#i just wonder what kind of role they would play if they were in HSR

[rayofmisfortune]

Theoretically, if there were a DCA x HSR crossover. What path would Moon, Sun or even Eclipse be?

First up- basic overview of what path does what (the use of the character in combat)

Preservation = shield

Harmony = ally buffs

Abundance = healing

Hunt = single target damage

Erudition = multi-target damage

Nihility = debuffing enemies

Destruction = big damage, but at a price (like consuming their own hp, allies' hp, or skill points and so on)

Moon... I dunno why but either Destruction or Hunt? Followers of the Hunt hunt down their target tirelessly until the day they finally find it, with no qualms for the damage caused by their crusade to achieve this. The Aeon of the Hunt, Lan, is no different from this, they have a grudge against the Aeon of Abundance, Yaoshi. Which extends to followers of the Hunt sharing this grudge against the Aeon and THEIR abominations. But of course, path following doesn't equal Pathstriding, which is basically when individuals have had beliefs strong enough to overlap with the beliefs of an Aeon. Not to be confused with Emenators haha (the lore is so confusing istg) who basically can draw on power straight from the source, aka the Aeon THEMSELF. As for... destruction. Followers of it are generally feared by the cosmos and the followers only care about fulfilling their Aeon's, Nanook's, goal of making an end to all of existence. Not Pathstriders tho, it's all about beliefs with Pathstriding heh. I... actually am not quite sure what qualifies one to be recognized by Nanook. (When on one hand we have kids like Hook and Clara and on the other we have these immortals like Dan Heng•Imbibitor Lunae, Jingliu and Blade....)

Anyway onto Sunny! For some reason I also feel like he could be Destruction? Or... perhaps Nihility. For Nihility, think blackhole 👍 The Aeon of Nihility, IX, is literally a blackhole with eyes heh THEY don't care about anything, and believe that existence is meaningless and pointless.

AND ECLIPSE!!! I FEEL LIKE CLIPSY WOULD BE PRESERVATION??? (All of this is purely DCA btw heh not to be confused with spicy dorritto man) Preservation is all aboit protecting and preserving. Idk- it sounds like it fits Eclipse? Which- if Eclipse were preservation, they would be a shielder. Yes I made Sun n Moon dmg dealers fnfnn sorry Clipsy you're too pure and innocent for that. Harmony may also work?

As for elements- didn't say it above because I'm pretty sure of what each of them would be. Moon, quantum (i don't think there's a quantum destruction unit so it would be cool to see heh) Sun, fire. Eclipse, imaginary.

Jfjfjf anywho's thanks for coming to my ramble session no one cares about jfnfnfnfnf

[pancakes-with-grounded-hazelnuts]

hsr: 2.1 spoilers

thoughts on firefly (LONG AND UNPOLISHED BUT I MUST SCREAM)

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just to get it out of the way, i love that firefly is sam.

also what i’m about to share is a mix of interpretation and headcanon based on how i would write her. NOT INTENDED TO BE A THEORY OR A PROPER ANALYSIS OF CANON.

and i’m not going through all of samfire’s dialogue and lore for this because if i did that for every post expressing my thoughts i’d never post anything ever.

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i propose: “firefly” is sam’s dream.

imagine this: you are a killer. one with strength and perception far beyond any mortal being. when an enemy is caught by your senses, their life ends before they ever knew the fear of your presence. this is what you were made to be, and this is all that you are. you can’t even dream…but you can imagine.

what if you were instead, a mortal? one with lovely eyes the color of the night sky lit by a bustling city below. you’ve always looked to a starry sky fondly, and longingly. so incomprehensibly vast - each speck of light was a unique something, forming a great sea of possibilities, but all too far from your reach. what could be a better fit?

and what if instead of the one role you were made for, you had many roles? this young mortal is an actor! sure, actors read off a script as well, but each story woven by the script was different. each has its own destiny. you ponder what it’s like to be bound to multiple destinies, rather than just the one.

and you continue to ponder. each day this imaginary “you” becomes more and more realized. and now that you have finished imagining, you begin to wish: that between the checkpoints of fate, the brief moments of freedom will let you play as this “you”. but you know that’s all it is: play. you can never escape your true nature…right?

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UH. BASICALLY. i headcanon firefly as sam’s wishful persona manifested in the dream world.

that being said, that doesn’t make firefly any less real to me.

firefly herself even asserts that what one experiences in a dream is still true and valid, but when sam speaks, they seem resigned to what they believe is their “nature”, like they can only be the type of person firefly is in a fabricated world.

without the constraints of the waking world, sam can be a kind and lively young woman who can make friends on her own, and has a job - a purpose - where as a performer, obeying the scripts brings delight instead of blood. and it was such a wonderful experience that they didn’t want to wake up from it.

i don’t yet know how much sam fully validates their “firefly” self beyond the feelings being real, but the way they behave and describe themselves to acheron when they’re sam suggests that they don’t believe they can also truly be “firefly” at the same time.

also i’m mainly going off of the idea that firefly’s appearance can only be easily manifested in the dream world, and that sam’s “armor” is truly just their body, but i believe this headcanon still works even if it is armor, because it is more about the mentality.

of course there are some glaring constraints in reality that prevents them from being able to do certain things (at the moment), but the way sam views themselves also constrains them far more than they realize. if sam wishes to be firefly, then sam IS firefly. and once they realize that, they don’t have to strictly act and identify in the way they believe they should.

sam’s scripts have always been brief, and i wonder…is it just because sam is simple in their skills and approach to their work? or is it because between the inescapable events one calls destiny, between the tasks sam must fulfill, they can do or be whatever they choose?

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that was a very roundabout way to say that i think samfire is trans.

bonus thoughts:

omg after seeing the reveal, firefly feels more like an affectionate parody of the character we were meant to think she is. hc sam watched and read a lot of romcoms and was like…damn i wish that was me. i wish i was a cute girl with fluffy hair going on a date with the trailblazer, but alas i am but a 8 ft tall murder robot. GIRL YOU CAN BE BOTH.

i also like that this idea highlights a more positive side to dreaming, in contrast to the rest of the penacony story so far. yes, one can’t slumber forever, but is a rest - a respite - not needed from time to time? and just as reality can follow one into their dream, can dreams not also be with you when you wake?