The “Transcendence Trailer – Sudden Snow” is the first proper look at Snezhnaya, the Cryo nation arriving in Genshin Impact Version 7.0. It introduces the Tsaritsa in full for the first time and lines up the rest of the cast you will meet across the region’s storyline, mixing brand-new faces with returning Fatui Harbingers.
Quick answer: The trailer reveals 14 named characters – Anastasya Feodorovna Snezhnaya (the Tsaritsa), Vodyanitsa, Alyosha, Odette, Valeriy, Vesna, Danica, Noy, Mitya, Pulcinella, Pantalone, Tartaglia, Sandrone, and Arlecchino.
Full Snezhnaya cast list with element and voice actors
Use the table below as a quick reference for each character’s confirmed element or Vision and their English and Japanese voice actors. Where the trailer did not show a Vision, the element is marked as unconfirmed.
| Character | Element / Vision | English VA | Japanese VA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anastasya Feodorovna Snezhnaya (Tsaritsa) | Cryo (Archon) | Lara Korba | Haruka Tomatsu |
| Vodyanitsa | Hydro | Suzie Yeung | Kanae Ito |
| Alyosha | Electro | Kevin Andrew Rivera | Gen Sato |
| Odette | Cryo | Alexis Tipton | Sumire Uesaka |
| Valeriy | Unconfirmed | Jordan Reynolds | Makoto Furukawa |
| Vesna | Anemo | Ari Thrash | Aya Hirano |
| Danica | Unconfirmed | Natalie Van Sistine | Yumi Hara |
| Noy | Unconfirmed | Jonathan Bullock | Shin-ichiro Miki |
| Mitya | Unconfirmed | Brian Balance | Yusuke Kobayashi |
| Pulcinella (“The Rooster”) | Unconfirmed | Dave B. Mitchell | Chō |
| Pantalone (“Regrator”) | None | J. Michael Tatum | Takayuki Hoshino |
| Tartaglia (“Childe”) | Hydro | Griffin Burns | Ryohei Kimura |
| Sandrone (“Marionette”) | Unconfirmed | Deneen Melody | Mariko Honda |
| Arlecchino (“The Knave”) | Pyro | Erin Yvette | Nanako Mori |
The Tsaritsa: Anastasya Feodorovna Snezhnaya
After six years of being kept off screen, the Cryo Archon’s face is finally shown. Anastasya Feodorovna Snezhnaya rules Snezhnaya, and the trailer frames her as both a ruler and a grieving mother. She is seen caring for a child who called her mother, with the implication that the Heavenly Principles took that child from her.
The closing shot has the Tsaritsa standing against Ronova, one of the Four Shades, and trading moves with Rhinedottir. This reads as Snezhnaya’s open defiance of Celestia. Her fight animation against Ronova hints at a polearm fighting style, though that is not confirmed as a playable kit.
The performance scene: Vodyanitsa, Alyosha, Odette, Valeriy, and Danica
A large part of the trailer plays out around a singing performance, and several characters are tied together through that moment.
Vodyanitsa
Vodyanitsa is the Prima Soprano of Snezhnaya’s Korolevskiy Troupe and was the first character shown in the trailer. She prepares for a performance and warns that the rules of Teyvat are all curses, a direct jab at the order imposed by the Heavenly Principles. Her Hydro Vision is visible on her back.
Alyosha
Alyosha is on friendly terms with Vodyanitsa, but during the performance he aims a rifle at one of the attendees. When Valeriy confronts him, he uses a whistle to call wolves into the fight. He carries an Electro Vision.
Odette
Odette works from the shadows with a dagger and slips in behind the same target Alyosha was aiming at. She reads as an assassin operating alongside Vodyanitsa and Alyosha, and she has a visible Cryo Vision.
Valeriy
Valeriy is a Fatui agent with the rank of Major who steps in to stop Alyosha. He is built like a giant, comparable to Varka, and a bear silhouette appears around him as he fights. Whether the bear is symbolic or an actual summon is not yet clear, and his Vision has not been confirmed.
Danica
Danica is dressed as a maid and is shown neutralizing a threat in a clean, precise manner that suggests real combat skill. Her Vision was not revealed.
The Druzhna and other newcomers: Vesna, Noy, and Mitya
Vesna
Vesna leads the Druzhna, a military faction that predates the Fatui and answers directly to the Tsaritsa. She directs soldiers to search an area and has small butterfly-like wings plus pointed, elf-like ears, hinting she may not be human. Her Anemo Vision hangs from the lapel of her coat.
Noy
Noy is a Fae who has lived for a very long time. His single line calls the present age peaceful compared with “eons gone by,” which marks him as ancient. His design leans Gothic in white and crimson, he shares the same pointed ears as Vesna, and his neck carries a tattoo resembling Asmoday.
Mitya
Mitya looks the part of a researcher and is shown reading in front of a large machine with a giant dial. His only dialogue concerns the Kresnik’s Torch, the core component of Snezhnaya’s heating system, which is seen freezing over in the trailer. That freeze points to a threat Mitya may help solve.
The Fatui Harbingers and Project Stuzha
A committee scene centers on the Harbingers and a Fatui program called Project Stuzha, which has been name-dropped before in the game. Pulcinella seeks the committee’s approval to extend it, with several Harbingers reacting around the table.
Pulcinella (“The Rooster”)
Pulcinella is the fifth-ranked Harbinger and the Mayor of Snezhnograd. This is his second appearance across the Snezhnaya trailers, and he presides over the Project Stuzha committee, which marks him as a key player in the arc.
Pantalone (“Regrator”)
Pantalone, the ninth Harbinger, is famous for not having a Vision. He resents the gods’ control over resources and is fixated on the idea of “Fair Exchange,” wanting to reverse the imbalance between gods and humans. He works with Pulcinella to push Project Stuzha through and smirks at the dissenting committee members.
Tartaglia, Sandrone, and Arlecchino
Three already playable Harbingers appear in the same committee. Tartaglia, the eleventh Harbinger, has a brief cameo and looks surprised at the objections to extending Project Stuzha. Sandrone reacts the same way to Pulcinella’s statement, and Arlecchino is also present at the discussion.
Note: Sandrone becomes playable in Version Luna VIII, which arrives before the Snezhnaya arc begins, but she is set to have a larger role once the region’s story rolls out.
When Snezhnaya and Version 7.0 release
Snezhnaya launches with Version 7.0 as the seventh nation the Traveler and Paimon visit, adding a new snowy area to explore. The expansion is scheduled to launch on August 12. Before that, Version Luna VIII: Sunny Summer Fontinalia arrives on July 1, bringing Sandrone as a playable character, a new combat reaction system, and the first chance to travel beyond Teyvat to explore the moon.
Not every face shown is confirmed playable, though most are expected to be. Alongside the new cast, returning characters such as Childe, Arlecchino, and Sandrone will feature in the Archon Quest, and the storyline points toward a confrontation with the Tsaritsa and the Four Shades as the Teyvat chapter heads toward its close.
With the Tsaritsa unveiled and both new allies and Harbingers in play, Snezhnaya is shaping up to be the most character-dense region yet, and the “Sudden Snow” trailer is your first clear roadmap of who you will meet when Version 7.0 goes live.
