All You Need To Know About Aether in Genshin Impact
The Traveler is the playable protagonist of Genshin Impact. In the opening cutscene, twin siblings from another world travel through the universe, until an unknown god blocks their path. The player gets to choose either Aether (male) or Lumine (female) as the traveler and Traveler’s Sibling gets captured. Their power to travel is sealed, leaving them stranded on Teyvat.
Genshin Impact Aether
Details:
- Star Rank: 5 Star
- Alternative Names: 空 (CN: Kōng, JP: Sora)
- Title: World Traveler
- Organization / Circle: Unknown
- Constellation: Viator
- Vision / Element: Adaptive / Changeable
- Weapon: Sword
- Gender: male
- Birthday: 26. September
- Bodytype: Teen
- Height: 164 cm
- Voice Actor Japanese: 堀江瞬 / Horie Shun
- Voice Actor Chinese: 鹿喑 / Lù Yīn
Aether Skills
Aether is adaptive and can change his elemental power as he’s part of a different world.
Anemo Skills
- Normal Attack: Performs up to 5 rapid strikes.
- Charged Attack: Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword swings.
- Plunging Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging enemies along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
- Palm Vortex: Grasping the wind’s might, Aether forms a vortex of vacuum in their palm, causing continuous Anemo DMG to enemies in front of them. The vacuum vortex explodes when the skill duration ends, causing a greater amount of Anemo DMG over a larger area.
- Hold: DMG and AoE will gradually increase.
- Elemental Absorption: If the vortex comes into contact with Hydro/Pyro/Cryo/Electro elements, it will deal with additional elemental DMG of that type. Elemental Absorption may only occur once per use.
- Gust Surge: Guiding the path of the wind currents, you summon a forward-moving tornado that pulls objects and opponents towards itself, dealing continuous Anemo DMG.
- Elemental Absorption: If the vortex comes into contact with Hydro/Pyro/Cryo/Electro elements, it will deal additional elemental DMG of that type. Elemental Absorption may only occur once per use.
- Slitting Wind: The last hit of a Normal Attack combo unleashes a wind blade, dealing 60% of ATK as Anemo DMG to all opponents in its path.
- Second Wind: Palm Vortex kills regenerate 2% HP for 5s. This effect can only occur once every 5s.
Geo Skills
- Normal Attack: Performs up to 5 rapid strikes.
- Charged Attack: Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword swings.
- Plunging Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging enemies along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
- Starfell Sword: Aether disgorges a meteorite from the depths of the earth, dealing AoE Geo DMG. The meteorite is considered a Geo Construct and can be climbed or used to block attacks.
- Hold: This skill’s positioning may be adjusted.
- Wake of Earth: Energizing the Geo elements deep underground, you set off expanding shockwaves. Launches surrounding enemies back and deals AoE Geo DMG. A stone wall is erected at the edges of the shockwave. The stone wall is considered a Geo Construct and may be used to block attacks.
- Shattered Darkrock: Reduces Starfell Sword’s CD by 2s.
- Frenzied Rockslide: The final hit of a Normal Attack combo triggers a collapse, dealing 60% of ATK as AoE Geo DMG.
Personality
Both the travelers have the exact same personality as playable characters. The behavior of the traveler towards friends and NPCs depends on the choices of the player. The traveler is generally extremely helpful. They have the kindest personality despite being outlanders, earning the trust of everyone wherever they go.
Appearance
The Travelers have a “Teen” body type. Both of them have blonde hair and amber eyes.
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