History Characters / GenshinImpactFischl

* TheBeastmaster: The closest any of the launch characters come to it; Fischl's gameplay revolves around getting help from Oz. He cannot "tank" for her, but he is a colossal part of her damage output.

* AssistCharacter: Oz acts as this for Fischl's Elemental Talents. Her Skill summons him into combat to fire thunderbolts at enemies, while she fuses with him for her Burst.

* CooldownManipulation: Downplayed as the ability does not affect the cooldown itself, but her Burst effectively doubles to re-summon Oz, particularly if her Skill is on cooldown. With the right timing, and enough Energy gain, she can perpetually keep Oz active.

* FusionDance: Fischl's Burst has her fuse with Oz to fly around the field, zapping any enemy they come across. Her fourth Constellation upgrade, ''Her Pilgrimage of Bleak'', allows it to deal Electro damage to surrounding enemies at its start, with damage worth 222% of her Attack stat, as well as heal 20% of her HP as soon as she breaks up the fusion.

* GlassCannon: Fischl has an exceptionally good Attack stat, one of the best of all 4★ units, compounded by additional firepower from Oz. As such, she's one of the strongest support characters, providing great damage as well as recharging the party. However, her low HP and Defense stats does not make for great survivability, not helped by her Burst only providing one second of invincibility compared to those of other characters. This is partially made up for with her fourth Constellation upgrade, ''Her Pilgrimage of Bleak'', which heals 20% of her HP after she breaks her fusion with Oz.

* HealThyself: Fischl's fourth Constellation upgrade, ''Her Pilgrimage of Bleak'', heals 20% of her HP after using her Burst, in addition to dealing damage to enemies near her trajectory, equal to 222% of her Attack stat.
* MoreDakka: Fischl's first Constellation upgrade, ''Gaze of the Deep'', allows Oz to shoot projectiles in tandem with her shots even when he is not active, dealing damage equivalent to 22% of Fischl's Attack stat, while her sixth, ''Evernight Raven'' allows him to strike in tandem with any active character if he is on the field, equivalent to 30% of Fischl's Attack stat, in addition to extending his duration from ten seconds to twelve.

* SprintShoes: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with.]] Her utility passive, ''Mein Hausgarten'', shaves 25% off of Expeditions in Mondstadt she is sent in.

** '''Oz:''' Fischl's second Constellation upgrade, ''Devourer of All Sins'', increases her Skill's damage potency by twice her Attack stat, as well as its radius by 50%.

* AgeInappropriateDress: Possibly. Oz's voice line saying she cannot buy alcohol implies that Fischl is still in her mid-teens (though she could simply be a young adult who is not yet of drinking age), and yet her outfit has a sizable part made from a sheer leotard, meaning that [[{{Stripperific}} the only real cover she has]] comes from what looks like a flowing corset and a pair of panties. Even compared to other characters like Mona, Candace, or Dehya, the fact that what ''seems'' to be a teenaged girl wearing a lingerie leotard in ''public'' will raise a lot of eyebrows. Her Ein Immernachstrum alternate outfit is [[AdaptationalModesty more modest]], as the fabric in the front covers her chest, but the skirt is still made out of a sheer material, so the outline of her groin is visible.

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: She'd have you believe this, given her dad calls her by her true name during her debut trailer, leaving her flustered and insisting she is "Fischl, ''Prinzessin der Verurteilung''", knowing not of any "Amy"). [[spoiler:Though after the ''Summer Fantasia'' event, this is {{subverted|Trope}}.]]
* AscendedFangirl: She is possibly playing out the part of her favorite novel heroine to the absolute hilt, down to cosplaying as her and fighting like her. This is all thanks to receiving a Vision at age fourteen, her newfound powers manifesting in a raven familiar, identical to the character Oz from the books, which became her companion. One of Noelle's lines for her has the maid assuming that she's the same heroine character from said novel.
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: For the group in the "Summertime Odyssey" event, in terms of maturity at least. [[VagueAge Whatever the actual ages of Kazuha, Xinyan, and Mona]], the trials they were shown to endure in their Mirages were also things they'd already grown and moved on from. In contrast, Fischl's is rooted in her deep-seated insecurities, which she is still actively struggling with and which [[TrueCompanions the others help her surpass]].

* BeYourself: Learns this important lesson in her own quest in the "Summertime Odyssey" event, [[spoiler:after Oz helps Amy regain her confidence and teaches her AnAesop on this to allow her to accept her "Fischl" self anew]].
* {{Bookworm}}: In one of his voice lines, Oz points out that Fischl is an avid reader of novels (and that his name comes from one such book), hinting at a source for Fischl's eccentricities. Descriptions for her Elemental Talents show that the source of all this is the ''Flowers for Princess Fischl'' novel series, her favorites. Noelle's voice lines back this up, noting that Fischl always reads in the library in the Knights of Favonius' headquarters whenever she is not working.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: She robs one of Diluc's Elemental Burst quotes in "A Summer Night's Phantasmagoria" event, with Oz commenting on it shortly after.

** The Guild plays along with her... unique personality because she is one of their best investigators. Such skills come into gameplay with her field passive cutting down expedition time by 25%. The "Unreconciled Stars" event plays with this, where she admits that the Guild's members only come to her to listen to info from Oz.
** In the "Unreconciled Stars" event, Oz notes that her intuitions usually turn out to be correct, nonsensical though they may seem and even if she cannot explain how she gets to the conclusion. In your mutual quest to solve the mystery of the [[ForcedSleep sleep-inducing meteorites]], Fischl claims from early on that this was due to a curse from an unknown power. [[spoiler:She's proven right when Mona discovers that they came from a long-dead adventurer's dream to scale the giant, snow-covered Pilos Peak, now reduced to Musk Reef due to Barbatos' terraforming]].

* CastingGag: Creator/MaayaUchida, Fischl's Japanese voice actress, is best known for her breakout role of [[Literature/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions Rikka Takanashi]], herself a codifier of the {{chuunibyou}} archetype.

* {{Chuunibyou}}: Ohhh, but she has ''a case'' of it. Eyepatch sealing a {{magical eye}}? Dark, [[FashionableAsymmetry asymmetric]] and mysterious clothes? Black nail polish? Black demon wing decorations on her boots and her outfit's shoulderblades? [[LoyalAnimalCompanion Mysterious raven companion?]] Speaks in a [[LargeHam hammy]], [[PurpleProse flowery]] dialect with [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness eloquent words]]? [[MilkingTheGiantCow Snazzy hand poses?]] Fantasies of slaying dragons with great powers? Her primary gimmick as a character is one extended joke on this trope and trying to live one's deepest fantasies. Even descriptions for her ''Elemental Talents'' are oozing with PurpleProse. There is a degree of {{irony}} to this, of course, since she ''actually is'' a powerful mage/archer living in a fantasy world; despite this, she still manages to have ludicrous delusions of grandeur.
** This eventually undergoes a DeconReconSwitch during the "Summertime Odyssey" event. After she, the Traveler, Paimon, Kazuha, Mona, and Xinyan arrive at the Golden Apple Archipelago on vacation, mirages of their dreams and innermost feelings begin to surface. [[spoiler:Amy's memories reveal that her parents used to indulge her roleplaying as Fischl, but once she turned fourteen, they began [[ParentsAsPeople trying to help her grow out of it]]. Eventually, an alternate persona of Fischl, dressed as Ein Immernachtstraum, [[TemporarilyAVillain calls Oz forth to her side]] and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls Amy a weakling and a coward for her inability to face reality without hiding behind her "Fischl" persona]]. A heartbroken Amy [[JerkassHasAPoint concedes she is right]], but after a RousingSpeech from her friends, Amy fights "Fischl" and perseveres, then [[ShutUpHannibal counterargues her hypocrisy]], demonstrating herself to be more mature than what both thought. Oz applauds this and reveals his defection was merely a SecretTestOfCharacter to teach Amy to [[BeYourself be herself]]. With her confidence restored, Amy [[SplitPersonalityMerge accepts anew her Fischl self]] despite her imperfections.]]

* DimensionalTraveler: She [[InvokedTrope claims to be one]], similar to the Traveler themselves; she identifies her homeworld as "Immernachtreich"[[note]]slightly mangled German for "the Empire of Eternal Night," with the mangling [[StylisticSuck likely intentional on the part of the writers]][[/note]] and claims it was destroyed in some fashion. Her character story, however, does reveal her background to be just a normal girl who [[{{Chuunibyou}} delved too deeply into her fantasies]]. She is, at least, able to quickly recognize the Traveler for what they are, befitting her strong intuition.

* DrivenToSuicide: Heavily implied in her Character Stories. As described under her FriendlessBackground entry, something sad that she does not want to remember happened when she was fourteen--she was bullied and rejected by her peers, and her father told her to abandon her "Fischl" fantasies; later that night, she met Oz, her first friend. Her third anecdote describes one scene in the ''Flowers for Princess Fischl'' novel in which its version of Fischl met Oz--[[spoiler:it mentions how people denied her noble stature and 13,000-year-old royal heritage, her returning home and, out of despair, shedding her blood, only to be saved from the brink of death by Oz, who at that moment swore fealty to her. It is a clear analogy of Amy as Fischl meeting her Oz]]. Furthermore, during the "Summertime Odyssey" event, a raven statue could be found near a cliff. If you interact with it, [[spoiler:it would tell you that it knows what you are thinking and warns you not to do it, then tries to cheer you up and tell you that everything will get better in time. In the last part of the same quest, at one point the road towards the objective abruptly ends with what seems like a ledge above the void, with the noticeboard nearby stating that "the courage to leap when faced with the precipice of a cliff is the key to freedom's gate"]].

* EyepatchOfPower: She ''wants'' hers to be one, at any rate. Whether it is sealing any actual [[MagicalEye magical power]] (as she claims) is currently, shall we say, a matter of interpretation. She still has an eyepatch in her Ein Immernachstraum skin in spite of her hair over her eye, but it's a different one as it's white instead of black.

* FriendlessBackground: Her Character Stories reveal that she was often alone at home because her parents traveled often. This led her to spend time reading novels and becoming enamored with the worlds therein, insisting on her father calling her "Fischl," after the protagonist of her favorite series, after he did it once. Because of that, the other kids were weirded out by her. It was not until she was fourteen that she met Oz, after she came home crying because of bullying and her father told her she should abandon her childish fantasies. The Stories do not specify what exactly happened to her after that, only that it was something sad she does not want to remember, but it ended with her receiving a Vision and her newfound Electro powers manifesting as a loyal raven companion.

* GrowingUpSucks: As seen in the "Summer Fantasia" event, [[spoiler:as Amy grew older, [[ParentsAsPeople her parents]] became more frustrated with her "Fischl" act to the point that they openly told her that she's becoming too old to indulge in her fantasies, and tried to help her dedicate to something more productive, like music. Unfortunately, since they were pretty much [[GoodParents the only people that indulged Amy's roleplay]], she slowly understood she had to grow up. After that night when she met Oz, Amy decided to subconsciously bury her insecurities for a few years afterward as she continued with her act; it wasn't until her visit to the Golden Apple Archipelago that she was forced to face her insecurities and learn to accept reality while also striking a balance with maintaining her persona]].

* IRejectYourReality: The "Summertime Odyssey" event reveals that she has shades of this, and her character arc therein focuses on her learning to confront her reality as Amy. [[spoiler:After finishing the second volume of ''The Hymn of the Holy Land'', the Traveler and the rest of the group, sans Amy, are teleported to a hallway where they listen to her trying to get her parents to roleplay as they celebrate her birthday, only for them to tell her that she's growing too old to keep indulging in her fantasies. The final volume has Amy confronting an AnthropomorphicPersonification of her deep insecurities, but with help from Oz, she's able to [[BeYourself accept her flaws]], and merges with Immernacht Fischl]].
* LadyOfWar: Boy, she ''wants'' to be one. She wants it more than anything in the world. And she is certainly not ''untalented'', but her ambitions are... [[{{Chuunibyou}} a bit loftier than reality]] at present, not to mention [[ChewingTheScenery how much scenery she chews]].

* LiteralSplitPersonality: In the "Summer Fantasia" event, [[spoiler:Amy's self-loathing manifests as a doppelgänger called "Immernacht Fischl," who calls her out for her refusal to face reality, seizes control of Oz, and declares that the Immernachtreich is a tomb for those who cannot face reality. Fortunately, Immernacht Fischl is defeated when Oz convinces Amy to accept her flaws, allowing the two of them to undergo a SplitPersonalityMerge]].
* LostInCharacter: {{Subverted|Trope}}. All those entries about her character go to show Fischl does the equivalent to full time-LARP, but she has a good reason to why--[[spoiler:she does it to cope with reality, as she otherwise grew up lonely and with only her fantasy stories to enjoy]].
* MagicalEye: [[InvokedTrope She]] ''[[InvokedTrope says]]'' [[InvokedTrope she possesses the "Eye of Judgment"]], sealed by her eyepatch. Does she have it... [[{{Chuunibyou}} well, question mark?]] (Her idle pose does feature a sparkle above her ''other'' eye, but Teyvati magicians could do that regardless.)
* MeaningfulName: In a hilarious bit of {{irony}}, Fischl's real name, Amy, is also the name of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_%28demon%29 the eleventh demon]] of the ''Literature/ArsGoetia'', meaning she has a Goetic name much like the Archons and other gods in the game. Amy the demon was described as a President of Hell who procured familiars and had the bizarre and futile hope of returning to heaven much like how Fischl is accompanied by her familiar Oz and claims to come from a destroyed world she seeks to restore.

* MirrorCharacter: Furina resembles Fischl extremely closely, with high theatrics covering a vulnerable emotional interior. They also both work in intelligence, but while Fischl is an intelligence agent for Mondstadt's Adventurer's Guild, Furina is TheSpymaster. They also both summon animal-like creatures in battle. The big difference between the two is while [[spoiler:it is quite obvious that Fischl is pretending somebody she actually isn't, it took 500 years for people to realize that Furina is [[GodGuise pretending to be an Archon]].]] Neuvillette plays a similar role to Furina that Oz does to Fischl, reining her in when she overplays her ability.

* OccidentalOtaku: Fischl's favorite novel and the basis for her persona, ''Flowers for Princess Fischl'', is a light novel from the Yae Publishing House. It's implied that her taste in other novels is similar, but since she's from Mondstadt, this makes her an Occidental Otaku in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy setting.
* OneSteveLimit: InUniverse, according to her fourth Character Story, her father [[MeaningfulRename renamed her]] from "Amy" to "Fischl" after she read to him the story of "Fischl von Luftschloss Narfidort, Prinzessin der Verurteilung." However, the sixth volume of ''Legend of the Shattered Halberd'' mentions the Divine Halberd which is also named "Prinzessin der Verurteilung." This implied that ''Flowers for Princess Fischl'', the book from which Amy took her alias, is a sequel to the ''Legend of the Shattered Halberd'' series, which was later confirmed when it became possible to pick up Volume 0 of the former series at Yae Publishing House. The wildly different setting is explained away as the result of in-universe CanonWelding.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Following the second part of the "Summer Fantasia" event, Fischl becomes visibly anxious as it's revealed that the mirages that grant wishes also expose the subject's insecurities, which is something Fischl does not want to share. Her sudden desire to investigate her mirage alone instead of sharing it with the rest of the group clues them that something is wrong, as Fischl would have roped everyone into it otherwise. In fact, that's why she took them to the Golden Apple Archipelago in the first place. And sure enough, [[spoiler:Amy's insecurities run deep, enough to get an AnthropomorphicPersonification of them (though to be fair to Amy, [[DidntSeeThatComing she wasn't expecting that one, either]])]].

* PurpleProse: She's prone to using overly fancy wordage than is necessary to converse. It's to the point that others, mainly Oz, created guides to help decipher just what she's saying. This habit of hers is so strong it even leaks into the normally dry talent descriptions, with lines like "the dark lightning spirits of Immernachtreich shall heed the call of their Prinzessin and indwell the enchanted arrowhead."

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: As ever, [[InvokedTrope she claims this is true]], saying that "as [Teyvat] reckons it, I have seen three thousand winters." Oz is ''particularly'' swift to point out that, as far as "this world" is concerned, she is not yet of drinking age and she will never convince a bartender otherwise (with the implication he would not ''let them'' be convinced).

-->''"...Do you still think I'm going to lose? [...] You looked down on me. You thought I was a worthless coward. [[spoiler:And yes, I did use to be like that, because... I am someone who can't face reality, who spends all day daydreaming, and can't cope with setbacks or criticisms. But now I understand. I understood as soon as I first laid my eyes on this mirage. Do you see that incredible world out there? So vast, so breathtaking... that is my imagination, the source of my power. You act so arrogant under that dark cloak of self-obsession. But that's not your true nature. You're no Prinzessin. You're just a narcissistic speck of dust hiding in my shadow! You are the true loser, the one who's holding me back! [...] You hide your fear and cowardice behind a facade of thorns and self-loathing. You are far weaker than me.]]"''

* TranslationYes: The adventurers have a "Fischl Dictionary," an in-joke "book" that translates her profound and lengthy sentences into something more concise. Her second character story has examples of these.

** Notably, Fischl is one of the few characters to have an "anchor." She received her Vision at age fourteen; as no new Electro Vision has been handed for a year before the Traveler's arrival, this makes her no younger than fifteen years old. There are some indications that the game also takes place in real time, as the Lantern Rite has been noted to be an annual holiday, as it's the setting's equivalent of the Chinese New Year. Additionally, characters send you a birthday letter each year. Since Fischl's has come and passed thrice since launch, she should no longer be a minor, and the only reason it's still vague if she is or not is that it's possible that players started the game later. Even then, version events are indicated to have occurred regardless, the Traveler just wasn't there. This makes Fischl an unusual example, where she is not canonically an adult, but should be if the player started early enough. A single reference to real time during the story would be enough to settle things, but the game rarely goes into specifics.

* AffectionateNickname: Fischl's character stories mention that her raven's full name is "Ozvaldo von Hrafnavins." She just calls him "Oz" for short. She also calls him "Ozzie" in a playable voice-over, to his confusion.

** Although it's not dwelled on long enough to be pointed out directly, one branch of Heizou's Hangout Event tree provides a potential explanation, where he mistakenly identifies Paimon as a "Voice," an external magical focus/voice box. This is essentially what Oz is to Fischl.

* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Needless to say, Oz often has his hands full keeping Fischl from getting too over-the-top. He also takes it upon himself to try and "translate" occasionally when her flights of fancy take her particularly above the clouds. He is still highly loyal, though.
* {{Familiar}}: Oz is a classic example. He is bound to Fischl and completely loyal to her, as well as having magical powers of his own.

** He serves as CloudcuckoolandersMinder to Fischl, while Neuvillette has the same dynamic with Furina. Both speak in a refined and cordial tone, but not as adorned as Fischl and Furina.
** He and Changsheng are companions to Fischl and Baizhu respectively, but unlike Oz's educated speech, and his supportive responses to Fischl's teatrics, Changsheng is more sarcastic and direct but still cares about Baizhu's wellbeing despite all her nagging.

* ServileSnarker: As loyal as he is to Fischl and as willing as he is to go along with her antics, Oz also has a tendency to sass back at her to keep her {{chuuni|byou}} at bay. For example, when it snows, this exchange happens...
-->'''Fischl:''' "A wonderful sight indeed. Why, it reminds me of my home world, where at the sight of the Prinzessin der Verurteilung, the very blood and tears of sinners turn to ice! ...Achoo! Atchoo!"\\
'''Oz:''' "Not only their blood and tears, but also ''their saliva and mucus'', mein Fräulein."\\
'''Fischl:''' "Oz...! Ahh--choo!!"

--->'''Paimon''': Ooooh, so that's what you're for? To translate?

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Other than Paimon of all people, nobody takes any special note of Oz, even though he is a raven that can [[{{Sizeshifter}} grow in size]], glows with purple Electro energy, and is [[TalkingAnimal as intelligent and articulate as a human]]. It is a bit surprising given that familiars do not seem to be a particularly common thing in Teyvat, for all its general weirdness.

[[folder:Tropes that apply to Immernacht Fischl '''(ALL SPOILERS ARE UNMARKED)''']]

The mirage's manifestation of Amy's flaws and insecurities about herself. She appeared as an event-exclusive NPC in the Immernachtreich Apokalypse act for the Summertime Odyssey event, in the "Summer Fantasia" update.

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: This version of Fischl was unlockable through the Summer Fantasia update by collecting enough Echoing and Imaging Conches scattered throughout the Golden Apple Archipelago. Though from v3.0 onward, the outfit is purchaseable in the character outfit shop.

* {{Jerkass}}: Immernacht Fischl is genuinely arrogant and much more haughty than Amy is as "Fischl," brushing off her claims. Even after she's confronted by the latter after her confidence is restored, Immernacht Fischl insists on calling her a loser and a coward.

* LiteralSplitPersonality: This form of Fischl is the manifestation of Amy's innermost feelings, those being her insecurities and self-loathing. Immernacht Fischl, in fact, calls Amy out on her refusal to face reality, seizes control of Oz, and declares that the Immernachtreich is a tomb for those who cannot face reality. Oz, however, is ultimately able to convince Amy to accept her flaws, allowing the two of them to undergo a SplitPersonalityMerge within the mirage.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Successfully [[BreakThemByTalking breaks Amy with one of these]] about how sucky her life is, considering she hides her pain and refuses to accept reality.
-->''"What gives you the impression that you can defeat me? You should know, over the past few days... I've seen all of your fear and trepidation. [...] You are gravely mistaken if you presume the Immernachtreich to be some kind of amusement park. Listen closely... it is a tomb for those who cannot face reality. You will be buried here, and I will take Oz, the product of our imagination, and live forever in the royal castle. [...] Why does it always rain in the Immernachtreich? Why isn't there any music in this so-called paradise? [...] You dreamed up a vast kingdom, but you can't bear its weight. Swayed by fear, you can't face the very world you've created. You may try to avoid it, but the fact is: You can't change yourself. I came here in your stead precisely because you failed to show up. The Immernachtreich is now mine, and it is not your place to tell me what to do! [...] ...Oh, so you've made some friends. But do you really think that's enough for you to defeat me? I am your fear, your dark side. I am the nightmare from which you have never escaped in all these years. Standing before me, you are nothing."''

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'''Rarity:''' 4★\\