Hobkin

Hobkins are a fictional species created by Hobbert, a content creator for VRChat.

History
Hobbert posted an image on Twitter of a work in progress for a new avatar for VRChat on October 19, 2019. One month later, another image was posted of the result of Hobbert's work, stating that the "Hoblin" [sic] avatars will be available to those who pledge $10 USD or more on a Patreon page. On the same day, the result of a community poll was posted on Hobbert's Twitter page as a contest to see what the new species should be named, with the winner being Hobkin. Other contenders were Hoblin, Hobakin, and Hobling. A base model for Hobkins became free on May 1st, 2020, as long as the downloader was a member on Hobbert's Discord server.

Aqua Affinity
On February 28, 2020, an "aqua affinity" version of Hobkins became available on the Patreon page.

Kid Hobkin
It was announced on March 19, 2020 that smaller versions of Hobkins were available, dubbed 'Kid Hobkins'.

Kangahob
While not considered as a Hobkin, a 'kangahob' variation was in concept, and was later called "Kengu". It was released to the public on May 16, 2020.

Also see

 * Kengu
 * Avatar_(computing)
 * VRChat