Published by: Marino Peralta
Date Published: March 20, 2024
Time Published: 1:40 PM
The recent announcement from Hoyoverse revealed another playable character-to-be in Genshin Impact that plays an important role in the game's current plot progress. Arlecchino, known as "The Knave" and the Fourth Fatui Harbinger, finally made her way as another playable character.
Players have anticipated the release confirmation of this character for months ever since Fontaine, the fifth nation officially introduced by the game.
As implied by the drip marketing post by the official Genshin Impact social media accounts, Arlecchino is a Pyro Vision wielder—a term used by the game to classify characters that uses fire as their elemental power—set to be released in Version 4.6.
Although not much was known about The Knave's main role in the current Archon Quest, as Genshin Impact called their main story quests, she was initially introduced by the orphans as "Father" of the House of the Hearth; it was how orphans referred to her as the owner of the mentioned orphanage.
Fortunately for players, her vague role description in the present story contrasted the lore provided to the fanbase beforehand. This left the players, especially lore analysts, a chance to investigate the personality and background of the mysterious harbinger.
The game developers are known for naming their Fatui Harbingers after certain characters from an Italian form of theater known as Commedia Dell'arte, so it wasn't surprising when the Italian name "Arlecchino" directly translated to "Harlequin" in English, a character in said form of theater.
Harlequin of Commedia Dell'arte, according to Britannica, is known to be an deceitful and sharp-witted individual.
Expectedly, the fanbase tried to connect Harlequin's attributes to their insight regarding on Arlecchino's true intentions in the story.
It was not hard to connect the dots from the word "knave" itself already, which shared the definition of Harlequin's personality.
However, much is still to be looked forward to about this character as the game's story progresses and as her official release gets near. Lore regarding "The Knave" continues to update over time, and her gameplay is yet to be tested by players worldwide.
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[2] Genshin Impact Official. (2024, March 11). Solitary Balemoon in a Sky of Fading Stars. HoYoLAB. https://m.hoyolab.com/#/article/25837716
[3] Arlecchino | Genshin Impact Wiki Contributors. (n.d.). Arlecchino | Genshin Impact Wiki. Fandom. https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Arlecchino
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[5] Merriam-Webster. (n.d.) Knave Definition & Meaning. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knave
[6] u/LegendOfFN. (2023, August). Why is Arlecchino called "The Knave"? Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/Genshin_Impact/comments/15zz2zz/why_is_arlecchino_called_the_knave/?rdt=41358
[7] The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (1998, July 20). Harlequin. Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Harlequin-theatrical-characterCA3BLTURGH9D
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