Zombies Make Bad Friends

In the spirit of Halloween, we dive into zombies and Hu Tao. We learn about the zombie that she befriends and their journey together. Get ready for a ride! — Editor Roman Rickwood

By Izumi, Middle-School Gaming Enthusiast

Hello! Welcome to this week’s blog post! To go with Halloween being this weekend, and already writing about Hu Tao, I decided to write about the zombie she found. Meet Qiqi, the zombie.

Qiqi is a child who died over 100 years ago, and stayed in the world of Teyvat as a zombie. Qiqi is quiet and easily forgets things. Her memory is extremely bad, at the point where she has forgotten most of her life. Qiqi does remember Hu Tao and despises her. Qiqi makes the point that Hu Tao has a “punchable” face. Qiqi doesn’t want anything to do with Hu Tao; she says she wants to seal her in a fridge, or just somewhere that hides her from the world so Qiqi can never see her again, even though Hu Tao is always pampering her. There is no clear reason why Qiqi hates Hu Tao. Is it because she took Qiqi into Liyue? Qiqi also loves coconut milk. An example of her often confused thinking, Qiqi thinks coconut milk is from the “cocogoat.”

In life, Qiqi was a regular herb-picking child, until one day she lost her way and trespassed into the realm of the Adepti. She injured her right leg in a fall and quickly hid in a cavern to recover. It seems in this cavern, Qiqi was caught between life and death, between the mortal and immortal planes of existence. (Genshin-Impact.fandom.com). With that stumble into the cavern, Qiqi became a zombie.