Prepper could she be…? Find out after the game launches!”

     

     

    This is not the first game Usada Pekora has featured in

    In 2022, Usada Pekora announced during a stream that she would be lending her voice to a monster character for the Dragon Quest Treasures game.

    Pekora also featured on the roster of Hololive’s Vtuber fighting game, titled Idol Showdown in 2023 alongside other Hololive VTubers such as Ninomae Ina’nis and Houshou Marine, as per Silicon Era.

    Pekora has expanded her appearances beyond live streams and games, also appearing live for a concert in Tokyo in 2023. Hololive Today revealed that Pekora’s first ever solo live concert appearance was a part of Pekora’s Human Rabbitality Project, and was titled as “1st Usada PekoLive -USAGI the MEGAMI!!-”

    The concert took place at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo in December that year and was also available to stream. A teaser film was also released at the time to promote Usada Pekora’s live appearance.

    TOPICS: VTuber, Usada Pekora, Death Stranding 2