Myth - inspired characters are always a delicious sight to my eye
A new Genshin Impact update is already around the corner , meaning it ’s time to tease even further patches . dribble its usual drip marketing one day before the fresh depicted object hits the springy servers , Hoyoverse has announcedKirara , the newest character they intend to go rent - devoid in your question during the next 40 days until she in conclusion debut . But not as a sodding surprisal , of grade , because making water about her had been surface for some prison term .
Diona was still the only catgirl in the whole cast ( casting the catgirl - wannabee Keqing and Dehya aside ) , so receiving another catgirl / catboy was just a matter of sentence . People believe that Lyney and Lynette would be the next one during the 4.0 update , but this new Nekomata - inspired character is here to try them improper .
" She ’s an adorable small nekomata . Just whisper ' your gon na be late ' in her ear while she ’s numb , and she ’ll resile right up and start frighten off faster than General Gorou does on the battlefield . “#GenshinImpactpic.twitter.com / ZVmYUzxKjR
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As the next 4 - star Dendro Sword graphic symbol , the twin - tail Kirara had been a rumour character for a while by now , and was initially believe to be a 5 - whiz Geo Bow character that would hit the Standard Banner just like Dehya . mass after clarified her description to jibe her current condition , but all was uncertain until she really was announced .
And with the said announcement , we can support that she ’s indeed another character based on a Nipponese mythical creature , more specifically theNekomata . While her cat ears are bastard ( you could see the ear lobes beneath her whisker ) , her other hombre features are definitely real . Her verbal description picture her as“A messenger who works for Komaniya Express , a delivery ship’s company in Inazuma . She has matching ungratified tails and is a nekomata who loves human society ” .
A Nekomata is a youkai like to Bakeneko , enunciate to be behave when a cat has an abnormally large tail . When the tail grows too long , it splits into two and the cat becomes a Nekomata , and the tail is their biggest departure from the Bakeneko . They are say to walk on two legs and have particular ability such as make fireballs and transforming into anything , from people to object .
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While often described as revengeful spirits who set on humans and land them bad luck , they ’re not always depict as maleficent organism . Kirara seems to draw more from the benevolent Nekomata tales given her seemly happy-go-lucky nature . She unite the Inazuma cast alongside her fellow playable youkai , namely the tengu Kujou Sara , the kitsune Yae Miko and the oni Arataki Itto . But as a 4 - star , she might not get as much screentime as the latter two did and still do . And she wo n’t be around until 3.7 drop .
you could also find numerous Tanuki wandering around the islands willing to play games with the Traveler , but none has been announced to be playable at the mo . But with an ever - grow stamp for each realm , it should n’t take long before more youkai - exhort character start out down up . A kappa boy was featured in a former Inazuma consequence , so would be asking too much for a playable kappa character hailing from Sangonomiya ? Hoyo , please !
