how to recreate this viral AI influencer with 100M+ views (step-by-step)

i keep seeing this AI influencer everywhere on my feed.

he’s using a character from Devil May Cry to promote his clothing brand with this motto: “you met me at a very chinese time in my life.”

if you haven’t seen it yet, here’s one of the videos:

if you search for it online, you’ll literally get flooded with his videos.

one thing i noticed is that almost nobody is using this new marketing opportunity for mobile apps yet.

so i decided to make a quick and practical guide showing you exactly how i’d recreate these videos and use the same format for an app (btw, this article isn’t sponsored).

WHERE TO START

first of all, creating these videos completely from scratch would mean spending a lot of time trying to get the prompts, aesthetic and movements right.

but we already have a reference, which makes everything much easier.

download the video i showed you above and, if you want, download a few more of his videos too.

if you search for the format online, you’ll also find other characters using the same concept and you can use them as additional references.

the goal isn’t to copy the original character, but to understand what makes this format so scroll stopping and recreate it with our own assets.

HOW TO CREATE THE CHARACTER

the original character comes from Devil May Cry, but i decided to create my own character starting from a picture of myself.

keep in mind that these videos are going viral for a few different reasons:

1. the look of the character
2. the mood and aesthetic of the video
3. the copy, which is usually controversial or weird enough to stop the scroll

so our character shouldn’t look NORMAL.

i picked a picture of myself and used this prompt:

> generate a character asset of Image2 with a PSX style, take inspiration from Image1. > > no text, no background. > > just the character asset in PSX style.

use as reference: your picture + a screenshot from the video you’ve downloaded.

i used Nano Banana Pro for this. it’s cheaper than GPT Image 2.5, but it still works really well for this kind of style, especially when you give it a strong reference.

here’s my result:

as you can see, it looks exactly like me, but you can make yours much more EPIC by giving the character a stronger streetwear, cyberpunk, y2k or whatever aesthetic fits the world you want to create.

remember that the character also needs to be very expressive because once we animate it, the facial expressions and movements are a huge part of what makes these videos engaging.

HOW TO CREATE THE BACKGROUND

the environment is also extremely important because your character needs to exist in a context that is scroll stopping by itself.

nobody cares about seeing another character standing in a random city or boring room, so i’d put it somewhere that immediately makes the video more interesting.

some ideas could be:

1. an old-school car like a toyota supra
2. a japanese street or room
3. a spaceship
4. a retro-futuristic environment
5. basically anything weird enough to make someone stop scrolling

for my video, i decided to put the character inside a spaceship.

here’s the prompt i used:

> generate an environment asset in PSX style like Image1. > > no text, no character. > > just the background asset. > > it should be the interior of a spaceship.

you can simply take a screenshot from the original video and use it as a style reference here.

here's my result:

as you can see, my prompts are actually pretty simple because Nano Banana Pro is really good when you give it strong visual references like these.

if you want to put your character in a completely different environment, i’d modify my prompt and describe exactly what you want in more detail so the model has less room to get it wrong. i kept mine simple because what i wanted was already pretty straightforward.

HOW TO RECREATE THE VIDEO

this is the most fun part.

i tested multiple models before choosing the one i wanted to use for the final video.

i tried MiniMax H3 and MiniMax H3 Max, but i wasn’t really impressed with the results. the quality was lower and, in general, the videos didn’t have the same premium feeling as the model i ended up choosing.

the final model i used was Seedance 2.5, and right now i genuinely think it’s one of the best AI video models i’ve ever used.

this is the video i generated:

and here’s the exact prompt i used:

> generate a 5 second video like Video1. > > use this script: ‘if you’re watching this video, follow simone on x. join us.’ > > use the same type of expressions as the character in Video1, but use the character from Image1 inside the environment from Image2. > > clear zoom on the face when he says ‘follow simone on x’ to add emphasis, then the character smiles and winks. > > he’s gesticulating like the character in Video1. > > adapt the colors, tone of voice and style from Video1. > > no text on screen.

use as reference: the video you’ve downloaded + your character + your environment.

what i used: 4:3 aspect ratio, 1080p, high bitrate and audio on.

and yes, the audio generated by Seedance 2.5 is INSANE.

i usually recommend generating the audio separately for AI videos, especially for AI UGC, but i’m not going to mention the platforms i use here because i don’t want this article to look sponsored.

you can use basically any text-to-speech tool and then use filters inside capcut like “Deep Voice” to make the final voice fit your character better. this is usually what i do for my AI UGC videos.

but in this case, the native audio was already more than good enough.

and as you can see, the final video looks PERFECT.

WHAT CAN YOU USE THIS FOR?

you can use this format to promote basically anything, from digital products to mobile apps.

the original creator is literally using it to promote a clothing brand, so there’s no reason why the same concept couldn’t work for an app.

my advice would be to build your scripts around something controversial or opinionated inside your niche, so your character starts developing its own personality and aura instead of feeling like a random AI character trying to sell something.

basically, make your character “spit facts” about your niche, give it opinions people will either strongly agree or disagree with, and then connect those ideas naturally to your product with a CTA.

if you’re marketing a fitness app, for example, don’t make the character spend every video talking about how amazing your app is. make him talk about controversial fitness takes, common mistakes or things people in that niche already argue about, then use your app as part of the solution.

that’s how i’d turn this from a single viral video into an actual content format you can repeat.

and right now, i’m seeing almost NOBODY using this exact opportunity for mobile apps.

you could literally be one of the first people to take the format, create a recognizable character around your niche and own it before everyone starts copying it.

THE END

if you like these articles, let me know, and if you have any questions feel free to DM me.

i’ll share more guides about how i create AI UGC and hyper-realistic AI influencers because there are so many new formats worth experimenting with right now.

bye.