Cy Yu reaction to the Natlan Drip Marketing from Genshin Impact
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There is a big issue cause of the colorism in Genshin Impact and not giving proper appreciations to the cultures and religions used for the creation of Natlan. Cy is just trying to be entertaining and have some fun. He wants them to change and will not give them money until said changes happen, but we will not judge you for giving them money. And if you want to make your voice heard then give them negative reviews and email hoyoverse about this there are tons of pre written emails out there to grab and used. REMINDER DON’T HARRASS ARTIST THAT WERE COMMISSION BY HOYOVERSE TO DRAW CHARACTERS THEIR WAY.
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I'm most interested in pulling Mualani, but I'm still on the fence if I want to save for her or Mavuika first.
Regarding the skin issue, I'm glad everyone is speaking up and saying something about it, but I'm still planning to play to the end. I really enjoy it. I do want to support everyone, but on the other hand, this is one of the few games I do enjoy to wind the day down with. And to support people is asking me to sacrifice that. And if I do do that, I won't be supporting them 100% because I would want to play a hoyo game by that point.
So I choose to play the game, and hope hoyo hears you guys out. I would love darker skinned characters, and I would love to give my support, but I'm also not going to sacrifice the little things that I enjoy for the same of others.
And for that, I'm sorry.
A question what is the rebuttal to the point that Genshin Impact is fiction, it is not reality and the developers have every right in a fictional medium to pick, choose warp and change the real world influences of their fictional medium as they see fit? There is no evidence of Da Wei and his minions at Mihoyo of intending to be malicious or hurtful. And someone else here raised a good point. Put money where the mouth is. Don't gatcha for the new characters or move onto other games. Futile attempts to browbeat the developer, especially now that they all but threw down the gauntlet by releasing the drip marketing will lead to nothing.
I waiting to see what they are like personality wise. I also am waiting to see the weapon types for most of them. I am interested in Kinich, Ororon, and Xilonen, we'll have to see what they are like in game. The avatars and splash art always looks different compared to the in-game models, so this doesn't surprise me.
Hot take: skin color is such a tokenism issue. There is nothing more important to a culture than its own language and writing system, and I think there is nothing more "whitewashing" than using English (and Spanish), the very language whose speaker enslaved and massacred the indigenous people, to tell their stories. Moreover, none of the countries/regions that the game took inspiration from actually speak English. We shouldn't have English interface or English VO in the first place. 从今天起，璃月用中文，Deutsch für Monstadt, 稲妻の日本語を使う, utiliser le français pour Fontaine!
As a Xiao-turned-Cyno main, Kinich is definitely the one that sparks my interest most. The other two are cute, I love all their designs, but as has been said many times since their first looks, their palettes could do with a darker skin tone. It would make them stand out more. That said, I am pulling for Kinich. I have a guarantee, 20 pity, and at least 6 weeks to gather more wishes. I won't be spending until these issues are fixed.
La verdad, los gringos son casi los únicos que se preocupan por el color de piel, por alguna razón es en lo que más se fijan y critican en general (creyéndose justicieros sociales combatiendo el "r4c1sm0" con más r4c1sm0, en fin). Los latinoamericanos en gran parte nos vale senda p1ja xd si es negro, blanco, azul, verde… Lo único que nos importa es que tengan una buena historia y jugabilidad
Honestly I think it's hilarious that people think Hoyo will care about the skin tone thing. They didn't even give the Asian country characters a different skin tone, you think they 're gonna do something for people in another country? Sumeru was the middle east and all the forest people were white. Idk why people are surprised or even talking about it lol.
Cy skipping on summoning in Genshin? Are we in the twilight zone?
Kinich gives me Horohoro (Shaman King) vibes and I love it.
As always, great designs… mediocre game
You know it’s bad when someone who pulls for everyone is skipping multiple banners 😂
It's unfortunate that the new characters aren't a bit darker ( they don't need to be super super dark to somewhat appease the eastern(chinese) audience) I mean, look at Kaeya for goodness sake.) But I hope none of the voice actors are penalized for giving their opinions. All the love and support CYYU!!
I’m not pulling for any of these three and definitely staying F2P from now on. I’m betting we will probably receive Kachina for free since she’s likely the first new 4* of the region, which is nice.
I’m going to be saving for Xilonen bc I love a good geo character and she’s gorgeous! I wish everyone had more melanin, but unless a miracle happens and Hoyo grew a conscience, I’m guessing these are the designs we’ll be stuck with. It’ll actually be very nice to have a break and have extremely skippable banners moving forward. If they reveal a hot pyro dragon later, I’ll hopefully have the primo funds for them too!
I saw clips of their animation and gameplay and Kachina's looks fun
I kinda surprised that no one ask CyYu about, if he's so pro representation (latino in this point) in world of fictional characters, why he choosed white male as his vtuber model?🤣
Dude, you are voice actor for this company, just be an example – quite. Look like some ppl needs not only melanin, but also brain…
I’m getting them all!
Tbh, I see 'killer' in Kinich's eyes. Those eyes are INTENSE. I can definitely see him locking onto a target like a deadbolt. His eyes remind me of Itona Horibe from Assassination Classroom.
The longer this issue gets discussed the more I become convinced that whoever above the creative team is in charge in finalizing everything is interfering with the designers. It's been noted that these designs and Sumeru's too look naturally better when the characters have darker skin, plus in Sumeru they showed they can incorporate it but it was only NPCs and mobs, which would also make sense if it's a higher up issue because at this point is it really a coincidence that the only characters with substantial melanin are also the only ones they can't make money off of? Not to mention with the design aspect (see above) i highly doubt they'd make all these designs that are clearly meant for darker skin only to go "LMAO but we're not actually gonna give them melanin" like no that would just be really stupid tbh. I haven't spent any money this patch and am trying to refrain as long as possible, but I do wonder how much it'll help realistically, unless the turnout for this financial boycott going on is large enough and/or people's frustrations reach as far up the ladder as they need to go.
if i didnt know alejandro was latino i wouldve known immediately from the dog barking in the background truly a staple of the latine experience hermano mio somo igualitos
im also not gonna spend any money and am probably going to skip them completely if they dont give them more melanin (knowing hoyoverse they wont) most of my money is going to dislyte and reverse 1999 lmao
Any character designer would cringe looking at how pretty much every character is either paper white or been in the sun for 5 minutes tan 💀
As a mixed polynesian, I'd say that Mualani's skin tone is fine. I'd definitely pull for her if I played Genshin but can't play the game unfortunately. In my opinion, the splashart looks much better than the 3D model.
Tbh I'm really confused why Mualani of all characters is the one getting the most heat for her skin colour out of these three. Like she's the second darkest out of the cast they showed, shouldn't we encourage more of that?
Oh I’m really starting to go off this dude. It’s bloody anime game not a cross cultural UN survey for Christ sake! Ungrateful git spouting this nonsense while also using assets on his model that are ripped straight from the game he is referencing and works on, and shocker, voicing a dark skinned character too. Total hypocritical nimby.
Kinich gives me this vibe that I can only describe as “Xiao, with a dash of Alhaitham”. Based on the description of him being essentially a poacher or hitman, as well as pragmatic, combined with the “logical and devoted to his job but overall not a bad guy in the least and surprisingly chill” impression… I'm working with the theory that he takes on these jobs because he grew up basically broke (with or without family) and is simply good at fighting. That, or was taken in by somebody who raised him to hunt “saurions” (Genshin Pokemon)
…..anyway, he seems to combine a claymore with speed, and I'm a speed-based playstyle who likes dendro and anemo (and have a weird preference for sword/polearm/claymore users) so. Pulling for this guy.
tbh I would’ve liked darker skin tones but in all honesty I like the designs!
OMG americans please stooop with the skin color dilemma!! We are from LATAM and we DO NOT CARE. All this is woke nonsense. Not everyone in LATAM has dark skin. And we do have dark skin characters in Genshin, so just stop it already.
All the VA's that have been outspoken about this are still lending their talents to the game and will probably still promote all of Hoyo's projects in full when this dies down, because money talks first. This all feels so performative. Ironic that they're criticizing Hoyo for caring the most about the same thing, money. The designs of these characters are what they are so they can be sold in the east. The west doesn't generate nearly as much revenue as other territories, so you're not gonna see designs catered to anything people here are asking for.
I’m not saying this to cause controversy or problems I just want to shed light on some things I’ve seen people talk about and some not understand or realize. Anything I am about to say should not be taken as meaningfully disrespectful OR seen in an ill intent. But moving on,
While I agree it would be great to see a more diverse group especially with skin color, people are looking at this whole situation wrong. While yes Hoyo is using inspiration from Latin and African cultures people keep using the word and wording of “Representation”. This game has never had representation but merely inspiration while it is seen more heavily in Liyue and Inazuma that does not mean that everything in those regions has to be exactly like the culture they are pulling from. How I like to put it is if an artist takes inspiration from a painting do they have to represent the entirety of the painting they are referencing? This is a game and fantasy game. if a writer was to make a story about a fantasy world BUT it’s based in let’s say Mexico you would expect Mexican culture and people with a bit of a twist maybe (I’m talking fantasy twist) that is when I think it is appropriate to truly call misrepresentations wrong and disrespectful. But this has never been a game of representation, it’s a game of reference. While I’m not downplaying the feeling of those who do find it disrespectful I think the reasons behind the decision or hate or not truly just reasons. This is not me defending Hoyo or their actions I just want to make sure people know full evidence and facts before coming to a complete conclusion especially if on the fence.