New Genshin Impact character Shikanoin Heizou gets a surprise reveal ahead of delayed update 2.7

gamesradar.com:

New Genshin Impact character Shikanoin Heizou has been announced, confirming that a new Anemo unit is coming to Inazuma relatively soon. 

Heizou, as he's quickly been dubbed by Genshin's Western community, is a detective at Inazuma's Tenryou Commission. He's never been directly shown or referenced in-game, but he seems to be a fairly well-known figure in Inazuma; a line from the newly released character Kamisato Ayato describes Heizou as a capable detective that "the Tenryou Commission is incredibly fortunate to have."

A more in-depth Genshin Impact Facebook post also includes a line from Heizou: "People are impressed by his razor-sharp intuition, thinking that his reasoning ability and efficiency are godlike. Here, Heizou would simply reply with his signature smile: 'I don't know, maybe this is something that even the gods can't do!'"

Shikanoin Heizou ‧ Analytical HarmonyDetective of the Tenryou CommissionA young detective from the Tenryou Commission. Free-spirited and unruly, but cheerful and lively.#GenshinImpact pic.twitter.com/rmHuQ6egKtMay 16, 2022

We know Heizou is an Anemo user, but his fighting abilities are a bit of a question mark otherwise. The short sword strapped to his waist could suggest that he's a sword user, but it's possible this is purely decorative and he wields another weapon type. We also can't assume his rarity just yet. Purely anecdotally, Heizou looks like a four-star character to me, and if he is a sword user, it seems likely that he'd be a four-star to avoid redundancy with Kazuha, a five-star Anemo sword user also from Inazuma, but that's just speculation. 

It's equally unclear when Heizou will be playable. Developer Hoyoverse traditionally teases characters one update ahead of their