pyro Arin early concept art has emerged and it's a bit disappointing pyro Arin is known as the god of war and is supposed to have a scary body and face but in the early concept art she was actually made to resemble Jean's template usually the Aran characters will be similar to the character from honai Impact 3 but somehow it seems like it's no longer relevant since furina came because furina does not look or resemble any character in honai impact 3 maybe this is a good thing because they don't c
opy characters from their own company's games but the early concept of pyro Arin really disappointed me because hoers doesn't seem to have any new Concepts in designing characters like skirk design which is similar to ula's template and this time pyro Arin was even made to look like Jean's template even her face doesn't look dignified as a God of War which should be made tougher I hope verse will correct and make the final result more in line with her title as the God of War even though it's onl
y early concept art there are no complaints or suggestions it looks like hoae won't make any significant changes until the broadcast schedule arrives so share this information and provide suggestions to hoe to make pyro Arin look more elegant
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A small reminder that hoyo creates tons of charater design sketches (the fontaine art leak's sketches is the evidence),this is most likely one of the several early pass sketches that the art team has made. (Early pass means they brainstrom the design,and one concept art is ussualy different from the other )
Furina actually resembles Sin Mal from HI3 quite strongly, although Egeria does not seem to be an expy of anyone. Still I'd say Murata will still be based off of someone, probably Himeko Murata. I'm definitely not liking the sound of her design so far though. It looks more European and Masquerade-esque. I really hope this isn't her end design 😭
I think it‘s kinda funny when people complain about early concept art that we‘re not even supposed to see
Don't worry, concept arts are what it sounds like "They are Concept". Take it with a pinch of salt as many things will change from now up until Natlan. Like @knightmare4808 has said these are just sketches and the design is very much subject to change. In my opinion, the Pyro Archone should look fearsome and ruthless like a god of war should act like but think about the Prevail trailer that Genshin Impact posted onto Youtube about the chapters of the game. The Natlan chapter name is "Incandescent Ode of Resurrection" which could imply that the real Pyro Archon might be resurrected - Just speculation though :)
Jean cosplaying as murata be like
Actually it was said before that Furina is a kind of sin mal expy (sin mal from hi3 and mostly ggz)but also the inspiration for her and focalors like their existence and backstory , seele and Veliona were used as well because the body of Furina Actually used to be Focalors human body from 2000-1500 when Egeria turned her and other oceanids into humans but after Focalors took her divinity(soul or consciousness) out of her body and placed it in the oratrice the body got a new consciousness created most definitely by Focalors that being the consciousness of Furina quiet similar to how after seele who after the experiments she gone trough and her stay in the sea of quanta who's body also started keeping/ creating the consciousness of Veliona Also in order for both Veliona and Furina to be free both Focalors and Seele had to leave (in the case of focalors to die and for Seele to leave the body and finally unlish her herrscher powers) Also the themes of mirrors and duplicity are literally used by both Furina+Focalors and Seele+Veliona And the most important how both are connected to the sea (Sea of Quanta and the Primordial Sea) + also some of the connections to life, memories)
Take this one with a pitcher of salt. It's an unreliable impression of what MIGHT be unfinalized concept art. Either way, Hoyo doesn't listen to suggestions where it comes to stuff like this - plot, characters, designs. Their plans are made. The only thing they'll really shift around on suggestion is QOL stuff. Also, this might be a similar case to Furina and Focalors; the current Pyro Archon is not the original one and might not embody War in the way we expect.
Bennett is the Pyro archon after all
Hopefully she is a strong shielder for hutao.
thank goodness is only a >concept<, hopefully they'll change her
One I tho g I hope for is TAHT they actually make a dark skinned archon. If she’s ends up being pale white ima flip all tables becuase Hoyo is just being lazy and they’d probably make and excuse with it explaining why she is white which is just dumb and showing how lazy they are. Hopefully they will correct the design
Pyro Jean?! It has to look as a savage Himeko!!! DX
To me it looks more like an early mockup that could either be overhauled or further developed. While it does look a bit disappointing, I can get behind the overall direction they might be going for.. In Sumeru and Fontaine, the ideals of their Archons are interpreted in a creative way; "wisdom" = nationwide psychic internet, "justice" = dramatic trials. Something similar could happen in the nation of war. Maybe in the ancient past, the Pyro Archon's ideal of war was more brutal, akin to the ritualistic Aztec flower wars. But nowadays it might have been drastically relegated to just a combat sport. Disputes would be settled in this way, like trial by combat; one representative from each party duels with the other, and decisions are made in the victor's favour. Maybe the reason why no native Natlanian has been seen outside of their own country is because they have to literally fight their way out (a bit like Inazuma's sakoku), and everyone who tried has lost. So in that respect, it would make sense to make the Pyro Archon look something like a matador(-a) (literally Spanish for "slayer"). The world's largest bullfighting ring is in Mexico (la Plaza México), which also hosts other events like boxing -- a martial art we already know is practiced in Natlan.. My only real issue with this design is that she looks like... a Fontainian circus ringleader lol. With the exception of Liyue and Inazuma (and maybe Snezhnaya), the other regions are fusions of different real-world nations/cultures; most egregious of these being Sumeru. So Natlan might end up being Latin/Pre-Columbian America + Subsaharan Africa (somehow) PLUS Spain (+-Portugal). Maybe they just want to make her design feel "Western" to emphasise her higher status (like Ayato's Meiji-esque fashion sense), but it doesn't feel unique enough imo, since we already have 3 other European regions.. Throw in some Aztec or other indigenous elements? Idk lol??? Better yet, make her skin a shade darker if they dare lmao
She looks more Fontainian than someone from Natlan.... Maybe becoz of so called "Carnival" look, but still... This is not acceptable!
I hope she will look like Himeko from star rail but be in cute mini-armor and with big two-handed sword or axe! 😌
unless murata is hiding in fontaine i highly doubt shes gonna look like red furina 😐
Still random concept art i think,
0:47 if you remember why Kazuha looks like aether.
Artoria Pendragon the Pyro Archon
I just want to hear Tanaka Rie's voice as Murata 😭