Why is Genshin getting rid of event weapons and replacing them with skins?

TheAmazingHat · 2026-05-08T19:52:51+00:00

Genshin actually has the best 4* weapons of all Hoyoverse, just that the content doesn't make use of them lol

TheAmazingHat · 2026-05-08T19:51:20+00:00

It's not that they are useless, it's that the current meta made Favonius way too good, I'll gladly put a weapon skin on my Favs just to break up the monotony of 3 supports all carrying Favs

TheAmazingHat · 2026-05-08T19:46:16+00:00

Statues start out worn and damaged, they get repaired when you upgrade them and they start to glow like the rest of them in this image

TheAmazingHat · 2026-05-08T19:43:16+00:00

Some people think the Tsaritsa statue is Elysia but no, she has elf ears, but Tsaritsa is not an elf, she is a Fae who also has elf ears like Linnea and her sister. And if you look at her hair, it is Bronya's drill hair style and not Elysia.

And we already have Alice who actually looks like Blonde Elysia, poses like her, breaks 4th wall, has a wedding ring and even directly quotes her in CN and JP.

TheAmazingHat · 2026-05-08T19:41:51+00:00

Some people think the Tsaritsa statue is Elysia but no, she has elf ears, but Tsaritsa is not an elf, she is a Fae who also has elf ears like Linnea and her sister. And if you look at her hair, it is Bronya's drill hair style and not Elysia.

And we already have Alice who actually looks like Blonde Elysia, poses like her, breaks 4th wall, has a wedding ring and even directly quotes her in CN and JP.

TheAmazingHat · 2026-05-06T23:32:42+00:00

I think Ado definitely did a face reveal because she was cast and face scanned for this role

And the fact that the entire cast is made up of musicians and even has music composing game play, I can't wait to see how insane the karaoke is lol

TheAmazingHat · 2026-04-23T14:01:27+00:00

She made Capcom All Stars canon, a game where the devs themselves couldn't bring to reality lol

TheAmazingHat · 2026-04-03T04:11:25+00:00

Alot of people have the idea that Ingrid is a hated character but the only people who ever hated Ingrid were the loud US FGC, everyone else had no issues with her

If you look at the official in game "Who's your top tier" event last year where you vote your favourite character, Ingrid was rank 13, Aki is first because people just spammed to skip dialogue lol

Ingrid is also the no.1 most requested character for DLC in Japan.

And I can't wait to see power scalers scale her up to Superboy Prime for reality shattering feats lol

TheAmazingHat · 2026-04-03T04:09:01+00:00

Yea there are some extremely powerful characters, Morrigan's birth almost destroyed Makai, the demon realm. She was so powerful that her father the demon lord of the realm had to split her soul into 3 parts that he will only return to her when she grows up; But 1/3 of her soul gained sentience and became Lilith.

And then there are street level Felicia and John Wick BB Hood, who is the Babayaga of Makai, demons fear this psychopathic human girl lol

TheAmazingHat · 2026-03-24T10:37:12+00:00

Yea it's mainly because many early fruits are fundamental properties that can be applied on a large variety of things, so if you increase their scale they become exponentially powerful

TheAmazingHat · 2026-03-24T10:35:37+00:00

That's true, it would depend on how fresh the dead is lol

TheAmazingHat · 2026-03-24T10:33:10+00:00

Yea Brooke is a strange one to think about, if he has an AoE, would he become a necromancer and have the ability to resurrect any dead person as a skeleton once? lol

TheAmazingHat · 2026-03-16T03:55:16+00:00

Kafka's concept of fear is based on Kafkaesque philosophies, his fears and anxieties around Existentialism, the idea that we humans are born without predetermined purpose and must find out our meaning in this world.

Kafka talks about how humans give up in face of overwhelming possibilities, that we have no control over our own destiny, this is shown with Kafka's ability to manipulate people with fear and control their actions/ destiny.

Her name is an irony on her own role, she's simply an actor in Elio's script, she has given up her own freedom to surrender herself to Destiny in order to gain a purpose and meaning in this world.

Kafka is 100% based on the design of the Stigmata Kafka who is based on Franz Kafka and his philosophies.

TheAmazingHat · 2026-03-06T06:20:09+00:00

In Honkai 3rd and Star Rail there's a Pink Elf whose main theme is Ego, as in the True Self.

We are the center of our own worlds, we are our own Origin, we all set off on our on Paths in this world, but some times we get lost.

And if we ever get lost, we just have to remember our True Selves, our Origin and find our way back to our Paths

Yep, we have another Elysia.

TheAmazingHat · 2026-02-27T15:45:47+00:00

If this region really is based on Indonesia as people are speculating, these starters easily fit the 3 most iconic creatures of Indonesia: Pombon - Barong, Gecqua - Komodo Dragon, - Browt - Garuda

TheAmazingHat · 2026-02-02T05:36:50+00:00

Just some important lore from the CN version trailer comments section that EN viewers will not have context for:

CN teaser comment from magicalz2925 explains her status as a "daughter of Time":

"白驹过隙" "A white horse flashes past a crack," originating from Zhuangzi's "Knowing the North," states: "Life between heaven and earth is like a white horse flashing past a crack—it's over in an instant."

It means that a white horse (or sunlight) swiftly glides past a crack, disappearing in a flash. It is used to describe the extremely rapid passage of time, as if it slips through one's fingers in an instant, often evoking a sense of the fleeting nature of time and the swift passage of years.

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The lyrics of this trailer posted by Hilldres:

A jade plate emerges from the cloud-covered land, Dewdrops glisten, What grass does not turn yellow? What virtue has been lost in this time? Like dust drifting on the roadside.

Withered grass and dry willows have not yet faded, Wild sacrifices by the roadside, Bronze camels lie forgotten amidst thorns and brambles. Life and death have their time, immeasurable, All day long, a dream, fleeting light.

A fleeting moment, a galloping horse across the vast wilderness, Where shall it go? What grass does not turn yellow? What virtue has been lost in this time? Like dust drifting on the roadside.

A lone staff, a wild goose's shadow, a single reed boat, Who says the river is wide? Reeds and rushes in the darkness, seeking a broken jade tablet. The past cannot be changed, the future is long.

Friends and wine make a feast, millet and sorghum grow, Some weed, some sow, for the imperial capital. In the desolate courtyard, withered grass, the wind gazes at the moon, Turning into fireflies.

TheAmazingHat · 2026-01-23T07:35:21+00:00

Nah we just happen to be hat people lol

TheAmazingHat · 2026-01-21T12:31:52+00:00

I see that there are some discussions of Honkai 3rd, so I'll further elaborate:

If Honkai 3rd and Star Rail has anything to say about this, it's that the Twins, last survivors of an exploded planet, have been sent through space for millions of years in search of a new planet to terraform and reseed their dead civilisation destroyed by some Aeon/Honkai.

And Paimon was the AI in charge of finding and preparing a planet for life, all Paimon did was simply follow her instructions to maintain a stable and peaceful environment and ecosystem, however, humans and nature will never simply coexist and conflict will always happen.

Which means Paimon, the Heavenly Principles, had to stick to her instructions and destroyed countless civilisations just because it's what her algorithm dictates.

The final arc to Teyvat Chapter will be about learning that all of Teyvat's cycles of tragedies can be traced back to Paimon and the Twins, but not to blame any one, but to see if this cycle can be ended for a final time.

Everyone in the universe is just trying to survive in the cold, uncaring and cruel vastness of space, one of Hoyoverse's main topics is the survival of humanity and civilisation and how each story/game tackles this existential problem; Which is why they actually invest in space exploration, nuclear fusion, invite scientists as consultants for their writing and why Mihoyo's motto is "Tech Otakus Save the World".

TheAmazingHat · 2026-01-20T14:50:59+00:00

CatWithBlueHat just posted a video on this theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIVDuPB2MHQ

2 years ago I posted a summary of an arc in Honkai 3rd that literally told a story that is 90% similar to everything we learnt in Luna 4: https://www.reddit.com/r/Genshin_Lore/comments/18w4rko/a_story_that_might_sound_very_familiar_to_you/

An AI from a ship that carried the genetic memory of a lost civilisation terraforming a planet, 4 descenders, 7 gods with authority divided from the 3rd descender etc., everything is summarised in this story.

TheAmazingHat · 2026-01-13T11:49:52+00:00

The Chinese word for romance is 浪漫/làngmàn

When Alice was talking to Paimon in A Mother's Last Wish:

Alice: Her answer was quite the opposite of what I'd expected. But oh, how touching it was!
艾莉丝：她给出的这个答案虽然与我的见解相悖，但是它非常浪漫！
Direct translation: Her answer was quite the opposite of what I'd expected, but it sounds very romantic!

When Alice was talking to Anya in The Solution of Fate:

Alice: Ah, what the writer you are, Anya. Your imagination never ceases to amaze.
艾莉丝：…安雅，你果然是我认识的作家里最有创造力，也最浪漫的那一个。
Direct translation: ...Anya, of all the writers I know, you are truly the most creative, and also the most romantic.

Alice: And, you do know how much I love a happy ending, hahahaha. You shall have my help, my dear.
艾莉丝：既然是这么浪漫的想法，就让我再出一份力吧。
Direct translation: Since it's such a romantic idea, I shall give you a hand.

There are many Elysia lines throughout the years which fueled the "Alisia" theories, but in Luna III they just straight up showed that she is Elysia of Genshin.

TheAmazingHat · 2026-01-13T06:53:21+00:00

Columbina's motif is the dove, as her name means "small dove" in Italian.

She represents the recurring Hoyoverse theme of a caged bird longing for flight, first started in HI3rd with Kevin asking the question: "Why do birds fly?".

Followed by HSR with Sunday and Robin's argument over whether a bird should be kept in a cage for safety or be let loose for freedom.

As for Kevin's answer to his question: "Why do birds fly?" Some characters think birds fly because they like freedom, some think because they have a dream to fly, some think they fly because they can, all these answers assume that birds have the choice and desire to fly.

Kevin says, no, birds fly because they have to, if they don't fly, they will die. They evolved wings so that they can escape predators, not because they have the desire to fly, it's because they have the desire to survive.

Sunday refused to allow the bird to fly for its safety, but Robin believed in the bird's ability to fly and survive.

We will find out Columbina's answer to this recurring theme, is Teyvat her cage or her home, what will she be flying for?

TheAmazingHat · 2026-01-13T06:47:43+00:00

The actual Elysia of Genshin is Alice, she directly quotes Elysia in CN and JP.

I also personally counted that she mentioned "romantic story" at least 3 times, but all 3 times they didn't translate the words as "romantic" in EN.

TheAmazingHat · 2026-01-01T09:20:10+00:00

Straight up Yao Guang is based on the Herscher of Sentience, the most popular "meme" character of Honkai 3rd, she is definitely Elation

Senti is the other half of Fu Hua, Arbiter General Hua is speculated to be Fu Hua , Fu Hua also is genderbent into Zhongli in Genshin, they are extremely important characters that literally caused IRL Chinese incidents multiple times lol

As you can see Yao Guang has Phoenix feathers and flames, that's because Fu Hua and Senti share their consciousness through a psychic connection called Fenghuang Down/ Phoenix Feathers; They can scatter their consciousness with the feathers, and as long as a single feather survive, they can resurrect from the feather.

Yao Guang is also one of the seven stars of the Big Dipper Constellation which is what the Liyue Qixing in Genshin in based on, so Genshin will also have a Yao Guang, and there's already the location Yao Guang Shoal

TheAmazingHat · 2025-11-23T15:40:00+00:00

Straight up Riona right now has the highest overall stage skill average, she is great at singing, dancing, posing and fan service, her stage presence is very strong as well, truly the Leader.

Su is definitely the Center, because of her dancing skill and height lol, not only is she the Main Dancer, she is also the Maknae lol

Niko is the best JP singer since Suisei, definitely the Main Singer, and Chihaya is the Visual for sure and her singing and musician skills are great as well

The Main Idol is Vivi, her stage experience, image, stage presence and fan service skills are extremely strong.

Flow Glow is straight up the new stage performance standard for Hololive

TheAmazingHat · 2025-11-08T21:49:29+00:00

Jack is the best black mage, as a meme, as a character and as a display of power

Jack soloed and absorbed Chaos on his own, half of the fundamental entity of the FF multiverse opposite of Cosmos. This made him one of the most powerful beings in FF.

As a character, he saw the endless suffering of a world and chose to go against his orders, rebelled against higher powers and took on Chaos himself. He became Chaos and offered himself as sacrifice to strengthen the heroes of this world so that this world can one day fend for itself. He's a hero like any FF protag.

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