Recent leaks from **Genshin Impact ** ‘s 3.0 update have revealed that most of Sumeru’s playable characters will be light-skinned, despite the Dendro region and its characters drawing inspiration from South Asia and the Middle East. Though all of the Sumeru NPCs already present in Genshin Impact are light-skinned, some Genshin Impact players pointed out that there are several POC NPCs arriving with Sumeru. However, the inclusion of these NPCs can’t make up for Genshin Impact ‘s apparent whitewashing of Sumeru’s playable characters, whose attire and names feel like cultural appropriation when paired with their light skin to
The map shared by BLANK also showed a second highlighted region in the most Northeastern corner of Teyvat, however, it’s unknown whether this will be part of Sumeru too. Some Genshin Impact players responded to the leak by pointing out that this region was previously believed to be the location of the Haar Islands, now known as the Golden Apple Archipelago. The Golden Apple Archipelago is a set of islands featured in a limited-time event during version 1.6. During the event, the Dodo-King invited Klee to the islands, accompanied by numerous other Genshin Impact playable characters. Since the limited-time event, the Golden Apple Archipelago in Genshin Impact remains inaccessible, however, it seems like this could change in version
Reputable Genshin Impact leaker BLANK shared an image of Genshin Impact ’s existing map, with highlighted areas representing the new explorable areas arriving in version 3.0. The region south of the Chasm is expected to be Sumeru, a lush, rainforest-filled region home to unknown Dendro enemies. When visiting Sumeru for the first time, it’s rumored that the Traveler will be accompanied by a Sumeru character in Genshin Impact , who will aid the Traveler in navigating the new reg
All but one of Sumeru’s leaked playable characters are light-skinned, including the Dendro nation’s Archon, Kusanali, whose fairy-like appearance bears an uncanny resemblance to the Traveler’s companion in Genshin Impact , Paimon . Dehya, an allegedly upcoming 4-star Pyro character, appears to be the only darker-skinned character arriving with Sumeru. Many Genshin Impact players expressed their disappointment at HoYoverse’s decision to make Sumeru’s characters light-skin
Players who don’t have Fischl can also obtain her for free during Version 2.8. Once players activate the Summertime Odyssey quest, they’ll have to complete all five of the quests within the event, from “Surfpiercer” to the final “Phantom Realm” quest. Completing these quests will grant the player with Primogems, Hero’s Wits, Mystic Enhancement Ores, and Iridescent Flotsams. Iridescent Flotsams can be used to purchase Fischl from the Event S
Dori is one of the new playable Sumuru characters to be added in the Genshin Impact __ 3.0 update. Unlike the other two units featured, she will not be using the Dendro element. Instead, Dori is another Electro character, but not much else is known at the moment. Based on a character leak and the past release schedule, an estimate can be given on when players may see Dori in Version
This isn’t the first time Genshin Impact has been embroiled in a whitewashing controversy. Out of Genshin Impact ‘s fifty playable characters, only two have darker skin. Kaeya, one of these two characters, has appeared whitewashed in-game and in promotional materials for Genshin Impact . A description of Kaeya in Genshin Impact referring to his ” somewhat exotic appearance ” was patched out of the game after drawing criticism. The lack of BIPOC representation in the popular game has often been excused by the current explorable regions being based on European and Southeast Asian countries. Unintentionally, this excuse highlights how Genshin Impact fails to represent the multitude of various groups in China and Japan, on which Liyue and Inazuma are ba
Ever since the launch of Genshin Impact in 2020 , players have been excited to dive into Teyvat’s fourth region Sumeru. With Inazuma making its debut in July 2021’s 2.0 update, it’s been almost a year since the free-to-play RPG has gotten such major new territory added to its expansive map. HoYoverse gave players their first glimpse at the new Dendro region in July by confirming the first Genshin Impact Sumeru characters that will be playa
A new skin for Fischl has been released in _Genshin Impact _ , and players can get it for free in Version 2.8. New outfits are the only way to customize characters in Genshin Impact, and while there aren’t many in the game as of yet, Version 2.8 has come with two costumes–one for Wutheringwavescentral.com Diluc and one for the beloved Electro princess Fis
While HoYoverse hasn’t officially given out any more additional information on the three new heroes, Genshin Impact leakers claim that Tighnari will also be Sumeru’s first five-star character, while Dori and Collei will be available as 4-star heroes. Datamining from the game’s 2.8 beta test also seems to hint at Dori being an Electro claymore user. Based on everything revealed so far about the anticipated 3.0 update, Genshin Impact ‘s Sumeru region could end up being the game’s largest territory ever relea
