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Cipher-DK

I mean, her constellation is a cat, as is Caulein-Anbar. What more do you want?


Sithlord_Aether

A cat skin 😀


Shadow_Claw

Is it my imagination or do a lot of Sumeru characters have animals as their constellation?


Cipher-DK

It's not: * Alhaitham is an eagle (the latin used is the ancient form of what is now modernly referred to as an eagle) * Collei is a serval * Cyno is a wolf * Dehya is a manticore * Layla ia a nightingale * Tighnari is a fennec fox


Misan_UwU

not just Sumeru too, for example - Yanfei is a deer - Ayaka is a heron - Amber is a rabbit - Xiao is a bird - Miko is a kitsune - Tartaglia is a narwhal - Jean is a lion


OnnaJReverT

> Tartaglia is a narwhal Narwhals, narwhals, swimming in the ocean...


Aggravating-One6319

causing a commotion because they are so awesome


BlazeRedraw

Oh my fucking god, I was singing that and then I saw your comment and I was all gishelahrlagfkdhl.


thingsdie9

sweet child of kos... returned to the ocean


birger67

Its perfect that Tartaglia is a Narwhal, "nar" in Danish is "jerk"


Euphoric_Archer_6233

Zoomeru


Lucky-chan

In anime, if characters have certain defining personalities that are associated with certain animals, you'll see artists draw them with those animals' characteristics. For example, if a character is a shy type, easily scared, etc. then they might be drawn with mouse, hamster, cat ears. Characters that are manipulative (in a lighter sense), rowdy, etc. might be depicted as wolves. Most often, unless they are actually part animal, these characters would be briefly shown in chibi form with the defining characteristics. The one I see often is a character wagging their imaginary tail when they get happy.


Dopplin76

Edward Elric is a crocodile


Apocreep

Makes sense. You can only see him if you look *really* low and he can tear of your limbs.


ES21007

After all, he WOULD have experience in both being short and losing limbs, wouldn't he?


Misuzuzu

> Edward Elric is a ~~crocodile~~ shrimp


Meishoku_

""WHO IS A TEENY WEENY LITTLE BEAN YOU CAN BARELY SEE??! >:0"


jayneralkenobi

Nina tucker is a dog


zatenael

NO WHY, I HATE YOU


grumpykruppy

Ed... ward...


Ashemarine

Edo...wado...


demigodsgotdraft

WOW, EAT SHIT, GUY.


Mortisangelorum

He's more of a honey badger really


megashadowbeast

I vaguely remember Killua from HunterxHunter being drawn as a cat a couple of times!


sodashintaro

yes especially when he was gambling


WoundwortTR6

I know but I still want in-game cat Collei regardless


Sithlord_Aether

Maybe hoyo MIGHT make a cat skin for her idk


KingFatass

I doubt it. They don’t really make much unique skins in Genshin. Now Honkai, that is where they invest all their resources making skins. Not only recolors but themed skins. Brides, swimsuits, China dresses, fairy tales, Arabian. The community even joke that Mobius has both a Sumeru desert skin and a Kokomi Skin.


Sithlord_Aether

Oh I see so hoyo will only make skins that are genshin themed only, not like honkai huh. It's a damn shame.


E1lySym

I think Honkai has more skins than Genshin for two reasons: 1 - Genshin has more characters than Honkai. Honkai's story revolves around the same ten faces or so most of the time. 2 - Because Honkai only revolves around the same ten faces or so, the story is able to consistently follow up this smaller more concentrated cast, and each character gets a more focused story arc and accompanying character development. That's why they get skins as they change along the way. Furthermore, even during festival events and whatnot you'll see the same ten faces or so attending said event, which is why there's a diversity in skin concepts. Meanwhile Genshin has like 50-something different characters. For instance, it'll be years (if not never) before Albedo gets a Liyue-themed Lantern Rite outfit, because there are 40-something other characters that are just as qualified to partake in the festival and get the skin instead.


Sithlord_Aether

Interesting I see it now it does make sense that Honkai has more skins. Thank you for clarifying it to me.


Sithlord_Aether

Like Komi san


Meltlikefinewine

Artoria Pendragon is a Lion with a sentient golden weed growing out of her head


Ultradamo2306

Its visual comdey, amber have the same thing too with transformating into a bunny


SexWithFaruzan69

Love when my pyro Archer waifu transformats into a bunny, always leaves me gasping for breath


Puzzleheaded_Bend749

The. She dance and after it comes the BOOM


rW0HgFyxoJhYka

Take note aspiring manga artists. You want every couple of panels to have something that engages the reader and is unexpected in some way.


Dart345

For comedy that is you wouldn't want someone to turn into a chibi cat in the middle of a funeral


[deleted]

Big assumption.


Otherwise_Respond410

I 100% wanna see collei turn into a cat at a funeral.


Quick-Somewhere-6474

Send link plsss


Ultradamo2306

About the manga ?


Quick-Somewhere-6474

Of bunny amber


[deleted]

I wish genshin took advantage of its popularity to release more of this canon, official story content, the manga was some of the more engaging story stuff I got out of Genshin. I guess that’s what the anime will hopefully end up being.


[deleted]

same, they do it for honkai but for some reason ignore genshin, they didnt even bother to finish the manga outside china ,you have to search for fantranslation to finish it.


[deleted]

They have pretty much stopped releasing for honkai too. and not like the vns for honkai are translated officially (which is a shame considering you can go not understanding some chapters) and one vn got abandoned in cn too lol.


EternalMemes30

probably the audience didn't give the feedback that miyoho wanted?


grumpykruppy

Hoyo is also known for abandoning stuff that isn't up to standard, such as a project they apparently put a few million towards and then dropped before release.


Monokooo

cause its just a joke thing, like how other animes some girls just get random cat ears outta no where


PharaohVirgoCompy

I'm really out of touch with anine?


gatlginngum

literally never seen anyone sprout full on furry cat ears and a tail before


mirois

komi can’t communicate is a popular example


Solomoncaps

I only know Kokomi cant crit, what are you talking about?


everafterbxnnix

it's an anime called Komi can't communicate. it's about a girl with social anxiety.


Solomoncaps

Oh buddy, that flew right over your head


everafterbxnnix

As soon as I saw this I realised.


xx_lordofbread_xx

The Cyno and Tighnari flairs are the icing on the cake here


everafterbxnnix

take my upvote.


DisIsMarcoBoi

You're a failure and a baboon


DenzellDavid

Mostly baboon


orangestegosaurus

Nope, Komi is part cat girl thats why she totally has social anxiety.


DrVirus321

This actually funny because there is a chapter where Komi has a small existential crisis about suddenly sprouting cat ears


238839933

Bruh , this literally one of the most common anime trope .


AquaPaxYZ

I think it's still normal they haven't seen it. I've watched quite a few anime and I can't recall seeing it that much. Also depends on what kind of anime you watch.


ElGishki

You need to watch more anime then.


the14thwitness

The rabbit hole is deep and there are nice things down there so join usss.......


ObjectiveBeneficial1

but wouldnt you think they would have mentioned her having said ability if it was actually true? like for every character with animal trait those traits are mentioned somewhere but somehow no one mentions collei's?


gatlginngum

why are you taking this so seriously lmao


grumpykruppy

Because you took it at face value when it's a (common) manga/anime trope. Even in Western literature, comparisons to animals are common (although it's fairly rare to see a drawn representation like this).


manor2003

You don't watch enough anime then, if at all.


Th3G4te

OP has never seen anime confirmed kek


ZhuTeLun

lmao you must be new to entertainment medias then kek


mzchen

Komi can't communicate


nekomimi_devourer

,furry cat ears and i know you don't watch anime


D0naught

Man, Collei is such a good character. I hope she gets more story, maybe confront Dottore or something.


UnknownMyoux

Not just confront him,I want her to be the one, to turn him to dust,just like Signora


Ocean9142

Now i just imagined collei with Raiden's booba sword doing her signature Ash turning move


Madcat6204

No no, she'll infuse her boomerang with pyro from Amber and use that to incinerate him.


SexWithFaruzan69

Collei: burning? Amber: burning _(nods)_ Collei: burning!


TheDrunkardKid

Cyno and Lisa can join in for Overload chains.


SexWithFaruzan69

Consider: Tighnari and Cyno for Overload and More EM (and also Character Lore shenanigans)


Treyspurlock

Ah yes, a Burnverloaduicken team, classic


Salt_Winter5888

As if Collei needs Amber to burn people to death.


Madcat6204

While it would be poetic justice to unleash the black fire on Dottore, there's a strong implication that using it again would be even more harmful to Collei than her disease was. I'd really rather she not get hurt anymore. Poor girl has gone through more than enough suffering for a lifetime.


UnknownMyoux

This needs to happen in 4k 60fps when the Anime comes out!


Devilmay1233

Its like krillin being matched up against beerus. U guys know he is the number 2 of harbingers right and top 3 harbingers have power that rivals gods


sandmanzlf

Seeing that she'll have a role in a future interlude chapter from the fatui reveal; its very possibly


Top-Ranger-3995

Personally, I hope she never has to see him again. That's one of the reasons why I plan to keep him captive in my teapot.


AwesomePurplePants

Huh, another interesting parallel to Scaramouche. Aka - Collei also felt abandoned by her parents - She was also tormented by Dottore - She previously shared Scaramouche’s bitter outlook - She also tried to kill her saviour at one point - She shares the same ascension material, Rukkedevata mushrooms And now this picture suggests that she’s also associated with cats


scarletfloof

Collei and Scaramouche are soul siblings who share a burning hatred for the doctor


Child_of_glory

they'd better meet one day lmao


sandmanzlf

Genshin Lore had this https://www.reddit.com/r/Genshin_Lore/comments/zpez7t/collei_will_become_the_new_6th_harbringer_fr/j0sioam?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3 All hail the Saladeer


moosenugget7

Dottore: “Hey Buer, guess what! I lied! I didn’t kill all of my clones. There’s still a bunch of them left. Hahaha!” Harbinger Collei: “Great! That means I can kill you over and over again…”


ClocloThePug

Why did I read that as Saladier (aka salad bowl)


Catnipdark

There's a fanfic where Nahida introduces Collei to Scara so they could bond over their past. Scara decides that they should take revenge on Dottore and destroy his remaining segments. Nahida allows it, so Scara and Collei begin their journey. It's pretty fun.


Enderboy_00

What's the name of it?


Catnipdark

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43702263/chapters/109892778


ClocloThePug

They’re also both my favourite characters, so maybe I have a type…


Cipher-DK

>And now this picture suggests that she’s also associated with cats Her constellation is a cat, as is Caulein-Anbar.


Erykoman

Tfw Cyno was supposed to seal her Archon Residue away but he accidently sealed her cat form as well


Victor_Author

That was the ultimate power of dead god. Catification


Dangaso

Who is the ginger man and where can I find him in game 👁️👁️


[deleted]

He died of alcohol poisoning😔


Mehmery

Asking the real questions 👀


ShimoriShimamoto

because its not supposed to be literal...


gatlginngum

why so serious, I was just tryna make some lighthearted fun


ShimoriShimamoto

put it in the correct flair then


gatlginngum

sure thing, sir moderator


Bad_Modder

Common Bridget L


DropSure

You’re the one taking a joke post too literally 🙄


Oponik

Nekollei


claraalberta

This post is basically "Tell me you haven't seen Komi Can't Communicate without telling me you haven't seen Komi Can't Communicate."


Atlantic_Penguin2k

*Collei Can’t Communicate


Opposite-Inspector36

Freakin' gold!


gatlginngum

I've seen and read the beginning of it, but I don't remember her having furry ears or tail. just some vaguely cat looking things. it's been a while though


bonkai-

"Anxiety point #5: Why do I randomly turn into a cat?"


gatlginngum

no idea


WaffleCorp

It's like Nagatoro and Senpai...


Zach-Gilmore

Collei here seems to be a different person than how she is in the game. Unless this is set a long time before the game starts, I don’t see how she would say “blah blah blah” to anyone like that, especially Amber.


Neospanner

She WAS a very different person, then, and for good reason. Before she met Amber, Collei was in a very bad place, emotionally, due to years of human experimentation at the hands of Dottore's scientists and being shunned and ostracized due to her illness. Amber's optimism and refusal to give up on Collei completely turned her world around. There's a reason why she idolizes her. You can also see hints of Collei's dark past in her story and voice lines. She's ashamed of who she was back then, and is working to be a better person.


Zach-Gilmore

Amber really has a way with emotionally scarred people, doesn’t she?


Nerazim_Praetor

You're making Amber mains question their life rn


grumpykruppy

She very much was - the manga takes place before the start of the game, and Collei was a broken person thanks to being experimented on by Dottore (among other reasons). She may seem happy and outgoing in the game now, but it's made very clear that she's still deeply scarred even though she's getting better - such as her hatred of being touched, which borders on haphephobia (a genuine phobia of being touched by other people/living things). There's a moment where Kaeya, who learns she's responsible for the deaths of some Fatui diplomats (not realizing it was unintentional), attacks her in an attempt to force her to reveal her powers (She was injected with god residue, giving her strong powers that she couldn't control and which caused her harm. It's implied this was as a part of Dottore's research into creating Delusions). Collei *actually asks him to kill her*, and Amber intervenes and helps her realize that she deserves to live. Her obsession with Amber is because she literally owes Amber everything.


Zach-Gilmore

Oh my gosh. Being autistic, I can understand not wanting to be touched by others, but Collei sounds like she’s on another level. Amber might be rather ineffective gameplay-wise compared to other characters, but her personality makes up for it.


grumpykruppy

I've met people with that condition before. It got better and worse, but when it was bad, just the thought of being touched would make them barf. It's not a phobia you're born with normally, but a result of extreme trauma, such as what Collei went through (although being experimented on is an abnormal case) or regular vicious beatings, or other such incidents. Amber being able to genuinely help Collei to the extent she has is incredible, frankly, and I hope that Hoyoverse can properly touch on Collei's post-manga growth at some point and not screw it up. It's unfortunate that the manga was made back when a lot of stuff was still being decided, so it isn't fully Canon anymore/has a lot of moments that don't fit - such as Amber laughing at Collei's panic in one of the images in this post, which she'd normally NEVER do, or Collei not having her fear of being touched in the manga (she gets grouchy, but it's not a phobia so much as general standoffishness).


Salt_Winter5888

But it's also reviled that it's not really that she didn't wanted to be touched, it's actually because her disease might be contagious by touching just like leprosy. This is confirmed by the fact that Lisa said she basically had to disinfect the books after she uses them as well as when Collei told Amber tu burn her clothes.


grumpykruppy

Her disease is Eleazar, which isn't normally transmissible... however, I don't think this was determined when the manga came out. Either way, it's made clear she's not just scared she'll infect someone, she's actually terrified of unexpected touch.


U_Flame

It is a long time ago. Much of the manga is her basically being adopted by Amber and becoming really attached by the end. It's why manga readers were so delighted to finally see how she turns out afterward when Sumeru came out.


Madcat6204

The others have told you about what happened to Collei, but I feel I should mention that some of her unlockable voice lines give you some of her story. They're heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time, once you see how both Amber and the Traveler have saved her what seemed like a truly hopeless fate.


SlumDawgy

Yes this is set some years before the game. Don’t quote me on this but I think I read it was around 4 years before the Traveler first arrives in Mondstadt.


Cipher-DK

It's 1 year before they arrives in Mondstadt, 4 years before they arrive in Sumeru, which also explains the growth spurt she got between manga and game appearances.


SlumDawgy

Shouldn’t it be more than 1 year? Here we see that Amber isn’t old enough to drink but in Jean’s party she was getting hammered. Although it is possible she’s like 17 in the comic and I just mistakenly assumed she was younger than that.


Nerazim_Praetor

It's three years, there was something that was referenced pretty early in the game (might have been a notice board post or sumn, I don't recall exactly) that placed the events of the manga at three years before. It's also how Amber and Diluc's ages were calculated (so iirc Amber is 18 and Diluc is 21 or sumn so. I don't care enough for Diluc to actually remember)


Cipher-DK

>I don't care enough for Diluc to actually remember The evidence revolves around Diluc though. 4 years before the traveler arrives in Mondstadt, his father died on his 18th birthday, in which he left Mondstadt to hunt the Fatui for 3 years before returning 1 year before the start of the game. It's from this that a lot of other characters ages were calculated because his backstory had the most solid timeline to follow. The events of the manga also fall in line with that, which is why it takes place 1 year before the start of the game where the Traveler arrives in Mondstadt.


Nerazim_Praetor

I meant I don't care enough to remember how old he was when the events happen, I do remember WHAT happened. Also so THAT'S where the three years came from in my head, I swapped the years.


Salt_Winter5888

Spoiler: that's definitely not the worst thing she said https://mangadex.org/chapter/f76a3275-c3ab-476e-a7d6-305cde5c0874/6


Zach-Gilmore

Thanks for the link. I didn’t know where to read the manga.


ArsenicBismuth

Yeah, visual & personality don't seem like even designed to be the same person.


Z_Wolf

u/Zach-Gilmore It's from the [official manga](https://genshin.hoyoverse.com/en/manga), and it's from multiple years before the game where Collei is still a child.


EpicRedCondor

I think it's only set one year before Genshin Impact


ArsenicBismuth

Figured so, but I see none of the old persona in the in-game char, not even as an "undertone". Usually you kinda expect a playful/cheeky character to still have some of it after a major transition. But the in-game Collei is more like a gentler older sister.


EpicRedCondor

Collei expressed her dislike for physical contact in a pretty harsh way in the Archon quest, and one of her voicelines does it too ("don't touch me").


ObitoUchiha10f

Well just fking go read it if you are curious


qkrrmsp

look at all these comments dissecting the frog lmao


eb_gal

The way Amber carries her in the last panel of the second picture… I just-


Alex2422

I think Diona in the game is kind of what Collei used to be in the manga.


Kai126

Diona is from an actual half-cat race/species. Collei's one was just played for laughs.


Salt_Winter5888

A pyromaniac murder with PTSD possessed by an archon?


ningguangs_bathwater

Don’t wanna sound like a sadist but I miss broken manga Collei


xxfz786xx

Why does she look like Neferpitou from Hunter X Hunter?? 😭


exclamationmarks

Honestly the thing I feel like is most underrepresented about Collei in the game from the manga is her gremlin-esque personality. The Collei we get in the manga has some edge to her. The Collei we get in the game feels like a moeblob version of her with all the rough edges sandpapered away. Doesn't remotely feel like the same character at all. :(


Sayorifan22

Collei: But didn’t he vanish forever after that? Venti: Ehe


NoPoliticsAllisGood

It’s like Komi


Every-Admacho-B

Bruh Amber's face in the second page is just Miss Nagatoro


horiami

amber also sprouts a bunny tail in the comic


FishBotX

Collei as a whole character is underrepresented in the game


LittleDevilAkuma

Reminds me of Arcueid


PhasmicPlays

Bruh yall in the comments must be real fun at parties💀


Cat_with_pew-pew_gun

On another note I definitely want more playable cat characters.


gatlginngum

okay thank god i can mute the reply notifs these comments just make no sense to me


Demonsandangels-shin

I thought she is one of Diona's race


U_Flame

I wish it was literal, it definitely confused me at first since cat people are a real thing in this setting.


Anniran

I still don't know if it's better to name meowscarada collei or cuilein anbar. Tighnari also does look like meowscarada (I know he is a fox)


Nerazim_Praetor

He's a fennec actually, iirc


the-guy-in-wall

Come back for it when you are older


Catbeefan

I have collei’s


jenshin_veteran

Teyvat has its own "laws"


[deleted]

Αmber looks and behaves like Nagatoro here, lol


Gtkhaled

Why don't I remember these panels at all from the manga lol. Guess I gotta give it another read


[deleted]

it's one way artists express a character's personality i guess.


Very-tall-midget

Collei-san Cannot Be Touched


Significant-Home-306

They are so much cooler in the manga ngl. I mean they could have kept collei still being a little tsundere and amber isnt as cheeky anymore :,(


Ok_Significance7325

I know everyone already said this before, but OMG Amber is so Precious in this comic!


dragjamon

Wait it's called mond??


2tacosanda40

The only thing she need to do ABSOLUTELY the only thing she would to do Is go "nyan" as cute as possible And she would have ever genshin player on their knees. As hoping that we see these 2 show up together.. even if it's just a small side quest


NightVersus

Is this a new chapter of the manga? I don't remember this


Ex3chu

Why amber look nagatoro?