CHARACTER MISCONCEPTIONS in Genshin Impact [Liyue Version] [Lore, Analysis]
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- It's time to talk about Character misconceptions in Genshin Impact, but Liyue Version! This video was inspired by a Xiao Main. me. I am the xiao main.
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I dislike the misconception of Xiao because he does have a reason to act the way he does, as you said. And if you ever try to explain or "defend" his character, people will just tell you "he's just a fictional character. Don't overreact". Like bruh...
To me, Xiao oil like an old policeman that is distant and cranky towards his community. Not very approachable for sure, but it doesn't stop him from doing his best to serve and protect the people that is his charge.
Yes i agree
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Xiao actually does care about people he’s not emo I hate when people just chalk him up to that.. his teapot lines are so sweet
imo Xiao is just like Diluc, a worse gender bent version of a very compelling Honkai character. Nothing against you if you like either character, its just....I've sorta seen their story before and prefer the original telling, mainly because it when so far to show as well.
I feel that a misconception is that Tartaglia is a crazy killer, because he seems to actually AVOID unnecessary killing and was hesitant to summon Osial as he said (paraphrasing) that he hated to drag in innocents with no way to defend themselves into his plan and potentially cause them hurt (also, he specifically states that he doesn’t use lethal force on his subordinates)
He DOES (probably) kill, like in his character teaser, but he doesn’t enjoy it. He’s obsessed with fighting, not killing or causing pain
Reminds me of Kenpachi Zaraki from Bleach but as a family man.
Tartaglia's getting his own 2k word essay.
Yeah, he's a conqueror not a killer.
I think he enjoys the killing and conquering.
It's just that he dislikes beating the weak. And as someone said, he treats his subordinates better
@@trulymrword I mean… if history has taught us anything, one cannot be a conqueror without being a murderer- ._.
(Edit)
Also, if memory serves, he doesn’t like dragging in defenseless ppl into his shit cuz… he finds it boring. Not because he doesn’t wanna kill them per se-
Plus, he kinda attempted to commit mass murder, upon several other crimes, just in the timeframe of the archon quest- stalking, abuse of power, organized crime, the list goes on. Yeah, he may not just kill any random person for the sake of bloodshed, but the man is still an absolute menace (unrealistic as it may be, I like to think Childe will be done for if Yanfei ever goes after him and I live for that)
So in short...
Xiao doesn't hate people, he's just social distancing.
Best friends are best at dunking each other.
Zhongli's old not stupid.
Tricksters aren't chaotic.
Aesthetic and function are seperate.
Genshin players don't know what subtext is.
As for the misconception I hate, Sara is not unhealthy obsessed with the Shogun, her "simping" is the closest we can get to an Otaku. (Cuz it's Japan.)
Oh and Itto isn't an idiot, he's just oblivious.
itto is his own breed of something
@@ChillwithAster He's emotionally intelligent from what I can see his story quest.
Sara's "simping" for Raiden Shogun ISN'T actually her being the game's resident otaku (Xingqiu might be the closest example, Professional Wuxia Fanboy that he is): she believes that the Electro Archon saved her life after she fell from her mountain & her wings were damaged.
Sara is, technically, a disabled tengu (a wind glider is thusly a mobility aid to her): the damage to her wings made her unable to continue her existence as a mountain's protector, thus Sara's awaking from the incident alive & with a vision seemed to be Divine Protection. This belief was strengthened by Sara's almost immediately being found by the Kujou Clan's Head, who adopted her & so "gifted" her a second chance at life, as a member of the Tenryou Commission.
ofc, Tengu are strongly associated with Misfortune & the Kujou Head's true nature was revealed during Inazuma's archon quest: further insight to Sara's life, from her stories, reveal that she was greatly taken advantage of due to her misplaced sense of dept & gratitude towards her adoptive father: he ke
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olated & almost immediately set her to work as a [child?] soldier. After the Reveal of his nature, the last of Sara's faith belongs solely to her god & shogun. Sara is a very lonely character who I hope, in her future Hangout, will get to befriend Kokomi & Gurou (she greatly admires both), Yoimiya, maybe even a continuation of her friendly rivalry with Itto.
(fingers crossed Sara gets a hangout event alongside Heizou when he's released, like Ningguang got with Yunjin's!)
@@BattyButtercup I get your point, but her quest in the new version is very otaku.
Pre-ordering figurines and having pride in her collecrion and the corrections she made are very observable in Otakus. Heck her disdain for scalpers is a reference in it of itself
I'm not saying that's there's anything wrong with that, you can have that kind of representaion while having a tragic reason as to why.
I'm not dismissing her backstory just pointing out her mannerisms as a reference to Otaku culture.
@@trulymrword likewise, i'm not WHOLLY dismissive of your (increasingly valid!) evidence of Otaku-ism. there's a Stigma attached to the term, in Japan itself, though MiHoYo DOES call itself "Otakus who save the world" so they embrace geek culture like the Refined Individuals they (& we fans) are.
there is much in common between modern Otaku culture and traditional aspects of Faith: people have family elders with tens of godly depictions and honor-ings about their homes, elders who INSIST on gifting housewarming Buddhas (or crosses or incense or saintly images...) to younger family members starting out on their own. In Japan, most households have dedicated shrines with a portrait or photo of deceased family that they leave regular offerings of incense, flowers, fruit &/or favourite foods for: Kujou Sara seems the type to give her daily respects to such a shrine, if not to all 5 statues, though her morning greetings are probably Very Tragic to behold. Sara likely greets her Shogun everyday, voicing her intentions and hopes for the day then recounting her results upon returning home: she confides in statues of her Shogun because of her Faith... and because she has no people in her life who would actually ask her how her day was, not until meeting The Traveler.
i'm not personally religious but i respect those who are; i'm not quite an otaku (i'm so f2p i make my own "merch" from ancient, unused gifts from family) but i AM very much a "geek". So geeky, in fact, that your reply was delightful to read & fun to reply to! (:
Also keep in mind. Out of ALL the Adepti, he was the only one to not directly antagonize humans after Rex Lapis’ death. He stayed steadfast to his duty of protecting humans, and he EXPLICITLY STATES that he does not want human blood on his hands.
Yeah, that was the first thing I noticed about him. I was like, finally someone reasonable!
Thank you for clearing the miscoception of Xiao's character. Another people tend to forget that Xiao used to be abused and forced to kill during his time as huntdog of the God of Dreams / evil god. Despite being not human, such treatment can cause a lot of emotional scars, and for Xiao is easy to be treated as a tool to keep a respectful distance.
Another miscopception about Zhongli being dense. It something that I noticed on a lot of fanfictions. It would say that they guy have low emotional IQ and still grasping the concepts of human's life, but he can be quite sensible of people's emotions. He still learning.
Ningguang is not Ghuizhong's reincarnation. She is her own person.
Aratiko Itto may be himbo. But it's no complety stupid. He can he quite sharp on his own way. For example the whole Takuya's Blue Oni and his self-victimization of sacrifice --- Itto didn't hesitate to call out nonsense to him for using such excuses to paint himself os the villain of the story.
I'll die on this hill when I say that the many misconceptions people have towards these characters proves how will latch on to memeist trait they have even though it is contradictory to the other material.
I just did Xiao's story quest and it was so good - Wish we had more!! I'm definitely reading up on his story! When you 1st meet him he comes off as cold(well at least to me), but once you know why + literally everything after that is him being so wise and calm, even if distant. I'm rly impressed w/the way he handles things through his pain, and he doesn't deserve to be written off as "edgy".
Also when I 1st met Itto, I'd already heard all the "dumb" jokes, but it didn't come across to me when I did the story quest and was shocked. Fine he's over enthusiastic about things and is rash, but as you said, literally the Takuya stuff, he was so quick thinking and responsible and deserves more credit!!
I hate how people call him emo because he's gone through so much. I also hate how in general people treat trauma and PTSD as emo. Yeah a lot of people are like "my inner demons, I'm so broken inside, something about broken hearts" and that's cringe and all, but there's a difference between kid who got his ipad taken away and person who's been through intense pain and suffering, such as Xiao.
@@trulymrword Exactly, those misconceptions should stay in memes and only in memes. They shouldn't be used as legit information on the canon characters
@@trulymrword Sadly the fandom doesn't care. If you ask them about what they know about the lore, their sources are tiktok and shitty genshin memes lol.
Xiao knows that he carries a lot of karma from centuries of slaughter, and he simply doesnt want any mortals to get affected by it, thats why he seem so distant, but I think he do want to interact with mortals even a tiny bit, and seeing how the traveler doesnt seem to be affected by his Karma, he lets her/him get a little closer to him, not just by curiosity but the thought that, other than the archons and the adepti, someone can be there for him, and feel a little less lonely, so yeah, Xiao is just simply looking after mortals by not getting them affected by his Karma despite him probably wanting companionship
I remember going through Liyue in that village to the north and a little girl said a guy beat up some hilichurls and got her doll back for her.
Its a lil shocking how ppl say Xiao hates mortals. He loves them, however he deals with his own stuff and I personally think its made him cold and unable to open up. I dont even think he knows HOW to. Yakusha were sent there to do a job, reguardless of how they feel about it, or the impact of it on their mental/emotional state.
However, there are certain moments u can see the care and love Xiao has for others shining through.
I loved meeting that girl. It was one of the most wholesome moments i've heard of. To think too that she wants to find a way to make him smile, even being worried that he doesn't like her herself- aaaa it's too adorable!
@@sundalosketch4769 tru tru
Im hoping 1 day we get a lil side quest where the 2 meet up and the little girl sends us on a small quest to maybe cook something for Xiao
@@sundalosketch4769 what quest/npc was it?
@@kimberlycontreras7407 Little Luo from Qingce village right beside the far left teleporter of the village. Not really a quest, just a fun easter egg npc moment
@@chriss.249 That'd be amazing!
I think that a big part of why people misconcept xiao this way is the voice direction of his character in english, not hate to the va, she did an amazing job with what she was given, but the general tone the director choose does not match xiao's personality at all, in every other dub he sounds detached but soft while in the english one he sounds angry (and always on edge)
Agreed ! The tone was off, but the voice actress is amazing !
Yeah, the voice direction was way off in some characters. ESPECIALLY Ayato's line for Itto.
I say it fits in the English-speaker way. There are cultural differences with how people deal with their traumas and individual issues. Most people from Asia have stigmas against acknowledging mental illnesses or problems that aren't physically taxing so you'd notice that from how they carry themselves through their voice and general demeanor to hide that pain.
Most people from the west, Americans and Europeans have similar stigmas but they're less composed with attempts to disguise it, hence why they're more known for their outbursts and general anger issues being more obvious.
I think the voice castings are meant to appeal to different majorities based of the language being dubbed so it's easier for people of said language to understand the character's demeanor through their vocals alone. Of course this is a gross overgeneralization of everything but this is my guess on what the ENG casters of Hoyoverse tried to convey with what info they could get from the original base's vision of him.
Gotta agree with Autumn here, traumatised (and those suffering from PTSD especially) or depressed people often have a short fuse. You could defend this directoral choice along those lines.
@@sundalosketch4769 Very true.
Imma hit you up with an Inazuma one already.
"kazuha hates the shogun and wants her to apologize"
I hate this misconception because it undermines the sacrifices and honor by those who died. First, Tomo died in an honorable battle before the throne. Tomo didn't even fight the shogun. He fought Sara. Going back to honor and battles, wanting revenge or something similar undermines the resolve that VOLUNTARY warriors and soldiers make when they decide to go to war. When you decide to get into a fight, you steel your resolve knowing what you fight for is worth your death. When you try to get revenge for someone who volunteered for something like that, it's like saying what they risked their lives for wasn't worth it. Of course, involuntary fights are different, but in Kazuha's case, he and Tomo fought on their own choice.
Ofc, Kazuha also says he doesn't hold any resentment, but people just forget that I guess.
YES. EXACTLY WHY IM GONNA MAKE THE INAZUMA ONE. KAZU IS FRONT AND CENTER FOR THE NEXT ONE.
It’s kinda funny and sad that the “fanbase” holds more resentment towards Raiden for that than any of the actual characters involved in it.
PREACH!! I've said it multiple times in different places but man is it frustrating when Kazuha's character and motivations get completely misinterpreted.
@@emperormaxwell432 They paint raiden as irredeemable because of her actions but they are headcannoning scaramouche and dottore who experimented on kids and killed them to be redeemable. Fr fighting your puppet for a millenia to prove that you are going to do better for your people isn't a redeemable act? Lol.
I always thought Xiao was actually nice towards humans as he protects them from a distance
especially with his appearance in shenhe's quest and what he said about protecting the harbor despite the new contract
Xiao is just someone who cares too much he over thinks about it. People want to get to know him but he knows it will hurt them bc of his karmic debt. He doesn’t hate anyone, he cares for them
He is like the boyfriend that will break up with you because he thinks he isnt good enough and that you deserve someone better.
Misconception: Ganyu was thicc.
Lore: Ganyu was thick.
She was so embarrassed about her weight she spent 1500 years dieting.
Me, a Xiao main: finally somebody said it.
Xiao is a really complex character. He is very serious but underneath is a kind person who loves and wants to protect mortals. In some of his voice lines and character stories, you get glimpses of innocence and softness. He wants to dance in his mask instead of killing things, but he ignores his desires because he puts his duty first.
So I hate the slander of him being edgy. He is a very soft person underneath all that trauma. The English va is incredibly talented, but it really undermines his character. It's much too harsh. He has a very soft voice in other languages that I think fits the character much better.
Agreed. Don't get me wrong, his English VA does a great job, but between the other languages and the English dub, you can definately hear the softness in places where in the English translation he sounds more harsh and guarded. That's the only thing I wish was different about how he was portrayed. Though there are also many other moments in the English translation where you can hear his softness.
I actually think that his eng actress does a really good job of his teapot voice lines though
@@muffin2986 I agree
People thought Tartiaglia being a villain was a twist?? Literally the _very first thing_ we learned about him in the Archon Quest was that he's a Fatui Harbinger on equal footing with La Signora
I am surprised people thought of that, even I back then, who was pretty new to the game and looked forward of seeing Childe (because of a certain JP VA to him), knew he was up to no good and even paid attention when he said he wasn't exactly a good guy.
Little thing i realized ages ago, the reason Xinyan has a southern accent is because it's a nod to Southern Hospitality yet people from the south (like myself) are known to be upfront and loud with their "niceness"
Xinyan being seen as messy is actually a PERFECT REPRESENTATION OF HER CHARACTER AS BEING MISUNDERSTOOD FOR HER APPEARANCE
Xingqiu is a he.
@@sxftiebearuu yes that is correct. I am talking about Xinyan though
Tartaglia is literally a red herring in that quest. The entire time the player is like "You can't subvert my expectations" and tartaglia is just like "I know, but they can". Points to Zhongli and signora.
Tartaglia's character in that quest is important as he is the only driving force in the foreground for the entire story. The real twist isn't the fact he's the one behind all this, but it's the fact that he's not the one behind all this.
IMMORTALS
Another one I don't like is not really the misconception, but the misunderstanding of immortals. I think people have a hard time understanding immortal characters because they do not (mostly) necessarily act for the sake of humanity, and it's usually just humanity lining up with their principles. I think a perfect example of this is Yae Miko. Miko acts on what affects her in the long run, and that's perfectly reasonable as an immortal, yet many people can't understand it and call her mean for not acting on the possession problem. She said it herself that the spirits were just going to make the people sick for a few weeks, but overall their skills would've improved. Sure, for us humans that sounds like a long time to be sick, but for an immortal, that's a drop in a bucket.
Another thing is that humans by nature are inconsistent and always changing in the face of eternity. Maybe some summers ago, a clan vowed to serve you, but now they could just be someone treacherous. Clans rise and fall, there's different people with different principles who come into power every now and then. For someone like Zhongli, you might as well just enjoy the passage of time, and embrace change. For Venti, you might not care how you're viewed by people because you know in a short while, there'll be completely new people to fill in their shoes. Maybe you're like Miko who chose to instead focus on her shrine and publishing house as a way to pass time.
The lack of action done by most immortal characters is not because they're evil, but it's because it so much more interesting to let things unfold rather than shape the future to your will for the rest of existence. In a way, letting things unfold is giving the freedom for humans to make their own response, make their own concepts, and make their own culture. Even Zhongli only stepped down to lead his people once every year during the Rite of Descension. Maybe you should talk about immortality, Aster.
oh i love this
ngl i used to dislike ei's character a lot because i thought hoyo had written her off as plain stupid for allowing the vision hunt degree and the whole resistance thing to happen. took a while, the first story quest did not really help me see the depth of her character as an immortal figure, but after the second story quest i began seeing the actual reasons behind her motivations to do all she did. as an immortal who literally lost everyone around her and didnt have the same understanding of eternity as makoto, who sees the short moments and ever changing humans as eternal, her character and character development make much more sense if you accept the fact time flows much, much more differently than for mortals
sorry, this may not have had much to do with your comment but i was reminded of my thoughts on ei as an immortal / archon when reading it xD
It just goes to show how spoiled/self-serving humanity can be. Expecting nearly all omnipresent to be "good" for their own sake just because they lead them or help start their current existence one way or another.
The issue is indeed humans misunderstanding "immortal" for "eternally stagnant" as though immortals aren't allowed to adapt or change from what they once were for thousands of years or even be selfish enough to not want to deal with humans for their own personal reasons.
I love Xiao, and after playing his story quest and all the focus on the Yakshas recently, it's hard to view him as really overly edgy and emo. All I want to do is give this Yaksha a hug, Karmic Debt or not. I'm so glad that the Traveler (in my case Lumine), is there to give comfort to him.
I love the three regions we currently have, and the characters are great. Looking forward Sumeru, and to your interpretation of Inazuma!
I think part of what really pushes that picture that a lot of people have of Xiao is the voice acting. I listen to the JP so my interpretation of Xiao is exactly what Aster described. The ENG however feels more like it leaned into the more "edgy" side of Xiao and the way certain lines are delivered, it does come off as if Xiao just hates humanity when that's obviously not the case.
the current Spices From The West Event has blessedly enabled me to give my Trapped In Teapot Xiao a daily offering of Almond Tofu.
he SPARKLES when he eats it. IT'S TOO CUTE. D:
@@BattyButtercup Kawaii!!!
@@silentspirit8923 if i could pinyin, you best BELIEVE i would respond with CN for [very cute]!
@@BattyButtercup REALLY??? I REMOVED ALL MY CHARACTERS FROM MY TEAPOT BEFORE VER 2.6 WAAH😭 I HOPE I CAN SEE IT SOON
I can’t wait for that “Ayaka is a manipulator”
Or that she's hopelessly in love with the Traveler in a "more status than sense" type of way
I can’t wait XD
I think Xiao's way of helping humans isn't in the norm like others. More like Batman in a sense. He'll work undetected so things can go more smoothly. Because if someone gets too close to him, they might be caught midway.
Hu Tao is like Lisa. The way they finish or do their work isn't like others. You may see them slacking or being carefree but they do get serious when it's time for work.
Hu Tao is EXPLICITLY STATED TO DO HER JOB TO PERFECTION
This misconception is one of the most damaging of all
People say Itto uses red paint to paint on his red oni markings. When obviously he uses granny onis lipstick.
lol
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OK unlike the mondstat ones I didn't know many people has this misconception about liyue characters. I'm not even a lore guy buy I know most of these misconceptions are just silly and untrue lol
- Xiao hate mortals : if he hate them so much, why is he staying at the inn ( forgot the name) when other adeptus choose to stay at the mountains away from mortals? Also yeah he is cursed so he could harm mortals unintentionally
- chongyun and xingqui is abusive : have u ever had any best friend in your life at all? Pranking each other is what best friends do lol
- zhongli is broke : well tbh most people know that he isn't and this is just meme. He is actually a reputable consultant which is expensive to hire or have a session with
- Gouba is not the same as Oz: OK tbh if you missed the event, this one can be confusing and people can mistake it. But I always knew Gouba is at least an animal, like a biological animal not vision produced one because he isn't made from pure energy like bake kurage of kokomi or fischl's Oz. But yeah I can see why people made this mistake
- xinyan is not the stereotype rock girl : well if you read her voice lines it's obvious. But must people don't play xinyan so I see why people have this misconception
Honestly, this video started because of the first two and Zhongli. Mostly because of Xiao, but then I also had people come up to me saying : why do you think Xingqiu is an ass or why do you think he abuses chongyun?
and im like
what.
Xiao the dude who tells Traveler to speak his name and he’ll come running. The same dude who warns people of his karmic debt every two minutes hates humans is so strange.
As for a misconception amongst Liyue characters, the one I hate the most is that Ganyu is weak and not a fighter in spite of the fact that she made it through the flipping Archon War
Not a fighter and yet she's the game's rocket launcher
I mean she definitely doesn't fight often, but you gotta admit the girl has experience, and tons of it to boot
@@eryscalamitas1611 well yeah she doesn’t fight often now but I meant during the archon war
Don't forget that Xiao also says he will protect the traveler's serenitea pot, for their sake. He definately cares, he just shows it in different ways
I think you should wait until heizou (I think his name is that)is released bc oh boy I have a strong feeling he will get a lot of misconceptions
A lot of people are upset he doesn't fit western concepts of a detective (big coat, hat, monocle, mustache) and others upset he doesn't look as professional as his fanart (the Hu Tao clone)
when his whole thing that we know of so far is that he isn't an official detective, he's just a smart kid doing what he wants. But his skills are so refined that he might as well be an official official.
If they think Xingqiu abuses Chongyun, they haven't seen how I act around my siblings. Despite how we act around each other, we're really close and truly love each other. I would eat Ghost peppers for them (I have very very low spice tolerance)
I've seen quite a few characters similar to xiao in the sense that they're more reserved and usually stay away from other people because they could harm those people and it's really sad to see people misinterpreting them as overly edgy and emo
I feel it mainly comes from people who compare his CN and JP vas to the ENG version. Sure people may see it as too much, but i think it still fits Xiao's character being a little more agitated? With all he went through, it'd be hard to keep such a clean demeanor around those who don't understand and shouldn't get too close to him.
@@sundalosketch4769 i agree with you
Stupid character misconceptions I have
"Childe is playboy type character" like I feel so stupid for having thinking this,lmao
Wait, he is not?
@@popmasteralan5594 aster said he isnt
I swear that "girlie" line is more milked than the actual cocogoat memes.
This misconception probably comes from people thinking charming man = playboy, when that honestly isn't even what a playboy is. Like, sure, you need to have at least some charm to be considered a playboy, but just having that charm doesn't automatically make you one.
It's the same situation with Kaeya tbh.
@@pozzsicle Yeah the only thing he really is is a "pretty boy" (he's literally called that in game) but that's probably just to acknowledge how young he is. Further showing how tragic it was for his childhood to be taken from him. Forced to grow up and survive in what we can only assume to be a terrifying land of abyssal monsters.
Edit: "Grow up" like stop being a carefree child to be an independent lil adult type of way. Like most children in traumatic situations.
Felt like Xiao's one is only because of English voice...and solely because of that...TBH, this is the first time I've actually heard of this misconception but when you said it's partly because he sounds like angsty teenager, I get instantly why some people would think so when I've never felt that way nor seen anyone close to me have that thought (I usually only play with Japanese... ._.")
Honestly, his english voice isn't even that bad. People just exaggerate it. His voice actor is actually very impressive, because she managed to not show a single ounce of femininity in her voice when she's voicing Xiao.
@@Hello-xg3ke her voice acting is really good however I do think some of the lines are delivered a little too aggressively but it might also be how she’s directed to voice him 🤷♀️
@@muffin2986 it is. If you listen to his latest voicelines, he sounds sooo much more softer. Probably to match his CN/JP/KR versions
@@keke9833 Finally someone who acknowledges that his voice is way better now. You can see it in 2.7 and the teapot lines.
I actually like his English voice! I used to dislike it a lot and yeah it does make him sound aggressive and such but I just love how he sounds in general I mostly play in jp so I don’t hear it much but it’s not bad at all just sounds a bit ooff
thank you for put respact on Xiao names
ah, yes respact
As for his karma, i wonder if the travelers ability to purify things could lead to them cleansing him. Xiao stays away from people because hes worried his Karma will effect them. Kinda like how hulks Gamma has negative effects on ppl hes around during immortal hulk.
Ohhh right, i wonder if it's also like the cleansing feeling Dain had during the most recent Archon quest (if you know you know, no spoilers)
I also wondered if it would have lasting effects. Because of Xiao's teapot lines about his karmic debt pain being more bearable, though he doesn't know if it's because of the Traveler or not, I believe they would just have to be around him occasionally. Stay on Teyvat forever and not travel to the next world once the traveler has their sibling back, unless his karmic debt could somehow be permanently purified...but I doubt if it could be unless all the demons and corruption Xiao fights is permanently purged.
About Hu Tao and Qiqi: To my understanding it's not that Qiqi isn't accepting the apology, it's just that because of her condition she always forgets it/rembers it wrong. That's the tragic behind it: Poor little zombie girl is just scared, even though there is no real reason to...
I blame the voice direction in the English dub for the misconception of Xiao. He sounds so agresive towards everybody that you think he hates humans.
I've long since given up on convincing my best friend that Xiao isn't an emo teenager. In my opinion, his lore is one of the best in the entire Genshin Universe.
I mean, he's basically the captain Levi of Genshin Impact.
He’s the best character change my mind
The "aka delusional" bit in the beginning destroyed me lmao
The game likes to sprinkle in obvious twists to mislead people from the actual twist. For example Zhongli was very obviously the archon from the beginning it's giving his gnosis to the Fatui that was the real twist. And Albedo obviously had an imposter(immediately spoiled in the trailer), there being 3 of them was the real twist.
Zhongli is that person who has a really good salary but they spend it all in one place
Hu Tao just doesn't have a filter for what she says but she's genuinely responsible
Xinyan has so many layers but because not a lot of people use her tee community thinks she's shallow. I remember a friend who got so angry because they thought she was an SJW character. She's just been stereotypically judged for her punk appearance in lore and that's it.
> "Have you never seen how young people interact with their friends"
Assuming the average Genshin Player has friends or even leave his house for more than 2 minutes.... (Yes, I'm talking to you Genshintwt)
Lmaooo
you don't have to have friends to see friends interact with each other tho
Carnage scissors
I don’t know how people got the idea Shenhe is romantically affectionate towards the Traveller.
She literally had zero human interaction for most of her life, of course you’ll stay close to someone who isn’t immediately hostile towards you.
For whatever weird reason i feel so smart for understanding all those even before this vid. And like actually hearing that a lot of players do agree with such misconceptions makes me worried for critical thinking of modern youngsters.
🌸🌺I have come to fancy this series and look forward to its future iterations.🌺🌸
I love how cute Xinyan and Yun Jin look together, truly best girls and friendship
Also, a common misconception, or maybe more like 2, is that Ningguang and Beidou hate each other's guts or secrets lovers. They are two business ladies who get along well but have often different opinions on things. they work a lot together to make the city and the country a better place and have great trust in each other. Despite having very different point of view on how things should be done, they know the other one want to do the best for the country as much as them (yet sometimes Ningguang fines Beidou when she breaks the law a little too much). I feel something they hang out but not very publicly, I'll try to see of it's correct or not...
in the 2.4 lantern rite event there was Xinyan and Beidou you could talk to in liyue harbor. Beidou mentions she is invited to play chess and Xinyan comments that she was invited to the jade chamber. Beidou reaction to it was like she wants to keep her hanging out with Ninguang under wraps.
Ningguang and beidou being lovers is more like common headcanon imo.
Misconception about Scara (because weall love those): He can, in fact, form meaningful relationships, even though he can't really feel strong emotion. Katsuragi is a prime example of this; he became something of a father figure to the young Kuni, and when Nagamasa killed him, Kuni tried to kill off not one, but FIVE sword-smithing bloodlines in vengeance. He only stopped when he ran into Katsuragi's son, who had been adopted into the Kaedehara Clan, and decided to stop his murder spree on account of that.
Also, he is in fact acquainted with Miko, though not on the best of terms since the Shogun stopped her from sending Katsuragi aid.
Zhongli broke meme lol. I mean atm those memes are true. Even if he DOES have money, he never brings it ANYWHERE. Man I hope teyvat invents debit cards soon for his sake
I just realized that we could have seen a zhongli vs water snake god battle if the humans and adepti didn't work together
God dang friendship is magic, ruined an epic god fight for us smh
Xiao is literally one of if not The Best Boy of genshin. Unlike the traveler, Xiao does random good deeds + fighting monsters + saving people without expecting anything in return. It is precisely why i love him so much (simp). I hope random emo kids with xiao profile pictures wont affect how people see xiao since my boy has been living with karmic debt for years and he didn't do anything to deserve it. My guy was literally enslaved, rescued, fought evil, and gained karmic debt in return lol. I like this video. Thanks for clarifying xiao's character even more ahah.
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Absolutely agreed. I know he isn’t emo ( I dislike it when I see it about him). You’ve pretty much listed the same thoughts I had. Wish others could see this, too.
Thank you thanks he is in fav t best boy my fav
since Inazuma is next,
one of the biggest misconceptions bug me is the:
1. Ayato hates Itto
2. Yoimiya is an airhead
3. Thoma couldn't hurt a fly
4. Kokomi is the uwu i'm cute "mermaid" lady
5. Ayato is the male version of Jean and Ganyu
1. Ayato just non-plussed regarding Itto's way of life.
2. She's not airhead, but she did had tendencies to go overboard with her fireworks. Probably linked to her Vision.
3. Thoma can and will kill pests, usually literally. However, some pests aren't worth burning entire house.
4. Kokomi _wished_ she can be just cute mermaid lady.
5. The difference between Ayato with Jean and Ganyu is that he knows how to delegates and had entire loyal ninja army on his beck to call that he can use unscrupulously. :V
You forgot the biggest one and it’s the “Ayaka is a manipulator” one it’s the most annoying one cuz everyone seems to believe it and won’t listen to anyone trying to explain that she’s literally not
@@2triedforthis830 _Very_ strictly speaking, any attempt to sway opinion and win heart can be categorized as manipulation. By this definition, you can also say that education and parenting also manipulation.
What I want to say is, some people just can't take a joke.
At first, all I knew about Hu Tao were the things the people in the fandom said about her. Everyone was saying that she was a creepy chaotic child that just wants to bury everyone at any time. When I played her quest, I was so confused?? She isn't like that AT ALL. She's just a normal adult? A normal adult who's playful and who doesn't believe talking about death should be a taboo, since it's a natural process. That's it. She's not crazy, she's not creepy, she's not even that chaotic, and she's not trying to get any living people into coffins. I don't get how her character got exaggerated THAT much lol.
One misconception I don’t like is the “Ayaka has no personality” one
Or worse, there are memes that she's a "Yandere" who'll cause harm to anyone, even if they just breathe next to the traveler.
@@raisou9750 Feel like the memes are just cause she was holding us hostage during the 2.7 delay. If it was anyone else during this current banner they'd be getting the yandere memes too.
@@Koenna99 HELP that’s true lol, I really am excited for the inazuma one “Ayaka is a manipulative liar🤓” people can keep their mouths shut cuz my girl is no such thing
I feel like Xiao is a very good representation of someone who struggles with mental / maybe even physical issues that feel like they cannot reach out to others in fear it may hurt them. He's been through so much.
Xiao : the lantern rite? Oh you mean the day when the mortals throw away their floating garbage?
Zhongli : ah yes the lantern rite... one of the oldest liyue tradition. You should try it sometimes...floating mortal garbage? What a disagreeable term...who said that?
Xiao: that's it?? Conquering demon is what I do
Zhongli : *I will have order*
If Xiao hated humans he wouldn't warn them to stay away, and he probably also wouldn't be fighting off demons all the time in the first place since he wouldn't care about protecting the people of Liyue. I was reading his character stories the other day, and gosh his story is so sad. Dude needs a hug and some therapy.
Also why would he decide to stay in an inn full of humans while the other full adepti are in junyun carst in places humans normally wouldn’t travel to
@@2triedforthis830 exactly
I have a misconception about Ayaka.
Even though it’s obvious she likes the Traveller, She knows that they are focused on finding their sibling and knows because of that their relationship wouldn’t work out if they got into one. She knows the importance of family and isn’t clingy.
Xiao’s EN localization is just... no. I think a lot of character misconceptions come from localization for their character. (Or because a lot of the community doesn’t get subtext)
I don't even like Xiao that much and I still understand his lore. It's explained pretty clearly in the story and events, all it takes is to pay attention. It's pretty sad to see this misconception existing when he's got some of the coolest stories
Edit: He's gonna be in the new archon quest niceeee
Right?! I think maybe it's because some people don't pay attention to dialogues that much and breeze through it that they miss most of the context. This guy literally took his time to take back a doll taken by the hilichurls and gave it back to the little girl. It's laughable to say he is innocent with all the blood on his hands but this guy is exactly that.
Sayu’s age is a point of debate, and there’s also Yae’s personality. It’s a bit hard to tell at times if she’s selfish or has interest in others’ needs. I’m sure Ayaka, Ayato, Ei, and Kokomi probably have misconceptions to discuss
Please, we need that video on Tartaglia, words alone are not enough. I've even took lines straight from the game that Tartaglia is not the monster that everyone keeps selling and that the destruction of Liyue was NEVER in his plans, to no avail. People still find a way to twist his goals and straight up invent things to smear him. Using an apocalyptical "what if" scenario that is pretty much impossible to happen as justification to their mindset that he is a genocidal maniac.
YES NINGUANGE IS HER OWN PERSON
I love Tartaglia deeply and immensely, but everyone saying he's good with kids is wrong. I think he deeply loves his siblings and strongly desires their happiness, and really genuinely does want to be admired by them. But he goes about it in such a dangerous and convoluted way. My boy is a walking disaster and should not be entrusted with children.
Also it's kinda funny that people think Xiao hates mortals, seeing as he's the only adeptus (ignoring Ganyu and Yanfei) to live around mortals. The Wanshu Inn was built to support Xiao's demon-slaying efforts, yes, but he still chooses to live pretty close to Liyue Harbor, while Cloud Retainer and the other adepti all live in Jueyun Karst, which most people avoid going into.
I also don't care for the misconception that Ningguang's first priority is mora and materialism. She treasures the Jade Chamber, but when it became apparent the Adepti couldn't stop Osial on their own, sacrificing the Jade Chamber was not just her first suggestion, but the first suggestion anyone in the cutscene gave. She can clearly be cutthroat and highly ambitious, but she puts Liyue's people first, always. Admittedly, I have seen this take less since her hangout came out, at least.
This is a misconception for me - "the travelers' origin is Teyvat!" C'mon it's already stated everywhere that they come somewhere outside Teyvat, therefore its a misconception and some people actually theorize this.
Thank you for making this video. Honestly way too many people don't bother reading into the character's lore or even look at it and think maybe they're judging them a bit too much.
Xiao, my small boy doesn't need to be treated like this :(
From a Physical Xiao main. Lol
HELP NOT THE PHYSICAL XIAO💀
I think the character misconceptions sometimes are brought about by the voice acting and localization of the story dialogues...
The CN, JP, and KR voices of xiao is always calm and longing, and a bit tsundere-ish.
The EN voice of Xiao is on the edgy and angry side most of the time in terms of expressing his lines and not knowing his background or pieces of his lore will add to it.
(My biggest example is this cousin of mine, who continues to judge and critic my anemo boys while also admitting he doesn't read their lore or doesn't know about them lore-wise. In Childe's case, he may have a bit of knowledge of his lore, but empathy-wise, he doesn't like him, so he doesn't feel the need to be understanding of his character, making his grey morality just plain black to him.)
I mean, tartaglia literally admits to you when you first meet him that he's not a good guy. He knows you'd be sus of him and admits you have very good reason. He never tries to prove himself a good guy either.
Oh my, an early video?? Right as I'm falling asleep too. I'm bout to listen to this lol🙈
A misconception I see(not as common but I still see it) Also spoilers for Inazuma's last archon quest
The shogun was the one who duelled Kazuha's friend:
The shogun didn't defeat Kazuha's friend in a duel, Sara did. Raiden just finished him. Just like Signora, the traveller and Signora had a life or death duel in front of the Shogun, The traveller won, so the Shogun finished her.
Also, another one is that Venti's old bard friend's original name was Venti:
It was never once said what the Nameless Bard's name was, nor was it ever implied. You could say that because Venti said that his situation and Hans (Fake Stanley) were similar, it means that like Hans Venti took on the nameless bards name, but similar is not the same and it is only ever said Venti took on his friend's likeness and most likely the role of a bard.
Besides Venti means wind, Its a very Venti move that he would go with a cover name that alludes to the fact that he is the god of wind.
Also, there is a lot about Sara about how she's just a simp, my say on that is that she's very devoted to her god, like how to say a Christian is to their god. You probably wouldn't consider devote Christians as Jesus simps.
I have a lot of problems with how Sara is treated in the fandom(mostly how most of the fandom uses her as ONLY shipping material) and in the main story( the way she's presented in a kinda antagonistic role which causes the fans to assume stuff without looking deeper like I've seen some portray her as going along and agreeing with the vision hunt when I actuality she didn't enjoy it and deeply regrets the things she had done), but that's mostly an opinion and less of misconceptions. (also because I'm lazy and this is dragging on too long for my tastes knowing that no one will probably see this)
I’m waiting for Inazuma version. Nice one aster keep it up
Ty for clearing these up
it still bothers me that mihoyo considers having a house clean/ doing house duties is "feminine" KEK it's a basic survival skill
I feel like thoma is being called out lol
@@claggor1070 oh not at all! love my man thoma. only calling out mhy here
I don't think that they consider house duties as "feminine". I mean if so why would they make Childe, a literal battle maniac, have house cleaning skills?
@@acat5104 ahem. to quote xinyan's character story 4 ( You can acess it in her character profile ingame):
"(...) Nor was she any good at any of the FEMININE arts, whether it was cooking, chores, needlework."
just because childe (and thoma) Can do house chores and canonically do so doesn't mean mhy didn't deem them as """""A feminine art"""""""
@@sunebites Ah, well I guess you do have a point there, fair enough.
THANK YOU ASTER.
Can confirm, I bully my friends all the time, we would never actually take it too far, and I always tell my friends to make me VERY aware of their boundaries
Another misconception is with Yae miko to gorou people usually say that she is a weird pervert, Even though its not her intention to please herself with it dressing up gorou like that its more of a way to bring in money for herself she isn’t a pervert.
Xiao's voice in languages other than English sounds more like a "cool dude who cares but pretends not to"
Most western people think Xiao is emo because of his hair and his English voice.
hi Aether
@@adeptus_xiao9448 hi Xiao!
His hair is nice
Xiao is such a tragic character he's my main and I love him
Wait there are people thinking Xingqiu is abusive of Chongyun? 😳
Sadly... yes. A very small minority thankfully, but yes.
A misconception I know of is that Zhongli doesn't care about Xiao. On the contrary, his voiceline about Xiao shows that he cares. The medicine he gives is to help Xiao.
Another one is that Zhongli and Xiao have a father son relationship. I am aware this is a headcanon people have, but it is pushed a lot and some people comment on fanart including the two of them with it as if it were canon. The two have more of a master servant role, but Zhongli is someone that Xiao really looks up to. He has a voiceline in which he tells the traveler not to insult Morax.
Yes I also agree! I know the father son dynamic is very cute but in reality Xiao views zhongli or morax as his master and would do anything for him after all he did save him, Xiao doesn’t want to be a burden towards him and that’s exactly why zhongli kinda distance himself from Xiao because he knows that if he gets close Xiao will view himself as a burden and he hates that. It kinda makes me said That they can’t have a normal relationship because of that and the father/son dynamic makes it so sad
Hes similar to someone with PTSD, anxiety, and depression. Avoids others because they think they're not worthy/dangerous to be around.
My least favorite character misconception: Yae Miko is a lesbian who hates men. I've seen this one a number of times (on Twitter, go figure) and I just don't get it. The "lesbian" part is understandable enough I guess, but where the heck did the "hates men" part come from?
The "hates men" part is just toxic women on twitter projecting
it’s not really a misconception, more of a stupid headcanon that some people have and they fooled themselves into thinking it’s true
well, the next episode is going to be wild on the term of misconceptions featuring Her Excellency, The Almighty Narukami Ogosho, God of Thunder, Kazuha's friend and of course Kazuha himself, oh boy
Xingqiu and Chongyun are just young people being friends. Even at 17, me and my friends still act like little shits to eachother lol. It's just their type of friendship.
He may hate calcium added milk
2:48 BUT WHY IS THE EYE MOVEMENT ADORABLE THOUGH
i think i simp too much
I had no idea the misconception about xingqiu exists and the fact that it does shows that some people have never had friends before
Where did we learn that the Fatui contacted Zhongli at first?? was it The Tsaritsa wanting his gnosis...was it some other reason at first? Did the Fatui know who Zhongli truly is when they first contacted him???
I think the tone of xiao is the cause of the misconceptions as in the other languages he has seems more soft. (?)
I don’t see why people even thought childe was a twist villain legitimately the only reason we were working with him was because we basically had no other options at the time
For Inazuman characters I think there's a slight misconception that Sayu is lazy.
Being lazy means not doing work and being happy about it. To Sayu, her job is to grow up faster so she can do her work better and its why she sleeps frequently. She's diligent with her tasks and is cited to be reliable when it really counts despite her lethargic condition due to excessive sleep.
Far from someone who's actually lazy who usually shirk responsibilities for their own comfort.
I think the same misconception of Shenhe with Kokomi can be applied. She's a very important figure on Watatsumi and doesn't have many who's her equal in terms of status so the Traveler's companionship is a nice change. Pretty sure she'd be just as happy to be close with Beidou and Kazuha when their around.
The same can't be said for Ayaka, girl is definitely crushing on the traveler whether she realizes it or not. Her teapot lines do not lie.
Ei has countless misconceptions someone already made a video about it.
Woa, somehow I get agitated just hearing some of these misconceptions I never heard before...
there are still significant number of ppl that believes visions are given from archons. sad
Nooooo! The "Thank you for chilling with me" is cut off in the end!
Thank you for correcting these misconceptions in this amazing video.
I'm getting tired of 'Zhongli broke' meme. Since it is clear that he has a job and just forget to bring Mora with him everytime lol.
Also i see a lot of people saying he is a bad ruler since he did ' the test'. He never meant to harm Liyue in any way. Just think about it. He has protected the city for more than 3700 and some people believe he's just gonna destroy it??
So most misconceptions regarding Tartaglia can be resolved after just reading his profile voice lines. I always wondered why so few have checked them out?
If you're going to do inazuma. Please do kujo Sara I'm tired of everyone saying that she's a Karen when she's not.
She got the cut tho💀 JKJK I love you Sara
I can't stand the emo/edgy Xiao that is fanon. Another one I despise is the misconception that Kaeya sleeps with all of Mond. I don't know how it started but he is literally referred to as "best grandson-in-law" by the elderly in the city. Like please keep that separated with the actual character but a lot of the community truly believes it.
WHAT? That's what people got from that grandson comment? It's so obvious that Kaeya is just really good at being a friendly honorable man to the people of Mond wth
Xiao doesn’t hate people. His literal presence is dangerous to others and he’s in constant agony. Of COURSE he’ll try to distance himself. I haven’t watched the video yet but I’m fairly sure you’ll talk about it
Dude I’m a Xiao main and I never knew this?! This makes me like him more tho!
The most acceptable one of these is Xinyan since it's buried behind her companionship level. The others all come up in quests most people have probably played.
Hu Tao is the only character with a job we never seen actually on the job. The funeral part at least. And the problem with Xiao is that they used a Shadow like voice for him in EN that makes no sense.
I've mentioned this on another one of these videos before, but I HATE how people characterize Alhaitham. He's not a narcissist OR abusive. He's just autistic. But every time I bring this up, someone says "He can't be autistic! (insert weird unrelated reason like his intelligence or acting abilities as proof that he isn't)"
The worst part is, the people saying this aren't autistic themselves.
Also, Xiao has PTSD and severe self worth issues. Characterizing him as an edgy teenager when he really isn't annoys me to no end. He loves humanity, so much so that he isolated himself to protect them. And he's been doing this for so long that he doesn't know how to be vulnerable or act in a socially acceptable manner.
Moral of the story: Genshin players do not have reading comprehension skills or the ability to understand subtext.
Because guess what? None of these mischaracterizations would've happened if people had just stopped skipping dialogue and read up on some character stories/voicelines.
As a Xiao simp I think this explanation is perfect