Ruan Mei and Dr. Ratio are literal opposites. When you first meet Ratio he seems like an arrogant asshole, but you slowly realise that actually he's nicer than he seems. He's a teacher and he likes to share his knowledge for free, and criticises the ones eho keep the knowledge only to themselves (Genius Society specifically). Meanwhile Ruan Mei seems like an elegant and nice scientist, maybe a bit of an introvert but nothing more. Then she -forces- asks you to become her assistant, drugs you and then expects you to go with it anyway. She is very _lowkey_ insane. That makes her one of the scariest characters in game. If I hear Jade's name I'll roll my eyes and think "there goes another poor person being exploited when they're down". But when I hear Ruan Mei's name I'm like "oh shit" because you are never really 100% sure what this biologist is doing but you are aware that it is bad. Possibly _world ending_ bad. Looking like a villain, acting like a villain and doing actual bad stuff is cool but looking normal, acting very chill and then doing Geneva convention violations is terrifying.
@@Sisselynnremembering how Tingyun snapped her neck, I don’t think she is alive so Ruan Mei maybe brings her back to life as a zombie or some sort…? Anyway I’m worried.
@Ka_tari_na the real tingyun supposedly was killed and then Phantasya assumed a body form identical to Tinguyn, but again, supposedly was killed, on the most recent patch we found out that Ruan Mei did find the real Tingyun, seems like she was gravely injured sure, but still very much alive, so you probably can relax that she haven't done anything weird with her really.
@@GummyCR fair, but i think there are plenty of ways to conduct unethical experimentation even if you aren't resurrecting a dead person. the fascinating thing about ruan mei is that she's not guided by human morality or moral qualms in the pursuit of research. while hsr has its dark moments and isn't overly bashful about touching on darker subjects, i obviously can't say for certain if they'll go that route with ruan mei. regardless of what unfolds in-game i think it's a logical assumption that whatever she does with tingyun would be at best "weird", at worst unethical. after all, fugue is an identity divorced from tingyun in the same body, and the definition of fugue can't be incidental -- the implications of that alone are enough to question ruan mei's ethics. if they're going to write a mad scientist, i want them to really commit to the archetype.
THANK YOU. DR. RATIO IS NOT A NARCISSIST. He is a good, altruistic man who's devoted all his genius (AND EIGHT DOCTORATES) to helping others. Exhibit A: Cured a whole disease. Exhibit B: Saved a planet from its centuries-long energy crisis. Exhibit C: Helped Herta Space Station and saved lives despite not being asked to, and did not ever asked to be thanked for it. Exhibit D: Calls himself a mundanite and a mediocre despite being every bit as intelligent (and 100x more compassionate) than the Genius Society members. Dr. Ratio is one of the most misunderstood characters in the entire game. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. - Signed, A Veritas Ratio apologist and supersimp who happens to have a BA in Psychology
57:48 love that you said that because the whole schtick with acheron was that she's a follower of IX (or Nihility) and those who encounters IX slowly loses themselves and their meaning of existence. In the animated trailer with Black Swan and Acheron, she mentions that Acheron's memories are simply a silent abyss.
@@samplebample1194 He probably meant that she walks his path which is basically the same thing as being his follower. You don't necessarily have to believe in the same thing the Aeon does for example Kafka is following Finality yet she also fights against fate which is basically the same thing with Acheron
the thing about IX is that they bestow the emanator title to acheron without her permission. acheron didnt intend to follow nihility, she was accidentally going on the path of nihility. but hardcore.
ya she actually walks a path against the nihility while also embodying its power. it's the nihility so it doesn't care either way. he def cooked at that timestamp tho and nailed it with "edge of an abyss with nothing (nihility) inside" I had to pause and come to the comments
Seeing the trailers evolve from the March, Himeko, Yaqing and Seele trailers to the Boothill, Sparkle, Firefly and Acheron trailers is just such an insane amount of whiplash in production quality.
Dr Ratio is such an enigma, he's just as cocky and arrogant as his trailer makes him up to be, but every single scene with him fits so fckin' well into the story that i cant bring myself not to love him as a character
I believe the contrary really, he is not cocky or arrogant in my opinion. He is just completely intolerant of stupidity in his presence, I remember reading some info about his class where like 95% of his class drops out but the ones who stayed became incredibly successful in their lives. He also promotes learning as in his daily messages in the game he regularly asks you questions and sometimes sends literature for us to read.
There was no Blade trailer :"D A shame, because his trailer was one the best for its time. It's still among my favorites. The OST and visuals are stunning. If you have time, even if it's off-camera, we'd love for you to watch it! Thanks for sharing all the same, and take care.
Fun fact: At 17:45 Silver Wolf is playing as another version of herself in Hi3 called Haxor Bunny. It's a fun nod to Hi3 since this game is connected to it in canon.
I like how Boothill uses finger guns he’s so silly. PS:A boot-hill is a burial for people killed in gun fights and in his lore his whole family/planet was nuked by the ipc including his adopted daughter
the game jingyuan was playing with Yanqing is called "Chinese Chess" or "Xiang Qi" literally translating to "Elephant Chess", kinda similar yet different to chess, with different roles and tactics.. then towards the end, the Yunli trailer, Gui and Sushang was doing a circus act, or kinda a martial demonstration, "Breaking a Stone slab on chest", which involves 1 party lying on platform of sorts with a stone slab on them, while the other uses a hammer to smash the slab. then the act ends with the party lying down getting up like no damage was done - it is demonstrating their martial "prowess" where they are unharmed even after such a blow, showing off their iron defense kinda thing...
The board's right, at least, and while I don't recognize the pieces they're in positions which could be a late-game position; I would say Yanqing has the advantage except whichever the pieces are he's definitely not using his general correctly as part of the process of forcing a mate. (I think ZZZ probably did it better by just hiding the pieces and not tempting overanalysis.)
I wouldn't say that Ratio is arrogant. He believes that everyone should have access to education and thus has made it his mission to be an educator. he actually considers himself mundane, a "mundanite" and just thinks that he is educated, not a natural genius. he does have a bit of a stern and offputting personality, but I actually find it charming that he has such an open heart about education while being personally unapproachable.
He wanted that when he was a teenager. But later on he realized that it wasn't worth it and that humanity and what simple normal people could do is way more meaningful and important; it's in part why he believes everyone deserves education and we shouldn't idolize geniuses. That's also why his SU version doesn't have Aeons either, unlike Herta's
Also, if you all remember, on his messages, he more than often asks us questions or invite us to the academy, or ask about what area of learning we would be interested in. The guy clearly wants the best for the TB, granted his version of the best is "go to the academy and study there of preference" But he even recommend books for the TB to read at home for him to get more knowledge, genuinely, he's one of the best people on the world, he only hates ignorance and think that everyone on the universe should have access to proper education, and on high standards, like college level at the very least.
57:00 Yeah, she literally summons a black hole, she is the most powerful character currently, she is something like Death, she guides the dead to nihility, her power comes from an Aeon (HSR gods) called "nihility", she is something as a demigoddess in lore
Fun fact: doctor ratio actually mask his low self esteem with a big ego and is actually incredible empathetic. The fight on the acheron trailer is actually an illusion created by sparkle
Some of these trailers are the hypest things imaginable, while others are so chill. Absolute peak Also really cool to see the development and how much the quality has improved
You REALLY REALLY REALLY need to do Star Rail's animated shorts as well. They're so beautifully animated, by the MihoyoAnime team who does the best animations for Honkai Impact 3rd. I think there's a Jing Yuan one "The Flash", a Dan Heng one "Ichor of two dragons", an Acheron one "Rondo Across Countless Kalpas" a Firefly one "The Emders of Glamoth", and a new one for Feixiao "Taking it easy" they are 100% worth it and needed.
about Dr. L+Ratio, he doesnt think he's perfect, he actually thinks he's average, and that there are always people who are so smart and strong you will never reach, but that doesnt excuse you from not trying to reach them
1:14:27 The brown haired girl is called Sushang and she aspires to be a strong warrior, she is a pretty fun character in tn-game and her ultimate is funny af, she was so meme back then. Her Honkai Impact counterpart is pretty badass, elegant and powerful totally the opposite to the funny and clumsy Hsr counterpart. The orange haired girl is Guinaifen and she is a street performer and both Guinaifen and Sushang are besties. They are honestly a fun duo alongside with Huohuo. Fun Fact: When you put 2 compatible characters in the same team they are going to have special dialogues. For example, if you put Guinaifen and Yanqing (the guy from 7:23) she says: *"Hey little guy, wanna see some sword swallowing?"* Her ultimate was also meme to hell on social media... honestly I can't look at her ultimate as before...
I really like how you accurately deduced a lot of the characters' personalities and roles in the story just from the trailers alone, some of it was spot-on!
The reason why Feixiao's demo is in Japanese is because the VA's agency is currently on strike for greenlighting the use of AI to replicate the VA's voices without permission. This is also why the most recent Genshin's trailer is also in Japanese.
@@XSoul93 It's also why Kinich's demo is in JP, Genshin and HSR have different VA studios so the only reason why both games are affected would've been because of the Sag Aftra strike (which u can watch an explanation from Joe Zieja)
@@XSoul93 the people complaining about blackwashing is such a minor part of the community that it doesn't even count. The EN side of Hoyo is a much smaller part of their community, Japanese and Chinese players are majority and they don't give a damn.
I'd like to point out that while the VA's are currently on strike, Alejandro Saab (Vtuber Cyyu & VA for Cyno, General Jing Yuan, and Anton) has pointed out in a livestream that both HSR and ZZZ are not part of the on going strike, and only Genshin is affected. From my information, this is because the dubbing agency behind Genshin, "Formosa" is currently on strike for being Union and not giving protection against AI replicating their workers' voices, while the agencies for both ZZZ and HSR are done by other unaffected agencies.
Fun fact about Gepard, Serval and Lynx are his sisters. His weapon is the case for Serval's guitar, and the song he's listening to/singing in his trailer is the one Serval was singing in her trailer.
Argenti is a guy who is goofy and loves beauty, but by beauty, it seems that those he considers living. In story he talks to a plant, calling it beautiful. Those bugs are among those he does not see as beautiful because they essentially propagate and devour and destroy everything else. Goofy man just loves things that live their lives and wishes to protect it all in the name of the Beauty Idrilla.
im probably late but your reactions are probably the best ive seen! i love how you give your insights and try to dissect the themes of the trailer and the character itself, and as an animator its refreshing to see appreciation to the cinematics and hsr's creativity! hoping to get into more of ur content cause youre a cool dude and maybe i hope you could do some videos on artist stuff too!!
57:55 you practically got it spot on! Idk if you play the game but it’s an accurate description. There is an animated short with her and black swan that I recommend you watch. It’s so good
Remaking some of these would be such a good idea! I mean a lot of us don't know the amount of work that goes into making these animations, and it'd be really cool to see your take on them. Anyway if you could spare the time, I think we'd all love to watch your reactions to the animated shorts and myriad celestia trailers. There's a good variety of animation styles
That is the most accurate description of Acheron I've seen from someone who knows nothing about her. You look at her and there's just 'nothing but death'. That's exactly what Black Swan gathered when she looked into her past.
51:20 She's a masked fool after all, a bit crazy, but very smart and creative. Also very powerful, quite close to be an emanator of Elation. Also fishes in Acheron trailer, Sparkle's mask and giggle and second voice of all 3 stellaron hunters attacking her makes it clear it was Sparkle's illusions who did attack Acheron in her trailer.
god i miss the old voice actor of argenti, tho i dont use him too often outside of pure fiction, he's my favourite character of all time in the game, im gonna miss that soft relaxing voice filled with conviction 😭😭whenever argenti says "for idrilla" just gives me chills everytime, new voice actor doesnt have that conviction and softness when delivering the line 😭
Just to clarify, Ratio actually has a lot of depth to his character, which is one of the reasons I absolutely love him LOL He's extremely well-educated and smart, which is ironic because he finds himself to be "mundane", and he also wants to cure this "disease" he calls "idiocy." In order to do that, he's taken up work as a professor, and he's very serious about getting people proper education and helping them realize that not all "geniuses" are actually geniuses. He even finds them to be overbearing because of a group that notoriously named itself the Genius Society. It's actually kind of endearing in a way because it shows he cares a lot about your average person and wants them to basically be on the same footing as these self-proclaimed "geniuses." He's also not seemingly arrogant for no reason--he has a lot of bite to back up his bark, being an extremely accomplished scholar and doctor--even saving an entire civilization through a cure he created for a disease that was running rampant on their planet. .....Also he has like.. an insane amount of PhDs. And a couple of fun facts: He wears the mask around people he considers idiots, and he also likes to wear it while teaching because he's so handsome that people were literally having a hard time focusing in class... He's also literally grabbed someone and thrown them out of the classroom for trying to bribe him. LMAO but yeah overall a really fun character :D Edit: ALSO 100% agree about Firefly, I love her so much (by far my favorite of the female cast) and you should definitely check out her animated cinematic "The Embers of Glamoth"! That video always makes me so emotional and the animation is insanely good.
For March 7th, she doesn't remember anything about her past, and was discovered in the ice thing you see. The ice broke and she came back to life on March 7th, and she chose that date as her name since she doesn't remember it
Just in case you want to know and nobody else pointed out, March 7th (the first trailer), she's not a clone and doesn't have any super tragic background, she's like captain america. She was found trapped into a ice block floating in the universe, and when freed from the ice, she couldn't remember anything, so they named her after the day they met het (hence, march 7th). That's also why she has ice powers.
"it's almost like her character is almost the edge of the abyss...there nothing" - So nice to see how the trailer passed you the exact character, she walks the path of nihility
I was watching this before i had to go on a call with friends, i almost missed it because he got to the sparkle trailer as i was about to stop the video to come back alter, i simply HAVE to watch the sparkle trailer every single time it shows up for it is absolutely beautiful and unhinged and i love sparkle He has no idea how right he is about the "This is Sparkle's world and we're all just living in it"
you calling jiaoqui a chef/cook is hilarious with the context of the lore, his profession is that of a doctor who is subscribed to the practice of using food as a way to heal but he easily gets mistaken as a cook by people who don't know him and it bothers him all the time lol
A few fun facts: BaiLu is Lightning, but she is based off Chinese dragons, who are often associated with water! So her attacks have water and electricity effects to them Dan Heng is the same, despite being an Imaginary type user He's based off the Azure dragon, which controls the winds, clouds and rains (as stated in his demo), and is a very prominent and respected figure in Chinese mythology Also for Acheron! Her name is actually the name of a Greek river One of the major rivers in Greek mythology actually, known as "The River of Sorrows" (hence why she is Nihility) iirc, which, if you've seen the Disney movie Hercules, is actually the river that Hercules pulls Meg out of! And it's actually a very - surprisingly - accurate depiction of it Because once you are in that river, you lose all sense of self and your will to live is essentially completely drained from you, which in the end leaves you as a soul in a river of nihilism Acheron is an extremely fitting name for her, because the river Acheron does the same thing she does Guiding souls along the path of nihilism that's consumed them until they reach their final destination She's an Emanator that shouldn't exist (because the Nihility consumes everyone that comes into contact with them, and IX sees everything as meaningless, so typically they would never cast their gaze onto anyone) Edit: Another thing about Acheron, why everything is black and white with only red being the one color you can see It's because red is the last color you can see when light is absorbed by a black hole! Red light spreads further and is seen easier than any other color, which is the same reason why the sky turns red during sunrise and sunset So the final color you can see when being consumed by Nihility is a glimpse of fleeting red
So...I think the idea is that Jiaoqiu (the trailer around 1:20:00) is cooking...the enemies. It's interesting that you mentioned Dexter because I do think it's meant to conjure exactly that type of imagery (sort of reminded me of NBC's Hannibal series as well)
33:41 the reason why jingliu wears a blind fold is becasue she doesn't wish to see the mistakes and remanent of her past 700 years ago, no spoilers ofcourse
New to the channel and loved the reaction.I highly recommend you play the game as it is most definitely the gacha game with the best story line,countless theories and a lot of hidden messages along the way.
great video you really need to watch all Myriad Celestia trailers they more character and lore focused than the character demos that obviously show gameplay in them
jingliu trailer DO tell a story but you need more insides and to meet her in the game, then things may get clearer about her trailer and what story is telling
So jiaoqiu had that food scenes as a Hannibal reference, because he kills the enemies even from other species, and turn them into food. He is a healer that uses food to heal in lore. But in game he is a debuffer for the enemies.
Ruan Mei is my fav character, she is a member of the genius society and constantly creates new lifeforms that’s why the dna strands are there, I do recommend reacting to the myriad celestia trailers, they do a much better job of showcasing the story of certain characters (and the art is also amazing lol)
1:21:05 all these dishes are parts of bosses you fight in the part of the game everyone in this trailer is from 😂 I thought all the food is hyper realistic CG, the lightning looks too stylized to be real but idk, it could be blended, I think all the liquid and slicing elements are CG tho. with this game's budget I would believe it
16:55 i don't know if anyone answered yet but that game is chess, Chinese chess. maybe because I learnt Chinese chess before learning the western chess, I personally feel Chinese chess is more simpler and easy to understand. I'm currently way more proficient in Chinese chess than western chess but I'd say it's because I play with some Chinese uncles at the park sometimes during weekend mornings.
Honestly? Argenti's trailer did him a bit dirty. He's ridiculous through and through, but 110% sincere and 0% sarcastic or sassy about his pursuit to protect the innocent and combat all that is unjust and cruel in the universe. Bro lives make the universe a better place and find his goddess (dead or otherwise), which I find so beautiful. There's not a sarcastic or selfish bone in his body.
Argenti may not look like it but he is a serious follower of the missing aeon of beauty...he may look like the typical extra character but he is more than that❤️❣️ argenti nation hi!
note: I cut the ending - thanks for everyone who warned me about leaked characters
Still the gameplay that is left at the end , is pretty much a leak aswell. (The Oni like character)
You missed Blade's trailer. Should've just used the official playlist.
Glad you got warned about leaks.
All Myriad Celestia trailers next!?
Please please also watch Blade's trailer, it's really good
Uh... Where's Blade?
@Mr. Styles trust me man, if you ever play, you will adore Firefly!
Ruan Mei and Dr. Ratio are literal opposites.
When you first meet Ratio he seems like an arrogant asshole, but you slowly realise that actually he's nicer than he seems. He's a teacher and he likes to share his knowledge for free, and criticises the ones eho keep the knowledge only to themselves (Genius Society specifically).
Meanwhile Ruan Mei seems like an elegant and nice scientist, maybe a bit of an introvert but nothing more. Then she -forces- asks you to become her assistant, drugs you and then expects you to go with it anyway.
She is very _lowkey_ insane. That makes her one of the scariest characters in game. If I hear Jade's name I'll roll my eyes and think "there goes another poor person being exploited when they're down".
But when I hear Ruan Mei's name I'm like "oh shit" because you are never really 100% sure what this biologist is doing but you are aware that it is bad. Possibly _world ending_ bad.
Looking like a villain, acting like a villain and doing actual bad stuff is cool but looking normal, acting very chill and then doing Geneva convention violations is terrifying.
because of that, i'm kinda scared to see what's her deal with the Alliance about. and what she did to Tingyun
@@Sisselynnremembering how Tingyun snapped her neck, I don’t think she is alive so Ruan Mei maybe brings her back to life as a zombie or some sort…? Anyway I’m worried.
@Ka_tari_na the real tingyun supposedly was killed and then Phantasya assumed a body form identical to Tinguyn, but again, supposedly was killed, on the most recent patch we found out that Ruan Mei did find the real Tingyun, seems like she was gravely injured sure, but still very much alive, so you probably can relax that she haven't done anything weird with her really.
Ruan Mei literally create lifeform then abandon them. She is straight up scumbag
@@GummyCR fair, but i think there are plenty of ways to conduct unethical experimentation even if you aren't resurrecting a dead person. the fascinating thing about ruan mei is that she's not guided by human morality or moral qualms in the pursuit of research. while hsr has its dark moments and isn't overly bashful about touching on darker subjects, i obviously can't say for certain if they'll go that route with ruan mei. regardless of what unfolds in-game i think it's a logical assumption that whatever she does with tingyun would be at best "weird", at worst unethical. after all, fugue is an identity divorced from tingyun in the same body, and the definition of fugue can't be incidental -- the implications of that alone are enough to question ruan mei's ethics. if they're going to write a mad scientist, i want them to really commit to the archetype.
47:30
I love how that's everyone's first impression of Ratio yet he turns out to be almost a complete opposite. I love this nerd
THANK YOU. DR. RATIO IS NOT A NARCISSIST. He is a good, altruistic man who's devoted all his genius (AND EIGHT DOCTORATES) to helping others. Exhibit A: Cured a whole disease. Exhibit B: Saved a planet from its centuries-long energy crisis. Exhibit C: Helped Herta Space Station and saved lives despite not being asked to, and did not ever asked to be thanked for it. Exhibit D: Calls himself a mundanite and a mediocre despite being every bit as intelligent (and 100x more compassionate) than the Genius Society members. Dr. Ratio is one of the most misunderstood characters in the entire game. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
- Signed,
A Veritas Ratio apologist and supersimp who happens to have a BA in Psychology
blade trailer is missing :(
😢yess
Just like his sanity :D
@@cry-o1436nahh u didn't need to do him like that😭😂😂😂
@@sabaseddigh1540 Cut off, just like he had wanted.
"I watched EVERY HSR character demo"
Blade: 😐
“She’s a little crazy.” Understatement of the century lmao
I can already tell it’s sparkle right?
@@FuFu-xuan yeeeeeep
57:48 love that you said that because the whole schtick with acheron was that she's a follower of IX (or Nihility) and those who encounters IX slowly loses themselves and their meaning of existence. In the animated trailer with Black Swan and Acheron, she mentions that Acheron's memories are simply a silent abyss.
and abyss with all the ones who drowned in it (all the death)
..... she's not a follower of IX ?? unless you "simplified it" as to avoid spoilers
@@samplebample1194 He probably meant that she walks his path which is basically the same thing as being his follower. You don't necessarily have to believe in the same thing the Aeon does for example Kafka is following Finality yet she also fights against fate which is basically the same thing with Acheron
the thing about IX is that they bestow the emanator title to acheron without her permission. acheron didnt intend to follow nihility, she was accidentally going on the path of nihility. but hardcore.
ya she actually walks a path against the nihility while also embodying its power. it's the nihility so it doesn't care either way.
he def cooked at that timestamp tho and nailed it with "edge of an abyss with nothing (nihility) inside" I had to pause and come to the comments
Seeing the trailers evolve from the March, Himeko, Yaqing and Seele trailers to the Boothill, Sparkle, Firefly and Acheron trailers is just such an insane amount of whiplash in production quality.
Robin's tralier is also incredible
Dr Ratio is such an enigma, he's just as cocky and arrogant as his trailer makes him up to be, but every single scene with him fits so fckin' well into the story that i cant bring myself not to love him as a character
I mean he’s not really cocky he just really wants people to stop being dumbasses
He's a teacher, one very sure of his intelligence and doesn't tolerate stupidity. But he doesn't tolerate it because he knows the masses can learn
I believe the contrary really, he is not cocky or arrogant in my opinion. He is just completely intolerant of stupidity in his presence, I remember reading some info about his class where like 95% of his class drops out but the ones who stayed became incredibly successful in their lives. He also promotes learning as in his daily messages in the game he regularly asks you questions and sometimes sends literature for us to read.
Erm what the sigma 🤓
@@dragonex4723 if ratio was a real person I wonder how he would react to Tiktok peeps lmfao
Not me clicking on this video just so I can see a reaction to Blade's trailer and it's just missing lmao
its seriously my favorite, along with kafka, acheron, sparkle, and that one section of huohuo's. so sad it isn't here T_T
@@indigorunewe have the same taste lol
The way he clocked Acheron on being on the edge of the abyss is insane btw
And him saying "This reminds me of the Hannibal opening" at Jiaoqiu's trailer was, as far as I can tell, spot-on
RIP blade trailer 😂
Fun fact the voiced of huohuo tail is also the voiced of argenti
Sadly since he is removed from HSR both are now been revoiced😢
What happened with the VA?
@@somebody7205probably hoyo didnt renew his contract
@@somebody7205it appears they likely messed up the contracts for those two and had to come to some sort of settlement.
that's why when I came back it sounded different
Technically 3, Huohuo, Argenti, and Tail va are all changed
There was no Blade trailer :"D A shame, because his trailer was one the best for its time. It's still among my favorites. The OST and visuals are stunning. If you have time, even if it's off-camera, we'd love for you to watch it! Thanks for sharing all the same, and take care.
Fun fact: At 17:45 Silver Wolf is playing as another version of herself in Hi3 called Haxor Bunny. It's a fun nod to Hi3 since this game is connected to it in canon.
Yeah
I was surprised when I saw the controls and I was like this is HI3rd
I like how Boothill uses finger guns he’s so silly.
PS:A boot-hill is a burial for people killed in gun fights and in his lore his whole family/planet was nuked by the ipc including his adopted daughter
the game jingyuan was playing with Yanqing is called "Chinese Chess" or "Xiang Qi" literally translating to "Elephant Chess", kinda similar yet different to chess, with different roles and tactics..
then towards the end, the Yunli trailer, Gui and Sushang was doing a circus act, or kinda a martial demonstration, "Breaking a Stone slab on chest", which involves 1 party lying on platform of sorts with a stone slab on them, while the other uses a hammer to smash the slab. then the act ends with the party lying down getting up like no damage was done - it is demonstrating their martial "prowess" where they are unharmed even after such a blow, showing off their iron defense kinda thing...
The board's right, at least, and while I don't recognize the pieces they're in positions which could be a late-game position; I would say Yanqing has the advantage except whichever the pieces are he's definitely not using his general correctly as part of the process of forcing a mate. (I think ZZZ probably did it better by just hiding the pieces and not tempting overanalysis.)
1:02 march 7th.
3:42 serval.
5:30 bailu.
7:09 yanqing.
8:43 himeko.
10:34 gepard.
12:01 seele.
14:20 mid yuan.
17:43 silverwoof.
20:20 luocha.
23:25 mommy kafka 🥵.
26:43 dan heng inbibitor lunae.
28:33 fu xuan.
31:07 jingliu.
34:16 irs ted talk.
36:57 huohuo.
39:54 argenti.
42:42 ruan mei.
45:15 Dr. Ratio.
48:17 mommy blackswan 🥵.
51:03 sparkle. (Ps. You cant fix her)
54:02 Acheron. (A-ke-ron)
58:05 Aventurine.
1:00:32 🎉Robin🎉.
1:03:23 Boothill.
1:06:16 Firefly.
1:10:25 Jade. 1:10:52 yes mommy.
1:13:33 Yunli.
1:18:04 Jiaoqiu.
1:21:25 Feixiao.
I wouldn't say that Ratio is arrogant. He believes that everyone should have access to education and thus has made it his mission to be an educator. he actually considers himself mundane, a "mundanite" and just thinks that he is educated, not a natural genius.
he does have a bit of a stern and offputting personality, but I actually find it charming that he has such an open heart about education while being personally unapproachable.
oftentimes i feel a bit bad since he seems to long for nous' gaze but i recall nous has never once glanced upon him?
He wanted that when he was a teenager.
But later on he realized that it wasn't worth it and that humanity and what simple normal people could do is way more meaningful and important; it's in part why he believes everyone deserves education and we shouldn't idolize geniuses.
That's also why his SU version doesn't have Aeons either, unlike Herta's
Also, if you all remember, on his messages, he more than often asks us questions or invite us to the academy, or ask about what area of learning we would be interested in.
The guy clearly wants the best for the TB, granted his version of the best is "go to the academy and study there of preference"
But he even recommend books for the TB to read at home for him to get more knowledge, genuinely, he's one of the best people on the world, he only hates ignorance and think that everyone on the universe should have access to proper education, and on high standards, like college level at the very least.
57:00 Yeah, she literally summons a black hole, she is the most powerful character currently, she is something like Death, she guides the dead to nihility, her power comes from an Aeon (HSR gods) called "nihility", she is something as a demigoddess in lore
Fun fact: doctor ratio actually mask his low self esteem with a big ego and is actually incredible empathetic.
The fight on the acheron trailer is actually an illusion created by sparkle
Some of these trailers are the hypest things imaginable, while others are so chill. Absolute peak
Also really cool to see the development and how much the quality has improved
You REALLY REALLY REALLY need to do Star Rail's animated shorts as well. They're so beautifully animated, by the MihoyoAnime team who does the best animations for Honkai Impact 3rd. I think there's a Jing Yuan one "The Flash", a Dan Heng one "Ichor of two dragons", an Acheron one "Rondo Across Countless Kalpas" a Firefly one "The Emders of Glamoth", and a new one for Feixiao "Taking it easy" they are 100% worth it and needed.
YES OMG he will cry on Firefly's I'm pretty sure
oh my god dude that Firefly one always breaks me
His done Dan Heng in a Stand Alone video I think.
about Dr. L+Ratio, he doesnt think he's perfect, he actually thinks he's average, and that there are always people who are so smart and strong you will never reach, but that doesnt excuse you from not trying to reach them
Black Swan is a Tarot card 'Memokeeper', who keeps track of and reads memories to figure stuff out. She can also 'delete' memories if she so wishes.
Once again, she even cant stand when trying to read Acheron memories. She was almost swallowed up into nihilism in Acheron mind.
1:14:27 The brown haired girl is called Sushang and she aspires to be a strong warrior, she is a pretty fun character in tn-game and her ultimate is funny af, she was so meme back then. Her Honkai Impact counterpart is pretty badass, elegant and powerful totally the opposite to the funny and clumsy Hsr counterpart.
The orange haired girl is Guinaifen and she is a street performer and both Guinaifen and Sushang are besties. They are honestly a fun duo alongside with Huohuo.
Fun Fact: When you put 2 compatible characters in the same team they are going to have special dialogues. For example, if you put Guinaifen and Yanqing (the guy from 7:23) she says:
*"Hey little guy, wanna see some sword swallowing?"*
Her ultimate was also meme to hell on social media... honestly I can't look at her ultimate as before...
I really like how you accurately deduced a lot of the characters' personalities and roles in the story just from the trailers alone, some of it was spot-on!
The reason why Feixiao's demo is in Japanese is because the VA's agency is currently on strike for greenlighting the use of AI to replicate the VA's voices without permission. This is also why the most recent Genshin's trailer is also in Japanese.
Totally not the blackwashing
@@XSoul93 Yea that is literally just a rumor from the very beginning, people just assume thing because of their inherent bias.
@@XSoul93 It's also why Kinich's demo is in JP, Genshin and HSR have different VA studios so the only reason why both games are affected would've been because of the Sag Aftra strike (which u can watch an explanation from Joe Zieja)
@@XSoul93 the people complaining about blackwashing is such a minor part of the community that it doesn't even count. The EN side of Hoyo is a much smaller part of their community, Japanese and Chinese players are majority and they don't give a damn.
I'd like to point out that while the VA's are currently on strike, Alejandro Saab (Vtuber Cyyu & VA for Cyno, General Jing Yuan, and Anton) has pointed out in a livestream that both HSR and ZZZ are not part of the on going strike, and only Genshin is affected.
From my information, this is because the dubbing agency behind Genshin, "Formosa" is currently on strike for being Union and not giving protection against AI replicating their workers' voices, while the agencies for both ZZZ and HSR are done by other unaffected agencies.
1:01:10 I don't think you understand what you just said, but everyone that's gone through Penacony just had a PTSD flashback.
Fun fact about Gepard, Serval and Lynx are his sisters. His weapon is the case for Serval's guitar, and the song he's listening to/singing in his trailer is the one Serval was singing in her trailer.
Argenti is a guy who is goofy and loves beauty, but by beauty, it seems that those he considers living. In story he talks to a plant, calling it beautiful. Those bugs are among those he does not see as beautiful because they essentially propagate and devour and destroy everything else. Goofy man just loves things that live their lives and wishes to protect it all in the name of the Beauty Idrilla.
im probably late but your reactions are probably the best ive seen! i love how you give your insights and try to dissect the themes of the trailer and the character itself, and as an animator its refreshing to see appreciation to the cinematics and hsr's creativity! hoping to get into more of ur content cause youre a cool dude and maybe i hope you could do some videos on artist stuff too!!
In Jiaqiou’s trailer it’s heavily suggested that he’s hunting the things he cooks or at least takes inspiration for his meal preparation
If you wanna understand the characters, you have to watch the myriad celestia trailers. They dive into their character more and lore about them too.
the way you define Acheron's white form as "nothingness" was a spot on and i actually quite surprised there. Love the reaction.
Honestly almost every character in the game has a lot more going on than it looks at first sight. The character work is really good.
57:55 you practically got it spot on! Idk if you play the game but it’s an accurate description. There is an animated short with her and black swan that I recommend you watch. It’s so good
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Qingque is just the best as a character. Highly underated.
I love everytime she show up in the story. Especially in side stories and events.
She's cute, but definitely not underrated. She's like, one of the best 4 star dps
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I'm talking about her as a character.
Remaking some of these would be such a good idea! I mean a lot of us don't know the amount of work that goes into making these animations, and it'd be really cool to see your take on them. Anyway if you could spare the time, I think we'd all love to watch your reactions to the animated shorts and myriad celestia trailers. There's a good variety of animation styles
Robin actually has her own album its pretty good.
PS:The song in her trailer plays when she uses her ultimate in game
57:49 and 59:07 mans just perfectly called out the core of two characters in a row in one sentence each just from their trailers
The chess they're playing at 16:50 is called Xiangqi, also known as chinese chess~
Blade got fed some disrespect T^T wth
That is the most accurate description of Acheron I've seen from someone who knows nothing about her. You look at her and there's just 'nothing but death'. That's exactly what Black Swan gathered when she looked into her past.
51:20 She's a masked fool after all, a bit crazy, but very smart and creative. Also very powerful, quite close to be an emanator of Elation. Also fishes in Acheron trailer, Sparkle's mask and giggle and second voice of all 3 stellaron hunters attacking her makes it clear it was Sparkle's illusions who did attack Acheron in her trailer.
god i miss the old voice actor of argenti, tho i dont use him too often outside of pure fiction, he's my favourite character of all time in the game, im gonna miss that soft relaxing voice filled with conviction 😭😭whenever argenti says "for idrilla" just gives me chills everytime, new voice actor doesnt have that conviction and softness when delivering the line 😭
Just to clarify, Ratio actually has a lot of depth to his character, which is one of the reasons I absolutely love him LOL
He's extremely well-educated and smart, which is ironic because he finds himself to be "mundane", and he also wants to cure this "disease" he calls "idiocy." In order to do that, he's taken up work as a professor, and he's very serious about getting people proper education and helping them realize that not all "geniuses" are actually geniuses. He even finds them to be overbearing because of a group that notoriously named itself the Genius Society.
It's actually kind of endearing in a way because it shows he cares a lot about your average person and wants them to basically be on the same footing as these self-proclaimed "geniuses." He's also not seemingly arrogant for no reason--he has a lot of bite to back up his bark, being an extremely accomplished scholar and doctor--even saving an entire civilization through a cure he created for a disease that was running rampant on their planet. .....Also he has like.. an insane amount of PhDs.
And a couple of fun facts: He wears the mask around people he considers idiots, and he also likes to wear it while teaching because he's so handsome that people were literally having a hard time focusing in class... He's also literally grabbed someone and thrown them out of the classroom for trying to bribe him. LMAO but yeah overall a really fun character :D
Edit: ALSO 100% agree about Firefly, I love her so much (by far my favorite of the female cast) and you should definitely check out her animated cinematic "The Embers of Glamoth"! That video always makes me so emotional and the animation is insanely good.
For March 7th, she doesn't remember anything about her past, and was discovered in the ice thing you see. The ice broke and she came back to life on March 7th, and she chose that date as her name since she doesn't remember it
That's also why she loves so much taking pictures: she is afraid of not remembering
The game Jing Yuan and Yanqing were playing is Chinese Chess, or 象棋
29:04 I like that Fu Xuan comes with a handle to carry her xD. Although she's carried me more.
Just in case you want to know and nobody else pointed out, March 7th (the first trailer), she's not a clone and doesn't have any super tragic background, she's like captain america. She was found trapped into a ice block floating in the universe, and when freed from the ice, she couldn't remember anything, so they named her after the day they met het (hence, march 7th). That's also why she has ice powers.
"it's almost like her character is almost the edge of the abyss...there nothing" - So nice to see how the trailer passed you the exact character, she walks the path of nihility
Honkai animations are always legendary, its equally always awesome to watch reactions to them! Look forward to more!
I was watching this before i had to go on a call with friends, i almost missed it because he got to the sparkle trailer as i was about to stop the video to come back alter, i simply HAVE to watch the sparkle trailer every single time it shows up for it is absolutely beautiful and unhinged and i love sparkle
He has no idea how right he is about the "This is Sparkle's world and we're all just living in it"
44:38 “If she is a healer”
Oh, no sir, she is anything but that.
Ratio's full facial mask has a really funny explanation from himself: it reduces the time he has to spend looking directly at dumb people.
Aww, Bailu's cute after credit ending got skipped over! Also, RIP Blade's trailer
you calling jiaoqui a chef/cook is hilarious with the context of the lore, his profession is that of a doctor who is subscribed to the practice of using food as a way to heal but he easily gets mistaken as a cook by people who don't know him and it bothers him all the time lol
A few fun facts:
BaiLu is Lightning, but she is based off Chinese dragons, who are often associated with water! So her attacks have water and electricity effects to them
Dan Heng is the same, despite being an Imaginary type user
He's based off the Azure dragon, which controls the winds, clouds and rains (as stated in his demo), and is a very prominent and respected figure in Chinese mythology
Also for Acheron!
Her name is actually the name of a Greek river
One of the major rivers in Greek mythology actually, known as "The River of Sorrows" (hence why she is Nihility) iirc, which, if you've seen the Disney movie Hercules, is actually the river that Hercules pulls Meg out of! And it's actually a very - surprisingly - accurate depiction of it
Because once you are in that river, you lose all sense of self and your will to live is essentially completely drained from you, which in the end leaves you as a soul in a river of nihilism
Acheron is an extremely fitting name for her, because the river Acheron does the same thing she does
Guiding souls along the path of nihilism that's consumed them until they reach their final destination
She's an Emanator that shouldn't exist (because the Nihility consumes everyone that comes into contact with them, and IX sees everything as meaningless, so typically they would never cast their gaze onto anyone)
Edit: Another thing about Acheron, why everything is black and white with only red being the one color you can see
It's because red is the last color you can see when light is absorbed by a black hole! Red light spreads further and is seen easier than any other color, which is the same reason why the sky turns red during sunrise and sunset
So the final color you can see when being consumed by Nihility is a glimpse of fleeting red
“This is sparkles world and we are all just living in it” fr tho
So...I think the idea is that Jiaoqiu (the trailer around 1:20:00) is cooking...the enemies. It's interesting that you mentioned Dexter because I do think it's meant to conjure exactly that type of imagery (sort of reminded me of NBC's Hannibal series as well)
YES I also like Dr Ratio and his sassyness😂😂😂
can't believe how spot on you were on Acheron's character's analysis based on just her trailer
33:41 the reason why jingliu wears a blind fold is becasue she doesn't wish to see the mistakes and remanent of her past 700 years ago, no spoilers ofcourse
57:45 i love how accurate he was about acheron
"why does firefly make me tear up?"
I wouldnt be surprised if they invested the gdp of a small island nation into developing everything involving her.
New to the channel and loved the reaction.I highly recommend you play the game as it is most definitely the gacha game with the best story line,countless theories and a lot of hidden messages along the way.
you should definitely react to the myriad celestia trailers, theres not as many and not for every single character but they are on another level
careful with leaks it's taboo on hoyoverse's eyes lol
Yup, don't talk about them on their official channels for example, there is a time and place for them
great video you really need to watch all Myriad Celestia trailers they more character and lore focused than the character demos that obviously show gameplay in them
jingliu trailer DO tell a story but you need more insides and to meet her in the game, then things may get clearer about her trailer and what story is telling
44:39 she's not a healer, she's a support. And the Dna thing is bc she wants to creat life and become an aeon (a god basically)
Bro missed Blade's trailer, which is one of the best ones 😭
Crazy how u clocked most of the character’s lore on first watch 😭😭
53:55 ohohohoooo youre about to see EXACTLY how they beat sparkle's trailer
So jiaoqiu had that food scenes as a Hannibal reference, because he kills the enemies even from other species, and turn them into food. He is a healer that uses food to heal in lore. But in game he is a debuffer for the enemies.
15:45 fun fact: Cyno from Genshin and Jing Yuan have the same English VA (Alejandro Saab)
Jing Yuan is Hoyo's favourite and you're absolutely right he's getting Zhongli treatment. I don't complain :D But where is Blade's trailer? :
Ruan Mei is my fav character, she is a member of the genius society and constantly creates new lifeforms that’s why the dna strands are there, I do recommend reacting to the myriad celestia trailers, they do a much better job of showcasing the story of certain characters (and the art is also amazing lol)
1:21:05 all these dishes are parts of bosses you fight in the part of the game everyone in this trailer is from 😂
I thought all the food is hyper realistic CG, the lightning looks too stylized to be real but idk, it could be blended, I think all the liquid and slicing elements are CG tho. with this game's budget I would believe it
watching this now, i only just realized that march's english voice actor was changed lmao
Ruan mei is like mad scientist that do experiment on life itself, she create a lots of experiment that come to life and abandoned most of them...
"I really want to know what she's about"
Uhhhhh yeah, i wish you luck with her 😂
I love the way you describe characters
Most peopel didnt notice it but theres a hidden message in Robins trailer saying SOS.
16:55 i don't know if anyone answered yet but that game is chess, Chinese chess. maybe because I learnt Chinese chess before learning the western chess, I personally feel Chinese chess is more simpler and easy to understand. I'm currently way more proficient in Chinese chess than western chess but I'd say it's because I play with some Chinese uncles at the park sometimes during weekend mornings.
Fun Fate references 👌 Not my favorite game but I do appreciate the animations. Rappa looks amazing though, so excited to see her Trailer!!
Star Rail Himeko is a 180° personality wise from Honkai Impact Himeko
Honestly? Argenti's trailer did him a bit dirty. He's ridiculous through and through, but 110% sincere and 0% sarcastic or sassy about his pursuit to protect the innocent and combat all that is unjust and cruel in the universe. Bro lives make the universe a better place and find his goddess (dead or otherwise), which I find so beautiful. There's not a sarcastic or selfish bone in his body.
Argenti may not look like it but he is a serious follower of the missing aeon of beauty...he may look like the typical extra character but he is more than that❤️❣️ argenti nation hi!
In the 1:17:30 is a reference to Boochi de Rock, a pretty popular anime btw
Need to see their short animations!
the feixiao trailer has me cracking 😭
Man I haven't seen Jingliu's trailer before. Damn amazing.
Kafka is also a Dante reference. She was a demon hunter on her home planet.
It’s ok, Firefly made us all emotional
I showed Silverwolf's demo to a Guatemalan village boy and he discovered cold fusion
Where is Blade‘s trailer? You missed it :(
It’s really good, I can only recommend watching it.
Jingyuan and Yanqing is playing Chinese version chess, similar rules, but no queens included. XD
Fun fact the food Jiaqiu made was the borisin or known as the monster running in his demo 🤑
Ruan Mei is a scientist. She creates new life forms and modifies dna, hence the dna theming
🥲 I was half way through watching the reaction and realized he skipped over Blade 😭