NOT SPOILER OR LEAK FREE

A blog dedicated to the character Lyney from Genshin Impact because I am very normal about him. Could contain doodles, drabbles, memes, headcanons, incorrect quotes, etc. Just anything Lyney

[iamsaneaboutlyney]

Happy birthday Lyney ! !

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Leaks ahead

Me when I see leaks:

I read his character stories and listened to his voicelines what the fuck

why isn't he evil

why is arlecchino nice

stop

this wasn't part of the plan

[fontaine-leaks]

lyney official cards

[homuras]

✩ Lyney: Gloves of Wonder ✩

[shizukano]

I can't help but think how they did the trailer so well...the misdirection is very subtle too! I like how they focus on certain things to grab the audience's focus while smtg else happens at the back...

Like i can see some ppl missing lyney's change in expression from serious to his normal smile (not many might miss it but i think there still might be a possibility)!

Also like the drunk guy. His loud voice & gestures naturally pull one's attention to him rather than lyney who is quietly sitting next to him, ppl can also miss lyney's surprise & cute lil head shake...

Also the part where he changed the cider to an apple? That's the most obvious one to me. The apple was very focused on that you'll surely miss lyney's sly eyes just before the drunk passed out!

The thing with the moon...hmm, i feel like (& this is purely assumption & maybe obvious to others already & I'm just slow lmao)...the way he made it disappear, smtg that's seemingly impossible but he somehow did it, but before that, he sat on top of the court rooftop (i think?), could be telling whatever we saw in the stream trailer, he's definitely involved...

Back to my point tho, I've read theories that lyney & lynette did the stunt where lynette vanished, was to pin the crime on traveler & that the twins are working for arlecchino smtg along those lines...

But what if that was also a performance on their part y'know? Leading on to think the fatui have the upper hand, but in truth the moon was in lyney's grasp all along & not arlecchino...

Or i could be entirely wrong! I'm just excited to see lyney's teaser that I'm basically rambling! Okay I'll stop now.

[zhongscara]

— in the eyes of most people, magic tricks are like miracles. but as magicians, we prefer to think that great miracles are like magic tricks.

[4elenaaaa]

Pull the leaver Lynette!

[nabumalikata]

bright moonlight illuminates his palms, lighting up a miraculous universe.

*.✧ LYNEY — SPECTACLE OF PHANTASMAGORIA ✧.*

[enavstars]

Not ninjago related but here are some drawings of the genshin characters from Fontaine. I'm so excited for it!

[nabumalikata]

his silly little snap :)

[freeros]

[iamsaneaboutlyney]

I have reached the point where I can draw most of Lyney without a reference

Also the special program holy shittttt i was right

I WAS RIGHT ABOUT LYNEY

HE'S AN ASSHOLE FUCK YESSSS

HE WAS SO ARROGANT I'M SDFHSKJHFSGBSDGKJFASS

yeah i'm normal and sane about him

[iamsaneaboutlyney]

Omg new fontiane bow got leaked!!!

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Lyney as that one demon slayer disappointed meme

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Lyney plays the organ because it's a dramatic instrument and he is a dramatic person

[arsonaetcuh]

I am very normal about Lyney (he has replaced Heizou as my favourite character)

All of these are based on leaks. In depth discussion about leaks and other aspects of Lyney under the cut:

Okay here are some leaks and info i've seen floating around Lyney:

He is an asshole to everyone except Lynette (and according to my delusions, also Freminet)

He serves directly under Arlecchino

Very protective over Lynette (and as of my delusions, Freminet as well)

He is from the orphanage that she runs called the House of Hearth

He, Lynette, and Freminet are all from that orphanage

I desperately need him to betray us to Arlecchino

He can flirt his way into getting information

He's a twink

I love him

I need him

Thank you for your time

[iamsaneaboutlyney]

Lyney: What do we already know?

This post contains leaks and spoilers pre 4.0. There will be a TLDR at the end of the post.

What do we know about Lyney? Actually quite a bit. Using the Fontaine teaser, his drip marketing, and a personality leak, I will be discussing his character:

Saw a post saying "Lyney can do no wrong". Sorry bestie, but he's an asshole.

Lyney is an actor and magician. His whole life is lies and he enjoys it. If you look closely at the Fontaine teaser, he smiles brightly at Lynette when their show is over:

And he's smiling when he bows. He loves it. But, like Arlecchino says, "You are first and foremost actors." Lyney is an actor. What do all actors do for a living? Lie. Lyney lies. As stated in the leak above, Lyney is constantly lying. He also does not care about people, except for Lynette. His leads me to the conclusion:

He's an absolute asshole.

Good. I want more assholes in this game. But now I'm done with his personality, onto his lore.

What do we know about his lore?

According to leaks, Lyney and Lynette were raised by Arlecchino in the House of Hearth, an orphanage mentioned in an Inazuma world quest and iirc a chasm world quest as well. Since the person who mentioned the HoH in the Inazuman quest was a Fatui mage, there's a high chance that Lyney and Lynette work for the Fatui. And well this is confirmed in the trailer when we see Arlecchino.

She definitely knows them, and they definitely know her. She's also incredibly powerful. My conclusion is that they work for her directly. As stated above, Lyney cares very little about other people, so chances are he is fully aware of what he's doing being her agent and just does not care about the consequences. He will gladly, NOT HESITANTLY AND WITH GUILT, but GLADLY speak in his web of lies if it meant Lynette was safe. Don't know much about Lynette, but that's not what this post is about.

Now for a Fontaine story theory:

My idea is that Lyney will betray us to Arlecchino and if he's hesitant to do so (which I doubt), Lynette will be used as leverage. The Traveller and everyone else in Fontaine has no idea that he's an agent for the Fatui, and think of him as the charming and cheery magician who sometimes performs. Therefore, he's trustworthy in their eyes. Lyney is an actor, so he can definitely lie his way into gaining the Traveller's trust. But then he betrays us to Arlecchino and is revealed to be her right hand. And he's smug about it because he knows he's going to get rewarded. There might be a Lyney boss fight, but there's a higher chance of it being Arlecchino boss fight. Arlecchino is also set to be playable, which will be fun.

TLDR:

Lyney is a little bitch who hates everyone except Lynette

He most likely works for Arlecchino

I need him to betray us to Arlecchino

ALSO LYNEY HAS A CAT THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION AS IN ACTUAL LIVING CAT THE ONE LYNETTE HAS IS ON A SPRING YOU SEE THIS LITTLE MENACE HERE I NAMED HIM CHESHIRE HE'S SO CUTE: