Cutscene Animation: "At the Tempest's Crux" | Genshin Impact

The fountain is a picture of tranquility, though a new storm rages outside.
But even as a horde of unknown Gardemeks reigns ascendant, a lone figure approaches from the distant carnage...
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[@Celestine1313]

Mad respect for silver and melus for going into this with nothing but dull blades. Actual gigachad energy

[@blackbear7966]

And under-leveled infusion weapons

[@lazyrabbit7037]

The 3* genshin characters

[@PacifistDungeonMaster]

They're the 2nd and 3rd Descenders, confirmed.

[@palpaluch3735]

To be honest, they "like mafiosi looked", needed Tommy guns.

[@STarry_sKy---]

A fellow traveller's fans

[@sherlockhomeless4928]

What I really like about the trailer for 4.0 is that many of the events are purposefully misdirected. This scene in the trailer for example looked like, Clorinde was the one leading them into battle

[@enarum8785]

That's in almost all of genshin's trailer

[@x_Psyduck_x]

nope, right after that frame it was a sequence showing how Clorinde was fighting them, it wasn't misdirection. Misdirection was with Lynette and water tank

[@Fluffwah]

Yep that's quite common now so they still hype but don't spoiler too much but its very fun when actually playing and then its different

[@ProfessionalPizza7]

Not to forget the added "your beloved drama, your injustice" line they added in trailer over this part to make it look like Fontaine had the usual rich vs poor class battle but it turned out to be different

[@pyrite2060]

you should watch sumeru's one again...misdirection? they spliced like 8 different questlines and made it seem liek the abyss were messing with irminsul and people were merging with machines....the actual questline was still gorgeous, but still

[@FZone96Official]

I love how Clorinde enters the scene like she's Raiden Shogun with the Musou No Hitotachi (and a gun). Lol

[@Fluffwah]

Quite the badass vibe she gave haha

[@MagiYellow]

The real Riden Shotgun

[@GlitchyOnAChair]

The smarter raiden shogun

[@skyreaper1994]

The real MVP here is the button on Clorinde's shirt. They stay strong while she's fighting and held on.

[@kmekosnk840]

@@skyreaper1994 I wish it wasnt so strong

[@diapason89]

Clorinde is like a mini-Raiden Shogun, and Navia is like a five-star Noelle.

[@bfjrd]

both beautiful... hoping hoyo will give them good kits

[@Harsh1650]

Itto is already 5 stat Noelle

[@tomcat5841]

​@@bfjrdyeah that's what I thought for dehya when I was playing archon quest last year.

[@elixxon]

@@Harsh1650 NA and CA focus is entirely different unit types for Claymore. The way every weapon except Claymore weaves in a nornal attack between charged attacks makes a massive difference in synergy. What I'm saying is they don1t actually overlap much in terms of team options. Itto is glued to one or two team comps while Noelle is very flexible.

[@PsychoTaker2305]

​@@bfjrd 🤡🤡

[@st4rk1ll86]

Silver and Melus, the true heroes of Fontaine. *4.2 spoilers* Rest now, valiant companions and most trusted friends.

[@celestialhumanoid]

At first I thought they were evil

[@LongDeadArtist]

The perfect appetizer character

[@nazimkhan6322]

They use the legendary Dull Blade. Of course they are strong!

[@Bladie..]

"I'll get the eggs ready"

[@akay..]

"i was applauding." "and i was giving encouraging smiles" -silver and melus

[@syul.01]

The fight animations just keep getting better😭

[@Fluffwah]

I remember being super surprised feom the Cutscene of the Liyue Battle with the Adepts but they kept getting more crazy with the animations since then!

[@nabilahintan]

Yes!! I'm proud of them!! The tartaglia's cutscene was good too!! And their music is always on point. It's amazing 😩❤️

[@finding_aether]

MHY put alot of effort into this one for sure🎉

[@The_Antiquary]

Really? That big knock back of Navia looked silly and clunky. And overall I'm not seeing an improvement over the past. Every time a vid drops there are ridiculous hype comments regardless of quality and if these are genuine then the fans will kill their own game.

[@randomcat1151]

​@@The_Antiquarythat knockback scene is literally every anime fighting scene when a character gets knocked back. Nothing special at all, but as someone who's watched many games' battle scenes this one is an improvement from previous fight scenes in the game, idk if you intentionally ignored this but: the whole cutscene uses a 3d camera which is very rare for a fight scene, usually they just switch between camera angles with no effort to make it better. If you did not know this, then better take notes.

[@VDevon]

Fontaine surpassed all of my expectations, well done for Dev team!

[@Fluffwah]

Yes! Its also such a great change from the months of "dry" desert content we've had haha 👍🏻

[@eliix_0]

⁠@@Fluffwahreal, it’s like the desert was a filler for fontaine. but it was boring for me, cause i didn’t enjoy it at all.

[@Fluffwah]

@@eliix_0 didn't meet my expectations as I thought the Pyramids would be more fun but it was one of the lower updates they did. Fontaine although is really fun so far!

[@eliix_0]

@@Fluffwahi agree, fontaine is so so amazing. really fun, beautiful and there’s nothing bad in it. they probably learned what players didn’t like from the other updates, making sure to not disappoint. and they didn’t!

[@GlitchyOnAChair]

​@@eliix_0i never had expectations for the desert I had fun exploring a big area and at least we didn't have to deal with a similar mechanic like dragonspines and signoras heat mechanic

[@heresywithana]

While it isn't seen in game, I like the fact that although they're mechanical, the Gardemeks actually have strategy behind them. Like in 1:20 where the Gardemeks first shield against Clorinde's attack, but then holds the shields in order for the other one to shoot. I really like little details like this because it tells us why Navia wasn't able to defeat them earlier; because while she's trained in the sword she doesn't have as much experience in dealing with these sorts of scenarios unlike Clorinde; who easily cuts through their defense because as the Opera Epiclese' Champion Duelist she's seen and fought with a lot of different people with their own unique strategies.

[@manoharalisa5829]

Clorinde is on par with F.harbringer .

[@user-kx4cf7iy5u]

ooo

[@unsalty6696]

You can tell how the animation team grew within the 3 years of genshin

[@WL-bs4nc]

Idk, even the 1.1 Tartaglia battle cutscene was top quality

[@unsalty6696]

​@@WL-bs4ncnever said it wasn't, genshin really gave us all they got right from the start. But if you look at how smooth the camera follows Clorinde's movement, their improved facial expressions, the fluidity of light effects now vs then, it's definitely improved

[@silis_pap8473]

You can tell even just by looking at Clorinde blocking the laser beams at 1:10 lol, Genshin has improved A LOT

[@adechin692]

I agree, but I hope they develop the dialog scene as well, not just using template animation. I remember the first time we arrived in Mondstadt when we first meet Jean, Kaeya, Lisa, the gesture much more alive even the lip movement is quite detailed. Maybe because it's the introduction part, but still, it's mean they can do that but choose not too. I'm sure they have more budget now than they are back then. 😞

[@user-kx4cf7iy5u]

oooooooooo

[@alonelyqilin4613]

Navia and Neuvillette were the main highlights of these two archon quests, but Clorinde deserves love too with her overall iconicness in such little screentime. Man, can't wait for these three to come out, they're my favorites of the Fontaine cast!! edit: can't wait for "Father" to show up too lol

[@MaTinTosh-vb6jg]

20 seconds ago

[@kmekosnk840]

I really want clorinde and have over 64 pity with 45 wishes but Im scared of losing my 50/50 do you know when clorinde will ocme out btw?

[@alonelyqilin4613]

​@@kmekosnk840I'm not sure when she will be released unfortunately. Though I'm thinking she could be anywhere from 4.4-ish onward because 4.2 is most likely Furina's release and Lantern Rite may be in 4.3 or 4.4^^

[@HZConqueror]

@@kmekosnk840good luck I have bit more ambition right now my goals are arlecchino navia and clorinde i have 14200 primos right now(I do have the welkin moon to boost me) pity isn’t high maybe 10-20 but my next 5* is guaranteed. I personally think 4.3 is arlecchino and maybe with clorinde or navia otherwise navia and clorinde come at the earliest 4.4 just my speculation

[@kmekosnk840]

@@HZConqueror gl mate Im f2p btw

[@eliix_0]

this cutscene has my heart and soul.

[@Fluffwah]

So Clorinde shot your heart 🫢

[@eliix_0]

@@Fluffwahshe shot my heart and wallet 😭

[@Fluffwah]

@@eliix_0 still time to farm but there's also other characters, the choice will be difficult 😭

[@emeri.i]

LMAO😊

[@user-kx4cf7iy5u]

oooooo

[@itlog3938]

RIP Melus and Silver gone but never forgotten

[@seeker777]

1:06 Chlorinde parrying bullets with swords is epitome of coolness.

[@sylvette.astoria]

As a Navia wanter from day one i am being FED with the two part archin quests - SHE REIGNS IN DESIGN AND HEART!! And this scene? 👏👏👏

[@dontshitontravelermains5498]

I’ve been waiting for Navia ever since 3.4 where almost the entire Fontaine cast got leaked and now after seeing her character in archon quests? SHE IS STRAIGHT UP A MUST PULL (FOR ME)

[@ladynikkie]

She definitely won me over the most throughout this update. I'm definitely saving primos for her when she comes up in a future banner

[@sylvette.astoria]

@@dontshitontravelermains5498 same! While others are understandably going crazy for clorinde and the others, I just knew and have been taken with Navia from the start - for her immaculate design which makes the fashion designer and artist in me VERY happy since it's roccoco and steampunk inspired... Then my assumption on her being a classy yet bold and upright lady was on point as well! She simply doesn't disappoint and I'm proud to be a fan since day one 😊

[@enju3588]

She's a very admirable person

[@sylvette.astoria]

@@ladynikkie she's also my primary target to pull out of all the rest, I'm saving for her very VERY extensively for a while now 👌

[@blaze_burn]

Act 2 was insanely good, never thought I’d cry to a non-cutscene later in the quest

[@LongDeadArtist]

The most shocking part to me is the whole "Drown" bit

[@rosaria8384]

Definitely great

[@papercutsurvivor5395]

​@@LongDeadArtistyeah bro I was like 😦😳

[@user-kx4cf7iy5u]

oooooooooooooooooo

[@Daniella_Watch_me_live_for]

The cutscenes are getting more frequent and longer! Genshin is becoming more like a real story RPG lately and I'm lovin' it!

[@sasukeuchiha998]

And more unskippable.

[@WL-bs4nc]

Well, Max0r did say that “Genshin Impact is a playable anime”

[@mitsuki1388]

@@sasukeuchiha998 Well, if you want to skip all story, then MAYBE playing a narrative game isn't for you, friend. I know people like Genshin for multiple reasons but before anything else it's a story-based game.

[@pandaeyez]

@@sasukeuchiha998 bro just press the button to skip each dialogue

[@rosaria8384]

They're just missing proper lip sync tbh across ALL languages

[@sayasakura_]

NAVIA AND CLORINDE SLAYED ✨✨✨

[@rahibchowdhury3159]

Just don't make ship out of them or besties .

[@dempi3214]

slayed,, literally

[@oathforblessed]

@@rahibchowdhury3159 i ship it, what now.

[@NingguangTianquanOfLiyueQixing]

@@rahibchowdhury3159meh- im pretty sure we can have our own opinions or hcs and whatev-

[@phosu5518]

@@oathforblessednow I cringe

[@slasherjunior6608]

The music in this cutscene is not talked enough. They really SLAYED it especially at the start of 1:04

[@Fluffwah]

Its super intense and they've nailed it 👍🏻

[@thenathanbyrne7333]

I wish It was named so I could listen to it without the scene noise

[@rossakura]

This scene of Chlorinde 1:09 my god so badass. Remind of the Jedi scene.

[@AuthorSharuru]

Expectation : Clorinde coming with the mechs Reality : Clorinde coming FOR the mechs

[@kinmimy]

It's magical how Clorinde's button didn't pop out after that battle

[@a2-2b-9s]

God's strongest soldier

[@NguyenHoangHuy-A]

It's fighting for it's life

[@ej4346]

It's the Primordial Jade Button, forged by Rex Lapis himself.

[@LadyFurina1st]

1:15 play this part at 0.25 speed. Tell me what you saw her do.

[@legendaryhyo]

Melus...Silver....😭😭😭😭😭 pressing infinite Fs for respect to these heroes!!!!

[@kingalex105x7]

Clorinde so cool she literally flipped a gardemek with her legs

[@irienannayuban3923]

RIP SILVER AND MELUS 😩😩😩

[@Kyouno]

These bodyguards do have quite a punch though

[@andrefarfan4372]

Yes

[@Fluffwah]

And a hard job 😅

[@rosaria8384]

Especially Melus. Dedicated homie and a great assistant

[@HelyoG]

Common Silver and Melus W

[@Evie0133]

1:09 DUDE the way Clorinde deflects the bullets with her sword is just SO BADASS :D + Fontaine has been absolutely amazing so far, delightful characters and engaging stories, with amazing visuals and music! Hoyo really outdid themselves with 4.0 :)

[@DaiDai_jf]

POV Clorinde while she’s being attacked by multiple robots : 🧍‍♀️

[@_nameless333]

1:41 : Bombastic side eye !

[@zairawadood6855]

This cutscene made my heart go AAAAA

[@YourLocalAirConditioner]

Yk something is about to happen if someone does the 'raiden walks to signora' walk

[@Elfy-so6yc]

It was really a cool scene, I wish that I could repeat the quest ❤

[@justmejeff7187]

Yeah , they should add something to let us play at the very least the archon quests again

[@Washingtub-senpai]

Yeah 😢😢😢

[@rosaria8384]

I really love how this really set the stage. The writing of the Archon Quest is thankfully on par with Sumeru - top tier. Love the two femmes here~ All characters are well utilized thankfully, compared to Inazuma.

[@pontoancora]

Inazuma should have more acts like the last two. The first half was great, the shogun part is ine of the best genshin moments. But the last act had too much for just one act.

[@mitsuki1388]

@@pontoancora Yeah, I personally loved the 2.0 patch a lot, even Ayaka quest that is infamous, the themes in it about freedom and stuff really resonated with me. But 2.1 was awful indeed, and how they introduced Kokomi and Gorou just to put them on sidelines together with the whole Civil War, basically, was so awful.

[@augustus832]

The Shogun story quest felt more of a date like the one with lisa.

[@rosaria8384]

​@@mitsuki1388yep, they really cheaped out on the warfare side of the story - they could have really added a lot of wartime elements to it that would actually make Kokomi, Gorou, and the Crux pirates actually make sense

[@rosaria8384]

​@@augustus832yes - they didn't write her character so well

[@Fluffwah]

*Navia saved the Day!* 👌

[@andrefarfan4372]

Yeah

[@hayeonkim7838]

Totally agreed

[@andrefarfan4372]

@@hayeonkim7838 thx

[@Fluffwah]

But lets not forget Clorinde also gave an amazing first impression! 😅

[@tamaravk]

NOOOOOOOOO MELUS AND SILVER T_________T RIP

[@synergy8879]

clorinde pulls out the glock like “parry this you filthy casual.”

[@ms.allen.]

Silver & Melus ):( This hits so differently now after 4.2! When this went out all I could focus is Clorinde & Navia! Respect to both!

[@adskygla3736]

navia is so beautiful❤

[@andrefarfan4372]

Thanks

[@nabilahintan]

One of the best genshin cutscene!! The animation was so smooth. The music on point. Love it 🤭

[@cuppy.]

scenes like this always get me excited for the upcoming genshin anime

[@Fluffwah]

*The animation team needs a raise!!* 🤯

[@sudiptomondal8813]

There animations keep getting better😮

[@andrefarfan4372]

Ok

[@Maredabear]

Fr

[@yo_mama_gaming4517]

This is definitely my favorite battle cutscene so far

[@salamieke35]

mine is still the battle cutscene from the scaramouche bossfight

[@stephan7379]

Besides the epicness and the animation of it all, I love when the music calms down and they glance at each other. You can feel the tension between them Don't worry Mihoyo I'm pulling both

[@guujigaming]

0:42 what a badass entrance. I really hope Clorinde is 5-star. She’s so cool!

[@Limcube]

Are you seriously doubting hoyo giving 100 Million potential Dollars away for free? Of course shes a 5 Star

[@guujigaming]

@@Limcube many good designs ended up being 4-stars. Lynette is the most recent one. Personally I think she looks way cooler than Lyney. I don’t watch leaks, so I don’t know. We’ll see :D

[@teeman7137]

@@guujigamingthey put money to make Clorinde look really badass. She ´s a def 5 star. No 4 stars has this type of treatment in the game

[@everwstt4988]

I love seeing this pair in action, they are magnificent! AAAAA

[@loneless6043]

0:49 Raiden when she goes to fontaine

[@Hugo_Mrtrs]

The animators behind this masterpiece deserve all my respect 🙏🙏🙏 probably one of the best cutscene ever 🤩 !!!

[@Richinnameonly]

Navia has some gravy control my guess is she makes herself lighter. Her first slash up, the swords momentum pulled her up into the air. During her spinning jump she pulls the sword close to the center of her body because, like an ice skater, moving the center of gravity to the middle increases speed, allowing her 3 full rotations. And when she gets kicked back it is the sword that is being thrown not her, you can tell from the motion that the center of gravity is close to her hand when it should be her body that has more mass.

[@makomuru]

Probably my favorite cutscene in the game. Clorinde is Soo frickin' cool! And not to mention the music!

[@a2-2b-9s]

Man I hope we get to see more of Clorinde in the next act, she (and Navia) absolutely slayed. Really amazing fighting scene here

[@manoharalisa5829]

Clorinde is very scary with her cold gaze and combat ability. She is really the stronger human in Fontaine.

[@RiksGamingChannel]

And that's when I wanted to pull for Clorinde, Your Honor.

[@DisappointedAether]

Can we appreciate how Melus fight as an elderly

[@MrJakeros]

He's Genshin's Alfred and nobody can tell me otherwise.

[@diana_svy]

Melus and Silver look so good in this cutscene 😔

[@callmeandoru2627]

The ship has set sail... to Fontaine

[@Oliver_Sterling_600]

She's like Shogun Raiden! 🌩️

[@ItsJrMartinez]

1:15 i never wanted to be a gardemek so bad 😩😝 clorinde & navia make for such a dynamic duo in this battle, every last second was so good 👏🏼🤩

[@gardawg]

I salute for Clorinde shirt button still holding the mountain in this scene 👍

[@N95j]

getting inazuma flashbacks with the “wake up!” 😂

[@Demigod2NE3]

This was the best cutscene in the 4.0 Archon Quest!!! These ladies were amazing!!

[@erischan08vii19]

Thw way that there are even details on what's happening in the background aside from the characters getting hit against them is insane. Well done, dev team and Hoyoverse!

[@yousufhassan3275]

1:15 I wish I was that gardemek 🥺

[@susilo8812]

At the same time, traveler do "phew phew phew" thing with his new elemental skill from behind

[@Totigno]

Can't wait for Clorinde, I'm even more hyped than Foçalors

[@futuretrunks9257]

Genshin fight cutscenes are always worth the wait!! Can’t wait to see high level fighters fight eachother with these insane fight cutscenes!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@elizabethk007]

Forget Clorinde, Silver and Melus are the real MVPs. Charging into battle with only dull blades and no vision makes them true warriors

[@sonyaalbated9799]

Bro just wake up after a long nap and suddenly getting shot by a robots

[@elizico]

it just keeps getting better 😭

[@Iceboy-6847]

At 0:35 if you look at aether's hand its shaking as if hes in pain

[@ben-taobeneton3945]

1:09 - Now that's a 5* deflect skill right there boys and girls. Zero motion. 🗡🛡 1:15 - That lucky guarda mech. How I wanted to be in his place.👌😂

[@NACHISTZENNN]

clorindes eyes are so pretty

[@servantbee.]

and she did it all in heels

[@ZakkuW]

gosh no wonder callas lost to her, even her buttons are strong asf to be able to hold two planets at once

[@Nierolim]

this cutscene as all the others caught me so off guard, fantastic update and loving the underwater experience, i love it :D

[@GameOnline16]

Look at us, superwomen! we fight tons of robots with our high heels and a huge renaissance dresses, like it was nothing

[@KaiWills]

Throwback to when everyone was saying this was a Clorinde v Navia battle

[@SupaRush]

These Archon Quests are what keep me so interested in this game. They are soo good, the voice acting is top notch, and this quest in particuliar was so full of heart, emotion, shock, redemption, and joy. 🥰

[@strawberrymilkshake4576]

Man Navia is so precious as cinnamon roll. She is the kind of partner I would 100% love to protect and to trust my back at the same time. The way she expresses her emotion and willingness to treat us to dinner even though her finances were not much, proven how precious she is. Oh yeah don't forget her crying scene.

[@TheLastPhoen1x]

I love her "making sure everyone gets three macarons". Even if someone suffers from minor injustice like this and says "it's fine" she still insist on restoring the fairness.

[@manoharalisa5829]

​@@TheLastPhoen1xNavia is the true justice holder in all of the people of Fontaine..

[@SupaRush]

Chlorinde's eyes on that turn back at the end 😳

[@Evie0133]

Respect to our fallen heros 💜

[@ninoeric69]

wish they would release clorinde coz she rly looks lk raiden shugon ❤😅

[@IshimurA99]

Navia and clorinde, the duo of destruction

[@Dangless]

Clorinde's shirt buttons are the real heroes here.

[@zuzu2642]

This is a masterpiece! I love fontaine its honestly everything we thought it would be and more

[@HyruIia]

1:45 That button still holds tight!

[@trusfr4t3d]

lol

[@jiro7990]

So Navia would be dead if it wasn't for Paimon. And also I really love Aether and Navia going around and putting pieces to solve the mystery, great dynamic these two partners have. Also I hope to see more of Clorinde character in the future.

[@pontoancora]

Paimon saved the day

[@haseebbarya8294]

But how? Traveller barely did anything in this cutscene.

[@pontoancora]

@@haseebbarya8294 he's talking about the archon quest as a whole.

[@AllMightyKingBowser]

Haven't done the Archon quest, but I am so sure Navia and Lumine interactions will look so damn beautiful with Navia's black attire/blond hair contrasting Lumine's white attire/blond hair :D

[@manoharalisa5829]

​@@AllMightyKingBowserLumine bestbfriend in fontaine.

[@tiramizu8519]

Navia in cutscene: struggles against the Gardemeks Navia in gameplay: *FAIYAA!!* **cannonballs drop**

[@jenodraws133]

Clorinde theme was so good 🥵

[@Clau3734]

i loved the part where navia started naviaing and then navied all over the place, such a good scene. edit: also clorinde slayed SO hard 😭

[@hadiibrahim3880]

"I loved the part when she started naviaing"🤖🤖🤖

[@jodanjo4295]

Funniest genshin comment in KZbin history

[@tur3xpa475]

Shut up Cyno 😂😂

[@Clau3734]

@@hadiibrahim3880i didn’t know what to put sorry 😭

[@hadiibrahim3880]

@@Clau3734 sorry I was rough

[@melancholicfeatures]

Anyone else saving for Clorinde? 🙋‍♂️ I hope she’s useful in-game 🙏

[@yt_thesinner]

Me ❤ i will pull for clorinde and navia

[@LydsTherinNotamon]

Holy hell the choreography, especially how Navia covers Clorinde at the very end x.x It's so good!!!

[@1-a-a-a-1]

Clorinde was cold with the parry ❤🎉

[@tristent6343]

QUEEN MOTHER IS HERE TO SHINE IN HER ERAS TOUR

[@andrefarfan4372]

Same

[@_julliasbook.]

Slay in your Midnights era bestie, we support!!

[@stracymedel7028]

I couldn't asked for a better archon quest, good job hoyo✨💜

[@yeahman64]

Man this looks so good!! Fontaine is a big W, keep up the good work!

[@ericksantos6889]

Clorinde looks sick love that she is electro too

[@SoulHeartRS]

Between this and her story, Navia is DEFINITELY being pulled for, plus Constellations.

[@TheKelevra]

one of the best cutscenes so far

[@commasui525]

music goes hard bro 1:13

[@darkunykorn404]

shoutout to Clorinde's shirt button that bravely held on even with all her acrobatics seriously though, this cutscene was amazing, and i want both clorinde and navia now