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Not everyone is happy about Childe featuring heavily in the upcoming 2.2 update releasing on October 13, and I wish I could stop hearing about it. While he’s treated as a nuisance by characters in the game, it seems that the sentiment also carries over to the Genshin community.
Calm down with the Childe hate, y’all. I get that he’s had two event banners already when fan faves such as Xiao and Ganyu have had one. I also agree that he has very few story reasons to be part of a new event in Inazuma. But consider this: our boy deserves it.
Childe is the 11th officer of the evil Fatui faction in Genshin Impact. The Fatui hail from the snowy lands of Snezhnaya, and they are unquestionably loyal to a goddess who plots war with the entire world. Childe specifically plotted to steal a god’s power and later incited a different god to attack the city-state of Liyue. This man has violated so many Geneva conventions that he should be brought to the Hague. Just last February, I was one of those judgemental Genshin players who initially thought there were just too many villainfuckers. Then it finally clicked for me. He’s so much more than your average white bread villain.
At first, I clocked him as an overconfident white boy with too much faith in his skills. After all, there’s an in-game boss event where you can beat him up every week for item drops. He just feels far less impressive after I’ve beaten him countless times.
But not only does he wield two elements, he’s also the only human Genshin character who can channel elemental power into two kinds of weapons (a bow and his knives). This only becomes annoying for some players because he knows exactly how good he is. He’s not going to downplay himself for your social niceties. Frankly? That’s an inspiration. We should all aspire to be more like Childe.
Read the full article on Kotaku
