Info-chan is one of the main characters of Yandere Simulator, who provides various Services and Drops for Ayano Aishi. She's a student of Akademi, but never leaves her room.
Appearance
Info-Chan in the Mission Mode main menu
Info-chan has spiky, neck-length red hair with a small ahoge on top. She has a protruding strand of hair on the right side with parted bangs.
She wears the default female school uniform with red square-rimmed glasses regardless of customization. While during the rival meeting Senpai cutscenes, she wears pink short-sleeved dress shirt with plum t-shirt on it,
If the player tries to look at her Student Profile, they are able to see her glasses and hair, but everything else is a black silhouette.
The player can see Info-chan in person by peeking through the curtain of the Info Club, which is located on the Third Floor.
Personality
"Info-chan" is the nickname given to an information broker who specializes in collecting and selling dark secrets.
Nobody knows her real name. Nobody knows what her face looks like. Nobody knows how she gathers her information. Nobody knows how she has gained such a dangerous amount of power and influence over such a short span of time. Some people don't even believe she really exists.
What people DO know is that, if you want a favor from her, all you need to do is text her a photograph of a girl's panties...and if she wants a favor from YOU, you'd better do exactly as she asks...or else.
In both intros and the demo's cutscene about Amai, Info-chan is shown to be uncaring towards other people and their lives. She doesn't feel guilt or remorse whenever she's harming others for her own personal gain.[3] She also tends to be very persistent in her goals. Info-chan is extremely intelligent and resourceful, being able to learn almost anything if she really wanted.[4] Info-chan has criminal contacts[5] but her exact relationship with them is unknown.
In the second intro, she specifically wants Osana to get hurt in some awful way, but the reason for it is currently unknown. She's willing to set Ayano, someone who is clearly unstable, against a girl who has a crush on Taro Yamada to see what happens.
She is the one and only member of the so-called Info Club and sits in a dark room working on her computer all day long. That club is exempt from school rules because, according to Headmaster's Tape #10, she blackmailed Kocho Shuyona into giving her access to the spare room and all of the necessary equipment she needed. It is unknown why she would want a room in the school as opposed to anywhere else. As a cover story for all the other staff, Kocho told them that she has severe agoraphobia so she can't be disturbed, lest she have an anxiety attack.[6]
Info-chan was originally going to be the main antagonist of 202X Mode and would have ended up being Ayano's final rival, but this idea was later scrapped for an unknown reason.[7] According to YandereDev, explaining why this change was made would be a spoiler.[8] As of now, her motivations and ultimate goals are currently unknown. They are stated to be a plot twist that will be important to the game's story in the future.[9]
Info-chan has no physical skills, but she does have hacking skills.[10]
Gameplay
Info-chan provides various services, schemes and items in exchange for certain amounts of Info Points. Ayano can earn them by taking panty shots, placing bugs in certain spots at school, taking photos of students, stealing phones of other students', and completing bounties. She also provides information about students and staff for free if Ayano sends her a picture of their face.
In the full game, Ayano will not be able to interact with her outside of text messages,[11] unlike a regular student.[12] If the player somehow gets into her room, she'll say "GET OUT!" and the game will restart itself. It is impossible to interact with her as with a normal student, including killing or kidnapping her, as it would be equivalent to "removing the run button in a Mario game".[13]
Topics
The Conversational Topics Info-chan has opinions on are:
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Relationships
Ayano Aishi
- Main article: Ayano Aishi
Info-chan and Ayano seem to be tentative allies. However, Ayano is never required to kill anybody or use her services; Info-chan stated Ayano is free to ignore her completely.
Ayano and Info-chan have a purely client/provider relationship.[14] Info-chan sees Ayano as just a stalker who could help her get rid of Osana, while Ayano thinks that Info-chan is disgusting. It seems that one of them might see their reasons for doing what they're doing as justified, while the other person is just insane. Info-chan's attitude towards or beliefs about Ayano may be affected by the player's actions.[15]
It would be a spoiler to say what would happen if all rivals were eliminated non-lethally and the player never helped out Info-chan by earning Info Points.[16] YandereDev wants it to influence some events near the end of the story.[17] YandereDev has also not revealed if Ayano will officially meet Info-chan in real life. Apparently, it will be a plot twist.[18]
Info-chan's perception of Ayano can be shaped and molded, however, YandereDev cannot reveal this in detail without spoilers.[10]
If Info-chan had an Aishi who was not only heavily devoted to her, but was skilled at murder, Info-chan would use her as a tool.[19]
Family
- Main article: Small Characters
The player may possibly see one of her parents.[20] However, Info-chan's parents have no idea what she's doing.[21]
Info-chan's mother was possibly also "Info-chan" in her teenage years, but YandereDev said it's hard to answer that without spoilers.[22]
Students
- Main article: Students
The alias "Info-chan" is extremely notorious around Akademi, and the whole school knows what Info-chan does, so her reputation is set at -999. Info-chan's true identity, however, has a neutral reputation, because no one knows who she really is.[23]
Info-chan doesn't seem to care for the students' well-being. For both intros, panty shots, blackmail, and other invasions of privacy mean nothing to her. Info-chan does not seem to care if Ayano kills any of her rivals. Info-chan is said to still help her out by sometimes introducing a rival to her by sending a picture of them. Sending pictures of corpses to Info-chan also doesn't faze her in the slightest.
- Osana Najimi
- Main article: Osana Najimi
Info-chan specifically has something against Osana. It's not stated why, but Info-chan wishes for Osana to suffer.[24]
- Taro Yamada
- Main article: Taro Yamada
Info-chan does not care about Taro's love life. She does know what's up with it, however; she knows who has a crush on him and rivals Ayano for his affection.
She was originally planned to be the final rival and would have just used Ayano to get rid of her other rivals so she'd be that much closer to having him all for herself, but this idea was scrapped.[7]
- Midori Gurin
- Main article: Midori Gurin
Info-chan dislikes Midori. She cannot tolerate the inquisitive girl for more than a few seconds.[25]
- Criminal Contacts
Info-chan has many criminal contacts and many ways to obtain illegal things, but guns are the only thing she can't obtain.[5] She also has connections to criminals who sell poisons, although they are not her friends or members of her family. They are merely business associates.[26]
Trivia
- According to YandereDev, Info-chan's real name is not important enough to be released, and her name does not have any role or importance to the game, so it will most likely stay a mystery.[27] However, YandereDev confirmed that he has a name for Info-chan, and it's still a double entendre, but much more clever than the ones that have appeared in the past.[28]
- At the very early stages of the development, Info-chan was referred to as Sidekick-chan,[29] or Newspaper-chan.[30]
- Her name was planned to be a double entendre meaning both “informant” and “traitor”.[31] The only Japanese words that means both of these words are "Mikkokusha" (密告者) meaning "informer/informant” and "betrayer", and "Uragirimono" (裏切者) meaning "backstabber/traitor" and "informer".
- YandereDev also considered that her name could be “Joho Teikyosha” (情報提供者) or “Teikyo Shajoho” (提供者情報), which both means “informant”.[32]
- At the early stages of the development, Info-chan was introduced as the outwardly confident and very curious leader of the newspaper club, as finding out secrets about other students is a serious hobby of hers, not just a job. She's very ambitious, as she wants her newspaper to become popular badly enough that she goes to the trouble of asking Ayano to stir up turmoil through murder. However, her backstory and motivations were later changed.
- YandereDev loves programming Info-chan and what will be in store for her.[33]
- She may keep a personal diary.[34]
- When pressing the H button to change Ayano's hairstyle, one of them will be Info-chan's.
- When YandereDev previously stated that Info-chan would not be seen at school, he considered her appearing in places that Ayano couldn't access in the future like G-Man from the Half-Life series.[35]
- As of January 14th, 2016, YandereDev's current plan does not include a rival that Info-chan will not help kill or torture.[36]
- Info-chan will most likely be the only character who is only known by aliases, keeping their true identity a secret.[37]
- She is far-sighted.[38]
- Info-chan has attempted to enter the systems of Saikou Corp through social engineering or hacking. However, her many attempts have been a failure, according to YandereDev.[39]
- Although most employees of Saikou Corp would not look into the urban legend, the head of cybersecurity did an investigation on Info-chan, since it is related to his job. He did figure out she exists and even learnt about her personal identity and location, however, the head cybersecurity for Saikou Corp has yet to report Info-chan or even take action against her.
- His idea is that in the event that Info-chan does even manage to hack into the systems of Saikou Corp, he would offer her two choices. Be hired by Saikou Corp, or get arrested by the police. The reason why he has these two options for an event like this was because he was hired by Saikou Corp after hacking into their systems and explaining how he did it himself.
- Saikou knows she is more than a hacker but does not have plans to go further with her.[40]
- She would pay a lot of money for "dirt" on Shiromi Torayoshi.[41]
- Despite this, she knows the Student Council members' secrets.[42]
- She is likely asexual.[43]
- If Info-chan ever did find herself becoming attracted to another person, it would probably be because that person can accomplish things she can't.[44]
- It's likely she won't ever meet that kind of person, but it's possible that they may exist somewhere. From there, they would try to hack one another, get curious about each other, learn more about one another, and eventually meet up for some reason related to a big hacking job that they can only do with each other’s help.[45]
- She possibly has agents in other schools.[46]
- She would know if the Yakuza was active locally as she knows a lot about local organized crime.[47]
- Info-chan appeared as a guest character in Project QT, where she was later redesigned and renamed Emily, and she appears as a playable mortal in Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals, before its removal from the Steam storefront on September 27th, 2023.
- If she had to kill someone, she would probably get someone else to do it.[47]
- She thinks it's pointless to care about colors, but if she had to pick one, it would be red.[28]
- She only attended junior high, not high school.[28]
- She started being Info-chan at the age of 14.[28]
- Her favorite food is probably something that is quick to prepare, like instant ramen.[48]
- Her original appearance was given to Shinako Bunzai.
- In the tutorial for 202X mode, she can be seen stalking Ayano just behind a wall near the Occult Club.
- She avoids police by erecting a fake wall onto half of the Info club, and staying behind the wall with her hard drives containing incriminating evidence.[49]
- She doesn't have any hobbies, as she 100% focuses on her work. She enjoys her work so much that it would be described as "a hobby that pays" rather than an actual job.[10]
- Despite the fanbase theorizing that Info-chan is the The Journalist's daughter, YandereDev confirmed that it's just speculation.[50]
- According to Sutemi Okada's description on the official site, he paid a generous amount of an unidentified payment to Info-chan for Osana's phone number, resulting in her giving him the phone number.
- Info-chan hacks student computers to learn information about them.[26]
- She harbours more than 200 dollars in cash with her, and has multiple other methods to get more cash.[26]
Gallery & Quotes
Gallery
In-game
Profile
.png "InfoChan (1).png (30 KB)")
.png "Profile Info-chan (6).png (1.01 MB)")
Miscellaneous
Illustrations
!["A 1v1 blade fight on the rooftop in the rain during a thunderstorm? No, way too corny to consider..."[51]](/wiki/File:YanChanVSInfoChan.png "YanChanVSInfoChan.png (3.3 MB)")
In videos
Quotes
Reactions
Trying to look up my information? Don't bother. There is nothing that you need to know about me. You're a client, and I'm a provider. That's all we need to know about each other.
Do you want me to identify this person? Please get me a clear shot of their face.
I recognize this person. Here's some information about them.
Cute, but I have no use for this.
Why are you showing me this? I don't care.
Is this supposed to be a panty shot? My clients are picky. The panties need to be in the EXACT center of the shot.
Good work, but don't send me this stuff. I have no use for it.
I know you're there. Run along now. There's nothing for you to see here.
I don't need any pictures of your Senpai. / I know how you feel about this person, but I have no use for these pictures. / Okay, I get it, you love your Senpai, and you love taking pictures of your Senpai. I still don't need these shots. / You're spamming my inbox. Cut it out. / ...
What do you need?
You don't have enough panty shots to afford this.
You don't have enough points to afford that.
I can't provide that service right now.
Pleasure doing business with you.
This one's free. Don't get used to it.
I have no interest in this.
Excellent! Now I have a picture of (Character Name)'s panties. You've earned 5 Info Points.
I already have a picture of (Character's name) panties. I don't need this shot.
Bounty complete. You've earned 25 Info Points.
I'll tell my informants to spread some praise for you around school. Don't let their work go to waste.
I'll instruct my informants to badmouth the girl who has her eye on your senpai. Hopefully this will help you out.
I fed the police some false information. You have a few more minutes before they arrive at school.
This student is about to receive a very alarming text. I guarantee you that they won't be in school much longer.
Get out!
Cutscenes
Hey.
I saw you stalking an upperclassman today.
No. I wanted to give you some information about the girl he was with.
Her name is Osana Najimi.
She has a crush on him.
She believes in the myth about the cherry tree behind the school.
Correct.
She's planning to confess to him next Friday.
I would be happy if something bad happened to Osana-chan.
I think you might be the right person to give her what she deserves.
I'm the person nicknamed "Info-chan" at school.
The rumors are true.
If you ever need a favor, text me a panty shot and I'll give you whatever support I can.
If you want to know personal information about anyone at our school, just send me a photograph of their face and I'll tell you everything I know about them.
You're a stalker.
If you want my help, text me. If you don't care, ignore me.
You have one week until your precious Senpai belongs to Osana-chan. I hope you make her suffer.
Hey.
I saw you stalking an upperclassman today.
There's no need to play dumb with me. I'm trying to help you. Want some information about the girl he was with?
Her name is Osana Najimi. She has a crush on him.
She's planning to confess to him next Friday...underneath the cherry tree behind the school.
There's a myth that if you confess your love someone underneath that tree, the person you confess to can't refuse.
I would be happy if something bad happened to Osana-chan. I think you might be the right person to give her what she deserves.
Have you ever heard of "Info-chan"?
That just the tip of the iceberg. I sell a lot more than just blackmail.
I've installed an app on your phone. Take a look.
That's not something you need to be concerned with.
If you do a few small favors for me, I can offer a wide variety of services that should help you eliminate Osana-chan. Everything you need to know is in that app.
If you're not interested in my services. I won't take it personally. Feel free to ignore me.
But DON'T ignore Osana-chan. You have one week until she confesses to your precious Senpai.
Make her suffer.
Congratulations on eliminating Osana-chan.
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You've successfully gotten away with murder. That's quite impressive.
Absolutely not. I simply wish to express my respect for your...talents.
I didn't expect you to get rid of her that way...but I supposed it works...
Oh, disappointed wouldn't be the right word. Just...surprised...that's all.
But, that's not why I'm contacting you today. I've learned something that I think you'd like to be aware of.
Take a look at this.
Her name is Amai Odayaka. She's the leader of the Cooking Club at Akademi - and she's been getting quite cozy with your senpai lately.
She's fallen for him...hard. She's quite enamored with the cherry tree myth, so I'm pretty sure she'll be confessing to him this Friday.
Rotten luck, huh? Right after saving Senpai from Osana, another girl shows up to steal him from you...
No games; it's simple. I want to see Amai suffer, and I think you're the best person for the job. That's all.
It's a bit more complex than that...but let's keep things simple for now.
Remember - you have until Friday to deal with your new rival.
Eliminate her, or Senpai will never belong to you.
So, history is repeating itself, huh? Time to test a theory...
I'm saying you should KILL her.
Collecting information about the students enrolled at this school is my hobby. It earned me the nickname Info-chan.
If there was a bit more drama going on at this school, I'd be able to write more interesting articles. If something tragic happens to Osana Najimi between now and Friday...
I see that you've eliminated Amai.
The ability to end a person's life and get away with it scot-free...thats quite a rare skill.
I see that you've eliminated Amai.
It's fascinating how you found a way to remove her from the equation without spilling her blood...
Perish the thought. I know better than to get on your bad side. I wouldn't want you as an enemy.
I feel bad for spoiling your victory celebration, but I need to share some bad news with you.
You're going to want to see this.
Her name is Kizana Sunobu. She's the leader of the Drama Club at Akademi - and she's chosen Senpai to be the leading man in her next play.
The two of them will be spending quite alot of time together over the next week... it wouldn't surprise me if they developed feelings for each other.
You'd better act fast. If you're not careful, this little drama queen will snatch your Senpai away from you.
There's no need to overcomplicate things with long explanations. The only thing you need to know is that it's in my best interest to help you as much as possible.
My, my... you're just full of questions today, aren't you?
Instead of worrying about me, you should be worrying about Kizana.
Eliminate her before 6:00PM on Friday, or else your romance with Senpai will die before it begins.
|third rival]]
Miscellaneous
What's the matter? What does your Senpai look like?
I don't know how you got in here, but get out of my chair.
Mission Mode
Ready for a mission?
Feeling picky today, are we?
Looking for a certain mission?
Come back soon.
Good luck!
You didn't follow the client's instructions! The mission is a failure!
One objective down!
All objectives complete. Exfiltrate.
Mission accomplished. Nice work!
...wait. I think I know who she is.
You are in danger. Avoid her.
Do not engage.
I repeat: Do. Not. Engage.
Something about that student seems...wrong.
How peculiar. I don't recognize these panties.
Wait...I recognize those panties! This person is extremely dangerous! Avoid her at all costs!
References
- ↑ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IXbfSuJexGEFLRxcUdv_pTQTpC6iEhTqPYcsHTIA48k/edit
- ↑ https://reddit.com/r/yandere_simulator/comments/6vv72x/some_curious_questions_regarding_the_story/dm3l6f0/
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