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homunculusalbedo · 4 years ago

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Albedo is a Homunculus

After analyzing the game Genshin Impact, along with comparing it to outside sources of media, I believe that Albedo is a Homunculus. I am aware that many others have also theorized this, but I’m taking it a step further. Not only is Albedo an artificial human, but he is the result of a horrific sacrifice at Khaenri’ah. Bold words, I know. But hear me out.

WARNING: This post contains spoilers for the Genshin Impact story quest “Princeps Cretaceus” (Albedo’s story quest), the story quests involving Dainsleif, Albedo’s story, Albedo’s voicelines, and for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Please continue on at your own risk.

Let’s begin with the definition of a homunculus: Dictionary.com states that a homunculus is, “an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.” For starters, Albedo is shorter than a lot of other characters, and is around the same height as Xiao, who is frequently teased for his short stature.

This checks the box of a “dwarf”, though it’s not in the strictest definition of the word. Regarding Albedo’s origins, very little is known.

In Albedo’s Story 3, some information is given: “Albedo has no memory of any blood relations. From birth, he was already adventuring deep within domains with his master.”

His master, the alchemist Rhinedottir is also described as, at least to Albedo, “his only kin.”

Rhinedottir talks often about alchemy in Albedo’s story, especially chalk. She says, “ ‘From soil was birthed chalk.’ “ and “ ‘Chalk is the spotless soil, and was used to make primordial man.’ ” in Albedo’s Story 5.

Rhinedottir then tells Albedo, “ ‘The chalk: that is you.’ “ If Albedo is ‘the chalk”, then he was used to make primordial man. Or more likely, he was created from chalk. The rest of the story practically confirms this by saying, “His master was not his birth mother, but Albedo has no doubt that his life stems from her nonetheless.“

For more connections between Albedo and chalk, his title is literally “Chalk Prince” in German and his story quest title is also “Chalk Prince” in Latin.

So, Albedo = chalk

Ok, so Albedo was created by Rhinedottir. Yaaaaay... but... how? Alchemy is no easy business, no matter how simple. Creating a human being must require a lot of power and work. So how did Rhinedottir create Albedo?

It has been stated in Genshin Impact that Albedo practices Khemia, an advanced form of alchemy that originates from Khaenri’ah. He learned this from Rhinedottir. For those who don’t know, Khaenri’ah is a civilization that was brutally destroyed 500 years ago. Dainsleif comes from there and witnessed its destruction. In the same story quest where this is revealed, it is also stated that the Traveler witnessed the fall of Khaenri’ah. Needless to say, it was a history defining moment that wiped out an entire civilization. The exact details of how it was destroyed aren’t known, but given how powerful Khemia is, it could easily be the cause of its destruction.

Now let’s switch gears to a different universe: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. This is also a world full of alchemy, but this one has rules, the main one being: NO HUMAN TRANSMUTATION. The reason for this law could be the result of many incidents, but it could most directly be related to the law of equivalent exchange.

In FMA, the law of equivalent exchange rules over EVERYTHING alchemists do. In order to do something, something must be given in return. When the two main characters of the show, Ed and Alphonse Elric, attempt to bring their mother back from the dead, they cannot offer anything of an equivalent value. This results in Ed losing an arm and a leg and Al losing his entire body. Instead of their mom, they get an incomplete mass of limbs, gunk, and overall disgusting substances.

Yet in the FMA world, several homunculi exist, like Lust, Gluttony, Greed, etc. However, they are only able to exist because of something called a Philosopher’s Stone. The stone allows alchemists to partially bypass the law of equivalent exchange. How? Because the stone is made up of millions of souls. Those souls are used as payment instead of the user losing something.

Genshin Impact does not run on the same exact rules as FMA, but even in real life everything has an equal and opposite reaction. This logic applies to both of these worlds.

Now, I propose my theory:

Albedo is Rhinedottir’s creation made up of the souls of the people that died in Khaenri’ah.

We’ve already established Albedo as a homunculus and that in the FMA universe, immense sacrifice is required to create a homunculus. It’s not too far of a stretch to believe that Albedo was only created as a result of the destruction of Khaenri’ah.

“But what about the timeline?” Well I’m glad you asked, random person.

Given how Dainsleif has survived for over 500 years, is it really so unlikely that Rhinedottir also survived? And regarding Albedo’s age, the homunculi in FMA don’t age because their energy is powered by the Philosopher’s Stone, so why couldn’t Albedo work in the same way? Plus, maybe Rhinedottir found a way to store the souls from Khaenri’ah to use at a later date.

This could also explain Albedo’s fear of losing control on himself. At the very end of his story quest, he says, “If one day, I lose control... Destroy Mondstadt... Destroy everything... Can I rely on you to stop me?” If Albedo’s very existence stems from the deaths of many people, it’s no wonder he holds so much power. That, along with the dangerous form of alchemy he practices, spawns a high possibility for more death.

FMA goes to great lengths to show how powerful the homunculi are, with each of them possessing a unique ability, like creating armor. Albedo may hold similar power, just we haven’t been able to see it yet.

With that fun theory out there, here are a few minor details to note.

In FMA, each homunculus has an ouroboros somewhere on their body that signifies their status as a homunculus. Here, we can see Greed’s tattoo.

Albedo also has a mark on him, on his neck.

Now this could just be a coincidence, but it’s still something fun to point out.

That concludes my theory! If you have any comments, questions, additions, corrections, clarifications, or anything to say, please let me know!

I hope this was enjoyable. Have a nice day!

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viisiond · 4 years ago

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@allcviatis said: 🖊+ Nona!!! Let Apollo cry about their OCs // Accepting!

I don’t get to talk about her a lot but oh how I adore Nona to pieces... Let’s just start out with: Nona’s a 500+ year old homunculus housed in a doll body with reengineered Ruin guard technology That allows her to move, she was created by Gold back before Khaenri’ah went to ruin as an attempt to make a successful Homunculus (Like Albedo), of course she was deemed a failure due to her inability to survive outside of her flask- she was simply given the name ‘dwarf in the flask’ and cast to the side, she only gained her body because it would have been deemed suspicious if someone saw her sitting there on his desk. (She even gave herself her own name so she wouldn’t be called ‘dwarf in the flask’)

She worked alongside him as an assistant before the fall of Khaenri’ah- that was when she was found out as an experiment and cast out of the kingdom, though that inadvertently saved her life but it left her to wander Teyvat for YEARS until her body decided to just shut down and in turn, Nona, went to sleep until someone found her and fixed her body. But by the time she had awoke- Teyvat had changed drastically and she was in a new place, Mondstadt; it was around this time she had met Crepus and the Ragnvindr family- becoming the governess to Diluc and soon enough, Kaeya when he joined them. It honestly was them where she learned how to appreciate humanity and undo a lot of the mistakes from when she was under Gold, even if her body needs maintenance yearly, she at least knows how to be human enough that no one outside of those at the Dawn Winery question her. (Think like Vision from Marvel- she’s machinery but at her core she’s someone capable of being and learning to be human.)

After everything with Crepus, Nona simply demoted herself to taking care of the guests around the Winery, even if she doesn’t need to- it’s something she can do instead of sitting around without anything to do even if she could travel about Teyvat, she already did that- and she doesn’t plan on doing it again. Plus, just settling down to help with the residents of the Dawn Winery is enough for her.

Nona also doesn’t have a vision! Even if she would be Geo, she doesn’t do a lot of fighting due to the possibility of her joints locking on her should she do anything strenuous or dangerous, because even then- she can still be destroyed or worse- she can be killed (If her flask is shattered she’s done for.) Even if she can masquerade as a human she still has her tellings she’s not human- her body creaks from time to time, she doesn’t sleep, she doesn’t eat, and she certainly doesn’t need to breathe. Especially since her body is artificial.

Overall she’s just- still learning how to accept she’s one of Gold’s experiments and to just BE human instead of a machine- because she is human, she can make her own decisions, she can make her own choices and express emotion- it’s just taking a long time for her.

#Answered;;#But if you find you've strayed I'll forgive you anyway;; {Nona}#Allcviatis #Once more with feeling- Nona my beloved....#Long post;;#MY BELOVED......

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