childe's name is actually ajax fyi. he has like three names, it's dumb.
I know, but the name he gives out for Fatui related stuff is Childe. I believe Tartaglia is his official harbinger name like The Knave, for example. I think most people who encounter him know him as Childe. Whereas his family and the traveler know him as Ajax. Not many players know his real name is Ajax, so it's easier to refer to him as Childe. But I agree it's dumb to give him 3 names.
So I played through the final Natlan archon last night .
HOT TAKE despite Natlans 6 really enjoyed the second and third act of the 3 archon quests.
The first one with the Pilgrimmage and saving Kachina was eh. It was interesting to actually see the Night Kingdom though.
The second one, when it came to the war ATE SO HARD. I enjoyed it because it accurately showed how devastating and tough a war actually is. The inazuman war didn't feel like a war icl. It was actually good seeing how dark the devs would actually take the story. And it actually tugged on my heartstrings seeing how the nation was affected by the war.
The third one? The power of friendship final arc?
Beautiful. I loved it. We actually got to see an archon (besides Nahida) do some shit. Up until Natlan 2/3 Nations we were in had active Archons ruling. (Furina is her own category that poor girl was doing TWO jobs at once) And while story wise what happened makes sense for Mondstadt and Liyue, interacting with Mavuika actually felt like interacting with an archon. From gameplay to story I enjoyed the archon quest in natlan. I really wanna see how the Tsaritsa tries to get the Gnosis from Mavuika. (especially considering Mavuika is a powerful opponent)
Also ik people make jokes about Natlans power of friendship theme. But I have to say it makes sense for the story. The traveller has been operating alone in their goal so far and has spent the entire time doing side quests while in Tevyet. Their only goal is to find their sibling however there's a major possibility they won't find their sibling (i believe in the twin is dead theory ) The traveller has to trust other people in Tevyet as I believe they will need the help of everyone they've met or helped when if comes to achieving their goal (even if that is unclear to us the audience right now). From the moment we woke up in Tevyet, there's been an overall theme of community and people working together.
All to say I loved this part of the natlan archon quest. They handled the theme of war in natlan so beautifully. Despite everything else (character designs)