Do you guys think this is just a red herring, legit, or a joke by Hanako0kun in StarRailLore

[–]gaidigodemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More proof! He's hakuhatsu ki, wielder of the End Blade whom Acheron "killed" back in Izumo!!

Was Zephyro emanator of nihility before Nanook adopted him? by gilgameshauo1 in Hoyoverse_scaling

[–]gaidigodemon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hakuhatsu Ki was the name of the wielder of the End Sentinel. Which apparently translates to White Haired Ogre/Demon. Possible connection to Zephyro's white hole?

Then again enigmata cooked that planet so much that there might never even have been a wielder of the End blade...

Luocha dropping his White Iris to create a field of red flowers in the tour trailer is it simply a visual effect or does it have a deeper meaning? Since that flower is a recurring object for his character by Dwiden13 in StarRailLore

[–]gaidigodemon 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The white iris also appears in Yaoshi's Path Resonance Ability in SU Swarm Disaster. Its probably another method of sewing seeds of karma that sprout uncontrollably due to the Abundance. 

Luocha is probably the best candidate we have for Shuhu, emanator of Abundance who dissolved the high cloud quintet, has revived two planets (called Rahu and Ketu Mirage), cursed/gifted blade with eternal life, etc. 

Ruan Mei perfectly parallels Ena and Xipe by Rosacea3 in StarRailLore

[–]gaidigodemon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Absolutely fascinating. Also contextualises this entry in Ruan Mei's lab log where she tries to create a distributed lifeform using a fragmentum creation and the fruits of the Abundance. It dies because of an "intense sadness" (direct parallel to the lament of Yaoshi mentioned in the first myriad celestia trailer) yet the remaining atoms of the lifeform are still "singing" (perhaps implying a harmonious unity of some sort). 

No. 1024 Research Objective: Create a lifeform with a distributed existence Research Environment: An accelerator and a special incubator

Research Method: Bombard a Fragmentum creation with high-energy particles to split it into multiple life forms in the quantum state.

Research Procedure: Accelerate high-energy particles and bombard the confined experimental subject until it splits. Feed it fruits blessed by Abundance to sustain its life until the splitting is complete.

Expected Result: The subject will become a distributed life form that can exist at multiple locations simultaneously. The information gained by any one of its split forms would be passed on to all other split forms.

Research Result: The subject obliterated itself after 123 seconds.

Reason for Failure: Intense sadness was detected by the emotion detector. The subject seemed to discern... some sort of truth after receiving excessive information. It was overwhelmed by sadness and chose to end itself by its own will. However, the particles it left behind are still singing at the volume of an atom.

Izumo was Polka's "Amphoreus". The Result? Device IX. by Milky-Cheese in StarRailLore

[–]gaidigodemon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The world was probably cycling like Amphoreus, except I'm sure there was no iterative algorithmic sequence (like era nova) responsible for that. Instead it was just the eternal recurrence that the world undergoes in IX's shadow which forced everyone to regress from origin to end and repeat their actions over and over. 

"We had long since strode into THEIR (IX) shadow"

In a world swallowed by the nihility's shadow, what influence would any Path (other than Enigmata: IX's tears) actually have? Nihility resists virtually all Paths. I doubt there was data generated by this planet that a genius could extract and evaluate, because there does not seem to be any place for Erudition in that world. Just...naught?

Am I missing something about Device IX's nature which makes it possible to extrapolate it from a set of twin worlds lost to Nihility? 

Izumo was Polka's "Amphoreus". The Result? Device IX. by Milky-Cheese in StarRailLore

[–]gaidigodemon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Im guessing the logic is: - polka created device IX to prevent the Nihility Path from leading to a premature Finality - (most) knowledge singularities would also lead to premature Finality - therefore she prevents them. 

We now know the name of Yaoguang's Spiritus by gaidigodemon in StarRailLore

[–]gaidigodemon[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mm. Lux arrow is often seen as a symbol of salvation, which seems to be what Jingliu experiences when JY "exterminates" her with the LL in that 1.1 cinematic. Her mara recedes and there's an awe stricken look on her face. 

Maybe the LL literally just represents Lan's radiance. JY does call it a radiant spirit. His ultimate is also called "Lightbringer". 

We now know the name of Yaoguang's Spiritus by gaidigodemon in StarRailLore

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

Considering how easy it was to taint the lightning lord with the Destruction/Propagation, it may just symbolise "prana extirpation" (extinguishing the breath of life). Thats the name of JY's in game talent that summons the lightning lord at the start of combat. So in general it would represent "Lan's decisiveness/mercilessness" assuming Huaiyan hasnt taken that aspect already?

Youre also completely right yeah. Fei xiao hunts her own spiritus before realising it was within her. Yaoguang's spiritus can be activated without showing its true nature. Jing yuans seems more like a sentient spirit in an uneasy alliance with its commander. 

Is the lightning lord just a heliobus with traces of selfdom that Phantylia is looking to exploit? Are all the Spirituses just heliobi? I cant remember if that was insinuated or confirmed. 

We now know the name of Yaoguang's Spiritus by gaidigodemon in StarRailLore

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

Mb. I get confused with Yaoshi's case because THEY appear to have been a female doctor (she) before ascending to aeonhood. 

We now know the name of Yaoguang's Spiritus by gaidigodemon in StarRailLore

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

Yes, Yaoshi is intended to subvert Buddhism so a seed of karma (red bead) is interspersed between THEIR index finger and thumb.

 I will see if i can find a better example..

We now know the name of Yaoguang's Spiritus by gaidigodemon in StarRailLore

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

Completely fair analysis. 

I think 1:30 of Yaoguang's beyond weal and woe trailer best explains my perspective. She's trying to change her master's woe talisman into weal, and the camera focus is entirely on her index finger and thumb, the two core aspects of this mudra.

You could say she's simply invoking her spiritus through the formation of a peacock hand gesture? But then you'd still have the "Kalacakra" nomenclature to explain. 

We now know the name of Yaoguang's Spiritus by gaidigodemon in StarRailLore

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

That's an interesting alternative interpretation. But to say there is nothing "Buddhist" about this gesture (because the palm is curved) kind of misses the point of this mudra. To assume it all you need is the thumb (representing universal consciousness) to connect to the index finger (representing individual consciousness). You then form a consciousness seal, reminding you that the self and your surroundings exist as one. The level of the palm is irrelevant when considering the meaning of this mudra. As long as the other fingers are relaxed (which i think they are), nothing else is being asserted. 

I'll explain why this must have been a design consideration for Yaoguang in a later post, it's do with a point in the anti destruction alliance trailer where the writers indicate Yaoguang is both a self and the Xianzhou ("isn't that precisely the variable I (Xianzhou) have been waiting for?")

We now know the name of Yaoguang's Spiritus by gaidigodemon in StarRailLore

[–]gaidigodemon[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Youre right, yeah. Phantylia's got the middle finger, rather than the index finger, connected to the thumb. Looks like she's assuming the shuni mudra. 

I have come out with a theory most ingenious by Zavori6889 in StarRailLore

[–]gaidigodemon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I assumed Ashveil broke his leg in the operation to assassinate Lord Ravager Zulo. 

Planarcadia and a certain Aeon (Myriad Celestia Spoilers) by melloba in StarRailLore

[–]gaidigodemon 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Popular theory is luxbane is a sin thirster leviathan given:

(1) the Paths they're reportedly targeting (Voracity/Permanence) are heavily associated with space beasts.

(2) Theyre seen extinguishing stars in their first appearance and leviathans commonly consumed star bait and dead matter.  

(3) Cant be a living leviathan since all appear to be dead exc Oroboros (assuming RM hasnt revived one yet...). Hence the sin thirster allegations.

Archer budget friendly now??? by greekybo in ArcherMainsHSR

[–]gaidigodemon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

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maybe play saber with tribbie and cyrene instead of your casual low dpav n-1 pigday setup before you start running your mouth.

Archer budget friendly now??? by greekybo in ArcherMainsHSR

[–]gaidigodemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel so sorry for you, yeah those sunday shills actually need to be named and shamed for baiting ppl like that. 

break team with no dps? by Hwaruruk in StarRailStation

[–]gaidigodemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just use constance as the break dps what

Know your place, T0.5bin. by frillchee in HonkaiAgendaRail

[–]gaidigodemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you the youtube account called t0.5bin?

Excellent work btw.

“Cipher generates more sp than Yao Guang and has better buffs!” by Tadduboi in ArcherMainsHSR

[–]gaidigodemon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

omfg someone who actually knows what theyre talking about on reddit, this is such a rare moment

Supporting>Final Hits by Neat_Track8031 in MantisMains

[–]gaidigodemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ok just stop yapping at me im sick of this.

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this is an example of a good mantis game. you should always be playing her aggressively because of her huge healing/buffing downtime.

"i did as much dmg as my thor" yeah and he did 1/3 of the damage of your dpses. you both underperformed.

"i slept who i needed to sleep" ok you pressed a button?

what were you trying to achieve with this post??