Developer HoYoverse shared the character demos for the Fontaine magician siblings: Lyney and Lynette! These two newcomers will be among the first Fontaine characters that Travelers will get to meet once Version 4.0 goes live. The twins’ younger brother Freminet also made a brief appearance.
Lyney is a 5-star Pyro Bow damage dealer that uses Charged Shots and manipulates his HP. When Charge Level 2 Aimed Shot hits, a Grin-Malkin Hat will appear and taunt nearby opponents. Upon destruction, the Hat will damage an opponent with a Pyrotechnic Strike. If Lyney’s HP is high, a Charge Level 2 Aimed Shot will consume some of his HP for a Prop Surplus Attack.
Lyney’s Elemental Skill consumes all stacks of his Prop Surplus attacks to deal Pyro AoE damage. The number of consumed stacks will increase damage dealt and regenerate Lyney’s HP. If a Grin-Malkin Hat is present on the battlefield when the Skill is used, it will explode and deal AoE Pyro damage. Using his Elemental Burst turns Lyney into a Grin-Malking Cat and deals Pyro damage to enemies in his path. When the duration ends, Lyney will summon a Grin-Malkin Hat and gain a Prop Surplus stack.
Arkhe: Pneuma. At certain intervals, the Prop Arrow will cause a Spiritbreath Thorn to descend upon its hit location, dealing Pneuma-aligned Pyro damage.
Lynette is a 4-star Anemo Sword DPS character with agile mobility.
Lynette’s Elemental Skill allows her to execute an Enigma Thrust, dealing Anemo damage. When the skill is held, Lynette will enter a high-speed Pilfering Shadow state and unleash her Enigma Thrust when this state ends.
By using her Elemental Burst, Lynette will summon a Bogglecat Box that can taunt and attack nearby opponents. When the Bogglecat Box comes into contact with certain elements, an Elemental Absorption will occur. It will then fire Vivid Shots that deal damage from the corresponding element at intervals.
Arkhe: Ousia. At specific intervals, Lynette will unleash a Surging Blade when she uses Enigma Thrust, dealing Ousia-aligned Anemo damage.
But even that is not all! Version 4.0 is not out quite yet, and developers are already looking forward to the future iterations of the game. To that end, players got introduced to Wriothesley and Neuvillete.
Wriothesley is the Lord of the Fortress of Meropide, an underwater jail of Fontaine. He is an upcoming Cryo character with his Constellation being Cerberus. Quite fitting for a Guardian!Meanwhile, Neuvillette is the Iudex of Fontaine and Ordainer of Inexorable Judgement. He is an upcoming Hydro character but his Constellation remains a mystery.
