Shaoji never lies about a story being heartwarming and uplifting. However it doesn't mean that the path towards that story won't be filled with the absolute opposite.
@@Miandey There's a couple times March refers to things she wasn't present for, such as when Sparkle knocked us out with Firefly. Couple options as to why: - The MC tells March about stuff "off-screen", b/c they're friends - The script was revised and a line here or there was missed - March has some cool powers that let her see/know these things and this is all just foreshadowing (copium)
I love that Firefly and Silver Wolf are like sisters. In the character phone calls leading up to 2.3 launch (the ones that were mistranslated on social media as FF saying "I love you"), SW and FF are trying to bake a cake together, but almost start a fire, it's great. They released them in English as well. You're correct, it's "Amber Era", b/c it's a time standard made by the IPC in reference to Qlipoth. I'm pretty sure Numby's scared b/c Jade is basically the devil, or a jinn/djinn if you prefer. Sparkle and Silver Wolf being gaming buddies was not on my bingo card, but I'll take it!
Gotta love that only the express crew can see the birds, like with Clockie, so Caelus looks extra crazy to most onlookers lol. I'm glad the epilogue was short and sweet, they did a nice job tying up loose ends and setting up future stuff. The goodbyes to Gallagher and the old nameless had me tearing up quite a bit. Sparkle is still the hero of the arc for me. Did you happen to read the message she sends you right after the story mission? You finally get to find out who her mysterious employer is that was mentioned in Black Swan's companion quest.
LMAO. Yes! I really wanted to approach myself during that scene when we were in Firefly POV XD I just wanted Caelus' reaction hahaha Yes, I enjoyed this! It was a good way to wrap things up. My selfish, Trailblazer x Firefly shipping heart wanted more of them, but I'm still very pleased with what we got Sparkle is so goated! I did not read the message, but I'm definitely gonna go do that now hehe :3
This is my favourite arc in like every game I ever played I was crying and emotional like 90% of the time. And I also really enjoyed your thoughts on the story and philosophical aspect you describe is really wonderful and that’s why I love your vods.
I love how in the texts Sparkle sends you after the story it confirms that she manipulated the events to have firefly survive because Silverwolf hired her- the stellaron hunters are such a great found family
This patch really was a great wrap up to the Penacony story. I know some people had gripes about how long the previous story patches were but I personally enjoyed the pace and build up and was just a tiny bit disappointed about how short this patch was. Regardless, I think they gave a really satisfying epilogue to a story truly worthy of having that honkai name and I can already tell they've laid the groundwork here for some epic moments in the future!
Agreed! I was selfishly hoping for more Trailblazer x Firefly interactions and cute moments and etc. but this was still great -- short and sweet :) I'm definitely satisfied with it and can't wait for more story
2:28:00 Yes! All of the other options are departed ones, we should appreciate those who are still around. Plus, you won't get her sweet response by picking other options.
The siblings will never have a happy ending due to the fact it’s in the script that the siblings will be forever separated, and now the wish Robin made with jade only separate them more.
The 2nd OST playing when u talk to Acheron correctly is "Pendant" for anyone who doesn't know. Also only the first half of it is looped here. It also might be only song with a recorder that has made anyone emotional af.
It was implied that sunday was captured on previous patch right after the fight by the family. The bloodhund NPC do not looking for sunday at all and focused on remaining remnant of order within family. Also about gallagher, he died. Due to his affiliation to history fictionologist, they will cease to exist if they were completely exposed. You simply missed that detail when he monologing beside watchmaker corpse and said that he will join watchmaker soon. Also gallagher slip a farwell letter into astral express mentioning his fate too. You can find his letter on table across the guest book.
1:39:52 Part of me was really hoping we'd get more on this but I guess it's still cooking so we'll just have to wait a bit longer. More Boothill screentime is always appreciated though even if only a little.
I hope TBxFirefly is canon. I know everything points to it. But im staying a bit more skeptical because I still feel like the shipper brain in me is coping.
I kinda hope they'll make it official. I wanna see what happens when the player is given a Canon lover. Usually gacha games don't do that and keep things vague. I wanna know what players reaction will be when the lover gets killed or they break up or something in the story.
Firefly x Trailblazer moments make my heart go doki doki. I freaking love them, man 😭 it's too wholesome. Also, yes! Sparkle is so goated for this! I love her!
I’m really interested about Oswaldo Schneider. Owlbert said that he was a Nameless in the IPC myriad celestia, and, to my knowledge, he is the only Nameless that has been portrayed as evil. I wonder if Pom Pom knows about him, and if so, what their opinion on him is.
I think it’s important to note the being a Nameless doesn’t mean being a member or former member of the Astral Express. There is a sidequest in Penacony where you meet a Nameless who has never seen the Express
It's Old Oti who is 10 Amber Eras old, not Jade. Jade is referring to Old Oti's career, having read his biography. The birds on the ship call him "Shopkeeper Leaf", which means he was around when the Watchmaker first started creating Penacony.
I think Jade can read people’s minds and coupled with her “hobby”…thats kinda scary Acheron is a alt universe Raiden who met a bad ending and her entire world was destroyed…but she still kept the hope and belief alive even by herself 😢
It's mentioned several times that she can "read people's desires", know what they want most. Then she uses that power to trap them in some kind of debt to her. What I want to know is how the hell, for example, she can take away the gambler lady's relationships. I wonder if it's a metaphor (the woman's gambling addiction will cause her to drive her loved ones away), or if she has some kind of ability to alter reality or fate.
@@scrappy_horns8139 given that the on-screen text breaks the 4th-wall a bit, probably not. She was probably thinking "get this idiot out of my store" lol
@@scrappy_horns8139 given that the on-screen text breaks the 4th-wall a bit, probably not. She was probably thinking "get this idiot out of my store" lol
I suggest making a small reaction to the video HSR posted. After playing 2.3 this short 2 min vid made cry. Overall Penacony was great - be it the plot, OST or characters. It also manages to successfully wrap up things and set up new things. Loufu felt unfinished and many things gets only resolved by playing companion mission. 2,3 handled this much better The goodbye to IPC and Stellaron Hunters are in the side quest/event tho sadly as I wish we got a proper goodbye to the Stellaron Hunters. Especially after that cut scene
personal theory: what if Sparkle was handing out buttons just to see how would desire the destruction of Penacony, who would not be afraid to die, to self-sacrifice. then she would gather them up and make an army of Fools
You didn't miss anything wrt Sunday. This stuff is the "oh yeah we found Sunday" update. I'm guessing the Family was hiding him in the immediate aftermath and decided on a public trial later on to make an example of him when they figured out that the dream master was dead. That's just a guess though.
before 2.3, if you talked to the NPCs in the the theater, at least 2 of them will mention that they do in fact have him in custody, plus Robin's extra little content implies as much as well that the hound got him
I'm mixed about this patch. They did a decent job setting up Jade, and the consequences unleashed by Robin when she went to Jade to save Sunday. Jade feels like she has the potential to be such an interesting villain! When she calls firefly by her actual number and says that they're the same... I couldn't help but wonder if she's the one in Firefly Type 5 from Firefly's myriad celestia trailer. I thought she was Titania. But when Jade speaks to Oti, she also says that Oti isn't the only one who has been waiting for many Amber eras, and repeatedly says how patience is her best virtue. Topaz, Aventurine... both stonehearts are potentially sole survivors from their dying world as well. They have a type. Jade would fit into that type. I'm going to be keeping an eye out for it. But I feel Sparkle got underplayed. I'm also annoyed at Hoyo for ruining it in the trailer with the fireworks. There were zero mentions of the fireworks before, and we know fireworks are coming from the trailer. Logic dictates Sparkle just had fireworks in there. I hope to see more from her for sure. I love how she rick rolled everyone with the recital in one of the bombs :D Firefly X TB is cannon and I'm thrilled. Two of my top 3 characters in the game. Want to see so much more from Firefly. Her interactions with the Stelleron hunters are so wholesome! Himeko and Welt are never going to beat the parents of the Astral Express accusations. I wish Himeko would comfort me after all my 50-50 losses!
Jade is certainly an intriguing character. I'm very curious to know more about her. She seems to know a lot of stuff about a lot of things I'm just fascinated by the IPC in general and can't wait until we get to know more IPC characters. Especially Diamond. I will lose my mind when we get to finally see what Diamond looks like. Yeah, I guess the trailer might've given away some of the magic since the fireworks wound up being predictable, but I still really loved that scene! I was actually kinda wondering even before the trailer if we'd get some Sparkle fireworks shenanigans at some point because her name in Japanese is "Hanabi," which means fireworks (the literal translation is "fire flower," but it is the word used for fireworks). I love Firefly x TB 😭 I love them SO MUCH. I also want more Firefly content. The trailer and animated short really sold her for me. I liked her already, but those two pieces of content are what sealed the deal, and now I can't get enough of her. Himeko and Welt are such parents lol poor Pom-Pom. I'm glad Himeko was there for comfort
@@himetsukich I love the payoff of Sparkle, but I have too many unanswered questions. I do remember the Hanabi part of her lore, and White Night video has Firefly playing with Sparklers in her hand. I'm just impatient for more lore and answers! I love how many factions there are in this game. So much better than just Fatui and Archons. I would laugh like an absolute maniac if Hoyo made Diamond into just... A talking, sentient diamond.
@@himetsukich Imagine that Follow up attack team. Aventurine. Topaz. Jade. All stunning characters. And a big diamond just sitting there amidst all of that.
Jade is a great villain. She is manipulative, and I hate her guts. (Reason why I do is in Boothill's story, you dan read it if you have him.) Secondly, Jade made a deal with Robin, to break Sunday out of captivity. But the price sge paid is still unknown. Which makes me worried, due to what Jade said with Bonajade Exchange. That people need to offer a thing with equal weight to their wishes. Which in this point could be Robin's life, since Sunday himself confirmed that he was probably going to be getting the death penalty. Or at best, Robin's freedom, since Sunday is held captive. Which really would be sad, considering the analogy that Sunady is the bird trapped in the cage willingly, while Robin wanted to break free from the cage, and after all this, she would go back into the cage again. Also with Acheron/Mei's secrwt ending, I really feel like that they refferenced either Kiana for Stelle, or Kevin for Caelus. (Imo I think they should've shown the flashbacks to Kiana and Kevin while tilting the screen on the Trailblazer, cause that woould've made a stronger impact on the player, but guess they can't give it away that easy, other than that I LOVED everything in 2.3) So in conclusion, this is why I love Penacony. It makes you think about so many things.
Elio said that both siblings are eternal separated what I believe is the price of the deal. Sunday may be free now but despite that she still will never seem him again
calling Jade a villain just for being a higher up in the IPC is pretty shortsighted imo. She wasn't even a part of what happened with BH. I would hardly even call her manipulative with how upfront she is about her hobby. Anyone who takes her deals only have themselves to blame
I really like that all the people are cooperating with Sparkle to pretend to find the bomb, but actually is pushing us and Firefly together! They are all great actor! This is so romantic and similar to the manga Love Is War.
Me: "Wait. This was ACTUALLY a heartwarming and uplifting story?"
Shaoji: "Always has been."
Shaoji: (Ahahahaha, you just wait!)
Everything he says could be taken as half truths
"Positive and heartwarming"
indeed
Shaoji never lies about a story being heartwarming and uplifting.
However it doesn't mean that the path towards that story won't be filled with the absolute opposite.
Never let you go…
2:52:20 If you choose the other option, March says "We should shove you back into the space station's computer then" lmao
Finally someone says this. My question is: HOW does she know?
@@Miandey There's a couple times March refers to things she wasn't present for, such as when Sparkle knocked us out with Firefly.
Couple options as to why:
- The MC tells March about stuff "off-screen", b/c they're friends
- The script was revised and a line here or there was missed
- March has some cool powers that let her see/know these things and this is all just foreshadowing (copium)
Everyone came to witness the love between MC&Firefly 😊
I love that Firefly and Silver Wolf are like sisters. In the character phone calls leading up to 2.3 launch (the ones that were mistranslated on social media as FF saying "I love you"), SW and FF are trying to bake a cake together, but almost start a fire, it's great. They released them in English as well.
You're correct, it's "Amber Era", b/c it's a time standard made by the IPC in reference to Qlipoth.
I'm pretty sure Numby's scared b/c Jade is basically the devil, or a jinn/djinn if you prefer.
Sparkle and Silver Wolf being gaming buddies was not on my bingo card, but I'll take it!
Gotta love that only the express crew can see the birds, like with Clockie, so Caelus looks extra crazy to most onlookers lol.
I'm glad the epilogue was short and sweet, they did a nice job tying up loose ends and setting up future stuff. The goodbyes to Gallagher and the old nameless had me tearing up quite a bit.
Sparkle is still the hero of the arc for me. Did you happen to read the message she sends you right after the story mission? You finally get to find out who her mysterious employer is that was mentioned in Black Swan's companion quest.
LMAO. Yes! I really wanted to approach myself during that scene when we were in Firefly POV XD I just wanted Caelus' reaction hahaha
Yes, I enjoyed this! It was a good way to wrap things up. My selfish, Trailblazer x Firefly shipping heart wanted more of them, but I'm still very pleased with what we got
Sparkle is so goated! I did not read the message, but I'm definitely gonna go do that now hehe :3
Hahahaha especially when you Yank them while playing as another character pov…they’ll give you different lines like nothing was there…
This is my favourite arc in like every game I ever played I was crying and emotional like 90% of the time. And I also really enjoyed your thoughts on the story and philosophical aspect you describe is really wonderful and that’s why I love your vods.
I love how in the texts Sparkle sends you after the story it confirms that she manipulated the events to have firefly survive because Silverwolf hired her- the stellaron hunters are such a great found family
Sparkle*
I KNOW RIGHT? I LOVEEE THEIR DYNAMICS
raiden bosenmori mei is so beautiful...and her lore is amazing, ig no matter who appears, she will remain my top 1 favorite character
I believe Aventurine and Boothill's dialogue confirms that Aven is looking for revenge? Given Oswaldo is the one responsible for his past...
This patch really was a great wrap up to the Penacony story. I know some people had gripes about how long the previous story patches were but I personally enjoyed the pace and build up and was just a tiny bit disappointed about how short this patch was. Regardless, I think they gave a really satisfying epilogue to a story truly worthy of having that honkai name and I can already tell they've laid the groundwork here for some epic moments in the future!
Agreed! I was selfishly hoping for more Trailblazer x Firefly interactions and cute moments and etc. but this was still great -- short and sweet :) I'm definitely satisfied with it and can't wait for more story
2:28:00 Yes! All of the other options are departed ones, we should appreciate those who are still around. Plus, you won't get her sweet response by picking other options.
Hime upload again let's goo
The siblings will never have a happy ending due to the fact it’s in the script that the siblings will be forever separated, and now the wish Robin made with jade only separate them more.
the curse of welt strikes again
FREAKING WELT 😭 Just... why? Why, Honkai? WHY?
The 2nd OST playing when u talk to Acheron correctly is "Pendant" for anyone who doesn't know. Also only the first half of it is looped here.
It also might be only song with a recorder that has made anyone emotional af.
It was implied that sunday was captured on previous patch right after the fight by the family. The bloodhund NPC do not looking for sunday at all and focused on remaining remnant of order within family.
Also about gallagher, he died. Due to his affiliation to history fictionologist, they will cease to exist if they were completely exposed. You simply missed that detail when he monologing beside watchmaker corpse and said that he will join watchmaker soon. Also gallagher slip a farwell letter into astral express mentioning his fate too. You can find his letter on table across the guest book.
1:39:52 Part of me was really hoping we'd get more on this but I guess it's still cooking so we'll just have to wait a bit longer.
More Boothill screentime is always appreciated though even if only a little.
Sparkle just rick rolled us, huh...
Are you really that surprised?
I'm planning on getting her on my 1st year anniversary of joining Star Rail, which will be on 6/27. It would make her even more special.
CaelusxFirefle is canon guys, canon!!❤
I was wrong about Sparkle and i regret that😢
Atleast its happy ending right, Shaoji? ... right?
I hope TBxFirefly is canon. I know everything points to it. But im staying a bit more skeptical because I still feel like the shipper brain in me is coping.
@@ProfIdiotKurosame
I kinda hope they'll make it official. I wanna see what happens when the player is given a Canon lover. Usually gacha games don't do that and keep things vague.
I wanna know what players reaction will be when the lover gets killed or they break up or something in the story.
Firefly x Trailblazer moments make my heart go doki doki. I freaking love them, man 😭 it's too wholesome.
Also, yes! Sparkle is so goated for this! I love her!
@@himetsukichFR! Her and Silver Wolf are the best wingwomens in the game!!!
I’m really interested about Oswaldo Schneider. Owlbert said that he was a Nameless in the IPC myriad celestia, and, to my knowledge, he is the only Nameless that has been portrayed as evil. I wonder if Pom Pom knows about him, and if so, what their opinion on him is.
I think it’s important to note the being a Nameless doesn’t mean being a member or former member of the Astral Express. There is a sidequest in Penacony where you meet a Nameless who has never seen the Express
SPARKLE GOATED CHARACTER!❤
my streamer is so relatable also getting spooked by Welt
im so unlucky on the pulls i got robin and i wanted sparkle
The implication (in the convo with Oti) that Jade is 10 amber eras old (or has communications with someone who is) is *wild*.
I mean, she might be from the Xianzhou considering her name
It's Old Oti who is 10 Amber Eras old, not Jade. Jade is referring to Old Oti's career, having read his biography.
The birds on the ship call him "Shopkeeper Leaf", which means he was around when the Watchmaker first started creating Penacony.
@@ubermenschen01 nah she also is.
2:47:17 PTSD for hi3rd player for Raiden Mei and the music too 🥲
heads up there is a secret letter in the main part of the train where Pompom is from *wont say who*
It is time to be optimistic
You should read the description on the oak cake rolls.
Shout out to sparkle W wingman
I think Jade can read people’s minds and coupled with her “hobby”…thats kinda scary
Acheron is a alt universe Raiden who met a bad ending and her entire world was destroyed…but she still kept the hope and belief alive even by herself 😢
It's mentioned several times that she can "read people's desires", know what they want most. Then she uses that power to trap them in some kind of debt to her.
What I want to know is how the hell, for example, she can take away the gambler lady's relationships. I wonder if it's a metaphor (the woman's gambling addiction will cause her to drive her loved ones away), or if she has some kind of ability to alter reality or fate.
@@ubermenschen01 it made me think was she serious when she heard Trailblazers wish? All 3 were kinda wild tho hahaha
@@scrappy_horns8139 given that the on-screen text breaks the 4th-wall a bit, probably not. She was probably thinking "get this idiot out of my store" lol
@@scrappy_horns8139 given that the on-screen text breaks the 4th-wall a bit, probably not. She was probably thinking "get this idiot out of my store" lol
Just got Firefly(winning my 4th 50 50 in a row) Now I gotta spend a lot of time and resources building her 😅
I suggest making a small reaction to the video HSR posted. After playing 2.3 this short 2 min vid made cry.
Overall Penacony was great - be it the plot, OST or characters. It also manages to successfully wrap up things and set up new things.
Loufu felt unfinished and many things gets only resolved by playing companion mission. 2,3 handled this much better
The goodbye to IPC and Stellaron Hunters are in the side quest/event tho sadly as I wish we got a proper goodbye to the Stellaron Hunters. Especially after that cut scene
personal theory: what if Sparkle was handing out buttons just to see how would desire the destruction of Penacony, who would not be afraid to die, to self-sacrifice. then she would gather them up and make an army of Fools
You didn't miss anything wrt Sunday. This stuff is the "oh yeah we found Sunday" update. I'm guessing the Family was hiding him in the immediate aftermath and decided on a public trial later on to make an example of him when they figured out that the dream master was dead. That's just a guess though.
before 2.3, if you talked to the NPCs in the the theater, at least 2 of them will mention that they do in fact have him in custody, plus Robin's extra little content implies as much as well that the hound got him
0:34 i failed both banners, so glad i skipped 2.1 saving 220 wishes. 2.3 was disappointing😭💙 i want her join the express and caelus
Theres more firefly x TB moments at the event called origami
I'm mixed about this patch. They did a decent job setting up Jade, and the consequences unleashed by Robin when she went to Jade to save Sunday. Jade feels like she has the potential to be such an interesting villain! When she calls firefly by her actual number and says that they're the same... I couldn't help but wonder if she's the one in Firefly Type 5 from Firefly's myriad celestia trailer. I thought she was Titania. But when Jade speaks to Oti, she also says that Oti isn't the only one who has been waiting for many Amber eras, and repeatedly says how patience is her best virtue. Topaz, Aventurine... both stonehearts are potentially sole survivors from their dying world as well. They have a type. Jade would fit into that type. I'm going to be keeping an eye out for it.
But I feel Sparkle got underplayed. I'm also annoyed at Hoyo for ruining it in the trailer with the fireworks. There were zero mentions of the fireworks before, and we know fireworks are coming from the trailer. Logic dictates Sparkle just had fireworks in there. I hope to see more from her for sure. I love how she rick rolled everyone with the recital in one of the bombs :D
Firefly X TB is cannon and I'm thrilled. Two of my top 3 characters in the game. Want to see so much more from Firefly. Her interactions with the Stelleron hunters are so wholesome!
Himeko and Welt are never going to beat the parents of the Astral Express accusations. I wish Himeko would comfort me after all my 50-50 losses!
Jade is certainly an intriguing character. I'm very curious to know more about her. She seems to know a lot of stuff about a lot of things I'm just fascinated by the IPC in general and can't wait until we get to know more IPC characters. Especially Diamond. I will lose my mind when we get to finally see what Diamond looks like.
Yeah, I guess the trailer might've given away some of the magic since the fireworks wound up being predictable, but I still really loved that scene! I was actually kinda wondering even before the trailer if we'd get some Sparkle fireworks shenanigans at some point because her name in Japanese is "Hanabi," which means fireworks (the literal translation is "fire flower," but it is the word used for fireworks).
I love Firefly x TB 😭 I love them SO MUCH. I also want more Firefly content. The trailer and animated short really sold her for me. I liked her already, but those two pieces of content are what sealed the deal, and now I can't get enough of her.
Himeko and Welt are such parents lol poor Pom-Pom. I'm glad Himeko was there for comfort
@@himetsukich I love the payoff of Sparkle, but I have too many unanswered questions. I do remember the Hanabi part of her lore, and White Night video has Firefly playing with Sparklers in her hand. I'm just impatient for more lore and answers!
I love how many factions there are in this game. So much better than just Fatui and Archons. I would laugh like an absolute maniac if Hoyo made Diamond into just... A talking, sentient diamond.
@@onslaughtx8309 I would still add him to my husbando camp even if they did him dirty like that lmao XD
@@himetsukich Imagine that Follow up attack team. Aventurine. Topaz. Jade. All stunning characters. And a big diamond just sitting there amidst all of that.
Jade is a great villain. She is manipulative, and I hate her guts. (Reason why I do is in Boothill's story, you dan read it if you have him.)
Secondly, Jade made a deal with Robin, to break Sunday out of captivity. But the price sge paid is still unknown. Which makes me worried, due to what Jade said with Bonajade Exchange. That people need to offer a thing with equal weight to their wishes. Which in this point could be Robin's life, since Sunday himself confirmed that he was probably going to be getting the death penalty. Or at best, Robin's freedom, since Sunday is held captive. Which really would be sad, considering the analogy that Sunady is the bird trapped in the cage willingly, while Robin wanted to break free from the cage, and after all this, she would go back into the cage again.
Also with Acheron/Mei's secrwt ending, I really feel like that they refferenced either Kiana for Stelle, or Kevin for Caelus. (Imo I think they should've shown the flashbacks to Kiana and Kevin while tilting the screen on the Trailblazer, cause that woould've made a stronger impact on the player, but guess they can't give it away that easy, other than that I LOVED everything in 2.3)
So in conclusion, this is why I love Penacony. It makes you think about so many things.
Elio said that both siblings are eternal separated what I believe is the price of the deal. Sunday may be free now but despite that she still will never seem him again
@@MegaApostel That can also be the case. True.
calling Jade a villain just for being a higher up in the IPC is pretty shortsighted imo. She wasn't even a part of what happened with BH. I would hardly even call her manipulative with how upfront she is about her hobby. Anyone who takes her deals only have themselves to blame
@@darknessknows1235 But you can't call her a good person either, now can you?
I really like that all the people are cooperating with Sparkle to pretend to find the bomb, but actually is pushing us and Firefly together! They are all great actor! This is so romantic and similar to the manga Love Is War.