#BringBackValko

I cant believe I made a whole new blog for this tbh

[cairoblair]

MIDDAY REPORT — 7/4/2026

As of 12:00PM CDT—not a lot to report, but no news is better than bad news.

DO NOT—I REPEAT, DO NOT—engage with CN antis on RedNote or Weibo. They are trying to shift the narrative and say that our protest is based on sinophobia. If they succeed, it could lead to the removal of the global server. Protest with KINDNESS and RESPECT.

Ignore all kinds of negative rumors unless someone has specifically asked to help disprove them. Some insane rumors are starting to surface. FOCUS ON THE PROTEST!

HOWEVER! Infold's legal department and the local police are investigating trolls and those who spread misinformation about the game and Valko.

If my calculations are correct, we are nearing (or have already surpassed) 2 million posts on X in support of #bringvalkoback

I cannot fully confirm this, but according to CN sources, Infold is down to 1/4th of the revenue they were gaining when KoD released

Russian fans have also started donating to a wolf shelter called Wolf's Hall

Vendors at AX2026 who are selling Valko merch are doing very well! Even people who don't play LADS are buying his items.

The Valko memorial outside of AX2026 continues to grow!

It seems LADS is not doing ANYTHING on social media except observing. Their pinned posts are still for the multibanner that ended on July 2nd. They haven't even changed it to the GoA rerun.

LADS following count: Instagram 920k, X 657.3k, TikTok 894.4k, YouTube 325k

Petitions: 220.6k and 91k

KEEP BOYCOTTING AND PROTESTING! Post with the hashtags, tag Infold, interact with other positive posts, and spread the petitions.

Remember!

DO NOT LOG IN! We're still trying to affect their DAU metric.

Don't expect a statement from Infold until Wednesday. With Anime Expo this weekend, and a historical day in China on the 7th, it's unlikely they will say anything about the situation until then.

Keep fighting! Antis worked for seven days to get Valko's release cancelled. We have to continue to make noise in order to be louder than them. Many companies will wait out protests for a few days to see if they fizzle out.

Don't lose hope! We're making a HUGE impact already!

Take care of yourselves. Take breaks, eat, drink water, and get plenty of rest.

Resources ↓

#BRINGVALKOBACK

Notes Do NOT log into the game. We need to affect their DAU metric (daily active users) Unfollow on social media (Instagram, X, TikTok, etc.

[valko-and-omega]

You know, when all of this first happened I was despondent, and besides myself with grief. I thought there was no way in hell we'd get him back, that we would sooner see fish swimming in the sky

But now? Now, holy shit. I cant see a world in which we DONT get him back. There is no way they haven't seen us, haven't HEARD us. There is no way they haven't felt their pockets get lighter and lighter by the second. And bringing him back just makes the most sense!!

I really think we're going to wake up to good news on the 8th guys. I truly do, please dont give up the good fight

[valko-and-omega]

Were calling for a blackout!!

[snowvee]

#BRINGBACKVALKO

[valko-and-omega]

Remember team, we gave to stay strong!!! We have to keep this going until the 9th at the VERY LEAST!!! There won't be an update while Anime Expo is happening, dont be discouraged by a lack of response!!!

Actually, BE ENCOURAGED BY IT!!! Dropping a MAJOR rerun then giving it basically no promo???? Theyre cooking something

[widow-of-valko]

Keep Boycotting #BringValkoBack

TLDR: Keep boycotting, uninstalls and reviews will not lead to immediate EOS. Do not believe anything not from a reliable source.

I'm seeing a LOT of misinformation going around about the boycott. This always happens in boycotts for various reasons, especially if they are as big and successful as ours. Because of this, I wanted to make a big post outlining why you should still uninstall and boycott the game.

You will hear a lot of people telling you that you should log in and keep the game installed to "support Valko" and prevent the game from going EOS. They will say things like "you'll hear big news in 2 hrs that I can't tell you about" to get you riled up or make big claims like "he will be back in 2 months, so keep logging in!"

Do not believe these claims unless they have an actual reliable source. I have seen so many people blindly liking posts that are at best rumours and at worst blatant lies. The most annoying lie I have seen is if you review bomb the game, it will EOS. This is false.

This is not the first time Infold has ruined a game. They have ruined many. The most recent example was Infinity Nikki, in which they completely retconned the beginning of the game and gave us the Sea of Stars update, better known as the Sea of Shit update. We don't need to get too into specifics; all you need to know is this: it got review bombed HARD. To this day, these are the current ratings of the game on both app stores:

Again, these are just what they are now, they were of course much lower at the actual time. When was this? Over a year ago and the game still gets updated just like normal. Why? Because the app store doesn't terminate games based on bad ratings. That is not a thing and has never been a thing. Anyone who says otherwise is misinformed. Do not fall for that fear mongering.

I would also like to point out that while Nikki is a franchise that does well for itself, it does not make 40 MILLION dollars a MONTH. Think about that for a second. Every month, Infold makes $40 million from LADS alone. Don't believe me? Good! Don't believe anything without a source, so here is mine:

There is a gacha revenue report every month. As you can see, they made $38 million dollars in June and they were the #1 gacha game in terms of income. I want it to be very clear that I did not cherry pick their best performing month with the most popular banners and events. This is from this last month. In fact, they made almost $50 MILLION in May.

Do you really think that the #1 gacha game in the world that makes $40 million a MONTH is going to EOS immediately if we don't log in for a bit? That would be stupid. You are being tricked into panicking when there is no reason to.

The only true fear you should have in regard to EOS at this point in time is if it is true they're being investigated by the Chinese Government. However, that is out of our hands at this point, and our actions do not have an impact on that. I also have seen a lot of misinformation about this that uninstalling and not logging in would affect this somehow. Tell me: why would the Chinese government care about how many foreigners are logging into the game? If the issue is that the game has "harmful" content they don't want in their country, do you really think that they'll look at high foreigner log-in numbers and go "oh wow this game is popular we can't delete it"? NO! They don't care; they want to censor content they deem "harmful" they don't care about our opinions. They banned AO3 ffs.

In summary, you are welcome to do whatever you like. I cannot force anyone to do anything nor can anyone else. However, if the reason you do not want to boycott is because you're afraid the game will immediately EOS, I do want to reassure you that is not likely to happen. Despite how stupid Infold is, they're unlikely to shut the game down over this if they kept Infinity Nikki going with a much smaller revenue potential. We deserve to be treated better and the way to do that is through boycotting and making noise, not by continuing to give money to a company that does not appreciate us.

Please keep fighting. The Valko antis got what they wanted from boycotting and harassing Infold for a week. We need to keep up a similar pace if we want the changes we want to see to happen. Not just the return of Valko, but also ways to farm diamonds, more story updates, etc. We deserve better. Do not give into fear.

[eye-emoji]

LADs canceling valko without understanding what he was doing for both the furries and a/b/o fans is peak corporate stupidity

[averageferalhunter]

I need him to welcome me in the Destiny Cafe 😭

❤️🐺BRING🐺VALKO🐺BACK🐺❤️

[eye-emoji]

I know they’re talking about the tragic undertones of the cards but after Valko ‘try not to get too attached’ is just fucked up man

[zayneswifeyyyy]

[lyrisnightblood]

Made a couple memes to cope... Please feel free to use as please, no need to credit 🐺💚

Credit to the original image: here

[escapeis]

LADS community, we NEED to stop arguing with each other (specifically with the toxic fans from the CN community but not exclusive to them). This is wasting our energy and we are losing the plot 🙄

The antis are NOT relevant anymore. Arguing with them (and apparently about other lis) is useless and actually diverts our goal of bringing Valko back. What we need to do is continue messaging infold and support Valko content. Let's not let the community turn even more toxic PLEASE. We have the most attention and power right now so we need to do this properly.

The toxic fans are still to blame for Valko, but ultimately this is Infolds fault for not making the VERY obvious choice of just delaying him 🙄 stop wasting time and energy arguing with these people online and take a break. Focus on waiting patiently for Infold instead of fighting others PLEASE.

Please share this message too. We're getting off track 🤦‍♀️

[zayneswifeyyyy]

[goldenxresonance]

"four main companions—Xavier, Zayne, Rafayel, and Sylus..." HELP I'm cry-laughing at Caleb getting excluded 🤣😆

Granted it's probably a good thing given his storyline.. but STILL

[lkbunni00]

I’ve been really trying to put myself in Infold’s shoes and try to imagine what their thought process must be right now.

I truly believe the government isn’t trying to shut them down. As far as I’m aware there is no evidence for this rumour much like many others.

If China wanted Infold gone they would be gone.

I believe they likely held an investigation and I believe it’s likely true that Infold is pursuing the people responsible for the smear campaign. They have a history of doing this and it is also just the smart thing to do.

I think it’s likely that they’re keeping a tight lid on things so that they can deal with the perpetrators and figure out their next steps without leaks. If they want to release Valko which is very probably the case, they wouldn’t want to alert the cn crazies to it just yet.

If it is the case that the government isn’t breathing down their necks then this is what I think they should do:

Wait for anime expo to pass. Rocking the boat during this period could possibly cause more damage and put the cosplayers in harms way.

On the 8th make an official statement apologising and reconfirming his release. Following through on the 9th and banning/taking legal action against any crazy fans who throw a fit.

They did this on Rafayels birthday last year when people were sending threats and it was quite effective.

Alternatively they could also put the game on hiatus to wait for the heat to die down on both sides which also isn’t a bad idea. However if they give no comment on Valko’s inclusion global would continue to boycott and likely would abandon the game. I know I probably would.

This is all just speculation and theorising on my part. These thoughts are what currently make the most sense to me. I am not claiming any of this as fact and it shouldn’t be treated as such.

[rinsuko92]

I didnt like the color yellow.....until

💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛

[wintearflower]

honestly, i don't really care that Valko "broke into" MC's house. we don't even have context of what was happening here. it's not like MC wasn't home when he appeared either. if MC didn't want him inside, she would have dealt with him lickidy split (let's not forget she's extremely capable of violence when necessary. she's not helpless). also at this point in the story, they're likely already acquainted. compared to the other stuff in the game, this is so tame.

(maybe i'm the problem because personally, if fine shyt appeared on my balcony, i'd be cheesing lol)

[valko-and-omega]

Friendly reminder that Sylus kidnapped ypi amd tried to have you genetically altered so you could resonate with him, and Caleb is a brotherly figure who drugs you

Valko coming in through the balcony is NOTHINGGGGGGG