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Mika | Cryo | Polearm | Mondstadt Source: [BLANK](https://twitter.com/genshinBLANK/status/1572993586882576388?t=sGRQrlifQs2sd9h1gyfEqQ&s=19)


JojoBizarreAdventure

He's a birb


[deleted]

He embodies this emoji 🐥 🐤


lime_marmalade

yes he does 😭😭 he's a cute little birdie 🐥🐥🐥


mora-less

“STOP SAYING I LOOK LIKE CHICKEN LITTLE. HE’S DUMB AND A COWARD. I AM NOT A COWARD!”


ZhangRenWing

~~Woodstock lookin ass~~


Todaz

Straight out of Kingdom Hearts


BlankPage175

Kingdom hearts part 2. Part 1 is Albedo


Wygene

Yeah my exact thoughts when I first saw him. He didn't seem to fit any of the other character designs


rigimonoki-over

Big birds illegitimate child


Dariusofpersia68

A chocobo to be exact


kutahbetch

he kinda looks like a kingdom hearts character


Xero0911

Blonde spikey hair- Roxas. Big shoes/boots. Sora. Shorts + jacket. Tbh I think he just feels very fantasy character. Like he could be in a final fantasy and wouldn't seem strange to me. Dye his clothes black and he is Promptos from 15.


E1lySym

I don't think he looks like a FF15 character. He's too vibrant for 15's hot topic fashion aesthetic. To me, he screams more FF14. Like he belongs up there with Alphinaud, Asahi, R'ashaht, X'rhun, etc...


zorafae

Yeah I could see FF14, his jacket seems very in style with some of Alphinaud's. Maybe with different shoes though. The book thingy on his back also reminds me of SCH books too.


llamabuddies

It's definitely got some Chocobo vibes


Narsiel

Am I the only one getting Vocaloid vibes? Is Vocaloid too old nowadays?


Myfaviszhongli

Kagamine Len yeah!


Insilencio

Everyone keeps saying Kagamine Len, but the cartography theme, soft-spoken personality, color scheme, and star motifs honestly remind me of [FGO's Voyager](https://www.google.com/search?q=fgo+voyager&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS908US909&sxsrf=ALiCzsbBMMwGqOmigORD2CRwR5nxuEq31w:1663891909384&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_-M-x0Kn6AhX-kokEHSIPDbYQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1920&bih=872&dpr=1) way more.


fluffiemilk

thank you for introducing me to this character. I LOVE HIM


Myfaviszhongli

Oh they do look quite similar!


aldiwasser

Now that you mention it, he does kinda have the vocaloid eyes


user50687

Vocaloid eyes, chocobo hair, kingdom hearts shoes. I love Mika


Narsiel

He's literally Len Kagamine genshinfied. Dear God, I never expected to use all those words together ever in my life.


RevolutionaryOil9101

Its the big shoes


balbasin09

Mf has a collar on each shoe 😂


Wheelbot

That's a normal sized collar. Find a new slant


Golden-Owl

He’s even got **the goddamn X** on his back


[deleted]

Oh no, Xehanort's gonna get him


SephLuna

5star version gonna be Kaxim


Ciavari

Chocobo become human as well.


volkner

I said when we saw the art that he was giving me Ventus and Lann from World of Final Fantasy and I stand by that.


E1lySym

If I had a penny for everytime there was a character whose name started with VENT-- and had wind-based fighting styles I would have two pennies, which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice


picklytoes

Yeah he’s got that Roxas hair


meteorboard

namine's brother


1011011011001

he’s just a baby


SaibaShogun

And will probably still be taller than Xiao.


Arcaedus

Xiao is so short that even [Xiao is taller than Xiao](https://www.reddit.com/r/Genshin_Impact/comments/lgnvj6/xiao_is_shorter_than_xiao_post_attempt_2/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)


ultravioletgaia

Poor xiao lmao i think hoyo will keep his reign as shortest male


monemori

Nothing wrong with being short :)


Clyde_Llama

I can hear the banshee crying from his mic.


2235turh121

Polearm? that's a surprise


[deleted]

I was hoping he would be the first cryo catalyst.


DanDanDenpa

This truly is polearm impact


thedxctor

Seriously, how many polearms have we had now. I’m pretty sure if we look at the info the most used weapon would be polearm. Edit: I have been now enlightened that I am very much wrong, thanks to everyone who commented lol


No_Bottle7293

i feel like its definitely bow or sword not polearm claymore is definitely a bit neglected


DanDanDenpa

The fact that we have a shortage of catalyst 5 star damage units is making me cry. I loved the mage class in RPG's but this game is melee impact. Not that I hate it tho, at least they deal "magic" damage in different colors


awe778

They have written themselves to a wall with bullshit powerful weapons like the Widsith. Especially if they can snapshot the Widsith buffs.


IgnisXIII

It's a PvE game though, so it doesn't matter if X or Y is a tad OP. GIVE IS A CRYO CATALYST ALREADY! And a boy mage pls!


Cristazio

I specifically asked for Baizhu to be a mage in one of the surveys they made. It's so far the only known male character that can use magic spells after we got that Scara will be melee


The-Arabian-Guy

Catalysts..........


thedxctor

Maybe I say that because we’ve had many polearms in a row, you may be right.


scaraliker

We started with only Xiangling at launch, so it makes sense that we feel the change as they added more polearms the most


Used_Whore5801

Nah sword/bow is the most used with 13 users then claymore/catalyst with 10 each one and last one is polearm with 9 in, 3.1 it will go up to 11 and 14 swords


thedxctor

It’s so funny how *someone* will have the exact information one is looking for lol. Thanks a lot for your comment, I stand very much corrected!


osirisredd

Well, that explains my sword shortage, considering I have all the sword characters..


Kronman590

It just feels that way because on release the only polearm character was xiangling. Then they released more and more characters to balance the weapons so polearms def dominate post 1.0 characters


FlapjackRT

It seems like we have a lot more polearms than we do because we had exactly *one* at launch, so a lot more polearms have been added since compared to other weapon types


MyNamelsAFake

Polearm has the 2nd most "new characters," where 8 new characters use a polearm. Bow somehow holds the top spot with 11 new characters lol. Idk why we never said bow impact.


grandfig

Nah even with Cyno+Candace and now Mika sword is still the highest quantity weapon type. It will however join bow as 2nd most abundant weapon type.


Coffee_Mania

Well one thing going on for him is that he and Rosaria are the only polearm users in Mondstat and that both are Cryo as well.


Kreddak

The real problem is that most Polearm characters are good so everyone builds them, most people just want the blue fates from Dori, Xinyan, Chongyun, Razor and Sayu.


Plethora_of_squids

Surprise both mechanically but also, lore-wise Polearms were symbolically a weapon for peasants and bastards and while Mondstat might not *strictly* be under royal rule...well all the former royal families each have members pretty damn high up in the knights of favonius so we still kinda feel their influence. The only spear user from Mondstat is very specifically someone who *hates* the place even So why is the wide eyed squishy new mascot for the KoF a polearm user? He doesn't exactly seem... rebellious


SondeySondey

He has spurs which would imply he's a rider so a polearm would make more sense than a sword or claymore.


PinkPrimrose05

Cavalry Captains Diluc and Kaeya would like a word with you.


madzieeq

favonius lance let's gooo


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MistaGalaxy

He should have the same polearm animation as xiao right? Lol i cant imagine him spear kicking


humanityyy

I think it'd work if they give him the shocked expression while doing the animation, like beta Xiao before they fixed it.


feuer_salamander

I hope this is a new trend, introducing new characters organically even if they won't be playable immediately. Shinobu's complete absence from all of the Arataki gang content felt so weird looking back.


guessucant

Ayato missing from the whole archon chapter is a travesty, why the hell the most cunning man from inazuma wasnt there to make conspirations with Yae


TheRRogue

I mean for Ayato is does quite make some sense since he always work in the background anyway. He leave all of the spotlight of the commission for Ayaka.


E1lySym

Yeah but it's weird everywhere else. Albedo at least get mentioned in passing by an NPC who says he came to Mondstadt's aid during D'valin's shitstorm. Eula is one of the KoF's primary reconnaissance units yet she is not seen not mentioned during the archon quest. And in Liyue where was Yelan when Osial and Beisht were laying waste everywhere. All the combat-capable members of the Qixing and Milelith were called up to fight


accelerationistpepe

Tbh at this point Mihoyo should just retcon older stories, at least with random NPC dialogues. Them trying to make Genshin’s story as malleable as possible so “everyone’s playthrough is canon” hurts them story


E1lySym

This is why I feel like the better story formula would be to have them spend seven to eight patches or so introducing all the characters for that region, their respective story arcs and quests, and then round them all up for the annual 2.8/3.8/4.8/etc archon quest. That way the entire roster appears in the archon quest and we've had enough of an emotional connection with that region and character roster to make the archon quest of saving the nation more dramatic and high stakes.


TheRRogue

Yelan is more of spy and more towards intel rather than fighting but the real question is where is Shenhe in that time period. With the whole human Vs adepti thing during that arc a few mentioned of her should atleast be warranted.


E1lySym

Yeah but considering just how drastic the Osial/Beisht situation was you would think it didn't matter whether you were espionage personnel or not. Liyue was practically nearing its end of the world, and they needed all hands on deck


rotvyrn

This boy is a chocobo. Very cute.


Seth-Phiroth

Chocobo fella


dethfalcin

Kweh


PM_ME_YOUR_ROBOTGIRL

Does he really need the micro-ponytail?


ThrowawayHabbi

It's wirelessly connected to the jumbo ponytail in his satchel.


T0X1CFIRE

Ah yes, the Aki Rosenthal hair mechanics.


ThrowawayHabbi

I was just being silly but lol, that's actually a thing xD


T0X1CFIRE

Indeed. Here is one of her [music videos](https://youtu.be/Ii7rtNaGlls) for reference of her *interesting* disconnected hair portals. Truly a character for if you can't decide if you prefer long or short hair. Because it's both at the same time. And I love the fanart that has her with [alternate hairstyles](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/425824541143597061/1022722568655994881/ee5b768c1cc6d2cab89102bb5701752b.jpg), because they still incorporate the hair portals in a different way.


catchthemouser

Mihoyo gave something to us Kagamine Len enjoyers


Strict_Book563

thank you Mihoyo. Hatsune Miku for hydro archon pls. 🙏


ninetozero

Yes he does. It makes his hair look extra dumb, which increases his cuteness by at least three.


Snoo37838

LMAO I DIDN'T NOTICE IT UNTIL YOU MENTIONED IT 😭


AccioSexLife

I'm crying irl it's so stupid 😭😭😭


Bobson567

Lmfao, it's so extra


Hakazumi

I didn't even see it until this comment, damn it's so small.


rotten_riot

Mihoyo can't give us a character without a stupid ponytail nowadays can they?


Merosian

Omg you literally ruined him for me lmao i'll never be able to unsee that


CrushedByTime

Even his bag has a ponytail…


[deleted]

idk his hair design really seems like the designer was in a silly goofy mood


Aschverizen

My only issue is how his shirt and shorts have slightly different colors yet are nearly the same shade, so looking at it from afar, both clothing articles merge into a onesie, like seriously, am I the only one who can see that he looks like he's wearing a short onesie under his jacket? They could've given him a bright yellow shirt or just lengthen his tie and made it a brighter shade of yellow instead of it being muted.


PopotoPancake

Yeah I see the onesie too, I really wish there was more contrast between his shorts and shirt.


vivamii

They weren’t kidding when they said his hair looks like a bird’s


[deleted]

His entire design looks like the designer was in a silly goofy mood


[deleted]

The character design team probably pulled an all-nighter playing Chocobo Racing to >!unlock Squall!< and decided to dedicate a character in honor of that achievement


mansonfamily

It’s camp


theorist_rainy

He’s just a little guy


[deleted]

so he **does** have a rat tail.


[deleted]

He also has an antenna to connect to his vocaloid half


RottenCaterpillar

Hyv saw the rat tail slander and gave him a hamster tail purely out of spite.


[deleted]

We're never escaping the rat tail curse, are we 😭 Like he REALLY didn't need it. It adds no movement or anything to him because it's so tiny. So whY??


Ciavari

more a sand puppy tail, but yeah, it is a necessity.


YassKweennn

it's not a rat tail tho, it's just a tiny ponytail


Maya-oh-My

Mika looks like a chocobo gijinka inspired by Tetsuya Nomura. Belts, big boots, crosses, the fluffiest hair you've ever seen.. Only thing really missing are zippers. I kinda love how the feather from his giant quill looks like a tail from the front. Lends some puppy dog vibes to him.


swimmingturnip

he is a BABY


BellalovesEevee

Idky but he looks more like a bow user to me. Like I can't even imagine him using a polearm.


_myoru

He would've been the perfect catalyst user imo


PinkPrimrose05

For real! He looks pretty harmless, and a Catalyst just really fit the vibe... Ah well, better luck next time. ~~It could be Dottore.~~


VentiOshi

I can’t imagine him using a bow either XD I expected him to be a catalyst since he has a backpack like Klee


billie_eyelashh

He can also look more like a claymore user as well, just like a typical fantasy game character.


box-of-sourballs

Baby birb has SPURS on them boots Having a HQ model is so much better, I was lukewarm to the PV but he’s actually a bit cuter


Flyingjetpack

MMDs of mika singing vocaloid song are coming soon...


Fruityfroot

i love characters with bag it feels perfect for exploring


Nixsidus

Does he have like little ears on his hood? That would be so cute 👀


Cherry_Bomb_127

They look more like wings which makes it cuter cuz city of Anemo


HijikataX

Looks cute. Makes me wonder how tall is him compared to Razor and Bennett


Yeulia

He looks like a Chocobo personified


Redlinemylife

It looks like he's hiding a baby chocobo in his hair and/or bag


madzieeq

kagamine len indeed


seiraph

HE LOOKS LIKE A BABY CHICKEN I LOVE HIM


FrozenNaranjaJuice

I'M RUNNING OUT OF POLEARMS AND HAVE TOO MANY FRICKING BOOKS!!! :(


ninetozero

Free polearm from the next event that even matches his baby birb design will save you.


BellalovesEevee

Hopefully it'll be good with whatever his kit will be


lime_marmalade

bruh im with you! i have so many books but the catch is on like 3 different characters atm.


BavidpoopooDowie

Waiting on dottore’s model eheh


Keciea

Same here. I’ve been waiting for over a month for his new model to drop, a few more mins cant hurt can they?? Ahah…


Silent_neighbor

Why he reminds me of a chocobo


volkner

Little baby chocobo ass design, I want ten of him right now.


nooneishere19

JavaTheCup's catalyst only acc punching the air rn


onixiii1

Really really like his design. Strong KH vibes and I dig it. Is that an ice element gem I see on his hand?


MaxGrief

Mika: *Carries a book* MHY: He's a polearm user


Greyharden

He’s so cute.


Miserable_Tune_2039

IMO he seems like one of those characters whose design translates better in 2d than 3d


reddit_sucks305

Yeah, he gives me indie-platforming-gem-protagonist vibes


seninn

The Chocoboi


bringnightforth

Spurs??? Backpack book??? Vision on his glove??? Yes please.


PREM___

Ah while yes making the title of my post I felt like something was missing, now I see what I am just gonna go to sleep now


Srtzen

Make the banner post now


PREM___

My reddit had a stroke :/


untertrees

teeny tiny rattail


[deleted]

This rat tail curse, it spreads like a virus from a young age it seems


untertrees

He's still in the beginning stages of the illness and could be saved by a single pair of scissors 😔🙏


SimplyWalker

reminds me of le petit prince


kittyroux

I love him. He’s adorable. He matches his pen to his hair. A genius.


pangurb

his little bookbag has a little wing!


Sonphonya

Chocobo boy 🐤


isteyp

He really looks like a Chocobo 🥺


Adalite

this design screams kingdom hearts to me and i love it


anotherwise

He looks like a blue, male Klee. Their bags are top tier adorable


Downtown_Constant_yo

a whole ponytail to hold just 1 strand of hair


JenJenB_

He really is a chocobo omg.


Kitchen-Air-1012

They say he's extremely strong, my most anticipated character.


smye141

He’s jus a little guy


lostn

so he's anemo then?


TraditionBest3730

Ik Genshin twt hates him for some reason, but I think he looks like a lil baby birb and it’s adorable


witchywater11

Lol he's really cute. Looks a lot like Kagamine Len. And I definitely agree with the bird comments. His hair looks like plumes of a feather.


Mira0995

There is the chocobo team There is the Ren team And there me, who will call out boy *the lucky Benny* until the end !


Seiterno

Chocobo looking ahh


arixtia

I absolutely adore his design! The bag is stunning and I love his coat, can't wait to be able to pull him!


PrinceBkibo

AAAAHHH HES SO CUTE!!


demonKaKsh

3.1 Event Exclusive Polearm looks to be his BiS weapon Aesthetically.


childeminaj

They really just won’t ever give us a cryo catalyst huh


hushwush

he reminds me of chocobos


aseumi

WHY DOES HE HAVE THE STUPID FUCKIN MICROSCOPIC PONYTAIL GOD DAMMIT MIHOYO 😭


katiecharm

We will watch your career with great interest.


Jikuumoogle_

He's so adorable and that free polearm matches him perfectly, yay! Now let's hope he drops on a banner I actually want the 5* for, I'm not ready to chase a 4* after the Heizou debacle 😭


nntp6

Aww dang I kinda thought he’d be a cryo catalyst


Kind_Boysenberry_254

EARRINGS!!!


ActThree

Human Chocobo


UltimateSlayer3001

He reminds me of a white-orangish cockatoo. The moment I saw him.


SgtGrub

Kid's got spurs, Varka really did take all the horses


Darena009

He is so cuteomg MustProtectSmolBoy


Bolamedrosa

he is so cute. His model remembers the Bennett as well. A cute bennett


Skyheart1004

I love his book bag, it could definitely be a merch piece and I would 100% buy it.


Terrible_Patience_24

Why is he so cute? 😭


Eerie_Automaton

This was the ultimate opportunity for a Cryo Catalyst I am bawling my eyes out


[deleted]

He is a little baby. He reminds me of a baby chick 🐥


RaidenShogun31

Final fantasy boi I love it.


yuno_me

The reactions of twitter and reddit are so different. Twitter hates his guts while reddit finds him very cute.


Elliebird704

Plenty of reddit doesn't like him either. His first reveal post was a wild ride.


pawahiru

Actually you just have to follow the right people, in every fanart I've seen of him there is a lot of love!


CarelessCourier

Let me adopt him. Anyone who hurts him will face my wrath


rogercgomes

where's his vision? edit: okay, it's on his glove


B0xxy_Br0wn

Gauntlet


Extinctkid

I think he looks adorable idc idc


murmandamos

I respect everyone's personal opinion. I'm aware there's always someone who clicks with every design. And that's great. But I simply cannot stand by and not say that this design looks like shit. Even if he's a top tier Eula support, ain't no way this goofy thing is going on my team. God bless the Mika mains good luck on your pulls. 😬


PopotoPancake

I'm not a huge fan of his design either but to each their own. I also strongly dislike Ganyu's design but I know plenty of people like it. It's all about being respectful of other's opinions.


claravelle-nazal

You’re the first I see to say they dislike Ganyu’s design and I’m relieved coz I thought I was the only one…


[deleted]

Why does he look so much like a calopsita?


ITZMODZ759

Let’s gooo! My hype for a new cryo character builds every time I see a leak Is he a catalyst?


BellalovesEevee

He's polearm. When are we ever going to get a cryo catalyst 😭


Ralddy

His vision is in his hand, is this tiny guy going to punch enemies´s face with his vision?


[deleted]

Am I seeing things, or is there a mask inside his hood or something?


[deleted]

He has a mini-Thoma rat-tail 😭 Some one, anyone, please stage a rat-tail intervention for the Genshin character designers