holy crap, despite the archons friendly and kind nature towards us, this really does reminds us how twisted they were and possibly how Dainsleif saw the archons himself
My theory still remains that the archons were manipulated of sorts. Celestia is very powerful and they could easily destroy the archon's cities with one skyfrost nail. I just cannot imagine someone like Venti, whom adores humanity so much, or someone like Zhongli who cares about the people like Guizhong did, that they would mercilessly commit a mass genocide against innocent people. Then again there can be a lot of different reasons for their actions, but it just lets me wonder.
@@kazoo5241 venti did not attack kaehnri’ah! He was in a deep sleep for 200 years during that time, he woke up around the time the legend of Venessa was born
Raiden as white diamond: she wants perfection, lives by rules. Yellow diamond as Zhongli: Strongest archon, Always gives genuine lessons, lives by contacts , gave up his position and he's no longer Rex lapis. Venti as blue Diamond: carefree but also have trauma as the nameless bard, tries to always make people happy, let them have their freedom.
@@LesserLordKusanaliarchon zhongli lorewise is strongest as he is the oldest, but now he retired we don't know his power yet but yea just making a point
@@LesserLordKusanali i was saying the old zhongli and venti on lorewise not gameplay, venti is the weakest because he wasn't doing his archon duties and chose his people to be free and didn't rule over them, now when zhongli was still an archon ruling liyue, plus age doesn't define strength? Those two LITERALLY are the two original archons that won the archon war and claimed their seats,(raiden ei also fought on the archon war but her sister makoto became the original electro archon) we can't be sure of zhonglis current strength rn as he now retired and is living as a human
Plot Twist: The real reason why Kaeya drinks at Diluc's Tavern is not just to gather information or to support Diluc's Winery, it's also because he can't stand Venti's(Barbatos's) presence and he drinks to forget. Having a near constant reminder of the slaughter of your people right next to you, laughing their head off and making themselves vulnerable, offering up a perfect opportunity and having to reign in the control or drown out the thoughts with wine must be exhausting over time.
@@ohlookitsbecky This one is the theory most heard of I think, like the Kaeya Khaenriahn prince theory. Mostly because Venti is the archon of freedom and most portray him as a kind sould (Im not saying he isnt) that did not want to participate in the destruction but signed a contract I think or because he was an archon he had to so he decided to save Kaeya when nobody was looking as a nice act in all the chaos. I think the theory is cool.
I feel like that the only archon weve met so far thats the most trustworthy is ei, shes hasnt had contact with celestia since she locked herself in the plane of euthimiya because she gave up the gnosis willingly and we’ve all seen how her strength is without one
Ironic, considering she was one of the antagonists for the Archon Quest. Also ironic is..I think she can also understand the Traveler the best, because they both lost their other half-their twin-during the events of Khaenri'ah's destruction.
Oh god its soo creepy. I love it. Imagine if when we make it to celestia. The being in control orders all of the archons to chase after us and try to convert us into one of them because we saw too much. If mihoyo does that scene it would be amazing
@@kasomosi7145 exactly why i think it would make sense to do this as the traveler would be too powerful for them to just put in prison so they try to get them to join the gods
@@The_Painful_Realist yes, unless they were specifically made to be this way maybe, if you think of it like advanced puppetry, like the raiden shogun (the puppet, not ei)
No matter how sus the archons are , i cannot really imagine them to be evil. I mean, look how much they care for their nations. All the archons we have seen so far are ready to go to extreme extents for their nation, Zhongli literally gave up his position as the geo archon to let liyue prosper on it's own, and all of Ei's actions were because she loved inazuma so much..and now she has learnt from her mistakes and is trying to do what is best for Inazuma. I just...there has to be some manipulation by celestia going on behind why they destroyed khaenr'iah.
So true and even venti and dvalin risked their lives vs durin (which I saw was a very huge dragon, like soooo huge) which made him fall into slumber for 500+ years to rest
The archons were not manipulated, nor did they take part on the destruction of Khaen'riah. They are also not evil, they are instead pretty much just neutral. out of them (if the lore says the truth) Zhongli is the most righteus and good willing, while we dont have that much information on the personalities of the other archons.
I think exactly the fact that they adore their nations so much will put them against us. Or the reason they destroyed khaenria(dunno if I spell it right)
I like this since it kind of represents how lumine the “canon” abyss princess got her creation destroyed in front of her eyes, and her people slaughtered.
This theory actually makes sense! And a clue about this could be the fact that in the manga, when Celestia is mentioned to Venti (or he says it himself, I don't remember well) he makes a scowl, as if he doesn't like to remember it.
I don't think the archons are the one that destroyed kaenriah, Ei's sister was summoned there right. My theory is when the day kaenriah is destroyed, that is the day all archons are summoned for peace in kaenriah meeting or something, then there was a coup created by Celestia(killing Ei's sister in the process).
You may be on to something, khaenri’ah was the only nation that did not start with an archon or ever even have an archon. It was built solely from humans and their knowledge.
Okay just imagine this song in self aware genshin au. Instead of the traveler it's the player that they are singing this song too. This just popped into my head so do with it what you will. It's a perfect song animatic if you ask my opinion.
this shows how twisted things are in the genshin world. it may seem nice but you have to face the fact that all of these gods could know abt the brother/sister we're looking for.
I mean they likely do. At least Zhongli admitted once that he knew, but he couldn't say anything about the sibling because they were under a contract. He didn't say who the contract was with, but chances are a lot of the archons (maybe save Ei since she was gone a long time) know the sibling but just don't/can't say anything
I just imagined what it would be like we finally make it to celestia and archons turn into statues, they return to where they are "supposted" to be and celestia takes them away. Traveler just looks at them with terror in eyes, unable to do anything. ---- Imagine if we get into celestia and archons turn their backs on us. They get hypnosed and we literally can see how much they're in pain. At the same time they act gently and try to make us come deeper into celestia. --- Just some scenes I imagined while watching! Amazing work
Knew I wasn't the only one who was suspicious of the archons! Fr I trust the abyss order more then the archons cause least the abyss is flat out honest on how it feels about humanity Edit: an additional thing i shall add! It's a little theory of mine where, Celestia is more like a corrupt system then just all out evil. Archons course being partly at fault for doing nothing about the system though this might be due to a lack of power on their part OR the gnosis themselves being a constraint to keep them in order.
Yeah the archons are definitely sus. Though i have a feeling its more so celestia rather than the archons. Since even they have shown a dislike or wanting to get away from Celestia as much as possible. Notice how both the archons and the abyss have something against celestia BUT the archons are equally as dangerous if whoever is incharge of celestia can restrict and control their movement. Its kind of obvious that the archons arent the top dogs so that is a possibility. Im really curious on what Hoyo is going to do wtih this tbh
Of course Celestia is bad, you just have to read the Enkonomiya books to find out. But not for that reason the order of the abyss is good. They do horrible things, even Dain lied to us about Kaenria'h motives, but people often overlook it. (sorry for my bad english)
I just finished "We Will Be Reunited" Quest and all the while Dain was outright badmouthing the archons and explaining what happened to Khaenriah, all I'm thinking about was Zhongli in my party just sipping tea in the background and not make eye contact with him and Kaeya just being... It's just a funny scenario to imagine while having these characters XD. this animatic is REALLY GOOD THO
This could possibly link to the "contract" that zhongli was talking about, meaning that they are pawns under celestias control guarding a secret of some sort... . . . Then again I talk nonsense most of the time lol
The evil archons thing is a really cool concept, but it's highly unlikely due to how they treat others in their respective story quests My take for this animatic is that it's mind control, which would also make sense because of those lifeless, blank eyes staring straight through you
This actually gives me vibes of Lumine in the video being the (later) abyssal twin, and the Archons are trying to seduce her to Celestia during the fall of Khaenri'ah.
@@captainzeko You're welcome. At first I thought that you made based on the popular theory that Celestia is able to take control over the archons and use them like puppets, but then I read the description after watching the video and was like, "Oh shit." You filled me with a sense of dread in just one sentence!
@@captainzeko Teeeechinichally it's not really a theory bcs all the books in genshin say that Celestia is evil....... (well not all of them but u get my point)
Out of the archons, including those we haven't met, I genuinely believe Ei Raiden is the safest. She had no involvement with Khaerniahs destruction and willingly gave up her connection with celestia, then locked herself away for years for self-reflection (eternity). All other archons: Venti, was heavily involved in the destruction of Khaerniah and do not want his gnosis taken (he put up and a fight, but that might of just been to make it realistic). Also, Venti only is awaken when something is happening.seen theamha with Vanessa and again when Dvalin was in danger, so why hasn't he gone back to sleep since the conflict is over? (or maybe, it isnt) And his one voiceline that goes something like: "Oh hey Traveller, I haven't seen you in a long time! Oh?.. You don't remember me?" Morax refuses talk due to a "contract" and has given all god-hood. Kusanali, is the replacement for the god of the woods (whom replaced the god of wisdom) and is a child (by body, maybe by mentality too?). And honestly gives of untrustworthy vibes. The Tsartisa is collecting these gnosis to rebel against Celestia with any mean necessary + Shezanya is well known for its technology, especially Il Dottore, so maybe Kayeryne was posted in each nation to keep tabs on everyone. Went as far to declare war on the world for peace. The Hydro Archon is not one of original 7 Victor and is the god of justice. Her gohood title may suggest something to be said about her character and the nation. Afterall, wasn't the Oceanid forced to leave its homeland (Fontaine?) and seek refuge is Qingce. Murata, the pyro archon is described as obnoxious. Her used to do rituals in her honour however 1000 years ago when Venti awoke and met Vanessa (a descendant of Murata) she had no clue of her history so maybe Murata is a bit of a recluse? Or maybe her country is sealed off for something... Either way, they all seem rather suspicious to me and honestly, Venti is the most in my opinion. But that's probably because it's his character to be aloof and he loose-lipped (alcohol does not help). You also have to remember they are all named after demons. Paimon too. Paimon was a demon who commanded 200 legions and was a king so take that as you want.
Zhongli is the most untrustworthy mostly because of the fact that both venti and ei were kinda just thrown at the archon role after a close relative/friend died. Venti would not willingly kill people, he cares a lot about other people’s opinions, that’s why he never really ruled monstadt. Baal (Ei’s “sister”) is known to be a very kind archon. During the archon war, zhongli slaughtered countless weak gods to get his place among the 7. Which is why he may be the strongest archon out of the 7, and the most deadly.
If I watch the background I come to that conclusion they are in the "sky" that means it's Celestia or the abbys mage ,they eyes are strange like they are brain washed so they not evil just brain washed by Celestia!
Theory: The abyss twin said that once we reach the end of our journey, we will see the true nature of this world. Usually this phrase is used for proving something that’s wrong(correct me if I’m wrong cuz idk if this is correct) the traveler trusts paimon and everyone in teyvat. I believe that the abyss twin thinks that Teyvat is evil. The archons, paimon, guoba,Andrius, and the unknown god has the names of demons and Makoto’s title which was Baal. One is named after a demon. Beelzebub, Baal Barbatos Paimon, Asmoday(the name Asmoday was named after Asmodeus I think) Andrius is The demon andras and guoba is the demon marchosias Celestia summoned the seven archons to destroy khaenriah. Celestia is more powerful than the archons and it controls the archons. So it’s like satan and his demons or devils. I believe that Celestia is like satan and the archons are like demons and the people of their nations are like devils. Also the traveler is on teyvat’s side and the abyss twin is on the abyss side. The abyss are khaenriah people so we are killing citizens of khaenriah. Teyvat wants the fatui and the abyss dead. I think that the abyss is the actual good side and Teyvat is the evil side. So what I think is that Teyvat is manipulating the traveler into helping them and never helping the traveler. The traveler has helped them a lot or is saving the world but only a few people helped the traveler by putting up missing person posters or most of of the people that helped him saved him.
"What if the archons were evil?" Me, a firm Khaenri'ah supporter and a believer that the archons were responsible for its destruction (At least partially): Aren't they?
The archons are not evil. Celestia is controlling them like pawns. Reading the voice lines, it says that Makoto went to Khaenri'ah to help. If Makoto is the former archon of Inazuma, why would she go to help? just sayin -_-
@@kasomosi7145 they are not being controlled. they are part of celestia themselves, and the only thing they have to follow are the heavenly principles (no nation is allowed to make too big progress)
im still in between because the k'haenrian alchemist was literally spewing monsters out to the seven nations ofc that event was like big issue to the archons (makoto already mentioned it), even though i have a feeling that the archons were partially one of the reasons k'haenriah was destroyed, it still doesn't feel right lmao 😭
this reminds me of the theory that celestia is really a prison for the really powerful people and when people "ascend" they really just get locked up, like vanessa in the manga (i think, never seen the manga for myself)
I like to think that we can trust them. Ei and Zhongli, at least. It might be me simping, but I really want to think them trustworthy. I believe they regret their actions in K, or were forced to destroy it. Random, but am I the only one who feels like the Hydro archon will give bad vibes? Idk. Just a bad feeling.
They were very likely forced to destroy it. If you think about it, Ei didn’t go to Kaehnrya, Makoto did. Makoto was not a fighter, Ei was, so why was Makoto the one to go? I think it’s because Makoto was the one with the gnosis, so the one who had to answer to Celestia, while Ei didn’t have to Otherwise it makes no sense for Makoto to be the one to go to Kaehnrya
@@anautistictheatrekid1562 even so, if Makoto willingly wanted to attack Kaehnrya, it makes no sense that she went instead of Ei, seeing how Ei fought for her every other time. Why enter a war with a powerful adversary while simultaneously not wanting your best general and stronger fighter on the field? It doesn’t hold up On the other hand, if Makoto had no choice about going to war, then her sacrificing herself can be seen as a not smart but plausible possibility
Ahem* this is not the archon's fault. Ever wondered why their gnosis are shaped like chess pieces? Celestia is controlling them like pawns. Most here don't know about what Celestia has really done and are blaming the archons for what Celestia did.
I love the archons! I love venti! I love zhongli! and I love Ei! I went to the chasm, and got more info, saw the hillichruls dying, and decided look dead in the eyes of my zhongli and venti…. *now my trust for them is depleting, more than it did when I first talked with dain….* *I’m not asking for help, I’m just implying That I soon will no longer trust them* *I already don’t trust celestia, if I’m giving more reasons to not trust the archons, I won’t trust even the nicest of archons.*
This scares me. I don't know there true intentions yet they seem so kind and nice. I really like Venti and respect all the Archons but I truly hope it doesn't turn out that way...hopefully they're an ally.
I love this it gives me nostlgia the edit is good the drawing is great the song is the main source of my nostlgia bc steve N i love this i beg u tomake more
Just a reminder that either has nothing to do with the celestial crap it was Makoto who went so ei did not partake in the destruction so I don't think ei should be blamed for it
Imagine if in the future of the game there will be two finals: Good ending: we destroy Celestia with the tsaritsa and the other twin and we can make the other archons change idea or our real friend Bad ending: we kill the abyss and the other twin and after that the archons force us to became a god of Celestia like this video I think it would be pretty cool
If I were to fight all three at the same time i'd go for Venti since he is the weakest but I know I still would have trouble than for Ei and Zongli I'd run away get killed multiple times try again multiple times have a little breakdown on the fact I can't defeat Ei and Zongli and after crying and dieing a few times finally win
I don’t mind I’d love to live with them idc I love them all they aren’t evil celestia is the unknown god is the evil one here Zhongli and Ei stay in my team forever
Me: *uses logic* yalls are lazy to even help traveler find the sibling why are you called archons?! ARCHONS WERE SUPPOSE TO HELP PEOPLE BRUH Also imma give respect to amber. Back on topic Already knew this:D
Achei mt legal, mas ainda acho q não é necessário vilanizar os Arcontes de imediato. Tipo, ainda não sabemos os detalhes da guerra de Khaenri'ah, em uma guerra não existe o lado bom e o lado mal, apenas dois lados. Entendo a revolta de Khaenri'ah e a construção da Ordem do Abismo, mas não sabemos o motivos dos céus de ter tomado essa decisão e os Arcontes tbm perderam seus entes queridos nela, como em toda guerra. E por fim, não dá pra saber se não tem uma mente por trás disso tudo que esteja controlando eles, fazendo com q eles n tenham escolha a não ser obedecer, nunca se sabe
Theory: I don’t think that the archons are evil. I think Celestia is evil. In the Genshin manga we see celestia from the inside and it looks like a prison tower with cells. And I think that celestia is manipulating the archons against their will because their gnoses look like chess pieces so the archons could some sort of pawn to celestia
holy crap, despite the archons friendly and kind nature towards us, this really does reminds us how twisted they were and possibly how Dainsleif saw the archons himself
YEAH!!*
My theory still remains that the archons were manipulated of sorts.
Celestia is very powerful and they could easily destroy the archon's cities with one skyfrost nail.
I just cannot imagine someone like Venti, whom adores humanity so much, or someone like Zhongli who cares about the people like Guizhong did, that they would mercilessly commit a mass genocide against innocent people.
Then again there can be a lot of different reasons for their actions, but it just lets me wonder.
@@kazoo5241 same. I feel like they were manipulated/forced. I think the gods in celestia are the real villain here
@@kazoo5241 venti did not attack kaehnri’ah! He was in a deep sleep for 200 years during that time, he woke up around the time the legend of Venessa was born
@@Devastars vanessa was before the cataclysm bro
Raiden as white diamond: she wants perfection, lives by rules.
Yellow diamond as Zhongli: Strongest archon, Always gives genuine lessons, lives by contacts , gave up his position and he's no longer Rex lapis.
Venti as blue Diamond: carefree but also have trauma as the nameless bard, tries to always make people happy, let them have their freedom.
zhongli isn't the strongest btw
@@LesserLordKusanali 👌
@@LesserLordKusanaliarchon zhongli lorewise is strongest as he is the oldest, but now he retired we don't know his power yet but yea just making a point
@@akanoui2134 Venti is the second oldest but he's the weakest. Age doesn't define strength
@@LesserLordKusanali i was saying the old zhongli and venti on lorewise not gameplay, venti is the weakest because he wasn't doing his archon duties and chose his people to be free and didn't rule over them, now when zhongli was still an archon ruling liyue, plus age doesn't define strength? Those two LITERALLY are the two original archons that won the archon war and claimed their seats,(raiden ei also fought on the archon war but her sister makoto became the original electro archon) we can't be sure of zhonglis current strength rn as he now retired and is living as a human
Plot Twist: The real reason why Kaeya drinks at Diluc's Tavern is not just to gather information or to support Diluc's Winery, it's also because he can't stand Venti's(Barbatos's) presence and he drinks to forget. Having a near constant reminder of the slaughter of your people right next to you, laughing their head off and making themselves vulnerable, offering up a perfect opportunity and having to reign in the control or drown out the thoughts with wine must be exhausting over time.
I saw a theory that venti is the one who saved kaeya against celestias will. Both are very cool ideas.
@@ohlookitsbecky This one is the theory most heard of I think, like the Kaeya Khaenriahn prince theory. Mostly because Venti is the archon of freedom and most portray him as a kind sould (Im not saying he isnt) that did not want to participate in the destruction but signed a contract I think or because he was an archon he had to so he decided to save Kaeya when nobody was looking as a nice act in all the chaos. I think the theory is cool.
I don't really think Venti even participated in the destruction of Khaenri'ah at all. He slept through it
@@Wolfishduke they had killstreak bets back then jkk
@@Wolfishduke nah all of them did even dendro archon dies
I feel like that the only archon weve met so far thats the most trustworthy is ei, shes hasnt had contact with celestia since she locked herself in the plane of euthimiya because she gave up the gnosis willingly and we’ve all seen how her strength is without one
Facts
Agree
The untrustworthy for me is Zhongli. Dude just sat by when his entire nation was on the brink of destruction not once but twice.
@@gayfanta9254 yh like bruh is a whole f- nation that’s other nations depends on for their traiding
Ironic, considering she was one of the antagonists for the Archon Quest. Also ironic is..I think she can also understand the Traveler the best, because they both lost their other half-their twin-during the events of Khaenri'ah's destruction.
Oh god its soo creepy. I love it. Imagine if when we make it to celestia. The being in control orders all of the archons to chase after us and try to convert us into one of them because we saw too much. If mihoyo does that scene it would be amazing
If you read the manga, ascension to heaven is basically prison.
@@kasomosi7145 exactly why i think it would make sense to do this as the traveler would be too powerful for them to just put in prison so they try to get them to join the gods
If any of the archons started murderously chasing me I would scream irl and lost my shit
traveller solos the verse
"Yes we know that your not her, but you were her" hits differently if you imagine the other twin.
While many believe the archons are sus i believe they are still just pawns
I mean venti flat out says he doesn't like celestia
Yep in his voicelines he says Celestia is basically colorless and flavorless. Sounds bad if you ask me.
Maybe that's why their gnosis looks like chess pieces
I dont think they are pawns. some of them are basically gods of being the exact opposite of "obeying" lol
@@The_Painful_Realist yes, unless they were specifically made to be this way maybe, if you think of it like advanced puppetry, like the raiden shogun (the puppet, not ei)
That's why I think he willingly gave up his gnosis, to cut ties with Celestia.
No matter how sus the archons are , i cannot really imagine them to be evil. I mean, look how much they care for their nations. All the archons we have seen so far are ready to go to extreme extents for their nation, Zhongli literally gave up his position as the geo archon to let liyue prosper on it's own, and all of Ei's actions were because she loved inazuma so much..and now she has learnt from her mistakes and is trying to do what is best for Inazuma. I just...there has to be some manipulation by celestia going on behind why they destroyed khaenr'iah.
So true and even venti and dvalin risked their lives vs durin (which I saw was a very huge dragon, like soooo huge) which made him fall into slumber for 500+ years to rest
The archons are not evil. They are being controlled by Celestia like pawns. Ever wondered why their gnosis are shaped like chess pieces?...
I can imagine them being brainwashed by celestia and them becoming evil to be honest. Don't think mihoyo will go that route though
The archons were not manipulated, nor did they take part on the destruction of Khaen'riah. They are also not evil, they are instead pretty much just neutral. out of them (if the lore says the truth) Zhongli is the most righteus and good willing, while we dont have that much information on the personalities of the other archons.
I think exactly the fact that they adore their nations so much will put them against us. Or the reason they destroyed khaenria(dunno if I spell it right)
Pov: you have a mora, a wine bottle and a Vision
a mora?
I like this since it kind of represents how lumine the “canon” abyss princess got her creation destroyed in front of her eyes, and her people slaughtered.
just that it was the sustainer, and Khaenri'ah was not her creation
@@The_Painful_Realist oh, sorry
I have some sort of theory that celestia forced the archons to destroy Khaenri'ah cuz Khaenri'ah knew the secret of celestia...
This theory actually makes sense! And a clue about this could be the fact that in the manga, when Celestia is mentioned to Venti (or he says it himself, I don't remember well) he makes a scowl, as if he doesn't like to remember it.
they didnt, the (Sus)tainer of heavenly principals did it
I don't think the archons are the one that destroyed kaenriah, Ei's sister was summoned there right.
My theory is when the day kaenriah is destroyed, that is the day all archons are summoned for peace in kaenriah meeting or something, then there was a coup created by Celestia(killing Ei's sister in the process).
@@shinobu5742Did you do Ei's archon quest act 2?
You may be on to something, khaenri’ah was the only nation that did not start with an archon or ever even have an archon. It was built solely from humans and their knowledge.
Okay just imagine this song in self aware genshin au. Instead of the traveler it's the player that they are singing this song too. This just popped into my head so do with it what you will. It's a perfect song animatic if you ask my opinion.
this shows how twisted things are in the genshin world. it may seem nice but you have to face the fact that all of these gods could know abt the brother/sister we're looking for.
I mean they likely do. At least Zhongli admitted once that he knew, but he couldn't say anything about the sibling because they were under a contract. He didn't say who the contract was with, but chances are a lot of the archons (maybe save Ei since she was gone a long time) know the sibling but just don't/can't say anything
I just imagined what it would be like we finally make it to celestia and archons turn into statues, they return to where they are "supposted" to be and celestia takes them away. Traveler just looks at them with terror in eyes, unable to do anything.
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Imagine if we get into celestia and archons turn their backs on us. They get hypnosed and we literally can see how much they're in pain. At the same time they act gently and try to make us come deeper into celestia.
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Just some scenes I imagined while watching! Amazing work
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!!! the idea to use this song with archons just genius!!!!!
Ty the archons just give me diamond vibes XD
The creepy vibes are ✨immaculate✨
Seriously though this is amazing
Knew I wasn't the only one who was suspicious of the archons! Fr I trust the abyss order more then the archons cause least the abyss is flat out honest on how it feels about humanity
Edit: an additional thing i shall add! It's a little theory of mine where, Celestia is more like a corrupt system then just all out evil. Archons course being partly at fault for doing nothing about the system though this might be due to a lack of power on their part OR the gnosis themselves being a constraint to keep them in order.
Yeah the archons are definitely sus. Though i have a feeling its more so celestia rather than the archons. Since even they have shown a dislike or wanting to get away from Celestia as much as possible. Notice how both the archons and the abyss have something against celestia
BUT the archons are equally as dangerous if whoever is incharge of celestia can restrict and control their movement. Its kind of obvious that the archons arent the top dogs so that is a possibility.
Im really curious on what Hoyo is going to do wtih this tbh
I’m on the abyss side here
Yeah seing as they likely would have killed there own people just to bring back their dead nation...
Agreed!
Of course Celestia is bad, you just have to read the Enkonomiya books to find out. But not for that reason the order of the abyss is good. They do horrible things, even Dain lied to us about Kaenria'h motives, but people often overlook it.
(sorry for my bad english)
I just finished "We Will Be Reunited" Quest and all the while Dain was outright badmouthing the archons and explaining what happened to Khaenriah, all I'm thinking about was Zhongli in my party just sipping tea in the background and not make eye contact with him and Kaeya just being... It's just a funny scenario to imagine while having these characters XD. this animatic is REALLY GOOD THO
This could possibly link to the "contract" that zhongli was talking about, meaning that they are pawns under celestias control guarding a secret of some sort...
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Then again I talk nonsense most of the time lol
this is actually true, all the theorists say they are being controlled like pawns.
@@kasomosi7145 no, this is not true. many say against it, and i do so too. especially that the archons are basically uncontrollable
The evil archons thing is a really cool concept, but it's highly unlikely due to how they treat others in their respective story quests
My take for this animatic is that it's mind control, which would also make sense because of those lifeless, blank eyes staring straight through you
maybe this is trying to tell that the archons are not as good as you think they are
they are. it is simply possible that thzey would turn against us if we did something to their lands
POV: u ran out of Mora
This actually gives me vibes of Lumine in the video being the (later) abyssal twin, and the Archons are trying to seduce her to Celestia during the fall of Khaenri'ah.
This is so crazy and I love it!
TY :D
@@captainzeko You're welcome. At first I thought that you made based on the popular theory that Celestia is able to take control over the archons and use them like puppets, but then I read the description after watching the video and was like, "Oh shit." You filled me with a sense of dread in just one sentence!
@@thespittake6636 I do like the theory that Celestia can control the archons O.O
@@captainzeko Teeeechinichally it's not really a theory bcs all the books in genshin say that Celestia is evil....... (well not all of them but u get my point)
MOM COME PICK ME UP IM SCARED
This will never stop me from simping for Venti
This is amazing, we don´t know nothing about the sky island, bus this still amazing
This is amazing! Keep animating, I love this so much!! :D
Out of the archons, including those we haven't met, I genuinely believe Ei Raiden is the safest. She had no involvement with Khaerniahs destruction and willingly gave up her connection with celestia, then locked herself away for years for self-reflection (eternity).
All other archons:
Venti, was heavily involved in the destruction of Khaerniah and do not want his gnosis taken (he put up and a fight, but that might of just been to make it realistic). Also, Venti only is awaken when something is happening.seen theamha with Vanessa and again when Dvalin was in danger, so why hasn't he gone back to sleep since the conflict is over? (or maybe, it isnt) And his one voiceline that goes something like: "Oh hey Traveller, I haven't seen you in a long time! Oh?.. You don't remember me?"
Morax refuses talk due to a "contract" and has given all god-hood.
Kusanali, is the replacement for the god of the woods (whom replaced the god of wisdom) and is a child (by body, maybe by mentality too?). And honestly gives of untrustworthy vibes.
The Tsartisa is collecting these gnosis to rebel against Celestia with any mean necessary + Shezanya is well known for its technology, especially Il Dottore, so maybe Kayeryne was posted in each nation to keep tabs on everyone. Went as far to declare war on the world for peace.
The Hydro Archon is not one of original 7 Victor and is the god of justice. Her gohood title may suggest something to be said about her character and the nation. Afterall, wasn't the Oceanid forced to leave its homeland (Fontaine?) and seek refuge is Qingce.
Murata, the pyro archon is described as obnoxious. Her used to do rituals in her honour however 1000 years ago when Venti awoke and met Vanessa (a descendant of Murata) she had no clue of her history so maybe Murata is a bit of a recluse? Or maybe her country is sealed off for something...
Either way, they all seem rather suspicious to me and honestly, Venti is the most in my opinion. But that's probably because it's his character to be aloof and he loose-lipped (alcohol does not help).
You also have to remember they are all named after demons. Paimon too. Paimon was a demon who commanded 200 legions and was a king so take that as you want.
Zhongli is the most untrustworthy mostly because of the fact that both venti and ei were kinda just thrown at the archon role after a close relative/friend died. Venti would not willingly kill people, he cares a lot about other people’s opinions, that’s why he never really ruled monstadt. Baal (Ei’s “sister”) is known to be a very kind archon. During the archon war, zhongli slaughtered countless weak gods to get his place among the 7. Which is why he may be the strongest archon out of the 7, and the most deadly.
If I watch the background I come to that conclusion they are in the "sky" that means it's Celestia or the abbys mage ,they eyes are strange like they are brain washed so they not evil just brain washed by Celestia!
celestia is a jail not heaven
Them having no eyes genuinely gave me goosebumps in a good way- 🫠
Creepy.... so very creepyyy!
Wooooah I adore this concept!!!
When I see this kind of vids I’m always like “why is Ei there?” She didn’t kill nor whent to khanenria it was Makoto.
BTW LEMME JUST SAY I FREAKJNG LOVE THIS???
Ooh I got chills. Seeing them bare their weapons, I get a feeling that they’re obsessed and maybe possessive with the traveler (in this video)
Imagine at the end we have revelation that the Fatui or the Abyss Order is actually in the right. I‘ll be waiting to join the „dark“ side.
Love how they say "let us adore you" while frigging preparing to strike with their weapons 😅
This is great! Ur art is so beautiful!
YOUR ART IS AMAZING WOOOWOWKSKKSK
Ahhh ty ❤️
Theory:
The abyss twin said that once we reach the end of our journey, we will see the true nature of this world. Usually this phrase is used for proving something that’s wrong(correct me if I’m wrong cuz idk if this is correct) the traveler trusts paimon and everyone in teyvat. I believe that the abyss twin thinks that Teyvat is evil. The archons, paimon, guoba,Andrius, and the unknown god has the names of demons and Makoto’s title which was Baal. One is named after a demon. Beelzebub, Baal Barbatos Paimon, Asmoday(the name Asmoday was named after Asmodeus I think) Andrius is The demon andras and guoba is the demon marchosias Celestia summoned the seven archons to destroy khaenriah. Celestia is more powerful than the archons and it controls the archons. So it’s like satan and his demons or devils. I believe that Celestia is like satan and the archons are like demons and the people of their nations are like devils. Also the traveler is on teyvat’s side and the abyss twin is on the abyss side. The abyss are khaenriah people so we are killing citizens of khaenriah. Teyvat wants the fatui and the abyss dead. I think that the abyss is the actual good side and Teyvat is the evil side. So what I think is that Teyvat is manipulating the traveler into helping them and never helping the traveler. The traveler has helped them a lot or is saving the world but only a few people helped the traveler by putting up missing person posters or most of of the people that helped him saved him.
- How many times you rewatched this?
- Yes.
"to the blind not everything may be as it appears"
oohh i mean it kind of makes sense
They don't want to they gave up their celestial gnosis.
"What if the archons were evil?"
Me, a firm Khaenri'ah supporter and a believer that the archons were responsible for its destruction (At least partially): Aren't they?
The archons are not evil. Celestia is controlling them like pawns. Reading the voice lines, it says that Makoto went to Khaenri'ah to help. If Makoto is the former archon of Inazuma, why would she go to help?
just sayin -_-
@@kasomosi7145 Iiiiii did not know that. Good to know! The Raidens' lore always confused me.
@@talis2513 no it si not confirm you can think what you prefer
@@kasomosi7145 they are not being controlled. they are part of celestia themselves, and the only thing they have to follow are the heavenly principles (no nation is allowed to make too big progress)
im still in between because the k'haenrian alchemist was literally spewing monsters out to the seven nations ofc that event was like big issue to the archons (makoto already mentioned it), even though i have a feeling that the archons were partially one of the reasons k'haenriah was destroyed, it still doesn't feel right lmao 😭
this reminds me of the theory that celestia is really a prison for the really powerful people and when people "ascend" they really just get locked up, like vanessa in the manga (i think, never seen the manga for myself)
I like to think that we can trust them. Ei and Zhongli, at least. It might be me simping, but I really want to think them trustworthy. I believe they regret their actions in K, or were forced to destroy it.
Random, but am I the only one who feels like the Hydro archon will give bad vibes? Idk. Just a bad feeling.
They were very likely forced to destroy it. If you think about it, Ei didn’t go to Kaehnrya, Makoto did.
Makoto was not a fighter, Ei was, so why was Makoto the one to go? I think it’s because Makoto was the one with the gnosis, so the one who had to answer to Celestia, while Ei didn’t have to
Otherwise it makes no sense for Makoto to be the one to go to Kaehnrya
@@lettiestar9095 yeah, unless you think of it as Makoto sacrificing herself so Ei didn’t have to fight.
@@anautistictheatrekid1562 even so, if Makoto willingly wanted to attack Kaehnrya, it makes no sense that she went instead of Ei, seeing how Ei fought for her every other time. Why enter a war with a powerful adversary while simultaneously not wanting your best general and stronger fighter on the field? It doesn’t hold up
On the other hand, if Makoto had no choice about going to war, then her sacrificing herself can be seen as a not smart but plausible possibility
@@lettiestar9095 yeah
I would love it to see the archons having a meeting........ but without us, just them
if in the end, they end up being antagonists I would not be surprised, in fact I would love it if that were the events
Ahem* this is not the archon's fault. Ever wondered why their gnosis are shaped like chess pieces? Celestia is controlling them like pawns. Most here don't know about what Celestia has really done and are blaming the archons for what Celestia did.
Yes we know that you not her but you where here’s 🎵🎵
Amazing got a love it❤️👍
dude…… steven universe……….. and genshin…………. memories 😭
omg it is amazing
Damn you improved a lot !,,
tysm :DDD
Ngl I was kind of hoping for Celestia to explode at the end KGHJALSKDHGJ
I demand the full version
I love the archons!
I love venti!
I love zhongli!
and I love Ei!
I went to the chasm, and got more info, saw the hillichruls dying, and decided look dead in the eyes of my zhongli and venti….
*now my trust for them is depleting, more than it did when I first talked with dain….*
*I’m not asking for help, I’m just implying That I soon will no longer trust them*
*I already don’t trust celestia, if I’m giving more reasons to not trust the archons, I won’t trust even the nicest of archons.*
Even loli grandma?
@@starfishx7052 if I’m given a reason
Im going to re-watch the whole steven universe because of this
And Scaramouche’s pronouncement ooooh
this fits so well for both POVs of Lore context
Though this video is also an explanation of the archons bcs the archons aren't actually humans they are demons
“The sky is fake don’t trust celestia traveler.” -Scaramouche? Idk his exact words
"The stars. The sky. Its all a gigantic hoax"
This scares me. I don't know there true intentions yet they seem so kind and nice. I really like Venti and respect all the Archons but I truly hope it doesn't turn out that way...hopefully they're an ally.
Lmao if Raiden had that voice, she would be real elegant instead of her being fierce and bad ass.
This song is just so captivating
I love it
yas
I love this it gives me nostlgia the edit is good the drawing is great the song is the main source of my nostlgia bc steve
N i love this i beg u tomake more
I mean destroying a whole civilization is kinda evil....
Just a reminder that either has nothing to do with the celestial crap it was Makoto who went so ei did not partake in the destruction so I don't think ei should be blamed for it
Dendro achron: where am i?
Pov youre the new dendro archon
everyone ults at the end except zhongli, he just doesnt need it
This gives hotel California vibes
Omg I need this in aethers version,, it looks so good!!!
DAMNNNN STEVEN UNIVERSE HAD AMAZING SONGS LIKE WTFFFFF
My favourite is :
Love like you
yes mommy yes daddy
Imagine if in the future of the game there will be two finals:
Good ending: we destroy Celestia with the tsaritsa and the other twin and we can make the other archons change idea or our real friend
Bad ending: we kill the abyss and the other twin and after that the archons force us to became a god of Celestia like this video
I think it would be pretty cool
Wow
Traveler when they have no mora🗿🗿
Why isnt anyone remiding me of steven universe bc this song is made from steven univerese
3-shipping in ao3 is still legal
If I were to fight all three at the same time i'd go for Venti since he is the weakest but I know I still would have trouble than for Ei and Zongli I'd run away get killed multiple times try again multiple times have a little breakdown on the fact I can't defeat Ei and Zongli and after crying and dieing a few times finally win
Rose is the traveler
Holy shit
I don’t mind I’d love to live with them idc I love them all they aren’t evil celestia is the unknown god is the evil one here Zhongli and Ei stay in my team forever
Why is this threatening
wow
so evil
Me: *uses logic* yalls are lazy to even help traveler find the sibling why are you called archons?! ARCHONS WERE SUPPOSE TO HELP PEOPLE BRUH
Also imma give respect to amber.
Back on topic
Already knew this:D
I don't think the archons are evil. I think it's just Celestia that's the villian.
Oh wow this definitely fits the archons
Achei mt legal, mas ainda acho q não é necessário vilanizar os Arcontes de imediato.
Tipo, ainda não sabemos os detalhes da guerra de Khaenri'ah, em uma guerra não existe o lado bom e o lado mal, apenas dois lados.
Entendo a revolta de Khaenri'ah e a construção da Ordem do Abismo, mas não sabemos o motivos dos céus de ter tomado essa decisão e os Arcontes tbm perderam seus entes queridos nela, como em toda guerra.
E por fim, não dá pra saber se não tem uma mente por trás disso tudo que esteja controlando eles, fazendo com q eles n tenham escolha a não ser obedecer, nunca se sabe
if?
I can si zhongli peepee haha
possible osu map?
Theory: I don’t think that the archons are evil. I think Celestia is evil. In the Genshin manga we see celestia from the inside and it looks like a prison tower with cells. And I think that celestia is manipulating the archons against their will because their gnoses look like chess pieces so the archons could some sort of pawn to celestia