#aetherium wars

[adhd-cepheus]

Love that Sampo and Giovanni actually know each other. So with this confirmation I'm imagining Sampo avoiding all the Aetherium Wars stuff as much as he can. Even pretending he hates the game- he doesn't, just to avoid Giovanni recognizing him. He doesn't need questions from anyone on Jarilo-VI.

[prettybbychim]

i want this guy to be playable dear god pls hear my prayer

[hsrlorefreak]

ok this is. completely basically crack but like.

is giovanni (in the new-ish event) sampo?????

because.

Elation. it was like, really heavily implied last time we saw sampo at the end of belobog stellaron crisis, that he was a part of the Masked Fools, aka followers of Aha, The Elation.

and in sampo’s story, it’s implied that he. dressed up as a woman. convincingly. and he wasn’t called out on his voice, so he can definitely change his voice, too.

and he even has a mask— to play at the eccentric billionaire who funds a game on a whim. that seems like something he would do just for amusement.

and it starts on belobog, too. and sampo does have ways to get to other world— the joke bomb he sent with a signature proved that.

i forgot to take a screenshot, but pela + serval also say that he told them to not tell march and trailblazer who the really good player was (might be him) because : “adding an element of mystery to the story” and what story? our story, our game. what is that doing? breaking the fourth wall. who, aside from trailblazer, breaks the fourth wall?

sampo.

but why???? but have followers of the elation ever had reasons for what they do??? zhongshan (unshackled on luofu mission) did what she did just because. didn’t plan it out or anything, saw a chance, decided it was funny, and pulled trailblazer along to play her tune

anyway if he isn’t that’s fine but if he is that’ll be so funny.

[khesi]

March I love you, but your girl was suffering

[sandycookie]

HSR spoilers for Aetherium Wars? Kinda? Acutally yeah they ARE spoilers

We got confirmation Sampo's a Masked Fool! This is from a memory bubble at the arena after the championship around here:

Giovanni asks Sampo about his views of Elation, which Sampo deflects and doesn't answer. What I do find interesting though is that at the end of their convo, Giovanni mentions that "her" is heading to Penacony---which is our next destination---which Sampo responds by saying he'd rather not see "her" again.

I wonder who this "her" is? I doubt its the Trailblazer, considering how often he messes with us, but if someone is playing with Caelus and it comes out as "him" then I guess that's confirmation. Could it be someone on the Express? We'll probably get the answers once we head to Penacony; maybe it's another Masked Fool, the type that Sampo looks upon with distaste.

[opal-serpent]

go stelle go!!!

[laptoparmageddon]

This song is such a bop I made a little vid just to show yall it. Best Star Rail song so far.

[heartfullofscience]

Aetherium Wars event spoilers!

goinginsanegoinginsanegoinginsane

Like sure there was already enough implication of this that it's not a surprise but I'm just elated (pun intended) for even a little lore on this bitch