#Maybe Cyno

[s0nia246]

New headcanon/ maybe fanfic

I just realized that Ezra and Albedo look the same. Then I realized Ezra research fungus and plants like Tighnari. Then I made this:

And now I wanna write fanfiction about this happy little family.

[rubikor]

sumeru golden trio

[aeroplaneblues]

Interesting Guy🧐

This is how i picture their interactions, sethos gives me kabru vibes and after his release it has intensified lol i think his interest revolves more around secrets and who else but scara is filled with secrets, almost as if sethos can smell he is hiding lore important information.

[erabu-san]

He enjoys being called brother, but...

[This art has platonic intention. Please do not tag as ship thank you!]

A continue of this art I guess 🫣

[cor-lapis]

I decided to have a go at doing my own redesigns because these three are my favourites and I love them very much. further notes + sources under the readmore (warning: lots of text). I did my best with the research, but if there's anything I overlooked, I'd really appreciate people letting me know :)

Tighnari:

My main source for Tighnari was this excellent thread, from which I looked up each item of clothing individually. Since djellabas tend to be quite long, and Tighnari needs mobility for forest ranger activities, I figured he would cut and re-hem the lower half. He also has a lot of clothing pieces that are traditionally multicoloured, but to keep his design cohesive I decided to use the same colours across different items, but using a larger palette of colours than I would usually. I like the bright colours on him a lot though!

There are also some minor details I just changed because I wanted to. The flower on his chest is now a nilotpala lotus, because I thought it was nice to include his acension material/the material he asks you to help gather. The dirt stains/scuff marks are because rainforests are muddy and I wanted the design to emphasise Tighnari being very practical and hands-on with his work (see also, the specimen belt).

Finally, I shrunk the magnifying glass on his back (because I'm pretty sure it's meant to be his first magnifying glass toy and that thing is very large for a child to handle) and gave him an undercut because it seemed right. Also, I merged his front and back trailing cloths into a scarf type of thing that he could wrap around his nose and mouth to prevent inhaling spores from mushrooms.

Collei:

COLLEI my beloved. I had a mild nightmare trying to figure out a specific source culture for her design, but nobody seemed to know specifics and her outfit wasn't matching with any traditional dress I looked up, so in the end decided to keep the overall look the same. Just in case I assigned her something else, but then it turned out I missed her actual inspiration.

Anyway, I made her shoes simpler (no fur, heels, and open toes in the rainforest seemed reasonable to me), and gave her shorts. I liked the green colour because it's pretty unique under a dark dress, and pairs nicely with Nahida's white dress + green undersides. Amber's tie stays, but I made most of her jewellery smaller since it felt a little clunky for a trainee ranger.

Her earring and necklace(?) are allusions to the Evil Eye and the Khmissa/Hamsa, both symbols of protection. Especially considering the fact they're meant to ward off evil, and very common across multiple MENA cultures, it seemed fitting for Collei to have them. Also, she has Eleazar scars, and I used the design for her stockings as inspiration for the combination knee braces (similar to those used for arthritis, since Eleazar also causes stiff limbs and I HC that people affected would probably still need some recovery support)/knee pads (in the case of a fall). I like the idea that Kaveh would have helped make them for her (tangent but the fic Here is the House explores similar ideas; it's really really good, I heavily recommend it). Finally, she has curly hair because I thought it would be cute.

Cyno:

Here's the thread I found for Cyno. The main critique was to do with the eras from which each aspect of his clothing drew inspiration, but I admittedly wouldn't be able to do much about this without a lot of research. One thing I did try and verify was the small strip of cloth on the left of his chest, and I found a few wall murals where the people seem to be wearing similar strips of cloth? (example here; rightmost figure) Therefore, I didn't remove it, but if someone wants to explain Ancient Egyptian clothing history to me I'd be really interested to hear it 6.6

I might iterate on the design in the future, but for now the changes are mostly HC territory. Cyno wearing his hair in locs (a protective hairstyle) makes sense for someone who does a lot of hiking after rogue scholars, and I also gave him quite old and faded top surgery scars because healthcare is canonically free in Sumeru (thanks for that information, al-Haitham)(though tbf Cyno makes bank anyway). I also adjusted the colours a bit, since Genshin tends to use desaturated shades for metallic elements.

I also considered giving Cyno more scars, but figured that it could indicate Hermanubis' presence that someone you'd expect to get injured a lot is relatively scar-free (i.e. some sort of godly healing factor/resistance to damage). However, we know next to nothing about Hermanubis, so Cyno having a lot of scars also makes sense. This paragraph is mostly just a cry for help cyno story quest 2 literally any more elaboration about the nature of Hermanubis' pact and the Temple of Silence.

Conclusion

I wasn't intending to write one when I started the explanations but this got REALLY long so if you made it this far, thank you so so much ToT please check out the links; the threads especially were a great resource, and I'm grateful that people take the time to make them <3 genshin's character design department are cowards but I'm glad I learned some new things through the redesign process

[kujousaramybeloved]

anyone else in this thread think about alhaitham a regular amount

[quirefeast]

i really loved this scene - click the image to fullview

[evilkaeya]

I think it fits them

[dawnofiight]

OH and Angel and Asher stick to rhythm games and Genshin fucking impact.

Angel is a Bandori fan

Asher likes prsk because Akiyama mfing Mizuki.

Angel mains Yae Miko and Eula because reasons.

Asher will find a way to make Barbara a main DPS. TRUST.

Angel: why tf is your Barbara doing damage

Asher; shut up and let me cook

[zephyrine-gale]

working on sumeru charms ft sumeru boys i’ll be adding baizhu, scaramouche/wanderer, and maybe another dottore :>

[aeroplaneblues]

Welcome🙂

So many cyno maid and very few haitham but he’ll be so funny with his monotone and refusal to say cutesy sugar coated things to customers. Anyway i think this is the first time i draw these 4 together since what haitham’s bday comic?🤔 they are neat🥰

[baeshijima]

SCREAMING

ARRNGGHGHHFJDJDKB

[yostresswritinggirl]

"My eyes are up here."

- Kaveh, Alhaitham, Cyno

"Hey, my eyes are down here."

- Tighnari

[unraysunshine]

Sethos' and Cyno's parallels are so good, so similar in their struggles as fragments of Hermanubis, but so different in their ideologies and ways of life. Cyno's entire resolve and already knowing how to rail his destiny, while Sethos is just beginning to understand his stand in the world. Both of them suffered the collateral damage of their predecessors' mistakes and actions, and it shaped them so differently, but in the end, that made them make their decisions to break that cycle and start to build things up again, for the peace and harmony that their respective people need.

[evelynpr]

I think 4ggravate is already quite popular and many have explored their dynamics, but I think there is a lack of Alhaitham x Tighnari which is a miss.

Like come on, none of these guys can immediately humble and talk down Alhaitham except Tighnari and I think that's hot. Go knock some sense into this man you sassy fox.

[siennaditbot]

Puppy drawing practice

Definitely gotta simplify things and practice more cuz Genshin character designs aren't exactly easy to replicate

They cute :>