Collei’s English voice actor reveals some insight about how she was hired for her character role inGenshin Impact.Genshin Impactfeatures a talented lineup of voice actors with unique stories to tell about tryouts and the hiring process for HoYoverse’s latest title. Some of the game’s voice actors share traits with their respective characters as well, adding even more authenticity to the roster.
InGenshin Impact, Collei is a Forest Ranger serving as Tighnari’s assistant in Gandharva Ville, Sumeru. She’s very friendly to the Traveler and Paimon due to her friendship with Amber, Mondstadt’s Outrider for the Knights of Favonius. Amber wrote to Collei about the Traveler’s adventure through Mondstadt, and Collei establishes a close bond with the traveling pair. The Eleazar sickness once posed a major problem for Collei during the Sumeru storyline, but she was ultimately cured during the events of the main story. According to Christina Costello, various factors related to Collei’s character traits led to her hiring as the English voice actor.
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Reddit user u/H4xolotl uploaded a clip from a Twitch live stream featuring Dani Chambers, the English voice actor forNilou inGenshin Impact, and Christina Costello, the English voice actor for Collei. During the live stream, Chambers and Costello discussed their respective roles inGenshin Impact, and Costello revealed how she landed the role as Collei. While in production, HoYoverse discussed Collei’s health issues stemming from Eleazar and wanted Costello to imagine herself in such a situation. Costello quickly clarified that she faces several health problems herself, so she relates to Collei greatly in that extent.
HoYoverse responded enthusiastically to Costello, stating that she’s perfect for the role as Collei. The role of Collei requires Costello to convey the feelings and demeanor of a sickly individual due to the character’s Eleazar sickness. Costello’s use of dark humor helped her land a job as one ofGenshin Impact’smost beloved Sumeru charactersyet.
The fan reception around Collei is even more positive following the recent Twitch live stream. SomeGenshin Impactplayers may relate to Costello and her health issues, building another valuable connection between the voice actor and the active player community. Further, HoYoverse appears to be very careful and considerate when searching for voice actors to perform inGenshin Impact. Sumeru is based off of Middle Eastern culture, so HoYoverse sought out voice actors of Middle Eastern descent for many of theSumeru characters including Tighnari and Collei.
Genshin Impactversion 3.4will continue to expand the Sumeru region in early 2023. Players can expect new playable characters, quests, rewards, and much more when the new update launches. Voice actors for Alhaitham and Yaoyao may even share insight into their performances after the update arrives too.
Genshin Impactis available now for Android, iOS, PC, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. A Nintendo Switch version is in development with no confirmed release date.
