What are Dainsleif and Pierro hiding from Capitano? (Genshin Impact 5.1 Lore Theory and Recap)

[@Itstromy2288]

i think the "capitano is a skeleton" idea is really funny because we can fully see the outline of his nose and mouth whenever we get a side profile. Skeletons dont have noses

[@1Gymfreak1]

He also has hair lil

[@wall6587]

I imagine him more like a mummy 😅

[@justpants_]

So adding in Mika’s description of him, you’re saying Capitano is Sans Undertale….

[@ajayagrawal1090]

Skeleton Knight fan? 😅

[@silverhawkscape2677]

He said his flesh was rotting. He's Pretty much a Fall out Ghoul.

[@v01dslime]

Pierro can't fool me, he's been living inside the tsaritsa's fridge since khaenri'ah fell xd

[@ViaLiberto]

LMAOOOO _wheeze-cough-wheeze_

[@autumnhoney6062]

😂😂😂😂

[@jakubbarczyk4310]

maybe its just power of love and the new cooling systems xd

[@ashy969]

Well, based on Capitano, Natlan's climate Shure as hell didn't help with the rotting 😅

[@chibiorichan]

YOU ARE FOUL FOR THAT 😭🤣

[@ibelieveinwoozisupremacy8681]

kaenriah casually have deep blue eyes and there's crimson moon dynasty arlechinno : ❌👄❌

[@FRaptor-wl6ku]

Maybe Father is a bit different then Dain, THE GOAT and Pierro

[@Evonyy]

Kaeya:

[@azmn2656]

​@@Evonyy in an event, there was a moment his eyes are red

[@Evonyy]

@@azmn2656 wait really ?!, what event???

[@azmn2656]

@@Evonyy in the veluriyam mirage, where he acts as a thief

[@graciesugarbee]

Imagine he's just really dramatic and it's just a couple pimples.

[@lebronjamesz.delarosa2478]

THIS!👆

[@tristanmanalo6252]

💀💀💀

[@OmarFaruk-i9]

😂😂🤣

[@toopided]

i dont know... my gf had a pimple once and she made it sounds as if the world is ending.

[@Fire-yi6vu]

DEF Not me

[@Gennaropacchiano]

"Let's all have a way to counter the curse and not tell Capitano"

[@Zarozian]

It’s likely that whatever Dain and Pierro has could be in their blood and it might just merely be slowing down the rot. It also seems both Pierro and Dainsleif has had contact with the Abyss Sibling too.

[@hexnea]

yeah maybe if traveler sibling have abyss-clearing powers then abyss sibling can cleanse curse to some degree or at least effects of it

[@lorraineviruet8973]

They also seem to have some royal bloodline connections

[@eleden99]

I think when Capitano states that "The body rots", he doesn't mean it literally-- As this is Genshin and this is usually the case with many things. I'm imagining he must have some abyssal scarring/corruption etc. similar to Dainsleif's arm for example, but maybe more severe?

[@user-zt7ke4ql8h]

But he literally says he doesn’t know why dainsleif was affected differently

[@eleden99]

@@user-zt7ke4ql8h Says that he doesn't know *HOW* Dainsleif is slowing down his own deterioration.

[@Rougelesss]

@@eleden99 But the thing is, in the Pari WQ in Sumeru, Zurvan says that she watched how half of Dainsleif's body had become that of a monster, which, if that's the Erosion that Capitano mentions, would've affected Dainsleif much, much faster than himself. Since Zurvan found him pretty much directly after the Cataclysm, which should be around the same time Capitano make friends in Natlan - where he basically says, still looked completely normal. So it wouldn't make sense for him to suddenly say Dain found a way to slow it down, if that's what it is.

[@saweebmsotra7682]

In the khavrena of good and evil wq in sumeru we learned that Dainslef was found by the 1st Pari in Tunigi Hollow half corrupted and clutching a ring in his hands. Perhaps that ring is what is slowing his deterioration

[@2fullbluemoons]

Omg that's probably the Ring of Nibelung

[@pocoyosz5103]

woah, nice recall!

[@bazyl_q]

yep, same I wanted to say.

[@xynyang]

Yeah that's Nibelung's ring, it's what's more probably Dainsleif has

[@nothmm8582]

The Ring is probably the Authority that him and the Sinners usurped according to the Pale Princess and the 6 Pygmies Book

[@its.galactic]

Captain dropped lore nukes at us in ACT V, and here i thought it was dain's job

[@the.knave812]

Ahem, not to be rude. But it’s act IV

[@gundamnduke0]

we haven't gotten shit from Dainsleif in the past 2 quests

[@theflesh9005]

@@gundamnduke0I mean dain mentions the sinners in 4.7 and then we went to Natlan so I would say he did give us quite a bit.

[@shadowpriest2574]

They are not lore nukes.. We are 6 nations in, if they kept pulling that nonsense even here, it would have been rly rly bad. Its not a lore nuke, its a long comming well deserved series of *some* answers.

[@Valéria.vivee2]

I bet we would get a supernova of lore the next time we see dain

[@Roihclem871]

Bro is researching the decomposition times of body parts, bold

[@VioletJazz]

9:22 There are some factors that might make Furina's curse a bit different from the Khaenrians. Focalor placed a condition that ensured that Furina's curse would end and allow her to start aging again once Focalor's divinity vanished. While Khaenri'ahs' immortal curse is not supposed to be removeable or breakable. Also, Furina, during those 500 years, was still an oceanid whose body was in a near permanent human form because of Eugeria using the primordial sea water. As far as I can tell, Oceanids who did not get permanent human forms can't die. They simply become weaker and lose some of their intelligence under certain circumstances. While the fontainians can die and decay like a real human could, they were still elemental beings before the flood. This unique nature of pre-flood fontainians is why when they were exposed to enough primordial sea water, they would dissolve and revert into their true form, an oceanid. Furina's curse of immortality might be working alongside her nature as an elemental being, beings who can live for a very long time. I don't know what makes pure Khaenrians different from other humans native to the rest of Teyvat. But given that pure blooded Khaenrians have the emphasized four pointed stars for pupils and they get their own exclusive curse, it might be that they, like the fontainians pre-flood, are either not truly human or some other breed of humans whose composition works different from "real" humans, but similar enough that their curse of immortality does not stop the bodies from aging. It simply forces them to keep living in a body that is still aging and eventually decaying.

[@Negolossauro]

We must remember there is two different curses in the Khaenri'ah people, an old one and another new one gave during the Cataclism. While the regular Khaenri'ahns were just affected by the common curse of leaving your god behind, which transform you in a hilichurl and was already affecting them before the Cataclism, but they didn't know because they were living underground where is not considered Teyvat, the pure blood received the curse of immortality, as a punishment for the Cataclism, 500 years ago. Probably there is nothing special about the royalty, it's common in Genshin people from different region to have different physical properties, like only Natlantean can use flogist etc... they just have a different ancestry than regular Khaenri'ahns, which are descendents of different people that left their homeland in Teyvat, while the royalty must be descendants of the primordial civilization, basically the same thing with Remus and the remurians.

[@biazacha]

Also Furina wouldn’t, couldn’t age; is the opposite of them that go on living despite both body and mind eroding away.

[@MrSeta]

I think "Rotten" means the black and blue streaks Dain has, at least a stage of it, so probably capitano's body is completely covered in it, but it does not mean that his flesh is, quite literally, rotten, since paimon never said anything about an uncanny smell, nor anyone for that matter.

[@rovanajean9550]

He and Malenia would be great friends

[@lorddaraken7568]

I think the curse is similar to gangrene Necrosis, kinda like Arlecchino's limbs, where blood gets cutoff from the circulation. However, instead of being cutoff from blood, they are cutoff from the cycle off Death. And the corrosion is what is on Dain's and Pierro's arm/face. Their aproximation and need to study the abyss might be voiding out the curse. I believe the Shade of Life is the one who cursed them.

[@schwobelabibalbol]

I would rather think the Shade of Death would cause the curse, since they are "denied" death, meaning something that was once given to humans, death, was taken back

[@lucidifying]

​​@@schwobelabibalbolor the shade of life cursed them to forever have life it can go both ways

[@schwobelabibalbol]

@@lucidifying well since they still experience erosion, i wouldn't say so? I just focus more on Dainsleif's wording with "denied death"

[@Nephritesword]

That was my first thought when he said that he is still rotting. His face probably looks black from a combo of necrotic skin and heavy shadows cast by his helmet. Also his rotting is probably very slow, which could explain why he still has his eyes.

[@sailorrinn6134]

@@Nephritesword I thought so too. While thinking about this, I also noticed that the hilichurls look like they have frost bite, with the black skin and white nails. Just thought that was interesting.

[@Rajiota]

I think the "flesh still rots" isn't entirely true, maybe his flesh became akin to the body of those Serpent Knights.

[@leongwaikit6658]

Capitano having blue eyes, means he is a white walker or even the Night King from Game of Thrones.

[@davidjohnson8273]

Dain's many lies: I don't know your Sibling / who you are. Loom of fate? Never heard of it. I know more about the Curse than anyone. Stalin can't help you win the 50-50

[@mihacimpric745]

BULLSHIT! YOU SHALL NOT TAKE HIS NAME IN VAIN! FOR THE MOTHERLAND!

[@davidjohnson8273]

Quite.

[@OmarFaruk-i9]

Dain is sus

[@GhostEmblem]

Dain says he didnt know the sibling? But the very first thing he does is give you 3 questions then say that you are alike or not alike with your sibling. Are you sure you're not misremembering?

[@davidjohnson8273]

@@GhostEmblem He doesn't say those words he thinks them to himself. Well the first time he sort of mutters them to himself and the Traveler says "what did you say? or what did you mean?" and he ignores it. Then the second time he comments on the similarities the game puts it in parenthesis indicating a thought not a speech bubble. Dainsleif: So... this is your answer, then... I understand. Dainsleif: As I thought... you really are similar to (‍her/him‍). Traveler: What do you mean, "(‍her/him‍)"? Dainsleif: ... later: Dainsleif: (That manner... it's just like (‍hers/his‍).) ----------------------------------- The point is he lies by omission. He knows we're looking for Sibling and he says nothing. The Dialog is arranged to let you the player know (or get a hint) without having Dain be forthright about his relationship. Dain is then outed by the Sibling when we all meet up. And at that point Paimon/Traveler express surprise since they were not part of the 4th wall hint to the player.

[@JoltingZ]

I've always attributed the Curse of K'hanreiah as it affects people in what they've lost. Kaeya lost his family being directly related to the dude who founded the Abyss order. We've got Dainslief who as the Bough keeper is the literal walking embodiment of Irminsul. (Cursed with knowledge), Arlecchino being the descendent of the Crimson Moon Dynasty has the Balemoon Fire coursing through her veins. (Lost her empire and nobility). While Capitano has his physical appearance being deteriorated as he possesses the souls of the damned inflicted to him by Ronova (The Shade of Death. (I suspect Capitano to have died during the Cataclysm and the Ronova brought him back to life to serve her own ambitions. (Another resurrection).

[@Ivory_6076]

Personally I don't think the captain is lying due to the fact that his flesh is not gone, or at least I don't think it is an oversight on the writer's part. Perhaps the curse of immortality does not cease your bodily functions, but just prevents death, and his body did not rot, but instead aged as if he lived for 500 years as a mortal. Or maybe he just found a way to slow the rotting or smth idk. Have a good day :3

[@kotarouinugami1745]

Well, Dainsleif said that the curse of immortality replaces you, slowly. So it's likely that much of Capitano's body is replaced by something else, not just rotten to ashes.

[@anetepaulakrinicka7830]

Guys, I have a theory. What if he is rotting, not because he is slowly dying, but he is slowly turning into Abyss monster. Abyss knight Servents were Khanrians before they comsumed ton of Abyssal powers. Kaeya has similarities with Cryo Abyss mage. And Dainsleif hand is corrupted by Abyssal powers. I have a feeling, that Pierro or Dottore are the ones that keeps treating Capitano to not prevent transform into Abyss monster and reason Pierro accepted Childe into rank, was not because of him survivning in Abyss, but of him able to transform into Legacy form and turn back normal. So Childe is kept to research to figured it out so Capitano could do that same without going insane and joining in Abyss force. I have a feeling that we gonna kill Dottore when he sucsesfully burns down Imirsul or he acidently erases himself and does not remembers who he is. And at 6.X Capitano could not handle Abyss powers too much and turns into a Abyssal dragon (dragon, because his claws gives me dragon vibe) And then we have to fight against him to purify him to safe Snezhnaya from preventing Abyss entering in.

[@kotarouinugami1745]

Maybe Capitano is not a pure-blood Khaenri'ah noble, and he's actually a hilichurl underneath that mask? But he bargained with Ronova to get to keep his sanity.

[@BefeZ]

Bro was NOT in the room where it happened

[@knefmix]

Nice point :D

[@Senseisbinah]

IIRC, Dain is related to the royal family, his royal leniage seems to protect him to some extent, i think he revealed this in the 'we will be reunited' quest

[@ej4346]

At first, I thought the Capitano = Bloodstained Knight theory is now off the table. But upon careful thought, it actually is more feasible than ever. I'll try to explain as briefly as I can. BK is powerful Knight of Favonius that is obsessed with justice. He slaughtered monsters until he was stained black, where people began to fear him. Supposedly, he joined the Abyss due to the injustice done to Khaenri'ah. But as we now know, Khaenri'ah actually fought against the Abyss. So it doesn't add up to join the Abyss for the sake of Khaenri'ah. In fact, he fought the Abyss and became one of the knight commanders of Khaenri'ah. We don't know yet the reason why they were cursed, but we do know there are 2 kinds of curses of immortality in Khaenri'ah. Piero, Dainsleif, and Clothar are pure-blooded Khaenri'ahns, but what happens to those that are not, say a knight originally from Mondstadt? They turn into hilichurls. And this explains why Capitano wears a mask and thinks his flesh is deteriorating, it's the same reaction as when Caribert saw his reflection. It also explains his hatred for the Abyss, and thus his desire to save Natlan.

[@FRaptor-wl6ku]

0:54 hell I’m surprised that Dain never mentioned THE GOAT much less Pierro considering all 3 are 3 survivors of Khaen”riah I mean you’d think Dain would have said “oh btw when you pull up on natlan Captaino is a survivor of Khaen’riah”

[@ViaLiberto]

Dain either didn't knew himself or felt like it's irrelevant for us.

[@FRaptor-wl6ku]

@@ViaLiberto oh the 1st part probably makes sense but The goat asked “you’ve meet Dain before” which means Dain and THE GOAT had to have met 500 years ago and the 2nd part I’m pretty sure it’s relevant because Khaenriah is not that far away and we need as much information as possible

[@ViaLiberto]

@@FRaptor-wl6ku he hardly gives any useful info of the sibling, he might be even less concerned about khaenri'ahn fatui.

[@FRaptor-wl6ku]

@@ViaLiberto right good point and wait khaenriah fatui?

[@ViaLiberto]

@@FRaptor-wl6ku ??? Pierro, Capitano and Arlecchino(she's a different breed tho)

[@seldec2583]

It seems like most people interpret the curse as the body erodes but doesn't disintegrate. It gets infected with something akin to abyssal energy and the body becomes distorted, warped, mangled. Capitano still has a solid body that can be obviously hurt so him being basically nothing under the suit and helmet would not make sense. While on the topic of the three (four if Kaeya counts) Khaenri'ahns we've met. Three out of four have some kind of half mask or eyepatch. Could this have something to do with Odin who sacrificed his eye in order to gain wisdom? Is that perhaps what keeps Dainsleif and Pierro from showing the physical effects of the curse? Did they offer their eye for a secret?

[@kotarouinugami1745]

The statues former serpent knights carry also have one eye. It's clearly related to Odin, but we aren't sure why.

[@Sheerwinter]

So basically, the 5 sinners of khanreah has no physical body. They have become transcendental being? So they ll become that cursed purple talking stone? Damn.

[@kotarouinugami1745]

From what we know, Rhinedottir the Gold has some kind of body. Enough of it to be drinking tea with witches and cooking spiders with Albedo. As a master alchemist, she may have created a new body for herself. It is likely that Surtalogi the Foul also has a body that can practice martial arts. It may be a quite strange body, like his apprentice who has legs of crystal.

[@Rue_Elpis777]

Its easier to assume that both Dain and Peirro have connections go the abyssal powers considering Dain is able to use abyss order's portal networks, and even use spells. Ehile Peirro was the one who sent Scaramouche into the abyss, then made him run errands related to Abyss- like that one time from Reconciling Stars Event- Overall it's safe assume that those who have link with abyss seem to have unusually powers snd abilities that also gives them immortality. Plus i would also like to add that, Capitano's hazy-back hint on his cryo powers is eerily similiar to Arlecchino's Black red bood-debt. Perhaps her curse is also one of a kind.. Also the fact that they call this curse in two different ways, *"Curse Of Immortality"* For pure breeded Khae'nrians and *"Curse Of Wilderness"* For half-bloods or immigrants of Khae'nrians...

[@Sacration]

We know a fair bit about the curse and what the "it" Dain talked about is !! For the curse erode the mind and the body. It denies death to the barer. It seems its fondamentally different from Focalors curse. The specificities are different. One was from a god and the over from a shade who are more akin to Aeons. Capitano is likely looks like Dainsleif eroded arm. Or white walker from game of thrones they too were denied death and are immortal. As for the "it" in the Pari quests in Sumeru we are Informed that Dain left Khaenri'ha clutching a ring. Thats likely the it. The "Ring of Nibelung" perhaps ? Like the play ?

[@blastchaos4286]

My thoughts are that the Curse of Immortality was given specifically by the Shade of Life, and the reason Capitano is dealing with the Shade of Death is because only a Shade's power can contend with another Shade's power.

[@luminessupremacy]

I think we've actually seen 2 different curses of immortality at least. One probably comes from the shade of death and "prevents death", but nothing else (the cursed person suffer symptoms like Capitano); this should be the one used on Khaenri'ahns. The other comes from the shade of life and has the power to "extend life", and this should be the one Foçalors used on Furina, since she doesn't suffer the symptoms that Khaenri'ahns present. It would also make sense since the shade of life and created the first Hydro archon. Maybe they gave the hydro archon that power so she could save Fontaine, similarly to how Ronova gave Xbalanque a power to save Natlan.

[@blastchaos4286]

@@luminessupremacy I like your idea more

[@maanster9202]

What I found odd was how the heck does Mavuika not know who he is? Like he fought with Natlans warriors 500 years ago and he would have been so much more strong you can’t forget someone like him. Mavuika was alive at that time too. Surly she has some idea who she is and still we never got the answer for “ I sensed a familiar presence within him“ Mavuika says after her fight with Capitano

[@Nephritesword]

She’ll probably remember in a future quest

[@wissal6032]

I’m pretty sure he told her she wouldn’t recognize him even if he took the mask off because his flesh is rotten

[@Ella-Katarina]

@@wissal6032 Yea pretty sure he hinted at them knowing each other but Mavuika not being able to recognize him anymore

[@wissal6032]

@@Ella-Katarina I wonder if we might get some of his backstory scattered across Natlan’s map in future updates, just like they did with many other characters

[@canadalovesanime3137]

The Khaenri'ahn curse is like a vampire curse. Someone is turned into a vampire. The only way to reverse it is to kill the vampire who turned the person into one. This is probably a similar concept for the Khaenri'ahn curse. Either that or or the Captain is pulling an Alphonse Elric; I mean Khaenri'ah is known for it's alchemy. 😁😅

[@alejandrolam7397]

Love your videos, always make me laugh

[@kuvrut7747]

Both Dain and Pierro wear a mask on their face and it is safe to assume they do it for reason, maybe to hide their visage.

[@Negolossauro]

makes a lot of sense to think the power from beyond helps them to keep the body, because that saurian Kongamato extended his life with the abyssal power

[@glory_m99]

I think the captain knows why Pierro is fine but he thought he was a special case until we told him about Dain and I think Dain's method and Pierro's one are different

[@brickshlick]

WAKE UP DAWIT POSTED🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@yanfei_ml]

what if capitano had the erosion process sped up in some way?? like dain said that 'the body and soul WILL continue to be eroded until they are virtually nonexistent', so what if capitano experienced something physical that sped up the erosion of his body specifically, explaining how dain and pierro are fine(the effects of the erosion have not naturally affected them) yet his body is rotting, even as his mind isn't (visibly).

[@khemia3716]

Shades that are friendly - Shade of Life - Shade of Time - Shade of Death Shade of Void or Space - Unkown God might have been suffering also from the contamination of the Abyss brought by The Dragon King Nibelung then Khaenri'ah tap into its power spreading it to the world. Shade of Void then curse Khaenri'ahs for their Sins.

[@guarana-suquinho]

You know, it would be funny if it turned out that the curse of immortality wasn't a curse, but a means to prevent the souls of Khaner'ians from bringing abyss corruption into the ley lines, or from being lost to the abyss, even more so, if the curse of immortality was made by the Abyss, to cause turmoil in Teyvat.

[@vietcuongnguyenle8530]

Then what happen when we kill the hilichurl 🤔

[@chibiorichan]

Dude you are absolutely fucking hilarious. The beginning about Burnice is an absolute mood.

[@Nightetime]

I think when he said the flesh still rots is more of a figurative speaking thing rather than literal

[@Nowaylarry]

I suspect that the 'power from beyond' mentioned in the trivial trailer isn't abyssal power but will eventually tie this game back to HI3. I think it is quantum energy. I suspect that may not come out and call it that but it will functionally be the same.

[@dododanny77]

when he was revealed in that teaser a few years ago I always hoped "please just be a skull or ghost rider if he takes off his helmet"

[@weeblordgaming6062]

Im surprised he didn’t mention the primordial one

[@shawnpillay7481]

Mabey that that blue eye thing was Capitanos cryo power flowing somehow through his eyes and thus making it glow

[@Simpleopen]

It appears 3 shades are currently awake and 1 shade and primodial one are currently in deep slumber. Time is ticking, we need to get our powers back soon. Before the strongest shade and usurper king bring another cataclysm. Time to settle this once and for all but before that Dainsleif will test our power and determination. If there is anyone who can save teyvat and family; It's the Traveler. The fourth descender is worthy of such power.

[@lorraineviruet8973]

This is a praiseworthy comment!

[@wiswc]

Celestia didn't bring a cataclysm, what are you talking about? Celsista is the only reason the abyss doesn't completely take over, it was kanhraeh who brought the cataclysm upon themselves and the rest of the world.

[@Simpleopen]

Blaming and punishing the entire nation of khaenri'ah, for the crime of 5 people who just happen to be from Khaenri'ah? Celestia is Evil, Abyss is Evil end of discussion. Abyss is cancer and Celestia is a tumor.

[@Simpleopen]

Of course Celestia bring the cataclysm. Also it's the 5 people from khaenri'ah who brought the abyss in Teyvat not the entire nation of Khaenri'ah. Also punishing innocent people for simply being related to the criminals is evil on its own. Also Celestia (Heavenly Principles) are outsiders who stole teyvat from the dragon Sovereigns.

[@wiswc]

@@Simpleopen the sinners were part of them and they did what they were taught, which is to take power from anywhere they can find it inculding the abyss, so yes they brought it upon themselves. And to say that Celestia brought it makes no sense whatsoever, celsista is strictly against the abyss and has fought against it and it's the only reason why the abyss didn't take over already.

[@ZanathKariashi]

Perhaps Dain and Peirro are sacrificing their souls to maintain their bodies to achieve their plans as long as possible, while Captain and Halfdan are sacrificing their bodies to hold onto who they are and their ideals. While the ones who collapsed completely tried to hold onto both and lost everything by modern day.

[@Donryu-c8o]

hearing dain say to overcome the curse would be like burning off bits of yourself really reminded me of arleccino. What if she goes through cycles of burning away the curse and there by her memories using her flames, sort of cheating the curse of immortality in the process (because the aranara and arleccino herself say death is the loss of memory)

[@styxonthesticks]

My guess about the blue eyes is that they're from the connection to Ronova. The Sacred Flame and Mavuika's fire have a little bit of blue in them, and while this could just be because they're really hot, it could also be due to Ronova's power.

[@LeOelpfuetze]

If we think about it. Didn’t Dain say back in Sumeru, that he and Pierro belonged to the seven Sinners? Wouldn’t that mean, that they have been especially cursed worse? To suffer the consequences of their actions for ever

[@orangenade3707]

No it was just dain who worked together w the five sinners and dain isn’t a sinner

[@tankadamka]

I hope your luck will be back. I did lost all 50/50 until Caesar, I got her and Burnice without failing. About Capitano, he HAS to be someone from Natlan, even Xbalanque or the pyro (cryo?) sovereign or something like that. Asides for the hype that he can kill gods he did lost to Mavuika-I was sure about it's only for the plot then.

[@infinitygamecosmic9171]

Speaking of Khaenriah royals, i just found out something about king Irmin. You see i got curious and i wanted to search up a translation for the word "Irmin" turns out, the word Irmin means Demigod, Halfgod or Hero. Funny enough Jean have a voice line about Khaenriah, she said that the king of Khaenriah is "Heroic". It would be kinda Ironic if the Khaenriah bloodlines turn out to be demigods considering how much they dislike the gods, maybe that's the reason why Dainsleif and Pierro looked different compared to Capitano, maybe "it" is referring to their bloodlines.

[@LaurentRias9148]

I think the "rot" Capitano mentions isn't literally rot. I think he is talking about the "infection" or rather the "colour change" of his body. Dainslief has a whole blackened arm with blue vein-like patterns. I think the "rot" Capitano mentions refers to this. This explains why he mentioned he didn't know how Dain kept his "rot" under control. This might also explain why Capitano is described with dark blue eyes. As the blue vein-like "rot" could be around his eyes. As well as most if not all the khaenri'ahns we see have blue eyes (except Arlecchino but I don't think she fully counts) As for Pierro, I don't know. He does where a black mask thing on the side of his face, his eye being covered by a blue star. So that could be his "rot" yet he doesn't show it so I'm not sure.

[@mabilleaudrey2154]

Dainsleif said his first curse allowed him to retard his transformation into Hillichurl People who tried to leave Kaenri’ah turned into hillichurls it was during Sorush quest. But first people like Puerere and Perineri (Capitano) were already cursed by something and were about to rot. Arlecchino controls her curse but that wasn’t the case of Capitano.

[@_Krystal.Fatui.Servant_]

i heard some say Dain could by slowing the curse by carrying is brother ring (The ring of Nibelung) and Pierro could have been helped by Tsarista herself possibly by frozing the "rotting" of his body...or something similar since possibly archons authority comes from the power of the heaven Also it makes no sense to me for Capitano NOT to mention Pierro in this case, ok Scaramouche told us and now he is "gone" but the Traveller can lie, so maybehe couldn't have asked him because he would have gotten suspicious BUT HOYO GIVING US SOMETHING ABOUT HIM YES

[@DariaVikman]

Long time no see, dawit! I’m just here to let the world know I was quite literally screaming in excitement when I figured that Capitano is Kaenri’ahn 😁 and screamed even louder when he said he and Dain know each other Frankly Capitano plot line was more interesting to me than the Nathan war itself 😢

[@serikazero128]

I was always under the impression that "IT" that Dainsleaf referred to was the Anarana thing that saved that NPC in that looooong Summeru forest quest. Where basically they sacrifice their own memories to save someone. Especially since Dain and the Abyss sibling were with them 500 years ago and they did say they performed that ritual 500 years ago

[@ashy969]

09:22 - Focalors' curse is different. She deliberately set a curse breaker. That once she dies, Furina gets to live freely because she surved hee purpose well. In case of the Khaenri'ahns, this curse was meant to be a punishment lasting until eternity. Dains for sure has something that helps him, as he was talking about "it". He also has a power not resembling any element or the abyss. 12:17 - the power from beyong he talks about is likely not to be used ahainst the curse itself, but against Celestia. And likely he talks about us. The power and will of a descender. As rhe trailer of the game is about the chapters of our journey and not his personal issues... It should be pointed out, that the blue eyed Khaenri'ahns belong to the Eclipse dynasty, who prefered to use machines and not khemia. But before them, the Crimson Dynasty prefered to use khemia to create and operate things. And the only one whe know is from that dynasty is Arlecchino, who has different eyes and probably a different form of the curse. She basically cannot die either, as she can use blood dept to revive herself, but the "curse" does something to her body when she uses her powers. And Dain (or Capitano) said nothing about the Crimsons...But we have no other of them, and the one who we do, Arlecchino is on the road to revange.... So, maybe what keeps Dain and Pierro "fresh" on the outside has to do with this power the crimsons used... Khemia... Pierro being a mage might means he can use some khemia tricks, but if so, why didn't he help Capitano? His No.1... maybe because whatever makes a difference is within him and Dain. Maybe it is their degree of will power or.... Something else they cannot just share.

[@shaami8622]

the dark aura is likely coming from the delusion. we see it with arlechino, and diluc skin (and maybe childe third form but its been awhile since i fought that boss lol).

[@umascariatuerich2014]

I believe the ones on Pierro and Dain isn't mask at all but actual deformities given by the curse (the same curse or another one) or just some collateral physical effect of what happened on Khaenri'ah

[@emana6824]

Then maybe kaya is wearing an eye patch because his eye is rotten 🤔

[@49meow51]

6:08 THATS SO FUNNY I CANT

[@heartoftarassque]

Even if we talk about Pierro being somehow cryogenically preserved by Tsaritsa like Signora, I find it really strange that he didn't mention that. Like "One of my pals also didn't deteriorate but he got his ahh refrigerated by Tsaritsa" or some shit like that. So I tend to think he is lying. Add to that, a lot of info Capitano gave to Mavu was strange. Like how the fuck did she not know about those three guys that simply live in reclusion when she has info on literally everyone in Natlan. Or he is just being dramatic and by "flesh still rots" he means that he is simply getting old just like Pierro and under that mask he looks like an old ahh man like him

[@Cinbri]

Scientists, as someone mentioned, as very similar to names of 3 historians from Simulanka. So, there is already sus parallel. I agree with theory that Cap had some deal with Ronova, and is serving as some sort of souls container (like what Ororon was used for but failed), and preserve souls of fellow khaenri'ahns. And that is why he rotting so fast. Also reason why Ororon felt similar to "soul escaping" when Cap was wounded. And then in cutscene Cap looked at his chest wound and asked Ororon "you heared something from here..". Like if there is hole in his body container and souls might try to escape, as happened with Guthred, due to Lord of Night scream. Basically Ronova turning him into grim reaper, to redeem sins of his kin, smth like that.

[@tristhekid]

Ninja look like Deadpool under that getup

[@Indoril_Nerevar]

👀💧Bruh...the intro...you good fam?

[@Rougelesss]

Maybe this is just me but like, there's dialogue in a Sumeru WQ that might help with Dainsleif... Zurvan: Half of his body had become that of a monster, but I did not sense an aura of monstrosity in him. When I discovered him, he was holding a ring tightly in his hand. Zurvan: I brought him back to the sea of flowers, and when he awoke, he claimed to be a Dahri swordsman who had only survived because he had been cursed. I am a firm believer that "it" is meant to be that ring - and that said Ring is also what keeps Dainsleif at bay.

[@prosaic17]

Dawit is a gambler

[@javvadshaikh3449]

What if capitano is a zombie. Like he died once and someone made a deal with the shade of death to revive him. And he was then cursed. But it still can't stop his flesh from rotting.

[@mist.brooke]

The rot refers to the blue stuff on Dain, you check out his design, btw the rot is also on Pierro, under the mask

[@DawitsLookingforEmilia]

hmmm

[@leonardobatistellaoliveira8412]

Arle is from one of the royal bloodlines and she has those dark flames, we know that exists at least one more lineage, Captain could be a decendent of them, since he has the dark ice, and since Arle also suffers from some corruption, this could be the reason the Captain is in such a state, too much use of the cursed power.

[@vietcuongnguyenle8530]

Arlechino not suffer from corruption The flame she have exist bad effect She will experience the emotion of people dead by that flame, and that flame also will cost her life span

[@leonardobatistellaoliveira8412]

@@vietcuongnguyenle8530 Well yeah, but her hands are black are they not? She says that she would die if it got to her heart, does she not? But if he has immortality, them it is just another form of corruption

[@Cinbri]

​@@leonardobatistellaoliveira8412it doesn't say she will die, it's Arle feeling that her human self will die and she turns into monstrosity.

[@leonardobatistellaoliveira8412]

@@Cinbri True, the point stands still

[@CitraCerita]

I think the blue eyes are more of a creative liberty rather than a plot point that is consistent with the world's logic. The same way you can't see Caputano's face despite half of his mask being literally open. Just story/Teyvat logic, you need to be able to separate plot driven logic and creative liberties. In Genshin, "rots" or "eroding" takes an abstract form that can't be equated by real life world logic bacterial deteoriation. It just serves a purpose to whatever the game is trying to do. The game seems to imply that the soul cannot leave the body, and that they are denied death. Whatever the form the body is deteoriating into could be anything, but the game have not erected a full-picture of this logic yet.

[@Ayvixx-p2q]

i also said this in my theory its something they used as dain said "without it"

[@AleksaLSmith]

Some food for thought - maybe Dain's "mask" is not actually a mask but his actual skin. In the mortal travails trailer his right hand has the same colour scheme and markings as the blue patch on his face. However, in game his right hand is completely covered by his suit. I presume that it might be the effect of forbidden knowledge/abyssal power that he uses.

[@cringecompilation8105]

After escaping khanreaih, dain was holding a ring, pari said that

[@Zarozian]

Probably the Ring of Nibelung. But my dude keep playing Zenless Zone Zero! I HOPE YOU DO LORE VIDEOS ON IT TOO! 😊😊😊

[@Roihclem871]

But do dain and pierro have a ring?

[@Jfernandez02]

Bro needs to not starve so I guess no ZZZ

[@videoguy9487]

@@Roihclem871 pierro maybe has something else

[@Kuzamori]

Say :D If you're in danger 🤨

[@IsaiahBuchanan175]

bodies preserve better in cold

[@ishuika]

I highly doubt his body is rotting in the literal sense because then we would not be able to see the silhouette of his nose and his mouth and he even has hair.

[@ethanpajo1816]

the reason Pierro has a half mask is because Klee blew him up in dragon spine(probably dragon spine) then Jean arrived then ran with Klee for their lives so yeah Klee solo's Pierro

[@Pre4xes_]

Ngl if the battle was between our lord and klee, our lord will have a hard time winning, I mean like the primordial one is the strongest but the thing is klee is almost as strong as him, as nanook's daughter she's basically god as well

[@anetepaulakrinicka7830]

The fun part was, that Klee wanted to be friends with Pierro and gave him a gift that had a bomb inside, but Pierro just put his face close to that box.

[@hiimbobbyo631]

Also I don’t think the captain said his whole body was rotted? Just that it does? So maybe a lot of his skin has turned pitch black with rot but some of him still remains?

[@FlashKillerX]

I have also lost every 50/50 in Zenless. Hoping to break the streak today

[@محمودمنفرد-م1ن]

That "it" is the ring of nibelung

[@juliekm6495]

How about Dainslief is actually the twelfth Harbinger, undercover to Pierro? Pierro was a royal Madge in the court of King Irmin before he became head of the Fatui. El Capitano says he knew of Dainslief and how angry Dainslief is. Don’t forget Gold. Rhinedaughter. She was one of the sinners and a Khaenri’ahn. (The only female Khaenri’ah in the game.) Then there is Dainslief telling us 2/3 of the way through the game about his older brother Veldrfolnir a sinner and a royal Madge of Khaenri’ah. So Pierro and Veldrfolnir knew each other? They were all Khaenri’ah friends? Pierro and Veldrfolnir may have planned something and Dainslief was either in on it and had older brother issues? At any rate Dainslief is a liar and I believe the real bad guy in the game! Dianslief was the Boughkeeper to Irminsul and used magics, spells and potions (given him by Pierro) to manipulate the traveler and make them think they were the abyss prince/princess when they were not! At any rate, I have never liked Dainslief from the very beginning and always thought him suspicious! 😊

[@kevingame3198]

I better get ready for khaneri’ah. The last piece of the puzzle is chasca a young madam ping and raiden shogun and build the rest of my 4 star characters

[@Columbina51]

Remember the sinners have power that transcends Teyvat

[@Draco_379-t6g]

The theory that capitano is lying makes so much sense to me. Because if there was some way to stop the erosion pierro would share it right? Plus bruv has hair and eyes like come on.

[@eszterfodor1136]

Maybe capitano looks like a hilichurl.

[@Pat005pro]

To be fair, none of the hilichurls turned to bones over time so maybe the "rotting" isnt decomposing but transformation of some sorts hence the Mika line and Capitano line could still both be true. The fact that he has blue eyes could also just be indicated by his elemental power since he uses (corrupted, but still) cryo power. If I'm remembering correctly the Lawachurls have the the same eye color as their element although those are purely of their respective colour, but maybe Capitano's rotting just hasn't gone that far. Feel free to respond if you disagree with me

[@sjsjdjk]

Imagine if it's sans under all that armor

[@eternaleez]

i don't think he means "rot" in a literal sense like how corpses rot. i think he refers to corruption, like Dain's arm in his splash art. The serpent knights are an example of fully rotten immortal kaenriahns, Capitano managed to keep his mind intact till now somehow but his body is rotten just like the knights

[@DaNiceGuy]

Wait a second, if The Captain has the curse of immortality, then why did The Captain said to ororon that he shouldnt have saved him and instead be perished by Pyro archon (does that mean that pyro archon is able to bypass the immortality curse)?

[@amouramarie]

My current baseless assumption is that the Tsaritsa is 'preserving' Pierro and the Fatui (who may all be dead. Sure, Signora died, but there was nothing left of her body to preserve after Raiden dusted her.) As for why the Captain is rotted, could just be that he was already decomposing before he joined up with the Fatui, during the years he spent in Natlan, and the Tsaritsa couldn't preserve flesh that was already gone. Dain, probably the Ring of Nibelung is best guess at this point as for what the "it" is. Also, HELL YES, give me ALL the Dain is sus and can't be trusted hints, hoyo. I do not trust that guy at all.

[@Saturos226]

Fellas, if ya captain wields ice weapons, has a rotting body and glowing blue eyes, that's not ya captain, that's a freaking white walker.

[@blackdiamond1161]

Wait blue eyes? Rotted and turned into a skeleton? He is SANS THE UNDERTALE!!!

[@SaerTurner-wn2qh]

I think it all depends on what kind of human your are A Primordial human or a Vishap person that depicts how teh curse affects you as if you look an runes related to Khanria and also the out fits clothing and armor it all Resembles that of Vishaps I belive not all Khanrians where humans but Vishaps taht where evolved to have human form ..

[@vietcuongnguyenle8530]

Since phlosigton is primodial energy of teyvat Natlantian could be relate with primodial human 🤔 But since khaenri’ah people also seem special, they could relate with primodial human too 🤔

[@miss_dina01]

He is 6 5 blue eyes trust fund 😂

[@HELL0773H]

he could ask dottore to help him with that tho but it seems like choose not to

[@kawaiikajun7644]

That's the right choice.

[@1Gymfreak1]

Considering how capitano is and personality. And with dotorre how he is and personality. Capitano probably hates dotorre with all his guts just like arlecchino

[@1djose]

Capitano is deadpool

[@Aquagenshin]

What if dain and pierro are working together or if dain is part of the fatui that kind of plot twist sounds crazy but still good

[@tova2635]

They really got shafted in Kanrieah huh see guys ? that's why you make a deal with our beloved Yaoshi instead. She let's you live forever and keep looking very handsome. Such a kind soul 🗿🙏🙏🙏🌾

[@lucabinda6858]

their skincare routine