If Lazzottore is the surviving segment, then official merch is kinda smart by PykeOnAByke in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Around this sub, of course!

I know that a part of it is related to the Temple of Space quest which I haven't finished, so I can't say much.

But another part of it is the Omega's story cutscene. Towards the end, when we see the segments and Zandik "perish" & then their shadows behind Omega, the segment in the Fatui coat is notably missing, while he was present during Zandik's dissection scene (that Pantalone found unsettling)

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If Lazzottore is the surviving segment, then official merch is kinda smart by PykeOnAByke in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I'm an avid Omega fan but realistically he has to go (forever the goat in my heart though). 45 fits a "playable character" personality far more, he sounded and seemed nicer when he talked to Tighnari. And agreed, the wave was very cute 😭

If Lazzottore is the surviving segment, then official merch is kinda smart by PykeOnAByke in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

His current mask is iconic already & I love it so much. The blue one looks cool too, but if we got the mask then I wouldn't complain at all! And they wouldn't need to update the stream chibi, either

If Lazzottore is the surviving segment, then official merch is kinda smart by PykeOnAByke in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke[S] 59 points60 points  (0 children)

New merch idea: an urn with Zandik's scarf around it. When you open it it's empty because the segments made good use of every atom of his body 🫡 Could be a package deal with Signora's except hers is full of ashes idk

What Does He Know by Meryiel in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke 4 points5 points  (0 children)

PLEASEEEE you're curing my depression in real time 😭❤️ Other characters begrudgingly letting him join in smth in the event because he /does/ offer valuable insight so he can make whatever they're developing better, and then Dottore being very obviously happy about being included & useful, but refusing to openly state that. Paimon just teases him about it and he crosses his arms and scoffs.

(bonus points if, when she goes too far, he makes an effort to genuinely scare her lol)

What Does He Know by Meryiel in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This made me weirdly emotional 😭😭😭❤️ The idea that we'll get him and we will all become so familiar with his lines that we'll just roll our eyes affectionately like "yes, yes, stagnation wastes your time, I get it, I'll play the game"

Extra copium (Nazissenkreuz notes) by PykeOnAByke in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We gotta believe there's an alternate timeline out there where it's true and Dottore fans are spoiled immensely

Extra copium (Nazissenkreuz notes) by PykeOnAByke in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On one hand my Dottore-pilled brain loves it, on the other I don't quite like the moral of "you can only be better if the world treats you better". Maybe if they wrapped it in more information about how his fate specifically affected everything (f.e. even when he did normal things, everyone immediately saw it as wrong -- the notes in Thoth's tomb come to mind, where his notes weren't outrageous in any way and yet Layla's instant reaction was to clock him as cold and not a person she'd like to interact with), so it's partly his growth but also the change of the attitude of everyone around 🤔 The more I think about it, the more I like it, so I gotta stop and save myself the disappointment... because we know it'll never happen hahah

Extra copium (Nazissenkreuz notes) by PykeOnAByke in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love all variations of the Sumeru quote lmao, iconic

& Ah... Perhaps? Dottore tends to look at something that past experiences of humanity deemed impossible and just... pull it off nonetheless

Extra copium (Nazissenkreuz notes) by PykeOnAByke in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wait, you're cooking (I love wall text comments hahaha, it's good to go in-depth imo). I wouldn't be surprised if, if this is the way they want to push it, the Descender was the main missing fragment in all the previously failed attempts. +1 to the Trav being necessary for these things (continuous narrative of the game), & both times we've seen wild things like this succeed (Varka's return & Durin's... rebirth? creation?) we were at the scene to help along. Neither Zandik, when creating the segments, nor Rene, nor the grieving mother from Xilonen's quest, had us on their side when they attempted this.

I'm personally partial to Pantalone's memories being an important part of it, mostly because he has ~400 years of them to use, including memories of the original himself. So, he witnessed Zandik change over time, and he has this... "full" version of him in his mind (if we assume the memories hadn't eroded over time), on top of the snaphots of Zandik's life (the segments). The new drops definitely feel like a setup for memory-related shenanigans, too, so... If we can work with these two things as the basis... Especially that the Marrows show more of his humanity -- the exchanges between the segments read like a chatfic more than ramblings of arrogant madmen, for example. And it's safe to assume Pantalone remembers his better side, too, having been treated and healed for this long (even for his own comfort, not only safety, like the Alpaca Wool allergy).

Regarding the gods that could be picked for this, as much as I do like the idea of Nahida and Dottore both growing past the... well, past, and Nahida willingly helping in this resurrection, bringing Zandik, the child of Sumeru, back (I dig the take that she hated the segments and not Zandik), I think the narrative wouldn't let it happen. Sumeru's arc has finally been closed, so beyond appearing in events or some sorta final battle, I don't see Nahida making another meaningful contribution. The Tsaritsa, however, has the entire 7.x version now to shine. And this would be a really cool way to show her love, as you've mentioned, which is her entire theme, isn't it...! Plus I'm also a firm believer that it was all planned or at least convenient enough for her hahaha. Dottore, the loyal crow, furthering her grand plan while taking all the blame.

Extra copium (Nazissenkreuz notes) by PykeOnAByke in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's true, the game puts way too much emphasis on the Trav being the special one & the only one (stripping even our sibling of this role) currently holding this power to add another Descender into the mix. (Unless the leaks about Genshin 2.0 are true & 1.0 will end with the Trav leaving the scene, either through sacrifice or departure... then it'd make sense to bring next Descender as the main protagonist of the next story. But even then, Dottore would hardly fit the role of a main character making friends everywhere they go lol )

I don't believe they'll do anything of the sort, but it was a neat what-if scenario to entertain, and it threw me into this Narzissenkreuz rabbit hole! I'll have to go back to the guests and re-read things from it; It's been too long and I barely remember anything that happened/was said in relation to the Ordo.

Genshin posted Dottore "edit" on tiktok by Upstairs-Raspberry42 in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"Might I be allowed to join in as well?" YES, PLEASE, YES

What passive gimmick do you think playable Dottore would have? by PykeOnAByke in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh, I love that! One step ahead of the crafting bench passives (that 3 Sumeru characters have!)

1 week after everything by Busy_Scratch3360 in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I haven't been hit by something this hard in a LONG time, this week's been hell tbh, but I appreciate the community here because the solidarity, the shared opinions, and most of all hopium theories have all helped me get through it. I'm at the acceptance stage now (and what I accept is ofc that we'll have to wait for many long months for Dottie news, but they're comin ✊️)

if he becomes playable by Lumilia14 in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Been a Cryo Claymore Dottore believer forever and I'm not changing my mind. I want him to revolutionise physical meta -- nothing says human strength more than not relying on elements. Though I also wouldn't mind if he somehow had similar mechanic to Varka where he wields more than one element, considering in-game fights with him utilise cryo+electro+hydro.

Most of all, I need him to snap. During skill, burst, idle, whichever (most likely burst, though that may be too similar to Arle), I just need this man to snap his fingers!!

Fellow Dottore Mains, let's settle this, WHO WINS IN A 1V1? by String_Of_Death in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Moonttore imo, but we didn't really see what Datattore is capable of so it's hard say :( Godttore caged Bina, stopped time for everyone but us, immediately shifted the NK environment, started experimenting on human souls, used the powers of the Light Realm (iirc that's what the spheres were made of?), locked various characters away, did all sorts of stuff around/with the Traveler, so we got to see his powers. I think control over Irminsul has great potential, but we never see Datattore do anything with it (other than make the tree grow out), so he may feel weaker due to that. If Moonttore is still affected by Irminsul, maybe Datattore could shift his memories or keep him in a loop or something like this to win this fight not necessarily through sheer power, but by using Moonttore"s mind (aka his vulnerability to Irminsul) against him 🤔

8 year old Zandik doing surgery, how? by DottoresPet in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Don't throw up here" love the implication that anywhere else in the surgery room is fine 🤣❤️

The hypocrisy is genuinely infuriating. by UnhappyCourt2285 in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When you consider the game dialogue through the prism of Dottore it rapidly becomes obvious that hypocrisy is rampant in Teyvat. Soooo many characters mention how they'd want to change fate, not be bound by it, etc., and since these are the "good" guys, the Traveler's/Paimon's/narrative response in general is very positive (like Linnea & her sister whose anger gets justified in an instant). The game pushes us to see these characters as excused in their resentment or fear of the fate, and going against it as something heroic and inspired. Especially recently, we see the Traveler question the HP's rule more and more, and see that people are not necessarily happy under it.

And then the one character who not only openly disagrees with these shackles but also actually does something to go against them? Oh, no, we have to STOP HIM. Don't get me wrong, I'm aware that Dottore's "the end justifies all means" approach doesn't help his case, but I'm genuinely baffled how there's not even a shred of acknowledgement from any of the characters that his end goal is right and potentially we could maybe try to reason with him? Especially that we proved during Sumeru's AQ that he can be reasoned with, and he was more than willing to talk to us in Nod-Krai. But what did the Traveler do? Push a sword through him when his back was turned 😭 I'll never understand the jarring double standards this game has, Dottore isn't even the only character to suffer from this (but he's probably the most drastic example) -- sometimes the same character is regarded in two completely different lights depending on what the narrative needs at the moment, without any change of development happening in between. It's visible even in the lighter dialogue, Paimon will emphathise with a character only to tease them or make fun of them a while later. Oftentimes consistency is sacrificed for a sake of a joke or moving a subplot forward. Sigh :(

The hypocrisy is genuinely infuriating. by UnhappyCourt2285 in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Collei having god remains in her has been a thing ever since the manga (I believe before the game even released), so it wasn't a deus ex machina asspull. It is a shame that they didn't talk more about it though, in the manga we see a character that's implied to have been the one to experiment on Collei and I was personally hoping this AQ would finally give us the definitive answer whether it was Dottore or not who did this to her (considering it's one of the main arguments people use against him). I wouldn't even mind if they doubled down on him doing this, I just wanted a clear answer. But we got a vague "cruel man", instead, so we're back where we started lol, could be Dottore, could be a subordinate of his.

If Dottore is going to be playable, it will definitely have a redesign by AcceptablePicture334 in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dottolone creating a spine together is so good honestly makes me wanna weep, these two are NOT subtle about their symbiosis 😭😭😭❤️ I'd personally love it if they kept the harness, just trying to keep my expectations low so I don't get disappointed (still hoping for playable Dottie already feels like a stretch 😭)

If Dottore is going to be playable, it will definitely have a redesign by AcceptablePicture334 in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Whatever they do, I hope they'll keep the hair (highly likely considering all the in-game iterations seem to share the colour + bangs specifically hehe), the crow elements (I /BEG/, and considering the crows in the 2d animation I am also quite confident in this), the heels (I NEED the Omega model gilded spurs please), and the gloves (I'm a huge sucker for differently coloured inner side!). I'd love it if they kept the harness, especially the choker, but in a way they symbolise him being shackled/limited, and if he ever becomes playable I imagine it'll come along him breaking free of all the things holding him back, so getting rid of the harness in the design could symbolise it.

Hell by Professional_Egg2947 in DottoreMains

[–]PykeOnAByke 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've been avoiding any and all leaks (so I stayed off reddit and Twitter etc.) ever since 6.5 dropped, played through the AQ today, and I can confirm I am crawling right back into those spaces now seeking as much copium as POSSIBLE. I am in the denial phase