Xiao suffers due to a combination of his tragic past as a slave to an evil god, forced to commit atrocities, and the heavy Karmic Debt from millennia of fighting and slaying demons, which eats at his soul and causes constant torment and mental anguish, leaving him isolated despite his role as Liyue's protector.
Despite suffering from constant karmic debt, Xiao is highly resilient towards its alluring corruption, as his fellow yaksha have either succumbed or died to it.
Before the Archon War two thousand years before the game's events took place, Xiao had been enslaved by another god, forced to commit countless crimes including murder. After the Geo Archon defeated the god who enslaved him, Xiao was freed and given the name "Xiao."
This is one of the most tragic lines of Xiao's character stories. His karma, his trauma, is so intense that anyone of weaker will would have crumbled entirely. Even those made to withstand such trauma, the other yakshas, have eventually gone mad due to the sheer weight of the burden they bear.
It is said that Xiao was enslaved because a god get ahold of his weakness and he was unable to resist. To me that seems like that god (perhaps the goddess of dreams?) literally had control over him and he had to obey, just like the Jinni who gave their names away.
Xiao would describe himself as a femboy and rather different from how others act and dress but he knows how and what to get done and act smart and get things done on time. He knows he isn't the best at making friends and would rather be alone but he knows he tries his best.
Xiao, Faruzan, Qiqi, Shenhe and Collei are all top contenders for me, but if I have to choose, then Qiqi. Such as scara, the Archons, Fontaine siblings, Kazuha, Xiao etc.
There are queer people all over the world and while it is statistically improbable that everyone who plays Genshin Impact is queer, there are characters within the game who are coded as queer. These instances of coding are unique to miHoyo's game because they are distinctly Chinese in their stories.
In terms of age, Xiao is over 2000 with no good way of properly gauging his age, but adepti are effectively immortal. In the archon quest, the dendro archon is about 500 and takes the form of a small child. If you wanna use that you could guess he's anywhere between 16-25 and even that's a scuffed guess.
小: small, tiny, fe... : xiǎo | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary | Yabla Chinese.
Xiao is just Zhongli's adoptive child at this point.
The rarest 5-star in Genshin Impact depends on the definition: Aloy is permanently unobtainable for new players, making her rare, while Kazuha and characters who haven't had a rerun in a long time (like Albedo, Itto) are rare due to limited availability, but might return. Data suggests characters like Shenhe are rarely C5, and some standard 5-stars (Mona, Qiqi, Jean) are statistically less common to pull for some players, though not permanently rare.
What is Xiao scared of? He is scared of being fully controlled by the karma, and starting to hurt the people of Liyue that he loves and defends for thousands of years.
Vids I watched on his lore said his weakness was his real name, those who knew his real name (Alatus) had complete power over him which made him enslaved. Xiao is the name Zhongli gave him.
When performed in areas with high concentrations of divine karma, Xiao can use this ability indefinitely and restore his health by damaging his enemies. Conquerer of Evil - Tamer of Demons: While under the effects of Bane of All Evil, Xiao's attacks grow 5% stronger for every few moments the ability is active.
I just found out Xiao smiling for the first time and it was shown a year ago. : r/Genshin_Impact.
Zhongli is stated to be the oldest Archon but Egeria was created some time after Primordial One defeated the Dragons.
Yes, Xiao is confirmed to have gone by the name Alatus. The other 4 Yakshas, Indarius, Bonanus, Menogias, and Bosacius have all died, leaving just Xiao.
Generally, as seen in Western fandoms and recently in Chinese communities, although he does have a sizable amount of popular het ships among fans, Aether's most popular ships are his only family ship, Viatwins and only slash ships such as Xiaother, Scaraether and Albether.
The 50/50 rule in Genshin Impact's limited character banners means you have a 50% chance of getting the featured 5-star character when you hit pity (around 90 pulls); if you lose (get a standard 5-star), the next 5-star is guaranteed to be the featured character, setting you up for a guaranteed win on your next pity. This "guarantee" (called "hard pity") requires up to 180 pulls total, but a newer system called "Capturing Radiance" now adds a small chance (5%) to win the featured character even on a lost 50/50, improving the effective win rate slightly.
So, the twins spaceship landed at nod-krai and lumine woke up first and then aether woke up. And aether decided to travel and arrived at mondstadt where he fished paimon.
Genshin Impact is rated T for Teen, generally kid-friendly with mild violence and suggestive themes, but it does feature revealing outfits on some female characters, alcohol references (like Venti), and darker storyline elements (like child abuse/experimentation in lore) that parents should be aware of, though it avoids explicit nudity or gore, instead focusing on fantasy violence where enemies poof away.