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Told you it would be a good demo!! From what we have gathered based on information available, it would appear Yelan runs some sort of underground spy and information network, but some of her past still shrouded in mystery. Amazing analysis as always Phil hope you can pull her when she is released
Well, there IS in fact a secret casino in Liyue. It's at the Yanshang Teahouse (why would a simple tea house have 2 guards and a receptionist who asks you if "you have enough money" ?) There is a paper on the board next to one of the teleport point in Liyue where the stewardess is described as "a girl like a fox" who is famous for her charm to persuade anyone to spend their money (looks like Yelan to me !!). If you are interested, you can watch videos about theories about the Yanshang Teahouse (the details mentionned in these videos are in the game since the beginning, so it means Yelan has been teased since more than a year)
Loved this reaction and analysis as always, Phil! I believe this entire demo was meant as an homage to the 1920s-30s era of Shanghai (and southern China generally) with the opulent casino/gangster vibe. Jazz was also popular at the time so that fits with the track we hear in this demo as well. I had expected them to go more '40s noir with it but in retrospect this makes more sense given her character and background. Anyway, you know I'll be pulling for her!
You say she's a coward (cuz bow) but what sorta coward dashes towards her enemies with reckless abandon as her E skill? Same applies for Childe and his melee E. Tbh I think their "cowardice" is more of a lulling the enemy into a false sense of security....before they get in their face. Just my 2 and a half cents...
Re: the poses from the drawings, the pose is frequently taken from the character's elemental burst (though obviously not always). The string attack where she runs through the enemies ("gotcha!") is her skill, the arm up pose with a bunch of strings around her is her burst.
she is the owner of a tea house and at the same time "works" for civil affairs for Ningguang but actually she is a detective/spy who travels all over Teyvat on missions and in this tea house is where she gets a lot of information for that it's basically a casino so that's why her trailer has this theme
From what i understand, a semblance of early 20th century technology and culture does actually exist in the genshin world, we just haven't seen much of it yet. It's the Hydro region Fontaine where a lot of this stuff originates from, like the camera we get to use in game. It seems like the film noir aesthetic is quite prevalent over there.
The fact that she's a bow user makes sense, cuz even being a martial artist her physical condition is not as great as others, I'll put her voiceline down below "My physical fitness isn't actually that great compared with some trained martial artists. It's a hereditary thing that runs in my family. So before getting into really important work, I adjust my schedule to make sure I get enough rest, wait till I have built up enough energy, then strive to finish everything that needs doing in one go. Outside of work, I try my best to live life at a calm and carefree pace. So I'll always decline to take on any strenuous physical labor".
If you are confused starting from 3:50, you might be interested in stories in Shanghai at 1930s. All of Yelan's elements - western-style casino, ballroom, and spy wars - came from that period! The old Shanghai was a place of disorder and danger and you can find tons of Chinese TV shows with that theme. Very interesting to have such a character in Genshin. 7:10 Exactly! She looks more modern because her style originated from a relatively recent China.
8:43 the city neon light backdrop really looks like a modern Shinjuku/Kabukicho Tokyo. Paired with the jazzy music, this whole trailer is almost a nod to the anime "City Hunter" from the 80's!
Really hyped that you got to this one so quickly. When I watched it and saw the shot where she dodges the crossbow, I wondered what you'd say about that camera work. Great breakdown, as always! Loved the Cowboy Bebop reference. She does give off similar vibes. I think she'd get along well with Faye :)
A little fun fact about her coat: She just accidentally stumbled upon it after intercepting a cargo from the Fatui. She didn't like it at first because it didn't really fit her taste, but after some time she decided to use it in place of her destroyed bracelet. She removed the fur and replaced it with a high-quality yarn and altered it so that it fit her taste.
She's really great, she doesn't feel like a coward stick user when playing her because of that cool dash. And the animation of her Burst, the flying strings from the dace just looks very elegant.
She got a really strong femme fatale vibe. BTW, the future region of genshin, which is Fontaine, said will be inspired by the western countries in steam punk era. Maybe we will get more of this "yelan" vibe later on when Fontaine released.
You know what I'd love to see you react to? The teyvat chapter preview trailer. It was the first trailer they made teasing the entire plot of the game. Beautifully composed.
Hoyoverse has a bit more experience with the more modern looking trailers on account of their experience with their other big game, Honkai Impact. In fact, a couple months back they released a trailer with the casino themes for their 5.6 update for that game.
Her Jazzy sort of character might foreshadow some other regions that share her sort of style such as fontaine which in many speculation has theming with steam punky and club sort of looks which they show a glimpse with two fontaine characters that have alittle of those aspects (In the Genshin Teyvat Trailer back in 2020). And the fact shes also Hydro which is an element connected to a modernish like look such as fontaine may indicate some foreshadowing in some design elements. Its not known is Yelan is directly inspired from fontaine but some elements indicate her taking some inspirations, but also Shneznaya which is the region that has most of its people wearing fur coats which may explain her furcoat on her back. Apparently shes a person whos traveled all over the the genshin world so it seems plausible.
Wait... She kicks the bow, then pulls it back with her lifeline. You can see the difference between the bow string and the blue coloured lifeline Damn hoyoverse really thought through it
She a Hydro archer with some very interesting mechanics and her lore sets her as something of a secret agent who has been all over the world to gather information, she even went into the Abyss! The upcoming archon quest apperently has alot to do with her, some ppl even speculate she's the one who trained Childe(who fell into the abyss when he was a kid and got trained there) so defintely got alot going for her. Btw, i saw this video has no thumpnail, just a black youtube logo. did something go wrong?
Nice video Philip, it's cool to see another pal joining the Yelan Simping Club UuU About Yelan: -She's Ningguang's main informant in Liyue. She kinda works for the Ministry of Civil Affairs and kinda not, the only thing we know is that she has another main job that Ningguang allows to exist in exchange of her info. -Yelan is the boss of Yanshang Teahouse, a building in Liyue that the player cannot access and when we talk to the NPCs outside they're extremely rude toward us. This building is actually a casino, and the HQ of Yelan's investigations. You can imply that the room she's recieving info in this video is her office at this "shop". -It's implied that her vision allows her to become invisible, in a phantom step fashion. That's why she can sneak around places without being noticed and is actually her Elemental Skill in the game: she runs around while invisible tying water strings to the opponents.
I love your take on this! A whole new perspective to the game. BUT..........Genshin just dropped a late game story teaser. PLEASE react to it, I beg of you!!!!!!!!!
About that Modern looking Coat... Surprisingly she stole it from a country that's actually more technologically advanced than the rest of the world of Teyvat
ngl this one is really good demo but i have to be honest putting bow on yelan is a bit… disappointing. she looks like that swift characters in video game who throw daggers and use swift move from behind enemies. so in genshin, i believe she should’ve been a sword user. and based on her story quest she doesn’t take that much of risks which it is not portraying her ‘dice’. but then again the way hoyo presented her is always nice. and it doesn’t feel that bad in-game too. in fact i love her as a character eventhough there are some parts that didn’t meet my expectations in her story quest. and i believe you need to watch the new teaser too, man. it is so good. probably the best teaser that hoyo has ever released. you’ll love the script writing and, heck, all of aspects.
Looking forward to getting her. She's the first character I've done a lot of prerelease calcs for her, and really happy how they blew it out the park with her demo. (also fyi the thumbnail is fine for me)
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It was alright..
"She's an archer which makes her a coward by nature". i fucking died when you said that lol. Loved the video.
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@@philcall Well, he willing to put himself on disadvantaged so I think that's not counted
Same lmao. I love yelan and I still fell out of my chair. 😂
Told you it would be a good demo!! From what we have gathered based on information available, it would appear Yelan runs some sort of underground spy and information network, but some of her past still shrouded in mystery. Amazing analysis as always Phil hope you can pull her when she is released
Love that! Thanks for the recommendation as always Lani!
@@PhilipHarts Anytime!! 😄
Well, there IS in fact a secret casino in Liyue. It's at the Yanshang Teahouse (why would a simple tea house have 2 guards and a receptionist who asks you if "you have enough money" ?) There is a paper on the board next to one of the teleport point in Liyue where the stewardess is described as "a girl like a fox" who is famous for her charm to persuade anyone to spend their money (looks like Yelan to me !!). If you are interested, you can watch videos about theories about the Yanshang Teahouse (the details mentionned in these videos are in the game since the beginning, so it means Yelan has been teased since more than a year)
Loved this reaction and analysis as always, Phil! I believe this entire demo was meant as an homage to the 1920s-30s era of Shanghai (and southern China generally) with the opulent casino/gangster vibe. Jazz was also popular at the time so that fits with the track we hear in this demo as well. I had expected them to go more '40s noir with it but in retrospect this makes more sense given her character and background. Anyway, you know I'll be pulling for her!
You say she's a coward (cuz bow) but what sorta coward dashes towards her enemies with reckless abandon as her E skill?
Same applies for Childe and his melee E.
Tbh I think their "cowardice" is more of a lulling the enemy into a false sense of security....before they get in their face.
Just my 2 and a half cents...
Not to mention that her skills scale with HP, making her a tanky character.
Re: the poses from the drawings, the pose is frequently taken from the character's elemental burst (though obviously not always). The string attack where she runs through the enemies ("gotcha!") is her skill, the arm up pose with a bunch of strings around her is her burst.
she is the owner of a tea house and at the same time "works" for civil affairs for Ningguang but actually she is a detective/spy who travels all over Teyvat on missions and in this tea house is where she gets a lot of information for that it's basically a casino so that's why her trailer has this theme
From what i understand, a semblance of early 20th century technology and culture does actually exist in the genshin world, we just haven't seen much of it yet. It's the Hydro region Fontaine where a lot of this stuff originates from, like the camera we get to use in game. It seems like the film noir aesthetic is quite prevalent over there.
The fact that she's a bow user makes sense, cuz even being a martial artist her physical condition is not as great as others, I'll put her voiceline down below
"My physical fitness isn't actually that great compared with some trained martial artists. It's a hereditary thing that runs in my family. So before getting into really important work, I adjust my schedule to make sure I get enough rest, wait till I have built up enough energy, then strive to finish everything that needs doing in one go. Outside of work, I try my best to live life at a calm and carefree pace. So I'll always decline to take on any strenuous physical labor".
If you are confused starting from 3:50, you might be interested in stories in Shanghai at 1930s. All of Yelan's elements - western-style casino, ballroom, and spy wars - came from that period! The old Shanghai was a place of disorder and danger and you can find tons of Chinese TV shows with that theme. Very interesting to have such a character in Genshin.
7:10 Exactly! She looks more modern because her style originated from a relatively recent China.
She has that 19’ Shanghai vibe, the casino, the mobs and everything
8:43 the city neon light backdrop really looks like a modern Shinjuku/Kabukicho Tokyo. Paired with the jazzy music, this whole trailer is almost a nod to the anime "City Hunter" from the 80's!
Really hyped that you got to this one so quickly. When I watched it and saw the shot where she dodges the crossbow, I wondered what you'd say about that camera work. Great breakdown, as always! Loved the Cowboy Bebop reference. She does give off similar vibes. I think she'd get along well with Faye :)
A little fun fact about her coat:
She just accidentally stumbled upon it after intercepting a cargo from the Fatui. She didn't like it at first because it didn't really fit her taste, but after some time she decided to use it in place of her destroyed bracelet. She removed the fur and replaced it with a high-quality yarn and altered it so that it fit her taste.
I knew her coat was stolen from the Fatui, but I wasn’t aware of the complete background of how she obtained it.
That bow-kick she does totally buyed me. I'll try to get her.
She's really great, she doesn't feel like a coward stick user when playing her because of that cool dash. And the animation of her Burst, the flying strings from the dace just looks very elegant.
Step on me Yelan
Yelan has that James Bond/007 vibes for sure and i love it!!
She got a really strong femme fatale vibe. BTW, the future region of genshin, which is Fontaine, said will be inspired by the western countries in steam punk era. Maybe we will get more of this "yelan" vibe later on when Fontaine released.
I'm pulling! She looks like too much fun to pass on!
she is the reason why i returned to the game lmao
You know what I'd love to see you react to?
The teyvat chapter preview trailer. It was the first trailer they made teasing the entire plot of the game. Beautifully composed.
The trailer has the hong kong noir feel.
Hoyoverse has a bit more experience with the more modern looking trailers on account of their experience with their other big game, Honkai Impact. In fact, a couple months back they released a trailer with the casino themes for their 5.6 update for that game.
Her Jazzy sort of character might foreshadow some other regions that share her sort of style such as fontaine which in many speculation has theming with steam punky and club sort of looks which they show a glimpse with two fontaine characters that have alittle of those aspects (In the Genshin Teyvat Trailer back in 2020). And the fact shes also Hydro which is an element connected to a modernish like look such as fontaine may indicate some foreshadowing in some design elements. Its not known is Yelan is directly inspired from fontaine but some elements indicate her taking some inspirations, but also Shneznaya which is the region that has most of its people wearing fur coats which may explain her furcoat on her back. Apparently shes a person whos traveled all over the the genshin world so it seems plausible.
Haven't swung by the channel in a bit but when I saw this trailer, I thought of you; wondered why you might think. XD
I was saving up my primos initially but after the 6th time I repeated this demo trailer, I pulled for her. Bewitching power of her demo.
Yansheng teahouse is a casino. You just can't go in 'cause you know... gotta watch the kids who pkay this game.
Wait... She kicks the bow, then pulls it back with her lifeline. You can see the difference between the bow string and the blue coloured lifeline
Damn hoyoverse really thought through it
Thanks for slowing down 10:00. I couldn't really follow what was happening in that shot when I watched the trailer myself.
This gives me Las Vegas vibes.
"and she is an archer, what makes her a coward by nature"
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She a Hydro archer with some very interesting mechanics and her lore sets her as something of a secret agent who has been all over the world to gather information, she even went into the Abyss!
The upcoming archon quest apperently has alot to do with her, some ppl even speculate she's the one who trained Childe(who fell into the abyss when he was a kid and got trained there) so defintely got alot going for her.
Btw, i saw this video has no thumpnail, just a black youtube logo. did something go wrong?
Hmm it seems to be showing the thumbnail for me, was it on mobile or pc?
@@PhilipHarts PC. just a few minutes after it went up, checked it later again but was the same somehow.
U havent done yoimiya and ganyu’ demos tho
Really looking forward to it
hey yelan is pretty cool
Tbh, the kick the bow bit was inspired by a Honkai Impact character named Durandal. Both games made by Mihoyo.
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@@joshbrosh6626 Or Bianca as I like to call her.
Ohhh very cool!
Is it confirmed by mihoyo that it was inspired by Durandal? Like... idk... feels a little too far-fetched to me
Dunno bout that, other genshin characters have always loved kicking their weapons 😂
Its Ye ↘️Lan↗️
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Nice video Philip, it's cool to see another pal joining the Yelan Simping Club UuU
About Yelan:
-She's Ningguang's main informant in Liyue. She kinda works for the Ministry of Civil Affairs and kinda not, the only thing we know is that she has another main job that Ningguang allows to exist in exchange of her info.
-Yelan is the boss of Yanshang Teahouse, a building in Liyue that the player cannot access and when we talk to the NPCs outside they're extremely rude toward us. This building is actually a casino, and the HQ of Yelan's investigations. You can imply that the room she's recieving info in this video is her office at this "shop".
-It's implied that her vision allows her to become invisible, in a phantom step fashion. That's why she can sneak around places without being noticed and is actually her Elemental Skill in the game: she runs around while invisible tying water strings to the opponents.
I love your take on this! A whole new perspective to the game. BUT..........Genshin just dropped a late game story teaser. PLEASE react to it, I beg of you!!!!!!!!!
About that Modern looking Coat... Surprisingly she stole it from a country that's actually more technologically advanced than the rest of the world of Teyvat
Just because the character is a bow user doesn't mean they play like one. Best example is Childe.
ngl this one is really good demo but i have to be honest putting bow on yelan is a bit… disappointing. she looks like that swift characters in video game who throw daggers and use swift move from behind enemies. so in genshin, i believe she should’ve been a sword user. and based on her story quest she doesn’t take that much of risks which it is not portraying her ‘dice’.
but then again the way hoyo presented her is always nice. and it doesn’t feel that bad in-game too. in fact i love her as a character eventhough there are some parts that didn’t meet my expectations in her story quest.
and i believe you need to watch the new teaser too, man. it is so good. probably the best teaser that hoyo has ever released. you’ll love the script writing and, heck, all of aspects.
What's with the archer = coward?
can you react to honkai impact?
Looking forward to getting her. She's the first character I've done a lot of prerelease calcs for her, and really happy how they blew it out the park with her demo. (also fyi the thumbnail is fine for me)
Slaaay
I'm starting to develop an unusual fetish from this. Btw, have you seen the Zenless Zone Zero trailer?
If you love genshin cinematography honkai impact their other game is a higher level. Hope you enjoy them!
Especially their best one Everlasting Flames
I think it's pronounced YAY-laun
Also you should DEF pull lmao
It's more like YEAH-lan
@@freaknifethrower8218 thanks, I'm not good at putting pronounciations into words but I have heard a lot of other characters ingame mention her
pronunciation is "yel-lan" say it quickly it's yelan.
Pull for her