The HoYoVerse has unleashed a brand-new set of Genshin Impact emojis on HoYoLAB, and the community has already gone crazy over these chibi representations of their favorite characters. Under the banner of “Paimon’s Paintings,” the package offers a plethora of expressive faces that could bring life to combo chats and forum posts. Not to mention that Paimon assures us of more emojis, because apparently, this little gremlin means business in digital art?
Reactions poured in immediately, ranging from unadulterated ecstasy to very peculiar demands. A player said, very politely, that they wanted “10 more Venti stickers pls and thank u” while another mourned over Kirara’s crying emoji-“WHO HURT HER?!?!”-which remains unanswered and has sent the fandom speculating about fictitious catgirl trauma. Just as any Genshin fandom has ever acted.
Some of the highlights in the ensuing emoji madness:
Traveler emotes basically broke families (Aether/Lumine stands continue to win)
The arrival of Skirk disrupted the magic frequency of certain lore junkies straight into the impossible
Heizou recognizers screamed into the void on behalf of their detective boy
At least three accounts TROUCHED typing about Dahlia’s inclusion
Chongyun mains are messy ’cause cryo boy got snubbed again
And so goes the righteous bickering in the replies. One player is begging for Dainsleif content, another complains about seeing no Dainsleif emotes existing-gacha gamers versus gacha gamers. Another demands Capitano stickers, just as if miHoYo’s really gonna drop Fatui Harbinger merch out the blue. The audacity.
Then there were some really technical complaints regarding the lifted emoji limits in-game. Apparently, the most recent update has restricted just how many emoji sets you can have active, pretty devastating news for hyper-communicative coop groups. One more accused the devs of “bullshitting” over Dori’s design, which… fair, honestly.
However, the real MVPs here are Kirara’s fans. That crying catgirl emoji dismantled the minds of numerous people, giving way to theories ranging from “she ate something weird” to some very elaborate conspiracy threads. Never change, Genshin fandom.
The craziest reactions emanated from the Twitter community during these updates. We had:
– Keyboard smashing over Venti mentions (so relatable)
– Someone threatening to “die” over lack of Chongyun content (dramatic, but valid)
– Several users just throwing out reaction images with zero context (peak Twitter behavior)
– One guy who legitimately connected all that emoji nonsense to Natlan’s archon quest for some reason (???)
At the end of the day, they’re just cute little emojis, but miHoYo should be honored to be treated (even just for a short while) as if they dropped a new region. But then, after all the heartbreak brought on by Fontaine, maybe what we could all really use right now is some wholesome chibi content. The whole collection is now up for grabs on HoYoLAB, so grab your favorite characters before the next wave gets their shot at the limelight. Though maybe refrain from tagging the official account demanding your obscure fave gets to be part of it… unless?
