Pactsworn Pantheon: Cyno vs. Anubis and the Gods [Genshin Anime Short from Hoyofair Spring 2023]

“Pactsworn Pantheon” is an animated take on Cyno’s connections to Anubis, lord of the Egyptian underworld, and the gauntlet of demigods who stand in his way.
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Massive thanks to everyone on the animation team:
EVAKOI - / evakoiani
aditya - / adityar51253736
Kurolee - / kurolee97
Sirbirbsalot - / sirbirbsalot
Romario Clarke - / raizakii
delta - / delta_0512
gin - / ginyoagoldie
Igor Oleynikov - / igoroleynikov2
Kitani - / kita_ni_
Moose - / moosey96
Jengkay - / jengkayart
Nikolay - / nikolaikutuzov
Victoriavoid - linktr.ee/syringavoid
Astruma - / astruma2
Kuroshiio
Also big thanks to everyone involved in background art!
K3nzoteruya - / k3nzoteruya
Perdizzion - / perdizzion
Suto - / akkaccel
ditanoka - / ditanoka
Lux - / lux_arts_
Last but not least, our amazing sound design team:
MicRezAudio - / micrezaudio
Skelktons - / skelktons
amenemone - / amenemone

[@wanderoflake]

this is exactly what i want for Cyno, his shivering past

[@kanushvenkatesh1725]

He balanced the scales and left his past behind him to become a matra

[@nol8055]

​@@kanushvenkatesh1725 cyno balancing the scales like anubis while fighting would have been a nice thing to see in his gameplay, but I guess his entire existence is enough refrence to that so no need maybe He values justice above all as he's sorta Anubis, even attacking his superiors in akademia, it'd be cool if he had the scales at all time for swifter judgement while fighting but yea too much

[@Your_favVal]

We wanna know 😔

[@brendonli5220]

im shivering in my timbers rn

[@pride7052]

​@@nol8055one cool mechanic would be if Cyno gained more strength if his enemies had committed more sins... Or in game, the stronger his enemy, the stronger he becomes

[@Raiden_and_Coral]

Cyno tipping the scales of Anubis with the blood of his obstacles is genius and I can't get over it

[@zaneaulner4333]

And in the end, I assume he "sacrificed" himself first before getting defeated by the undead, though still can't understand the motive behind such action, still a detail worth attention

[@MrUnoriginal741]

@@zaneaulner4333 Anubis weights peoples hearts by putting them on a scale with a feather, if it’s lighter than the feather they successfully pass on to the afterlife. Cyno used the others God’s blood and his own to make the feather heavier than his heart and pass the trial

[@viieswkit]

Me too 😭💕

[@cerencebeci8762]

@@zaneaulner4333 it was to balance the scales on the hand of anubis so it would be equal to the heart tbh

[@zaneaulner4333]

@@cerencebeci8762 thanks for the explanation, late yet nonetheless, some other people out there also explained it, thanks so much nonetheless!

[@reyesjunior0402]

As a Cyno main, this is what I feel like whenever I'm in Burst mode

[@random_italian]

Same

[@ravishukla7493]

"Judgment is upon you!"

[@Washingtub-senpai]

"your sins lay upon your soul!" Anubis "....he may have my soul, but he'll never have my spirit." Johnny Blaze

[@ravishukla7493]

@@Washingtub-senpai upon* your soul...

[@Washingtub-senpai]

@@ravishukla7493 oops...... Sorry. 😔😔😔 Better?

[@selectivelysocial7117]

I love how that last action of Cyno's both tips the scales, so to speak, and shows that Death is inevitable and unkillable.

[@spiritofirewillowisp9123]

Another thing I just now noticed is that the Anubis was a skeleton, there was no blood to spill from him/it, so in the end the only option Cyno had was to either do what he did, or perish.

[@noahkatt7667]

The heart rite is a detail that I really enjoyed, in Egyptian myths. One's heart would be measured aganist a feather, if the heart is heavier, the soul gets casted into darkness, if lighter, it successfully passes on to the after life. Cyno balanced the scale by shedding their blood, and his in a challenge, he won and became the next human vessel of anubis.

[@firelight3806]

Love this lore tidbit.

[@bojuu]

i honestly dont get it. what was up with the blood?

[@noahkatt7667]

@@bojuu the heart was heavier than the feather, so he balanced it by blood and got the approval of anubis by challenging the rest of the gods.

[@noahkatt7667]

@fish yeah u're right but as far as I know, blood was considered something imperative for life in ancient Egypt. It wasn't that sinful. It was more like an essence of life and boldness.

[@bossonbrou2900]

@@noahkatt7667 to me it's more like this, due to the people he killed his heart was heavier than the feather, so he offered his blood. He balanced the weight of the blood of the dead ones by offering his own blood so knowing that he wanted to equilibrate things Anubis a god who hold balance at a huge place gave his approval.

[@Hidora]

I love how you interpreted the characters as the Egyptian gods

[@two-facedoctor9113]

as if in the game itself, the characters from the desert don't look like that

[@asumi_channn961]

@@two-facedoctor9113they don’t? You can see the difference in the design from this video to the characters in game😄

[@HerrscherofSimp3164]

​@@two-facedoctor9113 I think it is a very accurate interpretation. By the way, that Scorpion girl reminds a lot of Mobius from Honkai (I know mobius is a serpent), in terms of her face, hair and crown.

[@Bronze_Age_Sea_Person]

Dehya = Sekhmet Geo Croc Guy = Sobek Candace = Thoth Wiged one = Isis I just don't know which god does the Snake like Pharaoh stand for, although the Pharaoh himslef can be considered a deity.

[@Sacration]

It litteraly is in the lore they are suppose to represent the sages of Deshret (the Ibis King, the crocodile King, the got King etc...) So op made then their avatar or apprentice.

[@SC-hk6bs]

For those wondering, here were the gods Cyno fought (in order): (0:34) [Unnamed] as Ra: The God of the Sun, Life, and Creation. (0:48) Candace as Toth: The God of the Moon, Wisdom, and Writing. (1:04) [Unnamed] as (what I can only assume to be) Serket: The God of Healing and Poison (associated especially with scorpions and their stings/venom, Serket’s name can be interpreted as both ‘[she who] tightens the throat’ as well as ‘[she who] causes the throat to breathe’) (1:15) [Unnamed] as (what I can only assume to be) Osiris: The God of the Underworld. (1:26) Dehya as Sekhmet: The Goddess of War and Healing. (1:40) [Unnamed] as (what I can only assume to be) Set: God of Disorder, Violence, and Storms. (Sobek is also a potential candidate for this one) And finally, (1:59) Anubis: The God of Judgement and Punishment. A lot of these are just my speculation, so please correct if you believe I’m in the wrong ^^

[@landofthehazymist]

ra and king deshret parallels are interseting. also dehya seems more like sekhmet, a warrior goddess with a lion head, daughter of Ra, and the "vengeful manifestation of Ra's power, the Eye of Ra. was said to breathe fire, and the hot winds of the desert were likened to her breath." wikipedia

[@birky0191]

i believe dehya is Sekhmet and not Bastet the unnamed before dehya is most likely Neith oh yeah it may be either set or sobek based off of the creation made

[@Endo7435]

Thats a very insteresting speculation! As the other coments sais I believe Dehya is supposed to be the lioness headed goddess Sekhmet (idk...the lioness goddess fits a bit more than the cat goddess, but honestly could be both lol) and the last guy I actually tought it was Sobek purelly by it being a crocodile but Seth fits too!

[@SC-hk6bs]

Ohh wait, you guys totally right! I was wondering why (what I assumed to be) Bastet/Bast was depicted as so vicious haha. ^^ Sekhemet is definitely much more fitting for Dehya, thank you for the corrections! :)

[@casualspartan4532]

from what i can tell, the one yo have as Ra is more Osiris due to a lack of a bird head like Ra's and instead having a human head like Osiris, the one you have as Osiris would then, and this is just a guess in all honesty, be maybe Isis due to the wings, and the Set guy is definitely Sobek due to the crocodile/alligator imagery.

[@hyunhyun1014]

I got your short as a full-length ad for Genshin on KZbin and watched the whole thing instead of skipping. That’s how beautiful and breathtaking this was and it made me love Cyno all the more. Thank you to you and your team for making this amazing piece of art.

[@vin2164]

That’s the same reason I’m here too! I knew it wasn’t a normal hoyo ad and just had to find the original

[@thunderboi4488]

Bro same

[@10tailedbijuu]

@@vin2164 same

[@chasingdreams3056]

same, i just came here from that

[@Daxtroy]

lmfao same, this was such an unexpected ad to come across and as just had to find the original vid

[@debamchakraborty1143]

This guy has such clear visions for the story and characters they honestly surpass the official Hoyo version.

[@Croissant_Craver]

Ikr, so many great characters, I wish hoyo didn't restrict each character to have a specific body shape or weapon, I want the to be unique, like the characters here

[@Asm0sday]

Disagree,there is no "story" here,it just combat. Mihoyo lore is still far better than this "story" the character don't surpass mhy just because they are limited by games. Idk what make you think is a good "story vision" it just make no sense,so making fight scene = good story vision? Or adding unrealistic and impossible fight for some puny human is good ? This game ain't god of war. And without mhy information about cyno,no fan would ever able to make this,for example: cyno lore is he has god spirit inside (basically priest reincarnation) so the animator took it and made a story out of it,just unrealistic part is him versus the gods without any spirit power.

[@Asm0sday]

Another thing is that it is 3d vs 2d animation. 2d is not limited by anything, hoyo can pull out better animation if they wanted to,just look at honkai 2d story animation,just hire animator and do the job. So these comparison is unnecessary. Man I just hate it when people compare thing that not the same genre,this happens all the time to new open world game vs genshin

[@fallingstars8331]

@@Asm0sday The thing with MiHoYo is that MiHoYo has money. LOTS of it. They can hire skilled animators to outperform any fan animator. So it is obvious that they can outperform. But you have made no acknowledgment to the skill of fan animators, and the hours they have put in. I do know that this is all fan-made. But this is entertainment, media that people consume. Also, isn’t most of Genshin unrealistic? Take Kazuha, a skilled swordsman but being able to deflect Raiden Ei’s attack on the Traveler? Unlikely. TL;DR Don’t be negative towards fans. Sure, MiHoYo can do better. But appreciate the time and effort others have put in to a game that they like. Don’t be negative to praises others give.

[@kaled20001]

@@fallingstars8331 Kazuha only deflected Raiden's attack pretty much because it was a baby level Musou no Hitotachi tbh.

[@lindaliu4929]

Using blood to weigh down the feather’s side is absolutely genius, especially when he had to use his own blood to tip the scale. If your heart is heavier than the feather, just make the feather heavier! How smart!

[@EUCLlD]

But steel is heaviah than feathahs

[@stardust8797]

Also that he did it in response to the fact that Anubis was a skeleton Cyno tore his arm off but had no blood to bleed to weigh down the feather like the other 6 before So he just used his own to compensate which again is genius

[@thesleepydot]

@@stardust8797 omggggg of courseee

[@utavinzo9481]

Payment Accepted

[@giannnijensen0728]

Bro has studied the ancient egyptians 😎😎😎 Congrats!

[@ViralwingX]

I love how this whole sequence is the Helm testing his resolve. If he failed then he wasn't worthy of the power it processed, but if he prevailed then he was given power left over from a Dead god. He had to prove himself he wasn't just given power he had to earn it. Makes me respect him a lot more.

[@JoshuaA1307]

I love that each of the gods in the video represents each of the 7 elements 1st god is Cryo 2nd is Hydro 3rd is Dendro 4th is Anemo 5th is Pyro 6th is Geo And the last one is Electro

[@r.zacharian2126]

the weapon transformation is just breath taking, not many character actually have that kind of weapon, and actually seing it for the first time is just...awesome

[@kalebhopping800]

Reminds me of weapons used in RWBY.

[@Asm0sday]

You should watch more anime if you haven't seen any of those before

[@ineedeldenring6807]

Bloodborne

[@tacticalmechtank5556]

@@Asm0sday it's still an impressive amount of utility. It's basically a sword, a gun, a scythe, an axe, a double-bit axe and a spear slapped into one polearm.

[@rensike569]

I was already amazed with Candace scene but Anubis coming down and fighting was straight up fire

[@whirlwindeddie2124]

Anubis: I. Am. Death. STRAIGHT. UP

[@creativemind2942]

* creepy whistling sounds in the background *

[@sunnydeee_]

im obsessed with the amount of details in this short that are straight out of egyptian mythology. Anubis even has ma'at's feather and a human heart on his scales. And deyha as sekhmet fits so perfectly with her fire powers. very, very well done!

[@Purple-Tea]

The Heart of a Cyno main cant be more satisfied than seeing a animation like this. Love it Keep going 👍

[@playmobilegamescodm]

How it helps? It's not canon. As a Wanderer main if I had to watch similar video about Wanderer then I will have fun but I will not think that he is wanderer because it's not canon.

[@FruitPunchSamurai44]

@@playmobilegamescodm this is exactly how Wanderer would react lol

[@Ayamatsu_]

@@FruitPunchSamurai44 On behalf of the sane (if there are others) wanderer mains, apologies for his hating attitude. There isn't a day where he's not on Wanderer's dick

[@TheLernaean]

​@@FruitPunchSamurai44ong sounds like a wanderer player

[@davidojoabegunde4905]

Keiru has been very generous with animations lately!!

[@BriceKoua-11-11]

ikr?!

[@HerrscherofSimp3164]

It is majestic!!!

[@dynamitegamer7447]

Hint ???

[@Orangeorange8804]

the scene of Candace and Cyno fighting was so well made! Maybe I'm saying this because I'm a huge Candace simp and fan, but no joke. It was so smooth, and the way she transformed? On point!

[@nguoisaohoa6410]

I like how cyno be gentle with candace but slash outta hell dehya 💀 as if he has enough of her in alhaitham fight lol

[@jorgejordan7341]

Si

[@pride7052]

Bro is that Candace? I don't think that's Candace

[@jadetigress9636]

@@pride7052 that is Candace as she is known as the guardian and representative of the desert

[@Orangeorange8804]

​@@nguoisaohoa6410 technically, dehya was attacking him more aggressively than candace, so i dont see why he wouldn't.

[@Yunakura]

You made Dehya so much more appealing and powerful here than Hoyo could ever make her

[@AndrewsMobs]

Also made her make no sense

[@invisibleobject7412]

@@AndrewsMobs wdym

[@AndrewsMobs]

@@invisibleobject7412 She doesn't turn into a freaking god for one.

[@invisibleobject7412]

@@AndrewsMobs have you herd of artistic interpretation? Its hard to believe your not just trying to be an ass about this.

[@invisibleobject7412]

@@AndrewsMobs your “point” is such a non issue your grasping at straws. There is nothing wrong with her in this animation you just want something to be mad about.

[@delphinelavendermorgan4627]

This gives me “for the old have to die, for the new to rise” vibes. Also interesting how a little bit of blood was enough instead of killing them all

[@erischan08vii19]

General Mahamatra Cyno, representative of King Deshret's ancient civilization in present Sumeru under Lord Kusanali's rule. As long as the rites are remembered and the traditions are honored, ancient Sumeru will always have a place in the present. Thank you so much for this amazing work.

[@Sacration]

The representative of King deshret are not only Cyno but Candace and Dehya. They all have link to him

[@prestigev6131]

Cyno was raised in the rainforest so characters like dehya and Candace are much more familiar with the desert and ancient traditions

[@naoz9228]

​@@prestigev6131 that's not true, cyno always takes strolls in the desert and feels more at peace there

[@naoz9228]

​​​​​​​@@Sacration And tighnari too lol, people always forget the fennec folk demn, also candace denies she's a direct descendant so not demigod or any of that sort, since we mention dehya cyno etc then npcs as much linked to him as everyone else like setaria isak helmi jeht etc too should be mentioned no?, poor npcs get forgotten just as much as the fennecs, a representative needn't be a direct descendant of the deity itself it seems, which is fair, so why forget the NPCs and tighnari 🤧 my main deserves love

[@prestigev6131]

@@naoz9228 You didn’t refute anything I said. Dehya and Candace have lived in the desert their entire lives. Candace doesn’t even leave aaru village because of her position as guardian. They are more familiar with the desert than cyno who was raised by an akademiya scholar in the rainforest

[@EVAKOI]

It's been a pleasure to participate again, thanks for watching! I was responsible for storyboard of the first half, layout animation and FX. Thanks for Kieru for making this project possible.

[@KieruArt]

Thanks again for the fantastic work on the project!

[@Josh_u]

You did absolutely amazing bro

[@comicallyslowsnek3651]

F I R E boi

[@zeynepnaztuzun4125]

Thank you and all the others who have created this great masterpiece! There are no words that can explain how cool this project is ❤

[@ZaHwei]

This is what i was expecting in the new cyno quest. Well it’s close enough iguess

[@shababchy]

Might not be on this level, but still the coolest/longest fight animation in the game so far. Cyno winning fr

[@UnIronicWry]

For people wondering what the music is, it's "Across Dimming Asterims" in Genshin's official OST!

[@eden6611]

I absolutely loved the scythe fight scene. Scythe are absoultely epic and badass but we rarely see them in fantasy settings. Honkai Impact 3rd is one of the few games with Scythe users, if they could bring them to Genshin...

[@indiradefa3733]

raiden can be considered as a "scythe" user, but it is a "war scythe" (the blade is upward/called naginata in japan) and not the classic reaping scythe :)! edit: toning with a smiley emoji since i don't wanna sound like 🤓, i already called it a naginata before editing

[@michapiasta3072]

​@@indiradefa3733 she has an nagitana, the war scythes has the edge on the other side.

[@Asm0sday]

There already alot character that transforms their weapon,no doubt there will be one soon

[@mitacestalia7532]

Okay, but if one day they make scythe for polearm character, that will be epic.

[@ahmadmirzatappi8142]

Or just chuck in scythe as polearm weapon and 5 star at that :3

[@KiasAbyss]

I have been waiting for this since the trailer, and it did not disappoint. Cyno is my favorite. He likely always will be, and until there is more in the game, this is exactly how his trial went to claim the spirit he possesses. Thank you for doing such wonderful work and doing him justice!

[@TravellerZasha]

This has literally been a dream come true. What got me to main Cyno was his Anubis theme as I have always loved the concept of Anubis. I've even written fanfiction of Cyno and Anubis battling each other because I loved the idea so much. To see it visioned in front of my eyes, it's as if i've been blessed by Celestia.

[@Avatarcsaj]

Cyno is one of my favourite character. I really loved him so much. 🥺 This is what i feel when i fight with him🥹

[@fandomowytoscik7885]

same bro

[@ChibiYesi857a]

Cyno is one of my favorite characters, along with Kaeya and Diluc. But sadly, I don't have Cyno. 😢I'm saving to pull for him when he returns in future banners. 😊

[@Avatarcsaj]

@@ChibiYesi857a i got him so early when he got his rerun 🤗 his play style is so fun, i hope you get him early too. (For me it was only 30 pity, no guarantee. I was lucky with him🥹) His build is not complete, but i will farm more for him and i will definitly do it for him.😊

[@solusjbj]

1:59 god I love this, the darkness just taking over is amazing

[@Ironluke_2001]

1:26 *No one gonna talk about how sick and badass Dehya's Spirit Form is?!* 😱 I absolutely love the form you gave her, and those attacks are just so smooth and incredible. Love all the attention to the details. 🔥

[@josesolty]

She looks buffed in this scene.

[@Direk_Carla]

A powered up Bastet!

[@alastorbluehiccup1070]

The dehya we wish to have

[@mitama2070]

​@@Direk_Carla I thought it was Sekhmet

[@BiBiren]

@@mitama2070 it was Sekhmet, she is more bloodthirsty than her counterpart, Bastet

[@mista7514]

Kieru, I will be honest, after house of wolves, I had my expectations pretty high. And I am happy to say you exceeded those too many times in this video. It just kept getting more and more insane.. sorry I cant explain better, I am out of words.. this was unbelievable..

[@zhuzhilian]

- i love it when cyno's spear turns to a scythe, that's cool - dehya having cyno's ult form surprisingly fits her - AND is that a jojo character? LMAO that caught me off guard 1:38 - little cyno is so cute

[@venus_the_flytrap6318]

Kieru's animation is always beautiful!

[@Your_favVal]

BRO THIS WAS THE BEST CYNO ANIMATION I EVER SEEN 😳😳❤️ YOU HAVE TO GET AN AWARD 🗿 and finally Cyno wore shoes 😳

[@OofLt]

This is insane and so so beautiful. Man I love Cyno. Can’t wait for his backstory..

[@cons5070]

The animation is so good, this is really amazing! Especially candace part where a part of her cloth enveloped her head and that part where cyno tipped the scale with his blood, this is just so impressive

[@ishusaysme2457]

why the f is this so good??? also seeing dehya actually strong gives me tears lmao

[@fethluna8641]

I'M SO HYPE FOR THIS ANIMATION AND IT IS SO SO MAJESTIC AND AWESOME. THE CHARACTER"S DESIGN IS SO THOUGHTFUL. My Cyno main and history ensthusiast ass is quaking. I love this so much man.

[@henoji777]

Wow just wow. Really clever fight scenes, cool character designs...love the bit of sound design right at the beginning where a heartbeat begins after the shot of a heart on the scales. The overall concept of Cyno finally proving his heart balances the feather of ma'at by contributing his own blood so well done!

[@Frxends]

WE NEED THE DELICIOUS WHOLE STORY AS OUR DINNER 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥

[@leone4304]

Cyno’s lore is one of the most interesting in the game for me, thanks for sharing your interpretation! ✨(the animation is so sick keep up the good work!!)

[@immortes]

THE FIGHTING ANIMATION IS ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS HERE!! WELL DONE!!

[@user-cf1ik9dm6p]

man i still rewatch this every once in awhile. such creative interpretations of the playable characters and the lore of sumeru not to mention the incredible animation! also, as a rwby fan, cyno's weapon transforming between a scythe, a gun, a spear, and a sword is s u c h a cool idea

[@AnimatingDreams]

This was straight up fire, especially the giant skulls floating. Too bad we won't see skulls or skeletons in Genshin ever

[@Cushionn]

Bro, I would die for you to animate the Diluc vs Kaeya fight from their backstory.

[@tacticalmechtank5556]

Cyno when he runs out of joke.

[@theretrodragonyope]

It feels like Cyno went through a trial to receive a remnant of power, but it also feels like he is the descendant and dude's dad just watched him get his weapon through a trial.

[@SaberAkiyama]

1:59 Anubis has a scythe?! That's so cool!

[@bushviper2537]

BY FAR THE BEST GENSHIN ANIMATION IVE EVER SEEN

[@russiancat3148]

As a child, I adored the Egyptian gods and I even have a book about Egypt. I like what is present in your animation, the way I feel these characters.

[@muteirah4548]

can't wait Cyno story quest in 4.6!

[@gwen.mp4]

the dev had the inspiration from this or something?

[@robertlopez7888]

​@@gwen.mp4 with how much screentime he got back in 3.x you can tell they like him a lot

[@muteirah4548]

@@gwen.mp4 nah dunno just rewatched this after the 4.6 trailer dropped

[@bluemoon2431]

Holy Archons! That was an amazing animation! 💙Ngl, I’m missing out on a lot of Sumeru lore but this just makes me wanna read them up😅

[@Croissant_Craver]

"Holy Archons"? Wow, I guess you really want to live in the Genshin world😂😂😂

[@bluemoon2431]

As much as I wouls like to meet some characters, hell no. 😆 Teyvat has alot of messed up problems and i dont wanna be involve in it😅

[@yomithescarletwhite6369]

What's The Name Music?

[@gailcaps7689]

Cyno before he goes to play some TCG' And yes hello early people haahah

[@green_impostor]

hello

[@enderossy1516]

1:39 He seems BIZARRELY familiar

[@ilya9112]

this is so incredible; the music blends really well with the scenes, whether intentionally or not. the facial expressions fit the tone as well, everything about this is on point!

[@goluboi_tramwhychik]

THE BEST GENSHIN ANIMATION I'VE EVER SEEN ❤

[@mariapazgonzalezlesme]

I knew it! The moment I saw the brown hair, I knew that man was Kasala!

[@mittenvonscrufflears7233]

This was so amazing!!! I wish even more now that we get more of Cyno's backstory, his life as a child and how he got the powers of the ancient god. His life was probably pretty sad as we learned in 3.5 he's probably an orphan, and a lot of people saw his as a test subject, only a few treated him as a person. I'm sure we'll find out how he got his powers someday, though! I'm also really curious as to how strong he really is. I mean, having the powers of an ancient god is certainly impressive, but we don't know how strong that God was. But I'm sure he's much stronger than the average vision wielder

[@estebanlacabane]

well, in his demo we can see him doing a big explosion like only the traveler, Scaramouche and some other strong characters did. He's definetly one of the strongest human in the game alongside with Shenhe, he even says it himself I think? Well I'm not sure if he actually says it, but he does say he's stronger than Al Aitham. I'm also very excited for his backstory, sadly it will probably be in a time limited event ☠️

[@mittenvonscrufflears7233]

@@estebanlacabane Oh he's definitely one of the strongest humans in the game. He quite literally has a god mode. He went up and seemed to not strain while fighting with Scaramouche and that's just with his vision, imagine if he went god mode. He's also probably the most feared person in Sumeru, so that should say a lot about how powerful he is. Also in his story quest, he captured what was it, 300 people in 2 days? Some absolutely insane number like that. When I heard him say he was going to do that, I was like, "Wait, is that for real?" and he actually delivered without getting hurt, like dayum. Not that I would consider it in the first place but I would DEFINITELY never commit a crime at the Akademiya with him as General. Also you're probably right, we'll only get it in a limited time event probably. UNLESS, they give Sumeru another area that's underground like Enkanomiya or The Chasm and it'll be all ancient ruins of King Deshret's civilization under the sand and we learn more about Cyno's god and probably what happened to him too. They had a world quest with Yelan, Itto, Yanfei and Kuki in it, I think it's plausible that it could happen again. That's what I'm hoping they'll do, at least, best case scenario. If that did happen I would like to learn more about Candace too, what her different colored eyes actually do, like some people say that she can tell the future with her amber one, or that she can control the sands, but we don't know if that's actually true. It's also said that she's descended from Deshret but I don't know if that's true for sure. Either way since her and Deshret come up together so often I feel like we would learn more stuff about Deshret with her in it

[@estebanlacabane]

@@mittenvonscrufflears7233 yeah an underground map is definetly the best option for learning about Cyno and Candace's lore, they're both really mysterious so we'll probably wait a while tho. Hoyoverse is really good at gatekeeping things, but it's usually for the best. Like Scaramouche hasn't been playable for really long, but in counterpart when he finally came out as a playable character we got a lot of stuff about his story and even development where he tried to delete himself then accepted his "past life" and the bad things he has done. So yeah, I'm really excited about Cyno and Candace, hopefully it will be in a special area.

[@user-uq4uf5cq2k]

2:00 now its Arlecinno's weapon

[@God_Reaper_6000]

This very very beautiful piece of art, very well compiled, breath taking. The egyptian gods were depicted well. Keep up the good work,

[@midnight9487]

2:23 this is very discrret and brief but does Cyno have tears in his eye? gosh i'm in love with this animation and the numerous details i can find, i rewatched it like 4 times and every time i come back i find even more This is wonderful i'm having a great time watching and analising each frame! the concept in it self is very interesting and original, i don't think i've ever seen someone interpret Cyno's childhood and how he came to obtain his divine abilities! Plus the fact that we can see people that we met actively fight Cyno yet mysteriously disaapearing once they've been slightly hurt (or full on stabbed) leave a feeling of wonder on what is going on in the video! the art style and color pallet are amazing too, i think it truly fits the scenery and action of the animation, you guys did a wonderful job truly i don't think i'll get this animation out of my mind for a while!! wishing you all the best in life!!!

[@justsomeguywithasandwich5906]

This is the part of the Fanbase that I like

[@Kitsenti]

Cyno on his way to become the new Anubis.

[@choekyiscuffedskeleton7471]

Wooo amazing right on time love that each character have their masks like cyno using his ult

[@stephim7399]

A M A Z I N G ! If Hoyoverse could make this as a Cyno 2nd story quest, I'd scream of joy XD It has everything, the lore, the crazy badass fighting and the beautiful art style. Bravo creators !

[@lxrina1252]

Tbh this is how he should’ve gotten his vision not by reading a book

[@kyafactor]

This is so cool!

[@cajurchue2605]

that was freaking amazing. Everything about the animation style to the interpretation of the egyption gods with the use of genshin characters is just something to die for. It really is immpecable.

[@ChaseOrdonis]

Yes, everything is awesome. the combination of making genshin impact weapons work with Egyptian mythology. Stunning!! Absolutely fluid, vibrant, hype as hell!! I love Cyno. I got him early in his first run and never regretted it!! Ya'll are amazing!

[@edwardramos4591]

Cyno's playing with the big boys now.

[@Excog_]

Ay I'm a big boy now I'm ready to leave ciao mamma ciao

[@sora6084]

2:01 I like that

[@SandB]

is that a pillar man. the cyno story quest we deserved

[@Mr-gw9bg]

I can't believe THAT was done in 3 months. It is so awesome

[@michi1944]

Its nice to see Serket and Sobek (maybe Apophis too) get some representation, since they are unknown to most people. Great balance to popular and not so popular gods in ancient egpypt pantheon

[@shenhe1928]

1:39 I see what you did there lmaoo But I love this, the spirit forms, the animation, everything ! So glad I found this gem of a video (The last fight and the ending got me soo hyped up ))

[@SirSaif93]

wow as cyno main really happey with this and hope his 2ed story quest half good as this

[@keiramel_]

literally the best animation in the hoyofair stream no cap i absolutely loved this!!

[@AdrienneLouise77]

For once, I didn’t skip, I watched the whole ad. Went to search and watched it again. Amazing.

[@user-fq5ku3gz6d]

Cannot be cooler!!!! this looks mind-blowing

[@navinavi4577]

Another amazing work 11/10. your animations never fail to amaze me.

[@hunterzz_0]

WHAT THE FUCK THIS IS SO GOOD HOLY SHIT. Much applause to you 💕 good job.

[@QuangVinhTran-mb8fk]

This look like how Cyno got that soul

[@velvetteea]

I've been rewatching this everyday for the past three days, I cannot comprehend how amazing this is

[@angelstudio3172]

Спасибо за такой труд команде , это не описать словами как же сделанно атмосферно❤❤❤

[@shababchy]

This is one of the coolest animation I’ve ever seen. Cyno’s a badass

[@imuniquefangirl]

As a Cyno haver, this made me love him even more. Which is saying sth considering how much I already love him

[@nashfernandes1844]

This is made so freaking GOOD!!! Instant subscribe!

[@buffmon5363]

Imagine if Candace's burst is like the transformation

[@0u0uo9uUf]

YESSSSSSSSS omg im literally screaming (and crying) everything in this work is SO GOOD Camera? Perfect! Movement? Perfect! Animation? Perfect! Design? Perfect! Your team are getting more better and better Thank you so much for this epic masterpiece 🎉🎉🎉

[@jadelgentles2361]

Every animation you create is amazing, but to me, by far😤, the best one is this one to me❤.

[@Genshi54697]

This is next to next level 😮😮😮😮

[@zaneaulner4333]

As exquisite as always,you have upgraded your already top-notch animations into a new level!❤

[@BiBiren]

This is related to his lore when he was an orphan wandering in the desert. He might've stumbled upon an ancient ruin where he encountered Hermanubis. He used to have a difficulty controlling the spirit until Professor Cyrus helped him. Too bad, more in-depth of his lore was mentioned in a time limited event and not from his Character Stories. Though, the "Temple of Silence" is still a mystery. Absolutely love your animations and your interpretation of Cyno's back story. I can somewhat recognize some of the egyptian gods shown here. Listed to the order Cyno fights. Osiris (?) Thoth/Candace Selphet (?) (The scorpion god?) Isis (winged godess) Sekhmet/Dehya Sobek (The crocodile god, lmao he look like a Pillar Men) Last but not the least, Anubis

[@karst1559]

I didn't recognize Horus and Seth though. Weird, they're quite important...

[@bnd2nd]

I paused the video and one of them kinda looked like Signora. Maybe she's Isis? She's the goddess of magic and Signora is a witch 🤔

[@Nonoux284]

The Candance transformation is just sick, that all im going to say.

[@SoriLion]

I'm watching this rn as my parents are fighting in the other room, 10/10 good animations

[@emmawiley2452]

That was breathtaking. I love how you interpreted each character and Cyno’s backstory. Him using the shed blood to tip the scale into his favor is absolutely something he would do, as calculating as he is in-lore.

[@randomguy10yearsand47]

Nice animation, your genshin anime always top tier :) the quality and sound are awesome

[@migolmigol4874]

I WISH that Candace did that in game. Sigh oh the wasted potential of a Spear and Shield

[@adrianosantos-df7jf]

"IT WAS MEEE. DIOOOO!" Your work is amazing. Pls make more❤

[@creamsodaluvr]

I can’t stop watching this. The attention to detail is outstanding. The fight choreography to the best song in Genshin, and epic portrayals of Sumeru, Egypt, and Cyno’s history makes this something I have to watch every day. I’m gonna watch it in slow mo for all the little details. So much fast paced action and split second scenes!