Two GIFs, frame-by-frame comparison, animations nearly identical — and once again, a new Genshin Impact character stands accused of 'paying tribute' to Bayonetta.
On December 20th, an NGA user dropped a post with a blunt title: [Genshin Impact] New Character Alleged Tribute. The kicker? The OP's caption read: 'If they didn't get sued, it's not copying' — accompanied by two side-by-side GIF comparisons as 'hard evidence.' From combat animations to character poses, the resemblance between the new character Xianyun and PlatinumGames' iconic Bayonetta is so uncanny you'd think someone just traced over the original assets. The comment section went nuclear, with one user dropping the legendary sarcastic quip: 'Without Xianyun, who even knows Bayonetta?' — a razor-sharp jab that perfectly captures the irony of every 'homage' controversy in the gacha sphere.
This isn't miHoYo's first rodeo with Bayonetta comparisons. Veteran players dug up the Honkai Impact 3rd (崩坏3) receipts: 'Da Wei's OG daughter White Comet (白练) was already copying from day one — turned Witch Time into some Qiqi Time knockoff.' Early HI3 character White Comet's design and combat mechanics were widely accused of ripping off Bayonetta's signature 'Witch Time' mechanic. Now with Genshin's new character pulling the same move, old-timers could only laugh through the pain: 'The OG asset library never forgets its roots (原初の素材库,不忘初心).'
The community split hard on this one. Some showed zero mercy: 'Not alleged, not borrowed, not a tribute — in my eyes, this is straight-up plagiarism.' Others went full meme mode: 'Dual-fandom celebration!', 'Classic Bayonetta moment.' Some tried to be analytical: 'When the character design is THIS obviously derivative, you can tell it's a "tribute" from a mile away.' And then there were those who brought up miHoYo's recent legal actions against leakers, semi-jokingly warning: 'You posted this — got ¥100K ready for the lawsuit?'
Naturally, miHoYo defenders showed up in force too. One commenter dropped a spicy hot take: 'Technically, Japanese devs have given miHoYo so much to work with — miHoYo fills their game with Japanese text and Japanese architecture. That's called repaying kindness, not copying. It's benevolent borrowing, not like Tencent's malicious plagiarism.' Cringe as it may be, this take actually reflects how the gaming community's moral compass conveniently recalibrates depending on which company is involved.
The post's 18th reply dropped the legendary all-purpose meme image that surfaces in every miHoYo controversy, with the caption: 'This image is truly universal for miHoYo.' The implication? This is old news. From Honkai Impact 3rd to Genshin Impact, the miHoYo-Bayonetta 'tribute' saga has become a cyclical community ritual. As for whether it's homage or plagiarism — every player has their own moral scale. They just happen to weigh things very, very differently.
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