Irminsul erasure was a huge mistake. (A rant about Scaramouche and the Fatui)
so much missed opportunities, so much potential storylines and actual redemption arc.. his backstory, the fatui… all those extremely meaningful and important relations just to be all gone and forgotten without a trace. As a huge scaramouche enjoyer, this pains me.
an actual disgrace to such an amazing character. and don’t get me started with all that “hat guy” bs. I feel like he’s just been downgraded so much and reduced to just some…guy? the same guy that had so much influence in the past? what was it all for? what was the point?
(SPOILERS FOR 6.6 ARCHON QUEST)
I was sincerely hoping that the erasure would be undone after this quest and he could finally be remembered again, only for that not to happen.. I was practically BEGGING Dottore to restore all the erased memories too.. but kind of as expected though. and this made me realize that I would’ve enjoyed his story and character so much better if the erasure didn’t even happen in the first place. like I said, such an intriguing character with so much potential and complex relationships, only for that to be all gone. its just…so sad.
And speaking of the 6.6 quest, can i just say that this was lowkey such a nothingburger quest? They’ve been hyping this up for 4 freaking years and it was pretty much the same as any other quest. There were 0 consequences to burning the irminsul, the erased memories wasnt restored…just like, what was the whole point? I thought this quest was gonna be big. Impactful. THE irminsul burning is a HUGE deal. But nope, just another all is well ending. No consequences, no major impact to the story, nothing. It was a huge letdown.
This sub can be annoying as hell and gets a lot of shit for it but honestly they can’t blame y’all. y’all have good reasons to be pretty miserable. after dottore’s death, I dont find myself hyped up for Snezhnaya anymore. why? because hoyo CANT TAKE RISKS. They dont have the guts to kill off a playable character or show any major consequences to the overall story. the fatui is down to like 4 members and they have been recently been portrayed as quite tame and just not as interesting anymore. their treatment of Signora, Capitano, Sandrone, Arlecchino… I can go on about this but I’ll stop here.
anyways, back to scara
idk, I just can’t enjoy his character as much anymore and that genuinely pains me to say it. i almost tear up to old quests of him as scaramouche, back when he was remembered and a compelling character. the character that got me into the game in the first place.
all the way back in 1.1, then 2.2 and 3.2… why did it have to go so wrong so quickly??
Now he’s literally just some guy. All his previous scenes as scaramouche, ultimately meaningless. Don’t get me wrong, hes a beautifully written character and I love his development. But this is exactly my issue.. why would they write such a well written character, only for that same character to not matter at all in the long run and make him forgotten?
yes, he does appear a lot and he’s still very much more relevant character but it just doesnt hit the same anymore when I think of all the different ways his character couldve been…confrontation with Ei? Earning the trust of the sumeru citizens? His reunion with the fatui members and hearing their thoughts about him? all these potential storyline possibilities and further exploration of his character, all gone.
and because of that, I even sadly sigh when genshin fans joke about not recognizing wanderer when it comes to fatui matters. y’know, the usual, “who’s that hat wearing guy? why would he know about the fatui? isn’t he just a scholar?” yes, even though it’s just a JOKE. because it just reminds me that it didnt have to be this way. they didn’t have to make such a character forgotten.
his character is well written, but his story after scaramouche arc is not. and I blame hoyos childish and lazy writing for that.
if only…