It is unknown how Collei escaped from the Fatui and Dottore. Collei proved to be the exception and was a successful experiment. The Fatui used this residue in to create superhuman soldiers that will aid them in their mission, but it more or less led to disastrous results (as seen in the Inazuma Archon quests). The Archon Residue was meant to give Vision-less humans a power that could rival those who were gifted Visions by the gods.

This Seer, however, had no intention of helping Collei and instead gave her to the Fatui and Dottore, who subjected her and other children to various inhumane experiments and injected her with “Archon Residue”. In desperation to save her life, her parents approach the Seer Barnabas to save her, and he takes her away on the pretense of cleansing her of the demon. The Deev is a demon from Persian lore (and traces its roots to even earlier in history).Īs Collei was born sickly, her parents believed that she was cursed by a demon. (Photos: HoYoverse)Īs we progress further into the manga, we find out that Collei is a girl born in Sumeru who was 'touched by the Deev'. The girl is Collei, a wanderer who’s been abused and ostracised by everyone she comes across for her sickness, which they suspect to be some kind of plague.īut her illness is something more than that, and although Amber tries to give her a kind, helping hand, Collei brushes her off immediately and attempts to leave.Ĭollei as she appeared in the Genshin Impact prequel manga. Jean tasks Amber and Kaeya to investigate the incident, with Kaeya taking matters into his own hands and suspecting that his adopted brother Diluc might be involved.Īmber, who was ordered by Kaeya to take the day off, then stumbles upon the same sickly girl from earlier staring at the statue of Barbatos at the city square. In the midst of the chaos, she slips inside Mondstadt, leaving the knights in utter confusion. The young girl is wrapped in bandages, and upon seeing the Snezhnayan convoy, begins to leak a dark Serpent-like aura that burns their carriage. In Chapter 2, a sickly young girl stumbles into the gates of Mondstadt as Shneznayan delegates are escorted out of the city by Kaeya, Jean, and Amber. The Genshin Impact prequel manga explores events that happened before the Traveler's arrival in Mondstadt at the beginning of the game. If you haven’t read the manga yet, you’ve been warned, though it is recommended that you read it before version 3.0 and Sumeru arrive.

Warning! Spoilers for the Genshin Impact prequel manga ahead. If you haven't read the manga yet but are interested in Collei and how she figures in the Sumeru story arc, we got you covered. Who is Collei and what role will she play in the story of Sumeru? (Photos: HoYoverse)Ĭollei will finally return to the main storyline of Genshin Impact in the upcoming version 3.0 update!Ĭollei was first introduced in the Genshin Impact prequel manga, where she was one of the main characters.įans who have read the manga know how much Collei has been through and are excited for this brave girl's comeback, and it will be interesting to see how HoYoverse will developer her storyline moving forward after the harrowing ordeal she endured in the events of the manga. Collei is among the first batch of new characters to be introduced in Genshin Impact version 3.0, but it won't be the first time she's appeared in the game's universe.

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