History Characters / GenshinImpactWanderer

* EmoTeen: Essentially what his personality devolves into when he becomes Shouki no Kami, he spents the entire fight spouting lines that a teenager thinks are nihilistic and deep but just fall straight into this trope with a bit of {{Chuunibyou}} involved. Even the ascension materials all but call him a pathetic child using mirrors to avoid judgement and using symbols to emulate the Shogun all with his usual denial.
----> ''Reality is PAIN''

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** If you playing against him on TCG battle, he will saying that it's childish game but will be satisfied if he wins. Conversely, if he loses, he will be annoyed over it.

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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He's introduced as "Hat Guy" in the "A Parade of Providence" event. He claims Nahida picked the name for him.

** If you playing against him on TCG battle, he will saying that it's childish game but will satisfied if he wins, on the contrary if he lose, he will annoyed over it.

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!!Scaramouche, "The Balladeer" / Kabukimono / Kunikuzushi / Shouki no Kami, the Prodigal / "The Wanderer" / Hat Guy
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Luyin (Chinese), Creator/TetsuyaKakihara (Japanese), Min Seung-woo (Korean), Patrick Pedraza (English)

->''"How dare you die like this... and break your promise to me...? What a joke... it's just ashes... nothing left but ashes... if only I could've burned to death in that fire, too... no, in fact, I wish I'd never been born at all..."''\\\

The former sixth-ranking Harbinger of the Fatui. Originally the first in a line of divine puppets created by Ei, the Electro Archon, to hold the Electro Gnosis and rule Inazuma in her place, a series of tragedies drove him mad and instilled in him a burning hatred against humanity and gods alike. Upon the invitation of its founder Pierro, he joined the Fatui, where he would quickly rise up its ranks conducting dangerous expeditions to the Abyss under orders from Dottore, the second-ranking Harbinger, until he too became a Harbinger and given the name "Scaramouche." Centuries later, he would return twice to Inazuma to wreak havoc--the first to avenge himself on the descendants of the people he blames for the tragedies in his life, the second to take the Electro Gnosis--before being volunteered by Dottore to become Sumeru's new God of Wisdom and supplant Nahida/Kusanali, the Dendro Archon. After being defeated by the joint efforts of the Traveler and Nahida, the latter nevertheless took him under her care, eventually revealing to him that his descent to madness was orchestrated by Dottore. Broken with despair upon realizing that his whole life was built upon lies, he tried to erase himself from existence, though his body survived, albeit amnesiac; with the Traveler and Nahida's help, the Wanderer, as Scaramouche has become known since, regains his past memories and now strives to--in his own, vitriolic way--atone for his sins, both by helping the two from the shadows as well as cutting his ties with the Fatui and swearing vengeance on them, Dottore in particular.\\

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Being assigned to work for Scaramouche seems to be something everyone in the Fatui dreads and hopes to avoid. His terrible attitude and sharp tongue are infamous among the rank-and-file soldiers, who would seemingly prefer to work for literally ''anyone'' else. Even Signora inspired more loyalty in her subordinates, while there's not a single Fatui [=NPC=] that has anything positive to say about the Sixth.

* BetaTestBaddie: According to the flavor text of the Husk of Opulent Dreams artifact set, he was supposedly made to hold the Electro Gnosis, but Ei deemed him unfit. He longed for a heart, and found it, only to realize it's devoid of blessing and instead filled with cruelty. He held onto that heart regardless, because he would rather feel hatred and disdain than nothing at all.

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* BlueIsHeroic: ''Heavily''' downplayed. While his GoodCostumeSwitch consists of a white and blue outfit, he is still the same snarky douchebag he was as the Balladeer, mainly as a result of regaining his memories.

* CanonIdentifier: His playable incarnation is referred to as "the Wanderer".

* {{Flight}}: His Anemo vision grants him the ability to become airborne in a similar fashion to a HelicopterPack, with two circles of Anemo appearing behind him like jet engines when he moves forward. During the third round of the Interdarshan Championship in the 3.6 Akademiya Extravagenza event he utilises it to an almost unfair advantage, snatching the Diadem of Knowledge from Layla's hands before she can react then speeding too far away in a matter of seconds for her and Faruzan to catch up on foot, and performs mid-air acrobatic spins to dodge Tighnari's multiple arrows. Only Cyno, who has the most physically demanding job out of all the contestants, was able to give the Wanderer some competition and slow him down.

* GatheringSteam: The Wanderer's second Constellation upgrade, ''Niban: Moonlit Isle Amidst White Waves'', increases the damage potency of ''Kyougen: Five Ceremonial Plays'' by 4% for each Kuugoryoku Point spent beforehand (to a maximum boost of 200%, equivalent to at least 50 points, meaning it will max out once the Wanderer's Kuugoryoku gauge is less than half, or 70 points if the pool was extended through entering the Windfavored state with a Hydro effect active [provided he has unlocked his first-ascension passive, ''Jade-Claimed Flower'']). As the Burst automatically ends the Windfavored state, this incentivizes players to let him loose with the state for as long as possible before using it as a finisher.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: His eyes glow green with Anemo during his burst.

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: The Wanderer can use his Elemental Skill to hover in midair, which changes his normal and charged attacks, increasing their damage potency and radius as well as negating the stamina cost of the latter. This state also has its own "stamina meter" in the form of Kuugoryoku Points, which is naturally depleted throughout the duration of the state and can be consumed for either dashing in midair or increasing his elevation. Additionally, if he has activated his first-ascension passive, contacting Hydro, Pyro, Cryo, or Electro upon activation provides him with various buffs for the duration of his airborne state, instead of Swirl-related effects or elemental absorption usually associated with his fellow Anemo Vision holders.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: While initially just cooperating with Nahida and the Traveler out of necessity, learning that Pierro and Dottore were responsible for the Tatarasuna Incident drives him to sever all ties with the Fatui. He swears revenge against them, throwing his lot in with the Traveler and accepting a place as Nahida's servant. Even worse for the Fatui, his tampering with Irminsul means no one remembers Scaramouche, making him a loose end the organization doesn't realize they need to deal with.

* MythicalMotifs: In Myth/JapaneseMythology, the storm gods are a pair of siblings that control thunder and wind. The Anemo-aligned Wanderer represents [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fūjin Fūjin]], god of wind, where his Electro-aligned "sister," the Raiden Shogun, represents Raijin/Raiden, god of thunder.

** Among the four possible buffs to the Windfavored state triggered whenever ''Hanega: Song of the Wind'' is cast with surrounding elements (provided the Wanderer has unlocked his first-ascension passive, ''Jade-Claimed Flower''), Electro allows his ''Kuugo'' attacks to restore 0.8 Energy whenever they hit opponents.
** The Wanderer's sixth Constellation upgrade, ''Shugen: The Curtains' Melancholic Sway'', gives ''Kuugo: Fushoudan'' the ability to restore 4 Kuugoryoku Points whenever the pool has less than 40 points (with at least 0.2-second intervals, as well as liited to five instances, for a total of 20 points), besides giving him the ability to deal an extra ''Kuugo: Fushoudan'' strike with 40% the potency of the original.

* ShockwaveStomp: ''Kyougen: Five Ceremonial Plays'' has him conjure an Anemo vortex and kick it down to his enemies, damaging them in a wide radius and automatically ending his Windfavored state.
* SlidingScaleOfGameplayAndStoryIntegration: One of his talent ascension materials is a drop from the weekly boss fight with Shouki no Kami, which [[spoiler:thematically fits the climax of the third Archon Quest Interlude, where as part of his journey to break free from the influence of Dottore and the Fatui, the Wanderer confronts a recreation of his past identity as Shouki no Kami]].
* StatusBuff: His first-ascension passive, ''Jade-Claimed Flower'', bestows up to two kinds of buffs to the Windfavored state (out of a possible four) depending on which first two elements he comes into contact with at the time he triggers ''Hanega: Song of the Wind''. Hydro adds 20 points to the Kuugoryoku Point pool; Pyro increases his Attack stat by 30%; Cryo increases his Critical Rate by 20%; and Electro allows him to restore 0.8 Energy every time his ''Kuugo'' attacks hit opponents. His fourth Constellation upgrade, ''Yonban: Set Adrift into Spring'', allows him to gain a third, random buff that wasn't manually triggered.
* SuperMode: ''Hanega: Song of the Wind'' puts the Wanderer in the Windfavored state, wherein he will float in midair and his normal and charged attacks are turned into, respectively, ''Kuugo: Fushoudan'' and ''Kuugo: Toufukai'', which enjoy greater damage potency and radius, in addition to a negated stamina cost for the latter. In addition, the state has its own "stamina meter" in the form of Kuugoryoku Points, which are gradually depleted for the duration of the state, with additional consumption whenever he dashes in midair or increases his elevation; once all his Points are depleted, the Windfavored state ends (or reset if the Wanderer uses ''Hanega: Song of the Wind'' anew); normally, the Wanderer has a maximum of 100 points, which can be extended to 120 if the Skill is triggered with a nearby Hydro effect (provided he has activated his first-ascension passive, ''Jade-Claimed Flower'').

* UpgradeArtifact: A variant--his third and fifth Constellation upgrades, ''Sanban: Moonflower Kusemai'' and ''Matsuban: Ancient Illuminator from Abroad'', increase the talent levels of, respectively, ''Kyougen: Five Ceremonial Plays'' and ''Hanega: Song of the Wind'' by three.

** The "Hues of the Violet Garden" event reveals that it wasn't even the first time he altered the course of Inazuman history. Decades prior, he destroyed three of the five schools of the Raiden Gokaden and drove the fourth into near-obscurity, all the while making it look like their decline was completely natural. Because of this, the Yashiro Commission began to tell into decline along with the Kazueharda and Kamisato clans for multiple generations with the Kamisato clans only starting to regain it's reputation by the time Ayato took over the clan.

* CurbStompBattle: After hyping himself up as Teyvat's newest god, it doesn't take much legwork on Nahida's end to show him how powerful an Archon ''really'' is. With just an Akasha Terminal of her own design, she's able to instantly trap him in a LotusEaterMachine not unlike the one the Sages created earlier in the Sumeru Archon Quest, then simulates his battle with the Traveler through precisely 168 loops so the Traveler could then use the combat data to take him out. The Terminal would continuously fire Dendro bolts that gradually wear down the Shouki no Kami, with the blasts it fires once you collect enough energy taking out a solid quarter of his health. When you keep in mind that this is a Paimon-sized robot Nahida built in about two days versus a HumongousMecha that the Sages spent the better part of a year working on, it quickly becomes apparent how utterly outmatched the Balladeer was.

* BreakingOldTrends: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. The Wanderer is the first playable character since Rosaria whose Wish artwork pose does not completely match that of his Character Introduction; in the former, his ''kasa'' is missing and his arms and hand gestures are readjusted, but his facial expression and overall pose remains similar to that of the latter.

** The "Hues of the Violet Garden" event reveals that it wasn't even the first time he altered the course of Inazuman history. Decades prior, he destroyed three of the five schools of the Raiden Gokaden and drove the fourth into near-obscurity, all the while making it look like their decline was completely natural.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Luyin (Chinese), Creator/TetsuyaKakihara (Japanese), Min Seung-woo (Korean), Patrick Pedraza (English)\\

* LackOfEmpathy: When the Traveler confronts Scaramouche in the Delusion Factory, Scaramouche not only displays zero remorse for distributing Delusions, but even mocks the Resistance for willingly using a power that might kill them. He even goes so far as to mock Teppei's death, though this was partially to rile the Traveler up enough that the Tatarigami would feed on their anger and weaken them enough for him to make another attempt on their life. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as he purposefully closed his own heart in order for him to not feel positive emotions such as empathy.
* MeanBoss: The ''Unreconciled Stars'' shows Scaramouche treating his subordinates poorly; after one of them suggests to go on with the old approach[[note]]Trying to capture[[/note]] instead of the change of plan Scaramouche issued, the guy wastes no time on talking him down. That said, it's implied he isn't as bad as [[BadBoss La Signora]], who regularly ''kills'' minions to show her power.

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'''Introduced:''' December 7, 2022 (v3.3 "All Senses Clear, All Existence Void" [first half])

'''Rarity:''' 5★\\
'''Birthday:''' January 3\\
'''Element:''' [[BlowYouAway Anemo]] (Vision), [[ShockAndAwe Electro]] (Gnosis)\\
'''Weapon:''' Catalyst\\
'''Model:''' Medium Male\\
'''Constellation:''' Peregrinus, the Pilgrim\\
'''Specialty Dish:''' Shimi Chazuke (Unagi Chazuke)\\
'''Normal Attack:''' Yuuban Meigen\\
'''Elemental Skill:''' Hanega: Song of the Wind\\
'''Elemental Burst:''' Kyougen: Five Ceremonial Plays\\
'''Utility Passive:''' Strum the Swirling Winds (Halves Mora consumption of ascending Bows and Catalysts)\\
'''Affiliation:''' Fatui (as Scaramouche), Unaffiliated (as the Wanderer)\\\

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Freed at last from the shackles of emptiness and having come to terms with his horrible past, the Wanderer's Anemo Vision fills the void in his heart and bestows him with newfound powers that allow him to slowly tear his enemies apart. His Elemental Skill, ''Hanega: Song of the Wind'', blows away surrounding enemies as the Wanderer enters the "Windfavored" state, wherein he levitates in midair and his normal and charged attacks turn into, respectively, ''Kuugo: Fushoudan'' and ''Kuugo: Toufukai'', which enjoy greater damage potency and radius, with the latter having a negated stamina cost; in addition, the state has its own stamina meter, represented as "Kuugoryoku Points" that are gradually depleted and can be consumed whenever the Wanderer dashes in midair or reaches for a higher elevation. His Elemental Burst, ''Kyougen: Five Ceremonial Plays'', has the Wanderer kick a wind vortex that blasts away surrounding enemies and immediately ends his Windfavored state if it is active.\\
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As the Wanderer continues to confront his bloodstained past, the Windfavored state gains the ability to obtain up to two boosts (out of a possible four) depending on the element he comes into contact with whenever he unleashes ''Hanega: Song of the Wind'', wherein Hydro, Pyro, and Cryo increases, respectively, the Kuugoryoku Point cap, Attack stat, and Critical Rate, while Electro allows him to restore Energy whenever his ''Kuugo'' attacks hit enemies; in addition, both ''Kuugo'' attacks gain a chance to trigger the "Descent" effect that negates the Kuugoryoku Point consumption of his next midair dash, which in turn gains the ability to fire four Anemo-elemental arrows. Once he learns to finally let go of the past and forge his own destiny, he gains a boost to the attacking speed of his ''Kuugo'' attacks and damage potency of the Descent effect's arrows; ''Kyougen: Five Ceremonial Plays'' sees a power boost proportional to the amout of Kuugoryoku Points spent beforehand; the Windfavored state can now unlock a third random buff in addition to the two the Wanderer has manually triggered beforehand; and ''Kuugo: Fushoudan'' gains the additional ability to land an extra hit and regenerate Kuugoryoku Points whenever the pool falls below a certain threshold.\\
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The Wanderer can only be obtained when the ''From Ashes Reborn'' Character Event Wish is active.

** In their conversation at the delusion factory, Signora condescendingly tells Scaramouche that the only reason he is ranked 6th among the Fatui Harbingers is because he is able to take more abuse than a normal human, Dottore states that Scaramouche is the most resilient test subject that he ever had, and Kusanali said that the only reason why he survived the process of becoming an artificial God is because of his constitution as a divine puppet. However, as a playable character the Wanderer is a GlassCannon with low defense and HP.

* HatedByAll: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Apart from the Traveler developing a grudge against him for helping distribute Delusions that killed Teppei, according to Viktor neither do most of his fellow Fatui have any love for Scaramouche, what with him being difficult to work with. The only person who remotely showed any friendliness to him was Dottore, and even that was less out of any goodness in his heart than it was out of his usefulness to the Doctor's experiments. Eventually the Traveler tones down their vitriol with him upon learning of his past and motivations, and how Dottore--an even more terrifying sociopath than Scaramouche--twisted him into what he has become in the present. Once Scaramouche erases his existence via Irminsul, everyone's hatred of him is removed along with their memories of him.

* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: His lines at low HP has him either sigh and comment, "I'm used to this" or "Nothing worth mentioning" or laugh, as he has already gotten used to pain through Dottore's decades-long experimentation on him as well as his journeys through the Abyss. When he, the Traveler, and Paimon visited one of the recreations of his memories, they saw Dottore and Azar discussing their plans to turn Scaramouche into a god; the latter explains that the Balladeer's body would become permanently bound to his HumongousMecha if successful, rendering him unable to move independently of it, and his response was to simply turn to Dottore and remark, "Nothing worse than what I've been through before then, Doctor?"

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