Sayaka Baian

Sayaka Baian
Age	18
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Idol, Actress
Status	Deceased
First appearance	case#0:lunatics
Played by	Hikaru Oki (1999) Arisa Matsunaga (2017)

Sayaka Baian is a character in The Silver Case. She is a famous idol who appears in various forms throughout the game. She first appears on the cover of an issue of Comic Beam in case#0:lunatics, and later plays a major role in the first half of case#4:kamuidrome. She also makes a cameo appearance in Flower, Sun, and Rain.

Appearance and Personality

Not much is known about Baian's personality, but she seems to have been well-liked by the people she worked with, such as the Balboa Brothers. Upon hearing that her privacy was violated, she went into shock and was pushed to suicide.

History

Sayaka Baian was a famous Kanto-born idol and actress. In 1998 she starred in the joint US/Kanto production A Front Line in Louisiana alongside Tubbs and Sonny Balboa. She played a cable TV announcer who was in reality a digital character. She also appears on the cover of an issue of Comic Beam from 1999, seen in case#0:lunatics. On August 24, 1999, access to a candid live video feed of her apartment was sold on the Internet, organized by eleven members of a hardcore Baian fan club. After learning this from her manager, Baian entered a state of shock. On the morning of August 25th, she threw herself from her high-rise apartment to her death.

After her death, she was mentioned in an interview with the Balboa Brothers in the Lospass Guidebook, which notes she died in-between the film's completion and release.

Trivia

• A Japanese promotional booklet for The Silver Case describes Baian as the "idol" of Film Window—the engine for the game—due to her appearing in animated, live-action, and polygonal forms.
• Many of the images of Baian present in game, such as her Comic Beam cover, were updated with new art in the 2016 remake.
• In the original PlayStation release of The Silver Case, Baian was portrayed by the actress Hikaru Oki. In the 2017 update that included case#25:whiteout prologue and report*6:YAMI, the footage of Baian seen in case#4:kamuidrome was updated with reshot footage of the actress Matsunaga Arisa.

Gallery

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  Promotional Art
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  Live-action Baian (1999)
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  2017 Update
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  Baian's suicide (1999)
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  2016 Remake
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  Comic Beam (1999)
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  Comic Beam (2016)
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  A Front Line in Louisiana