Who are the Fatui Harbingers in Genshin Impact?

As players have traversed through the expansive world of Teyvat in Genshin Impact, they have continuously been met with opposition and conflict. But the notorious Fatui Harbingers have been perhaps the most consistently antagonistic force of all, which is why Travelers might want to learn exactly who this group is and what their intentions are.

While the 11 Fatui Harbingers are pretty mysterious, miHoYo has previously shared a teaser that gave players more insight into them and dropped many hints about them throughout the main storyline. For players hoping to learn all there is to know about the imposing group, here is a complete breakdown of all that has been unveiled about them.

Who are the 11 Fatui Harbingers in Genshin?

Regular Genshin players are likely very familiar with the Fatui, a group driven by an insatiable desire for power and control. The Fatui is a faction that consistently clashes with the Traveler and is antagonistic towards everyone outside their group.

Much of the group’s backstory and goals are unclear but it is evident they will use fear and intimidation to gain power. The Fatui are a strong military force and are regarded as the most powerful military force among the seven nations.

The Fatui Harbingers are at the head of the Fatui with each member presiding over their own division of the group but also reporting to Tsaritsa, the Cryo Archon. Tsaritsa is the ultimate leader of the Fatui, but has not yet been featured in Genshin, except by name.

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The Cryo Archon is known to grant some of her followers Delusions, which are like Visions but only allow the user to manipulate elements, for a price. Wielding a Delusion can have very negative side effects such as draining the user’s life force or backfiring on them.

All 11 Fatui Harbingers are believed to possess one, although whether this is definitively true is currently unclear.

All Fatui Harbingers in Genshin

There are 11 Fatui Harbingers in Genshin. Each of them has an assigned number and alias, although some of the Harbingers’ numbers are unknown.

Although there were originally 11 when Genshin launched, their ranks are now down to nine. La Signora perished at Raiden Shogun’s hands and Scaramouche left the Fatui Harbingers to be reborn as the Wanderer which means ranks six and eight are currently unoccupied.

Pierro

• Number: One
• Alias: The Jester

The leader of the 11 Fatui Harbingers is Pierro, a formidable-looking man who is the very first member of the Fatui. Most of his history is a mystery, but players have learned bits and pieces through gameplay and received small teasers from miHoYo.

Before joining the Fatui, Pierro was a royal mage in Khaenri’ah and lived with the Traveler’s Sibling. Pierro tried to pander to the ruler of this nation but failed which resulted in some kind of immense destruction resulted that he was unable to stop. This event made him bitter and led to him joining Tsaritsa’s cause.

After he joined Tsaritsa, Pierro went around seeking talented recruits for their cause. He recruited many members of the Fatui Harbingers including Il Dottore and La Signora but is suspected to have recruited most of the others as well.

Pierro is also the grand mastermind behind the prolonged war in Inazuma. He led the Fatui in manipulating things behind the scenes so that the group could create more Delusions and have events unfold as they desired.

Tartaglia tells Travelers that Pierro is “the first-ever Fatui Harbinger” and their leader. Wanderer notes that he “is a survivor of Khaenri’ah” but extremely mysterious outside of this.

Pulcinella

• Number: Five
• Alias: The Rooster

Not much is currently known about Pulcinella although he is thought to be calculating and intelligent based on what is known about him. He is also the one who recruited Tartaglia to the Fatui.

Tartaglia tells Travelers he is unsure of Pulcinella’s true motivations, but that he’s genuine towards Tartaglia and treats him like family. Wanderer completely contradicts this sentiment and calls Tartaglia “dense” for believing this. The Anemo character believed anything and everything that Pulcinella does has an underlying threat within it and that he’ll only be good to you as long as you stay useful and loyal to him.

Scaramouche

• Number: Six (previously)
• Alias: Balladeer

As of December 2022, Scaramouche is no longer since he was reborn as the playable character Wanderer. But when he was Scaramouche, the sixth of the 11 Fatui Harbingers was quite a wildcard.

Scaramouche was very arrogant and generally disliked by all who knew him, even his fellow Fatui Harbinger members. He was wildly unpredictable but immensely clever which made him extremely dangerous.

Scaramouche was originally created by Ei as she tested out the idea of making a puppet body. Because creating him was successful, Ei went on to make her actual puppet with the Raiden Shogun. She was going to have Scaramouche serve as the vessel for her Gnosis but deemed him too gentle for such an important task and allowed him to leave and do as he pleased.

He then wandered around and got into a few tough situations before stumbling upon the Fatui and deciding to join them. They helped him to unlock the impressive powers lying underneath due to his creation by an Archon, made a few other adjustments to him, and he then climbed the ranks of the Fatui until he became a Fatui Harbinger.

Later on, Scaramouche obtained the Electro Archon Ei’s Gnosis in an exchange Yae Miko made to save the Traveler’s life. He was supposed to report back to the Fatui immediately after this with the Gnosis but did not.

Tartaglia went searching for him but was not able to find him because Scaramouche went rogue. Players got to confront him in the ending parts of the main Sumeru storyline and had to face him in the Joururi Workshop Trounce Domain.

After this confrontation, Scaramouche chose to erase his existence from Irminsul which led to Teyvat forgetting who he used to be. He then joined players as the Wanderer which is why the sixth Fatui Harbinger slot is now empty.

La Signora

• Number: Eight (previously)
• Alias: The Fair Lady

Rosalyne-Kruzchka Lohefalter, who is more commonly known as La Signora, was the eighth member of the Fatui Harbingers. She was the “Crimson Witch of Flames” and possessed fire-based powers. Upon joining the Fatui she was also given a Cryo Delusion by Pierro to help keep her dangerous flames at bay.

La Signora used to be a normal woman but upon losing her love Rostam to the cataclysm turned bitter and filled with rage. She then used liquid fire to turn herself into a living flame.

She would have lost her life to the flames had Pierro not found and saved her. He recruited her to the Fatui and she immediately became known as the eighth member of the Fatui Harbingers, La Signora.

La Signora was on a mission to capture all Archons Gnoses for Tsaritsa’s unknown goal, but since she is now deceased it is likely a different member of the 11 Fatui Harbingers will now take up the job. She was killed by Ei after losing in a battle against the Traveler before the throne.

Before she was executed, La Signora successfully captured the Anemo Archon Venti’s Gnosis in a traumatic scene that turned the Traveler fully against the Fatui and peacefully gained the Geo Archon Zhongli’s Gnosis through a contract. This means that Tsaritsa currently has both of these Gnoses thanks to La Signora.

Pantalone

• Number: Nine
• Alias: Regrator

The ninth member of the Fatui Harbingers is Pantalone. He is an extremely wealthy man who was originally born into poverty.

His poverty made him unable to receive a Vision which in turn led to him distrusting and despising the gods. This ultimately led to him gaining massive wealth, joining the Fatui, and becoming the overseer of Snezhnaya’s economic policies.

Tartaglia believes Pantalone “has a head full of grandiose plans fueled by raw ambition” while Wanderer thinks he’s full of “pointless delusions” just like “ordinary mortals” are.

Tartaglia

• Number: 11
• Alias: Childe

The member of the Fatui Harbingers that players know best is Tartaglia, also known as Childe. He was the very first playable character from the Fatui Harbingers and is a five-star Hydro Bow character.

While many other members of the 11 Fatui Harbingers were chosen directly by Pierro, Tartaglia was brought into the general Fatui by Pulcinella and had to climb ranks all the way up to the Harbingers. He has described himself as “kind of a bad guy” and this fact is evidenced by his consistent dedication to chaos and violence.

He is all-around an unpredictable danger-seeker who is always up for a challenge. Tartaglia may be the youngest member of the Fatui Harbingers but he should not be underestimated as he is a highly driven warrior who will stop at nothing to fulfill his goals.

His relationship with the Traveler is quite complicated as the Traveler does not trust the Fatui one bit. However, Tartaglia respects the Traveler and considers them a friend. Because of this, players are on somewhat of good terms with him despite their feelings for the Fatui as a whole.

Tartaglia possesses a Hydro Vision and an Electro Delusion. Both cannot be used during gameplay by players, but those hoping to see both in action will experience it during the main storyline and may later repeatedly take on Tartaglia in the “Enter the Golden House” weekly boss fight.

Il Dottore

• Number: Two
• Alias: The Doctor

The ruthless Il Dottore, also known as Zandrik, has almost no regard for human life and is quite heartless. He absolutely despises those who wield Visions which probably led to him joining the Fatui. Il Dottore seems to be regularly engrossed in projects and experiments.

Il Dottore was pushed out of his home following his suggestions and experiments that centered around creating humans who were enhanced to be more powerful than the gods. While attending Sumeru Academia, Pierro invited him to join the Fatui and promised they would help give him access to resources for his experiments. He agreed and joined their ranks and gained the title of “The Doctor.”

The four-star Dendro Bow character Collei underwent painful and traumatic experiments at his hands while he and the Fatui performed research relating to a disease found in Sumeru called Eleazar. Following this reveal, the Fatui Harbinger made his first appearance in-game in chapter three, act three of the Sumeru Archon quest when it was revealed that he was aligned with the sages of Sumeru Akademiya.

At the end of this quest, Nahida bargains with Il Dottore and ends up giving him both Ei’s Electro Gnosis, which Wanderer obtained when he was previously Scaramouche, and her own Dendro Gnosis. Il Dottore then returned with both to Tsaritsa and players haven’t seen him since.

Il Capitano

• Number: Unknown (Either four or 10)
• Alias: The Captain

Il Capitano is one of the most mysterious Fatui Harbingers as not much is really known about him so far, although both Tartaglia and Wanderer tell players that he has quite a mighty and impressive reputation. This Fatui Harbinger is known for possessing immense strength and a highly devoted sense of justice.

Wanderer is annoyed by how much praise Il Capitano receives, remarking that his “mechanical ears demand maintenance after listening to so many compliments from the members of the Fatui” surrounding him. Tartaglia seems to be awed by him and hopes to be fully noticed by him one day when he manages to showcase what he’s truly capable of.

Sandrone

• Number: Seven
• Alias: Marionette

The only currently known fact about Sandrone is in regard to her unique appearance. She seems to be carried everywhere by some kind of modified, imposing Automaton.

Although he has only met her a few times, Tartaglia tells Travelers that she always looked like she wished to murder him but that he had no idea what he could have done to provoke this. Wanderer says she “has a terrible personality and cares for nothing outside of her own research.”

Arlecchino

• Number: Unknown (Either four or 10)
• Alias: The Knave

Arlecchino is another member of the 11 Fatui Harbingers and is known to run an orphanage called the House of the Hearth. Orphans adopted by this house are raised as Fatui and later sent on various missions across Teyvat as they grow up.

Outside of her role running the orphanage, nothing else is currently known about Arlecchino. However, she had a very prominent role in the “Overture Teaser: The Final Feast” for the Hydro region of Fontaine which likely means players will get to meet her quite soon.

Wanderer thinks she’s extremely deceptive and specifically calls her “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” who hides “her true, crazy self.” Tartaglia doesn’t like her at all, although he respects that she has her own agenda, because he thinks “she’d turn against the Tsaritsa in a heartbeat” if “she stood to benefit.” He also says she doesn’t have “a sane bone in her body.”

Columbina

• Number: Three
• Alias: Damselette

Nothing is really known about Columbina beyond her appearance. She first made her debut in the Fatui Harbinger teaser alongside the rest of the group and can be seen leaning on La Signora’s coffin.

Both Wanderer and Tartaglia warn players to be wary of her if they meet her. Tartaglia is notorious for being extremely reckless and ready to tackle any fight, yet he tells Travelers “something just doesn’t feel right” about her so he’d be unsure about testing his skills against her. Wanderer says she is “oblivious and innocent at any given time” while also being “unconcerned and unfeeling in any given situation” which is why he warns the Traveler to steer clear from her.

We gathered this information by playing Genshin Impact Version 3.8 “Secret Summer Paradise” on PC.