What If... Osial Won?

"Genshin Impact: What If... Osial Won?" reimagines the story of Genshin Impact in an alternate universe. Rather than Osial getting slained by the Jade Chamber, in this story, the Jade Chamber is destroyed instead. How did this happen? And what are the consequences?
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Collaborators:
Writer and video editor: ‪@AgainstMeta‬
Dainsleif VA: SippyVA
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Childe VA: Popi
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Xiao VA: KiriKiito
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Cloud Retainer VA: StarsOfCassiopeia (Deleted scene)
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Zhongli (Morax) VA: Hibiki
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Signora VA: LovelyxNeko
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Massive thank you to everyone that participated, it's such a pleasure to see our story come to life, and we're so proud of how this turns out!
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[@nothmm8582]

Signora really thought she could threaten a God who committed mass genocide in the name of Order XD

[@AgainstMeta]

That's dark xD

[@varretone7937]

I like the part when Zhongli spawned the meteor to Osial, this must be very hard to make, there is so many scenes. You are a great youtuber for making this, keep it up! 🥰

[@gogetalifeandtouchgrass]

Destruction. This was purely sad. Fr tho like ppl are finally looking at Childe seriously and that he has other sides to him at this point he’s my favourite 😭😭

[@HappyMusicFox]

I love that Tucer was in this, because he must have been there during the time of the battle to meet Childe at the time of his story quest. He needed to get to Liyue and then had to search for his brother so he must’ve been there for some time.

[@gabovizcarra]

the voice acting was outstanding! the ending part made me sad but Ningguang's death broke my heart, too :'(

[@Void-wy1nl]

My favourite part: the Zhongli and Signora part :)))) that face on signora is 👍👍👍

[@kazumimoonlight8887]

I loved this animation! Everything was put together so beautifully. But my favorite part was when Zhongli showed up and had a “little” talk with Childe and Signora.

[@AgainstMeta]

Thank you! We rarely see Zhongli angry so that part was cool to put up xD

[@Curentlyfindinganewusername]

The drawings is my favorite part.

[@apura24]

The xiao vs tartaglia fight was my favorite part overall because of how it contributed in building up the succeeding events. A lot of effort was exerted in making this video too so kudos to all of the artists, editors, and voice actors who were involved!

[@heythere00]

I really like the "what if" Scenario and the animation and voice over are just perfect for each characters

[@beatriceglem8451]

I loved how the only color that could be seen was from the weapon & eyes, it made the whole story seem darker imo. It's also very interesting that Teucer was involved in this, I loved how you added that, although it's sad that he died at the end... Honestly, my fav part was just seeing the many art styles that were incorporated in the video and how professional the music & voice acting was!

[@AgainstMeta]

Thank you for the kind words! We initially wanted to go with plain black and white, but the artists came up with the idea of specific coloring! :D

[@lilyasano5431]

This video made me cry a bit and i also think that the title should be something among the lines of " What if Childe lured The Geo Archon successfully out". I also feel really bad for tartaglia, from my point of view,he just wanted to be enough and finally be recognized as someone bigger. I found this video amazing, the theory and the artwork is breath taking. I would enjoy seeing more work like this! What i also see is in here is something that someone told me in the past "Don't try to always do better because you never know the harm you could bring with it to others or even yourself".

[@AgainstMeta]

Awww don't cry! Look at the good side... Tucer and Ningguang still there in the actual universe...

[@lilyasano5431]

@@AgainstMeta They got the peace they deserved.

[@nikitazero823]

The loss on both sides is quite inspirational.

[@fuz5252]

Great art I like how nobody was able to win in that scenario both liyue and the fatui lost something in that battle even childe lost something very important to him.

[@GhostFromTheMoon]

the art is so good and the voices the end with teucer got me

[@音乐-j5t]

I really like the part zhong li fight with oceanic defender and la signora . It always been my regret for didn't see zhong li protect li yue when the oceanic defender and fatui attacking li yue .

[@shoyo1150]

I love the part where the alternate universe concept was introduced. An alternate universe or multiverse, Is where the possibilities that lie are endless. An alternative universe means that there will be a totally different storyline/ lore. Imagine this. Teyvat does not exist and the genshin storyline takes place in the honkai universe. Things would be much different then. There would be no zhongli, no raiden, no venti, no archons and no form of celestia existing. Even the characters that you see in teyvat will not be existent. Mondstat: the city of wind and song, liyue: the harbor of stone and contracts and inazuma: the islands of thunder and eternity would too not be in existence. The traveler would be introduced to much different characters than that of teyvat. The traveler would also have their powers back because there is no unknown god in existence, meaning they will be much more powerful in the honkai universe than the genshin universe. Enemies in this universe would be different too. Could they be more powerful than the abyss order? Or even the whole celestia itself?

[@rei_zero0o]

The whole premise of the liyue archon quest chapter was whether the rule of the adepti are long gone and it was the time of the humans. This what if situation is so interesting since we see the aftermath of what if the humans didnt come out victorious. And also, childe is more villany in this one (・Д・)

[@youcool6185]

I like the way Zhongli tells the Signora to leave ! Ha ha ha ! Very good designs ! Congrats!

[@user-ew6qj7ou6v]

Collabs are always hard and time consuming but also always great. I like collabs. It's interesting to watch the same animation in different styles. So this is a great collab that I will remember for a long time

[@mufi_cute]

All of this storyline is UNEXPECTED. Yeah, I also when did this quest, I ever imagine how if the story in revert version, The Osial can't be defeated and kill all of the people, destroy all of Liyue's settlement. Is that Zhongli still care about this, coz when Liyue is in danger, Zhongli just drink a tea and said 'osmanthus wine ...' lmao. Thank you for making this amazing masterpiece, full of respect of you guys!!!

[@AgainstMeta]

Lmao that'll give a whole new sense to "where are those who share the memories" xD

[@untarakuntara371]

The karma scene for Childe and Teucer was so touching

[@therasian1341]

The story and creativity is so good, I like how you made dainsleif the narrator

[@general_alatus3089]

This is EPIC! I love the idea of an alternate universe. I also think that it's weird that Childe never got involved in the Fatui's attack, so this is a nice alternate scenario. Great work overall, and I look forward to seeing more! P.S. All the artists are amazing, and the voice artists are sooo fitting.

[@solanafrost5104]

i love this plot line! and was so surprised by Teucer at the end! didn't see that one coming. Signora's lines remind me of what she said before passing away ( but i might be mistaken xD) i like the animations! my favorite things were the shining eyes! XD specially xiao's, and zhongli's entry among many other things and nice voice acting! i think it was absolutly on point!

[@AgainstMeta]

Yesss Signora's lines were taken from the one in Inazuma!

[@whatsthepurposeofliving3283]

amazing animation. liked the part when morax and signora showed up, oh and especially the childe vs xiao scene. the voice-overs are nice too.

[@its._.your-toker3552]

I love this whole thing but I love the part where signora confronts childe because I love drama

[@ThuyNguyen-nh6hi]

I like the black and white color with glowing eyes characters . The what if give Childe have to take responsibility for what he done and more daker storyline

[@AgainstMeta]

Indeed. Childe never cared about the consequences of his action, so this time he's punished immediately:(

[@certifiedhimbo]

The animation and art is breathtaking, the sound design, in particular the music choice and voice acting, was so good at raising the tense atmosphere!

[@IdoliseBigjie]

I'm so happy to be part of the team! Enjoy you guys!

[@AgainstMeta]

Thank you for joining us Bigjie!💜

[@riccardoambrogi8575]

Really a good animation, plus I love "what if" scenarios. Good job!

[@AgainstMeta]

Thank you! Huge shout-out to all the contributors😆💜

[@markchang5285]

Very interesting story and I like how it stays true to the characters. I also liked the art and can see a lot of effort went into producing this slick video. If there's one thing to nitpick it is, Dainsleif could have alluded to Traveler's quest at the end of the video, and explain how this complicates the Traveler's journey to find his/her sibling.

[@daria968]

This is very cool. I saw in nine minutes, several weeks of hard work. I really liked it.

[@mozeqiu]

Oh my God, this was so sad. At first, I thought "Woah, nice fight between Xiao and Childe" because it could be canon. But then everything went downhill and seeing Childe break down broke my heart too. I'm really amazed by the artwork and the voices, they fit so well. Good work!

[@lilieshj]

My favourite part of this story is the first fight scene with Xiao and Childe. The close up's of their faces really added intensity.

[@moonabovethesea9862]

I especially love the part where Signora and Morax finally appeared. that part really made me giggle for a minute because of Signoras facial expression. haha over all, I really love how you guys made it into something else. I really thought this is a movie. And I was in theater 🤗 nice job. and thank you🤍 hoping to see more animation from you guys✨

[@kazumiixxo.]

Wow truly such a magnificent animation! My favorite part is when the adepti give a part of their power to the Traveler, it looks so good! But I also liked Dainsleif at the start, it looked so similar to in game. Good job to all the artists, animators and voice actors! You truly did an amazing video ♡

[@Juliana-qg5yf]

I love the different art styles and different characters. Also Zhongli-

[@battlecatsj.z.w.3293]

THIS. IS. AMAZING The story overall is just great, and the artwork and animation are just perfect.

[@elijahprak7056]

I love this!!! I think the overall story is awesome I love the art style and how there are only certain parts are colored. The voice acting is also really good. So yeah again overall really good story.

[@toro478]

This is Amazingg!! :D I love the storyline, the ,,what if..." scenario, the art style, everything! Especially the part at the end, the one with Teucer was so good but so sad! :,) A great animation, great ideas, love it

[@rifatshahariar6646]

Man! this is awesome! the idea and the animation is really great. I think I love every bit of this collab, but the entrance of zhongli is the best!

[@scaramoucheye4790]

This is super coolll, the storyline is amazing and epic, along with the animations. Also I love that my favourite character, Xiao's there too :)

[@diekamilka]

wow this is Amazing, the end made me more sad than it should've. This a masterpiece and i can't get over the idea that teucer was there to visit his brother and he witnessed complete destruction of lyiue.

[@antcatmoss]

ahhhh this was so amazing!! the music fits so well in every scene

[@prajwalsingh1910]

The part where Zhongli makes his entrance gave me goosebumps and the fight between Xiao and Childe was good too every move was good 🔥

[@lillycami1454]

I loved how the story is told by Dainsleif and I loved Xiao fighting Childe, it's funny this air of "what if"

[@fierysnowfalls]

I really enjoyed the creativity of the storyline (nooo! teucer!), and the interactions between characters that we never got to see in game, such as between xiao and childe. I also really enjoyed the art and animation style, from the comics to the page flipping, as well as the black and white images except for the eyes. The part where Zhongli was wearing his archon outfit but was drawn like his ult animation I found really funny. I also like how some quotes from the game were included in here, like Signora's line about her being a Snezhnyan (I can't spell lol) diplomat, and especially the iconic "wrath of the rock" line. It was really well done!

[@AgainstMeta]

Thank you! Everyone did a really great job. It was an amazing effort from the artists and voice actors.

[@oscheoroset1298]

This is so cool, I love how you demonstrate the characters correctly like their in-game lore. Hope you guys will do another one in the future (like what if Monstadt failed to stop Dvalin or what if traveler and Yae failed to persuade Ei and her plan).

[@mimidochilde]

Childe and Xiao's fight was amazing, my favorites in an epic battle was the part I enjoyed the most. But seeing Childe mourn the damage he's done has definitely touched my heart.

[@laibanadeem4062]

This is such a good animation! And the voices were really fitting for the characters, and the plot, that was the best. It showed an interesting view of what could have happened. All in all, it’s pretty amazing

[@dorki8282]

oh my god this is absolutely fantastic!!! the animation the translation everything is so well made and i especially loved the music it fit the scenes perfectly^^ i totally adore this collab, every single second was a blessing to my eyes🥺

[@mishupanigrahy6760]

In My opinion CHILDE couldn't have interfered B'CUZ he was very tired after his FOUL LEGACY transformation 🧐. BUT the animation and story line is Very INTERESTING, it is a bit dark but still increases ur curiosity to know whats gonna happen next.👍👏

[@lu_lu2820]

First of all，this video was so well made that I thought it was posted by the Hoyoverse official。I love how there are different types of art style involved。The ended in Childe‘s pain，and I think it's the best part😂。BTW，Xiao was so well drawn！！I love the part where Tartaglia and Xiao was fighting！To conclude，I！LOVE！IT！

[@AgainstMeta]

Awww thank you so much for the kind feedback! We're glad you enjoyed it! :D

[@joshuachan7580]

Sad but kinda cool. In the end Childe only made himself sad.

[@amankumarsah8788]

It was a nice video. Animation was also worthy for praising. Specifics were also good. You all certainly need much more to reach a certain level but even with less members or a single member you have done a pretty good job. There is definitely room to improve. Hope you'll be posting similar videos in the future.

[@mvk3886]

Oh my God this is beautiful!!! 100/100 for the effort!! This might sound repetitive but I too honestly loved the part where Rex Lapis makes the entrance! And though this alternate universe plot was soo intriguing to watch, I am soo glad this wasn't the real truth that happened in Liyue bcuz: 1. The Geo Archon truly believed it was time for people to look after Liyue and that the protection of the adepti and Exuvia was no longer necessary for present Liyue. This is why he decided to fake his death and live as a Mortal. 2. This ending means that The contract Signora made with Rex Lapis for the Gnosis is broken.. which means Morax will hold onto his Gnosis.. unlike from our actual in-game story. And this means Tsaritsa wouldn't get hands on the Geo archon's Gnosis... and I don't think our story could progress in its current plotline with this happening (pretty sure Tsaritsa would keep collecting the Gnosis of all the other 6 Archons as that's the only way she can progress on with her plan) So yeah, this is pretty cool and I loved this alternate plotline but I am glad Childe didn't interfere as he did here! Overall, loved this video!!❤️❤️🔥

[@AgainstMeta]

Yeah, that's exactly the whole idea! In the actual story, all go according to Morax and Tsaritsa's plan, but everything is a mess in this one xD We're happy that you found it beautiful❤️❤️

[@mvk3886]

@@AgainstMeta I gotta give it to you guys for thinking up such a brilliant concept!! Keep it up guys! 👏 ❤️

[@rjabanador465]

So in the end Chides' family has been slaughter by the fatui

[@rohanroldan495]

Technacly he still lost but this version im sure it retreats

[@yosano_akiko_ada]

The animation is first class superb 👌👌 but for me, the story is a little heartbreaking coz this could actually have happened canonly, which would have absolutely tore my heart out into millions of shattering pieces (I love both Childe and Xiao to heaven and back) But still, this was professional and awesome👏👏

[@BTDino_Gaming]

First, I really enjoy the art style and amazing job to the voice actors as well as whoever put this plot together. Secondly, OH MY ARCHONS, this was extremely destructive to both the Fatui and of course Liyue citizens. It’s also hurting my little heart cause I thought this was a test to see if the Qixing (?) coukd protect Liyue without the guidance or help of their archon. Even though Ningguang died in this AU, I feel like her first thought about the “blind spots” the fatui slipped through and choose to solely rely on herself. I really appreciate Ningguang (girl boss) so even thinking about her dying or having those thoughts got me crying a little bit. Other than that, that part Teucer might be my favorite. HEAR ME OUT, I enjoy the brother dynamic they have but this is the outcome of his actions and now he has to live with it knowing that his blatant destructive nature now indirectly ruined his family. I wonder if that will create tension between him and his Archon (can’t spell her name) (●´ω｀●)

[@Sira-]

That plot twist is something I never expected! Although tragic and heart-wrenching -please let our boi be okay T^T - but was the best part! I was cheering for Tart to show up suddenly and help but no T^T he did the unthinkable.. Though at the beginning I thought the altering would be if Traveler didn't help and Liyue lost the fight x")

[@frankralph6247]

Great job! And I love the hand comic style parts :) plus this has my two favorite people I just got my first Xiao!

[@_walnut3827]

Damn this is SO GOOD. The animation is really well done and I LOVE the concept of alternate universe!! that "let's dance a little shall we?" was soooo good and the sass in his voice omfg Really good video

[@cc.kanna88]

Love this! The drawing, the music, the voice acting…when can we see more??? It’s amazing!!!

[@AgainstMeta]

Hopefully sooner than later! :D

[@alisuu8190]

Great animation and voiceover ! But i didn't expect the teucer part 😳, i really like with how Morax punished the fatuus! (Sorry for bad grammar, english is not my mother tongue!)

[@AgainstMeta]

Your grammar is great, please don't be sorry!

[@avocadoboi6663]

This was an iconic video. I love everything you did and the story was so interesting and had me on my toes the entire time!

[@AgainstMeta]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@amethystabyss6782]

Woah. This is amazing. I could never- As someone with a very inconsistent and time consuming art style, it would take me years just to create one scene. And the storyline, perfection! It was dramatic and heartbreaking, and Zhongli’s entrance was just👌🏼 The voice acting was amazing, and just everything about this was just perfect and I love it!

[@Elyn_Max]

I fell in love with animation, also I like this theory. Maybe in the future we will see something like this from Hoyoverse

[@ventibarbatos5189]

Oh my, this is really good, I like the animation, the design and the story itself. The arts is also very impressive indeed.♡♡♡ My favorite part is how the traveller protected liyue, the artstyle is amazing♡♡♡

[@kirboi2067]

Wow amazing art and animation 👌 I loved seeing the other, evil side of Childe

[@jolliethejoy]

This is a masterpiece, I loved small details and the fact that Childe’s brother was there

[@lucky3168]

This is so good! I got a goosebumps when Zhongli appeared

[@ricecake.e]

woah! this is really great work. though it is quite sad, i still really enjoyed this

[@amyyfran21]

I was expecting different turn of events but the ending was more dark than what i thought. The music placement were very well-timed. Xiao's and Childe's VA were very convincing and full of emotion. The whole thing feelings like an immersive animated storybook. :))

[@zephyr2699]

Oh my, this collab is very good. The art is beautiful and also props to the people who voiced the characters and ofc the artists I hope your hard work pays off

[@t_leii4149]

Very interesting story and I like how it stays true to the characters. I also love the art style, illustrations, animation and I think most people can prolly see that you've put a lot of effort into producing this wonderful video!! Hope to see more of it!!

[@Kamirage68]

C’est incroyable ! Et super bien fait ! J’ai bcp aimé le moment entre l’archon Géo et Childe et Signora 😄

[@AgainstMeta]

Thank you💜

[@mifuyu8756]

This is honestly amazing..I love it!! My favorite part is Xiao and Childe fighting it was super cool..and the way Zhongli reacted to it..so cool too

[@deniserosemann8419]

Holy Shit! This was absolutely awesome! I loved it that you included Madame Ping in the fight because normally you don‘t see her in any fanarts where fighting is included… or maybe I didn‘t see any even if it is there… Anyway, I also loved Zhonglis entrance and his fight with Signora and Childe. But! I would have never thought that you guys would include Teucer!!! This was a huge plottwist! You guys are absolutely stunning! Keep up with your awesome work!

[@untarakuntara371]

This is so dramatic, i like it! 😆

[@VickyKujikawa]

This was AMAZING. I loved the crossover with the original What If and I didn't expect that ending. Also poor Ningguang. 11/10, it was fantastic.

[@laith5109]

Really good plot and animation .

[@yashojitbhaumik6012]

Loved the video dude. Just finished that part of the story. Also got good food for thought. If Osial won.....hm?

[@nemgege]

I really like the video, especially the illustrations that make the animation look so good. The eyes glow makes characters and scenes more vivid. Zhongli >> Very good job!

[@AgainstMeta]

Thank you! Glad you think so! It was certainly a risk to adobt this art style but the artists did amazing.

[@MetaMemester]

Woaahh, what a nice and extra original comeback to KZbin content!

[@AgainstMeta]

Aaaa thank you for watching Meta! We're glad you enjoyed it!💜

[@localgensimpplayer]

Really good vid tbh! If I didn’t see ur post on hoyolab, I wouldn’t have got to watch this masterpiece:D Luv the ending, really gives the story a sad touch👏

[@mizurugaming296]

It was amazing but sad aff cuz of how Ningguan and Tucer had to die by the end…

[@theirmarceline]

This is really cool!

[@AgainstMeta]

Thank you! Great to know you liked it💜

[@mishupanigrahy6760]

My fav part would be when MORAX arrived it gave chills dude , NICE COLLAB. work👍👏💥☺️ AND appreciate the work and creativity put in this video.

[@AgainstMeta]

Thank you so much! Morax arrival be hitting hard with that music.

[@Mn_Lib]

Add more color and it will be more beautiful

[@mikhailibe3621]

Teucer went to the gulag

[@Ryqn_1]

Wow nice! I like the story and the art, i thought in 5:32 childe will know zhongli is morax and then they fight each other then zhongli died lol but i was wrong! i totally did not forget signora is in liyue(lie). anyways sorry if my english is wrong or weird because english is not my first language

[@emyliaahmad6396]

Dangg so much effort and time to create this masterpiece must've been HUGE and indescribable. As an artist myself, I love the variations of art that are put together in one video like this ❤😆 We can see that we all have different POVs when tasked with one topic.

[@AgainstMeta]

Ikr! It was awesome to see everyone's interpretation :D We learned a lot from this collab.

[@AgainstMeta]

Btw that's not the page liking its own comment lol. That's me liking my wifey's comment. I learned a lot too!

[@yijiang5976]

It is really well done and was also very exciting. The part with zhongli was really good. You could put in a little more color. One more question: how long did it take you to do it?

[@AgainstMeta]

We initially asked to artists to not color them so it can be easy on them. But they exceeded our expectations and absolutely slayed.

[@ThePranavStudios]

Amazing!! 💖

[@alaajd6181]

Amazing art and storyline, i got goosebumps when Zhongli appeared 😋keep up the good work💜💜

[@AgainstMeta]

Zhongli always have that Archon aura present xD

[@182barmando]

Interesting story and nice graphics. Would you consider adding other VA languages (JP, CN, etc)?

[@AgainstMeta]

We're planning to make a CN sub to post to BiliBili, but no plan for other languages!

[@ThatLesbianMess22]

I found it cool that many people came together to create this amazing video!

[@AgainstMeta]

Ikr! We're super proud of everyone!

[@jadebrooks5716]

I- wha- OH MY GOD. This was STUNNING. Gorgeous animation/art, and the ideas it delves into are simply fascinating. I'm feeling so many feels rn- the foul legacy transformation impaling Ningguang, Xiao's mask, Zhongli's epic entrance, and Teucer at the end.. there are so many little things that just tie it all together. (Signora's running-for-her-life face was HILARIOUS, btw.) UID 62864013

[@AgainstMeta]

Hahaha ikr! That Signora scene was gold xD