more on albedo and rhinedottir
what is transmutation, if not rebirth?
okay. i think i figured out the motive behind rhinedottir's creations, among other things.
bear with me and my poor explanation, i'm also really bad at linking sources lmao. do correct me if i've gotten any details wrong. much of this was possible thanks to conversations with a friend of mine!
rhinedottir's reason for creating durin, elynas, albedo and everything else was to find the meaning of life itself.
i'm gonna try and make it as simple as possible to get, i hope.
so, back in search in the algae sea, during the third orthant - cater gives us a riddle, to which the answer is 'love'. some discussion upon alchemy and the orthants with my friend later, we decided to match the stages of alchemy (in rene's given order) to the order of orthants we travelled. that makes citrinitas corresponding to love. the third orthant is also the one of the soul. love and soul.
so here's an idea i've had for a long time. one motive for rhinedottir's actions may be that she was trying to recreate someone dear to her through albedo. someone she loved - be it a family member, lover, anything. with my friend, i discussed how rene quotes aleister crowley's poem regarding the womb of pan, which is essentially a void where all souls originate and/or return to in the time of rebirth. durin and elynas both speak about how they existed in some empty darkness before rhinedottir called them forth - but not albedo.
albedo's earliest memories, he says, are of traveling with rhinedottir. so.
'primordial human project'. rene's search led him to primordial humans. he tried to become one and failed. it involved dissolving himself to be reborn.
'primordial human project' - consider, albedo is not an original creation, but a reborn being.
the rebirth of someone dear to rhinedottir whom she tried to make a primordial human.
why? because albedo is her last ditch effort at saving the world - just like rene. like how citrinitas corresponds to the age of glory for empires and their subsequent collapse with the coming of the stage of rubedo, rhinedottir - khaenriah as a whole - knew its end was destined, and they must have known this. she asks albedo to reach the far side of philosophy and create a better future for them all.
think about it. societal collapse is imminent, your country is crumbling, the end of the world is near and everything feels so utterly doomed. and you know it. you know you're doomed. she must have known of the world formula, must have known rubedo must follow citrinitas.
in the hexenzirkel trailer, she sounds just somewhat reluctant when it comes to being called a mother. you know what this reminds me of, who she reminds me of? ruan mei. ruan mei, upon learning of the infinitely transient nature of life, sinks into emptiness. she can't show love to the creations she's made with her own hands. she knows so well how short, and thus meaningless their lives are. she fears forming attachment - she dissects the scientific meaning of attachment in her character trailer instead of seeing it as something people just do.
rhinedottir must thus have attempted to flip the last two stages of alchemy to prevent their fate, yeah?
if everything is truly meant to end, if it's all destined to fall from rise, what is really the point?
most hoyoverse games are about fighting this sort of nihilistic thinking. the character of otto apocalypse makes it abundantly clear. otto's character takes great inspiration from friedrich nietzsche, whom many people misunderstand for a nihilist. however, nietzsche's philosophies were actually staunchly against nihilism.
rene tried to save the world because he wanted to believe it has meaning. it troubled him that the rise and the fall are void of purpose, he wanted to save it because he believed there was a point in its existence.
rhinedottir is no different. there is no force greater than love. and guess what?
in wagner's play 'the ring' - the dwarf alberich steals the rhinegold from the rhinemaidens. the rhinemaidens tell him there's nothing greater than love in the world. and what does alberich do?
he denounces - wouldn't you know - love.
like rene, rhinedottir became the scapegoat for the cataclysm for her deeds.
i've expressed previously that the primordial human rhinedottir was trying to create through albedo may possibly be the third descender. one who descends.
so, then,
that may be what dainsleif means when he says "we will defy this world with a power from beyond", no?
[side theory :: i once came across the idea of the twins being meteors. the rifthounds induce corrosion on you, making you bleed. gold corrodes. and gold on the earth is also theorized to be extraterrestrial, ie, it came from meteor impact. so then, what if the twins are the source of azosite, or any other such materials derived from gold, that khaenriah now prizes?]
so, tldr : rhinedottir, amidst a world rapidly approaching its doom having learned of the world formula, seeks to prove it wrong, to prevent it, undo it - she tries to fight back against collapse by finding meaning itself. there is nothing more transient than life itself, and thus she sought to prove that there is meaning in something as short lived as that. i'm shaky on albedo being a life reborn, but i do believe it's not impossible. he could have been somewhat dear to her that she tried to make attain the status of primordial human - descender, even - so as to undo the laws of fate.
(some screenshots of the discussion, NOT in chronological order)
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“One day when I was sitting at the pianoforte playing the ‘Non più andrai’ from [The Marriage of] Figaro, Mozart, who was paying a visit to us, came up behind me. I must have been playing it to his satisfaction, for he hummed the melody as I played and beat the time on my shoulders; but then he suddenly moved a chair up, sat down, told me to carry on playing the bass, and began to improvise such wonderfully beautiful variations that everyone listened to the tones of the German Orpheus with bated breath...
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what are everyone's positions at the cafe? manager, waiter, bartista,, etc?
okay so ,, heres how it is so far :) putting a readmore bc its super long 😭💀
manager :: megatron ,, soundwave (co-manager) ,, starscream is also a co-manager but doesnt like to do the paperwork which just leaves megatron and soundwave to do it all
waiters :: skywarp ,, thundercracker ,, starscream isnt much a waiter but sometimes he likes to just to show off ,, motormaster and his stunticons are also apart of the waiters ,, though motormaster thinks the outfits are a bit silly ,, swindle is forced to be a waiter since no one trusts him to even be near the cash register ,,
baristas :: shockwave surprisingly ,, since he does come up with the food combos and looks for it ,, motormaster also helps out just a little bit with shockwave but not very much ,, the insecticons help shockwave a lot though as they are his taste testers and they give quite good feedback believe it or not ,, and they get free snacks so 😏
cashiers :: soundwave ,, as he does most the paperwork and stuff ,, so he also manages the money bc megatron has trouble counting past 10 and starscream just aint trustworthy with money ,, hook is also a cashier only when soundwave isnt too busy ,, onslaught helps too when neither of them are on the position and usually trades off with hook every now and then
etc :: soundwave’s minicons help with cleaning up and just attracting customers ,, they also sometimes help carry plates out and feed off the praises they’ll get from the customers ,, the constructicons make decorations and improvements whenever a holiday comes around and helps shockwave plan for limited menu items ;) the rest of the combaticons (blast off - brawl - vortex) usually help decorate the place and are kept in the staff room only because they cause too much of a mess ,, blast off doesnt really cause a mess he just doesnt feel like being around so many people ,, blitzwing is also put in the back because he causes messes and ends up being banned from being allowed to make deliveries or serve
delivery :: the seekers and astrotrain delivery to those who ordered via their app or doordash ,, though soundwave lets them keep the tips they make as a treat and sort of a thank you for helping out ,, though skywarp is often requested most when deliveries are made ,, since people take a big interest in the seeker ;) blitzwing also takes deliveries sometimes but he’s usually banned for the rest the month because he messes up
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Happy Lowman; Muse Info
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Face Claim; David Labrava
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Date Of Birth; 1972
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