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she/they. genshin lore enthusiast, translator, and Deshret worshipper. irregular posts, mostly CN cultural stuff. ❗️no leaks❗️
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// 4.7 spoilers
I haven’t been here in a long time, but:
I have been vindicated by Bedtime Story. The Sinner is Vedrfolnir, Dainsleif’s ‘brother’— and who better than his sibling to narrate his very own introduction post via prophecy, as “the Visionary”?
// Genshin spoilers
After completing the Archon Quest Caribert, I noticed something:
That the “self-proclaimed prophet” in Dainsleif’s introduction and “the one who understands fate” in the description for Caribert actually use the exact same term, just translated differently.
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Unresolved Genshin plot threads that bother me (sorted in no particular order):
What is the truth of this world; and why does our sibling want us to find out?
Why is Kaeya mass buying food for the Fatui at Goth Grand Hotel?
Where is Razor from?
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Quick recap and analysis of Harbinger Lore now that we have their faces!
Pierro, “the Fool” - first of the Fatui Harbingers. Founder of the Fatui, likely from Khaenri’ah. Appears to wear a mask similar to the Bloodstained Knight’s, implying a connection. Solemn and serious.
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Weird things I noticed by actually using Elemental Sight again: a thread
For basis of comparison, here’s every elemental status under Elemental Sight. Geo can’t be imbued on the player as far as I’m aware, so it’s been omitted.
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Thinking about how the Ruin Guard at Thousand Winds Temple has the code number GN/Hu-24601, the number is famous for being Jean Valjean’s prisoner number in Les Misérables.
Considering the Ruin Guard is located at a gladiatorial temple where prisoners fought each other…
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After a long deep dive, here's a thread on the hidden cultural references and jokes within Genshin's Wonder of the World Achievements.
(Very, very long!)
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The All-Devouring Narwhal’s description suggests the universe outside Teyvat may be teeming with life, yet paradoxically, none of them have made contact with Teyvat.
This is the cosmological principle of the Dark Forest hypothesis, which may explain why Teyvat has a firmament.
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A thread on the Traveler’s “journey”, the importance of the journey itself rather than the final destination, and their reason for travel: a thread
(Exploring Genshin’s subtle theme of the “journey”.)
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//Irodori festival spoilers
The blueprint we get for the Isshin, deciphered.
(Thread)
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There’s a very important mistranslation on Kaeya’s About Fischl line.
“future royal progeny” isn’t what he says. In CN, he says, “at the very least am some royal progeny of a last reigning dynasty too, right?
Khaenri’ahn royalty…
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A thread on (important!) mistranslations, details, and nuances in the book "The Lay of Al-Ahmar", which reveals more about who the Scarlet King really is:
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Whatever this Khaenri’ahn eight-pointed star (star of Ishtar) means, it’s probably not just Khaenria’ahn. Perhaps it’s a symbol for people who know ‘the truth’, whatever that is: Mona from her Hexenzirkel master, and Halfdan because of Khaenri’ah.
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(rises from hiatus death) re: the Sumeru promotional trailer…
Has anyone noticed that indigo-clothed woman the Traveler is with DISAPPEARS after Nilou blocks our sight for a moment?
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A detailed, long thread on the Wanderer/Scaramouche’s irl cultural inspirations (part 1).
Buckle down folks, because it’s a lot.
You may want to go into this knowing about Japanese Noh theatre first: it’s a big component.
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...why is there a Hydro symbol etched into the riverbank in the Archipelago?
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Returning to one of Genshin’s first lines: Statue of the Seven’s unlock phrase, and what it could implicate about the Traveler and Teyvat
(A thread on Genshin lore and speculation)
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Why does the Abyss Mage in Lisa’s quest want the Pale Princess and the Six Pygmies?
Where the hell is Varka, and why did he take 3/4 of Mond’s forces?
Why does Hu Tao specifically have access to what appears to be purgatory, and is it region-specific to Liyue? Just… how?
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When is Noelle actually going to take her knight exam? In a timed event to indicate the passing of time?
Where are Yanfei’s mom and dad?
What’s up with Rhodeia and her dislike of the current Hydro Archon?
WHY DO WE HAVE NO NPCS FROM NATLAN I—
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LISTEN. The Inteyvat might foreshadow a theory I've been holding onto for a while now. Hear me out:
The Inteyvat is a cyclical ancient civilisation flower passed down to Khaenri'ah all the way from the unified civilisation, from which the Travelers belong to.
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"Truth Among the Pages of Purana" is not an accurate translation of Sumeru's Archon Quest- the Chinese name, 虛空劫灰往世書, contains a lot more meaning that helps clarify Sumeru's themes, and might foreshadow what is to come.
Thread⬇️
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The Moonchase namecard's quote is a direct line from an ancient Chinese poem. One of the most famous ones, in fact: 春江花月夜, "Blossoms on a Moonlit River in Spring", and it has deeper lore than one might expect.
Thread⬇️
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Arlecchino “the Servant” - unknown number. Runs the orphanage “House of the Hearth”, adopting kids into the Fatui. Their patronymic surnames there are “Snezhevich" or "Snezhevna”, “Son/Daughter of Snow”.
Angry and harsh, but seems to carry empathy for Rosalyne and her children.
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What’s going to happened with Scaramouche and the Gnosis?
What’s the ‘other component’ (Raiden voice line) that determines Vision-granting?
Who are the other three Qixing? (We currently have Ningguang, Keqing, Uncle Tian, and “Kaiyang”)
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Pantalone “Regrator” - Ninth of the Fatui Harbingers. Controls Snezhnaya’s finances, and desires to control Teyvat’s economy via Liyue.
Seems to be a mild-mannered, yet maliciously teasing type.
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Tsurumi island’s location names are all based on Ainu words- however, Mihoyo butchered them when localising to English, since they took from the Japanese transliteration of the Ainu words instead.
Here’s an explanation thread on what the names actually are in Ainu.
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Did a quick mock-up of Pierro's mask vs the Bloodstained Knight's mask and... yeah. Suspiciously similar.
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Why did Celestia choose to nuke Sal Vindagnyr, in the end?
What are the three one-eyed beings in murals all across Inazuman domains?
Where was Bennett born, actually?
Actually, WHERE THE HELL IS MONA FROM.
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// sumeru spoilers
"Nara Varuna", the human that interacted with the Aranara five hundred years ago... is most likely our sibling.
They interacted with the Aranara, and were 'both happy and sad' when they spoke of us (Traveler should still have been sleeping in our meteorite.)
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Dottore “the Doctor” - unknown number. A character in the Genshin manga who experimented on humans in search of a perfect being. Was once from Sumeru Academia. Seems to have multiple “Segments” of himself at different ages. In pursuit of technological perfection.
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Where do hilichurls come from?
Where did the Imunlaukr clan go? How did they disappear?
Why did worship of Istaroth die out in Mondstadt?
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Scaramouche told us, famously, that "the stars, the sky... it's all a gigantic hoax. A lie."
With knowledge of the firmament, perhaps this image in Fischl's domain will be that of the fake sky dome shattering to pieces, and the false stars coming plummeting down to Teyvat.
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Is snow made of hydro or cryo? 💀
Why does Venti sleep all the time? We know he doesn’t want to govern, but still.
Why do the twins travel in the first place, and how was the Sustainer able to stop them?
What clan did Sacrifical Fragments belong to?
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Who is the final Harbinger we don’t know of? (We have Pierro, Pulcinella, Scara, Signora, Tartaglia, Capitano, Dottore, Pantalone, Sandrone, and Arlecchino. One left for a full eleven.)
What are the fates of Asase Hibiki, Ako Domeki, and Mikoshi Nagamasa?
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Capitano “the Leader” - unknown number. Mentioned briefly by Viktor as preferable to Scaramouche.
Disapproves of Signora’s methods. Probably quite goal-oriented.
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Sandrone “the Puppet” - unknown number. Mentioned once in the description of Childe’s teaser trailer. Appears to have reworked Ruin Guard tech to serve as her servant, similar to Lumine during the trailer ‘We will Be Reunited’.
Seems to be of little words, quite detached.
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Columbina “the Lady” - unknown number. First appearance in relation to Teyvat.
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Diluc doesn’t wear a Vision in this outfit, and Zach’s hinting… is this his Delusion outfit from when he roamed Teyvat, killing Fatui? Funny, because it reminds me a lot of the Fatui armour too, down to the neck gem…
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Did you know that Kazuha actually quotes his main inspiration, the Man'yoshu, in his event quest?
It's... questionably localised in English, but the poem he quotes here is No. 4290 of the Man'yoshu, "Hana no nu ni kasumi tanabiki" (春の野に霞たなびき). Explanation below⬇️.
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The lyrics of “Anthem of the Savannah”, Natlan’s new battle theme, are DIRECTLY TAKEN FROM THE AGNIDUS AGATE GEMSTONE.
Oh my god.
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// Genshin spoilers
After completing the Archon Quest Caribert, I noticed something:
That the “self-proclaimed prophet” in Dainsleif’s introduction and “the one who understands fate” in the description for Caribert actually use the exact same term, just translated differently.
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Pulcinella “the Rooster” - Fifth of the Fatui Harbingers. Personally inducted Childe into the Fatui. Seems to be rather cold and calculating, will not hesitate to sacrifice ‘assets’ for a greater cause.
Referred to as “Mayor” by Pantalone. Seems to be a snobby realist.
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// 2.8 livestream
“After I touched the hilt for the first time, it’s as if I was transported to a strange dimension.”
Ei keeps her Plane of Euthymia through the Musou Isshin sword, too. The similarities are striking.
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A lot of this is very strange. The Thousand Winds Temple is a pretty suspicious place connected to worship of the God of Time— and this is the only Ruin Guard in Teyvat that respawns with this specific code number each time. Is there some deeper connection?
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What does Yelan mean?
CN: “Within Yin and Yang, Centre of the Five Directions. Water, Fire, Wind, and Thunder, cycling endlessly. Grasp the Seven Celestial Bodies upon the earth, the Three Gates open wide, the span of the world completely understood…”
(Thread ⬇️)
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It’s suspicious how many ‘headaches’ the Traveler has. Ambitions in the statue, post-Signora, Perilous Trail escape… it sound like the Traveler is being affected by a stronger, external power, and that this effect is specific to them due to their unique connection to Teyvat.
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(yelling at the top of my lungs) Dvalin is a Vishap, as confirmed by Enjou?!?!??
(the Chinese also checks out, from what I see, as Enjou is comparing Sky Dragon to the Primordial Bathysmal Vishap's he's familiar with)
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There is Geo, though— Iron Chunks and Crystal Ore glow yellow. As do Magical Crystal Ore.
Electro Crystals glow purple with Electro instead.
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Sometimes you’ll find Kairagi sitting under waterfalls for no apparent reason.
This references the ascetic practice of waterfall meditation in Buddhism and Shintoism often practiced in Japan, called Takigyo (滝行) or Misogi (禊) respectively.
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It’s been variously pointed out that Scaramouche shares this braided purple-white ornament with the smithy in Inazuma City, pointing to his backstory in forging-heavy Tatarasuna.
But… Orobashi’s wards *also* use a similar decoration.
What if it’s sealing his power?
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Additionally, infused/shielded enemies gain their element. Below is a Geo Lawachurl before and after its shield, as well as two Fatui Agents. This is stuff you could’ve guessed without Elemental Sight, though.
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But after fighting Andrius, I noticed that when I switched on Elemental Sight, the eyes on his arena wall turn green?? Are they made of wood or something?
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I find myself thinking of these “ley line disturbances” a lot. There’s a lot of hints that the ley lines have *recently* become this way, and so here’s some of them.
Eye of the Storm says blockages are a symbol of the world stricken by malaise. Makes me think of the effects-
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All slimes are infused with their own element— except Anemo. Neither Anemo slimes, nor the Eye of the Storm, both elemental Anemo beings, are infused with the element.
(For comparison, see Jean’s burst infusing brief moments of Anemo.)
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While fighting Childe, I noticed that his entire arena was marked white for interactive object. Interesting, considering that some co-op glitches allow you to spawn back up here during Phase 3.
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Ah, with the recent Baal stuff happening I wanted to revisit smth that Yae said when we met her for the first time at Grand Narukami Shrine.
(A thread on Genshin lore + speculation)
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Fun fact: ether (乙太 is CN) is a shortened form of LUMINIFEROUS AETHER (光乙太), the basis for the twin’s names. Very sus…
Also the system here most closely adheres to Godai, five elements in Japanese Buddhist thought: earth, water, fire, wind, and void
the dragonheirs probably adhere to the seven elements
earth (geo), water (hydro), wind (anemo) and fire (pyro) are things actively needed to craft something. that leaves cryo, electro and dendro.
but with the text, it would be ether, void and a missing seventh element
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And finally— what the hell is this? Is this what’s been keeping Mona and Ayaka from being able to sprint? And what purpose does it serve, since I’m pretty sure that central plate never changes or does anything in a domain?
Unless… it’s attached to the domain key as one entity?
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There’s also this weird banner in Phase 3 Childe’s room that does this. I don’t know whether it’s a visual glitch or actually indicative of anything.
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Cultural references pt 2: documenting minor translation things and neat cultural refs from Genshin
Today’s topic: the description of Ningguang’s namecard. “More’s the pity that phoenixes are few.”
(1/11)
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// 3.0 Livestream spoilers
"Traditional wisdom holds that Divine Knowledge cannot be rationally comprehended."
"The Divine Knowledge capsule."
Is this why this Eremite dude goes insane? There is SO much to unpack here.
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One more thing: I checked Geo slimes, and the small ones don’t naturally infuse with Geo either. The large ones have it when their shields are up, but otherwise none.
slimes should be their own element but what the hell said Anemo and Geo
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Irmin means ‘great’, and is another name for Odin. ‘Irmin’ once pierced the Axis Mundi— which may be viewed as the connecting point between heaven and earth; the nine worlds surely take inspiration from Norse mythology.
Is King Irmin a Divine Halberd?
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// sumeru spoilers
The Thousand Winds have a term! Ad Oblivione, Latin for "to oblivion". They are the winds of time from which Venti is apparently born and Istaroth has connections to.
The way Aranaga describes it... perhaps Ad Oblivione is some form of entropy- aka "erosion".
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And on the topic of green things— crates, barrels, bomb barrels, hilichurl clubs and shields, and Mitachurl shields are all considered Dendro. The Dendro Samachurl also inflicts Dendro on the player, which is how I got the thumbnail pic of Jean above.
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Hypostasis cores are not infused with their own Element, either. (The shade of purple here doesn’t match the infused Electro we see elsewhere.)
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Where does the milk (and cheese) in Teyvat come from? Are there cows?
Why does Paimon exist, and what in the seven hells is she doing?
How do people like Sucrose and Klee exist? Are they half-human half-something else, and if so, where is their species?
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Crowdsourced questions I received from y'all (thank you for making this blow up I'm 🥺)
the most requested: WHERE IS THE UNSEEN RAZOR?
Where do gods come from? Did Zhongli and Ei/Makoto just... pop into existence one day?
What the hell is going on with the Hexenzirkel?
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This mistake is probably due to to the similarities between the characters 未 and 末. The first means ‘future’, while the second means ‘final’.
(If you can’t see the difference, it’s the length of the two lines; longer bottom line is ‘future’, while longer top line is ‘final’.)
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Nothing special about Signora’s room, unfortunately. Just the interactive object marker on her, same as all characters and enemies.
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What happened to the rest of Amber's family? Why is her granddad her only relative? And where is her granddad now?
What happened to the Kaedehara clan?
Baizhu's entire existence is ????
Where did Ajax fall into? A general abyssal area?
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Where is Alice from, and why is she traveling?
What is Mona's real name? (She refers to herself as "Astrologist Mona Megistus", which is a name she came up with her master, which means it's not her real one.)
Where is Rosaria from (region-wise)?
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Who are the other six captains of the Knights of Favonius? (There are ten, and four are known— Albedo, Eula, Kaeya, and Hertha. Jean and Varka don't count.)
Why does Xiao apparently have a bird form (he is a Golden Peng from mythology), if he's never mentioned to use it, ever?
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What's the deal with the Mare Jivari? (actually, I have a theory on this one, and I'll explain later.)
Why did Celestia stop giving out Electro Visions during the Vision Hunt Decree?
What was Chiyo's ultimate fate? She's probably dead, but what exactly happened after she fled?
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Something I’ve noticed about Liyue characters using swords and polearms:
There’s a common thrusting move that seems extremely prevalent among all of them.
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The CN version, translated, says “as long as you do not lose your nobility, the entire world will open for you.”
Note that the word for “noble/nobility”, 崇高, means “lofty in spirit, wisdom, or morality”. Noble is an accurate translation, but there is nuance in the meaning.
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“Buried beneath the earth amidst a cataclysm that tore heaven and earth asunder”— did you know that the CN version specifies ‘heaven’ as ‘firmament’ (天穹)?
The firmament tore asunder, which matches other lore we’ve heard about it, such as Violet Court— the mirror shattered too.
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//2.7 Archon Quest spoilers
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that all three Chasm magical seals are 7- or 14-sided. Even the Qixing’s seal is uncannily so, compared to the ancient Fantastic Compass’s seal done by the yakshas to seal away the calamity.
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Omg a hit tweet ™️
Anyway here’s more observations: Keqing, Diluc, and Chongyun’s infusions imbue the weapons themselves with the element, with a matching colour around the entire weapon.
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We thought we would get it with Inazuma, but finally- we will get confirmation as to whether the Statues depict the original or current Archon. Just a little longer to wait.
We’re coming for you, Kusanali! 🍀
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EN: They say that Al-Ahmar was a son of the sky.
CN: 阿赫瑪爾是天空遺落的子嗣.
TL: "They say that Al-Ahmar was a son *left behind by* the sky."
Many have theorised that he was a god cast off from Celestia, and the detail of *left behind* in CN all but confirms it.
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When a player unlocks a Statue of the Seven (SotS), the following words are shown:
“The world opens itself before those with noble hearts.”
In chinese, it says 「只要不失去妳的崇高，整個世界都會向妳敞開。」The meaning here is slightly different.
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// 2.8 livestream
Kusanali's monologue is missing a crucial part that got cut off due to the stream errors. Here it is:
"As for your story... let's wait until the day we meet again, before you tell it to me. I believe this... is fate."
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Messy thread on Genshin 2.4 trailer (Enkanomiya, really):
What in the everloving name of Celestia is happening in these photos????
Traveler appears to use Geo to superjump, get launched by sea monster into a rock, and fall down. Alone. Where is Paimon? How? Why?
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What’s the difference? CN specifies “as long as you do not lose”, while EN simply states that the world will open to those with noble hearts. The implication here is that it is possible for the Traveler (who is canonically opening the SotS) to lose their “nobility”.
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虛 - False, or Empty
空劫 - Kalpa of Emptiness
灰 - Ashes (modifies emptiness)
往世書 - Puranas, a type of ancient Indian literature
This was its original interpretation by fans, and could be summed up in full as "the Puranas and the False Kalpa of Emptiness".
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Finally, a disclaimer that I’m not criticising the TL team on this translation. The English one is perfectly fine for its purpose, but the CN one adds nuance and an easier gateway to theory.
Have fun with the existential dread of having to fight the Abyss Twin!
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Having time to mull over the correlation between these ancient civilisations, my thoughts run as follows:
1/ That all three, with similar architecture as justification, branched off the Unified Civilisation of the Primordial One's era, as Enkanomiya (Byakuyakoku) did;
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Raiden and Noelle’s… they’re debatable, although I’d lean towards Noelle’s being similar to Hu Tao’s— elemental aura, but not imbued on the weapon itself.
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I’ve discovered something quite clever:
Jueyun Karst and Qingyun Peak are likely named after a phenomenon known as Iridescent Clouds (彩雲/Caiyun, lit. rainbow clouds) from Classical Chinese literature. It is a metaphor for an auspicious, kingly aura.
(Explanation below.)
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The Irodori festival UI can be translated to read: “Irohanihoeto / Chironuruo”.
This is the opening line of a poem called the Iroha-uta. It is a poem about the illusory, transient nature of the world.
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What did Zhongli exchange for the Gnosis?????
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What is “nobility”, though?
Could it be the “purity” of the Traveler, who is adventuring the (dark and mysterious) world and discovering its truth, as our Abyss Sibling commanded us to do in WWBR? The purity being our sense of morality, or something else related to spirit/wisdom?
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"It's Yesterday Once more", for collecting music disks and unlocking them in the teapot, is most likely referencing the song by The Carpenters— Yesterday Once More. (I grew up learning this in music class.) The titular phrase is the achievement name.
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-what is “right” in the context of Teyvat morality, with the triple antagonists of Celestia/Fatui/Abyss, remains to be seen. In any case, our Traveler will likely conquer Teyvat and it’s secrets while remaining themself, and not being twisted by the truth.
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The Traveler is retreading the footsteps of their previous sibling (Abyss Twin for clarity). Whereas the Abyss Twin succumbed/joined the Abyss and lost their “nobility”, as long as the current Traveler retains this sense of “nobility”, they can conquer the world.
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It might foreshadow the very end of the story of Teyvat: our Traveler has journeyed seven nations (+Khaenri’ah), and discovered the “truth of the world”. But unlike the Abyss Twin, who became evil after doing so, we will retain our purity and fight for what is “right”, although-
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