Influencer spends $140k to look like an “Android”, users say she ended up like a “PS2 cutscene character”

Dalaotian just went and did what can only be described as the ultimate glow-up—if your definition of a glow-up includes spending over $140,000 to resemble an android. This Chinese influencer, a 30-year-old Douyin streamer, has taken the commitment to the aesthetic to levels previously unknown to humankind, and the internet is eating it up.

Imagine scrolling through your feed to find a video of a seemingly futuristic, anime-esque robot lady strolling into a traditional village in Sichuan province. That's exactly what happened when Dalaotian went home after the transformation.

As per the South China Morning Post, she stunned all the local villagers, and they were visibly shaken. Clad in an artificial face, robotic body, and short wig, she immediately became the talk of the town, both online and offline.

One X (formerly Twitter) user stated:

"Bro really paid six figures to look like a PS2 cutscene character."

Another user joked:

"Anybody got 140k I can borrow real quick"

A user joked:

"The cost for attention in China is $140K"

A user went on to say:

"We had robots looking like humans , but now we got humans looking like robots."

A user said:

"Halloween has a winner."

A user quipped:

"That’s trippy af, I don’t know how to feel 😂"

A comment read:

"That's some serious dedication to the future!"

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Chinese influencer spends $140K for robotic upgrade

Six figures spent on looking like an android isn't for the faint of heart—or wallet—and Dalaotian made sure every penny counted. A lot of investment went into enhancing her face, ensuring that her futuristic look wasn't just neon eyeliner and a metallic bodysuit.

As she stepped into her village, the curious onlookers reached out to touch her, confirming she was not a high-budget CGI creation but the real thing.

As per SCMP, one particularly brazen villager asked her about her love life, causing Dalaotian to momentarily forget the android act and break out laughing.

Her viral video racked up over 750,000 likes, proving once again that few things are more fascinating than a cyborg-looking influencer casually strolling through rural China.

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Meanwhile, in Japan…

If the transformation Dalaotian underwent was wild, allow us to introduce you to Toco—a man who spent $14,000 to live out his lifelong dream of being a rough collie.

Toco is a Japanese YouTuber, but he did not just don a furry suit and call it a day. Nope, he commissioned Zeppet, an outfit that specifically designs costumes for TV and films, to do a hyper-realistic doggy suit that, over 40 painstaking days of work, culminated in one of the creepiest collie costumes ever—allowing him to convincingly roll on the ground, fetch sticks, and awkwardly maneuver agility courses as if he suddenly realized he's a man masquerading as a dog.

His YouTube channel, "I Want to Be an Animal," has nearly 33,000 subscribers who tune in to watch his adventures as a four-legged furball. Whether he's interacting with unsuspecting strangers, hanging out with actual dogs, or attempting to squeeze his human-sized dog body through pet-friendly obstacles, Toco is fully committed to the bit.