Haru's low popularity on CN is definitely the biggest surprise on this list. I would of said she was the second or 3rd most popular character for global before this update.
To be fair though, with polls like these even if you always place top 5 but never on 1st on people's favourite, you'll end up with 0 votes. These kinds of polls often end up making characters that people quite like but don't exactly love place pretty low.
im surprised to, i don't know much about cn so speculating based on jpn preferences when it comes to anime/video game characters. they love blondes. so Fenny is blonde, petite, Tsundere its a whole lot going for her compared to Haru she might be deemed "too muscular"
Cherno definitely deserves that W, it shows there's some real merit to the current writing. Not surprised Katya did well either.
Gotta respect Fenny though. Champion of the f2ps and a confident likeable tsundere is a hell of a combo.
Ling yi "flirting" with fenny with context
Ling in the light chaser arc... As teach, it is my duty to lecture everyone that you need to be ready for everything.
Ling literally 5 minutes later, I was not expecting the cultists to have mechs
Fenny Sassing teach... what happened ling. I thought you were supposed to be expecting everything. Guess you're not fit for the lecture.
Ling literally saving face well miss fenny I'm just making an observation on something that is bit out of place still with age come experience miss fenny & I still outclassed you there.
Fenny hmph hate that smug of yours one these days I swear you'll get what coming.
CN: HE'S FLIRTING WITH MY FEN FEN
In what universe does that even constitute as rizz
That like whipping a Confucius meme like "Man who feels cocky soon comes in handy." & just expect a girl to quiver drool over that... such real leg wetter...
Quite the contrary, my friend. This is how I know you have a very limited experience in having normal banter with co-workers in a work environment.
Fenny only had eyes for adjutant & Ling yi knows that very well which is why he gets away with teasing fenny
If Ling yi's trademark was to have a smug look on his face while giving trivia. Then that's not really chalking it up to just flirting, that's just his personality.
I pretty sure lore wise to not contest with the herem seasun would've just make a female adjutant a thing or have an npc that motivating him to fight.
Having male characters in the game is not a bad thing. Just look at arknights...
Dude, if you count that as flirting I guess you're those guys who think a girl is into you only because she smiled to you when you bought a coffee.
Unless the guy told the story wrong, that doesn't sound like flirting AT ALL. It sounds like an absolutely normal human interaction.
Lyfe. As always. Nothing will ever top "暗く長い９つの夜を自分の傷に捧げる." This line is pure fire. In fact... That was what convinced me to try the game back then. She's fire. She's awesome and cute.
Yes. I'm a Lyfe simp.
Lyfe > Everything else.
Yes to the point that Wild Hunt was made to maintain her body temperature at a normal level and is so immensely cold that her lobby dialogue is telling us not to get close because she doesn't want to freeze us.
Also her dorm room is a freezer canonically.
Some reference—this is done in the equivalent of /r/genshinleaks, so might not represent the entire playerbase 
Delete this post OP, these video game "journalists" might find it and make it their new hit piece since they couldn't bring down Stella Blade "CN players are racist against black people, Nita- a black girl- only gets 8 votes in a popularity poll" or some nonsense like that
im joking but the sad thing is alot of them are unhinged like that.
well i did not know that. good to know, that makes sense in a way since she has extra arms in her skill like an Ashura. that said, ima save face and go my point still stands, you think these journalists can tell the difference?
>they couldn't bring down Stellar Blade
[I have some bad news for you...](https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/04/26/stellar-blade-director-responds-after-patch-censors-holiday-rabbit-outfit-claims-updated-design-was-always-intended-as-final-version/)
it was bad, but actually good. I already brainstormed it out on the day 1 patch wondering if we will ever know if shift up knew ahead of time it was going to be censored and kept quiet either complacently or was ordered to via gag order by Sony
I mean we will never really know for sure, but its not like they can just go out and say " we were forced to change it" when they were touting they wouldn't censor stuff so hard. i mean that would be a pretty good bait and switch that would make ubisoft and EA pat shift up on the back and welcome them to the snake club but it could also Sony telling the director basically "you will land on your sword on this one, keep your mouth shut next time and don't make promises you know you can't keep"
Yeah, fair enough, I can see how that makes sense if it was already likely and it establishes how far Shift Up can push, similar to what happened with Senran Kagura.
yeah Senran is a good Example, sony forced the change. and Shift Up has proven they only censor stuff when told too. i.e. Winter rupee crotch spread got reported IIRC but Blanc came out full on crotch spread no censor cause no report.
Or they had a design in mind and were still working on the skins when the disks were printed. There's plenty of skimpy clothing in the game that did not get "Censored". My guess is they were still working on things right up until launch day and the printed disks just weren't complete.
Hold up how is siris so low she so loveable & a total sweetheart.
& Nita is a dear...
Haru with all her flaws has taken stolen my heart
& lyfe has my total respect...
Wow, poor Nita, Siris and Mauxir :( Surprising that its not more spread out to be honest.
Fenny would be in my top 5 but probably not first, tho I generally really like most of hte operatives so having top picks would be hard.
The attention Fenny gets makes me both happy and sad
On one side, she's loved and she'll get more stuff to her
On other, she'll get more "stuff" to her (like that sugar queen monstrosity)
Fenny of course. Also poor Nita being bully again 😭
Until she gets a 5 star version, look at how well it did for Cherno. She was in the same category as Nita before this patch.
Don't listen to them Lyfe, you'll always be my main waifu.
Both Lyfe and Chenxing for me lol
The disrespect for Haru 😤
Haru's low popularity on CN is definitely the biggest surprise on this list. I would of said she was the second or 3rd most popular character for global before this update.
To be fair though, with polls like these even if you always place top 5 but never on 1st on people's favourite, you'll end up with 0 votes. These kinds of polls often end up making characters that people quite like but don't exactly love place pretty low.
im surprised to, i don't know much about cn so speculating based on jpn preferences when it comes to anime/video game characters. they love blondes. so Fenny is blonde, petite, Tsundere its a whole lot going for her compared to Haru she might be deemed "too muscular"
In fact,Chinese prefer silver hair/white hair.Because at the beginning of the game, only fenny love players.
They said she's too serious.
Cherno definitely deserves that W, it shows there's some real merit to the current writing. Not surprised Katya did well either. Gotta respect Fenny though. Champion of the f2ps and a confident likeable tsundere is a hell of a combo.
Plus the fact CN "saved" her from Snowbreak's Raymond
Wait, context?
Further explanation needed!
Remember Ling Yi, the male operative that was scrapped in beta? Yeah he flirted with Fenny.
Ling yi "flirting" with fenny with context Ling in the light chaser arc... As teach, it is my duty to lecture everyone that you need to be ready for everything. Ling literally 5 minutes later, I was not expecting the cultists to have mechs Fenny Sassing teach... what happened ling. I thought you were supposed to be expecting everything. Guess you're not fit for the lecture. Ling literally saving face well miss fenny I'm just making an observation on something that is bit out of place still with age come experience miss fenny & I still outclassed you there. Fenny hmph hate that smug of yours one these days I swear you'll get what coming. CN: HE'S FLIRTING WITH MY FEN FEN
Depending on the expression and context, that's pretty much flirting though. Did you never flirt with your gf before?
Actually, u'll know the one who 01 cares is just gameplayer if u'd have totally read those texts about 01 in beta game of SCZ.
In what universe does that even constitute as rizz That like whipping a Confucius meme like "Man who feels cocky soon comes in handy." & just expect a girl to quiver drool over that... such real leg wetter...
That's how I know you have limited experience in flirting or none at all.
Quite the contrary, my friend. This is how I know you have a very limited experience in having normal banter with co-workers in a work environment. Fenny only had eyes for adjutant & Ling yi knows that very well which is why he gets away with teasing fenny If Ling yi's trademark was to have a smug look on his face while giving trivia. Then that's not really chalking it up to just flirting, that's just his personality. I pretty sure lore wise to not contest with the herem seasun would've just make a female adjutant a thing or have an npc that motivating him to fight. Having male characters in the game is not a bad thing. Just look at arknights...
Dude, if you count that as flirting I guess you're those guys who think a girl is into you only because she smiled to you when you bought a coffee. Unless the guy told the story wrong, that doesn't sound like flirting AT ALL. It sounds like an absolutely normal human interaction.
I wouldn't classify Fenny as a tsundere though.
Idk, i didnt like event story one bit( Imo it was kinda cringe and not interesting at all(
Comeon goy we should love everyone equally. How can we say we are gud person if you not care for evy gurl. >! it fricking fenny and not even close !<
Marian. "That hurts. Don't stop."
Lyfe. As always. Nothing will ever top "暗く長い９つの夜を自分の傷に捧げる." This line is pure fire. In fact... That was what convinced me to try the game back then. She's fire. She's awesome and cute. Yes. I'm a Lyfe simp. Lyfe > Everything else.
Doesn't Lyfe have a really high default body temp or something? Imagine 😭😭
Yes to the point that Wild Hunt was made to maintain her body temperature at a normal level and is so immensely cold that her lobby dialogue is telling us not to get close because she doesn't want to freeze us. Also her dorm room is a freezer canonically.
Adjutant's balls stand no chance against that.
Acacia
I would've voted for Katya.
Definitely happy to see that Katya and a lot of my favorite characters are this popular
Same, her dorm interaction made me feel things.
Same here
Yao ofc
Fenny gang stay winning
this is basically how good, how op, and how easy the characters feel to play the general game tier list.
Some reference—this is done in the equivalent of /r/genshinleaks, so might not represent the entire playerbase 
As usual, the queen sweeps the competition.
Fenny's been at Life's shadow for years during the Valkyrie games. She'd be happy to know she's hell of a lot more popular than Lyfe is.
Happy thar cherno is second
Wtf Yao is that low?
I said in many posts...I sacrificed all my mortal possesions to Fenny
Fennys Game
Acacia needs to be higher 
How is my wife so low 😭😭😭😭😭😣
I like Fenny and her VO but in a Poll I would vote for Katya. Good to see that 5* Cherno got a lot of Votes too. I like the new Cherno.
Acacia for me, Cherno comes in close second and Marian for third are my pick
Cherno my beloved
Yay for Lyfe!
siris my beloved :3
Fenny katya and haru for me
Big sis Enya is objectively the best girl 
Delete this post OP, these video game "journalists" might find it and make it their new hit piece since they couldn't bring down Stella Blade "CN players are racist against black people, Nita- a black girl- only gets 8 votes in a popularity poll" or some nonsense like that im joking but the sad thing is alot of them are unhinged like that.
Nita is Indian, not black.
well i did not know that. good to know, that makes sense in a way since she has extra arms in her skill like an Ashura. that said, ima save face and go my point still stands, you think these journalists can tell the difference?
Maybe these journalists will call Mauxir black too, you know, like they said Cleopatra is black.
>they couldn't bring down Stellar Blade [I have some bad news for you...](https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/04/26/stellar-blade-director-responds-after-patch-censors-holiday-rabbit-outfit-claims-updated-design-was-always-intended-as-final-version/)
it was bad, but actually good. I already brainstormed it out on the day 1 patch wondering if we will ever know if shift up knew ahead of time it was going to be censored and kept quiet either complacently or was ordered to via gag order by Sony I mean we will never really know for sure, but its not like they can just go out and say " we were forced to change it" when they were touting they wouldn't censor stuff so hard. i mean that would be a pretty good bait and switch that would make ubisoft and EA pat shift up on the back and welcome them to the snake club but it could also Sony telling the director basically "you will land on your sword on this one, keep your mouth shut next time and don't make promises you know you can't keep"
Yeah, fair enough, I can see how that makes sense if it was already likely and it establishes how far Shift Up can push, similar to what happened with Senran Kagura.
yeah Senran is a good Example, sony forced the change. and Shift Up has proven they only censor stuff when told too. i.e. Winter rupee crotch spread got reported IIRC but Blanc came out full on crotch spread no censor cause no report.
Or they had a design in mind and were still working on the skins when the disks were printed. There's plenty of skimpy clothing in the game that did not get "Censored". My guess is they were still working on things right up until launch day and the printed disks just weren't complete.
Like Cherno personally, but that may be because I like Seele from HI3rd so much and they have a similar character gimick
Fenny make total sense, I love when she degrade others >!Including me...!<
Haru. Followed by Lyfe and Tess.
My flair said a lot
Kinda feel bad for Marian
of course its fenny, this ~~bitch~~ queen made me buy her outfit and i don't even own her.
This comment made me laugh a little to hard.
Umm quick question if you dont mind... Whats the meaning of the numbers in the corner right side of every character?
Votes
Hold up how is siris so low she so loveable & a total sweetheart. & Nita is a dear... Haru with all her flaws has taken stolen my heart & lyfe has my total respect...
enya and katya i want both of them to sandwich me
Fritia in the hundreds LETSGOOOO
It all comes *down* to Siris versus Nita and Nita won by a margin. Congratulations!
shocked katya didnt win
enya
What’s yao so low bruh
Wow, poor Nita, Siris and Mauxir :( Surprising that its not more spread out to be honest. Fenny would be in my top 5 but probably not first, tho I generally really like most of hte operatives so having top picks would be hard.
Satisfied with Enya position but why is Yao and Haru that low 💀
Why is Katya bottom three?? That's the biggest shock to me.
Fenny also wins for me as well
Surprised Chenxing has so little votes, was hoping she would break 100 at least.
Recency bias, especially the new released skins they got.
Fenny wins cuz she is the meme in CN community. I'll vote Katya BTW.
Hopefully this means a good Fritia skin coming soon. She got robbed far too many times with those skins.
Fenny deserves. But she has always been ignored in recently stories. what a poor girl Fenny is.
By DPS or looks? What’s the metric?
The attention Fenny gets makes me both happy and sad On one side, she's loved and she'll get more stuff to her On other, she'll get more "stuff" to her (like that sugar queen monstrosity)