#one of the reasons why I loved genshin in the first place is the representation

[mikuyuuss]

Ngl, as much as I love fontaine, if Genshin fumbles Natlan again like it did with Inazuma and Sumeru (I'm noticing a pattern here) I seriously thinking of just dropping Genshin Impact altogether

[silvernyxchariot]

“What Genshin Vision or element would my boys in La Squadra have?”

I wanted to intertwine my favorite topics, Genshin and JJBA, and do some writing because I've been procrastinating on writing for months. I'm still clinging to JoJo, I don't wanna be a ✨️Genshin Girlie✨️, but it's probably too late.

I focused on the representation of the element rather than the reason visions are given out, to help wielders with their ambitions because we already know La Squadra’s ambition: overthrow Diavolo and gain control over the drug trade in the underworld of Italy.

⚠️TW: mentions of death and drugs, JJBA pt 5 is mafia/gangster themed after all⚠️

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Risotto Nero

"Sorry... to also have you shoulder the grievances of the world."

"Since you could endure my bitter cold, you must have the desire to burn?"

"Then, burn away the old world for me." - Shivada Jade Gemstone

Risotto would have cryo. Periodt. Can't convince me otherwise. Cryo is the element of loss, whether that be of someone the wielder loved or the loss of oneself. Risotto is the only member of La Squadra with concrete/canon backstory. At the age of fourteen, he lost his cousin to a hit-and-run by a drunk driver, who in Risotto’s eyes got a light punishment. Subsequently, sending him into life in the underworld.

The man spent four years planning and monitoring the driver’s life to assassinate them. Like… Bro, why you spend four years to do it? You could have just stabby stabbed the man in the middle of the night and snuck out the window. Risotto didn’t have or wouldn’t have needed his Stand for this. Were you waiting for the original case to blow away?¿

Cryo characters in Genshin Impact also tend to wear a mask. Example characters being Kaeya of Mondstat and Ayaka of Inazuma, who don teasing, friendly, or even cheerful personalities, but are quite lonely and have lost their family members. In Risotto’s case, he wears a “mask of sanity,” as the leader, it falls on him to keep everyone from falling apart even though he is also in turmoil. Upon first introduction, whether in the anime or manga, he has the demeanor of the cold, calculating, and serious leader of La Squadra. Sane, but how so? An average person would grieve their loss and move on, but Risotto never did. He also lost Sorbet and Gelato, members of his squad. La Squadra waited two years to overthrow Diavolo. In Risotto's final fight, his mask broke and he relished the thought of Diavolo’s suffering with a malicious grin. Okay, I'm rambling now...

Other options I see for Risotto are Geo or Hydro. Geo is an option because, “iron and earth, they must be compatible, right?"/s But also, geo is the element that represents pride, hard-work, and longevity. Hydro represents justice, pride, and laws, respectively.

Pesci

"My ideals have no stains."

"I must correct you. People here bear no sins in the eyes of the gods... Only laws and the Tribunal can judge someone."

"They can judge even me. So, praise my magnificence and purity." - Varunada Lazurite Gemstone

I actually had a hard time placing Pesci, but in the end, I gave him the most flexible element not based on personality or deeper meaning, but its use in Genshin Impact. Hydro is a conductor that reacts with each element and amplifies damage. Pesci is the newest member of La Squadra and the one still training with Prosciutto. The consensus for hydro among the Genshin fandom is that it is the vision for the hard workers who feel like they are never enough. Pesci is the member of La Squadra that is still being molded and has boundless potential, much like hydro.

Reaction? Pffft. Dendro? Add some hydro and make dendro cores that go BOOM. (More like POOF, but it still causes damage.) Pyro? Hydro can extinguish it, but it also vaporizes causing damage. Think of it like scalding water. Anemo? Anemo swirls with hydro to create a mini whirlpool. Electro? Water conducts electricity to cause more damage. Cryo? Apply hydro and freeze everyone. Geo? . . .Geo doesn’t work well with anything. 💀💀 It just makes a feeble shield and it doesn’t even last long or block any other element besides the one it reacted with.

If we need to view Pesci having a hydro vision from an ideological standpoint, the god or Archon of hydro represents “justice.” In Pesci’s final moments, he wanted to not only complete the assignment, but also wanted justice (more like vengeance) by eradicating Bucciarati and the Bucci Gang for mutilating Prosciutto. Another option from the view of functionality would have been anemo, but anemo doesn’t react with Dendro and is thus not as flexible.

Formaggio

"Still, the winds change direction."

"Someday, they will blow towards a brighter future..."

"Take my blessings and live leisurely from this day onward." - Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone

Formaggio was easy to place out of everyone. Even though Formaggio and Little Feet are also as flexible as Pesci making hydro a good option, I decided on anemo the wind or air element for the ideal of “freedom.” In Formaggio’s case, it is the freedom from working under Diavolo or the freedom from the trauma of losing his comrades. La Squadra sought money and power or essentially an escape from their ostracization within Passione and Formaggio was the one that exclaimed this the most in his fight with Narancia. “I’m talking about taking down the Boss and claiming a drug trade worth tens of billions. . . There’s no turning back for me and mine now.” (JJBA: part 5, v. 3, chp. 36) Formaggio’s exclamation that they want money and power, the result of gaining said power: he and the rest of La Squadra are free from being attack dogs on a tight leash.

Looking at any of the characters from Genshin Impact, most anemo users seek freedom from something that has happened in their past or grief from losing someone, but unlike cryo, they’re coping. Cryo is the element for loss and grief, but so is anemo. I'm staring at you, Kazuha... Unlike cryo though, anemo got their nails done. They pulled themselves together. Cryo characters… still have problems to sort through. The anemo squad is doing Gucci. They understand themselves enough to cope. 💅

Ghiaccio

"A pilgrimage for a wish; a battle to earn a name..."

"Burnt to cinders for a dream."

"If the intention yet remains, achieved ____'s truth he has." - Agnidus Agate Gemstone

“Why dIdn’T GhiAcCIo GeT cRYo,” because he’s not a sad-goth-jester boy, like Risotto.

Pyro is essentially the powerhouse of Genshin Impact that causes damage to enemies and allies. Ghiaccio is very much the powerhouse of La Squadra with White Album being the most combat ready Stand and his analytical prowess. You could say Ghiaccio’s temperament and combat ability make him ready for war, which is the divine ideal of the archon. Murata also known as the “God of War.”

Aside from that, the consensus for pyro is that it represents those with a specific passion and determination. In Ghiaccio’s case, he’s very confident in himself and his abilities as an assassin. He wants to prove that to everyone and anyone who will hear him. There’s not much La Squadra can lay claim to, territory, drug trade, or even being the only assassins within Passione if you take into consideration Unità Speciale and characters in Purple Haze Feedback. Ghiaccio exclaims what everyone in the group is thinking, making it seem like he's the most proud and passionate of the group, a trait shared among most pyro units in the game.

Illuso & Melone

"This body is the noblest and most eminent of all in this world."

"It should hold absolute control over this world"

"It once promised its people a dream: the never-changing 'eternity.'" - Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone

These two are weirdos and freaks (/affectionate), and they know it. Never mind that electro’s archon represents “eternity.” Electro is the element for the individualistic, those with unique outlooks on life, or simply the outcasts. Illuso is also just… a complicated individual.

In Illuso’s case, he’s normally portrayed as an escapist. Always hiding in the mirror world and only feeling confident while there. Raiden Ei even created a puppet body that works autonomously while she hides her consciousness in a different plain of existence. Illuso is confident yet self-conscientious. Composed, until his plans fall apart and he’s sent into panic. He lacks empathy for others but will cry and beg for mercy on death’s door.

Melone is La Squadra’s token mad scientist, even seen as “gross” by his own peers. I’m never letting that foot fetish scene go, anime only or not. I also consider Dendro a good choice for Melone due to his mad scientist motif and pursuit of information when producing the “perfect Junior.” But I’ll stick with electro for him.

Prosciutto

“The currencies that flow through this land are my flesh and blood."

"For thus did I become the guarantor of the people's hard work, wisdom, and future."

"This is the trust I have placed in them. Betray it, and you taint my blood.” - Prithiva Topaz Gemstone

I only had to think of this placement for about a minute. The old man of the Seven Archons is the god of geo. So, why not give geo to this old man (who’s probably barely in early thirties, but he likes to be a stiff about it)?/rh You can also say Prosciutto is the proudest member of La Squadra due to his strict code of conduct, making pyro his best suited vision, but Prosciutto is basically the prime example of what you’d consider traditional. He upholds rules and ideals befitting an assassin of La Squadra Esecuzioni and he sees his assignments through to the very end. You could say he upholds his contracts, that which Rex Lapis represents.

Prosciutto, much like Rex Lapis did to his citizens in the game, placed his faith in Pesci. He would have been the product of Prosciutto’s wisdom and hard work, a legacy in a sense, should both have survived the events of Vento Aureo.

Also, like I said, geo doesn’t work well with anything. Its effect is called “crystallize,” which deals no damage, but it creates a shield of the corresponding element it came from. Prosciutto and Grateful Dead would kill their allies faster than they would fulfill their assignment if it were not for a supply of ice to keep their allies from aging.

Another element I see for Prosciutto is hydro for the same reason I would have given it to Risotto.

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Honorary Mention

Giorno Giovanna

This one is too easy. Never mind that dendro and Gold Experience giving the ability of literal plant growth, dendro is the vision that represents knowledge and wisdom. For a fifteen-year-old boy who has gone through neglect and abuse, Giorno had to learn how to adapt to others' emotions and grow up fast.

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The main reason I didn’t give Melone dendro was Nahida’s comment on Kaveh, “He has an almost-perfect grasp of what it truly means for Sumeru to be a Nation of Wisdom. Sadly, the truth as he understands it will never be accepted as the mainstream…” Someone as idealistic and determined as Giorno, who strives for both power and the betterment of the future, is more suited to have a dendro vision over Melone.

I forgot why I started thinking about this topic, but trying to remember, it might have had to do with the Tsaritsa and how she was known as the "Archon of Love" before the Cataclysm. Like, "what do visions really represent," because all vision users have ambitions or else they wouldn't have gotten one. Since I'm not focused on the individual, I focused on the element itself.

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