Xiao Mu stared at Chuychu, who had suddenly appeared on the screen, his lips curling up uncontrollably.
"Hahaha, even leakers have their moments of failure!"
The gloom from earlier was swept away, replaced by a sense of vindication and exhilaration.
[Where's the leaker? Come out and show yourself!]
[LMAO, bragging for so long about how much they knew, only to be dumbfounded when they saw Chuychu!]
[How do you leakers even do your jobs? You didn't mention a single word about such a major character!]
[HoYoverse hid this well.]
In high spirits, Xiao Mu crossed his legs and tapped his fingers lightly on the desk, preparing to see what this "one that got away" was truly capable of.
The Special Program livestream first introduced her Normal Attack.
Chuychu's Normal Attack animation showed her elegantly brandishing a Catalyst, with flames flowing at her fingertips to form three small arcs of fire.
But the damage multipliers were average, and the attack range wasn't large; it didn't seem particularly useful.
When hitting a group of Hilichurls standing together, she could only hit the closest one, while the Hilichurls next to it took no damage.
"Hmm, the Normal Attack is nothing special."
Xiao Mu nodded, not surprised.
After all, most Genshin Impact characters' Normal Attacks are just fillers; the focus is always on their skills.
People in the live chat began to joke around.
[Doesn't feel as... cute as Klee.]
[Doesn't feel as... lively as Yanfei.]
[She's a doctor, it's understandable if she can't fight.]
[Nobody's going to use her as an on-field character anyway.]
Xiao Mu smiled and continued watching.
Next to be introduced was her Elemental Skill.
The scene shifted as Chuychu raised her hand to summon a small, crimson-red winged dragon, introduced as a Qucusaurus.
Once summoned, the Qucusaurus circled the battlefield, breathing fire at intervals while a healing glow lit up on all party members.
"Oh? Party-wide healing?" Xiao Mu raised an eyebrow. "Now that's interesting."
Currently, the character with the highest usage rate in the Spiral Abyss is Furina. Her Elemental Skill causes the entire party to lose HP, while her Elemental Burst requires changes in teammates' HP to increase overall team damage.
If there's a party-wide healer triggered by an Elemental Skill, then most players who own Furina are in luck.
Currently, characters with party-wide healing aren't very compatible with Furina.
Qiqi has limited range, Barbara and Yaoyao need to be on-field, and Charlotte's healing is triggered by her Elemental Burst.
Baizhu is indeed an Elemental Skill-triggered party healer, but he's a five-star and expensive to pull.
Chuychu, on the other hand, appears to be an Elemental Skill-triggered party healer, though she only heals teammates after the Qucusaurus hits a target.
If the Qucusaurus's attack range isn't too short, then Chuychu would be the perfect healer for Furina.
Xiao Mu stared intently at the screen and noticed that the Qucusaurus's attack range was quite large, covering almost the entire battlefield. Moreover, the interval between fire breaths was very short, appearing to be about once per second.
The live chat reacted after seeing the demonstration of Chuychu's Elemental Skill:
[Isn't this just a Pyro Fischl?]
[Pyro Fischl + Pyro Yaoyao.]
[Four-stars are so competitive nowadays; one person has to do the work of two.]
[I just pulled C2 Baizhu, is he about to lose his job?]
[Wait, can this thing also apply Pyro from off-field?]
Xiao Mu also realized the key point: "Yeah, if this dragon stays on the field to apply Pyro after Chuychu swaps out, then wouldn't that mean..."
Before he could finish, the demo switched to a combat scenario. After Chuychu was swapped out, the Qucusaurus remained on the field.
The newly swapped-in Barbara let out a "He-ya!" as her Hydro attacks hit the Hilichurls affected by Pyro, triggering Vaporize.
"It really can apply Pyro from off-field!" Xiao Mu suddenly sat up straight.
"Guys, the era of Guoba is over."
"From now on, off-field Pyro application depends entirely on the Qucusaurus!"
Before Chuychu, characters capable of off-field Pyro application were few and far between.
Xiangling's Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst can both apply Pyro, but the Guoba from the former is too clumsy, and the latter is an 80 Energy Burst, making it difficult to maintain consistent rotations.
Another character is Dehya, whose Elemental Skill creates a field that applies Pyro, but it only triggers once every 2.5 seconds—the frequency is too low, and it restricts positioning.
But Chuychu's Pyro application is different; it has auto-targeting like Oz and isn't restricted to a fixed area, making it much easier to use than the previous two.
Genshin Impact is a game centered on elemental reactions. Even if a character's multipliers aren't high, as long as they can apply elements consistently, they can be incredibly strong.
Seeing Chuychu's off-field Pyro application, Xiao Mu immediately thought of many powerful team compositions.
Ganyu Melt teams, F2P Neuvillette teams, Wriothesley duo-clear teams, Furina 100% Vaporize teams... Oh, and Emilie's Burning teams—she also needs someone to apply Pyro.
Teams that already had optimal solutions suddenly had many new variations, making one itch to try them all.
Next, the Special Program livestream introduced Chuychu's Elemental Burst.
Upon unleashing her Burst, Chuychu pressed her hands together as intense flames ignited around her, entering the "Night Soul Blessing" state and dealing Pyro damage to surrounding enemies.
Meanwhile, until she exits the Night Soul Blessing state, Chuychu continuously heals the entire party.
In the character demo, green healing numbers kept popping up, each tick reaching 500+, and at such a fast frequency that the intervals were almost invisible.
"This..." Xiao Mu's eyes widened. "Her Burst is party-wide healing too?"
The live chat instantly boiled over.
[Off-field Pyro application + both Skill and Burst are party heals?]
[Even Baizhu can't provide party healing on both Skill and Burst.]
[What's going on with HoYoverse? Designing a four-star character to be this strong.]
[Barbara: Hello, I'm a launch four-star character and also a four-star party healer.]
[Furina: Everyone, we're taking off! I've finally found a suitable healer!]
[The new 'Daddy' for Neuvillette teams is here!]
[What 'Daddy'? Call her 'Mommy'!]
Looking at the rowdy chat, Xiao Mu suddenly realized something.
What exactly is the "Night Soul Blessing" state?
Could it be a state unique to people from Natlan?
While Xiao Mu was wondering, the official stream began introducing Chuychu's Passive Talents.
Passive Talent 1: Blazing Medical Theory
Chuychu's Healing Bonus increases based on her own Pyro DMG Bonus.
"This—" Xiao Mu gasped. "If I use a Pyro DMG Bonus Goblet, her healing will increase even more?"
With a Healing Bonus Circlet and artifact substats, Chuychu's Healing Bonus could approach or even exceed 100%.
Even if her base healing is only 5,000, it would reach 10,000 after bonuses.
Next up was Passive Talent 2: Emergency Treatment.
When any character in the party loses HP, Chuychu's Qucusaurus will immediately launch an attack and heal the entire party, even if the Qucusaurus is not currently on the field.
"Off-field healing again?!" Xiao Mu's eyes widened.
He reviewed all of Chuychu's mechanics, and all he saw was "healing."
This character is practically built entirely around healing.
Xiao Mu took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.
"Guys, this character... might really change the current team comps," he said slowly. "Neuvillette teams, Furina teams, even Burgeon teams—she can fit into all of them!"
The live chat went completely wild:
[This is a four-star?]
[Is HoYoverse crazy?]
[Pulling hard! I must pull hard!]
Xiao Mu looked at the screen full of shocked comments and couldn't help but laugh.
"Screw it, why even watch leakers!"
"It's way more exciting to learn about a new character when you know nothing!"
He had already made up his mind.
He was definitely pulling for Chuychu.