A new character named Wriothesley, who has been the subject of various rumors over the past few months, has been revealed in a recent Genshin Impact leak. As the Sumeru arc reaches its conclusion, players will soon be able to explore a new major region, which has been confirmed as Fontaine. Following the pattern of adding one major region per year since the game's release in 2020, Fontaine is expected to be released in mid-August, and players are eagerly anticipating the introduction of numerous new characters that typically accompany each new region.
A new character named Wriothesley is rumored to be joining Genshin Impact's character roster in the upcoming months, as per a recent post on the Genshin Impact Leaks subreddit. Although the exact release date of Wriothesley is not yet known, it is unlikely that he will be a part of Version 3.8, as no new character announcements have been made by HoYoverse recently. The leaked character model of Wriothesley has led many players to compare him with Sampo Koski, a popular character from HoYoverse's Honkai: Star Rail. It is worth noting that several characters from the Honkai universe have already inspired Genshin Impact's existing character roster.
While rumors hint that Wriothesley is a Cryo user, some fans speculate that he may actually be a new Pyro character, based on his character model. Although there is little information available on his rarity, many players hope that he will be a new five-star addition to the game. It is also important to note that Wriothesley was not part of a recent leak that revealed ten new characters set to arrive alongside Fontaine in Genshin Impact.
There are strong indications that he may join the roster before other characters, as credible leakers have mentioned his name. Some fans speculate that he could be one of the three characters featured in the initial Fontaine update. According to recent rumors, Genshin Impact version 4.0 will reportedly introduce a five-star and two four-star characters to the roster, similar to the first Sumeru update. Lyney, a new five-star Pyro user, and Lynette, expected to have a lower rarity, were revealed in one of the game's early Story teasers in 2020.
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