[2.2] The Complete Story of Ruu on Tsurumi Island (Genshin Impact) All Cutscenes Full Movie

[@CatWithBlueHat]

Small correction: the part of Ako Domeki is wrong. He and his chief mate were separated and some of them got stranded in Golden Apple Archipelago. Ako Domeki then managed to return to Asase Shrine and decided to travel the world to fulfill Hibiki's wish to see the world.

[@butterflycheese8453]

So there's a connection with teyvat & golden apple archipelago- again??

[@ophidian_]

@@butterflycheese8453 The archipelago is in tevyat, they didnt show it on the map so that people dont know its location and cant try to go there after the event

[@silverhawkscape2677]

Damn. Seeing how they make places interconnected like this makes it feel like a real world.

[@epicjonny3129]

So that’s why there was big scary wind blade killer over there.

[@dinoguy2550]

Make a video on this one as well lol Edit: I think i remember seeing broken ships in Golden Apple Archipelago which look surprisingly similar to the ships crashed in the other islands

[@RegularGuy501]

Thunderbirb : "hm.. I like this kid" Tribe : "I see, so you want his blood?" Thunderbirb : "...what?" Tribe : "Done, enjoy your meal" Thunderbirb : "WAIT, NO-"

[@centurygothicc2400]

i shouldn't laughed but- 😂😭💀💀💀

[@thereza3]

is it bad to laugh in this situation?

[@DoubleRainbows667]

Tsurumi in a nutshell

[@nol5152]

Fr why tf they decide to sacrifice the kid, wouldn't they like,give Ruu a special treatment since he's the bird's fav? Like sacrificing him make no sense at all 😭

[@dirtythought7008]

lmao 💀💀💀

[@mariapazgonzalezlesme]

Tsurumi's story is dark as hell, yet ended with a happy ending.

[@mariapazgonzalezlesme]

@@eljae_kun Holy Archons. No wonder Thunderbird was furious with the whole clan and destroyed them.

[@alfisyahmi7119]

@@eljae_kun and they say CCP forbids brutal and killing in games, seriously

[@loola8908]

@@eljae_kun Cut his limb and bones???? I thought they'd just did a quick stab and used his blood. They went as far as chopping stuff??? TF Mihoyo????

[@srphm_]

it's the most wholesome and heartwarming story for an ending mihoyo has ever made 🤧 :')

[@mariapazgonzalezlesme]

@@loola8908 This isn't the first time that Mihoyo did something this dark. If you are familiar with Honkai universe or more specifically Fu Hua's live as the Azure Empyre, at the light novel, seven of her disciples betrayed her and basically mutilated her body as in breaking her ribs, stabbing her multiple times and even stepping on her skull and brain so she won't regenerate nor heal quickly enough.

[@mikkofranz3464]

The music in Tsurumi is even more melancholic than the entirety of Inazuma.

[@GraveUypo]

my favorite track in all of inazuma is in this island. it is heavily reminiscent of one of my favorite trakcs in ragnarok online, too. (TeMPlatonic by Sound TeMP)

[@mystogan6556]

True. First is this, second is Dragonspine.

[@maesaki5785]

It literally has some of my favorite songs from the ost

[@camilleshii5637]

@@GraveUypo YO YO ME TTO

[@seikuro9922]

@@mystogan6556 what's the dragonspine one?

[@aurie4951]

Ruu's singing gave me goosebumps and that ost is so beautiful.

[@atriyakoller136]

And a version of his song plays on Tsurumi after you finish all four of the quests...

[@clamheadisme]

Ikrrr it kinda made me cry 😭

[@I-MAC]

Hi I don't understand what you are talking about. I ended up after Kama escorted me to Ritou Harbor. I think this quest is over, is there still a sequel, how do I do it?

[@aurie4951]

@@I-MAC its a quest that continues day by day- basically if you've done the quest theres more to it and you have to wait till tomorrow (irl time)

[@emerald1063]

@@aurie4951 wait so.i.got.rid of the mist did I finish it or not?

[@sneakpeaks943]

Fun fact: After you finished that chain world quest, you'll find Kama & Sumida dating at Liyue harbor then Mondstadt. Find them if you can.

[@TriPhantom815]

Really? time to find them...

[@iscrazzarcsi9209]

Can someone tell me the exact location so I Can found them next Week ?

[@TriPhantom815]

@@iscrazzarcsi9209 Liyue- near the shop(? the shop that you can exchange sigils) the one that has a diamond icon in the map Monstadt- Inside the Library(Knigths of Favonious headquarters)

[@iscrazzarcsi9209]

@@TriPhantom815 Thank you ! I hope I won't forgot to see it myself .

[@alexpelino489]

I hope we'll see them in sumeru too

[@adriepram]

To add more to depression, and I have never seen people talk about this yet, Neko has been and still waiting for Hibiki for hundreds of years.. it's just heartbeaking 😢

[@zenzenitha]

Same.. Everytime she mentioned hibiki and domeki I was like fam... She's not coming back. Neko is such a sweetheart tho, keeping the place despite having no idea what to do

[@melonsapphire]

Neko waiting for Hibiki, and Ioroi waiting for Kitsune Saiguu. Saiguu & Hibiki were mentor & student, but both had passed away as to protect the things they love. Aint’t that interesting?

[@slytherinlady3907]

every time neko talks about hibiki i cry.. poor kitty

[@catandme8865]

Yup heartbreaking. Both for neko ang loroi. 😭

[@HendriS_1707]

@@nenton_old we need a new world quest for Neko and Ioroi, maybe involving Yae Miko mainly and Ei.

[@raeyukimi]

TW: Gore/Explicit Content In the JP/CN sub version, Ruu was actually skinned alive, had his tongue cut off, sacrificed his blood, bones were removed from his body for the sacrifice. But in the EN sub, they only mentioned about the blood part. To top it all off, because of the curse, Ruu had suffered the same torture for over 182625 times. (someone calculated it) He remembered everything as the torturing was taken place. He practically begged for people to help stop the curse. He had to watch as people destroy the perches. (remember he thought it was the wrong decision) So he basically watched as people tried helping but were unsuccessful and died/ran away, leaving him to continuously be in the torture loop over and over again. During this period of time, he couldn't see the outside world, couldn't meet his friends( nobody else other than monsters were on the island, the "humans" which are illusions were the villagers who sacrificed him) and watch as his father tortured him to sacrifice him. If it weren't for traveler, Kama, Sumida, Paimon, Ruu might've had to go through that forever as he hopelessly try to seek help from others who always have the same results(unsuccessful). Finally, he was able to rest after thousands of years. Remember, he was a kid with dreams that were crushed just because he wanted to make friends with a deity.

[@hydro1526]

bruh the JP/CN is that Dark

[@ボイベスト]

jesus christ

[@Anticaat]

i always knew EN would have some cultural barriers when translating. where on earth did u get this info it provided more context, so thank u

[@simpingforrapunzel9070]

it's so dark, always thought genshin was a cute game? Hell nah 😭

[@peachyfroggyarmy695]

Wth

[@dreamday988]

Im sorry Teppei and Kitsune.. I must take your crown as the “saddest npc quest” and give it to Ruu.. this whole quest just broke my heart. The music, the dialogue..its just too sad. Well done story writers..

[@jibranyudhistira7998]

Why not make other crown? Kazari still sad as hell, probably not as sad as tuu but its still sad man

[@edwin7788]

Kazari, Teppei, Neko, even Ioroi All this NPC have better sad story than all playable character lel

[@oldestdreamja]

scratch that, give everybody a crown. They all deserve it ToT

[@seraby7151]

@@jibranyudhistira7998 because teppei and kazari grew up to adulthood. Ruu didnt even had the chance to grow up.

[@peachyfroggyarmy695]

And the story is even worse in Japanese a comment mentioned details about how he was sacrificed

[@sadiaferdous5968]

But honestly speaking. The Traveller is really kind. She/He helps in releasing an old curse and ease a poor spirit of a boy who only kept killing himself over an over again. Which probably no one would even dream of thinking of doing. And this world is not even the Traveller's but the Traveller helps anyone out. And yet there are some stupid characters out there who delibrately use the Traveller's generosity to their own advantage but the Traveller gets nothing in return. Thats really sad.

[@glistica]

Yeah, that commission "reliable helper" you have to help that NPC but in return he acts so rude-

[@justaguy3983]

I mean he also said he wasn’t going to help Inazuma at the beginning.

[@briantarigan7685]

@@glistica ah i know, that fat snezhnayan guy who told us to clear hillichurls

[@potatom2765]

For the primos

[@hasibzen8793]

he isnt all that good, im pretty sure its confirmed he kills all hilichurls, treasure hoarders and other enemies he comes across

[@meowmeow396]

I took lots of pictures with Ruu, since I know for a fact that when he said he was getting tired, we would never to physically see him again T_T

[@jeremyagramonte1865]

Lool me too

[@barnabasmike4318]

Same

[@ivangalv]

He said we will met again, so maybe in some way we will, maybe.

[@aleximexcer9124]

yup

[@dheanabila2162]

Fuuuu- i put too much hope on his promise 😭

[@sirmaximilliam153]

Ruu ending Kapatcir's curse with only a beautiful song maybe proves Venti's point, throught song it's possible to heal scars, wounds, sadness, anger and communicate with every living species.

[@mintaroum.9096]

Similar to how xiao regained his consciousness because of venti's flute.

[@Knsksosnnss]

Anemo boiss

[@zelkapon6946]

I used to hear that children's dream is one of the purest things in the world. When Ruu said he wants to travel the world like Traveler, it kinda broke me inside since we knew that is not possible yet he still yearned for it. It also sickens me, that Ruu's dream was gated by the very own people he loved. I mean they literally thought Ruu, whose singing liked by the Thunderbird, should be sacrificed like, for real how is that logical in any way? Yet, it already happened so it can't be undone. In the end, I'm still glad Traveler can make Ruu's dream come true (sort of) by bringing the feather on their travels. For me this story is a solid 8,5/10 ! I hope they voice these kind of quests too in the future since it add that spice that's lacking when playing these quests.

[@achmadputra2]

no, Ruu was offering himself for the Kapatchir in order for wished his friends to come back from “Sea of Darkness” and happiness for his people since the Thunderbird doesn’t care at all. this is why he was so happy about the ceremony.

[@Aleph3575]

@@achmadputra2 I don't think Ruu realized exactly what being the sacrifice entailed until it happened because the elders kinda skirt the topic when one of the younger adults ask if they are really planning on doing that. And once it happened, he was stuck in a loop of it having to happen over and over.

[@achmadputra2]

@@Aleph3575 he acknowledged that because after all Ruu was the son of a priest, he know about the ceremony and the sacrificed ritual.

[@achmadputra2]

@@Aleph3575 he also know he killed so many time in the end of the quest. i think this why he said he tired and wanted to “rest”, knowing his time was almost up.

[@abdullazizalia7776]

Bro the public always like this real or fantasy X)😭😭

[@linhnhi1514]

when you realize that Genshin is starting to follow Honkai's depression path

[@ivangalv]

That has started for a while now

[@migantomon117]

@Olivia yep

[@kyurokun]

Why raiden kill thunderbird?

[@feisaljauharitufail]

@@kyurokun I want to know about that. As far as I know, it has to do with Celestia. More specifically, the cataclysm. Zhongli can't give us clue because of he bound to contract.

[@xanrenai7652]

@@kyurokun most likely since Baal wants to be the no 1 on Inazuma that controls the whole Inazuma. So all possible threads for her will be demolished. Which is possibly why she also killed Orobaxi

[@timo7641]

Japanese/CN translation on the Thundering Fury Artefact is that Ruu's Sacrifice Ritual involves pulling out his bones and separate it from the flesh, draining his blood to a cup (remember that this is a loop events and Ruu is experiencing this for like Eternity) Edit: oh yeah forgot about his tongue is cut while he's alive Edit 2: the NPC Mata who execute Ruu is probably Ruu's own Father

[@lilactsuki]

okay, that's messed up.

[@xanrenai7652]

And his tongue is cut from his body

[@timo7641]

@@xanrenai7652 oh yeah forgot about that

[@MwRYum]

Can understand why the Thunderbird got so eternally pissed, that not only she wiped out the entire tribe, but also curse them to experience the cataclysm for all eternality. Do remember that in the world of Teyvat, things such as spirits and realm of afterlife does exist...being denied/unable to move on into afterlife is also a thing there as well.

[@littleconfusedbanette]

Oh my....I'm crying right now...shit...

[@waiitwhaat]

"Wow the bird really likes Ruu. We should sacrifice him" -Last inhabitants of Tsurumi probably

[@mikoshibakenta]

The fact that they even gave him the MOST PAINFUL death ever tho 😃

[@jisuu4097]

Bruh some npc even say in their dialogue that ruu is lucky like df

[@aeroscantsee1665]

​@@jisuu4097 he was lucky for being the son of a priest and knows abt tribal language so well.... other than that, his fate was a tragedy.

[@hazuki3595]

A few days after the quest ended, and the whole thing still never fails to make me tear up; especially when I'm exploring Tsurumi and Ruu's song starts playing. Every time it does, I refuse to do anything but pan the camera around, hoping that from somewhere, Ruu would finally be able to see how pretty the horizon is. I haven't changed my gadget either; I always carry the feather with me. I was not expecting this particular story quest to affect me this much, despite being fully aware that it's all fictional. Genshin will definitely release more stories in the future, but I hope we never forget Ruu and his song.

[@glistica]

That's sweet ^^

[@thereza3]

this is so cute wtf

[@fireflei]

AWW

[@NamiRaikura]

Ngl I couldn't play or go back to the island for a while because I was so sad T-T

[@McGallagher32]

@Rishabh Dwivedi Whoa watch out lads, we got a badass battle-hardened tough guy over here

[@zaraelandorsus5442]

When Hibiki unsealed the Thunderbird's remains on Seirai it doesn't lead to the death of Ako Domeki instead he got blasted all the way to the Golden Apple Archipelago. The Maguu Kenki there was brought by his ship. He eventually escape with the Archipelago inhabitants and makes it back to Seirai only to see its current state. He then left to sail the world unknown if he died or not from old age. You can read about it in The Catch. Otherwise good video I liked it

[@CatWithBlueHat]

Ah I see. I missed that part.

[@lostit4795]

So it is still unknown if he died or not

[@sovietpersonman]

@@lostit4795 He is dead because it happened a few hundred years ago

[@manuelacasagranda5097]

Ako Domeki is theorised to be Capitano, one of the Fatui Harbingers.

[@80espiay]

@@lostit4795 he died eventually, everyone does. But he didn't die as a result of Hibiki unleashing the Thunderbird.

[@aubergine.6571]

6:38 i like how the mirror maiden is just taking a nice walk while Ruu is singing

[@oldestdreamja]

she even stopped because Ruu is that good

[@loljuicetin]

the ending literally made me cry as hell, i wish we could hug him after parting ways 😭

[@coconatsu9079]

i was crying rn too until i saw your pfp i-

[@Försvar_Ops]

Yeah I just finished the story and took pictures with ruu and guess what he left me with a gift (not the feather) but a 5 star Arataki Itto ( I will miss him soooooooooo much ) thanks ruu

[@Technoplays19]

@@coconatsu9079 NOOO.💀

[@silverhawkscape2677]

Can we all agree that this is what we hoped the Archon quest would be? Because right now the better stories are world quest people could miss.

[@haiiro1757]

These world quests need to be voiced

[@ivangalv]

That is a little too much, the archon quest are good, not amazing but not bad either

[@jay4239]

@@ivangalv see it like this, the current archon quests failed to provoke intense emotions like this world quest. That is why people consider the archon quest less appealing.

[@silverhawkscape2677]

@@ivangalv Too much? As the Main quest goes on, people will and will rightly expect higher quality especially since it's certain players will play through those.

[@brinyiiniichin2817]

@@silverhawkscape2677 nah not "rightly" i still think that diff nation will have its own ways of telling the stories and etc etc

[@jericobautista3701]

Gotta admit..this quest left me teary eyed..especially how Ruu accepts his fate. It's like telling a child that everything will be fine but you know that he will be gone by tomorrow.

[@Delta45321]

I thought yashiori was depressing. I was wrong. Tsurumi takes first place for most depressing story, especially those who read the thundering fury artifact set and knew what was to be.

[@maxmaxwell5498]

whats yashiori?

[@Delta45321]

@@maxmaxwell5498 *Yashiori Island. Auto-correct on phone sorry.

[@ごめんユウカ]

imagine being excited to hear your friend singing and then find him dead without bones with a cup filled with his blood... and that friend experiencing it again and again.

[@knorrsinigangmex]

ikr 🙄

[@edwin7788]

Well, tbf, that fcking bird is the reason his own friend experiencing it again and again

[@PhilVyn46137]

@@edwin7788 well the thunderbird is the one who put the curse on the whole tribe but it started going downhill after the tribe sacrificed ruu, thinking the thunderbird took a liking on ruu and would satisfy her to see a sacrifice, which ruu agreed on because he only wanted the best for the tribe. in the end, moral of the story is that assumptions can cause a bird with lightning powers to curse you with destruction for eternity until her friend sings for her again.

[@Försvar_Ops]

Tbh I think ruu and the thunderbird taught me something and that was to spend time with your loved ones because once they are gone you can't see them again

[@Aliyaaaa]

Ah and his tongue cut off alive btw, very Ironic considering that the birdie liked his singing the most

[@depressedbreakfast2614]

I love that the traveller and Paimon were totally willing to just adopt Ruu and take him with them on their journey if he could have left with them.

[@ariathefirst6495]

A lot of big content creators have been complaining about the lack of genshin content but they don't appreciate the gems like these within the game. The vast lore within each location, each quest, each weapon, each artifact, each books you collect when you travel the land of Teyvat. I wish more content creators like you feature these.

[@nebunezz_r]

Lot of famous genshin CC can't be bothered to do anything that isn't Gameplay. domain or abyss The lore of this game is fucking abundant.

[@evolutionthenotsofunnyrefr5869]

Thunderbird: oh no there's a fog that is covering the tsurumi island Thunderbird eating popcorn: *damn that's messed up*

[@hanimhuri8019]

I use to hate doing the quest cause I'm impatient and wanted to finish it quickly, but then I got invested in Ruu's tragedy. Ruu wanted to help his people and accepted being sacrificed while Kama believed it to be absurd and left while the other simply followed through with it cause that's what they've always known. Some people might be mad and argue why they would sacrifice a child and whatnot. But, we do have to remember that they've mostly lived their entire lives within that fog and what they know is verily limited to what their ancestors passed down. The thunderbird killed them for killing her friend but have not bothered with them for generations even though she knew what they were doing. I guess I was touched when Ruu mention how he hoped that his sacrifice would appease the thunderbird so that lightning that scares his father would stop. Also, would like to know if we ever will learn of the meaning of the fog

[@heavel]

One of the musics in Tsurumi island has that sad but hopeful feeling which parallel its ending, i'll never forget that and Ruu's singing

[@utena8399]

Inazuma is filled with sadness as it is with its archon. The rain and thunder represents what the shogun and inazuma are feeling. With stillness and eternity there must be pain and sacrifice.

[@loola8908]

Never have I thought I would cry legit tears from an NPC quest and lore. But here we are. I became so invested with Ruu and the Thunderbird's story.

[@lost_spacebunny2769]

I think Tsurumi island could have some kind of connection to the destruction of Khaenri'ah, or it could be a seperate nation or civilization like the kingdom that used to be in dragonspine

[@林泓旭-i1d]

Most likely separate, this island had an ultra ancient civilization that worshipped stars and moon, they also acknowledged the heavenly island.

[@MwRYum]

Khaenri'ah cataclysm happened 5 centuries ago (the time also when the Traveller twin failed to make it pass Celestia); The tribe was wipe out by Thunderbird more than a millennia ago; The underground ruin most likely predate that of the tribe (tribefolks know the existence of those ruin, alas unable to make sense of them)... The murals within the underground ruin share some similarities with those found in Dragonspine... Though the ruin have Khaenri'ah mechs stalking the ground...

[@lost_spacebunny2769]

@@MwRYum :0

[@Al_musawi14]

There's an older civilization that existed long ago before the 7 nations, it's said that this civilization used to exist in all of teyvat, this civilization also created elemental monoliths and the domains you farm (yes it's canon that you enter domains), and it was wiped out long ago for unknown reasons

[@Skyler-yw3od]

​@@MwRYumI like the analysis but the last one is debatable. It was said in the "We Will Be Reunited" quest that the Ruin Guards wandered aimlessly all across Teyvat after Khaenri'ah was destroyed. It's likely that the Ruin Mechanisms like the Sentinels also wandered aimlessly until eventually settling in the locations where we see them in the game.

[@ghoughh]

I haven’t seen anyone talk about it, but Tsurumi island and it’s inhabitants are supposed to be an allegory for the Hokkaido Ainu, an indigenous peoples of the Far East - during the quest line, Paimon notes that the names of Tsurumi island are strange, and it’s because they use the Ainu naming convention as opposed to Japanese. Wen Kamuy, a species of domesticated animal on Tsurumi, are believed to be evil gods that hunger for human flesh in real life Ainu culture. Ainu refuse to eat Wen Kamuy. The flavour text for the Tsurumi island namecard, ‘Kanna Kapatcir Kamuy’, would translate to something like ‘great eagle god of thunder’. Just thought it was interesting.

[@mamasitas3566]

That's interesting! Thank you for sharing this info! 😭 I was trying to figure out the meaning of the name ruu gave to the thunder bird

[@Divearn]

It was a very wholesome quest. The quest spanned over 3-4 days I think, but journey and exploration into completing this quest felt so rewarding. The whole story is tragic, from misunderstandings that resulted in a tribe's demise, and a beautiful island full of mystery to being desolate and full of enemies. The silver lining to all of this is that Ruu got to sing to Kapatcir toward the end of the world quest, and Kama got to go on a journey with Sumida, I'm so happy for them. The fact that the feather is a memento of our journey through Seirai and Tsurumi, and Ruu and Kapatcir through our journey ahead, is truly heart warming. The quest that follows of sending the remaining souls to the boatman was awesome as well. If ever we feel like remembering how worthwhile this world quest was , Mount Kanna will always be a reminder. What a wrap!

[@lp5482]

If you guys take a look on the Thundering Fury`s lore story, it tells you exactly what happend between the thunderbird, ruu and the tsurumi island

[@gmexc5032]

I mean, all of the artifacts have stories, so far, we done with thundering fury (Ruu's story), Crimson witch of flame (La Signora).. Several headpieces artifacts from Oceanid (Inazuma story etc.) Memory of dust (Morax and Guizhong) Try read Bloodstain chivalry, I can't wait to see it, it's dark and epic

[@popcorn520]

@@gmexc5032 bloodstained artifact has something to do with the fatui's right??

[@isagani8111]

@@popcorn520 i think that was the pale flame set.

[@gmexc5032]

@@popcorn520 humm, Bloodstain knight a.k.a White Knight, his mentor is Rostam Rostam is the knight of favonious 500 years ago that Rosalyn (Signora) love. I wouldn't say it's not related, just not directly connected to Signora, Fatui ( source : the Maiden Beloved and Crimson Witch of flame)

[@DRIFTER-cc1gm]

of all the artifact i have read way back, The thundering fury is the most fck up thing, then when i first took the quest and seeing how shit seem's so familiar it damn reminded me about the thundering fury artifact, i got chills and shit cuz No Way they gonna let us witness the fck up thing base on how it was describe in the artifact

[@vino-k5650]

Now that I actually cry. My English lvl has some gaps in it so I cannot fully understand what he said at the end. Thx a lot for giving a summary. Man so we keep he feather in or belongings. So if in the future will went berserk just like the abyss twin, imagine how sad will ruu be because he is witnessing us in that state through the feather.

[@connorjamesthompson6614]

Not gonna lie I feel like Ruu’s song and one of the OST of Tsurumi Island really resonates with me, and I think this might be where Genshin begins the path to depression like Honkai. You can finally rest now Ruu.

[@norielbeato6102]

Ruu's song hits me the most with this story.

[@pakyubente738]

i was hoping the traveler would take ruu to mondtadt and see the beautiful scenery or feel the wind of freedom, atleast fot his last moments🙁

[@ryan_uwu]

I think they wanted to, but Ruu realized it was his time to move on since his last promise was fulfilled and he'd been reliving torture for a thousand years. Ruu needed to rest :[

[@josueravena3464]

This has to be the most engaging world quest Ever! Aside from the Cleansing Sakura Quest. Such a tragic tale but ended up a fulfilling an old promise. I can only imagine what kinds of history and tragedy that happens in their own respective regions of Teyvat and we're here waiting to find the true nature of this world.

[@amirul3233]

I cried a little when I read the "Take this feather into the world. You did promise him you would, after all." part.

[@jamesroad316]

Seriously, each release in inazuma is more depressing than the last. First it was a shrine maiden who wanted to cleanse a corrupt root and ends up exorcising herself. Then one guy who thought he could make a difference ends up just being a casualty because of the fatui Now this

[@mirage7879]

I actually didn’t want to do this quest up until I realized that Ruu’s just experiencing a continuous time loop of suffering. “Blindly I imagined I could Keep you under glass Now I understand to hold you I must open up my hands And watch you rise Spread your wings and prepare to fly For you have become a butterfly, oh Fly abandonedly into the sun If you should return to me We truly were meant to be So spread your wings and fly Butterfly”

[@VyNguyen-zm3yu]

When a side quest has more depth than the entire Inazuma main story 🌚

[@elknolasshrineofraja3966]

🌸❤️It is always a wise act to attend story time with the cat that adorns a blue hat, and thus, extend the gaze, grab a snack or two, cut off the lights, and prep for story time!❤️🌸

[@elknolasshrineofraja3966]

@@Hebiiiii1 😹😹

[@0maeWaMou]

@@Hebiiiii1 Bruhh take my like😹😹😹

[@baalsack1407]

@@Hebiiiii1 oz has yet saved the day again

[@sabbir3529]

@@Hebiiiii1 bro now I understand the og comment .

[@suammadeepghosh1678]

@@Hebiiiii1 We need an oz for this person seriously 😂

[@avriellez]

one of the best quests in genshin, except the part where we had to go all the way in that fog

[@Twofix]

Traveller helped a dead child escaping the endless human sacrifice ritual cycle by making him singing to a dead bird.

[@kyempelotenia7606]

I can’t recall where I learned this but Hibiki unsealed the thunderbird’s power to release a thunder manifestation to aid Ako Domeki. The result was catastrophic and this sent ako domeki ans his crew to apple archipelago.

[@plums17]

This one made me cry.. i didn't even realize until my sister told me that my tears are falling T.T

[@Nahida2909]

Sad story but good ending.The part ruu singing hit me hard so much

[@eleonoradaros1011]

The saddest quest of all in genshin for me, i promise you Ruu you will be always with me in my journeys.

[@EduardoWeidmanBarijan]

You can notice the lines of the Thundering Manifestation that we fight when she talks about Ruu's. Also the description of the Thundering Manifestation is that it will show up when there is anger and suffering, so both Tsurumi and Seirai islands make them appear

[@Awestorm]

After watching your video, I felt like I should’ve taken my time with Ruu’s quest. I rushed through it missing a big part of his story, thanks for the video!

[@haxxor024]

damn bro i've been off the game recently, and aside from just watching those walkthrough vids, its way faster to watch u so i just wanna appreciate and say thank you.

[@troddenleper8915]

The achievement "across the misty river" an allegory for spirits crossing over to the next life.

[@PewPww]

Damn, I remember skipping all the dialogue bc i didn't like how long this quest was so i never payed attention to it, thanks for the recap, world quests are more interesting than we can think

[@mauligaya_02]

Just when you stop yourself from crying learning the whole truth after just hurts as hell man.

[@seventeenkarl8309]

ngl every single time i watch your videos, i just cant make any excuse to refuse. its just so dedicated much love to you and your videos

[@lucataranto6553]

Ruu: lalala, lala la lalalala! Thunderbird: _Groovin_

[@purplebunny6113]

They not only drained Ruu's blood 😭😭😭😭 they chopped him and separated his flesh to his bones 😭😭😭 I now understand why the thunderbird is so mad as hell😭😭😭😭

[@zuha6616]

Fun(?) fact: Places on Tsurumi Island are named based on the language of the Ainu people. One of the possible explanations for Autake in Autake Plains is: "Au" can be used for "tongue" "Ta" means "to cut" And "ke" means "the place of ..." So "Autake" can mean "the place of tongue-cutting", implying that Ruu got his tongue cut off as part of the ritual because the Thunderbird loved his singing voice.

[@mohammadalloush8636]

Man I was waiting so patiently for this.

[@Keyaruru]

I CAN'T STOP CRYING WHENEVER I HEAR HIS SINGING IS JUST GIVE ME GOOSEBUMPS 😭

[@ramdinek2455]

This was one of the saddest quests I’ve done, the fact that ruu’s lore is actually more darker than you think too is so sad

[@MustBeNiceBro]

Damn, I feel like whenever we go deeper into the game like the more nations we uncovered the more darker the story is.

[@alex4our3hree66]

I absolutely loved the story, I was only dissapointed that the red sky isn't permanent

[@briannguyen6248]

I understood it as Ruu knowing we lied about the thunderbird. After he sang he knew she was t alive anymore.

[@aashishpraja6501]

I was waiting for this video after playing the quest. Since there was no voice, it was hard to concentrate on anything. Finally I understood it all. Thank you

[@SolarKindred]

After nearing the end of the first quest based around Tsurumi, I said, and I quote,”Please don’t die Ruu.” I’m glad he doesn’t ‘die’ in the way I imagined but I’m relieved to see that the Thunderbird and Ruu were reunited in the form of his singing. And another thing that I noticed, in the Thundering Fury artifact set, it pretty much sums up Ruu and the Thunderbird’s relationship. It’s so wholesome and refreshing to see MiHoYo touch up some lore.

[@sawtorn]

this is why i never exchanged the feather gadget with something else - even though i want to use the maple feather to glide fast, i want to honour ruu's request and i wont break that promise :(

[@ciroidchavez246]

I actually equip that feather when I'm doing spiral abyss (since you can't use gadgets there anyway) just for goodluck 😁😁

[@Phebeis]

It's already a month and I still cry every time I'm watching Ruu's story. 😭😭😭

[@shortxiao254]

Ruu is my favorite npc child in GI :(

[@jericobautista3701]

Timmie would remember that.

[@shortxiao254]

@@jericobautista3701 😦😦

[@glistica]

@@jericobautista3701 Timmie is nothing compared to Ruu 😂 But still, I feel bad for him because of his father. Oh well, but I still need fowl so-

[@lumine7975]

@@glistica 🤣

[@wiccachu]

When I first stepped inside tsurumi and there’s this odd kid alone in the fog I already had an inkling he was ghost… as the quests progresses I knew there is some sad story behind because mihoyo wouldn’t invest so much time on a character like this. I haven’t finished yet but I searched YT out of curiosity and yes it was really a sad story. 😭

[@catbellyrubber6075]

I swear to god Inazuma as a whole is the land of anguish, sadness, PTSD and neglected children

[@Number-oc7ex]

I've been waiting for the information you got for this island!! good job!

[@MwRYum]

And as the curse finally lifted, the spirits of all those tribefolks that trapped were free to move on into the afterlife, though a few of them need help to sort out unfinished business, thus be unshackled from the mortal realm at last.

[@fahrezam4812]

To add more of it, after u finished the whole chain quest, u can find wondering soul/ghost of some villager of tsurumi island (mostly childrens and elders) who still have linger on this island, and u need to help/fulfill their wishes so they can go to the afterlife. Some are easy to complete some are hard, but they give u precious chest with 30-40 primo in it

[@FaithFrame-x7m]

I just can't stress on how much the community is toxic. They litteraly ditched tsurumi as being just a useless *filler* even tho it has a ton of content .... RIP ruu 😓🙏

[@ivangalv]

Well for what I saw almost everybody like tsurumi

[@kallenlivesmatter3229]

Let's be honest,no one's going to tsurumi in a few weeks unless it's for farming

[@Dinaltium]

Well they don't like the treasure they get in tsurumi island which we call it as IKEA island and so they hate it

[@zenzenitha]

Damn? Who said that? Glad I've curated my timeline well. Everyone that i know like it

[@zenzenitha]

@@kallenlivesmatter3229 isn't that how it goes for every place beside town? At least tsurumi have the wolves. Dragonspine only have chilled boar

[@kibathefang6022]

Made me cry a 2nd time cause of this video and the music you chose to put in. And I'm actually surprised how much Golden Apple story is tied to this. I knew that they were from Inazuma because of that Maguu Kenki puppet, but I didn't realize the reason for their trapping there was also tied to Seirai island events.

[@mrkrabssoldmysoulfor6294]

Why everything in this game has to be so sad and depressing lol.

[@butterflycheese8453]

Mihoyo has it's own depressing way

[@achmadputra2]

it’s mihoyo after all

[@DRIFTER-cc1gm]

Mihoyo signature Narrative

[@sangonomiyakokomi5764]

**cries in honkai player**

[@Uragaking]

Just inazumans Liyue folks be vibin and Mondstadt homies are drunk

[@KaaruTab]

This is such a good story. I wish there was voice lines. But I guess Ruu's voice makes up for it. I didn't expect that, and got goosebumps and teared up a bit. I occassionally visit the island because of Ruu's background music.

[@dienalexiuspribadi3885]

I read the lore on the artifacts first, so when I go to Tsurumi on the very first day of 2.2 and met Ruu, I know what will happen to him in the end and I already cry on that first quest.

[@smr010]

I waited a lot to watch this video since I was not rushing the quest myself. And boy, this was so good. That line on the updated feather's description together with Ruu's theme gets me everytime..

[@lullabylullaby205]

somehow this story is better than the WHOLE archon quest of inazuma

[@Drant]

i was literally waiting for you to upload this, i didn't understand anything when doing this quest

[@Yoshikage-Kira_75]

Rest In Peace Ruu... We'll meet again someday and we'll go on adventures together 🙏...

[@sansblst8811]

May he rest in peace. Hope he can sing for kapatcir again...

[@MagisterRegulus]

Lets not tell him we killed her though

[@sansblst8811]

@@MagisterRegulus well at first we dont know it was her. Also we need to continue the story quest. So... sorry about that i guess

[@MagisterRegulus]

@@sansblst8811 what story quest?

[@sansblst8811]

@@MagisterRegulus i mean the one in the seirai island where we need to make our way up around the mountain and kill The thunder manifestation. After that quest we receive that peculiar pinion gadget... so i think that boss maybe thunder bird soul Sorry if im wrong. Im not so good at story like this... i just play and get as many as primos as i could XD

[@NIKKEGLRY134]

@@sansblst8811 its a manifestation of the thunderbird

[@YukiZero]

had to comment here about how dark his story actually is..... someone calculated the number of times Ruu sacrificed himself and it amounted to 180,000+ times. since the cycle actually happens every 4 days and has been doing so for almost 2000 years... also the manner of sacrifice that they made. The sacrificed would have their bones broken and the meat inside their bones would then be removed. their throat would be slit and their blood drained. their blood and meat from the bone would then be poured into a goblet and offered to Kapatcir.... and all of this would be done while the sacrifice is alive and awake and would have to endure it until it is over before they can die.... Ruu literally had his bone marrow removed and blood drained from his body.... WHILE HE WAS ALIVE AND AWAKE. HE FELT ALL THAT PAIN EVERY SINGLE TIME FOR OVER 180,000 TIMES FOR ALMOST 2000 YEARS.

[@GentleSavage94]

I'd like to think that the Electro Manifestation in Seirai Island is the manifestation of the hatred the Thunderbird had for Ruu's tribe after sacrificing him. The dialogue it makes when you fight it on the center of Tsurumi Island during the questline felt convincing enough.

[@arif8390]

This world quest is ten times better than the archon quest and you cant change my mind

[@louiseadalia8590]

(3:42) The fact that he has to go through and suffer the torture a thousand times really hurts me. Like wtf? He's just a kid!

[@higikatatoshi6627]

Such a beautiful story 😭😭😭😭

[@pinkyglasses]

Thanks for making me cry again. 😭

[@rivmap]

Me and my brother we're joking around about Ruu getting ready to be sacrificed.. Turns out he actually was💀

[@maaxn6588]

Awesome video I really like the updated description of the peculiar pinion after the quest. Very wholesome.

[@infi99nity19]

Thank you for this, I completely spaced out towards the end because I have the attention span of a newborn

[@pleasedonotacknowledgeme]

I don't cry often when I'm playing a sad story, but i kid you not, I shed actual tears in this story. Too good, thanks for the explanation I was kinda confused at some parts ^^

[@zerofighterfairy]

Damn Inazuma kids really build different.

[@vxyzzie]

This is so emotional- just It made me cry bro

[@orangecaprisunsbetter]

Ruu is the best child in the game, fight me if you think otherwise (shouta too)

[@yani-madara2835]

i'm sure an NPC on Tsurumi said something like "the sacrifice is more about control and power." Which means Ruu's dad murdered him just to stay in power and keep being a shaman.