History GenshinImpact / TropesHToN

* NotUsingTheZWord: Characters in this game's setting do not use the word "[[RidiculouslyHumanRobots android]]". Instead, they're called "puppets". Initially, this is perfectly understandable, as when the first androids are introduced, the parts of the setting that had been explored were the parts that were stuck in MedievalStasis, with the androids being SchizoTech and/or LostTechnology. In [[TomorrowLand Fontaine]], where [[MechaMooks Gardemeks]] patrol the streets and characters openly speculate that someone is a "puppet", it starts to feel like the words "android" and "gynoid" should be in the setting's vocabulary.

* NotUsingTheZWord: Characters in this game's setting do not use the word "[[RidiculouslyHumanRobots android]]". Instead, they're called "puppets". Initially, this is perfectly understandable, as when the first androids are introduced, the parts of the setting that had been explored were the parts that were stuck in MedievalStasis, with the androids being SchizoTech and/or LostTechnology. In [[TomorrowLand Fontaine]], where [[MechaMooks Gardemeks]] patrol the streets and characters openly speculate that someone is a "puppet", it begins to feel like the words "android" and "gynoid" should be in the setting's vocabulary.

* NotUsingTheZWord: This setting does not use the word "[[RidiculouslyHumanRobots android]]". Instead, they're called "puppets". Initially, this is perfectly understandable, as when the first androids are introduced, the parts of the setting that had been explored were the parts that were stuck in MedievalStasis, with the androids being SchizoTech and/or LostTechnology. In [[TomorrowLand Fontaine]], where [[MechaMooks Gardemeks]] patrol the streets and characters openly speculate that someone is a "puppet", it begins to feel like the words "android" and "gynoid" should be in the setting's vocabulary.

* InconsistentDub: In the English dub, Klee is said to be put into "solitary confinement" when she gets into trouble, which comes across as almost InsistentTerminology, as the Knights are just asking Klee to stay in her room. As in, [[YouAreGrounded she's grounded]]. It worked for the most part, though, as [[LittleMissBadass Klee isn't exactly an ordinary child.]] However, it's translated differently in Kaeya's Hangout Event, with the characters actually using the word grounded. Presumably, this was done during the Hangout Event as Klee thinks that Kaeya was grounded. A girl thinking her fun uncle who bails her out of trouble was grounded is cute and innocent, since it's not something that would really happen. Thinking that he's in "solitary confinement" is frightening.

** Fontaine and Snezhnaya avert this. Multiple Fontaine engineers are shown to be MuggleWithADegreeInMagic, and able to construct Magitek devices such as cameras. Snezhnaya is known for their military technology, with power armor, cybernetic enhancements and various guns for their footsoldiers.

* HateSink: While the game is full of characters whose principles and actions are hotly debated, such as Raiden Shogun, Childe/Tartaglia, and (once his backstory is explored) the Wanderer/[[spoiler:Scaramouche]], no one will bother to defend these characters.

* HateSink: While the game is full of characters whose principles and actions are hotly debated, such as Raiden Shogun and Childe/Tartaglia, no one will bother to defend the heads of the Hiiragi and Kujou clans, who respectively command the Kanjou and Tenryou Comissions in Inazuma, nor the Sages of the Akademiya, ''especially'' Azar.
** In the first case, said clan heads were willing to affiliate with the Fatui to manipulate the Shogun into starting the Sakoku and Vision Hunt Decrees, which resulted in confiscation of Visions and shutting Inazuma from the outside world, and perpetrate a civil war that was tearing Inazuma from inside out, leaving its economy and society in a shambles, as the Archon Quest and a great portion of the World Quests make clear. All this to maintain their power and influence in the political game of the nation.
** Azar and the Sages of the Akademiya somehow managed to be even worse, by neglecting the existence of Nahida [[BreaktheCutie and imprisoning her for not meeting their expectations of a goddess for 500 years]]. Not only that, they conducted experiments by reaping the dreams of Sumeru's population, who was unknowingly part of this scheme for centuries, and went as far as causing a [[GroundhogDayLoop samsara]] to continuously drain information from their unwitting citizens, trapping the entire capital in an ever-repeating day that visibly started taking a toll on the health of the weakest civilians, such as Dunyarzad. All this in order to fulfill their goal of turning The Balladeer into an artificial god, both to replace Nahida for good, to have a deity they could exert control and to brag themselves about being able to create such entity. Once the Archon Quest is finally completed, even in-game characters complain that their punishment was incredibly light considering everything they have done.

* InexplicableTreasureChests: Found all over the place, sitting out in the open or only manifesting after completing some sort of challenge. Some also have a magic shield, and [[KillEnemiesToOpen can only be opened after killing the monsters]] guarding them. Special shielded shrines house chests with particularly rare items, requiring a key from a raid-type mission to get inside. Who sets up all these chests is anyone's guess.

* MinecartMadness: The Choo-Choo Cart in the Veluriyam Mirage plays out in a similar manner where you ride a cart on a track and can complete challenges along the way by popping orange balloons with Hydro projectiles. More tracks become accessible at switching stations once certain tasks are done.

* JigsawPuzzlePlot: The game doesn't appear to be this at first, but when Zhongli tells the Traveler (and, by extension, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall the player]]) that ItsUpToYou to be an impartial chronicler, they're actually setting the tone for the rest of the story. The details of the two {{Great Offscreen War}}s are something that is drip fed to the player as time goes on, leaving the audience guessing as to the full picture. Additionally, [[spoiler: Teyvat has some CosmicHorrorStory elements that become more visible as time goes on, yet there's never a CosmicHorrorReveal so much as a gradual lifting of the veil on a CrapsaccharineWorld.]]

* JigsawPuzzlePlot: The game doesn't appear to be this at first, but when Zhongli tells the Traveler (and, by extension, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall the player]]) that ItsUpToYou to be an impartial chronicler, they're actually setting the tone for the rest of the story. The details of the two {{Great Offscreen War}}s are something that is drip fed to the player as time goes on, leaving the audience guessing as to the full picture. Additionally, [[spoiler: the world of Teyvat has some CosmicHorrorStory elements that become more visible as time goes on, yet there's never a CosmicHorrorReveal so much as a gradual lifting of the veil on a CrapsaccharineWorld.]]

* JigsawPuzzlePlot: The game doesn't appear to be this at first, but when Zhongli tells the Traveler (and, by extension, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall the player]]) that ItsUpToYou to be an impartial chronicler, they're actually setting the tone for the rest of the story. The details of the two {{Great Offscreen War}}s are something that is drip fed to the player as time goes on, leaving the audience guessing as to the full picture. Additionally, [[spoiler: the setting has some CosmicHorrorStory elements that become more visible as time goes on, and yet there's never a CosmicHorrorReveal so much as a gradual lifting of the veil on a CrapsaccharineWorld.]]

* JigsawPuzzlePlot: The game doesn't appear to be this at first, but when Zhongli tells the Traveler (and, by extension, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall the player]]) that ItsUpToYou to be an impartial chronicler, they're actually setting the tone for the rest of the story. The details of the two {{Great Offscreen War}}s are something that is drip fed to the player as time goes on, leaving the audience guessing as to the full picture. Additionally, [[spoiler: the setting has some CosmicHorrorStory elements that become more visible as time goes on, yet there's never a CosmicHorrorReveal so much as a gradual lifting of the veil on a CrapsaccharineWorld.]]

* JigsawPuzzlePlot: The game doesn't appear to be this at first, but when Zhongli tells the Traveler (and, by extension, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall the player]]) that ItsUpToYou to be an impartial chronicler, they're actually setting the tone for the rest of the story. The details of the two {{Great Offscreen War}}s are something that is drip fed to the player as time goes on, leaving the audience guessing as to the full picture. Additionally, [[spoiler: the setting has some CosmicHorrorStory elements that become more visible as time goes on, and there's never a CosmicHorrorReveal so much as a gradual lifting of the veil on a CrapsaccharineWorld.]]

* JigsawPuzzlePlot: The game doesn't appear to be this at first, but when Zhongli tells the Traveler (and, by extension, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall the player]]) that ItsUpToYou to be an impartial chronicler, they're actually setting the tone for the rest of the story. The details of the two {{Great Offscreen War}}s are something that is drip fed to the player as time goes on, leaving the audience guessing as to the full picture. Additionally, [[spoiler: the setting has some CosmicHorrorStory elements that become more visible as time goes on, but there's never a CosmicHorrorReveal so much as a gradual lifting of the veil on a CrapsaccharineWorld.]]

* JigsawPuzzlePlot: The game doesn't appear to be this at first, but when Zhongli tells the Traveler (and, by extension, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall the player]]) that ItsUpToYou to be an impartial chronicler, they're actually setting the tone for the rest of the story. The details of the two {{Great Offscreen War}}s are something that is gradually drip fed to the player as time goes on, leaving the audience guessing as to the full picture. Additionally, [[spoiler: the setting has some CosmicHorrorStory elements that become more visible as time goes on, but there's never a CosmicHorrorReveal so much as a gradual lifting of the veil on a CrapsaccharineWorld.]]

* JigsawPuzzlePlot: The game doesn't appear to be this at first, but when Zhongli tells the Traveler (and, by extension, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall the player]]) that ItsUpToYou to be an impartial chronicler, they're actually setting the tone for the rest of the story. The details of the two {{Great Offscreen War}}s are something that is gradually drip fed to the player as time goes on, leaving the audience guessing as to the full picture. Additionally, [[spoiler: the setting has some CosmicHorrorStory elements that gradually become more visible as time goes on, but there's never a CosmicHorrorReveal so much as a gradual lifting of the veil on a CrapsaccharineWorld.]]

* JigsawPuzzlePlot: The game doesn't appear to be this at first, but when Zhongli tells the Traveler (and, by extension, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall the player]]) that ItsUpToYou to be an impartial chronicler, they're actually setting the tone for the rest of the story. The details of the two {{Great Offscreen War}}s are something that is gradually drip fed to the player as time goes on, leaving the audience guessing as to the full picture. Additionally, [[spoiler: the setting has some CosmicHorrorStory elements that gradually become more visible as time goes on. There's never a CosmicHorrorReveal so much as a gradual lifting of the veil on a CrapsaccharineWorld.]]

* JigsawPuzzlePlot: The game doesn't appear to be this at first, but when Zhongli tells the Traveler (and, by extension, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall the player]]) that ItsUpToYou to be an impartial chronicler, they're actually setting the tone for the rest of the story. The details of the two {{Great Offscreen War}}s are something that is gradually drip fed to the player as time goes on, leaving the audience guessing as to the full picture. Additionally, [[spoiler: the setting has some CosmicHorrorStory elements that gradually become more visible as time goes on, although there's never a CosmicHorrorReveal so much as a gradual lifting of the veil on a CrapsaccharineWorld.]]