Everyone is saying Hu Tao is strange for all sorts of things, but apparently Poetry-Based Rap battles with Xingqiu is normal.

@jaidenli8607

2 жыл бұрын

I love how there are no comments despite this being one of the most liked

@felisyenfeiderica6815

2 жыл бұрын

I love hu tao and sometimes i feel bad for her

@nicmagtaan1132

2 жыл бұрын

I am from a country that glorifies a poetry based rap battles it is indeed normal

@kon____nn

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicmagtaan1132 what country

Fun fact: In Hu Tao story quest, at the end when Paimon says see you later to Big G, Hu Tao says that Paimon shouldn't have said that There's a reason for this. In Chinese cultures, when a funeral is held, no one is allowed to say "goodbye" to one another since the person you're saying goodbye to is supposed to be the one that passed. So saying goodbye to another living person is considered to be wishing another person dead. Hence why Paimon should have said "goodbye" to Big G to let him move on to the afterlife rather than wishing herself dead/forcing him to stay in the world of the living

@TheLaughingManLore

3 жыл бұрын

I love this comment and had no idea about that being a thing in Chinese culture, thank you for sharing such an interesting piece of information Mad Cyanide.

@Paul-vv5ql

3 жыл бұрын

this fucking small detail is awesome

@user-hd9nx1jc8m

3 жыл бұрын

@@Paul-vv5ql Ikr that's why I want hu tao they put a lot of effort into her personality and appearance

@user-hd9nx1jc8m

2 жыл бұрын

@Grey Yes! :) I lost the 50/50 then i got her guaranteed

As far as why Hu Tao trusts Zhongli the most out of anyone, I think that should be obvious: they both have lost the person they loved most, keep a perpetual reminder of them (Memory of Dust for Zhongli, the hat for Hu Tao), and must now find a way to live on in a world where that person has long since moved on. I don’t think Zhongli dislikes Hu Tao at all. In fact, he states that she isn’t to be underestimated in her introductory post (via Twitter.) He also doesn’t say anything negative about her, all he says is that he can’t deal with her. Meaning, she must somewhat overwhelm him. But I see their relationship as a parallel of Guizhong and Zhongli’s, except Zhongli is in Guizhong’s place this time. As you said yourself, the old lady who comes to Hu Tao says SHE is exactly like him. So why would Hu Tao need someone to remind her of her grandpa when she is basically that person, lol. That said, I think the two have a lot to learn from each other, which is why Zhongli puts up with her prankster personality. She also has a childish sense of mischief (though a bit twisted and eccentric) and a signature flower, much like Guizhong. Both Zhongli and Hu Tao live as outsiders in Liyue Harbor, himself being an Archon and Hu Tao being privy to the border between life and death. So, it is only natural that they would be kindred spirits. Hu Tao’s grandpa’s last words could also apply to Zhongli, who must learn to not be bound by the past of his memories and live in the present. (Live in life, which he hasn’t done up till now - he’s been bound by his duty as the Geo Archon until very recently.) I do also think Hu Tao knows Zhongli is the Geo Archon. Her seemingly nonsensical answer that she must discuss the meaning of life with the Statue of the Seven (Zhongli’s statue) could be a way of saying she has a rendezvous with Zhongli. As we know from her teasing answer when she discusses Zhongli (and her trolling story quest lol) with the traveler, she likes to say things without saying them completely. Edit: let’s also not forget that Zhongli is a lover of the liberal arts, particularly storyteller. And Hu Tao just happens to be a celebrated poet/writer....

@TheLaughingManLore

3 жыл бұрын

That's a good point actually, I hadn't linked the two holding on to their loved ones items! Oh no I don't think he dislikes her, I feel like they almost have a family-like bond where even if she can be a little too energetic for him at times, he really cares for her. I think she is like her grandfather but probably still has some learning to do as she grows up so having Zhongli as a more grounded guardian figure would be comforting to her in a way her grandfather was. Yeah I think they can learn from each other too, we've seen Zhongli have a little bit of a prankster attitude at times with his appearances in Rex Incognito and Hu Tao has a more serious side we don't often see so they probably have an easier time understanding each other than most. That makes me wonder if he had met with her grandfather before, that'd be a pretty cute cutscene with a little Hu Tao spying on their meeting haha. I think she might too, or at least has a strong suspicion of it. With her job involving life and death she probably has a better idea about that sort of thing. In her voice lines she says: "Zhongli looks young, but his personality is a bit dusty. Knows everything, but doesn't fret over anything. Hmm... Couldn't be that he's a...Hehe, forget it, whatever." So it seems she might at least think he's an adepti or is possibly trying to keep his secret as she says this about Xiao: "What would I know of the adepti? Ai-yai-yai, that kind of stuff is top-secret! Don't come asking me about it!" Oh! You've made another connection I hadn't thought of haha, that's really interesting! The more we look into them, the more similar they seem when on the very surface level anyone would be forgiven for thinking they were opposites. Thanks for the thought-provoking comment Sneasel!

@anyaaa2801

2 жыл бұрын

Zhongli didn't lose the one he loved the most. What on earth are you talking about? Please stop spreading headcanons as ingame facts.

@velvetteea

Жыл бұрын

@@anyaaa2801 "The Guili Plains is an area in central Liyue. It was the central area of the Guili Assembly, the ancient civilization ruled by Guizhong, the God of Dust, and Morax, the God of Geo. The location's name is derived from _their names_ , and it is also called the Plains of Returning and Departing based on the characters taken from their names. Unfortunately, during the Archon War, Guizhong died trying to defend her people, and the place was destroyed." -Genshin Impact WIKI Page "This is the mark of our pledge, and it is also my challenge to you." "All my wisdom is hidden within this stone dumbbell." He remembers meeting the young woman with the billowing sleeves, remembers the way she acted solemn, yet seemed joyful when she presented him this token. What a silly notion. There was no formal contract between them. They were merely two people walking the same path for their own reasons... But he remembers the scene of their first meeting anyway, when the Glaze Lilies were still in abundant bloom. He also remembers those words she spoke at the end - again, amid the Glaze Lilies. "Those little people are as small and fragile as dust." "Because they are so small, they know not when they will lose their lives to disaster or strife, and so they are afraid." "Because they are afraid, they try so hard to become more intelligent. This I understand." "So I thought that since there is such a gulf between us in strength, I should use technique and wisdom instead." "With your brawn and my brains, this city would surely become a great one." Her final smile was a lonely one, even as her form dissolved into the finest dust. "It seems that our journey together has come to an end. As for that stone dumbbell, forget about it, would you?" "This is the mark of our pledge, and it is also my challenge to you." "All my wisdom is hidden within this stone dumbbell." "If you can unlock it-" Many years passed, and he was never able to unlock that dumbbell, nor would he ever learn what might have followed that sentence. Over the years, the wild Glaze Lilies, too, dwindled till at last they were no more. " -Memory of Dust's lore I have no idea if Guizhong was Zhongli's most loved one, but they sure were really close

Hu tao used to sleep in coffins?? i didn't know that... another great video btw :)

@TheLaughingManLore

3 жыл бұрын

She's a strange one isn't she haha, thanks KlemenTime.

@mikeydoo7673

2 жыл бұрын

LOL same with me i have a coffin for bed

Hu Tao is a character i misunderstood, due to her initial introduction as someone who wants to bury Qiqi? Got her an immediate negative opinion from me, but her story quest changed it all, revelations and truths about her actions, even her struggles, and now i await the return of her banner, to properly and further enjoy playing her

@TheLaughingManLore

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah her story really made me like her a lot more and she's one of my favourite characters due to her backstory. Hope you get her!

@bonbonlatch7126

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLaughingManLore Thank you, and same to you too

@barsakgoz6424

2 жыл бұрын

did you get her at rerun banner

@bonbonlatch7126

2 жыл бұрын

@@barsakgoz6424 absolutely YESSSS

@jarednewman7823

2 жыл бұрын

She wanted to bury Qiqi because Qiqi is a zombie, or more accurately, a Jiang-Shi. Thus, a corpse brought back to life. She had trouble accepting that, and was of the opinion that the dead should stay dead. She has come to accept Qiqi as a being that exists, and only jokes around now.

This is amazing, also the fact that xingqiu is the best support for hutao and also her best friend in the lore is amazing

I remember when I first saw Hu Tao I thought she had an uncanny similar appearance and qualities to Amber. The dark brown hair, the amber eyes, both had family in Liyue, and both cause trouble. Then the lore came out that her grandfather was a funeral director and my theory that they were lost siblings was debunked 🙁.

@poopyfartlolidk

2 жыл бұрын

head canons can exist /nr /pc

@oreochuu

2 жыл бұрын

@xXLil_ShadowyXx her grandfather was from liyue, don't know about the rest of her family

I'm just..gonna headcanon Hu Tao and Amber as friends. I think they'd get along just fine. Or be potential rivals, since they're quite alike.

Actually in chinese culture there is a funeral ritual that last for 7 days and mourning lasts for 49 days with weekly prayers recited by the family every 7 days. 7 days and 7 weeks. qiqi 七七 is seven seven in mandarin . I may think too much.

@TheLaughingManLore

3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting bit of lore! Thanks for sharing :)

@dreamylin5122

2 жыл бұрын

And Hu Tao is also 77th funeral parlor president. So many sevens-

@Sneerz

2 жыл бұрын

No. Qiqi (nana) is seven in kanji/japanese. It's just a coincidence of translation.

@Miss_Lavender_Tea

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sneerz i-- 七七 means seven seven in chinese and japanese 😃

@zhucharles9955

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sneerz kanji 漢字 means Chinese characters originally. And Chinese people still use 漢字 in traditional form， or use it in simplified form as 汉字. So how do you think Chinese people could not understand a very Common-used Chinese character correctly and normally?😂

Really liked this! Massive props. Just a quick note, Hu Tao's name doesn't roughly translate into "Butterfly of the peaches", it just shares pinyin with the words for butterfly(hú dié) and peaches(táo zì), respectively.

@TheLaughingManLore

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tea Time, I was trying to be concise so didn't want to spend too long explaining the etymology but I'll go into more detail for accuracy next time.

@madcyanide

3 жыл бұрын

It's also very close to the word grape (pu tao) so I guess Grape Supremacy?

@CheddarCheeseRebirthed

3 жыл бұрын

You guys forgetting walnut

@nicholasyeo4321

2 жыл бұрын

That makes a very unique juxtaposition, considering the butterfly lovers are those in Chinese folk legend, that of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, who were only united in death as butterflies. To this day, butterflies and moths are a symbol of the dead returning back to visit their loved ones in Chinese culture. On the other hand… peaches are a symbol of longevity in the Chinese culture.

@elmerandrewcrowley2822

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicholasyeo4321 that juxtaposition actually makes sense though. while death is important to Hu Tao, life is equally as important to her. they're both just parts of the same journey

Hu Tao is the cutest character in Genshin, she is voiced by my favorite JP VA.

@TheLaughingManLore

Жыл бұрын

Rie is great isn't she? I love how she got Ganyu's VA Reina Ueda addicted to the game

Fantastic! This was very interesting and much appreciated!

As always, really amazingly done

She's so adorable

"The Butterfly of Charon" I can't listen to that without remembering the time Kratos kicked Charon's ass in Chains of Olympus.

Wow, I was looking more about Hu Tao's stories thank you for the video man, its really good!

I had hu tao at friendship lvl 10 but im too lazy to read so many paragraphs

@TimmysReaction

2 жыл бұрын

@Fly Yangye 👁👁 bro?

This is so good :D

i love these videos! i love learning about the characters and your videos have made that rlly easy

@TheLaughingManLore

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you maple tree I really appreciate that!

I regret not playing when her banner was running. I hope for her rerun soon

@TheLaughingManLore

Жыл бұрын

It's been a while since her last rerun so I'd expect to see her around Halloween, hopefully sooner though!

I really just had to like the vid because of the music. Great choice!

She and her little ghost friend are cure af.

@GabrielMElnas

Жыл бұрын

Cure?

I thank you for this

sweet looking forward to this

Xingqiu is the BEST friend that hu tao needs, I think thats also the reason why you need Xingqiu on your team when your damage dealer is Hu tao HAHAHAHAHA

Joy & Woe are woven fine , A Clothing for the soul divine -- William Blake -- To cross the bridge between this world and the next, bound-by mortality without coming back is a contract any living-being shall fulfill willingly or not, and Hu Tao learned to guide the deceased through as an innocent child which helped her understand what's truly important ''to live to the fullest, and die with no regrets'' something that is symbolized through the use of her E _sacrificing hp for dmg boost_ (Good job mihoyo but we all know now that she's an M-child talk about weird lol). If Zhongli and the others are the lords of ashes and dust she's the silent butterfly that flutters between life and death. PS: M=Masochism, also am still mad that the geo-daddy fooled us into thinking that he was dead, and made us pay for the FINNEST incense there is. Nice video I liked the in-game capturing that was neato, keep it up.

I can't wait for her rerun bannerr :D

@TheLaughingManLore

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like your wish was granted!

The amount of detail in this video my god ❤️

@TheLaughingManLore

3 жыл бұрын

I was going to edit more but my pc crashed 4 times today as I was finishing things up, just happy I didn't lose all my work so far haha

@mohitjoshi4649

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheLaughingManLore damn are you an encyclopedia? haha ,A zhongli one too which includes the goddess that changed him, and nice work friend.

@TheLaughingManLore

3 жыл бұрын

@@mohitjoshi4649 Hahaha, I've got a few ideas for a Zhongli video actually but it's daunting as I know it's going to be really long because there's so much lore behind him.

I really enjoy your videos maybe make one about Kaeya?

@TheLaughingManLore

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Parker, I'm working on a Beidou video atm that should be finished in a day or two but I'll get to work on a Kaeya video after that. Should be a pretty interesting one with his mysterious past.

Looking forward for more! Subbing for this amazing video :)

@TheLaughingManLore

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kairyu!

@kairyu9905

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLaughingManLore no problem :)

does she have any lore about her strength or fighting capabilities? or is she just a funeral parlor director?

@TheLaughingManLore

3 жыл бұрын

There isn't much in the lore about it, she says she doesn't really like fighting in her voicelines: "Fighting's a pain. For me, it's not an objective so much as a means to an end. Using the means to reach the end, to fight for that which I will not compromise on - it's in this way that you and I are the same."

@-drey-202

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheLaughingManLore thank you very much. im making a strength tier list based on lore. and im trying to research each of the character's fighting capabilities and achievements. i've probably been missing out some things hehe

@HenSt-gz7qj

Жыл бұрын

being involved in the supernatural nature of her job, I think Hu Tao (or more specifically her family) is specialized in fighting supernatural beings like ghosts, specters, and the likes. Reminds us to those "Battle Monks" in Buddhist temples.

Hu tao is a reincarnation of a god

Zhongli liquified my ears

Why is no one talking about 77th seven seven , qiqi other name is literally Nana because of 7 and qiqi being a zombie

@TheLaughingManLore

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know that, thanks for sharing Kaori!

"walnut" 😍😍😍😍

I want her shes my fav character im grinding for her :D❤😊

@TheLaughingManLore

9 ай бұрын

Good luck, hope you get her early!

The name Hu Tao does not mean Walnut. It's a mistake by google translate, because it's extremly similar to the actual chinese word for walnut (HeTao).

6:25 seelie on building

@TheLaughingManLore

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I wondered if anyone would notice, that's on an alt account I kinda neglect for my main so there's a lot of things not done there. Good eye.

XIANGLING IS LITERALLY IN THE BACKROUND😰 1:14

man has a nice voice

Also will there be a Zhongli explained? 😌

@TheLaughingManLore

3 жыл бұрын

There will be, I'm working on making more time to record and edit my videos so hopefully it won't be too far away.

Hehe i feel so special

Could u do one for beidou next?😁

@TheLaughingManLore

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah sure, she's got a pretty interesting backstory and I bet she'll be the one to take us to Inazuma. I'll start making notes on her lore today.

@tyresesuri7431

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your next vid bro u my good sir deserve a sub💯

@TsunaXZ

3 жыл бұрын

The way she got her Vision is very interesting

hii... iam back watch this video for the 233214time i think, is just because iam the best fan dor her and i've read every fucking fact and lore about her... lol

flash warning please thank you

But my one question is this In qiqi's description of hu tao she says warm fake smile what is that supposed to mean it baffles me that no other person in the game says this

@TheLaughingManLore

2 жыл бұрын

I think Qiqi sees Hu Tao's actions as malicious when they're really not so Qiqi might assume that Hu Tao's smile is fake as she hates Qiqi when in reality she's just a little... eccentric. That was confusing to type but hopefully explains it? Lmk if not haha

@omalibart3201

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLaughingManLore oh ok thank you cause I was questioning that for a while

Pronunciations of Zhongli and Xingqiu were really off

So it's not known what happened to her father?

@TheLaughingManLore

2 жыл бұрын

Not as far as I know, I think he's mentioned briefly but nothing on what happened to him exactly.

@JohnSmith-xq1pz

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLaughingManLorehmm I see. Actually now I'm wondering about her mother too... If her grandfather was the 75th director and Hu Tao is the 77th than that means one of her parent's where likely the 76th

@TheLaughingManLore

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-xq1pz Yeah I hope her parents have some interesting lore. If Hu Tao took over as director at such a young age it must mean something happened to them, maybe a demon/spirit got them, sort of like the one Shenhe fought as a kid.

@JohnSmith-xq1pz

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLaughingManLore That does sound possible, perhaps they'll do that part of Hu Tao's/the funeral parlors back story someday

@JohnSmith-xq1pz

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLaughingManLore Thanks for the like, made it easier to find this comment with out a lot of scrolling. I found such a sad Hu Tao video last night on KZread. It's her grandfathers death part of her back story. Video Death of Hu Tao's Grandfather (Genshin Impact) Channel Abdiel Abdullah

this man sounds like donald trump junior

So she can't actually fight, like AT ALL.

@mizuenator

3 жыл бұрын

The 1m dmg: yeah sure bestie

@spqrko8418

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say she can't fight at all, she has enough strength to atleast protect herself

@kon____nn

2 жыл бұрын

i mean shes basically weak bcuz she doesnt like fighting and all but i think she atleast have strength to defend herself , u could see it in her demo that she fought the fatuis so yeah