#i also have zero anemo characters except the anemo traveler | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

tratserenoyreve · 2 years

Text

got xiao to level 70 but i have zero artifacts ready for him so he gets to use my Raw Damage set temporarily

in the meantime, while i continue to simmer with a low fever as a human soup, gonna ramble about differences in the dubs for him and other miscellany related to xiao

it's easy to joke that xiao is the emo edgy character. if you're used to using just the english dub, he definitely comes across as more rough around the edges, a bit more rude and blunt. like he's on the brink of losing it (which he kind of is but english xiao is more in the grrr snarl bark bark way compared to the others.)

but, in the other dubs he comes across as like. fairly reserved and chill. he, with complete coolheadedness and confidence, asserts that he will commit murder for the traveler should they ever find themself unable to go through with it. cuz that has been his job for over two thousand years. he's the guardian yaksha, conquerer of demons, vigilant protector of liyue and its people.

and like in any version his character is in an active struggle with managing overwhelming karma-induced chronic pain and trying not to succumb to centuries of accumulated Nightmare Fuel that is building up in his body, so it's interesting to see the contrast in the dubs on how the voice actors represent that.

funnily it reminds me of like. noctis in ff15, where his character feels different in english versus japanese. some of it is probably cultural context, for some reason english localization tends to think cool = rude. in the japanese translation noctis is more clearly a shy and reserved person who has difficulty with dealing with people thanks to how limited he was in his childhood. in english, they kind of make him seem more airheaded instead. (never gonna forgive the choice to not have english noctis tell his bros he loves them at the end of the game, in the japanese dub he tells them he loves them!)

anyways, in xiao's case the english localization seems to have him lean more into the like. barely restrained vessel of destruction angle, he sounds angrier than he probably is. from what i can understand of other dubs, he's more like a war veteran who is explaining things how he understands it. he exists to destroy, if the traveler summons him he has a hard time understanding that they would just want to hang out with him or ask him about his likes and dislikes. it makes zero sense to him and he will say as much.

with the recent archon quest, we also get to see how xiao is kind of an exception even from his fellow yaksha. while it hasn't been elaborated on much yet, this makes sense because of the yaksha we know only xiao was stated to have been in the servitude of another god before morax contracted them. and that period of xiao's life was very traumatic, leading to him internalizing the idea that he exists only to act as a tool.

which makes it bittersweet to know that the other yakshas saw him as a beloved brother, that zhongli acts as a father figure to him, and that the people at wangshu inn talk about this semi-immortal enlightened beast as though he were an adopted son, a "young gentleman" who likes a specific sweet and deserves some peace and quiet on the roof.

im interested in seeing how the origins of the yakshas is going to be explored more, seeing as they originate from sumeru. xiao's karmic debt being alleviated by the traveler's presence is also a nifty detail, the game reaffirming that aether and lumine can passively purify corruption and the like just by being around and that karma behaves similarly.

now, i gotta hope i get a goddamn anemo goblet for xiao.

#tratser talks about stuff #genshin impact spoilers #i did not plan on getting xiao so now im brainstorming how to equip him #i don't even have a good spear for him rippp

14 notes · View notes

xiaophobic · 3 years

Note

WAIT JSKDCBHN I DIDN'T SIGN MY LAST ASK HSHSHSHSH I FORGOT IM SORRY,,, but you are right my love, the one that asked for domestic genshin teams was none other than i, sunflower anon ;) ngl that wouldn't have made much sense without context so i'm glad you were able to figure it out also yes i agree with beth slander, anemo cube go brr

DON'T BE SORRY FOR GOING TOO LONG ! READING YOUR ANSWER WAS SO FUN AND YOUR TEAM IS SO CUTE HELP,,, ESP THE ONE WHERE ZHONGLI & SUCROSE WEAVE FLOWERS INTO EACH OTHERS HAIR THAT WAS ADORABLE 😭 now *rubs my grubby little hands together* brain rot sharing time

For context my main team consists of albedo, venti, xingqiu, and keqing and I’ve grown too attached to every single one of them that I have zero clue on who to switch out when wishing for eula

Venti <- this bitch is my platonic soulmate and we’d most likely beg to share rooms

I get the feeling that albedo and xingqiu would share one, bigggg room that they evenly halved. Dont ask why it just felt right, and albedo is more often in some spare room that he turned into a lab so xingqiu can invite whoever and let them crash in his room

Keqings the only one with a single room and i dont think shes mad about that because her room is,,, so full of paperworks,,, neat and orderly yes but pAPERWORKS-

Alr ive assigned rooms now so onto whatever happens inside *stretches fingers*

I’d say we’re pretty even in terms of whos responsible and whos not, so unless albedo becomes in charge of watching klee there shall be no fire to be committed

Its funny how we have a god and a nonbeliever under one roof, so i think keqing would be skeptical around venti. But of course, ventis playful nature and fun demeanor would likely win her over, so now she treats him like family as well

Though that said, she’d also find herself scolding both me and venti on our uhhhhh tendencies to be lazy HSHSHSH she fr tells me to stop procrastinating in game every five seconds, so imagine if she was put with mr wine aunt barsibado?

Cute friendship between albedo and xingqiu because theyve made a book together and two educational boys,,, the amount of braincells in one room is ridiculous

Remember when I said keqing was happy she had a single room? Its because of her rex lapis dolls. Neither venti nor xingqiu ever let her live that down.

In terms of cooking, venti and i are never allowed for our own good. Venti isnt a bad cook but hes definitely a chaotic one and i physically cant make pancakes if my life depended on it. Albedo is on cooking duty most of the time but if hes busy, xingqiu will do it (though he will throw out the carrots) because keqings often too busy

HAVE YOU SEEN THE DESCRIPTION OF ALBEDOS SPECIAL DISH?? ITS A WHOLE FANFICTION OMG

Venti making everyone flower crowns mmmmmmmmmm and specific types of flowers for each person... aw

Whenever xingqiu reads a new history book, sometimes venti will just go “LIES. THATS NOT WHAT WENT DOWN. PUT THAT BOOK AWAY AND ALLOW ME TO TELL YOU WHAT REALLY HAPPENED-”

Albedo and Keqing both staying up really late because of work and venti having to sing them songs so theyll sleep i am SOFT

A recurring theme I find in this team is that we all look like responsible upkept high society people but behind the locked doors youll find keqing trying to get venti to get tf up, xingqiu and i raving about some fanfic, and albedo making something explode in his lab on accident

Bonus because ive run out of ideas:

(keqing THIS IS A CANON VOICELINE) Sleep well... me? Uh... I still have a handful of things on my to-do list, but I'll call it a night once they are done.

(xingqiu) lady keqing… please, it's too late in the evening. Mr Kreideprinz, the new concoction, if you would.

(venti, putting down a frying pan) oh… so we’re using the potion tonight?

Okay so the quality of whatever this is isnt guaranteed and its 100% crack barely any soft HELP HSHSH but im typing this in the middle of science class so pls forgive me. I wonder how you feel when you get a super long ask in your inbox…? I hope you still dont mind ( ´^｀) have a nice day dearest!! I’ll sign off twice now so I wont forget next time KESHEJ -🌻 anon

BAE I LIKE DIDNT SEE THIS???? WAH IM SORRY FOR MY LATE RESPONSE,,

HELP YOU MFS ARE SO CHAOTIC??? THE BONUS LITERALLY HAS ME DYING WHY IS VENTI FULLY PREPARED TO KNOCK HER OUT WAGSH(<\%[^{*}

your team definitely has “burnt out gifted kid” vibes ABSHAHSHA BUT IN A GOOD WAY OF COURSE they’re just all doing their best to be their best (with the possible exception of venti, though i’d argue that around such composed characters he’d experience his own slight code switch)

i’ll give you one of my own personal headcanons and apply it to your team a bit since i feel like it fits!!

venti knows everyone he comes across, or at least can connect their face to someone he’s seen in the milleniums he’s lived — a relative or something. he’s the god of wind and freedom, so naturally he’s traveled to all nations in order to be free and see the world as he pleases.

given this, he knows everyone on your team. he can connect their faces to at least one of their distant relatives that he’s known before. that is, except for albedo, who was born of chalk. the first person in a while who he sees and knows nothing of, so he FREAKS THE FUCK OUT. he spends half of his time stressing over who he could possibly be the offspring of but ends up coming up short every time.

he falls under the impression that albedo just must be klee’s older brother who was just never mentioned, until klee confesses that they’re not related biologically. it remains the subject he loses his mind over at the bottom of each bottle.

ABAHSHAHSH I JUST LIKE THE IDEA OF VENTI BEING SECRETLY WATCHING OVER THEM ALL YKNOW? HE CARES MAN 💔

anyway, i’m sorry this was so late and i’m happy you shared with me, this was rlly a pleasure to read <33 i hope you’re doing well, and please remember to take care of yourself, sweetpea ⸜(*ˊᗜˋ*)⸝

#<🌻3 — anon !!#atlas.asks

4 notes · View notes