Character Teaser - "Mavuika: A Light Through Time" REACTION | Genshin Impact

[@mjnon2008]

wow even the paper frog lose its color at the end just like simulanka

[@dorayaki515]

The saddest is that the book might be burned when she helped us from the night kingdom

[@I_am_high_as_the_flipping_sky]

NOOO😭

[@soleilxff]

yeah i was really hoping this was post Act 2... or maybe it still gets burned regardless of mavuika's possession of it

[@Whoisyou123]

Why must you make me sad?😢

[@iosis9324]

I think this teaser was after act 2, because Mavuika was saying that she couldn't find anything left of Hine in Archon Quest.

[@bigcatlaof]

omg🥲

[@Frozencarrot-d6s]

Now to break all your hearts.. Someone said they saw that book in the speakers chamber in 5.0 archon quest which means mavuika might have sacrificed it to the sacred flame for saving the traveler and the others

[@FaiGal]

Now if that doesn’t make us want to destroy the abyss and win the war once and for all, then idk what will

[@Mr.MasterDoctorFatherFaith]

@Frozencarrot-d6s is that true? In Mavuika's room where all 6 tribes pieces placed or the outside one in speaker's chamber?

[@NewLink777]

​@@Mr.MasterDoctorFatherFaiththe one which was full of stuff

[@Mr.MasterDoctorFatherFaith]

@@NewLink777 ahh that's one, Thanks

[@matcha1996]

never hated Abyss this much now. Losing the very thing that reminds you of your sister. I couldn’t imagine the pain she has post Act 2 if this is the case.

[@chieftheearl]

Time really is the main antagonist in Genshin

[@sharondaniel8516]

This might be a great foreshadowing in the future. Time? Who's associated with Time? Istaroth.

[@skelebro9999]

@@sharondaniel8516 Venti has some explaining to do.

[@soosmiklos3803]

"So Death invented Time to grow the things it will kill"

[@deb0815]

I interpreted it as Hine lived a normal life where she got married and had children and this little girl is a great grandchild of hers. Mavuika got just the proof that her sister got to live a long fulfilling life.

[@Hy-BridAbroad]

Didn't the little girl say the book was given to her family from someone who helped them a long time ago? Doesn't really sound like there is any relation.

[@janinpalafox]

It could also be that the book is from Mavuika and she gave it to Hine.

[@SaraBearRawr0312]

I don't believe Hine will be part of the Archon quest itself but I fully expect her to somehow be part of Mavuikas story quest.

[@The.Viewer]

Hoping for Mavuika to mention her dad!

[@WandererD]

So, a lot of criticisms I've seen stem from comparing Natlan's Archon quest to Fontaine's, but maybe it's because I'm a writer, but I see it as a perfect follow-up. Think about it: Furina was (technically) a human living every day pretending to be a god for five hundred years to the point that it almost broke her (almost, Hydro Dragon bless her pure heart), but Natlan is the story of a Human with a god's power, displaced out of her own time, with everything she knew yesterday having suddenly happened 500 years ago. It's a beautiful parallel, and also a good take on the other side of the coin. One lived through every loss, one suddenly lost everything, both for a cause greater than them. I'm expecting the end if this Archon Quest to be incredible.

[@ivantimofeev6580]

It's right under the wooden bridge that leads to Scions of the Canopy. There is no house, but the graffiti is identical to what we see in the end of this teaser.

[@ImYourRaika]

6:11 that house was located wherein 2 yumkasaurs standing with their nest near at the teleport waypoint

[@WhenMarkers]

Hoh? Interesting. Lemme confirm.

[@ridash7ice]

​@@WhenMarkers So... did you find the place ?

[@UnlimitedMichi]

In the clerb we all cry

[@TherealDEXIL]

I KNEW you were gonna compare the paper frogs with Simulanka😄

[@GameProdigy_]

Teasers back to back giving me the feels so much, this one especially made me tear up. Simulanka really popping off big time with this one too. I swear the Genshin team doing such a fantastic job with everything in Natlan especially Mavuika

[@alphachunkag88]

First time being this early, love your commentary and reactions on Genshin my guy! Keep up the good work!

[@MurderofBirdsImpact]

Glad you like them!

[@jomaripallorina]

I share the same sentiment with mavuika when she said "Let's leave right now and go save the sun, because it'll flame out in a few million years" it actually sounds ridiculous. It went above my head when she said it in act 2, but I'm happy that they are now actually showing how big of a decision that was. I love you Mavuika.

[@soyki1605]

Aw man. Imagine everyone you once knew is not there anymore. We can only imagine going through hundreds of years outliving and experiencing the passage of time. You'd have to have a solid resolve before deciding yourself that you would go through with that as a human. Especially since we view the passage of time differently compared to long lived species. Massive respect to Mavuika

[@taralungaiulian8128]

x.8 trying not to spoil the next region: challenge impossible 😂 Great reaction as always, thank you for another year of amazing content!

[@nopon887]

The paper frog was faded as well in the present. Thanks for pointing out the frog connection that I missed on first watch.

[@_L1ghtning]

This teaser is the ONLY teaser that actually made me cry and not just sad... I can't wait to be emotionally broken by the act 5 on the 1st LMAOO

[@MarkYu23]

Frieren mentioned! and time is such a wonderful concept but heartbreaking at the same time.

[@Alex_Deam]

4:24 I thought for a while that Faurobert might represent Capitano, but I don't think it works as much now. Faurobert was someone who lacked confidence in his abilities, which is the opposite of Capitano. Also, Capitano's whole thing was that he had a different plan to Mavuika, even fighting her over it - again, different to Faurobert. To me, the closest parallel to Faurobert accompanying Cimest into the Cave would be the Traveler accompanying Mavuika into the Night Kingdom. Although even here it doesn't fully fit because the Traveler also doesn't lack confidence. It's possible though that Faurobert represents multiple things through the story. So the first quest, where you help him win the competition, would represent Kachina in Act 1. His journey with Cimest would represent the Traveler, as above. And his desire to "save the Princess" (who doesn't need "saving") could even represent Capitano (since Mavuika's plan worked instead). But stuff in Simulanka can also parallel multiple parts of Teyvat's history simultaneously. Because when I hear "save the Princess", it's hard not to think of a certain Abyss Princess (/Prince, but a parallel doesn't have to keep gender consistent) who may/may not need/have needed saving. And when I hear about people going underground to try to examine their fate, I'm reminded of the Tiara artifact lore, where priest after priest did the same thing leaving behind a mountain of crowns. So it's also possible this story isn't about Natlan, or at least not only Natlan.

[@brianhatake9]

Depression Impact on holidays, damn it Hoyo 😅 And Simulanka along with the Kaveh "Odd Textual Mystery" still keeps on giving. Happy holidays and Merry Christmas!

[@Harsh1650]

I really liked that she stopped herself from giving head pat, remembering she is not just a normal person but a strong leader. Also just to add, Citlali should be more like Serie from Frieren than Frieren.

[@tanyab3916]

Awwwe that is so sweet, I got the same artbook as a christmas gift, love the additional poster in it and cannot wait to put it up! I wish you all a great end of the year, less than a week until the new update is out >v< Very exciting times ahead of us!

[@moonlitpacific]

i straight up sobbed loud as hell when mavuika opened the book 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 natlan and doomed siblingism ughhhh

[@warisomio4917]

I love how they show her human side even more, Dang it Hoyo, i can't stop crying 😭😭

[@henoji777]

Lolll the crunchyroll mascot connection

[@okamiman73]

Gotta give a like as a fellow Simulanka enjoyer

[@Nameless422-]

hoyo is here taking my tears with the animated short, citlali's teaser, and now this one :C

[@lulufortytwo3884]

I'm not alone in believing in Simulanka Frogitano?!?!!! Gosh, I'm going to be so excited when the YT series catches up so everyone in the community is at the same point. I guess... perhaps... Nilou represented the Lord of the Night? Maintaining her connection to angels with her different outfit. Able to do things to help out to restore color/life to the land, but ultimately the Frog and Squirrell had their own journey to take. 😭😭😭

[@aniyapeach]

13:03 iirc from the archon quest when mavuika was reminiscing about her goodbye to her family, mavuika's mom said something like "you know you're dad isn't good with this kind of thing..." which could imply that her dad didnt want to say goodbye to her and instead just distanced himself. Mavuika was raised lovingly so i can imagine how sad his dad must be with her sacrifice and decided to not see her go through it. Just imo though😅

[@Chalycees]

hey just wanted to say, I love your reactions! your connection to the lore is what led me to your channel, and you're my top 1 streamer on twitch this year!

[@skelebro9999]

The Simulanka brainrot is strong at 6:27 Jokes aside. I cannot wait for your Simulanka playthrough! I skipped most of it besides the main quest, so I am basically clueless when it comes to anything Simulanka, but I really want to see how did they plan out Natlan's story in it! Edit: 7:07 WTF, I didn't even realize that was the minigame 💀 Yeah, I definitely have to lock in during summer events now.

[@JinxFann]

As soon as Mavuika saw a girl who looked like her younger sister, I had a lot of tears.

[@ikmashane9042]

The frieren anology is spot on

[@ailienkiller6069]

Wow I just noticed watching this again that past Mavuika doesn’t have the sun pattern in her eyes likely to show that she’s not the Archon yet. However that wouldn’t make sense given that she’s telling Hine about her 500 plan so she has to be the current Archon at that point in time.

[@mndy129]

Her eyes changed probably after returning from the Sacred Flame, like a side effect

[@ailienkiller6069]

@ but didn’t she already had them in the Sunset trailer just before that when she was with the remaining heroes in that last battle and then brought to the Sacred Flame and her throne by Tupac?

[@mndy129]

@@ailienkiller6069 I check again and yes, she doesn't have the pattern when explaining it to Hine I'm not sure what to make of it, I don't think it would be an oversight, she does have shorter hair compared to when Hine talks to her covering her eyes

[@Faron93]

Maybe at this point it was already decided that she'll be the next Archon and she decided to tell her in advance.

[@sallyyan1563]

Merry Christmas ~🎉🎉Thank you for your reaction and opinions !! i love the paper frog~

[@lifeloxmc6928]

I don't know why, but I can't help but shed my tears after watching Mavuika's trailer. Maybe it's the homesickness? Her teaser just broke me, man!

[@Hie_Hyoumaki]

Arnold working hard even during winter vacation 😂 Hoyo aint giving him a day off this week. Stay strong arnold!!! ALSO U R SO LUCKY TO GET THAT ARTBOOK... im a huge fan of artbooks bc it details a lot of the creative process behind the series, which is why I have more artbooks and rakugaki (official fanbook) than the official manga. I'd love to get the book that details the Fatui Harbingers, bc they are the main reason why I'm very hooked to gnsn. Also, simulanka lives rent free in your head fr. "Is this a jojo reference?" Is so outdated, its now the era of "IS THIS A SIMULANKA REFERENCE??"

[@purplebutterflyno]

the origami frog that hine has ,simulanka truly is a gift thank you alice,barbie and anya ,i would like to belive that the girl is hine descendant so she did find her.

[@OrigamiJawny]

as someone whose most dear person in the world is their younger sibling, this trailer made me sob fr

[@callistaw2911]

As someone with a little sister I can’t imagine how much this hurts Mavuika I’m crying 😭 The origami frog got me good

[@tmxsb4774]

man mavuika needs a rest..... she's been going strong ever since she decided on her plan(maybe even before that) seeing her friends who she fought with die infront of her, saying goodbye to her family with noway of know exactly what will happen to them after she leaves. I know there will be an emotional moment after we beat the abyss.

[@Itssparkle23]

Hey i just love your channel! I am a sucker for lore! There is something I want to add have u noticed the theme of black holes in the game? On the very beginning when our twin gets captured the box she is in has a light glow. I got this crazy theory that the unknown god was only able to make our power go because she used a bit of our siblings power aswell. I don't know if you understand me. Love your channel!

[@luciferthelast]

Bruh we got multiple peak Mavuika outfits in just 3 days- Hoyo you're standing on a gold mine!

[@Christian-yx5ik]

really excited about your simulanka vids because I was not active during that time so I didn't experience it

[@enriccabezacapellan]

Merry Christmas to everybody!

[@JIlX2357]

I really hope with her story quest we get deeper context with her dad and family. (I started typing this and as soon as I typed dad you brought it up and it freaked me out LOL)

[@pear394]

Looks like we know what the Natlanian equivalent for of riddles and wonder is now

[@mystery8820]

*Natlanese

[@jetaimesooshi]

Genshin be 3 out of 3 in making me cry consecutively with the Animated Short, Teaser, and this Teaser 😭

[@claidheamhsoluis3044]

The OST is called Silent Voices of the Night Maquia and Frieren hadn't prepared me enough for the "long life species loneliness" theme...

[@ReileenGI]

The first thing I thought of when I saw the paper frog was Arnold and simulanka 😂

[@LuOne_A]

Merry Christmas everyone.

[@OguriOfMari]

Nah she literally stated this belong to someone that help their family from a long time. So I don't think they are related at all. I think we will learn more about Hine through her personal story quest.

[@anaplaysstuff]

Family stories can get distorted over time. And if it got passed down as belonging to Mavuika (instead of Hine), then...well...Mavuika helped _everybody's_ family in Natlan so... :)

[@zeirra.]

Funny how Mavuika is from the same tribe as Kinich but doesn't have the grapple.

[@sahlwrld]

Merry Chrismast king🎉

[@happyhour1989]

someone's cutting an onion right now

[@anyaliberty5546]

I think I found the place where her house was. If you look at the graffiti, the place with the waterfall and the remains of the fence in the present time, then her house was where the Scions of the Canopy tribe is now, right behind the waterfall on the wall (use the usual teleport next to the tribe). If someone has already found it, write, is this the place? Arnold, as always, thank you very much for the video!) Happy holiday to all!umkazav

[@Zaefuls]

simulanka best summer event

[@mickza181]

I just hope she keep the paper frog

[@tristanalexigarcia4047]

In one week, Mavuika comes home

[@napsterblock]

can someone tell me every foreshadowing of natlan from simulanka?

[@Lancelot.R]

You should check out the Frogitano and Squirvuika meme.

[@Crysis2424]

Maybe her story quest will deal with her family and we will get to learn more about her dad and mom there and see Hine again hopefully!

[@farrell2620]

6:37 chill arnold its just a classic jumping origami frog lmao. you never made one as a child?

[@MurderofBirdsImpact]

It’s not just a classic origami frog. It’s a Simulanka frog!

[@YuaHaruna]

it feels like we went to the same high school but i can't put my finger on it. lol Anyways, I prefer tuning to your uploads more because you actually care about the lore of the game and you are not talking about whether a character is good for the meta or whatever. I prefer it this way

[@MurderofBirdsImpact]

That depends, what high school did you go to and what year did you graduate? lol. But also, yeah, my playthrough of Genshin has always been from the perspective of the story, worldbuilding, and lore since Day 1 of the game's launch, so I'm sure you'll enjoy the experience here!

[@YuaHaruna]

@@MurderofBirdsImpact I went to New Bedford High. I graduated in 2020. I learned a few neat things by watching your gameplays. It gives it the human touch that some other Genshin creators lack. Every time I watch some of the other CC's it feels like they are just regurgitating what the previous CC had said and done. Thanks for staying true to your community in providing us with peak content and wonderful lore education along the way.

[@sssocker]

now I'm confused about who will die, all of teaser, animated short and latest AQ ALL RED FLAG lmaooo

[@banggobang5148]

This is possibly already the saddest patch of the game, i mean just look at these trailers they give us before the patch even released!

[@ashrafhakim379]

I wonder why mavuika looks younger in teaser cause she plan right then

[@mndy129]

Now that I think about it, wasn't Mavuika going 500 years into the future through the Sacred Flame supposed to be a secret? Did Hine tell that family 'oh btw my sister will return in a few centuries so keep passing this book as an heirloom until a new archon with her name appears'?

[@regulusking4299]

I haven’t played Genshin is so long, but just saw this trailer and got me interest. And wow this is sad

[@447979800]

Greatest game of all time

[@dodoliy4678]

Crunchyroll hime just looks like their 3rd lost sibling lol

[@12Sayii]

I got sweat in my eyes again... 😭 anyway, do you have Frieren reaction on your main channel? 🤩

[@amavroma1222]

If this kid has access to this book, night she bea descendant of Hine and thus a super-great niece of mavuika?

[@hub1986]

IM already pulling HOYO dammit do not pull on my heart even more. I like her story how much she suffered over the years but being the soldier she is and her love for her people and lands made her give up her own blood to win this war once and for all. I do not belive alot of people could ever do this.

[@WolfiDemon]

You know what I realized only now? That Mavuika MAY have lied about Hine's future. BEWARE this is based on my memory and I may be wrong lmao: Back in the AQ (Act 2), when we visit Mavuika's office, we see all the belonging she gathered, and she tells us about the family picture: she briefly mentions that her sister became an architect and that she helped designing quite some buildings across Natlan. And it is true that during this teaser, we can see the book is about architecture. However, after Mavuika's rebirth and her request to search about her sister's legacy, Citlali says that she found NOTHING about Hine. If Hine truly had become an architect and helped designing buildings in Natlan, don't you think that there would have been traces of her legacy of her name either in the Canopy, or the Stadium? So my guess is: Hine never became an architect. Possibly never became a warrior, she lived a normal life, not seeking fame either from her heritage (Archon's family), or by making impressive buildings. Mavuika saying that Hine became an architect and helped build structures across the nation was a made up lie, a way for her to give her little sister a "legacy". She was wrong though, because in the end, it's one of Hine's long descendants who gave the book. Hine successed: she found a way to see her sister again, she managed to build a legacy made of *family*. And in the end, it's 99% sure the book must have been discarded just like all Mavuika's belongings to fuel a scared fire strong enough to punch a hole through the Night Kingdom. 🫠

[@macarohn]

very interesting observation, but yeah I did find it strange how citlali mentions no records of hine even though she supposedly was an architect that designed some of the buildings in natlan

[@The.Viewer]

Mavuika also said that none of her buildings/architecture designs lived long. The buildings was from 500 years ago and was bound to change, sad she couldn't see her sisters creations.

[@shibin8544]

🐸

[@Jonzki]

first time being early damn

[@ibelieveinwoozisupremacy8681]

i think her sister reincarnated? idk how leyline work, but how she like the same things as her sister and then how she look just bit different hair and eyes

[@saahil0855]

I think Mavuika would wanna die after everything is done I mean everyone she knew and cared for died she is just like an ancient relic at this point...Her only goal is to save Natlan and her people but after everything is done what then she would have no one to talk to and share her feelings, the Traveler has to move on as well.....that's why u need a family...😭😭 I know this is not going to happen because gacha game and all and many kids that play this game try to self insert themselves as the MC but a perfect ending for me would be where Mavuika and Captain become really close after all is taken care of and just live a happy life together that would make both of them happy but I have a feeling one of them is going to die and my bet is on Captain😭😭

[@markdacanay8922]

Maybe Her sister descendants perhaps?

[@Leye0_0]

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[@ipritDrip]

can sumone explain to me the whole idea of the 'all pyro archon has been a human' thing? because, how come we only knew about xbalanque and mavuika being the pyro archon. like... where's the rest of 'em?? unless xbalanque obtain immortality once he become the pyro archon, that would explain how he lived so long... (during the era of ronova and him creating 'rules' in natlan with the whole night kingdom and everythin) and who's in charge of natlan within those 500y when mavuika "going to the future"?? am i the only one confused by this plot hole?

[@anaplaysstuff]

We don't know about the rest of them because they were never talked about by anyone we've spoken to. Doesn't mean they weren't there. And Mavuika was basically _not_ the Pyro archon while she was traveling into the future, she had to recompete for the position.

[@kreideblum]

(warning for possible spoilers for arnold) xbalanque's "return to the flame" was what kickstarted the rise of ochkanatlan, which was ended later by the scarlet-eyed youth, the upcoming second pyro archon there's also a mention of another pyro archon in the lore behind mualani's signature weapon so far there's still no info that explains if there's another archon filling the position after mavuika's departure 500 years ago, but based on ochkanatlan history, it's possible for natlan to have a period of time where no one ascends to take the archon position edit: mualani in act 2 said that various pyro archons addressed the issue with the abyss post cataclysm

[@morethanonebraincell674]

My mind suddenly shorted out thinking, but why did Mauvika chose NOW to reincarnate, and how did she even (like who gave birth to her now or is she just pure flame made). But the big question is why exactly 500 years, that too coinciding with the Traveler, I mean gameplay yes, but what's the reason in game. I can see all the other nations being a coincidence but that's one too many. Anyway Happy holidays MoB, loos like Hoyoverse' feeding us good this season.

[@iosis9324]

Dude... Have you ever played Natlan Archon Quest? All your questions have already been answered in the game. Firstly, Mavuika did NOT reincarnate, she placed her body and soul in Primal Fire to exist in it for 500 years, and returned when the time come. No one has reborn her, and she has the human body she had 500 years ago. Secondly, 500 years ago, Natlan was almost completely destroyed by the Abyss, they were able to repeal the Abyss, but they did not win, the Abyss lost a lot of strength and they had to build up 500 years their forces to attack again, Mavuika and the Heroes were able to calculate that they would need exactly that many years to do it thanks to the Night Kingdom. At the same time, Mavuika, Wayobs and the heroes created a plan in which Mavuika will travel 500 years and help the new heroes in Natlan, Natlan that like the Abyss, have been building up forces and rebuilding the region for 500 years thanks to new Pyro Archons, people and Wayobs. It's like the Abyss was defeated and set a deadline of 500 years for Natlan to prepare their forces. Why 500 years? Because the Traveler is one of the Descenders, they are the MOST important figures around whom the world and fate literally revolve.

[@ailienkiller6069]

@@iosis9324would they have foreseen the Traveler’s arrival though? The Traveler as a Descender is a bit of an anomaly to Teyvat where they werent recorded by the Ley Lines and Irminsul which I assume the Wayobs use to see into the future to help with the plan.

[@iosis9324]

@@ailienkiller6069 IDK, maybe the Abyss predicted this and for some reason, they were waiting for him to appear. The reason why Mavuika went for 500 years and her whole plan, was that they calculated that the Abyss needed 500 years of preparation to fight again. Wayobs have nothing to do with Irminsul and Ley lines, in Natlan it's all destroyed, and predictions are not related to Irminsul anyway, according to Barbeloth, you can predict in all worlds, but in Teyvat, thanks to the super powerful barrier, it's easier to predict because you don't have to do calculations with a huge number of different cosmic energies.

[@generaltoszur1036]

So do the drawings in the book mean that hine designed current scions settlement ?

[@The.Viewer]

She designed the old settlement, so none of her buildings have survived.

[@Laserstormelpies]

Hine predicted Capitano, thats crazy

[@albertdebrolli5822]

STOP PAUSING on the FIRST WATCHING

[@MurderofBirdsImpact]

Don’t tell me what to do.

[@flamingknight11]

Why did you have to do this Hoyo. First we have Citlali outlived all of her loved ones. And now have Mavuika who never got to live her life with her love ones.

[@amarait2]

i didnt see any similarities with those frogs with Natlan, i think that area is under the scions bridge, in any case i love Mavuika as a character and hoping to get her.

[@ヒーサン-r4m]

😢😢😢😢

[@alexanderericson8628]

Ronova broke the rule of death because she could not bare the consequences of the cataclysm. By tampering with death Natlan is keeping their souls away from the Abyss and is the reason why they are so adamant of destroying it. By creating the night kingdom the sun can never set as the night is kept underground. At the end of the trailer Mauvika meets with Ronova and she no longer cares about Natlan but for what purpose is harder to say. Someone says that Descenders life are more important, could be Xbalanque it's hard to say from the trailer.

[@ShinigamiKai]

First lol

[@svensaavedra]

BROOOOO enough with the yapping and just watch the damn thing!! FFS

[@The.Viewer]

This is Arnold. We live for our youtuber yapping his heart out. (Plus I like when someone both watches but also give their own thoughts on videos)

[@aaronyogurt8723]

@@The.Viewer yeah, like most of us here to watch Arnold reaction.. not the teaser 😭

[@MurderofBirdsImpact]

You must be new around here lol.

[@jejosauce6105]

Back to back emotional hits for the holidays….thanks hoyo 🥲 Ok but no actually this explosion of trailers is the one good thing about both being phase 1(both still have the demo and miscellany dang) 😂