User:Vaporwave Diver

Being as based off of a microgenre of electronic music, a visual art style, and an Internet meme that emerged in the early 2010s, the Vaporwave Diver is a well known character that dwells within the scapes of the band, SIxgill. It is defined partly by its well-kept identity, no one except the band members know the person under the canvas suit. The hinted favorite of music styles of this character would be many electronic and alternative rock music from the 1980s and early 1990s. There is a surrounding subculture around this character and is sometimes associated with an ambiguous or satirical take on consumer capitalism and pop culture, and tends to be characterized by a nostalgic or surrealist engagement with the popular entertainment, technology and advertising of previous decades. The points in varying music videos for the band where the character appears usually incorporates early Internet imagery, late 1990s web design, glitch art, anime, 3D-rendered objects, and cyberpunk tropes.

The origin of this character is unknown, but many are lead to believe that the Vaporwave Diver was derived from an ironic variant of famous cartoon characters such as Captain Cutler or [https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Cyclops#:~:text=The%20Cyclops%20is%20a%20large,the%20gift%20shop%20Shell%20City. The Cyclops]. The Vaporwave Diver's main instrument is an 80s-style keytar, evolving from electronic synthwave as well as similar retro bands, such as America's Van Halen. The character was, in their later years, confirmed as the official mascot for the band.