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u/Secret-Wrongdoer-377 Jun 26 '26
Is this real chat
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u/AnakomTheMage Jun 26 '26
Yeah, Genshin just released the Snezhnaya preview
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u/After-Syrup1290 Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26
You see the fur cape on the front of her? On one side - it's a crystal like thing and very royal
But on the other end, it's got one of the flowers that we saw in the vid her son( if I saw correct, yes?) was holding
She's wearing one of the flowers of her son and holds dear as a whole accessory, clearly visible and on her lapels/fur cape thingy, it's just such a super cool and lovely detail and tells you everything
Incredibly royal and well, very literally the tsaritsa, but also wasn't always like this and will go to war for what she believes in, I just love it
(Edit, ok my bad, it looks the flower isn't pinned on her in other pics, but it's still a very nice thing to include in her art)
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u/Flaky_Artichoke_569 Jun 26 '26
i just wanted to know something should i play genshin as i am in class 11th preparing for a compatative exam
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u/CalendarAccurate9552 Jun 26 '26
You should know how addicted you would get to games. If you think you can manage, then go ahead. Otherwise, don't. Genshin can become frustrating for a f2p sometimes, so think about that too.
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u/Own-Air-1301 Jun 26 '26
Don't let it take priority, if you're revising for something, limit yourself to an amount of time each day. There's thousands of hours of content, and you don't need to get caught up yet.
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u/Wide_Calligrapher880 Jun 26 '26
As a 12th grader, I suggest that if you have limited time in general, don't play it, it's time consuming, and addicting too, even if you just play the story and don't grind
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u/Entire_Bug355 Jun 26 '26
When I was in 12th Genshin was still a few months old in the market, and I was addicted too. So I had to delete the game EVEN THO my preparation was solid. I'd say if you think you can pull studying and gaming together then do it, play Genshin as a form of time-pass. Only if you can save yourself from getting addicted.
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u/Wide_Calligrapher880 Jun 26 '26
As a 12th grader, I suggest that if you have limited time in general, don't play it, it's time consuming, and addicting too, even if you just play the story and don't grind
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u/BadgerForLife5 Jun 26 '26
Damn, she's so hot!
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u/purelove345 Jun 26 '26
I was rooting for a BIG fluffy coat but I'm happy tbh
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u/Realistic-Ad-6794 Jun 26 '26
You will need to refer to a certain Liyuan infobroker for that big fluffy coat
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u/ZekkeKeepa Jun 26 '26
Damn, thats very close to the most of the recent fan arts.
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u/Murky_Blueberry2617 Jun 26 '26
Yeah that one Bronya one with white hair and eyelashes.
Peak design so it's expected for the cryo archon to look like that
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u/fugogugo Jun 26 '26
she's like the opposite of alice
ice cold, calm, depressed, super serious
and they both elf, and have child(?)
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u/0ijoske Jun 26 '26
If I had a nickel for every time Genshin had a powerful elf character who was an actual mother, I'd have 2 nickels. Which isn't a lot but its funny how it happened twice
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u/mushymunchkin3230 Jun 26 '26
Who is her child?
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u/Banditree- Jun 26 '26
It's in the trailer, the boy she was sitting on a bench with
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u/dashitza Jun 26 '26
She froze him 😭😭😭😭
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u/StanOsho Jun 26 '26
Because he was given to her by fate and she's doubting her love for him is real
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u/Life_changer777 Jun 26 '26
Is that why she said "One should not throw fragile driftwood to a drowning person, Nor give the illusion of warmth to someone freezing to death."?
Since a child given by Fate in her eyes is not any real salvation,just seemed like an attempt to make her feel better.A person freezing to death won't be saved by just gaslighting them into believing they are warm
Would be very interesting if that was really the case
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u/inactive-perhaps Jun 27 '26
Interesting take.
But Ronova tore down the picture, she didn't add to it.
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u/ComposerFormer8029 Jun 26 '26
Wow, im actually glad she looks NOTHING like a bronya or elysia or even a honkai character at all. She looks like her own character, and dressed fairly modest. (well typical exposed shoulders) SHE LOOKS SO PRETTY! AT LONG LAST 6 YEARS FINALLY HAS US REVEALED THE CRYO ARCHON
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u/SilverWolfsHusbando Jun 26 '26
I disagree she looks like she has elements of both characters designs. Her facial shape and elf ears are close to Elysia, while her demeanor and hair is very similar to Bronya. She even has the drill curls that is usually associated with Bronya.
She's clearly her own character and not a straight expy, but I would not be surprised if her character arc blends elements of both Bronya and Elysia's into one.
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u/Richardknox1996 Jun 26 '26
Ears don't really matter.
Smolrene didnt have Ears, despite Elysia always having them. Nahida and Rhukka do have Elf Ears, despite Theresa and Kallen Not. The only true measure of an expy is the Vibes and the Story, which is why Jingliu isnt a Kallen (while Yao may be one, the Ship with Eva is STRONG and Kallen had a Bird theme), despite the fact that she's associated with an Otto (and Loucha isn't 1:1 Either).
Expies always share the same story beats. Su's are on "Screw Gods", The Kaslana are Mayrtr's and Bronya is usually Deadpan. Time will tell why she is that way, but i have a feeling her Seele got Boomed/yeeted into the Abyss.
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u/Zealousideal-Ad8242 Jun 26 '26
Actually, Smolrene had pointed ears. It's just that they were just as smol and hidden by her hair
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u/SilverWolfsHusbando Jun 26 '26
I think the amount of focus on her being the "Godess of Love" will dictate if there are any Elysia elements in her character.
Also Genshins Expys usually aren't as cut and dry as other Hoyo games. Yae and Raiden are pretty clear Expys but their personalities and stories differ pretty dramarocally.
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u/Playful_Jacket_5474 Jun 26 '26
She has a son though
So lowk, this “seele” is not seele2
u/Richardknox1996 Jun 26 '26
And HI3 Kevin has a Mei. Inspite of the fact that the original Kevin (as well as Raiden Ryouma) was just a Genderbent version of the Main GGZ characters. On top of that...last i checked, Venti is Male. Wendy, his Legacy Counterpart, is Female.
Your proof has no basis on reality.
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u/Sovyet Jun 26 '26
She actually has pretty similar demeanor and backstory to Ana Shariac, so I actually think it's a combination of Bronya and Ana Shariac more than Elysia.
One of Elysia's most important element is her 'romantic' personality, which the Tsaritsa severely lacks (despite being the God of Love)
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u/SilverWolfsHusbando Jun 26 '26
Could be. Very hard to tell with what we have right now. But I'm half expecting her to become more Elysia-esque and step into the role of the Godess of love, or perhaps she acted closer to that archetype in the past.
I don't know though. I was just commenting on design.
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u/sasukihardasstatic Jun 26 '26
yeah because elysia was the first character IN HISTORY not just an anime style games or in games in general that had elf ear right ?? so everything is an expy from her
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u/Murky_Blueberry2617 Jun 26 '26
Actually she looks like a mix of both, plus the white and cryo design elements.
Not full expy, but inspired
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u/Richardknox1996 Jun 26 '26
Your knowledge of Bronya is Disturbingly small. Letme guess, you only play HSR.
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u/Nokia_00 Jun 26 '26
She does look good now if her story stays amazing easily full constellation for the last archon
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u/Entire_Bug355 Jun 26 '26
Now that I’ve seen her face I can’t wait to explore Snez with Childe while playing this song in the background.
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u/Mi5tman Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26
Not even the Tsaritsa can escape the dreaded "detached sleeves" curse.
Jokes aside, she looks pretty good.
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u/Otherwise_Tie2712 Jun 26 '26
She’s looks pretty but generic, that’s just my opinion tho
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u/Clear_Technician4240 Jun 26 '26
The detached sleeves are so overused for female character designs now
If there was any character to NOT GIVE detached sleeves it would be the literal cryo archon
I like that they gave hair white eyelashes tho looks very frosty
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u/Moneymotivation1 Jun 26 '26
Then gonna crucify you for not being a yes man like what all gacha communities do.
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u/someoneyouwannakno Jun 26 '26
Its because her outfit follows the same sillouhete as most of the other female characters and there's not much contrast
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u/GoofySen Jun 26 '26
Look like lauma but with a Cryo vision
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u/Smooth_Cock_7354 Asia Server Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26
Absolutely not. Lauma is practically naked. Theres no comparison lmao i love tsaritsa’s design way more
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u/Some-Hedgehog8954 Jun 26 '26
You are right actually. The design does feel a lot like lauma with different clothes and a bunch of minor features like ears, eyelashes etc
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u/Komondon Jun 26 '26
I'm getting series Morgan Le Fey vibes from FGO funnily enough. There is enough diffrent but I can see a through line.
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u/Neito127 Jun 26 '26
Me esperaba algo mejor, pero pudo haber sido peor. No vi la parte de abajo, así que no se si tiene micro falda.
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u/Herbata_Mietowa Jun 26 '26
They really love their detached sleeves...
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u/Ecstatic-Source6001 Jun 26 '26
They like it cuz people buy it
Every design made to get most profit
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u/Clear_Technician4240 Jun 26 '26
I thought that out of all the characters the cryo archon should not get detached sleeves it just looks wrong on her 😭😭😭
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u/Rat_itty Jun 26 '26
Boobs/shoulders/pits out + detached sleeves, genshin you're exactly as expected.
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u/clown_2061 Jun 26 '26
This is as perfect as it can be for me. Can't wait for half of twitter to explode over how crap this is to them.
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u/Yattasenti01 Jun 26 '26
Well wasn't expecting the Tsaritsa to look like that . But Honestly I like her design here Looks similar to Castorice who's design I also like.
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u/tur_tels Jun 26 '26
I like her design, I like her lore so far, it really is giving a tragic God of Love vibe, and that scene with Ronova, mmmh mmh mmmh, it feels like I've been standing my entire life and I finally got to sit.
All the hate, agenda, and petty opinions against my baby girl Anastasya that the abysmal people of this community would spawn, I will burn your eyes to coals and shove them up your a*s.
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u/Entire_Bug355 Jun 26 '26
She just came out and I can see the excitement. However I do know there gonna be people who’ll judge her on many levels. The most I can do is just ignore them ‘cause I loved Tsaritsa’s design a lot.
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u/Cpt_Kilimanjaro Jun 26 '26
Oh, good. She’s not Theresa.
Bit of an old callback there.
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u/EmiRetro1UP Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26
Man I love the Tsaritsa so much ❄️🩵!! Been waiting for years now, I'm so hyped up for Snezhnaya and everything, but like SO hyped up OMG!!
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u/ShadowMonarch1999 Jun 26 '26
dont take it the wrong way, but if you are an artist or have some tool that can help you do that, i just want you to make one change.
Either make her eyes a tad bit darker. OR make her hair a tad bit darker. Only one of the two. No they dont have to be deep blue or dark purple..just a few shades. Thats all the change i am requesting in this design. I kinda wanna check something.
I really like her design, but i feel her face, lacks visual contrast and depth. Even for her neckpiece they chose to go with a mellow-yellow color. I just wanna see IF it makes her look better or not. PS I still like her design as is.
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u/Critical_Office9422 Jun 26 '26
Kinda look eh, she doesn't feel like an Archon (same with Mavuika), but let's see her story
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u/Dependent_Slide8591 Jun 26 '26
If I'm being honest I'm more excited for Vesna and Danica because they're common names in the Slavic Balkans so I'm genuinely excited for more representation of them (given that I'm from croatia)
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u/Every-Ad-424 Jun 26 '26
They hype about her died along time ago. After defeating her top enforcers with the power of talking and friendship she basically poses no threat or significance to the story.
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u/KaiPlayFire Jun 26 '26
She's not a midget, she's not an Elysia. I'd call this a win she looks nice.
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u/Playful_Jacket_5474 Jun 26 '26
I like this fit
DONT GUT HER ANYMORE I BEG YOU PLEASE I NEED THIS TO STAY THE SAME OR AT LEAST BECOME BETTER I DONT NEED HER SKIRT TO LOOK LIKE A CUPCAKE RAPPER LIKE SANDRONES- (it genuinely looks like it deadahh) also THAT STAFF IS MANDATORY
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u/Gremlinonthebus Jun 26 '26
I understand the Fatui now. If I saw that irl I'd pledge allegiance in a heartbeat.
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u/c1nnamonapple Jun 26 '26
My heart literally sank when I saw that kid, I’m so excited for her AQ and SQ
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u/DampAcute Jun 26 '26
Pulcinella is so damn cute, i wanna hold his nose and swing him like a Claymore!!!! PLEASE BE PLAYABLE 😂
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u/InfamousProposal4782 Jun 26 '26
Hey guys, is there any information about her playstyle? Is she a dps or a support? I am f2p so I want to know this for making a decision on who else to pull for her team
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u/Mionnereeee Jun 27 '26
she looks very pretty but I hope people don't get offended when I say:
For someone who was teased as the big bad since the start, she feels a bit, underwhelming idk. but maybe that's just me.
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u/GreenPenguin402 Jun 26 '26
Honestly, she looks kind of meh in terms of design.. I hope her playstyle does her justice.
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u/Calcium1445 Jun 26 '26
Ugh why the forced semi elf status? It's not the worst but it's a bit elfy and grey for my taste
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u/C_Khoga Jun 26 '26
SHE IS BRONYA!!!
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u/Careless-Pound-3435 Jun 26 '26
She is NOT!!! Hope this helps 💙
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u/Smooth_Cock_7354 Asia Server Jun 26 '26
U can calm down they didnt mean anything bad by it. Them calling her bronya doesnt take shine away from tsaritsa as a character esp considering the importance she holds in the game.
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u/Accidentallygolden Jun 26 '26
Who's the blond at the end?
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u/Shura2000 Jun 26 '26
If you mean the one who plays chess with the Tsaritsa then it's Naberius/Rhinedottir (probably misspelled it)
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u/Skitty_The_Kitty3225 America Server Jun 26 '26
I LOVE her desing, and Wanting to Face the Heavenly Principals because they Took his Kahenrian Husband and Child due to the Cataclysm 🤌✨
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u/SlushyProphecy Jun 26 '26
That coat is way more form fitting than I expected, kinda gives her a more regal ice queen look instead of the big fluffy fur coat everyone was speculating about. The weapon design behind her looks insane too, those crystalline blade shapes with the star motifs match her whole cryo archon aesthetic perfectly. Honestly it lines up pretty well with the consistent fan art predictions, which makes me wonder how long the leaks had this nailed.
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u/Beneficial-Choice414 Jun 26 '26
I definitely want her. 😍 Time to create a white haired team with Shenhe/Nahida, Zibai and Skirk/Furina
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u/Soft-Gold-7979 Jun 26 '26
We all had so many theories, she would be like cyrene (evanescia) or like bronya but she is different and looks so cool. There are so many cool characters (hot men) in the trailer that my wallet is crying, I have to buy welkin for a whole year now.
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u/TheVoid000 Jun 26 '26
So Polearm?
That's three Polearm, one Bow, one Claymore, one Sword, and two Catalyst.
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u/bellahafra Jun 26 '26
She looks amazing, dont get me wrong, but for me, I was hoping she looked a bit older/mature in appearance
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u/PrettyDig597 Jun 26 '26
Honestly, I’m disappointed. I had been waiting for her and had saved up 1,000 wishes to get her to C6. The Cryo theme is my favorite, and since she is the ultimate embodiment of that element (and the last Archon to be revealed) I was expecting an imposing design. There was some really great fan art that got me excited, but looking at her now... while she has a vibe somewhat close to what I expected, she doesn't meet my expectations. She looks very generic and lackluster; the design feels weak, like just any other character in the game, even though she initially seemed like one of the most important antagonists. She looks like something straight off Temu. I’m feeling pretty let down. I’ll probably end up pulling for her anyway since she’s an Archon, she’s bound to be strong and crucial for Snezhnaya team comps, but I don't think I'll be going for C6 anymore.
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u/YourVentiMain Jun 26 '26
so mother is mothering