HoloCure character menu, with all characters unlocked (Ver. 0.7)
In HoloCure - Save the Fans!, the player can select one from a cast of characters to play the game. The characters come in the form of Hololive idols, each one having a unique starting weapon, three skills, and a Special Attack that they can use. Characters are grouped by their respective Hololive branches and generations. There are currently 47 unique playable characters in the game. Pressing the SUPPORT button (CTRL by default) will randomize the character selection.
Obtaining
The five characters from Hololive EN Myth are unlocked by default. Players may obtain and upgrade characters through the Character Gacha in the Shop, by spending 
HoloCoins to pull from each group's character banners. Each character has an equal chance of appearing from their banner.
List of characters
- See respective characters' pages for stats and details and Character/stats for a full list of characters' stats.
Characters are listed based on their gacha banner and grouped based on their real life branch in hololive production.
Hololive English (HoloEN)
Myth
Council + Promise
Hololive (HoloJP)
GAMERS
Gen 0
Gen 1
Gen 2
Gen 3 (Fantasy)
Gen 4 (Force)
Hololive Indonesia (HoloID)
Area 15
Holoro
HoloH3ro
Loadout
Base Stats
All characters start out with base stats, which includes HP, ATK, SPD, CRT, Pickup Radius, and Haste. These base stats can be increased by obtaining duplicates from the Character Gacha, purchasing Upgrades from the Shop, or picking up temporary Stat Ups from within the run. The values in the character selection screen will not appear to be affected by duplicate bonus or shop upgrade bonus but they will be applied to the character once in-game (visible in the pause menu).
G. Rank
The character's G. Rank indicates how many total copies the player has collected for that particular character. G. Rank is displayed after the first duplicate is obtained, beginning at G. Rank 2. Each duplicate will grant an additional 1% HP, ATK, and SPD up to a maximum of 20% at G. Rank 21. The G. Rank will continue to level up beyond that for every duplicate the player obtains, but no additional stats will be granted. It is presumed the G stands for "gacha" although there is no official statement about it.
Main Weapon
All characters have their own unique weapon that they start with that are referred to as main weapons. These weapons are unique to each of the characters and cannot be used by any another character. Like basic weapons, main weapons have 7 levels and can be upgraded by either leveling up or by using an Anvil. Main weapons cannot be enchanted, but Stamps dropped by enemies can instead be equipped to them for added boosts.
The level 1 effects of each characters main weapons can be seen in the character selection screen.
Special Attack
Main article:
Special Attack
Each character has a unique special attack that can only be used once the player has purchased the Special Attack upgrade from the shop. Special Attacks cannot be upgraded via Level Ups.
The effects of the special attacks can be seen in the character selection screen (once the player has purchased the Special Attack upgrade from the shop).
Skills
Each character has 3 unique skills. These are passive effects that only take effect once the player has selected it through level up. The characters skills can each be upgraded up to three times. Skills can only be acquired through level up and cannot be upgraded through Anvils.
In the level up screen, skills are marked with a star. The effects of the skills that have been picked in the current run can be viewed in the pause menu.
The Fandom system allows characters to immediately have the skills acquired without levelling up.
Fandoms
Fandoms are a system under the Achievements menu that allow characters to gain bonuses based on accomplishments. It is unlocked by purchasing the corresponding upgrade from the shop, costing 2,000 HoloCoins.
Alternate Outfits
The outfit selection screen, which displays if any alternate outfits for that character are unlocked.
Some characters have alternate outfits, which can be obtained in the Character Gacha, either randomly bundled with the received character (no matter whether the character is a duplicate or being unlocked for the first time) or redeeming them for 15 Gambler's Tears. To equip an alternate costume, enter the character selection screen, select the character, then select the outfit in an additional screen that only appears if a character with unlocked outfits is selected.
As of the game's current version, the number of alternate outfits each character has is as follows:
History
Changelog
- 9 new characters have been added.
- Random select in character select can now be activated with the new third action button.
- Added Outfits to Gacha that can be redeemed or gained by a random gacha roll
- Added GAMERS and Generation 0 talents.
- 9 new characters have been added.
- All equipped weapons, items, and skills can now be viewed in-game by pressing "Character" in the pause menu[Undocumented]
- Random select in character select can now be activated with the new third action button.
- New outfits for all pre-0.7 characters[Undocumented]
- Minor adjustments to the full-body sprite portraits[Undocumented]
- The sprite portraits of former hololive members now sparkle[Undocumented]
- Hololive Indonesia Branch has arrived!
- ID Area 15, ID Holoro, and ID HoloH3ro gacha banners have been added.
- Character select screen has been changed.
- Stage select has also received similar changes
- Character info and stage selection now appears at the bottom of the screen.
- "Random character" removed from the character select screen
- Character portraits - Added HoloID character portraits, and updated several pre-0.6 portraits [Undocumented]
- Stage Selection now appears at the bottom of the Character Selection screen.[Undocumented]
- Added new outfits for almost all pre-0.6 characters[Undocumented]
- Added Outfits to Gacha that can be redeemed or gained by a random gacha roll
- Added GAMERS and JP Gen 0 talents.
Trivia
- Kay Yu has shared plans to add every Hololive Production (HoloPro) talent to the game.[1]
- They have, however, alluded that a particular former Talent will be excluded from HoloCure, due to certain controversies surrounding said Talent.[2]
- The character selection screen has changed significantly since the launch version with each major update also re-organizing it in its own way. (See the gallery below)
- The Random Character button was added in version 0.4 as a character option but was removed in Version 0.6 due to space and aesthetic issue.[3] However Kay Yu later posted that he had found a potential solution to the problem.[4] Update 0.7 would reintroduce the random character selection feature via the extra action key (default CTRL).
- The characters are grouped based on their "generation" but due to space issue, such grouping was made less obvious in later updates.
- A generation is an official grouping of Hololive members who debuted during the same timeframe. Initially a generation simply denoted which batch a member debuted in, but starting from GAMERS, Hololive generations became more formalized in an effort to build more tight knit groups by being treated as an organized unit.
Shirakami Fubuki is unique in that she is officially considered as part of two generations, Generation 1 and GAMERS. For the sake of simplifying the game's gacha organization, Fubuki was placed in the GAMERS gen in HoloCure.
- When developing characters' kits Kay wants to prioritize inside jokes, memes and references as the primary inspiration, however it is often hard to convert them into game mechanics. Lore elements are easier work with, so they will be used if the previous isn't possible.[5]
- The title screen for Update 0.7 identifies former talents that have left hololive via a sparkle that appears on them. Characters who have this feature include (in order of departure)
Kiryu Coco, 
Tsukumo Sana, 
Yozora Mel, 
Minato Aqua, 
Amelia Watson, 
Ceres Fauna, 
Murasaki Shion, 
Nanashi Mumei and 
Gawr Gura.
Gallery
Character selection screen
Version 0.3 (initial release): Each generation has its own row with its own header, with the upcoming gen(s) being teased using a lock image. At this point, the screen was likely designed to be scrollable.
Version 0.4: The implied scrollability was removed and all characters are displayed in the same screen. The teaser for the next gen was also removed and replaced with a Random Character Option. GAMERS was added to the same line as Project: HOPE (IRyS), likely to fill out a row.
Version 0.5: All generation headers were removed and the screen condensed to make place for 9 new characters (JP Gens 1+2). Large character portraits were also added.
Version 0.6: (Steam release) The character selection screen was revamped yet again to make room for HoloID characters. The Random Character Option was removed due to space issues.
Version 0.7: Character mug sprites were cropped vertically to make space for another row. A new background alongside updated full body sprites was added.
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