Genshin Impact will receive two new characters in update 2.4: the cryogenic spear Shenhe and the geographic spear Yun Jin.
As expected, Genshin Impact’s official social media channels revealed these two characters ahead of the upcoming release of Update 2.3. The new characters have been revealed an early update from several months ago, so we knew someone was on the way, but it’s a surprise to see two more fighters never seen before.
Shenhe ‧ The Superhuman Hermit
Ethereal soul in a mortal world
Whether she is an immortal or a white-haired sorceress, with what eyes do people look at this enigmatic young woman? His secrets and feelings are as hard to guess as the clouds drifting off the mountains. pic.twitter.com/BYSL5xLGNb— Genshin Impact ES (@genshinimpactes) November 22, 2021
A history dump in the feed de Facebook de Genshin Impact describes Shenhe as a student of the adeptus Cloud Retainer, the crane demigod players found in Liyue. Unlike Ganyu, another cryo user familiar with Cloud Retainer, Shenhe is apparently a normal human, but her “unique build, immensely strong will, and great talent for the adept arts” have earned her an otherworldly reputation.
Yun Jin ‧ The First Woman of the Escenario
Current director of the Yun-Han Opera CompanyIf you ever see Yun Jin shaking his hair at a rock concert, please refrain from telling everyone about it.
Otherwise, her elders might scold her again. pic.twitter.com/NgflKYWDSD— Genshin Impact ES (@genshinimpactes) November 22, 2021
Meanwhile, Yun Jin is the director of the Yun-Han Opera Company, known in the Liyue opera industry for her acting and writing. Based on his outfit and Liyue’s heritage, Yun Jin is based on Chinese Peking Opera, but he seems to also love rock music.
Shenhe appears to be holding a new spear in her reveal art, but we already have a four-star cryo weapon user on Rosaria, so we can reasonably assume that it will be a new five-star character. Yun Jin may also be a five-star, but conversely, she is photographed with the old Dragon Bane spear, while we already have Zhongli as a five-star polearm, so it is more likely that be a four star unit.
If it has four stars, Yun Jin will appear on Shenhe’s banner or the repeating banners that come in update 2.4. That would fit Genshin Impact’s recent banner pattern, at least, but that’s just speculation. We’ll be learning more about these two characters in about six weeks, just before the end of Arataki Itto’s debut banner, leaving plenty of time to budget for your First Gems.
