Follow TV Tropes

Following

Characters / Genshin Impact: Fischl

Go To

Fischl von Luftschloss Narfidort (née Amy), Prinzessin der Verurteilung (and Ozvaldo "Oz" von Hrafnavins)

Introduced: September 28, 2020 (v1.0 "Welcome To Teyvat" [game launch])
Fischl is voiced by: Mace (Chinese), Maaya Uchida (Japanese), Park Go-woon (Korean), Brittany Cox (English)
Oz is voiced by: Li Yuantao (Chinese, original), Zhao Yuecheng (Chinese, v2.5 onwards), Yasunori Masutani (Japanese), Lee Hyun (Korean), Ben Pronsky (English)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fischl_6.png
Prinzessin der Verurteilung!
Ein Immernachtstraum
https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/oz_9.png
Night-Severing Raven
"I, Fischl, have roamed the galaxy and traversed countless worlds. I have learned the fate of ten thousand universes and have had revealed unto me the destiny of every living soul!"
"Mein Fräulein reads a lot of novels. *(sigh)* My name, 'Oz', is from one of her favorites."


Rarity: 4★
Element: Electro
Weapon: Bow
Constellation: Corvus, the Raven

An investigator for the Adventurer's Guild in theory, Fischl, Prinzessin der Verurteilung, travels the land with a night raven companion named Oz, and for all her "eccentricities", is a capable investigator. She is also definitely not a girl named Amy.

Fischl works in tandem with Oz, who can be summoned with her Elemental Skill, Nightrider, to periodically shoot Freikugel thunderbolts, and whose location can be manually adjusted either in its held form or should it be used again while he is present. Her Elemental Burst, Midnight Phantasmagoria, has her temporarily fuse with Oz to fly and shock any enemy she comes across, before Oz lingers on to keep attacking afterwards.note 

See Fischl's self-demonstrating page here.

    open/close all folders 
    Shared Tropes 
  • The All-Seeing A.I.: Oz can and will actively attack Pyro Agents even after they go invisible.
  • The Beastmaster: 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.
  • The Bus Came Back: The "Summer Fantasia" event in v2.8 (July 2022) is the first appearance of both Fischl and Oz in the game's storyline since v1.1's "Unreconciled Stars" event (November 2020).
  • Assist Character: 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.
  • Bolt of Divine Retribution: Both of Fischl's ascension passives allow Oz to summon Thundering Retribution, a thunderbolt that deals wide-ranging Electro damage. That for her first, Stellar Predator, allows her to induce him into doing so by shooting at him with a fully-charged shot, with damage worth 152.7% of that of the arrow, while that for her fourth, Undone Be Thy Sinful Hex, allows any active character to do so with Electro-related reactions, with damage worth 80% of Fischl's Attack stat.
  • Cooldown Manipulation: 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.
  • Dark Is Not Evil: The pair's color scheme is purple and black, and yet they're unambiguously on the side of the heroes, even if one of them is a bit of an oddball.
  • A Day in the Limelight: They play a prominent role in the "Unreconciled Stars" and "Summer Fantasia" events.
  • Fusion Dance: 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.
  • A Girl and Her X: Fischl is a young lady with a huge case of chuunibyou who has a sentient, communicative, magically powerful raven who fights on her behalf.
  • Glass Cannon: 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.
  • Gratuitous German: Fischl uses a lot of it in her Elemental Talents (at least in languages that use the Latin script). "Auge der Verurteilung des Großen Kaleidophantasmas"note , indeed. It is also questionable linguistically, and there is a decent chance that's intended by the writers. It even applies to her specialty dish, "Die Heilige Sinfonie" ("The Holy Symphony"). Likewise, Oz addresses her as "mein Fräulein" (my lady), though in the English dub, Ben Pronsky uses a more North German dialect, pronouncing it "mane froy-line" instead of the more familiar "mine frow-line."
  • Ham and Deadpan Duo: Fischl is a chuunibyou Large Ham with a very flowery manner of speaking, while Oz is more deadpan, "translates" Fischl's speech into normal English, and sasses back at her from time to time.
  • Heal Thyself: 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.
  • More Dakka: 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.
  • Out-of-Character Moment:
    • During the final part of the "Unreconciled Stars" event, Fischl accidentally drops her flowery speech pattern right before she leaves, confessing that she has had great fun and that most people in the Mondstadt Adventurers' Guild only ever talk to her for Oz's reconnaissance reports. After getting embarrassed when Paimon points this out, Oz tries to cover for her, translating her words back into her normal prose, which Paimon also calls out as weird.
    • Once the player's Friendship Level with her is high enough, some of her voice lines indicate that she begins to struggle to keep character around the Traveler due to her feelings for them.
    • Even without these examples, there are a few times in her story events where she gets rattled or irritated enough to break character, which Oz quickly reminds her of.
  • Out of Focus: They had not appeared in the game's storyline from the "Unreconciled Stars" event way back in v1.1 (November 2020) to the Summer Fantasia event in v2.8, almost two years later. They had failed to appear even in the "Shadows Amidst Snowstorms" event that focuses on the Guild. It was noted in-universe that they were simply busy elsewhere, and their absence owes to real-world issues involving Li Yuantao, Oz's original Chinese voice actor.
  • Psychic Link: Fischl can see through Oz's eyes by possessing him. This is taken a step further with her Burst, wherein she merges with Oz and flies around the battlefield, zapping any enemy they come across.
  • Put on a Bus: They must go help the afflicted people in the final part of the "Unreconciled Stars" story event. Fischl and Oz give the Traveler and Mona their blessings to finish the job. They don't come back until v2.8, for the Summer Fantasia event.
  • Red Baron:
    • Fischl calls herself "Prinzessin der Verurteilung", which means "Princess of Condemnation" in German.
    • Oz has multiple titles like Fischl, including the "King of Ravens" or the "Night-Severing Raven Oz".
  • Sliding Scale of Gameplay and Story Integration: In the library maze section of "Immernachtreich Apokalypse" Quest of the "Summertime Odyssey" event, Oz temporarily sides with "Immernacht Fischl". As a result of this, Fischl's Elemental Talents are disabled during this time, since both are tied to Oz.
  • Sprint Shoes: Played with. Her utility passive, Mein Hausgarten, shaves 25% off of Expeditions in Mondstadt she is sent in.
  • Upgrade Artifact: A few variants.
    • Fischl: Her third and fifth Constellation upgrades, Wings of Nightmare and Against the Fleeing Light, add three levels to, respectively, her Skill and Burst.
    • 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%.
  • Weak, but Skilled: Statistically, Fischl's base HP and Defense are among the lowest, while her Attack is great, but not enough to make up for her subpar survivability. However, her ability to make Oz linger on the battlefield with some investment into the Energy Recharge stat makes her a reliable, consistent source of Electro damage and any corresponding elemental reactions.
  • Weapon Specialization: Fischl's Genius Invokation TCG card depicts her wielding Mitternachts Waltz (4★), whose Ascension substat is Physical Damage Bonus (11.3–51.7%), and whose "Evernight Duet" passive increases the damage potency of Elemental Skills by 20–40% whenever they use Normal Attacks, as well as vice versa, for five seconds. Apart from the weapon matching her aesthetic, it syncs well with her kit by mutually empowering both Fischl's two such attacks and encourages her to alternate between siccing Oz on her enemies and shooting them down on her own.

    Tropes exclusive to Fischl 
  • Age-Inappropriate Dress: 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 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 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.
  • All There in the Manual: During her first appearances, Oz often danced around the question when asked about her real name, and all her backstory text censors it. The only reason sharp-eared audiences knew her real name was "Amy" was because her father called her as such in her character trailer. It wouldn't be until the "Summer Fantasia" event when Fischl gets addressed under her real name in-game.
  • Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: 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"). Though after the Summer Fantasia event, this is subverted.
  • Ascended Fangirl: 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.
  • The Baby of the Bunch: For the group in the "Summertime Odyssey" event, in terms of maturity at least. 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 the others help her surpass.
  • Badass Adorable: Fischl is one heck of a chuunibyou, but she's still a competent adventurer, and is endearingly cute for it.
  • Be Yourself: Learns this important lesson in her own quest in the "Summertime Odyssey" event, after Oz helps Amy regain her confidence and teaches her An Aesop 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.
  • Borrowed Catchphrase: She robs one of Diluc's Elemental Burst quotes in "A Summer Night's Phantasmagoria" event, with Oz commenting on it shortly after.
    Fischl: "Today is the day of one's reckoning with fate, as foretold by the night sky! Humiliations suffered in the past, the shame we have carried all these years, one bids you adieu! For today, it is time for... Retribution!"
    Oz: "Mein Fräulein, if I may be so bold, that final line did not sound like one of your own."
  • Bunny-Ears Lawyer:
    • 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 sleep-inducing meteorites, Fischl claims from early on that this was due to a curse from an unknown power. 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.
      Mona: "I'm a little incredulous, but it turns out her blind guess was actually spot-on... Ugh, no, I'm a respectable astrologist, and I shouldn't stoop to that kind of criticism."
  • Casting Gag: Maaya Uchida, Fischl's Japanese voice actress, is best known for her breakout role of Rikka Takanashi, herself a codifier of the chuunibyou archetype.
  • Chewing the Scenery: A chuunibyou who speaks with ham and in Purple Prose, uses eloquent words, milks the giant cow... yeah, this is a given.
  • Chuunibyou: Ohhh, but she has a case of it. Eyepatch sealing a magical eye? Dark, asymmetric and mysterious clothes? Black nail polish? Black demon wing decorations on her boots and her outfit's shoulderblades? Mysterious raven companion? Speaks in a hammy, flowery dialect with eloquent words? 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 Purple Prose. 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.
  • Competition Freak: Fischl is generally personable as long as you respect her quirks, but she gets heated during a competition. This is why she snarks back at Mona sometimes. It's most obvious during the quest to unlock Genius Invokation TCG, where the match between her and the Traveler is the last one they need before they can become a ranked TCG player. Fischl's tone before this match is more aggressive than usual, and when she's on the losing end she asks that Oz attack the Traveler. Fortunately, rather than follow her commands, Oz chastises her for losing her temper.
  • Cool Crown: She wears a gothic tiara as part of her Ein Immernachtstraum alternate outfit.
  • Darkness Von Gothick Name: Her title, "Fischl von Luftschloss Narfidort," which has "von" and "Luftschloss Narfidort" as parts of it.
  • Decoy Protagonist: A good chunk of the "Summertime Odyssey" event is about Fischl trying to find the Golden Apple Archipelago to spend her summer vacation under the pretense of finding the promised land, but after the Fatui and powers from above get involved, she began to lose prominence in favor of Mona, who is instrumental in deciphering the mysteries behind the mirages and the Fatui machine, as well as the Traveler's first contact with Nahida.
  • Dimensional Traveler: She claims to be one, similar to the Traveler themselves; she identifies her homeworld as "Immernachtreich"note  and claims it was destroyed in some fashion. Her character story, however, does reveal her background to be just a normal girl who delved too deeply into her fantasies. She is, at least, able to quickly recognize the Traveler for what they are, befitting her strong intuition.
  • Do Not Call Me "Paul": She does not want to admit her real name, Amy, as seen on this official tweet and on her Announcement Video. Her character stories also block out any mentions of that name from her parents' dialogue lines.
  • Dork Knight: A cute chuunibyou girl, especially when she gets embarrassed when she realizes she dropped her persona towards the end of the "Unreconciled Stars" event. But make no mistake, her battle capabilities are all real, and she can be relied on when it comes to her job of investigating.
  • Driven to Suicide: Heavily implied in her Character Stories. As described under her Friendless Background 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—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, 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".
  • Elegant Gothic Lolita: Fischl's base design already evokes a heavy element of this trope, what with her black sheer leotard resembling lingerie, hair ribbons, black elegant corset, and tights. But her Ein Immernachtstraum skin puts it into literal territory due to her Renaissance-era clothing, frills, ankle ribbons, and puffy shorts. This makes Fischl stands out so much more compared to the rest of the cast.
  • Exposed to the Elements: Her "When it Snows" line has Fischl admire the snow, only to start sneezing quickly. That sheer leotard her outfit is made from isn't helping her deal with the cold anytime soon.
  • Eye Color Change: In Fischl's Ein Immernachtstraum skin, while her left eye is covered as in her default outfit, her right eye is red instead of green. This is explained in the "Summer Fantasia" event story as being the result of a Split-Personality Merge, as the outfit originally belonged to Immernacht Fischl, although they may be colored contacts as the description for the outfit is a script which notes that the novel version of Fischl had red eyes and suggests incorporating that into her costume.
  • Eyepatch of Power: She wants hers to be one, at any rate. Whether it is sealing any actual 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.
  • Fashionable Asymmetry: She's going for it at any rate, with one of her tights/stockings going all the way up and the other stopping just short, completely different sleeve designs with one ending in a glove and the other not, and two varieties of hair decorations, along with the obvious eyepatch.
  • Friendless Background: 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.
  • Friendly Sniper: For all her boasting, she is a pretty crack shot with her own shortbow, and she is friendly so long as you, well, play into her fantasies.
  • Frills of Justice: Her "Ein Immernachstraum" alternate outfit checks most of the boxes—it's frillier, is predominantly purple-and-white instead of purple-and-black, and incorporates hair ribbons and a Cool Crown into the mix. It makes her look like a Dark Magical Girl, which is fitting given that this outfit is princess-themed and reflects both her Friendless Background and being an Occidental Otaku.
  • Giant Poofy Sleeves: Fischl's "Ein Imernachtstraum" alternate outfit has these below her shoulders. Keyword is below, as her shoulders are completely bare.
  • Girlish Pigtails: She has short twin-tails tied with black ribbons.
  • Growing Up Sucks: As seen in the "Summer Fantasia" event, as Amy grew older, 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 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.
  • Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She has golden locks and, Chuunibyou tendencies aside, is an absolute sweetheart.
  • Hidden Depths: First impressions would suggest Fischl is a wildly immature and egotistical teen who only works for the Mondstadt Adventurers' Guild as a means of stroking her own ego. As time goes on it becomes clear that she is genuinely altruistic and puts a lot of work into adventuring to help other people, despite her Friendless Background suggesting that the world has not been so kind to her.
  • Improbable Aiming Skills: An eyepatch and the resulting loss of depth perception doesn't hinder her skill with a bow one bit.
  • Internal Homage: Like many of the other Mondstadt characters, her unique Party Setup animation is a reference to her portrait.
  • I Reject Your Reality: 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. 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 Anthropomorphic Personification of her deep insecurities, but with help from Oz, she's able to accept her flaws, and merges with Immernacht Fischl.
  • Lady of War: 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... a bit loftier than reality at present, not to mention how much scenery she chews.
  • Large Ham: Given her tendency to weave even the simplest of things into a tale of mythical proportions thanks to her enlightened state, her hamminess requires a little simplification via Oz. Even her giving well-wishes to a man stuck in deep sleep feels closer to delivering an obituary.
  • Leotard of Power: Fischl's default outfit is a sheer lingerie leotard with a corset. Since no one else in this game wears anything like that, it seems a bit too much, which helps establish she's playing pretend and isn't as mysterious of an Anti-Hero as she claims.
  • Literal Split Personality: In the "Summer Fantasia" event, 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 Split-Personality Merge.
  • Lost in Character: Subverted. 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—she does it to cope with reality, as she otherwise grew up lonely and with only her fantasy stories to enjoy.
  • Magical Eye: She says she possesses the "Eye of Judgment", sealed by her eyepatch. Does she have it... well, question mark? (Her idle pose does feature a sparkle above her other eye, but Teyvati magicians could do that regardless.)
  • Meaningful Name: In a hilarious bit of irony, Fischl's real name, Amy, is also the name of the eleventh demon of the Ars Goetia, 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.
  • Meaningful Rename: "Fischl" is not her real name, having based it on a character named "Fischl von Luftschloss Narfidort, Prinzessin der Verurteilung" from Amy's favorite book series when her father called her "Fischl" after knowing how she loved the story so much.
  • Minidress of Power: Fischl's "Ein Immernachtstraum" alternate skin changes her outfit from a sheer leotard to a purple-and-white dress with a sheer skirt to fit the fairy-tale princess theme.
  • Mirror Character: 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 The Spymaster. They also both summon animal-like creatures in battle. The big difference between the two is while it is quite obvious that Fischl is pretending somebody she actually isn't, it took 500 years for people to realize that Furina is 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.
  • Ms. Imagination: After a pep talk in the "Summer Fantasia" event, she identifies her greatest strength as her imagination, and the depth of her fantasies and how they come to life during that event lends some weight to that idea. The Immernachtreich is far more detailed than the other mirages. The Night Raven statues all have their own personality, and even after the characters leave the domain, Amy continues to exert her influence on the surrounding environment as "Fischl." A play is staged in her honor by the Night Raven statues, and there are still puzzles to solve and NPCs to talk to. All this in spite of the fact that the others' influence was limited to their domain and the terrain of the island it was on.
  • Nice Girl: Underneath her grandiose, thetrical exterior, Fischl still shows to be a kindhearted, caring girl who has no trouble rubbing on her friendliness to those who get to know her better. Some of her voice lines reveal that she worries about the people she makes friends with when traveling, especially if that person's name is Bennett.
    Fischl: "I do worry about the well-being of my retinue during my impromptu absence..."
    Oz: "I'm sure the good people of the Adventurers' Guild are absolutely fine, mein Fräulein."
  • Noblewoman's Laugh: She uses these as an affectation on occasion.
  • Occidental Otaku: 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 Medieval European Fantasy setting.
  • One-Steve Limit: In-Universe, according to her fourth Character Story, her father 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 Canon Welding.
  • O.O.C. Is Serious Business: 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, Amy's insecurities run deep, enough to get an Anthropomorphic Personification of them (though to be fair to Amy, she wasn't expecting that one, either).
  • Out-of-Character Moment: There are a few times where Fischl's flowery, larger-than-life persona will falter, and Amy will suddenly pop out temporarily. Such moments are usually played for laughs.
    Fischl: (When Thunder Strikes) "Hark! 'Tis Thundering Retribution, an omen of dark times ahead..."
    Oz: "That, and... mein Fräulein's laundry is still on the line..."
    Fischl: "Wha...! Seriously!?"
  • Perky Goth: She certainly dresses the part with her dark gothic lolita aesthetic, but is otherwise a friendly young girl.
  • Powers Do the Fighting: Using her powerful imagination, she was able to create Oz, which is the manifestation of her Vision's power, and she can summon him to fight for her in battle, most notably doing so for her Elemental Talents.
  • Purple Prose: 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."
    (Chat: Whispers of Destiny) "I hear the voice of fate, calling my name in humble supplication."
  • Really 700 Years Old: As ever, 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).
  • Royals Who Actually Do Something: Claims to be the "Princess of Condemnation", a royalty from a kingdom in another realm. The accuracy of that claim is up to debate, though her ability to kick ass is not.
  • Secret Identity Vocal Shift: Of a sort. "Fischl" speaks in a rigid, perfectly enunciated, formal tone full of Purple Prose. Amy, on the other hand, sounds like the teenage girl she really is, with the diction of an average Mondstadter.
  • Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: Fischl's speech pattern when on-character is entirely long and eloquent verbose sentences that make it difficult for people to understand her without Oz to translate on her behalf. Fischl even calls this manner of speech "Fischlspeak." The only time she does drop her verbose speech is during her O.O.C. Is Serious Business moment against Immernacht Fischl in the "Summertime Odyssey" event, where she had to briefly drop her Fischl persona in order to face her insecurities head-on.
  • Shut Up, Hannibal!: Delivers an epic one to Immernacht Fischl during the "Immernachtreich Apokalypse" chapter in Summer Fantasia after the latter tries to bring's Amy self-confidence further down, but is roused back by her friends and reaches "Fischl".
    "...Do you still think I'm going to lose? [...] You looked down on me. You thought I was a worthless coward. 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."
  • Split-Personality Merge: At the end of the fourth act of the "Summer Fantasia" event, Amy confronts her self-loathing, which has taken on the form of a Literal Split Personality called "Immernacht Fischl." Oz is ultimately able to convince Amy to accept her flaws, allowing her to absorb "Fischl" into her being and change into the outfit the latter was wearing.
  • Sprint Shoes: Whenever Fischl fuses with Oz for her Burst, her movement speed significantly increases.
  • Stripperific: Again, as explained in Age-Inappropriate Dress, her outfit is mostly made from a sheer leotard that otherwise bares her front and shows she doesn't wear a bra, so the most notable cover she has is what looks like a corset and panties. It's a miracle no one has called her out on it.
  • Supreme Chef: According to Mona, Fischl's signature dish, Die Heilige Sinfonie, is absolutely incredible, to the point that she attended Weinlesefest to pick up food that is cheap and easy to prepare so she can pay her back. Fischl responds that the dish is only a small sample of her culinary skill, and Oz supports this. This isn't reflected in gameplay—every character has a signature dish outside the Raiden Shogun, including characters who are Lethal Chefs like Amber, and Fischl otherwise doesn't receive any particular benefit when she cooks a dish.
  • Suspiciously Specific Denial: Who is this "Amy" that her parents speak of in her trailer? She is definitely not her, no no—she's Fischl, the Prinzessin der Verurteilung.
  • Translation: "Yes": 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.
  • Trapped in Another World: Fischl claims to hail from another world. It is questionable, however, given her personality.
  • Troperrific: Fischl is meant to be a massive ball of chuunibyou and isekai tropes for the purpose of comedy.
  • Vague Age: She could easily pass for a young woman, yet she still is not old enough to drink alcohol, meaning she must still be in her mid-teens.
    • 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.
  • Vitriolic Best Buds: With Mona. She bickers with the astrologist quite a bit during the "Summer Fantasia" event, with Mona grumbling about the roleplay and Fischl responding in kind with verbal barbs at Mona's expense. Despite this, the two of them are deceptively close, as when Fischl's mood slips Mona is immediately ready to provide emotional support. Fischl has also invited Mona home for dinner with her parents a number of times, showing how much she enjoys Mona's company.
  • The Von Trope Family: "Fischl von Luftschloss Narfidort", of course!

    Tropes exclusive to Oz 
  • Affectionate Nickname: 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.
  • Ambiguous Situation: His very nature is unclear. What is known is that he appeared before Fischl for the first time alongside her Vision. Whether he really is a genuine living being, or simply an apparition created by either her imagination or her Vision or even both is unclear. If the latter is the case, then there's the question of whether he is fully sentient and has a will of his own, or if he reflects Fischl's subconscious.
    (Fischl's Vision story entry) "So, is Oz just an imaginary friend who only exists as a figment of Fischl's subconscious? Our story begins with the royal heirloom, Edelstein der Dunkelheit — that is to say, Fischl's Vision. When her wish was acknowledged, the raven Oz and her Vision both appeared before her eyes."
    • 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.
  • Baritone of Strength: Oz has a pretty deep voice in all four languages, with the badass part coming from his strength as an Assist Character.
  • Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: 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.
  • Identical Stranger: Oz looks suspiciously similar to Kanna Kapatcir, the thunderbird goddess of Tsurumi Island in Inazuma, possibly hinting at a connection between them. Given that the Flowers for Princess Fischl series is published and sold in Inazuma, and judging from Kanna's appearance in a flashback to the Raiden Shogun's past, it is implied that the appearance of the Oz of the books may have been based on Kanna.
  • Loyal Animal Companion: Oz is a sentient, speech-capable raven familiar who can carry Fischl around and help her both in combat and with her investigations. He is also quite loyal and perfectly polite and respectful, referring to Fischl as "Mein Fräulein" and going along with Fischl's antics. He also must remind her to deal with the more boring parts of her duties occasionally and keep her on track and not too carried away. This loyalty becomes suspect during the "Summer Fantasia" event when he opts to side with "Immernacht Fischl" over the original, but he then explains that he did so because both of them are the same person and convinces Amy to accept her flaws. This proves that he is faithful to her, and he solves the problem in the process.
  • Mirror Character:
    • He serves as Cloudcuckoolander's Minder 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.
  • Moment Killer: It's a Running Gag that Oz will translate even when Fischl is trying to be dramatic and doesn't want him to.
  • Powers Do the Fighting: He's the manifestation of Fischl's Vision power, and she's able to summon him to fight for and defend her in her playable unit, most notably doing so in her Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst.
  • Satellite Character: Zig-zagged. Oz, who was created from Fischl's Vision to serve as her servant, doesn't have many motivations aside from serving Fischl, though he does have his own thoughts and personality and is able to interact with others even when she isn't around.
  • Servile Snarker: 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 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!!"
  • Sizeshifter: Oz can change his size, if Fischl's Burst is any sign; he is larger than an eagle during that maneuver, but otherwise he is the size of a typical crow.
  • Talking Animal: Oz is a talking raven who also speaks using German phrases like Mein Fräulein ("My lady").
  • Temporarily a Villain: Midway through the "Summertime Odyssey" event, he defects to Immernacht Fischl after she calls him forth to her side. This, however, was in an attempt to help Amy by teaching her to accept her true self. He then helps Amy reconcile with her "Fischl" persona through a Split-Personality Merge, and reunites with her once more.
  • Thunderbird: Oz is one and invoked mechanically for Fischl's Elemental Talents. At full expression, he's also pretty big for a raven—Fischl stands at about five feet or so, and Oz, when he merges with her during her Burst, has a wingspan a decent bit longer than she is tall, which makes him a fair bit bigger than any real-life corvidae and takes him more into the territory of eagles and other large raptors.
  • Translator Buddy:
    • Oz is there to translate Fischl's complex and fantastic vocabulary into simple sentences that others can easily understand.
      Fischl: "I, Fischl, Prinzessin der Verurteilung, descend upon this land by the call of fate an— Oh, you are also a traveler from another world? Very well, I grant you permission to travel with me."
      Oz: "She means 'Nice to meet you.'"
    • During the "Unreconciled Stars" event, he even briefly reminds Fischl that not everyone can understand what she is saying. Paimon is also curious of the duo's relationship, lampshading this trope:
      Paimon: Ooooh, so that's what you're for? To translate?
    • Amusingly, this gets inverted during the final part of the event, when Fischl accidentally drops her Chuunibyou speech and talks normally, getting embarrassed when Paimon points this out. Oz hastily tries to cover her by re-translating her words back into her usual vocabulary.
  • Undying Loyalty: No matter how chuuni she can get or what the circumstances are, Oz will be there for his Fräulein, much like how Paimon will be there for the Traveler.
  • Unusually Uninteresting Sight: Other than Paimon of all people, nobody takes any special note of Oz, even though he is a raven that can grow in size, glows with purple Electro energy, and is 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.

    Tropes that apply to Immernacht Fischl (ALL SPOILERS ARE UNMARKED) 

Immernacht Fischl

Introduced: July 13th, 2022 (v2.8 "Summer Fantasia")

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ein_immernachtstraum_fischl.png
Lady of Uttermost Darkness
"Heheheheh... I might as well inform you that the Immernachtreich is a place with no, way, out! Now that you've made it here... I shall crush you and make you my servant!"

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.
  • And Your Reward Is Clothes: 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.
  • Anthropomorphic Personification: This Fischl is the embodiment of Amy's self-loathing within her mirages.
  • Arc Villain: Serves as this for "Immernachtreich Apokalypse".
  • Break Them by Talking: Immennacht Fischl does this to Amy by pointing her out about her deep insecurities and how she hides her self-loathing behind her alternate persona, calling her weak. This hits Amy's self-confidence, requiring her friends to rouse her back up.
    Mona: "Hmph. You're not going to admit defeat, are you?"
    Fischl: "...I hate to admit it, but... she might be right..."
  • Elegant Gothic Lolita: Her appearance being based off of Fischl's Ein Immernachtstraum skin makes her this by default, with her dress looking very renaissance-era like.
  • Enemy Without: She's the embodiment of Amy's self-loathing over her unspoken belief that her Fischl persona is a lie she uses so that she doesn't have to face reality.
  • Evil Doppelgänger: She is essentially Amy's dark side, and she is able to take control of Oz from her. That is until Oz reveals that it was part of a test to see Amy's growth.
  • Fashionable Asymmetry: Notably wears her stocking on her right leg instead of her left one like Amy does.
  • Hypocrite: She breaks Amy down by talking about her cowardice and inability to face reality, yet becomes exactly as cowardly as she claims her to be when the former, with her confidence restored, confronts her.
  • 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.
  • Jerkass Has a Point: While arrogant about it, her claim that Amy hides her insecurities by roleplaying as Fischl remains reasonable, given Amy refuses to be recognized as such and instead always insists to be referred to as Fischl.
  • Literal Split Personality: 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 Split-Personality Merge within the mirage.
  • Minidress of Power: Wears the Ein Immernachtstraum dress, which is a purple and white dress with a sheer skirt.
  • Orcus on His Throne: Is too happy to remain in a higher part of the library within Amy's memories, taking Oz for her side and berating her from there. The latter eventually reaches her, though.
  • "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Successfully 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."
  • Red Eyes, Take Warning: Played with. Unlike Amy, Immernacht Fischl has red eyes, and while she's a jerk at best, she's still the Arc Villain for Fischl's chapter.
  • Smug Snake: Sure enough, even after Amy's friends rouse her back up, Immernacht Fischl claims how it's not enough to defeat her.
  • Split-Personality Merge: The way Immernacht Fischl is defeated. After Oz reveals his defection was ultimately a Secret Test of Character and is able to convince Amy to accept her flaws and be herself. Amy thus absorbs "Fischl" into her being, changing into the same dress that Immernacht Fischl wore when they merge.
  • This Cannot Be!: Isn't amused at all that Amy and co. were able to reach her through the library.
    Immernacht Fischl: "Impossible! How did you make it through that nightmarish library... stand down!"
  • This Is Reality: Gives Amy a dose of this during her "The Reason You Suck" Speech, on her inability to cope properly with reality.
  • The Unfought: She is never fought during the entire act of "Immernachtreich Apokalypse", despite being the Arc Villain.
  • The Usurper: Claims to become this for Amy's memories, after claiming the latter failed to show up to bear the weight of "her kingdom".

Top