Great Body Language! Arlecchino Sleep in Peace - Genshin Impact Reaction

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[@PhilipHarts]

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[@tartagliasjigglydworshipper]

i liked Arlecchino the most. when she was revealed in "A Winter Night's Lazzo", I knew I'm gonna love her. I'm also interested in Pulcinella, the monopoly looking Harbinger

[@caseylp7121]

Well it was Scaramouche for a while but now I think The Knave might be my favourite

[@Sedene_melusine]

​@@tartagliasjigglydworshipperI found another pulcinella lover.Yay!

[@tropicthndr]

Picking favorites doesn’t work, as quality of life and NPC’s are still dull as hell. After your done with storylines it’s dead again.

[@tartagliasjigglydworshipper]

Arlecchino is lecturing Snezhevna not because she failed, but because she got hurt. i like that. like a real parent who will scold their child for being reckless and endangering themselves. it's sad that the kid died. but at least those kids that she wanted to save can be saved

[@JeannieLove]

Why does the one on the bed dying say "Father"?

[@SynonyrnCroastTunch]

@@JeannieLove "Father" is her title as the House of the Hearth's director, meant to emphasize that she'll be unfeeling and strict

[@corvoktheorcmonk718]

​@JeannieLove the person on the bed is one of the orphans that arlecchino took in and raised, arlecchino calls herself father because she want to be the opposite of her "Mother" who was the previous head of the orphanage and used her fake kindness to manipulate the children

[@L16htW4rr10r]

​@@JeannieLoveYou should watch the short animation about her. It will explain why she prefers to be called "Father" than "Mother".

[@JeannieLove]

@@L16htW4rr10r Thanks,I think I will

[@LolaShepard]

Genshin is very dark if you know about the lore. But usually everything happens "off screen". I love the way they're going.

[@wabbledonkey]

It's so funny that you say that because years ago I kept saying it was going to get darker and I had a friend that told me there was no way. She compared genshin to my little pony lol

[@MegaDuke4life]

​@wabbledonkey because people need to be spoon fed a tone to truly be satisfied sometimes

[@eralfion5316]

@@wabbledonkey But doesn't my little pony dark? (I didn't watched just remember hearing it from someone.)

[@wienzard93]

ever since i did enkanomiya and the chasm world quests i realized how much darker genshin was. needless to say fontaine geared that up to 100. it's amazing.

[@MegaDuke4life]

@@wienzard93 hell khaenri'ah alone is pretty effed up for the gods to let happen

[@mare2059]

The way she curshed that guys skull is just so brutal, chills straight away.

[@sora6969]

I wish that was me

[@monke.2323]

​@@sora6969 Harm a bunch of children and/or parade around being a fake philanthropist and maybe she will come right to you

[@L16htW4rr10r]

Deserved tho

[@apoorvjoshi2383]

The reason why she calls herself unfeeling is because, in her line of work, her children will suffer. She is allowed to take in homeless children and safeguard them, but she is provided the resources for that due to her position as the Harbinger. and as an harbinger, she is bound by her duty to supply Fatui with forces- soldiers and spies. Its a double edged sword. The position of Harbinger gives her the power to save the children, but it also forces her to raise them to fight and die. That is why she calls herself unkind and unfeeling. Because it doesn't matter, she doesn't wanna do it like the previous Mother. She doesn't wanna smile and send the children to death. She cares about them, but cannot make them feel betrayed at their death bed when they die. And one day, when its time for her to die and pass on the mantle to the next "King", the next child would not be killing a woman who talks about "loving them" but is unfeeling and unkind. It would be like killing someone that is not your loving doting parent. This doesn't means that you can scratch her children and get away with it, but she will also not feed her children fake hope...they are being raised as soldiers as spies, they are not being raised to grow and have a normal life, they are being raised as weapons, she is just doing her best to make them as capable as she can, for them to survive whatever comes next, without misleading them. I really love this kind of how the previous mother was a warm passionate woman with heart covered in ice while current arlecchino is the jaded ice with a very loving flame at its core.

[@123newjersey3]

I love the constant symbolism of her and Funerals: - Her introduction she was creating a funeral for her spider, and left it a cake. (that was meant for her) - We then see the grave of a friend she killed and in her place, she left an orange. - Obvi she kills mother and doesnt create a grave... - Then a grave for her child, and leaves the man's rings. i dont know exactly what it means but it's very interesting how they are constantly tying her to grief.

[@darkwhispersstories47]

Probably her friend liked oranges so she left her an orange Her child died as a result of a greedy man and his scams for wealth so she is giving a little wealth to take with them given she tells Freminet that she acquired new funds to take more kids in I assume the kid's mission was to steal from the guy got distracted by the kids and got caught. I assume that it's a gift of departure type deal so that their souls could rest and given she says "you know spiders don't like cake" it means that she wanted to leave something that her spider would have liked

[@bookswithike3256]

"Genshin is not usually this dark. Usually it's kinda hidden" is a statement I would have agreed with before 4.0. But child trafficking has been a major theme of Fontaine so far, and they are not hiding that at all. I think Genshin is going to continue to be overtly dark going forward.

[@bunnyfist4697]

In Mondstadt and Liyue we just had outside threats with a little corruption in the later, but everything seemed 'fine'. In Inazuma we had an oppressive regime which turned out to be manipulated but only possible due to officials being corrupt. In Sumeru the mask slipped with the grand sage and what Dottore did to Kabukimono. In Fontaine we got a 'Mask off' moment that gave us a taste of how rotten the whole world actually is. And we're only on our way to the nation of war yet, of which we somehow have less knowledge than of the Fatui that somehow become more humanistic with each big encounter. Things are really getting darker with each step.

[@theesevens]

when she stomped him out in her louboutins... makes me wonder if she chose the red soles not only for aesthetics lol

[@rin_local_witch]

but man father is slaying in her louboutins

[@colorlessguard]

hoyo has really done such a fantastic job with Arlecchino’s character and story so far! i love so many characters in genshin - both NPC and playable, but she’s just a bit more complex and morally questionable than a lot of the others (especially playable characters) she clearly wants to be the opposite of Crucabena (“Mother”) in her treatment of the children of the Hearth - and to give her credit where credit is due, she has created a more supportive environment for the children by encouraging loyalty and teamwork… but i think it’s still important to point out that while she may care for these children more than “Mother” ever did, these children are still being injured and killed *because* of her, *because* the Hearth is an extension of the Fatui… and ya know, in hindsight now that we have a lot more context (and more on the way) about Arle’s character, it makes me rethink things like Childe and Scara’s voice lines about her being crazy and the most likely Harbinger to betray the Fatui/Tsaritsa because honestly…? what reason does she really have to be loyal to the Fatui? “Mother” and the Hearth arguably ruined her life so the fact that she not only accepted the position as “Knave” but had stuck around the Fatui for this long really makes me think about her own motives/goals… 🤔 i hope i’ll get some answers in her story quest!

[@coffeeking9565]

And to be fair, even if arlechinno leaves the fatui, it's fair to say they'd just make another house of the hearth. At least with Father present, she has some sway on how the children are raised. Either way, it's a terrible spot to be in.

[@colorlessguard]

@@coffeeking9565 very true! my personal speculation is that one of the main motives for her accepting the role as Knave was for the purpose of changing the way that the children are raised and trained so nobody would have to go through the same experiences as her -cause you’re absolutely right that the Hearth would continue on with or without her i’ll be very interested to see how things will unfold in her story quest and if she will still be the “Father” of the Hearth by the end of it - since the trailer seems to be suggesting she’s trying to hand down the position (most likely Lyney) 🤔

[@colorlessguard]

@Iyasaykicyh oh for sure - my OG comment was getting long so i didn’t elaborate but i personally believe that Arle only had the illusion of choice considering she was prob either looking at life in jail or maybe even death for her crimes if she refused to take up the Harbinger position… but i also think she wanted to make changes to the Hearth which also motivated her to accept the position

[@GLoLChibs]

All that said, betraying the Fatui and Tsaritsa would be the stupidest thing for her to do. HoH belongs to Tsaritsa, another Fatui could just get placed in charge and it go back to how it was before or worse.

[@colorlessguard]

@@GLoLChibs betraying/abandoning the Fatui would certainly be a very risky move for her to take - perhaps that’s why she wants to pass off her position to Lyney so she knows that the Hearth is in good hands before she does anything like that? at least that’s just my personal speculation 🤔 no way to know for certain til we get her quest

[@woekittenvideos7534]

We've had several quests related to human trafficking in Fontaine, mostly involving children. I wonder if that's what this guy was up to.

[@joshuadunham7919]

I'm thinking so. He was certainly doing a lot more than stealing or misusing money, given how the Hearth girl literally dies from whatever trouble she ran into while trying to acquire funds.

[@CarlosAnglada]

1 - Does Rizzly know about her past? 2 - She brings that Punisher energy and I'm here for it.

[@TheSnowconeMachine]

The House of the Hearth isn't a school- it's an orphanage. Arlecchino takes in orphaned children, children who've often experienced horrible things- as we've seen with Lyney and Lynette. As such, all children of the Hearth are given a special surname- Snezhnevich for the boys, and Snezhneva for the girls. So when she refers to the dead child as Snezhneva, that has a whole unique meaning and tenderness. They ARE family. And I also love the fact that not only does Arlecchino fulfill her dying wish, but she mourns. The grave is not fresh, the funeral has long since been had, but she went back to the grave to mourn and show her the newspaper article of the man her sacrifice helped bring to justice. The fake veneer of kindness washed away, his true intentions and greed exposed to the world. She fulfilled her child's dying wish.

[@effortlessfury]

Idk if anyone mentioned previously, but in terms of the Harbingers' "ability" relative to one another, Harbingers 1-3 have power comparable to Gods, and Arlecchino comes in at number 4. So, pretty strong lol. Also, you should find a picture of her heel design. Really adds a little more context to that "step." XD

[@thefrickenchicken1417]

I'm very surprised you didn't capture the contrast in colors between Snezhevna's vision. In the first scene when she was telling Arlecchino about her mission, there was full color. But in the second scene after Arlecchino returned from crushing that guy's skull, Snezhevna's vision appeared more greyed out. The color was fading indicating that she was dying. This teaser is very beautifully done and that one detail really stood out to me.

[@glory_m99]

Genshin is dark from the beginning but usually in World quests and Items descriptions and some short events but not the main story (except Dain's quests his always been so dark even darker than this one I would say)

[@skelebro9999]

I think because the core fanbase doesn't care about other quests besides the archon quest. Maybe a tinfoil hat theory but who knows.

[@pontoancora]

Be a child in Teyvat is already a challenge, but being a child in Fontaine is to play in hard mode.

[@Vert344]

I think I pointed this out in someone else's reaction. But one small detail you missed was during the POV of the dying woman. When she first is speaking and Arlecchino is holding her hand. The lighting is soft and warm. Providing a sense of comfort and hope while, also showing the burning life still within her. But... after Arlecchino finishes the "Deed/Mission" and returns. When she comes too, the warm lighting is now much more muted, grayed and hazy. Which gives the impression of what you said her actions being "Morally Grey". But also adds to the fact that the woman's strength was already leaving. As the colors and "Brightness" in her life have already begun fading. The "Fire" thats in her is nothing but a flickering ember that remained before her final words. And then the light leaving her eyes as she passed. And I do love the detail of when she first came into the room. She saw him and in that moment could have ended him. But she took her time... Holding her body as if she's subconsciously holding herself back. Taking each step slowly as she approached him. And while its never shown... one could assume from his reactions she stared him in the eyes the entire time. The lighting behind her casting a shadow on her face leaving the glowing X's of her eyes to pierce into his very being. Striking true fear into him, knowing that nothing in that moment was going to save his life. She was his judge, jury and executioner. Then when she picked him up she not only stared him down with a look of coldness. But it was a look of judgement as if a cold heartless "Father" picking up the person that hurt their child. And it show's where just before she throws him onto the grown you can see her face begin to twist with disgust and anger. Before going back to her stoic and almost taunting expression as she stepped on him. Letting him feel the fear of not knowing what was to come next. Even when she lifts her foot there's a momentary pause before committing to the act and ending him. Also judging by the blood that was on her face... and the soft "Squishing" sounds under her boots when she walked. We can assume that she did not stop with "One" stomp. So who's to say if a bit of that "Rage" didn't seep out in that moment. After all... Scaramouch did say.. "Those who have seen her True Crazed self... disappear." And the last detail was her standing in the rain. And the rain once again just like in the animated short symbolizing her falling tears despite her stoic expression. Another thing to note... while I won't spoil anything since you haven't played the game quiet yet. But "Father Arlecchino" has another outfit which she uses for missions, recon and assassinations. Meaning the fact she went to this individual in person in her normal attire mattered a lot more. As this wasn't just a "Mission" anymore. And that this was much more personal and direct. She didn't care about "Assassination". She was a pissed off "Father" getting back the person who harmed her child.

[@かんちょう-q9p]

finally, a normal reaction 😭

[@Seawolf571]

Generally I consider reaction content to be lazy and unoriginal, but I really like what you have to say on this, actually dissecting the scenes in these animations and such instead of just playing everything up for the camera like most large reaction streamers do. actual effort was put into this and I appreciate that! new subscriber :)

[@PhilipHarts]

Thank you and welcome

[@Nagatomo158]

Arlecchino in the version trailer showed more control or the actual limits of how much she can control the powers that come with her curse whereas she just unlocked it her animated short but the scythe attack that she used at the end of the animated short to blast the whole roof and the one in her version trailers who is the current Arlecchino are the same attacks

[@Nagatomo158]

I really like these recent regions and how they explore different concepts with the whole region in honesty. Like Monstadt did have that sense of freedom and the people expressing a sort of joy that comes with it with every quest and history of the city/region. Sumeru was similarly very focused on knowledge and we see all throughout the world quests, archon quests and the overall history where we got the most number of information in terms of the main lore of Genshin but the everyday quest also explored how different beings and humans have different interpretations of knowledge and how they come together to live in harmony or how knowledge could be bad in some cases. Fontaine is a gangster in this case. The number of murder cases we have to solve and how many times have we been put on spot to decide over which action was better or which person was right or wrong is just amazing. It's not just the Archon quest that has been the core part of it now but every character has that involvement in exploring that theme and giving you different answers and I just love that about Arlecchino because of how she is a morally grey character but there's always this sort of conflict when we think about what she wants or what she is planning in the grand scheme

[@zackang4731]

Yes with Fontaine even Chevreuse event quest was on vigilante justice like the two musketeers. Whether you should take justice into your own hands. Liyue seems to be about 'Tradition', with a strong focus on "This is how we always done things" and also questioning that notion. Which is fitting in because it is a common conflict between older generations(adepti, Rex Lapis) and younger generations(humans). Inazuma however.. I can't get a feel of what Inazuma is about, other than a collection of Japanese-themed things.

[@JP_Max]

Genshin needs this, it's always a colorful, joyful game, full of life, love... This, this is reality, getting down to the mud.

[@_Choco_]

Tbh I hate when people say Genshin is a game for kids. On the outside It might seem like the story is sweet and all, but it really is a lot sadder and darker then people make it out to be.

[@aliwi3476]

We already live in a harsh world, why can't we escape in a game with a more light/colorful world to destress

[@Nameless422-]

@@_Choco_ yea a lot of players don't delve into the lore outside of main quests (even the prequel manga that came out before the game released had several moments where it wasn't cheery like some think), so they keep going "it's for kids" when there's been dark stuff in game since release (for example the Thundering Fury artifacts from a domain in Mondstadt have gruesome details of what happened on Tsurumi Island long before Inazuma came out). they don't bother exploring side content/world quests/other lore.

[@dokidokidango1896]

Always loved your reactions to Hoyo stuff and how you break it down with the sort of accuracy as if you're all caught up to the game oftentimes. Not sure how others feel, but I think it would be real interesting to see you watch the Genshin and HSR version trailers as well. Sounds fun to me!

[@daysand123]

I love that fantasy France is where Genshin is finally getting into dark subject matter

[@Kitsuc]

Genshin is one of those games that are so happy and cool on the outside, yet so dark on the inside..

[@AdamB_29]

Her constellation name is Ignis Pergatorius, which means purifying flame. So the idea that she's revealing the truth and judgement with her light definitely fits her theme. You hit the nail on the head

[@SkyRoseKNA5500]

I am extremely terrified and extremely excited for her demo. and I've been non stop rewatching the reactions to all of the stuff for Arlecchino, especially the animated short. The song used in her Short is called Embirefire and Hoyomix released it a day-ish ago

[@Splitzblue]

9:46 Don't worry Philip. Multiple people have already said it, probably in this comment section as well.

[@Shadowcynder1830]

Small detail that initially told me that the kiddo was definitely dying on my first watch was the view we get from her eyes. There's more color in the first shot of Arlechinno lecturing her, but when Arlechinno returns from doing the deed, it's more grayscale. Made my heart sink on my first watch...

[@AdamB_29]

Interesting that you said her silhouette almost looks inhuman, since she's been described by another harbinger as a wolf in sheep's clothing. There's definitely some kind of inner beast there, and if you watch the version 4.6 trailer you'll see some more of that animal-like theming to her boss form

[@ceciliadourado2050]

I love how she goes "those who parade their virtues often do the most evil" and she's talking about her mother, but it also gives us insight about what she really thought about Furina

[@coffeeking9565]

I used to be a big arleccino hater. However. With all the little details in her shorts, I've really grown on her. Things like being there for her kids death is really humanizing. Let alone making sure her child dies knowing that their efforts saved others.

[@Mafuyu24542]

I had not noticed the wet sound to her walking after the scene with the wealthy man thanks for pointing it out. Also good luck to those pulling for her tomorrow

[@gamerwolfKO]

I wonder if the girl in the bed is the child at the end of The Song Burning in the Embers. The hair is much darker (which is quite common with blonde hair) but the eye color does match. It seems odd to have those last few seconds of her short unless it was just to emphasize her calling herself ‘Father’.

[@mementomori1590]

Yeah age can actually darken blonde hair color so it's entirely possible that is her

[@thefrickenchicken1417]

Also my favorite scene was when Arlecchino pushed open the door. It actually ties into what you said but it goes a bit deeper for me. To sum it up, the guy was sitting in the dark which is symbolic of his actual life. When Arlecchino pushed open the door, light burst into the room which is symbolic of her revealing his dark actions. What really stood out to me in this scene was Arlecchino's shadow being casted completely over him while the light was shining all around him. This can mean a few things, each of which are so incredibly poetic. I found and still find myself contemplating that one scene trying to figure out which meaning it was actually trying to show us. - Was it showing that Arlecchino is also from the shadows? - Was it showing Arlecchino revealing his schemes but keeping him in the shadows? - Is it showing that Arlecchino judged him IN the shadows as a means of keeping herself hidden? There's a couple more but those are the ones I think of a lot.

[@piiesees]

Fontaine in genshin heavily references biblical ties with themes of the last supper, sinners and divine judgement/retribution, what arlecchino reminded me of in the scene @8:32 is an angel of death/judgement. To me, she appears out of thin air and her arms seemingly flare out like huge wings that later fold into each other, her coat making it seem like she has another pair of them tucked away, casted by a black shadow engulfing the sinner(the man who abused children) whose about to be judged before the divine, then the harsh white light that encompasses arlecchino, further giving it a terrifyingly striking resemblance of an angel cloaked in light acting out god's final judgement.

[@Saiosasii]

I love your videos and i love when you react to these videos and appreciate every detail and every dynamic of the character.

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

I don't play Genshin, but I like watching lore bits here and there, HoyoFair, CC's main quests videos, and other content; and Arlecchino is the one who has me rooting for someone fully. Furina was great, Raiden is tragic and poignent, but Arlecchino just feels like that wholly grey character that you don't mind crossing the line for. You don't mind the blood, just wipe it off. Crime? Don't tell nobody and nobody got hurt. Make the world better? Let's start close to home first.

[@zenus5310]

Yes this is the darkest one yet👏👏👏

[@zillo1600]

Genshin was always pretty dark but most of the time not in the main quest but a lot of sidequests. But fontaine really has a serious problem with child trafficking. The issue comes up a lot.

[@shannonn2569]

My favorite thing is her haunting silouette from the guys point of view he likely would of seen her body and claw-like hand shapes and those piercing bright red X shapes in the shadowy light, until she began approaching yet still intimidating, the reason the light is behind arlecchino is because she is doing a act of right and honor, his in shadow cause he was doing horrible things and a act of sin, her shadow towers over him showing her power and might, whilst making it look like he shrunk, weak, cowardly..it's my favorite shot.

[@prowlingmusic]

Wriothesley did the neck grabbing better, but damn, that stepping Arlecchino did... complete fan service😍 this treaser was amazing. Genshin's been gradually been getting darker, a lot of it happened in the Chasm/Sumeru/Fontaine. Both in the Story Quests and the Archon Quests. Hope hoyo continues this, it's awesome in my opinion ^^ And I'm so excited tomlearn more about Arlecchino in her upcoming story quest🥰

[@reysblood]

Snezhevna is the child that appears at the end in Arlecchino’s Animation video. First adopted kid. And she lost her.

[@OnigoroshiZero]

Just finished her quest, and oh boy, she is peak. Probably one of the best characters HoYo has ever made, and she is the most badass woman in all of HoYo's games (and a beast both in-game and in-lore).

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

Her heels are something else. Not even trying to be funny, they just are.

[@yogaandrianto4113]

The enkanomiya was my awakening of how dark genshin is 🥲

[@Kasraken]

I think you are 100% on the mark! She is going to release her anger at some point, just like Childe said, she is not what she seems. Anyway, good video!

[@marcusbullock2753]

Fitting that you say justice since that's what Fontaine theme is all about.

[@DR_REDACTED]

9:48 Umm...U mean me next righ? Who would ever say that🙈

[@emberthecatgirl8796]

Is Arlecchino a bad person for employing child soldiers? Sure she is. But now I can understand that her motivations go way beyond the Tsaritsa’s plans, or even the survival of the House. In her eyes, she is giving these children an opportunity to use their gifts for “good”, and to exact revenge on the world that abandoned them at the same time.

[@mementomori1590]

Also it's not like she can say no and refuse to do so. The house of hearth is under the fatuis and the Tsaritsa's control. She has encouraged them to value their lives at the very least but it's not like she can outright refuse to raise them to fight

[@ausya004]

Sigh Knave's past is a bit similar to Wriothesley But no one survived in Knave's while Wriothesley... Should be able to save a few

[@Nagatomo158]

Other than that basically the philantropist used those children as bait for Snezhevna and he got hurt in the process. Now it could be that the children themselves were the ones to deal the blows while Snezhevna couldn't stop them because of his sense of morality or he was ambushed by the philanthropist

[@Yuno_lin]

Btw. The "you can sleep now" has a hidden, Chinese meaning of dying and leaving them, she blamed herself at first for leaving without completing her assigned mission, but then she was relieved and arlecchino allowed her to go sleep

[@JeannieLove]

I thought Acheron and Aventurine in HSR were dark, but Arlecchino takes the cake.

[@andrewmclaren4253]

U shld do a genshin live action with ur skills ❤

[@PhilipHarts]

I have thought about it I won’t lie… if I did what would you want to see?

[@jsl985]

I noticed while watching your video that once Arlecchino comes back from the mission. The “child’s” POV is black and white, not colorful when we first see her POV.

[@superqaxclub]

You should watch raiden shogun teaser, it's pretty sad

[@misi-sama6955]

STEP ON ME

[@GLoLChibs]

I just want an unapologetically bad Harbinger. Give me that and I'm busting out the CC to C6R5 the first hour.

[@Arthera0]

Genshin is usually not that dark? Genshin is more dark than anything else once you look past the happy façade.

[@daerovius7535]

Yeah, the sacrifice of a child by skining him alive was a pretty clear sign

[@anaplaysstuff]

@@daerovius7535 Genshin didn't put that front and center though. You have to dig into text hidden behind artifacts you have to have actually gone and gotten from the correct Domain and then you don't really get the impact of it until you dig into a World Quest you can't even get to for dozens of hours into the game and then put the two things together. In the trailers, Genshin typically keeps the dark stuff more implied. This is definitely the first time we basically see someone murder someone else in cold blood (talking about trailers here). Contrast that with Childe's teaser, for instance. He lets loose on some dude in Liyue and for all we know he killed the guy but you get upbeat music and don't actually see him doing anything so you can pretend he just knocked the guy and his flunkies out. Same goes with Cyno's...maybe he killed those Eremites...maybe he just knocked them out. But in Arlecchino's case...nope. She murdered him. There's no ambiguity about what happened there.

[@MadnessRealm]

It's usually more subtle, but Hoyoverse has been getting bolder lately. Hoyoverse is actually breaking a lot of Chinese laws and regulations. Both Arlecchino trailers so far display blood in them even though the display of blood is banned in media in China. It's suspected that the Chinese government is tolerating Hoyoverse's rules breaking due to how effective it is at promoting China internationally, but Hoyoverse is also trying not to go too overboard otherwise the Chinese government won't be able to look the other way anymore. It's why the head smashing in this trailer is not shown, and why the audio also does not imply someone's head being smashed (the sound is way too soft for that). We can only piece things together from the small amount of blood on Arlecchino's face after the fact.

[@LycanMOON]

I honestly hope genshjn breaks more Chinese laws- Just a hope that it’ll show them that restriction kills creativity

[@daerovius7535]

@@anaplaysstuff Bruh, and the Traveller and Jeth going full genocide on the Tanit tribe was also hidden in a domain, or in text ?