#naphis

[tiniloaf]

[zzz1gzag]

Friendship's eternal silhouette

[sparknightdaily]

[purpleheroine]

[solns]

he looks nothing like i imagine but at the same time im not surprised HIS VOICE THO DAMN?

[viak-kaiv]

SORTA CYNO'S STORY QUEST ACT 2 SPOILERS BUT MORE JUST A POINTLESS RANT

tw: uh, i swear a bit, just a heads up

OKAY SO, I'VE BEEN (REALLY FUCKING SLOWLY) WRITING A GENSHIN FIC THAT FOR THE MOST PART IS BASED IN SUMERU

SO I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING DIFFERENT SIDE CHARACTERS/NPC'S

ONE OF THEM IS NAPHIS

THAT WHY IM SO FUCKIN PASSIONATE ABOUT IT BECAUSE I WAS WRITING A WHOLE ASS CHARACTER FOR HIM JUST BASING IT OFF THE FACTS THAT HE'S TIGHNARI'S MASTER AND THE SAGE OF AMURTA

I WAS WRITING HIM AS A "SHUT THE FUCK UP" "NO, YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP" WHATEVR THAT PERSONALITY IS, SORTA CHARACTER

AKA ONE OF THE CHARACTERS I WAS EXCITED TO INTRODUCE THE READER TO CAUSE I THINK THOSE CHARACTERS ARE FUNNY AS SHIT

BUT DUDE

HIS CHARACTER DESIGN

ITS PROBABLY BECAUSE I PAINTED HIM DIFFERENTLY IN MY HEAD THAT IM UPSET ABOUT IT

HERE'S SOME NOTES I WROTE WHEN HE WAS FIRST SEEN IN THE CUTSCENE THAT BASICALLY SUM UP ALL MY THOUGHTS

but also thinking about it now, with how npc's look n' all,

and how dirty they did mountain shaper and moon carver,

I shouldn't have had my hopes up at all

i'm not actually upset, kinda glad he was actually shown just cause i was curious about his character

and eh, the design does make him stand out slightly from other npc characters just enough as needed

so all in all, im just needlessly and pointlessly upset due to my own thoughts

he kinda fits the bill, he looks like he'd argue the correct pronounciation of croissant

but im sad he isn't the sort of Haganezuka character style i was expecting

thanks for coming to my ted talk

[twilightstarr-zinnia]

That is NOT how they pronounced Naphis in the archon quest.

[iridescentmirrorsgenshin]

in paralleling cyrus and naphis's rapport in cyno's story quest 2 with alhaitham and kaveh's relationship in a parade of providence, i have a speculation i thought was interesting in terms of the implicit, and now explicit, ways concern is shown, although of course i'm aware that these two relationships are entirely separate, but it's interesting to note the similarities between them

in a parade of providence, alhaitham's concern over kaveh's actions in the second round of the interdarshan championship is demonstrated in the close-up of him with the ellipses '...' as he is shown to visibly search kaveh's disposition after faruzan comments on kaveh's 'tribulations' in the desert. this close-up shot is contextualised as concern in the following scene where kaveh recounts what alhaitham said to him after he informed alhaitham of his fainting in the desert in the second round

due to kaveh's misconception of alhaitham, he interprets alhaitham's words as critique of his abilities as a scholar and a senior, although paimon in the same scene makes the same observations as alhaitham which is interpreted by kaveh as concern

as alhaitham isn't present here, having left to question sachin's son in order to provide kaveh closure regarding his father's disappearance into the desert (which is discussed here), this concern is not made explicit in surface text, and has to be interpreted through other characters' dialogue and visual cues, such as the close-up of alhaitham after faruzan comments on kaveh's tribulations

with the subsequent improvement of alhaitham and kaveh's relationship in cyno's story quest 2, i noted that cyrus and naphis' rapport steps up to replace this bickering, which is most prominently seen in cyrus's return from the desert after his near death at the hands of the temple of silence

naphis can be seen to make similar observations to cyrus as alhaitham does to kaveh in regards to the age, supposed held knowledge and inner wisdom being incongruous with their respective actions and problem-solving abilities, with both cyrus and kaveh in turn questioning naphis' and alhaitham's lack of regard to titles and established relationships of 'colleague' 'classmate' and 'upperclassman'

given these similarities in naphis' and alhaitham's remonstrance of cyrus and kaveh respectively, it's interesting that when using nahida's mind reading skill on naphis, he explicitly states his concern of cyrus's wellbeing, and considers an alternative scenario in which the danger could have been avoided - which is where parallels can be drawn between alhaitham immediately leaving kaveh to investigate sachin's son in order to continue researching into sachin's potential influence over kaveh's father, which ultimately led to his demise, potentially alleviating kaveh's guilt and allowing him to better prioritise himself

in this sense, naphis' behaviour in reference to cyrus can be seen to parallel that of alhaitham and kaveh's relationship in previous events and story quests. as opposed to the perceived toxicity of alhaitham and kaveh's relationship when comparing the execution of these two respective rapports, with naphis's critical attitude towards cyrus being founded on an unspoken concern, it also parallels, and confirms, that alhaitham's past actions and words towards kaveh similarly stem from concern of kaveh's self-detriment - which also extends to kaveh's treatment of alhaitham in retaliation, as he was unable to see these supposed critiques as concern prior to the ending of a parade of providence

[pbart86]

Trust the process

(Comic by me)

[leona-florianova]

captain Abacat Naphi

[lameow-l]

ITS NOT EVEN FUNNY ANYMORE…

[tiniloaf]

the tomatoes is a serious business.

[aha-chuu]

All I've learned from cyno's part 2 is that every member of the academia has a weird marriage situationship going on with at least one other scholar

[kaeyachi]

w-w-w-w-wait

yall didn't like the design for professor naphis? 🥺

but the goggles are so cool!!

and the vibrant green outfit makes him stand out!!

and the bob that everyone hates is my favorite coz it's telling of their personality!

you look at him and go "yeah, he looks like the sage of amurta alright" or "oh he's a mildly insane but strict scientist!"

he probably ticks all the cartoonish character design standards!

isn't he barbie movie-esque? 1990s-2000s mad scientist-core?

he's identifiable from a distance! you could point him out on a police line!!

if he were designed any less crazy than that, I'd be sad 🥺

[gaydogmarriage]

biggest lore drop of oathkeeper was that naphis, too, has a fuckass bob

[egyfka]

the only thing I can say about Cyno's second story quest is that Naphis is sexy af and i HAVE to draw him being sexy af (i am very shitty at drawing humans but i will try anyway)