Singularity Time's April Fools Boss Is a miHoYo Frankenstein — Then They Slap a Genshin Creator Incentive Tag on Their Video, Community Explodes

April Fools' gags are a dime a dozen in the gacha world, but stuffing a single boss with references from your competitor's four major franchises — then slapping their own creator incentive tag on the video? That takes a special kind of audacity, and only Singularity Time (奇点时代) seems bold enough to try.

According to the original poster's exhaustive breakdown, this April Fools' legendary boss is absolutely plastered with miHoYo references — covering Genshin Impact, Honkai Impact 3rd, Honkai Star Rail, and Zenless Zone Zero from head to toe:

The video BGM is a meme-ified remix of Genshin's title screen music. The head features Kiana's hairstyle from Honkai Impact 3rd, a Stigmata-themed hairpin, March 7th's ticket-shaped earrings from Star Rail, and the Herrscher of Ice's face. The weapons are a full miHoYo buffet — Staff of Homa, Intertwined Fate, and the Herrscher of the Void's earrings.

The belt merges March 7th and Star Rail Stelle's design elements, while the left and right decorative ribbons correspond to Star Rail and Genshin themes respectively. The limbs reference White Comet from Honkai Impact 3rd, the Star Rail boss 'That Which Was Not Destined to Die,' the Raiden Shogun puppet, Titan, and what appears to be a nod to the iconic 'Flamescion' CG. There's even Kiana's signature combat pose. The lower body is literally shaped like the Astral Express.

Four minions round out the chaos: Pom-Pom from Star Rail, Paimon from Genshin, the Honkai mascot HOMU (crowned, possibly the HOMU King), and the adorable Bangboo from Zenless Zone Zero. The cherry on top? The boss's overall silhouette spells out the Chinese character 'mi' (米) — as in miHoYo.

The original poster couldn't help but marvel: 'Wearing a tie made of the ocean — they call themselves miHoYo fans, and I completely believe them now! The devs must be hardcore miHoYo players to have distilled this many specific references.'

But wait, there's more. The game's official account then posted a follow-up video tagged with Genshin Impact's official Creator Incentive Program — essentially a direct face-slap to the competition.

The community is split. Some call it a legendary meme move, while others are less charitable. One highly upvoted comment sneered: 'All they do is stuff memes into their game — are they a meme retail store?' Another player quipped: 'Dude really just walked up and fired point-blank, huh?' And someone else called out the hypocrisy: 'They can shade other games but nobody can shade them back? Who do they think they are, the local magistrate?'

Interestingly, at least one player noticed the stunt actually worked in terms of raw numbers — the poster at #12 observed that Singularity Time climbed the free-to-play charts, meaning the clout-chasing strategy had tangible results. Others used the moment to drag miHoYo's own corporate slogans, laughing at the classic 'tech otakus save the world' tagline with: 'Saving the world? More like diving into the ocean (i.e., going full degen).'

Love it or hate it, this stunt definitely got Singularity Time eyeballs on April Fools' Day. Whether it's a genuine tribute or shameless piggybacking, only the devs themselves know the real answer.