Hiding In Plain Sight | The Simple Reason The Traveler Uses The Dull Sword A Genshin Impact Theory

[@TeyvatHistoria]

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[@Khira-kj7qc]

Finally got to see this theory of yours. Never imagined this was the case or that he actually let go of the blade!

[@Khira-kj7qc]

When is part 2 of your enkanomiya video coming out?

[@TeyvatHistoria]

@@Khira-kj7qc it’s my current project. So ideally next Sunday.

[@ChaolaoFueChi]

Is it just me or in the Chasm during the cut scenes that his sword upgraded to a silver sword?

[@idminister]

Alternatively the Sustainer could still have the blade and is waiting to give it back at the right time. The more time passes, the less the sustainer seems like a true antagonist. In fact the sustainer may well be istaroth. The arrogation of mankin: may not be referring to humans trying to claim the power of celestia but rather the arrogation is trying to claim the power of the abyss.

[@cernunnos8344]

"Why the traveler doesnt have his own sword ? Well he dropped it" didnt expect that one

[@TeyvatHistoria]

I did say it was simple. hah.

[@Charles5683]

@@TeyvatHistoria there is also an extra, maybe the power that the Protector use with each sibling was different, meaning that the first sealing she was trying to seal 2 people attacking her physically, so maybe the seal only had enough power to seal for a period of time while when she tried to seal the second sibling on its own he was using a very powerful energy attack so the Protector had to use way more energy causing the second sibling (the main protagonist) to be sealed for longer period than the first due to the stronger sealing. and this would support that both swords were sealed with the first sibling while the second sibling was on its own

[@idontknowyou6319]

@@Charles5683 it seems simpler to assume, MC letting go of the sword means she had to seal him after their twin. Twin got sealed first, so wakes up first. When you consider the weirdness of time in the Raiden/Makoto quest with the 500 years passing and the tree etc. anyway - without that context the MCs attack does seem like the bigger difference.

[@andreicc201]

@@idontknowyou6319 If the traveler didnt let gp of his blade, twyvat would be dust as the twins together with the abyss can destroy teyvat

[@Martyn_Wolf]

That theory has been around for a bit. There was mention of an NPC picking up a blade from the sea or something like that.

[@pigmentstars2457]

Does anyone remember when Kaeya said,"The sword was dropped from Celestia into the sea by a god. It was later salvaged by my grandfather's crew by pure coincidence. The moment he gripped the sword, thunder roared, billows hollowed, and the clear skies were suddenly swallowed by raging winds..." It got me thinking, could this be the travellers sword, and will we eventually get it back.

[@KazumiyaEnthusiast]

And then got us tricked with a HoD >:î

[@pigmentstars2457]

@@KazumiyaEnthusiast omg yes, still mad at him for that

[@kanseich.6042]

Omg I spent so long looking for anyone who remembers

[@vinzolaguer2943]

Instant 5star with a terrible stats😂

[@Ecnerix]

This could be a truth disguised with a lie. Theory: Kaeya made us think he lied but in actuality Kaeya's story about the traveler's sword being taken by his grandfather is not far from the truth. The sword is still somewhere in Teyvat that his grandfather (and maybe Kaeya also) knows where it is kept.

[@Riverlia]

TBH I was never confused about the Traveller not having their OG sword. I was more confused as to why the cutscenes used dull blade when they were officially shown using and given other swords (skyward blade in Guoba's animation and Festering Desire in the Dragonspine event).

[@Thebirdy123]

Silver sword in official art, and Clash of lone blades event

[@ok4405]

Maybe the traveller is emotionally attached to his original blade that he regrets leaving it so he might have made a vow that he'll only use a basic sword until he finds the original blade.

[@shaami8622]

I'm guessing it's because the lack of bonus stats allow them to hv better control and predictability over their multi-element power. Still not sure why dull blade over silver sword tho, maybe because the silver alloy is not as strong as the dull blade even tho it's probably sharper.

[@icantbelieveyoudonethis4059]

I could get the point that it’s because everyone has dull blade but all of us have Prototype Rancour too. Plus they still show characters like Eula or Raiden with their weapons

[@arei.17]

Alley Flash too

[@Rei-0403]

Maybe once the Traveler has all 7 elements, the Traveler will get back their original power & BiS weapon

[@samx23]

I guess it makes sense since dark is the absence of color and light is the combination of all colors or elements here

[@Rei-0403]

@@samx23 Similar concept to 7 Dragon Balls & 7 Chaos Emeralds

[@DTdu92]

I hope it will hapens before that >

[@beashemmad.sayson545]

bis weapon???

[@arcanumdelta]

@@beashemmad.sayson545 best-in-slot

[@myrtle8347]

I actually noticed that the Traveler used his/her hand to channel the yellow lighting energy but no seem to take note of that particular cutscene, it just felt very strange almost similar to how Dain can channel a strange power through his hands. It shows that the blade or weapon is just an extension of the Traveler’s true power like how Xingqiu mentions a Vision and a weapon combined serves to do this very purpose in one of his character stories. I think the dull blade is fitting although we all find it absurd and hilarious it just shows how much has been taken from the Traveler that the dull blade is kind of a testament to that, like a blank canvas, if the weapon was a 5 star I think it kinda takes away the focus on the Traveler being the one who channels the power of the elements and not the weapon alone (which is why it’s so eye catching maybe an eye sore for some but seeing how the dull blade absorbs elemental power like with the Liyue scene having that golden glow or that Electro sword when fighting the Shogun that got bigger) plus it’s description pretty much fits the Traveler. “Youthful dreams and the thrill of adventure. If this isn’t enough, then make it up with valiance.”

[@Rexhunterj]

The description of the dull sword is rather important also: _"Youthful dreams and the thrill of adventure. If this isn't enough, then make it up with valiance."_ The sword, being a 1 star, can only reach level 70 and so it's true form can't ever be achieved through normal means. based on how the billet system and artifacts work in lore, the Dull Blade was once some other sword but over time has become so forgotten and eroded that it only resembles a frail blade made of unknown metal. "Make it up with valiance."

[@no-ww8bk]

You are completely right about the weapons being an extension from the actual character, as it has been shown many times that vision holders and/or characters who wield an element in general can use their elements just fine without a weapon. This is proven when yoimiya uses her vision to create fireworks and ningguang shooting a ton of geo thingies at osial’s wife during the 2.4 quest.I think that genshin just has in weapons for playable characters for more unique gameplay so not every character will have nearly the exact same attack patterns.

[@andrewwoods2557]

When I have enough mora and enchantment cores, I am going to enhance one of those dull blade to Level 90.

[@grandpaclock]

@@andrewwoods2557 you cant he already mentioned it

[@fabulousjib5857]

This is so long I decided not to read it :)

[@icantbelieveyoudonethis4059]

I assumed Lumine kept her blade cause she was caught with it. Aether left his behind when he launched his final attack on the Sustainer.

[@TeyvatHistoria]

Half right at least. More correct than my original conclusion which was... mostly just !?!?! where'd it go?!?!

[@icantbelieveyoudonethis4059]

@@TeyvatHistoria lol. What you said in the vid did make sense though. Lumine somehow unlocking her og abilities could be because of Aether’s powers boosting her a bit of course it could be more but it’s a unique and likely conclusion

[@zephyr4494]

@@TeyvatHistoria Kaeya's grandfather talked about it falling from Celestia 500 years ago, as far as I recall I guess you can connect the dots

[@thechaosofcaffeine]

@@zephyr4494 when do we hear about kaeya's grandfather?

[@stefano9135]

@@thechaosofcaffeine If I recall correctly it's during his quest, when he makes us go treasure hunting (?) During that he talks about his eyepatch, that he "inherited from his grandfather, who was a pirate" etc.

[@ynsignia]

I assumed that our twin kept their sword is because he/she traveled a longer time before you washed up in Mondstadt. He/She might've found his/her sword already.

[@yharnamiyhill787]

duel wield Lumine boss fight. ;3

[@lanceelopezz223]

L Mihoyo keeps using Aether as Traveller in promo stuff.

[@hakimgamerzs5827]

@@lanceelopezz223 it's not even mihoyo anymore lol

[@RejectedInch]

The Traveller was never washed in Monstad. WE, players, start on the beach, but if we read the dialogues, we discover that the Traveller caught Paimon 2 months prior that scene. We don't actually know anything of the whereabouts of the traveller before WE, players, see him on the beach, talking with Paimon. ALSO.... there is a pretty sus meteor in the Chasm that looks exploded, not crashed and what many have mistaken for a crater, is instead the result of an explosion from below ( check the rock formation, it's blown upward, not downward like an impact from above would create). We are missing, in theory, a second meteor that doesn't glow in purple, like Lumine's power does.

[@creeperluke65]

The sword is probably what made her evil too.

[@theRaika]

What if Abyss sibling woke up seeing their twin's blade and decided to use it REFINE theirs lmao... R2

[@mlck24]

😂

[@nineteenbeans6219]

Loooooool

[@oldestdreamja]

what a menace. abyss sibling who now?

[@be2354]

ultimate sibling rivalry

[@uow1313]

🤣

[@Eftkud]

Another interesting thought while looking at the first cutscene. When we are asked to choose a twin. We might be "playing as" the sustainer, because she attacks first the twin that we choose.

[@george22234]

You just blew my mind

[@Ecnerix]

That really is an interesting thought. 🙂

[@mayurgare]

This comment needs some attention.

[@millie_smile]

oh shit wait thats interesting

[@EsraaAMadoh]

maybe she also controls our journey

[@darthpotato3566]

Since he summons it alongside his wings, I always just thought it was an energy sword and he'd get it back once he's resonated with all seven elements. Lumine has it because she's finished her journey and got her powers back

[@mihacimpric745]

She has it because she was sealed with it. Aether wasn't. That's all there is to it.

[@tekkaikenmega509]

I hope the MC gets a 8th element at the climax called light and we get glider wings and sword from opening and we get to keep it all when we get back to the open world with the events and dailys help keeping the game alive

[@TeyvatHistoria]

I will be insanely surprised if we don't get BOTH of those at the climax of the archon questline. Hell its possible we even find his sword ahead of that. Who knows?

[@Mentleif]

Imagine if once Celestia falls a pop-up appears on screen saying “End of Act I of Teyvat Chapter. To be continued.”

[@saladman6433]

The lore confirms that the light is an element, which consists of every single element so there’s that.

[@tekkaikenmega509]

@@TeyvatHistoria true we will have to see anyways great content as always 🤘

[@tekkaikenmega509]

@@saladman6433 true kazuha said MC smells of the stars when talking about elements and light sigals was a thing in the 2.5 event

[@joeyHicks1000]

My personal thought was that just like with how the Traveler had their powers taken, the sword also had it's power taken, and that the dull blade shown in cut-scenes is our Traveler's original sword and perhaps, once the Traveler has finished their journey, then it could return to it's original form. Every weapon in game at least changes color when it's ascended, it's not too much of a stretch to believe that they can change shape too (if i'm not mistaken, the loading screen hint says that some change shape too)

[@samx23]

I guess this debunks your theory about traveler's sword but weapons when leveled up do change colors and slightly their shape as well

[@YayaFeiLong]

But every other sword character starts out with a dull blade too

[@user_murrow2005]

Me who used the dull blade to level up other weapons: ...

[@j.d.clayborne5556]

That's what I think too

[@syarifairlangga4608]

Bro dull blade made by human blacksmith. You can buy it on mondstat 🤣 While Signature weapon only get from Gatcha

[@l4r1n3]

When we find our sibling, they are wielding their own weapon. As you can see in the opening cutscene, Lumine holds the curved, moon shaped sword while Aether’s is straight. Just wanted to point it out

[@TeyvatHistoria]

Correct, I don't suspect that she uses it at all if she does in fact have his blade.

[@Rexhunterj]

@@TeyvatHistoria Just a detail though... the game references "Sun & Moon" as an event, both Lumine (Lu - Luna - Moon?) and Aether have a sword roughly depicting a Moon (Lumine) and Sun (Aether - it's star shaped which could be referring to a Sun) Might be something to consider when going over the lore sometimes ^-^

[@Sacration]

@@Rexhunterj for real

[@explodingtrashcans]

@@Rexhunterj lumine means ‘light’ in latin and aether means ‘sky’, if you put them together ‘lumine aether’, it actually means light of the sky..

[@Khazziecally]

@@Rexhunterj My headcanon Lumine - Luminous, (Moon shines brightly in the dark) Aether - Etherial, (Sun is mostly known for its etherial light) Both are stars, which is connected to the sun and moon. Aether fits to be the protagonist bcs he's the sun while Lumine is the moon that is in the darkside. Paimon might be very connected to the god of time who lives with the Sun, Moon and Space forever

[@TheTiredBard]

The only thing which seems wrong with this theory, is that Lumine probably awoke long before the fall of Khaenri'ah, as not only has she an unusual love for Khaenri'ah (which would be weird if she just woke up in a crumbling city of which she knows nothing about), but she also travelled with Dainsleif, and has since stopped travelling with him due to his so called "betrayal" at the fall of Khaenri'ah. Now, if she woke up during the cataclysm, there would have been no time to travel with dain, and no time to form a close bond to Khaenri'ah. I'd say Lumine woke up sooner, perhaps even helped Khaenri'ah for years, decades, perhaps centuries. She has lived much much more than 500 years, hell, the twins are probably immortal themselves. So, for an immortal for whom 10 centuries is like 10 years, how would a crumbling city be important which she met few seconds ago?

[@xhwa6699]

im pretty convinced that lumine and aether has parallelisms in their travelling, except for lumine which the city she's staying in was destroyed. and when aether finally knew what really caused of the destruction of khaenri'ah, im pretty sure they will be on the same side but different views from it

[@berserkerstrikes8981]

What if the twins were at Khan’ria and they influenced the nation to focus on chemia to attain elemental powers like their own without the blessing of the Archons which then made the nation a threat to Celestia. This could be the reason why the Archons were sent to destroy Khan’ria. I could imagine some Archons not wanting to take part in this fight which could have led to the Archon war.

[@divinaa8442]

I really like the idea of that being the reason for the archon war but wasn't that before the fall of khaenriah? The archon war was basically how they choose the archons or am I wrong?

[@pjw6984]

@@berserkerstrikes8981 Archon war ended 1500 years before the fall of Khaenri'ah

[@MikayaAkyo]

It is actually confirmed that BOTH Siblings witnessed the fall of Khaenri'ah? The one you're playing as just forgot about it and is slowly starting to remember. This is even more evidenced now that we know that the Flowers that Lumine has in her Hair are Inteyvat, and Inteyvat are native to Khaenri'ah, confirming that Lumine was there even if she's the Traveler.

[@lumilight4242]

I saw Aether lose his sword the first time I watched the cutscene and have been completely confused as to why people are questioning the disappearance of the sword, since I thought it was an obvious detail because I had caught it.

[@imbtt39]

you would be surprised how genshin community always missed on easy details like that.

[@deathwingthedestroyer3632]

Thank goodness I wasn’t the only one to realise that. For those who don’t know; before the sustainer caught Aether the first time, Aether let go of his original sword to evade capture.

[@pillgod5043]

I was confused as to why she used the dull blade rather than why she doesn't use her original coz I clearly remember that scene but no real indicator as to why we use the dull blade and not some other one

[@rtgedits1865]

But still though Traveler in cutscene should have use the sword we give to him I give him festering desire,so i want to see him use it in cutscene

[@deathwingthedestroyer3632]

@@rtgedits1865 The Traveler would speed run the entire game lol and not only that the Festering Desire can kill the Archons meaning that it might kill if they used it against her.

[@el_kelvin1346]

He fought archon and lots of powerful opponents with dull blade and all of his original power disappear. I wonder how strong the traveller is with original power.

[@mofumofu512]

enough to confidently go up against asmoday. even though they didn't win.

[@lorenzopurimahua4433]

this is amazing, I never even noticed that the sustainer took his sword in the starting cutscene. :D

[@TeyvatHistoria]

Most didn't tbh. Its so easy to miss. Really only about a second or two of footage in the scene.

[@lorenzopurimahua4433]

@@TeyvatHistoria true, but i think this one second of footage is gonna be very important for the future storyline.

[@Nr.1ArnoldHater]

Kaeya said his Grandpa used to have a very strong sword in one of the first quests, he also said his grandpa fought against a eight-headed Hydra (Osial and Beisht) A Silver Haired Banshee (La Signora probably) and a Wicked Abyss Dragon (Dvalin) Again Keaya said this in the Pirate Quest you get in the Beginning of starting Genshin.

[@JouganNeon]

Never thought of that tbh

[@TeyvatHistoria]

Kaeya's also........... drumrolls...... a liar XD (the quintessential con-man) Lol.

[@TinyyTato]

Wasn't he lying? Lol

[@Thebirdy123]

@@TeyvatHistoria could he not be possibly hinting something? Kaeya is a good lier so that's why he naturally would sprinkle in some truths within the lies

[@TeyvatHistoria]

@@Thebirdy123 oh certainly it’s possible, I only highlight the fact in order to promote skepticism as opposed to fact.

[@Richinnameonly]

I want the beginning cutscene wings to be a traveler only glider style. And the original blade to be a 5 star we get in the story along with its ascension materials like how we get traveler elements and constellations.

[@StoryLover-7]

I want it too to happen...

[@SnowxXxAngel]

As an additional thought, Kaeya's quest mentions a sword, dropped from the heavens, which holds great power... Now, we are led to believe that this is false information, no such blade exists, but what if that was Aether's sword? I've seen this mentioned in another theory video a while back.

[@mijofalco6355]

This sword actually has a name in the files. It's called the Xuanren. Now if this was just a random cutscene sword then it definitely wouldn't have a name that intricate. But the fact that its name is so complex means that we'll eventually get this sword as an official weapon.

[@silverhawkscape2677]

Who here wants the Traveler's blade to return to us as the most powerful 5 star weapon in the game, only balanced by the fact that only Aether can hold it. Thus, buffing the Traveller to be a playable DPS or Support?

[@Zarozian]

Hell yeah!

[@JouganNeon]

YES

[@TeyvatHistoria]

Oh certainly. I hope this happens.

[@deathwingthedestroyer3632]

I was thinking maybe give them their own unique and exclusive artifact set that has all the effects of the other artifact sets as well as having every single kind of main sat and sub stat on each one and all of them can be upgraded every level. Going by this their sword should also have the effects of every weapon and every kind of substat.

[@frozen3078]

Not really sure what you mean by "buffing the Traveller to be a playable DPS". The Traveller's Geo stance is insanely strong. You can very easily use Geo MC as main carry in a team to 36 star the Abyss. My MC talents are 3/9/9 in all elements and I've used her in multiple 36 star abyss runs. I get the point with Electro because it is 100% support (ER support) and pretty underwhelming in today's Genshin. Anemo MC is VERY strong too, the only downside is the limitation on burst utility due to its forward movement. If they changed the tornado to be stationary, Anemo MC would be so much better. Again, Anemo is strong but her Burst is very situational, Geo is pretty much always strong as hell, Electro is the only meh thing about it. Give your MC Mistsplitter or Jade Cutter and it becomes what you're asking for. My Geo MC got so much stronger after I acquired Mistplitter and it was already clearing the abyss. Keep in mind that Geo MC is not a main carry that requires you to stay on it for too long, just pop in, throw your E and/or Burst, pop out. All this while increasing your entire team's Crit Chance by 10% inside her burst field. How is this not strong as hell? If you give her "the most powerful 5 star weapon" and you won't even need supports on her, the balance factor would've to be increasing her burst cost.

[@raiden3522]

I just hope someday in the future, we can get that sword via exploration or through the story, not in gatcha and not a 4star. Players deserve that 5star weapon for sticking till the end.

[@mxxnsmelxdy]

I always thought it was a similar situation as the wings. Our traveler probably lost their original powers that allowed them to wield the white and gold sword, something that the powers of the 7 can't fill up. I wouldn't have guessed that part was that easy 😭.

[@cairo_ytb]

I just thought that since our chosen twin lost their power meaning we reverted back to Square 1 or others might say Level 1, the sword that we originally used also lost it's power which is why it reverted back to it's dull simple beginner blade appearance and that might also be the reason why it's always the same blade that's in every cutscene connected to every IMPORTANT QUESTS (e.g. archon quest not the simple events that we get for the sake of primogems e.g. irodori festival, etc.) Edit: That soundtrack of Ruu @ 7:11 still hits me hard

[@bartholomewczeroz6965]

Imagine kaeya's story about the legendary sword was actually true and that's why treasure hoarders easily believed it because they know it existed in the first place. That would be cool. (From the man who watches to many telenovela :D)

[@RejectedInch]

after all there's always a grain of truth is ( almost) every legend. :D

[@aakashsahani2991]

Ah yes "The unseen Razor"

[@aureliaavalon]

@@aakashsahani2991 I hate that quest. Been hoping to get a new lead on it for ages, but it's Sumeru patch and we still haven't got a clue on where her brother's long lost sword is.

[@aliawad1962]

A strange legendary sword was once mentioned by kaeya. It appears as though that sword fell from the sky and kaeya's ancestor (or so I remember) found it. It then gave that ancestor incredible powers; so before his death, that ancestor hid the sword and it was never found again. The dull blade is a replacement for the traveler's sword until we reach a point in the story where we stumble upon the sword fighting some type of boss or something. It will reappear then as a reward to a story quest. That is my speculation.

[@angelwearwolf1573]

I've always wondered or thought that the reason we don't have or the traveler I mean doesn't have their sword in the first place would be because it might make them a little too overpowered Maybe but this is making me start to rethink my original thinking

[@TeyvatHistoria]

SO! That is still likely they reason why they created the moment of abandonment in the first place. It gives our traveler a reason to NOT use that sword and have to find/use new weapons. The fact that they also created some intrigue behind it, is just a nice bonus.

[@xenghuong]

I'd like to imagine we'd get a story event where we go on a quest to find the sword. Maybe it turned into a legend like Excalibur where only the chosen (Traveler) can pull it

[@AryNaik]

It's stuff like this that gets me excited to see where Aether goes and where his power can go, I'm waiting on that super powerful version of himself against the Abyss, sword in hand and maybe even the 7 elements at his disposal.

[@nggames9201]

For now, this just means that the sword itself was replaceable. If they could let go of it, and if the traveler still succeed with a dull blade, this means that the sword they used was probably symbolic or sacrificial somehow

[@totallynotaminecraftchanne1923]

Smart…

[@rikudoes]

I always thought that his original sword was created with his original power, just like his wings. And instead of it being taken by the Unknown God, it just disappears after he was caught in the cubes. But if it's a material sword, rather than the sword being thrown together with Lumine, I'm thinking that the sword might be kept by Unknown God somewhere. And if Paimon is actually related to the Unknown God, it might actually be inside her this whole time. At 6:39, what do you mean by if Lumine had left him sleeping in the meteor? Is the meteor referring to the 2 shooting stars from the beginning of the game? But what do you mean by Lumine letting Aether just sleep in it?

[@pillgod5043]

I dont think sleeping in the meteor is right coz while if Project ARK is them, it would make sense, at the same time they were shown to be leaving Teyvat without a pod nearby. I think it's something along when they reach a new world, they go into stasis for a bit

[@rikudoes]

@@pillgod5043 I was always under the impression that they both arrived in Teyvat, awake, start looking around and seeing the place is FUBAR and promptly decided to get the hell outta there. What is this project ARK you mentioned? Is it something from Honkai Impact or other miHoYo games? I don't think I recall hearing that term in Genshin.

[@pillgod5043]

@@rikudoes ya it's from Honkai. It's essentially a measure to prevent the destruction of humanity in the Previous Era (but failed from their view since there wasn't any contact back) Also I think it was in the Dain quest that it was mentioned that the twin woke us up and told us to leave Teyvat with them

[@rikudoes]

@@pillgod5043 ah so the theory is that Honkai and Genshin are connected then? Hmm I forgot most of the quest already, gotta check the Travel Log. Which part of the quest was it? The part where Lumine showed up?

[@pillgod5043]

@@rikudoes when we got the knowledge that Traveler experienced the Cataclysm. I'm not even sure whether it's in the Dain quest or Reunited quest though I think it'd the former

[@FiySenpai]

the traveler's original sword cant even compete with the unknown god while the dull blade can fight with fatui harbringers, gods like osial and archons like raiden dull blade is his new 5* sword

[@theoryhunter4142]

Love your videos, can you make One on the mysterious letter found in the Chasm? It has been translated since different players get different non blurred Lines. It translates to: Even if im not the protector of khaenri'ah Nor the Inazuma or barbatos Who holds a lyre Even if i cannot fly like a Pegasus Nor a White,fast Shapeless carriage Together with the Winged god and the Power to fly in the air I desire the Speed of the Wind Friend, use It and entrust yourself to me I may exhaust my bones And be infected by multiple diseases My friend,while im searching for you The skies will fall And Lies will collapse There are different translations, someone for example uses love instead of friend

[@paimad]

0:15 they probably both lost their sword but... because the sibling already traveled the world of teyvat once she might have stumble upon her sword while traveling and the traveler might also be in the future

[@walter1824]

Not sure if we can trust Kaeya: "The sword was dropped from Celestia into the sea by a god. It was later salvaged by my grandfather's crew by pure coincidence."

[@brassboi9745]

New reunited quest Lumine: We meet again Ae- Aether: My sword. Lumine: w-what? Aether: do you have my sword?

[@Kiwi-Araga]

This video gave me an idea for a suggestion. Every blade you equip on the MC will always look like a Dull Blade, but keep the stats from the equipped item. This will make the gameplay and the cutscenes more consistent. We can get a visual upgrade for the sword with every new element unlocked, or simply keep the Dull Blade look until the MC finds the lost sword.

[@personamuyrandom4584]

i have this headcanon that when we reunite with our abyss sibling and assumedly help them fight Celestia after understanding everything that they will just say 'follow me, i have something for you' and it's the sword and we get it and it's like we reunited with an old friend (if you get what i mean with sword masters being attached to their swords) and it's just a really cool moment.

[@Sraye]

Would be epic if a situation arises and we see Lumine dual-wielding both swords. But epically sad if she did so against Aether.

[@kasuha]

I am sure the developers had the game's story well thought through at the time of release. Up to tiniest of details, including the blades. There's many similar details that can be found and which other lore archeologists have pointed out. So far the game is surprisingly consistent with regards to the background story that's only revealed to us bit by bit. But it's a question whether this will survive till the end. There definitely must be changes to that as the game evolves and since there's a release every month, there might not be enough time to keep the whole story consistent through all of that process. We'll see.

[@swatimishra6393]

while i love the whole video i doubt that lumine woke up exactly during the time of cataclysm..coz if she did it'd mean that she hadnt spent any time travelling in khaenriah and that would contradict the fact that she and dain were travelling partners.. i think she woke up a while before the destruction, during the time of which khaenriah had become important for her to call it her homeland..which is why she's so set on reviving the homeland

[@katsukibakugou2171]

Lumine’s sword has a star on it while Aethers has a moon. When we meet Lumine again you see her holden Aethers sword and not her’s. In one of Kaeya’s quests he talked about how his grandfather found a sword that fell from Celestial that a god threw it into the sea. The grandfather found the sword and the sky turned dark and it started storming.

[@princesslizzy999]

I thought how the traveler lost their sword was pretty obvious, since I remembered that was exactly how the sibling got trapped. The way I remember it is that the sibling who got trapped didn't want to let go of their blade, and the one the player picks doesn't want to risk anything, even if the sword was important or valuable to them, so they let it go. The video itself was well put together, though. Keep up the good work!

[@imbadatpickinganame]

Im really surprised no one knew this, it really shows how different people are and what details we pay attention to, how different the ways we think are. For me, not only did i see him let go of the sword in the opening cutscene, but thats the whole reason he got away and lumine didnt, eather got away because he was quick to release his sword once realising it was stuck and lumine seemingly refused to let go of her sword, choosing to struggle and thus was taken by the sustainer, thats the detail that got aether out of that situation so im really surprised more people didnt pick up on it. Hell it sounds to be such a point of contention in the community that im surprised no one went back to rewatch the cutscene, even in real life if you lose something people ask where you saw it last, so its pretty surprising no one seems to have gone back to view the cutscene over

[@Levi-Ratatat]

But if you look closely, Aether's sword cross guard is straight, while Lumine's sword corssguard is curve, so I do not think that Lumine has Aether's sword

[@raven_claw1975]

i think he meant that Lumine kept both

[@bloody4558]

@@raven_claw1975 Yeah, that's pretty much what he meant. Hopefully will get our sword back when we face our Sibling who will be using both.

[@IslandXD]

I like this one a lot! Thanks for making it~! LETS GOOO

[@hoppie4263]

We might find the sword in a quest someday since it’s the travelers sword it should be free

[@Uneke]

If you look at servers wings at 8:25… he has markings of celestia and the primordial one on them

[@thedarkone2510]

Have any one played kaeya's story quest? There was a part of it which tells us about a sword of great power which feel from sky. His grandfather kept the sword safely in his possession. We get to know later that it was a joke of some sort. But if you think about it . Kaeya is from khenria and there is a possibility that it is true ..... I still waiting for end game and the stories conclusion ✌🏻 Loved your video man.... ❣️💙 I think you should go through that story tooo

[@tkedge2094]

I know its not but that would be crazy if our sword was that unseen Razor commision from Liyue where the adventurer sends you out to find a sword

[@eraba661]

I just hope when we find the sword it has crit damage as main stat and crit rate as substat with refinement 5 as a 5 star weapon. It must be OP since he used it to face the unknown god

[@fire_residue3493]

small theory, khanrei'ah destruction happened before they met asmoday (unknown god) and they were trying to leave teyvat because of destruction and asmoday targeted who you dont pick because that sibling created khanrei'ah

[@Verdantcastle]

Kaeyas grandfather got a sword that “fell from celestia” so when traveler lost his blade it fell down to teyvat

[@Joshioli88]

I always thought that the dull blade WAS our og sword, just powered down like the traveler

[@failing244]

Funny enough, I actually upgraded my dull sword I kept, and got it to level 60. And boy let me tell you, the cost is NOT worth it.

[@lukedonovan7195]

I thought everyone already knew the traveler before I seen this

[@rainbowcraft2694]

Through dialogue in a few places it is implied that traveler's powers are slowly returning. I think the traveler's power has little to nothing to do with their sword. The Abyss Sibling is about 500 years ahead of the traveler on their journey, I'm pretty sure the only reason they have their powers while traveler does not is because they had plenty of time to reawaken the powers.

[@evergreatest7644]

If I remember correctly, Sumeru leak at the start of 2.6 showed character with MC's original wing glider, I guess if we are getting their original glider, then maybe they can get their sword too.

[@vizzyboi1829]

Y'know, maybe after getting captured, he simply lost his sword. And, remember, every time you get a new Sword-wielder, they're always holding a Dull Blade. It's likely just a mass-produced weapon with the intent of giving them to new adventurers. He probably found it laying around somewhere and just finessed it.

[@wolfx.2546]

Nice hint at Istaroth at the end of your vid, definitely something that could either get explained soon, or get explained very, very much into the future

[@Justzay115]

I thought the sword was more a manifestation of the twins’ full power. The reason that Aether doesn’t have his sword while lumine does when they reunite is because lumine already had their full power by then. I just expected the sword to come when we regain our full power

[@vanilla072587]

Dude i felt like I was listening to an audiobook! Omg! I rewatched this about 3 days now and god it made me sleep so well! More than the lore, i love your voice. Ahhh! Thanks!

[@elknolasshrineofraja3966]

🌸😹This would be point of curiosity addressed by countless and now finally answered😹🌸

[@amiroamiro8809]

the sword was an embodiment of his powers, once he gets his powers back, he’ll get it back

[@EduardoWeidmanBarijan]

wow! For a moment I thought Lumine had Aether's sword in the encounter scene, but it is her own sword (the moon shaped). So if she has his sword she is taking care of it. As for pre-rendered cutscenes, I think they are in-game, because Aether model will reflect the resonated element at the time.

[@Cleocyde]

also we can see keqing using the blade we equipped her during that same cutscene so it wouldnt make any sense anyways

[@gautamgamerrsm3686]

Noticing the detail of white light on ornaments of traveller, we can say he/she has light as element giving power of special sword And on start of game there is no light, so we can say solidify that it was light blade(sword name) Extra plot - Traveller is travelling to get light element(uncousicously as he kind of absorbs elemental power from statue) which is his/her main power source. This is my theory

[@SparkRattle]

Here's something to nibble on: The Traveller may have had the Dull Blade since him and Paimon are constantly so broke that they had to sell off their swords too and the only one they couldn't sell was the Dull Blade so they just rolled with it.

[@GregorianMG]

But the thing is, they could survive in the wild without mora and at that time have no reason to got to the town.

[@Vedhon]

Honestly its kinda impossible for them to be broke in the story like you are literally a hero for 3 nations and are like probably the highest ranking adventurer i would say the only one that outclasses aether/lumine rn is klees mom

[@Vedhon]

Damn my phone switched side and i sended it anyway its also canon that mc does lots of jobs for people all over the teyvat so he surely has enough money saved up from them like at the start of inazuma you cpuld see him so fed up with everything

[@SparkRattle]

@@Vedhon With how poorly Paimon handles the Mora they receive (which is hinted at in the traveller voice clips) I feel inclined to think otherwise. In reality though, we don't really know. We see the Traveller and Paimon just carrying on from nation to nation with no real indication of monetary gain and only have reputation to their name. I believe they are paid but it may not be as much as you think. That, paired with Paimon's consistent grumblings about mora and food, I feel the evidence to be sufficient. Still, your point is absolutely valid and I understand your view on it. I just can't seem to refute much of the other evidence I've gathered. Also, my comment was really meant to be a "Haha, dull blade cuz they poor" kind of joke or something along those lines. Still though, imagine if the only thing holding Travellet back was his sword. If anything, I specifically levelled my traveller to max with a maxxed out Dull Blade just to see how it feels.

[@June-sj3vh]

i'm making so much mora for nothing???? bruh

[@rinz5027]

A simple yet so fitting of a reason. Does make a lot of sense even that perhaps maybe if (whoever we chose as our traveler) held on to it, maybe we may have never got to the point where we are experiencing the current storyline.

[@ayhemghait5354]

Imagine if his blade turns out to be the lost razer from that one commission in liyue and the commissioner's Brother somehow got that blade

[@animeturnMMD]

Nine minutes of poetical writting just to conclude: "it seems he dropped it :V"

[@TheMcSqueakers]

Has it ever been answered what the 2 stars flying through Teyvat are in the opening cutscene. People act like its obviously Lumine and Aether entering, exploring, or leaving the world of Teyvat, they are flying over CURRENT Mondstadt and Liyue. Unless of course we are expected to believe nothing has changed in the at least 500 years since they tried to escape.

[@theredbanana149]

Yeah there is no way Mondstadt and Liyue haven't changed in 500 years. If Aether and Lumine arrived before the cataclysm, which I'm pretty sure they did, then the cataclysm would have done a lot of damage, and some damage would likely reach the major cities as well. There is no way they could be rebuilt exactly as they were before being destroyed

[@dreybibit]

That cut scene is the ending when their journey reached its end and going back to their original while flying over the places they went. Copium

[@Anone_Anone]

Dull blade is one step away before turning into billet

[@HydraneousHadokenPent-Striker]

It'd still be nice if the traveler could use festering desire or one of the other blades we canonically get in a cutscene cause seeing the dull blade is getting a little ridiculous.

[@IrishKatana]

There’ll probably be a quest when we finally get to around the end of the game where the traveler gets their sword back. The sword will probably be like the sword of decent where it’ll have extra stats when equipped to the traveler or it’ll great stats that’ll bump them up to a S rank character.

[@naiki_eu]

Well, how about another possibility? One of the voicelines in character's story implies, that Traveller uses sword to mine ores. No matter how well-forged, after longer time of mining every sword will become a literal Dull Blade.

[@ilovecatsmorethanu23]

this guy should be a story teller

[@XvAstarisk]

I feel like Dull Blade is the Traveller's main sword but the powers of it was nullified or something like what happened to the Traveller.

[@Child_of_Fae]

I always thought that the dull blade is literally our travelers sword that lost its power, just like our traveler lost its powers aswell and both became dull.

[@lambrinikyritsi9711]

Lumine's sword is different than her brother's. The base of her sword is curved where as Aether's base is straight. So Lumine kept hers but we don't see her holding her brother's sword in the first interaction...so my guess is that the Sustainer has our sword

[@luipaardprint]

If you look at the cutscene of lumine in kaenri'ah it's aethers sword, with the straight hilt. So it has definitely been transported back in time with the abyss sibling. The question is if it's still in kaenri'ah or not.

[@drpaimon2369]

@@luipaardprint which cutscene? the one in khean'ria I don't see a sword at all?

[@Reader999]

It doesn't look like the SUStainer has it in the cutscene. We're most likely going to get back that sword by the time we're at the Cryo region. Yes, it has to be in Teyvat when the Twins were fighting and the sword fell somewhere at a certain point in time via by displacement. So there has to be legends or clues to the sword's whereabouts on our journey.

[@JLHack7]

Actually, no, the *_real_* reason, is because of the cutscenes in Trounce Domains. When the Traveler is fighting a major boss (like the 2nd phase of the Scaramouche fight when they are running through a bunch of explosions) the game uses pre-rendered, pre-recorded footage, rather than running the cutscenes in-game. You can clearly tell that these cutscenes are pre-recorded because in-game they play at a framerate of, not just a meager 30 frames per second, but the *_abysmal_* 24 frames per second used by movie cinemas and cable television. It's really noticable. There are only two pre-made recordings of each cutscene, one for each sibling. They would literally have to re-record the entire video with every other weapon the traveler uses. Each of these recordings would be a separate file. Genshin is a mobile game, and Mihoyo is very good at saving space by removing unecessary, single-use assets. They don't bother keeping single-use character animations in the game, like during the Fleeting Colors in Flight fireworks cutscene, Guoba hangs on the railing. If they are never going to use a certain animation again, there's no point in leaving it in the game files and taking up unnecessary space. They just release a prerendered cutscene and that animation is never used again. Mihoyo does upload a higher-quality 60 FPS version of every pre-recorded cutscene to the official Genshin Impact KZbin channel. The videos on the official Genshin Impact KZbin channel look *_much_* better because the ones in the game are heavily compressed and use a lower framerate to save disk space. Every single cutscene that is uploaded to the official Genshin Impact channel is one that is only ever seen as pre-recorded footage. It literally has *_nothing_* to do with lore whatsoever. Many decisions made during game development are forced like this. The only thing they can do, if called out by fans, is have the writers pull an explanation out of their asses on the spot. The writers often have no choice but to come up with some half-assed explanation for the most absurd things. This happens during game development (and filmmaking!) way, *_waaaay_* more often than you think. The Star Wars movies are a very prominent example of this. George Lucas is notorious for inventing on-the-spot explanations when questioned by fans, because there are *_a lot_* of things in the Star Wars films that don't make sense.

[@NerdEmoji1067]

Nah he’s just so op he needs a weak sword so he dosent destroy the world Source: trust me bro

[@char1194]

I remember playing this game on launch and my reaction to this moment was literally "Oh shit we escaped by sacrificing our weapon" Now I feel like a goddamn detective

[@Zarozian]

Wow this is a detail that I also missed lol.

[@TeyvatHistoria]

:D

[@animelord4258]

Dude I love this guy for some reason his videos are so addicting

[@Sinamuna]

Well, I've already been spoiled by a leaked video that shows Aether and Lumine's original wings being used as a glider- so I can safely assume that, yes, the traveler WILL regain their powers at some point later on in the game, and their original sword. I think, personally, it'll be an endgame thing, though. Just like Dainslief being a future playable character. He might end up being the final released character, when we get closer to the end of the game's story.

[@light4261]

That's just April fools joke

[@theblazingfire9662]

@@light4261 The Sumeru's model leak was real..... but the wings aren't, they're just changed the glider using the wings model

[@pythios8982]

Thats actually so crazy to think about. I’ve just finished up every single quest in genshin and in all of the cutscenes ive always wondered why hes was using the dull blade. Never would i had thought that it had something to do with the opening cinematic.

[@dylan.bissendmylife]

Based on some dialogue from way back before Inzauma dropped, the Traveler is slowly regaining their old power as they collect the seven elements of Teyvat. My guess is one of two things: either the blade is the source of the Traveler's power, or the Traveler's power is the source of the blade. Either way, they've got to be connected. First option: the Traveler's original sword gives them their strength. This is, in my opinion, the less interesting of the two ideas. Basically how it goes is that when the Traveler was separated from their sword for so long, they lost access to the power that it grants them. And now that they're using the different elements, they're not getting that old power back. Rather, they're replacing it with something equivalent but not necessarily the same. Instead of their golden light attacks, like the one they used on the Unknown God, they're getting to a similar level of strength via the ability to channel all seven elements at their leisure- perhaps even simultaneously, if Childe's fight is anything to go off. So chances are that by the end of the story, we won't see the original sword ever again because the Traveler won't need its power anymore, having replaced their golden light with the elements. Second option: the Traveler's power manifests the sword. I like this one much better, personally. The base proposition is quite simple: the Traveler can create their old sword via their golden light power. So why have we never seen it since? Simple: we already know the Traveler lost access to said power, so of course, it stands to reason that they can't manifest the sword anymore without it. This idea follows the theory that in the endgame of Genshin, the Traveler will regain their unique golden light abilities. And as proof of their restored strength, they'll summon their old weapon back into their hands and duke it out with- well, who knows? The Tsaritsa? The Unknown God? Their sibling? Only one way to find out. But my money's on either UG or some other leader of Celestia, but explaining that idea would be getting into a whole other tangent.

[@doctorjay8673]

Imagine Paimon is our sword, but in a different form. Lmao. It's silly, but imagine for a second

[@Khazziecally]

I hope the traveler gets his original power called light, light reflects every color which where might the elements came from. Or it might be called "Photo" while the dark is "Nycto". Im also hoping for Paimon to evolve to mature form and her power, the time is "Chrono" and the space is "Astro"

[@boim4155]

In Razor's Story quest, the traveller uses the 2 star version of the sword in both cutscenes, it's also the same sword in Xingqiu's splash art

[@roberto6074]

The Dull Blade it's actually his sword, but it's sealed. Remember guys, The Sustainer captured one twin and sealed the other. We can conclude that his sword comes within his powers, The other twin still have it's powers Hence " Dull " Blade.

[@ZackeryBackery]

Pretty sure if we ever see it again it'll be in a cutscene and won't be usable after

[@Crimson-Hat]

I hope he levels up to a Silver Sword by the end of the game.

[@galacticzeraora59]

I have another little theory what if the dull blade was the traveler original sword but because they lost their power the sword in response became dull and lost its original form

[@mrscotchguy]

She wants a R2 five star sword.

[@drpaimon2369]

Fun fact: In Kaeya's strory quest, he mesntions that there was once a sword dropped from the heavens into the sea, it would've then alledgedly been salvaged by his grandfather.

[@drpaimon2369]

This actually made think: Could the reason kaeya isn't cursed despite being from khean'ria have anything to do with the travellers blade. We know the traveler has some cleansing powers so...

[@albertrezac7380]

actually the traveler loses it in the initial cutscene too free themselves from the unknown god, it i also the reason whay their sibling was trapped, they held onto their sword and yes, kaeya later mentions that sword in "The sword was dropped from Celestia into the sea by a god. It was later salvaged by my grandfather's crew by pure coincidence. The moment he gripped the sword, thunder roared, billows hollowed, and the clear skies were suddenly swallowed by raging winds..."

[@Jack_The_Lad]

I will be incredibly displeased if I see that the way for the traveler to get back his sword is by pulling on the weapon banner