The Mavuika hate is getting too much. I have never seen this much discord within a gacha game for a character before they even release officially. I cant go onto any Social media post about her because of the hate underneath. I genuinely love her design/character, so it kinda hurts.

Sorry for the incoming essay in advance but i had to get it out here where i am hoping there are other people like me.

When she was shown in the Natlan trailer, i was convinced. She would be my next favorite after Raiden.

  1. I saw her in game, She was a kind understanding Archon who was down to earth and cared for everyone.
  2. Fast forward - She was badass as seen in the fight with Capitano, she saved us from being engulfed by the Abyss, She planned for a future 500 years later, sacrificed a lot for that purpose.
  3. She didnt just try to take on everything herself, was straight forward, trusted other heroes, tribes and even Fatui, stuck to her plan and defeated the Abyss in an absolute Blaze.

Now, looking at all this anyone might think, what is even there to hate about her?

It all started because -

  1. 'Hoyoverse is racist' allegations on social media once they saw Natlan characters lacked Melanin. I dont know the reason but ultimately i look at a personality/actions of a character, not their color. Anyway this has nothing to do with Mavuika ALONE. Other characters are also not tanned.
  2. Then came the Waifu allegations, Kinich was the only male shown, Ororon became a 4 star. People had high expectations for Capitano, Pyro Sovereign to be playable. It didnt happen (for now). Again, this has nothing to do with Mavuika ALONE. There was always a skew towards female characters. Its common with almost all gacha games other than those specifically catered towards women (Love and Deepspace). No company likes taking risks. Ultimately Hoyo is a business. If female characters sell better than males, thats what they will focus on.
  3. Then came the Xiangling/Bennett replacement allegations. It was never written in stone that there shouldnt be a DPS Archon. And powercreep in Genshin is practically non existent thankfully. If anything we should be happy she is a DPS as we can see her more on field. If she was just a Bennett/Xiangling replacement, she would just skill, Burst and be off the field.
  4. In fact if she was just a busted support, there would be a different group of people clamoring that considering the fight with Capitano, how she was portrayed by cut scenes, How she is a God of War, all she is reduced to is Skill/Burst Bot to enable other characters, she doesnt do anything herself. Thats just ridiculous. We now have both decent off field and great On field capabilities, whats there to complain?
  5. The most controversial of all - the Bike. Yes, this one i agree with. Not because i hate it ( Actually i love it), but because i can understand others not liking it. Its just a difference of opinion. Some may like it, some may not. I love it because i can always use her in overworld in the future & she looks absolutely cool as hell.

I check various sub reddits and most of them bash on Mavuika. I can understand from their perspective because they dont want their beloved characters getting powercrept/they feel their character's personality/design is superior.

What i dont understand is how people waiting for ages for her suddenly bash on her. Examples-

  1. Playstyle is boring, Skip.
  2. Just another main DPS, Skip.
  3. Cant replace Bennett/Xiangling, Skip.
  4. Hoyoverse Racist, Skip.
  5. Bike is too immersion breaking, Skip. All other sci fi and futuristic and unbelievable technology isnt immersion breaking? What? Its a fantasy world with no set definition on that fantasy.
  6. One of the unbelievable ones - 'She is too kind, not edgy, skip.'

Like bro, seriously? Also, I am an Archon collector.

  1. Venti - E, Q, powercrept by Kazuha both for damage and traversal.
  2. Zhongli - E, Q
  3. Raiden - E alone for hyperbloom, Q for hypercarry, energy generation. (On release was bashed for her character, Beidou interaction nullified)
  4. Nahida - E, Q (was bashed for her child model. Then her story came out and everyone shut up)
  5. Furina - E for both damage and healing, Q for buffing, traversal on water. (She was absolutely hated at the beginning for her bratty character. By the end of her story, everyone was her fan)

If you love her, you should support her foremost. I kid you not, go to any social media post about her, go to other sub reddits, the things they say are insane.

At the end of the day i hope atleast all of us here support her wholeheartedly.

I apologize again for the essay. I am just happy she is playable and alive.

I am waiting eagerly for her banner, counting every second.

Hope your pulls go very well and may luck be on your side!!

FOR NATLAN!