Genshin Impact the moment Childe became likable character for me

The moment Childe became a fan favorite of mine =w= not because he's just a badass but he's a brother and a soldier. I'll see you in Snezhnaya Childe/Tartaglia.

[@official_girlfailure]

the reason why he's so desperate to protect teucer is because his own childhood was ruined when he fell into the abyss. its so hard to dislike this character

[@CroffeeBreak]

I'm glad someone pointed this out

[@bunnyfuzzy7982]

He’s a very traumatic character tbh. The recent event just highlighted more of how tragic Childe is. “Whats wrong being a weapon”, he spoke in a rather painful tone. He’s yearn for battle is his way to cope with his trauma. If Mihoyo ever makes Childe to be open about his trauma to the traveler. Pretty sure the community will explode.

[@hello8351]

@@bunnyfuzzy7982 fking hell man you made me cry dont give mihoyo ideas

[@dumbass762]

Yeh, sad, Ajax as a kid fell into the abyss, while still being a child he was forced to face countless battles. He got stronger and addicted to fighting and his father got worried for him

[@jmage]

Maybe that's why he picked his alias as Childe because he missed out a lot of things when he was a child and wants to catch up.

[@sopmodii1505]

This man killed 6 ruinguards and gave himself internal bleeding to protect the dreams of his little brother. Mad respect.

[@cherrykamino]

...in 10 seconds too. Damn..mad respect indeed.

[@eanakay9510]

@@cherrykamino Indeed

[@kato._.5978]

It's so weird to hear someone refer to him as Man.

[@Tsuki2132]

Hey internal bleeding in which way?

[@cherrykamino]

@@kato._.5978 well he is a MAN tho?

[@glam_af]

Childe: Give me 10 more seconds Lumine: Wtf, Childe, you can't do it in 10 seconds! Childe Toretto: Everything is possible when you do it for your family

[@lul6749]

family🙏

[@moonlight.8831]

Family is stronger

[@LycheePuff]

Childe believes in family supremancy

[@inceru]

childe is a dom toretto kinnie 🥰😍

[@Emily._2237]

@@LycheePuff yes

[@joobtheboob]

Mans really went from "Guy I hate" to "Guy I respectfully Hate" in one quest.

[@kio364]

Ikr

[@commandershepard5878]

This.

[@XiaosBoy_]

Well Said 💯 thou at this point I don't hate him...

[@fyrefrost1898]

He went from bastard (derogatory) to bastard (affectionate)

[@kimtazu9521]

BAHAHA i guess, I really can't get myself to like him, I still hate it but I respect him

[@shen_n]

watch me running at high speed to childe's house to meet his family once we get to snezhnaya

[@googoogaga7986]

YES, all the childe fans will be running like: 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ in a beeline lmao

[@littlekoo5691]

The first thing I’m doing when snezhnaya gets released is finding where morepesok is

[@swaggyalbedoapproves3150]

YES

[@WhiteKoneko]

Don't forget to pack all the antifreeze potions I think we'll need them. XD

[@artbysarf]

The questline is gonna be like “talk to this merchant” and every single person in the fandom is gonna be like ABSOLUTELY NOT WHERE ARE THE GINGERS

[@swirlywhirlpools7110]

2:06 Favorite quote in the game, why his story quest is my favorite, "You make a promise, you keep it. You make a mistake, you apologize. And if you give someone a dream, you defend it to the end....That is what family is all about, isn't it?"

[@rainy5517]

Same. It was really emotional

[@something3476]

Made me sad. That one quote he said made me instantly fall in love with his character. Wasn’t interested in him at the slightest until this story quest...

[@justagirlconstantlychangin7134]

Pls hes so perfect and imperfect at once. I love

[@mushroomette5036]

Sometimes imperfections are what makes a character perfect -this random dude i found in another comment section

[@lordkaiser1404]

i pulled for him because of this quote. i actually cried while listening to this part of his story.

[@idolsairx6234]

Please Mihoyo, don’t kill off this character, he is so well written and has an amazing story and background behind him. Look how he defeated 6 ruin guanders like it was nothing and still kept on smiling and even refused to get healing after all... lol. Teucer must be so lucky with him as his brother :(

[@roseblack.1488]

But this story have so many deathflag, i hope childe isn't die

[@MariaEduardaMendonca8]

That's basically all reasons for him to die lololol

[@pastelskyandothersu1233]

@@roseblack.1488 the plot thats been being shown to us rn means *death* is written all over his *F A C E*

[@leandroroman7053]

People from 2023: How do we tell them?

[@lahmajo3435]

@@roseblack.1488 No really, im sure they are gonna kill him off which very sad for me since i am a childe main and a childe lover :(((

[@TekDoug]

I think the saddest thing about Childe’s story is that he doesn’t even really wanna do most of the stuff he does as a harbinger. He joined the Fatui cause it was the only way he can be part of the battlefield. There is even a lore entry where he talks about wishing to abandon his duties and join you on your travels.

[@acatthatmakeseclairs5416]

_agh!_ that hit me right in the heart.

[@zerked.]

Aww😭

[@landen4901]

WHEN TEUCER MENTIONED THAT CHILDE WROTE THAT IN THE LETTER I FUCKING *SQUEAKED*

[@Shadow-yc7yy]

He also joined the Fatui because he truly believes in the Tsaritsa.

[@persephonehades7547]

@@Shadow-yc7yy Tbf there's a high probably the Tsaritsa herself and her cause is right, and it's just a lot of the people who follow her are bad with the same ideals and a lot of the tactics she needs to deploy are shady. Considering all of the archons so far don't care about their connection to Celestia, maybe the Tsaritsa wanting to rebel against Celestia itself isn't on paper an evil idea.

[@riholu]

I totally agree, during Liyue's main quest he was often a jerk, and sus af, I didn't like how I felt "stalked" by this guy every time I had to talk to someone in Liyue. But this quest made me re-evaluate him completely, the fact that he would quit his position and join the Traveler on their adventure was the final blow. Tartaglia's a guy that enjoys fighting above everything else, and loves his family dearly. I appreciate him for his simplicity, despite him having a complex character. Edit: wow, so many likes xD

[@shrimpyshrimp2243]

yeah, before his quest i genuinely really didnt like Childe, but after seeing how he acts around his brother really reminds me of myself with my sister lol- i cried a few times during the quest

[@TinahChris]

I really didn’t like what he did in the archon quest because he seemed like a really chill and nice character. I’m glad that he got the side quest because we got to see the side of Childe outside his duties as a harbinger. Childe also mentions that he doesn’t really agree with what the tsaritsa is doing and one of the trailers for Genshin impact says that the people of Snezhnaya are trying to get on the tsaritsa’s good side because she’s plotting something. I think that since Childe enjoys fighting, he could channel it into duties of the fatui while getting his family on the tsaritsa’s good side

[@dweeb1018]

I only started disliking him during the boss battle

[@dangowo]

@@shrimpyshrimp2243 SAME. tears were definitely shed

[@yoshizaki2863]

Sorry for broken english, but somebody told me that english subs/dub is different from the chinese & japanese one. In those language, he told the traveller that he would take some time off/take a break from his position but he never mention that he would leave the fatui. Still my fav char tho

[@skysunder9781]

Childe can do everything Except *chopsticks*

[@Cryssyexists]

True

[@homuras]

lmfao

[@ranianilo]

And bows

[@jaycat5435]

Pull a prank on him by replacing all the silverware and utensils with chopsticks. See how he reacts

[@ginakutagawa4282]

I just cackled during a meeting. It was worth it.

[@MrPhange]

Many villains: Bad guys trying to be good Childe: Good guy trying to be bad

[@kcyccyck6556]

The moment I felt he was a really good person was when Teucer told you about the letter and that Childe would leve his job to join you, that melted my heart like Amber melts cryo slimes

[@Kukurom]

Sameeeee

[@fyrefrost1898]

God I loved that moment, like it’s delivered in such a casual way by Teucer but it’s _such_ a loaded statement considering what his “job” actually is

[@maalikserebryakov]

So ur icy heart was barely thawed

[@yvonne3745]

Oh no death flag

[@wfox7280]

What a nice moment

[@philip1371]

Yes... YES, protecting his little brother's dream and I was like oh my god he's actually a good brother and more of an anti hero

[@carimanola]

IKR

[@bella_also_here6780]

Yesssss

[@mallowglare]

Yas

[@bia5141]

Ikr Immediately started liking him This shows how even seemingly villanius characters are complex

[@MrRobot-0]

He is an anti villan, someone ho does objectively bad thing by honourable reasons.

[@aibouuu4255]

He's the most big bro, husband and father material in whole of genshin. You can't tell me otherwise.

[@classy_mushroom]

Agreed 100%. I need him in my life

[@strawbs6354]

I can't tell you otherwise, because you're right.

[@dyIannn]

@Rubylll zhongli left to get the milk on a whole nation I don’t think he’d make the best dad 💀

[@anastasia.00]

@@dyIannn holy sht i wheezed so hard :')

[@theweedeater1842]

@@dyIannn nah that’s more of venti

[@sitinazihahb7553]

Mihoyo better make a second childe story quest once we arrive at Snezhnaya, if not I'm throwing hands. I made a pinky promise to Teucer and I'm gonna keep it!

[@idk-wk2jo]

Cool

[@lahmajo3435]

I wouldnt be mad if he destroyed liyue, would have served zhongli a lesson smh

[@nessawesome]

@@lahmajo3435 why 😕🤚

[@somebread2442]

@@lahmajo3435 ikr his logic for testing whether or not liyue could function without him is so backwards isn’t not even funny. also putting all of teyvet into economic ruin >:(

[@theholybuttfungus5911]

@@lahmajo3435 To be fair if it went south he would’ve stopped Osail himself. Signora herself states “it would have all been too easy for him”. Liyue was never in any real danger.

[@karinacastillo1399]

@@lahmajo3435 tbh liyue was never in danger, bc the whole time zhongli had his gnosis with him. He could’ve easily fixed everything if anything went wrong, but it didn’t.

[@umbrella3096]

No one gonna talk about how high the quality of this story quest is compared to others LMAO, like damn they put all their story quest budget into this ☠️

[@Melissa_-kb1le]

LMAO FR it was so worth it tho

[@blueiguana430]

Lmfao fr fr

[@yabazyabacoffee]

Mona and Venti's are also my favourite along with this one

[@isdrakon9802]

That's because they wanted to get people like me to like him. They failed

[@mozzarella6126]

@@isdrakon9802 nice

[@ranxer1124]

He is strong,he can cook,he can clean, perfect Brother

[@limpcheesestick]

And he's richer than half of Liyue

[@cucumberbro4676]

Perfect husband 😌

[@lace3209]

Husband material to the max

[@koru7111]

Perfect wife

[@p.m2027]

@@koru7111 🌚

[@moryasw5271]

Community: childe is probably gonna die Childe's 70th rerun: let me introduce myself

[@uhohstinky3118]

wait that probably wont happen now-

[@andro1096]

It's been a year tho where is he ToT

[@moryasw5271]

@@andro1096 I think genshin took it personally

[@kairi2870]

He’s having his 4th re run I think next 2 weeks or less

[@ambeyshreesahu]

I got him in his rerun

[@lancaster6296]

I'm kinda sad that we don't get to do that promise for a long ass time, Snezhnaya will probably be the last region to be released

[@xiesie_xiesie]

Goodness, when Snezhnaya will be released and we kick the Fatui, because this is the only logical outcome... Then, we'll face the Abyss itself... And the story will... Will it end there?

[@Stardustmiku]

@@xiesie_xiesie possibly yes 😭😔

[@haik3971]

@@xiesie_xiesie the story will continue for like the next 2 or 3 years

[@zawarudo1161]

The last Region is gonna be khaenri'ah

[@adriblossom5208]

yeah it's the last region

[@maiyonnaise]

I love how he's acting all friendly, and made us babysit his little brother the whole story quest when he literally almost killed the shit out of us during the Golden House.

[@AliceLilly1005]

Yeah and he regretted it. What I like about Childe is that he has character development. He was so cocky and arrogant, he didn't think he would lose to the traveler. But after he lost he gained a lot of respect to the traveler.

[@redspade1940]

@@AliceLilly1005 Can’t blame him for being cocky since he did hone himself. But he ends up respecting people who beat him, not just the Traveler.

[@isdrakon9802]

@@AliceLilly1005 I heavily doubt he regretted a damn thing. He's a damned psycho and I see myself in him quite a bit so I'd be able to speak for this asshole more than most

[@SpiderDibs]

@@isdrakon9802 Right, all the people saying "But he seemed so genuine in this quest." He's a fricken psychopath lol he may _seem_ genuine here, but remember he tried to kill us in the Golden House. People easily forgave him just because he has a soft spot for his own family. It doesn't mean he has one for us as well and wouldn't hesitate to kill us if he needed to in the future. I still got him because he's awesome and fictional :v but still Edit: Since there's still people who don't really read far enough down in this comment section. Let me just tell you, that if you scroll a few comments down, you'll see a second part to my opinion on him. DO NOT reply to this comment unless you've read the second one. The replies I'm getting are all incredibly repetitive.

[@keshae]

@@SpiderDibs I mean it all has to be due to the fact that his working for the fatui

[@tsukeyi]

i wasn't strong enough .... the "hey girlie" did it

[@georgia5026]

Let's be real, everyone who chose lumine wasn't going to make it past that lol

[@mmklthn]

Same..

[@minamochiarmy]

@@mmklthn wait when

[@tsukeyi]

@@minamochiarmy when we first met him when the milileth was chasing us. "hey girlie, hold still"

[@minamochiarmy]

@@tsukeyi oh ok thanks. i need to revisit that part again hehe.

[@JeyDub08]

Now that Kazuha is relatively safe, I feel like Childe has now become the biggest walking death flag character in the game

[@she3559]

stoppp😭😭

[@BleuSkies]

We have lisa still walking on thin ice.

[@alexadamczyk8962]

@@BleuSkies when sumeru comes, Lisa may come with us and die on the trip

[@kimmyk5859]

Guys stop 😭😭😭 if any of them die I’ll die too

[@microwavedforks]

I doubt they’re going to die, since you can play as them.

[@bowenjudd1028]

Childe was a character I partly trusted, but after Golden House, I understood he doesn't take things personally and see him as a great character. This was further emphasized when I did the story quest. Also, can we just appreciate the quality of the cut-scenes we get for the side and story quests?

[@catpoke9557]

I've never trusted him at all, but I've also never disliked him. It's clear to him everything he does is for his job unlike some other people.. He definitely separates his job from his personal life, as shown by this quest. Now, this still doesn't necessarily mean he's a good person. We need to know more about him and how his job operates to know if his behaviors are justified by it just being work. But for now, I'll assume he's like a soldier and keep the awful crap he does during work separate from who he is as a person.

[@habibainunsyifaf6463]

Ginger man is actually holding back on us during golden house huh?

[@MostafaAhmed-bp7ce]

Nah I don't think so. He seemed very injured as well after we fight him. I think the fancy animations and movements just give the illusion that he tried harder here

[@helenejiang4084]

Yes... Mihoyo nerfed him because he was impossible to be kill... 😭 I was like take in hostage because i started the quest and i was impossible to do co-op or stop de quest

[@phonixclaws7199]

I mean... he did say he was going to NOT kill us at the Golden House...

[@niantica1869]

@@phonixclaws7199 Yeah but when he activates his Foul Legacy Transformation he clearly says "Your strength is praiseworthy. I too, shall use all of mine."

[@cookizilla1772]

Wasn't there actually some dialogue with him saying that he'd already gotten stronger in the time between the Golden House fight to his story quest?

[@rei9376]

at first i didnt like him as much, i mean i could understand that he values the fatui and the tsaritsa more over someone he only met for a brief of time but still, i didn’t like any of the fatui that much but this quest changed my opinion on him. yes, he while he is doing things for the tsaritsa he is willing to betray those who he has “befriended” but when he’s not acting or doing his duties as a “harbinger” he’s actually an incredibly sweet and genuine guy, especially towards his family. this quest was really sweet and was also the exact reason why i spent all of my pulls on him and now i’m having lots of fun using him even if it’s just for exploration.

[@_sofia.gm_]

Childe is such a sweet and incredible guy, he just works in the wrong side...

[@magiveem]

I always liked him Jeez I always like the villian more are you guys new weebs or something?

[@_sofia.gm_]

@@magiveem I'm weeb since 2017, but I started to play Genshin one month ago. And I also liked Childe since the beggining

[@Azaleaaah]

Ive liked him since the first time seeing him. Now everyday I suffer knowing I cant get him

[@Azaleaaah]

@@magiveem I also like the villains more

[@mackkencie8252]

**excessive crashing behind him** Teucer: *completely chill*

[@satrickptar6265]

Childe is literally telling his family that he'll marry Lumine.

[@TiffAny-wx5jy]

Right💀

[@googoogaga7986]

Simp behaviour, I live for it honestly lmao I can’t wait for a sneznaya update at some point !

[@yaski2450]

I literally ship it tho

[@ShangMaoo]

What about Aether 😏

[@satrickptar6265]

@@ShangMaoo to become his brother-in-law or probably something else 😏

[@sunlitkay]

childe: injured from transformation also childe: using it every week

[@LycheePuff]

Lmaoo

[@hirumaiya]

boss childe: i am tartaglia, 11th of the fatui harbringers. are you ready to die? game childe: haha water dagger go brr story childe: oh no im hurt big sad but family is better

[@no-rc3oo]

@@hirumaiya did you just say… family 😈

[@thescarytransperson]

the golden house trounce domain like other weekly bosses(except Andrius) is a memory iirc

[@xiesie_xiesie]

That's why he appears nowhere else in Liyue, he's just healing up

[@lizzyleea]

The way he faintly smiled as the ruin guards lined up behind him was the day I fell in love with him.

[@n0ssie96]

Before i even played genshin, I was spoiled and saw a clip of the fight... and yes thats what made me love Childe.

[@lululisa6412]

Yep, I had to replay this scene on KZbin over and over again... I wish, we had a feature to rewatch Cutscenes and Animations!

[@breadloafing3255]

That moment there was some serious top energy

[@calicobagels]

@@lululisa6412 Ikr

[@skribld_notes]

@@lululisa6412 They have it in Honkai Impact so they might also add it in an update to Genshin Impact.

[@jenniemin3061]

Deep down Childe isn't a bad person. He's just in a bad situation, and I feel so bad. I feel like when he tried to destroy liyue was the game trying to show us what erosion was before we knew what it is.

[@dadian803]

I wouldn't say he wanted to destroy Liyue but it was supposed to happen since that's what Signora offered to Zhongli. Zhongli wants to retire and the best thing he thought was this. To prepare Liyue if their archon suddenly dies and faced with a sealed terror. Let's take this as a play. The MC and Childe were the driving force while Liyue is the star. It was too much and the CN community criticized the writing for it because as someone who was supposed to be the ideal chinese god or emperor (insight) I do think it was too much but Liyue pulled through then again, still risky. Signora even said Childe went off script and went to the Golden House. There's nothing for Childe to gain harming civilians because it doesn't make him stronger. Not like if they were then he would commit such acts but among the Harbingers, Childe's lust for battle is somewhat good compared to Dottore lol!

[@Matchibyfio]

Deam, now like tartaglia feels like Deadpool now, thanks

[@sheepbow909]

Funnily enough Childe is probably the most unique harbinger among his peers He fought in the abyss and learned some tactics making him learn some fighting styles no other use Highly friendly when no fatui business is involved Honestly one of my favorite characters

[@spiritbladee]

The moment he started the toy seller act I was just... "I may have judged you wrongly" His story really hit home too, having a sister I'd protect like this... Ah. I felt so much pity. I still feel it. That man redeemed himself.

[@shrimpyshrimp2243]

its the exact same for me haha

[@CommanderBly5052]

Yeah same but I have two younger siblings

[@spiritbladee]

@@CommanderBly5052 I have two younger siblings too! Technically My sister is older(1 minute older...) yet she looks and acts like a younger sibling. The other one is actually younger than me but is more then capable in protecting himself ^^

[@erzaine6545]

Maybe you felt so much pity you had enough to pull him

[@confuseddiluc4972]

Damn my sibling was the opposite

[@lilithyolanda9851]

I can now understand why Childe is a accessible Genshin character. I thought it was weird to have a Fatui member be a accessible character since all the other characters were good guys and the Fatui are you know...bastards, but now it seems that he’s actually somewhat a good guy in a way. Who knows maybe he might join the good side when the plot gets more complex or maybe when there’s a big time fight where every character needs to team up. Edit: If you’re wondering why I consider the Fatui bastards then go check the reply section and scroll to the bottom there you will see my reply. I replied why the Fatui are messed up people and why I personally consider them a danger to society.

[@skribld_notes]

Well in Honkai Impact (another game by mihoyo) they also have the bad guys as playable characters, so it wasn't much of a suprise to me.

[@SilverDroid14]

Well he did say (i think Teucer said it) that if an opportunity exists he will let go of his job and join MC for an Adventure.

[@dienstaghd5815]

Lmao Everyone squares up against the sustainer

[@leophyte9663]

Fatui being the bastards is probably debatable, I am sure that they'll reveal that the Fatuis are actually fighting the monsters and since nobody believes them they use the force to fulfill their plan to save the world or something.. the fatuis are shown as more than just bad guys multiple times, they can't just be considered plain assholes anymore

[@dragonmyballsz268]

when u talk to some of the Fatui member npc, not all of em are annoying, and even the Fatui's military. ( in Ganyu quest, That one Cryo fat guy who were enjoying some berries in Qingce Village, when we suddenly came beat his ass cuz of misunderstanding and instead of apologizing Paimon says some racist word toward him)

[@thebakagirl5293]

4:00 okay but the fact that Childe told his brother about us and even said he’d quit his job FOR THE TRAVELER!!! AAAAA- and Teucer saying he’s waiting for us back home!- Genshin Impact is secretly a date simulator!

[@blixxae967]

Childe: **defeats 3 ruins guards in under 10 seconds** Me: **can’t even defeat one ruin guard in 10 hours**

[@lokiinepe]

Lmao, that's happening to me in Noelle new quest. I can't get the last ending only for that ruin guard 70 seconds battle

[@thatonechristianweeb4050]

Idk if you found a good strategy (probably did but just gonna leave this here lol), but here is my newest one: Barbara Kaeya elemental skill (to freeze the wet ruin guard) Pierce it in the eye with a bow character, pyro or electro may give a bit more damage

[@blixxae967]

@@thatonechristianweeb4050 Yeah actually more or less I did. Now I just use Fischl and Diona together and then Yanfei and Lisa after its stunned. or sometimes Lisa solo if its in water.

[@thatonechristianweeb4050]

@@blixxae967 Ooo Lisa solo that sounds interesting. Welp I'm glad you did, like I said I was just gonna leave that there haha

[@soapy2491]

6 ruin guards lol

[@kyuu4540]

"defeat ruin guards in 1 minute" Me before *SHIT SHIT SHIT IM NEVER GONNA MAKE IT* Me after stronk 😎✨

[@hewwartt]

Omg I was panicking too! I was like, “Wtf. How am I suppose to beat that many in 1 fcking minute-“

[@AomiAoki1]

Lol i got Xiao and i just beaten them with 5 plunge lmao

[@angelomitraprimantio3799]

Haha childe bennett sucrose combo goes brrrrr

[@ihatescammers2477]

Ikr I was like fuuuuuuck I won’t make it

[@evelynneclipse2069]

Haha Bennett and Xiao go brrr

[@calipupcorn3886]

glad to know im not the only one who fell more in love with Childe because of this quest

[@PPWONG_021]

wai wai wai- which quest was this

[@calipupcorn3886]

@@PPWONG_021 its his story quest. You get it at AR 40

[@PPWONG_021]

@@calipupcorn3886 ahhh thank uu 🥴

[@Azaleaaah]

I fell in love when I saw him save us first time. This quest made me live him even more. Cant wait to play this quest. Too bad you can't replay quests

[@vv3xeil]

i immediately knew i’d be in love with him as soon as i saw him and now i’m falling even harder lmao

[@genesissupernova2823]

Childe's story is actually pretty sad I mean his real name is Ajax but goes by alias so that it would never involve his family. Also other harbingers avoid him because whenever he creates a disaster of the particular situation. In his youth days, he fell into the Abyss and was trained. If you have played the "We will be reunited" quest then you can see that the Abyss Herald's moveset are pretty similar to Childe's water blades moves. It is also said that Childe's Foul Legacy transformation was given when he was in the Abyss.That's why he prioritises his young brother's dreams.Such a sad story

[@chhavis.s]

@@microwavedforks his real name is ajax, tartaglia is his fatui name

[@THEBADASSEMO360]

@@microwavedforks ajax is is real name. His father gave him that name.

[@microwavedforks]

@@THEBADASSEMO360 Yeah, I know now I’m just stupid. Thanks for reminding me to delete the comment. Also, nice name.

[@fatuusdottore]

All the Harbingers go by an alias.

[@starstrudel8417]

Spoilers I was so fucking disappointed when Childe, someone who once went to Abyss, didn't appear in the latest story chapter lmao. Well, maybe next time. Childe is such a nuanced and interesting character (my favorite) and just REEKS of someone who deserves consistent, repeated showings as the plot unravels.

[@googoogaga7986]

YES, we need him to get his eye shines back and be happy (he doesn’t have any in cutscenes due to his exposure to evil at a young age, pretty sure his dad sold him out to protect himself? Someone told me that)

[@CoolVictor2002]

@@googoogaga7986 to the military to straighten him up (fatui), he was still a trouble maker because he was training in the abyss, it's all a joke, why scaramushe thinks the sky is fake

[@kazuhasdeadfriend191]

yes oh my god childe has so much potential, i absolutely adore his character !! i really want to see more of him in the game 🙏

[@nekofrau]

Please, if he and Thoma were in the same area I think I couldnt go 2 minutes without a heart palpitation

[@roseblack.1488]

I believe childe is gonna be important character in story soon, i still think the one who trained childe is abyss in herald or dainsleif

[@Khizar_kt]

when he said 10 sec i was like wtf thats not possible how am i supposed to kill all of them in only 10 sec thankgod it was a cinematic scene

[@giornogiovana7470]

Well if you have hutao/childe u can kill them easy with melt/vaporize resonance and dont forget u will need sucrose 4 set vridescent and bennet

[@hello-up1fo]

@@giornogiovana7470 you realize it was in the middle of a story quest and nobody would just have that set up ready..

[@greta4061]

FR SAME LMFAOOO

[@katanaberry]

LMAO I thought I was the only one, didnt even manage to kill the first round

[@Khizar_kt]

now with ganyu i might be able to do it

[@eukeriskiaurasp3956]

It was the *hi girlie* for me

[@tangeriness]

YESSSS SAME!!!

[@l4r1n3]

It was the “ “ for me Yeah His little laugh before he attacks the ruin guards got me though

[@deyniellemargeurettellano7121]

Hahahahhahahahaha lol saaaameee wtf

[@RoseUchiha7]

So glad I'm not the only one 😍

[@Kingsttun]

its the *whatever* *he* *says* *for* *male* *traveler* for me idk

[@keo549]

At first I was like "I won't pull for Childe, I don't care for him" Then I played his story and I have never whaled harder

[@fraenky1902]

He's a harbinger who just follows the tsaritsa's orders, cares about his family and wants to challenge strong people That's why I like his character

[@atamisirli3620]

Childe:"till we meet again,in Snezhnaya" Me: In next 5 years i hope.

[@hayatsayir7139]

DUDEEE UPDATE IT'S 10 YEARS NOW

[@yvxiiao]

@@tara2757 mihoyo said its gonna take atleast 10 years to complete the game fully

[@world9870]

@@tara2757 They said 10 years to fully complete the game, but they also plan to release the rest of the regions within the next 4-5 years. I don't think Kaenriah and Celestia are counted in those 4-5 years though.

[@y0urbuddy926]

@@yvxiiao at this point they said the game is gonna finish fully in around 4 years from now

[@eri-chan1943]

If you’re dedicated the the game enough then yeah, it will have been 5 canonical years because of play time hours.

[@indigo8648]

The “he would quit his job and join you on your adventures” made me xmabskc

[@outrosstar]

naw bc that made me sad :(

[@user-ho3uu4sn4p]

I may have cried a little

[@akinela1214]

It also made me xmabskc

[@nararyl2435]

me too!!!! xmabskc

[@KiriChan99]

Me three xmabskc!

[@shu_lu]

Childe: *Causing Chaos and destroying the ruin guards* Teucer: *Logically not hearing the noises and still counting.*

[@Hh-addict.]

LMAO

[@pond.daises2556]

Childe gifts him ruin guards, so idk

[@Hi-yr1lw]

Childe bro, just how exactly did you detail lumine on a fricking letter that Teucer was literally able to recognize her???

[@anonymousglitch6320]

As the oldest sibling to A LOT of sibs, I always connect with characters like this. You act all chill and like you don't care, but the INSTANT your younger sib is in trouble, all hell breaks loose.

[@magiveem]

I am agreeing

[@googoogaga7986]

Like me with my little cousins, I’m an only child but I’m the oldest kid on my dad’s side, I would protect them all with my life

[@rurue-hf6nu]

My relationship with my siblings is literally "bullying them is my job, no one else is allowed to do that"

[@Windtorment]

Me, an only child, can't relate to this feeling. I wish I can. I can only understand how you feel about your siblings. But it must be a beautiful feeling. To have siblings and protect them. :)

[@menolade]

I'm also the oldest in my sibs and the oldest among my cousins on both side, so, yeah,I agree

[@bernabesikci9140]

i literally ADORE him after his story quest. especially when teucer told us about one of his letters he wrote, that he wanted to quit his job and go adventures with us :(((

[@googoogaga7986]

WE BETTER GET TO EXPLORE WITH HIM, sneznaya time 🥺

[@preciousricaplaza2180]

Same I melted when I read that :'(

[@simpetea]

I didn’t like Childe until I played his story quest Mainly the part when his little brother was talking about the letter Childe send him, and how Childe said that when he gets the chance to quit (guessing quit as a fatui harbinger than a “toy seller”) that he would like to join us on our journey

[@ThatOneCatto]

Childe won't even need a redemption quest by the end of Genshin, he's slowly turning into a good guy

[@jwashere3667]

yall im still wondering how teucer didnt even comment about the earthquakes but aight

[@claricelee7173]

Ikr ? I'd be panicking from all the ground shaking lol

[@praveenneevarp4822]

Childe does say that all the rumble and shaking is "part of the game".

[@quothh3631]

its cuz teucer is timmie's friend and he's used to timmy causing the very core of the universe shake when they play together

[@evelynneclipse2069]

@@quothh3631 I did not expect that amazing response

[@quothh3631]

@@evelynneclipse2069 its true

[@carimanola]

PLEASE I FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM BECAUSE OF THIS

[@eanakay9510]

I WAS IN LOVE FROM THE START

[@msviolet5810]

I WAS IN LOVE WITH HIM WHEN I SAW HIS FACE

[@acebf_]

when he basically said i’m not a bad person well kinda i fell in love like 3 minutes after seeing him wait no i was already excitedly waiting for him to SHOW UP ALREADY

[@deeznutz8626]

i was in love with him when i saw when i see this cutscence i was SIMPING TOO MUCH FOR HIM

[@altheamandagualberto2301]

Me too 😭

[@popsocket6885]

Mad respect to this dude. Almost risked his strength and life to protect his brother's childhood dreams and beliefs on him. A true mad lad

[@tsyganko]

“I invite you to my home” WHY is Snezhnaya still so far off 😭

[@dawniedawne7195]

Petition for traveling with Childe at least twice lol EDIT: It’s been brought to my attention twice is better so I’ve changed my petition to traveling twice with him

[@Renaknight]

YES

[@stephan_from_library]

No no, minimum is 2

[@dawniedawne7195]

@@stephan_from_library You make a compelling point

[@stephan_from_library]

@@dawniedawne7195 Yes, a cooking anime could happen but they must find the ingredients with Childe or we riot

[@dawniedawne7195]

@@stephan_from_library No clue where the cooking anime part came from but I’m on board

[@iju5937]

Childe in Animations: beats like 6 ruin guards in 10 seconds Playable Childe: beats the 4 ruin guards in Liyue in like 2 minutes

[@anemojin4384]

With the right setup, you surely can idk much about meta so idk if you can do that with childe alone

[@iju5937]

@@anemojin4384 it’s quite easy for me honestly if you group them since he’s an AOE DPS

[@damn8642]

if u build him right he can kill rgs really quick

[@yuurai]

you can kill them in 4 seconds or less, not counting the setup needed. i use vape comp for him.

[@hyacinthxx_]

Make that 2 minutes 10 minutes

[@studentwolf1538]

4:22-4:29 Okay who is cutting onions?! This story quest is already amazing and shows that Childe has a heart after all, but this? its like the cherry on top of all

[@xxRachelsFashionxx]

i was weak i became a childe defender from "hey girlie" onward ... so this quest was just keeping me eternally whipped

[@eva262]

The ONLY thing ı want in the future story quests: We made a *pinkie* promise too.. Then its settled we are going to meet with Childe's *parents* and *siblings* :>

[@hi-wu7ju]

You make a pinkie promise, you keep it all your life

[@eva262]

@@hi-wu7ju if you break a pinkie promise Paimon throws you to ıce

[@hi-wu7ju]

@@eva262 the cold will kill the pinkie that once betrayed your friend

[@elliot1873]

@@hi-wu7ju the frost will freeze your tongue off so you never lie again

[@eva262]

@@hi-wu7ju The frost will freeze your tongue off so you never lie again :3

[@leophyte9663]

Imagine not liking Childe since the beginning this post was made by the Childe is best character gang

[@noe4354]

lol ikr

[@lilbirdmuse8938]

I didn’t like him before and still don’t, so...lol

[@noe4354]

@@lilbirdmuse8938 ok😐

[@98rinn]

he was sus asf tho 🕳🏃‍♀️

[@pogeti3379]

Yeah the first time traveler met childe i had two thoughts: 1. This man is definitely gonna be a boss and 2. I fucking love this man.

[@ZeroDennis]

I simped for him the moment I saw him ♥ His whole character just felt so nicely done. All of his actions were understandable, even sometimes borderline evil, but I just loved his mischievous nature and warm personality. I mean even when he was the bad guy he was kinda nice to us, calling us comrade and basically playing with us while aiding us in our scavenger hunt. Even when he lost, he took it with pride and challenged us again, using his loss as a reason to grow even stronger. When his story came out, I just loved him all the more.

[@starlitcrows]

notes on the comment section i'm taking for myself for a brief character analysis. don't read this actually. it's needlessly long. childe nearly destroyed liyue for the gnosis. with this information, you would assume that he is a complete and utter psychopath with disregard for human lives. however, take into account that he actually mentions that he doesn't like bringing the common people into large scale battles. (his wording in the english version is more dismissive and a lot more arrogant, but in the chinese one he was much softer.) furthermore, consider the fact he joined the fatui at a very young age for a soldier, (14-15), and thus has probably been witness to the fatui's internal dealings (e.g. dottore making people into machines and experimenting on children, the absolute sadism of scaramouche, etc. we haven't even met all the harbingers yet, but dottore and scaramouche are already implied to be far worse than he is.) he has probably grown numb to his "work", which is not an excuse, but it is a reason for his perspective on things. in the recent labyrinth event, he actually very briefly mentions his status as being wielded as a weapon, rather than being a human being, which is, unfortunately, a heavy death flag if he's starting to disregard his own humanity, because when a character considers themself a weapon that usually means, other than their own humanity, they disregard their own life, seeing it as something to be used by an authority (in this case, the higher-ranking harbingers, the tsaritsa, the traveler, possibly zhongli.) destroying liyue for the gnosis was specifically a mission given out to him. yes, one that he was particularly interested in on account of his eagerness to battle, but a mission, likely given to him by the tsaritsa himself on account of how large-scale it is. additionally, he was not clued into the fact that the mission in its entirety was a false narrative created by zhongli. on top of that, to him, it was a mission. the fatui are a black-market military organization who clearly disregard human lives. if he failed that mission, either he would be punished, or, worse in his case, his family would have been punished. so, if he thought he failed (the traveler getting to the gnosis before him) it would make sense for him to snap, because failing a mission likely puts him in danger, and by extension, his family. by the time the battle with the traveler ends, he realized he made too many assumptions and calmed down, then went on with the next phase of the mission to likely force the gnosis out (and, considering all the stuff about the sigil of permission, he was not entirely the one orchestrating the "destroying liyue" mission, since recreating ancient artifacts definitely isn't his specialty, AND it was revealed later that. y'know. zhongli and signora set him up. if he DIDN'T go through with attempting destruction of liyue, for all he knew, teucer and his other family members would've been handed over to dottore or something. just something to think about.) tl;dr childe has too many death flags and he is probably one of mhy's most complex and fascinating characters. like him or hate him, he's definitely well-written. if he's given reasons for you to fiercely love or fiercely despise him, that only goes to show his depth. heart of depth. best 4pc set for main dps childe. ba dum tsss.

[@bearerofthecurse69]

An under-rated analysis. Great job, sums it up very well.

[@nikita1911001]

Thats debatable, HoD 4pc does nothing for tartaglias burst and riptide procs and those counted together account for about 50% of all his damage even in a single target situation. Depends on the situation and how invested said childe is but rule of thumb is if you actually need to aa for at least 7 secs after bursting then 4pc HoD is doing some work, and if you arent then consider 2pc HoD + 2pc glad/shim or even 4pc emblem for sweet er% and bonus burst dmg.

[@starlitcrows]

dude it was joke

[@nikita1911001]

@@starlitcrows yeah, obviously. just like my reply thats only focusing on a single joke sentence of your entire post is.

[@starlitcrows]

@@nikita1911001 oh thank god well i hope you liked the actual post :D

[@dawniedawne7195]

I always liked Childe but when I saw this quest on YT I absolutely adored him more. I kinda wish the traveler flicked Childe on the forehead before he left. I just think that would’ve been cute.

[@emilyh8798]

that would be so cute

[@dawniedawne7195]

@@emilyh8798 we can dream 😭😭😭

[@emilyh8798]

@@dawniedawne7195 HAHA yeah 😭😭

[@KairuTheMadman]

Won't be happening cause Lumine is not the canon MC if Aether flick Childe's forehead it would be very awkward

[@dawniedawne7195]

@@KairuTheMadman Ngl the forehead flick could’ve worked for both MCs. I just think it would’ve been something cute/funny.

[@Katelynnxo-xo]

I hope there gets to be a quest to go with him to Snezhnaya. Because that would definitely be my all time favorite quest yet.

[@bikewheeleater]

hoping that when snezhnaya becomes explorable we can visit his family🙏 it would be cool in a full circle kind of way

[@Katelynnxo-xo]

@@bikewheeleater True I totally agree ✌️

[@evelynneclipse2069]

Theres gonna be of course but I heard that's the last region meaning it take about 2 years or more for us to get there. Hopefully it won't take too long

[@AJ0522]

What if that place is hydro region 🤔(i mean having stones of hydro god over there)

[@Katelynnxo-xo]

@@AJ0522 Oh yeah maybe I totally forgot about the main character getting every vision but yeah you might be right.

[@Bennettthefunk]

Childe said he would quit his job to adventure with us if he could… omgg 😭❤️

[@hanjisbelovedtwink7902]

"Why do you kin childe, he's a mass murderer" The reason:

[@suspiciousersandwich]

For me it was the fact he was so impressed by our skill that he wrote home to the most important people in the world to him that if he had the chance he would quit his job and join you on your adventures.

[@googoogaga7986]

😭 that shit makes me cry

[@despacitojr2206]

This scene set off so many death flags for Childe for me

[@nomehameiru2926]

stop 😢😭

[@pey_chan]

DON'T YOU DARE

[@royal3809]

NooooNONONONONONO

[@jiminimoon]

congrats u ruined my day💔

[@aunnobiitsu]

I’d like to add in that Ajax, Childe’s real name, was a person in Greek Mythology who fought along with his half-brother Teucer… and Ajax died (possibly infront of Teucer but I don’t remember well) Mihoyo is hinting and I don’t like it

[@kayla6041]

I liked Childe a little bit but after this story quest, I fell in love with this Ginger boy.

[@emery120]

"Till we meet again, in Snezhnaya" *proceeds to show up in Inazuma and Fontaine*

[@Insorainity]

The REAL question is: *how tf did Teucer not end up thinking he's entitled to everything with a brother like Childe(Tartaglia) like there are so many kids that would not end up like Teucer and become spoiled af*

[@juniemunie2931]

nahhh childe is a good bro and teucer has the other older siblings at home to probably keep him in line (childe is actually the middle child, he has siblings older than him, two older brothers, specifically) and though he spoils him with presents, im pretty sure he gives important lessons to him as well, considering teucer says in the end "i cant have everything my way after all, that would be annoying!"

[@sundalosketch4769]

It's this reason i don't hate him, he's actually a pretty well self-aware character for a boy of his age. Even with his occasional short attention-span like most kids have. It could be how they're raised over in Snezhnaya, or at least the less fortunate families there. Could be the humble parents paired with Childe's personality that helped him.

[@IATEALLTHECHEESE]

I have two siblings like Childe, and I wouldn't call myself spoiled. I'm lucky, though.

[@leonardomasi5974]

Japanese mentality

[@shemthane]

@@juniemunie2931 Sisters, Childe is the oldest boy in his family.

[@jwashere3667]

"hed quit his job and join you on your adventures" AIGHT LETS YEET THIS HARBINGER SHIT Genshin, pls give me a tartiger already hh

[@Quantum1244]

Welp, glad I got him in 7

[@elysiaherscherrofhuman2508]

IKR LIKE PLS CHILDE COME WITH ME ON MY ADVENTURES.

[@Hannah-cc2cb]

Good thing there's a re run

[@LTJProductionOfficial]

his banner is up now

[@dooferfis]

Tarantula

[@Aflay1]

I like how Tartaglia was nervous at first, seeing all these Ruin Guards Then Teucer said “Okay, 10 more seconds” and he was like “oh, cool, bet! [foul legacy activates]

[@yin9647]

As someone with a younger brother, I legit cried playing through this quest.

[@whatTFisThis]

If Kaeya saw Childe's acting he'd be facepalming so hard in his head lol.

[@Kurameno]

How does Kaeya not even drop a sweat when pretending to be innocent

[@whatTFisThis]

@@Kurameno ikr

[@FalseRed7]

@@Kurameno he's been lying for half of his life, hiding his true nature is what he's great at.

[@jethrocket9283]

wait what why? can anyone explain please! i don't want to miss out!

[@whatTFisThis]

@@jethrocket9283 uhh... If this isnt a joke... Watch the video?

[@lunaaa8.305]

I almost cried seeing him like this Protecting his brother and all Talking about MC in the letter he gave to his siblings that he wants to come with us if he can only quit the Fatui I feel guilty not wishing enough for his banner T^T

[@shrimpyshrimp2243]

same here 😅 except i actually cried multiple times during the quest-

[@sparrowskeleton1831]

Hopefully his banner comes back in the future! I keep hearing a Venti banner will be re-run in the spring so there’s still hope.

[@dwddddd5]

I regret not getting him :(

[@bfig2159]

Lucky me I got Childe in my party 🥺

[@agg3lh]

@@sparrowskeleton1831 I've heard he will have a rerun too! Everyone will eventually since this is a gacha game. I've heard he might come on August or November

[@WFanatic502]

We may be on opposite sides, we may have fought, but Tartaglia is a character that I'd immediately jump to defend if he needs it. He's a good guy... just on the wrong side.

[@gojosatoru__]

he’s been likable since the start but sure

[@strypz.]

His trauma gives the “save my little brothers dreams” a whole new meaning

[@yukacavendish7727]

This taught me a lesson in life. No matter how bad a person may seem at first they always have a reason behind it. Never judge someone by their first impression either.

[@jambofatherandsongaming2692]

Stfu he's innocent

[@meljerichoasakki2046]

Nah he still almost killed AN ENTIRE CITY. How yall gon forget THAT

[@xsleepyboyx2189]

"A villain is just a victim whose story hasn't been told"

[@CallMeSaltyScorpion]

@@jambofatherandsongaming2692 what?

[@CallMeSaltyScorpion]

@@meljerichoasakki2046 technically speakingggf. He woke up someone who was gonna kill the city

[@CrimsonLord777]

seeing childe that long in his E form somehow triggers me a Childe main

[@akaikeshi1906]

Same. I vet his cooldown is going to be massive 💀

[@zurielbabida8162]

This is cool and all but realistically Teucer would have peeked a bit after hearing all the noise Childe made when beating up all those Ruin Guards

[@ssl0thh]

Alright mihoyo, cough up the dating feature-

[@Saoirse-ob2xy]

fr

[@WhiteKoneko]

Yes cough up the romance option! Other RPGs do now gimme! *grabby hands*

[@bflyzie]

I WANT THAT ASAP

[@cresentbutterfly2794]

if & when they release this feature im going all in 🤞🏽👺✨

[@Solararisa]

and they better make it playable as Aether too, or else I am rioting, I wanna go on a date with him too.

[@xcutionunknown9634]

Childe was like: "My brother said 10 seconds, so 10 seconds it will be."

[@bluedartwing]

mans really used Abyssal magic to be able to play hide and seek with his baby bro ; ;

[@emmanuelsanchez1683]

He's probably the only Harbinger that respect. Good older bro, a cunning warrior and very cool

[@laplue]

When you have Childe and learned that he once dreamed of becoming an adventurer then got it almost shattered when he was trap in the abyss yet survived and become who he is and a protector of his siblings' dreams, he gets my respect for him. He's like a foil to Bennett that is why I've always wanted them to have a conversation or at least an "about..."

[@carimanola]

CHILDE STORY THE BEST

[@dweeb1018]

I personally prefer the Venti one

[@9.20pm]

@@dweeb1018 I personally prefer the venti one too, but I must admit Childe’s story quest was definitely one of the best 👌

[@pogeti3379]

@@dweeb1018 bro the Venti one got me fucked up that took a sad turn real fast

[@evelynneclipse2069]

Childe's is the most fun. Zhongli's, Ganyu's and Venti's is just freaking sad. Mona's i can't remember honestly. Jean's is wholesome. Klee's is funny and fun

[@shinryujin7554]

@@evelynneclipse2069 mona's story quest uhhmm being poor i guess

[@suvtaglia4445]

I wish childe gets another world quest or like a hangout quest like the other characters again

[@Aizen11507]

Same… watching him do that for his brother. Adorable

[@malastrom884]

I actually feel like Childe is quite a complex charachter, because there's more in him than just love to fight. He obviously loyal both to people and to his values, he's not dumb and quite optimistic. Also he loves his family so much, and thinking about his personality and social status, they are probably only people he's truly close with, and it just pains me thinking about how sad he should be to leave his siblings again and again and not being able to spend enough time with them. He wants to be a better brother but he must follow his harbinger's duties. Judging by his voicelines, he even dislikes all this harbinger stuff (besides fighting XD), but he still doing it not only to become stronger, but also for his country and tsaritsa.

[@scarxnnivs]

As many people put it: he’s morally grey. Doesn’t quite fit the word villain or hero.

[@val_ue]

0:11 me getting anxiety because Childe doesn't switch back to his bow stance COOLDOWNNNNNNNN

[@eugenelai6104]

45 seconds cd lmao have fun

[@ywx5840]

@@eugenelai6104 LMAOO

[@najibandzz]

@@eugenelai6104 suddenly i am NOT getting childe anymore/j

[@shuyotirah9132]

@@eugenelai6104 HAHAHAH

[@aeraneth]

ngl I fell in love with that idiot the moment he turned around after being the Boss Fight and was like 'no hard feelings, we're basically friends now :)'

[@lepetitchaton842]

Childe and Zuko gives me the same vibe

[@ninin3558]

he was so cool here. cant appreciate his coolness in the golden house tho cuz im too busy dodging his whale

[@hasanmuttaqin464]

I the first fight, he didn't evwn cast any whale

[@liampeet3298]

0:38 I love how he spawns elemental particles in the cutscene

[@shenve3140]

I CAN'T UNSEEN IT NOW AAAA

[@robloxianstars0074]

Tartaglia was always the best

[@adam1761]

The best story quest I ever done Proud of you childe