All Stonehearts & IPC Board Executive Member Heads Explained - Honkai Star Rail 2.2 Lore & Theory

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All 10 Stonehearts & IPC Board Executive Member Heads Explained! - Honkai Star Rail Lore & Theory
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[@TheGamerChronicles999]

Apologies about her kit I was incorrect but since she still wants partners who hit multiple characters at once "clara, himeko, Herta" for example still think her kit fits her theme but with that said what are your thoughts on the IPC?

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

Don't let this mega corporation find Teyvat

[@LAHDL]

Fr

[@bobuxman1434]

Guess what my friend? *they are in the same universe, same happens with Honkai impact 3rd*

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

@@bobuxman1434 Then rip everyone in Teyvat, they're all gonna get taxed.

[@mahaphoublue7644]

@@idontspeakjapanese6289oh sheet! Not even the archon too who are literally no mora

[@someoneinasia]

bobuxman1434 incorrect. HI3,GI,HSR are in different universes connected under the same multiverse (the imaginary tree). each leaf of the tree is its own universe/world.

[@boo5860]

btw oswaldo was the main person in charge of managing sigonia. This makes it especially interesting that Boothill is asking Aventurine in particular about him. Oswaldo is complicit in everything that went wrong there. "One day, the IPC initiated an operation on Sigonia led by Oswaldo Schneider. Under the IPC's guidance, Sigonians established the Sigonian Sovereignty according to the Interstellar Peace Charter."

[@Nick-nb2oz]

and aventurine is an avgin of the sigonians, he was simply part of a tribe that basically went extinct during the IPC's management, we could take from that that maybe the IPC took the avgins' enemies side because it was more profitable for them..., I wouldn't be surprised if Aventurine is in the IPC just to overthrow it someday from inside

[@TheGamerChronicles999]

Ya he is thought I did say that in the video but yes!

[@HelloHello-im3gt]

@@Nick-nb2ozthey did explain this and basically he IPC told the siginian to fked who ever is killing up and the IPC got their backs. When that day of the battle came IPC didn’t came to help and sigonian got massacre, after that IPC slaughter the tribe that massacre the sigonian using the excuse that IPC is protecting the sigonian yet the tribe still went ahead and massacre them.

[@AenyaSilverleaf]

​@@Nick-nb2oz The way I parsed the information about it is that it seemed likely to me that the IPC wanted Sigonia stabilised and united, and because of the Avgin having such prejudice targeted at them and being constantly raided by the Kattican tribe, the Katticans were subtly encouraged and manipulated into committing the massacre and that resulted in the IPC - or more likely Oswaldo himself - having an "excuse" to violently "pacify" the Katticans and grasp more control over the ravaged planet, while paying lip service to the "tragedy" that occurred there, and fostering the growing slave trade to personally profit at the same time.

[@arnowisp6244]

​@@Nick-nb2ozHonestly. I hope that is is end game because I thought he came back too soon in the story. Maybe he is seeing that Blood debt be paid.

[@jamesfzy]

The fact that Aventurine believes he might get promoted hints Diamond probably doesn't care about losing the cornerstone. Which Aventurine also mentioned in 2.1. There is a lot of infighting within IPC and every mistake made by The stonehearts is used as an excuse to weaken Diamond's position but Diamond at least protects his people as seen with Topaz after Belobog.

[@TheGamerChronicles999]

Ya that could be!

[@einszweidrei486]

Diamond most likely doesn't care if its broken but only really feeling like "threatening" Aventurine to keep suspicions away from him (I'm sure that the loss/breaking of what could be labelled as a "gift from god" would rattle some ears amongst all of the IPC)

[@lolosh99]

2:10 wasn’t the start of the IPC that people saw Qlipoth building walls all over the galaxy and thought its mission was important so they wanted to help it by giving it building materials as tribute (if tho the aeon didn’t use them ultimately) and by trying to find more materials they starting trading and that’s how they started

[@TheGamerChronicles999]

yes sorry I should have expanded on that part of the video more but yes ur right

[@LordSpectreXIII]

Fun note about Oswaldo, the IPC are currently allied with the Luofu. The Luofu regard every branch head as low risk, even Diamond Heart amd Treane. But Oswaldo's such a fanatic that he's put at high risk.

[@randomgamer6774]

As someone who watches leaks, I can't wait for people to find out why Boothill is hunting this man down

[@meda4385]

tell me 😢

[@Pineapple140]

I follow leaks and didn't even see anything regarding that. What is it?

[@helenabraga434]

@@Pineapple140 SPOILERS . . . . . . . . . . . . it is hinted that this guy killed boothill´s daughter

[@meda4385]

@@helenabraga434 spoiler reply . . . . . . . . . . I hope boothill destroys him 😭

[@ShrutiKrishnakumar]

@@helenabraga434 spoiler reply WAIT A SEC BOOTHILL WAS A FATHER!? IS THAT WHAT HIS CHARACTER STORY IS GONNA BE ABOUT!!??

[@yoru505]

The thing that insane to me and i dont see anyone talking about it is the "pray" that they do everytime they wanna activate connerstone. "i'm taking the gamble" for aventurine and "i came to harvest" for jade (The line she said to topaz in the black screen after defeating aventurine) . its like every stonehearts have their own philosophy of persevation but at the end of it they say the same thing... "ALL FOR THE AMBER LORD" which is dope af

[@arnowisp6244]

Bruh. I never realized that.

[@arnowisp6244]

So what's Topaz? I'm Collecting?

[@tunasteak8396]

Jade literally fights with a snake... and anything a snake is used for tends to mean theyre not a very trustworthy person

[@zerotodona1495]

It could be different in China but so far, hsr is more European game wise made.

[@tunasteak8396]

@@zerotodona1495 what? whats this gotta do with snakes

[@mashuchan7906]

​@@zerotodona1495so here are two things about what jade and snake symbolizes in china. Jade symbolizes soul and immortality but also pure and noble. While Snake Transformation & Renewal: Perhaps the most prominent meaning associated with snake is transformation and renewal. Snakes shed their skin, symbolising rebirth and letting go of the old to make way for the new. Duality & Power: The snake embodies a fascinating duality.

[@samruthasriee-yg9dd]

here's the thing though, only read if you don't mind leaks Jade's whole persona seems to be based off Demeter, who's a greek goddess of agriculture and fertility. Demeter's sacred animal is the serpent which is a huge part of Jade's gameplay. Her stoneheart chant also is along those lines "I come for an audience. I come to fill wine, and I come to claim. I bestow poison in the guise of sweet dew. Come the toil of spring and yield of fall, I patiently wait for the branches to be heavy with withered fruits. All for the... Amber Lord". Her lightcone is named "Yet Hope is Priceless" and the art is her being surrounded by children. This all seems to point towards her actually being someone who wants to help people at heart but only those she cares about. Almost very similar to Arlecchino in Genshin

[@memazov6601]

Bro IPC is just what if Fataui and IRS has a childe

[@homuraakemi2932]

the ipc are going to attack belebog in a future update, they are going to send another stoneheart to collect the dept and topaz won't be able to have a say in this, sampo knows about this ahead that's why he took his mask back in penacony he is preparing to intercept them and ruin their plans, this is a speculation but I think it's going to be opal a stoneheart that goes by the book which is an unfair means and tactics to get the job done cause he was mentioned by aventurine during his memory trip before the battle , and sampo is a trickster and a scammer at heart, him confronting opal who might be a serious blockhead is interesting cause we might even see opal lose it and goes boss mode like aventurine because of sampo tricking him into losing his dept collection , in conclusion it's going to be big.

[@TheGamerChronicles999]

is that your theory because that is an awesome one! hope thats true thanks for sharing!

[@youmnacookie2960]

Also, consider that with the stellaron being sealed, the frozen antimatter legion army will be a huge issue. For those who played through the Chadwick quest, we know that the IPC does not play around when it comes to the antimatter legion, they literally bombed 23 planets as collateral damage to get rid of an antimatter legion army. They would have no problem destroying Javrilo VI

[@Sasshoemaker]

​@@youmnacookie2960 i think you're onto something

[@dndmtg299]

I think the reason they erected associated with Qlipoth is because they started by trading resources with planets to support Qlipoth’s wall building and they still do that.

[@gameb9oy]

It also seems like at least the stonehearts actually do seem to align well with the perservation. They all so far have seemed to held tightly to an ideal of some sort

[@arsenictyphoon]

Oswaldo was the one who oversaw the colonisation, orbital bombardment and terraforming of Boothill's homeworld. He is responsible for the death of Boothill's family.

[@bloodstabber7251]

Yesss the vid i was waiting thx man appreciate it

[@TheGamerChronicles999]

no problem :)

[@kevinthesublime2317]

Rather ironic all of the Stonehearts as of now rely on Follow Up attacks, a thing mostly associated with Aha of Elation.

[@someoneinasia]

the IPC hate is strong with this one

[@boobasword-yb7tz]

just facts tho? like he said prob good people that work their but for the most part its a predatory business the fact that it does have some good things it does makes it very relatable !

[@MichaelScarn-cq3lx]

why hate? pretty much spot on take if u ask me just facts

[@someoneinasia]

@@MichaelScarn-cq3lx hate is an emotion, hate is not about facts.

[@easypeasy7268]

What? Lol​@@someoneinasia

[@someoneinasia]

@@easypeasy7268 you don't understand what emotion is? people can love something that is factually bad, people can hate something that is factually good.

[@wildfire_]

my guess for aventurine's fate is actually likely the opposite. his bet is the same as the one he used to get into the IPC and to discover the secrets of the dreamflux reef, all gambles that he managed to win. It's the strategic investment department after all, the cornerstones are likely no more than very expensive chips, and if it could score them something as valuable as penacony, diamond would probably take that deal.

[@jood.q]

So the IPC is basically the game equivalent of the International Monetary Fund?

[@ThatOneGuy7550]

More or less lol

[@TheGamerChronicles999]

haha ya

[@Blue-wk4wx]

haha intro im dead lmao id take a loan too

[@ChibiUmiGirl]

Jades art reminds me of Lilith. I think that is more the the direct inspiration than Eve. In particular the snake and the succubus vibe she has.

[@zerotodona1495]

Lilith is a newer concept. It’s Eve at most. The snake temped Eve.

[@achrafeamensague318]

​@@zerotodona1495isn't Lilith supposedly Adam's first wife before eve?

[@ChibiUmiGirl]

@@zerotodona1495 She is not a new concept. In jewish folklore she is Adam's first wife. I have also seen some interpretation that she was the snake that tempted Eve, but I'm not sure if that has any base in the original myth.

[@stacy7721]

I rlly like IPC lore, thank u so much for uploading this video :)

[@Katara-kr9xg]

Her kit being good with multiple attacks like clara or himeko is also kinda like a loan haha but great video aventurine charavter is so sad 😔

[@TinkRomero]

Something I really want to see, is Qlipoth making an appearance before the IPC and just threaten to destroy the Faction entirely unless they change their ways.

[@zeiko_oo]

the final boss of office politics is the IPC

[@hishiron9525]

so far Aventurine and Topaz are my favorite IPC members

[@AryanDahal-ut3ng]

Don't forget about ratio bro is just doing things for the benefits of others.

[@kawwiiwiicourney]

i feel like really cool idea for pearl is for her to appear in like a underwater planet or pearl can be like a child and have someone be like her oyster kinda like topaz and nubby or like clara and sharvog just a cute idea because a pearl does symbolize purity and innocence

[@kinoxbriggs8412]

When I first saw and heard jade speak I knew then and there that she is trouble

[@chosoistryinghisbest]

If you see Boothill's story, he had a family and even adopted a daughter, then the IPC specifically under Oswaldo destroyed his home planet. so the fact that he's apporaching Aventurine, and probably not knowing how similar they are is very interesting. Bc it was also Oswaldo who let the Avgins basically go extinct bc they refused to actually protect them. And if you actually look at Aventurine, you will know that not only was he conflicted with rising the ranks in the IPC, but you'd realize that he hates the IPC. They ruined his life and his livelihood, but he specifically joined them bc he wanted to meet diamond. And I believe that his grand plan from the beginning is to not only fck over the IPC, but specifically get his revenge on diamond and Oswaldo for they are both the main reason he ended up being a slave. i'm excited to see how he and boothill will act in 2.3, I have no doubts that they'll team up. And I think it would be a good thing because Aventurine doesn't really show his cards to anyone, lest anyone take advantage of him again. But knowing that him and boothill are very similar, I think it would be great if Aventurine actually told Boothill something he hasn't willingly told anyone else in his life. Because everyone who does know (ex: Jade) know because they were buying him and therefore are acquainted with his background. But no other character knows his story, so I think if even in half-truths, it would be meaningful that he finds comfort in another person who's also had their family stripped from them

[@TowelRanger]

They probably go to different planets and trade (buying out planets) for the same reason America, Europe, Japan, and any imperialistic power sought to colonize. To gather resources but to “preserve” their power by doing so and often times felt that bringing multiple nations under their banners would allow that. This means they are preserving themselves. We have also seen how this affected the indigenous of those lands (which seems to be what is being alluded to). Saw We’ve seen it with Boothill’s backstory, Aventurine’s, and front and center during Belobog’s content while Topaz tried to strip them for parts.

[@OasisShop-nl5xs]

well needed video before 2.3 drops

[@favour_the_gamer]

Jade is actually a follow up sub dps if she has good support she could become a main dps.

[@jinx3709]

There are things neither good nor evil, IPC is currently in the gray zone but things can turn out either way, let's see how it turns out

[@miguelcolon7485]

If you’re willing to sabotage and or nuke a planet to get to get what you want I’m pretty sure that qualifies as evil. Maybe not everyone in the ipc takes this approach but there are a lot of valid reasons to call ipc as an organization evil. And given how many people hate them something tells either sabotage or nuke… or just leaving worlds for dead when they no longer have value to the ipc is fairly common.

[@Marbeary]

Firefly and Jade will be back-to-back banner, and I think people will have to take a loan.

[@bobuxman1434]

Wait until that happens

[@kharyrobertson3579]

I think Oswaldo might have fed Boothill bad info about Acheron and now he wants to get his revenge on him for putting him onto a false hunt?

[@fanytiffany07]

no oswaldo nuked boothills planet thats why boothill hates him and the ipc

[@0v_x0]

Nah bro destroyed Boothill's entire culture, family and planet it's in his character story

[@ambujbansal2652]

Topaz was eager to kill us. I still don’t trust her.

[@Emily-jl2ve]

HELP THE INTRO-- IT'S KINDA FUNNY- CUZ THE VOICE'S-

[@marcusbullock2753]

Is the preservation aeon protecting aventurine

[@Firefly54-cx8mc]

wonder when we"ll see a board member in game

[@0v_x0]

maybe soon with Oswaldo Schneider?

[@0v_x0]

I'm sure we'll see Diamond eventually too

[@billgates746]

SPACE IRS LORE!,

[@zerotodona1495]

(Coughs) blackrock

[@TheGamerChronicles999]

yeah I've had that thought too haha IPC hits to close to home sometimes lol

[@marcusbullock2753]

There's no Saphire stone

[@ADDITIONALBREAD]

Hate to break it to u but jade doesn't have any dot in her kit

[@TheGamerChronicles999]

ya I mixed it up but she's good with character that do dmg multiple times like Clara or Himeko so still similar to a loan haha

[@dashhound8974]

Bro Jade cannot be trusted thats for sure but Daimond going to be a serious bad guy I think

[@bobuxman1434]

My brother, if people trust Kafka because she's hot, what makes you think that she won't get trusted as well?

[@jackinuzuki2890]

There is a theory somewhere that diamond and the ten stonehearts are looking to turn the ipc upside down from the inside, since diamond is an emanator of preservation, He knows the very well meaning that aligns with qlipoth, rather than the corrupt parts of the ipc.

[@ColorlessKing790]

​​@@jackinuzuki2890 If that true, we can assume that the only people we can "trust" among The IPC's are Diamond, and The Ten Stonehearts since they are the most "good" member within story so far.

[@Aizen2468]

For me, it wasnt just their interactions with Belebog that made them look super evil. It was also Aurum Alley. But villainy isnt really an issue for me for characters so long as theyre interesting. But what really bugs me is that before Penacony, we, the player, was FORCED to repeatedly praise the IPC and its characters way of doing things. For example, Topaz. We HAVE to repeatedly praise her and be nice to her. The game doesnt really give us any options. I can literally treat Bailu and Natasha like trash, but i cant say hardly anything negative to Topaz XD And then in Aurum Alley, we have to be nice to the one IPC guy who lies to us and manipulates us. That one that gets invited to our chat group. Youre not really allowed to be rude to this guy, nor Topaz. Which just feels irritating to me. At least with other villain groups, you can actually speak to them in a roleplay way that fits with how you feel to them. I hated watching Topaz saunter around Belebog talking about all the stuff she was going to sell off, the worth of its people, her complete lack of talent with management since everyone under her always acts like little more than bandits (yet, she, her manager who always fails to stop them, is of course 'innocent' of their actions), and then after lying, strong arming, and trying to coerce Bronya into signing a deal that will seal her people's fates.... We have to sing praises to Topaz and be nice to her in all our dialoge with her.... That, was what really made me dislike the IPC. Sucked me out of the roleplay with how it made me interact with them. Thankfully, i felt a lot better about them when Aventurine came in. His storyline and how you could interact with him was INFINITELY better than how they handled Topaz. I loved Topaz's aesthetic, but disliked her so much in story (mostly with how i was forced to interact with her) that she ended up being the very first character I skipped.

[@julicomo9815]

The avigns reminds me of the jews. I wonder if hoyo took inspiration from Judaism in this regard.

[@MichaelScarn-cq3lx]

interesting

[@revt3129]

Yeah. Seems like Palestine-Israel situation to me

[@zerotodona1495]

@@revt3129not really. Don’t look too deep into itz

[@deathsinger969]

I love how u use the they/them pronouns for most characters! And I‘m also looking forward to the vid about the stellaron hunters. Keep up the good work

[@zerotodona1495]

You have brain damage if that’s your focus. Yikes

[@deathsinger969]

@@zerotodona1495 bruh, what’s your problem?

[@doveslizleskiss2956]

i'm so excited about jade. first, she's really pretty, never had i personally liked a girl character this much, and second... i wonder what's HER story like. i refuse to believe that she's pure evil or corrupt. my guess is that she seemingly acts like that since she's close to diamond and she can't afford to rebel up. but who knows, maybe she's plotting a revolution on the inside? i like to theorise that the fallen man in her splash art is symbolic on how she'll betray diamond.

[@TheGamerChronicles999]

I'm sure she does what she has to to survive similar to topaz and aventurine but she's been at it longer so maybe more deep down the rabbit hole but ya she won't be totally evil