HoYoVerse gave birthday celebrations to the desert fox-loving Gen. Mahamatra of Teyvat while the Genshin Impact community ate up everything.-Pun on purpose. With the official Genshin Impact’s tweet, Cyno was jammed into the spotlight for his special day, giving the slightest adumbration about his infamous love for… furry creatures, if we may be so blunt.
The post reads: “Tighnari told me that, since it’s my birthday, I ought to relax. Put my work and station aside, let my emotions settle, and all that… I only remembered what he said after I finished escorting some fugitives back to the Akademiya.” Classic Cyno, putting work before play. But wait, here comes the clincher, the Cyno way: He admitted he needed to carry back home an injured desert fox, thus stepping up himself for the famous pun: “It seems as good a time as any for me to finally ‘fur’-get my worries, and go on a different kind of ‘paw’-trol.”
Yup. The internet lost its collective mind.
The responses became a random jumble of birthday wishes, pun battles, and… um, fierce debates on character design? To put it very simply…
First, the wholesome side is where players flooded the thread with birthday wishes, some trying (and failing miserably) to beat Cyno at his own pun game; @SilverSupa delivers: “Happy birthday to Cyno! I hope he makes un-‘fur’-gettable moments during his spe-‘shell’ time! 🥰 ‘Cyno’ (I know) he’ll have an amazing birthday!! 🤭💖” @TopDogGorou0518 chimed in with: “Happy birthday, Cyno! It’s good to see you back in action again. And hope this made you feel invi-‘gorou’-ated.” The puns. They never cease.
But then… oh, the drama began. Some users, like @OliverLixo, started a discussion about representation, controversially claiming that Cyno’s design in the tweet was “whitewashed” in comparison with his in-game looks. This sparked a back-and-forth that somehow escalated into… well, let’s just say what followed was a mess. @Xrieve1 even proclaimed: “The difference between JP and EN comments under the exact same post is appalling… I should unfollow EN and stick to the JP side.” Oof.
Amids all the mess, a few gems arose from the unhinged energy of @deartighnari: “HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!! I MEAN BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY KING‼️‼️‼️” and, from @wildestdim, “buff his kit.” Priorities, folks.
HoYoVerse dropped yet another Cyno content teaser on their TikTok, because what else would they do? The hyperlink in the tweet has got to lead to more desert fox shenanigans because that man just can’t get out of being Teyvat’s foremost furry enthusiast.
Where, then, shall we drop the sum-up!? Cyno’s birthday post was adorable and chaotic, the very definition of perfectly proving what a wild place is the Genshin fandom; where puns and discourse never stop crashing each other. Whether you are here for the wholesome vibes or the drama, one thing is for sure: Cyno is still that guy, even on his day off. Now, if you’ll excuse us, we are off to see that TikTok for the 50th time.
