The moment Childe became a fan favorite of mine =w= not because he's just a badass but he's a brother and a soldier. I'll see you in Snezhnaya Childe/Tartaglia.
Childe: Give me 10 more seconds Lumine: Wtf, Childe, you can't do it in 10 seconds! Childe Toretto: Everything is possible when you do it for your family
the reason why he's so desperate to protect teucer is because his own childhood was ruined when he fell into the abyss. its so hard to dislike this character
He’s a very traumatic character tbh. The recent event just highlighted more of how tragic Childe is. “Whats wrong being a weapon”, he spoke in a rather painful tone. He’s yearn for battle is his way to cope with his trauma. If Mihoyo ever makes Childe to be open about his trauma to the traveler. Pretty sure the community will explode.
Yeh, sad, Ajax as a kid fell into the abyss, while still being a child he was forced to face countless battles. He got stronger and addicted to fighting and his father got worried for him
2:06 Favorite quote in the game, why his story quest is my favorite, "You make a promise, you keep it. You make a mistake, you apologize. And if you give someone a dream, you defend it to the end....That is what family is all about, isn't it?"
Made me sad. That one quote he said made me instantly fall in love with his character. Wasn’t interested in him at the slightest until this story quest...
boss childe: i am tartaglia, 11th of the fatui harbringers. are you ready to die? game childe: haha water dagger go brr story childe: oh no im hurt big sad but family is better
Please Mihoyo, don’t kill off this character, he is so well written and has an amazing story and background behind him. Look how he defeated 6 ruin guanders like it was nothing and still kept on smiling and even refused to get healing after all... lol. Teucer must be so lucky with him as his brother :(
I totally agree, during Liyue's main quest he was often a jerk, and sus af, I didn't like how I felt "stalked" by this guy every time I had to talk to someone in Liyue. But this quest made me re-evaluate him completely, the fact that he would quit his position and join the Traveler on their adventure was the final blow. Tartaglia's a guy that enjoys fighting above everything else, and loves his family dearly. I appreciate him for his simplicity, despite him having a complex character. Edit: wow, so many likes xD
yeah, before his quest i genuinely really didnt like Childe, but after seeing how he acts around his brother really reminds me of myself with my sister lol- i cried a few times during the quest
I really didn’t like what he did in the archon quest because he seemed like a really chill and nice character. I’m glad that he got the side quest because we got to see the side of Childe outside his duties as a harbinger. Childe also mentions that he doesn’t really agree with what the tsaritsa is doing and one of the trailers for Genshin impact says that the people of Snezhnaya are trying to get on the tsaritsa’s good side because she’s plotting something. I think that since Childe enjoys fighting, he could channel it into duties of the fatui while getting his family on the tsaritsa’s good side
Sorry for broken english, but somebody told me that english subs/dub is different from the chinese & japanese one. In those language, he told the traveller that he would take some time off/take a break from his position but he never mention that he would leave the fatui. Still my fav char tho
The moment he started the toy seller act I was just... "I may have judged you wrongly" His story really hit home too, having a sister I'd protect like this... Ah. I felt so much pity. I still feel it. That man redeemed himself.
@@CommanderBly5052 I have two younger siblings too! Technically My sister is older(1 minute older...) yet she looks and acts like a younger sibling. The other one is actually younger than me but is more then capable in protecting himself ^^
@@lahmajo3435 ikr his logic for testing whether or not liyue could function without him is so backwards isn’t not even funny. also putting all of teyvet into economic ruin >:(
@@lahmajo3435 To be fair if it went south he would’ve stopped Osail himself. Signora herself states “it would have all been too easy for him”. Liyue was never in any real danger.
@@lahmajo3435 tbh liyue was never in danger, bc the whole time zhongli had his gnosis with him. He could’ve easily fixed everything if anything went wrong, but it didn’t.
I think the saddest thing about Childe’s story is that he doesn’t even really wanna do most of the stuff he does as a harbinger. He joined the Fatui cause it was the only way he can be part of the battlefield. There is even a lore entry where he talks about wishing to abandon his duties and join you on your travels.
@@Shadow-yc7yy Tbf there's a high probably the Tsaritsa herself and her cause is right, and it's just a lot of the people who follow her are bad with the same ideals and a lot of the tactics she needs to deploy are shady. Considering all of the archons so far don't care about their connection to Celestia, maybe the Tsaritsa wanting to rebel against Celestia itself isn't on paper an evil idea.
Mihoyo better make a second childe story quest once we arrive at Snezhnaya, if not I'm throwing hands. I made a pinky promise to Teucer and I'm gonna keep it!
The moment I felt he was a really good person was when Teucer told you about the letter and that Childe would leve his job to join you, that melted my heart like Amber melts cryo slimes
Goodness, when Snezhnaya will be released and we kick the Fatui, because this is the only logical outcome... Then, we'll face the Abyss itself... And the story will... Will it end there?
Childe was a character I partly trusted, but after Golden House, I understood he doesn't take things personally and see him as a great character. This was further emphasized when I did the story quest. Also, can we just appreciate the quality of the cut-scenes we get for the side and story quests?
I've never trusted him at all, but I've also never disliked him. It's clear to him everything he does is for his job unlike some other people.. He definitely separates his job from his personal life, as shown by this quest. Now, this still doesn't necessarily mean he's a good person. We need to know more about him and how his job operates to know if his behaviors are justified by it just being work. But for now, I'll assume he's like a soldier and keep the awful crap he does during work separate from who he is as a person.
I love how he's acting all friendly, and made us babysit his little brother the whole story quest when he literally almost killed the shit out of us during the Golden House.
Yeah and he regretted it. What I like about Childe is that he has character development. He was so cocky and arrogant, he didn't think he would lose to the traveler. But after he lost he gained a lot of respect to the traveler.
@@AliceLilly1005 I heavily doubt he regretted a damn thing. He's a damned psycho and I see myself in him quite a bit so I'd be able to speak for this asshole more than most
@@isdrakon9802 Right, all the people saying "But he seemed so genuine in this quest." He's a fricken psychopath lol he may _seem_ genuine here, but remember he tried to kill us in the Golden House. People easily forgave him just because he has a soft spot for his own family. It doesn't mean he has one for us as well and wouldn't hesitate to kill us if he needed to in the future. I still got him because he's awesome and fictional :v but still Edit: Since there's still people who don't really read far enough down in this comment section. Let me just tell you, that if you scroll a few comments down, you'll see a second part to my opinion on him. DO NOT reply to this comment unless you've read the second one. The replies I'm getting are all incredibly repetitive.
Funnily enough Childe is probably the most unique harbinger among his peers He fought in the abyss and learned some tactics making him learn some fighting styles no other use Highly friendly when no fatui business is involved Honestly one of my favorite characters
Nah I don't think so. He seemed very injured as well after we fight him. I think the fancy animations and movements just give the illusion that he tried harder here
Yes... Mihoyo nerfed him because he was impossible to be kill... 😭 I was like take in hostage because i started the quest and i was impossible to do co-op or stop de quest
@@phonixclaws7199 Yeah but when he activates his Foul Legacy Transformation he clearly says "Your strength is praiseworthy. I too, shall use all of mine."
Deep down Childe isn't a bad person. He's just in a bad situation, and I feel so bad. I feel like when he tried to destroy liyue was the game trying to show us what erosion was before we knew what it is.
I wouldn't say he wanted to destroy Liyue but it was supposed to happen since that's what Signora offered to Zhongli. Zhongli wants to retire and the best thing he thought was this. To prepare Liyue if their archon suddenly dies and faced with a sealed terror. Let's take this as a play. The MC and Childe were the driving force while Liyue is the star. It was too much and the CN community criticized the writing for it because as someone who was supposed to be the ideal chinese god or emperor (insight) I do think it was too much but Liyue pulled through then again, still risky. Signora even said Childe went off script and went to the Golden House. There's nothing for Childe to gain harming civilians because it doesn't make him stronger. Not like if they were then he would commit such acts but among the Harbingers, Childe's lust for battle is somewhat good compared to Dottore lol!
4:00 okay but the fact that Childe told his brother about us and even said he’d quit his job FOR THE TRAVELER!!! AAAAA- and Teucer saying he’s waiting for us back home!- Genshin Impact is secretly a date simulator!
@@tara2757 They said 10 years to fully complete the game, but they also plan to release the rest of the regions within the next 4-5 years. I don't think Kaenriah and Celestia are counted in those 4-5 years though.
Childe's story is actually pretty sad I mean his real name is Ajax but goes by alias so that it would never involve his family. Also other harbingers avoid him because whenever he creates a disaster of the particular situation. In his youth days, he fell into the Abyss and was trained. If you have played the "We will be reunited" quest then you can see that the Abyss Herald's moveset are pretty similar to Childe's water blades moves. It is also said that Childe's Foul Legacy transformation was given when he was in the Abyss.That's why he prioritises his young brother's dreams.Such a sad story
at first i didnt like him as much, i mean i could understand that he values the fatui and the tsaritsa more over someone he only met for a brief of time but still, i didn’t like any of the fatui that much but this quest changed my opinion on him. yes, he while he is doing things for the tsaritsa he is willing to betray those who he has “befriended” but when he’s not acting or doing his duties as a “harbinger” he’s actually an incredibly sweet and genuine guy, especially towards his family. this quest was really sweet and was also the exact reason why i spent all of my pulls on him and now i’m having lots of fun using him even if it’s just for exploration.
As the oldest sibling to A LOT of sibs, I always connect with characters like this. You act all chill and like you don't care, but the INSTANT your younger sib is in trouble, all hell breaks loose.
Me, an only child, can't relate to this feeling. I wish I can. I can only understand how you feel about your siblings. But it must be a beautiful feeling. To have siblings and protect them. :)
Idk if you found a good strategy (probably did but just gonna leave this here lol), but here is my newest one: Barbara Kaeya elemental skill (to freeze the wet ruin guard) Pierce it in the eye with a bow character, pyro or electro may give a bit more damage
@@thatonechristianweeb4050 Yeah actually more or less I did. Now I just use Fischl and Diona together and then Yanfei and Lisa after its stunned. or sometimes Lisa solo if its in water.
No one gonna talk about how high the quality of this story quest is compared to others LMAO, like damn they put all their story quest budget into this ☠️
i literally ADORE him after his story quest. especially when teucer told us about one of his letters he wrote, that he wanted to quit his job and go adventures with us :(((
I didn’t like Childe until I played his story quest Mainly the part when his little brother was talking about the letter Childe send him, and how Childe said that when he gets the chance to quit (guessing quit as a fatui harbinger than a “toy seller”) that he would like to join us on our journey
Spoilers I was so fucking disappointed when Childe, someone who once went to Abyss, didn't appear in the latest story chapter lmao. Well, maybe next time. Childe is such a nuanced and interesting character (my favorite) and just REEKS of someone who deserves consistent, repeated showings as the plot unravels.
YES, we need him to get his eye shines back and be happy (he doesn’t have any in cutscenes due to his exposure to evil at a young age, pretty sure his dad sold him out to protect himself? Someone told me that)
@@googoogaga7986 to the military to straighten him up (fatui), he was still a trouble maker because he was training in the abyss, it's all a joke, why scaramushe thinks the sky is fake
when he basically said i’m not a bad person well kinda i fell in love like 3 minutes after seeing him wait no i was already excitedly waiting for him to SHOW UP ALREADY
4:22-4:29 Okay who is cutting onions?! This story quest is already amazing and shows that Childe has a heart after all, but this? its like the cherry on top of all
I simped for him the moment I saw him ♥ His whole character just felt so nicely done. All of his actions were understandable, even sometimes borderline evil, but I just loved his mischievous nature and warm personality. I mean even when he was the bad guy he was kinda nice to us, calling us comrade and basically playing with us while aiding us in our scavenger hunt. Even when he lost, he took it with pride and challenged us again, using his loss as a reason to grow even stronger. When his story came out, I just loved him all the more.
I can now understand why Childe is a accessible Genshin character. I thought it was weird to have a Fatui member be a accessible character since all the other characters were good guys and the Fatui are you know...bastards, but now it seems that he’s actually somewhat a good guy in a way. Who knows maybe he might join the good side when the plot gets more complex or maybe when there’s a big time fight where every character needs to team up. Edit: If you’re wondering why I consider the Fatui bastards then go check the reply section and scroll to the bottom there you will see my reply. I replied why the Fatui are messed up people and why I personally consider them a danger to society.
Fatui being the bastards is probably debatable, I am sure that they'll reveal that the Fatuis are actually fighting the monsters and since nobody believes them they use the force to fulfill their plan to save the world or something.. the fatuis are shown as more than just bad guys multiple times, they can't just be considered plain assholes anymore
when u talk to some of the Fatui member npc, not all of em are annoying, and even the Fatui's military. ( in Ganyu quest, That one Cryo fat guy who were enjoying some berries in Qingce Village, when we suddenly came beat his ass cuz of misunderstanding and instead of apologizing Paimon says some racist word toward him)
For me it was the fact he was so impressed by our skill that he wrote home to the most important people in the world to him that if he had the chance he would quit his job and join you on your adventures.
Theres gonna be of course but I heard that's the last region meaning it take about 2 years or more for us to get there. Hopefully it won't take too long
Petition for traveling with Childe at least twice lol EDIT: It’s been brought to my attention twice is better so I’ve changed my petition to traveling twice with him
notes on the comment section i'm taking for myself for a brief character analysis. don't read this actually. it's needlessly long. childe nearly destroyed liyue for the gnosis. with this information, you would assume that he is a complete and utter psychopath with disregard for human lives. however, take into account that he actually mentions that he doesn't like bringing the common people into large scale battles. (his wording in the english version is more dismissive and a lot more arrogant, but in the chinese one he was much softer.) furthermore, consider the fact he joined the fatui at a very young age for a soldier, (14-15), and thus has probably been witness to the fatui's internal dealings (e.g. dottore making people into machines and experimenting on children, the absolute sadism of scaramouche, etc. we haven't even met all the harbingers yet, but dottore and scaramouche are already implied to be far worse than he is.) he has probably grown numb to his "work", which is not an excuse, but it is a reason for his perspective on things. in the recent labyrinth event, he actually very briefly mentions his status as being wielded as a weapon, rather than being a human being, which is, unfortunately, a heavy death flag if he's starting to disregard his own humanity, because when a character considers themself a weapon that usually means, other than their own humanity, they disregard their own life, seeing it as something to be used by an authority (in this case, the higher-ranking harbingers, the tsaritsa, the traveler, possibly zhongli.) destroying liyue for the gnosis was specifically a mission given out to him. yes, one that he was particularly interested in on account of his eagerness to battle, but a mission, likely given to him by the tsaritsa himself on account of how large-scale it is. additionally, he was not clued into the fact that the mission in its entirety was a false narrative created by zhongli. on top of that, to him, it was a mission. the fatui are a black-market military organization who clearly disregard human lives. if he failed that mission, either he would be punished, or, worse in his case, his family would have been punished. so, if he thought he failed (the traveler getting to the gnosis before him) it would make sense for him to snap, because failing a mission likely puts him in danger, and by extension, his family. by the time the battle with the traveler ends, he realized he made too many assumptions and calmed down, then went on with the next phase of the mission to likely force the gnosis out (and, considering all the stuff about the sigil of permission, he was not entirely the one orchestrating the "destroying liyue" mission, since recreating ancient artifacts definitely isn't his specialty, AND it was revealed later that. y'know. zhongli and signora set him up. if he DIDN'T go through with attempting destruction of liyue, for all he knew, teucer and his other family members would've been handed over to dottore or something. just something to think about.) tl;dr childe has too many death flags and he is probably one of mhy's most complex and fascinating characters. like him or hate him, he's definitely well-written. if he's given reasons for you to fiercely love or fiercely despise him, that only goes to show his depth. heart of depth. best 4pc set for main dps childe. ba dum tsss.
Thats debatable, HoD 4pc does nothing for tartaglias burst and riptide procs and those counted together account for about 50% of all his damage even in a single target situation. Depends on the situation and how invested said childe is but rule of thumb is if you actually need to aa for at least 7 secs after bursting then 4pc HoD is doing some work, and if you arent then consider 2pc HoD + 2pc glad/shim or even 4pc emblem for sweet er% and bonus burst dmg.
I always liked Childe but when I saw this quest on YT I absolutely adored him more. I kinda wish the traveler flicked Childe on the forehead before he left. I just think that would’ve been cute.
I almost cried seeing him like this Protecting his brother and all Talking about MC in the letter he gave to his siblings that he wants to come with us if he can only quit the Fatui I feel guilty not wishing enough for his banner T^T
@@sparrowskeleton1831 I've heard he will have a rerun too! Everyone will eventually since this is a gacha game. I've heard he might come on August or November
I’d like to add in that Ajax, Childe’s real name, was a person in Greek Mythology who fought along with his half-brother Teucer… and Ajax died (possibly infront of Teucer but I don’t remember well) Mihoyo is hinting and I don’t like it
I like how Tartaglia was nervous at first, seeing all these Ruin Guards Then Teucer said “Okay, 10 more seconds” and he was like “oh, cool, bet! [foul legacy activates]
This taught me a lesson in life. No matter how bad a person may seem at first they always have a reason behind it. Never judge someone by their first impression either.
Childe's is the most fun. Zhongli's, Ganyu's and Venti's is just freaking sad. Mona's i can't remember honestly. Jean's is wholesome. Klee's is funny and fun
The REAL question is: *how tf did Teucer not end up thinking he's entitled to everything with a brother like Childe(Tartaglia) like there are so many kids that would not end up like Teucer and become spoiled af*
nahhh childe is a good bro and teucer has the other older siblings at home to probably keep him in line (childe is actually the middle child, he has siblings older than him, two older brothers, specifically) and though he spoils him with presents, im pretty sure he gives important lessons to him as well, considering teucer says in the end "i cant have everything my way after all, that would be annoying!"
It's this reason i don't hate him, he's actually a pretty well self-aware character for a boy of his age. Even with his occasional short attention-span like most kids have. It could be how they're raised over in Snezhnaya, or at least the less fortunate families there. Could be the humble parents paired with Childe's personality that helped him.
The ONLY thing ı want in the future story quests: We made a *pinkie* promise too.. Then its settled we are going to meet with Childe's *parents* and *siblings* :>
When you have Childe and learned that he once dreamed of becoming an adventurer then got it almost shattered when he was trap in the abyss yet survived and become who he is and a protector of his siblings' dreams, he gets my respect for him. He's like a foil to Bennett that is why I've always wanted them to have a conversation or at least an "about..."
ngl I fell in love with that idiot the moment he turned around after being the Boss Fight and was like 'no hard feelings, we're basically friends now :)'
I actually feel like Childe is quite a complex charachter, because there's more in him than just love to fight. He obviously loyal both to people and to his values, he's not dumb and quite optimistic. Also he loves his family so much, and thinking about his personality and social status, they are probably only people he's truly close with, and it just pains me thinking about how sad he should be to leave his siblings again and again and not being able to spend enough time with them. He wants to be a better brother but he must follow his harbinger's duties. Judging by his voicelines, he even dislikes all this harbinger stuff (besides fighting XD), but he still doing it not only to become stronger, but also for his country and tsaritsa.
This is one of the reasons he is one of my favourite characters, he is such a good big brother to Teucer that he is willing to sacrifice his health just for him to have a good memory. He regrets hurting us in the golden house and respects us in a way. Idk but this story was so wholesome to me.
