It was indeed an emotional beginning to the day, with the official account taking the liberty of greeting Amber on her birthday with a rather sad note, supposedly from the very much heartbroken Collei. The post went viral promptly, with Amber showered with laughter while receiving this letter from her friend Collei, accompanied by equal numbers of heart-breaking reactions from the community.
The tweet reads: “Happy Birthday, Amber! ‘Collei wrote to me? Oh, wow, perfect timing! I can’t wait to see what she has to say this time!'” with an adorable picture of Amber holding what looks like Collei’s letter. This tiny interaction between two beloved characters went straight to players’ hearts, many of whom consider this interaction one of the nicest friendships in Teyvat.
Early reaction number Muchi described the feeling very well: “Amber and Collei have the best friendship ever in Teyvat. So heartbreaking how Collei always writes to Amber. Amber really has a way with people.” And they are far from wrong; the relationship between these two has been one of the few glimmers of hope in the vast lore of Genshin Impact.
Almost every part of the fandom sent their respective birthday congratulatory messages with David “Davey” Lee Smith being very simple: Happy Birthday, Amber! 🎊🎂🎁🎉, but others really went the whole way. ITACHI UCHIHA 👁️🔺 went down memory lane with the tweet, “Happy Birthday thank you for carrying me in the early days” with a crying emoji – an emotion that resonates with many veteran players. I mean, let’s get real-who hasn’t leaned on Amber with her beloved Baron Bunny in those ridiculously brutal first stages?
The nostalgic comments just kept coming in. Roy Hetharia shared, “I wish they meet again 😢,” accompanied by a sad meme, in reference to the two being separated physically in the current storyline of the game. Meanwhile, Torakage_Kimchi went wild with “HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMBER 🎉🎉🎉🎉 AWWW COLLEI WROTE TO HERRR” followed by a barrage of heart emojis, for sometimes CAPS LOCK is the only response to too much cuteness.
This occasion celebrating Amber’s birthday is deemed special mainly because it pays homage to the importance of Amber in the Genshin Impact universe. Ingwie Phoenix said, “There are many 4stars that are epic, awesome and whatnot. But, she was the first. The. First. She’s a special girl. =)” Blackwolf concurred shortly thereafter by calling her “the best 4 star” in a line of replies that, as some things always do, involved Fischl.
The bilingual nature of the Genshin community was flamboyantly displayed through several abbreviations after Haruto tweeted, “¡Happy Birthday, Amber! 🥳🎁♥️” in Spanish, with Senhorzinho 🐳 chipping in, calling her “The first friend 🥺🐰💖,” along with the irresistibly cute bunny emoji – a nod to Baron Bunny, Amber’s signature move.
Even an account like Genshin_Update, always serious, always informative, couldn’t stop itself, “Awww Collei 🥹”- Sometimes, less is more when expressing warm feelings. Clock, however, kept it old school; “Amber the Archer! 🔥” Means business when acknowledging her pyro skills!
Looking at this birthday, one is reminded exactly how this game has managed to bring its writing right into the living rooms of an innumerable populace, as observed through these laymen here. Sometimes, it’s not about combat stats or meta builds. Instead, it’s about the captured moments of simple humanity that breathe life into the world of Teyvat. That Collei still writes to Amber despite the distance between them, that the community represents Amber as a memory of “our first friend” – it’s the little things like this that make characters beyond mere pixels.
While the tweet kept amassing thousands of likes and retweets, one thing stands out: Three years into Genshin Impact, the characters have silently amassed a monumental presence among players. They are asks and dear friends who deserve appreciation and acknowledgments and marking of their birthdays on calendars. Judging by the love Drizzled outyard today, Amber’s spot in the hearts of players is just as much cemented as her spot on practically every new Player’s starting roster.
