Kirikofication
When creators or developers show blatant favoritism toward one character in a multi-character series, constantly giving them new content, storylines, or screen time—while ignoring everyone else in the cast.
Usually starts small, but before long, the “favorite child” becomes the face of the whole franchise. It’s like when the devs clearly have a crush on their own creation.
The term comes from Kiriko in Overwatch 2, who’s gotten endless skins, emotes since launch, and out of place lore tie-ins—while half the roster hasn’t been mentioned in years.
Usually starts small, but before long, the “favorite child” becomes the face of the whole franchise. It’s like when the devs clearly have a crush on their own creation.
The term comes from Kiriko in Overwatch 2, who’s gotten endless skins, emotes since launch, and out of place lore tie-ins—while half the roster hasn’t been mentioned in years.
• “Man, every update is just about that one hero again. This character's got major Kirikofication.”
• “Captain Carter showing up in every episode and given god like powers? Yep, classic Kirikofication.”
•“They keep giving this specific character content and are ignoring the rest of the cast. They Kirikofied that character hard!
• “Captain Carter showing up in every episode and given god like powers? Yep, classic Kirikofication.”
•“They keep giving this specific character content and are ignoring the rest of the cast. They Kirikofied that character hard!
Kirikofication by TheCuteMeatball November 5, 2025
