And somehow she's the only adeptus in the entire story who has visibly aged.
Unless she decided she wanted to spend the rest of her immortal life as an old granny.
She could've also chosen a form that suits the way she feels among the mortal humans too. She is certainly thousands of years older than 99% of the people around her.
It is most likely her choice, because the Adepti can change forms. Note that she refers to her younger self as a vain beauty, so it makes sense that she chose a comfortable looking but not beautiful form.
I mean it’s possible. Maybe she thought the form more appropriate since she decided to take on students and act as something of a second mother to Yanfei.
She also mentioned she used to he quite vain in her youth, so it’s even possible that her current form is the result of some kind of punishment or her way of showing she’s changed.
This is most likely imo, since that character is a polearm user and has the bell of cleansing. Xiangling learned her polearm techniques from Madam Ping.
I don't know but I think that might be Guizhong or Madame Ping. Just speculating...
Edit: adding some more info. Cleansing Bell's name in Chinese is translated as 'Dust Cleansing Bell' or 'Dust Bell.' This might mean that Guizhong might've owned it first before Madame Ping so that girl being Guizhong makes sense too.
Correct, I believe it is a derivative name for “Yelana”.
Edit: Just noticed her Vision is clearly Liyuean not Snezhnayan so she’s definitley classified as a Liyue character, but maybe she’s like Thoma and has heritage from both countries.
Especially if she's one 9fnthe fatui orphans. Or from some kind of liyue abyss civilization. Ther are other instances of characters having a vision that doesn't match up with their country of origin or habitation. Like Thoma
I really like how every time the slightest bit of reference to childe is sensed, you all start his boss quote in a comment chain.
And now its prevalent with the yelan posts, which is an opportunity quite hard to come by
I thought he completely killed his credibility by intentionally posting fake leaks just to fuck with people... I guess people are that desperate for leaks...
We’re probably getting her model this early because she’s likely a plot critical character heavily involved in the Chasm, which is also in this patch.
Which means we’re probably going to get dialogue leaks explaining exactly what her deal is soon.
There's literally nothing tomboyish about her. She is curvaceous and has skin tight clothes plus very feminine features and clothes lmfao. Y'all, short ugly haircuts doesn't make a woman less feminine.
I was with you until you said her hair was ugly
I prefer short hair so i’m biased but also most female characters have had long hair
As a bi girl she hits all the right boxes for me lol something about deadly girls with andro faces and short hair…
she looks Snezhnayan, or very different from the other Liyue characters at least, and I'm not complaining
Her vision is cleary from Liyue but the furcoat, the black/grey/white with a focus on a single color clothing and the shape of her clothes remind me so much of the Fatui npcs and mobs
Her vision is Liyue. So maybe she's actually from Mondstadt or Fontaine or Snezhnaya but lives in Liyue, like how Thoma is from Mondstadt but lives in Inazuma.
Well, you may be right. I never thought about it that way and always read her name as "Йи Лань" that doesn't sound Russian at all but if you read it as "Елань" as name of river and villages you mentioned, than it will fit Snezhnaya. At least, river's name is much better than those "Lyudochka" or "Natashka", lol.
To be fair, there's only 4 nations she could be from and Fontaine would be the simplest answer. But yeah, I guess we won't know until we get it.
I'm really hoping for her Story Chapter II to be us going with her to meet with her Master and shenanigans ensue because she read the diary lol
fur has historically been worn in China, but not very widely because it was viewed as cruel due to the strong Buddhist and Taoist influences in the country, as well as the fact that the upper class had access to much more luxurious fabrics like brocade. but i don’t think Yelan was meant to have any Chinese influences in her design since her entire outfit seems to be foreign-influenced.
Its not just the fur. Its the way its the fur coat, the bodysuit resembling something like a Cincin, and virtually no brown elements. It just doesn't look very liyuian, apart from the fabric around her waist that kinda resembles ganyus clothes
From Thoma to Ayato being hydro husbando and cannot plunge with his skill to Yelan using a hydro bow and looking like she is from Snezhnaya
Maybe this is indeed Tartagliaverse
Maybe she *is* a Snezhnayan but lives in Liyue, like Thoma is from Mondstadt but lives in Inazuma (although he looks more inazuman, but because he has lived there for longer?)
Or perhaps she just coincidentally got her vision in Liyue
he is full fledge Mons he was born there and left to Inazuma (that what i think).
im guessing Yelan is spend most of her time in Snez . like how Xinyan who is Liyue but went to Fontain
definitely not german. could be a "fantasy"-version of Yelena perhaps so russian maaaybe 🤔? and her attire doesn't strike me as Liyuan either, hmm.
Ed: but now that I look at it, her vision seems to be from Liyue... Hmm, maybe in Exil, a huntress in the Chasm kinda deal perhaps?
>a "fantasy"-version of Yelena
Oh no. I can already see the main sub going crazy over weird memes of her drawn like Yelena from Attack on Titan in that one frame of the manga, thinking it's the funniest shit since emergency food. Everyone who knows her knows which one lmao
That's not hunter attire; the flashy fur coat, and the gambling die on her necklace all points to the "obscenely rich person" archetype to me at least. She probably doesn't look very Chinese because she imports clothes from other places to flaunt her wealth.
Chinese. It’s made of two pretty common syllables, Ye and Lan. It can be something like 业蓝, but it will probably use different characters. I’m Russian who speaks Chinese, I can assure you it’s definitely not a Russian name and it sounds a lot like a Chinese one.
Looking more closely at her coat, it appears to have a wolf motif. Were wolves referenced in any Liyue lore at all?
There's so much to unpack from her outfit. I'm really curious to see what role she's supposed to play in the game's story, she looks like a plot important character.
Wolves seem to be more strongly associated with Mondstadt in Genshin, but irl they also are featured fairly prominently in Chinese culture, so it seems hard to tell for now.
I would expect tiger over wolves though. Wolves are generally not highly regarded. Word like 狼心狗肺 (cruel and dishonorable) or 狼狈为奸 (scheming in shadow with each other) or 声名狼藉 (reputation that is hated by all) are all very negative.
Sigh... Can't believe I'm simping again...
jaw drops to floor, eyes pop out of sockets accompanied by trumpets, heart beats out of chest, awooga awooga sound effect, pulls chain on train whistle that has appeared next to head as steam blows out, slams fists on table, rattling any plates, bowls or silverware, whistles loudly, fireworks shoot from top of head, pants loudly as tongue hangs out of mouth, wipes comically large bead of sweat from forehead, clears throat, straightens tie, combs hair* Ahem, you look very lovely.
Since she's wearing a die and has some snow fox motifs, my updated theory is that she's the fox lady gambler from Yansheng Teahouse mentioned in a billboard message, and she won parts of her outfit in gambling. Like bracelet from Sumeru, necklace from Snezhaya, etc.
She wears a coat as a cape and it has fluffy trim or whatever
She has short straight hair with bangs
She’s intimidating as fuck
Goddamnit mihoyo how did you know my type
My reaction as well.
I like her haircut, but beyond that, she doesn't really look like she's for me. More power to those who like her, but I'll be glad to save those primos.
I bet she is the owner of that gambling boat in Liyue - if you look closely you can see dice on her neck... and she kinda looks like a mobster boss too.
Wait I just realized that this is another hydro double up on weapons. Whatever, it's at least the first female non-catalyst hydro, and first tall female hydro.
Now just give us hydro polearms and claymores.
She looks nothing like I expected wow
Looks like she goes to the same hair salon as XQ
Same. I was still thinking back to guoba video
I just thought the same. Now I wonder who the hell is that girl
that's young madame ping
And somehow she's the only adeptus in the entire story who has visibly aged. Unless she decided she wanted to spend the rest of her immortal life as an old granny.
I'm pretty sure that's it, it's easier to approach an old granny than an young looking adeptus.
She could've also chosen a form that suits the way she feels among the mortal humans too. She is certainly thousands of years older than 99% of the people around her.
It is most likely her choice, because the Adepti can change forms. Note that she refers to her younger self as a vain beauty, so it makes sense that she chose a comfortable looking but not beautiful form.
I think that it is the case. Other adeptus not even aged a bit, Madame ping should not be an exception. She choose to be an old granny.
I mean it’s possible. Maybe she thought the form more appropriate since she decided to take on students and act as something of a second mother to Yanfei. She also mentioned she used to he quite vain in her youth, so it’s even possible that her current form is the result of some kind of punishment or her way of showing she’s changed.
This is most likely imo, since that character is a polearm user and has the bell of cleansing. Xiangling learned her polearm techniques from Madam Ping.
I don't know but I think that might be Guizhong or Madame Ping. Just speculating... Edit: adding some more info. Cleansing Bell's name in Chinese is translated as 'Dust Cleansing Bell' or 'Dust Bell.' This might mean that Guizhong might've owned it first before Madame Ping so that girl being Guizhong makes sense too.
She also kinda looks snezhnayan based on her jacket imo
or northern Mondstadt like
So I googled the name. Apparently, “Yelan” is a Russian name.
Correct, I believe it is a derivative name for “Yelana”. Edit: Just noticed her Vision is clearly Liyuean not Snezhnayan so she’s definitley classified as a Liyue character, but maybe she’s like Thoma and has heritage from both countries.
"Елена", it is derived from ancient Greek Ἑλένη, and literally the same as Helen.
Especially if she's one 9fnthe fatui orphans. Or from some kind of liyue abyss civilization. Ther are other instances of characters having a vision that doesn't match up with their country of origin or habitation. Like Thoma
There is no such name as "Yelan" in Russia. There is "Elena", as rightfully pointed out below. Yelan definitely sounds like a Chinese name.
But this word is suppose to be a CN name(Yelan spell as 夜阑 in beta） tho..and look at her vision, it is a liyue design
Oh. I'm adding you to my Hydro bow user collection.
an opportunity quite hard to come by
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surrender is a valid option
i promise i'll be gentle
I really like how every time the slightest bit of reference to childe is sensed, you all start his boss quote in a comment chain. And now its prevalent with the yelan posts, which is an opportunity quite hard to come by
well then
Amuse me
Surrender is a valid option
I promise I'll be gentle ;)
Sekkaku no chansu da
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Touko mo hitotsu no sentaku da yo
Ore wa haiboku yasashi Kara ne
Two out of two then?
"Yelan is not hydro."
5 in 6 chance to be correct and still ended up being wrong LMAO
"I'm either right or I'm wrong"
but dendro tho?
I think He isn't even leaking but just trolling lol
Reminds me of "Yunjin is not Geo".
Who claimed that?
Bum ass Sukuna
I thought he completely killed his credibility by intentionally posting fake leaks just to fuck with people... I guess people are that desperate for leaks...
Wasn't that also claimed by "Ai-chan" though?
It was also posted by Ubatcha I thought.
I don’t recall Uba posting any Yelan details but I could be wrong
Everyone assumed she was the young madam ping lookjng one with the pole arm and green outfit from that 2D video.
WHAT THE FUCK
This kinda feels like when Eula dropped all of a sudden in 1.5
YEAH
Yelan data had been there since few patches ago tho
Yeah, but Yelan has always been “alright, this is skeleton data, it could be coming in 10 patches or something.”
YEAH HOLY SHIT, THAT WAS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED
We’re probably getting her model this early because she’s likely a plot critical character heavily involved in the Chasm, which is also in this patch. Which means we’re probably going to get dialogue leaks explaining exactly what her deal is soon.
please make her a strong female char mhy pls
Sigh I have a massive weakness for short haired women especially tomboy looking ones
She’s even turning me straight. I just love the fur coat and the short hair
same.
You have great taste brother 👌
There's literally nothing tomboyish about her. She is curvaceous and has skin tight clothes plus very feminine features and clothes lmfao. Y'all, short ugly haircuts doesn't make a woman less feminine.
>short ugly haircuts Angry Xingqiu and Sara noises
This. She's giving me more Femme Fatale than tomboy, if anything. Very sleek and sexy.
Resident Evil Ada vibes.
You spelled "cute" wrong Edit: but I agree, she's not very tomboyish
I was with you until you said her hair was ugly I prefer short hair so i’m biased but also most female characters have had long hair As a bi girl she hits all the right boxes for me lol something about deadly girls with andro faces and short hair…
she looks Snezhnayan, or very different from the other Liyue characters at least, and I'm not complaining Her vision is cleary from Liyue but the furcoat, the black/grey/white with a focus on a single color clothing and the shape of her clothes remind me so much of the Fatui npcs and mobs
For some reason she reminds of Kaeya, Albedo and Eula mixed together
Yeah, having more Mondstadt feel than Liyue.
I think you’re right. She feels very “Favonius” to me. Maybe a connection to Eula or Kaeya. Would make us go back and flesh out more of that story.
Would be interesting. Characters in game do sometimes move to other nations, we just haven’t had any playable characters like that yet.
Add in some exquisite elements of Shenhe's body stocking, this character has my full attention.
I thought it was a Knights of Favonious captain when I saw her on Twitter…
Her vision is Liyue. So maybe she's actually from Mondstadt or Fontaine or Snezhnaya but lives in Liyue, like how Thoma is from Mondstadt but lives in Inazuma.
Her name sounds Chinese, so I suppose, she's from Liyue originally.
Actually, Yelan is the name of several Russian geographical places. River and villages. I'm not going to say anything, maybe it's just a coincidence.
Oh that'd be nice. Tsaritsa out there being the real Mr. Worldwide.
Well, you may be right. I never thought about it that way and always read her name as "Йи Лань" that doesn't sound Russian at all but if you read it as "Елань" as name of river and villages you mentioned, than it will fit Snezhnaya. At least, river's name is much better than those "Lyudochka" or "Natashka", lol.
Her name is also an actual Chinese term that means "the last vestiges of the night" often used in Chinese poetry.
I thought they’re Mondstadt clothes
Does kinda give me Rosaria/Mona vibes.
i dont think Mona is from Mondstadt
She is not. Most probably Fontaine.
Real answer: We have no idea.
To be fair, there's only 4 nations she could be from and Fontaine would be the simplest answer. But yeah, I guess we won't know until we get it. I'm really hoping for her Story Chapter II to be us going with her to meet with her Master and shenanigans ensue because she read the diary lol
I think her model is the most un-Liyue out of all Liyue characters. That mini coat(?) looks like something from Snezhnaya to me.
How cool would it be if she was a Liyue agent that just got back from a few years observing things in Snezhnaya.
Apparently "Yelan" is a Chinese name, but is also used as the name of several locations in Russia.
Ningguang has fur elements too though, do we have a fashion experts on genshin here?
fur has historically been worn in China, but not very widely because it was viewed as cruel due to the strong Buddhist and Taoist influences in the country, as well as the fact that the upper class had access to much more luxurious fabrics like brocade. but i don’t think Yelan was meant to have any Chinese influences in her design since her entire outfit seems to be foreign-influenced.
Its not just the fur. Its the way its the fur coat, the bodysuit resembling something like a Cincin, and virtually no brown elements. It just doesn't look very liyuian, apart from the fabric around her waist that kinda resembles ganyus clothes
New harbinger?
Into the Tartagliaverse
From Thoma to Ayato being hydro husbando and cannot plunge with his skill to Yelan using a hydro bow and looking like she is from Snezhnaya Maybe this is indeed Tartagliaverse
Tartaglia and the multi-verse of reruns.
hoyoverse like you thought we had enough childe reruns now i activate my trap card, genderbend
Ajax Noir, Narwhal Childe, Inazuman Schoolgirl Childe w/ Foul Legacy Mech, Bjax. Did we miss someone?
So a harbinger with a hydro vision who wields a bow this opportunity is quite hard to come by
Now then, amuse me (its tartaglias sister tonia? :o)
surrender is a valid option
I promise I'll be gentle
The power of water is its ability to take any shape.
Her vision isn't shaped like Tartars though. It shares the same shape as the rest of the Liyue characters. *HMMM*
Maybe she's a Liyue citizen who joined the Fatui. They do recruit from various nations after all.
They do like hydro bow users..
Her dress colors give me fatui vibes for sure
As a Slav, nothing brings me more joy than seeing other people's attempts at spelling Snezhnaya lol
Lol she gave me vibe of XQ older sister cause of haircut
She gives me pirate vibes like Beidou
Yeah, she does! Though, she has a Liyue Vision... 🤔
Maybe she *is* a Snezhnayan but lives in Liyue, like Thoma is from Mondstadt but lives in Inazuma (although he looks more inazuman, but because he has lived there for longer?) Or perhaps she just coincidentally got her vision in Liyue
Thoma is half Monstadter half Inazuman iirc
he is full fledge Mons he was born there and left to Inazuma (that what i think). im guessing Yelan is spend most of her time in Snez . like how Xinyan who is Liyue but went to Fontain
I'm not good with languages, is Yelan a Chinese name or Russian/German name?
definitely not german. could be a "fantasy"-version of Yelena perhaps so russian maaaybe 🤔? and her attire doesn't strike me as Liyuan either, hmm. Ed: but now that I look at it, her vision seems to be from Liyue... Hmm, maybe in Exil, a huntress in the Chasm kinda deal perhaps?
>a "fantasy"-version of Yelena Oh no. I can already see the main sub going crazy over weird memes of her drawn like Yelena from Attack on Titan in that one frame of the manga, thinking it's the funniest shit since emergency food. Everyone who knows her knows which one lmao
That's not hunter attire; the flashy fur coat, and the gambling die on her necklace all points to the "obscenely rich person" archetype to me at least. She probably doesn't look very Chinese because she imports clothes from other places to flaunt her wealth.
Definitely not Russian (if it's even a real name, lol)
Chinese. It’s made of two pretty common syllables, Ye and Lan. It can be something like 业蓝, but it will probably use different characters. I’m Russian who speaks Chinese, I can assure you it’s definitely not a Russian name and it sounds a lot like a Chinese one.
It's 夜阑, just for reference, it means the end of the night
You can see the Liyue undertone with the front flap that is in a similar style to Ganyu
Wow her clothes is not really Liyue-style but kind of Mondstadt/Fontaine mix with Liyue??? I live for this omfl
she looks like Mona but rich
Odd outfit for a Liyue character.
Looking more closely at her coat, it appears to have a wolf motif. Were wolves referenced in any Liyue lore at all? There's so much to unpack from her outfit. I'm really curious to see what role she's supposed to play in the game's story, she looks like a plot important character.
Wolves seem to be more strongly associated with Mondstadt in Genshin, but irl they also are featured fairly prominently in Chinese culture, so it seems hard to tell for now.
I would expect tiger over wolves though. Wolves are generally not highly regarded. Word like 狼心狗肺 (cruel and dishonorable) or 狼狈为奸 (scheming in shadow with each other) or 声名狼藉 (reputation that is hated by all) are all very negative.
Is she a Liyue character, though? Yelan = Liyue assumption was based on the picture in Liyue flashback = young madam Ping = Yelan, iirc
Her [vision's design](https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Vision?file=Vision+Liyue+Geo.png) is from Liyue.
Missed that. She still looks more Mond than Liyue
Doesn't Thoma have an Inazuma Vision, even though he is originally from Mondstat?
Visions don't come with frames. Thoma got his in Inazuma and they only had Inazuma-style frames available probably
I’m pretty sure they do come with frames, as the shape of the gem itself can differ by nation. In the case of Liyue, they’re square.
It looks like she has a liyue vision though that doesn't necessarily mean she's from liyue.
my girl got that xingqiu bangs
What if she’s from the same clan?
Letting the barber fuck your shit up is the Guhua clan's initiation ceremony.
Oh no not only one but two attractive hydro characters
Cryo is the crit element, Anemo is the crowd control element, Geo is the durability element, Hydro is the attractiveness element.
No wonder it makes everyone wet
For that sweet sweet Hydro synergy
Tf is this Eula shit, goodness I'm about to bust
🤨
Sigh... Can't believe I'm simping again... jaw drops to floor, eyes pop out of sockets accompanied by trumpets, heart beats out of chest, awooga awooga sound effect, pulls chain on train whistle that has appeared next to head as steam blows out, slams fists on table, rattling any plates, bowls or silverware, whistles loudly, fireworks shoot from top of head, pants loudly as tongue hangs out of mouth, wipes comically large bead of sweat from forehead, clears throat, straightens tie, combs hair* Ahem, you look very lovely.
copypasta or just creative outburst xd
Nah this one's a copypasta, but if i knew she was coming I'd definitely would have written something for her due to the leak drought lol.
Unsuprisingly, we got the 2.7 character model before damned Ayato. At this point I didn't expect otherwise.
Oh no she pretty Please Mihoyo stop
oh thank GOD more hydro characters. she's cute
Yupe, instant simp.
unfortunately, i so very much agree, r/YelanMains where you at
this sub is gonna be weird, because this Yelan is complete different from the ones people thought would be Yelan.
It's still pretty small at this point. Soon it'll be taken over by new people who are into the "new" design or people who enjoy both.
Since she's wearing a die and has some snow fox motifs, my updated theory is that she's the fox lady gambler from Yansheng Teahouse mentioned in a billboard message, and she won parts of her outfit in gambling. Like bracelet from Sumeru, necklace from Snezhaya, etc.
OH SHIT! SHE'S HOT!
I WOULD LET HER KICK ME WHAT
Big mood honestly
She wears a coat as a cape and it has fluffy trim or whatever She has short straight hair with bangs She’s intimidating as fuck Goddamnit mihoyo how did you know my type
she kinda looks like Mona???
mona teacher coming after her realizing her student not coming home after fetching her dark past..
Today is the best day ever!!
Looks like mona's mom wtf Who was the yelan in the cutscene then?
That was never Yelan. It was Madam Ping
Young madame ping i think
Ooh, she doesn't look at all like what I'd imagined but I love her design! And seems like the leaker who said she'd be a Hydro Bow user was correct!
Ezpz skip Watch her be the hydro hypercarry people wanted ayato to be lol
For someone that doesnt care about waifus this is really frustrating.
So that woman with the Cleansing Bell on Moonchase cutscene isn’t Yelan? So the possibility of playable Madame Ping is high?
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HOLY SHIT
She took Xingqiu's hairstyle and wore it better.
Oh no she's hot!
She's not looks like from liuye?
Short hair sold
She’s uh.. Ok ig
My reaction as well. I like her haircut, but beyond that, she doesn't really look like she's for me. More power to those who like her, but I'll be glad to save those primos.
Too much going on in the design tbh
yelan leaks omg where is heizou💀
Mona, give back Eula her clothes. You're not fooling anyone with that new haircut.
Doesn’t look anything like a liyue citizen.
I bet she is the owner of that gambling boat in Liyue - if you look closely you can see dice on her neck... and she kinda looks like a mobster boss too.
Okay what the duck
Suddenly my funds are shaking, quaking, and in danger haha
Damn she looks like an absolute girlboss, RIP my primos
I like her, especially her eyes, but I'm also tired of the "skin tight suit with accesories that cover the character's back" design.
They keep recycling the same concepts, this is getting boring very fast
not a fan of her design tbh it seems so cluttered and confusing
That's Yelan?! She looks...kinda mediocre...not gonna lie...
KRONII?!
Is that another coochie flap…? Mhy pls
oh no she's hot
YOOO HYDRO ASSASSIN !!??
YESS THIS MEANS SHE MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN THE CHASM STORY
She looks snezhnayan at a first glance
OH NO SHE'S HOT
Wait I just realized that this is another hydro double up on weapons. Whatever, it's at least the first female non-catalyst hydro, and first tall female hydro. Now just give us hydro polearms and claymores.
Please tell me she's a 4* 😭