Genshin Impact new characters in the upcoming updates.
According to Mihoyo’s Genshin Impact roadmap, they aim to release new updates every six weeks – and if past experience is anything to go by, during each new patch, there will be at least one new banner with a new Genshin Impact five-star character, and possible new four-star characters included too. That said, several new Genshin Impact characters have been added outside of this schedule, like Genshin Impact Klee – so we could see new characters arrive unexpectedly, too.
The next new Genshin Impact character to arrive will be Rosaria, in the Genshin Impact 1.4 update – beyond that, however, there’s no official word on who will be joining us next. There are a few fan theories regarding upcoming Genshin Impact new characters, and rumours based off possible leaks or datamined information – so we’ve gathered all our best guesses here.
The new and upcoming Genshin Impact characters are:
ROSARIA
Rosaria is currently an NPC in Monstadt, and a member of the Church of Favonius. She featured in the Genshin Impact 1.2 trailer, and has a Cryo vision hanging from her waist, which lead players to believe that she may become a playable character in future – and their suspicions were correct, as Rosaria has been officially announced as the new 4-star playable character arriving in 1.4. She’ll be available in the event wish ‘Farewell of Snezhnaya’.
We already know Rosaria will be a Cryo polearm wielder, and what her abilities and talents are, so we’ve prepared a Genshin Impact Rosaria build to help you get the most out of this icy nun.
KAMISATO AYAKA
Ayaka is a Cryo Sword user, and was playable during the first closed beta test. She’s the princess of the Kamisato House, and her profile was previously briefly available on the official Genshin Impact website, under the Monstadt section, but was later removed.
The current fan theory is that the Genshin Impact Ayaka release date will coincide with the release of the Inazuma region – possibly an island nation inspired by Japan. Her abilities are also available on Honey Hunter World.
MIMI
Mimi is another Inazuma denizen, who is also rumored to release alongside Ayaka. She’s a Hydro Catalyst wielder, and she may turn out to be a four-star character when she finally releases.
DAINSLEIF
Dainsleif, the Bough Keeper, was officially announced by Mihoyo during the Tokyo Game Show – however, no release date was attached. His voice actor has been announced, but other than a potential side quest involving Dainsleif popping up in 1.3, we have no indication of when he might arrive.
Dainsleif is from Khaenri’ah, an underground realm that is not part of Teyvat itself – so perhaps one day in the future we’ll meet Dainsleif when we explore his homeland.
YUNJIN
Yunjin is an NPC from Liyue; a dancer, singer, and brewer who works at the Heyu Tea House. We know very little else about her – leaks allege that she will be a Geo Polearm user, so we’re guessing she’ll be a four-star character. Our best guess is that we’ll see her in update 1.5, or even later.
YAOYAO
Yaoyao is an adorable NPC who is mentioned in several characters’ voice lines. She was previously Xiangling’s junior when they both studied under the same master chef, but has now become an assistant for Genshin Impact Ganyu.
She features in the official art above, which may also give us a few hints on when she might join us in-game. The art depicts Yaoyao with Qiqi at the Mid-Autumn Festival – so her release may coincide with a festival of some kind. She’s been datamined as a four-star Dendro Catalyst user, which is intriguing, as we don’t currently have any Dendro users available yet.
SAYU
Not much is known about Sayu at this point, but we do have a datamined character model for her – courtesy of Zeniet and Tieba. She’s an Anemo Claymore user – she looks a little small to be swinging a Claymore around, but we’re sure she’ll do a great job.
KATE
The other character model showcased in the above tweet is purportedly Kate, an Electro Sword user from Mondstadt. That’s all we know about her for now, but we’ll let you know if we acquire more information.
TOHAMA
Tohama (or Tohma, or possibly Touma) was revealed in a tweet by NEP NEP; we think he could be a five-star Pyro Polearm wielder from Inazuma, but information is scarce at this point. He features in some of Ayaka’s leaked voice lines.
SHENHE
Players initially believed this character was called Shenli, which is actually the Chinese reading of Ayaka’s name. However, Shenhe means god crane – so some players believe that Shenhe may be the human form of Cloud Retainer, an Adeptus NPC who lives on Mt. Aozang in Liyue. Allegedly, she’ll be a Cryo Claymore user.
KAZUHA
Kazuha is another potential new Genshin Impact character; speculation says that he could be an Anemo user, and potentially wields a sword, like a samurai. He may be part of an Inazuma update – we’ll have to wait to find out more.
BAIZHU
Baizhu is a Genshin Impact NPC, and is the owner of Bubu Pharmacy in Liyue. He possesses a Dendro vision, which has led fans to believe that he may one day be a playable character – though we’ll have to wait for the full implementation of Dendro into the elemental reactions chart.
FEIYAN
Feiyan is a four-star Catalyst character who is potentially in the works, said to have ties with the Inazuma region. We know little else about her at the moment, but we’ll let you know as soon as more information emerges.
Yoimiya, a handler of fireworks from Inazuma. A close friend of Ayaka and Tohma. She is known for causing trouble for the firefighters.
YOIMIYA
Yoimiya also has ties to the Inazuma region, and may possibly be tied to Kamisato Ayaka, appearing in some of her leaked voicelines. The above tweet chain from Zluet states that she could potentially be a Pyro character with a bow.
CYNO
Cyno was revealed in the Teyvat chapter storyline preview video – he’s a Polearm wielder from Sumeru, one of the future Genshin Impact regions we’ll be visiting in later updates.
COLLEI
Collei is a character from Sumeru in the Genshin Impact official manga. She was imbued with Archon residue by the seer Barnabus, but was aided by Cyno and Amber to suppress it.
LYNEY AND LYNETTE
Lyney and Lynette were revealed in the same storyline preview video – they’re a pair of twins, presumably, who are dressed like magicians – they hail from Fontaine, a region inspired by France. There’s speculation that they could be recruited as a pair and can switch places with one another in battle – though that may be nothing more than a cool idea.
IANSAN
Iansan was also revealed in the Teyvat Chapter Storyline video, in the Natlan section. We believe she’s a Pyro user, but we’ll have to wait until we visit Natlan to find out more about her.
SIGNORA
La Signora is No. 8 of the Eleven Harbingers of the Fatui, a military force from the Russia-inspired Snezhnaya region. We meet her at the end of Act 3 of the Prologue, and she’s particularly villainous – fans are hoping that, since we’ve seen her carrying a Catalyst, she may become a playable character some time in the future.
SCARAMOUCHE
Scaramouche is No. 6 of the Fatui’s Eleven Harbingers; he introduces himself as a ‘vagrant from Inazuma’ who attempts to betray and kill the Traveller during the Unreconciled Stars event: Star of Destiny. Players believe that he will eventually be a playable character, and speculate that he may be a Electro Catalyst user.
DOTTORE
Il Dottore is another of the Eleven Harbingers.. His name means ‘The Doctor’, but based on his appearance in the official manga, he’s more interested in using people for research and experimentation.
PULCINELLA
Pulcinella is the 5th of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers – all that is known about them is that they conscripted Tartaglia into the Fatui after he re-emerged from the Abyss.
These are all the new Genshin Impact characters that we believe have a reasonable chance of turning up in game, but as we learn more about the Genshin Impact lore, we’ll add new candidates as we discover them. Enough wishful thinking – time to focus on the characters you’ve already got; here are the best Genshin Impact characters for beginners, and the best Genshin Impact weapons to kit them out with.
Ref:
(Mar, 2021), Genshin Impact new characters in the 1.4 update and beyond, Retrieved form: https://tinyurl.com/49em5xnk
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