hiiii!!! you seem to be the absolute bestest expert on Welt, and if you don't mind, i do have a question!
ive never played Hi3 or checked out any of its content (all ive played is HSR) and im curious as to who Siegfried is and what his relationship to Welt is (in your interpretation)?
all i know of him is a few messages in your blog, and i am... very bad at connecting the dots
Haha, I wouldn't consider myself an expert on Welt- I'm just a nerd that loves dorky old men. But I'm glad you think so!
Siegfried Kaslana (aka Ziggy) is the father of Kiana in HI3, and can be summed up as a giant dork with the personality of a golden retriever and about as much brains. The Second Eruption manga tells their history together (and is just a good read on its own- you can read it online or buy the volumes as they're being published now). But, as a short summary....
Welt and Ziggy first met when Ziggy was 19 and Welt was 43~44. Welt is indirectly responsible for Kiana's birth- Siegfried met his wife Cecilia when Welt yeeted her into him. (Siegfried has no memory of Welt's involvement there.) Then they met again nine years later when the Second Herrscher, Sirin, appeared. Long story short, Welt and Siegfried essentially speedrun becoming enemies-to-besties, ultimately saving the world together with Ziggy's wife. (Fun fact, the only time Welt actually laughs or looks truly happy in the manga is when he's with Siegfried as they're going to the moon.)
Later on, after the Honkai war is over, Siegfried and Welt are still close friends! Close enough that they go drinking together often- it's to the point that if you find one, you're bound to find the other. (That's legit how they look for Welt at one point, by searching down Ziggy first lmao.)
I'm leaving out a lot because it's spoilers and the Second Eruption manga is really worth the read. But they're canonically good friends- my shipper heart just thinks that they'd also make fantastic friends with benefits!