Genshin Impact lore secretly inspired a new viral TikTok trend

polygon.com:

Genshin Impact has wiggled its way into inspiring another massive trend on TikTok. This time, a character named Neuvillette has inspired people to dance to lines where he is talking about a machine called the Oratrice Mecanique d’Analyse Cardinale. It’s a pretty niche reference, but the trend has taken TikTok by storm and the top videos have as many as 6.4 million views.

Each video draws upon a pretty standard format. In it, the videos use an audio track which compiles instances where Neuvillette mentions a machine called the Oratrice Mecanique d’Analyse Cardinale. In each video, the person will dance when he says, “Oratrice Mecanique d’Analyse Cardinale,” and stand completely still during the other part. It sounds complicated, but it’s not. Visually, it looks like bursts of goofy dancing whenever Neuvillette says the intricately worded phrase. I’d suggest just watching an example below.

FINALLY I POSTED SOMETHING #GenshinImpact #Hoyoverse #fypシ # #iloveneuvillette #ilovezhongli #Genshin #Neuvillette #neuvillettegenshinimpact #oratricemecaniquedanalysecardinale

The audio likely took off because there’s a nice steady rhythm to how Neuvillette says the phrase. The audio comes from the English-language version of the game where Neuvillette is played by Ray Chase and it sounds like a tongue twister that’s perfectly delivered. You can see other examples below, including one featuring Hank Green.

oratrice mecanique d'Analyse cardinale (fake props) #tuonto #genshinimpact #oratricemecaniquedanalysecardinale #genshin

I was laughing my ass of when our Sad dragon said this I HAD TO STOP PLAYING #genshin #genshinimpact #fontaine #oratricemecaniquedanalysecardinale #neuvillette

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