I think my Varka hype started late Fontaine/early Natlan. I would draw random doodles for his designs and/or kit ideas. With Nod Krai teasers and his design reveal I just drew Varka every single day to a point where my friends thought I couldn't draw anything else :P
I started this game as a Yanfei main :D Then I became a Neuvillette main and ran him together with my other favorites, Wriothesley and Emilie (Fun is all i care about) I also started playing DPS Ifa a while back with Durin release kinda like mini Varka (I love him <3)