Tartaglia

> Meet Tartaglia — the cunning Snezhnayan whose unpredictable personality keeps people guessing his every move.
> Don't be under any illusion as to what he might be thinking or what his intentions are. Just remember this: Behind that innocent, childlike exterior lies a finely honed instrument of war.
>
> —Description from the Official Website of Genshin Impact

**Tartaglia,** also known by his codename **Childe**, is one of the playable characters of Genshin Impact. He is the eleventh of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers.

### Aliases

Tartaglia (Fatui Harbinger name)
Childe (Codename)

### Affiliation

Fatui
Eleven Fatui Harbingers

## Additional Information

### Combat

Bow
* Rust
* Polar Star

Hydro Vision
Electro Delusion
Foul Legacy Transformation

## Appearance

Tartaglia uses the tall male model. He has short ginger hair and dull blue eyes. He wears a red Fatui mask pulled off to the left side of his head, and a beaded earring with a red crystal on his left ear. A few lighter blonde streaks can be seen in his hair, with one prominent one on the left side of his bangs.

Tartaglia wears his Blades of Glory outfit during the first phase of his Golden House battle. After the first phase, Tartaglia's clothes turn from gray to black, he wears his mask on his face, and his Hydro Vision appears to be supplanted by his Electro Delusion. After the second phase, he undergoes a full outfit change and becomes larger, and his Vision reappears in the empty slot on his right chest while his Delusion moves to the center of his belt. Both his Vision and Delusion also obtain more prominent black and silver casings.

## Trivia

* Tartaglia is the first playable Snezhnayan character in the game.
	+ He is also the first character in the game released before his nation's release (released in Liyue), followed by Kaedehara Kazuha (Also released in Liyue). However, the gap between Tartaglia's and Snezhnaya's release is much greater, as Inazuma is released right after Liyue, while Snezhnaya follows after Inazuma, Sumeru, Fontaine and Natlan.
	+ He is also the first playable Fatui Harbinger, and the only one playable as the harbinger itself (Scaramouche left the Fatui as Wanderer).

### Etymology

* In commedia dell'arte, an early form of professional theatre originating from Italy, Tartaglia is a stock character. Unlike some other stock characters, his role in the story typically varies, but he is distinguished by his farsightedness and stutter.
* The alias he gives to the party is translated differently across various language versions. Because Tartaglia is his name, languages that used commedia names for the other Harbingers' aliases had to use a different alias for him.
	+ His English alias, "Childe," is a direct translation of his Chinese alias. Childe is an archaic English word that refers to the son of a nobleman who has not yet attained knighthood.
	+ In Chinese, he introduces himself as "Childe" 公子 Gōngzǐ, lit. "young nobleman." The commedia names are always translated into Chinese when used as an alias, so there is no overlap between his alias and his Italian commedia name.
	+ In Japanese, he introduces himself as Tartaglia before telling the Traveler to call him "Childe" 公子 Koushi, lit. "young nobleman." While his name appears as Tartaglia on his dialogue boxes, all other characters call him "Childe." Like in Chinese, the commedia names are always translated into Japanese when used as an alias.
	+ In French, Childe always refers to himself as Tartaglia and never uses his alias Jeune Sire, which is a direct translation of the Chinese 公子.
	+ In German, his alias was translated as Graf, which means "earl."

* His constellation, Monoceros Caeli, can be interpreted as Latin for "Celestial Narwhal."
	+ The scientific name for the narwhal is Monodon monoceros.
	+ The Chinese name for his constellation is 鲸天座, literally meaning "Whale Sky Constellation."
	+ Traditionally in mythology, monoceros translates to "unicorn" with the more literal translation as "one-horned."
* His birth name, Ajax, comes from the Ancient Greek, Αἴας Aías.