Genshin Impact datamining news is abuzz. During the night from Thursday to Friday, an image appeared, revealing no less than seven Sumeru characters: Tighnari, Collei, Dori, Dehya, Al-Haitham, Nilou, and Nahida. If the first three names on this list were already known well before patch 3.0, the other four were still secret, and it is certain that miHoYo did not intend to make them known for a while.
Prominent Genshin Impact data miners, like SaveYourPrimos and Zeniethave authenticated some of the characters on this list, despite an exact source that remains unknown at the time of this writing.
Long-term characters
Obviously, not all the characters on this list will be released at the end of the summer. This is a leak that surprised everyone, especially because it is extremely “proactive”. According to Zeniet, Al-Haitham won’t see the light of day until patch 3.1 at the earliest. Same thing for Nilou, according to SaveYourPrimos. The other new names are expected around 3.2 or 3.3 at best, probably after the release of Scaramouche.
True or false leak, miHoyo could react
Not all characters in the image have been verified yet. It is therefore possible that this leak is fragmentary, and/or inaccurate. But if it is real, miHoyo could well react, by asking the media not to disclose the image in question, or by modifying its schedule of teasers.