A Rambling Analysis Of Ivan's "Nowhere" (spoilers For Up To Round 7)

Guys I'm alive I swear

That one Labru meme on Twitter but it's 'Hikaru' and Yoshiki love them

Xen's old scarf is probably the most colorful thing in his universe. My friend told me that "it looks like a radioactive unicorn barfed on it" and I agree. To circumvent this I changed his scarf to be a solid color. This is an older piece. =)

The other dude is Kieran. His observation skills are very keen—the mirror is indeed broken.

Mydei, whenever Phainon is around: This arrogant fool? Don't listen to a word he says, Trailblazer. He doesn't know the first thing about manners or leadership. He's probably too scared to even take on Nikador's challenge.

Mydei, the moment Phainon's out of earshot:

Fellas is it gay to claim that there's no man in the world better suited to inheriting the divinity of the god you worship than your companion (who is flawless)?

Just askin' for a friend.

i know we'll reunite one day, up there in the clouds

So when's April 8th gonna be playable Hoyo?

In all seriousness March 7th has got to be one of the most mysterious characters in the game. HSR has been delving into more and more storylines involving the past and memories, with Black Swan, Dan Heng, Blade, Acheron, Misha, Gallagher, even Trailblazer and their past with the Stellaron Hunters. If that theme continues and March is in fact a Memokeeper or Memokeeper-adjacent, she could end up being *REALLY* important later on. I'm interested to see what direction Hoyo takes her in.

okay i was watching the round 6 again and i found this little detail

Till’s eyes dilated when Ivan cupped his face. Yet another hint that Till really did like Ivan - he just never realised it.

Pupil dilation occurs only when either the person is in a dark area, have consumed some drugs OR when they are looking at someone they like. They might also occur during adrenaline rush but im pretty sure the only cause that makes sense here is that Till liked it when Ivan cupped his face.

The fact that there’s so many little details in a 5 minute animation is both interesting and agonising.

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Okay I need to talk about Nicholas Leung's voice work for Dan Heng in 2.4. (Actually I already have, but I need to do it some more.)

All of it is phenomenal, and I've seen talk about his delivery of the little exchange before you enter the Shackling Prison as well as when you ask if Dan Heng is okay once you're inside. Those lines all hit me like a truck and the voice acting was a huge part of why, but I specifically want to draw attention to the next part of that conversation.

It's the Trailblazer asking about why they're actually down there, and his response is just explaining the Karmic Mirror. But the delivery of those lines is baked into my brain. He tries so hard to pull himself together, go back to being the Trailblazer's helpful exposition dump, tender moment's over, business as usual - and he can't. He very audibly has to pause mid-sentence, gather himself and take a very shaky breath to avoid breaking down completely. He sounds legitimately on the verge of sobbing. Even though if you're just reading the text it doesn't seem emotional at all, there's no real tonal indication that this is the very next thing he says after vocally blaming himself that the Trailblazer is here with him and apologising for the fact that he's struggling. It adds SO much to the whole scene. Nicholas Leung I owe you my entire life you put so much heart into this character thank you 😭🙏

(Also if anyone has a recording of this part... please send it to me please I'll draw you a silly picture or something in return)