Tartaglia (Chinese: 达达利亚; pinyin: Dádálìyǎ), real name Ajax (阿贾克斯; Ājiǎkèsī), is a character from the video game Genshin Impact, developed by miHoYo. He first appears in the Liyue chapter of the main story after the game's release in 2020, and became a playable character that year. He is a member of the Fatui, the diplomatic organization of the fictional nation of Snezhnaya and one of the game's main antagonistic factions. He is the Eleventh of the Fatui Harbingers, with the codename "Childe" (公子; Gōngzǐ; 'young master'). He is voiced in English by Griffin Burns, in Chinese by Li Chunyin, in Japanese by Ryōhei Kimura, and in Korean by Nam Doh-hyeong. Born in Snezhnaya, he is a brave and battle-loving warrior who is loyal, passionate, and values his family. He has short, messy orange hair and dark blue eyes, wears a grey jacket, and has an earring set with a red gemstone as well as a Fatui mask. In terms of gameplay, he is a Hydro bow user who can freely switch between ranged and melee attack modes. He has a unique mechanic known as Riptide and can deal high amounts of area-of-effect damage. Since his release, Tartaglia has been widely liked by players for his complex personality, sex appeal, and high skill ceiling in combat, and is regarded as one of the most popular antagonists in the game.
Design and voice acting Tartaglia is the Eleventh of the Fatui Harbingers, with the codename "Childe". He is one of the most dangerous of said group: a brave and battle-loving fighter, but also loyal and passionate. He has messy but neatly trimmed short orange hair and dark blue eyes. He wears an open grey jacket, grey pants, black boots and black gloves. He also wears an earring set with a red gemstone and a red Fatui mask on his head. Tartaglia's name is based on the stock character of the same name in Italian commedia dell'arte. Tartaglia is voiced in English by Griffin Burns, in Chinese by Li Chunyin, in Japanese by Ryōhei Kimura, and in Korean by Nam Doh-hyeong. In an interview, Kimura said that when he first saw Tartaglia's lines, he felt that he was "quite a difficult character to handle". At first glance, Tartaglia gives off an "airy and composed" impression, but in reality he likes to fight. When Kimura realized this, he thought Tartaglia to be scary. However, Tartaglia's backstory includes an important detail in that he values his family very much. Kimura had originally assumed that a battle maniac like him might not be very gentle toward his family, so he was surprised to find out the opposite was true. He felt that Tartaglia "dotes on" his family, which made him think Tartaglia was "a little unfair", because that contradiction makes it difficult to dislike him completely. Kimura describes himself as a pacifist who tries to avoid conflict as much as possible, and said that the only thing he has in common with Tartaglia is that they both value their families. Regarding his relationship with the protagonist Traveler, Kimura said that Tartaglia is "kind of like a friend, and kind of like an ally" to them, but that they are not completely on the same side. As a member of the Fatui Harbingers, the fact that Tartaglia can become part of the player's party is already something rare and special. Kimura admitted that if Tartaglia were to "completely become a good friend and good companion", he would instead find that "a little lonely". For that reason, he thinks Tartaglia is at his best when he remains "airy and composed, [...] but still sharp when he needs to be". That sort of distance, where he is neither too close nor too distant, is what makes Tartaglia interesting as a character. Kimura also quoted one of Tartaglia's lines in which he indicates that battle scars are a high form of praise for warriors. He praised this attitude of not hiding one's own scars, arguing that it reflects Tartaglia's pride and honor as a warrior. He also mentioned that Tartaglia seems familiar with the concept of acting; although Tartaglia is not a professional actor, he thinks highly of his skills. Kimura felt that this showed Tartaglia as not only a battle maniac, but that he also has a performer side to him.
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