La Signora

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## Base Breaking Character

### Alias

La Signora
The Fair Lady
The Crimson Witch of Flames
The Crimson Witch of Embers
Invasive vermin (by Venti in the English dub)

### Powers/Skills

Cryokinesis
Leadership
Longevity
Political Manipulation
**Crimson Witch of Embers:**
Pyrokinesis
Teleportation

### Allies

The TsaritsaThe Fatui
Pierro
Morax

### Enemies

The Traveler
Paimon
Barbatos
Raiden Shogun

### Goals

Gather all Archons' Gnosis to aid Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya's purposes (Succeeded with the Anemo and Geo Gnoses, posthumously ongoing).
Obtain the Electro Gnosis from the Raiden Shogun.
Defeat the Traveler during the Duel Before the Throne (both failed).

### Why Do Some People Hate The Character?

Many find her characterization ruined when Chapter III had her killed off too early.
The English dub of the game removed some of her redeeming moments such as calling out Barbatos for deciding to slumber and made her death less sympathetic.

### Why Do Some People Love The Character?

People love her design and boss battle theme.
Her tragic past of becoming the Crimson Witch of Flames after her boyfriend Rostam's death during the Cataclysm, having to suffer from the flames as a result.

### Type of Base Breaking Character

Derailed Arrogant yet Tragic Villainness

**La Signora** is a major antagonist in the video game *Genshin Impact*, being the overall main antagonist for the first half of the game's Archon Quest storyline. She was the Eighth of the Fatui Harbingers, joining the Fatui after Pierro recruited her, and became the Crimson Witch of Flames after her boyfriend Rostam died in the Cataclysm.

She is voiced by an unknown voice actor in the English version.

## What Makes Her a Base-Breaking Character?

### Why Do People Love Her?

* Many people like her cool design and aesthetic, in addition to her coincidental comparison as a dark parallel to a real-life Soviet Ukranian soldier named Mariya Oktyabrskaya who lost her boyfriend and sacrificed most of her possessions for a source of a power (Maria purchased a tank, and Signora become the Crimson Witch of Flames).
* Her boss themes Chrysalis Suspirii and Saltatio Favillae composed by former *Genshin* composer Yu-Peng Chen are also very well done, expressing her cold outer shell and the sorry state she had to be put through as the Crimson Witch respectively.

### Why Do People Hate Her?

* Many detractors have criticized the sudden destruction of Signora’s characterization in Chapter III of the Archon Quests when the writers decided to have her killed off early in the story to prop up other villains like Scaramouche & Il Dottore.
* The English dub of the game also takes away most of her redeeming qualities in a very jarring manner; adding the “invasive vermin” as part of Venti’s dialogue which basically renders her as a traitor to Mondstadt, removing her line of calling out Barbatos for his decision to slumber to make it happen like he woke up in the wrong time, and her final line where instead of expressing regret at her loss decides to call everyone “filthy rats” before her execution.
* Detractors also didn’t like Signora’s crown being previewed as an obvious domain reward, claiming that it takes away the suspense leading up to her death.

## External Links

* La Signora on the Villains Wiki
* La Signora on the Genshin Impact Wiki
* La Signora on the Villainous Benchmark Wiki
* The English dubbed version of La Signora on the Hate Sink Wiki