What path do Star Rail Characters ACTUALLY follow? | Honkai Star Rail

I've seen a lot of confusion on what paths the characters follow, some characters are on a different path than what their role says in game. So I would like to hopefully clear up the confusion a bit.
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[@polchwn4090]

Jingliu mentioned that she already earned the gaze of an aeon, we don’t know which aeon but she still swears to bring the abundance down.

[@user-vj4cu6sb7m]

@seggsmaster9704 its actually lan she was the former general of the luofu before jing yuan so..

[@hamahamatot]

My wild guess would be finality, but I think finality and destruction path do overlap a bit so idk.

[@bakamitai1419]

Thought it was implied to be Lan?

[@Gheniel_]

Its probably Lan, since abundance is his natural enemy. Not his* sorry, it probably has no gender so they/them I guess

[@GhostyBoi119ts]

@seggsmaster9704nah Lan

[@keane4464]

"misha serves harmony" Me in the future: hahahhahahahahhahaa

[@eternitiesx]

misha: trailblaze, gallagher: enigmata?

[@SillyFloof]

​@@eternitiesxUnfortunately Gallagher does not exist 😢

[@4PTG7]

@@SillyFloof Misha kinda doesn't as well

[@SillyFloof]

@@4PTG7 Yeah, Misha AKA Mikhail had already died

[@stichmapache1126]

⁠@@SillyFloofes como Misha? Es una creación de mikhail?

[@RenaiMaster08]

Did you know that the Omniscia of Fu Xuan was gifted by Nous? And he even met her once? It was stated in March 7's companion quest. Her predicting ability came from Nous's calculations. So she has deep ties in Erudition.

[@drumrollplease631]

Up. As a fu xuan main, I was surprised they didn't mention this in the video.

[@DSCH4]

Just speculation, but I think Nous wanted Fu Xuan to enter the Genius Society but she would not renounce her ultimate loyalty to Lan.

[@frenchrevenge6406]

Canon Fu Xuan: *Hunt* Lore Fu Xuan: *Erudition* Playable Fu Xuan: *Preservation* Gameplay Fu Xuan: *Abundance*

[@solarprogeny6736]

@@frenchrevenge6406 what's the difference between Canon and Lore? I think you mean something like: Chose: Hunt Resonated with: Erudition

[@frenchrevenge6406]

@@solarprogeny6736 The word lore can be used as a substitute for backstory, as in, the backstory to her 3rd eye is Nous. While canon is the way things *are* or at least *are supposed to be* , like how she's supposed to be following the Hunt considering it's canon all Xianzhou natives are followers of Lan

[@awesomeperson5150]

2:18 As a sidenote, Oleg used to be a Silvermane Guard, so it’s possible that he shared the Philosophy of Preservation with some other people in Wildfire

[@aymenbx648]

Would be relevant if he wasn't an npc 🌝

[@Shadox-yv8ms]

I think they all follow preservation, they all fight to preserve themselves after all

[@nolongerhuman9809]

Oleg is not an ordinary silvermane guard either,he is one of the main general too

[@definiteIynotkenji]

Arguably all of the belobogians follow preservation it's pretty much the main theme of the whole region the burning flame of preservation wildfire.

[@solarprogeny6736]

@@Shadox-yv8ms Following a Path in Honkai: Star Rail is not like "believing in an ideal". It's straight up about worshipping a specific God. So no, I don't think the undergrounders are followers of Preservation because they were sealed underground and didn't have contact with that culture

[@ultimatethunderboy5830]

Wanna point out that in Serval's Companion Quest, she does float the idea of joining the Astral Express and is close to doing so if it wasn't for a bit of convincing from Gepard, so ultimately she doesn't go through with it. Do personally like the idea that eventually we could get more people switching their current path to join the Astral Express.

[@ralfian0234]

well neither Dan Heng or March joined because of their belief in the Trailblaze, Dan Heng just wanted to get away from being the reincarnation of the High Elder while March was adopted by the Express with no memories. 🤔

[@littlelw319]

​@@ralfian0234 i mean eventually Dan Heng came around and now kinda follows the path of trailblaze.

[@ardaoguzhan8181]

Good news misha will most likely be the next one to join the astral express

[@ralfian0234]

@@ardaoguzhan8181 "Of course. Before that time comes, however, guard this place well, Misha." sorry but he'll only join in the far future after the events of the game, maybe alongside Lynx after she's done exploring Mt. Zarathustrazapala Iskandra. 😅

[@SeaweedAK]

I like the idea that Silver Wolf actually gonna join Express IF we find her first before Stellaron Hunter

[@mariapazgonzalezlesme]

The reason why so few recieve the gaze or blessing because nobody truly understand the ideal or what the Path represent. An subtle theme that I had noticed about the rooster that lot of them seem to follow the path out of tradition, mob mentality or is part of their society not real belief behind them. Qingque, Sushang and Tingyun seems to follow the Path of Hunt because either out of duty towards their nation or was thaught at young age. While Yukong, despite the loss of her flying partner and losing her faith in Lan, still loyal to the Luofu. Gepard is another case of just following the Preservation because that's his job as Silvermane guard or his duty as Landau. The whole IPC motto is for Qiplot, and yet their actions are going against it's ideals. Meaning that the whole following the Preservation is more a propaganda or marketing tool than actual belief. The Anihlitation gang just "follow" the Destruction because of Ifrit's teachings, but not understanding it.

[@spreadhappiness3250]

You're right actually I never thought about it like that.

[@kyllernotkiller]

It's funny that you got every name right except Qlipoth

[@Nemu_Hiiragi]

​​@@kyllernotkiller Qplotih*

[@thehunt895]

​@@Nemu_Hiiragi qilpoth* if you correct at least do it properly 😭

[@Nemu_Hiiragi]

@@thehunt895 Im making a joke, BUT YOU ACTUALLY MISSPELLED IT!!!! Unless you're joking.

[@pixelrose_]

the character paths ingame is just a label/class types ( ex. mage, warrior, archer) preservation = shielder, dmg mitigation harmony= buffers nihility= debuffers erudition= crowd dps hunt= single target dps destruction= blast dps(sacrifices something to dmg ex. consuming health/skillpoints) abundance= healers people then mix it up with the factions/paths in lore which is why causes confusion

[@fatalblue]

Part of the issue is that we have characters whose in-game path match with their lore path like Luocha and Herta.

[@controlledchaos4839]

theres also abundance= healers

[@Geese3]

Nihility is debuff/DoT, but since DoT can also be considered debuffs its very odd, then clara is more tank then dps with her ultimate.

[@pixelrose_]

@@controlledchaos4839 i forgor🗿

[@israyantidien4287]

​​​@@Geese3she still fits destruction, she "sacrifice" Herself, she must get hit in order to actually working and her ultimate is just cherry on top(cause without the damage reduction, she'll be suck ngl) Also In-game, destruction are describe as both tanky and hits hard(perfect example are clara and blade) but now they are weaker on defense(IL and jingliu) but in other hands, they actually has decent survivability(or something depends on what you call) from their trace(bonus res)

[@yin1567]

You can argue that fu xuan follows more with nous then lan and also jing yuan isnt stated to be an emanator he is just blessed by lan, like how fu xuan is blessed by nous.

[@ruleroftime]

definition of emanator: pathstriders with power granted directly by the aeons..

[@fr3941]

@@ruleroftime Everyone in the genuis society was blessed by Nous but they're not emanators

[@brynjarjrgensen5467]

@@ruleroftime Pathstriders can tap into the power of their respective Paths as long as their ideals align with those of the Path. Emanators are those that have been given permission to tap into that power directly. Every member of the Genius Society is hand-picked by Nous. However, only Herta and Zandar have been bestowed power by Them. All the other society members like Ruan Mei and Screwllum have simply been acknowledged by Nous. The whole reason the newest weekly boss exists is because Ruan Mei is NOT an Emanator.

[@ozairchishti1264]

I forget where exactly cuz it's been a hot minute but Jing Yuan is literally called an emanator of the hunt in one of the story missions. I believe Phantylia is the one to call him that since she seems fond of addressing people by titles like "Scion of Permanence" for Dan Heng.

[@brynjarjrgensen5467]

@@ozairchishti1264 He's never explicitly stated to be an Emanator. However, it's not a huge leap in logic. JY is one of the Arbiter-Generals. Welt states they're directly comparable in power to the Lord Ravagers, who are confirmed Emanators for the Destruction.

[@yoisakikanade_]

'gallagher is a follower of the harmony'

[@nicolas._.2294]

Well we now know he is on the path of enigmata

[@Cringemoment4045]

Acheron is a galaxy ranger That was also disproved, she's part of the self annihilators. However this video is older, releasing before the latest penacony patch

[@yoisakikanade_]

@@Cringemoment4045 Yea dw i know, i just thought it was funny how he ended up being like the exact opposite of the harmony

[@Cringemoment4045]

@@yoisakikanade_ True

[@ragno-monoover4710]

@@yoisakikanade_Remembrance is the opposite of enigmata

[@infinitemidnightghostmourner]

Ratio (my beloved) also has a voice line related to Nous when he reaches the max level. "If this day I have not gained the recognition of Nous, it stands to reason that I never will in the future." Though his path in the game is The Hunt, the Aeon he truly craves validation from is Nous. If you haven't read Dr. Ratio's story details in the "information" section of his character, I highly recommend you do so. It's actually quite sad, in my opinion. This is one of the several reasons I believe he's not an actual narcissist like many people say he is.

[@qualcunoacaso4865]

In some cases the path is more align with the character's personality. Bronya and asta try to balance everything to not make bad decisions, so harmony. Sampo doesn't care about anything but his traffics, so nihility. Serval was a scientist and still likes to study about jarilo's history, erudition, gepard wants to protect everyone, preservation. Hunt characters are usually direct and determined (seele, topaz, ratio) and it may be hard to change their mind about something. but there are many who are not align, march for example has nothing to do with preservation. Clara has nothing to do with destruction and many other examples. Or maybe they are hiding something 👀 clara is the new crisis on jarilo!!!!

[@sharkdududu123]

​@@qualcunoacaso4865 For clara, considering that Svarog that do all the fighting. The path probably more related to him.

[@nicolas._.2294]

If I am not wrong, you get on a path trough your actions, emotions and thoughts......with means you could change paths kinda easy but idk how this works for like our mc......I mean they said before they are ok the trailblazer path becs they have that blessing that protects them from very bad temperatures but at the same time they are on different paths....like how does that work

[@windbending]

4:30 Stellaron Hunters might get their powers from or worship the Path of the Trailblaze based on their faction's placement in the Data Bank which is placed right between Astral Express and The Nameless section (all factions in the Data Bank are sorted by their path, ex: Xianzhou and Galaxy Rangers are right next to each other whereas the Architects and IPC are next to each other)

[@Argenta_Rosa]

I always thought that they would follow the path of finality due to their focus on the future and the end results of their actions.

[@donut1550]

I always thought they followed Terminus the Finality because they're all about fate and the future and stuff

[@Meckenn]

You right stellaron huntersis part of the trailblaze sine they try to created the trailblazer/ already make one but that besides the point

[@solarprogeny6736]

wasn't kafka a trailblazer in the past?

[@shadowdarkangelo]

@@solarprogeny6736 no, the only ex member of the crew we know about is the blond man portrayed in Welt's splash art

[@phamtoan]

Based on dr. Ratio's max level voiceline, dr. Ratio hasn't drawn the gaze of Nous.

[@asafesseidonsapphire]

It's the difference between the intelligentsia guild and the genius society.

[@DSCH4]

Pretty crazy if all the things in his story notes are true. Meanwhile Stephen Lloyd tinkers with games and bingo!

[@asafesseidonsapphire]

@@DSCH4 it's not really a question of intelligence though, if you look at the genius society you only see people who would do anything in order to further their research, see Herta, Screwlumm and the best example is Ruan Mei, Nous does not care about what you do with knowledge or the morality of the researchs, he only gaze upon those who would do anything to know. This goes completely against Dr.Ratio and subsequently the intelligentsia guild values, they want to share every knowledge in the world for a better future, they care about teaching other people this knowledge and making sure it's accessible and safe, the genius society just cares about discovering things, just the act of discovering/ studying their respective fields, not sharing the results, most of the results of their researches died with many members or at least only them know because they don't care about other people, at least not more than their research, so as a person you are morally shady at least if you're part of the genius society, like the game says that if all the discoveries the genius society made were public, the civilization would progress thousands of years of technology. So you can say that Dr.Ratio is too good as a human being to be part of the genius society, and of course this makes me curious to what exactly Stephen is, like how he is as a person, if he got the gaze of Nous but lives such mundane life, I wonder what his research actually is, I doubt it's just games, as a future game developer I don't think it's logical, specially with the information we have about him.

[@projectmoonsleeperagent]

You don’t need to draw the gaze of an Aeon to follow their path.

[@yixo]

As someone pointed Inteligentsia guild are followers, Genius society is more of a label? Doesn't really seem like they join even, whoever in pursuit of knowledge draws Nous' gaze gets a number and membership, then they mostly fuck off to do their own thing.

[@Dadan-dan]

Kinda left Lil Gui aside 😅 Though she probably doesn't really follow a concrete Path. Elation maybe since it seems to includes entertainment in general.

[@F.I.N.A.L.I.T.Y.]

I love lil gui!

[@adhisuryaputra3705]

Elation isn’t particularly humane.. So other than the Actors and Masked Fools, no one really follows Aha

[@Valia2899]

maybe she follows the nihility, since there is a faction named doctor of chaos who want to prove to ix that everything in the world are not meaningless.

[@ralfian0234]

​@@Valia2899you need to be very depressed to earn IX's gaze, if she became a Doctor of Chaos the game would mention it 🤔

[@LizardKingRequiem]

@@Valia2899literally what about gui is Nihility. Shes a peppy streamer who loves to preform and thats not even a front for depression shes just like that. 😐

[@Zorai99]

5:34 five months later, and now we know if she follows the path of the nhility as an emantator of an nhility

[@Kristjan0209]

Some of the in game paths are so off character that it's kinda funny. Sparkle being a harmony character for example

[@nicolas._.2294]

Ye, I don't care who says/what says, ain't no way Sparkle is something else other than Elation

[@drooprtroopr6969]

One I can remember off the top of my head is Clara being Destruction. And no you can't say "maybe it's Svarog's" that man's whole thing is preserving.

[@alessioskomneos655]

Fu Xuan is bonafide follower of erudition, she is literally an operator of jade abacus aka supercomputer and in the story she explicitly said so.

[@fatalblue]

Is she though? Though hers (and anyone within the divination commission) power has its foundation in the Erudition she ultimately uses that power in the service of the Hunt.

[@YeahItsJustZ]

​​​​​@@fatalblue Talking specifically about the character's path, which seems to be what the video attempted. Then Fu Xuan walks the path of Erudition, the omniscia was a gift from The Erudition, she fully believes in Nous' calculations and goes for the one that will keep the most people safe, and she is willing to exchange her own pain for knowledge, just to not make another fatal mistake that would cost that much, she herself mentioned this is the very creed of The Wisdomwalker(Nous)

[@fatalblue]

@YeahItsJustZ In retrospect, it's probably more appropriate to consider the Hunt the Xianzhou's "national religion" of sorts. Its the foundation of their culture, and its likely most natives consider themselves as followers of that path but ofc, as in real life, one's personal faith or, in this case, path can differ. Fu Xuan is indeed an example of this. She works in the service of Lan by merit of her position, but is in a follower of Erudition.

[@kyllernotkiller]

The paths of the aeons all have an objective: the Hunt wants to kill the Abundance, the Erudition wants to know everything about the universe to understand its meaning, the Remembrance wants to archive everything, the Destruction wants to destroy the everything and even himself afterwards... But I wonder what happens to those paths where there's a finite objective and they obtain it, the simplest example is the Hunt, what happens when Lan the Hunt will finally kill Yaoshi the Abundance? After that there's nothing, what will happen to the aeon the path? It's just something that came in my mind now

[@solarprogeny6736]

Well we know that Aeons can die for example, so being an Aeon doesn't necessarily mean embodying an eternal idea. Perhaps some Aeons exist only during certain ages where their ideal makes sense - just like in real life, religion is always evolving and the monotheistic religions that exist now are far removed from what they originally were, and some religions are no longer worshipped by any culture

[@ThoughtBunny]

We know that "minor" paths existed and implied to still exist to some degree. They kind of have/had a tendency to get assimilated into bigger ones though, analogous to how conquering cultures have a tendency absorb traditions rather than outright purging them. Leads me to believe that the Hunt and Abundance paths will eventually merge. The notion of an eternal abundant hunt does not strike me as contradictory in the least. In a way, the Xianzhou's already following this quasi-merged path. Travelling amongst the stars, seeking "abundance" and reaping it, rinse, repeat, very much like the nomadic hunter gatherer societies of old.

[@yaelz6043]

The path continues, there will still be those who hunt. Lan might get replaced though.

[@isaacturner197]

I assume that once the Hunt kills the Abundance, it'll either change in some way, or be assimilated by a broader or different path relating to hunting or tracking something else.

[@nicolas._.2294]

The Paths always existed and will continue to exist...but if the aeon of hunt will kill his prey, he either has to find new prey or die for he follows that path no more

[@larrytheskeletonofficial]

update, Gallagher follows the Enigmata and Misha the Trailblaze

[@Aventurine_is_my_pookie_bear]

Update Acheron follows nihility

[@larrytheskeletonofficial]

@@Aventurine_is_my_pookie_bear no shit sherlock

[@basilpedersen2548]

I have this theory that people might belong to factions that follow specific aeons, but the characters own values and opinions are what determine their path eg. Jing yuan, he should be a hunt character since he is from the Xianszhou, but he as a person is more close to the erudition.

[@fatalblue]

This actually tracks with the info given in the databank. A pathstrider doesn't need to explicitly follow the path to fall on it, and just because someone follows a path doesn't mean they're a pathstrider for it. I think in Jing Yuan's case, ppl are too fixed on the assumption he's an Emanator of the Hunt even though this has yet to be confirmed in game. And even if he is, there's nothing implied in game yet that a person can only receive power from a single Aeon.

[@jakeail1995]

then that wouldn't make sense for the case of Danheng as his 4 star version is hunt but his 5 star version is destruction. one person cannot stride 2 path as the same time like how there is no aeon of 2 path, there is only 1 aeon of 1 path so 1 person only walk on 1 path.

[@unihorn458]

​@fatalblue I don't think it would make much sense if it was like this, only able to pathstride on one path I mean; Nihility and Destruction are very similar; and so is abundance with harmony, at least when it comes to what they believe in. A person would be able to firmly believe in more than one without the ideas clashing

[@jakeail1995]

@@unihorn458 they only look similar on the surface appearance but their core idea and true nature is completely different, that why they r consider to be difference paths

[@unihorn458]

@@jakeail1995 gq: Could u expand on that?

[@Bananasian]

Fuxuan gained the gained the gaze of Nous in her background story

[@letmesleep4645]

One interesting thing about Elio is that in the simulated universe at the beginning of the game, you get tidbits of a conversation with Fuli that they supposedly had with Elio. Obviously its the simulated universe and it could've been purely a random illusion similar to how it describes kafka and nanook in the same scene but its food for thought.

[@RePhantomz]

Ah guineifen is forgotten.

[@Khann_2102]

😭😢

[@nizicike759]

Her path is Vtuber

[@ghostlyyyyyy]

Guinafen is surprisingly a mystery more often than not 😭

[@takasakisaito1210]

She follows the path of entertainment lol

[@db-py8on]

Luocha says in the story cutscene that his power stems from the Abundance, meaning he either is a creation of the Abundance which is just about impossible or someone who just walks the path, either way he follows the Abundance but if a conflict of the Hunt and Abundance occurs he sides with the Hunt for the reason Jingliu said, in a war between gods if he stands with the Abundance then he stands to lose Edit: he may be an emanator of the abundance as a story conversation between Jing yuan and Fu xuan reveals only an emanator could sneak the stellaron onto the Luofu

[@ironheadedDoF]

Luocha follows Abundance, but he sounds against Yaoshi, it's leader.... both he and Jingliu are gunning for Yaoshi, not the elimination of the Path. Recall in the Luofu story quests, after Kafka was probed by the Matrix, she's talking to the Trailblazer about the lost Aeons (as individual beings). Same time, Luocha was doing healing-repair on Xueyi in the seperate story section.

[@adam.n-steve]

my interpretation is that they follow a path but with different ideas or different visions of said paths. e.g Bronya's idea of Preservation is through Harmony.

[@gingerroot420]

I’m glad you’ve done this, seen a lot of confusion about why X character was Y path instead of Z because to a lot of people gameplay path = lore path

[@brujadelteatr8]

I know it's silly, but it bothers me that there is almost no coherence between the characters' paths TT^TT

[@callmeandoru2627]

I think there are three separate definitions for when you say someone is following a path that isn't gameplay-related. 1) They belong to the group of people who worship an Aeon and their path. 2) They are recognized by the Aeon and/or receive their blessings 3) They personally believe in the ideology of a path. A few examples include the people on the Xianzhou Luofu who were dissatisfied the the Hunt and expressed desires to receive Yaoshi's blessing. They are followers of the Hunt according to the first definition, but not the third definition. You can extend this logic to theorize about the IPC and the Genius Society. Both the annihilation gang and the current trailblazers, follow and believe in the ideology of their respective Aeon. However, both groups never receive recognition from their Aeon. So they fit within the first and third definitions, but not the second. Aha, the Aeon of Elation turned a Noblesse Worm into their emanator and granted the power of the entire path of another worm. These two worms are technically their follower according to the second definition, but not the first and third

[@igorbezmozgy3326]

tbh i would argue that Lynx "follows" trailblase and not preservationt . It seems wrong to me to assume that just because somebody lives on the surface of Belobog they are authomatically a follower of Qliphoth - even if the cult of preservation seems to be the official religion here Lynx has nothing to do with stability, duty or preserving something - she is a textbook adventurer and explorer who is more intrigued by the snow plains and the ruins hidden in them then by anything else. And, as if that wasnt enough, she openly says she'd like to join the express someday when she's done with her expeditions - and unlike serval she has no sense of duty towards belobog, as she's never worked with the architects before and same goes for the lofu characters: just because officially they worship Lan it doesn't mean they all follow hunt - it might be their official ideology, but paths are about beleifs and values. Fu Xuan being blessed by Noose has already been mentioned, but paths are a broader concept than "a god your planet worships". Qinque is lazy and prone to self-sabotage enough which falls in line with Nihility - not because she suddenly decided that the world is meaningless, but rather because this is just the closest to her personality also, argenti's powers coming from the path of beauty isn't exactly a weird thing: aeons may die, but their paths stay and can be used by pathstriders, the Trailblaze being a perfect example of this

[@jiyangli9779]

yes, exactly! a person's political allegiances/religious beliefs has nothing to do with their metaphysical magics! there will always be medics in the armies of lan, and there will always be killers in the legions of yaoshi, because every path is needed

[@plaguenplay3516]

"blessed by Noose" sounds like she hung herself ngl

[@maskedqiu]

3:59 I think its possible to follow a path's principles without praising the Aeon, one interesting scenario would be if Luocha is revealed to have an intention to replace Yaoshi as the Aeon of Abundance.

[@6yoru6]

It's a good video with good informations and clear explanations ! :D

[@kaikysouza9861]

5:00 I knew this was going to age badly but i didn't expect it to happen this fast

[@danysiegh9746]

I love how Sparkle is using the Path of Harmony to sow disharmony.

[@nothintoseehere2767]

i think i saw a theory where elio is a follower/emanator of the finality aeon. the finality is the one that lives with the time going backwards, simply knowing everything that happened and would happen, which is similar to elio (who sees futures through his scripts). this is just a theory, a game theory

[@pandegulapa2128]

fu xuan was actually blessed by the erudition aeon! so aside from following the hunt because she's from the loufu, she's also connected to the erudition

[@Stro2101]

I think that Welt is from the path of Finality, since he is a Herrscher and there's a great possibility that Terminus is the Cocoon of Finality, so since it fused with Kiana Kaslana, now Kiana is the new Aeon of Finality.

[@leminhtai1518]

1. The English translation is the same but the Chinese characters for finality in Cocoon of Finality and Terminus The Finality are different 2. Not to mention the Cocoon and Terminus have different goal/ purpose

[@Jinni_SD]

AFAIK there’s no lore in Star Rail pointing to Kiana existing there. So, I rate this theory one baseless speculation out of infinity.

[@avypath]

i love that sparkle literally says "i am elation" in her trailer

[@J3nnySmith]

Iirc Path you follow and group you belong to can be different. And you can follow multiple paths too. If you're born in belobog it doesn't automatically makes you a follower of preservation. But if you're prone to destroy things or self destructive activities then you're gonna be destruction if you want it or not ( or even if you're aware of it or not)

[@falun3180]

It’s actually not that complicated, because human minds don’t follow a strict set of rules of logic and rules theres always room for deviation, which means its possible for a person to walk multiple paths (which himeko and welt mention) theres is conscious and subconscious factor when following a path, the express crew follow the path of the trailblaze but because they are human they subconsciously follow a different path, take march she loves her found family and her experiences which is why she takes photos she wants to preserve the memories she experiences, another is blade he doesn’t hate all life like the antimatter legion his main goal is to finally die so the path he walks is self “destruction”, so in game the path a unit walks is an ANSWER to a question we have to piece together through their character lore and story.

[@falun3180]

A unit path in game is an answer to a question, a question piece together by looking at their story and lore.

[@ambller]

Can you please say when and where welt and himeko say that person can follow multiple path?

[@PurpleShadow108]

We now know that gallagher is a follower of enigmata

[@givemepasgetti4293]

now that 2.2 is out this video is outdated cause misha follows the trailblaze and gallagher follows the enigmata 😭😭😭

[@awesome7006]

I was thinking of the possibility of an Antiaeon. An antiaeon functions similarity to an Aeon in terms of energy and power but is instead powered through quantum energy and the sea of quantum rather than imaginary energy. An antiaeon such as the antiaeon of randomness could be responsible for the quantum uncertainty of an electron and its powers would incorporate electricity and randomness. Imagine antiemanators who are powered through antiaeons.

[@wilsonyeo1078]

I think the stellaron hunters could be a secret faction that follows Finality. Because when you think about it, why did they hunt down/ steal stellaron specifically? Why are they so obsessed with "our" journey's end? How does Ellio able to see the future? Who knows? Maybe Ellio could be one of the eminentor of Finality?

[@xyippee]

i think its unlikely that the stellaron hunters all follow a path as a group in a way similar to IPC staff following preservation or the xianzhou following lan, most likely they each have their own ideas (or maybe they don’t even follow any specific paths) but stick together because of elio

[@kohik0]

5:04 this did NOT age well (as of 2.1)

[@LexityArts]

I’ve always thought that the path that the characters were given was just the way they think. Example is probably how in-game on the loading screens they say those who were given the path of destruction are characters of reckless, wrathful, or destruction. The applies to Clara as she can be reckless, Blade as he’s all 3, Jingliu as shes also all 3, and others. They tell us in the loading screens what it takes for people to get a certain path.

[@saro6798]

i like to think of the path ingames as battle styles more than actuaol paths because of this exactly. a lot of characters have their path in the story lines as well as others ramain a mystery. so yeah, i think of it as a battle style, i think it fix better

[@Moonstar43223]

4:40 would be nice if Elio was somewhat a pathstrider or an emanator of Finality since they are associated with time and well the future

[@user-bs8yt8ll5x]

I think I remember that Bailu's previous "incarnation", Baiheng, was a Nameless in some period of time.

[@kitkatkk2543]

Baiheng and Bailu have nothing to do with each other. The former was a Foxian.

[@user-bs8yt8ll5x]

@@kitkatkk2543 yes, she was a foxian. And then she died and Dan Ben and Blade did their experiment thing.

[@kitkatkk2543]

@@user-bs8yt8ll5x Well, egg on my face, but that's implied at *best*

[@MrLoreAddict]

Baihengs failed resurrection led to a draconic abomination, not Bailu. Bailu received an incomplete version of the powers of Imbibitor Lunae which is why many people confuse Bailu and Baiheng (also because of their names)

[@user-bs8yt8ll5x]

@@MrLoreAddict but draconic abomination afterwards has became Bailu. Otherwise why Blade and Jingliu both wanted to meet Bailu?

[@Oogwaysensei47]

As a man from the future here are some updates. Acheron: self annialator( follows nihility) Gallagher: follower of the enegmata

[@guermegusto]

just a reminder that characters can follow more than one path

[@4am.Kenopsia]

Astral Express MC: Trailblaze/Preservation/Destruction/Harmony/probably all of them in the future Himeko: Trailblaze bcs she's a nameless and the navigator for the express Welt: Trailblaze bcs he's a nameless and express crew Dan Heng: Trailblaze bcs -//- (Previously Hunt due to xianzhou tradition and before reincarnation Dan Feng followed permanence) March 7th: Trailblaze bcs -//- (Potentially formerly Rememberence, if u wanna be spicy then potentially Enigmata previously tho that's just a personal theory) Herta Space Station Herta: Emanator of Erudition and genius society member Ruan Mei: Erudition bcs genius society member Asta: Most likely Erudition due to being a scientist Arlan: Most likely Erudition bcs -//- or pathless (My own theory is that he's connected to Nanook due to their designs having similarities and the bandages holding importance) Belobog Bronya: Preservation bcs job/status Gepard Preservation bcs -//- Pela: Preservation bcs -//- Serval: Preservation bcs -//- Lynx: Preservation bcs is all abt survival Luka: Preservation bcs wants to protect others Seele: Preservation -//- Natasha: Preservation -//- Sampo: Elation bcs masked fool Xianzhou Luofu Jing Yuan: Emanator of Hunt Yangqing: Hunt bcs job/status Yukong: Hunt bcs -//- Xueyi: Hunt bcs -//- Hanya: Hunt bcs -//- Sushang: Hunt bcs -//- Huohuo: Most likely hunt bcs -//- Fu Xuan: Most likely Hunt bcs -//- and Erudition since that's where she gets power (u can be on many paths at once) Jingliu: Formerly Hunt bcs -//- and briefly after that Abundance since she got mara-struck at one point (I don't know how long she was mara-struck but I'd count it). Possibly Destruction in the current time bcs she mentioned hating her past and wanting to destroy it, which aligns with Destruction perfectly Tingyun: Phantylia is an emanator of Destruction but human TY was potentially Hunt out of tradition or pathless Bailu: 99% sure she folloes Permanence, bcs of her ancestry Guinaifen: I would imagine that she follows elation unknowingly even though she isn't a part of a faction Blade: Yanxing followed Hunt due to job/status but Blade's body is also made from Shuhu which was an Emanator of Abundance. Currently he most likely follows Destruction since he wants to "destroy himself". Luocha: Abundance bcs he was most likely given power by Yaoshi but despises it and wants to destroy Yaoshi Rest of the Stellaron hunters Unknown but I'd say there's three(four) possibilities Elio either follows Finality, Equilibrium or Erudition. Terminus already knows the future and Nous has the ability to calculate it which both could be the reason for his foresight. Then he could also follow Equilibrium and lie abt having foresight and just use that control to keep the universe balanced. (Elation is the "fourth" possible path but that's just saying that Elio is doing all this for the fun of it which is unlikely but not impossible) Kafka would most likely follow the same path as well, personal theory that she was originally a Doctor of Chaos so she would've followed Nihility and joined Elio to prove life's meaning to IX Silver Wolf follows the same path as Elio most likely, although Erudition could be a bigger possibility for her Firefly/Sam: No clue, doesn't seem that she really followed Elio enthusiastically and just wanted to see if Elio was right. I'd say she was pathless but no clue Penacony Sunday: Order bcs he believes in Ena's teachings more and Harmony bcs he's a part of The Family as a tuner aka essentially an emanator (Xipe's emanator system is a bit unique) Robin: Harmony bcs she's also technically an emanator of Harmony as a tuner (Bcs of Xipe's harmonous nature, their emanators are equal in the sense that any part of the family could become a tuner and tuners are basically emanators on command) Gallagher: Enigmata bcs he's a History Fictionologist Black Swan: Rememberance bcs she's a Memokeeper Acheron: Emanator of Nihility and a Self-Emanator Misha: Trailblaze bcs Mikhail was a former Trailblazer Sparkle: Elation bcs she's a Masked Fool Boothill: Hunt bcs he's a Galaxy Ranger IPC All of IPC say that they follow Preservation but I'd call it a ruse. Diamond is an Emanator of Preservation and gives his power to the Ten Stonehearts Aventurine: Partially an Emanator of Preservation but his path is honestly probably a factionless Elation Topaz: Partially an Emanator of Preservation Jade: Partially an Emanator of Preservation

[@eternitiesx]

what about finality for march? had a hypothesis that she is kiana

[@eternitiesx]

also, didnt kafka say she used to be a devil hunter on her planet?

[@DefinitelyNotAWatermelon]

I have a suspicion that a Hunt path March 7th will be released, bc in the original trio (Trailblazer, Dan heng, March) their respective paths were destruction, hunt, and preservation, now we have preservation mc, destruction Dan heng, so Hunt March might release after we get her lore.

[@it1745]

Plot twist qingque is the eminator of nihility

[@nguyenhoang5557]

in game case so that person can walk on many path in the same time ,some even reject believe of a aeon but still become pathstrider .You only need accept of aeon to become emanators .Become a pahtstrider is believe in main concept of the path and human believe can be overlap many concept as one,a person can want to protect world also believe in saving people and be on a travel

[@DisqueArgente]

I think Yukong actually rejected the path of the Hunt after Caiyi's death, I think it's mentioned in an in game entry Additionally, paths are philosophical concepts, therefore it's likely that individuals associated with factions like the Xianzhou can follow other paths. This is especially true for the Xianzhou in fact, because their fleet is a bunch of literal planet ships with entire populations living on them, and we've seen in the story that a bunch of Xianzhou natives follow the path of Abundance, all in all, it's very unlikely that so many people follow only the Hunt. This most likely also applies to Belobog albeit maybe less than to the Xianzhou due to their small number and the prevalence of the Preservation in keeping them alive, and to some extent it probably applies to Penacony and every other planet we're going to visit.

[@RasenCore]

My line of thinking was that gameplay paths are mostly non-canon. We need em just for LC effects and "roles" of the different characters, they are technically still empowered by the path they follow.

[@jakeail1995]

there r a few thing i want to add or note about: - Jingyuan being emanator or not is not confirm yet, there might be some hint suggest so but until it is confirm then Jingyuan being emanator is a theory or a headcanon as best. i know Welt cmt about how the general is on par with lord ravager but he is talking about in term of power, not really about the general was also emanator like lord ravager - Being a member of a genius society doesn't make them an emanator so Ruanmei is not an emanator like Herta. From the way i understand, Genius Society member are like candidate for that position of an emanator that Nous choose - another misconception people do have that i saw normally and from this video cmt: Pathstrider don't gain the power directly from the aeon, they r gained through the path whether the path have an aeon or not so case like Argenti, his power still likely come from path of beauty. While aeon and path have a close relationship but the path is like a natural laws that will always exist even if the aeon died (for example if you somehow erase everything about newton and his writing on law of gravity, delete every text, his existence and everyone memory of him and his law, gravity would still exist)

[@4am.Kenopsia]

Hoyo made a post abt Emamators on their app some time ago where they said that Arbiter Generals are Emanators and since JY is the current general, he's an Emanator. Another confirmation came at the end of Penacony when Acheron (or Black Swan, I don't remember who) said when JY came to help against Sunday that Emanators were clashing

[@misslethal2355]

It's really interesting how individuals in HSR can follow a certain set of ideals (the Paths) while the manner in which they execute this can diverge wildly. For example, Sampo is a Masked Fool but his battle style is Nihility. By itself it's interesting characterization - are his methods more in line with the "fuck everything" faction of Nihility or the "life is worth living" faction, as it were. Really interesting to think about how Paths intertwine and diverge and may send characters off of one Path to another. Also everyone pray for King Yuan, them flags is RED.

[@Li_Sorashi]

Playable paths are more of utility than lore, but this clears it all I was confused about some characters like Asta, Blade, silverwolf and kafka.

[@tenkosverse]

4:25 i reckon qingque is actually a follower of erudition in lore also. if u read her story, shes like. insanely smart. and in chinese, every sentence she says is said in poems and limericks and stuff. like the whole point of her character is a burnt out or a "lazy genius". the cn community speculates shes gonna be the next master diviner, or might even have tie ins with the genius society

[@jesusfilosofo6385]

just saying that paths can be overlaped, most characters arent bound to one path, unless they are emanators, in which fu xuan case is somewhat weird, she follows nous but still allies with the hunt, it could just be that since she is not WORSHIPPING LAN, but instead ALLYING WITH, is ok. the same goes to other characters like everyone in the wildfire, they dont WORSHIP QLIPOTH but still share the same feeling of PRESERVING their lifes.

[@Kevin-kg3hi]

Character's paths are an overhaul of their ability and personality. If you observe closly, their path is set with precision aligned with the characteristics. Their "group" however is different from paths because of cultural or geographic difference.

[@Pascll]

it's also worth mentioning that fu xuan has been blessed by nous. so she does a bit of both.

[@wlm174]

Welt is template stacking, being both a Herrscher of Reason and a Trailblaze Pathstrider at the same time. Welt honestly doesn't gain much from his Path except for the increased enviromental resistance (Herrscher are already fully space capable and don't need to breathe) and the extra source of imaginary energy. Seele is also a weird case in that while she may not actually be a Pathstrider at all (she had zero idea what Trailblazer was talking regarding Paths), she still has her Seele-mandatory quantum powers indenpendant of it (all Seele except some of the bubble world ones have quantum powers in some form, be it GGZ Seele, HI3 Seele, or HSR Seele, though the specifics vary for each Seele). And then there's Trailblazer, who is a very strange case of going Multi-Path. Trailblaze through being an Astral Express member, Destruction trough Nanook's gaze, and Preservation through the whole thing in Belobog (which also involved Qliphot's gaze). The crew was even weirded out and asking WTF was the whole thing about right after the fight with Cocolia. Phantylia is also a very strange Multi-Path case, at least on the Laofu, since she had both Destruction and Abundance powers while possessing the tree. Destruction for obvious reasons (Emanator) and Abundance through the tree. Curiously, both Multi-Path cases (Trailblazer and Phantylia) involved the Destruction Path and a Stellaron.

[@zhoxnq6776]

I do wonder if Elio's powers and the stellaron hunters have something to do with the path of finality

[@sleepy_swirls]

I think that while in lore a lot of the characters do follow different paths than the ones they have ingame, those paths can actually give a little more into their character. easiest example being serval. she's from the landau family, so she supports the preservation, but she also shows very key characteristics of someone following the path of erudition. she wanted to find out everything about the stellaron to cure jarilo-VI of the eternal freeze, even getting fired because of it. fu xuan wants to preserve the luofu as long as she can with divining the future, himeko wants to know all about the galaxy, argenti wants to know all about idrilla, huohuo doesn't want anyone to be hurt, even qingque puts a stunning amount of effort to avoid work. TLDR; while the paths may not exactly match what the characters might believe in/walk the paths of, it's still interesting to see their personality be gleamed from those paths

[@TheCatOfficiel]

that's a really great way to put it ! there are still some characters i can't make sense of though, like Clara for example. her planet worships the preservation, and svarog also has strong ideals of preservation. when it comes to her, she clearly tends to align with the harmony. no matter how i look at it, i can't make sense of the fact she was made to be a destruction pathstrider 🤔

[@sleepy_swirls]

@@TheCatOfficiel my only best guess right now is that clara serves as the "anti-path" kind of faction. you know, like the mourning actors and the other faction from the nihility i forgot, clara could be an example of someone following the path only to prove the opposite of it

[@johnzkeePW]

Fu Xuan also receives power from Nous, as Xianzhou's computing technology was bestowed to them by Nous. She managed to get Nous' attention and blessing.

[@bayuyasutora7539]

Finally a channel talk about HSR lore

[@lavidear6286]

My understanding of the paths is that it is more connected to their heart than their respective factions. Though that explanation is also not that perfect since there are characters like clara who fits harmony more (peesonality), ruan mei who fits erudition more (interest), qingque who fits nihility more (personality & interest), and inhibitor lunae and maybe misha because it is not like Dan Heng changed his philosophy during transformation; as for misha, I won't judge his character just yet after my experience in penacony.

[@BarkingPenguin-jt3br]

I do a HSR roleplay account of Ruan Mei, and this was one of my theories lol

[@BarkingPenguin-jt3br]

My theory is that each Pathstrider has one Primary Path, but they can have multiple secondary paths - the natural forms of Blessings.

[@MrDrobotor]

For Argenti, its important to remember that even if the Eon dies, it's path won't cease to exist, meaning that with his passion he still follows the path of beauty, even if it doesn't have an owner

[@marleroy5770]

New vid lets go

[@potatopcgamer739]

I cant recall right now where i heard this but chars personal path is based on their personality and not the road they follows

[@someoneinasia]

is it ever stated that Jing Yuan is an emanator? i don't remember it anywhere in the game.

[@eugene4556]

cause he isn't one.

[@creamiceandsugar]

the highcloud quintet is what got me thinking this way but i see what kind of unit a characters is more as a sort of character archetype in the loosest sense of the word with varying options of interpreting it. since jing yuan is an erudition unit who tend to be thinkers planners and manipulators even though his philosophy is that of the hunt. jingliu, blade and dan heng are all destruction units as the "fallen" ones of the quintet, jingliu and blade leaving physical destruction in their wake due to being mara struck. dan heng in his IL form which so closely resembles dan feng is a destruction unit as a representation that no matter how hard he tries he Cant actually escape from the sins of his past self because the people affected by what he did are still around (and it was pretty destructive) contrast that with for example hook who is a destruction unit, but the interpretation for me there is more like she is mischievous and likes causing chaos. that is what i mean by there being various options for interpreting the paths of units but it being a hint towards or a tendency of their personalities. honestly tho it's not foolproof. the path i find hardest to interpret are preservation units. so you know. just fun thought experiments and an explanation as to why the path or the unit is not necessarily the one they follow in actuality

[@whisning]

6:20 who's the character at kafka's side?

[@TriCircleXSquare]

Are you a chinese speaker? Because your pronunciation is very on point! Really appreciate creators that learn to pronounce the characters name correctly when making videos, regardless of language. Interesting video!

[@MrLoreAddict]

Thank you so much! 😊 I can't speak chinese at all, but I always try to pronounce characters the way they are intended to, because I feel like it's nicer to listen to.

[@TriCircleXSquare]

@@MrLoreAddict Definitely! And im sure many views appreciate the effort you put into your videos! ☺️

[@KingJH0510]

I believe that walking on a path is more linked to your personality and lifestyle rather than which faction you follow. And in that regard here are some of the changes i propose Qingque is absolutely a nihility character She constantly skips work and loves to play mahjong which is a form of leisure Mahjong is a strategic game but according to her ult she just straight up uses her quantum powers to cheat?? So yeah shes definitely nihility Clara is a harmony character. In game, svarog is mostly the one doing the destroying which is why svarog is the one who is of the destruction path. But clara seeks peace amongst everyone and thus is a harmony character Luka is a hunt character. Luka is very passionate and strong willed. He has almost no traits of nihility other than being slightly chuunibyou but that is heavily overshadowed by his headstrongness These are the ones of the top of my head

[@alexisharrington7621]

“That brings us to Misha and Gallagher, who both follow the Path of Harmony as part of the Family” OH BUDDY.

[@Silio-pz1oc]

i would love the know more about the galaxy rangers

[@gabsjr]

Is stated in game files that people can walk multiple paths at the same time

[@fatalblue]

Where in game? I want to be able to refer it when ppl question stuff like why Jing Yuan is Erudition instead of hunt.

[@gabsjr]

@@fatalblue I think is easier if you look in the wikia in which file you can find the info. Go for the pathstrider page

[@darknessknows1235]

@@fatalblue You can also literally just refer to Simulated Universe. It's literally about how actions are the easiest way to walk a Path and that they aren't limited

[@robertmarianomolina295]

Interesting update on Acheron, Aventurine says she's an emanator (with nihility and finality being the most likely ones). Though, we can't trust fully what he says so we gotta wait for the next installment to get more info.

[@omar6535]

Appreciated this video! I was just wondering, based on your accent, are you dutch by any chance. Question coming from a dutchie 👀

[@MrLoreAddict]

Yes, I am!

[@Lukaduhh]

About Acheron, Aventurine claimed acheron as a emanator of another Aeon, that brings Death and Finality Terminus is the only Aeon for now that represents Finality, maybe shes a emanator of Terminus?

[@Mr.Heller]

Important notice - you don't have to be a part of some faction to follow a path, so any individual can be a pathstrider with all the perks and power from the path without joining a cult.

[@4zechan271]

Oh how wrong we were with Mr.13.

[@RandomDudeThatLovesAnimes]

Spoiler Misha probably follows the path of trailblaze just like Astral express..as per the latest part of the penacony story

[@eternitiesx]

probably? he definitely does. he is mikhail

[@nguyenduythang7598]

so the aeons is like a tree, big branch is general and smaller branches is followers general and follower can have any other path than following the main path, like jing yuan or follow aeon path like raiden mei

[@fatalblue]

Path in lore, esp with factions like the Xianzhou, can be understood in simlar way to real world faith and religions. There's the national religion and then one's personal faith which may match that of their nation or be different. The hunt for instance is the Xianzhou national religion and the basis for their culture but indivdually how devoted one follows the national path or whether they choose to follow another is a personal thing. So you have ppl like Baiheng who is a Nameless but serves the Hunt as a Cloud Knight and the Vidyadhara who assist the Hunt but still have high reverence for Long the Permanence. Its also important to remember that one can become a pathstrider without explicitly following a specific path (makes me wonder if an indivdual could stride multiple path at once like Jing Yuan being an Enminator of the Hunt but also a pathstrider on The Erudition :p)

[@animagkrasver9872]

They can! Paths are less strict then a person willingly choosing to follow something, it's basically just life philosophy, and you can feel strongly about multiple of them, even without realizing it and admiring the aeon if it.

[@fatalblue]

​@@animagkrasver9872 Tbc my question is whether one can draw power from multiple path (either conscious or unconsciously) specifically. A pathstrider isn't just someone whose ideals align with a path but extraordinary folks with wills strong enough to draw power from the path. Is Jing Yuan being powered by both the path of the Hunt consciously as an emanator and the path of Erudition unconsciously? While the game does confirm people can follow/align with multiple path it doesn't confirm or deny yet if one can be a pathstrider on more then one hence my curiosity. Personally, I do think its possible because as we, the player, are examples I think.

[@sofialu226]

I was thinking about this the other days, and what came to mind was that one thing is the Path you Choose to Follow by Ideology because You Want that. But the Playable Path is who you really are as a Person? So when you yourself deeply resonate with the Eons Ideology you actively follow and understand their trye meaning, is when they gaze upon you, that's why Herta in an Emanator shown by her Playable Path being the same as her Lore path. (That would be Debunked if we are ever Officially confirmed that Jin Yuan is a Hunt Emanator since he is a Playable Erudition, but we haven't had a confirmation yet) That's what I think, now on the characters that are the same Path in Lore and playability that are not Emanators, I think is about what I first said, you have to deeply and truly understand the path to be gazed upon. If you follow and act like the path you choose, I think it means the character has the potential to be an Emanator, but is lacking the deep understanding and may be how they are because that's what they were told and taught lacking that "purity" (to call it somehow) But idk, I love HSR but I'm No Lore Expert 😂 The only sad thing is that I hate Elation not being playable, I somehow would love for Sampo to evolve as a 5* like Dan Heng as an Elation Emanator and share Playable Path with Ideal Path 😂 At least I can dream of him becoming a 5* in general haha

[@iamurkizda]

4:32 I think Kafka said that the future can never be changed and stuff i would put her on rememberance(i think its a theory though,not a fact)

[@leecole7266]

I always liked the idea that the path someone strides on is more tied to their personality and what their own unique perspective and actions in pursuit of their goals are what determines their true path. Dr ratio is part of the IPC, and worships the path of erudition, but his singleminded goal to fight back and rid the universe of ignorance is more of the hunt

[@corpsimmons575]

1:24 Asta is likely Erudition as well due to her want to study the stars> Arlan is preservation. He wants to protect everyone on the space station, which is textbook Preservation. 2:30 I would probably categorize them like this: Wildfires members are preservation, because they all want to protect the underworld. While not really serving Qiploth, they still want to preserve their world. Pitch Dark Hook the Great is likely Elation due to all the tricks she plays. You could also make an argument for Harmony because of how she is a natural leader> Clara is probably Harmony, as she wants everyone to get along and live in peace. 4:10 I would probably say Luocha is destruction or maybe Elation? He is really just there to cause chaos and bring down the Luofu, and likely was the one who smuggled the stellaron onto the Luofu. Also, Otto Apocalypse. 4:55 The 2 paths for QQ are either erudition (because of how Smart she clearly is, and all her scheming), or Nihilty (Which was teh path she was originally planned to have ingame). She doesn't really fit any other paths, and like Wildfire probably just doesn't worship an Aeon speciifically, and ends up walking several paths. 5:59 *EXTREMELY LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER* NO! Tingyun is an actual person who followed the Hunt. She only becomes Phantlyia aroundabout the moment where TY randomly asks about the Abundance and such. When you meet her, and for all the time before the Ebon Deer fight, that is real TY. Same with the Playable character. Phantlyia posed as TY for a vanishingly short amount of time.

[@yuuki6390]

It's quite sad to know that Dr. Ratio couldn't and probably will never manage to obtain Nous' gaze even after all of his feats. What's more, Nous' gaze is actually one among, if not the only one, of his peak ambitions in his life. Lastly, the way he admires Herta, Screwy, and RM (the ones who received Nous' gaze) is such a bittersweet feeling. Then there goes RM and Herta, not giving an f of who's this "Dr. Ratio person" is.

[@kanade1747]

Maybe I missed it, but I don’t remember Jing Yuan ever being mentioned as an Emanator. The wiki doesn’t list him either. The only known playable characters who are said to be Emanatos are Herta and most recently Acheron.

[@theartcritic5052]

Usually there is actually reasoning to why characters follow a path even though they should really be another. The only characters that are garunteed to be on their path are on emenators like Herta, Acheron, and Boothill.

[@supayambaek]

Imo, you kinda strayed on the definition of a path here. Path is the philosophy one follows, not a religion they are a part of. This means that even if a character worships x aeon, it wouldn’t mean that they are the member of said aeon’s path; their religion and their path can differ. I can perfectly see how Serval can be of the erudition path (because she studies the stellaron) and worship the amber lord at the same time. It is also worth noting that all the playable characters are pathstriders, meaning they must have a path to follow; they cannot be pathless.

[@ofox716]

Fu Xuan literally conversed with and subsequently received her third eye from Nous.

[@madladdie7069]

If I'm not mistaken, you can be on a path without even knowing about Aeons and what not. So people like Seele could still be on the Path of Preservation just from sharing a world view, even if they don't follow Qlipoth.

[@sleepyheadinsomniac6265]

2:55 Is Jing Yuan really an Emanator? I can’t find anything where it explicitly says he is one. 5:00 I don't think Misha is a member of The Family, he's just a bellboy of The Reverie Hotel, unlike Gallagher who is actually a part of the Bloodhound Family, one of the five great lineages in The Family

[@retro4653]

All generals of the xianzhou are emanators

[@sleepyheadinsomniac6265]

​@@retro4653Where exactly is this stated?

[@thehunt895]

Jingyuan is an emanator welt said arbiters of the hunt (which is what jingyuan is) are not inferior to lord ravagers (which are emanators of destruction) arbiter generals are basically hunt emanators

[@sleepyheadinsomniac6265]

​@@thehunt895 Being on par with Lord Ravagers doesn't make him an Emanator. The game has bothered to name Emanators that we’ve never even seen before, yet Jing Yuan himself has no mention of being one despite being in the game since launch and it’s almost 2.0

[@thehunt895]

@@sleepyheadinsomniac6265 every aeon has emanators and so far generals of the xiangzhou are safe to be assumed as emanators just like lord ravagers have a name so do emanators of the hunt which are general arbiters I don't think we need a direct line that says he's an emanator he clearly meets all the criteria of an emanator

[@epicsun9256]

I feel like you can make some loose reasons why a character is their combat path you can put together (March being preservation because she wants to preserve her new memories, Ratio is hunt because he wants to rid the world of idiocy, Ruan Mei because she wants to harmonize with life, ect)