Zhongli

Zhongli is a playable five star geo character in Genshin Impact. He's been nicknamed Geo Daddy by fans.
== Canon ==
Over the course of the main Liyue archon quest, Zhongli is revealed to be the god of Liyue, the Geo Archon Rex Lapis, also known as Morax. This was widely speculated to be so prior to the 1.1 update where it was officially revealed, as many hints were dropped in the quest content available in the 1.0 release.
== Fandom ==
Many fans of Genshin Impact recommend pulling Zhongli for quality of life reasons while playing. His powerful shield can make a lot of the game content significantly easier; his usefulness as a character to play also contributes to the fondness many fans feel for him.
=== Shipping ===
* Childe/Zhongli with Childe, a juggernaut ship in the fandom.
* Xiao/Zhongli with Xiao
* Venti/Zhongli with fellow archon Venti
* Lumine/Zhongli with female player character Lumine
* Aether/Zhongli with male player character Aether
* Diluc/Zhongli with Diluc
* Zhongli/Guizhong with Guizhong
* Kaeya/Zhongli with Kaeya
* Ningguang/Zhongli with Ningguang
* Baizhu/Zhongli with Baizhu
=== Gen Pairings ===
* Hu Tao & Zhongli - with his boss, Hu Tao
== Fandom History ==
===Zhongli-gate===
The "Zhongli-gate" is a controversy that erupted in the Genshin Impact gaming community in December 2020. Zhongli was one of the most highly anticipated characters to be released. When he was finally released, many players were disappointed with his in-game performance and felt that he was not living up to his potential as a 5-star character.
The controversy began when players started to complain about Zhongli's kit, his abilities, and his overall strength. Many players felt that he was not as strong as he should be for a 5-star character and that he was not worth the investment of time and resources to obtain him.
The controversy continued to escalate as players began to express their frustration with the game's developer, miHoYo. Some players felt that miHoYo had intentionally released an underpowered character in order to incentivize players to spend more money to try and obtain other more powerful characters.
As a result of the controversy, miHoYo issued a public statement acknowledging the community's feedback and promising to re-evaluate Zhongli's abilities and overall performance in the game. The company subsequently released a patch that improved Zhongli's abilities, but the controversy remains a topic of discussion within the Genshin Impact community.[Video Game Zhongli-gate, or how one gacha character became a catalyst for a divide within a community] by hikjik11
== Example Fanworks ==
=== Fanfic ===
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=== Fanart ===
* by ArtofMiin
* by ezynart
File:God of contracts by art of li.jpg | God of Contracts by Art-of-Li
=== Fanvids ===
* Goodbye by B.A. Blackmore
* Who Broke It by Zephyrine Gale - reframes the Parks and Rec coffeepot scene to be about the Liyue archon quest plot, featuring Zhongli as Ron Swanson
=== Zines ===
* Stars Fall, Light Dims
* Dominance of Earth
* Gilded Jade - as Zhongli-jiejie
* Lapis Dei - as Morax
== Archives and Fannish Links ==
* Zhongli (Genshin Impact) on AO3
* #zhongli on Tumblr
== Meta / Further Reading ==
*[Video Game] Zhongli-gate, or how one gacha character became a catalyst for a divide within a community by hikjik11
Category:Genshin Impact Characters