Lady Arlecchino (originally Peruere Snezhevna), also known by her codename The Knave and as Father and the Cinder of Two Worlds' Flames, is a major antagonist, boss fight, and playable character in the 2020 action role-playing fantasy video game Genshin Impact.
Arlecchino was the Fourth of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers, a group of influential and powerful individuals who acted as the chief lieutenants of the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya. Codenamed "The Knave," she oversaw an orphanage called the House of the Hearth that indoctrinated children into the Fatui, in which she herself grew up.
Arlecchino is voiced by Ying Huang in Chinese, by Erin Yvette in English, and by Nanako Mori in Japanese. Huang has also voiced the Priestess of Death in The Legend of Qin and Phantylia in Honkai: Star Rail. Yvette has also voiced Vicki Vale in Batman: The Telltale Series.
Appearance[]
Arlecchino is a fairly tall, somewhat androgynous woman who has pale skin and eyes that have pure black irises and a red "x"-shaped pupil. Her asymmetric long length snow white hair has the occasional black streaks. swept to the right side of her head. She wears small black and white snowflake-pattern earrings. During the funeral of La Signora, The Knave, like her fellow Harbingers, wore a double-breasted white overcoat with grey lapels and a collar of black fur. She also had a Snezhnayan Pyro Vision attached to the back of her nape.
Personality[]
To be added
Synopsis[]
House of the Hearth[]
Peruere hailed from Fontaine, one of the seven nations of the continent of Teyvat that were each intrinsically linked to one of the seven elements. Each of the seven nations was under the purview of one of the Seven Archons, gods that called upon the power of the element which their respective nation was tethered to. Fontaine was the nation of the Hydro element and was ruled over by the Hydro Archon and God of Justice Focalors. It was a technologically advanced nation obsessed with the concept of justice, going so far as to host its criminal trials in an opera house known as the "Opera Epiclese" and treat them as dramatic entertainment.
Unbeknownst to herself, Peruere was the last known descendant of the Crimson Moon Dynasty, a noble family that once ruled over an ancient subterranean nation called the Kingdom of Khaenri'ah. Both the Crimson Moon Dynasty and the Kingdom of Khaenri'ah had fallen centuries prior to Peruere's birth, though the strength of her bloodline remained intact.
In her childhood, Arlecchino clashed with the previous Fatui Harbinger who held "The Knave" moniker, ending triumphant and becoming the new holder of the title.
Arlecchino was a member of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers, a group of powerful elites who commanded the Fatui. The Fatui were a military faction that governed over the nation of Snezhnaya and follow the Cryo Archon, the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya, in her quest to overthrow the gods of Celestia. Arlecchino oversaw the House of the Hearth, a set of orphanages that took in children from across Teyvat and indoctrinated them into the Fatui. Those who were raised in the House of the Hearth were given the surname "Snezhevich" if they were a boy and "Snezhevna" if they were a girl, and many of them went on to become the direct subordinates of the Knave herself.
Funeral of the Fair Lady[]
The Knave, alongside the other Harbingers, gathered in a cathedral in Snezhnaya for the funeral of La Signora, the Eighth Fatui Harbinger, who had been executed by the Electro Archon Beelzebul during a failed Fatui plot in the nation of Inazuma. During the funeral, Arlecchino pretended to be upset and hypocritically chastised Pulcinella and Pantalone, the Fifth and Ninth Fatui Harbingers, for their superficial attitudes towards Signora's demise. The Eleventh Harbinger Tartaglia urged her not to start a fight. Pierro proceeded to silence the gathered Harbingers and made a speech in Signora's memory as her coffin was encased in ice.
Time in Fontaine[]
After Tartaglia's conviction, imprisonment, and later disappearance from Fontaine, Arlecchino arrived to the nation to personally investigate. While she investigated Furina and Neuvillette, she sent Lyney, Lynette, and Freminet to the Fortress of Meropide to gather information.
Upon her arrival, Arlecchino first attempted to steal the Hydro Gnosis. To her surprise, Furina was left unguarded out in public, playing with a cat. The second before she struck, she discovered that the Gnosis was not in her possession. Having lost all meaning in targeting her, she quickly fled the scene. From the encounter, Arlecchino began to suspect Furina to not be the true Archon. Rather, she was a human under some sort of "curse".
Choosing to instead resort to diplomatic pressure, she arranged for a personal meeting with Furina. Upon Furina and Neuvillette's arrival, she first expressed her gratitude for taking care of her "children". Afterwards, she requested for Tartaglia to be released from the Fontaine Authorities and returned to Snezhnaya. To her dismay, Neuvillette quickly denied her request due to the verdict having already been rendered. Out of respect for Fontainian Law, Arlecchino instead requested to be taken to the Fortress of Meropide simply to confirm Childe's condition. However, this request was also turned down due to the Fortress being outside of Fontaine's jurisdiction. Yet Neuvillette then proposed instead to have the Traveler infiltrate the Fortress under false charges and investigate Childe's situation as a third party. Having heard of the Traveler's deeds, Arlecchino accepted the proposal.
Powers & Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Pyrokinesis
- Memory Manipulation
Abilities[]
- Political Influence: As one of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers, Arlecchino was invested with nigh-unlimited executive authority by the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya. With the political and economic power invested in her, the Knave could call upon almost any resource in furtherance of the goal of the Fatui. She could command the authority of any Fatuus who themselves weren't Harbingers, and presumably wielded unquestionable authority in Snezhnaya. Additionally, her official position as a Snezhnayan diplomat meant that she couldn't be prosecuted in foreign nations without significant political tension being caused.
Equipment[]
- Pyro Delusion: A Delusion was a device similar in nature to a Vision, allowing its user to channel elemental energy. Unlike a Vision, however, Delusions weren't bequeathed onto mortals by the gods of Celestia but instead manufactured by the hands of mortals. Created by the Fatui to aid them in their goals, Delusions were personally granted by the Tsaritsa to her loyal subjects; few outside the Eleven Fatui Harbingers were privileged enough to receive a Delusion. Although more powerful than Visions, Delusions were more volatile and gradually drained the lifeforce of its wielder. Upon her investiture as a Fatui Harbinger, the Knave was given a Pyro Delusion that allowed its user to channel the Pyro element. Though Arlecchino already possessed two sources of pyrokinetic power, her Delusion wasn't useless because she was able to draw upon its power to bolster her pre-existing strength.
- Pyro Vision: A Vision was a jewel that could be used as a medium to channel and manipulate elemental energy with. Visions were boons granted by the Heavenly Principles, given to mortals who possessed ample ambition. The true qualifications needed to receive a Vision remained a mystery however, as ambition alone was not enough for some. Arlecchino possessed a Pyro Vision, allowing her to channel the Pyro element. Pyro was the element of fire, and as such the Knave could produce and manipulate fire.
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