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151. Diona (Genshin Impact)
@PrinceKaro

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I went through a lot of the Genshin Impact designs for fun a while back and I remember enjoying some of them quite a bit (though dont ask me to remember which ones). So I was a bit disappointed to be presented with Diona, who subscribes to the school of character design of lets cram as many things in as we can.

For starters: shes some sort of dainty catgirl. She has cat ears, which I originally thought were part of her hair, but theyre not covered by her ginormous hat, so its unclear. To keep on with the cat theme, she has a slender calico tail, as well as a paw-print satchel bag. Sure, shes part cat, and she likes cats. Cat pride and all that.

But insofar as I can tell, this doesnt factor into her character or story at all. Diona is a bartender (hence the pouring of a drink) cursed with the inability to make a bad drink. This is a problem because she wants to torpedo the wine industry of Monstadt. Again, not getting any of this from the design apart from pouring (purring? dohoho) the drink. She also does not look old enough to bartend. She barely looks old enough to go to school!

This all isnt bottom tier material necessarily, but then her outfit is weird too. Its like some elaborate top that still manages to be sleeveless and show off her midriff. She has a fluttery cape/tassel thing that doesnt do her any favors (this cape design is shared by another HoYo nomination). Her shoes are fine I guess but theyre weird enough that they become one additional thing to have to focus on in the design.

Its like, you know how a good detail in a story can tell you so much about a character, compared to ten irrelevant details? Thats Diona for me. Give me some personality that isnt cat and take two drinks, then call me in the morning.