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''Wuthering Waves'' is an upcoming [[WideOpenSandbox open world]] ActionRPG with a {{Gacha|Games}} monetization model, developed by Kuro Games in MediaNotes/UnrealEngine 4 for the Platform/{{Android}}, Platform/{{IOS}}, Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/PlayStation5, and PC (available on its own dedicated launcher, via Google Play Games, or the Platform/EpicGamesStore) platforms. Its first teaser was unveiled on May 2022, and after conducting two closed beta tests, it would be officially released on May 22, 2024.
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''Wuthering Waves'' is an upcoming [[WideOpenSandbox open world]] ActionRPG with a {{Gacha|Games}} monetization model, developed by Kuro Games in MediaNotes/UnrealEngine 4 for the Platform/{{Android}}, Platform/{{IOS}}, Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/PlayStation5, and PC (available on its own dedicated launcher, via Google Play Games, or the Platform/EpicGamesStore) platforms. Its first teaser was unveiled on May 2022, and after conducting two closed beta tests, it would be officially released on May 22, 2024.
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* CastingGag: Calcharo bears a striking resemblance to Sephiroth from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''. Both have long silver hair, dark outfits but with white shoulder guards, and long Japanese swords as their preferred weapons. It's telling something when Kuro Games hired Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa as the Japanese voice actor of Calcharo when he's also the voice actor of Sephiroth.
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* FashionableAsymmetry: One of the characters featured in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgWCbU2FU_8 "En Route"]] Character Teaser is Chixia, wearing an outfit with asymmetrical parts such as one shoulder being covered with pieces of cloth while the other is exposed, or simply one foot having a shorter sock.
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* GunTwirling: Aalto's Resonator Showcase video has a [[https://youtu.be/DKIcH6N-QVU?si=B2-aIyjqmUxh9ZzH&t=81 stylish slow-motion shot]] where he twirls his handgun around his finger.
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* IaijutsuPractitioner: Yangyang is first shown with a sheathed weapon on her hip in the "Daybreak" trailer. The first Gameplay Trailer and "Suonare" Gameplay Demo onwards show her unsheathing her katana and putting it back to its scabbard during her attacks.
* KnowledgeBroker: In his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKIcH6N-QVU "POPULAR DEMAND" Resonator Showcase video]], Aalto describes himself as "an honest broker of information open to negotiations at the right price".
* KnowledgeBroker: In his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKIcH6N-QVU "POPULAR DEMAND" Resonator Showcase video]], Aalto describes himself as "an honest broker of information open to negotiations at the right price".
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* {{Mascot}}: Yangyang is the general representative of ''Wuthering Waves'' since her side portrait serves as the game's official icon in the app stores and in the online social media platforms.
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* MsFanservice: Yangyang's outfit bares enough skin as it's sleeveless and partially backless. {{Male gaze}} ensues depending on her in-game animations or how the camera focuses on her in trailers and cutscenes. Taoqi also counts thanks to her huge breasts and large amount of cleavage and JigglePhysics.
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* ReverseGrip: Just as her name appears behind her in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bwJOl-ChME "A WAYFARER'S ESCAPADE" Resonator Showcase video]], Danjin strikes a pose holding her sword with a reverse grip.
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* ContentWarnings: Every time the game is launched, there's a "Photosensitive Seizure Warning" about scenes with EpilepticFlashingLights that may trigger those with photosensitive epilepsy.
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Set in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] world, the planet Solaris-3 has been ravaged by a great phenomenon called Lament, spawning various Waveworm Phenomenon or anomalies such as a sky of inverted seas, cross-shaped Tacet Marks on the ground, and a strange substanced called Tacetite. Albeit with some struggle, humanity has been trying to survive and rebuild its civilization despite the existence of dangerous creatures called Tacet Discords.
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Set in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] world, the planet Solaris-3 has been ravaged by a great phenomenon called Lament, spawning various Waveworm Phenomenon or anomalies such as a sky of inverted seas, cross-shaped Tacet Marks on the ground, and a strange substanced substance called Tacetite. Albeit with some struggle, humanity has been trying to survive and rebuild its civilization despite the existence of dangerous creatures called Tacet Discords.
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* GravityScrew: As seen in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ailNfTDeQ0k "Daybreak"]] CG trailer, the woman in blue runs away as objects from the environment behind her (such as rocks and water from the river) slowly float upwards.
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* GravityScrew: As seen in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ailNfTDeQ0k "Daybreak"]] CG trailer, the woman in blue Yangyang runs away as objects from the environment behind her (such as rocks and water from the river) slowly float upwards.
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''Wuthering Waves'' is an upcoming [[WideOpenSandbox open world]] ActionRPG with a {{Gacha|Games}} monetization model, developed by Kuro Games (of ''VideoGame/PunishingGrayRaven'' fame) for Platform/{{Android}}, Platform/{{IOS}}, Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/PlayStation5, and PC. It was first teased on May 2022, and is set to be officially released two years later on May 22, 2024. There were also two closed beta tests in between those years.
Its official Platform/YouTube channel can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/@WutheringWaves here]], which includes its various pre-release videos and promotional trailers.
Its official Platform/YouTube channel can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/@WutheringWaves here]], which includes its various pre-release videos and promotional trailers.
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''Wuthering Waves'' is an upcoming [[WideOpenSandbox open world]] ActionRPG with a {{Gacha|Games}} monetization model, developed by Kuro Games (of ''VideoGame/PunishingGrayRaven'' fame) in MediaNotes/UnrealEngine 4 for the Platform/{{Android}}, Platform/{{IOS}}, Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/PlayStation5, and PC. It was PC (available on its own dedicated launcher, via Google Play Games, or the Platform/EpicGamesStore) platforms. Its first teased teaser was unveiled on May 2022, and is set to after conducting two closed beta tests, it would be officially released two years later on May 22, 2024. There were 2024.
Set in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] world, the planet Solaris-3 has been ravaged by a great phenomenon called Lament, spawning various Waveworm Phenomenon or anomalies such as a sky of inverted seas, cross-shaped Tacet Marks on the ground, and a strange substanced called Tacetite. Albeit with some struggle, humanity has been trying to survive and rebuild its civilization despite the existence of dangerous creatures called Tacet Discords.
The various playable characters are called "Resonators", whose unique abilities are alsotwo closed beta tests known as their "Fortes". The [[TheProtagonist main protagonist]] is The Rover, an amnesiac who suddenly wakes up in between those years.
Itsthis world and aims to uncover their past.
Though it's an open-world gacha game often compared to the likes of ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'' by virtue of having a variety of systems similar to that game, ''Wuthering Waves'' puts a greater emphasis on its fast-paced action gameplay, additional mechanics similar to a StylishAction entry (such as Kuro Games' previous work, ''VideoGame/PunishingGrayRaven''), and a "monster collection" Echoes system which involves defeating creatures then summoning them to use their abilities.
The game's official Platform/YouTube channel can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/@WutheringWaves here]],which includes containing its various pre-release videos trailers and other promotional trailers.material.
Set in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] world, the planet Solaris-3 has been ravaged by a great phenomenon called Lament, spawning various Waveworm Phenomenon or anomalies such as a sky of inverted seas, cross-shaped Tacet Marks on the ground, and a strange substanced called Tacetite. Albeit with some struggle, humanity has been trying to survive and rebuild its civilization despite the existence of dangerous creatures called Tacet Discords.
The various playable characters are called "Resonators", whose unique abilities are also
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Though it's an open-world gacha game often compared to the likes of ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'' by virtue of having a variety of systems similar to that game, ''Wuthering Waves'' puts a greater emphasis on its fast-paced action gameplay, additional mechanics similar to a StylishAction entry (such as Kuro Games' previous work, ''VideoGame/PunishingGrayRaven''), and a "monster collection" Echoes system which involves defeating creatures then summoning them to use their abilities.
The game's official Platform/YouTube channel can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/@WutheringWaves here]],
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* CastingGag: Calcharo bears a striking resemblance to Sephiroth from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''. Both have long silver hair, dark outfits but with white shoulder guards, and long Japanese swords as their preferred weapons. It's telling something when Kuro Games hired Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa as the Japanese voice actor of Calcharo when he's also the voice actor of Sephiroth.
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* RepeatCut: Near the end of her [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_hHNpp6qs0 "BAA BAA!!"]] Resonator Showcase video, the impact of Encore's projectile attack is repeated from a different angle.
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* ShoutOut: Before showing her combat moves in her "BAA BAA!!" Resonator Showcase video, Encore says "Wooly sense is tingling!", which is a parody of ComicBook/SpiderMan's iconic "My SpiderSense is tingling!"
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* MsFanservice: Yangyang's outfit bares enough skin as it's sleeveless and partially backless. {{Male gaze}} ensues depending on her in-game animations or how the camera focuses on her in trailers and cutscenes.
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* MsFanservice: Yangyang's outfit bares enough skin as it's sleeveless and partially backless. {{Male gaze}} ensues depending on her in-game animations or how the camera focuses on her in trailers and cutscenes. Taoqi also counts thanks to her huge breasts and large amount of cleavage and JigglePhysics.
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* ArcSymbol: A thin four-pointed star symbol (which also resembles a stylized cross) appears prominently in the character and environment designs. This is best seen in the "SAVING LIGHT" cinematic where it also appears burned into the ground, and Yangyang is revealed to have one as a [[PowerTattoo glowing tattoo]] on her forehead.
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* PillarOfLight: The "SAVING LIGHT" cinematic implies a purple pillar of light shooting up from the ground is a sign of an upcoming calamity, as the flashback shows the city being devastated and swarmed with monsters after it happened.
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* SwordDrag: After unsheathing her weapon, Yangyang briefly drags its blade through the ground just as she approaches an enemy in the "SAVING LIGHT" cinematic.
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* CatchAFallingStar: In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmsxifCqkPY "A DECENT CHALLENGE"]] video, a Tealfrill bird catches Jianxin in mid-air when she lost her grip and fell from a great height.
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* DesperateObjectCatch: In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmsxifCqkPY "A DECENT CHALLENGE"]] video, a cat bumps into Jianxin, tripping her and sending the trays, tea cups and the cat up, but her fast reflexes allow her to catch them all before they fall.
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* GrievousHarmWithABody: When Jianxin is surrounded by three bear-like beasts in the "A DECENT CHALLENGE" Resonator Showcase video, she grabs one of the beasts then swings its body to hit the others.
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* MusicalNod: The background music in the "Set Sail" trailer has a [[https://youtu.be/xOn_aOXq1ZY?si=9011S5trdSUNrT8-&t=56 short segment]] that sounds just like the recurring notes of [[https://youtu.be/q2DBeby7ni8?si=9VMIK8P9DDTAzf__&t=47 "NARWHAL"]] from ''VideoGame/PunishingGrayRaven''.
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*CentralTheme: Sound is a recurring theme, and many of [[TheProtagonist Rover's]] voice lines allude to sound.
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* GunTwirling: Aalto's Resonator Showcase video has a [[https://youtu.be/DKIcH6N-QVU?si=B2-aIyjqmUxh9ZzH&t=81 stylish slow-motion shot]] where he twirls his handgun around his finger.
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* KnowledgeBroker: In his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKIcH6N-QVU "POPULAR DEMAND" Resonator Showcase video]], Aalto describes himself as "an honest broker of information open to negotiations at the right price".
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* {{Mon}}: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceKAkKfCNno fourth Dev Talk video]] confirms and demonstrates a "monster collection" gameplay mechanic. After defeating enemy monsters, the player has a chance to collect their Echoes, which then allows summoning that monster to provide offensive, defensive, healing, or movement assistance.
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* ReverseGrip: Just as her name appears behind her in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bwJOl-ChME "A WAYFARER'S ESCAPADE" Resonator Showcase video]], Danjin strikes a pose holding her sword with a reverse grip.
* RhymesOnADime: The narrator in "A WAYFARER'S ESCAPE" speaks in rhymes for the entirety of the video.
* RhymesOnADime: The narrator in "A WAYFARER'S ESCAPE" speaks in rhymes for the entirety of the video.
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* TagTeam: As shown in the 2022 Tokyo Game Show Exhibition Gameplay Trailer, there's only one active playable character on the field, but it's possible to swap to other characters mid-battle. The Closed Beta Tests reveal that up to four characters can be in a party.
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* TagTeam: As shown in the 2022 Tokyo Game Show Exhibition Gameplay Trailer, there's only one active playable character on the field, but it's possible to swap to other characters mid-battle. The Closed Beta Tests reveal that up to four three characters can be in a party.
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* {{Sarashi}}: As seen in the "Daybreak" CG trailer, Yangyang wears a strip of white bandages underneath her blue outfit.
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* MsFanservice: Yangyang's outfit bares enough skin as it's sleeveless and partially backless.
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* LeParkour: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Thwm62iq1E first Gameplay Trailer]] demonstrates vertical WallRunning, WallJump and DoubleJump as movement mechanics that can be used to simply reach the balcony of a structure. The later trailers reveal more traveral options or acrobatic actions, such as horizontal wall running in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01vz41sCr84 "Suonare" Gameplay Demo]], and grabbing a roof's edge in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRhVca9Aeu4 "WAKING OF A WORLD" trailer]].
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* LeParkour: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Thwm62iq1E first Gameplay Trailer]] demonstrates vertical WallRunning, WallJump and DoubleJump as movement mechanics that can be used to simply reach the balcony of a structure. The later trailers reveal more traveral traversal options or acrobatic actions, such as horizontal wall running in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01vz41sCr84 "Suonare" Gameplay Demo]], and grabbing a roof's edge in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRhVca9Aeu4 "WAKING OF A WORLD" trailer]].
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->''Their Calament arrived without a sign. Their world shattered without so much as a sigh. What is dead will stay buried. Except nothing ever truly dies. Which part of you will you save? What is left untouched by all this pain? Let the echo be heard.''
--> --'''"Daybreak" CG Trailer'''
''Wuthering Waves'' is an upcoming [[WideOpenSandbox open world]] ActionRPG with a {{Gacha|Games}} monetization model, developed by Kuro Games (of ''VideoGame/PunishingGrayRaven'' fame) for Platform/{{Android}}, Platform/{{IOS}}, Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/PlayStation5, and PC. It was first teased on May 2022, and is set to be officially released two years later on May 22, 2024. There were also two closed beta tests in between those years.
Its official Platform/YouTube channel can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/@WutheringWaves here]], which includes its various pre-release videos and promotional trailers.
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!! This game provides examples of:
* AlliterativeTitle: '''W'''uthering '''W'''aves
* FashionableAsymmetry: One of the characters featured in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgWCbU2FU_8 "En Route"]] Character Teaser is Chixia, wearing an outfit with asymmetrical parts such as one shoulder being covered with pieces of cloth while the other is exposed, or simply one foot having a shorter sock.
* GravityScrew: As seen in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ailNfTDeQ0k "Daybreak"]] CG trailer, the woman in blue runs away as objects from the environment behind her (such as rocks and water from the river) slowly float upwards.
* HitStop:
** From the [[https://youtu.be/01vz41sCr84?si=WMudngQjkf9wGVAg&t=45 "Suonare" Gameplay Demo]], a playable character's weapon produced a distinct ring sound and a brief slow-motion effect as it clashes with the opponent's.
** The character-specific "Resonator Showcase" trailer videos also make deliberate use of slow-motion effects and camera panning when the character hits their opponent, as seen in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwdzo-6dTyY "Sanhua – EVER SO PURE"]] video.
* IaijutsuPractitioner: Yangyang is first shown with a sheathed weapon on her hip in the "Daybreak" trailer. The first Gameplay Trailer and "Suonare" Gameplay Demo onwards show her unsheathing her katana and putting it back to its scabbard during her attacks.
* LeParkour: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Thwm62iq1E first Gameplay Trailer]] demonstrates vertical WallRunning, WallJump and DoubleJump as movement mechanics that can be used to simply reach the balcony of a structure. The later trailers reveal more traveral options or acrobatic actions, such as horizontal wall running in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01vz41sCr84 "Suonare" Gameplay Demo]], and grabbing a roof's edge in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRhVca9Aeu4 "WAKING OF A WORLD" trailer]].
* MaleGaze: One of the first shots from the "Daybreak" CG trailer has the camera focusing on Yangyang's neck and shoulder-revealing outfit. Later trailers also utilize male gaze for {{fanservice}}, such as the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgWCbU2FU_8 "En Route"]] Character Teaser opening with a focus on Chixia's exposed belly.
* {{Mascot}}: Yangyang is the general representative of ''Wuthering Waves'' since her side portrait serves as the game's official icon in the app stores and in the online social media platforms.
* MsFanservice: Yangyang's outfit bares enough skin as it's sleeveless and partially backless.
* ParryingBullets: Near the end of the [[https://youtu.be/prbzMwFJhC4?si=tIH3n7hWOkVCqbJ1&t=436 2022 Tokyo Game Show Exhibition Gameplay Trailer]], the playable character deflects a turtle creature's ice shard back at it with a well-timed sword slash.
* {{Sarashi}}: As seen in the "Daybreak" CG trailer, Yangyang wears a strip of white bandages underneath her blue outfit.
* SwordLines: The slash lines of bladed weapons may vary in color depending on the character. As seen in the "Suonare" Gameplay Demo video, these can be in white, yellow/orange, or light blue, amongst others.
* TagTeam: As shown in the 2022 Tokyo Game Show Exhibition Gameplay Trailer, there's only one active playable character on the field, but it's possible to swap to other characters mid-battle. The Closed Beta Tests reveal that up to four characters can be in a party.
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->''Their Calament arrived without a sign. Their world shattered without so much as a sigh. What is dead will stay buried. Except nothing ever truly dies. Which part of you will you save? What is left untouched by all this pain? Let the echo be heard.''
--> --'''"Daybreak" CG Trailer'''
''Wuthering Waves'' is an upcoming [[WideOpenSandbox open world]] ActionRPG with a {{Gacha|Games}} monetization model, developed by Kuro Games (of ''VideoGame/PunishingGrayRaven'' fame) for Platform/{{Android}}, Platform/{{IOS}}, Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/PlayStation5, and PC. It was first teased on May 2022, and is set to be officially released two years later on May 22, 2024. There were also two closed beta tests in between those years.
Its official Platform/YouTube channel can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/@WutheringWaves here]], which includes its various pre-release videos and promotional trailers.
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!! This game provides examples of:
* AlliterativeTitle: '''W'''uthering '''W'''aves
* FashionableAsymmetry: One of the characters featured in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgWCbU2FU_8 "En Route"]] Character Teaser is Chixia, wearing an outfit with asymmetrical parts such as one shoulder being covered with pieces of cloth while the other is exposed, or simply one foot having a shorter sock.
* GravityScrew: As seen in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ailNfTDeQ0k "Daybreak"]] CG trailer, the woman in blue runs away as objects from the environment behind her (such as rocks and water from the river) slowly float upwards.
* HitStop:
** From the [[https://youtu.be/01vz41sCr84?si=WMudngQjkf9wGVAg&t=45 "Suonare" Gameplay Demo]], a playable character's weapon produced a distinct ring sound and a brief slow-motion effect as it clashes with the opponent's.
** The character-specific "Resonator Showcase" trailer videos also make deliberate use of slow-motion effects and camera panning when the character hits their opponent, as seen in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwdzo-6dTyY "Sanhua – EVER SO PURE"]] video.
* IaijutsuPractitioner: Yangyang is first shown with a sheathed weapon on her hip in the "Daybreak" trailer. The first Gameplay Trailer and "Suonare" Gameplay Demo onwards show her unsheathing her katana and putting it back to its scabbard during her attacks.
* LeParkour: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Thwm62iq1E first Gameplay Trailer]] demonstrates vertical WallRunning, WallJump and DoubleJump as movement mechanics that can be used to simply reach the balcony of a structure. The later trailers reveal more traveral options or acrobatic actions, such as horizontal wall running in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01vz41sCr84 "Suonare" Gameplay Demo]], and grabbing a roof's edge in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRhVca9Aeu4 "WAKING OF A WORLD" trailer]].
* MaleGaze: One of the first shots from the "Daybreak" CG trailer has the camera focusing on Yangyang's neck and shoulder-revealing outfit. Later trailers also utilize male gaze for {{fanservice}}, such as the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgWCbU2FU_8 "En Route"]] Character Teaser opening with a focus on Chixia's exposed belly.
* {{Mascot}}: Yangyang is the general representative of ''Wuthering Waves'' since her side portrait serves as the game's official icon in the app stores and in the online social media platforms.
* MsFanservice: Yangyang's outfit bares enough skin as it's sleeveless and partially backless.
* ParryingBullets: Near the end of the [[https://youtu.be/prbzMwFJhC4?si=tIH3n7hWOkVCqbJ1&t=436 2022 Tokyo Game Show Exhibition Gameplay Trailer]], the playable character deflects a turtle creature's ice shard back at it with a well-timed sword slash.
* {{Sarashi}}: As seen in the "Daybreak" CG trailer, Yangyang wears a strip of white bandages underneath her blue outfit.
* SwordLines: The slash lines of bladed weapons may vary in color depending on the character. As seen in the "Suonare" Gameplay Demo video, these can be in white, yellow/orange, or light blue, amongst others.
* TagTeam: As shown in the 2022 Tokyo Game Show Exhibition Gameplay Trailer, there's only one active playable character on the field, but it's possible to swap to other characters mid-battle. The Closed Beta Tests reveal that up to four characters can be in a party.
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