When you think of aworld-famous Twitch streamer,theres likely to be a couple of obvious details.
Theyreprobably playing video gamesin a bedroom or living space filled with neat props and toys.
Maybe theyre roaming the streets or at IRL events, speaking to fans or pulling pranks.
Vtuber Ironmouse is Twitch’s all-time most subscribed-to streamer.Ironmouse; VShojo
But one thing is clear about streamers: theyre all people.
Their accessibility and humanity are often their greatest appeal.
Shes a person, too, although she looks a little bit different than youd think.
Shes a Vtuber, a content creator who uses an anime-styled avatar for their on-screen appearance.
Nobody knows whatIronmousereally looks like, but it doesnt matter.
To her 2.1 million followers, the cartoonlike Twitch witch with the high-pitched voice is their demon queen.
Early Thursday morning, the subathon officially ended with her record standing at over 326,252 all-time peak subs.
This is just the latest milestone in the rapid ascension for the Puerto Rican streamer.
This interview had been edited for length and clarity.
What was your initial reaction to breaking this all-time record?I honestly did not expect this to happen.
But my community is amazing, and theyve been incredibly supportive and very, very kind.
They are just wonderful.
Its been a crazy month.
So, it kept extending as people continued subscribing.
Its just been a dream.
Youve played a lot of games on stream during this last month.
And now Octobers here, and its the perfect time.
Everybodys like, Mouse, you already play horror games anyway.
What was the deal with yourYouTube channel?
It was taken down during the subathon.That was rough.
I didnt think they were gonna come back, but then they did and it was like Christmas.
But when I do, well see… What was that like?Yeah, we went to TwitchCon.
It was really nice to be about to talk to community members [while] streaming.
Ironmouse has no bounds.
Tell me about the moments after breaking the all-time sub record.I cried a lot.
give a shot to make your dreams come true.
But its also a huge leap forward for Vtubers, right?
What is happening here?
But it helps making it a bit more normalized.
And its just a different way of streaming.
Some people want to be a character, some [dont].
Its just a different way to create content.
I think its just different for everybody.
Theres not one right or wrong answer, it just depends on the person.
Its because they want to find something that speaks to them and something that they can relate to.
I think thats amazing.
It was [heartwarming] to see.
Thats all I have to say.
The previous record holder wasKai Cenat.
Hemade a statementthat implied hed be looking to take back the crown.
Thoughts?Records are meant to be broken.
I think its amazing for his community; its amazing for the streaming community as a whole.
So, keep on going.
I didnt expect any of this to work out.
I just wanted to make friends and hang out on the internet.
I figured, Ill just stream to a couple of friends, and that was it.
Then just move on with my life.
Then, everything started to pick up.
Its completely changed my life.
