How old is Xiao in Genshin Impact? 5 important facts of lore you need to know

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Many Genshin Impact players wonder how old Xiao is. Several parts of his character screen reveal the answer and more about his lore. His age is surprisingly much older than one might assume based on his youthful appearance.

Other interesting aspects of Xiao's lore are also worth covering. Some of them should be obvious to die-hard fans of the character but should still be interesting to casuals who want to know more about him.

The following parts of his character screen confirm that he is over 2000 years old:

Neither specifies an exact age. Thus, all Genshin Impact players know of him in this regard is that he's over 2000 years old, making him one of the oldest playable characters in the game.

The only two characters known to be older than him are Venti (~2,600 years old) and Zhongli (~6,000 years old). The vast majority of the playable cast is nowhere near as old by comparison.

Xiao's Character Story 2 states the following:

Rex Lapis (Zhongli) is the one who gave this character the name "Xiao." It is his most well-known name in Genshin Impact, but there is another alias that some people know him by, which is Alatus.

The above video is an example of Xiao referring to himself as "General Alatus" in various languages. His Story Quest is also called "Alatus Chapter."

There were six known Yakshas in Genshin Impact:

Alatus is Xiao, and players should know that he's obviously alive. The video above confirmed that three of them were already long gone, with another in darkness. The remaining member was Bosacius. A significant part of the Perilous Trail event in Version 2.7 dealt with his fate, with players finding out that he had perished a long time ago.

Pervases is an older Yaksha who died thousands of years ago and was seen in the