Who is Wriothesley?
Wriothesley is a playable Cryo character from the hit RPG gacha game Genshin Impact . His first appearance was in the 4.1 Fontaine region Archon Quest as the Administrator of the Fortress of Meropide, Fontaine's semi-autonomous penal colony. He was sentanced there as a teenager, after having killed his abusive foster parents who were running a trafficking ring under the guise of a happy family. Through hard-work and wit, Wriothesley eventually rose to the position of Administrator and was granted the title "Duke". Ever since, he has overseen a series of reforms to transform the Fortress into a place for rehabilitation and rebirth.
Wriothesley is fairly calm and collected, despite his appearance and role as the overseer of all the Fortress' matters. He sees the prison as a place of rebirth and is willing to protect that way of life, not wanting others to suffer like he once did, and becomes extremely angered should such a circumstance occur on his watch. Wriothesley's trauma is a double-edged sword: it has shaped him to be diligent, observant, resourceful, and resilient, yet it has also caused him to be guarded, stubborn, and even a bit manipulative. I would describe him as being humble, altruistic, mildly jaded, cheeky, vigilant, cunning, strong-willed, opportunistic, and assertive. Oh, and of course, husband material.
I fell for Wriothesley around August 2024. At the time, the first trailer for the Fontaine region was released and took the Genshin fandom by storm. Everyone was scrambling to theorize who these characters were, and what they meant to the plot of the new Archon Quest. Wriothesley only had a few seconds of actual screentime, but I was immediately charmed by him nonetheless. Fanartists were quick to cook up delicious art of him in all of his dark-haired, edgy glory. I was relentless in eating up all of the content I could find of him and scoured subreddits to see if there were any new leaks about his combat abilities and role in the story quest.
Gender: Male (he/him) Birthday: November 23
Age (HC): 35 Height (HC): 6'3ft/190cm
Constellation: Cerberus