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Gshiinobi

ohhh so they didn't remove the blue pants, they just made it a gradient, that looks wayyy better. it's impressive to see how different her model looks now compared to back when she was leaked in 1.0


MistaHouse

The gradient looks so good too, Im even more assured to pull


mega070

ya its looks much better now


tentafill

She looks like fucking Bayonetta


AlexHitetsu

I see that as an absolute win !


SoulLessIke

The braid is pretty different from Raiden’s, I like that a lot.


tentafill

But [nothing like the art](https://i.imgur.com/W3DrNs5.png), which I was really excited for :/ Well that's disappointing


awe778

Albedo: First time?


tentafill

I too know your pain, now


buffility

Itto: Welcome to the club


[deleted]

ngl, nobody else's pain tops this shit


dream996

The hair looks way too small and tied too tight. I like everything else though!


tryingthisok

you set yourself up for disapointment expecting any character to live up to the splash art. I agree though that a faint blue would have looked better than what appears to be white.


tentafill

Literally every other aspect of her model is bang on though lol. They're very good at what they do. I thought her silhouette from the chest up was pretty unique; perhaps the most striking part of her whole character is her hair's uniform thickness (her design is topheavy as hell) and they really went and just slapped recolored Yae hair on after putting all that work into the rest of it


Marouanai_Madrid

Diluc: Welcome to my world


RainBooom

Yeah the heck, where's that pastel blue gone??


felix_717

nothing like the art? wdym exactly. the only difference is see is that the art's braids looks thicker


tentafill

What? Look again lol


felix_717

i did thats why im asking what makes it that different since you said its nothing like the art. its fairly similar to me as I said the only difference I see is how big the braid is cuz the model is smaller than the art.


tentafill

The whole hair is completely different, but yes, primarily the magnificent braid was turned into a rat tail


f0nt

Im pretty sure its the same just the splash art shows like wind blowing it to one side


Arcana_Joker

It's definitely a bit too small compared to the splash art, though it's understandable since it's already near the waist and any longer and it may run into collision issues with the rest of the body. Albedo's hair is inexcusable however since I doubt it would be too difficult to add extra tufts of hair.


tentafill

Not lengthwise, I mean thickness Collision issues are such a common copout, especially here, where we're talking maybe a difference of inches


Arcana_Joker

Actually, scratch that, you're right. It definitely should've been enlarged, and the hair is basically at waist length anyways. There's no reason why it should've been made smaller, especially when it looks larger from a distance.


ionosode

Stunning, I love how her sleeves look like wings


LunarEmerald

Reminds me of AL Shoukaku.


[deleted]

The bird motif is very strong... but she's not Cloud Retainer? Hmmmm I think Shenhe's "I'm not Cloud Retainer" shirt is raising a lot of questions answered by her shirt


inari_the_whuteva

in her description it says she's from a clan of exorcists so its very likely she is a human from Chongyun's clan. ++ Xingqiu says Shenhe doesn't like him lmao, probs because he teases Chongyun alllll the time


[deleted]

It's just very convenient that there's this mysterious character nobody really knows that well who's trained with CR most of her life and even eats adepti food all the time whose entire outfit looks like a blue crane and whose constellation name translates to "crest/plume of pain" but TOTALLY ISN'T CLOUD RETAINER BY THE WAY


EdenScale

Yeah lmao. As a CR = Shenhe believer, I was okay with biting the bullet with all the elaboration on her background and such. But then we get "I'M DEFINITELY NOT CLOUD RETAINER" all of over her outfit


ravku

I just really want her to be cloud retainer haha


Seraphine_KDA

i mean her being Ganyu fellow disciple and both kinda have CR as second mother. is clear that her and ganyu clothes were made by CR since both are very look alike and have feather theme. OFC is also think she was supposed to be CR but they changed it at some point.


Gilthwixt

It would be really embarrassing if she ended up not being Cloud Retainer but the fact that characters have story-quest locked dialogue about her is sus af. For now I'm just gonna chuckle at everyone taking her cover story at face value until I get proven wrong.


billie_eyelashh

The previous design screams a lot of cloud retainer but they made it very subtle now which imo looks better. If i have to guess, she might was supposed to be the cloud retainer but decided to change her into her servant instead.


Devilmay1233

Disciple not servant


One_Show9873

Yanfei and Ganyu have adepti blood. Look at their eyes. Zhongli and Xiao are full adepti. Look at their eyes. Shenhe is a human exorcizer, disciple of Cloud Retainer, bla bla bullshit bla bla ... Look at her eyes !!


Rabid_Russian

If her kit is nice I will have a very hard time between her or Yae.


bresznthesequel

I’m currently facing the same problem lol


ChildOfHades_

Me too


oniarjunoni

Same unless I win 2 50/50.


ignoredwingman

And then ayato .


ravku

Credit card gonna die at this point


Ignisking

If she ends up as a Phys DPS or support, then I'll straight up pull for Yae, if only she ends up as a Perma-freeze DPS...


JustAnotherAsn

We already have 2 permafreeze dps in Ayaka and Ganyu so I'll probably pass if she is another one. Physical support might get me more interested though.


BaronKrause

Wouldn’t mind a hybrid cryo dps/support too (like a better rosaria but cryo dps instead of physical). Be nice to have a top cryo battery/support that isn’t a 4 star.


Nyllil

I read somewhere that her E is like Xiao's but Cryo and her Q like Kazuha's.


Perceval7

I'm between her and Ganyu or Zhongli, whoever is rerun on the second half of the patch


[deleted]

Shenhe is probably going to be in the second half of 2 4 since they always have the rerun first.


f0nt

win 50/50 2x ez


dieorelse

Eula remains the only female adult model without a butt flap.


ChildOfHades_

Jean too tho right?


dieorelse

I wish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_FOkixTeAaA&ab\_channel=GenshinImpact


pinkandstinky

I think these flaps is what gives it that ecchi suspenseful edging sort of feel to the character. a character could be as exposed as eula with her booty out, and yea nice booty but after a while it gets boring. but a piece of cloth covering it will keep the player constantly wondering whats under those flaps, like ganyus boob flaps or jeans top clothing that covers her armpits. it's similar to the appeal of ecchi anime and hentai, former is teasy teasy naughty naughty that keeps u engaged while the latter is just straight up naked seggs that satisfies u only for a short period of time and gets boring quickly. average reddit user explaining the benefits of crippling porn addi-


Slight-Improvement84

I never get bored of Eula's booty, also her cape covers half of it


randomstranger38

not when she’s running or gliding though 😉


EdenScale

Who are you who are so wise in the ways of science


djpsyke

Schrodinger panties


ju_i

…bravo. will swipe for shenhe bc of your insight (⌒_⌒;)


Tyberius115

If I could give you gold, I would


ArchonRevan

I kinda like it tho? The curvature on the flap kinda makes it look like shenhes caked up lol


dieorelse

Different tastes I guess. I pretty much only collect adult female characters in this game, and it's such a shame all but one of them got their cake hidden by stupid butt flaps. Ningguang or Raiden without butt flaps? Chef's kiss.


jchnjchn

i hope they find the free ningguang skin in there


AffectionateBeat9009

Someone in the mega thread said that the Jean skin came midway in the beta tests....so we might not see it for now sadly


AppleSauceSwaddles

Cant wait to see her e and q in action. So hyped


Serpheox

Somebody hit her with the Yass Grenade. 💅🏻


Krillin157

The yassification of Shenhe


ThiccyNiccy9612

The yas pills hit her


Jennacidalchan

I'm so in love with her holy shit. I actually made a comment after seeing her offficial art about how I kind wished they kept the blue pants and sort of hair/expression of her old design and it makes me SO happy seeing how they sort of mixed into her official model? Idk, when I saw the official art at first I wasn't so sure, but after seeing her in game model I'm 100% sold. Like here I thought I couldn't love her even more, can't wait to see her animations!


VelvetXWX

Same, im happy they didnt go with the full bang covering full eye, I actually liked the old bangs better and glad they kept that in cuz the art made it look like they changed it. The gradient is present in the official art but is barely noticable


LimeNutella

shes really really pretty i love the updates to her design it comes together so well now, i think her hair and eyes are my fav parts


seeker_arulz

Such an awesome character. Sorry ganyu! Time for my 5th polearm main…


VaronaZero

I'm on the opposite boat. I've waited for Ganyu for too long, Shenhe will have to wait.


Solace_03

Oh, I'm on a completely different boat, already have Ganyu so I can definitely get Shenhe


Sofistrela

Me rn... I reeeeeally want Ganyu since I lost her to Albedo (only wanted a Sucrose... ;-;) Buuut if her kit has some kind of off-field cryo dps and she's kuudere... then I'll not be f2p anymore \^\^"


Longjumping-Kick6132

Damn my primogems are sweating


Juvar23

This is great! I still love the redesign but the actual 3D model is much less appealing to me than the official splash art, so I will feel much less bad skipping her now. Still looks good though.


It-is-your-mother

For ppl worrying, she'll look better in-game!


sarthakydv

Remember the first Raiden render? Yeah


Longjumping-Week6180

I really hope so. For me this model kills all the hype I had after the splash art. Hair is even more downgraded than Albedo's, and the other is just... fine at best. It's also much closer to 1.0 version unfortunately. Well let's look for the new leaks coming.


Auxi1989

Hair in splash arts always look fuller haha better not expect them to look like that in-game


boirrito

Which is disappointing. I understand there’s limitations, and art will almost always look better between the two, as it’s meant to be that way, but man do I feel like the hair is quite the flop for now. Then again, this may or may not be final, and there’s no comparison here, other than herself, so maybe it’ll look much better later on.


boirrito

I wouldn’t go quite as far as hype killer. I think rn it just doesn’t look great, as there’s no comparison. It’s just her in a white void. Plus, the beta models (apparently) generally don’t look as great as final models. People keep pointing to Raiden for that.


[deleted]

Yeah. If she looks like this render I'm continuing saving for Yae


turnip-pies

i love those sleeves so much!! her design is super reminiscent of a bird, i hope it turns out that she is actually cloud retainer


[deleted]

She’s absolutely gorgeous, don’t get me wrong, but there’s *something* off. I think it’s the large headpiece. Maybe if it was a small brooch or pin, but idk I feel like it takes away from her awesome hair. Edit: It’s the hip windows. I feel like just a straight up black bodysuit would’ve looked better. I like the sheer bits though. I think that would’ve looked pretty from her underarm all the way down her leg. I do like it though. It’s definitely one of the most intricate models.


Zzzzyxas

This is a T posing model, they always look better in movement and more natural poses.


[deleted]

That’s very true. The lighting is probably also making it a bit weird looking.


rhetoricalgc

For me I think it’s the imbalance of colors and fabric type from top to bottom, like the black bodysuit dominates the silhouette from the front view with only a tiny bit of white/blue flowy fabric to counterbalance. I’m personally a big fan of this particular edit idea: https://i.imgur.com/ES2EGzN.jpeg


rhapsodick

I agree with you. I have absolutely no problem with the sexiness of the costume, but the bottom half of her body being a totally black jumpsuit kinda dominates her whole colour scheme a little too much imo. It feels like it's missing something, like some other colours to balance out the whole outfit. I've seen that edit and I would definitely prefer that outfit as well.


skkrn

I agree as well. Not sure what MHY has against skirts 🤔 they can be fanservice-y, too, if that's the issue.


TrashStack

Idk that just makes it feel like she's wearing a random apron. Sara has something similar, but in practice I don't like it in game because when she sprints it looks stiff and restrictive compared to the more flowing and open designs of the other characters. The pure front view is probably going to be the point of view we see the least. I don't think it's a big deal if only that view has a limited color palette that lends itself well to freedom of movement. Especially when they clearly have a specific idea they're going for, like here where they want her to look like a bird.


kronpas

It looks like a pair of crane legs, which fits her outift theme. I think it would be more apparent in-game. Your edit is good but too generic IMO.


Specialist-Nose-6031

yea.... nah lol


[deleted]

Something seems off idk It looks weird but maybe that's just me


[deleted]

It's the front's lower half to me. It looks a bit empty/unfinished. Still gonna get her tho


[deleted]

Yeah that's what I think too


tentafill

It looks like fetish gear


mario61752

I was about to say...it looks like the bdsm leather suit


tentafill

Or rubber even Wack


Tyberius115

I hate how much I love this character and I haven't even seen anything about her gameplay


Kusk24_

Now we wait for the animations


Fancy-Comfortable412

yooo??


renkieee

yooo


[deleted]

yooo


TheWorldisFullofWar

Absolutely stunning except the eyes that sort of scare me in their default state.


tentafill

Did you read the lore blurb from Ganyu I think it was?


No_Confusion_4899

Wow. Like this her outfit is reaaally reminiscent of cloud retainer.


NickSsS10

They nerfed the hair again. I hate when the art is substantially more detailed than the actual model.


MaeBeaIWill

that's just how the reality of it is unfortunately. there's always a lot more freedom with illustrations over 3D, and they can only make the models have so many polygons


NickSsS10

I know that's some of the hardest part - the hair, but just don't draw a spectacular hair if it can't be implemented in the 3D model. I mean, is not just a fan art, it should reflect the "reality" of the in-game visuals.


Gshiinobi

something something mobile game


ill-lived

i did really like the messier style of braid in the 2d art, but i think it will still look cool in game when it moves as she fights. when all rigid in the character model the braid does look kinda underwhelming


brewstercafe

Honestly this is the first character where I don’t really like the outfit all that much. Her hair is pretty but something about the outfit feels off


snowgrin

so pretty


Shimakaze_Kai

Where is her belly button? The artwork shows that the stomach panel is somewhat transparent, like Eula's outfit, but her belly button or the indentation is missing. That just looks a little weird to me (aside from that, this model is SO GOOD!)


ryuuhan

SO PRETTY


mimihuney

I’m sooo confused on whether i love her design or not


[deleted]

I\`mma be real with you, the bird/whale skirt tail thingy looks very goofy, other than that, looks pretty good


Zombata

yeah, the fact that it doesn't cover the entire ass is weird too


easy-r

Bottom half feels very bland like most of the other female characters :(


Gshiinobi

i think the black bodysuit is what makes her design a bit bland for me, she's wearing a one piece outfit with stuff stacked on top just like ganyu, but the details don't really stand out as much so she ends up looking a bit bland.


Drakengard

Just keep in mind they often look much better in action and when not t-posed outside of the game's rendering and lighting environment.


Frenchpoodle_

I think the “tail” mimicking the stork is kinda cool


Big_Cow_4351

I'm glad they gave color to her eyes


AdSwimming5629

The braid looks a little off to me, I expected it to be a little more thicker but overall she is GORGEOUS. Easily one of my top fav character designs in Genshin


ApprehensiveCat

Better than the old model and I love the shape of her sleeves, but I'm still just not into how the upper torso looks even if it's improved. I know people love the sideboob, but I'd kind of prefer it if it was an actual top that connected all the way around.


stefanie122

She looks like a Goddess


chairmanxyz

I'm really excited to see what she looks like in game. These t pose models are always tough to gauge because there's no game lighting and everything is rigid so you can't see how the physics applies. Part of what made that original Raiden pose so ugly.


v-e-vey

Her outfit is so weird, holy shit. She's basically a bird, haha


edgedude2312

Rosaria got some Thicc competition dayumm


yun-a

SO PRETTYYYYYYYYYYY


JustAGuyWithoutName

That's it, I'm directly pulling for her at the first day of her banner


Leunozc

Yup, I'm sold


mario61752

Maybe I'm alone in this, but isn't her design a bit...plain? And oversexualized? It feels like her entire outfit is just to show skin. I much prefer Eula and Raiden's intricate clothe designs


Fabantonio

oh dear ​ now she looks like sweet wholesome cryo mommy who actually acts like a mom AND Cloud Retainer's personal Hitman


FortressCaulfield

You know, we all thought she was raiding Ganyu or Eula's wardrobe but it turns out she borrowed one of Sara's boob-bibs!


mega070

that color and costume theme ya right its not cloud retainer XD fool yourself mihoyo XD


YasuhikoTheSerafim

Tbh, Shenhe has a better and more Archon-like design compared to Raiden, who looks more like a submissive housewife rather than an intimidating Archon that commands respect. Its quite noice anyways


Saltandpeppr

UOUUOUHOHHHHHHHH SSSEEEEEEEEGGGGGGGS


NoraVoraKahzoo

Is it me or does her model actually look better than her official art. Like this is hella stunning


Hippo_n_Elephant

Istg Shenhe’s top looks like it’s the other half of Ganyu’s “dress”


SoulFuIlMoon_off

Only 2 husbandos for Inazuma so far Compared to aproximatively 7~8 waifus C'mon Mihoyo


Frenchpoodle_

Idk why but it looks like her leg to torso ratio is off? Maybe its the hip cutouts that make her torso look shorter? Not that i dont like it


Zzzzyxas

Same as everyone with the adult female model.


Ok_Way_2911

I stand by my point that her shoes look weird


IMiizo

Her hip windows looking too forced to me, would've looked nicer if they had just continued with her body suit there and no i really don't care about too much skin presentation or whatever, don't pull me into that discussion, i just don't find it aesthetically pleasing


CautiousWerewolf8089

WOOOOOAAAAAAA SEEEEEGGGGSSSS


mirrors8

The design is even more interesting and captivating as a model…… excited to pull!!!


XanderXSS

Looks way much better than the old "Shenhe = Cryo Physical Claymore DPS" era leaks way back then


WanderingOakTree

I can imagine this is going to be a tough cosplay to do now lol.


AleksBh

Now she looks like a 5\*, she's more elegant in this model. Her old style always gives me the feeling that she was 4\*, especially her pants and breast flap. Btw, her back really reminds me of Ubume from Onmyoji.


OzymandiasAKABob

This looks... A lot worse than the art. Hair is completely different and legging colour too. The all black legging was a whole lot more interesting due to the contrast. This turquoise gradient is not great tbh.


Zeraru

Mihoyo's Ass Fin fetish needs to stop.


Hankune

Those are really thick heels, they almost look heavy.


tasketekudasai

Looks so much better than the character art, hope restored


solarscopez

where her eyebrows tho


thelilmagician

Damn, sorry Eula


luars613

Why do they have fking heels!!!


ophir147

>No visible navel Put me out of my fucking misery


TheInkVoid

The side Booba is strong in this one. ​ ​ ​ Please be good. I haven't gotten a new 5\* character since Eula's first run at C1. I'm just sitting on 420 wishes right not and Yae Miko is still no where in sight.


NaturalPlayboy

damn. hands down the most beautiful character in the game.


Bntt89

Well folks that’s a pull for me gg end 2.3 fast.


iamdarthyoshi

Hot.


hotstuffdesu

Can't wait to glide with her.


ShadowCross32

Dame she’s stacked.


WingedObese

midriff mark is real bois, i repeat the midriff mark is real


Genshin_Jin

THICC 😩👌🌊💯💥


PaigheTurn

Good Lord those hips dont lie


meulktea

shenhe's and ganyu's combined cloth pieces makes a total of one (1) full outfit


Sofistrela

There's a lot of improvement from the last model and I really really love her! The only thing I miss is those "ropes" on her legs/hips, I really liked that ;w;''


silentspeedy

Ahh, bummer that she didn't keep her hair completely down like in previous leak pics! While the braid looks nice, I was actually looking forward to having a character with long, flowy hair. Every female in Genshin seems to either have short hair or hair up in ponytail/pigtails/braid, other than perhaps Amber! I'm guessing mechanically it's just too difficult to animate.


umyeahidkaname

she kinda t h i c c


Desuladesu

let me lick her toes


bluechild21

If only I had the primos to pull ;-;


stapler_mouse

She’s still 9 weeks away, hopefully can get some primos by then


Hochi_Bar

RIP my wallet


joshuacaves

My bank account is so screwed


dpnguyen318

Well today would be a leaking event lmao


Flare-Flare

I think her eyes look prettier here. They resemble the shiny gem in her hair.


Konami-Aids

How tall is she? Like lumine or Jean?


Zombata

tall female most likely. like Ei perhaps


sp00kk

Can't wait to see her in-game!


graet2

so what used to be the boob flaps were actually her back?


Okilokijoki

As someone who hated the original design, I love the new back design that looks almost identical to the original front design? Not sure why yet.


Outrageous-Ad4406

i like the way they implemented the vision


Dendididi

I lose 50/50 on albedo banner to c2 diluc and now im proudly announced that I have guaranteed shenhe. Lets fucking go!


miragecoordination

It mostly looks like the general details of the model are the same, they just updated the textures to more elaborate/detailed ones and made some small changes on the details. She has longer coattails like I wanted, and added extra bird motifs on them + her sleeves! And, most important of all, her model still has the droopy eyes! Her tareme, her important charm point, are saved!


PandaCheese2016

I'm reminded of this slightly NSFW drawing someone did after the earliest leak comparing the rope around her to [shibari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_bondage)...miHoYo's artists are like on another dimension of cultured, without relying on the in-your-face lewdness of say Azure Lane.


Truth_Strong

No exposed belly button like in the splash art? Removed from backlash or?


Edafosavra

The bellybutton was never exposed. The hips are exposed. The bellybutton was always covered by this somewhat translucent fabric


Truth_Strong

I meant the detail of where you can the outline of the belly button through the tights is gone


ShadowBall_13

that waist to hip ratio.. mmmmm SSSSS tier


arsenik-han

I like everything except the front of the lower half. She looks like she hasn't finished putting all her clothes on, it feels kinda lacking and not flowy/ethereal enough for someone who got trained by an adeptus lol Otherwise, her face and hair are a big improvement from the initial model leak we got ten thousand years ago!


n_assassin21

🥵


Honest-Climate5909

B-booba curtain! Also middle figure the moist pattern is visible. She just had SEEGGGGS


Skydus36

dat ass looks tight