To further build on Xiao’s agile combat style supported by his Anemo vision, his kit was designed around the idea of the yaksha from Buddhism, which is a spirit that is connected to the elements. These inspirations became the dev team’s foundation for the character’s development and other cultural references. It is especially fitting considering the Wutong were characterized by disguising themselves as handsome gentlemen. The chinese character for Xiao, literally translating to demon, comes from this.
Conversely, there are also five evil deities called the Wutong, one of which includes the one-legged, people-eating, mountain dwelling demon named Shanxiao. This was the inspiration for Xiao’s identity as a guardian-adeptus.
One of them, the Sanyan Wuxian, refers to the guardian deity Huaguang Tianwang. Now this paragraph talking about chinese folklore is a bit hard to follow, but I believe what it is saying is that Xiao’s name and identity come from two different parts of ancient Chinese texts.Īccording to the chinese religion known as Taoism, there is a group of five deities known as Wuxian. Alatus also happens to be Xiao’s yaksha name in his lore. It’s English name, “Alatus Nemeseos,” comes from the latin word for winged, and Xiao’s role as the nemesis of evil. This icon would become the basis for the visual aspect of Xiao’s constellation. At some later point in chinese religion, the garuda and the chinese mythological bird known as the peng merged into the idea of the Jinchi Peng Wang Niao. Mekhila ate evil dragons, until one day the poison from a dragon he consumed killed him. This parallels one of the twelve heavenly generals from buddhism, Mekhila, who is associated with the animal known as the garuda from indian religion. Xiao’s lore includes the physical toll taken on him due to killing. Although most people overlook them, you can easily tell that there is a lot of care put into designing them. In a way, it is a visual representation of the character’s theme. No, not the upgrades for getting duplicates, the actual constellation itself. His original intention was to depict Xiao as a “young warrior character.”Īs progress was made, the Art team envisioned the idea of “a young man of great beauty,” meanwhile the creative concept and writing team hoped him to be a “beautiful adeptus.” The two ideas were able to align seamlessly, giving Xiao the identity of a “mighty and illuminated adeptus”.After the foundation is established, the next thing to be decided is surprisingly the constellation. He was also the one who designed Honkai Impact 3rd’s protagonist, Kiana. Despite being the 11th liyue character to be released, Xiao was actually one of the first to be designed, by an employee named CiCi. This core acts as a guide to help with the rest of the design process. This is when the dev team establishes what makes the character different from the rest of the cast, allowing them to stand out and give a striking impression. He says that the first step to creating a character is defining their ‘core,’ which includes things like their personality and role in the game’s story. The first part talks about cultural symbolism, and is written by Zhongyuan from the Creative Concept and Writing department.
In this video I’m going to be summarizing the most important parts of the post, as well as providing additional research and some of my own opinions. I already thought he was cool, and this info made me like his character even more. I know I’ve kinda got a running gag that I hate Xiao, but I don’t. So Genshin uploaded a developer insight post describing some of the background behind Xiao’s design process, and I just knew I had to make a video on it. The Amazing Detail Behind Xiao’s Design In Genshin Impact
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