These characters, in particular, have extraordinary powers, but nowadays, they are more recognized for their ability to break anyone’s pity. However, this was different in the early Genshin Impact patches. Each character carries the burden of a devastating background history that doesn’t always come out as it should in the main missions. This is why Reddit users started a debate to defend who they believe is the strongest character from the Standard Banner in Genshin Impact. This is the moment for all players who read the story and even the artifact descriptions.
Among the Standard Banner characters are Diluc, Jean, Mona, Qiqi Keqing, Tighnari, and Dehya. At one time, all of these characters were the “strongest” and had their own banner, but because of Genshin Impact‘s terrible power creep, they ended up in the Standard Banner. Whether they are good or bad is up to each player. Of all the comments, there are two characters that stand out the most, and this user sums up the reasons quite well:
Diluc spent 4 years in Snezhnaya on a Fatui murder spree, and Qiqi is directly tied to the Adepti, so it’s one of those two.
Blue_Moon913
Many believe that Diluc is the strongest because he almost became a Knight of Favonius. Besides, after what happened to his father, he left his Vision to use his father’s Delusion and spent four years in Snezhnaya fighting against the Fatui alone. However, according to the Lore, Qiqi is the strongest character despite being considered one of the weakest. This is because when Qiqi died, each Adepti gave part of their power, but if you wonder why the Qiqi we see in the game is not like the one in the lore, well, the following user explains it to perfection:
TLDR she’s typically in a not-fully awakened state that keeps her massive adeptus power constrained but if threatened she basically unleashes indescribable holy power.
Sylvanussr
Elsewhere, another fan chimed in, writing: “Gotta love that one of the weakest characters in gameplay is one of the strongest ones in lore.”
The rest of the characters also have some connection to a great power or someone mighty, and even if they are in the Standard Banner, it does not mean they are weak. For example, Mona is still one of the best Support characters thanks to her buff, so many players still use her in their DPS showcases.
