Opera Singer Reacts: Neuvillette Character Demo || Genshin Impact OST

I really enjoyed Neuvillette's character demo because it defies what we feel and hear in character demos in genshin impact usually. It's interesting, archaic, modern, and all the things that make genshin music so fun for me.
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[@MarcoMeatball]

something seems to have happened and it has only uploaded to 720p. The good news is this is about music - but sorry about that.

[@cancer5950]

Me who watches at 144p:💀

[@Vivot_0x]

don't worry i usually watch videos at 480p because my internet is garbage 😭

[@captaindanger13]

yeah youtube keeps setting videos I watch to 480p by default despite my internet and computer being able to handle higher qualities just fine, so I didn't even notice lol. there isn't much of a difference, so I don't really care about the quality being slightly lower.

[@AmyRubyMoon]

Imo the 4.1 trailer neuvilette music was better im in love with that

[@leonidyakimov6249]

No problem. It's ok 🙂

[@DreamTiger5]

“Older than the archons.” Well, he’s not wrong.

[@Konomidebanshouwashikisesur]

Yes'nt

[@hypetrail]

Kinda-ish, his species is older that anything the Usurper(s) brought to Teyvat

[@theprinceofflumes3674]

(spoilers) well since hes the REINCARNATION of the hydro sovereign, he is technically older but he doesnt have all the memories that he had in his previous incarnation, but if we count both of them then hes basically as old as teyvat itself as (correct me if im wrong) the hydro sovereign was the first sovereign and the heart of the primoridal sea (which all orginally-teyvat lifeforms originate from) which should mean hes older than all life on teyvat.

[@krazy167]

I literally got goosebumps throughout the trailer, Something about Neuvillette just screams he is powerful yet mysterious

[@Heill_B.]

he is powerful but there is something that he has to sacrifice in the past to get that powerful, or he sacrifices something in exchange for his power.

[@thegreglin332]

SPOILERS Neuvillette is the reincarnation of the original Hydro Sovereign, the Sovereigns being the 7 Vishap(Dragon) gods before the archons. They were defeated by Celestia when the primordial one arrived, and all either died or hid away at the bottom of the Oceans. Then, we learn in Enkanomiya that the hydro Sovereign indeed died at the hands of the Primordial one, and that there are two options for a dead sovereign. If he is "pure", he is reborn as a vishap, and if he is impure, will take on a human form, but with the longevity of a regular sovereign(really fucking long time). Thus, the Hydro dragon was reborn as Neuvillette. This puts his age into perspective, as Orobashi died 2000 years ago, when the people of Enkanomiya came to Watatsumi, and he was already afraid of the Hydro Sovereign before. As such, we can estimate Neuvillette to be anywhere between 7000 (Death of the hydro Sovereign) and 2000(death of Orobashi, the people of Enkanomiya already knew the Hydro Sovereign had returned) years old. My personal theory is that just like an Archon is chosen immediately after the previous one dies, EG Rhukadevata and Nahida, the Sovereigns are reborn immediately after their death. Overall an amazing backstory for an amazing character, thank you for attending my ted talk. Edit: the sadness is probably his reminiscence to the time before the primordial one, during the age of the Sovereigns

[@leonvuitton]

Even his idle animation is powerful. Bro can legit absorb rainy weather and make it clear skies

[@captaindanger13]

@@leonvuitton and it applies the wet status effect on him during the idle animation. my friend and I noticed that last night when we got him and we found it hilarious.

[@Heill_B.]

@@thegreglin332 I am really pissed when I read it, but it was my fault to click read more, soo thank you for the information '-')7

[@kuri7154]

3:10 I think in Neuvillette's case, organ means authority. In the cutscene where Childe fights in the court, at first it was Childe's theme in this loud rock-n-roll style (which is appropriate since he's literally rebelling against the court) but after Neuvillete one-shots him, everything settles leaving only the organs playing, creating the sense of oppression. It's a reminder of the power and authority of Neuvillette, of the court, and of Fontaine's justice system by extension. I think this might also explain the trope you mentioned where organs in video games are often associated with evil. In real life authority is neutral by default, however in video games, authority is very often the opposition, it's part of the videogame culture and its history. Born from the hacker culture in an academic setting, stayed on the fringes of society as a niche form of entertainment, and once it entered the mainstream it was quickly scapegoated for many social problems, causing controversies even to this day. Distrust of the authorities is in video games' DNA, and what speaks authority louder than church music.

[@floofsartstudio9537]

Neuvillette is one of the most interesting characters in my opinion. Being both this impartial and cold judge yet also so centered around emotion. He feels very human, which is somewhat ironic considering his lore.

[@_Chaosnight_]

It's not like he doesn't feel emtions or doesn't want to, he simply can't express what he feels, it's the typical "I want to scream but i don't have a mouth" scenario, i think the fact alone that he cries before every single time he has to Judge someone proves that more then enough

[@KayKayBayForever]

@@_Chaosnight_He also, in his words, doesn’t understand himself and his emotions very well.

[@vietcuongnguyenle8530]

@@_Chaosnight_ human emotion is very complicated The archon we known only have 2 is truly able to understand human is venti and zhongli Ei is not understand human, and nahida only understand human in term of theory from what she read in the book Other race we seeing like the adeptus, the demon god, aranara , the race in desert which i forgot their name, melusine all of them is not understand human and not have complicated emotion like human To live with human, they must learn about human emotion and learn to know how to act like human But until now, only venti and zhongli really understand human and know how to act like human

[@_Chaosnight_]

@@vietcuongnguyenle8530 Neuvillette understands Humans very well but he isn't fully aware to what lengths we can go to because of our emtions, for example he was surprised to learn that Navias dad was willing to let himself be killed just to protect his daughter The real problem Neuvillette has is he doesn't understand himself or the emtions he feels which make him seem cold and careless, even tho he cares alot, he just can't express himself because he doesn't know how

[@vietcuongnguyenle8530]

@@_Chaosnight_ he not understand , but due to living with human long enough, he can play along with human emotion base in the knowledge he have about human emotion He can read human to know what emotion they express and pretend to get along with it Yes deep inside he have emotion too like you said , but he not understand emotion so he don’t know what emotion he have or how to express it He is same like nahida, both of them understand human emotion but only in term of theory , the knowledge they learn about from book and the life time they live with human

[@Screens655]

I'm always impressed with how close to the actual lore Marco lands WITH JUST THE MUSIC. GIVE THIS MAN AN AWARD.

[@E_Bro]

Does he play Genshin at all? If not, that's really impressive.

[@yourlocalcringechannel3416]

@@E_Brohe does now but I’m not sure when he started exactly because I think he has broken down music before. Though he does have knowledge on music and theater as well. But yeah I think he is playing Fountaine right now so he has more he can explain through experience.

[@josttodee2]

Neuvillette is the definition of elegance

[@ar_greyheart471]

14:56 You're KIND OF right. Neuvilette is not of Fontaine, but Fontaine was built upon his land/water (territory?)

[@TengouX]

You might be onto something there. What's called Gnosis in English is called 神之心 in Chinese (literally 'heart of God'). It's pretty much believed that the Gnoses are the remaining hearts or essences of the Seven Sovereigns (elemental dragon kings, essentially). That said, Neuvillette is likely not the original Hydro Sovereign, but it is very possible he retains strong ties with the Gnosis-holder

[@alexhuettl1716]

I won't spoil it here, but the end of the Archon quest that just came out DOES fully reveal his relationship in regards to this and gives a lot more insight into him. Something to look forward to!

[@_viya]

cough cough remind yourself of the prophecy established in the enkanomiya about the hydro dragon sovereign

[@clementine5366]

well yes in enkanomiya (byakuyakouku book) we find out that the sovereign was to be reborn in human form so him not being the original would be understandable

[@lovenike8284]

I genuinely love these videos. I feel like I learn so much from Marco and I've never been much of a musically involved person; never took any extracurriculars in it, never really cared to dive into learning about it on a deeper level. But I've been enthralled with Genshin's story and characters for a while now and in my desire to learn more about this silly little gacha game, I'm surprised to find just how much talent and thought goes into every aspect of the game's world building, including the music. I've only been able to realize some of these depths thanks to Marco's analyses and him sharing his expertise with us. His interpretations have really helped bridge the gap in my knowledge and really sparked a genuine interest in me for opera, music, and plays. In his other videos I've heard him mention pieces like "Commedia dell'arte," "Turandot," and "Rigoletto" and even though I've never been inclined to care about this kind of stuff before, he makes me genuinely curious and excited about these topics and I've begun looking into how I could see some of these plays and operas for myself. I've not only gained a greater appreciation for the game's development but also music as a whole thanks to Marco sharing his talent and wisdom and I genuinely hope he gets the recognition he deserves because I haven't seen anyone do it quite like he can.

[@MarcoMeatball]

Thank you.

[@itssoccermom]

The nuance of characters in Fontaine so far has been on another level, and I’m so glad that’s being reflected in the music too. Absolutely can’t wait to see what’s next

[@JanVictorAndasan]

I love when you watched it without English dub and then reacting after you gave your commentary. It was so spot on and appreciative of your knowledge with the use of instruments to depict emotions. Had to subscribe right after because this is Grade A content! 🥰

[@cvmbrella9113]

You literally guessing everything about him and his story just by listening to the music like what, the talent 👁️👄👁️

[@MarcoMeatball]

🤣

[@lilpandarose]

I love how you are able to get the gist of the demo through the music alone. It's a testament to the thought put behind the it fir every character and every moment.

[@cc_the_rebel]

Marco: Furina is a chaotic neutral maybe Me: She’s just chaotic period 😂 Awesome outlook on the music interpretation btw! Everything about this demo felt so different to a lot of the others and given this mans’ lore, we’re dealing with a whole new breed here, and I’m here for it! You’re takes are always so fun and insightful to listen too, especially for me being a slight classical nerd lol

[@kaylenvee8150]

So Neuvilette is one of the most fascinating characters in the story, because he serves as a direct contrast to Furina. It's shown in the video where he sits completely opposite to her in the courtroom. He's the firm, impartial and cold judge, and yet there are moments with him that are just FILLED with emotion. One of the most prominent examples being this myth around Fontaine that is leaning to be actual truth, that whenever it starts raining in Fontaine, it's because NEUVILETTE is crying and in sorrow, which also further solidifies the theory that Neuvilette isn't human because how could he change the weather? Anyway, the point is that Neuvilette appears cold and selfish, but in actuality he's the exact opposite; he's selfless. Because while he passes judgement with the understanding that justice needs to be served, he carries the consequences of his judgement, especially the sorrow like whether he passed the right judgement or even how that judgement has affected the people. It serves as a great contrast to Furina, who carries this idea of justice being a show of theatrics where people spout nonsense after nonsense until something else happens. She looks like she's performing FOR the people, but she's completely and utterly selfish. She gets angry at Lyney's trial not because she might've sentenced an innocent man to jail, but because SHE feels humiliated. She cries because SHE feels incompetent. She cries because SHE'LL be left alone. She represents this idea that justice is meaningless and selfish, which is kind of paradoxical because she's supposed to be the God of Justice? And yet justice is meaningless?? That's why she has such a dull presence when pitted against Neuvilette; she could NEVER even hope to beat him, and yet she continues to spout nonsense because that's all she knows how to do, while Neuvilette just carries on because he knows there's more important things to focus on than her. The contrast of what they find important and how they choose to present themselves is just GENIUS. It's because of this contrast that there's a really strong and reasonable argument that Neuvilette embodies the idea of the God of Justice more than Furina ever does. There's even this little tidbit in support of this when you play the game. There's this particular detail that's only exclusive to the Archons. Whenever they do their Q, which is their ultimate attack, their hair glows for a moment. And we see with Neuvilette that his hair accessories do the EXACT SAME THING when you hit his Q. So your theory on Neuvilette being the Gnosis itself honestly might not be far off base. I don't think he'd die if it was removed, but he definitely is connected to it and Furina because he has these aspects of 'godliness' to him.

[@justsomeguy727]

The other thing too is that other than venti and zhongli, none of the current archons really chose to be in the positions they're in as archons. Nahida is a weird case since she's a reincarnated being of one of the original seven but Ei, Furina, the Tsaritsa , etc are all people who were turned archon by no choice of their own. When looked at it like that it explains *alot* about Furina's struggle.

[@goblinsgambits196]

I'll do my best not to spoil anything that's *true*, but I will debunk your thought about Neuvilette being the Gnosis. As far as anyone seems to be concerned, he's not. Whether or not that's actually accurate or not is still in the air, but as far as we can be certain according to various sources in the game, he's not the Archon. Then again, we all know that Genshin likes to misdirect.

[@mythito5120]

Neuvillette's hair doesn't exactly glow, it gains extensions

[@kkorii5924]

*Spoiler* In a way the gnosis can be seen as an extension of his power as celestia took power from the sovereigns to make the gnosi

[@seraphywang4638]

There is also this phenomenon based on his voicelines that the unnatural times of raining is his sad emotions and normal rain still does fall regularly. The allusion in his voicelines is that because of his sadness happening too frequently for natural rain to fall, there’s very very few times when he can just enjoy the rain as normal rain and not when he’s in a bad mood which probably tells the player how often it “unnaturally rains” than naturally.

[@deathsinger969]

Everytime I watch your videos on Genshin music I am amazed by how accurate you are able to describe a character just by listening to their theme.

[@misterbin00]

Neuvillette is actually more like lawful neutral, who aligns with the law and principle. He actually has a heart which is aligned with good, but he prioritizes his duty as the iudex than his personal emotions.

[@GLoLChibs]

You summed up Neuvillette perfectly going off the music alone. That is freaking incredible. Now I have to go back and see if you ever did Baizhu.

[@DrBijuYT]

This is why I watch this channel. Me, someone who is not ''musically savvy", I'm always impressed but how much you are able to get just by the music alone, including your past videos when you barely knew this game. I suppose it also shows that those in charge of the music direction at Hoyoverse knows what they are doing. Cant wait to see the dénouement of this story!

[@elizabeth_mlpfim9403]

Literally just described his story quest

[@nameisNICK.F]

You're very right when you said he's not a human.

[@penpil_]

I think you have very deep understanding of the character through the music! Agree with you, it was very interesting to listen how the music actually reflects Neuvillette's worries. Thank you very much!

[@kelskinnie]

SO EXCITED TO LISTEN TO MARCO'S THOUGHTS ON THIS MUSICCC

[@BiBye]

While I wasn't intending to pull for Neuvillette, I cannot deny that my love of cello pieces is winning me over with this one and am delighted to see your reactions to it! At the very least, it does make me intrigued to learn more about him.

[@vaskoldvok9103]

waited for this reaction, the music from demo (and demo itself) is just incredible

[@defiantmars9910]

The Opera Epiclese is interesting in that it serves as a triumvirate of functions. In game, it is described as Opera and Court House. But in many ways, it also serves as a Church. The Justice system itself is the religion of Fontaine.

[@kapiteingrasparkiet7574]

Very pleased that Hoyoverse is promoting 17th-19th century Western European Culture: Baroque music is so underappreciated in modern day society and media. Neuvillette's theme melody gives massive calls to Beethoven's Pathetique - melody is Romantic, but the structure and the instruments are still Baroque. You can tell that the music producers behind Hoyoverse really put in all in this one.

[@davisbenecke3623]

As someone who has played the new archon quest and Neuvillettes story quest, your original comments before you watched the video were frighteningly accurate..

[@fogheta]

It's slightly less explicit here (more obvious in the verison and teaser trailer) but I adore how reminiscent his leitmotif is to the Emil/Sacrifice and /Despair etc. ones, which is very apt considering both of their stories and similarities you can draw there. Not 1:1 obviously, but still. Also great as Neuvs EN VA voices Brother NieR!

[@fabiandeutschle3372]

Good luck to those pulling for Neuvillette! :)

[@Gatopolla]

This part you talk about at 9:54 hits very differently after 4.2 archon quest, you really are a genius to nail so much of the story correctly from the music

[@ronzedplaysYT]

I love the way when the ultimate skill scene dropped with the beat, Marco just said “nice” after telling us an entire story, cuz same 😂 the music left me in goose bumps ❤

[@yukiyuko9916]

I wasn't expecting a full dissertation-analysis! It was wonderful, always a pleasure to listen to your views and thoughts! Thanks Marco for your content :>

[@MarcoMeatball]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Utausiek]

Love your interpretation of this demo - Neuvillette is fave character of mine and I also love this demo (probably as much as Zhongli's demo). It was incredible to listen to your expoerience put into understanding emotion behind music and character!! Every time I listen to this music I feel so emotional, almost like Neuvillette is sharing his emotion (and also emotions of others that resonate with him) with us. Came here for this demo, but I'll definitely stay for more of your work :)

[@Leeprechaun]

I actually surprised you can even analyze to such deep about a character, just from their demo music alone!! Thank you for making this video!

[@mzura3478]

Everything Neuvillette says goes so damn hard, my Furina savings are in danger

[@StyxDipped]

I just returned from a trip to Lucca and while I was there I attended one of the Puccini e la sua Lucca performances in the Church of San Giovanni. It’s the first time I’ve heard live opera in person and I have an all new appreciation for it thanks to your channel, Marco! Cried all the way through it, haha. Glad to recover from travelling and watch this video. Thank you!

[@V-Yakuru]

This Fontaine music is going crazy 🔥🔥

[@MiguelRodriguez-zr7of]

Wow I wasn't expecting Marco to say Neuvillette as the Gnosis himself, either an embodiment or holding it within himself....wow, that's a very interesting theory. I wil start playing the story to see what happens.

[@dopzkentoy]

it is interesting because the Gnosis originated from the Seven Dragon Sovereigns

[@MiguelRodriguez-zr7of]

@dopzkentoy yes. I just played the archon quest, and to my surprise the Gnosis is the elemental authority that once belonged to the sovereign dragons of Teyvat. That pretty much confirms that both Neuvillette and the Gnosis are connected since he needs it in order to restore his full power as the Sovereign Dragon of Water.

[@shadycactus6146]

spoilers (but not leaks, and pls don’t reply with leaks lol, i Don’t Wanna Know): neuvillette’s lv 90 ascension voiceline actually kinda seems to imply that he has (re)claimed possession of the gnosis - at least that is one very plausible way of interpreting it

[@MiguelRodriguez-zr7of]

@shadycactus6146 I don't know his story ahead, but in 4.2 we might know something since is the third act of this quest, if we follow Sumeru as an example.

[@shadycactus6146]

@@MiguelRodriguez-zr7of yeah i assume we’ll find out next update

[@b3tuki]

I suggest you give a watch to the character teaser as well if you're interested, it kinda works as a short intro to the demo and helps piece more things about his character together.

[@apache6111]

I really appreaciate your knowledge, the way you get what's happening in the trailer without even watching it yet through music is just admirable, when you were listening to the chinese version and talked about deepness and complexity of Neuvillete character, and then that exact thing being literally showned to us in the underwater scene and how he is very reflexive during the entire demo. As always, a pleasure to watch your content Marco!

[@nektoneizvestniy2050]

Dear Marco, you helped me solve a question that I’ve been thinking about all day! When I looked at the character's demo, I had a distinct feeling that something was wrong. The atmosphere was too serious, too dark, as if Nevilette was created not for Genshin, but for Honkai (where characters are killed, as far as I know). There was a lot of pressure in the video, like a psychological thriller. But I didn’t realize right away that this demo, unlike the others, was focused on the hero’s past. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

[@Zach174.]

15:04 well he is, in fact probably the first. He’s most likely an elemental dragon in human form. This is not hidden to the player. The interesting thing is that the rain correlates with the dragon crying.

[@syzygy8]

You kept mentioning sadness regarding his theme, which now that I think of it actually translates well in-game-- iirc I think it was either Navia or Elphane (while riding towards Epiclese) who mentioned it was mostly raining there. Considering Neuvi's lore (the things he says in his trailer, or during the AQ), while others consider each case to be a form of entertainment, I think he moreso sees the conflict and the struggle. And although the people lauded his unbiased nature, making them think he was a cold person, he actually isn't- he isn't immune to feeling pain or sad or regret, which I think is actually what he does feel if, again, the rain is any indication (and all that talk reg Navia's father). Really cool analysis, thank you for this

[@noot761]

The part where there is a cello and chorus reminds me of Once Upon a December from Anastasia. It actually invokes the same feeling of loss and sadness.

[@Matias-cx3wg]

This theme is living rent free inside my head since yesterday

[@finwang8595]

day of judgment fits the theme of this character so much, I also couldn't help but think of the overwhelming power that is conveyed through the music

[@chibi_choko]

Neuvillette has quickly become one of my favorite characters, not only because of his lore (which has so much potential because of all the hidden secrets and unknowns) but also because of his personality. You are absolutely correct about his position as solid neutrality in a courtroom where all manner of human emotion explodes and collides with one another. Neuvillette's role as Chief Justice is to maintain impartiality while the audience, those on trial, and Furina herself conduct chaos. I loved the analysis of the cello alongside the choir during the buildup, both during the CN and EN versions. Both of those insights reflect Neuvillette's personality as an old, wise being that stands above humanity, but at the same time is so very alone. To be truly and purely impartial, Neuvillette must put distance between himself and humanity as their judge, but that sacrifice does not come without its toll. Neuvillette is the cello that stands alone and apart from the choir, the people. Thank you so much for this beautiful analysis. I always love your videos!!

[@ShadoShade]

One nice thing is that Hoyo-mix releases the music for these trailers for every character released from the last archon to the newest one. Meaning Neuvilette's music, without any of the diagetic sounds of the trailer, should be available within the next few months.

[@sarahrodrigues4936]

I thought of you the second I first heard the music in this I’m obsessed with it

[@DuskWolf224]

He will have otter

[@gatex33d74]

he didnt guess what the demo was about, but he did guess what his story quest is about

[@daniel336600]

its always interesting to hear your view on the music bc when u explain it it makes sense and its amazing how there is so much different styles of music they do that match the situation and the story of the demos

[@AyeeeeImTheHotDogMan]

Omg I knew you would love Nuvi

[@xdknights]

You should definitely react to Coppelia and Coppelius's themes seperately. There's also the a video of them both playing at the same time and I think you'd really like it!!

[@renjigutierrez4498]

as always Mr Marco, a spotr on analysis, you never fail to amaze me when it comes to game music review be it Genshin or other games.

[@Ace_Maus]

Barely 1:28, and I'm already like, "Yes! Marco agrees with me!" 😂🎉

[@pumirya]

Thanks for another cool video.

[@ReQ1999]

I feel like the start of the demo is like- people's interpretation of Neuvillette? As the fierce and absolute Chief Justice. Like what we see from the outset. "everyone knows well the apathy of the Chief Justice" - Navia But then it changes to who Neuvillette actually is; sensitive, gentle, remeniscing. And then you basically said this same thing when I already wrote this, haha. I absolutely love the Cello❤

[@ar_greyheart471]

16:51 I overlooked this one😮. "He is the gnosis". How could I be so STUPID! Ofc, the gnosis is an object but its purpose is channeling power. And if you say Neuvilette is the gnosis... he is not the medium, but the source!

[@spyrothetimelord]

it's a bit scary (but also really amazing) that you can decently accurately tell the character's persona and such with just the music. also crazy that the emotional feeling is relatively universal, so the different pieces are actually able to create the story in the first place. music is really so magical, i wish i had learned some level of it :')

[@opswhyyou7216]

That's an interesting take on what the music could represent. I always thought the severity of the music is just a way for the demo to tell you who Neuvillette is. Not once did I think about that it can tell you how Neuvillette becomes the person he is now too. I just started 4.1 but I bet someone like Neuvillette won't have a peaceful, uneventful life. Yeah not to spoil anything, but Neuvillette is quite possibly above even the archons, maybe except for one. And that one exception...he's very likely not just an archon, too.

[@mrmechpunch4653]

3 types of organs: 1)church 2)evil/dark tone 3)judgemental organs

[@quirkyqwerssie]

I love your theory about Neuvillette.

[@ar_greyheart471]

16:47 Yes and no. He is connected to her but I request you to play Archon quest act 4 for that. Everything about Neuvilette will be explained there. Unless you already got spoiled, that is.

[@MarcSy]

I'm still amazed you can deduce this much from just listening.

[@MarcoMeatball]

:)

[@YoOoQ]

Thank you for a beautiful review for Neuvillette's demo music 💞✨ I love how your interpretation for the music. I just found out your channel. If you haven't done the Swirls of Shamshir... I wish to hear your thoughts and interpretation of it. I just love it so much 🥹💞✨

[@FeronMecha]

This is what i’ve been waiting for.

[@Heill_B.]

So, congrats you getting me hooked on your content, I have been binge-watching most of your videos while doing my work, lol PS: idk whether you have checked Hu Tao and Yae Miko's character demo yet, both of them is my favorite, I really like their character demo, and I hope to hear your insight about their demo.

[@MarcoMeatball]

Glad you like them!

[@jumpyduckies-cr8ce]

Well Neuvillette is a dragon

[@mllewhimsy1161]

Heard this demo X amount of times but I will keep coming back for the music

[@lukespetschanel]

what neuvillet life is like a flow with the water he just follow the where his life bring him to and just lost in time and thought what just what he live for and what kind of past he has and he just a character that neutral just like you said marco i amaze you can just describe him just from his music alone 😎😎😎😎

[@laquedibuja2003]

neuvilette is descended from one of the ancient dragon sovreigns of teyvat, it was stated in a text from enkanomya that the dragon sovreign of water would be reincarnated in human form, that is neuvilette, also, it is confirmed at the end of the 4.1 archon quest that the gnosis are powered by the dragon sovreigns' elemental energy that was taken from them, this caused them to lose their power and purity, which is why neuvilette is a human with draconic power and not a true dragon

[@fardareismai4495]

Especially the beginning sounds like a Dies Irae

[@tacoanime1711]

I like your Mozart's Dies Irae remix there lol

[@MarcoMeatball]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@FujiSona1627]

I love him as he is the same voice actor as noctis from final fantasy 15.

[@yukiyukiomoyi]

I so want him to react to the new boss's theme, Pthaur the devourer 😔😔

[@ARUMSTARS]

Tbh I was waiting for the English part because I speak Chinese mainly LOL, still great analysis and I love Neuvilette true I'm saving for him now and I have like Charlotte's, Neuvilette's and Argenti's themes on loop now, my top artist this year might be HOYO-Mix again

[@ARUMSTARS]

HOYO-Mix's power is too much to bare sometimes I get goosebumps even after hearing it the 10,000th time and sometimes cry! Thank you HOYO-Mix for The Stellar Moments :') Where would I be without them, true

[@lucaexistsmaybe]

Definitely got the something bad in his past when you look at his character quest

[@Balbaneth]

The MUSIC holy >.

[@reccaofns]

Ang galing mo magsabi ng kwento ng character kahit sa musika mo lang ito ibinase 🖤🖤

[@tonoblood]

Exelente trabajo 💪

[@kamillakerberos9803]

I know it's completely different but it reminds me of "Lost in thoughts, all alone" in Fire emblem if/ Fates😮 same "water-y" and sad vibes

[@sky_sammy5554]

Neuvillette: " Merely a prelude for what to to come" Me soon if his Trailor went for a second longer

[@bellystraw]

Bröther, you gotta react to like ALL of the records from Lies of P. They're all ridiculously good for something you can just skip. "someday" is my personal favorite so far

[@MarcoMeatball]

Waiting for some official word on the ost. I LOVED the records

[@bellystraw]

@@MarcoMeatball sweet!

[@xitheris1758]

Neuvillette is lawful good. Furina is either chaotic good or chaotic neutral; we don't know yet.

[@willlawlor2398]

Hey Marco! Love these videos and I'm so glad i came across your channel. My brain cannot make the sense of music in any smart manner ("I hear the notes i smile"), so thank you for putting words to how music makes me feel. Did you play through 4.1's story yet?

[@morrowthewizard3945]

Cool breakdown

[@jaythekittydragon3525]

neuvillette is the hydro dragon

[@felifeloo2243]

ooo what an interesting theory that Neuvilette is the Gnosis itself personified. I haven't seen that one yet. Everyone seems convinced only that he is the ancient elemental hydro dragon. I haven't done his story quest yet so maybe I'm missing some canon explanations but I really enjoy that theory for what it is!

[@SwobyJ]

(its both - what are gnosis, after all?)

[@YiorKha]

I am not sure if this is allowed here so warning, a very brobable and popular theory that is most probably can be also a spoiler in some sense for someone. Neuvillete is much more than just a God of Teyvat. Before gods arrived Teyvat was a home for dragons. In short the Primordial God came to Teyvat, killed the Dragon King/God and some other elemental dragons, then created humans (not to confuse with the Unknown God who we meet at the start of the game, she's an imposter basically, who killed the original one and took his place). So those elemental dragons are 7 Sovereigns, 7 elemental dragons. By power they were much MUCH more powerfull than archons, even when they were at their top power. And so there are a lot of details that tell us that Neuvillete is most probably a reincarnation of a Hydro dragon. Also dont confuse Sovereigns with "dragons" we've meet before aka Dvalin and Azhdaha, as they are not true dragons in the eyes of the Sovereigns.

[@Talia_Vantas]

YOOO i also thought IMMEDIATELY OF dies irae!!! Happy

[@Sosuke0727]

Please watch more character demo beyond than English The way performance VA and express emotions fits more than English as well the immersion it's much higher

[@MrCat-hu7ry]

bro is too on point with Neuvellite guesses, call Marco Lynney 2.0 cuz he is a magician

[@jetaimesooshi]

I never heard about Neuvillette being the actual Gnosis woah

[@doodleghost6225]

Spoiler here, fair warning: Neuvillette is actually very close to being a god, so your predictions are not far off! In fact, Neuvillette is more ancient and powerful than any of the other gods we've encountered so far in game. Perhaps that's why his music has this sense of power and holiness and a sort of ominous tone that the archon themes more or less lack.

[@tenkk_ch]

Awesome.

[@nurventilatoren]

He likes Melusines. He can't be a bad person imo. I would like one at home, for headpats.

[@ben-taobeneton3945]

I was expecting for Marco to be hyped for this 😀 But regarding him as a person trough music, I agree, Neuvillette has that omnipitent, wise persona that everyone will respect and adore him as the Neutral party. The influence he projects can't be judged by anyone but just accepted of how great and mighty it is. P.s. An interesting theory. Neuvillette harbors the gnosis, huh? Very interesting 🤔