His design was not influenced by Oliver Twist. 'James', OLIVER's bird, was drawn from references however, OLIVER's design was done without any reference. According to Lawlietlk, the illustrator of OLIVER, she was originally only told that OLIVER was a 'classical' type of vocal. Keeping within the 'monster' theme of PowerFX VOCALOIDs, OLIVER is also a creature similar to Frankenstein's monster, like BIG AL and Sweet ANN. In English, 'Oliver' refers to the bible 'Olive Tree', the biblical symbol of peace and therefore the implied meaning is 'peaceful'. While it is unknown what led OLIVER to be chosen for the name, according to the name's own etymology origin, 'Oliver' has appeared from several different cultures independently and the interpretations vary depending on the language it originated from. 'Treble' and 'Devin' were also names VocaTone considered. EtymologyĪccording to VocaTone, his name was originally 'Cody'.
It is also said that his bandages are a mysterious cause. According to VocaTone, Oliver’s a choir boy thrown into the digital world of Vocaloid.
