Worldwide players woke-up-to-the-pleasant surprise today, as miHoYo placed in a lovely celebration for one of the most beloved characters in the game, Hu Tao, the director of Wangsheng Funeral Paror who enjoys her mischief. The official Genshin Impact Twitter had posted an amusing new picture of the pyro polearm user, followed by her classic and controversial banter that exuded her wild personality.
The tweet shows Hu Tao shaking off a nap to put in some “whenever” hours, inviting the players to join her on a late-night search for potential VIP customers, ‘because the spookiest businesswoman in all of Teyvat would rather work by night away from day heat and annoying vendors.’ Also, fans were directed to go check out more Hu Tao content from Genshin Impact on TikTok.
The replies were swarmed with birthday wishes, love for the character: {‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY HU TAO!!’ shouted ๐elรซsh}; {FINITE kept it casual and simple: ‘Really cute image tbh.’}; {Allison ๐ shouted, ‘BLESS HU TAO WE LOVE YOU,’}; while burntherald reminisced, “My first main!!”}
Many players concurred that the birthday art really did capture Hu Tao’s personality. Aidan Lyons chimed in, “Are they starting to give the characters personality in their birthday art?!?! This is honestly really good.” Meanwhile, Jura Zex๐ฆ was showing love with, “HU TAO WILL ALWAYS BE #1! Happy Birthday!! ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ”
The love for Hu Tao spanned languages, with miguel insisting in Portuguese, “queremos buff nessa cadela” (we want a buff for this btch). Others, such as avocado girl, kept it simple with “HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOTHER. ๐ค๐ค๐ค,” just another manifestation of how deep a connection players developed with that character.
What Wij make Hu Tao such a beloved character? Maybe it’s her dark humor mixed with that genuine attitude towards her job at the funeral parlor slight noting by the unpredictable character that keeps players guessing. User chile hits the nail on the head: “she’s an icon, she’s a legend, and she’s the moment.”
This birthday shindig for Hu Tao comes while Genshin Impact stood tall as the front runner in the Gacha games market with the recent expansion about the world in version 4.0 for Fontaine. Even back in Best Gacha Game 2022, season 1.3, she’s still one of the most sought-after characters, as ๏ผณ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ| ๐ฑ๐๏ธ๐โ exclaimed in disbelief, “can’t believe you were way back in 1.3 what-”
Now those who want an in-game celebration for Hu Tao will be visiting her favorite spots around Liyue and maybe someday visiting her again for the banner rerun if that happens anytime soon; I’d like to think Wangsheng Funeral Parlor might just be in immediate prep for death, but Hall 228 would say that Hu Tao’s social listing is very much alive. As The Last Pilgrim ๐จ๐ฑ aptly said: “Happy birthday Mom! I love you so much, from the bottom of my heart!” That’s dedication to a fictional character.
Day 1 Hu Tao mains or people who love chaotic energy will forever witness the birth of the ever-iconic Genshin Impact character. And many more birthdays are on the horizon for the funeral parlor director who makes death a fun dance. Just a warning from this writer: do not let her sign you up for any shady contract in her favorite night shifts.
