A playable Dottore woild not be a good idea. An Evil Dottore as playable character won't work either. (personal opinion)

I know there are many Dottore fans. I like him too in the sense that he's been an amazing villain so far. And so, many wants him to be playable, and I can see where they are coming from. What I don't see is how that can be possible in the context of THIS game.

Evil Dottore is popular because he's a good villain. Evil Dottore won't work as a playable character. You guys forget that we don't actually "play" as the character we pull in the canon. We play as the traveler, at all tines. The character we pull and play are probably just the traveler's "memory" of them (but that's just my headcanon).

Nevertheless, we form friendship with the characters we pull. We learn their favourite food, hobbies, inspirations. We even help them with their ascention. All these things may not be an important part to you, you may want to disregard these mechanics, but they are a core part of this game. And all of these won't make sense if playable Dottore is still an evil villain.

Can he still be playable? Of course! But not as the Evil self we see now. Maybe a segment, who's not fully good, but isn’t a villain either. But I genuinely don't see how an "Evil" Dottore becomes playable.

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strongestforeskin2026-01-06 10:11

It's not that deep. It's a gacha game so they release character and we just pull them and play . The only problem with dottore being playable is just what element he will use .

InesiptDaffodil2026-01-06 10:14

I get it.. Just a gameplay choicee.

ghostpetni2026-01-06 10:14

I don't think Genshin (and it's dev team) want Genshin just be a gacha game. Signora, Capitano are good examples of it. Great characters, fabulous design, yet Genshin decided to not make them playable. Putting lore in every bits of game mechanics feels like a genuine priority to them.

AlaindeshoGT2026-01-06 10:11

It's not going to happen. Dottore is now our punching ball

whenthebirdsfall2026-01-06 10:12

What if he got amnesia/memory wiped but slowly turns evil cos of his genes. Kinda like Durin but the opposite.

He's still better off dead and forgotten though.

AlaindeshoGT2026-01-06 10:15

Not the Lord Kusanali shenanigans again

Weaponmaster4702026-01-06 11:13

So he becomes even more bland than he already was? Fate worse than death honestly for a portion of his rabid fanbase.

Jumpy_Locksmith_96922026-01-06 10:14

It will work as long as people aren't that small minded and at end think of it just a fun character and not a real life person. As for popularity and success Joker would beg to differ. A well written villian is more liked than any hero. It's only medicore villains that are hated.

ghostpetni2026-01-06 10:17

As I said in the post, I don't think the issue is him not being liked by players. Making him playable will create scenario where in the game's canon, the main character (traveler) would form friendship with him, being in good terms with him. After all the things he had done, I don't think that will make much sense.

Glyglyphy2026-01-06 12:18

Darth Vader, Sukuna, Sephiroth...

AlaindeshoGT2026-01-06 10:17

To be fair, for me the only solution, and the right thing to do, is to take Dottore to Lord Kusanali and whatever she does to him i don't give a shit

I did my part, now leave me alone

babangelsin2026-01-06 10:23

People forget that this guy can clone himself. Yes, he did destroy his clones (allegedly) during Sumeru AQ, but he could very well conveniently generated a clone that just happened to be a nice dude so that Hoyo can sell him as a playable.

Not saying he will be playable, but if he will be, I think the good clone is the most likely route.

ghostpetni2026-01-06 10:24

Yep that's what I talked about at the end of the post.

CorrectOlive43842026-01-06 10:28

The problems u suggest are not big enough to feel like a valid reason for the majority of players, and even if they were there is sooo many work arounds that they could do that if anything would probably be viewed as awesome lore and even interesting to most of the players.

Whether or not this even is the reason (which it probably is i think) it feels like a poor one to majority of players i think.

And they better not redeem him, please keep him evil!

Yani-Madara2026-01-06 10:34

Watch bro pull an Itachi move. (Ends justify the means motives)

It's not even that surprising because he was said to forbid kidnapping eremites for experiments during Jeht quest and threatened subordinates with death for it.

I don't get how many people appear to love Jeht but somehow missed that lore bomb.

As for hints in the trailer, he pulled down the moon pillars during the fight >!that have a mechanic to use them to not get killed by his attacks. Like come on, a genius wouldn't do something like that unintentionally!<

I avoid story leaks, it's info about the fight but it's so obvious that I blurred it out

natlansucks2026-01-06 10:36

It would work no problem if they wanted it to, but it would never happen because hoyo never makes evil characters playable. Look at the other harbingers, their evil deeds are ignored or retconed in a way when they become playable.

The playerbase would love it if evil Dottore was playable, he's super popular. But we all know hoyo would pull some bullshit and give us an innocent clone or something instead if he was released. And then it's like Theseus' ship, if everything about him is different, is it even the same character?

ghostpetni2026-01-06 10:42

"If they wanted to" -is the wrong thing to say though imo. We could play as one of Timmie's pigeon "if they wanted to". The issue is if this makes sense. We, as traveler, grow friendship point with the characters, be their friend, know their likes, dislikes, etc. And it won't make sense for the traveler to do that with evil Dottore.

natlansucks2026-01-06 10:58

It's a pretty weak argument imo. Scaramouche, Arlecchino, Childe, Raiden, even Furina are all characters that start out in conflict with the traveler but still become their friend later. And it's not like the first four are innocent, they've all committed their fair share of atrocities just like Dottore. The traveler is not a moral character to begin with, their moral compass changes on a whim. We hate all fatui, even innocent dudes who are just gathering berries, but then befriend the actually evil people who lead them. Paimon even says Sandrone is a "good person" lmao. You think it makes sense for the traveler to be friends with *any* fatui when we're constantly shown how much they hate them?

DottoresPet2026-01-06 11:07

Remember when the Furina we knew was a total brat and everybody just wanted to give her 💢💢💢😭😭😭 correction 💢💢💢😭😭😭

Then it was revealed that she was FORCED to act like a bratty archon, and most people save from a few assholes immediately regretted having bullied Furina before they knew the truth.

ghostpetni2026-01-06 11:56

I don't think any of them even remotely compare to the atrocities commited by Dottore, apart from Scara maybe, but then his whole chracter was changed to make him playable. You can argue against Raiden, I'll understand, but I'll still disagree. I have been explaining (/defending) Raiden's actions ever since her release and probably have that essay somewhere close.

Glyglyphy2026-01-06 12:20

Raiden, Scara, Sandrone, Ronova, Rhinedottir

ghostpetni2026-01-06 13:28

Again, I can defend Raiden's actions. So I understand her being playable too. It made sense in the game's context. She changed her ways. People want Dottore to be playable and still be Evil. That is not possible imo. Look at Scara for example. Scara and wanderer are two different person and Scara was manipulated by Dottore himself. Then and only then he got to become playable and in friendly terms with tge traveler. I don’t know what did sandrone did. Ronova and Rhinedottir are not confirmed to be playable.

natlansucks2026-01-06 12:24

They can just sweep his actions under the rug like with the others and make him an ally of the traveler for literally any reason, while still keeping his personality and evil deeds for those that follow the story beyond the surface level. The majority of people wouldn't care. As I've said, the traveler is not a strictly good person, and is often hypocritical. If they can switch up on all those other characters, they can do the same with Dottore. But yes, despite all that, a truly, unapologetically evil Dottore will never be playable because hoyo doesn't have the balls for that. We know. Doesn't hurt to hope, though.

Neospanner2026-01-06 15:54

In the cases of Scara, Arle, and Raiden, we can see the events that led them down dark paths, and it's pretty clear that they could have been better people. None of them are pleased or satisfied with the things that they've done. Scara and Raiden are actively working to follow a better path, and Arle's voice lines imply that she'd like to, as well, but is currently trapped by circumstance (she depends on the Fatui, but her relationship with them is strained; they're trying to rein her in, and it may only be a matter of time before they push her too far).

While it's certainly possible that Hoyo might drop some kind of sob story later on that shows how he was "molded" into being an evil guy, at this point every indication is that Dottore forged his own path every step of the way. He had no one encouraging him to do the things that he did, and while he has been punished or chastised by others (chased out of his village, expelled from the Akademiya), those actions appear to be well-earned - a response to terrible things that he'd done, rather than the catalyst that inspired him to do terrible things.

AlaindeshoGT2026-01-06 10:37

Let me guess a playable Dottore:

He sports a freaking Catalyst ¿?

He's dendro or anemo

Elemental ability: sings a song so badly he inflicts aoe deafness

Burst: summons a slave that does zero physical damage

Weaponmaster4702026-01-06 11:12

It wont matter if this fraud's playable or not.

Whatever happens the outcome will lead to him being chopped characterwise. I can already imagine how ass his teapot lines would be.

LoTArY_2026-01-06 11:34

If I have to choose between Rerir and Dottore. I will choose Rerir all the way. That's how much I hate this guy

Sabishi19852026-01-06 11:56

I agree.

They won't make evil Dottore playable, since being able to play as evil characters isn't allowed anymore in chinese video games. I'm pretty sure that's also the reason why they decided to turn the Faturi Harbingers into softies: otherwise we wouldn't be able to get them as playable characters. That's also most likely the reason why they're slowly turning Wanderer into a nice guy lately.

If Dottore stays evil, he definitely won't become playable. And if he turns nice, he's no longer Dottore. 🤷‍♀️

Glyglyphy2026-01-06 12:16

Agreed but then no playable Rhinedottir or Ronova. Are you still ok with that?

ghostpetni2026-01-06 13:30

Kinda? Not all characters we meet don't need to be playable if it meant altering the personality that made them interesting at the first place.

Ravemst2026-01-06 13:00

Some people need to understand not everyone we meet will be playable.