sweet as sugar.

Hey there, I'm Jazz, and this is my Genshin Impact sideblog! I'm very passionate about this game and it's really special to me. Got too many faves to really pick one, lots of folks are dear to my heart. Proship blogs will be blocked on sight. My icon is made by me c:

[princealberich]

Stop Cultural Appropriation and Whitewashing in MiHoYo Games

Sign the petition. Share it, reblog this post, etc.

Also, remember to show your dissatisfaction in the IN-GAME SURVEY.

The recent Natlan design reveals have caused more of an uproar than any of HYV's previous decisions- In English, Japanese, and Chinese communities. Make your voice known.

[alchemania]

Snow White Dove, Blood Stained Wings.

(Or, the Traveler has a harrowing encounter which leaves her reeling.)

There is a shivering blob of white amongst the snow of Dragonspine, and as Lumine draws closer, jet black hair accented by hot pink stands out in sharp contrast.

Oh. That's a body.

“Hello?” the blonde called, kneeling down and ignoring how the cold bit into her legs. “Can you hear me?” No answer, so she shook the smaller person a little roughly, causing a pair of snow white wings to pop up and flitter rapidly as they jolted awake. Lumine screamed and leaned back, trying to avoid getting walloped in the face, and watched as the other person hissed and grabbed their right wing- now that the Traveler looked closer, it was moving oddly …was it broken? “Here, let me help you up. There's a church down in the city,” and strong hands lift the other person out of the snow - now that she can see the face, it seems to be another young lady, and her cheeks and nose are rosy from the chill.

“..thank you,” the girl manages, leaning all her weight on the Traveler. “You are too kind..”

It doesn't take too long to get to the church, taking the teleporters. The petite young lady is tucked into a bed and told to rest, and after ensuring she'll be alright, Lumine makes way to go.

“..it seems the rumors were true, you really will help just about anyone.. I wonder if one day, that will be your downfall..”

Lumine stopped in her tracks, looking to the inhabitant in the bed in her peripheral vision. She looked so small, the blankets covering her up about to her chin, but the room suddenly felt very, veryyyyy cold.

“..what do you mean by that,” she hears herself say, by some miracle.

“Oh…don't pay me any attention,” the raven haired girl placated, waving a hand weakly. “Simply thinking aloud..”.

“..who are you,” Lumine demanded, turning fully around to face the bed as her expression hardened.

“Does that matter..? Would you have left me alone on that mountain to die if you didn't like the answer?”

Silence.

“.. I don't mean you any harm, Traveler, or the people of Mondstadt, if that's what you're worried about," was the quiet reply after a long moment. "I swear it. But I'm aware you do not like the people I work with very much, and so I deemed it best to keep my mouth shut until you offered me assistance.”

“The folks you work with,” Lumine repeated almost dumbly, looking more and more rattled by the moment.

“You got one of my coworkers killed back in Inazuma. Does that ring any bells???”

Lumine can't breathe.

“You're a Harbinger?”

Rapidly, she goes down the list in her mind. Signora was dead, and she'd already met Arlecchino, so this had to be either Sandrone or Columbina.

“Which one?” she barely manages.

“The Damsel,” the girl replies easily, eyes finally opening - they're a beautiful magenta, almost mesmerizing. “Nice to meet you, Traveler. You don't have to be afraid. Like I said, I have no desire to harm you, or anyone here. It's a little disheartening to think you may have simply abandoned me if you knew who I was beforehand….. but at least that's not what happened, no? I don't know why you're so flustered, Master Childe speaks so highly of you -”

“He's NOT my friend!”

There go the wings again, slightly.

“.. we're not all horrible people, you know. Not all of us had a choice in this.”

Lumine thinks of the twins, and Freminet.

Columbina looks sad now, genuinely so.

“...Why can't you understand that?”

“Well, sorry for being a little on edge, considering some of your coworkers have tried to KILL me -”

“But I'm not them. I already said I have no interest in harming you. Do you think that I'm lying?”

Silence, painful.

“Perhaps if you stopped looking at us through your black and white lens, you'll see that we, and you, are much closer to grey than you'd like to admit -”

The door slams, the sound resounding. Lumine is gone.

Columbina closes her eyes, sighing.

“...well. You can't fault a girl for trying.”

She steeples her hands over her chest then, expression thoughtful. “The heart that forever bleeds will one day cease to beat. . I wonder if she will realize that before it's too late. I surely hope so.”

And the Harbinger slept.

[alchemania]

I just think it's so funny (but not funny haha, funny WEIRD) how when people were rightfully angry about Sumeru there was SO much pushback like "Oh just wait for Natlan", "it's not even that bad" (which in and of itself is a ridiculous argument because people should not have to wait to feel like they're being properly represented in the media they consume!!!!! Ever!) but now that Natlan is here, suddenly the goalpost has been moved and now they're all crying "it's just a game", "if you don't like it just drop it," "keep waiting these are just the first few characters", etc.

Ain't it funny (but not funny haha. Funny weird) how that goes. You told us to wait for Natlan, okay. We're here. It hasn't gotten any better, and now people are being told once again that they're overreacting when it's been shown time and time again that they're not cared about.

I'm so tired. People shouldn't have to wait for proper representation, and they SURE as hell shouldn't be silenced when they ask for it.

[princealberich]

HOW DO I COMPLAIN TO HOYOVERSE?

It's easy, and there are MULTIPLE things you can do! I recommend doing each item on this list.

1. SIGN & SHARE THE PETITION

The petition will be delivered to the appropriate cultural reps, in order to complain to the CCP about the negative impression this is leaving on Chinese companies. Genshin Impact is highly favoured by the government for the positive press it gives the country, and putting pressure on the 'big daddy' is FAR more likely to make Hoyoverse buckle.

As of right now, the petition has nearly 38k signatures.

2. EMAIL HOYOVERSE

Email them directly at [email protected] to state how this has affected your desire to continue playing their games.

3. USE THE IN-GAME SURVEY OR FEEDBACK

Genshin Impact has frequent update surveys, and there is a permanent option to give feedback at any time. You can find it in the Paimon Menu.

4. REVIEW BOMB

Rate Hoyoverse's games, particularly Genshin, with one star on the app store. This has already proven in the past to have an effect, when this caused the team to review the anniversary rewards.

Here is a guide on how to do this!

5. POST IN OFFICIAL HOYOVERSE ACCOUNTS' COMMENTS

Do not be silent! Speak up about your displeasure. It's important that these comments outweigh the rest! Show that we are the MAJORITY.

6. SPEAK UP

Use the tags!

#BoycottHYV #WhyAreTheyWhiteHoyo #GenshinImpact #FixNatlan

Be relentless.

FURTHER DETAILS UNDER THE CUT!

WHAT SHOULD I NOT DO?

The following actions should NOT be taken:

DO NOT spend money on Hoyoverse games.

DO NOT sent threats, to voice actors OR customer service staff.

DO NOT engage with trolls or racists. Block and report.

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?

It's easy to dismiss this in the face of 'more important' issues in the world at the moment, but Genshin Impact (And by extension, Hoyoverse) is a very influential game and company. It is extremely popular, and directly influences MANY other games and players through this popularity.

This isn't an issue of 'just stop playing'- This is not anger for a game's decisions, it's anger for a precedent. It's a demand that not only should Hoyoverse care about representation, but other, smaller, companies too. If Hoyoverse can get away with it, so can others- But if Hoyoverse is held accountable for their exploitation of culture, then it sets the precedent that other companies have no chance of doing the same.

Like it or not, Hoyoverse has a lot of influence, and the CCP itself values the company for giving China a positive image in other countries. This is bigger than just being mad at character design.

EDIT: It was also pointed out to me that if POC were to simply stop engaging with hostile content, they would have nothing left. 'Just stop playing' isn't fair, plain and simple. POC deserve to play the things that they enjoy WITHOUT being ostracized.

DOES HOYOVERSE LISTEN?

They listen if there's no money lining their pockets, they listen if their reputation is damaged, and they listen if the CCP gets involved. We have direct evidence of this.

Review bombing alone caused Hoyoverse to reconsider the first anniversary rewards.

The CCP forced Hoyoverse to reskin various characters to comply with their laws, which HYV did. (This isn't necessarily a good thing, however, it is still evidence that CCP has influence over them.)

This is by far the largest outcry the company has seen so far, and MANY of HYV's voice actors have spoken out in support for the movement as well. This is not just playerbase complaints, but staff, too.

I recommend following AvenOfStrats on X/Twitter for further updates on the petition's progress, and on other ways to contribute. They also share plenty of resources on why this is important, and guides on how to complain.

[douyinvids]

by 墨扶苏 @ 932178414

Hook, line and sinker

[alchemania]

Furina progress time:

I should have her triple crowned and 90'd by the end of the week!

She's so so nice to have in my teams and I can't wait to try out all kinds of set ups.

[kokoasci]

i <3 ballpoint pen

[kokoasci]

thank you for the suggestions !!

[arigate]

2021

I love how happy and shine she is

[alchemania]

I DID IT

Me and my friends were grinding SO hard I was just praying and praying and praying and FINALLY. FINALLY. FURINA HOME...MY BELOVED...MY BABY GIRL AND DAUGHTER......

bro i almost passed out seeing the wish go gold... i was like ok. if i don't get her. tighnari. jean. mona. they're all fine...keqing too..and then furina popped up and i almost fainted

IT WAS FINALLY MY TURN TO BE LUCKY..THANK YOU GAME....thank u ..

[douyinvids]

This is probably the hardest transition in Genshin to film

by 在下枫原万叶 @ 77512281432

[douyinvids]

by 月银孤狼 @ 47845033689

Chongyun: Exorcising demons is as simple as this

[alchemania]

There are tears in my eyes

I LOVE YOU KIRARA MY BABY MY ANGEL MY DAUGHTER!!!!!!!

(ngl this could be a fun DnD design for her too I'd love to draw her with bard Furina and medic Lumine haha)

Free c1 for me and an awesome skin for my favorite Dendro it's a good day. Lots of the events this patch seem fun, too! I know the photo event is definitely like...no thoughts kinda event but I like those too, something to kinda wind down and get easy rewards.

As for the Natlan characters, well.

My expectations were already on the ground but let's just say I found a shovel and started digging. Suffice it to say unless there's reruns in 5.0 I want to go for, like maybe Zhongli or Yae, I will be saving the entirety of the patch. Maybe 5.1 will be better. But in my heart of hearts it's probably gonna be yet another Sumeru and god. Why.

(I guess it'll give me a chance to work on older characters in the meantime)

[blacktornn]

@pxriss___ on X

[followerofmercy]

No but I genuinely think the Wanderer is so hostile in the Imaginwhatsit theatre because it's, like, every triggering thing possible for him short of being strapped to a gurney in a lab aldjf

A strange domain only accessible by those invited, created by morally ambiguous, insanely powerful mommies. A toy that seems to have been created on a whim, not confidently knowing its name, animated, given a vague purpose, then left to sleep alone. Not being able to tell the difference between dreams and reality.

Like damn no wonder he's pissy. I would be too

[missvulpix212]

@sunjinjo We had some constructive discussions about your boy

[sunjinjo]

@missvulpix212 Oh dang... I'm writing a lil drabble on this actually, but I hadn't considered the seriousness of it yet. My mind was mostly on him being dragged from home and forced to do something nonsensical... but you guys are so so right. Everything about this place is designed to unsettle him and piss him off :') Aaaa I'm so sorry Sugi, you're my beloved main and absolute strongest character... :'D

[alchemania]

I was talking with friends about how volatile he is and it clicked after I was going on how easy it was for him like well. It's no Abyss (but it's kinda similar). And the lightbulb came on like oh. OH. I'm sure he hated it down there, so surprise he hates it in here.

I didn't even think about his parallels with Wolfy but oh my god.....it really is one of his worst nightmares in the Theater, huh.

Low key I wanna write about this now, too.

[alchemania]

I did it.....all 8 Stellas....

Lemme tell you I had to restart the Vishap duo boss so many times on this clear... I'd be super close to clearing with the Stella and then one of them would revive and I just:

Hu Tao was the big kicker, I was able to finally get the last Stella using her, Bennett, Fischl, and Kazuha against Coppelius, it was much easier (I think I am sadly not skilled enough yet to play Arlecchino. It doesn't help that I play on my phone, either, no doubt; and I tend to panic and when that happens, rotations suffer)

I do like this mode and it felt really good to clear it with all the challenges but my god. There were almost tears a few times I will not lie to you. :") Still, it was really nice having horizontally investing pay off, and I want to build my units better.

[degenerateshinji]

scarawanderer's coming home