Paimon (Chinese: 派蒙; pinyin: Pàiméng) is a character from Genshin Impact, a 2020 action role-playing gacha game developed by miHoYo.
In all instances, the character is voiced by Corina Boettger in English, Duoduo Poi in Chinese, Aoi Koga in Japanese, and Kim Ga-ryung in Korean.
She has a singular sock on one of her legs, and has sleeves with similar designs to statues in Genshin Impact that represent an Archon, the game's equivalent of a god.
[7] She is voiced by Corina Boettger in English, Aoi Koga in Japanese,[2] Duoduo Poi in Chinese,[1] and Kim Ga-ryung in Korean.
[8] Her dialogue in Genshin Impact includes insulting and making fun of other characters in the game, often giving them rude nicknames when they annoy her.
"[7] She has additionally been used as the face for online games on miHoYo's websites related to the title, such as Paimon's Starlight Expedition and Mesmerizing Dream at Sea.
He wrote that Paimon was Genshin Impact practicing a "failed tradition" in a "post Ocarina of Time world" where players did not need to be told things they already knew.
[8] Another editor for Kotaku, Nathan Grayson, had divisive opinions on Paimon, liking her dialogue as the game progressed and describing the character as talking "mad shit".
[9] Austin King of Screen Rant held similar beliefs as Grayson, likening Paimon to Navi but positively viewing her dialogue and sense of humor.
when playing Genshin Impact, one of the members pointed out that Paimon shared the same name as a character from Hereditary, as well as being the name of one of the demons in The Lesser Key of Solomon.
[19] In August 2021, a series of fix figures from HOBBY Watch were released that depict Paimon in weird situations related to food, such as being rolled into pasta.