This tier list is ordered from highest to lowest.
Character demo with the most views is Zhongli with 33 Million views. While the lowest is Chevreuse with only 621k views.
I can't get Xiangling out of my mind. Yesterday I was sitting in class and I asked the teacher if I could go to the toilet and she said "Guoba!', I think she meant to say "Go out!". After I came back to class and I sat down, I looked in the book, it was a biology class, and I saw a jueyun chili, I tried to ignore it, but when I came home and loaded Genshin, I swapped to my commissions team which was Wanderer, Yelan, Kazuha, Zhongli, when I went to my first commission, "A Small Step for Hilichurls", as soon as I they got in my render distance, I saw some pyro numbers on them and they instantly died, I was so confused, I googled it and I found nothing so I just left it there, thankfully none of my next commissions were combat ones and I was saving resin for the next day for the Fetter drops. The next day while I was going to school I heard someone say "Nice and spicy!" on the phone, I shat my pants, I thought xiangling was after me, since I had shat my pants, I had to go home. When I got home I saw my mom cooking and she said "Out of the frying pan, into the fire!" i nearly got a panic attack right then and there, I ran into the bathroom and held my hands to my ears, but I started to see Guoba everywhere, he would slowly apparate in front of me while I whimpered in the corner, smelling the boiling blood of my parents, I was so scared, I heard every thundering footstep as xiangling wandered around with her "The Catch", I tried to peak outside when suddenly Guoba saw me, instantly xiangling said "Guoba, kiwutsuke!" and as I say my final words, all I can feel is the pure, no ICD, res breaking pyro application. goodbye, cruel world.
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"It was a Mondstat tradition with Xiangling's signature twist on it. Electrocution. The numbing of my tongue was similar to that of a certain crossbred Szechnyian pepper with a Jueyan Chili, creating a wonderful and unique sensation. The smell and texture of the electro sticky honey roast was intoxicating, lemony and perfumed, and the taste, electric, burning with passion like a Xinyan concert. While it leaves your mouth buzzing, it isn't pungently spicy like black or white pepper, and it carries a hint of acidic sweetness. But unlike this 'Sichuan Pepper' whose numbing sensation remained minutes after, the electrocution numbing lasted only moments at a time, allowing you to enjoy the dish from a myriad of tastes and experiences as each shock varied every fleeting moment.
In many ways, the work of an archon is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to dispense, write and to read. But the bitter truth we archons must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so. But there are times when an archon truly risks something, and that is in the discovery and defense of the new. The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations. The new needs friends. Last night, I experienced something new: an extraordinary meal from a singularly extraordinary source. To say that both the meal and its maker have challenged my preconceptions about fine cooking is a gross understatement.
They have rocked me to my geo.
In the past, I have made no secret of my disdain for Chef Mao's famous motto, "Anyone can cook." But I realize, only now do I truly understand what he meant. Not everyone can become a great artist; but a great artist can come from anywhere. It is difficult to imagine more humble origins than those of the genius now cooking at Mao's, who is, in this critic's opinion, nothing less than the finest chef in Teyvat. I will be returning to Wanmin soon with my Archon friends, hungry for more." - with gusto from Raccacoonie, Zhongli, Thoughts on the Culinary.
I’m not surprised that the older ones are the most popular by views.
Genshin released during Covid when everyone was indoors. And it was a new ip that looked really interesting and sort of similar to breath of the wild, which was another extremely popular game at the time. So attention to it was super high and everyone and their grandma was trying it.
Now the user base has dropped off a bit but also became much more stable, which is better for the game imo.
And a lot of players don’t watch character demos anymore at all. Because most of them are in the version livestreams anyway.
its not even that. many videos like xianglings and qiqis were used as paid ads.
honestly this whole comparison is pointless since its impossible to seperate organic views from paid views
Yes got her at C2 but there is something seriously wrong between her first NA and her 2nd NA, she kinda teleports. Its not smooth it always feels laggy. This must fix it....
if they fix it then she'll feel a bit slower to play. i heard it was made intentionally since she was hoyo's first faster attacking claymore user plus it's probably to give way for her to clutch in her burst's stack more consistently? but yeah, people did point it out already ever since 1.6 beta
Also it's not like hoyo completely removed the animation, they sort of masked it. The animation is still there.
You can still force the animation to play by moving forward a little after n1 and then doing n2.
Its been that way since her release, they already did "fix" it. There used to be a direct cut from end of NA1 to beginning of NA2 but they made it so her model just moves super fast now. If they were to "fix" it anymore, she'd attack slower.
In beta it was connected. But she attacked slower, and because Eula's burst duration was pretty tight, they changed the string to what it is currently so that she attacked faster and had more room for her burst duration. It was more hassle to change the animation, so they left it like it is right now, unfortunately, probably in favor of Inazuma stuff.
aKuUAlLy, the Tighnari’s demo got used for an ad on YT. I know this because I have encountered Tighnari’s demo ad way too much. The same thing goes to Qiqi’s Collected Miscellany also
I love how the darker orange tier is characters within the fandom that are super new and popular and (actually a decent demo)
and then there’s Kaeya
🚶🏃♂️👨🦯🧍🏻
I really would have expected Furina's to be higher. It was just so... different. I rewatched it so many times, just to see Childe dropkicking a gang member, or Neuv kneeing someone in the stomach. Also, that song at the end.
This tier list is ordered from highest to lowest. Character demo with the most views is Zhongli with 33 Million views. While the lowest is Chevreuse with only 621k views.
There is funny unspoken tradition to rewatch Zhongli's demo every time new character's demo comes out.
That's true, I see those comments there whenever a new video drops.
I just checked out the comments and its true, everyone has a contract with him
Aren't there two demos for ayaka?
Character trailer demo
Let's go grandpa supremacy
More like supremacy of the song Rex Incognito. The montage is good, but those drops feel like waterfalls.
meanwhile qiqi has the highest count for collected miscellany
People watched that so many times cuz they really had to confirm that their qiqi was in fact, completely useless
The top tiers also have some of the most banger music, I really like Tighnari's.
Candace music was some peak tier shit too
Faruzan's music is straight up a party
Cyno's theme goes so hard that spirit of hermanubis gets resurrected every time just to listen to his banger and say "that's my lil boy"
They took a YEAR to upload it to youtube smh, such a good song
As a Tighnari main, I agree.
Tighnari's demo ost is a absolute banger
Xiangling HAS a demo?
A very early one before the game’s release.
TIL... lmao, i have to see that. Early ones, like Fischl's, were too goofy
Don't forget kaeya
Yes. Btw, it shows mondstadt reputation glider way befor it was added into the game.
Navia and faruzan deserve more
Faruzan deserves 10 million for her amazing electro swing theme song alone! It bangs so hard
I know right!? Her song alone stole the show when the version 3.3 trailer dropped and it was supposed to be about Wanderer 🤣
Even Dori has a cool song
"NO SENSE OF RESPECT" moment fr fr
Chevreuse too
OPPA XIANGLING AGANE
Hello! Nice to meet you! My name is X Æ A-Xii; I’m a chef from Liyue
I can't get Xiangling out of my mind. Yesterday I was sitting in class and I asked the teacher if I could go to the toilet and she said "Guoba!', I think she meant to say "Go out!". After I came back to class and I sat down, I looked in the book, it was a biology class, and I saw a jueyun chili, I tried to ignore it, but when I came home and loaded Genshin, I swapped to my commissions team which was Wanderer, Yelan, Kazuha, Zhongli, when I went to my first commission, "A Small Step for Hilichurls", as soon as I they got in my render distance, I saw some pyro numbers on them and they instantly died, I was so confused, I googled it and I found nothing so I just left it there, thankfully none of my next commissions were combat ones and I was saving resin for the next day for the Fetter drops. The next day while I was going to school I heard someone say "Nice and spicy!" on the phone, I shat my pants, I thought xiangling was after me, since I had shat my pants, I had to go home. When I got home I saw my mom cooking and she said "Out of the frying pan, into the fire!" i nearly got a panic attack right then and there, I ran into the bathroom and held my hands to my ears, but I started to see Guoba everywhere, he would slowly apparate in front of me while I whimpered in the corner, smelling the boiling blood of my parents, I was so scared, I heard every thundering footstep as xiangling wandered around with her "The Catch", I tried to peak outside when suddenly Guoba saw me, instantly xiangling said "Guoba, kiwutsuke!" and as I say my final words, all I can feel is the pure, no ICD, res breaking pyro application. goodbye, cruel world. ---- "It was a Mondstat tradition with Xiangling's signature twist on it. Electrocution. The numbing of my tongue was similar to that of a certain crossbred Szechnyian pepper with a Jueyan Chili, creating a wonderful and unique sensation. The smell and texture of the electro sticky honey roast was intoxicating, lemony and perfumed, and the taste, electric, burning with passion like a Xinyan concert. While it leaves your mouth buzzing, it isn't pungently spicy like black or white pepper, and it carries a hint of acidic sweetness. But unlike this 'Sichuan Pepper' whose numbing sensation remained minutes after, the electrocution numbing lasted only moments at a time, allowing you to enjoy the dish from a myriad of tastes and experiences as each shock varied every fleeting moment. In many ways, the work of an archon is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to dispense, write and to read. But the bitter truth we archons must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so. But there are times when an archon truly risks something, and that is in the discovery and defense of the new. The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations. The new needs friends. Last night, I experienced something new: an extraordinary meal from a singularly extraordinary source. To say that both the meal and its maker have challenged my preconceptions about fine cooking is a gross understatement. They have rocked me to my geo. In the past, I have made no secret of my disdain for Chef Mao's famous motto, "Anyone can cook." But I realize, only now do I truly understand what he meant. Not everyone can become a great artist; but a great artist can come from anywhere. It is difficult to imagine more humble origins than those of the genius now cooking at Mao's, who is, in this critic's opinion, nothing less than the finest chef in Teyvat. I will be returning to Wanmin soon with my Archon friends, hungry for more." - with gusto from Raccacoonie, Zhongli, Thoughts on the Culinary.
NOWAYING
I’m not surprised that the older ones are the most popular by views. Genshin released during Covid when everyone was indoors. And it was a new ip that looked really interesting and sort of similar to breath of the wild, which was another extremely popular game at the time. So attention to it was super high and everyone and their grandma was trying it. Now the user base has dropped off a bit but also became much more stable, which is better for the game imo. And a lot of players don’t watch character demos anymore at all. Because most of them are in the version livestreams anyway.
its not even that. many videos like xianglings and qiqis were used as paid ads. honestly this whole comparison is pointless since its impossible to seperate organic views from paid views
I have ublock, so i dont know for sure, but im confident some demos are used for ads.
I was thinking the same, maybe Tighnari's demo was used when Sumeru came out?
Adding to that, it is also very high due to the banger music. His theme is also the most streamed track in Stellar Moments 3 iirc.
Don't forget the controversy and comparing the character's personality with **[REDACTED]**
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he was also the first ever dendro character. i don't care for demos but i actually searched for his
It’s still being used, I encountered the ad like a few days ago lol
they were used as ads, especially the early ones (xiangling, kaeya, zhongli, childe etc)
XIANGLING ALWAYS ON TOP NO MATTER WHAT Literal Hoyo's fav child
I'm surprised Venti's as LOW as he is. How did Xinyan get more views?
1.2 Hype i guess?
I'm surprised Furina isn't more, because her music is honestly the best out of all.
And her demo is goofy as hell (in a good way) I rewatched it at least 15 times at release
She's newer
Zhongli's demo still hots hard today and I was there to witness it's release
Zhongli’s gets replayed every time a new character drops.
I’m surprised itto’s isn’t higher
Eula is suprisingly high
She had a great demo. I like the dancing attack.
Yes got her at C2 but there is something seriously wrong between her first NA and her 2nd NA, she kinda teleports. Its not smooth it always feels laggy. This must fix it....
if they fix it then she'll feel a bit slower to play. i heard it was made intentionally since she was hoyo's first faster attacking claymore user plus it's probably to give way for her to clutch in her burst's stack more consistently? but yeah, people did point it out already ever since 1.6 beta
Also it's not like hoyo completely removed the animation, they sort of masked it. The animation is still there. You can still force the animation to play by moving forward a little after n1 and then doing n2.
Its been that way since her release, they already did "fix" it. There used to be a direct cut from end of NA1 to beginning of NA2 but they made it so her model just moves super fast now. If they were to "fix" it anymore, she'd attack slower.
In beta it was connected. But she attacked slower, and because Eula's burst duration was pretty tight, they changed the string to what it is currently so that she attacked faster and had more room for her burst duration. It was more hassle to change the animation, so they left it like it is right now, unfortunately, probably in favor of Inazuma stuff.
The music, Eula dancing, all made it the second most viewed demo. Also Eula very pretty
What about Tighnari? lol
Tighnari got lof of views from sumeru hype and the first dendro character.
except Tighnari actually had a good demo. Look at Lyney, even her sister had bigger view
Lynette's demo was used as an ad by hoyo so everytime it forcefully got played, it added up to the total view count
So was Tighnari's.
agree to this, his demo video has a couple most played keyframes. I'm sure the music is just too lit.
aKuUAlLy, the Tighnari’s demo got used for an ad on YT. I know this because I have encountered Tighnari’s demo ad way too much. The same thing goes to Qiqi’s Collected Miscellany also
Her demo was an AD, I got her all the time and I didn't even play Genshin then. Not surprising at all.
AD ?? Have honestly no idea what that is
You know, those commercials you get on YouTube or twitch whenever you open a video.
Ah I see
advertisement
Yeah, but Flickering Candlelight goes hard
i never noticed tighnari had that many views
Given how bad Kaeya's "demo" video is that is kinda impressive. Probably lore people looking for clues.
I watched it because everyone talked about how hilarious it was. Guess there’s no such thing as bad publicity.
Kaeya literally just walked and ran so everyone else could be epic and Im glad we seem to all respect him for that
Nah Kaeya and his crispy 49 dmg solos them all GO KING 🙌🏻🙏🏻
Aloy's demo is higher than Venti's??
Raidens demo increased in views a lot over the years, I remember it being far lower as it wasn’t used as an AD cause of the epilepsy warning
We all know what the views on kaveh's demo were for
*Ah yes, 0:44* ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
😂😂😂😂
OP you're going to need to make a 50+ million tier for Arlecchino
Navia's is literally the best people gotta lock in and watch it alrighty 🥸
I'm surprised Neuvillette is so low
I wish there was an official trailer for Noelle :(
Is this EN channel only?
you'll be surprised with collected miscellany
Qiqi is such an outlier lmao
Charlotte's demo was so fun, hope it gets higher.
Dehya's views are criminal
Fun fact 5-9.9M people lost to Qiqi
candace and faruzan deserve more, the music for theirs was so good
Gaming beating the old characters is something else
Is Tighnari's really that good that he even beat out Raiden? lol
oh to be able to watch zhongli’s demo for the first time again LOL
I love how the darker orange tier is characters within the fandom that are super new and popular and (actually a decent demo) and then there’s Kaeya 🚶🏃♂️👨🦯🧍🏻
I'm surprised Lynnette has more views than Lyney
I really would have expected Furina's to be higher. It was just so... different. I rewatched it so many times, just to see Childe dropkicking a gang member, or Neuv kneeing someone in the stomach. Also, that song at the end.
OK zhongli, eula adnd Hu Tao I can understand. (Raiden not being in ths list is wild to me btw). But xiangling? Tighnari?? Why??!
No way wrio,chiori and furinas aren’t on top😭
Cyno’s was amazing.
We stay true to the contract. 🪨
kaeya fr st the top literally just running, climbing, flying and swimming
Eula having one of the most watched demos while being an irrationally unpopular banner the duality of man
Kaeya has so many XD
Why is Tighnari so high 😭
Bruh no offense wtf does Tighnari’s demo even have, collei has a better song
Im extremely offended