See you on the other side~
Profile
| Rarity | 5 ★ |
|---|---|
| Vision | Pyro |
| Constellation | Papilio Charontis |
| Weapon | Polearm |
| Nation | Liyue |
| Gender | Female |
| Birthday | July 15th |
| Special Dish | Ghostly March |
| How to Obtain | Event Wish - Moment of Bloom |
| Affiliation | Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Hu Family |
| Release Date | March 02nd, 2021 |
| Voice Actress | Brianna Knickerbocker (English), Rie Takahashi (Japanese) |
Overview
Hu Tao's antics and eccentricity belies her role as the 77th Director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and her talent as a poet. Nevertheless, she treats the parlor's operations with utmost importance, and holds funeral ceremonies with the highest dignity and solemnity.
At first glance, Hu Tao appears to be a quirky and cheerful girl. She enjoys pranking people and despises sitting around and doing nothing, as she wishes to live her life to the fullest. Her eccentric and off-the-wall personality often leaves people with a negative impression of her, especially Qiqi, who states that she has a "punchable face" and should be stored in the fridge. In contrast, Xiao enjoys her sense of humor, finding it irritating but interesting.
On the other hand, when handling funerals and last rites, she becomes more solemn and constantly reminds her employees to never deviate from the client's requests. Due to the importance and traditions of the parlor's duties, she expresses a distaste towards people treating her or her employees with suspicion whenever they go to work at night.
Despite her negative impressions, Hu Tao is knowedgeable about the adepti and Liyue's past. She also suspects that Zhongli is an adeptus based on his demeanour. However, she usually keeps this a secret from those who are unaware for their own safety. Hu Tao accepts death as a natural part of life and tells others to enjoy their short lives. However, she is particularly eccentric about this in trying to bring as much death as possible for the sake of the parlor's success. She also loathes those who try to prolong their natural lifespan, such as Baizhu. She also appears to show a lack of interest in her Pyro Vision.
Talents
- Normal Attack: Secret Spear of Wangsheng
- Normal Attack: Performs up to six consecutive spear strikes.
- Charged Attack: Consumes Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to enemies along the way.
- Plunging Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging enemies along the path and dealing AoE Damage upon impact.
- Elemental Skill: Guide to Afterlife
Huh!
Chi!
Suh!
Hu Tao consumes a set portion of her HP to knock the surrounding enemies back and enter the Paramita Papilio state.
Paramita Papilio
- Increases Hu Tao's ATK based on her Max HP at the time of entering this state. ATK Bonus gained this way cannot exceed 400% of Hu Tao's Base ATK.
- Converts attack Damage to Pyro Damage, which cannot be overridden by any other elemental infusion.
- Charged Attacks apply the Blood Blossom effect to the enemies hit.
- Increases Hu Tao's resistance to interruption.
- Paramita Papilio ends when its duration is over, or Hu Tao has left the battlefield or fallen.
Blood Blossom
Enemies affected by Blood Blossom will take Pyro Damage every 4 seconds. This Damage is considered Elemental Skill Damage.
Each enemy can be affected by only one Blood Blossom effect at a time, and its duration may only be refreshed by Hu Tao herself.
- Elemental Burst: Spirit Soother
Time to go!
Cross over!
Pyre, pyre, pants on fire!
Commands a blazing spirit to attack, dealing Pyro Damage in a large AoE.
Upon striking the enemy, regenerates a percentage of Hu Tao's Max HP. This effect can be triggered up to 5 times, based on the number of enemies hit.
If Hu Tao's HP is below or equal to 50% when the enemy is hit, both the Damage and HP Regeneration are increased.
- 1st Ascension Passive: Flutter By
When a Paramita Papilio state activated by Elemental Skill: Guide to Afterlife ends, all allies in the party (excluding Hu Tao herself) will have their Critical Rate increased by 12% for 8 seconds.
- 4th Ascension Passive: Sanguine Rouge
When Hu Tao's HP is equal to or less than 50%, her Pyro Damage Bonus is increased by 33%.
- Utility Passive: The More the Merrier
When Hu Tao cooks a dish perfectly, she has a 18% chance to receive an additional "Suspicious" dish of the same type.
Constellation
| Level | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crimson Bouquet | While in a Paramita Papilio state activated by Elemental Skill: Guide to Afterlife, Hu Tao's Charge Attacks do not consume Stamina. |
| 2 | Ominous Rainfall | Increases the Blood Blossom Damage by an amount equal to 10% of Hu Tao's Max HP at the time the effect is applied. Also, Spirit Soother will also apply the Blood Blossom effect. |
| 3 | Lingering Carmine | Increases the Level of Elemental Skill: Guide to Afterlife by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| 4 | Garden of Eternal Rest | Upon defeating an enemy affected by a Blood Blossom that Hu Tao applied herself, all nearby allies in the party (excluding Hu Tao herself) will have their Critical Rate increased by 12% for 15 seconds. |
| 5 | Floral Incense | Increases the Level of Elemental Burst: Spirit Soother by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| 6 | Butterfly's Embrace | Triggers when Hu Tao's HP drops below 25%, or when she suffers a lethal strike:
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About Other Characters
This part is about what Hu Tao thinks about the other characters in Genshin Impact.
Zhongli looks young, but his personality is a bit dusty. Knows everything, but doesn't fret over anything. Hmm... Couldn't be that he's a...Hehe, forget it, whatever.
Have you seen Qiqi? Tell me where she is, quickly. I need to go seal her away, hee-hee!
Xiangling's a riot! Only a little "boo" and she jumps, she's so easy to scare! Being in the industry that I am, I just love these kinds of people the most. Gotta keep it in check though, in case Guoba ends up toasting me instead.
What would I know of the adepti? Ai-yai-yai, that kind of stuff is top-secret! Don't come asking me about it!
Yun Jin always appears so graceful on formal occassions, but you'd be surprised how friendly she is in private! I made a bet with her once, and the loser had to sing lyrics of the winner's choice in their own singing style. My my, I wish you could have heard her operatic version of the Hilitune!
I hear master Xingqiu is writing a book? Standard novella, or a ghost story? I think I should go tell him about all the things I run into — that'd make for a really good read!
Positive energies in unity between yin and yang... Who knew such people existed in this world.
She is quite the fascinating individual, completely different from anyone else I've encountered. Do you think if I started eating divine herbs and drinking the dew of the mountains every single day, I'd be able to look as pure and pristine as she does?
The Yuheng, Keqing... she's quite hard to talk to. She's so uptight, hehe... Really makes me wanna mess with her. She wouldn't knock me in the head with her sword though, right? Or would she...?
Baizhu? Ugh, that guy...
Beidou is well-known in Liyue. She doesn't know me, but that's cool, me just knowing about her is enough. Aw man... I really do wanna make friends with her.
Tianquan Ningguang... Well-off, a radiant gaze, exquisite face, in the know and capable of anything!
