Why Xinyan is Genshin's Most Neglected Character (Gameplay & Character Design Analysis)

[@RedFlaim]

2.2 BOIS SHE IS REAL VERY REAL

[@primarchstar2087]

AHHHH

[@bug688]

YESSS XINYAN MAINS RISE UP

[@raf6029]

I have been *dying to get* Xinyan ever since I've heard of her in June, and now knowing that she was neglected, it makes me want her even more. Please give Xinyan the support and attention she needs...

[@thedirtyratboi8538]

Hell yea

[@foxgaming76yt24]

Indeed

[@ShiroMaKun]

I love the fact, that Zhongli invited her to make a performance at the funeral... Y'know...just for FUN

[@Gnidel]

She could play death metal.

[@hasanmuttaqin464]

dude, zhongli's sense of humor as dark as hu tao's

[@NotMorax]

Something tells me Zhongli thought rock music actually had something to do with rocks

[@linart8555]

@@NotMorax He heard death metal and thought it was funeral music

[@nerdloser9987]

can't spell funeral without fun

[@nani-by1hv]

"being paralyzed and unable to move is annoying" yes,i'm looking at you *falling ice stalactites in domains*

[@asobimo5532]

Oh sorry I just got war flashbacks while farming for Childe, Kaeya and Jean. Dark times...

[@glyphgraph8436]

ugh.. that ice domain is the worst..

[@niBBunn]

I think they're called icicles

[@hamter8707]

i hate that domain with a passion✨✨

[@Wind204lolXD]

even worse when you use xiao and the moment you jump, an icicle falls and u fly and die.

[@lua-yb4jp]

there should be a music event for xinyan, and an event where you and beidou fight a sea monster on a boat edit: WTF?? why did this blow up.. i forgot i made this comment and i was starting to realize i was getting replies from it

[@agu8549]

That would be a dream!

[@crotalus4756]

Beidou: "In a world without Mora we could've been heroes"

[@joshbrosh6626]

I think we will have hangout events in the future

[@yeetirosina]

@@agu8549 not the vortex god XwX

[@MMAA-39]

What about a music contest where every musician/singer in Teyvat gather in one place and show their skills to determine which artist's music is more popular or appealing.

[@jinppo]

Now we know Beidou is in the new up coming archon quest so now it really Xinyan being the most neglected

[@shiv1000]

Xinyan makes me cry so much more because of this jdjsjddnndd MiHoYo doing her dirty omfg

[@jinppo]

@@shiv1000 agreed we need a quest or hangout for her

[@whosrouge]

I’ll be in a quest soon I promise everyone

[@fluffiesx7404]

Imagine if we meet her in Fontaine, because she's from Fontaine, right?

[@shmkyuri]

@@fluffiesx7404 She’s from Liyue, but her music is “inspired by Fontaine music” but Xinyan actually said that isn’t true either.

[@danielendless]

It's a real shame because SHE'S SO DAMN CUTE

[@hourless1211]

Xinyan has took Sucrose spot as the cutest playable character for me.

[@macobus6743]

@@hourless1211 excuse me, it has been at least a decade since I've seen something so incredibly wrong. Sucrose is an angel you uneducated twat, you disgusting excuse for a human being. I would sacrifice my arms and legs to protec my goddess sucrose, who deserves all the praise and headpats. If you henestly think that xinyan is cuter than sucrose, that's like comparing a cockroach to a kitten. Despite how cute xinyan is (and she is very cute) she will never measure up to the absolute perfection that is sucrose.

[@NotFoods]

I swear 😭

[@TheReaIestOne]

Ikr

[@venevitolli1713]

@@hourless1211 I agree, Xinyan's cuteness feels different than Sucrose's cuteness, Xinyan is very unique

[@kopui8836]

you know what we need a barbara x xinyan music collab event

[@SI4NA]

And Venti in the background! xd

[@ctrlzme.6448]

A rock concert with barbara as the main vocals, xinyan as guitar and venti as background dancer 🕺 And maybe xiao as flute player

[@smilinggeneral8870]

Bubba

[@bottlegod4995]

Prob have to wait for the other teyvat idols to be released for it to be true

[@ajahfrl]

Rockin idols

[@HollowPhntm]

Someway, somehow I always gravitate towards niche characters like Xinyan. She definitely deserves some time in the spotlight, plus a lot of people don’t know or understand her story that well, so a hangout in a future update would be really nice for her.

[@dumbdumb8526]

Yea, I use her with chongyun, Barbara and venti/ fishl. My Xinyan does like 8- 10k crit (normal/ charged attack) and 50-40k on her burst alone with no elemental reactions. She’s stupidly OP when built right, but she’s hard to build

[@Gunso790]

Yeah me too. I like to pick the neglected ones. And also....she picked me. I have her C6!!! So no reason not to build her. I even ascended her to 90 and gave her wolfgrave stone! No one would be her fan morr than me 😁

[@edgarahcow7748]

@@dumbdumb8526 I mean, if you have the second constellation you just have to put everything into crit damage and go nuts, no need at all for crit rate. But if you don't just use her as a nuker, then yeah, she's a bit hard to build.

[@L16htW4rr10r]

When I read her story, I either relate to her so much or I feel Xinyan was very similar like my sister, so I felt that I have to bring her with me.

[@foofypyonpyon3660]

The reason why I don't use xinyan because of bennett.i don't really need two pyros in my team

[@LiLi-xi2dl]

I use Xinyan a lot and I love her. The only problem I have is that her cooldown takes such a long time breaking the momentum I had during battles

[@otahime5799]

I use sacrificial greatsword with her

[@thekawaiicrewR]

My main problem is that her elemental skill is only effective when multiple enemies are closely grouped together, which doesn't always happen Still love her tho

[@shinronvaynex5900]

My problem with her is her scaling is all over the place. Skill single hit. Is pyro-attack. The shield is def. And dot, is pyro attack but need shied. Ult is physical, and pyro. But her elemental reaction is useless Only her long CD skill hit has a bigger number. All her other pyro damage is multi hit but low damage. Meaning her vape and melt damage is low. Overload knocks enemies from her attacks. Her theme is fire though.

[@Kyo_ming]

I love her cos she solves crowd control problems when faced with multiple enemies

[@swaggydragon]

@@thekawaiicrewR use her brust when it’s like one or two big mobs near, itz much more effective on my end

[@moonwolf975]

In Keqing's voiceover, she states that she likes Xinyan's music perfect

[@jynxnohcyaaare8987]

I HEADCANNON THAT KEQING TREATS XINYAN LIKE THOSE PPL WHO LIKE KPOP AND MAKES FANCAMS ABOUT HER AND I THINK ITS THE FUNNIEST SHIT EVER

[@moonwolf975]

I’d hope not personally, however I think it’d be pretty cool if she learned guitar / bass and played with Xinyan

[@soulnha]

@@jynxnohcyaaare8987 HAGSHAHAA

[@skeletonwar4445]

@@jynxnohcyaaare8987 Stop.

[@jynxnohcyaaare8987]

@@skeletonwar4445 did I do something wrong?

[@ChamChamRealSmooth]

Beidou is pretty much guaranteed to get some sort of appearance in the story. Many fans say she will be the one to smuggle us to Inazuma with her ship, which is sealed off right now.

[@halcyonz]

you have fans? how i can be ur fans?

[@maristotero3352]

Oh god, the dream

[@ChamChamRealSmooth]

@@halcyonz I meant Genshin Impact fans. I wish I had fans, lol.

[@HashMyth]

@@ChamChamRealSmooth you have 102 fans 😏

[@Aaron-kk4xy]

shes even willing to break the law without much thought if she thinks it's the right thing to do.

[@abadidea5984]

It's a shame that Xinyan hasn't ever had a story spotlight because I feel like her mere presence represents something radical and important to the world of Teyvat. Liyue is the city of Geo; rigid, structured, traditionalist, enduring, where success is measured in material wealth. Most other characters from Liyue hold some manner of station or duty; Zhongli, Ningguan, Chongyun, Xingqui, Keqing, even the goofy Hu Tao is appointed to a rank and title. And while there are some characters who question or defy this way of life (Keqing, Xingqui, Beidou, Xiangling), none do it with the explosive force that Xinyan does. Xinyan is a rebel in every sense of the term; she is not looking to succeed by conforming to what came before or by playing by the rules. She is looking to shake the foundations of the very city through her music. It's telling that we begin our story in Mondstadt; The City of Wind, a city about freedom and music, a city of merchants, bards, and poets. And through it, we meet Venti the bard, a character who embodies the freedom of expression through song. Liyue does not have this, and if they do have musicians, they are traditional and orthodox. This is the boulder that Xinyan is striking against. Xinyan is the magma that bursts forth from the rock and soil, shattering the very ground and surging outward with fire and fury. Even if society rejects her, they cannot pacify her. She will keep on rocking, until one by one, everyone will feel the heat of her music.

[@mushr--m]

Eloquently put.

[@vuivinh9925]

I think we have the same thought bro. Although Xinyan pursues freedom. But we also see that she has a lot of respect for the tradition of Liyue. Her outfit is woven in traditional methods and her drums and guitar are also influenced by traditional instruments.

[@abadidea5984]

@@vuivinh9925 That's something I also find really endearing about her too. She could have easily just moved to Fontaine where rock is accepted, but not only did she choose to stay in Liyue, she still identifies as a Liyue girl at heart. Even despite her rebellious outward attitude, she's skilled at cooking, sewing, and maintaining a clean house, so it's not like she's out to destroy Liyue's traditional values. This too, is an act of rebellion; lashing back at the prejudices of those who thought she couldn't be a "proper Liyue lady" because of her appearance and attitude. She is such a rich character and I think she's absolutely deserving of a story or a feature of some kind.

[@olivep]

I really like this line of thinking because it goes well with the storyline that Liyue as a state and culture are heading in a new direction. Xinyan fits in well here because she is part of the change. People in the city recognize an atmosphere of "change" and usually explain this as part of the transition away from their political reliance on Rex Lapis, but having Xinyan helps to flesh out that atmosphere so you can get a sense of her being part of the future of Liyue. She fits in really well with the main story, it's a shame they don't use her more.

[@hadison6838]

I bet Venti lost a bet against Pyro Archon or something. Xinyan's personality screams Anemo, bro...

[@dimitrijetokovic5652]

I remember pulling xinyan thinking her fire shield would protect me on dragonspine... i mean in theory it makes sense... 😂

[@stephaniesauer3407]

Samee ahahah

[@stemdapple]

I used the frost shield potions. It also should have worked

[@SKsuprakirby]

Also. Why the grass doesn't burn yet Torches do?

[@pixelpudding3914]

Omg same but I tried to use Amber’s bunny on myself

[@sebaseduardo16]

The fact that she made her own guitar is enough to deserve all my love

[@NopWorks]

I'm disappointed that we can't use her guitar as claymore. Come on Mihoyo, you've made a claymore that's actually a club why not a guitar.

[@mayonese4821]

@@NopWorks ok,but imagine if the characters gave you a weapon that perfectly matches their aesthetic after you reach friendship lv 10? Eg:xinyan guitar,a bow with cat paws for diona..etc?

[@NopWorks]

@@mayonese4821 That'd be really great; but Mihoyo wants to squeeze more revenue. I still would love this idea to happen though.

[@sebaseduardo16]

@@mayonese4821 maybe not a weapon but a skin for their weapons

[@OneFinalAutumn]

There should be an event where all the singing characters have a concert.

[@pxsbie7006]

YESYEYEYEYSYEYSYYESYYEYSYEYYS

[@newbie4789]

Ludi Harpastum will be there so they can add it there

[@ジハ-u5k]

Epic rap battle of Teyvat

[@lian4321]

Exactly the world needs a Venti and Xinyan collab

[@ghosty8677]

Yes. They could even have Barbata and Xinyan meet bc they both sing-

[@Jeikage]

Xinyan! (♥ω♥*)

[@imjusthereig]

Posted a minute ago- anyways how are you

[@reptoslicer24]

Hashbrown

[@reptoslicer24]

Only Kage loves Xinyan

[@inkheart01]

Yes ❤️

[@jawnwater]

Kage too is a fellow xinyan supporter

[@tidedetergentyummy]

her passive talent sheds me a tear due to the current situation of genshin "the show goes on, even without an audience"

[@entervalhalla3770]

What's this mean? Genshin still has a fanbase right?

[@tidedetergentyummy]

@@entervalhalla3770 ofc it still has a fanbase the comment I made is about her old situation in genshin

[@entervalhalla3770]

@@tidedetergentyummy oh I thought you were just referring to genshins player base, my apologies

[@tidedetergentyummy]

@@entervalhalla3770 no no, it's fine. I'm at fault for leaving one detail.

[@woopwoop9587]

When Xinyan first came out I thought she was gonna be super popular and was pretty shocked and kinda disappointed when she wasn’t

[@samuelsouza7670]

Lol the community wasn't happy about diona and xinyan at all they called them flopped characters that Mihoyo only put to fulfill a place cause players were complaining that the game was about to have more 5 stars than 4 stars but while Diona showed some value as being a good support with a good story even though it never appeared xinyan just... She's there

[@rianv6266]

@@samuelsouza7670 So true at least add poster around liyue talking about xinyan concert or something

[@abhinandhari7812]

Tbh for me, it's the long cool down

[@river2319]

i joined when she first appeared and i was aiming for her instead of zhongli skdjksvd

[@rainbowcraft2694]

@@abhinandhari7812 As a Noelle user 18 seconds is comparatively super short.

[@TFF_Onida]

remember back when the zhongli banner came out and people were acting like xinyan was the best thing since sliced bread just to spite zhongli? weird times.

[@adiyogi22]

Wait sliced bread was a "best thing".. i feel like even lava lamps can easily be "best thing" but wtf is sliced bread best for.. no wonder we are still debating an imaginary character

[@Pastellaxart]

Why to spite zhongli

[@TFF_Onida]

@@Pastellaxart basically zhongli was reaaally good at providing shields and ult burst damage + CC, but he wasn't a very good physical DPS / main dps but everyone wanted him to be a good physical dps so they began boycotting zhongli and acting like xinyan was better than he was because she also had a shield and happened to come out alongside zhongli. It was a very petty thing to do but they got their way and now zhongli is a pretty good physical dps option.

[@primetimehome]

@@TFF_Onida it wasnt even about main dps, he’s the geo archon and everybody was expecting him to be powerful but very literally he wasnt that great at doing damage, physical or geo, venti is an archon and his burst was broken but compared to him zhongli was hardly doing anything, Xinyan’s shields back then were also bugged with the level 2/3 shields not activating right

[@TFF_Onida]

@@primetimehome People were doing 200k ults with zhongli back then, and that was still relatively early in the game when pretty much no one had a full set of top tier artifacts for him. Not to mention his ult literally didn't change at all and its considered top 5 best ults in the game, and thats just considering the damage, the 4 second multi target CC was a pretty nice bonus. But i do agree with you, venti back then was absolutely disgusting and people were expecting that from zhongli, and he ended up being relatively average. That being said the community was being extremely childish, "look xinan's shield is almost as good as zhongli's when you're against pyro enemies, and she can do physical damage too! she's better than him" or "Look diona's shield is almost as good as zhongli's when you're fighting cryo enemies and she can also heal, she's better than him" It was mess.

[@lian4321]

As much as Noelle is one of my favs, Mihoyo should've given that second hangout event spot to Xinyan. It's a shame they created such an interesting character and then pretty much abandoned her

[@heyitzmae]

same, i love noelle's character but poor xinyan has been given the sideline so much i think she needs some justice

[@elderroll4017]

noelle is fine. keep it coming for noelle. lol! but the other one, should be xinyan than diona. another cringey kiddie side quest you need to endure just to be done with it.

[@poopyheadalex9279]

Noelle sucks I’m sorry😭

[@charliedutchworks]

So true! I don't get why they gave Noelle so much time, she's even back on the banner while they could have given the place to another character. I do like her too, but they way they neglect Xinyan is just sad and infuriating

[@charliedutchworks]

@@elderroll4017 What's that all about, Diona is a adult even if she looks like a kid

[@maninanikittycat4238]

Xinyan is criminally underrated, she needs more love

[@NathanielJordan85]

She needs content.

[@Rekken200]

I feel like Xinyan should be reworked to have a vacuum on her e, like a charm. It would make thematic sense to lure in opponents with the "power of music" and then to "blow them away" with your ult, that way the abilities actually work in a somewhat cohesive way.

[@rainbowcraft2694]

They don't really seem to be interested in reworking any characters except the money making 5 stars. Rather than changing the character because I doubt they will, they might want to create a weapon specifically built for her. A claymore that boosts physical damage, increases charged attack damage, and pulls enemies in when doing a charged attack would be a really good weapon for her, and would probably be pretty solid on Razor as well. However it wouldn't be good on Noelle because she gets value from her burst, which is big enough that you don't need to pull enemies in and would get no benefit from the physical damage bonus.

[@MistSGM]

That's literally Jean's ability, but for Pyro.

[@jzesu9889]

@@rainbowcraft2694 Sadly, they seem to be focusing on releasing more content and characters as well as fixing bugs than considering to buff characters which will be a long way away. Zhongli was the outliner since he's a community favorite and he was exceptionally flawed but it seemed kinda unfair and miHoYo's mistake wouldn't be fixed due to it. By releasing Zhongli in a bad state and buffing him is both a good and bad PR move since it shows that they listened to the community and saw the opportunity of his popularity so they buffed him to cash him in. But the downside being is this made everyone realize that they can buff characters just by throwing a riot online swaying devs. This is unfair to those characters that are now in a worse state than Zhongli that is now getting shafted at the bottom since they aren't making enough money for them. This was also bad since it show's miHoYo's balancing issues with the game which is already shown with how biased they are with Pyro and Cryo meta as well as their poor decisions on designing character kits like locking constellations with Childe & Zhongli testing on how much they can make whales pay up.

[@samuelsouza7670]

@@jzesu9889 no man the only reason they buffed zhongli and after that geo was to sell him on his rerun and sell albedo's banner because his elevator skill was very strange to people

[@Archflip]

Honestly, I feel like the only thing she needs is more attack speed ramping on her C1 to have a cohesive kit. It is supposed to be acceleration after all, so if she got faster attack speed on every crit, stacking that via spin then becomes her whole playstyle. Her c2 100% multi-hit ult then also stacks up your c1, which is her fastest attack as a claymore. Since c6 also boosts your charged attack damage, then you just spin to win, with a spin that gets faster as you go.

[@ariarrivederci6254]

When I got my mom into genshin recently Her first character in a roll was xinyan She's her favorite now Along with beidou

[@mayonese4821]

Your mom has taste ari

[@yoshiro8411]

I love your moms taste

[@shikiekitheyama]

aww, that is actually cute

[@lightterror3304]

same with me too she was my main but i got diluc so now shes not

[@devanshisharma2447]

your mom is me bc same

[@beta8629]

I think the whole neglect section can be summarized by Qiqi's thoughts about Xinyan in her profile quotes. Simply one word: "...who?"

[@SF-fj6rr]

Why did mhy include that in the first place smh that hurts 😭

[@xmarqx2173]

Qiqi lowkey roasts people without knowing

[@SanilJadhav711]

Lol she forgets

[@donloder1]

Qiqi, on the other hand, kinda neglected by the community. I sometimes see a post about how 'okay' she is as a character, some even worse bc she broke their pity. For someone who frequents coop every day, I barely see anyone uses her other than myself. It's almost as rare as a gemstone or prototype.

[@xmarqx2173]

@@donloder1 I want her sooooo badly. She’s adorable and with my Lisa she actually would help a LOT

[@mintypuff]

Xinyan is actually the main reason I started playing genshin, a lot of my friends were playing it at the time but it wasnt until I saw the first video of her I thought she looked so cool, I figured I’d give genshin a try and if I liked it enough I’d continue to play and just save for her, when the zhongli banner dropped I got c3 of her very quickly and she’s still one of my favs to this day!

[@jamesdonaho8480]

She was the first character I got from wishing and I main her! I love her, the only other character I got from wishing was Rosaria? Idk how to spell it but yeah, I like her

[@ilyeonjun]

i seriously love you people hating on my girl for shitty reasons

[@inqyr4707]

@@ilyeonjun tbh I don't play with her because I don't like her playstyle (and claymore playstyles in general) But she seems like a cool person. but the only person I'm getting on yoimiya banner is xinyan

[@AnaClara-dx4fj]

That's so nice!

[@fudget4763]

same!!

[@notryan8410]

Xinyan's playstyle is very different compared to her peers and that's what makes her unique Xinyan mains rise up

[@nelzelpher2088]

What’s that girl you get in the beginning of the game? That’s my main.

[@stormyenglish_23]

@@nelzelpher2088 no thats lumine.

[@johndotcue]

Really? She feels a bit like Noelle with a weaker shield.....

[@melmarieoyola1215]

@@johndotcue im still mad that i got c2 noelle when i dont even need her anymore i dropped her for barbara. noelles shield is good but when you build her well you gotta use her all solo and i find that pretty annoying tho.

[@eeveekyu4446]

@@melmarieoyola1215 well just keep in mind if you ever get more constellations she will become really usefull as a sub dps

[@valmirgashi6235]

I can kinda see Beidou being important by the time we go to Inazuma, but Xinyan??? We got fuck all.

[@noukan42]

She may get some friends in Fontaine... 3 years from now.

[@kokonutnut5709]

Xinyan's probably only going to be somewhat important during Liyue festivals

[@littleboss2006]

My assumption is that she will be highlighted when Yunjin come out

[@Bullminator]

Beidou will probaly give up a ride to Inazuma in story so this is the reason why they are saving her.

[@GxGNoir]

@@kokonutnut5709 already had one and didn’t get her

[@unstable_lyssa8517]

xinyan's ult is one of my favorites for the visuals and audio, like.. cmon... SHES A ROCKSTAR

[@DatCrazyOokamii]

it looks like a 5 star ult :3

[@athenam4724]

How much damage does yours do?

[@unstable_lyssa8517]

@@athenam4724 around 2.5k? which is kind of weak compared to xinyan mains

[@DatCrazyOokamii]

@@athenam4724 since I gave her my artifacts that no one likes (def etc) she actually scales pretty well with those

[@pegasBaO23]

@@DatCrazyOokamii if you use her as support, for maining you want crit dmg and attack

[@carolinepolson8454]

i didn’t even notice xinyan was in the background of the lantern rite animation :( i really wish she would get some spotlight! i love her character design and her moves

[@debamchakraborty1143]

She's so neglected and underrated that I didnt even knew she existed until I saw her in the 1.3 'stand by me' event.

[@CRValtierra]

Same 🤣

[@Nightmare200]

I got her and she's still level 1 because I thought she wasnt worth leveling up since I havent seen anything about her anywhere xD

[@shrimp.thursday]

I only realised she existed when I ended up getting her 6 times on Xiao's banner..

[@laksharora6889]

Same , she is the one character that always feels that it was just released , it is just a weird feeling

[@drewsaibot2395]

I still use her and she's level 60

[@crotalus4756]

I wish they give at least a hangout event with Xinyan

[@verypissedcat5406]

Diona is pretty neglected too so I’m happy they added her as a hangout event, they will do the same with Xinyan eventually

[@orochiv324]

@@verypissedcat5406 she's not neglected for me atleast, she's the Bennett to my Ganyu :))

[@wqfflesyrup8740]

@@verypissedcat5406 at least there is the cats tail, it sucks that you cant go inside though. diona is pretty underrated.

[@macobus6743]

@@wqfflesyrup8740 wdym she's underrated? Pretty much everyone loves Diona, especially for the spiral abyss back when all the enemies were cryo

[@wqfflesyrup8740]

@@macobus6743 shes underrated to me

[@chinothepony]

Xinyan is actually my favorite character aesthetically. She has a great look with a lot of details like open-toed boots and braids coming from her bag! (And yes, I mentioned this in the survey).

[@queenofmoons720]

I know she has such a like memorable silhouette (sounds weird but it's like how sailor moon is very recognizable for her hair) she has a good character design, (imo compared to Xiangling, chongyun, or xinqui) and has the potential to become a idol esqe character like Barbara.

[@thesaidkitsune4039]

@@queenofmoons720 i've never thoughy about her silhouette, that's so cool :o

[@pupupurin143]

@@queenofmoons720 idol skins in genshin omg

[@saltoftheegg]

I never play her because I genuinely can’t stand looking at her, lol, different strokes for different folks I guess

[@thesaidkitsune4039]

@@saltoftheegg i guess not everyone takes a liking to her style, idk what it's called tho

[@yelisey5652]

The moment I saw Xinyan, I was absolutely inlove with her design her voice and everything! It's so sad she is very Underrated

[@sesshonuyasha]

her (english) voice TOO ?! her other voice actresses sound better to me and her design is special for sure

[@kittenmimi5326]

Underrated in what? Design? Kit wise shes a mess

[@yvu-2248]

same, i have played since launch but i only learnt xinyan during the stand by me event even though shes one of the earlier characters. i actually reported it to mihoyo because i thought it was a glitch that it said xinyan instead of xiangling

[@Glx-j3t]

Me watching this with a friendship lvl 10 C6 Xinyan: 👁️👄👁️🍿

[@dumbdumb8526]

Same 👁👄👁

[@dwicghvma9998]

I’m about to reach lvl 10 for her fire ship 👀, I love her sm

[@warriorkurusaki]

I'm here hitting 8k per hit but they're out here ignoring my girl.

[@renzlarin1871]

same here

[@memer]

I honestly dont get what's funny from that emote

[@RedFlaim]

going back to a classic video-essay style character analysis is refreshing :D

[@Reverii]

Love these!

[@placidocavallaro6314]

pleaseee do one on ganyu

[@sheepandotter]

my friend got xinyan and beidou and uh, now she loves them because there op

[@masterharith8488]

Wow man you are racist as hell

[@RedFlaim]

@@masterharith8488 please go ahead and educate me on how I am racist

[@laurel9629]

I definitely find that my neglect of Xinyan comes down to how disconnected she feels to the world as a whole. She’s never mentioned in NPC dialogue or discoverable books, while Xianling, Xiao, and Beidou (among others) are. No one else ever mentions rock music, which makes it hard to believe that she’s actually famous. In the English dub, she has a Southern accent, which no other character (playable or otherwise) has. She feels anachronistic, like something the devs made to have something “modern,” and not like an organic part of the world.

[@victoriamilleres530]

well, there is a Millelith who says he likes her music and is his fan, but you're right, we never hear about Xinyan

[@cranberrysauce61]

the disconnect between her english voice and character design is what draws me away from xinyan. for me the southern accent just doesn't match, i think a more neutral american would of fit her a lot better.

[@Metarous]

an npc has mentioned her once but thats all

[@emopeterparker7]

you make a good point about her being famous but rock music is barely even acknowledged...you woulda thunk lantern rite would be the PERFECT chance to feature her in some way (a performance maybe? like the one we saw in the trailer...but we all know what we actually got :B) but yeah they just threw that into the traaash. wasted potential, honestly :((

[@PCVP4729]

If she didn’t have that accent then I guarantee her fanbase would be at least triple the size of what it is now. They just ruined her character for me because before I heard her voice I thought she was hot asf.

[@destructo3457]

The other thing about Xinyan is that she's a mess, she is a support that increases physical DMG but being pyro makes her useless for characters like Razor, but she has DPS constellations and at the same time scales with defense lol

[@terra20209]

Yeah there's a good reason why everyone would not bother with her, she needs a rework or a buff, cuz a fire physiscall dps is just not worth it atm

[@yuzmanito]

I mean she can work in a Razor team with two pyros just for the free 25% more damage.

[@oooceanman]

Wasn't she deadass a perfect character to match with razor

[@imanina121]

@@terra20209 may i know why pyro and physical doesn't work well?? i have seen many ppl said it

[@terra20209]

@@imanina121 the pyro ruins the main reaction that the physical comp needs, the electro conduct (ice+electro) Xinyans problem is that she has an element that is mostly used as an EM dps and it contributes nothing to the physical playstyle. She works well with razoe for atk speed stacking, as razor gets a boost from his ult, but for someone like Eula is just not worth it, like the main squad for eula that i see atm is 2x ice 2x electro (eula, diona, fishl,beidou)

[@mochifuyu1452]

I really love Xinyan since she's a dark skin tone Asian. I'm glad there is someone to represent me

[@mochifuyu1452]

@@penultimania4295 I don't really need someone to represent me, I'm just happy

[@AnkaaAvarshina]

​@@penultimania4295 You're making a mountain out of an anthill. You're implying as if this "representation" is what makes up the majority of their desires or life. You do realize that these types of characters are just rare, and seeing a character that comes from *your* demographic is just super refreshing, since the majority of such characters are just "typical attractive white person".

[@AnkaaAvarshina]

@@penultimania4295 And we never said we're owed anything. All I and this other person said is that seeing a dark-skinned character is refreshing to see. Why are YOU acting so defensive and hostile? Also, what do you mean "you live in white countries". Do you know where we live? Do you know what games we play? And also, *_Asians can be dark skinned. I'm from a country whose people are brown skinned. Xinyan is that kind of person._* So what are you implying?

[@fart1055]

@@penultimania4295 literally shut up. All they were saying is they were happy for representation. They weren’t demanding. Nobody owes you anything, Layla. You’re such a hypocrite.

[@AnkaaAvarshina]

@@fart1055 Exactly. Not to mention, they're already assuming what kinds of people we are. They're acting as if dark-skinned Asians don't exist. They're acting as if we're living in "white countries". Have they ever considered that WE are genuine Asians that live in ASIAN countries playing an ASIAN game? I can't say that for sure with the other person, but I AM that.

[@uqino.]

When I read her birthday voiceover tab, I instantly was filled with tears because she crocheted me something and said something like “what’s with the face? Is it weird that I can do these things?” Omg, we are so alike not only in appearances but tribulations, I couldn’t help but cry. 😭

[@Momocham23]

It's means alot (or maybe little sad?) since Xinyan doesn't fit that traditional feminine appearance. She likely practiced embroidery to fit in more. She mentioned learning to cook too. Those are considered to be one of the skills girls learn to do in dynastic Chinese culture that Linyue is base off

[@RDK325]

"New characters are getting consistent story quests" *Keqing jealous noises*

[@pdpgb]

And Qiqi. Every other 5 star except those 2 have story quests.

[@bighatastrea]

She'll probably get one with 1.6, at least some dataminers said so

[@kiss-shot_is_bae]

At least Keqing was a part of the main story

[@luar215]

Is fischl in any of the quests? I’m level 45 and I still haven’t seen her anywhere

[@kiss-shot_is_bae]

@@luar215 She was part of the event quest about the meteorite alongside Mona, but nothing yet in the main plot

[@blippy117]

i trained her for the physical boost for my physical fischl, her shield is insanely useful and powerful + her story is amazing

[@macobus6743]

wdym her shield is powerful, its the weakest in the game. i think even shields generated from crystalize are stronger, but im not sure

[@darklightss_]

@@macobus6743 wait excuse me thats your opinion

[@osyady]

@@macobus6743 "For the physical boost". Talents + constelation make her shield reduce phys resist on enemies and increase phys dmg dealt by allies while the shield is active.

[@bonkers_papaya]

@@macobus6743 You think this way because of an analyst chart or something right? Like, a chart that ranks every shield in the game from strongest to weakest? Please tell me this is what made you have this opinion because if you think her shield is the weakest based off of YOUR Xinyan, then I'm gonna have to drop a huge mind bomb on you. I'm being genuine with the question. I'm deadass curious.

[@chariothe9013]

@@macobus6743 i agree that her shield is weak because of how it is scaling off her defense, but it’s stronger than crystalized shield. I build her as a burst support, i put everything to crit dmg and atk%. The result is great, she does tons of physical dmg but her shield is weak because she has low defense. For anyone who gonna say that i built her wrong, no, i’ve tried defense build, and it’s way worst, I can pretty much replace her with any shield character if I build her defense build, since all of her dmg scale of her atk, that is why people neglected her because they don’t understand how to build her and make her useful, so I listened to what OkCode say on Tenha’s video of Xinyan. And built her the same way as he built, which is Damage focus and yeah, energy recharge, because you will want that free shield from her Burst, since your shield is weak. Being able to activate her shield multiple times will eliminate the disadvantage of her long E cooldown and weak scaling shield.

[@ruen_me1361]

I want an event featuring all of the characters we know can sing, dance or play an instrument: Barbra, Xinyan, Venti, Diluc, Childe, Xiao, keaya, Zhongli, Albeado, Eula, Chongyun, Kahzua, Ayaka (Edited to add more peeps)

[@corbeaudejugement]

kaeya also mentioned being able to play instruments, which would make sense considering he and diluc grew up in the same house. ..now i want to see kaeya with an ice piano. make it happen mihoyo. make it happen

[@ruen_me1361]

@@corbeaudejugement omg how could I forget keaya! Yes pls make it happen, I know what’s going in the next survey...

[@corbeaudejugement]

@@ruen_me1361 on that subject, zhongli (as rex lapis) has performed in operas before. yes i've thought about this before

[@ruen_me1361]

@@corbeaudejugement what- I really need this event now pls miHoYo

[@corbeaudejugement]

@@ruen_me1361 i want to hear them SING

[@fteehana]

i main xinyan and this hurts. like i literally have hu tao and they go "why dont you main hu tao omg she's a 5 star" gurl my xinyan would never leave the team. she is way too underrated and someone gotta show what she made of

[@VUNELE]

WORD.

[@Dante45p]

as i main both Xinyan is always going to be best

[@iamspencerx]

underrated? you mean you can clear the abyss with her?

[@hyuckkiri3857]

Drop the build 😣

[@banan7308]

@@iamspencerx yes lol she straight nukes the ruin graders in 12-3

[@Placebobeans]

I main xinyan. She's one of the 2 dark skin characters and she does physical dmg. Yes physical isn't the most OP, you can use her for any enemy without worrying about it being resistant. (I think only few enemies have physical resistance)

[@tiaanimates1795]

Who's the other one?

[@Placebobeans]

@@tiaanimates1795 kaeya however you spell it. In some light he can look kinda white but he's definitely a different color than the rest

[@Placebobeans]

@@leaf1214 yeah he's tan and xinyan is dark skin

[@zerotodona1495]

@@Placebobeans they are both the same thing. Asians are reddish brown in skin tone. One might be slightly darker but both are tan in coloring.

[@Placebobeans]

@@zerotodona1495 yeah I'm not saying they're not Asian just that they have different skin colors. And yeah they're tan idk why I said dark skin 🦵🏼

[@AshiSlashii]

I'll sue mihoyo for not giving my girl xinyan some love

[@jynxnohcyaaare8987]

Lemme help you :D

[@thevictim8542]

I BELIVE XINYAN/TOMBOY SUPREMENCY

[@Yenzii]

*Sees Razor pfp* CONTRADICTION

[@AshiSlashii]

@@Yenzii EXPLAIN I'M CONFUSED FJDNDJ

[@AshiSlashii]

@@jynxnohcyaaare8987 Hell yes! Gang rise up

[@mauby6781]

Xingyan + Bennett combo is underrated. Pyro resonance, attack buff, shield, healing, pyro cleanse and burst, fast energy recharge. All in two character slots.

[@melfeek4304]

I used to run that combo until i decided to completely change my team along with Razor because i found out claymore isn't really my weapon of choice, it's too slow for me but i absolutely love this combo

[@HtNyr]

Its not underrated if bennett is in the mix

[@sunny__johanna]

I love how bennet doesn't fall with his long e skill if her shield is activated!

[@K.G444]

@@sunny__johanna yeah it’s super OP when her shield is up

[@Someone-dj6kk]

Remember the physical DMG bonus Xinyan has with her talent while using her shield

[@ellanica]

I read someone saying that it's like Mihoyo didn't know whether to make Xinyan a DPS or support, and that her constellations are sort of a mess.

[@dumbdumb8526]

That’s true and I believe that she can be both too. I have her as a main DPS and she’s kinda broken

[@weeecalango2761]

Dionas c4 is pretty weird also

[@mudkips8399]

I think the biggest mess up they did was make her Shield scale with Defense instead of attack. It's the only shield that constantly attacks, and the rest of her kit geared towards that stat. Defense splits it horribly. But then again, she might be overpowered if it did scale with attack. Though to be honest, Mihoyo doesn't really seem to have a problem with having overpowered characters.

[@kimlippington1105]

@@weeecalango2761 diona is super weird having cryo dmg as an ascension bonus like hello ?? why???

[@weeecalango2761]

@@kimlippington1105 ye elemental recharge, hp or healing eff would be much better

[@Kami-pg3np]

xinyans character is so unique and i love how shes set apart with her hobby and style. she needs more love

[@guhbean]

i'm right here

[@klus9338]

me who dosen't have Xinyan but loves her: 0_o

[@dumbdumb8526]

Aaaaaa I feel terrible about this!!! The RNG is usually in her favour (first character cons I maxed out) so hopefully you get her X7

[@Capitanosimp2174]

I've got her C6, you can have her (ﾉ´･ω･)ﾉ ﾐ ┻━┻

[@riftintimee]

I hope you get her soon! She's super cool and I use her as my main DPS ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶

[@beomchoo]

@@riftintimee i want her sooo bad she’s so pretty and her attacks are so cool ☹️

[@meike6725]

I want her too !!

[@webbedshadow2601]

"Xinyan is Genshin's most neglected character" Me who uses Xinyan for her shield, claymore, pyro, and to grind domains with cryo mobs: *Not to me.*

[@oooceanman]

Xinyan never disappoints when faced with cryo

[@Maelin.]

OMG SAMEE edit: got diluc so no more xinyan. dw benching diluc as soon as thoma comes home 🤧

[@maggiesanders1011]

Not really a problem for me i jus switch characters Also combining her burst with beidou’s is g r e a t

[@toocooltododrugspencil1691]

She destroys cryo slime sheilds

[@HellishCube]

same

[@chelefries]

plz i’m so glad that the comments appreciate xinyan is much as i do, she was my first non-noelle four star & she’s stayed on my team ever since then. i just got her c1 a few days ago and i was overjoyed, i hope mihoyo adds her into some story content soon

[@orochiv324]

I really hope I can give you her constellations, I have her at c7. See I don't really like her gameplay and I want to make use of her by giving her away but we can't.

[@tawnyevergreen4169]

same! I got her c2 in my first 20 pulls and she is my ~favorite~

[@seelevollerei7224]

Awwww I also love seeing people appreciate Xinyan, it feels so good to see people talk nicely about a character I heavily relate to! I got her in Zhongli’s first banner, and I’m happy that u got her C1! She can really be a good unit when used right. Sadly, the 1.5 trailer doesn’t say anything about Xinyan, so my only hope is to wish that she will make a brief appearance sometime soon, and that people will start seeing what a kind girl she is

[@zellasteria]

"Xinyan is the most neglected character" Me: *she is my dream character*

[@pdg_strix2447]

Like, i started playing last week and shes my favorite caracter, just love her😁

[@zellasteria]

@@pdg_strix2447 yeah, plus her ult does physical dmg so thats a plus

[@jamesdonaho8480]

I got her on my first wish ever and I love her! I’ve only wished twice and I have rosaria(idk if that’s how you spell it) and her, I main her and- ugh I love her

[@zellasteria]

@@jamesdonaho8480 yea this is how u spell it :)

[@lampreyschasm]

she's my fav character too ☠ I'm gonna be so happy if I get the chance to get her

[@urmommahouse494]

Xinyan needs a hangout mission where we rock and roll with her on stage

[@RaewCZ]

wake the fuck up samurai! We have camps to burn!

[@olivep]

this would be really cool if we got to use the windblume lyre on stage with her. I doubt they would do that since not everyone has the lyre, but I bet it would be easy to make a minigame like that since they already made a rhythm minigame mechanic

[@hadison6838]

She can keep rocking, while I keep rolling... for 3 stars weapons.

[@darklightss_]

I main xinyan and it literally makes me mad sometimes bc ppl kick me for using her and another times ppl like when i jump around making noises with her backpack. And not only that her story is so good and sad. Its rlly sad that she wont be showing in the story anytime soon

[@kerokero9458]

Dude same I play Amber and I'm scared to go coop with her, I usually just change to another character so people don't start complaining without any reasons

[@darklightss_]

@Bʟɪɴᴅᴇᴅ Tʀᴀsʜ yeah i plan to never replace her no matter how many five stars i get

[@arrowup8711]

@@darklightss_ what if they give her a 5* version? 0,0

[@darklightss_]

@@arrowup8711 fuck eula take all my money pls

[@levibest2409]

@@kerokero9458 i play amber to i just haven’t coop with her yet bc shes not strong enough yet

[@hei-d-rian]

Xinyan is my First C6 and she never leaved the team. I just like the vibe she has.

[@averagecommander]

Then you must be Bennett :)

[@orochiv324]

I have her at c7 and benched her lol

[@noratome8087]

I got her c12 I just love her so much she never leaves the party

[@outlaw2725]

I am a very messy player but playing with Xinyan makes me comfident due to her shield and Pyro abilities and claymore helps a lot when collecting stuff. She is great for players like me who can't aim well or too slow to run away

[@kittenmimi5326]

But claymore is a bit slow... the shield do negate thst tho it can take some damage I guess. But for a noob (me) swords are better since it's fast, can spam it easy

[@outlaw2725]

@@kittenmimi5326 you are right about swords which I keep one sword and one claymore character to be dps. Currently I have replaced Xinyan with Beidou as she also has a shield. And I use her a lot. I still use Xinyan as a main when I need a shielded front and a lot dps characters. Tho her cool down is a little let down I still love her.

[@flaym.]

Based on leaks, Beidou is very likely to serve a role in the Inazuma story and will probably be the one taking us there in the first place If this is the case, it'd make Xinyan alone in being the only character not included in any quests. Hopefully miHoYo decide to involve her a little more in the future

[@elliotgibsonroberts6672]

1.6 will probably add inazuma and tons of new characters with their own quests, and 1.5 isnt likely going to have xinyan story quest. Might be a while until we see xinyan content, since with the release of inazuma, liyue will be put on the backburner :(

[@dumbdumb8526]

She’s probably going to be a little more involved with Fontine, but all I want is a hang out event from her. I mean xinyan is pretty involved with Beidou too- Xinyan is close to her crew and they sing/ make sea shanties. I just hope we get to see her there a little

[@tedykar1121]

When i explore and talk to NPC i never seen anyone mention anything about Xinyan but as for Beidou there were a lot of them said how powerfull she was even kids idolize her

[@nayshine7875]

@@elliotgibsonroberts6672 yunjin might appear in inazuma which gives a window for xinyan seeing as she’s a fan of her in liyue and appreciates her rock and roll style that isn’t that popular in liyue

[@TheBassSinger]

When I first saw her. Me being a bassist, I love the fact that she was a rock and roll musician. Then when I heard her voice lines, I loved the fact that she had a Texan accent on her. So personality wise, she was the one I wanted to main.

[@DrSwazz]

The Texan accent doesn't really fit her look tho

[@cosmicllama6910]

@@DrSwazz she looks like slipknot but sounds like kid rock, it's jarring

[@DrSwazz]

@@cosmicllama6910 Slipknot is a pretty aggressive way to describe Xinyan, but yeah, in general I agree

[@minapoo7613]

@@DrSwazz I don’t think an accent can fit a look, but a Chinese person, yeah it’s confusing.

[@DrSwazz]

@@minapoo7613 Of course it can, people from a certain cultural region tend to have the same accent because they speak the same language. Xinyan isn't from Texas (or anywhere like it in Teyvat), so her accent doesn't make sense

[@Malanrea]

Xinyan has been part of my team since she debuted and I think it's a huge shame she isn't featured in literally ANYTHING yet. She's our only dark skinned character and she's cool as hell.

[@Malanrea]

@@DAVlID She's the only one you have to roll to get! I didn't mention Kaeya bc he's free and a lot of people build him out of necessity, even if they don't like his presence in the story. Xinyan is the only dark skinned chara that ppl have to decide to roll on/isn't just given to you. And she has gotten literally nothing in terms of story/quest/ect to make ppl curious about her. ): I guess the bright side is the confirmed dark skinned characters coming up are all gods or feature in the story heavily so that won't be a problem.

[@Corviidei]

@@Malanrea yo which dark skinned characters are coming up? 👀 I haven’t been keeping up with updates much aside from Kazuha

[@asuramaru815]

@@Corviidei Some Sumeru characters with dark skin have been leaked

[@meixi804]

I don’t remember if the girl in the ad in Natlan (pyro nation) was dark skinned, I think she was. But I don’t know if she was a god, they showed DILUC for Mondstat instead of venti-

[@reetisahu1880]

You are forgetting Kaeya...

[@pineapplepizza8072]

i’m literally a xinyan main and i never noticed any of the stuff u said makes her weird to play bc. pretty pyro rock star do big damage go brrr

[@sparkk2871]

Samee. Also because I got her really early on and since I'm a f2p I didn't have many other options for a non-bow pyro character at the time

[@piowtglock3700]

ONG that was me when I saw her on TikTok. My favs are pyro and claymore characters and she's literally both along with being aesthetically pleasing.

[@djlssldns3351]

Ikr.Xinyan is my main too and she's awesome!

[@jayzenstyle]

I like her high physical dps, having one of the highest base atk afaik. Unfortunately I already used my resources for ayaka and xiangling.

[@sunspiit6641]

i’m a xinyan main and i have a pretty good build on her. currently her q does 56k but i’m farming better artifacts she’s so fun to play and she deserves more attention

[@kodzuken2067]

Honestly tho. As a past Xingyan main I was so tired of never seeing people use her. She has so much potential and deserves so much more love and attention that she gets.

[@RaffoPhantom]

She also deserves to have her name spelled correctly :(

[@xavigoeswild6827]

@@RaffoPhantom 💀💀

[@DrSwazz]

@@RaffoPhantom Bruhhh you did him like that lmao Even funnier when you realize he confused her name with Xiangling, who outshines her

[@johnnyschittaphrrr2813]

@@RaffoPhantom brooo 💀💀

[@justaweirdartist7902]

@@RaffoPhantom omg-

[@thegamingangel8389]

Maybe for Xinyans hangout event she could be a traveling musician you meet. If she already isn’t or something

[@ruen_me1361]

I want an event featuring all of the characters we know can sing, dance or play an instrument: Barbra, Xinyan, Venti, Diluc, Childe, Xiao,

[@ratsoup95]

mhm indeed

[@drogadepc]

She is a traveling musician

[@itscosmicnerd]

Xinyan is SO neglected. The minute I got her on the first run of Zhongli’s banner, I loved her so much. It’s a shame she barely gets any exposure :(((

[@trippyusopp4826]

She was my first 4 star and holds a special place in my heart

[@foxyplayzzz3692]

Same!

[@oshello6940]

amber : *dies

[@2SAEEEEEEE]

She was my second 4 star character bc of amber.

[@yuyi5477]

same!

[@SlashoftheGreatnessOfficial]

amber, lisa, kaeya:

[@ThatOneGanyuMain]

I knew about Xinyan before she was released, because she gets mentioned ingame by some of the guards. Aside from that, I agree with you. The world would feel a lot fuller if we could see the characters in it. It doesn't even have to be all of them; it can be Lisa in the Library, Jean in her office, Xingqiu at the book store in Liyue Harbor...they can even give them certain places to be depending on the hour and the day. It would be nice, and it shouldn't just be the playable characters; they should add more npcs as well, especially during the festivals. They felt so empty.

[@yani5163]

Never even knew she existed until i saw someone using her in co-op

[@xuannguyenpham939]

True tho

[@xuannguyenpham939]

I use her but she is very unpopular never see another use her too!

[@che7941]

im actually happy noone uses her haha. That way she is always free for me in coop 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭

[@marielleunger4425]

I'm a Xinyan main, and when I say I have other five stars like Jean and Venti, people go BONKERS that I main her. Honestly, she has really good physical damage, her shields are amazing (esp at C2), and she is generally just a really cool person. Her voicelines and story are really unique, and she (as well as Beidou) def deserve some love.

[@jvkrajnik]

i have a c2 diluc, but i will never choose him over my xinyan. i love her

[@marcjehle2480]

My main team is Baedou, Xinyan, Hu Tao and Barbed wire for heals

[@k-rhynncyrhyss4691]

My team is Jean for support and healing, Ningguang as my main DPS, Fischl as a passive support, and Xinyan as a follow up after Fischl for the Overloaded elemental reaction. Depends on how you use them, I guess. But Xinyan is forever my favorite Pyro user.

[@hatakekakashi3228]

Me who uses everybody to get them to friendship 10 be like : Endgame content

[@j_o_w848]

Although I'm a BAEdou main, Xinyan is vey useful on my team compositions. She goes well with Team Klee for shield support and Pyro resonance. Her Physical dmg boost+ Physical resist reduction also goes well for the Team Noelle when her burst(excalibur) is down.

[@crystaelechan487]

Can we just appreciate that he always gives quality closed captions?

[@NopWorks]

Agreed. As a language learner, I always highly appreciate Closed Captions/Subtitles that the creator have manually added. It's also great for hearing-impaired person, or when you're in a loud environment. Cheers, RedFlaim! //KZbin videos these days are heavily scripted anyway, why not time it and turn it into captions.

[@makierahfrancis8407]

As a Xinyan main, thank you for posting this. I always thought she never got much credit even though she is a good character. I love her aesthetic and have mained her since her release!

[@fancho123]

finding xinyan fans is like finding a diamond in a mountain pile of junk

[@jynxnohcyaaare8987]

Yoooo

[@botandrew1]

One of the kind

[@avanguyen4911]

;-;

[@d_ling28]

Wassup

[@xiaoxing5481]

junk huh....

[@kisstoffee]

as a xinyan main, i think she's really awesome and makes me glad that she's getting attention! her kit isn't the best (imo) but her unique character style and design really made me love her. she's amazing. :)

[@sicklepopsiclf]

xinyan may seem intimidating from her punk aesthetic, but shes really a big ol' sweetheart. i main her and i love her sm!!

[@jynxnohcyaaare8987]

Same! She’s like such a huge cinnamon roll

[@tonhmao]

Me, a Xinyan main: Interesting, interesting.🍷

[@bunbunuwu6299]

Me who mained beidou and xinyan with xingqiu and kaeya: *hu tao enters the world*

[@xinyancorndawgz]

Lmao we have the same line up except kaeya

[@beomkaslana]

why this was my exact team, now i use jean more than beidou

[@inbetween1035]

I actually saw a guard in liyue harbor talking about xinyan's performances and how he sneaks info to her on where she can and can't preform

[@bootaodayo3373]

Oh yeah I remember that guy! I like him because of that, sadly.. I kept forgetting his name.

[@Toca_Moca]

Xinyan appreciation fact: I don't know about the other languages but at the end of her charged attack it sounds like she's having so much fun in the Korean dub

[@jarrahpatacsil6476]

Shes so rare that the first time i saw a player playing her in coop i was like 🥺 wow her attacks are so dam cool

[@cuponoodlez9107]

I'm really glad some people are finally giving Xinyan the attention she really deserves. Mihoyo and the community kinda do her super dirty. I knew it was bad but I never fully realized how much she's just neglected even in just the world itself. like at least with beidou, a lot of NPCs talk about her, and you can visit her ship. Xinyan is just,,,,, nowhere to be seen. she's been one of my main DPSs and favorite character ever since she released. and I understand all the 'downsides' of her abilities but I've never had a problem with them in practice lol. hopefully, inclusion in the story or hangout quests will bring her into the lime light.

[@lightterror3304]

not only do people of liyue avoid her even the fandom is its quite sad honestly she my home girl

[@exiler5405]

"Xinyan is the most neglected character" Me with Friendship level 10 Xinyan 👁️👄👁️ I like her burst. Deleting everything. Hopefully there is a hangout event for Xinyan. 🤗

[@afinakinambura5087]

agreed, her burst is so strong and is one of the 4 star character that has high potential to do one hit burst 😌

[@k-rhynncyrhyss4691]

I'm Friendship level 7, so close to getting to Level 8. My sweet precious rockstar is one of my 4 mains who I focus on. Her burst is hella awesome, and she works very very well with Fischl because of the Overloaded elemental reaction, and the pyro damage on enemies when activating her shield easily reaches 1k for me, despite not having invested time in building her just yet.

[@hatakekakashi3228]

She will have one, probably for 1.6

[@d_ling28]

I got her friendship lvl 10 yesterday, and yes her burst is basically a nuclear bomb, I can easily get 30k+ dmg with her ulti🔥🔥

[@athenam4724]

@@k-rhynncyrhyss4691 I haven't built mine at all and she does 3k damage with normal attack and 4k-5k with charged attack! She's awesome

[@mirakmirakmira]

I really love Xinyan and wanted her so much and i got her and maimed her till Hu Tao but i still love her and im glad this video exsist

[@nz.zhin9]

From the lantern rite event trailer alone, I was so excited cuz I thought Xinyan gonna have her own little music show event but no.... *it was just us running errands*

[@honeybeeami2654]

I currently have Xinyan in my main team, and I haven’t regretted it since. She’s a fun character to play and her voice lines as you raise your friendship is quite interesting.

[@minx9591]

Idk why she’s so neglected over, she’s so cool and I literally main her

[@pegasBaO23]

Welp as he said in the video, lack of exposure, akward to use toolkit, and requiring heavy investment, but boy is she satisfying to use once you get past that

[@minx9591]

@@pegasBaO23 frrrr , I love everything about her

[@gibran8959]

'cause she's disappointing as a DPS, as a shielder and as a character. She has an amazing design but everything else is a better option.

[@minx9591]

@@gibran8959 team her up with zhongli for shield

[@pegasBaO23]

@@gibran8959 if people can make Amber a viable dps, a good design is all it takes, even if hyper investment is required. Edit: Eula is right around the corner, and Xinyan is her best support after superconduct electro character

[@ulquiorralc4296]

We need a Electro Drummer. Venti, Barbara, Xinyan & Drummer Musical Team

[@XemnasTM]

Well Barbara wants Lisa to become and idol too, so I guess she's pretty good at singing and is electro 🤷

[@reodnalezienie]

@@XemnasTM if you max sfx and turn off voice-over and music you will be able to hear melody in Lisa's normal sequence

[@DrSwazz]

Lisa makes music when she climbs 🤔

[@aru3782]

dont mess with us xinyan mains theres like what, 5 of us??

[@dumbdumb8526]

8 but close enough

[@AshiSlashii]

9

[@Ricardowieringa]

10

[@zpro999]

11

[@riftintimee]

12

[@evascatacombs]

xinyan was the character that got me into genshin, i was kinda sad when she wasnt really involved in the story

[@minichou]

I really hope Mihoyo gives Xinyan more friends, another reason people don't know about her is that she's not seen hanging out with the other characters as much. In her voice lines, she's actually best friends with Xiangling but has a negative opinion (Chongyun) or lack thereof (any other liyue playable character except for Yunjin, not playable i think). Like, almost every Monstadt character has an opinion of Razor, an outsider who frequently comes and goes but Xinyan has BARELY ANYTHING. It's not that hard to put her into the story, she's a musician for pete's sake! Everyone sees her on stage!!

[@765Kati]

I absolutely love Xinyan. I got her in Zhongli's banner, and at first I wasn't even sure if I would use her or not, but one day I decided to give her a try and then I never stopped using her. Her character dialogues and lore make me fall even harder for her, she inspires me a lot and I hope Mihoyo gives her a hangout even soon!

[@jo-yk6dn]

she has tan skin like me so she makes me feel happy

[@mistushipper]

SAME!! it makes me rlly happy and brings me a lot of joy to someone who looks likes me :] plus her personality is so cool and i love her backstory. it really connects to me as a woc and just admires how she isn’t afraid to fight prejudices,, which is smth i struggle with. she’s super cool and i admire her very much

[@mr.clevertrick8710]

Uh oh. Twitter won't like that

[@wqfflesyrup8740]

@@mr.clevertrick8710 ?? why

[@wqfflesyrup8740]

@Asyam Abyan how 💀 the og commenter is saying that they feel represented by tan skin??

[@macobus6743]

@@wqfflesyrup8740 basically a bunch of twitter puritans where trying to cancel genshin a while back because Kaeya and Xinyan Have tan skin, which they said was racist (somehow)

[@cutsz1738]

spoilers for new archon quest Beidou has officially been exposed to the entire genshin playerbase

[@inqyr4707]

beidou was actually my first main dps so i'm glad she's getting some recognition

[@cedrick4395]

YES BEIDOU SUPREMACY

[@alephbuild0196]

In all that glitters trailer, you can see beidou at xinyan's performance

[@tyrenace6597]

Xinyan won't get any love until KZbinrs convince us to use an Xinyan Below C2 but no one will make the case. She will remain underrated.

[@decanix]

The reason why she caught my attention was simple: she's the only character besides Kaeya with dark skin, so she's really the only character I can see myself in (as I am a girl). Her attitude and aesthetic were a bonus, and her personality is just the cherry on top, she's a hardworking cutie! And mihoyo's treatment towards her it's truly disappointing. I wouldn't be surprised if they just put her into the game for representation points /as there are dark-skinned asians too/, especially after the Hillichurls situation... Edit: I do agree that is wise to expect more diversity in designs as the game progresses. I don't know everything about the game, especially the lore and future regions, so that didn't cross my mind

[@mananababytiff]

Thanks for putting my thoughts and feelings into words. As an African American girl and Xinyan being like- the second only dark skinned character, I felt like it was my duty to support her as she just seems irrelevant to the storyline now. Xinyan really needs to be in the game, there's so many beautiful possibilities they can have with her and Barbara together.

[@TheQwertyisdead]

Uhh, sorry if I come across as a little pedantic when saying this, but Xinyan's ethnicity is Liyue/Chinese. Dark-skinned Asians do exist, there are quite a lot of them. I get what you're saying about relatability, but it's highly unlikely that this is for brownie points, and more likely that Mihoyo simply wants to represent more aspects of their own culture. I'm pretty sure the majority of characters in future regions such as Sumeru and Natlan will be dark-skinned, as is natural in a more fantasy setting where not many people would immigrate.

[@bellesparky]

Yh I get what u mean - she’s Asian/liyuan? but it’s just really cool to see some skin tone variations as places like Sumeru and Natlan are going to be here for a while ^^

[@decanix]

@@TheQwertyisdead Oh no, I didn't meant to imply that she is black- I'm not a black person either. Sorry, english isn't my first language and now I see I could have phrased things better. I was talking from a more ... visual point of view I guess? "Oh look, she's not light skinned, like me. I like her". I know pretty well that there are dark-skinned asians, but I also know that they still have some serious issues about skin color and beauty standards to this day (especially in China, Japan, Korea...) so That's what I meant by representation. You're right about the future regions, they might bring us a whole different picture, but that doesn't erase the fact that Xinyan is almost non existent in the game right now. I'm not pointing fingers here, I'm just saying that, at the moment, it seems suspicious to me

[@TheQwertyisdead]

@@decanix Ah, I see, I understand, thank you for clarifying. Again, like I said, I do understand from a relatability point of view. And you are indeed right in criticizing Asian beauty standards, I am myself Korean and I have to say they are ridiculous in many ways for both men and women lol. I guess I misunderstood your comment when you said they are just doing it for representation, again thanks for sharing your thoughts :)

[@Seralzae]

EULA IS TEMPORARY XINYAN IS FOREVER

[@oooceanman]

HEAR HEAR

[@himekawa3833]

ME WHO USES XINYAN TO SUPPORT MY UNBUILT EULA

[@ThiagoThaz]

Xinyan takes forever*

[@ev4ngel1c]

PREACH

[@glydoughnut9432]

@@himekawa3833 YES EXACTLY

[@sevenaux]

ever since I saw her, I knew I wanted her on my team, her rock n roll aesthetic is great; Diona and Xiao are now at level 80 with her, i just wish her guitar had more use than just a prop for her attacks.

[@floofflez1134]

I see Xinyan, I leave a like

[@davidcosta3649]

Love playing this rock and roll girl and as someone who does play guitar and loves rock music, she’s one of my personal favourite

[@brokendabroken7029]

Her cute little bag is TOO CUTEEE man she needs more attention

[@karrobat8260]

I love Xynian, idc what anyone says T.T she’s literally the only character who I can identify w cuz we have the same skin tone and hair tone and I love her aesthetic

[@pandoraheartsvd]

Same!

[@icy9790]

maybe when yunjin gets released she and xinyan can have a storyline regarding their music maybe a competition of some sort