IRON MOUSE SAYS FREE VALKO NOW!!! #LADS #LoveandDeepSpace #valko #justiceforvalko #savevalko #bringbackvalko

It hit me while checking out the vids/pics of the official cosplayers at AX that we should be seeing Valko in different fits each day... for the first time... So his Standard Myth, his street wear number when MC meets him, his lab fit, and then ??? Maybe that really nice navy suit number? Aw fuck.

Y'all. I need to go touch grass for a bit and force myself to do some IRL things. If anything wild happens, please tag me. (This does not include the fits for Day 2 of AX. I already saw some of that and it's Zayne's turn for the TC-22 fit. Enjoy those vids given the context of his card.)

Here's what I've been able to find poking around today concerning Valko: + CN Girlies are saying that no message is a good sign right now. They too are waiting to see what happens after the 7th. + Photos of Paper Games' building during the night are posted consistently. It's lit up/active.

The lost puppy memorial at AX2026 #LADS #LoveandDeepSpace #valko #justiceforvalko #savevalko #bringbackvalko

Oh the live chat for Anime Expo’s official feed on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/Uvt84VK... 👀

Living vicariously through this for a bit. Man, not only do I need Valko in-game, but I was stoked for a cunty ponytail. (Realistically not the greatest idea for combat, but for Glint? HELL YES LET'S GO~!)

WE ARE MAKING REALLY GOOD PROGRESS!! I know we want answers ASAP given how left field/inappropriately drastic the whole fucking thing is. The fact that a solid chunk of the fandom has banded together and kept the momentum going 72+ hours since the announcement is EXCELLENT!

Morning/Happy timezone, y'all. I know it's been 72 hours since the announcement, so friendly reminder, if you need to recharge. Do it. We're looking at a few more days of silence (possibly/more than likely). Signal boosting, talking, posting, writing letters, drawing fanart, etc. is helping. 💛💙💚

Not Infold suddenly sending out in-game mail to new VIP players when it took them two days to respond to VIPs in their Discord server. And the response was generic... Who approved that?

No post yet. We probably won’t get one tonight since the current banner is a rerun. (And I don’t know if Paper wants to get ratio’d even more so.) A few days after AX, they tend to post a review video. I don’t know if that’ll happen this year given everything.

Infold removed all of the Valko vids from the official YouTube channel’s playlists. Videos are still unlisted though. … And yet in doing so, the Rule 1 video is back, but thumbnail only. Video link is still dead.

Oh to be slick enough to do this... I'll look around if they were able to keep it up, but I very much doubt it for a variety of reasons. www.reddit.com/r/loveanddep...

My Valko cosplay from Love and Deepspace I will be at AX as Valko Friday and Saturday. #Valko #BringValkoback #LaDS

The iPetition just crossed 200k!!! LET'S GOOOOO~!! www.ipetitions.com/p/bring-back...

... I just remembered there's an AWOOOOOO password thing at AX. Probably for some sort of swag or code for the game (maybe a free item pack - gold, stamina, etc.). ... Aw fuck, given that it's tied to Valko... ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. *yells*

Ok. So Valko's stuff is still unlisted on the Global YT and hasn't been removed from three playlists on that channel. Which is good. It looks like Paper Games have been having all nighters. Photos of the building at night are being shared daily on XHS.

He was always supposed to be here. ALWAYS. The game, quite literally, isn't complete without him.

Good lord, a very small handful of fans really need to pick a fucking struggle. Especially after this last two weeks.

Found some dress rehearsal photos from the LADS booth at AX. And yes, there is a big awkward gap at the end where Valko should be. Everyone is wearing different outfits. All have the black face masks on.

This Valko art is FREE OF USE !! Attaching a drive link below for copies of this, you can use it as a sticker and spread it around ‼️ I was commissioned by @tell_me_im_your_favorite for this Valko chibi and they're the sweetest 😭

It looks like there also might be more political stuff happening concerning Paper/Infold and LADS. Which... isn't great for a company based in China. And weirdly enough, July 1st is the anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. So that hasn't really helped with "731" being used and the coverage.

So, throughout the chaos of yesterday... on IG I stumbled upon a clip from the opening scene of To Our Yesterday. And how they think that's the first/another time that we got to "hear" Valko in the Main Story. And the context of it all... it would be an excellent reveal.

Official website has changed back too. While this does not look good, I need to reiterate that this wasn't done immediately when the announcement was first made. Removing official Valko posts is not going to stop players from posting. It's going to help solidify things as we wait for a response.

Valko's trailers are getting delisted on YouTube. Luckily I have the links!! Valko: Chasing Night www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3F9... The Tameless Game www.youtube.com/watch?v=jask... Rule 2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Iq6... Rule 3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_u5...

An update on on LADS official Instagram for Global – Valko related posts are slowly being removed (possibly privated, not completely deleted). The Japanese YouTube channel has also removed his trailers. Global YT is still good.

PSA: DO NOT go and post anything on Chinese social media on July 1st. That day is a special day and there is a general media blackout. CN Girlies can't even post about Valko on there (which is why you might see an uptick on CN Girlies posting on various global platforms). #LoveandDeepspace

So far only one new social media post on the official LADS account. It was more than likely pre-scheduled. It's about a login event that'll happen from July 2nd to the 8th and will feature furniture rewards and various items (chocolates, ascension crystal boxes, etc.). Of course, the comments...

Fuck it. Cracking open a beer. Reliving the college days of going through the crunch of finals and final projects... designing with a beer (plus so much water). Time to go through my letter to support with a fine tooth comb. (Yes, weirdly enough the beer helps.)

www.reddit.com/r/gachagamin... Found this write up that covers a few things. Also, ok, now I have a better idea of which World Underneath chapter used "731" in it. Which... unfortunately, gets into the messy history of China and Japan.

A heads up... the official subreddit for LADS is backed up. That sub has been in mod approved post mode for quite some time (December 2025). I don't know if it was ever lifted, but it is most definitely back on.

Okay, getting a meal in and then back to it. Looking into the political stuff which… *sigh*

Ugh, ok. Feeling a touch better after tracking down that dev statement post. I do need to step away for a moment though. Take a good break, recharge, and then get back to searching around if need be. Fuck man, I did not expect to wake up to this ball of chaos.

I FOUND THE ORIGIN OF THE VALKO DEVS STATEMENT POST First post I found that had both versions: xhslink.com/m/4Tbvo6Wr5yN And the user ( 红发金眸的小狼厨 ) who first posted the image (I do not think they’re an employee, but have been talking to someone on the dev team): xhslink.com/m/4JymC3eeBmU

I will say, it's a little bit of a good sign that after the letter was published that all of Valko's stuff online wasn't immediately removed. ... Fuck, this might be the hope in my talking... just... oh to be the fly on the wall where this was discussed...

Fuck me the amount of pacing I’m doing so far today… and just… well, it means whatever I’m writing will be halfway decent.

Well, I didn't fill out my survey in-game yet. So that's gonna get utilized before it is yoinked. As well as write an e-mail to support. Started to back up Valko's trailers on YT. I already have the Rule 1 that got removed yesterday. So I don't have to worry about that one.

Congratulations Paper/Infold, you have managed to piss off everyone to various degrees during this marketing campaign to the 6.0 update. And still miss the major points because Valko got to be the lightning rod for all of the hate to go to.

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AWOOOOOO~ www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-yq...

Later today I'm gonna comb through the livestream and analyze a few things. Start with all of Valko's stuff (I spied his ability for Claw Machine~) and then move onto the Home update. First, I need to take care of some IRL things.

With all the chatter about the Chocolate Shop... yeah it wasn't covered in the livestream. In the past version updates, sometimes it was saved for marketing leading up to the new version. So that said, no matter what we are getting one. Bare minimum, it'll just be Valko's stuff. Beyond that...

Awake. Gosh, I feel fairly decent for not getting a ton of sleep. Reading through the AX post for LADS right now and just... ... ... Yeah. So. Um. These rules are "interesting". (There's also mocks for the displays for each LI, but... oh these rules...)

Gonna go to bed. Or try to. For a hour or two... IDK. The hype might have me wired for a bit. Please I need to go to sleep and not start researching Jacob's ladder/lily of the valley.

Valko likes BBQ. (He talks about craving it in one of the post-it notes in Home.) ... Okay, yeah, you and Momo would get along, huh.

I'm gonna fill out my bingo card much, much later. ... They didn't shove in the apology letter, but damn, I think the bit about Sylus and Caleb may have been thrown in via an edit since there was ZERO voice over for that in English.

Ok, so the showcase of Valko's memories and maybe his Bond was uploaded separately. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_us3...

My yap thread for the 6.0 livestream 🐺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPSv...

Alright. Here it is. Please ignore the poor formatting...

For once, I actually have more things on my bingo list than I have squares...