History Characters / GenshinImpactEula

** "Eula" is the short form of the ancient Greek name "Eulalia" (Εὐλαλία), meaning meaning "sweetly-speaking" or "well-spoken." Doubles as IronicName, because while Eula is sarcastic and harsh in tone, she is of noble lineage (and her Story Quest even involves noble etiquette lessons she gives to help the Traveler deal with Schubert) and thus "well-spoken" is well-suited for her.

* OddFriendship: With Amber. Everything about them contrasts, from their color schemes and personalities to their weapons and Visions, and yet Amber is still Eula's first and closest friend. That said, Amber's Liue-born grandfather trained Eula (hence their shared expertise in reconnaissance), and her family hasn't been in Mondstadt long enough to absorb its culturally-ingrained animosity towards the Lawrence Clan.

The Spindrift Knight and the Captain of the Knights' Reconnaissance Company. A descendant of a disgraced aristocratic clan who once ruled Mondstadt with an iron fist before they were overthrown by the fledgling Knights of Favonius a thousand years ago, it is an enigma as to why a scion of a family much-despised for their tyranny would join the Knights at all.\\

Eula's aristocratic upbringing reflects on her ability to gracefully hack away on her foes with little worry over her momentum breaking. Her Elemental Skill, ''Icetide Vortex'', is a swift slash that grants her a stack of Grimheart, of which she can hold up to two at a time, which boosts her Defense and interruption resistance; in its held form she performs a wide-ranging dash attack, which reduces her foes' Physical and Cryo Resistances, as well as convert any Grimheart on stock into Icewhirl Brands that deal additional Cryo damage. Her Elemental Burst, ''Glacial Illumination'', is a wild swing that summons a phantasmal Lightfall Sword which protects her from interruption and which she can power up through her normal attacks and either Elemental Talent before it detonates either after its duration expires or she is switched out.[[note]]When fully upgraded, the held form of her Skill can now boost her Physical damage depending on the number of Grimhearts on stock, as well as generate a "shattered" Lightfall Sword if she has two, which immediately deals damage worth half of its "whole" counterpart; her Burst can now reset the cooldown of her Skill as well as confer one Grimheart; and the Lightfall Sword increases in power against foes with less than half their HP, as well as randomly allows Eula's allies to charge it up with their own abilities.[[/note]]

* BrokenAce: She is stated to be equal to Jean in combat according to Varka, and is also as talented as the latter with many accomplishments in the battlefield. But while Jean is TheAce and is beloved by the people of Mondstadt, she is the exact opposite because of her clan's historical sins.

** Eula's Character Stories explain that Amber had known her long before she joined the Knights of Favonius, and even vouched for her when she joined; conversely, Amber is one of the few people she genuinely trusts.

** An optional conversation has her realize that Collei wants to ride the Choo-Choo Cart and agrees to take her on the condition that she makes sure that there's nothing that could fall out of her pockets, having been told about Kaeya needing to catch Klee's backpack [[PersonOfMassDestruction lest a bunch of Jumpty Dumpties fell out and cause unnecessary mayhem]].

* CriticalHitClass: Her Ascension stat is Critical Damage (which can reach 38.4% at her sixth), which lends itself well to her high damage potential.
* DamageIncreasingDebuff: If Eula has Grimhearts on stock, the held form of her Skill will consume them to reduce enemies' Physical and Cryo Resistances for seven seconds, in addition to creating Icewhirl Brands that deal additional Cryo damage.
* DanceBattler: Eula's fighting style is based on the "Dance of Sacrifice" once practiced by the Lawrence Clan to demonstrate their nobility. In the present it's no longer a requirement with the Clan, having since been taken up by all Mondstadters. The dance was Eula's favorite pastime when she was younger, so she incorporated it into her swordplay, and was so good at it that it leaves Amber mesmerized when she sees it.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: She has been ostracized for most of her life and is even stated in her profile that most Mondstadters refuse to sell her anything because she's a Lawrence, perhaps the most hated clan in Mondstadt. Despite her wealth, she had to hunt for her own food and cook it under a campfire just to eat. [[SourOutsideSadInside Is it any wonder she is the way she is?]]

** The held form of her Skill converts any Grimheart on stock into Icewhirl Brands that drop down on enemies and deal extra Cryo damage.

* DifficultButAwesome: Though she's capable of some of the most powerful single-hit attacks in the game, pulling this off isn't easy since it requires precise combos to power up the Lightfall Sword, in addition to using Superconduct and other effects to reduce physical resistance since most tough enemies have a lot of it. There's also the matter of making sure the Lightfall Sword detonates at the right time, otherwise the damage would be wasted due to an enemy dodging or blocking the explosion. Provided the stars align in your favor, Eula is able to wipe out huge chunks of the enemy's health, if not obliterate them entirely.
* DisappointedByTheMotive: Along with pretty much everything else about her family. She lays into her uncle Schubert for trying to take over Mondstadt with the help of the Fatui, and declares that the form of glory the Lawrence Clan so desperately desires can never return, and never should.
* DisproportionateRetribution: PlayedForLaughs. She declares she'll exact her "vengeance" on Sara for leaving a free salad for their meal. She ends up paying her back... by literally paying for the dish, leaving the mora on the table so Sara can't just decline it.
* DrowningMySorrows: Though Eula is usually quite mellow and cavalier about her [[AllTheOtherReindeer status as a pariah]], in the "Of Drink A-Dreaming" event we see a lonelier, more vulnerable side of her. She gets absolutely ''wasted'' after yet another reminder of how inescapable her tainted family legacy is, admitting that even with this level of intoxication, she still can't delude herself into believing that things will get much better for her. Her promotional teaser video implies she has turned to wine more than once.

** '''Diluc:''' Both are claymore wielders with noble backgrounds and a negative family history with the Knights of Favonius. By contrast, Diluc is an ex-Knight who resigned in protest after an inspector (actually a traitor aligned with the Fatui) tried to cover up the circumstances of his father's death in a Fatui-orchestrated attack, while Eula hails from an tyrannical aristocratic clan overthrown a millennium ago by the then-fledgling Knights. Personality-wise, Diluc maintains a polite behavior even while openly disparaging the Knights, while Eula adopts an off-putting, aggressive tone that makes people question her otherwise genuine loyalty to the Knights.

* FreudianExcuse: Her ice-cold, standoffish personality has been forged amidst the background of centuries-old tensions between the people of Mondstadt and her family of stuck-up ex-nobles who once ruled the nation with an iron fist. On the one hand, the former [[SinsOfOurFathers made sure she never forgot her ancestors' crimes]]; on the other hand, the latter have [[CategoryTraitor more or less disowned her]] after, seemingly against all reason, she joined the same organization that overthrew them long ago.

** On the surface, Eula and Amber seem like they'd match well, with their use of [[FireIceDuo respective elements]] making it seem like they'd be good for teams based on the Melt reaction. However, Eula's damage is more reliant on Physical damage over causing reactions; her Cryo application is poor for proccing Melt consistently, with the only reaction she really benefits from being Superconduct due to it decreasing an enemy's physical resistance. In the same vein, this also ends up applying to her friendship with Yanfei.
** Eula perhaps has even ''worse'' synergy with Collei; not only does Cryo have no Elemental Reaction with Dendro, but there are no Dendro-related reactions that affect an enemy's physical resistance, giving players less reason to put Eula and Collei on the same team. Players even got to see this lack of synergy during the "Secret Summer Paradise" event, as there's a point where they're the only members of a Trial team together.
* GatheringSteam: Her Burst summons a Lightfall Sword, whose potency can be stacked (to a maximum of thirty) with her normal attacks and Elemental Talents, increasing its potency once it explodes either after seven seconds or once Eula is switched out. Her sixth Constellation upgrade, ''Noble Obligation'', automatically grants the Sword five stacks, as well as gives all her (multiplayer) allies' attacks a 50% chance to produce the charges.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: {{Downplayed|Trope}}--her fellow Knights are very fond of her, and some of the more knowledgeable cityfolk trust Jean's judgment that Eula means no harm enlisting with them. Everyone else, however, distrusts her for her family lineage, with some protesting to force the Knights to turn her down when she first applied. Likewise, her own kin also hates her for joining the Knights, which deposed them centuries ago. There are pockets of Mondstadters, such as Diluc and Sara, who are amicable with her, but they are few enough that the Traveler and Paimon are concerned as to how she goes about life so peacefully.

* AnIcePerson: Played with; she does utilize a Cryo Vision, but notably, her biggest source of damage comes from physical damage.
* ImmuneToFlinching: Both Grimhearts and the Lightfall Sword reduce her risk of being interrupted, in addition to the former boosting her Defense by 30% apiece (to a maximum of 60%).
* IneffectualDeathThreats: This is how [[VillainousLineage Eula]] gets people to listen to her. She never carries them out, although she claims she will one day. Others realize after getting to know her that she's too kind to go through with that.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She has quite the sharp tongue, and she is cold and aloof, but it's very obvious that it's just a coping mechanism for general distrust towards her due to her family's ill repute. She loves throwing death threats left, right, and center, and even claims to be working with the Knights of Favonius in order to [[TheStarscream take them down someday to avenge her clan]]. That said, the few people who get to know her very well know that [[IneffectualDeathThreats she really doesn't mean it]], and is actually far kinder beneath [[TheStoic that frosty mask]]. Jean even said that she's just misunderstood.

* LightningBruiser: What distinguishes Eula from her fellow claymore units is that, in addition to boasting optimal Defense and enormous Attack stats, she is also innately swift and can stock up Grimhearts to increase her defense and flinching resistance, as well as consume them for greater damage output. Better still, the base form of her Skill only has a four-second-long cooldown, which is just long enough to get her standard combo off. Her second Constellation upgrade, ''Lady of Seafoam'', will further drop the cooldown time of the held version from ten seconds to four (hence matching it with the base form), allowing Eula to be even more relentless. In general, Eula's Constellation upgrades lean heavily into her Burst damage as well, which greatly amplifies her damage-dealing potential even more.
* LuminescentBlush: While hard to see, she sports a blush for a brief moment in the pose she takes following her fourth consecutive normal attack.
* MaamShock: Surprisingly averted. When Joel calls her "Aunty Eula," Paimon was worried that she might get angry and perform her usual routine (read: exact vengeance) but to Paimon's surprise, she doesn't react negatively to it.
* MeaningfulName: "Eula" is the short form of the ancient Greek name "Eulalia" (Εὐλαλία), meaning meaning "sweetly-speaking" or "well-spoken." Doubles as IronicName, because while Eula is sarcastic and harsh in tone, she is of noble lineage (and her Story Quest even involves noble etiquette lessons she gives to help the Traveler deal with Schubert) and thus "well-spoken" is well-suited for her.

* MsFanservice: Eula wears leotard-like clothes that [[FormFittingWardrobe nicely cling onto her body]], showing off her ample breasts and curves, in addition to a fair amount of skin [[SexyBacklessOutfit exposed on her back]], her top having a translucent segment running [[NavelDeepNeckline down to her navel]] (and showing [[VaporWear she doesn't wear a bra]]), and her long legs clad and accentuated in thigh-high boots that showcase [[ZettaiRyouiki absolute territory]]. She is also an excellent dancer capable of graceful and fluid movement [[DanceBattler both on and off the battlefield]].

* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Eula is apathetic towards the Lawrence Clan's attempts to regain the prestige they lost a millennium ago. All she's personally known is how difficult being a Lawrence has made her life, as beyond the cold suspicion most Mondstadters hold her with, the posturing and rampant traditionalism her Clan tried to ingrain into her did little but make her childhood more miserable. She's spent her life away from them trying to shake off that legacy.

* NonElemental: Although Eula is nominally a [[AnIcePerson Cryo]] Vision holder, she actually excels in dealing physical damage. Her Skill, relatively her most Cryo-aligned attack, has a rather mediocre damage output compared to her normal strikes and her Burst, which can be the biggest single-hit damage in the game.
* NoSocialSkills: {{Justified|Trope}}, as her family name is so despised in Mondstadt that she can't say anything without making someone mad, so she's given up watching what she says. Because of this, however, she also has a tendency to make way more trouble than is necessary; pretty much anyone else trying to demonstrate noble interactions to the Traveler would probably have decided on a better target group than [[LockedOutOfTheLoop random people who have no idea what's going on]] [[InnocentlyInsensitive and would have every reason to be offended by this]]--which is what she expected them to do, to show her situation to Paimon and the Traveler. It's even stated that new recruits in the Knights of Favonius find it hard to understand her. One recruit stated that, apparently, Eula's idea of a "tea break" when marching straight to Jean's office looking like she wanted to kill somebody actually means "sparring."
* OddFriendship: With Amber. Everything about them contrasts, from their color schemes and personalities to their weapons and Visions, and yet Amber is still Eula's first and closest friend. That said, Amber's grandfather did train Eula, due to said training, both Eula and Amber hold similar scouting positions within the Knights, and Amber's family hasn't been in Mondstadt long enough to have the culturally-ingrained grudge against the Lawrence Clan.

* PetTheDog: Though she gets exasperated at just how horrible Bennet's luck seems to be, she didn't hold it against him, even after several close calls with avalanches in Dragonspine. She looks out for his physical and mental wellbeing, and not once does she consider abandoning him. When he and Albedo get caught in yet another avalanche, she immediately leads Amber and the Traveler in rescuing them once the dust settles.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Again, not that she can be blamed due to her family's ill repute, but people had [[JustifiedTrope justifiably stated]] that had she just spoken more softly and acted more politely and respectfully, others may find it a lot easier to be around her. With Eula's sharp tongue, and her constant talk of getting revenge for the sake of the Lawrence Clan (a family of oppressors that nobody likes), even though she's not serious about it, it could ''really'' rub people off the wrong way.
* PowerGlows: Whenever Eula has Grimhearts on stock, her half-cape will glow silvery white, and whenever they are consumed by the held form of ''Icetide Vortex'', her claymore will glow with a golden light and the glacial seal of the Lawrence Clan will manifest over the crossguard.

* RememberTheNewGuy: When most Mondstadters discussed who the strongest local was, they debated over Jean, Diluc, and Klee. Some time later, Eula was introduced, who is considered Jean's equal in terms of strength. This is justified, given that Eula is part of the much hated Lawrence Clan, so people wouldn't openly bring her up in that discussion and didn't acknowledge her strength.

* SignatureMove: Standing with her legs crossed and arms up holding her claymore behind her back. It's the pose she takes in most of her official artwork and she also briefly holds this pose between her fourth and fifth consecutive normal attacks.

* SlidingScaleOfGameplayAndStoryIntegration: Her utility passive, ''Aristocratic Inspection'', gives her a 10% chance to craft Character Talent materials twice, no doubt a survival skill she had to learn to become self-sufficient owing to lack of support from both her family and cityfolk alike.

* SoreLoser: She once sparred with Varka; it ended in a tie because Eula could easily tell he was holding back on her. She took it very personally as a sign of indignity, to the point that she claims she will never let this one go.
* StatusBuff: Her Skill generates Grimhearts (of which Eula can hold up to two at a time), which increase her Defense by 30% apiece (to a maximum of 60%), as well as interruption resistance, for eighteen seconds. Her first Constellation upgrade, ''Tidal Illusion'', also bestows her a 30% Attack buff whenever she consumes Grimhearts for the held form of her Skill, lasting at least six seconds, which can be extended by another six for each subsequent Grimheart consumed (to a maximum of eighteen).
* TheStarscream: {{Subverted|Trope}}. She wants to crush the Knights of Favonius for the sake of vengeance... or so she claims. The people who do know her very well know that [[IneffectualDeathThreats she's really not that serious about it]].
* TheStoic: She is stated to have a cold and frosty demeanor and has quite the sharp tongue but it's very obvious that this is an emotional armor due to all the persecution she experienced all her life.

** Averted in general. No matter how badly the people of Mondstadt treat her, Eula is a dedicated defender of the City and never responds to the people's hostility beyond some barbed comments.
** Her abrasive demeanor is a downplayed case. Her character stories mention that people have suggested she try being more polite and less antagonistic to lessen the amount of hostility she receives. Eula retorts that such words are rich coming from people who aren't pariahs, claiming Mondstadters will hate her regardless, with the implication that she has tried this in the past, so she might as well fire back.
* ThermalDissident: Eula loves to bathe in the cold ponds of the cold Dragonspine Mountains; rather fitting, seeing how she has a Cryo vision.[[note]] However, this is not [[GameplayAndStorySegregation displayed gameplay-wise]].[[/note]] She is the one person in Mondstadt who prefers her drinks iced and not at room temperature. Amber says that on a hot day she can stay cool just by standing next to Eula.:
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Wears this expression when the Traveler and Paimon ask her to demonstrate aristocratic etiquette, knowing how badly it's going to turn out. She does try, but not only does it make everyone she talks to even angrier with her than usual, she's very obviously out of practice and is struggling to remember the particulars. It also serves to show the two firsthand how common people deal with her on a daily basis.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Seems to love drinking anything cold [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold which befits]] [[TheStoic her personality]], and she said it's one of her favorite hobbies. Much like everything else, this ostracizes her as the tendency in Monstadt is to take drinks at room temperature.

** Eula is frosty, cold, and haughty, but is far nicer than she shows in public. Though she constantly talks of vengeance for perceived slights, she never seems to carry this out, and when she does, it turns out to involve doing something nice, such as sneakily leaving payment for a free salad after acting angry upon receiving it. Unfortunately, most cityfolk take her rudeness at face value (not helped by her family's ill repute).
** Platonic example with her cousin, Lessig. The "Secret Summer Paradise" event has her track him down to Sumeru on the suspicion that he is mustering support to restore their clan's power. While she claims that it is her duty as a Knight and a Lawrence to prevent a renewal of hostilities between both sides, it's clear to everyone that she is more concerned for him than she would like to admit, which Collei and Paimon {{lampshade|Hanging}} when they find Lessig injured and the two get into an argument.

** Promotional material depicts Eula wielding the Song of Broken Pines (5★), which also debuted in the weapon banner that ran concurrent with her first appearance, character banners, as well as wielded during her Story Quest. It's generally considered to be tailor-made for her, with its substat of Physical Damage Bonus (4.5–20.7%) further amplifying her already impressive damage output, in addition to "Rebel's Banner Hymn" passive, which grants its wielder a 16–32% Attack boost, in addition to the ability to gather Sigils of Whispers with normal or charged attacks, which will be immediately consumed once four are collected to trigger "Millennial Movement: Banner-Hymn" for twelve seconds, which gives the party a further 20–40% boost to Attack and 12–24% to Attacking Speed at the cost of being unable to stack Sigils for twenty seconds, which makes her even faster than she already is.
* WhiteSheep: The rest of the Lawrence Clan consists of stuck-up, arrogant, unpleasant aristocrats who even after a thousand years wholeheartedly believe that they are entitled to rule over Mondstadt. Eula is the only known modern-day member of the Clan who has turned their back on the family's beliefs.
* WorthyOpponent: Apparently, she once sparred with Varka, and it ended in a tie. Although she could easily tell he was obviously holding back. [[SoreLoser This enraged her to the core and took it as a sign of indignity]]. There's a high possibility that she also sees Jean as this, as they frequently spar in their free time as well.
* YourAnswerToEverything: She claims to swear vengeance against anyone over the most trivial of slights, but she never acts on it at worst. At best, her "vengeance" consists of her doing genuinely nice and helpful things for other people, like paying Sara back for leaving her a salad on the house by literally paying her back with mora, or taking "vengeance" on the Traveler for taking out her targets by following them during their investigation into her uncle to provide backup at an opportune moment, which the Traveler can jokingly state "makes them even."

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'''Rarity:''' 5★\\

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[-''"Since I'm a genuine Knight of Favonius, I fulfill my duties like any other self-respecting individual would. Look, I may be a descendant of a disgraced ruling elite, but I'm not a total degenerate!"''-]
->'''Rarity:''' 5★\\

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