our darkest archon quest yet (perilous trail full)
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#dish #genshinimpact #yelan
Xiao: I'm gonna die now
Zhongli: Not on my watch
And then lied if he (Zhongli) was never on the Chasm
@@Satono3606 Zhongli: "Huh? I was at the Chasm? No way bro. Anyways look at this high quality fan" 👌
Zhongli is one of the funniest characters in this game bro, you can't convince me otherwise XD
Zhongli: **TPs across the damn country** hELP IS ON THE WAY DEAR- 🏃🏻
@@justarandomskipper3809 AHAHAH
and then when liyue was attacked by osial, he was just chillin'
Yelan reaching out to Xiao once she realizes what he's doing makes me cry every time
that part gets me
Especially when you realize how she got her vision
@@whitecat1226 how did she get her vision
SAME THO
same, this is the second time I watch the cinematic and it still makes me tear up
while doing this quest, i genuinely felt the dread of the characters and how they were trapped. i have some claustrophobia and the fear of getting trapped in a cave or similar. plus their situation is somewhat similar to real life; people get trapped in caves with no food. calling for help is useless, you've only your wits about you, and your most plausible choice is to go deeper into the cave, getting lost and never be found. without itto, the quest woulda been a lot more darker. his appearance seems random but i'm glad they put him in the scene. he can brighten up the room fr
I literally felt the same while playing this archon quest, i felt mentally exhausted and I was stressed hahaha. Getting out of the chasm was literally a breath of fresh air. Even though i was just in my room haha
Same here i felt suffocated, especially because i don't like the dark areas of Genshin to begin with and i realised afterward it only shows how much effort and planning went into this quest
Yanfei and others playing among us while trapped somehow
I actually felt the same, especially in the domain where you used the compass to change the domain. It felt horrible for me because I was trapped there for like 30 minutes until I figured out the next part. I actually felt like I was trapped in a time loop and I was being just as frantic as the other characters trying to find an exit
I feel the same way, this quest was so immersive. The frantic back and forth trying to solve the puzzles and the relief when you finally succeed really add to it too. I really enjoyed this.
I find the dynamics of Xiao and Yelan interesting after learning about both of them. Both suffer from very deep survivor’s guilt, but their mindsets are so different.
Yelan doesn’t want to lose someone she cares about to self sacrifice, while Xiao is so broken & selfless that he wouldn’t hesitate to sacrifice himself to save the people he cares about. The dichotomy is honestly really interesting to think about.
Yanfei was right tho. *I guess salvation really can be a burden.*
Same thing is with Emiya Shirou
My heart dropped when Xiao got everyone out. I thought he legit was gonna die, I was panicking inside. And then when the yaksha cutscene played, that's when I just broke to tears
sameee, i cried when xiao almost died
I cried 2 times during this quest, Xiao was already my main but now, it's my beloved one faaaaaaaar away all others (still behind Ushi, ofc)
We are closer and closer to the last lesson, the death flag had been ramping up but by bit, anytime now.
same...my tears keep falling every time I see this and the cutscene with the Yakshas.
it shouldn't be that bad, right? it was a little scary, but wasn't that bad to the point of where i was crying
Osial: attacks Liyue
Zhongli: *nowhere to be found, probably just casually sipping coffee somewhere*
Xiao: saves everyone at the cost of himself in the Chasm
Zhongli: MY SON NEEDS ME
Liyue : Age of Humanity . Liyue is under contract that the Adeptus would no longer mess with city affairs.
Xiao : A pure-blooded adepti that is not part of the Liyue goverment affairs.
Hence, Zhongli was free to intervene w/o violating the contract.
Zhongli did say he was ready to intervene if Osial was too much for the humans of Liyue
i always see this with high engagement. It's like people forget the point of the liyue archon quest was for zhongli to test if the people of liyue are ready for him to retire. He specifically chose not to do something. La Signora even mentioned that if the humans failed, he would just use his archon powers and it would've been too easy for him.
I NEED THEN BOTH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
@@kikovillanueva7189 the adepti aren't in that contract though. Cloud Retainer has made it clear that she will not hesitate to seize control if she finds Ningguang unable to keep protecting the people of Liyue, the last example being during Shenhe's archon quest. They are just giving the humans their chance, "playing along" so to speak.
Rex Lapis is the only one that handed the city over to the humans and, literally speaking, not by contract but by his death. The adepti have only given humanity some leverage. Even so, Zhongli said it himself right here, that anything that happens to him is by happenstance and he will not take credit for it...so as long as Rex Lapis does not intervene, "Zhongli" does as he pleases.
been obsessed watching gameplays of different streamers on this quest so i'm happy its uploaded here :D
I still get goosebumps everytime I watch the escape cutscene. I really thought Xiao was dying and I was saying "Rex Lapis you motherfucker do something!" to my monitor. I was so happy when the golden energy came to save Xiao.
Glad I'm not the only one!
Me toooooooo!!!!!!!
Same
Anything: **happens**
Ushi: 🦀 *C* *R* *A* *B* *R* *A* *V* *E* 🦀
I love ushi
Ushi=life
slightest inconvenience: exists
itto: its ushi’in time
ushi: ushi’s all over the place
Live,laugh,love ushi❤
"Was I at the Chasm," Zhongli sarcastically questioned while throwing the Archaic Stone that he found in a specific area that he questioned ever going to.
You also get it from Azdaha in Zhongli's story quest! Which made me panic a little LMAOOO I thought he/we were gonna hand it over. But now thinking about it, it's even funnier to imagine Zhongli going "ah...nice shiny stone" and picking up an archaic stone in the Chasm while he was waiting for us to get out of the cave😭
@@user-fd8ct8uq3b lol as geo god himself he probably could make those stone whenever he wants 🤣
I find it interesting that everyone assumed Zhongli got the Archaic Stone from The Chasm. He, in fact, did not. He wasn't telling the truth, either, when he said he bought it. The truth is he got his Archaic Stone from the same person that gave us OUR Archaic Stone: Azhdaha. People seem to have forgotten that Azhdaha gave both Zhongli and The Traveler each an Archaic Stone during Zhongli's Character Quest. I also assume that's why The Traveler offered their Archaic Stone in Zhongli's stead. Because The Traveler didn't want Zhongli to give up the only memento he has of his old friend.
Truth be told, we SHOULD have two Archaic Stones since Azhdaha gave a third Archaic Stone to Paimon, but we'll ignore that oversight by Mihoyo.
@@FelixXavier- to the clinic
hehe
Here some contexts to added because some word/manners can't properly translated :
1. There's difference manner words used by Yelan here, the afterall quest, Yelan using the straightforward manner to everyone, including xiao. and the rest using respect manners to Xiao (reflected more on 1:38:49) but on 2:31:54 Yelan still straightforward, not so formal but more softer and understanding.
I didn't expect this entire quest show how serious Yelan is, compared from her girlboss demo, I thought she was Yae Miko-Liyue version. Flirty, bossy, sly, kinda narcissistic.
But from here, we can conclude that Yae personality was born. But Yelan got that because she need to be, she learnt that personality because of her life experience. (and this confirmed at the end of her story quest by Uncle Tian)
AND WHY I KNOW YELAN BACKSTORY MORE ON THIS QUEST COMPARED ON HER STORY QUEST. But I can do some spy work together so that's okay☺HATE YOU HOYOVERSE but still.. thank you
2. Xiao really getting softer after getting out of the chasm. When I say soft, I mean soft SOFT. There's so many emotion processing after the quest and no defensive or attack manners-used-word. The English team were really impressive enough to translating his changed personality but again, some word can't be really translated well, so there's some self-reflective meaning words missed out.
3. 2:51:36 Xiao mention that the traveler is a witness. The word witness here is THE SAME used by Zhongli on his 1st quest. On that quest, Zhongli using the word witness to imply that he live his life too long, slowly become the only one witnessing his friends life and deed without him realizing. And no one will be remember his friends + he himself.
But now traveler can become his "witness". To carry and remember him on every journey. The same condition apply to Xiao and his word.
It's nice to know there's someone will remember you, right?
4. Bosacius name in CN is Fu She 浮舍.
Fu as life, refer to 浮生一刹 (fusheng yi cha) means life passes like a split second.
She as sacrifice, refer to 万般皆舍 (wan ban jie she) means all can be sacrificed.
Xiao describing him always introduce his name as a way (implying) of bragging/arrogant, hoyoverse purposely make the word misunderstood. But at the last cutscene, Bosacius says:
我叫浮舍，意为-- *浮*生一刹, 万般皆*舍*
my name is Fu She, life is but a moment, nothing is eternal, all can be sacrificed
Revealing that he is a humble yaksha. And him always saying his name it's not a way of bragging, but he's proud of his name and (realizing that he is) capable of living it.
EDIT :
5. I forgot to mention the cutscene when Xiao asking permission to leave, the way Xiao asking permission it's not asking, but more like I hope you understand my decision and I know this path is dangerous so I can't guarantee if I could came back to my daily duty.
That's why Zhongli doesn't give any responses/getting cut at that part.
despite him being Zhongli now, Xiao manner still addressing him as Rex Lapis
Notes : I'm not native speaker, so I'm sorry for some words that may sound offending.
This comment!!! I always find these things so interesting, like what things are conveyed differently in each language. Very insightful, thanks for taking the time to write this!!
Im here to cri once again QAQ
@@calliejames3125 you're welcome! Every languages have their own way to craft the personality tho, so the english genshin side was already doin a great job.
These differences doesn't really bother me until Xiao mention us as a witness and Bocasius name has some deep meaning connected to his action, like even though he's become mad and lost memories, he's still living his name and I got carried by that HAHAHAH so he need some recognition!
@@itsmetelope7162 that's my goal, tho. Happy crying! HAHAHHAHA
This is such a pleasure to read. Thank u for being kind enough too share these kind of small gestics that makes a big part of why we love these characters.
The ending scene with the traveler and xiao 🥺 it was a moment big character development in this quest
This is honestly my favorite archon quest. It's just so good in every way. They rly stepped their game up with this one. This makes me both excited and scared for sumeru... I wonder if they can keep up the quality
Yeah, I really hope they make everyone cry, if a lot of people had some tears running down their face imagine what would Sumeru come with, so exciting
what's your opinion now that it's out omggg
finally some Xiao content/character development ! they should really give us more about him, his character is amazing and not many people appreciate him as much as he deserves.
edit: also, it feels like people aren't really giving Xiao enough recognition for all he's done this quest (well, or in general) or just completely ignore him tho.
this is frustrating and I'm confused..
I appreciate him with my whole heart, yeah we need more Xiao's content
Many people also misunderstand his character and that makes me sad because he’s not a emo edgy introverted Adepti boy.
@@seraphywang4638 yeah, that's what he sounds like in english tho, which is probably the most used dub. his voice and lines are beyond cringe. xiao is such an incredible character with so much potential but mihoyo and now hoyoverse made so many mistakes with him it almost feels like they did it on purpose, like they didn't want him to be as great of a character as he could have been, or people to like him
when Yelan reached out to Xiao the second she realized what he was doing was honestly the best emotion I've seen this game put out. 10/10
I loved that scene too
There is something i really love about this game and its the fact that the characters -and the history itself- doesnt paint the ''death'' as the worst destiny for one person, they constantly talk about something even more terrifying and melancholic: Erosion. Being forgotten, forgetting who you are, forgetting who people are and slowly leaving memories behind is way more tragic that people like Archons or Adeptus has to face up while the time flies. The deepest dialog in Genshin -in my opinion- comes from Zhongli: "Moments like these make me realize that the memories i carry feel more like a curse than a bleesing, i'm beginning to wonder if there will come a time when my memory will begin to fade. What will happpen when the day comes that no one is left to remember? What will happen when the day comes that even i begin to forget?" And i think thats really beutiful
well, as the saying goes: "our dead are never dead to us, until they're forgotten"
true, but death sometimes happens, like teppei death, and it also hits hard.
Hear me out, y know how the yakshas find solitude in knowing even in death they'll live on in their friends memories, Xiao is holding onto all of his friends memories and heroic acts but my first thought was who's there for Xiao.
Basically maybe the reason why zhongli told Xiao that we're a witness was because in a way he wanted to give Xiao what Xiao was to the other yakshas in the form of us, the traveller.
Anyways I'll go continue crying even tho the quest is like 2 weeks old now
🥺🥺🥺 you’re so right omg )’:
Yanfei: we need you Xiao
Xiao: -👄-
Yanfei: The traveler was in danger
Xiao: 👁O👁
Honestly this quest made me appreciate xiao alot more.
ZHONGLI CARRESSED XIAOS CHEEK WHEN SAVING HIM IM SOBBING 😭😭😭
02:04:42 Before this, Dish said "Imagine when a character dies, their banner just disappears forever" and then she switches to Xiao
Zhongli: waiting to see if they can handle this by themselves
*space pocket opens*
*everybody but Xiao appears*
Zhongli: NOPE. getting my boy
At least we know that even though Zhongli is stepping aside for the next generation to handle things, he really IS ready to step in if they can't. Thanks Gramps 🥺
2:20:25
Lmao dish was saying about paimon “She has some very sweet, very cute moments” and then Xiao is like “BORING!”
xiao saying what we all were thinking
@@moor5868 lol she’s actually cute to me ❤️
Love how Xiao disagreed to meet with Yanfei but when she told hm that Lumine was in trouble, he literally agreed so quickly- Honestly Xiao and Lumine are adorable, as Xiao said ''Even the darkest of hearts have room for those they cherish'' which indirectly means Lumine and the Adepti(Including Morax). Like he respects Lumine so much which is just.. cute. 2:30:28 In this part right here, Xiao is seen taking one last glance at Lumine, as he thought he was going to die. And Lumine was the first one whom Xiao made a protective layer against. Just wow. I love the two of them so much your honor.
If you look closely, he casts the layer on yanfei first then traveler
I love Xiaother, but the fact is that Xiao cares deeply for the traveler, no matter which sibling you choose.
Yeah
I know it's annoying that the Zhongli epilogue quest wasn't voiced, but ngl I'd rather have more unvoiced world quests run by playable characters than only hearing and seeing them in main quests. A fun way to get more character moments more quickly, as cool as it would be to hear the VAs.
I like the fact that you and Bwaap posted you Perilous Trail playthrough at the same time
Comfort strimmerss
@@sevamo those 2, plus tuonto, ant and rednas, are the best streamers ive seen so far, that play gesnhin atleast, but out of all of them, gotta say dish and rednas are my comfort
@@ival_747 I've also been into MurderofBirds! He's really deep into the Lore, so fun to watch 💕
@@sevamo ima check him out! Sounds interesting
@@ival_747 Have fun!!!!
this quest was so good, i loved the music and the cutscenes
one thing i wish they had done differently is the fight between Xiao and Bosacius, Xiao literally had *visible wounds* on him and then you fight this opponent who sounds incredibly strong and dangerous and it's just a couple of random floating hands, like, they literally just give you trial Xiao to dodge...
If Yelan, Eula and Jean were Yakshas, would their names be, Bombacius, Bootylicius and Dandelicius?
But I'm pretty sure yours would be Gorgeius
Lmao here have a glass of water 🚰
HEY I WAS CRYING WHY SAY THIS NOW LMAOOO
Name checks out, most based Genshin player.
HAHWHEGBSH 😭
ew
I am SOOOO curious as to what the traveller's scene from the elevator rising up means, where they feel a pull from the chaotic space/maybe the abyss? Like, the screen did that chromatic aberration thing it did when the shogun's mightiness made us all dizzy? And it like, called to us??? Traveller gets sucked into the abyss arc when
[spoiler warning from Inazuma story just in case]
It also happens during the Inazuma arc in the delusion factory. The traveler gets angry and then faints. Scaramouche says: "The wrath of the gods fills this factory, and it feeds on your energy."
In the Chasm elevator scene, the traveler is affected by the lost souls, just moments before a huge amount of them rises from the bottom of the Chasm. The traveler is most likely affected by the anger or some other strong emotion from the souls, and/or the souls are drawn to the traveler to take energy from them.
im crying so hard, xiao was ready to die to save everyone so he could get over his survivors guilt, but zhongli wouldnt let him die in the end
It was so hilarious how Xiao glitched and stood up when he is supposed to be sleeping and sitting on the ground
this quest made me cry myself to sleep ngl… xiao lore is just *chefs kiss*
Amazing story quest though....the cutscene where they escape from that inescapable underground looked great. The wait for 2.7 was definitely worth it
i seriously love how emotionally invested dish is during these quests. very relatable streamer indeed
Paimon: Don’t you dare compare Paimon to Itto!
Me: Don’t you guys have the same birthday?
"Now, you may be wondering: Dish, I'm not in a nursing home. Why have you given me a bingo card?"
Dish has said many clippable things, but this one is my favorite.
I don’t get the joke pls explain it
@@lost863 bingo=old people
I love everything about this Archon Quest the instant panic and relief I felt when Xiao was falling and a familiar Geo Icon and Powers reached into the darkness AHH-- Ngl this was probably the good time for Traveler to have at least spoken Xiao's name together with Paimon or in place of Paimon-- I bit disappointed to be honest that Traveler only speaks when it's about their twin nonetheless I LOVE THE STORY AND LORE SO MUCH.
Idk why but immediately after seeing Yelan for the first time my thoughts were if Rosaria and Yelan met they would butt heads a lot if they met given there characteristics.
Remember Ei's second story quest? When she said that 500 years ago Inazuma was engulfed in darkness, when monsters of the abyss attacked (including rifthounds) and where Kitsune died--that was probably the same time Yelan was and Xiao was talking about. Which leads us to question, did the archons destroy khaenri'ah because they attacked all nations of teyvat? Or did celestia attack khaenriah first, then khaenriah attacked all nations in return (because their deities are part of celestia), then the archons had to destroy khaenriah for retaliating? I like how this quest is opening another side of what happened 500 years ago--it's not as simple as someone attacked and another retaliated. Idk, these are just my thoughts haha
Archons destroyers khaenriah only meme dud
@lumineferus aether nope makoto and the last dendro actually died because of that reason, they were both sent to khaenriah by something with greater authority (i would assume celestia), its not just a meme by the community. venti, zhongli, and ei were for sure not present though
this is the thing everyone wondered about since the start of the game. the information the games provide is self-contradictory
@@lehuydang3576 I don't think it's self-contradictory, rather it's that we don't have all the information yet. Either way, I guess we'll just have to wait for the rest of the story to unfold.
My theory is Khaenria were experimenting with the powers of the abyss and it corrupted a vast majority of people(Including Gold's experiments) and machines creating monsters and the abyss order. Celestia nuked Khaenria to control the situation but it didn't work too well and sacrificed a lot of innocent people in the process.
I feel like Khaenria was already trying to hold back the cataclysm, they may have been trying to steal the crystal that's in the chasm with the Ruin Serpent but failed for some reason.
Lastly Celestia are definitely sus. They were involved in overthrowing the original gods that ruled the civilisation Khaenria and Enkanomiya were once part of and started the Archon war. How and why though, is the question.
The fact that Yanfei and Itto were there was enough for me, but tbh this quest surpassed my expectations adn im very happy
This quest reminds me of the original Twilight Zone episode “Five Characters in Search of an Exit”. The similarities were there; five people being stuck in a unfamiliar place, no clear exit, the phenomenon of not being hungry or getting fatigue, and the dread setting in over time. It’s possible that the devs have gotten inspiration from said episode for this quest.
Either way, this quest was incredible. The interactions, the subtle hints of the characters’ mental states, the comedic relief from Itto, the sad reality of Xiao and his group’s existence. It’s got it all for a dark adventure.
Saw that episode and now I can't unsee the similarities.....
I loved this quest so much, and felt Xiao’s character development so deeply, that I just got inspired and triple crowned him. He deserves it. I love him dearly, what a great character.
There's a theory where Paimon is connected to the GOD of TIME. It might be the reason why Paimon was greatly affected by the disruption of TIME and SPACE during the quest.
In regards to the pacing issues, it's actually better when playing in Chinese audio. The timings are a bit off in dubbing due to language differences
U can fix that in the settings
Bro this quest was a roller coaster. We never even got to talk to Bosacious. Like god damn this quest was dark.
btw love your vids dish :>
2:45:00 - 2:46:14 really warms my heart. Thank you for this, dish! 😭💖
I don't know what made me cry more, Xiao sacrificing himself, or Bosacius remembering his brothers and sisters...
paimon freaking out and knocking over the compass has some real reckless pallad pushing sucrose and chasing the sword energy
For me it had more of a 'powerful creature that fakes to be clumsy and useless doing something to push forward the plot in an apparently clumsy and useless way' energy.
If Paimon didn't knock the Compass over, the gang wouldn't have realized that the key was using both Divine and Human magic to unleash its full powers.
@@UberWraith so tl;dr Paimon sus
This quest genuinely made me cry. Seeing Xiao want to give up so easily. I can understand why, but it is horrible that it came to that. And the memories of the other yakshas? Traumatizing, to say the least.
Was this a limited time event? Or is it a playable quest?
@@TheGemiOfGeminis it was an archon quest, so it is still playable for when you reach the chasm portion of the story.
@@ragingoverwatch3052 gotcha I believe I did the Archon quests wrong then since I did Venti's, Raidens, then Nahida's so I think I missed doing some of the chasm after we saw dainsleif again for the second time so oops I may of messed up lmao
Watching this again, Bosacious was calling Xiao’s name in his final hours, that must have been hard for Xiao to witness.
I’m also realizing that Yelan defiantly noticed Zhongli and tried to chase after him, I didn’t catch the obvious signs until when she said she thought that someone helped them.
It’s also interesting, after we do see Zhongli, that he wasn’t expecting Xiao to tell us about being saved by him. He pretended that he wasn’t even there. I mean, Xiao hasn’t told anyone else about it, and also I remember it was super hard to even talk to him without almond tofu. We went from having to search for him, to him showing up when we call, and then now he waits for us and invited us to go with him.
Geo dad just doesn’t want to lose Xiao, who has been showing so much improvement. Although maybe Xiao was ready to die, Zhongli doesn’t seem to believe it’s his time yet.
“Every journey has its final day, don’t rush.” Plus, he gets someone to share the memories, right?
(Also, thank you so much for sharing your insights on other people doing favors for people and the feeling of being burdened, it was very wise words.)
Still can’t get over dish’s new haircut ITS SO GOOD :D
I love the long videos ! hope to see more
Same
2:53:05 so timely. Personally, I needed to hear that. Thanks Xiao, thanks hoyoverse
I cried at the ending of the quest even just remebering it makes my eyes ki da teary it was a sad and happy ending 😭😭
It's Bizarre to me that Itto slept through the most important part of the story.
They did him dirty
They wouldn't get to the important part of the story if he didn't punch that wall
@@orein1880 Yeah I’m aware, I’m just saying it’s funny and seems very itto like 👍🏼
Mihoyo: here is your mora, the perilous trail quest will be ending soon, please take part. Me : joining genshin impact late and having to do a million quests first 😃
Dont worry they are talking about the event that part of the quest ... But the main quest is part of the Archon quest line so it is permanent... And you can do this later.. you're missing the event rewards tho.
@@JohnCivor oof
Prime reason you should tell your dad where are you going before leaving
Learn from Xiao kids
2:30:30 it wasn’t Zhonghli who saved him, it was Albedo and his Geo Elevator.
Zhongli just finessed that man into giving us his fans as a gift without getting that stone 😂
5:27 I've been thinking that too since itto's gang got revealed in his trailer. the rest of the gang are just too npc-looking and could've been more unique too tbh. maybe not "unique" like having important/playable characters designs but they could at least stand out more than the typical inazuman male npcs considering they were kicked out(or something) during the recent iradori festival because of their unusual attires. imo those generic inazuman clothes and hairstyles could stay but besides their arataki gang hat, they could also have itto's obi around their waists as well as some red line tattoos on their face and bodies just like their boss. those would've been more than enough to make them stand out from the crowd than just their little hats.
Words can't describe how much this quest means to me. Been going through stuff recently because I can't talk to the closest person in my life anymore... And hearing Xiao say that this was the last time he could see Bosacius. Bruh I'm in tears. And unlearning that you're not a burden and you can let others in and share your life with them is 😭 aaaaah Xiao
I love Dish!! The most wholesome strimmer! Also, this questline was one of my favorites. The cutscenes were some of the best and plenty of cool interactions with a bunch of characters. It also hits right in the feels... I think it was definitely worth the wait!
32:12 Ushi's walking animation at its best.😂
Really looking forward to watching this. I loved playing through it the Chasm is easily one of my favorite areas in all of Genshin now. Especially that music and battle theme ooo my
Never in my life did I think that I would watch a 3 hour video and feel like it was 1 hour
Don't know if anyone will see this. But I wanted to add some outside game context that gives some interesting perspective on everything that happened in the Event, although this is all theories and conjecture on my end of course, I still think there's something solid there:
Yelan mentioned a specific branch of 'magic' for her ancestor, and thus her clan (and thus also herself): "Thaumaturgy". I think this plays into a lot of what's going on in this event, especially with all the mention of 'Miracles'. 'It's a miracle we found the compass', 'This place responds to our imagination. Terrifying, but also a miracle', etc. Thaumaturgy as a form of magic is about.. you guessed it: 'Miracles'. Although I think there is some greater ancient force at play here too, for this impossible labyrinth that seeks to consume those inside it, I think a lot of the 'sci-fi' sounding talk of 'space time', 'physical condition being suspended in time', 'intersecting spaces', it's all related to some magic influence left over from the 'Compass', it is the magic of 'miracle working'. If you think about it, everything that happens in here can be seen in the light of 'miracles', impossible things happening, events lost to time 500 years ago somehow replaying again in front of you, somehow breaking through and meeting up with Xiao, even the soldiers winning against the monsters 500 years ago, etc, all could be considered 'miracles'. In fact, if you think about it, this even plays into Yelan's design of being tied with 'dice' and 'chance', she is a 'thaumaturge', she deals in miracles, overcoming insurmountable odds. I think it all ties back to this concept of 'thaumaturgy'.
In fact, even the nature of the device 'The Fantastic Compass', I think has some ties into lore about 'Thaumaturgy'. Let me just quote some stuff about one of the oldest books talking about the concept of 'thaumaturgy' (from 1570 to be exact), taken from the Wikipedia article, and see if some things sound familiar:
_[A]n "art mathematical" called "thaumaturgy... which giveth certain order to make strange works, of the sense to be perceived and of men greatly to be wondered at"_
_In Dee's (Author of the book) time, "the Mathematicks" referred not merely to the abstract computations associated with the term today, but to physical mechanical devices which employed mathematical principles in their design. These devices [...] were seen by unsophisticated people as magical devices which could only have been made with the aid of demons and devils_
Think I'm making a bit of a stretch? Maybe. But think about it in comparison to the game, although it is called a 'catalyst' by Yelan, and it is clearly magical, the 'Compass' is obviously mechanical in nature too. So we have a branch of 'magic' where as a 'catalyst' for magic the used a mechanical device (obviously involving maths in its creation), and this device performs what can only be described as 'acts of miracle', twice (sealing the labyrinth and stopping the monsters 500 years ago, and getting you all out of there now). I personally genuinely believe that Mihoy did some research into Thaumaturgy, and used it as the base for the lore around Yelan's background, and the 'fantastic compass'. I mean, again, tying it into Yelan, mathematics also play a role in 'statistics', games of chance'. I also don't think it's coincidental that the domains in this event all employed so much orientation and rotation of geometrical shapes in space, and also orientating in time, concepts often common in maths.
Now, beyond this point from Dee's days about maths, 'thaumaturgy' is also a magical art deeply rooted in religion and belief. There may be no 'Christian God' in Teyvat, but it is a highly religious place with many different Gods and beliefs. It's not at all a stretch to think that this clan of thaumaturges that Yelan comes from, did not serve their own God that we are yet to learn about, some sort of God of 'miracles'.
Idk, I could be completely off base here, but there's definitely something there, and I have no doubt that 'thaumaturgy' and the concept of 'miracle working', plays into the events of this quest. There's no way they specifically brought up that term, and talked so much about 'miracles', just randomly. I'm interested to hear what others think though. I think there's a lot more to read into with this event.
*Tl;dr* Yelan mentions 'thaumaturgy' in the quest, this is a branch of 'sourcery' known as 'miracle working', a magic focused on 'miracles', impossible things occurring against all odds. I think everything that happens in this event, can be traced back to this concept of 'thaumaturgy'. They even mention occurrences being 'a miracle' a number of times in the dialogue. It's a miracle you managed to meet up with Xiao, it's a miracle you found the compass, it's a miracle that these events 500 years lost to the past are somehow appearing before you in form of illusions and memories. I think it's all residual magic from the 'Fantastic Compass', something referred to as a 'catalyst' for magic by Yelan, from her clan of 'thaumaturges'. I believe this new category of magic we're seeing in Teyvat lore is the overarching theme of this quest.
Very nice read! Thanks for the info! :D
2:44:49 hits real deep, whoever that wise one was.
itto made the quest a lot brighter, i love itto
This is the most beautiful archon quest ever imo, the story is very good and i like how they introduced us to the other yakshas, i almost cried at the cut scene it was so beautiful plus, i love yelan's personality, one of my fave characters so far...
Okay, can I ask why you like yelan. Not to be rude but I just don't understand, I genuinely don't like her.
The only redeeming quality I could think about her is her looks, Intelligence and strength/ability. But mostly the scene where she prevents Xiao from sacrificing himself, which is very nice but I feel like that goes down the drain after you threatened everyone twice. At the mysterious door and the end so it feels like she has mentality? Of "I won't let you kill yourself but I'm fine with killing you". It was mostly towards the Inazumins but kuki in most scenes were trying to help moral and itto made every less dark. Itto forgave Yelan and even kind of 'sacrificed himself' but she still kind of still has a grudge.
I dunno it probably just because of her job but you don't have to threaten people to understand that it's top secret info that could appose great danger And just has a attitude. She doesn't even feel like a tsundere or whatever. But I guess it's just me. But after all this you can still like her, I just don't understand.
@@yuriusutr7284 sassy personality 🤩
Itto's English VA fits his character SO well. I need to hurry up and finish this so I can finish the perilous trail before it's over )':
The mission will not go away, only the event will. But still, you should do the event since it gives a lot of primos and its very unique combat-wise, I really liked it
@@caiomendes7689 oop, good to know thank you! definitely want the event bow too b/c I have not played since forever (':
They are not mean for no reason, they are mean and become sensitive because of the depth of the chasm makes them behave like that but Shinobu and Yanfei is the most calm there. Luckily they not ended up like Bosacius that losing control and senile because Bocasius has been there for a much longer time. That's why Xiao urge us to go back as soon as possible
I didn’t notice it earlier but the vision holders are not restricted to a single weapon type . In this quest both yelan and xiao used used the catalyst of yelan’s clan (In the lore , zhongli evidently made/used many other weapons too).
Yes.. and in yanfei Teaser you can hear her saying that she mastered the art of sword... And also here in the quest she also said that she is a martial artist even tho she is a catalyst user... And in kazuha cutscenes of his friend you can see that Kujo Sara is wielding a katana.
So yeah i agree the one weapon type in genshin at least on lore are not bound to one character.
@@JohnCivor this just made me imagine yanfei but with heizou's attacks LMAO thank you for that
man Itto really is something.. I love his personality, too bad my primos are limited
Yelan saying that there was no need for a warning sign bc of the danger is like saying you shouldn’t put a wet floor sign when the floor is slippery and the person finds out the floor is wet by slipping and falling.
2:19:58 I mean, she said she thought it had been twenty days....she's definitely more affected by the time than anyone else is
1:23:04 THE WAY XIAO JUST RISES AND SLOWLY TURNS WHEN DISH CLICKS ON HIM TO TALK IS JUST- 😂😂
I wasn't sure about it, but now I can confirm: no matter, how many times I watch those cutscenes, I will always bawl my eyes out. ALWAYS.
I just know that we as the Genshin community are not yet ready to see a character die in game…specially one that’s playable and that is very much loved
1:23:05 WHAT LMAO he didn't stand up like that when I played it HAHAHA
actually this space is something similar with Ei and shogun's space where they fought, where time was also warped in there and Ei fought for 500 years in there.
2:01:36 I think this might have been a mistake, the letter writes the name of Bosacius, it should just be the nameless yaksha, because the soldiers doesnt knows his name. Or this is just because of the narrative because we now know his name so they put it there, well please correct me if I'm wrong
This has been my favorite quest in the entire game honestly. The tension between two completely opposite characters (free willed Itto, and the strict and sharp Yelan) and also the tension between Yelan and Xiao. Then there was brilliantly done humor, like when Itto punched the door that had a device to open it right next to it, with the rest of the crew smirking and clapping. The characters who were at first very distant and prickly towards eachother, slowly getting closer in the event of danger and turmoil. The cutscenes were also very beautifully done. Xiao is my favorite character as well, so watching him fall and get saved by Zhongli hit me so hard and I cried for the first time ever in my almost 2 years of playing genshin. Xiao finally getting some closure and opening up a little more to the idea of interacting with other mortal friends was also very heartwarming for me. Definitely one of the best quests in Genshin to date, hands down.
I just realised the the symbols when yelan activated the compass was the symbols when shenhe uses her ability ot burst
when i was playing through this quest i typed up any thoughts i had while i was doing it
just, ramblings about what was going on.
its great to reread because i completely understand how i got to the place i did but its also absolutely a product of the fact that id just consumed a moderately large amount of sugar to remain alert and hadnt had a full nights sleep in like three days.
a curated selection of the good ones are as follows (in chonological order, see if u can guess where each of them r from)
1 - "oh god now IM making the college au"
2 - "BESTIES. U LIT A FUCKING FIRE WHEN WE DUNNO WHEN WE'RE GETTING OUT OF BEING TRAPPED UNDERGROUND
STOP ROASTING THE MELONS. PUT THE FIRE OUT"
3 - "down we go
enkanomiya flashbacks
falling down a hole into a puddle"
4 - "take. some bullshit spare artifacts and a 5star sword. ok now i feel safer but also. what the FUCK dont take my fucking kokomi from me"
5 - "there he is !!! theres my boy xiao
holy shit hes like. got fuckin oozing shit on him
xiao ??? why do you bleed like that
is this xiao even real ?? are BOTH of my favourite characters gonna get cloned ??"
6 - "the way we're talking to xiao is how ud talk someone down from killing themself"
7 - "PUT OUT. THE GODDAMN FIRE
DO NOT. I REPEAT DO NOT. ROAST THE LAVENDER MELONS
I HAVE HUNDREDS OF PERFECTLY GOOD DISHES IN MY BAG HERE LOOK. DONT COOK THE MELONS WE NEED THAT OXYGEN DUMBASS"
8 - "stop dancing xiaos telling us about how his presence is poisonous"
9 - "XIAO DO NOT
do not fucking kill urself
i take it back, yanfei continue talking to him like he is suicidal"
10 - "yelan playing the abusive therapist"
11 - "O SHIT THE ABYSS THINGS ? SOULS ???
fight fight fight
zhongli ?
YANFEI U GO GIRL
the dull blade murdering very effectively"
12 - "xiao u good bestie
OH GOD ITS CRACKING
the mask
is he ok ???
GIVE IT BACK TO YELAN
oh my fucking gods
xiao ???
FUCKING. NO
this looks like. geo. is
FUCKING THANK YOU ZHONGLI
oh my gof
that was stressful
xiao was like. fully ready to fucking die there"
13 - "yelans like 'mustve been somebody important'
and xiaos like 'mmmmmm yeah. yep but i cannot say SHIT' "
14 - "XIAO STOP BEING FUCKING SUICIDAL"
15 - "xiao: i think if i died saving u back there it wouldnt have been bad
us: u fucking LIAR"
16 - "paimon out here being oddly wise for. how she normally is"
17 - "bosacius just got dementia"
18 - "take a jellyfish, xiao
it will heal you to full
unless your hp is above about 30k
in which case, i understand why u got overwhelmed back there ur artifacts are shit"
my personal favourites are 10, 17, 5, and 8.
I'm so sad that i didn't have time to do this event because i have many upcoming exams and i would still have to do many prerequisite quests... xiao is my main and i really love him but WHY DO I HAVE TO DO THE CHASM QUESTS AND STORY QUESTS FIRST AHHH I'M SO SADDDD
i literally cried just by watching the cutscene
Just to point out, the Realms of Guile and War Event will end in a few days but the Archon Quest: Interlude Act II itself is a permanent feature. Meaning that you will not be able to experience the 'roadsign' battles with the mechanics of 'party cooldown' and their rewards, but all the other things of this video - the story, the puzzle domains and the cutscenes - will be there for you.
"III. New Events
During the event, go to The Chasm and investigate the mysteries of the depths. Complete various challenges in the event to obtain rewards like Primogems, Crown of Insight, Weapon Ascension Materials, Talent Level-Up Materials, Mystic Enhancement Ore, Hero's Wit, and Mora. Complete specific "Realms of Guile and War" to obtain the event-exclusive weapon "Fading Twilight" (Bow) and its Refinement Material."
"IV. New Main Story
1. New Archon Quest
Archon Quest Interlude Chapter: Act II - "Perilous Trail"
Archon Quest Interlude Chapter: Act II - "Perilous Trail" will be permanently available after the Version 2.7 update"
@@UberWraith oohhhh thank you soo much for telling me!!
leave it to dish who actually tries to figure out the world building while doing quests. imo, space manipulation is not that new since the teapot and plane of euthymia are examples of space manipulation. though this is the first time that it's actually a natural occurrence of an area rather than a man-made phenomenon
XIAO IN THIS QUEST IS SOOO URGHH
It makes me feel for him. The voice actor and the scenes are NO JOKE!!!
Just wanted to say your hair is ABSOLUTELY adorable :)
Is it just me or Itto really has a strange addiction to enter in an argument with big women?
53:22 the pacing sounds off because it is translated from the Chinese version, the pacing is actually a lot better in chinese
yelans face when she realise xiao is gonna sacrifice himself D:
(Liyue in trouble)
Zhongli: I sleep
(Xiao sacrifices himself)
Zhongli: REAL SHIT?!?!
2:08:41 dang just realized she almost called the whole ending (Xiao didn't die ofc but almost did) also just watching the whole quest again brings back the eerie and claustrophobic feeling. This archon quest really was quite something.
Can we talk about how real the expression on Yelan’s face was at 2:30:33 ? like woah they outdid themselves there, I got such goosebumps in this sequence
My heart dropped when i saw xiao almost dying
This was such an emotional quest 😭
I can’t explain it, but I wouldn’t bet against Itto in a fight against Yelan.
Yanfei and Yelan are ex-girlfriends, you can't change my mind 👁️👁️
while i was watching this i was pulling for yelan and i got her :D keep up the good videos
This is so insane I love xaio,HER FACE when xaio was falling lol
Mihoyo reeeally trying to pull a Himeko on us... genshin/honkai players truly know no peace....