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[swiftsalchemy]

Amphoreus Cast Icons

— Honkai Star Rail

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Sorter Changelog

Upcoming Updates

None currently besides keeping up with character releases!

There may be a delay for newly drip marketted characters to be added to the sorter.

2024 November

(11/22/24) Moved [Sunday] and [Fugue] to playable (preemptively). Added [Rememberance] and [Amphoreus] as sorting options (yayy new path and new world!!). Added [Caelus • Rememberance], [Stelle • Rememberance], [The Herta], [Aglaea] to Upcoming and their respective rarity/path/element (+ faction for Aglaea). Added [Tribbie] (Female), [Anaxa] (Male), [Hyacine] (Female), [Mydei] (Male), [Cipher] (Female), [Castorice] (Female), [Phainon] (Male), [Cyrene] (Female, elysia i love u in every universe) to Amphoreus and Notable NPCs. Added some NPCs (Cirrus, Woolsey, Hoolay, Mr. Reca, and Profnana) to the sorter on request. Added [Mythus (Enigmata)] to Aeons on request.

under the cut is old updates

2024 October

(10/10/24) Moved [Rappa] to playable (preemptively). Moved [Sunday] from NPC, Penacony to Upcoming, Penacony, Male, 5★, Imaginary, Harmony. (I know about the story leaks unfortunately. no im not gonna add it until i see it myself) Added [Fugue] to Upcoming, Xianzhou, Female, 5★, Fire, Nihility (I’m pretty sure this is tingyun but i actually havent done the 2.5 story update yet lmao so im not entirely sure)

2024 September

(9/17/24) Moved [Feixiao], [Moze], [Lingsha] to playable. Added [Rappa] to Penacony, Female, 5★, Imaginary, Erudition. Added an NPC to the sorter (Richard_Knowitall) on request. Added two more NPCs to the sorter (Velite and Wilder) on another request.

2024 August

(8/26/24) Added a singular NPC to the sorter (Giovanni) on anon’s request.

(8/13/24) Added some NPCs to the sorter (Oti Alfalfa, Huaiyan). sorry chat i forgot about the old people

(8/12/24) Major update!! Added the cursor used in game! Made the information box a little prettier and the sorter counter less generic. Added Sorting Categories for 4★, 5★, and Character Alts. Updated all icons used in the sorter to a different design because I think the previous one is ugly and it was bothering me, mentioned in Anniversary Post. New icons now show Character’s [Rarity], [Path], and [Element]. Changed icon images of some characters because.. It looks nicer. Added [Yunli], [Jiaoqiu] (my beloved), [March 7th • Swordmaster], [Feixiao], [Lingsha], and [Moze] to the sorter and their respective rarity/path/element/faction. Added some NPCs to the sorter (Dan Shu, Master Gongshu, Hamster Ball Knight, Boss Stone, Origami Bird, Skott, the other Ten Stonehearts shown in that trailer). Moved [Firefly] and [Jade] to playable (i’m so sorry this is late).

2024 May

(5/9/24) moved Robin and Boothill from upcoming to playable, removed Robin and Firefly from NPC, added Legwork, Tiernan, Razalina, and Siobhan to NPCs

2024 April

(4/25/24) added new charas, added categories, updated categories for some charas, updated chara elements, updated images for some charas, changed sparkle name to just sparkle because firefly is just firefly itd be weird to have only one of them diff, sam is taken out of the sorter completely (im sorry), added Imbibitor Lunae back into the sorter by popular request (ive gotten like. 5 messages asking to add him back who am i to deny the people), firefly best girl happy anni. also thank you for using and supporting the sorter! :)

2023 December

(12/15/23) added Sunday (Male, Penacony), Robin (Female, Penacony), Firefly (Female, Penacony), Gallagher (Male, Penacony), Duke Inferno (Male), Aventurine (Male, Cosmic), and Owlbert (bro i forgot about him) to NPCs, changed images for Black Swan, Hanabi/Sparkle, Misha, and Sam

(12/13/23) added Hanabi/Sparkle (Quantum, Harmony, Female) and Misha (Ice, Destruction, Male) to Upcoming. // Note: Sorter will display Hanabi/Sparkle’s name as Hanabi (it’s her name in JP)., moved Black Swan (NPCs, Cosmic) from NPC to Upcoming + added the following categories; Female, Wind, Nihility + changed image to her Warp Illustration, moved Ruan Mei (Ice, Harmony, Female), Dr. Ratio (Imaginary, Hunt, Male), and Xueyi (Quantum, Destruction, Xianzhou Luofu, Female) to playable // Note: so i don’t have to do it later </3

(12/7/23) added Acheron (NPCs, Females, Penacony) to Upcoming, added Penacony (World 3) and Cosmic (Catchall Other) as sorting options, added Tail to NPC, added Stelle (Female MC) and Caelus (Male MC) to the Astral Express category because they are also part of the Astral Express family <3, added Argenti and Topaz to cosmic category, moved Huohuo (Wind, Harmony, Xianzhou Luofu, Female), Argenti (Physical, Abundance, Cosmic, Male), and Hanya (Physical, Harmony, Xianzhou Luofu, Female) to Playable, changed Jingliu, Topaz, Huohuo, and Argenti to their lightcone image because it looks nicer than their wish art

2023 October

(10/31/23) removed Imbibitor Lunae (Destruction, Imaginary, Xianzhou Luofu, Male) because it's still just Dan Heng, added Dan Feng (Dan Heng’s Previous Incarnation), Baiheng, Yingxing (Blade but w/white hair and a bf), and Phantylia to NPC, added Oroboros (Voracity), Ena (Order), and Long (Permanence) to Aeons + Added the respective path for each Aeon, changed Tayzzyronth (Propagation) image to a better image, added Huohuo (Wind, Harmony, Female), Argenti (Physical, Abundance, Male), Hanya (Physical, Harmony, Xianzhou Luofu, Female), Ruan Mei (Ice, Harmony, Female), and Dr. Ratio (Imaginary, Hunt, Male) to Upcoming, moved Xueyi (Quantum, Destruction, Xianzhou Luofu, Female) from NPC to Upcoming, moved Jingliu (Ice, Destruction, Xianzhou Luofu, Female), Topaz (Fire, Hunt, Female), and Guinaifen (Fire, Nihility, Xianzhou Luofu, Female) to Playable

2023 August

(8/19/23) moved Jingliu (Ice, Destruction, Xianzhou Luofu, Female) from NPC to Upcoming + Changed Image to Gacha Splash Art, added Topaz (Fire, Hunt, Female) and Guinaifen (Fire, Nihility, Xianzhou Luofu, Female) to Upcoming, added Numby, Sam, and Elio under NPC (Note: Sam and Elio are also under Stellaron Hunters), moved Imbibitor Lunae (Destruction, Imaginary, Xianzhou Luofu, Male), Fu Xuan (Quantum, Preservation, Xianzhou Luofu, Female), and Lynx (Abundance, Quantum, Belobog, Female) to Playable, changed Fu Xuan and Lynx image to a better image

2023 July

(7/23/23) added Imbibitor Lunae (Destruction, Imaginary, Xianzhou Luofu, Male), and Lynx (Abundance, Quantum, Belobog, Female) under Upcoming, fixed Dan Heng name; Danheng -> Dan Heng, changed a few character’s images to a better image

2023 May

(5/28/23) added Luka (Nihility, Physical, Belobog, Male) under Upcoming

(5/9/23) added Jingliu under NPC after the release of Jing Yuan’s animated short

(5/6/23) added all Aeons because i was asked too- they have their own category. added Peppy, Diting, and Cocolia to NPC. also the day this sorter started getting used lmao?

2023 April

(4/25/23) Sorter released! also the game’s release :)

[mcsinternetcelebrity]

Internet Celebrity and Traditional Media

‘Internet celebrity and traditional media’ is a chapter which brings together my opinion that traditional celebrity and internet celebrity are not far removed at all, however it mainly focuses on media conglomerates and brands and their relationship with the idea of internet celebrity. The chapter does this by exploring five types of celebrity: eyewitness viral stars, meme personalities, crowd puller cameos, spotted and groomed investments and weaponized microcelebrities. Overall, I still believe that traditional celebrities and internet celebrities are almost the same in many cases, however as this chapter highlights the fact that traditional media such as newspapers and films are not always compatible with internet celebrities the way they are with traditional celebrities.

Overall in fact, Abidin appears very negative in relation to traditional media and its relationship to the internet. The chapter outlines eyewitness viral stars, in which people appear on the news as witnesses to stories and then what they say or how they behave causes them to go viral. This, as she points out, can be seen as wrong to make fun of people in these situations, both because the person has not asked to go viral and because the nature of some of these stories are terrible, such as the example she gives about the witness to a fire. A clear tragedy, yet in the age of the internet the traditional media coverage has the ability to be spread around a much vaster and different demographic then it would usually reach. This is only one of the examples Abidin gives outlining the complex relationship between traditional and new media and how we can create different celebrities, exploit different celebrities or demonise different celebrities as the two fail to be compatible. Further looking at eyewitness virality, there is a large element of journalists failing to take responsibility for creating the fame these people experience. It is seen as an authentic response to the crime and if it becomes popular online, journalists cannot take responsibility. Abidin touches on this, and the fact that it is justified as the people gain merchandise and profitable opportunities through their popularity. However, many articles find there is a racist element to the people who go viral1 as most of the clips that do feature black people, and heavily stereotypical speech and characteristics which people are in turn finding humorous. This shows that traditional media can be seen as exploitative of stereotypes, however the internet accelerates this with its ability to reach huge numbers of people who can collectively comment on it can express how funny they find it. Internet celebrity, in this way, is something people are not actively striving for and could negatively damage people who become part of it.

One book review highlights the interesting nature of meme personalities mentioned in the book2 and how we as viewers often don’t think of the backstory of the meme we share and the fact the people featured in them are often unwitting, or unaware of the attention they will get. She outlines a timeline that memes take, which ultimately end up in being a ‘meme celebrity’ in which the person has managed to create a public persona outside the original meme and can profit on the fame. One example I found fascinating was the Gucci campaign in 2017 which utilised the popularity of memes and featured Instagram-esque tags on the iconic snake image, as well as creating a ‘gucci starter pack’ which is a meme that was huge on twitter at the time3. The brand is a high end luxury brand and yet they recognise that in this day and age to be as popular as possible the online presence is key as well as appearing in traditional media such as Vogue magazine. They even worked with people who make money by creating viral posts such as Sebastian Tribbie, showing that a lot of research into the meme phenomena has happened behind the scenes. In fact, this campaign is one example which shows a slight merging of traditional and new, with brands choosing to utilise both when marketing is concerned.

 1 https://wishcrys.com/2016/04/05/eyewitness-virality-racism-and-journalistic-responsibility/

2 http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts_and_Theatre/2018-09-11/book_review_internet_celebrity_understanding_fame_online_by_crystal_abidin.html

3https://www.highsnobiety.com/2017/04/20/how-to-make-money-with-memes/