There’s a lot more to Genshin Impact’s most famous redhead than just using him to easily kill a poor boy’s pigeon friends near the entrance of Mondstadt. Diluc, despite being in demand, is an elusive and enigmatic character. While there is a quest about him, it raises more questions than answers. Such is the case for most Genshin Impact characters too, making them the subject of many fan theories and rumors.
In Diluc’s case, lots of things just don’t add up about him, whether it’s his typical anime stereotype characterization or simply how derivative he is compared to a certain vigilante superhero from DC. So regardless of whether you have gotten him in the gacha or not yet, here are some things to keep wondering about Diluc.
10 Why Didn’t He Just Confront Dvalin Himself?
Diluc is already the most powerful DPS character in the game without much effort, which is why he’s sought after. More than that, he has been running around solo as a crimefighter and some sort of super-spy for Mondstadt who can mow down armies of the Abyss Order.
Therefore, it stands to reason that Diluc is more powerful than the Traveler. Therefore, he would have been a more effective enemy and problem-solver for Mondstadt’s biggest problem in Genshin Impact’s current first-half, Stormterror Dvalin. It makes more sense for Diluc to handle Dvalin alone too, as he cares for Mondstadt more than anyone.
9 Too Powerful & Rich To Work Solo
It’s established early on that Diluc is the richest and most financially powerful person in Mondstadt. With the amount of wealth he has, he can probably found and fund his own private army in Mondstadt seeing as he cares so much for the whole place.
In that regard, Diluc working solo as some sort of Batman clone (at least according to the local populace) is a bit inefficient of him. It’s understandable for Batman to operate alone since he has certain strict philosophies, but Diluc has none of that and could easily let others do the work so he can focus on different things, like lighting torches in Dragonspine.
8 His Resentment Towards The Knights Of Favonius
Speaking of Mondstadt’s armies, The Knights of Favonius are the acting military force in and Diluc doesn’t see eye-to-eye with them. He resents them since he sort of blames them for his father’s untimely and unfortunate death, saying they were inefficient.
However, Diluc mostly begrudged the former Grandmaster of the Knights of Favonius who has since stepped down and been replaced by Jean. There’s really not much reason for Diluc to maintain his dislike for the Knights of Favonius anymore and probably just does it for the angst points.
7 Darknight Hero Stint
Since he loves Mondstadt and its citizens so much but hates the Knights of Favonius, Diluc has taken to solo crimefighting. How he does it is a bit odd though due to his choice of attire, or lack thereof. He just dresses as himself, no disguise, no mask.
It’s rather puzzling why people still don’t know who the Darknight Hero is after many of them already had a run-in with him. It shouldn’t be too hard to recognize that crimson hair and luxurious clothing.
6 Bartending Stint
If you’re lucky enough and blessed by the universe, then you would have had Diluc for your party. You would have also heard some of his dialogue where being idle for a little bit makes him antsy and frustrated. Apparently, he’s impatient.
That’s why it’s out-of-character for Diluc to spend some of his waking moments bartending. He neither likes alcohol nor most of what his father left for him, including some of his riches. It’s not like Diluc needs to work either.
5 Grape Juice Preference
Another factor that makes Diluc an incompetent bartender is the fact that he doesn’t even like the product he sells. He runs the biggest wine producer in Mondstadt, which means he holds a great deal of economic power.
Then it turns out Diluc actually doesn’t even like wine. Instead, he prefers grape juice. Now, how exactly will he be able to taste-test the products that made his family filthy rich if he doesn’t even drink them? Moreover, how is he going to suggest which wines are great for his most illustrious customers?
4 His Relationship With Jean
As soon as Diluc and Jean share a cinematic, it becomes clear that these two have a past. Those who haven’t read the manga will have likely done some guesswork as to what the history is between these two.
The manga explored Jean and Diluc’s past as a kohai-senpai relationship at the very least. Diluc was a former Knight of Favonius before he left the organization after his father passed. Still, that doesn’t fully explain much of the awkwardness between the two.
3 His Relationship With Kaeya
Another member of the current Knights of Favonius whom Diluc has an awkward relationship with is Kaeya. They seem to be in a constant contest to one-up each other as both of them have the same attitude and a similar demeanor when it comes to performing their tasks. Kaeya is Diluc’s adopted brother, but that does not say much about the nature of their relationship.
One might even think that they’re enemies with how they treat each other. However, some tidbits of information in Genshin Impact reveal that Diluc did keep a gift from Kaeya and even holds it dear. Therefore, these two might actually be going for a frenemy approach, although even that isn’t too apparent.
2 The Rest Of His Family
It’s easy to see which character template Diluc is following. He’s pretty much the resident Bruce Wayne of Mondstat, except he lost his father when he was already a young adult and didn’t seem to have any other surviving family member.
At best, Diluc only has his butler. Diluc’s mother or biological siblings don’t seem to be around or never existed in the first place. Cousins, aunts, and uncles also seem to be nonexistent. That could explain much of Diluc’s brooding behavior but given the state of his family’s wealth and empire, it’s highly unlikely for him to not have any backup successors. Preferably someone who actually likes wine.
1 Conflicting Morals
Owning Diluc has its perks, more than just damage — he’s often on a tirade of stamping out evil or protecting Mondstadt and all. That does imply that he has a straight and upstanding moral compass, right?
Well, that doesn’t explain why Diluc is willing to torture and then helplessly kill his enemies. Torturing in itself isn’t exactly a noble act and usually doesn’t sit well with do-gooders. Even Paimon and the Traveler were shocked at this side of Diluc.
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