#brighella

[marcomie12]

Pierrot x Brighella (oc) Animation‼️

Freaky clowns or whatever 🎪

[polter-g3ist]

Brighella gets praise but at what cost…

To be fair the did introduce Freak Circus Labubus so it’s kinda deserved ngl….

Thought it’d be fun to make a lil comic about Brighella and Jester’s relationship dynamic! They match each other’s freak— Maybe I’ll make some more with the other circus members in the future, who knows!!

More Brighella info under the cut! It includes what their voice sounds like and some design notes about their costume!

[ineri-rid]

mc thinks this dude is cool at times, but he's actually a reeeal nerd

and this guy often gets stuck in slot machines and every time someone from the circus troupe is sent to pull him out, which of course everyone is very unhappy...

[aceofcolours]

ᯓ‎♫ 𝚖𝚘𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚒 𝚊𝚞

helloo after forever! because i plan to start posting art on tumblr now - and most of it is a fatui modern au i've been indulging on for several months now - i thought i'd post it here in writing first :)

the order is based on the fatui fam au i made within canon

a lot of the points apply to the og fatui fam au as well (like hobbies/personality/relationships) - just the backstories have been modernized

the setting is modern snezhnaya! people like scaramouche are still from their home countries like inazuma

capitano

big intimidating man who seems scary but is actually so wholesome when you get to know him

ex military, still goes to the gym religiously with mavuika

his entire closet is different variations of black clothing

the color comes from trinkets the others gave him

owns several plushies from childe's siblings

sometimes lets columbina do his hair with ribbons, or signora do his nails (though they chip off in like a day...)

has a hello kitty phone case and is proud of it

dottore

biology nerd, possesses multiple degrees and a phd

has back pain and a horrid sleep schedule, someone please check up on him

drinks 2342834787 black coffees a day to keep himself functioning, doesn't like the taste but too cranky to care

absolutely hates snezhnayan food for being too bland and prefers making his own sumerian food when he can

sees columbina as a little sister and spoils her to no end. anything she wants will be bought for her. is it pantalone's money though? maybe-

takes photos with half his finger in the frame and a crooked camera bc he doesn't gaf. yeah signora doesn't ask him for photos anymore lmfao

brighella

studied forensics & psychology, works in the secret service now

figure skates and will occasionally go out with arlecchino

his guilty pleasure is loving yae publishing house's trashy romance novels

may or may not have a room entirely plastered with posters and merch of his favorite fandoms

seems silent and emotionless but actually huge yapper when he's comfortable around someone

doesn't like sweets and VEHEMENTLY avoids sandrone when she's in the kitchen because she dumps 5kg sugar into anything she makes

can't control his face; absolutely side-eyes and looks judgey when he sees shit he doesn't like

pretends he's above childe's shenanigans but secretly enjoys them and doesn't stop him

arlecchino

grew up in an orphanage and now goes there often to take care of the other children

has figure skated since she was in the orphanage, as it was her childhood dream

enjoys going to the rink with brighella occasionally. sometimes they bring lynette, who also loves the sport. arle is determined to help lynette fulfill the dream she herself wasn't able to accomplish

arle herself studied business and runs one herself

will not buy anything for herself ever but spoil her kids and signora endlessly

usually hates physical touch but has a little smile whenever signora holds her arm to tug her places

disgusted face TM whenever pantalone starts talking because she's sick of his endless yapping

pulcinella

part of the snezhnayan gov, works for the tsaritsa

we don't know much about him so he's not really important yet lmao

scaramouche

rich due to being the son of a government leader

love-hate relationship with kujou sara (ei's new gf) because as much as scara likes her personality, he doesn't like seeing her with ei

lowk nepo baby but hates his mom and went to school in snezhnaya to get away from her

studied archaeology and specializes in ancient artifacts

also plays electric guitar in his free time and dabbles in songwriting. big fan of alternative music

drinks black coffee like dottore but in a "i'm better than you" way

forced to babysit the childe and columbina duo, hates it (they put him through so much shit)

inherited ei's cooking skills; it's the one thing he keeps childe around for

sandrone

mechanical engineer; she loves experimenting and building things

looks like a doll - round face, button nose, pretty eyes, pouty lips - but has the NASTIEST resting bitch face

loves baking, hates anyone being in the kitchen with her. extremely precise with her recipes

familiar with all instruments and dances due to being an engineered puppet, but her favorite is ballet

when she's dancing is the one time her face is serene as she floats in a way that shouldn't be possible for mechanical limbs

frenemies with scaramouche. they're always at each other's throats and everyone is done with it

definition of "chalant" and therefore way too easy to ragebait

signora

famous model & influencer, and runs her own fashion line

went to school for fashion design

dated rostam throughout college and her early 20's until he died (canon event i'm sorry)

always overdressed to everything and usually late

besties with pantalone and they talk so much shit with each other + absolutely judge everyone

everyone assumes she can't drive due to her barbie doll appearance, but she absolutely can

however she drives like a f1 racecar driver and leaves every passenger fighting for their life (except childe who's enjoying it 💀)

got into rock music after arlecchino introduced her and loves going to concerts together

pantalone

finance bro (😂)

born poor but currently very very rich after clawing his way up the ranks and then breaking off to make his own startup. now a successful CEO

very into fashion. his jewelry fills an entire cabinet

incredibly petty & has the power + influence to f people over, which he does

loves going to ultra fancy restaurants with signora and gossiping

has 0 spice tolerance and loves bland food which horrifies dottore (lmao)

dottore never answers his phone so pants has a habit of just popping up anywhere and pestering him

old man who goes to bed at like 9pm every night and will fall asleep sitting up if he can't get to a bed

columbina

beautiful singer; works as a solo artist

seems gentle and sweet but is an actual menace

likes teaming up with childe and ragebaiting sandrone and scara

her and childe are the full of life duo. he has a lot more energy, and she is his biggest enabler + will go along for shits and giggles

has a big sweet tooth and steals sandrone's baked goods often

absolutely horrid cook. she has nearly burned the kitchen down multiple times

passenger princess 100% and doesn't have a license or bother to get one

enjoys modeling for signora's fashion designs

childe

studied culinary arts in school and runs his own restaurant now

in his free time he plays practically every sport imaginable

also massive gamer specifically for more violent media

loves third wheeling arlecchino and signora and stealing signora's expensive products to feel ~bonita~

designated purse carrier when hanging out with the ladies. will also swap shoes with them if needed and walk around in heels

golden retriever and friends with practically everyone

restless sleeper and ends up on the floor in the morning half the time

broke asf and always taking odd jobs to pay for things

in a friend group with the inazumans - itto, thoma, yoimiya, & kuki. kuki possesses the only braincell lmao

[muf0]

Ive been drawing so much of brighella its legit crazy

Anyways i think you get the point, hes cute, hes hot, and he will gladly beat you up for being a human- not in a hot way though, in an actual way because he hates humans so much more than any other circus members.

[nemurenainai]

finally figured out how to draw Brighella's face

past versions below (2024-2026)

[alessandra-cioni]

♦️🔸-Ssssh, Arlecchino, be quiet! Pierrot is dedicating a serenade to his loved one- -Oh, really? Who is? Have I met this person? - -Let’s see... it has the energy of a firework with moon’s color hair. Do this remind you anything?- -Mmmh, let me think... no, nothing! Um? Brighella, why are you making that face now? - -…Every now and then little Pierrot makes me feel sorry for him.-🔺🔹

The moon wasn’t supposed to be there, it was her night off. But enchanted by Pierrot’s melody she decided to get closer. Tonight it will be difficult to see any shooting stars with all that light but who knows... If you’re lucky you’ll be able to spot one to make your wish. 🪕🎶🌙

[welshoot]

Harbinger names and the Commedia dell’arte Analysis (Part 10: The Unnamed Possible 10th Harbinger)

So I did an analysis a long time ago regarding this very subject which can be read here, but since then more information has come out, so I wanted to revisit this topic. This analysis will be more in-depth than my previous one, and I’m going to take this Harbinger by Harbinger, starting with Pierro and going down the list in order of rank (Please note: I know Pierro is probably not actually ranked save if you say he fills the role of 0). This series will also contain a fair bit of theorizing due to the fact we haven’t actually met a fair number of the Harbingers in the Genshin Impact storyline yet. Each post will also start with a brief explanation of the Commedia dell’arte and the role the harbinger’s title usually fills. As such, due to length and fears of potential spoilers, the rest will be under the cut. I hope you enjoy.

(Pierro) (Capitano) (Dottore) (Columbina) (Arlecchino) (Pulcinella) (Scaramouche) (Sandrone) (La Signora) (Pantalone) (Rank 10: You're Here!) (Tartaglia)

So, real quick, the commedia dell’arte is a very early form of professional theatre, that involved specific stock character roles which are largely reflected by the Fatui harbingers via their titles/codenames. Notably, the story of these plays always revolves around two actors that are not reflected by the Harbingers, the Innamorati (lovers), whom the story follows. Our Harbingers are found within the other three classes of actors though. The Zanni, which are the lower class (the harbingers from this group are Pierro, Pulcinella, Scaramouche, Tartaglia, Arlecchino, and Columbina); the Vecchi, which are often wealth and/or older characters (Pantalone and Dottore); and the Il Capitano, who are self-styled captains and braggarts (Capitano himself, La Signora, and sometimes the Scaramouche character). 

So, there is one Harbinger who has not been identified within Genshin Impact and that is the individual who falls in the rank 10 slot. Notably, the only primary and important character(s) from the commedia dell’arte cast that are not represented within the Harbinger group are the Innamorati (The Lovers). These two characters are the lead roles of the commedia dell’arte, so I thought for this analysis, since there isn’t a known rank #10 character, I would consider who might fill the role of the Innamorati. But first, just as with the other analyses, I’ll discuss the stock characters themselves. 

So within the plot of the commedia dell’arte, everything revolved around the Innamorati and, notably, there were two actors for this, one for each lover. Importantly, the female lover (the innamorata) was one of the only actresses actually allowed within the cast as most roles were played by men, though Columbine was an incredibly notable secondary actress who often served as a helper for the Innamorata specifically. However, this was not always the case as there were times that the entire cast, including the female lover, was played by male actors.

The Innamorati characters were, uniquely, not masked within the play and their purpose was to be in love with each other and, often, with themselves. The primary plot of the play was other characters either assisting, or getting in the way of the Innamorati’s romance. Notably, these two characters were either played ridiculous and over the top about everything or completely played straight depending on the play in question. The troubles the Innamorati face ranged from financial interests of their parents or their own personal interests. Importantly, their relationship cannot progress without the help (and often hindrance) of others characters due to the Innamorati’s own stupidity, naivety to the mysteries of love, the emotions involved in falling in love, or the fact they simply cannot figure out that they are in love with each other. The servant characters often act as a sort of go between for the Innamorati, either because they cannot figure out how to communicate, are too shy, or their parents keep getting in the way. However, the play usually ends with the two Innamoarti reconciling any differences and winding up together. Though, sometimes, the Innamorata (female lover) in particular may end up married to one of the male Vecchi (i.e. Pantalone or Dottore) [Note: This is only when the Pantalone or Dottore character(s) were not the parent of the Innamorata and were younger than most variants of the character] or Zanni (i.e. Tartaglia or Arlecchino) characters. Furthermore, there are some occasions that the innamorata role is filled by a different, lower ranking female character (sometimes referred to as the Marinetta) though this was less common and only appeared in late iterations of the Commedia dell’Arte storylines. Similarly, there were times that the Arlecchino or Tartaglia character, or even younger variants of the Pantalone and/or Dottore characters might fill the role of the male lover (In this case there was no Innamorato. Just the Innamorata and their love interest who didn’t follow the Innamorato plot points).

Both of the Innamorati are highly educated and are typically of high social status, but very naive. They can sometimes be selfish and even conceited, however they are also fairly courteous in nature. Importantly, they are not just in love with each other, but also in love with the idea of love.

The Innamorati are usually the son and daughter of the Dottore and/or Pantalone characters, though sometimes only one of those was a parent character (Pantalone in particular usually goes with the Innamorata). Furthermore, the Innamorati were always wholly aware of the audience’s involvement in the story. In fact, they will sometimes even call on the audience for assistance. Additionally, there are a few commedia dell’arte plays where the male Innamorato was in fact of a lower social class for extra drama and interest to his character. This notably emerged as the audience appeared to be growing bored with Innamorato character not receiving the same character growth that was seen in the Innamorata as she evolved to have a bit more personality/attitude (This is possibly due to the subplots specific to the Innamorata’s character which will be discussed below)

There are some common names for each of the Innamorati characters (male and female), but due to the length of this list I will not be supplying that here. However, this list can be easily found on the Innamorati wikipedia page.

It is worth noting in regard to the character growth/evolution that is seen in the Innamorata (the female lover) may be due to that fact that she had some interesting sub-plots that grew more and more popular as the commedia dell’arte plays progressed. For instance, there were times when the Capitano and/or the Arlecchino characters would pursue the innamorata, thereby getting in the way of her romance with the Innamorato (the male lover) character. However, it is also worth noting that the Arlecchino character might also have been a servant to the Innamorato character that mirrored the way the Columbine character often served the Innamorata.

Rank #10 of the Harbingers may or may not fill a role related to the Innamorati. Indeed, the Rank #10 harbinger may actually be long dead or someone else entirely. Furthermore, the Innamorati roles may be filled by some other character(s) that are adjacent to the harbingers, be it other members of the Fatui, important characters in Snezhnaya, or even roles we’ve already been introduced to. For instance, it could be argued that the Tsaritsa could fill one of these roles, or the Traveler. Perhaps the Innamorati are also historical characters.

Another option outside of the Innamorati that I would like to note really quickly is the stock character known as ‘Brighella.’ The Brighella character is sometimes, or was at least once, considered a principal character much like the Innamorata, Pantalone, Dottore, Il Capitano. To explain further, generally speaking within a commedia dell’arte play,each of the four classes (Vecchi, Zanni, Innamorati, and Il Capitano) character will be represented by one to two characters. Early on, the Brighella character was a popular choice to represent a Zanni, or servant/store-owner, character. Notably, the Brighella character was your token cunning servant and can be best understood as the harlequin (Or Arlecchino’s) smarter, more vindictive brother. Now, early on in the span of commedia dell’arte, the Brighella character was a bit of a must have, but as things went one and the Arlecchino/Harlequin’s character became more popular it also developed aspects of the Brighella’s characterization (i.e. the cunning, vindictive, and sometimes generally lusty nature). As such, the Brighella character eventually went from being a must have to being eclipsed by the Arlecchino character. As such, due to the fact we have Alrecchino in Genshin impact as well as other Zanni characters, I’m not holding out a lot of hope for a Brighella character, though it is still a possibility for our mystery 10th Harbinger.

As a jump back into the Innamorati discussion, it’s worth mentioning here that there is a fan theory that Crepus, Diluc’s father, once filled with the rank of the tenth Harbinger and he could have also been the male Innamorati with Diluc’s mother being the female. It is possible, if that were to be the case, that Diluc’s father may have fled the Fatui to be with Diluc’s unnamed mother as a large number of the harbingers get their code names from commedia dell’arte characters that get in the way of the Innamorati’s love story and relationship, though not all of them.

However, with respect to the admittedly compelling Crepus theory, if I were to select just one of the Innamorati to fill the role of the tenth Harbinger, I would actually select the Innamorata (female lover) and the reason behind this is actually quite simple. It’s because as the commedia dell’arte plays progressed, it became somewhat common for the Innamorato (male lover) to be played or even replaced by an already pre-existing character. Indeed, in the case of a younger Dottore or Pantalone, it might be one of those characters. The Tartaglia character was another popular choice as well, and sometimes even Arlecchino got in on the act of filling the role of the Innamorato. 

The Innamorata, however, were less likely to be played by any other role, which is why I feel like if the 10th Harbinger was to be an Inamorati, it would be more likely to be the lady, rather than the man. Furthermore, the Innamorata role is noted to have received more growth through the years than that of the innamorato role, as the innamorata shifted from more tender and loving to a more flirtatious, strong-willed, or witty character, though her tender and loving characteristics were often kept, making for a more complex character that balanced her tenderness with her attitude.

I would love to hear other’s thoughts on this entire situation with Genshin Harbingers vs. their Commedia Dell’Arte counterparts, and where Genshin writers might take these characters in the future, so feel free to comment and share!