Don't be FOOLED! | Myriad Celestia: Fables About the Stars Part 1 DEEP DIVE | Honkai: Star Rail

[@AzrialVanity]

CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS: When I was talking about the order that the stellaron hunters may take us on next, I meant to say it may be the path of Erudition not abundance If you are curious about the other faction icons shown behind the aeons are, I will have them listed below in order of left to right Lan: Xianzhou | Galaxy Rangers Nous: Genius Society | Intelligentsia Guild Yaoshi: Abominations | Elixir Seeker IX: Doctors of Chaos | Devixe IX Qlipoth: IPC | Architects Xipe: The Family

[@alvi9463]

I like how Xipei only has one faction which ties to their nature. Neet little detail there.

[@shyamakpal]

@@alvi9463 omg i didn't even notice that but that's really fitting, ofc the harmony has one faction

[@alvi9463]

@@shyamakpal for in Harmony there is no room left for misunderstandings 🥰.

[@ginkage5863]

Akivili traded his memory to again what he desire... Turning him to Elio and for him that sees fragments of the future traded his memory for power... Turning him to the MC that holds power yet pathless in which the stellaron hunters guides... And they will return to back swan to either trade their memory for help or to retrieve what they lost... Hope no one bash me for this😆

[@morninglettuce4866]

I saw the heart and thought KINGDOM HEARTS

[@someoneinasia]

people think MC is Akivili, i think Pom-Pom is Akivili.

[@someoneinasia]

@Star ghost maybe because the description said the express was bestowed (aka given) by akivili. addition: also record of the express stated that akivili walked among mortals and adventuring together. so akivili is not the express, aka not a train.

[@harleynguyen5301]

You’re not the only one lol, but for me i think pompom is not literally akivili but somehow related to them, in one way or another

[@mystrknwital9146]

@Star ghost Pretty sure someone said that the train's core is actually akivili. Since Pom-Pom was already on the train when Himiko discovered it. Pom-Pom most likely has the core inside the body or Pom-pom is actually the train's avatar. Which makes Pom-pom unable to live the train.

[@3044Smike]

I think Nanook is Akivili... and Pom Pom is Akivili's "heart"

[@Memokeeper]

Only in Simulated Universe

[@geboaebo]

My interpretation of the IX part is that the path of Nihility WILL cause you to see everything as meaningless, but instead of causing you suffering, it'll make you fearless and unburdened. That's what nihilism is about after all

[@wannabe_recluse6028]

this would kinda make sense, but if you look at the factions that belong to IX, they either believe that existence is meaningless and eventually fade away, or devote themselves to proving to IX that theres a point to existing (this is why the doctors of chaos are my favorite). the "existence is meaningless, making them fearless and unburdened" actually feels closer to aha to me, given that their origin story is "they made it to the top of the world tree (or tree of imaginary or some big important tree) and saw that existence didnt really mean anything and stayed up there until they saw a baby fall and cry bc it felt wronged, and started laughing and aha has run around causing anarchy for nothing other than their own amusement ever since", basically "they realized existence was pointless so they decided to have fun while they existed", which makes me feel like IX and Ahas paths are closely related, idk this is just my opinion and my insanity, nobodys wrong or right until the game officially reveals the answers, and even then everybody has their own opinion, basically im not trying to tell you youre wrong or be offensive in any way, just trying to share my perspective, feel free to ignore if you want! and sry this turned out so long lol

[@adriantepes4355]

I mean, if you stare at IX you kinda lose all will to exist

[@geboaebo]

@@wannabe_recluse6028 that's cool too tbh

[@donut1550]

Lol I turned the video’s dialogue into a rhyming poem: Let's make an exchange, shall we? A trade of cherished memories. I dreamed of a radiant ray, A crystal chalice of display. The gleaming light within did say: Listen, To the stars' parable, I convey. The nameless wanderer, From the wilderness arrived, Adorned in stellar attire, With paths untrodden, they strived. March on, unyielding, through solar winds. Return to my embrace at the journey's end. Yet, march towards the light, my friend. But that light began to scorch and sear, Piercing through clouds with golden spear. Towers crumbled, people fled in fear, For sunset neared, disaster was near. Fear not, child of this world's array! The Lux Arrow will descend one day, To cleanse abominations in its sway. Follow the traces left by the storm's way. The celestial one keeps secrets profound, Plotting connections that earth's realms surround. But silent they remain, like mist unbound, Listen to the silence, stars' location is found. Strike the earth with your staff, they claim, Once, and again, for tender sprouts' aim. They'll grow skyward, free from sickness and blame, Dew from their branches, heal and reclaim. Blindfold your eyes, they bid you partake, Let approaching darkness not your spirit break. May it not burden your soul or your stride shake, Embrace it, fear not, with resolve awake. Push open the gates, grand and divine, Lift lapis tablets, secrets align. Speak aloud, let fire and brick intertwine, Reveal the builders who forged this design. Then, oh one who reaches the journey's end, Enter the paradise that all worlds transcend. Join the grand choir, where hearts beat and blend, Embrace the feast, to your soul's content. Witness the courtesans' extravagant flair, The mariners' intrepid ventures in air. Listen to the infant in the mirror's glare, Feel the waves as they enter dreams with care. Observe the tipping balance, shapeless prince so rare. Measure the world against your own grace, Let its wonders fill your heart's space. This is the path you should embrace, Walk it with purpose, at your own pace. Akivili, Connect the worlds once again, Akivili! Countless shooting stars paint the night, Choose the right one, your wish takes flight. To distant worlds, it will ignite, Carrying your dreams, shining bright.

[@soupkeyi2799]

Xipe is an amalgamation of multiple aeons / people / civilizations (as you said), so the voices are worded like that because Xipe is technically multiple beings and so there's multiple voices, probably just a cool easter egg though

[@Sacration]

Exactly, it was Xipe talking

[@DieterKoert]

I believe the paths, shown after harmony, are a part of Xipe's story. The trailer goes through them in record time, so I feel they all have something to do with eachother, and since Xipe is probably an amalgamation of Aeons? those are the paths she exists of. Xipe has 3 faces shown and probably a 4th face hidden on the back of her head, so I am guessing that Elation, Voracity, Beauty and Propagation are for each head, and then Enigmata and Equilibrium are the last 2 Aeons, putting everything together, ending our story. I am also guessing that is the reason why the voice changed to Xipe's voice. She will probably be the last we meet, and to show that they changed the voice to hers for her part.

[@soupkeyi2799]

@@DieterKoert This is a cool theory, but almost entirely incorrect. We know for a fact that the Voracity, Enigmata, and Equillibrium aeons still exist and are therefore not a part of the Harmony, and The Propagation especially we know for a fact died out thanks to the Fall of an Aeon light cone. While this theory is cool, the paths shown at the end very quickly are just the unplayable ones.

[@DieterKoert]

@@soupkeyi2799 sadge... I myself haven't played the game whatsoever, or seen much gameplay either, so I go purely off the trailer here. Thanks for the input tho.

[@soupkeyi2799]

@@DieterKoert Yup! It's a cool theory, but unfortunately not what happens in the games

[@mariapazgonzalezlesme]

While the title Nameless is related to those who follow the path of Akivili. She basically say the "Nameless One" - reffering a singular individual -- and the only person that doesn't have an real name is March 7th. Which is not a coincidence that her destiny is now entiwined with the Astral Express and Fuli appearing before the train, as if watching or looming over all passengers's destinies. HI3's main motto is "To fight / protect everything that is beautiful in the world", and yet the Aeon of Beauty is gone. So that could be an important plot point. This going on a limb, but we will meet Sampo again, because of his connection with Aha. The man always actd as comedy relief yet he knows to move pieces across his plans.

[@AzrialVanity]

The march 7th connection makes a lot of sense and I can't believe I never thought of that LOL Agreed we will definitely see Sampo at some point again for sure

[@ezzyshian]

There's a crack theory which pointed out that Sampo is secretly Sam, one of the Stellaron Hunters. Other than the name, his entire scene on MC's dream at the end of Belobog story is also very sus as he could be talking to one of the Stellaron Hunters, most likely Silver Wolf

[@masene4121]

​@@ezzyshian I think Sampo was talking to a leader of the masked fools due to the reference to Epsilon and "the folks back in the tavern". I will say it's possible that the stellaron hunters are hiding out in the masked fools taverns so the theory could still hold water.

[@decapulet]

The moment the game told us that March has amnesia & unknown origin.... "not again!!!!" My trust issue!!!!

[@caseyimiller]

Yeah March literally replaced Paimon on the cover

[@CelesNihility]

some more info on the part about The Beauty: in the chinese script the subtitles are placed like this: listen to the infant's [cry and laughter] and the you have [收梢] placed Directly above [cry and laughter]. 收 = retract, wrapping up 梢 = the brach tip a.k.a the gradually thinning end of a tree branch. togther the word specifically refers to: The last moment of a human's life, AND the last moment of all things. the closing of the curtain, the finale. hence the english translation: the end of all things. while initally u can be confused why this concept is related to the beauty. remember this word is places above the [cry and laughter] of the infant. so, it makes one can't help but to assume that MAYBE the Aeon of Beauty seeks beauty in life, or in certain stages/moments of life, or even in all stages of any life, etc. perhaps even their own death is the result of them chasing an "ultimate beauty", that resulted in their demise, their 收梢. but that's just a theory.

[@saberfromfate3987]

The last part sounds like the entire theme of persona 3

[@someoneinasia]

Thats sound like memories which is fuli's path. I wonder if their path intersect and fuli defeated her, since memories and moments is what makes life beautiful.

[@AzrialVanity]

I always looked forward to your knowledge 😌 That would make a lot of sense tbh and I hope we get more lore on idralia specifically soon Thank you for the info!!

[@randomguyblank1616]

so Origin and Finality...just like Honkai impact. It would help explain why the Finality shows up after the Beauty reversed in the trailer.

[@AnArtistInAVoid]

I feel like the reason for harmony speaking in her section is possibly simply just Xipe harmonizing with Black Swan. The Aeons are kinda able to see a lot, so I wouldn’t be surprised if Xipe just wanted to sing along to the praises of her goal of unifying all.

[@lovelysakurapetalsyt]

They seem to do that a lot, so it makes sense

[@mcsmouche]

Im relived that I’m not the only one that noticed Nous segment was Morse code. I’m just in awe how creatively discreet the music production was when adding that in, I’m always so hype when that part plays.

[@January_js]

im relieved too and its surprising how many people noticed the morse code hidden in the music

[@MikhailEss]

What does it mean though-

[@ivy_.i]

SAMEE

[@eeveeofalltrades4780]

And what did it say???

[@MikhailEss]

@@eeveeofalltrades4780 i looked up a theory and it means 42 , which is related to something in the game i forgot what it is , look for "who is black swan honkai star rail" and you'll find a theory that ecplains everything

[@alvi9463]

The line "but do not fear oh child of the world for the Lux's arrow shall descend to purge the wicked abomination" could also refer to how the Hunt will lend us their aid in the fight with Nanook. it also helps that this line was said after Black Swan describe the horrors of Nanook. As for Xipei I think the reason their voice is overlaid with Black Swan is not because they are related but because that is their nature as the Aeon of Harmony. It would make sense for them to be in sync with everyone and everything. And it's interesting that the line used to describe Yaoshi was "cure you of all sickness and poison" in not negative description but a positive one I wonder what sort of situation we will be in to want to tread the path of abundance after everything we saw in Xianzhou...

[@dion7520]

Spoiler's for the story of the Xianzhou so far but During the Kafka interrogation scene she does reveal that the stellaron hunters plan to make the express and xianzhou allies so when the MC faces Nanook, the xianzhou will be willing to help them.This can be interpreted as Lan's way of purging the wicked abominations

[@alvi9463]

@@dion7520 ..... That is indeed what I was referring to

[@Azazelitt]

Idk why but I feel like, in the simulated universe "The Remembrance" somehow correlates with ice, my hypothesis is that there's a saying in which "Water holds memories" since they seek to knowledge and memories of everything in history, what better way to preserve water(memories) than to freeze it. idk it's prolly just me

[@AzrialVanity]

DEF not just you, it makes perfect sense to me as well

[@darkdude1996ify]

Well, we do also have 2 Preservation characters that can freeze. Especially March, with her probable relation to Fuli and all, might be a pretty significant clue here

[@FenrirXCIV]

Fun Fact: If you pay attention between The Equilibrium and Train/Fuli part, for a brief second, you can see the word "Finality" on the top right corner.

[@dyson6587]

the music during nous's part was so fire i thought it was too fire to be morse code bro

[@AzrialVanity]

Bro I know I was vibing to it in my initial reaction too lmaoo

[@ivy_.i]

i agree

[@WhaleMilk]

Apparently we shared a brain cell for this one. We even structured our videos similarly lol. So an interesting detail that I noticed is that The Finality is always depicted as being mirrored in some way, instead of it being reversed in time. So for some reason, I feel like Idrila and Terminus are somehow inextricably linked.

[@AzrialVanity]

Omg I have not seen your video yet 👀 Let me take a look BRB soldier

[@liquanliu6529]

I watched both. Quite different.

[@kenneth2519]

The 42 morse code beat is such a hoyo move. Hoyo always excels at using music to hint at things and making references. They can tell stories with sound alone as well as elevating the richness of a narrative so much more when paired with their amazing story telling. Im glad honkai star rail's composer does not fall behind on Yu peng cheng's composing abilities

[@CelesNihility]

for Aha, the script was Look at that pierro in the palace and their [rhetoric] (Hedonism) so Aha is literally the pierro of HSR. maybe they are the fool card and if the MC is the fool card (wild card = pathless), then Aha might be The devil card.

[@witchcandy3671]

Another possibility is Aha is the Wheel card. I agree though at 1st the Fool card seems fitting but fits the Trailblazer more closely. Regarding the Devil card I can see some relation but Aha feels more whimsical then a direct temptation. The Wheel simply brings an opportunity for change be it joyful or filled with sorrow and I see it fitting Aha best. Especially since Aha appears to oppose the Preservation at every point in the story thus far. Change vs Unchanging order.

[@CroissantThe3rd]

14:40 I think why the voice changes INTO THE HARMONY is to represent the "Harmony" itself, because it sounds like many people are talking in sync to me

[@The1andonlysharpshooter]

The MCS in these hoyo games being *loosely* moon/star coded is just kinda funny/cool.

[@WARPAINTandUnicorns]

Random interest thing is that the star lamps around Black Swan are the same ones you get from Mona's Domaine in the 2.8 Summertime Odyssey event as a furniture item as well. It’s totally random but I remembered because they litter my Sumeru Serenitea pot home. 🥰

[@lovelysakurapetalsyt]

Yeah, Star Rail and Genshin are both bubble universes off of Honkai Impact 3rd, so overlap will happen

[@eeveeofalltrades4780]

​​@@lovelysakurapetalsytit's possible that Genshin and Star Rail are in the same universe, since both have alternate versions of HI3 characters, but no alternate versions of each other's characters. And Teyvat is just one planet, while Star Rail has every planet as a possible location.

[@lynn_riin]

i absolutely love that the music shares a similar melody to the genshin theme

[@Sacration]

So im not crazy

[@strangermanly9966]

you might be onto something with the order of meeting paths made by the stellaron hunters, all the planar ornaments seem to be places we will visit, and one of them seems to be the IPC, which is aligned with qlipoth. since we have already walked the path of preservation on jarilo-VI, the ipc might be the representative for qlipoth.

[@lumocite9870]

4:20 That spiral with the core in the center looks like a thief's instinct material. They come from Voidrangers, and the description of the entire material line states, "They are all looking forward to the moment of obliteration, when they will be reforged and fused with the entire world." Might be something.

[@chutachups]

The phrase "March unwaveringly into solar winds. At the end, you will return to my embrace, that march's towards the light." could mean that the MC will return or something of the sort. Spoilers for the Xianzhou Luofu. By what I mean, since the MC's first path is Destruction, and now canonically Preservation, it could mean that the MC will go through all the paths, since they're pathless and can go through all the paths, and will eventually go back to the path of Destruction, except not returning, but going to destroy the Aeon of Destruction, since Kafka did mention about killing Aeons, and stuff on the Luofu.

[@roseiesb2541]

About Xipe, they are the Aeon of Harmony, it's sound, music but It also represent the connection of being thoughout the unnivers. I think this is kinda their domain, fable, book, story, etc are something that travel across the cosmo, connect countless civilization, such as the story of Aeon. I think that they would know everything that relate to that or whisper in the author in some way.

[@abdurehmanmalik2980]

Is Xipe not a hivemind? They sound like that because they're multiple people talking in harmony.

[@prefree5236]

On Bilibili, there is an up “Jerryyprpr ”who has discovered a detail. Have you noticed that there are a total of fifteen cards on the Black Swan's table, each representing a star god? The first card at the end represents the Nanuk of destruction, and the second card is the shield protection, which is the awakening order of the protagonist's fate. Currently, there are 18 star gods, but only 13 survive, which means there are still two star gods

[@prefree5236]

好不意思是机器翻译，可能有些你看不懂

[@gc4155]

Could it be possible that Akivili actually disappeared because it was "absorbed" by Fuli? There is some overlap between the concepts of remembrance and exploration and Fuli seems to have the most connection with the Express itself (March 7th, Fuli behind the express in the trailer, and the lost hall).

[@lovelysakurapetalsyt]

@@MichaelCrippa438 Aha tends to say things like that seemingly as a joke though, so I think he was more hinting at it wasn't him, but another similar to him

[@ussinussinongawd516]

I think you could say this for alot of aeons though, finality and destruction. equilibrium and harmony.

[@reenchanted]

Great analysis! A few more thoughts: 1. I’m not sure if IX means anything in Chinese, but nein (pronounced like the English nine) is also German for “no”, which is also a word associated with negation. It might be a coincidence, or a fortunately confluence across languages. 2. I find it interesting that the lines for IX mention being blind (folded), numbness, fear, burdened, etc. when these are often status conditions in other turn-based games but generally don’t exist in HSR yet. They could feature as game mechanics for certain fights in the future (like Kefka’s “dominated” status effect or Silver Wolf’s bugs). It’s clear that these lines have a story purpose, and yet I think they also hint at how Nihility as a path also burdens those affected by it, both in story and moment-to-moment gameplay. 3. It is interesting that Black Swan appears to talk to the Trailblazer by the name Akivili, and only by looking at the subtitles do we even see that this translates to Trailblazer, our primary title in-game. Whether or not we are literally Akivili, as reincarnation of Akivili, or just a follower, we do function in Akivili’s place, both in our travels across the stars as well as the Simulated Universe. It’s not conclusive, and it seems too obvious a link if anything, but the writers certainly want us to make the link, whether or not it is a red herring from a black swan. :-) 4. And speaking of Black Swan, that is is also an interesting name. IA “black swan” often refers to an unforeseen event that could never have been predicted. How that factors into everything else, who knows? Could Black Swan be playing the same game as Elio, but against his script? Elio predicts; Black Swan subverts? I have half a hunch that despite being put towards the path of the Hunt in recent story quests, we might end up siding with and gaining the Abundance (first, at least) when the choice is presented. Black Swan could be partially responsible for that, if my hunch is correct.

[@rororororosie]

Xipe is probably my most favorite aeon to look into. i love how her look tells us everything we need to know, her "thousand faces is chanting of joy and happiness," I believe that her puzzle pieces could also be a symbol of more than ideas, maybe what she wants it to also be the final piece for the trailblazer's journey. for everyone to reside in harmony after everything that has happened and everything that hence *will* happen. the data bank entry talks about how intelligent selfish lifeforms must push aside differences of each other to fuse into one singular melody (referencing her being multiple aeons, and her force) and how "to have the strong help the weak, and protect life with death." i think symbolizes the trailblazer's journey of going through the Jarilo-6, the astral express being the "strong," and the undergrounders being the weak. and that can also pertain to many things in the future, or past before the trailblazer woke up. i believe the protect life with death means there will be fighting, sacrifices, deaths, in the so called fight we shall have with the aeon Nanook, as Kafka mentioned. Kafka also mentioned that that's "when destiny ends" but she said if we followed Elio's plan there was a glimpse of hope, of life. though I feel this will be one of the last things we do, I think it will all end up fine in the end, where the harmony falls into place.

[@RadioballZ129]

I watched this as i was playing the swarm infestation event in the simulated universe and well. Respect

[@atuasaysnope]

Finality? Honkai? Keeping balance? Moon? HHHMMMMMMM.... I DO WONDER WHO THAT MIGHT IMPLY

[@foxfoxfox6799]

I do think the video is some kind of roadmap for us in the future. Just from a gameplay perspective, it makes sense that we would go Destruction/Preservation (tank) > Hunt (single target dps) > Erudition (aoe dps) > Abundance (healer) as these 4 paths are the most important in a team comp, and having the MC fulfill one of these roles puts less pressure on the type of characters they will release in the future. This video also made me think that yes, the Stellaron Hunters will manipulate the AE to meet Aeons in the order shown in this video. I wouldn't be surprised if at the end of the Xianzhou arc we meet Lan and even have a conversation with them. Notice how Nanook and Lan are a result of the Stellaron Hunters' involvement, while Qlipoth wasn't. So the sequence still stands and we might have gotten a glimpse into the script that Elio perhaps shared a bit of with the Black Swan..?🤔

[@AzrialVanity]

Yeah I am very interested to see what connection Black Swan and Elio might have, cause it seems like they both know a great deal about the journey that we are taking, and where it might lead.

[@ameame32]

Path of Finality might be connected to the external element that controls the chaos of the Sea of Quanta anf and the energies of the Imaginary Tree This is how I understand it as a Honkai player

[@idioterpakunkakolan]

When I first watched the trailer, I thought it was actually Xipe themselves talking, and that gave me goosebumps

[@nexrole884]

I thought it was pretty obvious as to why the voice changes when it comes to Xipe. Multiple faces, multiple voices. She seeks to mimic that.

[@AzrialVanity]

Right, I understand why it's harmonious, I meant as to why it was Xipe specifically that was able to talk, unlike every other Aeon Black Swan mentioned But others brought to my attention it could be as simple as just Xipe knew they were being talked about and just decided to harmonize with Black Swan LOL

[@idioterpakunkakolan]

I want an extended version of Nous, IX and Xipe's themes, they're so good

[@meowies119]

I don't have any smart to add but wow this is just so cool! I'm really, really excited to see how the lore unfolds in this game. also Black Swan is so pretty, I love her hair and the stained glass themes of her outfit. hoping & praying we somehow get her as a playable character some day :-)

[@Direktor-en1ik]

More on the characters that we could get, I hope Vill-Vi makes an appearance and plays a bigger role for this game as there is one path that I think would fit her being The Elation, same thing with The Beauty as getting a character path for these would be really cool to see

[@jeremiahdiola1672]

Xipe design is similar to the sisters of fate, Moirai in which the role of the Moirai was to ensure that every being, mortal and divine, lived out their destiny as it was assigned to them by the laws of the universe. Also, living by their own destiny is like living in "Harmony".

[@sieghart7156]

U can see Terminus sigil flash at the top right as soon you enter battle which you can click to retreat the battle and return on the last state before entering the battle

[@demiurge_n_dragons]

I wonder if any of these aeons (perhaps Xipe since she mentions "embrace") are related to the Houkai in Honkai Impact 3rd.

[@AzrialVanity]

I think the highest chance is Terminus the Finality since they always have the concept of "Finality" in their games Also still a theory but I do believe that Akivili is the "god" talking to Su in the comics

[@ioolisonline]

i believe xipe has that voice because she is based on the egg theory, in short we are all one being experiencing life through smaller lens so she is also the narrator.

[@Rhodonite]

I think rather than a Memokeeper, she might be an emanator of Fuli that devotes herself to them, she seems too different from the one on the Express.

[@AzrialVanity]

They are pretty different, however I think they can have themselves appear however they want. The memokeeper also joked on the express that if we trade enough memories then she will let us see her face. I agree though that I think even if she is not a Memokeeper, she has to be connected to Fuli in someway shape or form

[@KillerLizard41]

The harmony gives me major "the many" vibes from system shock 2. I mean hive mind could be considered the most stable way to uphold their ideal

[@generalaccount62]

Could the infant Idrila (end of all things) = March? Maybe March was preserved in the ice case as something to hold the memories of an event before a destruction? It was also hinted by Welt that March could've been preserved in ice by something to save her.

[@AzrialVanity]

Some have theories about her being Idrilia so it's not too far fetched

[@jiaxihao1847]

So many say taht terminus moves back in time, which make sense and kinda is in my idea too, but it can represente the end of the universe and as ptime progress it comes closer which means that it is moving back ward kind relative to "us."

[@dragon_nova_luna]

When I saw qlipoth I first thought of Rex lapis name and his hands reminded me of those hands we see in some cinematics of him. Hope we find more about Black Swan, she looks interesting. Great trailer breakdown, lots of things I didn’t notice or knew!

[@vennstudios9885]

imagine if The MC is the Clone or the Vessel for Akivili

[@ErisCalamitasButFR]

I like the use of Hecate for Xipe, its unique

[@lovelysakurapetalsyt]

I want to point out some interesting things. Honkai Star Rail is a shootoff of Honkai Impact 3rd, so it helps put certain things into perspective. The Finality in HI3 is the force that drives civilizations to reset and go into an ever changing but similar samsara, but one of its Herrschers, the Herrscher of Origin/Herrscher of Human Ego, broke it and made things repeat in a specific way by sacrificing herself to do it. Idraila, The Beauty, in all of her descriptions seems to be a parallel for the Herrscher of Origin/Human Ego, and maybe her disappearance in Star Rail signaled similar, of Finality losing its grasp somewhat on the universe. Imaginary Energy is what the Finality uses to fuel everything, and in HI3, all Herrschers came from Finality and would be consumed by it again, so if the same in Star Rail, then any Aeon's path can be brought back under the right circumstance, but all the same can be consumed again. There seems to only be a certain amount of Aeons able to be alive at one time, which is likely why things get absorbed into other Paths. Another thing of note on this is that Qlipoth, although a lie, seemed to be the "first" Aeon, similar to how in HI3, the Herrscher of Reason was assumed to be the first, but it actually wasn't. There's so many other ties into this, and plenty more theorizing that could happen connecting Star Rail to its game of origin.

[@carcrash10169]

i think the beauty having "listen to the infant [..] in the mirror" is very smart as infants and babies often repersent naivety and innocene, therefore beauty. seeing the beauty in the world due to innocene, naivety (yk bc not around long enough to understand negative points of world). i kinda drew this from a short bildungsroman story, "the flowers" about a character called myop. often in bildungsroman (even one's such as to kill a mockingbird that i hate - thats another tangent) show the innnocene of children. As for "in the mirror" etc i'm not sure. but also "the end of all things" could be a hint towards either vanity of humans in a sense (going back to the aeon being called 'beauty') and how that in a sense is self destrctive but ties nicley with the word "infant" which is the start of life. lol js random thoughts sry if not make sense, but i love ur vids :)

[@OofieTV]

Garden of recollection and Fuli are my favorite part of the lore. There so much mystery 😍

[@AzrialVanity]

Fuli is so cool 😎 Get it? Cause they give ice buffs? Like coo-

[@liquanliu6529]

Fuli also has a bigger part to play in the story. One analysis points out that Fuli may play a significant role in the icy planet beyond qlipoth n nanook, causing the ice storm.

[@indefinitestew6346]

This is a theory which I have no evidence of, but I think that the astral express itself is Akivili, which would explain why it disappeared. Again, I have no evidence of this, but I think it's a cool theory!

[@kristinag7621]

I’m more likely to believe Pom Pom as being a fragment of Akavili more than the MC

[@Yuki_Ika7]

Xipe's line is in harmony because she has multiple faces which might talk at the same time

[@D1m3nSi0nZz]

Something I thought of when I look at Nanook is that the mc has a lot of similarities (eye colour, hair colour, etc.) / looks similar to maybe a younger Nanook. Just my own thought but I haven't really seen anybody mention it

[@Ramma10]

Amazing video man, love your content looking forward to more!

[@kikioffe2698]

(this turned into a bigger comment than i expected) i just noticed it but Eden, looks oddly similar to Otto, Long blonde hair and white suit but it could also be the person Wlt came in, aka Void Archive. The fact he is intangled with a group of knowledge and high technology goes in line with Otto from honkai impact. And both kept a secret from going to the public aswell. I think we might have an encounter with the counterpart of that man soon also number 22 is close to 42 if you add 2 to the numebr. It becomes 24 which would be a mirrored version of 42 12:41 i think that line is about Dan Shu. The book seems to be about the future and we know one character that seeks immortality to get rid of sickness and death. Her as the Leader of the disciples of sanctus medicus. She also seems to be anle to make other people around mara-struck so i think Yaoshi gazed upon her and gave some sort of power. okey looks like i have alot to say Also from honkai impact we also have finnality, and with it origin. I think finnality WILL most likely be linked with Kiana Kaslana from honkai impact because in that game, she also is the concept of finnality (Herscher of Finallity). And so is she in the previouse games from hoyo.

[@Eisenkette]

Idk if you have noticed that Black Swan's head adornment has a similar symbol to March's snowflake symbol

[@kristinag7621]

Because Xipe is harmony they had their voice as a “harmony” many voices coming together into a singularity most likely. You know like when we use Harmonies in music . And they are also know as an Aeon for music from what I gathered

[@amorimjt]

Morse code!!! 😱This video was incredible. I want more!

[@killb5030]

if you open the nameless honour screen in game there's one of those star objects in the bottom left corner

[@Aniopteryx]

Interesting tidbit: I translated a bunch of stuff in game and for the lighter/background text in the data bank it has a part that says "FABLES ABOUT THE STARS" (under aeons). The rest is "TRAILBLAZER GUIDE" (top), "COSMOS AS A MIRROR" (bottom left somewhat under facrions), and "MR. NOBODY" (above terms). By the little planets/orbiting bits it all just says "INDEX" so nothing too interesting there haha

[@Your_Local_WeirdWeeb]

We shouldn't take Finality lightly because in Honkai Impact 3rd, the Cocoon of Finality can reset worlds on the Imaginary Tree, Honkai Star Rail is a world on the Imaginary Tree, could Terminus be the Cocoon of Finality's concept personilfied? Could the book that Black Swan is holding is talking about Akivili? Maybe the writer was someone that was glanced by Fuli?

[@wannabe_recluse6028]

so, IX is the roman numeral for nine.... and in german, nein (sounds the same as nine) means "none".... so basically IX means none, so their name really suites their path

[@BaraKingu]

i need a faction breakdown with their logos and why most aions have two dedicated factions

[@Kana_Kaslana]

I really enjoyed this video very good explanation too! Can’t wait to see your future videos on honkai star rail ❤

[@MrOleh97]

Hello. Would not discover you if not Homu Labs stream. Glad to see more Honkai lore enthusiasts ^^

[@AzrialVanity]

Thank you for checking me out! I hope you enjoyed, and I agree I get excited when I see new honkai lore channels too 😀

[@rajanikrishnakumar6714]

I have a cool new design and an idea of a character following the oath of the voracity i already have a lore like they are going to be part of the group known as aeon collapsers hunting after the specific aeon they want to hunt i already have the design and abilities so like to make me remember to reach out to hoyo

[@notariety1666]

very descriptive you are great at this good video

[@masene4121]

Regarding IX I can't help but feel like his name being the number 9 is relevant, my current theory is that so many of the aeons seem to be tied to the end/rebirth of the universe (Oroboros, Terminus, Nanook, Fuli, IX). I think it's possible that Nanook is supposed to succeed in destroying the universe and we're currently on universe 9. It also ties into the "trade of memories" mentioned at the start. I think she's talking to Elio and the trade of memories is in effect trading all past memories for the memories of their future self from previous timelines.

[@AzrialVanity]

YO HER TALKING TO ELIO WOULD BE CRAZYYY Interesting points 🤔

[@haveagoodday7021]

Also IX being Nihility because they've seen Nanook destroy the world 8 times they believe that nothing matters since things will just be destroyed again

[@jeremiahdiola1672]

I think the Aeon of Nihility name as IX (Nine) is because it mean "Nein" in german = "No" in english = nothing = void?

[@masene4121]

@@jeremiahdiola1672 His name is IX across all languages. I don't think hoyoverse would have used that connection since they're a chinese company.

[@Bee_TheShark]

this black Swon look a lot like the lady from the walking moon perhaps they have a connection cos people speculate that the person in walking moon is a moon sister and black Swon is among stars if that is what those are the black swon cooled reference the moon or the higher being in hsr.

[@rabenhell4782]

Hey man, your videos are great!! I was suprised to see you don't have many subscribers, bc your videos are well thought out and well edited. I hope you'll keep making them bc they are really entertaining! Keep up the good work!! :D

[@AzrialVanity]

THANK YOU ❤️ I really appreciate it, and don't worry. I have much more content planned in the future :)

[@Rxeira]

This was super interesting and informative!! The Morse code thing is genius

[@LTDVA1OR]

Morse code moment

[@abdurehmanmalik2980]

12:26 Not necessarily, as in SU Lan is referred to as "he" and Terminus is (in this same trailer) "the Shapeless Prince".

[@snowbiscuits5788]

Lan isn’t actually referred to as he in the SU but instead in the luofu when they talk about pre-aeon lan. It seems that once an aeon “ascends” they lose all concept of gender. Hence why lan went from he/him to they/them (also bcs aeon lan is two people: flint emperor + lan)

[@abdurehmanmalik2980]

@@snowbiscuits5788 It doesn't take long to get to Lan in SU, he is referred to as "he". I have checked MANY times.

[@LifeOfJellyandBean]

You got the interpretation in Yaoshi wrong, the immortals weren't sad. Yaoshi the abundance herself was sad because People were losing their minds through the eons of time due to immortality. She would grant anyone immortality if they wanted, however keeping their sanity intact through the passage of time is a different story altogether.

[@cupid2021]

hii!! i love what youre doing and i hope you get the recognition for your work!! especially decoding the nous morse code omg thats so clever

[@Cpecosongs]

I'm so excited for Arryn Zech to voice a character

[@ilias1826]

So she s like the dainsleif of hsr

[@wannabe_recluse6028]

OKAY, so not rlly a theory but a possible connection i have is between aha and IX. ahas origin story is "they made it to the top of the world tree (or tree of imaginary or some big important tree) and saw that existence didnt really mean anything and stayed up there until they saw a baby fall and cry bc it felt wronged, and started laughing and aha has run around causing anarchy for nothing other than their own amusement ever since", basically "they realized existence was pointless so they decided to have fun while they existed". IX believes that existence is meaningless so doing anything is pointless. both of them reached the "existence is meaningless conclusion" which makes me feel like their paths are closely intertwined. also, a lot of people (including myself) think sampo is a follower of aha.... and guess what path hes on? NIHILITY. idk if it means anything, but it feels like just one of many links between the two paths. the point where they diverge is simply what they do about their conclusion. IX kinda just falls apart and fades away, and aha decides to have fun, screw around, cause chaos, because if nothing matters anyways, might as well enjoy yourself, so like.... this doesnt rlly mean anything on its own but it might be a puzzle piece in later theories or story down the road? if this isnt just my unhinged rambling lol

[@royhetharia2816]

Black Swan reminds me of Igor from the Turn Based RPG game franchise by Atlus, the Persona Series, because they are both same as Fortune Tellers

[@zetnaashton8176]

I wonder if Terminus has anything to do the Authority of Finality? Like maybe Honkai comes from him and landed on Earth, and that's why there was a 50,000 year cycle between the Previous and Current era? A prophecy that is destined to be fulfilled?

[@jonathascalebr]

I want the part 2 pleasee Your video is so good!

[@Hunter-bg8us]

aside from the great gameplay and visuals, i really love the lore in genshin/honkaiverse. i'm just tired of reading lots of dialogs so thank you for this.

[@Uyhn26]

14:42 PLSSSS I HAD GOOSEBUMPS THANKS~!

[@balaurvestic]

Now that the Swarm DIsaster lore has been added, I'm beginning to think that the order in which the Aeons are introduced here is the backwards order of their birth/creation. Nanook is the youngest, Lan is the second youngest, we don't know for sure when Nous was born but they did exist after the Xianzhou got immortality from Yaoshi (during the Crisis of Faith period there was a faction on the Xianzhou following Nous, that took place at least a few hundred years before Lan's first appearance). Yaoshi is older than Lan and likely Nous but did not exist during the Swarm Disaster. IX did exist during the Disaster, as well as Qlipoth who is said to be the oldest of Aeons, but as we know, the IPC could easily lie about their god to make them sound more appealing. Now with Xipe the theory breaks apart somewhat if we stick to Qlipoth being the oldest, but it can somewhat be justified by Xipe absorbing Ena, and Ena was old too. Alternatively, Qlipoth may be not as old as the IPC claim. The beginning of the fast section fits more or less well too, as we now know that Aha is extremely old, and Oroboros is said to be the actual first Aeon and a leviathan. Considering that, the rest of the section does not make any sense (we don't know much about the Aeons mentioned there in terms of age/timeline except that Tayzzyronth could not really precede even Oroboros, as it was their existence that gave the beginning to the Swarm Disaster; fingers crossed we'll get more Idrila lore in 1.5 at least). Fuli appearing in the end doesn't fit either as they were born during/after the Swarm Disaster. But if this really is a recollection of the past backwards, a recording of memories preserved by Fuli and narrated by Memokeepers, it makes a lot more sense for them to be at the end. They're also the only one without their name and path written, it's just their figure looming above the Express as if observing.

[@lunasquib]

black swan feels like the aeon of all paths

[@mishkatahmed8962]

ughh my heart!! u changed ur voice in harmony too!

[@player-ly3gs]

tbh my personal headcanon is that she is a emanator of fuli

[@windeen]

Lol, I have 3 ideas about Akiveli. Option 1: They either are the MC (which means both MC genders are canon, since Aeons generally have no 1 gender). Option 2: Pom-Pom is Akiveli, OR part of Akiveli. Option 3: The twins from Genshin are either Akiveli itself or are related to Akiveli in some way. I say this because of how they even got to Teyvat. Also it's stated later in the game, that they would choose which stars/planets to travel to. Akiveli created the train. Meaning, they had to be able to travel around from world to world to lay the train's path before it existed. It's not just because I am looking for a way to connect Genshin and Star Rail. The twins have showed signs of being aeons (gnostic style aeons, though. A bit different from Star Rail aeons) from early on in the Lore of Genshin. Now that we have them in Star Rail, makes me wonder about them more.

[@alessiostarnini14]

This whole trailer feel like a phrophecy i admit xD

[@amedy1186]

I once saw a theory about the trailblazer possibly being Elio.

[@Orionis_Delta]

Hm... I'm going to go on a wild take and say the following. Seeing as how you surmise Black Swan follows the path of Fuli, the Remembrance, it could be possible that, when she says "You will eventually return into my embrace, but head for the light", it simply means "You will reflect upon all that you've experienced (Remembrance), and move past the preordained destiny you have (Path set by Elio and his hunters)." At least that's what I think.

[@ghostlyyyyyy]

I have a question i doubt you'll answer, but if you could, which tarot cards would you assign each of the aeons? I found the topic of you comparing "the tower" to Nanook very interesting! :D

[@かたわれ時-e7x]

Does anyone know why Nihility is called "9" and not any other number?

[@prefree5236]

在中国9是天地之至数，始于一，终于九焉，九是最高数，超过就进一位，又回到一了

[@Link-kr2bc]

I know it’s farfetched but what if the order of the aoens is the order in which we are going to fight them? Or physically interact instead of just looked at

[@tripedal2063]

Black swan is probably march 7th, both have very similar designs and related to fuli, she's probably march 7th pre-sealing

[@AzrialVanity]

That would be a cool twist

[@KaeyaDeshret1130]

Did anyone else recognize her from the Genshin Impact Welkin Moon? The whole reason why I'm watching this lol ❤️

[@ich1277]

"I dreamed of a ray of light, of a crystal chalice. The light that shone from that crystal spoke to me: Listen to the parable of the stars. -The nameless one, the pathless one, arrived from the edge of the wilderness, clad in stellar radiance. Go now, march unwaveringly into solar wind. At the end, you will return to my embrace, but march towards the light." In this speak I think that crystal in the chalice is actually the core of the universe or something like that and they refer the Aeons as the "stars" (She says listen to the parable of stars and then continues with the aeon introduction). Stars usually do have their star system with few or more planets and moons around it following them in the universe. And the planets orbiting the stars are their followers. I don't think the "nameless one, the pathless one" is just the mc since it refers to the "star" which in case the Akivili or the Astral Express. Also mc is not coated by stellaron, instead just have it inside but the Astral Express has some shiny effects when its moving etc. I agree with that solar wind is the Aeons paths because stars radiate solar winds made out of plasmas, their energy. Now here's the important thing I noticed, the thing making the speak is the crystal as she mentioned and it says "you will return to my embrace". I think the Astral Express where everything started and they refer to another universe or nothingness by "wilderness" used when introducing the astral express. Something, an impact happened and everything started, then at the real end, the trailblaze will return to its lord. Every Aeon and its path is a component of the universe and the shining crystal is the center of this universe. Like a galaxy of stars orbiting around the center of the galaxy connected and dependant to it. *Edit:* I'm not sure about the "how everything started" part but something glimpsed in my brain and went for that. I also have another guess for that which makes more sense. It could be that as I mentioned Aeons are the stars orbiting around the galaxy and "the Trailblaze" got out of its orbit to pay a visit to all of them and then finally it will return to its orbit.

[@ich1277]

Oh wait, it says "the light that shone from that crystal spoke to me" not the crystal spoke to they. Then that means the light is universe's will and crystal is the vessel.

[@ich1277]

and another weird theory but since both fuli and the crystal in the chalice are "crystally" maybe the Fuli comes from the crystal which makes them able to know about everything, every past event since they are directly coming from the core of the universe.

[@Clrless_]

IX is a mood tbh