MythosHQ Auditions Silhouette Theories: What are My-THOSE?
MythosHQ, winner of the ‘Rising VTuber Org’ award at the 2024 VTuber Awards hosted by Filian, has opened auditions for the very first time. They’re looking for three people to play the part of three pre-made female characters. While the exact identities of the new characters are unknown, Mythos has posted silhouettes based on the new characters in their auditions teaser posts. Note that it is not unknown for promotional and teaser silhouettes to use custom art and not necessarily utilize a Live2D model, so while my guesses are based only on publicly available information, they’re really just that — uncertain guesses.
The tl;dr:
I have four sets of guesses, listed from most likely to least likely
Theory A: Norse Gods
Theory B: Minor Hellenic Humanoids
Theory C: Minor Hellenic Monster Girls
Theory D: Hercules Movie
The three relevant posts are linked, quoted, and shown below. Each was paired with a different new character and some flavor text. For ease, we’ll be referring to the models as WolfGirl, BirdGirl, and MysteryGirl.
Theories
Theory A: Norse Gods
Likelihood: High. This is the theory that, like Sleipnir, I believe has the most legs. The fact the promo for the group states they are looking to form an ‘era-changing’ gen is a clue: the Hellenic era and the Viking period are distinct. With few exceptions, MythosHQ tends to focus on the stereotypically more popular/powerful dieties, rather than what are classified by academics as more ‘minor’ gods. They’ve nearly exhausted the pool of Olympians, if they haven’t already. The silhouettes don’t ‘read’ as wearing Hellenic-inspired clothing, but some MythosHQ talents, like Hermes and Hephasteus, have more modern outfits.
I think WolfGirl is Loki, BirdGirl is Odin, and MysteryGirl is Thor. Some Twitter commenters seem to agree with this.
Why This Trio:
Odin, Loki, and Thor may be the most well-known Norse gods. I’m not about to go off on a whole tangent and provide Google Trends data for the Norse pantheon
They’re the trio of major gods for the Norse civilization in Age of Mythology
They’re the trio of major Asgardians in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
With the exception of Vestia? maybe?, Mythos has exhausted the list of the twelve Olympian gods and goddess (note: I said Olympian, not all, not demi-gods, as will be covered later.)
The ‘halls’ mentioned in the BirdGirl promo could reference Valhalla
Why Loki:
The emoji for this character is a sly face
The tone of the post is playful and mentions having fun
The character has a tomboy type design and figure, fitting with a mischiveous/impish archetype
Might have horns, but that could just be spiky hair
Tricky looking hands
I have the least evidence for this guess, and it’s mostly a guess that this is Loki based on the flavor text provided, as well as the fact that Loki is the third member of the trio in other media
Why Odin:
The emoji for this post is winking, which means it only has one eye open. Traditionally, Odin is portrayed as wearing an eyepatch and/or blind in one eye
Odin is often portrayed with a raven, as he has two raven familiars
Cape seems regal and has epaulets, a symbol of rank
Winky emoji in the promo post could be a reference to Odin’s one eye
Why Thor:
The emoji posted is a curled bicep, signifying fitness and combat. Thor is associated with combat.
Thor is sometimes portrayed with a winged helmet, I believe in many Wagner adaptations, as well as in the MCU(?)
Theory B: Minor Hellenic Humanoids
(Hellenic basically means Greek or Roman)
Likelihood: Medium
WolfGirl: Pan (could be a goat girl)
BirdGirl: Hercules, due to the cape (reminiscent of the Nemean lion cloak of legend)
MysteryGirl: Icarus, due to the wings on the head
Theory C: Minor Hellenic Monster Girls
Likelihood: Unlikely, because MythosHQ doesn’t have a history of doing generically monster themed girls, vs. deities
WolfGirl: Minotaur (horns, fur)
BirdGirl: Harpy (birbs)
MysteryGirl: ???
Theory D: Hercules Movie
Likelihood: Extremely unlikely, but let a girl dream.
WolfGirl: Philoctetes, because that is who was furry in that iconic trio
BirdGirl: Hercules, due to the cape, as explained earlier
MysteryGirl: Pegasus, due to the feathered wings on the head
I really want Theory D to be true, and for Philoctetes to be played by Danny DeVito in his corpo VTuber debut. I mean, he could be an indie. I don’t know everybody.
Bonus Theory E: I’m Totally Wrong
Likelihood: nearly 100% but DraftKings wouldn’t host the bets for this because ‘we don’t know who you are’ and ‘how did you get into our offices’
There’s only one way to know for certain who these new talents are going to be portraying and that’s waiting for official word from MythosHQ. I’m excited to see which new characters join their pantheon.
