Sara Kujou, since I love her design and she seems like the cold type of character. Also, her jp VA Asami Seto also voices Mai Sakurajima, Raphtalia, and Nobara from JJK ^^
For Thoma, he could be a reference to how there are foreigners that served under a samurai clan or family, like he working his way to be in a good position in the Kamisato clan and loyally served the Kamisato siblings. Either that or he's a foreign spy.
Baal lacking the kushi-mitama could also be reference to how her goal is "eternity", and how kushi-mitama being the power of transformation would directly interfere with that goal. (Transformation effectively ruining her eternity by changing it.)
@@infinity1633 that would be a very interesting plot twist but its pretty unlikely since Sara is probably Baal’s most loyal servant, so her being a harbinger is not a high bar to pass, still cool concept tho :)
@@foxyturvey That's also a fair assumption to make. I was just theorizing lore/story reasons why it was not included instead of being very literal about it.
My guess is that Thoma originally from Fontaine or just has a French name because his parents decided to give him one. In French, the “S” in “Thomas” isn’t pronounced, so tōma/tooma/touma or alternatively Tohma/Thoma as a way of transliterating it from French to Japanese(トーマ) and then back into English makes sense. Also, in the French subtitles of the livestream, his name is left spelled as “Thomas” when he is introduced.
The possibility that Thoma isn't even from Inazuma was eye opening. 🤯 And with American dog tags on him...last I checked non of the Nations have any reference to America... So he's either from Fontaine or Mondstadt since those are the European inspired nations.
Your in-depth analysis on character designs in genshin really makes me me respect the game creators and fall in love with the character even more. They are so thorough and detailed. Really fascinating to watch. Thank you for creating such videos!
I think RedFlaim is one of the rare people to see a lot of neat details and references from cultures added in characters, I'm a huge fan of Mihoyo's add-of Details for characters, and maps. Personally i think you're underrated for noticing these kind of things, lmao. (enjoying your analyses btw)
Sara's inspiration behind the design is phenomenal and they mentioned her wings are as dark as a raven they want to do something further with her gameplay and same with yae I realize also yae still even in this game wants to fight for inazuma in her own way and her necklace means something I don't know why but I feel like it does
A little bit unrelated, but something I just noticed about the 2.0 livestream thumbnail is how the Shogun’s statue is surrounded by purple sakuras. They could be different flowers, but I find it ironic for her to be surrounded by sakuras since they symbolize both the beauty and short and fragile nature of life, contrasting the Shogun’s desire for eternity.
Interesting observation, but yeah looking at current electro characters mostly people that don't accept reality. Fischl, keqing constantly denying rex lapis contribution, beidou with liyue rules, idk about Lisa tho.
Watch the trailer in 0.25 speed you will see much more detail, like when they introduced the electro archon you can see a black and white scene that is much more clear.
I think Thoma appearance is based more in a Japanese delinquent (idk how that kind of culture is called, sorry) they normally have for hair a pompadour or blonde color or both, the history of this kind of culture has relationship with WW2 because after the war Japan had to open more to foreign market, making a lot of American things come to the country, one of which was the rockabilly culture or whatever is called, mainly because of Grease and other things, some Japanese teenagers started copying this and the nationalist of Japan (Japan is a very nationalistic country) started calling them delinquents because they weren't japanese enough, at some point they really become this subculture that is tied to criminals even though it started at something innocent, other thing to note is that a lot of Japanese criminals really like to make clear they're criminals for example you can know when someone is from the Yakuza just by knowing their clothes and the same with the mention above. So I Think Thoma is a character who is against the Shogun possibly by the same reasons as Kazuha's friends and he makes clear his position using cultural things that are not from Inazuma, making him like a rebel which it's like their real life counterpart, and probably his personality would be like the majority of characters based around this movement being a guy that at the surface is very rough and tough but in the inside he has a good heart and wants to help people, just like for example Josuke from JJBA. Sorry if I made some mistake I'm not 100% sure of all of this and my language is not English but I'm very happy of giving my opinion about Thoma, which I hope to get him when he comes out, he looks very handsome.
I 100% agree with you here, blonde hair in "anime" games is also pretty common on half-japanese characters. So he could be either. The persona series is one of those that comes first to mind, where even though many characters have "weirder" hair colors the only ones that are ever talked about by other people in the games are the blonde ones, like Ryuji (delinquent) or Ann (Half Japanese, Half European).
Imma say rn: mentions of leaks ahead Recent voicelines leaks mention a peculiar person by the name Arataki Itto, Yoimiya and Sayu mention him and apparently he's like a delinquent of the same type that you mention here, he even has a "gang". Wonder ir him and Tohma are friends.
@@joannamysluk8623 not confirmed of course, but I really think her full name is Yae Miko for 2 reasons 1. the Japanese characters in her name for Miko are 神子, which is an outdated way of writing 巫女. If her title were Miko, then it would probably be the latter 2. in her initial reveal in the Chinese 1.5 stream she was stated to be Guuji (宮司) Yae which means chief priest and is probably her title
Someone on reddit said that Gorou might be half-Shiba Inu, a Japanese dog (like the famous doge meme) who also appears to be the archon’s favorite animal (you can read the description of the dog when you buy him at the teapot) and also the dog from the teahouse
as already mentioned, he might be a kitsune indeed, his ears are big in relation to his head, instead of small and round like a shiba, plus his tail is large and pointy instead of curling at the end like shibas
praying that kokomi ends up as a polearm user we already have enough hydro catalysts (also i feel like a polearm would suit her based on her sea themes and what we know of her personality).
this was already very cool and wonderfully done, but watching it after 2.2 and seeing you hit every single point of foreshadowing and symbolism perfectly is incredible. absolute excellence.
"Booo booo, her design is too bland for an Archon!" Me, who actually got all the reference on her design elements: holy shit, Mihoyo is going all out designing the Almighty Shogun. Glad that you made this video. The details that mentioned in this video is just a small part of how many reference Mihoyo put into Raiden's design.
I’m Japanese. I’m so glad to be considered Inazuma character from wealth of knowledge about Japan. And, I learned something from your video. Thanks:) Sangonomiya Kokomi may be made a motif by Otohime, Urasimataro’s character (Japanese old tale). Many Japanese people first impression of her was it. I’m sorry my English may be bad.
The way that mihoyo's design team implements different cultural elements into each region's character designs is so cool and your analysis of it helps us to understand and appreciate the lore behind character designs more. love the work this channel does!
for kokomi: i think her clothing design might be i inspired partly by japanese 羽衣 (hagoromo), mainly because of the sash on her back (ribbon). hagoromo is depicted in a lot of japanese folklore, worn by deities and women from the heavens. she also has the “two bunny-loop” hairstyle that a lot of them had as well. it reminds me of orihime (part of the tanabata story, which is also celebrated on 7/7) and an old story called 天女の羽衣. basically the story goes: a fisherman is bathing in the river when he sees the hagoromo (sash) hanging from a tree. entranced by the beauty, he goes to grab it. he is met by a 天女 (basically a woman frm the heavens) that asks him to return it, or else she can’t return home. idk if the “diety/heaven” type aspect has anything concrete to do w her character but i thought it was interesting (also the way they meshed it with oceanic elements)
Another detail I noticed was that behind Raiden/ Baal, there appears to be a ring linking several small mitsudomoe (or the electro symbol). This immediately put me in mind of Shinto god of thunder, Raijin (also known as Raiden :P). In his case, he has several taiko drums float around him, with the sound of thunder said to be his pounding of the drums. I really hope these detail makes it's way into the in game model when she becomes playable
i love your character design analysises, theyre always in-depth and feature things i've literally never heard of, which is cool. same with all your other content, but i'm mostly into character design myself, so i find these interesting.
I heard he is a servant of the Kamisato family and a friend of Ayaka, for whatever that means. With his blonde hair I was thinking of the Dutch who came for trading to feudal Japan. If that's right, he could be from Mondstadt
I thought you were gonna be doing your own theory's on the characters but this was well researched and a lot of thought is in it nice video. Also cat boy is mine! sooooo gonna roll for him when he comes out 😁
Not gonna lie, this video is honestly way more thoroughly done and executed than the other video about "8 Things You Missed In Inazuma, Genshin Impact 2.0 Trailer". It sucks that this video got less attention though and I wish this video had more attention
Holly molly!! What an insanely well researched video!! Never heard of your channel until today despite having consumed an unhealthy amount of Genshin Impact TH-cam content since the game came out! Subscribed without hesitation. Keep it up!
I've seen a post saying that several of the inazuma characters are inspired by Japanese yōkai, with Sangonomiya Kokomi being an Amabie, yōkai which come out from the sea, depicted as having long hair and shiny fish scales, and being human/fish with a beak, that ward off pandemics, Kujyou Sara being Tengu, Gorou being a Kitsune and Sayu being a Tanuki. Gorou and Sayu are very apparent to me and Kujyou Sara's Tengu inspo is also v clear after seeing this vid lol, i'm not too knowledgeable on Amabie myself however but its definitely something interesting to look into! Seeing how Kokomi descended from the sky like the rain though I do wonder if she has some superhuman abilities that would be rly interesting to explore! Overall im just super excited for these new charas and looking forward to ur videos on them :3 thanks!
I really love your videos! It has always been my thing to follow hints, clues, and details scattered around video games and Genshin Impact certainly didn't disappoint me.
People have already pointed this out but Tohma could be a symbol of how the dutch were the only ones who could trade with Japan. He could probably be from Snezhnaya but grew up in or gained his vision while he was living in Inazuma. Or he could also be from any other region and moved before the Shogun changed, so when he saw all that's happened he decided to join and help the resistance.
Kujou Sara has been confirmed in leaks to be at least part tengu. Wings appear on her back in her idle animations and burst and her burst description says: ”Sara departed from her people, the tengu, and also temporarily lost her faith in the Tenryou Commission. But once the clouds over her heart cleared, she found her own lightning anew.” (Source: honeyhunterworld)
when you said "you might recognise this similar mask" I was so sure you were gonna show Goro Akechi's mask from Persona 5. They both are based on the crow tengu and it's frankly hilarious to see the similarities
Also they say that the first person from every place u meet represents the weapon they're archons use e.g Amber uses a bow like Venti, Xangling from liuye uses a spear like Zhongli and Baal would most probably be using a sword like Kazuha so the weapon Thoma is using is most probably the next archon's weapon or his country's archon's weapon, also his country will probably resemble America in that case
This is such a good analysis, with great attention to details and cultural background. Thank you for sharing this with us, I learned some new things. :)
At first I thought that Gorou may be a kitsune but the more I thought about it, I now think that he may be a dog or some sort of canine. Either way, I’m very looking forward to find out.
I’m excited for Yae Miko because of her design and she was obviously inspired from Yae Sakura from Honkai (she was a Miko of her village I think) and i’m excited for Kokomi because she’s super pretty and her design reminds me of fish and I love fish
I think Kokomi is based on Otohime, a character from the Urashima Tarou folktale. Her hometown further proved this as it’s possibly a reference to The Dragon Palace, the place Otohime resides. If this turns out to be true, I’ll be very excited if we have more folktale references in future characters
I feel Tohma will be a Pet-master class, utilizing Pyro-dog spirits in his combat. In the current web event, he is totally a dog lover, and his leaked model originally wore a arrowhead-like necklace, which has since been redesigned to a dog tag necklace. I feel this is a pun motivated redesign. (and probably one that will embolden head-cannon artists to ship gorou and tohma and up their sales with community based hype) As he works for Ayaka, he can probably also use these pyro-dog spirits to be a good pyro-applicator to pair with Ayaka so she can trigger melts.
It seems that a pyro vision is important somehow in this trailer? Maybe tohma has a bigger role than we thought, since by the top of my head, he has a pyro vision, doesnt look Inuazuman, and in yaes dialougue bit it showed a pyro vision, in the short black and white scene it was a pyro vision the traveler reaches out for. Idk tho just speculation
The Thoma theory is actually correct, in the latest distant voyage web event theres a part where it has something on thoma (found it on an Instagram post and saved in photos) and it says that thoma isn’t from inazuma, directly corresponding to your theory. (I’m thinking he might be from Fontaine since that’s the only other region that would prolly fit since Natlan is indigenous America and sumeru is based off of South Asia, and definitely not snezhnaya (maybe) since so far sneznayahn characters wear significantly different clothing, but then again there’s scaramouche so that could also be incorrect, just based off of my reasoning tho
Am I the only person that's interested in Kokomi's hair? It fades into a blue color which is a unique design they've mostly kept to Archons (excluding Xiao)
Gorou might be inspired and named after Shiba Gorō who is a samurai and general for the Imperial Japanese Army. Also, his name being Shiba, Gorou might also be a Shiba Inu whose color is the same as him along with his fluffy ear and tail.
I think the ears (?) on Kokomi's head is reminiscent of some depictions of 人魚 in Japanese myth as well. If you catch one and does not release it back into the sea, it can cause storms, and seeing a ningyo washed up on land is premonition of war, so I find that quite fitting.
All of these details makes me fell in love with Inazuma more. The background, the character’s outfit details, their own character... mhy really used our whale money to make a magnificent nation, characters and content!
Lmao No that was specifically because she was Kaguya, who is known as “Princess of the Moon” in Japanese culture. Blonde in Japanese media is usually a foreigner, unless they say it’s hair dye.
kokomi is legit the only female character i really fell in love with... her design makes her look like a mermaid-themed magical girl and i knew i was gonna pull the moment i saw her. i just hope gorou is on her banner cuz i also know i wanted him as well...... i only have so many primos
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which of the new characters do you like most and why? :]
yoimiya bc i love bow's and aiming, she's like a mix of ganyu and hu tao but sad thing is she's around na which means i cant really aim lol
sara is a touhou reference and nothing will change my mind
Baal because waifu.
Gorou because he looks like my fav animal
Sara Kujou, since I love her design and she seems like the cold type of character. Also, her jp VA Asami Seto also voices Mai Sakurajima, Raphtalia, and Nobara from JJK ^^
For Thoma, he could be a reference to how there are foreigners that served under a samurai clan or family, like he working his way to be in a good position in the Kamisato clan and loyally served the Kamisato siblings. Either that or he's a foreign spy.
“The resistance never betrays its own!”
@@mavisseafoam You got that right.
If he does turn out to be a bad guy or a spy then he's basically just Childe 2.0 at this point
@@whytho1534 yeah his base model is very Childe-like so making him another "antagonist" seems boring.
Or maybe he is half "japanese".
I want Kokomi mainly because she looks like she just walked out of a magical girl anime and I am HERE for it.
Same !! 😆 She gave me huge pitchi pitchi pitch vibes ✨
she looks like a mermaid, and i love her sm
SAME I NEED HER
I love the mermaid feel that she has. Plus, her eyes really draw me in. Such deep blue…
SakuraSensations omg what if she is a siren /j
Using Paimon emote to cover Venus's Birth exposed part was hilarious.
I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS HAHA
LMAO YES
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Baal lacking the kushi-mitama could also be reference to how her goal is "eternity", and how kushi-mitama being the power of transformation would directly interfere with that goal. (Transformation effectively ruining her eternity by changing it.)
ooh I like that interpretation
@@RedFlaim kujou sara has a mask that similar to tenggu mask but not same.
I think Sara is actually harbinger
@@infinity1633 that would be a very interesting plot twist but its pretty unlikely since Sara is probably Baal’s most loyal servant, so her being a harbinger is not a high bar to pass, still cool concept tho :)
To be honest, I think it’s just because if they put all 4 of them there, people might think it’s the symbol of the Nazi.
@@foxyturvey That's also a fair assumption to make. I was just theorizing lore/story reasons why it was not included instead of being very literal about it.
My guess is that Thoma originally from Fontaine or just has a French name because his parents decided to give him one. In French, the “S” in “Thomas” isn’t pronounced, so tōma/tooma/touma or alternatively Tohma/Thoma as a way of transliterating it from French to Japanese(トーマ) and then back into English makes sense. Also, in the French subtitles of the livestream, his name is left spelled as “Thomas” when he is introduced.
Omg interesting interpretation
wooow, really interesting, thank you
Is Fontaine actually based on France? Cuz I heard a theory that it actually based on North America (Canada and USA to be specific).
@@acapraichu4879 Fontaine is literally French for fountain so I’m pretty sure it’s based on France
@@idkidkidkidkidk555 well... Québec exist so... Idk
The possibility that Thoma isn't even from Inazuma was eye opening. 🤯
And with American dog tags on him...last I checked non of the Nations have any reference to America...
So he's either from Fontaine or Mondstadt since those are the European inspired nations.
Natlan might be based on Mesoamerica so thats where he could be from too
Probably natlan
OR maybe he's from khaenri'ah
how is he not going to be from inazuma when his name is literally tohma-
@Arita Akimichi ooo you're right i watched the video for more context and that would make sense
Your in-depth analysis on character designs in genshin really makes me me respect the game creators and fall in love with the character even more. They are so thorough and detailed. Really fascinating to watch. Thank you for creating such videos!
I think RedFlaim is one of the rare people to see a lot of neat details and references from cultures added in characters, I'm a huge fan of Mihoyo's add-of Details for characters, and maps.
Personally i think you're underrated for noticing these kind of things, lmao.
(enjoying your analyses btw)
it is important to cherish such people, and hold them dear in our hearts. I show this by liking and subscribing.
Sara's inspiration behind the design is phenomenal and they mentioned her wings are as dark as a raven they want to do something further with her gameplay and same with yae I realize also yae still even in this game wants to fight for inazuma in her own way and her necklace means something I don't know why but I feel like it does
Its funny how Fischl the other electro bow user brags about her wings of darkness too lol, im excited to see more of her :3
@@princesspeachgaming4162 lol true
A little bit unrelated, but something I just noticed about the 2.0 livestream thumbnail is how the Shogun’s statue is surrounded by purple sakuras. They could be different flowers, but I find it ironic for her to be surrounded by sakuras since they symbolize both the beauty and short and fragile nature of life, contrasting the Shogun’s desire for eternity.
I think many things around the shogun's ideals are contradictory. Even her own element is a representation of being short-lived.
Interesting observation, but yeah looking at current electro characters mostly people that don't accept reality. Fischl, keqing constantly denying rex lapis contribution, beidou with liyue rules, idk about Lisa tho.
She is yae I swear
@@shiverwind Lisa denies her talent, and want to live a lazy life instead
In lore she is 1 of the strongest in Mondstadt
@@shiverwind including razor he wants to live life with his lupical or his wolves family despite being human
I absolutely love how mihoyo puts such small but cool details into each character
The island is called “Watatsumi Island” which is island named after the god of the ocean, watatsumi.
This is also kinda related but inazuma means “lightning” but a different type, more sharp lighting
This whole island could be inspired by the legend of Urashima Tarou.
Also, seeing as that the person who is leading the resistance is a hydro user who’s outfit resembles a fish, I don’t think this is a mere coincidence
I love Sayu outfit, especially how she is a lazy midget like me
Watch the trailer in 0.25 speed you will see much more detail, like when they introduced the electro archon you can see a black and white scene that is much more clear.
I think Thoma appearance is based more in a Japanese delinquent (idk how that kind of culture is called, sorry) they normally have for hair a pompadour or blonde color or both, the history of this kind of culture has relationship with WW2 because after the war Japan had to open more to foreign market, making a lot of American things come to the country, one of which was the rockabilly culture or whatever is called, mainly because of Grease and other things, some Japanese teenagers started copying this and the nationalist of Japan (Japan is a very nationalistic country) started calling them delinquents because they weren't japanese enough, at some point they really become this subculture that is tied to criminals even though it started at something innocent, other thing to note is that a lot of Japanese criminals really like to make clear they're criminals for example you can know when someone is from the Yakuza just by knowing their clothes and the same with the mention above.
So I Think Thoma is a character who is against the Shogun possibly by the same reasons as Kazuha's friends and he makes clear his position using cultural things that are not from Inazuma, making him like a rebel which it's like their real life counterpart, and probably his personality would be like the majority of characters based around this movement being a guy that at the surface is very rough and tough but in the inside he has a good heart and wants to help people, just like for example Josuke from JJBA.
Sorry if I made some mistake I'm not 100% sure of all of this and my language is not English but I'm very happy of giving my opinion about Thoma, which I hope to get him when he comes out, he looks very handsome.
I 100% agree with you here, blonde hair in "anime" games is also pretty common on half-japanese characters. So he could be either. The persona series is one of those that comes first to mind, where even though many characters have "weirder" hair colors the only ones that are ever talked about by other people in the games are the blonde ones, like Ryuji (delinquent) or Ann (Half Japanese, Half European).
It also adds to the fact that while everyone on Inazuma is wearing old japanese styled attire, he is wearing a jacket and the dogtags.
@@blitzu6501 yeah i thought that wasn't weird enough
His charater design is so modern i kinda sus him
Imma say rn: mentions of leaks ahead
Recent voicelines leaks mention a peculiar person by the name Arataki Itto, Yoimiya and Sayu mention him and apparently he's like a delinquent of the same type that you mention here, he even has a "gang". Wonder ir him and Tohma are friends.
The recent web event confirms that Thoma hails from a foreign land
"Unannounced characters"
People who saw leaks: *RIGHT*
XD
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they would still techincally be unannounced characters, nothing is confirmed until mihoyo confirms it
@@garou_10 wut
I know everyone except Sara and Gorou
yae is literally a character from honkai which is also a "small" detail
Her name is Yae Miko rather than Yae Sakura though
@@momsaccount4033 Miko is the title she uses, her real name might just be Sakura.
To add confusion let’s say she might be Yae Kasumi xD
@@joannamysluk8623 not confirmed of course, but I really think her full name is Yae Miko for 2 reasons
1. the Japanese characters in her name for Miko are 神子, which is an outdated way of writing 巫女. If her title were Miko, then it would probably be the latter
2. in her initial reveal in the Chinese 1.5 stream she was stated to be Guuji (宮司) Yae which means chief priest and is probably her title
@@joannamysluk8623 actually guuji is the title
Someone on reddit said that Gorou might be half-Shiba Inu, a Japanese dog (like the famous doge meme) who also appears to be the archon’s favorite animal (you can read the description of the dog when you buy him at the teapot) and also the dog from the teahouse
I am 100% he is a kitsune tho. His full model was leaked a while ago.
as already mentioned, he might be a kitsune indeed, his ears are big in relation to his head, instead of small and round like a shiba, plus his tail is large and pointy instead of curling at the end like shibas
For me, Gorou is half-Inugami.
I thought he was half fox-
praying that kokomi ends up as a polearm user we already have enough hydro catalysts (also i feel like a polearm would suit her based on her sea themes and what we know of her personality).
So her weapon could be a trident polearm, that fits the theme ocean a lot
Catalyst unless they change it
@@muhammadfawwazrazani8081 exactly
Sadly she's a hydro catalyst
@@haileymae42 there’s a slim chance it can be changed
I am so excited for Gorou and Sara, even though I hate bows
Even GANYU?
@@nero9175 I’ve never used her but if I had her she’d probably be a sub-DPS cause I can’t aim to save my life
@@messofabeing9392 the bloom makes it barely necessary to aim with difficulty though…
@@SlashoftheGreatnessOfficial My charged attacks get interrupted way too quickly
@@messofabeing9392 fair enough
i love ur analysis videos so much. it really shows the amount of effort the mhy team have put onto these characters’ designs, backstory etc.
this was already very cool and wonderfully done, but watching it after 2.2 and seeing you hit every single point of foreshadowing and symbolism perfectly is incredible. absolute excellence.
"Booo booo, her design is too bland for an Archon!"
Me, who actually got all the reference on her design elements: holy shit, Mihoyo is going all out designing the Almighty Shogun.
Glad that you made this video. The details that mentioned in this video is just a small part of how many reference Mihoyo put into Raiden's design.
Already know these from your stream :)
Anyway, i like Kuujo Sara design sine she reminds me of Kallen Kaslana from Honkai
I hope we get a genshin universe version of Kallen, maybe a harbinger or a phantom thief
@@juliasouto80 OHHH yes please!
Yae gonna loves her so much
I’m Japanese. I’m so glad to be considered
Inazuma character from wealth of knowledge about Japan. And, I learned something from your video. Thanks:)
Sangonomiya Kokomi may be made a motif by Otohime, Urasimataro’s character (Japanese old tale). Many Japanese people first impression of her was it.
I’m sorry my English may be bad.
Really shocking details:
Lilypichu is the VA of Sayu
whos lilypichu?..
Who?
@@nyltiac169 A TH-camr
arent yall getting excited about wrong thing
@@gin7206 Haha maybe
The way that mihoyo's design team implements different cultural elements into each region's character designs is so cool and your analysis of it helps us to understand and appreciate the lore behind character designs more. love the work this channel does!
for kokomi: i think her clothing design might be i inspired partly by japanese 羽衣 (hagoromo), mainly because of the sash on her back (ribbon). hagoromo is depicted in a lot of japanese folklore, worn by deities and women from the heavens. she also has the “two bunny-loop” hairstyle that a lot of them had as well. it reminds me of orihime (part of the tanabata story, which is also celebrated on 7/7) and an old story called 天女の羽衣. basically the story goes: a fisherman is bathing in the river when he sees the hagoromo (sash) hanging from a tree. entranced by the beauty, he goes to grab it. he is met by a 天女 (basically a woman frm the heavens) that asks him to return it, or else she can’t return home. idk if the “diety/heaven” type aspect has anything concrete to do w her character but i thought it was interesting (also the way they meshed it with oceanic elements)
I love your content so much. Great work!
This content i really appreciate, it contain your effort and quality
high quality and easy to understand what are you saying, good job bro keep this up and your channel will grow in no time
the amount of work you put in your research for all these character's designs is so impressive and enjoyable, this is amazing :)
Another detail I noticed was that behind Raiden/ Baal, there appears to be a ring linking several small mitsudomoe (or the electro symbol). This immediately put me in mind of Shinto god of thunder, Raijin (also known as Raiden :P). In his case, he has several taiko drums float around him, with the sound of thunder said to be his pounding of the drums. I really hope these detail makes it's way into the in game model when she becomes playable
Hard to pick a favorite right now, but I'm very interested in Goro because I want to see how a Geo Archer could work.
Bro, I love ur work dude, underrated af🔥🔥
ur voice is so calming omg TwT
i love your character design analysises, theyre always in-depth and feature things i've literally never heard of, which is cool. same with all your other content, but i'm mostly into character design myself, so i find these interesting.
Sara gives me a lot of Megumu Iizunaru from touhou, with Megumu being a Great Tengu, and both of them having a similar personality.
So I just looked at some Genshin leaks on Twitter and I’m pretty Koujo Sara is an actual Tengu.
her animations are heavily inspired by tengu so that could make sense!
When Yoimia is released, there's definitely gonna be a meme abt the fact that her back isn't fully covered by bandages
Why do I feel like Kokomi needs those conch shells things for her ascension
Nono! She needs pearls from her watasumi island
Ooh I wonder where Thoma is from. Is he from a nation we have already visited or one we yet to travel too. And what is his relationship with Ayaka??
I believe there were some leaks stating he's Ayaka's fiancé, but I'm not sure.
I heard he is a servant of the Kamisato family and a friend of Ayaka, for whatever that means.
With his blonde hair I was thinking of the Dutch who came for trading to feudal Japan. If that's right, he could be from Mondstadt
@@tystimyr Mondstadt looks too medieval for him, he's more likely from Fontaine.
He's a good friend of the Kamisato siblings, I think he's best bud with Ayato then probably courting Ayaka
He is kamisato house’s retainer in case you asking about his relationship with ayaka, more like friends but not fiancé
I thought you were gonna be doing your own theory's on the characters but this was well researched and a lot of thought is in it nice video.
Also cat boy is mine! sooooo gonna roll for him when he comes out 😁
SAME I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS BOY
Not gonna lie, this video is honestly way more thoroughly done and executed than the other video about "8 Things You Missed In Inazuma, Genshin Impact 2.0 Trailer". It sucks that this video got less attention though and I wish this video had more attention
Holly molly!! What an insanely well researched video!! Never heard of your channel until today despite having consumed an unhealthy amount of Genshin Impact TH-cam content since the game came out! Subscribed without hesitation. Keep it up!
I've seen a post saying that several of the inazuma characters are inspired by Japanese yōkai, with Sangonomiya Kokomi being an Amabie, yōkai which come out from the sea, depicted as having long hair and shiny fish scales, and being human/fish with a beak, that ward off pandemics, Kujyou Sara being Tengu, Gorou being a Kitsune and Sayu being a Tanuki. Gorou and Sayu are very apparent to me and Kujyou Sara's Tengu inspo is also v clear after seeing this vid lol, i'm not too knowledgeable on Amabie myself however but its definitely something interesting to look into! Seeing how Kokomi descended from the sky like the rain though I do wonder if she has some superhuman abilities that would be rly interesting to explore! Overall im just super excited for these new charas and looking forward to ur videos on them :3 thanks!
Another interesting thing about Sara is that when describing her in the livestream they said that "she has wings as dark as a raven"
I really love your videos! It has always been my thing to follow hints, clues, and details scattered around video games and Genshin Impact certainly didn't disappoint me.
Really shows how amazing Mihoyo is at in character design
I've the fealing that Kokomi is inspired by Otohime (the princess of the Ryugu Palace in the Urashima Taro folktale)
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People have already pointed this out but Tohma could be a symbol of how the dutch were the only ones who could trade with Japan. He could probably be from Snezhnaya but grew up in or gained his vision while he was living in Inazuma.
Or he could also be from any other region and moved before the Shogun changed, so when he saw all that's happened he decided to join and help the resistance.
1:54 3:52 oni 4:35 kitsune 5:16 amabie? and sayu tanuki all yokai :)
Omg, if kokomi is actually inspired from amabie, its quite interesting
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Great information, all of that is new to me. Looks like you have done a homework there. The only genshin youtubers so far that does it.
Yae Miko’s fox hair is so cute
Not a bunny?
Kujou Sara has been confirmed in leaks to be at least part tengu. Wings appear on her back in her idle animations and burst and her burst description says: ”Sara departed from her people, the tengu, and also temporarily lost her faith in the Tenryou Commission. But once the clouds over her heart cleared, she found her own lightning anew.” (Source: honeyhunterworld)
when you said "you might recognise this similar mask" I was so sure you were gonna show Goro Akechi's mask from Persona 5. They both are based on the crow tengu and it's frankly hilarious to see the similarities
I look forward to your future analysis. These videos are awesome!
the reasearch is really done in depth , nice.
Planning on pulling for Ayaka, Baal, and Kokomi
I CAN’T WAIT!
Also they say that the first person from every place u meet represents the weapon they're archons use e.g Amber uses a bow like Venti, Xangling from liuye uses a spear like Zhongli and Baal would most probably be using a sword like Kazuha so the weapon Thoma is using is most probably the next archon's weapon or his country's archon's weapon, also his country will probably resemble America in that case
What a great video, you're so knowledgeable about all this stuff.
Thank you I loved this so Amazing gets me more excited for inazuma 🥰
This is such a good analysis, with great attention to details and cultural background. Thank you for sharing this with us, I learned some new things. :)
At first I thought that Gorou may be a kitsune but the more I thought about it, I now think that he may be a dog or some sort of canine. Either way, I’m very looking forward to find out.
The chick with mask could possibly be a Harbinger along side Scaramouche
Still on the Scaramouche waiting train
I’m in love with Kokomis design, I’ve been saving for Ayaka for a while (12k primos) but she’s just so pretty
Cool video 😁 pretty cool early insight into the characters
plz why did my heart stop when i saw the thumbnail
Omg i want Yae, Baal, Kokomi, Tohma, Sayu, Gorou and Sara
Thoma's father is Inazuman and his mother is a Mondstadter (As told in his Character Story 4) He grew up in Mondstadt and later moved to Inazuma
I really Love How You Go detail to detail Base off your Information
I’m excited for Yae Miko because of her design and she was obviously inspired from Yae Sakura from Honkai (she was a Miko of her village I think) and i’m excited for Kokomi because she’s super pretty and her design reminds me of fish and I love fish
This video was well done and greatly informational TT but I hate how this just made me want to pull for everyone despite being f2p TT thank you
Always love your design analysis. Keep up the great work :)
Thank you for such amazing analysis! I love watching your videos.
Another great video, you're doing God's work! Personally, I can't wait to see more of Baal in the story :D
I think Kokomi is based on Otohime, a character from the Urashima Tarou folktale. Her hometown further proved this as it’s possibly a reference to The Dragon Palace, the place Otohime resides.
If this turns out to be true, I’ll be very excited if we have more folktale references in future characters
I feel Tohma will be a Pet-master class, utilizing Pyro-dog spirits in his combat.
In the current web event, he is totally a dog lover, and his leaked model originally wore a arrowhead-like necklace, which has since been redesigned to a dog tag necklace. I feel this is a pun motivated redesign. (and probably one that will embolden head-cannon artists to ship gorou and tohma and up their sales with community based hype)
As he works for Ayaka, he can probably also use these pyro-dog spirits to be a good pyro-applicator to pair with Ayaka so she can trigger melts.
It seems that a pyro vision is important somehow in this trailer? Maybe tohma has a bigger role than we thought, since by the top of my head, he has a pyro vision, doesnt look Inuazuman, and in yaes dialougue bit it showed a pyro vision, in the short black and white scene it was a pyro vision the traveler reaches out for.
Idk tho just speculation
The Thoma theory is actually correct, in the latest distant voyage web event theres a part where it has something on thoma (found it on an Instagram post and saved in photos) and it says that thoma isn’t from inazuma, directly corresponding to your theory. (I’m thinking he might be from Fontaine since that’s the only other region that would prolly fit since Natlan is indigenous America and sumeru is based off of South Asia, and definitely not snezhnaya (maybe) since so far sneznayahn characters wear significantly different clothing, but then again there’s scaramouche so that could also be incorrect, just based off of my reasoning tho
Thank you for these videos, one of my favourite series
Your voice never gets old, very calming 💞
Am I the only person that's interested in Kokomi's hair? It fades into a blue color which is a unique design they've mostly kept to Archons (excluding Xiao)
Gorou might be inspired and named after Shiba Gorō who is a samurai and general for the Imperial Japanese Army. Also, his name being Shiba, Gorou might also be a Shiba Inu whose color is the same as him along with his fluffy ear and tail.
I think the ears (?) on Kokomi's head is reminiscent of some depictions of 人魚 in Japanese myth as well. If you catch one and does not release it back into the sea, it can cause storms, and seeing a ningyo washed up on land is premonition of war, so I find that quite fitting.
I got a Genshin Impact ad before this video.
I think the reason why Thoma has an Inazuman vision frame is maybe because he got his vision when he was in inazuma.
All of these details makes me fell in love with Inazuma more. The background, the character’s outfit details, their own character... mhy really used our whale money to make a magnificent nation, characters and content!
Weren't blonde people supposed to be from the moon or something in Japanese mythology? (at least thats what I saw in Okami)
Lmao No that was specifically because she was Kaguya, who is known as “Princess of the Moon” in Japanese culture. Blonde in Japanese media is usually a foreigner, unless they say it’s hair dye.
@@meinishikawa3730 ah fairs, its been a while since I played it. If I remember waka was blone as well but he was based on Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
I was interested in yae miko’s outfit that i even googled about it
in the current web event, it is actually stated that Thoma isn’t from Inazuma but instead from another land (which they did not name the place)
Me back here in 2.4: ;-;
well ig you were right, thoma IS from monstadt
Mihoyo is very detailed when it comes to this kinda stuff which makes the game more interesting
if you turn up your volume, you can faintly hear the cries of genshin artists
I desperately need to get Kokomi, Yae, and Gorou. I’m not rolling for Ayaka or Yoimiya anymore, I’m gonna keep saving for those three.
Impressive research on historical Japanese fashion. Good job sir.
kokomi is legit the only female character i really fell in love with... her design makes her look like a mermaid-themed magical girl and i knew i was gonna pull the moment i saw her. i just hope gorou is on her banner cuz i also know i wanted him as well...... i only have so many primos