Genshin Impact Fontaine leaks: New Standard Banner 5-star character, design, and release version

The Genshin Impact community has recently seen a ton of leaks related to the upcoming region. Called Fontaine, the land of Justice, developers will release it in version 4.0. Interestingly, some of these leaks hinted at a potential new 5-star character named Wriothesley, speculated to be added to the Standard Wish. Naturally, not much is currently known about the rumored entity.

However, several reliable leakers, such as HutaoLover77 and SYP, have confirmed that Wriothesley will likely be released as a playable character in Genshin Impact version 4.1. If their words are true, then fans won't have to wait long until his debut.

Here's everything that players need to know about the upcoming rumored Standard Banner character.

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Leaks hint at a new 5-star Cryo character in Genshin Impact version 4.1

According to the leaks from randialos, HoYoverse is expected to release a new 5-star character named Wriothesley in Genshin Impact version 4.1. It is still unknown if he will be added in the first or second phase. Since version 4.1 is expected to release on September 27, 2023, he could debut on one of the following two dates:

Phase I- September 27, 2023
Phase II- October 18, 2023

The leaks also state that Wriothesley is likely to be added as a Cryo character, which could potentially make him the first-ever male 5-star Cryo character in the game.

In addition, the same leaker further claimed that the new rumored unit would likely be added to the Standard Banner. This also means there is a chance that Genshin Impact players might be able to pull him even from the Event Limited banner in case they lose 50-50.

That said, if the leaks are true and Wriothesley makes his debut in version 4.1, he will join the permanent gacha pool in the following version 4.2 update, similar to Tighnari and Dehya.

Luckily, HutaoLover77 also shared an image of a character design of an unknown entity, but it is speculated that it likely belongs to Wriothesley.

Based on the leaks, he appears to be a tall male character with black hair and a Fontaine-style knee-length coat. Given that the body model is still expected to go through a few changes before it is released, the final product will likely be different.

About the author

Hijam Tompok is an Esports & Gaming writer at Sportskeeda, with a focus on Genshin Impact. He has always considered video games as the best form of entertainment and writing about them lets him express this passion for the benefit of readers.

In just 18 months, Hijam has reached close to 8 million reads on his articles - something he's immensely proud of - and aims to hit the 10 million mark in the coming months. This is because he always thoroughly checks the reliability of his sources and reports the information as accurately as possible without any bias.

As a player, Hijam now enjoys both single-player and multiplayer titles. As long as the games are interesting, he has no complaints. In a Jumanji-type scenario, he would love to jump into Genshin Impact or a similar fantasy world. He loves the fantasy genre and having the ability to perform magic or control elements is one of the things he believes most people would love as well.

Away from work and gaming, Hijam loves to cook, play football, and read web novels.

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