#the pyro archon

[tempests-bards-and-birds]

i've been thinking about the word choice in neuvillette's voice lines about the archons, specifically how in saying that deus auri "won" the authority of geo and that the narukami "took" the authority of electro he is very much implying that they came into possession of the authorities deliberately; however, he then calls the anemo archon the "recipient" of the authority of anemo, which seems to imply less that he took it deliberately and more that it was just given to him, which does seem align with what little we know about how venti became the anemo archon (because both of the other viable candidates were. yknow. dead). what's particularly interesting about this to me, then, is that it seems to suggest that neuvillette has done at least some modicum of research into the older archons (the stuff with nahida doesn't count because he was actually conscious while it was happening), which it does make sense for him to have done. either that or i'm just reading too much into arbitrary word choices lmao

[saccharinerose]

So funny how we went from Apep, who would gleefully spit on Nahida's grave even after Nahida helped save Apep, to Neuvillette, who has been working alongside Furina for 400+ years and worries about her safety, with no inbetween

[atalante241]

So, of the 5 Archons that we know. Only two were at Khaenri’ah, those being Venti and Zhongli.

Makoto went instead of Ei.

Nahida’s a whole different person than Ruhkkadevata.

Focalors came into power afterwards and Furina was created some years into Focalors’ archonhood.

For the Pyro Archon and Tsaritsa. Tsaritsa was there, from what we know at least. And the Pyro Archon’s mystery

[eiegg]

I just realized that during the last 500 years, only Rex Lapis was awake/aware of the world's happening, sort of, making another difference with the other Archons.

Venti slept for most of the time and recently woke up to help Dvalin.

Ei was in her plane and it was all the Shogun's doing.

Nahida, no need to explain. That poor child didn't deserve what she went through.

Focalors, it was a fraud (/j)/she was collecting that energy inside the Oratrice, so she wasn't really aware of the outside world beside what Furina whatever they discussed (I was spoiled but I still haven't finished the AQ so, uuh, correct me if I'm wrong.)

(I forgot there's also the Cryo Archon who changed 500 years ago and established the Fatui(and/or the Harbingers?)

Now it would be funny if the Pyro Archon was dead since the Cataclysm and she is resurrected and she like "wtf happened there".

[burningparadiseduck]

There’s a misconception that Venti and Zhongli are the only original archons and that is technically untrue.

Ei ruled jointly with her twin sister so she was the archon from the beginning. Only the public didn’t know about both of them existing.

Rukkhadevata created Nahida but the timeline was completely changed by the Irminsul so now she never existed so that makes Nahida the original ruler of sumeru.

That rule only applies to Fontaine since Egeria, being the original hydro archon, is actually dead.

[cizzisblog]

the characters in the 2.7 archon quest mirror the elements of the fallen yaksha but other details I noticed:

yelan vs itto at the beginning….it was the hydro yaksha who killed the geo one…

yelan and yanfei being so close - just as the pyro and hydro yaksha seemed to be…

shinobu chastising itto and his more silly behavior - reminds me of the geo yaksha sort-of chastising the electro yaksha’s antics and trying to get him to wear more regular clothes - elements just switched - geo yaksha did seem more on the lighthearted side tho, maybe more like itto than we know. bosacius and the geo yaksha could resemble itto. remember how bosacius always announced himself? reminds me of “itto the ONE AND ONI ARATAKI-“

and the way they all worked together so seamlessly in the final cutscene, protecting each other despite probably not having too many opportunities to be in battle with each other

this quest was actually so much more thought out than I realized I cry xiao must have been reliving so so much from his past. when he sacrificed himself…maybe somewhere in his mind it felt like a second chance to save his family, even though he knows it’s not really them. to save them (the representations of them) the way he couldn’t before and then join them in the afterlife. and these ones…they have their own xiao, the traveler, there for them in his eyes, who does want to live for a better future the way xiao didn’t hope for during the wars. god xiaoooooo 😭

[moonlite-drabbles]

Ima be so out of pocket and cope BUT I think that if the pyro archon being a pale skinned himeko character is the price that needs to be paid for hoyo to make the rest (or the majority at least) of the Natlan cast to be dark skinned: then I don’t care, do it.

Make her so white she’s more blinding than the loading screen, I DONT CARE. If a pale himeko clone as the archon is what it takes to distract hoyo higher ups so they can put more dark-skinned people in DO ITTTT. I DONT CAREE ABOUT THE ARCHONNN LEMME HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL DARK SKINNED GENSHIN CHARACTERSSS

Am I happy? No.

Do I want a dark skinned claymore wielding woman? Yes.

Do I understand that this Chinese company that operates in a 99% mono-race country, that markets mainly to that country, which has deep roots in colorism, probably won’t deliver? Yes.

Ps: they typically aren’t ‘white’ they’re Han Chinese. The majority of the characters ppl complain about being white (which I get it’s annoying) are just pale Asian. I promise, it’s pale centric colorism, not white-centric racism. Not everything is about white people. Call it what it is.

Context: Leaker said every character except the Pyro archon is (currently) dark skinned. Pyro archon also said to be a “Himeko expo”—which is a reoccurring character in their other games.

[phenylshark]

Yassified Murata? This is super rushed i probably couldve done better but i dont have the motivation to fix it. I just saw the leaked designs and wanted to give it my own spin 'cause it certainly wasnt what i was expecting. Trusting that the writers still manage to make her lovable nonetheless. (the reference on the side is an old interpretation of murata as a SU diamond)

[aqma]

I was bored lol.

Bueno bueno como mexicana me basé en la cultura maya y blah blah blah ya te la sabes no tengo ni idea si Natlan tendrá más culturas basadas para su nación pero bueno yo solo hice mi fanart todo qlero así que x.

[thefloatingarray]

Here's my rough "visual estimate" on what the pyro archon (or what Natlan characters in general) will look like

I've heard that an expy of Himeko is apparently going to be the pyro archon(?) so I used her as a base for my pyro archon design.....buuttt now I'm questioning the logistics of whether they'll change the skin tone of a flagship Mihoyo gurlie so I initially made her pale butttt eventually I decided f- it Mihoyo has like 3 mildly dark skinned characters. I know Sumeru had like a shortage of them because apparently half of the characters were raised on the other side of the Wall of Samiel under the shade of the akademya's tree....buttt I don't think Natlan has a lore-related reason like that to give us few darker characters.....andd both Iansan (the travail trailer Natlan kid) and the Muratans from the Genshin comic are both on the darker side (even though they're just tan at most) so I have faith in Natlan.

I feel like the pyro archon will mostly borrow a lot of design and story elements from Huitzilopochtli which is like an Aztec deity of war and the sun. And if we ever meet like a dragon or dragon-themed character in there they'll be Quetzalcoatl-coded but idk I don't work at Mihoyo

[sparkysxi]

I love how genshin made all the female archons women in STEM and the male archons fine arts students

[leeryder]

Archon Lulu

(Anatomy study)

[steamy-squid]

The knave~

[dixidin]

Considering that we're gonna be entering Natlan in the next nation of genshin. I have a few words I wanna say on it.

On one hand, I'm so happy we're finally gonna see Capitano and learn about all the new lore, ect!

But on the other hand, I'm really nervous on what hoyoverse is going to be doing with the people in the nation considering the treatment with Sumeru and the fact that Natlan is inspired off of West African cultures and Latin America.

But considering the character designs of Vannessa and Iansan, I have some(what) faith in hoyo (fingers crossed!)

[my-white-canvas]

Unbounded by the Trivial

You are an imposter but you don't really care about anything anymore so you just let it be, it's not like if you try hard enough you could change it.

You had a normal life and whatever happened you just let it be, "it is what it is" was your motto in life, so if there's anything you don't have control over, you wouldn't go out of your way to change it.

And so after your mind was blown off you woke up in genshin impact and let your holy luck deal with what kind of situation you would end up in.

Oh lo and behold the Knights have swarmed you with weapons and blockaded your surroundings "Welp, I ain't surviving this shit" you thought in your mind, the acting grandmaster marched through the crowd of knights while you simply stayed on the ground looking at everyone's feet "you have committed high treason for impersonation of the divine one" her voice boomed across the field "you imprisoned until the gods of the nation's decide what to do with you" as she readied her blade preparing for an attempt of your escape "ok" was all yet happened, you a criminal with unknown punishment simply just letting it happen?

Blade still in hand in belief that you were bluffing, you stood up with hands upfront "so what are you waiting for?" This move stunned the crowd as the Knight Infront of you cuffed your hands with a puzzled face.

Taken to the dungeons of Mondstat you just waited while trying to chat with the guards and entertain yourself with their reactions, some were repellent against you, some were hesitant to reply, and some even turned into a therapy session.

It didn't take long for the true creator to know of your arrival and then immediately start planning on how they will greet their precious baby into their palace.

The archons rarely meet one another and especially all 7 of them in the same room and here they are because of you. It all started awkwardly since no one knew how to start this off, after some time the silence was broken by Zhongli "so it seems we all agree that something needs to be done with the imposter" he said looking suspiciously at the Tsaritsa "if you all agree?" he questioned, all of them nodded in agreement "so then what would you like to suggest then?" the dendro archon asked the other gods, the anemo archon quickly jumped up "a simple public execution would suffice their grace won't it?" the green bard suggested but some were hesitant.

Therefore the hydro archon proposed a vote, those who wish for the undertaking of the imposter were to raise their right hand, and those who opposed were to raise their left. 4 raised their right hand, Zhongli, Venti, Ei, and Murata all agreed to punish the imposter by taking their life, and 2 presented their left hand in a debate against the option which was from the dendro and hydro archon, many were shocked by the god of justice going against the idea.

"Why would you of all people go against this?" Ei stood up and asked her in disbelief "Well serving unjust justice is no different than committing a crime and based on what I've heard they don't seem to be doing anything wrong" she stated as the Tsaritsa cut her off "your reasoning lacks evidence, as you said you've only heard it" her tone cold and stern sticking a nerve on the hydro archon "that's funny coming from someone who chose no side and that is exactly why I wish to see for my self who this imposter really is if you'd allow me barbatoes" to which he approved.

The Divine overseer of teyvat ignored all their duties and continuously daydreamed about how their reunion would go as they decorated their place on all your desires with a joyous smile.

A few days pass until the God of Justice arrived in the city of freedom where the imposter was held imprisoned. Upon entering faint voices were heard from where they were supposed to be detained but when she arrived expecting a violent prisoner but saw knight shedding tears at a figure behind bars gently patting their head and mouthing words she could not decipher.

The knight saw the high figure then quickly wiped their tears and greeted them with their voice croaking "Your majesty, welcome to Mondstat, the imposter is held here" they gestured to your cell while you were limped on the bars looking at the god before you "so are you here to kill me?" this question was unexpected from someone with the face the deity that sees all "no but I am here for answers, specifically from you" she glowered at you "although I am against just killing you for no apparent reason other than looking like them I do have to know your intentions. Now tell" as she motions the guards to leave

You sigh and tell you what you know including some hints about your world.

"So you tell me you are from another world where this world is implemented as a game where everything is recorded as a story for people all over your world"

"Yep"

"I see... am I any good?"

"huh?"

"You did say all of teyvat became a game in your world so what did you think of me?"

"I don't know, you weren't in it yet"

A disappointed sigh left her lips while you were confused. "As much as what you have told me does seem farfetched, how do you expect me to believe this?" your expression was all drained from thinking about what you've been doing with your life "believe what you want to believe, it ain't really my problem"

"Aren't you a little too pessimistic?"

"It's from experience and from that I just gave up on controlling things that are out of control"

The hydro archon stood up to leave the saddening aura of the room "You are one weak soul aren't you" she said before she left "I am... and pathetic"

Out of the dungeon waiting for the god of justice were the other six archons waiting for what was information about the imposter.

"What did you find out about them?" the god of freedom taunted "Nothing? I bet they wouldn't even talk to you"

"They looked lost and defeated, but what they said is unbelievable... but possible"

"Sympathy from you? They must be lucky?" the war wretched god teased

"Well, what did they say?" the wisdom thirsty deity asked

"That is not necessary, 4 to 2 when we decided if they are to be executed for the public and for their grace" the former geo archon imposed on the group.

Not long when the execution day had come when your head was locked in a guillotine, you were shaking no your body was but you just stayed still as your tears ran down your face.

After decorating their palace and planning how you two will be with each other and replaying all these scenarios in their head they finally descend upon the lands of teyvat but it was quiet... and silent and they finally realized that they have not checked up on the people for some time and saw what was to happen, nothing but rage was all they could feel as they dashed through the wind to find you

Your head was cut but you did not die, you were wide awake while looking at your headless body, it did not have muscles or bones, it was like a tipped bucked with golden blood being spilled across the floor, you tried to stand up and so did your body and it worked like it was normal.

Many were horrified by the blood they had spilled, divine blood, but you simply picked up your head and lifted it above your head

"Holy smokes dude, this cut in insane, shoutout to my barber daug"

Then earth began to rumble and the winds and thunders covered the sky befor the Divine Deity you've heard of appears before you, several thoughts came swirling down your head until you dropped it then the creator's face turned to worry as they trembled from the sound of your head clashing with the ground, it didn't take long for your head blood to run out where you fainted.

You woke up in the arms of the creator snuggling you close to their arms humming a lullaby you are unfamiliar with "oh you're awake, are feeling any better? Do you need me to get something?" Their words going through one ear out the other "are you that god they talkin about?" "Yes but no need for such formalities my dear child" their tone giving off the feeling ling clouds "so you are like my parent now?" "I always have been" you were beyond confused but you'll ask about it later.

"Ok but what happened to uh.. the hydro archon?" You were curious about her since that day "she's imprisoned like the others" "but she didn't do anything" "oh I see very well then I'll get her".

She was released shortly after and she thanked you for you generosity but yoilu simply wish for a chat every now and then, the Tsaritsa was also released since she was merely listening for information

Sorry my sleepy and lazy now good night

[rosenongrata]

my interpretation of the pyro archon/murata for genshin. but with murata himeko. yeah. ik it's generic leave me alone