Character Demo - "Alhaitham: Think Before You Act" REACTION | Genshin Impact

[@Doro44c]

This might be the most ive ever fan girled in a trailer that was just so perfect

[@Karah]

Broooo i fan girled so hard

[@ItsPhantomSpirit]

Same

[@Sophaloafah]

Sameee. It’s also really cool how you can see the animation improvement! The facial expressions, the gestures, the personality, *chef’s kiss*

[@agneslata7519]

Same bro it is so goooooooood

[@tinymarch]

same

[@himaxx_x]

This whole interaction was just perfect. I can picture the 4 of them meeting up every week to play Tcg and talk sh*t about each other 🤩

[@TacoLex]

Bros hanging out. Talking shit. And having a good time. Need more friendship moments shown in the game and story

[@Kennyfrfr7979]

homies moment

[@DarkzarichV2]

Girls gossip over tea 🍵

[@novi_key]

common mtg interaction

[@kitsune5746]

Imagine Kaveh drunk so much.. Al Haitham probably carry him to his house 😂

[@khunsama7665]

Dude that music fits him so much. And they are brainstorming about him is so hillarious.

[@Weltte]

I liked the vibe so muchhh and it reminds me of retro-ish music

[@khunsama7665]

@@Weltte Dud the vibe was lit. I really enjoyed the music. Only if i wasn't f2p and knew about saving primos i would definetely pull for him.

[@Retronyx]

he's music is so good that i extended one myself

[@phantom_anime]

Sounds like Megaman music and I love it

[@vrrfux4626]

@@phantom_anime i knew that i wasn't the only one thinking this

[@HArty.]

Loved the way tighnari and cyno nod in agreement 😂

[@mantisprayer]

Alhaitham actually seems to play quite differently from Keqing. Their kits only seems similar at face value.

[@arahaitham123]

Yes that's true. I hope everyone shock when they realize he has 3 source of infusion, but need some thinkimg because of long cd. This puzzling playstyle fit his character, I love it.

[@briskits91]

his burst is actually similar to the mirror maiden not keqing, but yeah similar kit but there should be more to it

[@katzwei_]

@@arahaitham123 frr

[@katzwei_]

@@briskits91 not even similar enough tbh, the only similarities are these: Infusion + sword and E a bit similar but still different as Keqing’s require’s you to click twice to tp(so she’s better for exploration imo than blinking /neutral) and haitham’s is much more like a rush attack than TP. (though if I am wrong do correct me!) /nm btw just informing😭

[@selkiefluff]

I agree, I joked about it earlier myself, but he actually seems to play very smoothly and fast-paced, which is my main problem with Keqing (also I just don't like purple and her personality this much, but I warm up to characters if their gameplay is fun). Playing Keqing feels so... dry? Like you're hacking away at a dinosaur with a cattle prod. Wrong buttons and the wrong time and you'll be flying around with your skill, burst, and charged knockback.

[@malanimsgaming]

Seeing the boys hanging out is amazing, It's like they're having a boys out and Alhaitham is like the smartest person in the group that others don't I agree, their interaction was good, the music of his demo is sooo good. I love it!

[@ありn-p1y]

Alhaitham is that friend who points out all the bogus science, historical inaccuracies and plot loopholes during movie night 😂

[@neocodexx]

@@ありn-p1y yes exactly this but we love him for it!

[@arte4391]

People need to stop with the "Alhaitham is the most smart" all of them went to the akademiya, cyno is the highest ranking law enforcement, Tighnari is teaching everyone things from the akademiya but they can't jail him or the entire forest rangers will collapse, and kaveh is a star architect

[@HafizdKun]

So Epic!!! His name reminds me of an Egyptian scholar named Abu Ali al Hasan ibn al-Haytham "the father of modern optics". This is why Alhaitham has a combat mechanic involving mirrors.

[@MrsFoolforlove]

I read somewhere that that’s the inspiration! So cool if it’s true, right?

[@Fuphu]

@@MrsFoolforlove It’s true since his name is Alhaitham instead of Haitham which would make more sense. Alhaitham means “The Haitham” and Haitham means hawk if i’m not wrong

[@dirkstrickland135]

@@Fuphuso when people talk about “the Haitham”, they are most likely referring to that specific person?

[@Fuphu]

@@dirkstrickland135 No the prefix/word "Al" is mainly for describing objects or titles such as "THE Grand Sage" or "THE Honorary knight". But in the past many names would be something like "Ahmed ibn Alhaitham" which means Ahmed son (ibn) of Haitham. I'm not sure why names were like that exactly but I believe the same naming system was used for the inspiration of Tighnari's name who was named after an Arabian Botonist named AlTighnari which means in this case "from the town/city (idk) Tighnar" Arabic is a deep language and many words can change meaning or use just based on the context so what i'm saying isnt 100% accurate nor gonna work all the time. edit: for Tighnari it's like saying someone's from somewhere "Dori the sumerian" "Jean the mondstadter" "Zhongli of Liyue" "Ayato the inazuman" etc etc but in this case it's just "The Tighnarian" which in arabic is pronounced tighnari ( Ti (opposite of "It") gh (Sound of gargaling water kinda) na (pronounced with a big sigh like "Nah") ri (REEEEEEEEEEEEEE). hopefully I didnt jumble shit up in your brain

[@leithejudge]

I'm late at this but yeah, genshin has good reference in their character, Al Haitham is refered to the father of optic, one of the reason his kit is similar to optic, also Tighnari is refered to Al-Tighnari, the father of botany and an adventurer doctor, even Candace is refered to the egyptian warrior queen. I have to say they did the great job, not making fiction but has a reference to it :D

[@augustbenedict]

The moment he turned and it transitioned into that sort of character card, I knew my wallet was in trouble. lol

[@Doro44c]

SAME

[@jasonhere0]

Literally ecerybody who watch the demo, me included

[@racool911]

Lol when Al Haitham used "boss" to refer to the bartender, it made me remember Sumeru is partially based on India.

[@eclipse_1315]

Bro I love how tighnari wand cyno said, "Not really" together" I liked how adorable tighnari was lmao. He was the most calmest one honestly I loved this

[@kuumorisky]

i really appreciate the fact that hoyoverse is experimenting with character demos by adding other characters and making things more fluid. sumeru demos have also been very different from previous character demos. but in a great way, of course!

[@Max-wb2mt]

The character demo was slaying. Love alhaitham

[@calgumbo5193]

I am a big fan of smart characters. And Alhaitham is up there in intelligence which is why I am a big fan of his character

[@khakikohii]

fr tho and all sumeru boys so far are smart

[@sundalosketch4769]

Exactly

[@cherryfox456]

That’s my favorite part too. The way he just turn and then it gets all dark? Those gorgeous eyes are mesmerizing 😍💚

[@Bobasketches]

When he turned around and looked at us, I audibly gasped and dropped my phone. My partner asked if I was ok. Jury’s still out on that. The music the tcg guys night. I love it all so much. I can’t wait for his story quest I hope all the sumeru men are in it!

[@neocodexx]

Yeah, what is that look? As a guy, it gets me too. Damn it's so good.

[@Tamashi..11031]

This demo made me want it so much more, I love how they are talking about Al-Haitham, the transitions, the music, everything, it's just gold

[@imaginary92]

I have a guarantee and wasn't quite sure who I wanted to use it on but after seeing the trailer I have no doubts anymore lol I loved it so much

[@deibydei8487]

Daddy Alhaitham be multitasking he is the scribe, Acting Grand Sage, obviously a runway model and from the archon quest one hell of an actor. So goodluck to my bank account.

[@poppythecat454]

I find it so unexpected. To find the 4 boys together, the banter, the music...perfection!!

[@stefanmurgovski5582]

"He'S JusT DenDrO KeQing!!" And? Ganyu is Cryo Amber and Yelan is 5 star Xingui, has that stopped people before? Lol I am pulling for this man, 172 wished ready 💚

[@sullagod]

I’m in love with Kaveh’s characteristics and voice. I actually replayed his demo just to hear Kaveh.

[@susara3066]

The music, expressive animation, transitions and literally everything in the video EVEN the banter between the characters is AMAZING!!!! They seriously went all out with his demo and im in love 😭❤️

[@Aloofwunderkind]

6

[@hotaru7138]

1:09 at this moment,Doro realized he’s deeply in love with Al Haithem Also the clip at 2:50 is just amazing he walked away as if there isn’t an explosion behind him😭

[@God_Bones]

I knew I'd fall in love with Al-haithams demo since he's by far my favorite playable character. Hoyo did not disappoint at all. I absolutely loved it. Seeing the boys all hanging out was something I didn't realize I needed more of.

[@K-247]

I agree with everything you said. Amazing. Perfect. The music. The transition. The conversation. Everything is just- I was screaming the whole time I first saw the demo… And the music is just so perfect I’ll be pulling for him and hopefully I get him early with leftover wishes. Good luck for those who are pulling for him and the others! May you win your 50/50’s and get him!

[@selahmaiah]

Kaveh seems like another pretty husbando in Genshin but I actually how different his personality is compared to the other husbandos. He seems well-crafted, like a character I would expect to meet in real life. Looking forward to his release too. But for now, please come home Daddeh Alhaitham. I'll only allow losing the 50/50 for my other dendro husbando, Tighnari. 😍💚💚

[@neocodexx]

So how did it go with your pulls? I lost my 50/50 to mr. Ayato but got Thighnari which was also nice and daddy Alhaitham afterwards so now I have 2 dendro husbandos all of a sudden 🤗💚can't complain tho but I really wanted ayato too and it's crazy how they made me fangirl over guys in this game and I'm a guy but they're just so good

[@Bluegleam]

He is canonically not fond of socialising much so he let three characters introduce him by themselves without lifting a finger just like a boss. This demo presentation really does fits his character. No self-dialogue.

[@katiewastakenwastaken]

i genuinely feel like this is the first trailer that managed to surpass zhongli's trailer, the character cameos, the transitions, the music, chef's kiss, everything about this trailer is just perfect, they should definitely make more like these

[@Alpeglow]

The music is legit godly- I’ve been listening to it non-stop while jogging around the block-

[@phantom_anime]

The way the man fights just by kicking his sword at enemies is so extra and I love it

[@aspen1889]

I love that Alhaithams "flashy fight move" in his demo is actually only a few seconds long. Its one quick, confident strike that deals with it instantly. So hes not just talking shit, he found the weakness and dealt with it easily

[@mystique9130]

The way he just turns to look at us, my archons! 😍

[@they4852]

yep i was shacking for secone

[@ira__s]

I pulled him as soon as I could and have been loving playing with him since! He is so cool and fun to play with

[@CrystalRubyMoon]

I too fangirled at 1:08 The way he jsut LOOKS at us!! KLSDJNLKSJDCNVDKLSJ You are my next c6 project after Zhongli. Gonna summon cons for you everytime you rerun

[@nevembra9850]

My favorite part of this is Cyno and Tighnari I absolutely love their duo 😂

[@s.t.a.r.d.u.s.t.8]

I love how natural is the conversation between them and I agree about music, generally I think this is the best character demo so far. I am f2p I just can go one 75 wishes, I truly hope I will win my 50/50

[@bijibijian9740]

so we all agree that stare transition is the best that hoyo has delivered so far in a trailer

[@awholesomehimbo]

I'm so goddamn ready. I've got everything prepped that I can. Have the mora, mats, and a mistsplitter ready for him tomorrow. This is honestly my favorite demo we've gotten in a while, the interaction between the sumeru boys was just chef's kiss

[@YanberryYinana]

AYYY! IT’S GREEN ELYSIA!!! Joking aside, his demo was super enjoyable and seeing those four get to interact was soo fun. Seeing characters actually interact with one another outside of quests is so intriguing! The transitions were so fun and this may be my most favorite 5 star demo so far!

[@Kazu_251]

One of my favourite character demo's for sure, I just love the personality with all the characters interacting. Music is amazing, and those transitions, love everything about it. I'll be pulling for him 100%, hopefully his weapon too if luck is on my side 🙏

[@novarose7994]

I went on KZbin and the first thing I saw was his demo and I have never clicked on a video so fast! alhaithem is my favorite sumeru character so far and im so happy his demo was as amazing as it is.

[@itsSorenNash]

ALHAITHAM SO FINE ALHAITHAM SO BEAUTIFUL ALHAITHAM SO GORGEOUS AAAGGHHHHH I WISH EVERY ALHAITHAM WANTERS TO BE ALHAITHAM HAVERS

[@alicastro6262]

Kaveh is stealing the spotlight here. his personality shines..

[@KK-qh7vq]

One thing about recent PV is HoYo getting better is the camera angle and movement, e.g. when to do a one shot, when add a closeup, what angle and speed etc. This added a lot to already good storyboard and music

[@eusynebot4548]

i'm definitely pulling for him! i've prepped some of his materials and i just knew the moment we first saw him he would be a character i would add to my triple crowned roster!

[@sakiamira]

That beat drop is sooo techno it makes me wanna rewatch the demo too, man! I cant wait to pull for him to meet his Electro counterpart (Kequing if you didnt get the joke~)

[@notTofu01]

Goodluck for pulling him everyone!

[@mobb2009]

"Not really" -Cyno and Tighnari

[@TheGwilwileth]

Fantastic! The wait is almost over…. Come home Alhaitham 😊

[@potatohoya3578]

That stare of Alhaitham at 0:44 is making me feel a lot of things rn pls 👁️👄👁️

[@blumen3060]

Absolutely loved this!!! Omg I'm going to pull, try to stop me YOU WON'T

[@food7735]

I am definitely pulling for him! I just hope he wants me and comes home 😭 I don’t wanna lose anymore 50/50’s so pls Alhaitham come home I promise u I will take good care of you

[@JaydenHorn1406]

This was one of my Favourite Demo's. And it makes me want to pull for Alhaitham as well :)

[@calethos]

It sounded like an anime main character rising theme. Good stuff. Holy cow is that a good trailer!

[@usonohoshi6165]

I already want him. This just makes me want him more.

[@lattezuha]

This whole interaction was just perfect. I can picture the 4 of them meeting up every week to play Tcg and talk sh*t about each other 🤩 (2)

[@stephim7399]

This trailer was awesome ! The interaction between the characters, the music and his fighting style is great. I don't care if it is similar to another character's movements, he deserves all my primos XD

[@GB_Rishad]

THE OST THOOOOOOOOOOO SHEEEEEESH AND THE BUDGET ON THIS ONE SHEEEEEEEESH Also they playing TCG XD THAT INTERACTION between them is goldddd man so much cutscene the most duration one i think in a demo

[@aliasnamesake9407]

I love that it was "the bros" and they were having that banter you know you and your friends have.

[@anime_freak_17bakugo86]

The music sounds great, prefect theme of him. The trailer is awesome!! I just hope I win 50/50 on his banner 🙏

[@autobee23]

I am so ready for him, and his demo is possibly one of my absolute favorites. ❤

[@kinokochouchou]

the moment with lighting from behind and the music? sublime

[@purissukpanichnant8414]

With that theme song, Alhaitham can easily be fitted in any Megaman games. lol I LOVE IT.

[@Anopano3000]

The best thing about this trailer is that, not only did it make me want to pull for Alhaitham even more, now I DESPERATELY need to pull for the other 3 too! I love them all, Your Honour.

[@isabellefuoss9737]

I would love to see someone recreate the scene in their tea pot or in coop

[@arykaas]

The music. The transitions. The SHEER BADASS FACTOR ! just ... **chef's kiss** THIS is how you tease a playable character.

[@JessiØO-g7p]

You are very quick when you watch their videos. 😂

[@gomadoviko]

That walk off from the explosion could've been a good burst animation for him

[@Moraxisatyourdoor]

I was already gonna pull for him because I liked him ever since he appeared in first sumeru trailer with cyno. But THIS demo?! I can't say I'm not fangirling myself here 😂 Everything in this demo is so good that I can't stop watching for hours lol. Hoyo is really doing a great job with recent trailers ngl. Anyways door I hope you win all your 50/50s for Alhaitham as well when you're pulling for him! Please wish me luck too! 🤩

[@heyaitsme7701]

Haitham has dual blades in his normal attack which is so cool! Can't wait to have him!

[@laenaeverwood7453]

Nah I'm an absolute jelly mess when it comes to character interactions and this made me so damn happy. Not to mention them just casually playing tcg while they talk- AHHHH

[@shalihatunnisar6996]

The transition before his splash art where he just staring into your soul remind me like a star on stage performing

[@TheDonmayo]

I love the character interactions.

[@lillight3301]

I didn't want to pull on his banner cause i haven't met him in game yet but this trailer is pulling me in...i must resist...the music was so good it fits so perfectly with him

[@Asun8844]

The way he was looking at the beginning killed me 😍 such a smooth, pretty and handsome guy omg.. I never thought I'll fall in love with a character 😂

[@JS42006]

I lost Itto to Qiqi for the third time. I felt very sad but when I saw Al-haithm. I was like ohhhh baby u r coming home for sure.

[@MetaJo101]

Alhaitham is such a badass in this trailer and the music fantastic. Chef kiss

[@Ouasys]

I wasn’t planning on pulling for him unTIL HE STARED AT ME WITH THOSE EYES 😩😭😩😭

[@hxenjwel]

This is the interaction we are hoping to see more in game! The music is so good. Im excited for the whole sound track.

[@almostnearlynormal]

Seriously tho, this trailer has sold me out. I was never planning to pull for him, but now I'm hooked.

[@goofy_goober236]

When we first met him, he was a little rude and it pissed me off. But then I pulled for him and read his voice lines, which were honestly really funny to read. And I can’t wait to build him!

[@minecrafttenio6707]

The chair, the Glass breaking, his burst everything just shouts Vergil

[@stargazingsweetmadame]

Omg, yes!

[@LuftWang]

Them just shit talking and hanging out makes them so relatable and more human than they’re represented in the quests so far

[@byonty886]

i am happy with this trailer, i felt like all the triler in sumeru lacked something but not this, hope they continue with this direction

[@BlindTaleTeller]

the editing was spot on! I totally agree with that opening transition being the hardest hitter! Whoever focused that visual pause at the half-glare over his shoulder, like he was gonna mess you up if you weren't someone he *wanted* to find him there? Hell yes. I do like the music too, but I feel like it needed some bass dropped in there, or a more noticeable beat change somewhere; for a little more ..well don't shoot me for the pun but.. Impact? (heh) Doesn't change the fact it's a fantastic trailer though! PS -- scared for my wallet this banner set.. this trailer just made me want him more: and I still want to pull for Xaio after missing his previous runs. 😅

[@hayzeeanak]

This trailer was so good!! What the heck is in the air over at Hoyoverse right now? First the Xiao trailer and then this? Also, yes Dendro Keqing is amazing and I'm definitely gonna be pulling for him and hopefully getting him and his weapon! Thanks as always for the quick and quality uploads, Doro!

[@-Timcanpy-]

This really got me wanting to pull for his weapon as well 😭

[@skya440]

I swear the music has never stood out to me this much and i omg this the best demo yet i wanna get him but im f2p rip me and the way he looked at us i felt a little shock in my heart😭

[@janiceonlyb2st]

I watched the EN ver first then went right ahead to the JP ver. So so so good 💚 Can't wait to pull for him!

[@mmxiggi]

Hoyo definitely knows how to sell their characters

[@shubhamrawat5330]

I've waited for his release since the Sumeru trailer but after sometime I thought I'll wait for his rerun when I got to know he is more or less the same as Keqing but after watching his character teaser and character demo, I'm sold on him and I'm gonna pull for him even if I'm not guaranteed (but I'm close to get a 5 star tho)

[@Kaveh00ssy]

Bro please this is the best one yet!.. and can we talk about kaveh??? Like how he was full of expression and looking hella clean and fresh lmao

[@atlasvv]

like HELLO??? that scene when he looked behind omg i was pacing around my room

[@thesnep4757]

Al-Haitham does things to me... That look had me feeling things ngl. I watched the demo just before coming here for the reaction to it, I didn't even watch the demo myself before pulling. (I won the 50/50, which is a first for me). -nottomentionthedemohastwoofmyfavouriteshipsinit-

[@Iusca]

I won't pull for him because of Dehya but damn, this demo is so good, such a different vibe with that music and with everyone interacting with each other

[@inthevoidreality]

Lol this trailer was Dope 🔥💚 but I'm a new player so want Hu Tao so I don't know whether I can get him or not🙈

[@Jev_the_fluorescent_shrimp]

Cringe Alhaitham >>>>>> dehya

[@sundalosketch4769]

I hate that i'll be skipping him for Dehya but i'll def get him in a rerun if chance permits it

[@Jev_the_fluorescent_shrimp]

@@sundalosketch4769 get him now and skip wannabe catgirl

[@sundalosketch4769]

@@Jev_the_fluorescent_shrimp Gotta show love to the few dark skinned characters available. Hoping i get lucky with a Candace too!

[@joelllanos2531]

i swear i came at that transition like it was actually really good

[@AnimeWineAuntie]

The whole trailer is screaming 80's laser light show, but that shoulder look is 100% Zoolander Blue Steel.

[@anonymousina9210]

I have been waiting for his demo and lemme tell u, it doesnt disappoint. I love the narration, transition and the music... he just look so cool and I plan to pull for him tomorrow, I have guaranteed... wish me luck for early pity Edit: I got him at 75 pity, but mom made me stop playing cause exams coming

[@onetruenation65]

You are quick to upload this already! Keep up the great work!

[@janinpalafox]

Plus the interaction was so refreshing