Genshin Impact community demand removal of Elliot Gindi as Tighnari’s VA, HoYoverse responds
Elliot Gindi's s*xual misconduct controversy has resulted in the majority of the Genshin Impact community condemning him, with many wanting a new VA for Tighnari. HoYoverse did respond to the scandal via a message from Kotaku on this matter, which essentially boils down to them looking for an "urgent solution."
For those unaware, here is a brief summary of what Elliot Gindi was accused of doing:
Naturally, many were distraught by his actions, and Elliot Gindi swiftly posted an apology.
The first tweet of this bunch went viral and got over 10 million views on Twitter. It contained a document with several pieces of evidence regarding Elliot Gindi's s*xual misconduct. This user was a former Twitch and Discord mod for Elliot and summarized some questionable behavior in that tweet, along with a URL of everything relevant to the discussion.
Many fans were outraged by the whole incident. Some examples can be seen in the second and third tweets posted above.
On a related note, some Genshin Impact players mentioned the need for a new English VA for Tighnari.
Understandably, many Genshin Impact fans want to replace Tighnari's English VA with somebody else. Elliot Gindi's scandal led to other voice actors distancing themselves from him, leading to the old Tighnari English VA being persona non grata within the community.
It should go without mentioning, but every popular tweet with a ton of likes on this topic condemns Elliot and his actions. Genshin Impact players won't find viral tweets supporting him in any capacity.
That said, there is a trend on Twitter that states something along the lines of:
This message would then be followed by something false. Note that HoYoverse has not confirmed any new English voice actor for this character.
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