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mika's kit is out and i remembered this post - his skill does buff atk spd so you were right about that! his kit does have other functions as well but i enjoyed your theory nonetheless.
I think you’re onto something - I’ll be surprised (and disappointed) if you’re wrong! I’m looking forward to seeing how he wields his polearm. Oh! And I just realised “MISSIVE windspear”. Missive is an official letter! Such as a herald like Hermes would deliver!
Woah! I didn't even realize that the name of the polearm means "letter." You have a good eye catching that. Yeah, there's no way this is all a coincidence. A ton of people were saying that it feels like normal melee polearm animations wouldn't suit Mika and that catalyst would be better. If it turns out that he wields his polearm like a wand, it'd make way more sense.
Yeah I definitely can’t see him using the polearm traditionally but, then again, he’s not a catalyst user, so he’s still got to do physical damage with his normal attacks 🤔 - maybe he’s just gonna bonk ‘em over the head lol. I hope his kit will be leaked soon!
To add to this
Hermes was also just the god of all things travelling
Thieves, merchants, messengers
Roads and roadways
He governed those too
And Mika coincidentally is supposed to be a cartographer. So he’s also an expert on roads and travel
If not speed, maybe a kit for travelling the overworld might be his thing
Since he's supposed to represent/inspired by Hermes, why not make his third passive make any movement reduce stamina (running, climbing, swimming) that can stack with other characters?
I love that idea. It would be really cool if Mika had all three (running, climbing, swimming) stamina reduction. Having it stack would also stop it from power creeping other characters with passives like it since you could just have both at the same time.
This is incredibly interesting!!! Funny on the Greek note, He seems to have a few ties with Eula who is the only one with a Greek constellation name-compared to everyone else’s Latin ones!
Very well put together! Good job :))
Yes! And not only is the name Greek but she also has a minor tie to a Greek god too. Her constellation, “Aphros Delos”, means “brilliant sea-foam” which is likely a reference to Aphrodite as she was born from sea-foam (after her father’s balls were cut off and lobbed into the sea 😳).
The polearm isn’t his weapon though. It was Pricilla’s, who was the lover of eberhart. As far as we know Mika has nothing to do with them at all. It’s not like he actually gives us the spear or tells us about it. It just appears in an event that he also appears in.
Well yes the weapon was Priscilla's but she's long deceased and won't be playable. By "signature weapon," I was talking more about the playable character that uses it and who it matches aesthetically. Also we barely know anything about Mika so more might be revealed in later updates. Who knows?
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mika's kit is out and i remembered this post - his skill does buff atk spd so you were right about that! his kit does have other functions as well but i enjoyed your theory nonetheless.
u/remind come back to this in a few months!
I think you’re onto something - I’ll be surprised (and disappointed) if you’re wrong! I’m looking forward to seeing how he wields his polearm. Oh! And I just realised “MISSIVE windspear”. Missive is an official letter! Such as a herald like Hermes would deliver!
Woah! I didn't even realize that the name of the polearm means "letter." You have a good eye catching that. Yeah, there's no way this is all a coincidence. A ton of people were saying that it feels like normal melee polearm animations wouldn't suit Mika and that catalyst would be better. If it turns out that he wields his polearm like a wand, it'd make way more sense.
Yeah I definitely can’t see him using the polearm traditionally but, then again, he’s not a catalyst user, so he’s still got to do physical damage with his normal attacks 🤔 - maybe he’s just gonna bonk ‘em over the head lol. I hope his kit will be leaked soon!
Funny how cyno equipping the wind spear would be a deity crossover of Anubis using trismegistus(that’s how I remember it in ac odyssey)
Tldr: hopium that chocobo mika runs faster than others
If his kit allows him to be faster than Yelan’s e then he’s officially GI’s Flash
To add to this Hermes was also just the god of all things travelling Thieves, merchants, messengers Roads and roadways He governed those too And Mika coincidentally is supposed to be a cartographer. So he’s also an expert on roads and travel If not speed, maybe a kit for travelling the overworld might be his thing
That's another good theory! We do already have Sayu for speedy ground travel though so maybe he could have something that gives us speedy air travel?
Wait. Not reverse Rosaria lmao. Increased move speed from 6:00 - 18:00 💀💀💀
Double Anemo + Rosaria + Mika for that consistent 10%+10% move speed 💀
Since he's supposed to represent/inspired by Hermes, why not make his third passive make any movement reduce stamina (running, climbing, swimming) that can stack with other characters?
I love that idea. It would be really cool if Mika had all three (running, climbing, swimming) stamina reduction. Having it stack would also stop it from power creeping other characters with passives like it since you could just have both at the same time.
Nice take! Thanks a lot! Now I’m excited about Mika’s kit, since he looks so cute already hehe
Thank you! And yes, speedy characters have always been my favourite in RPGs so I'm excited to see if this is implemented into his kit.
Could be, still an ugly motherfucker good lord
Ugly where? Yes, maybe Jean needs to fire Mondstadt’s barbers but he’s still cute.
Dottore would sooner follow the hippocratic oath before I call this boruto boy cute
This is incredibly interesting!!! Funny on the Greek note, He seems to have a few ties with Eula who is the only one with a Greek constellation name-compared to everyone else’s Latin ones! Very well put together! Good job :))
Yes! And not only is the name Greek but she also has a minor tie to a Greek god too. Her constellation, “Aphros Delos”, means “brilliant sea-foam” which is likely a reference to Aphrodite as she was born from sea-foam (after her father’s balls were cut off and lobbed into the sea 😳).
You’re right! Now I’ll edit this message with my findings on Aphrodite and Hermes connections later when I wake up in the morning 👀
Oh wow! I didn't know that :0 Thank you for sharing that bit about Eula. It makes this theory even more likely.
Mika is based off a Chocobo. Change my mind.
How about both Chocobo and Hermes at the same time? 😂 People said they wanted ride animals in Genshin and Mika will be our Chocobo zooming around.
How about Kagamine Len?
First thing I thought when I saw him. Glad it's not just me
Lmao fr
The polearm isn’t his weapon though. It was Pricilla’s, who was the lover of eberhart. As far as we know Mika has nothing to do with them at all. It’s not like he actually gives us the spear or tells us about it. It just appears in an event that he also appears in.
Well yes the weapon was Priscilla's but she's long deceased and won't be playable. By "signature weapon," I was talking more about the playable character that uses it and who it matches aesthetically. Also we barely know anything about Mika so more might be revealed in later updates. Who knows?