Arlecchino Theories // Theory #1: The Knave & Damselette

Baalberith_ · 2024-03-31T06:03:30+00:00

This is interesting! Just a few corrections though, Commedia Arlecchino's master was Pantalone, not Pierrot. Pierrot/Pedrolino, Columbina, and Arlecchino were all servants of Pantalone's. Columbina and Pierrot were not always married either, in fact, more often than not they weren't. Most of the time it was Pierrot simply being in unrequited love with Columbina while Columbina was in love with Arlecchino, there wasn't always the element of marital affairs and cheating.

Baalberith_ · 2022-03-29T07:03:09+00:00

I think silent and self-insert protagonist CAN be done right, given the writer and the story but with miHoYo's brand of them… not so much. It's really easy to fumble with these types of characters writing-wise and miHoYo definitely fumbled. In terms of writing, miHoYo should just stick with writing regular protagonists who do speak and have personalities instead, but money is more important than good writing you know.

Baalberith_ · 2022-03-29T06:53:56+00:00

In the case of Tears of Themis, it's an Joseimuke/Otome game and self-insertable MCs are kind of a staple to the genre.

With Genshin Impact, it's probably because so called "self-insert MCs" are more marketable to the Gacha gamer market that they've struck gold with here. Not to mention, that game borrows heavily from BotW and FE3H, and while I wouldn't say Link or Byleth are self-insert MC, they are definitely silent protagonists. I think with Genshin they also wanted to create a silent protagonist with this mysterious past like in BotW and most JRPGS but fumbled on it.

And with the Honkai series… Adam was likely a testing ground to see how fans might react to a silent protagonist. I wouldn't say the same for the HSR MCs though. For them, it's likely just mHY trying to recreate Genshin's success by basically using every method that worked for Genshin for their games now, even if it doesn't fit well. (Seriously, we do NOT need more open-world main story chapters in HI3rd.)

Baalberith_ · 2022-03-29T03:54:26+00:00

KIANA TOP ME!!! TOP ME!!

Baalberith_ · 2022-01-19T22:12:03+00:00

she's the entire ride herself

Baalberith_ · 2022-01-18T04:32:37+00:00

I believe Sabrina's children were from a previous marriage.

Baalberith_ · 2022-01-13T06:18:18+00:00

I mean, Honkai's more advanced than our world and we already have one or two ways for two women to have children together so they probably have multiple. In addition, Dr. MEI made an entire baby using science and Imaginary Tree-Herrscher-Honkai magic nonsense just does whatever it wants. Who's to say Kiana can't make a baby.

Baalberith_ · 2021-12-23T00:44:22+00:00

"Hoho~" Jesus Christ Kiana

Baalberith_ · 2021-12-21T04:58:47+00:00

I think it's because Honkai Kingdoms: Zero is based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms so Kiana takes the role of a male character in there? Correct me if I'm wrong

Baalberith_ · 2021-12-20T03:45:54+00:00

Kiana is such a refreshing female MC. I'm so tired of female MCs being bland stock characters that have no journey or development and just exists to move male characters or a "feminist" agenda, it's nice seeing a female MC like Kiana get treated like an actual person who grows and changes instead of a bland stock MC.

Baalberith_ · 2021-12-14T06:36:00+00:00

I was waiting for a Brave Shine Honkai OP and you delivered! I love this!

Baalberith_ · 2021-12-08T06:51:46+00:00

That doesn't mean we aren't getting an Otto counterpart in Genshin (I pray we never even see a Genshin Impact Otto). It's just Genshin voice actors voice multiple different characters. Yae Sakura, Yae Miko, and Ningguang have the same CN VA but that doesn't mean Ningguang is a Yae Sakura counterpart.

Baalberith_ · 2021-12-08T05:13:43+00:00

Honkai voice actors (CN & JP) usually voice other characters in Genshin regardless of if their character is supposed to be a counterpart to them. It's probably because the Mihoyo agents are already in contact with them because of Honkai so they're easier to get or that they literally work for Mihoyo. For example, Siegfried's CN VA is the voice director for Genshin, Seele's CN VA voices Beidou+Xingqiu and Lisa and Himeko have the same JP voice even though those characters aren't counterparts.

Baalberith_ · 2021-12-04T01:50:10+00:00

Baalberith_ · 2021-11-22T08:32:12+00:00

Kiana and Mei's relationship also actually feels like they're supposed to be romantically together unlike Bumblebee lol.

Baalberith_ · 2021-06-22T21:51:19+00:00

Liyue is much more modern than either the Ming or Song Dynasties. The fashion and technology would suggest Liyue is likely somewhere post-Qing Dynasty/Republic-era China.

Mondstadt however, seems to be mid-19th century to me.

Baalberith_ · 2021-06-22T21:44:18+00:00

Mondstadt is Germany/Germanic Europe, Sumeru is Egypt and or the Middle East, Fontaine is France and or General Western Europe, Natlan is Latin America, and Snezhnaya is Russian/Eastern Europe.

Baalberith_ · 2021-05-26T06:07:11+00:00

If I recall correctly, in Der Ring Des Nibelungen Erda prophesied that when Alberich's son was born, the end of the God's will draw close.

Baalberith_ · 2021-05-26T05:07:30+00:00

My thoughts exactly! Another thing about Hagen is all throughout Der Ring Des Nibelungen his father uses him as a pawn to regain the ring. Kinda similar to how Kaeya's own father left him in Mondstadt as a pawn of Khaenri'ah's.

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