#whopperflower

[hibaridraws]

My piece for the #mondstadtminizine @genshinminizine (free to download) ;)

[maykestuff]

I couldn’t help but want to give my own spin on the three versions of Albedo from Genshin impact. 💛

Can you look up close and spot the differences? 🤭

[cavity-core]

Me when my merch demographic is myself

I love him. I'm still desiging charms

[krowna]

IT'S DONE!!!!

Mostly hand sewn with wires to hold up the plush and keep the shape of the lower leaves

(i had to redo this soooo many times)

[phobiaexists]

2.3 ruined me I’m genuinely so happy seeing more about whopperflowers

[chitter17]

albedo and his three brothers. some headcanons and design elements under the cut :)

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albedo, compared to the others, has the yellowest blonde hair - with droopy blue eyes, freckles, and his signature golden star birthmark on his neck. i didnt change his design much because i think his current design is already very nice !!

his personality is already layed out in the game so i didnt change much! hes reserved, but not the socially anxious type. he just prefers not to deal with social interaction because he thinks its easier that way. he doesn't hold himself back, and just says whats on his mind (and/or asks for assistance when needed.) he has a very professional attitude on the outside, but a soft and comforting nature to his close friends and family.

this is a contrast from dorian, or "rubedo", who has more platinum blonde hair, and purple-red eyes. he also has moles, instead of freckles. his marking is more of a purple-red color, and has more points to it. (he can also hide and change it!) his hair is also unbraided, but in a ponytail. he has somewhat of a permanent scowl on his face, and his eyes are downturned while albedo's are more droopy. i think his real name is rubedo, to match with albedo (both are stages in alchemy) but after rhinedottir abandons him, he changes it to "dorian" to match his brother, durin. (his name is dorian in the games files, so i made a story to go with it. but i also believe he's inspired by the story "the picture of dorian gray")

his personality is more brash & brazen compared to albedo, as he has some un-resolved baggage surrounding rhinedottir abandoning him in durin's stomach (aka: the dragon in dragonspine). he resents albedo for having the life he couldn't have despite being created by rhinedottir first. he was merely the testing stage of albedo's existence. he doesn't have a vision, and he cant control the elements, but he miraculously has powers of his own. he uses durin's blood (or crimson agate) which manifests much like albedo's geo element. his power is strongest when in dragonspine near durin's heart, so if he went to mondstadt city, it would be much weaker.

whopperflower, or just "whoppy", is dorian's creation that he made from studying albedos books and notes (that he stole, by the way.) so obviously, i gave him cryo whopperflower traits. his design is more similar to albedo because dorian projected his issues onto him a bit ... whoppy has white markings on his neck and forehead that match other flowers, and his leaf colors extend onto his hair :) he's fully capable of mimicking something else, but his true form is a whopperflower - and i wanted to make all of them have distinctive designs, so i gave him a little sprout on his head :)

whoppy's personality is quiet and obedient. since he was created by dorian, he listens to pretty much everything he says and has a hard time gaining his own free will. dorian doesn't control him after the fight in shadows admist snowstorms, so he still has to learn how to think for himself... he also wields the element of cryo without a vision, because he's a whopperflower :-)

the last one is what i like to call "glitchbedo" and he's based off of this glitch. i think it would be interesting if he was an unknown identity from the abyss, who roams around dragonspine, before he saw albedo and tried to steal his appearance. albedo finds him roaming around mindlessly one day and pretty much takes him in. when trying to make him talk however, loud static noises come out instead. (i got this idea from this comic!)

he's just ... a black void?? that's it. his head is tilted permanently for some reason. he can't write or speak but he can understand tevyats language. he's a very mysterious guy... im still trying to figure out how i want to characterize him -_- something like paper jam dipper from gravity falls, maybe ??

[dottorerus]

All common enemies in Genshin impact are great in their own way!

Hilichurls have a close tight knit community and are more complex than the humans give them credit for

Slimes are cute

Whopperflowers

Treasure hoarders are all interesting in their mechanics and are easy to get materials from

Ruin bots are all funky little (big) creatures

Abyss mages are intriguing beings

Geovishaps and Geovishap hatchlings

Cicin mages are dope

Agents are also dope

Eye of the storm

Fatui skirmishers are all unique with neat fighting styles and special voice lines

[addictofanimation]

That Was Pretty Wholesome (2.3 Update Spoilers)...

This whole event was pretty nice and was genuinely fun in my opinion. I really liked the Albedo content and that there had actually been three "Albedo"s. It really was an interesting plot device.

The friendship moments between Albedo, Bennett, Amber, and Eula (as well as the Traveler and Paimon) were incredibly sappy and had me grinning like a fool. Albedo's smile and his being happy with all of us visiting nearly sent me. I really like the idea of them being a friend group and Albedo being able to be friends with people "in his age range."

Joel calling Eula aunty and her friendship with Amber really brought out her soft side during this event and it was really nice to see. I also really liked how everyone was so nice to Bennett and was so quick to reassure him when he started blaming himself for everything going on. I also felt my heart beat into overdrive when the avalanche happened even though I was anticipating it the entire event. The cutscene for the fight with the third Albedo was amazing too.

The whopperflower boss fight was awesome if a bit of a pain in the neck. The cutscene was amazing, especially when Albedo stabbed it. Luckily, co-oping with other random players was plenty of fun and I was able to get all of the rewards in only about an hour or two.

Now all I have left to do is grind ascension materials for Itto and Gorou until Act III comes out. I was surprised he empathized with him and I want to see what will happen between the first Albedo and our Albedo - if anything will happen at all. When he pulled out that sword, was he going to attack the first Albedo? Or was that before he went after the Whopperflower!Albedo?

Poor Albedo has a really messed up family dynamic before he came to live in Mondstadt. His mother was horrible, one brother ate the other before he was corrupted and died alone on a mountain, the brother that was swallowed survived and took his youngest brother's form before corrupting a whopperflower in a plot to kill him and his friend so that he can take their place, and Albedo himself is the youngest sibling who is the one who has to deal with the fallout because his mother ran to coop and disappeared.

Thank goodness he has Klee and Alice (even if Alice is a little messed up in the head too).