I Ranked EVERY Genshin Impact Character Demo... 

PLEASE REMEMBER TIER LISTS ARE BASED ON OPINION, I'D LOVE TO KNOW YOUR OWN THOUGHTS IN THE COMMENTS, KEEP IT RESPECTFUL!

The fact Diluc doesn't have a Character demo is an Absolute Travesty

Seeing all the demos together really shows how much they improved, now i can't even imagine how good the shneznaya character demos will be

I like how Zhongli's character demo, despite being one of the older ones, still holds up with the more recent ones. Imagine if he had been released recently, and gave him an even better trailer.

Nahida truly deserves her own tier. The music is a banger, it tells you everything you need to know about her in just a few minutes and then punches you in the gut at the end reminding you that you have to save her from the sages.

One thing I noticed from the Sumeru cast so far, everyone seems to have their own cultural influence either in the tone or the instruments used in the music. But then there's Haitham whose theme is almost strictly electronic. Dude's a machine operated by sets of logics unaffected by cultures, man...

I totally agree with Nahida's one. Every time I see the demo, there is really something that makes me emotional (life happiness and sadness). For me, Nahida's demo is the best one yet.

I think Zhongli is iconic because it’s very poetic. The silhouettes with single attacks just had a great impression with the Chinese watercolors.

I understand your opinion regarding the earlier character demos (Kaeya, XIangling, Mona, Qiqi, Keqing) because they were intended to: showcase the landscape and gameplay to hook new players in. They were only one minute long and they were intended to be ads that you see on mobile games or RU-vid videos where it piques potential players interest to not skip and watch the whole ad and maybe try out the game. I think the best part about those particular character demos is that they show actual gameplay unlike other mobile ads.

My favorite is Alhaitham. I know it's the newest but the way it is scripted just feels so fresh in comparison to all the other demos. I really like what they did with it. Nahida's is great, too and Zhongli's will also always have a special place in my heart. But seeing my 4 Sumeru boys hanging out together is something I never expected 🙏

Archon War before = Battle to the death Archon War now = Battle of the best Demos

The nostalgic feeling about bran reacting genshin character demo a year ago, hit me hard in this video, i dont know why 😂

Finally someone who pointed out how empty Ayaka's trailer was compared to others. At least they made up for it with the Tsubaki in the Thawing Snow Trailer, that should have been her demo honestly, made me connect with the character so much more. I feel like both Ganyu and Ayaka deserved trailers where their personality or lore could shine through. Both trailers were pretty much relying on the music and them being pretty. Albedo and Yoimiya, who were released at pretty much the same time as them, had much more substance and personality in my opinion. It's sad to see the missed potential there with these two amazing Cryo characters...

Heizou is seriously just like, “Your honour they held this man hostage so to save him, I literally kicked their ass.”

Alhaitham's, Nahida's and The Wanderer's Trailers are my 3 favourite Demos.

Seeing some of these older demos that I partly forgot about is awesome, and being reminded of how good some of them are

Venti's Character Demo only has the Japanese version on release day. Perhaps they did not have time to dub the EN version or they did not think the English version would be that popular. If I recall correctly, they released the English version of the trailer during his first rerun in Version 1.4.

I feel like every once in a while a demo "revolutionizes" the "genre" so to speak. Venti's was the first character demo revolution (adding significant editing), Zhongli's was the second being the hype-st demo at the time by a frickin mile, and honestly I think Alhaitham's was the third with the significant role other characters play, dialogue, visuals, and length. Some might be like oh what about Raiden's demo. I wouldn't call it a revolution personally, I'd say it's more of an evolution, taking techniques used in demos like Zhongli's and Xiao's and cranking the dial up to 200%

raiden’s demo still gives me massive chills no matter how many times i watch it. it’s SOOO powerful.

i loved your initial demo reactions video, i'm so happy you've grown so much in the community since then❤️

You're right about Kaeya (and Xiangling) basically being game ads instead of character ads. I still wonder why they chose Kaeya to be first though. Like, for a game that supposedly caters to the waifu crowd their first "character" ad features a hot husbando? Also because it's basically using him to introduce the game. They could've used any of the other Mondstadt characters (we meet Amber first, for instance. Or for hot waifu there's Lisa. Or they could've gone five star with Diluc or Jean) but...they chose Kaeya and I still wonder why. The "cope" part of my brain hopes it implies his future importance to the story and Mondstadt, lol.

the end of nahida's demo litteraly gives me goosebumps its so cinematic, it absolutely deserves its own tier! And i gotta say that my favorite demo song out of all of them has to be dori's!! Its just so good!!!

Nahida's demo truly encapsulates everything about her in such a soulful emotionally endearing way -- the chorus? The dreamscape? Just... Everything about her added with her as a character is EVERYTHING. It was stellar even without going all out showing a fantastical, idealistic charming approach can compete and stand on its own as a noteworthy demo 😊

Despite Alhaitham’s demo being one of the best in terms of music and presentation, I like the most for his interactions with the others and the fact that they are playing TCG together

my man kaeya really needs and deserves a new and improved demo😭

4-star demo: The characters introduce themselves 5-star demo: The characters in their daily lives

Nahida's demo makes me tear up a little every time. So damned good.

Cant wait for the game to be finished and then Bran rating Every character demo at that time

Zhong Li's OST is definitely giving me goosebumps no matter how many times I hear it and I don't even use him (well since I don't have him)

Collei’s is so underrated, it really built the hype for Sumeru’s release!!

I still can't believe you came from reacting to genshin stuff to playing genshin almost full time. Keep up the good work!

Finally some Albedo appreciation

Genuinely, Bran is the only Genshin gamer that I keep watching all this while. He's genuinely enjoying the game, has the right attitude, respectful, and funny but not in a "laughing at people" or "being rude" kinda way. Ever since his first video on reacting to all the Demos, his reaction is just so good. He pays attention to the story, the detail, and has just the right attitude I feel. I always feel like wanting to see his reaction after playing thru the story myself. Thank you for all the great content Bran!

this was SUCH a fun stream i am so glad i managed to catch most of it !! divergences of opinions aside it was so neat to rewatch all of these alongside you and see your renewed reactions 😁 any chance you might revisit teasers and/or update trailers in a similar way ? 👀 i would definitely try to tune in to those streams 🤞

I hope when we get the the Khaenri’ah arch Kaeya gets a new character demo with a miscellany voiced by Dain who probably has a lot to say about his regent prince 👀

It was really awesome to see you go back through all those old demos now knowing the characters and seeing the new little details. Its also hard to give much feedback because, like you said, its ultimately an opinion listing and we all have our individual tastes. Like for me I just didn't connect with Wanderer's demo as much so he would probably only be a low S/high A tier for me and likewise I think a few S-tiers would probably be more A-tier because they were hard carried by their OST. But that's what also makes these kind of lists fun because they can make you go back and think of what makes a good demo as a whole. I'm also grabbing your line about Yoimiya's demo for future reference because it is true that they captured her character in that demo so perfectly.

We have strikingly similar taste, I see. I agree with roughly all of your placements. Also, even though I like Ayaya's Demo, I see your point and agree with it: nothing of note really happens. The one thing I don't agree on would be Candace's demo, as the music absolutely caresses my brain with loving affection.

Imagine in another year or two, all of the archons get their traditional archon skin through an archon quest that empowers them (completely head canon, but it doesn't need to be a skin) with certain moves such as Zhongi's burst now rains an army of giant stone spears, Ei's burst turns her into the form you fight as a weekly etc. Given all the insane effects they already have in Honkai, I'd like them to top it here and there in Genshin.

Damn this brings back to when I first saw you reacting to demos I loved your reaction..now you’ve come so far. It’s like watching a character develop LOL

Bruh that Alhaitham look back just gets me

really loved this, do a character teaser ranking next plz!!!!

omori music for editing IS SO COOL cant wait for bran to play it!!!!

1:14:35 about your 'flute' comment (more accurately, the instrument you are listening to in the clip is called 'shakuhachi' and is a traditional bamboo flute in Japan), I suggest you to check the musical group 'Wagakki Band' and their shakuhachi player Daisuke Kaminaga, the guy is INSANE in live concerts, doing jumps and runs all over the stage while playing the instrument.

The nostalgia hits me, brotha! It's been a surprisingly long time since you started.

Love that u say hello to every character that introduces themselfes. Also i just finished omori and the music in the background makes me cry ToT

i’ll never be over the way cyno throws that eremite so casually hjdkdj he’s so badass

My top two are Zhongli and Alhaitham. Those two really stand out above the others to me. There are so many in that next tier down though IMO.

The last 3 Archons are without a doubt the best 3. Then all the Sumeru ones have been popping off big time (all S Tier no doubt) and the Inazuma ones were very good too (a few were A, all the 5*s are S though).

Gonna love it. It does reminds me of how i saw you on RU-vid for the first time Look what you've become now, time surely flies

Just came from a long day at work and this is exactly what I needed to destress. I love these vids man

Love your reaction videos! Was hoping you can have one for all char demos XD

Zhongli's trailer should be in SS+ tier especially for his theme song which kinda fits perfectly with other character demos especially the other archons🤣🤣

you should do a short tier list video of all the 5 star characters burst animations, that could be cool. (also Barbara I guess as she has one too) Your reaction to some of the bursts shown in their respective trailers was quite funny (beat drop on Zhongli for example) (also one on character/name reveal, like when Al-haitham turns around or when Kokomi emerges from the ocean) anyone else in the comments want to list their favourites, please do so! I'm always curious seeing as how the bursts can be so different from the demo itself or can feel out of place in some of them

honestly the zhongli demo itself could get outstripped by others in my mind... but the cn zhongli trailer? in my mind director peng's voice takes the whole thing to an inhuman level.

omg the underwater part with the books in Nahida's is a reference to the quest with the little baby hydro oceanid(?) named ann in fontaine! and the rays she rides on in the sky are literally in fontaine, as well as those turtles! yo hoyoverse is crazy for foreshadowing with an archon

kazuha’s is easy S tier for me, i was following leaks about him for a while before his released and was so hype when his demo came out. i love the music, the references/stylistic similarities to old samurai movies, and him in general. it’s kinda nostalgic for me, i pulled him bc i liked his character and when, at the time, ppl thought he wasn’t that good. seeing people realize how cracked he is was amazing and he’s my only triple crowned character to this day

Kinda wish kaeya's demo was as high quality as the ones we have now he had so much potential for such a cool demo

honestly, im surprised by how much i agree with ur opinion and ranking XDDD if i had to do a tier list, i feel like it'd pretty much look the same. would u also be doing a ranking for the character teasers? bc like wow, just thinking of the old teasers vs something like nahida's there's such a BIG quality gap

Honestly, I personally like Venti's a lot and wouldn't rank it as an A tier probably my top 3, but yeah, the other archons demos are much better.

Great video and W editing as always from Bob!

I just realised Diluc's name is written in Klee's demo. Is this the closest we're getting to see Diluc in a trailer?😔

Bennett 🤝 Xingqiu not getting any demo when they are two of the best characters

Hoyoverse went off on Nahida’s demo. They were like “More Cutness! More Sparkles! More Outstanding Graphics and Sentient Mushrooms! All For The Sweet Little Archon Flower That She Is!” - then they Go an give her a Mac-truck load of angst!

Ah yes, the trailers. The reason, I found your channel :D God I was so hyped after Shenhes Trailer. Not only does she look dope but she could also buff my Ganyu. And her relationship with Chongyun is the cherry on top. He was my first "main dps" till AR45. He was my first favourite when the game launched and I got him C1 in the first rolls. He is one of the reasons Im playing still even though I dont use him a lot anymore :D

Love your reaction to Eula. 🤣 I remember deciding to skip her but then Hoyo slapped me with her demo in the face. I was literally hypnotized LMAO.

This is the closest to the ranking of my own, so glad to see a content creator with a similar opinion! 🥰

I didn't realize that Fischl's demo ost was actually extended when we returned to the Golden Apple Archipelago back in 2.6. Die Mittsommernacht-Fantasie is still a banger! As for all the demos tailers, my SSS tier still has Raiden Shogun, Tighnari, Nahida, Hu Tao, Faruzan, Ayato, and Kazuha. Reasons: Raiden Shogun - iconic wishing ritual hype. Tighnari - It literally sounds refreshing like the rainforest, best introduction to Sumeru and dendro characters ever. And the instruments they used for the ost is beautiful, that's when you know they care a lot about the details in this game and the inspirations. Nahida - Her demo will never not make cry from pure joy and happiness and sadness all at once. It's extremely accurate to her lore. Hu Tao - Bruh the beat didn't have to go so hard but it did. Faruzan - best 4* demo by far. She makes me a proud anemo main. Ayato - I'm a simp for elegant men and boba. Kazuha - THAT'S MY BOY!

the 10 hydro damage from Barbara in Kaeya’s demo 😭😭😭😭

Of course Alhaitham got an Archon Treatment. He's the mortal who saved the Archon after all. lol

Hey man thank you for putting together

Honestly Hutao’s was my favourite no one can change my mind.

The music in all of these trailers are bangers ✨👌

your original video of this was what got me watching you and what got me into genshin

When I first saw Ittos demo, I fell for him harder than the stones zhongli summons. Hes my number 1 on S+(after that Zhongli then Xiao)im staying loyal to my main

Hoping Diluc to have Story Quest chapter 2, a character demo, and maybe a bit revamp for his kit copium

The chat during Yelans and Alhaithams demos 💀

I will put Ayaka straight in S tier . It’s First demo with Face close up + those Theatre movie frames & those Japanese words coming + Blade shing shing sound which goes well with the Beat is absolute op . It’s a Lofi song top of it .

I like how nobody picks up on just how hard Albedo roasted Timeaus

This was so much fun to watch

Good demo tier list !

Nahida’s demo is reminiscent of her archon quest and her personality. I’ve cried over Sumeru in a way that I’ve cried over Sirius Black, Dobby, and Dumbledore’s death!

I feel like Nahida's trailer is the only one that makes me... emotional. Like I haven't even FINISHED the Sumeru archon quests yet (no spoilers pls) but going up to where I got, when she sacrificed herself for the Traveler and ended up trapped away... she's just so selfless, despite everything she has gone through. Living in solitude, her own people despising her despite how kind she is. Her childlike care contrasted with her wisdom and knowledge of all things. Her love for her people.... even when they don't love her back. It's the music that really gets me, especially when the music drops and you can hear, like, a choir of children singing while the sanctuary forms, like a shelter. And Nahida's cape grows much longer, like a drape to cover her citizens. LIKE I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE IT. It's just so beautiful, displaying her character and heart in such a perfect way... while also alluding many times to her conflict, being a bird trapped in a cage, longing for the light.

Kinda funny tho that you can visually see the budget increasing lmao

updated version when? this was such good content

This reminds me of when I first watched your video ngl :3

you should also do this with each version trailer

It's too bad this didn't wait just a LITTLE bit longer so we could have the Internet sensation that was Kaveh's demo.

Nahida's demo is just way too good, man. Each archon keeps topping the one before, this just proves amazing things happen when you throw money at it!

You should do a reaction to genshin real life locations. It’s great

Klee is still my favorite demo, it’s just so unique and vibrant and hilariously charming and wholesome. Simply perfection!

It is sad that some 4* character trailers are shorter than some 5*'s. I find all trailers should be around the same time. Great ranking Bran 😀

balls is so popular they made a game out of him

Very solid list. For me personally, I'd slightly shuffle a few things around, especially in S tier (just the order) but overall I align with this a lot. Now I wonder how all the demos after this would rank in this. Maybe another video like this near the end of Fontaine, hah.

in the next hundres of years i would love to see you do this with character outfits

Venti: Calm, graceful, but fierce Zhongli: Composed with pure impact Raiden: I'm sorry for anyone who thought this video was gonna have a bit rate

No matter how many time I watch nahida's demo, it always make me emotional

There's one thing to notice after Ventis intro all the genshin end screen have black overlay (whatever the technical term is) before that all the end screens had white overlay. Coincidence ?? Aesthetic?? Idk

as a kaeya main I am INFURIATED that hyv isn't reuploading his demo

I really love the song Dance of Aphros in Eulas demo. I can play it on the guitar but a little slower

If I'm remembering correctly, they actually got a children's choir in for the Nahida trailer, which makes it even more amazing.