[What's up with Ajaw?]
[This seems to be the first time it's ever praised someone, right?]
[Natlan's Pyro Archon a succubus to the Saurians?]
[Xbalanque was like this, and now the current Pyro Archon is too]
[Even Ajaw, a dragon who looks down on everyone, actually admires the Pyro Archon greatly]
[Are you sure that's great admiration?]
[Ajaw's attitude seems a bit off—it's just way too abrupt. It feels like he's got some leverage over him]
[Does the Pyro Archon have a record of selling hooks to him?]
[The hook-selling literature is still chasing me]
Next up is the story of Kinich's Vision.
In the official text, Kinich officially received his Vision from the Pyro Archon himself, a 100% imitation of a Vision.
And the conversation between Kinich and the Pyro Archon before receiving the Vision is one that truly shakes the heart.
"Pyro Archon, please tell me the price of obtaining a Vision."
"Protect Natlan until the end of your life."
"Deal."
[Does Kinich love Natlan that much?]
[?]
[What makes you think Kinich doesn't love Natlan?]
[Mainly because of his earlier character stories—it gives off the vibe that he only does things if there's something in it for him]
[You're wrong about that. Kinich is a total good guy in Kachina's voice-overs. He even taught a lesson to someone who looked down on Kachina, and didn't ask for money]
[Didn't it say the reward was already paid?]
[That's just what Kinich said unilaterally—Kachina doesn't even know what the reward was]
[No wonder the Pyro Archon gave him the Vision—Kinich agreed so straightforwardly]
[The Pyro Archon probably knew long ago that Kinich would be willing to pay the price of his life for Natlan]
[Hard to say—maybe Kinich has a history with the Pyro Archon selling hooks]
[Why is there hook-selling literature again?]
Next is the next character's comment on Rios.
[Kachina]
Kachina: The, the Pyro Archon? I got to know the Pyro Archon thanks to Mualani's introduction.
Kachina: The Pyro Archon is super amazing. Every time he participates in the Returnfire Sacred Night Pilgrimage, whether it's the group events or individual events, he always wins big—in individuals, he's completely undefeated, totally unlike me.
Kachina: I once asked the Pyro Archon for advice on how to advance in the individual events. The Pyro Archon told me that as long as I defeat all the opponents in the individual events, that would do it...
Kachina: I figured the Pyro Archon was just too amazing and hadn't considered the level of ordinary participants, so I rephrased my question: how to advance when you can't win all the matches.
Kachina: The Pyro Archon's expression was very relaxed at the time. He smiled and then said to me that as long as I deliberately lose one or two matches, that would do it...
[Deliberately losing two matches? Really?]
[Kid, who did you have to ask but the Pyro Archon? It's like asking Qian Lao math questions]
[Qian Lao: How can someone be so dumb they can't even learn calculus?]
[Stop cursing, stop cursing]
[The academic slacker asks the academic god: How can I be just like you, almost getting a perfect score?]
[The academic god says: Isn't that simple? Just deliberately get one question wrong]
["Just"]
[Is this the world of academic gods?]
[No wonder they say academic gods and slackers are from two different worlds—the academic gods don't even speak human language]
[If I were Kachina, my mentality would explode]
Kachina's Vision wasn't given by the Pyro Archon.
However, her Rushdown Spinner was specially instructed by the Pyro Archon herself for Xilonen to modify.
After the modification was complete, the Rushdown Spinner's performance underwent earth-shaking changes, and it became much more comfortable for Kachina to pilot.
[Case solved]
[No wonder Kachina's live gameplay is different from what the leaker revealed—it turns out the Pyro Archon had someone modify Kachina's weapon]
[The ones up front got too obsessed with the game, right? How could game characters affect reality? Clearly, miHoYo deliberately held back one trick]
[But during the preview livestream, miHoYo didn't say Kachina would have that function to turn Pyro Crystals into Lava Crystals either]
[That means miHoYo held back two tricks, wanting to surprise us]
[Maybe miHoYo hadn't finished making Kachina's character by the preview livestream, so they didn't demo it]
[Impossible—with the number of staff at miHoYo, how could a character not be done by the preview livestream?]
[Either miHoYo held it back for a player surprise, or the planners had a sudden idea and felt the initial Kachina's power level wasn't enough, so they temporarily added a new talent before launch]
[That explanation makes sense. The initial version of Kachina wasn't useless, just not very impactful]
[At C0, she's a Brave Heart set tool. At C1, with Crystal absorption, she can pair with Rock set tool teammates for damage buffs—two people can buff the whole team by 75%, on par with C0 Furina]
[C1's Crystal absorption actually requires Kachina to leave the Rushdown Spinner to trigger it—not as braindead easy as directly playing with Crystals now]
[Whether in handfeel or mechanics, the revised Kachina is better than before]
[Not just that—now Kachina can deal damage through Lava Crystals, and since she can keep absorbing Crystals from the backline, tons of characters lacking resistance to interruption are having a blast, okay?]
[Navia benefits the most. Not only does she get backline Rock application and damage buffs, but also Crystal absorption help—the output rotation becomes way smoother]
[My C0 Neuvillette, Servant, Clorinde all got a big shield boost from auto-absorbing Crystals. As long as the frontliner keeps applying elements, Kachina's Rushdown Spinner keeps applying Rock to generate Crystals, then sucks them over]
[Though the Crystal shield thickness can't compare to Zhongli's, it wins in generation frequency]
[Honestly, I only built Thoma because of his shield refresh efficiency—now Kachina just blew him up]
[Thoma applies Pyro from backline, Kachina applies Geo—how can they be the same? Pairing Thoma with Clorinde for Overload is super fun]
[Kachina is Geo, can't enter Clorinde Overload teams, and can't trigger Burning too—Thoma is still safer]
[I tried it—full DEF Kachina is actually a trap. Full EM Kachina is better. The shields aren't as thick as Zhongli's, but at least they can tank one or two Hilichurl hits without breaking]
[Isn't this a character voice-over video? Why is everyone talking about Kachina's power level and mechanics?]
[Because mechanics and power level are part of the character to begin with...]
[Reporter interviews: Setting aside power level, what do you think of this character?]
[Player: I can't set aside power level]