1. Who is the Traveler?
At the beginning of the game, the player and their sibling (named
Aether or
Lumine) are travelling the world when they are stopped by an unknown God. The God calls herself the sustainer of Heavenly Principles and captures the character the player does not choose. At this point, the player finds themselves in the world of Teyvat. After fishing up their companion Paimon from the nearby lake, the Traveler decides to wander around. They resonate with a statue on the lake, receiving the power of Anemo, or wind. While this sounds pretty normal, it turns out to be a significant moment. After meeting an Outrider from the Knights of Favonius, the Traveler and Paimon find themselves entangled in the conflict between the city of Mondstadt and the dragon known as Stormterror. The Traveler realizes that their ability to resonate with the Statue and gain the power of
Anemo is extremely strange, as they do not possess a Vision. As the Traveler continues on their journey, they realize that in order to make leads on the whereabouts of their sibling, they must ask the Archons (the Gods) of each nation. On the way, they find themselves embrewed in the manipulations of a group known as the Fatui. Currently, the Traveler has reached the Gods of three nations, Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma.
2. What can the Traveler do?
The Traveler is extremely adept with the sword. They are unique among the rest of the characters in
Genshin Impact as they are able to use whatever element they choose to resonate with. This gives them 7 different elements to use in battle so long as they are able to switch quickly. What makes Genshin Impact unique is the application of the elements. It is up to the player to decide what elements to use in the party in order to deal the most damage. Each element has a different application and a different reaction with other elements. For example, an enemy that is affected by
Hydro would become Wet and if it is hit by
Pyro, the Vaporize reaction would increase the damage of the Pyro attack. If it is hit by
Electro, the Electro-charged attack would continuously deal damage over time. If it is hit by
Cryo, it would freeze the Wet enemy. And so on.
As such, since the Traveler is unable to switch out their party in Smash, they would have to rely on their Down B to deal the most damage with Elemental Reactions. Depending on the player's current resonance, the player's Specials would change. As such, the Traveler would be a mixed bag character with various spells. The Traveler would focus heavily on stage control, with Reactions and projectiles floating around. Each reaction would function as it does in
Genshin Impact, with balances applied accordingly, as to avoid Freezing others for an entire match. Since the Traveler does not yet have a full moveset in
Genshin Impact, I will only be focusing on Special Moves in this moveset. However, some of the Traveler's normals would also apply elements, such as Smash Attacks and certain aerials.
3. Moveset (or the Specials at least)
| Special | Name | How it work |
|---|
Neutral Special | Elemental Burst | An extremely slow and unsafe attack that deals massive damage. It can be held, but once the player starts holding, they must commit. It has different effects based on the current resonance. Anemo would create a Tornado, Geo a wide array of spikes on the Earth, Electro a strong burst of lightning. |
Side Special | Elemental Skill | Elemental attacks that are a lot faster than the burst. These can also be held, but released at any time. Holding would have different effects depending on the resonance. Anemo would be a strong stab forward with a gust of wind, Geo would create a giant Rock that can be used as a platform, and Electro a bunch of electric particles that can be used for stage control. |
Up Special | Glide | The Traveler sets off a short wind current that pushes them up and allows them to glide back to the stage. Works pretty much the same as Steve's up special. |
Down Special | Resonate | The Traveler resonates with an element. It has a menu similar to Shulk's Monado Arts. The player can resonate as fast as they want and the element would stay until they decide to change back. Quick thinking is needed to use elemental reactions to the best of one's ability. |
Final Smash | Rekindled Past Memories | The Traveler takes their original form as seen in the prologue of Genshin Impact. They first summon wings and dash forward, bringing their opponent into a cutscene. The Traveler then imbues their sword with each element, creating a powerful elemental reaction with each slash. The final slash is unaligned, and ends in an explosion that ends the cutscene. |
4. Misc. Information
As mentioned before, the Traveler is accompanied by a mysterious floating being known as
Paimon. She will appear during certain taunts and victory animations, often being snarky or hungry. The Traveler's
Boxing Ring name is
"The Visionless Vagabond," referencing their ability to practice elemental skills without a Vision as well as their status as a... traveler. Their
victory theme is a remix of motif heard in various battle themes and character demos (example:
the first few notes of Keqing's demo video). Though the Traveler is named "Aether" or "Lumine" depending on the character chosen, I don't think they would actually be called that as that is the name of their sibling. Though I could be wrong so I made their names Aether and Lumine in the spirits. The
series symbol is a
4 pointed star, which is used to represent the Traveler and their sibling throughout the game - such as in the Story Quest "We Will Be Reunited," their constellations, and the opening cutscene.
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