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Yey yippee wrio and neuv appearance in the new version but also theyre 100% gonna be unvoiced are they...?

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I think the worst part of Nathan being such a mess is that Genshin has PROVED that they’re willing to do specific research on separate areas (Chenyu Vale, Tsurumi being based on Hokkaido/the Ainu people, Watatsumi being based on Ryukyu) but when it comes to other cultures HYV is just willing to half ass everything and just mix and match different cultures AND not even try to give them the respect they deserve (just filling it with out of place modern stuff and then sidelining the one character that actually fits in the rest of Genshin)

Yeah that is exactly why the culture thing is such a mess and they've waved it off as 'genshin is a fictional world not meant to represent a culture'. Proceeds to get an actual opera singer for yunjin.

It's clear that they CAN take multiple cultures and use them as inspirations for a single nation while being respectful about it. Natlan can totally work too, real life archipelagos has multiple different cultures that can still represent the nation. But i guess they didnt bother when tribal clothes arent aesthetically pleasing enough to sell

Also also IANSAN MY BABY MY SHAYLA YOU DESERVED BETTER

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I only recently started using tumblr again and let me say, it sooo refreshing to see someone else who's disappointed in how Natlan turned out. Most of the stuff I see ( I mainly use youtube,) is so positive about it and I just can't understand why. I literally haven't played much since December because I'm just not interested in any of the Natlan content.

ps sorry for the ramble/rant, it's just so validating to see others that feel this way about the game

I hope you know I'm physically holding myself back from throwing the word 'shill' out at this. Because at the end of the day I can understand on youtube that is their work, their channel is about reviewing, and every character in genshin is someone's favourite. But i draw the line in throwing out 'hater' senselessly and praise genshin for doing the bare minimum.

I am disappointed because genshin themselves had established a level of quality and expectations from mondstadt to fontaine. I simply think they didnt reach that level of care for natlan.

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THE PERFECT STRIKE WILL FIX THE HORROR ON YOUR FACE

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I stopped playing genshin almost a year ago and my life got so much better as a result because i would spend hours being angry at this game's lore and tone inconsistencies. And now I don't and get to play other games that don't make me angry. I still had a lot of fun playing it, and Iearned a lot about mythology as a result of watching lore videos. Leaving it was hard, but it was a very good choice in the long run.

I'm still lurking in the fandom a bit, because I can't wait for the shitstorm that is going to be snezhnaya (I'm russian if this adds any context)

That's fair. I have other better complete and high quality games I play and the only reason I'm still playing genshin is since I do actually love the world. I treat Genshin more like a sandbox these days for art and story inspirations or deep dives. And I'm still holding hope for Snezhnaya.

If they do fuck up Snezhnaya then I'm perfectly happy with kidnapping the Fontaine cast away from Hoyoverse and pretending they're my own OCs i can play with.

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I was talking to my friend about Natlan and he said that genshin really fumbled it so I made this, thought you'd enjoy it.

Saved. Literally the environment and music team cooked so hard then the character design and AQ design team had to shit in it

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I know there’s like a 0.00000000000001% chance of this happening but imagine if HYV made Dahlia (the one between Iansan and Ifa in the trailer) darkskinned 💀

Like I know there’s concept art of him already but it would be fucking hilarious to see the “SKIN COLOR DOESN’T MATTER” crowd throw an internet-wide tantrum over it 😂

I'm honestly 50/50 on this. I do care about appropriate skin color and representation but fixing that alone will not do shit if quests and character personality is ass. Like idk you can talk about proper skin color and all but if the character is written like ass or non existant is that REALLY what you want to be represented with?

I wouldn't have a say in this, i'm not part of the culture and all. To me it matters if a character is written well no matter how they look, but it does matter when it's kinda obvious certain........ nations and characters are treated with less care.

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Does anyone else find it odd that there isn't another Pyro character from Natlan? Like yeah Mavuika is cool but, each nation has other characters of the archon's element. And I mean playable characters that lady from the Springs does not count.

No because pyro characters only sells when they're dpses and they refuse to make anyone that even BEGINS to threaten their perfect god queen Mavuika as the bestest pyro dps ever /HEAVY SARCASM

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Wriothesley as an extension of the Fortress itself

a living, breathing part of its organism, his heart beating in tandem with its machinery. that deep hum that's always present in his mind and lulls him to sleep at night is Meropide's ancient power coursing through his veins and he doesn't even know it, let alone understand it

he was a blank slate when he arrived, a non-person by his own choice, and so the Fortress claimed him as her own

sometimes he seems to know exactly what is happening five floors below, and inmates joke that it's some sort of magic, but they know that the Duke is simply well-informed and uses the in-built security system to keep on top of things... surely that's all there is to it

a young Wriothesley was once pursued by a handful of other inmates who wanted to kill him for a perceived slight. he ducked into the shadowed hallways of the lower levels, took turn after turn, and eventually made his way to a safe room where he could hide for the night. the next day, he learned that the other inmates never made it to their morning shifts

his footing is always sure on the walkways, he never loses his way, and he can always tell when there's something up with the machinery at first glance

sometimes he wakes up in the middle of the night with the taste of copper in his mouth, and he mistakes it for a memory of blood... but every time, he gets up and he finds that something has happened that requires his attention - usually the violent kind

he doesn't think there's anything special to it all, but Sigewinne sees. Sigewinne knows. she'll cross that bridge in a few decades, when Wriothesley realizes that he's stopped aging

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Sigewinne. Yes i know sigewinne. God help me sigewinne.

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hii i just wanted to say the way u draw wrio makes me so so so happy 😭

Waaaa thank you, that silly man makes me happy ok

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If i get jumpscared by my brain's tried 11 pm analysis then everyone should too

Consider that traditional depictions of Lady Justice has a blindfold on to symbolize that the 'law is blind' and a sword which symbolizes the power and authority of law? It is also often double edged to symbolize that law has power to both protect and punish.

Now consider that while Furina has been blind of Focalors' plans, her weapon doesn't have any sword edges, hell it's not even a real sword. Which signifies that while she is part of justice, she never had any real power.

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I remembered I existed so uh-

Have how I think neuvi and wrio would be about kingdom hearts (I’ve drawn wrio like- once- and neuvi never so they probably don’t look the best ;;)

Tis a very cute doodle :) and i have literally 0 knowledge on KH so i'm gonna take your word for it

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Could just be me, but I feel like your wriothesley pulls off mavuika’s outfit better than mavuika

I mean you know how i feel about wrio and mavuika, i 100% agree minus that i miss his floof coat

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Consider that traditional depictions of Lady Justice has a blindfold on to symbolize that the 'law is blind' and a sword which symbolizes the power and authority of law? It is also often double edged to symbolize that law has power to both protect and punish.

Now consider that while Furina has been blind of Focalors' plans, her weapon doesn't have any sword edges, hell it's not even a real sword. Which signifies that while she is part of justice, she never had any real power.

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This is your captain speaking. The genshin request doodles will stop temporarily BECAUSE ULTRAKILL JUST UPDATED AND I'M SO EXCITED GOD FORBID I DON'T TRY TO P-RANK THE NEW ENCORE LEVELS YEY YIPPEE

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Hi hi omg I love your posts so much aaaa

I don't know if you're still taking requests but I saw a lot of your genderbent Neuv and Wrio content and raise you:

What would genderbent Sigewinne look like?

Short poofy hair