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Genshin Impact’s 3.4 update is just days away, as is the release of Alhaitham, a Dendro sword user who is central to the Sumeru region’s main story. His character teaser dropped last night, and readers, I don’t think I’ve ever seen this game’s community react so shamelessly and excitedly.
I’ve played Genshin pretty much every day since its release, so I’ve resisted the exciting release of characters like Yelan, Zhongli, Ayato, Yae, and countless others. But that’s something else. Alhaitham is like the plutonium of Genshin; exposure to it seems to cause a rare and irrepressible reaction.
It’s not a recent phenomenon – the guy has been around to some extent for several months – but the impending release of Alhaitham and the character’s new trailer seem to have taken the existing rage to a new level. rolling boiling. And don’t even get me started on the lovingly detailed artwork (above) that was casually dropped in the 3.4 livestream, much like Tifa Lockhart fan art in the presentation of an Italian senator.
I saw happily married men (opens in a new tab) anything but forget their wives in the presence of Alhaitham. I saw Zyox, a notorious Xiao supporter and maker of popular guides, aggressively ogling the man for seven minutes straight (opens in a new tab). When I went to see the Alhaitham trailer last night (just as it dropped at midnight my time, obviously), the first comment that greeted me was “I BARK FOR HIM (opens in a new tab)“. An innocuous search on Twitter for Alhaitham yields fan art and fan fiction that leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination. It’s hard to overstate the lust for this objectively sexy man.
New washboard belly soon, sorry Itto 😅#Alhaitham #Genshinlmpact pic.twitter.com/2SQTruUxxlJanuary 10, 2023
Multitasking – he’s working on his broadcast ability#GenshinImpact #Alhaitham pic.twitter.com/WH8XodVouxJanuary 8, 2023
What’s so special about Alhaitham? Any Dendro character is exciting, for his part, and Alhaitham’s attack animations are slick. He is also a smart brain, I grant you, even if he is sometimes a little Nerd Emoji. Alhaitham’s connection and opinion with the god Dendro Nahida is also one of the most fascinating among the main cast, giving him a unique and compelling perspective in many story quests. He’s also the most muscular playable character Genshin has ever had – somehow, despite being ostensibly a reclusive scribe. I mean, you don’t get sculpted shoulders, countable abs and a wavy back like that by reading books.
So, to recap: Alhaitham is a tall, handsome, well-built, mysterious, and intellectual bookworm who wields two swords and has the skills and confidence to overthrow a secret police state.
OK, I’m starting to see it. As you were, Genshin fans.
For more inexplicably hot anime characters, check out this promising sailing RPG who arose to fill the Skull and Bones-shaped hole in early 2023.
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