Genshin Impact 4.4 characters announced: meet Xianyun and, yes, Gaming
Genshin Impact developer Hoyoverse has revealed two new characters coming to the open-world RPG in update 4.4: Pyro user Gaming and Anemo user Xianyun.
The two characters have been revealed this morning. Both Xianyun and Gaming (read Gaa Ming according to a widely shared breakdown of the name's linguistic origins) are from Liyue, with Xianyun specifically described as a "new resident in Liyue Harbor." Xianyun's description, coupled with the teaser art, has convinced many people – myself included – that she's the human incarnation of the Adepti Cloud Retainer.
Her design is one clue; while her overall design has scholarly Bayonetta energy, her colors are a dead ringer for Cloud Retainer. Xianyun's teaser art also features a deer and dragon – two other known Adepti forms. But it's her description that really sets the hook.
#Xianyun: Passerine HeraldNew Resident in Liyue Harbor #GenshinImpactEveryone has something to say about Xianyun: "That tall woman with the updone hair," "that bespectacled artisan," or perhaps "that talkative new neighbor." They all say different things, but together they… pic.twitter.com/uSl4sex2b7December 18, 2023
Xianyun is said to command "mastery of "mechanics and a knack for making all kinds of little trinkets," which also perfectly aligns with what we know of Cloud Retainer's Adepti engineering. Moreover, she's mentioned by both Ganyu and Shenhe, Cloud Retainer's disciples.
"She's living incognito in Liyue Harbor," says Ganyu. Shenhe, meanwhile, stumbles over Xianyun's name and insists, "She's a master. Whatever you do, you must not offend her." As if this weren't obvious enough, Hoyo leans into it with this line: "Try asking Xianyun herself then: 'Are you a heroine? Surely you're not... an
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