There’s a new face topping the charts of video game live-streaming site Twitch: She’s an anime avatar with flowing pink hair.
Known as Ironmouse the character is operated by a real woman, whose facial expressions and movements are relayed using motion-capture tools that feed data through computer animation software. With her high-pitched voice, Ironmouse sings karaoke or cracks jokes while playing hit games like Elden Ring for a rapt audience of 11,000 live viewers. Her antics have made her the female streamer with the most subscribers on the platform and the third-most subscribed streamer of all time. She ranks right behind Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, who was one of the first Twitch streamers to break into the mainstream, playing Fortnite.
