New Genshin Impact Character Is a Chef From Fontaine

Now that the 5.5 update for Genshin Impact is live, HoYoVerse started teasing a new character, and she’s a chef from Fontaine named Escoffier. She’ll debut in 5.6, though we don’t know if she will end up being a four-star or five-star unit yet. We should see her in May 2025.

Escoffier’s title is “Lead Goose of Precision Gastronomy,” and her character is described as “Tasteful Excellence.” She’s a cook, though she isn’t currently associated with any particular place. Previously, the new Genshin Impact Fontaine character worked as a chef for Hotel Debord. Now, she’s a part of The Steambird newspaper alongside the four-star Cryo unit Charlotte. She’s supposedly a controversial and critical figure, but one who is a genius in the kitchen. In the one social media post describing her, past Fontaine character Navia referred to her as the ” Towering Tyrant of Taste.”

While we don’t know what kinds of attacks she’ll use yet, her rank, or her role, we do know her type. She’s a Cryo character. Her Constellation also references her background as a chef, as it is called Dulciaria Structura. 

Here’s the full art for Escoffier in Genshin Impact.

We’ve seen quite a few Fontaine Genshin Impact characters who are professionals of some sort. Navia is the Spina di Rosula president. Emilie is a perfumer from the region. While Chiori is from Inazuma, she currently runs the Chioriya Boutique in Fontaine. Many of the other characters from the region that are playable are tied to the government or worked alongside the Archon, Furina. Escoffier is one of the most recent people to hail from this particular region, as previously in the 5.0 series of updates HoYoVerse focused on folks from Natlan.

Genshin Impact is available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, and mobile devices, and Escoffier will debut during 5.6.