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The Fallen Angels: An Analysis of the Traveler Twins

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A Genshin Impact analysis

This goes under that “1 AM Epiphany” category

No, seriously. I went on a mental spiral about this at 1 AM.

But let’s get to it before this gets too long.

As the title suggests, I propose that the Traveler twins’ story arcs (whether intentional or not) seem to have similarities with the Christian fallen angels.

Lemme explain.

In the very beginning of the story, when we see the flashback of The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles fighting the twins, we see that both of them have wings.

And if you look back, they aren’t just one pair of wings with three segments. No. They are three separate pairs of wings. Six wings in total. Now what other Christian figure has six wings? The Seraphim. A powerful group of angels. And we do know that the twins are powerful, but we don’t actually know the extent of their power if it were to be fully restored. So it really raises some questions, the main one being: are they supposed to be angels of some sort?

It makes sense, at least thematically, if that were the case.

But why do I call them “fallen”? Simple.

When they lose their powers, their wings disappear, which is also a common thing with fallen angels. When an angel falls from heaven, their wings are taken away. And with the Sustainer serving as a heavenly being, the fact that she blatantly stole their powers and sent them hurtling down from Celestia is as obvious a comparison as any to falling angels.

On top of that, The Abyss twin’s arc is strangely reminiscent of the backstory of Lucifer (at least from what I know).

Think about it. The Abyss Twin is not only cast out, but clearly holds a form of rage against Celestia just as Lucifer felt wronged by God. The Abyss Twin also goes on to amass legions of creatures also scorned by the heavens and regarded as evil by the common people. And that Abyss Twin then goes on to be regarded as evil themselves (at least by the common people).

You see what I’m saying?

It’s quite fascinating in my opinion, especially since Genshin is no stranger to Christian references (they’re literally using the Ars Goetia like a baby name book for their archons-)

Though while the arc of the Abyss Twin has clear parallels, I’m not so sure about the Traveler.

They seem to be oscillating between the opposing forces. They’re clearly framed as a hero, but as pointed out time and time again by the Genshin community, they’re becoming more and more jaded. So I wonder if they’re “caught in the middle” in a sense. The Traveler learns about Teyvat through a biased perspective (the bias coming from Celestia and their whims, of course, since they exert power over Teyvat through the archons and Visions…and the occasional giant nail of destruction, apparently)

Whereas the Abyss Twin goes through the world with the perspective of the Abyss (the closest equivalent of Hell).

If things keep going the way they’re going in Genshin, then this may mean that the Traveler’s arc is a slow descent, as is the case with fallen angels.

Another small thing to point out is that the twins are intrinsically connected to light. Lumine’s name means light, and Aether’s name means “sky” or “heavens”. And Lucifer’s name literally means “light bringer” (yay more parallels). Plus the Traveler can purify things (such as Dvalin’s tears) just by touching them. They really aren’t being subtle about it.

Now, since I’m still stuck trying to level up characters and enhance weapons and get better artifacts, and haven’t even started Liyue’s archon quest, this is all the evidence and knowledge I have that doesn’t involve me spoiling myself. So, if I make another part to this to add new thoughts based on new information, don’t be surprised.

In any case, I swear by this analysis, and if you liked it, feel free to like and comment. Discussion is more than welcome!

Anyways, hope you enjoyed this, and stay tuned for the next theory/thought/character analysis/1 AM Epiphany

~Nib

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The Old Ruler and The Forgotten

A Disney Dreamlight Valley Theory

POTENTIAL MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE MAIN STORY! (Also spoilers for Dazzle Beach Story Quest and Glade of Trust Story Quest)

So here’s the dealio

When I unlocked the Story Quest for Dazzle Beach, I obviously got that lil cutscene of The Forgotten going into a portal through that cave, and if you remember the cutscene, the shot was of The Forgotten’s shoe.

Now I don’t know if anyone else noticed, but I noticed that with “my” Forgotten, the shoe looked an awful lot like the sneakers my character was wearing.

And obviously if Disney was going for a unique design for The Forgotten, they wouldn’t design them wearing plain clothing.

Which leads me to believe that The Forgotten isn’t their own person, but rather a different form of The Old Ruler (aka us, which we only find out after Glade of Trust Story Quest)

So

I propose that The Forgotten is a physical manifestation of the negative/shadow side of The Old Ruler.

If you remember some of The Old Ruler’s diary entries, they start to get kinda creepy after Dazzle Beach is unlocked. You see weird purple drawings, which is the same color of the magic making up the Night Thorns, as well as the same color as The Forgotten’s apparition.

In those creepier diary entries, The Old Ruler talks about more negative emotions such as fear, longing, loneliness, and other such feelings. Which leads to the next point.

The Forgotten is the manifestation of The Old Ruler’s negative emotions and fears.

This would explain why, despite the fact that Merlin is a wise and powerful wizard, only we can get rid of Night Thorns. They’re born from a twisted version of our own magic. It’s essentially a reversal of our own spells.

It would also explain why we’re the only ones who can enter and leave the cave Ursula is trapped in. The Forgotten trapped her, and since we and The Forgotten are counterparts of each other, we serve as the exception to any spells and effects The Forgotten placed on the valley.

Now with this theory in mind, it now makes more sense as to why The Old Ruler tried to leave. The baseline logic here was likely that, since The Forgotten and The Old Ruler are connected, The Old Ruler thought that if they left Dreamlight Valley, they would, by default, take The Forgotten with them.

The problem, however, is that it seems that, if The Forgotten was more dependent on The Old Ruler prior to The Forgetting, they became much more independent by the time The Forgetting happened. This probably means that The Forgotten does indeed have its own consciousness, despite supposedly coming into being as a manifestation of negative emotion.

Now obviously, I don’t have all the information. Like, I seriously started Dreamlight Valley on Xbox, and I’m replaying it on Switch. On neither console did I ever reach The Forgotten Realm. My assumption here is that once I do, I’ll have a lot more to work with in terms of lore surrounding The Old Ruler, The Forgotten, and their connection to each other.

But for now, since on Switch I only have The Plaza, Peaceful Meadow, and Dazzle Beach, this is as far as my theory can go with the knowledge I have.

Once I unlock other regions (and subsequently more lore), I hope to revisit this theory and come up with a part 2, where I add more thoughts, proposals, and possibly tweak any assumptions I feel may have been disproven by the lore.

I hope you all enjoyed my theory and analysis on the connection between The Old Ruler and The Forgotten in Dreamlight Valley.

And hey, if you enjoyed my little theory, check out my blog for future theories and thoughts (and maybe even analyses).

Until next time,

~Nib

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Hey guys

It’s Nib

As much as I like doing other creative stuff on my other blogs, I really wanna get some thoughts and theories out into the world to see what people think.

So uh

A lot of these will probably be 1 AM Epiphanies

If you like overthinking about small details and very subtle symbolism in (mainly) video games, welcome to the blog!

Some of my main interests include:

Genshin Impact

Honkai Star Rail

Twisted Wonderland

Disney Dreamlight Valley

Other Interests I might mention include:

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (no spoilers please it’s my first play through)

Cult of the Lamb (same note as above)

Devil Butler with Black Cat

Project SEKAI

Cookie Run Kingdom

Ensemble Stars (English)

Obey Me! (Not the new one, the old one)

Please note this is a LGBTQ+ safe space :)

Also be warned, since I have ADHD, my postings will be inconsistent, and when I do post it’s probably going to be something I’m hyperfixating on, or a thought that just won’t leave my head

If I have to think about this stuff at 1 AM, then so do you /hj

~Nib