It’s all gearing up over in Natlan, and we’re wondering when we’ll meet Genshin Impact’s Ororon in the story. Hoyoverse confirmed his name and appearance alongside playable characters like Mualani and Xilonen, but other than that, we know relatively little about the shadowy, mysterious man.
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Here’s everything you need to know about Genshin Impact’s Ororon.
Genshin Impact Ororon release date speculation
There’s no official Genshin Impact Ororon release date just yet but we assume that if he is a playable character, he’ll release later in the 5.0 patches, as the story progresses.
Who is Genshin Impact’s Ororon?
If you’re not caught up with the archon quest that came out in version 5.0, look away now – unless you don’t mind spoilers.
Ororon first appeared very briefly in the Ignition Teaser, though not as a character catching a ball like the other confirmed playable units. At 2:15 in the trailer, we see him standing next to Genshin Impact’s Capitano. This tells us he’s working with or for the enemy for now, though if he becomes playable, he could swap sides like Genshin Impact’s Wanderer, though we have other Fatui members that remain aligned to the Tsaritsa despite being on our teams.
In the archon quest, we learn that Capitano is working with the Masters of the Night Wind, who help him escape after his showdown with the current pyro archon, Genshin Impact’s Mavuika. It’s thought that Ororon is the ‘collaborator’ that aided in the escape, and whose voice appears at the end of the first chapter of the quest.
There’s a lot of speculation as to who Ororon might be, from the traitor working with Capitano from one of Natlan’s tribes to the resurrection of an ancient being. What is interesting is that the tattoo visible on Ororon’s hand matches the symbols seen on the cubes the Unknown God traps the Traveler with at the beginning of the game, and also the shapes in Irminsul’s branches. What could this mean? Maybe nothing, or perhaps something.
Another rather hare-brained speculation is based on a food item that came with Natlan’s update. The Saurus Crackers meal shows crackers of saurians representing each tribe in Natlan, one of which is a bat, that appears in a color scheme reminiscent of the cryo element. Ororon’s design is quite bat-like, and appears to have a wing behind his cloak. This could portend that he’s a cryo character.
We need to wait until more of the story unfolds to get a sense of who he is. And, whether he’s truly evil or trying to hamper Capitano’s plans for the good of the region.
What do we know about Ororon’s build?
At present, there’s no confirmed information as to Ororon’s build, rarity, or even playable status. Some suggest he may use anemo based on his color scheme and design, as it has feathery designs, which lends itself to birds and flying – and the fact he’s likely part of the Masters of the Night Wind. We do have two geo characters coming in the Natlan roster already, so doubling up on vision type isn’t an issue if he’s anemo or cryo, the same as Genshin Impact’s Chasca or Genshin Impact’s Citlali.
Ororon’s voice actors are Nathan Nokes in English and Kondo Takashi in Japanese.
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