DON'T MISS THIS in "The Road Not Taken" Animated Short (Genshin Impact)

Funny how the poem also rationalises why you can choose Aether or Lumine at the start and either way ends up the same Edit: HOLY MY FIRST PIN THANK YOU

For the Traveler, The Road not Taken was the Road that Paimon suggest we explore later.

Interestingly, it looks like Dain is often looking at Lumine. Like he wants to get close, but due to his grief and mental state doesn't except for that single moment in the trailer where it's implied he put his hand on her shoulder....a moment that was likely too late.

Players: Venti speak tf up Venti: Best I can do is a poem

So that is why Dainsleif said in the Travail trailer to "rescue her". She's the slave of fate, that no matter what she have done, would ended the same, and we, the traveler who can change that fate, can rescue our sibling from the fate. This also means that Dain still cares about the sibling.

"met by a blade"... dainsleif the twilight sword

I see a lack of Fontaine in this animation. Most likely because the turning point of Lumine's downfall happens in Sumeru (the part where Lumine stops walking and Aether goes on happens in Sumeru, judging by the NPCs). Otherwise the twins walking into the desert could either mean they're going to Fontaine... Or to Natlan, now that we know for sure it's past the desert

After Nahida reveal that Lumine is from this world. My theory is that Lumine change her life in Irminsul to be part of Teyvat.

I never realized that the "The Road Not Taken" is actually a real poem. Written by Robert Frost. I suggest that everyone check it out because in the poem it explains about a person will stand in a fork in the road will have to make a permanent decision. If we are to take the title at face value. I think that the Traveler will have to make a huge decision at the end of their journey that will affect both themselves and Teyvat as a whole since Traveler is a Descender who will most likely to became a powerful individual

Venti and Zhongli Clearly know something about the abyss siblings... Zhongli reason is clear because the contract while venti still hope for the best.... Sadly both indicate that whatever they know about the abyss siblings is not a good news at all... In fact it may devastated the other twins

"i hope they are still together at the end journey" Hoyo: Ok guys let us introduce shaoji as the lead writer for genshin impact

1:59 and still, lots of people still hating paimon just because she talk much, if not because of paimon that always be there with us as the traveler, the traveler could be ended up just like the sibling I feel that "lonely" without paimon around when doing carribert quest Edit: noooo, not that "not happy ending" at the end 😭, i hope they can reunite happily

Moral of the story don't choose a depressed person as your companion cuz you'll end up depressed and become a villain

There's a really good point taken here. Since the twins had such different traveling partners, they also ended with different mental states as well. No matter how much some people may dislike Paimon, you can't write off how her traveling with the Traveler is extremely beneficial for their mental state. Then, as opposed to their sibling, the "Abyss twin" had Dainsleif, which is unfortunate because neither of them could really console the other. They did just go through a tragic point in their life, mental state only goes down from there. Glad you covered this. ♡

Being a Lumine main its weird seeing everything flip flopped

It's even sadder when you remember that at the end of the teyvat chapter, Aether is all alone, in the same flower field where he stood with Lumine. Edit: if anyone will be confused I mean the Teyvat Chapter Storyline preview trailer

Probably the only thing slightly missed (or kinda being vague about in this video) is that Abyss Sibling started their travel with Dain right after the events in Vourukasha Oasis during cataclysm (as told by Zurvan at the end of the WQ). I had a little suspicion the abyss sibling's travel were not in order, but it's just animated that way to match Traveler sibling's journey for the sake of animation continuity.

"That day, if our positions were switched... Would our fates be different? Would I have your life, and you mine?"

nobody: cat's brain: oh this video related to that random poem from 1.0 4 years ago

Dain keep a distance from lumine because he know who is she. Lumine and Aether like a respected person for Khaenriah, and Dain, who is a soldier, of course only acts as a guard.