The final dance is so poetic - Focalors danced as a form of farewell for Neuvillette while Furina danced as a closing performance to her 500 years of acting.

Looking at furina not speaking a word, with tears in her eyes, broke me completely. The look of absolute defeat, she doesn't care about anything anymore, she thought she broke the one rule she wasn't supposed to break and that all her pain was for nothing, it absolute broke my heart.

Neuvillette launching off into the sky while crying before declaring his verdict gives me chills.

hearing the strings as furina sat alone on the throne with focalors' last message had me feeling things i never thought genshin would make me feel

The parallels between Focalors and Furina while they are dancing is heartbreaking and ethereal at the same time

If you really think about it, Furina is genuinely one of the most selfless people on Teyvat. At her worst, she could’ve confided in Traveler for a split second but she held strong. Cherish her, hug her, treat her well.

At 1:02 I finally realized the sword was following Focalor's every step across the stage. She really made sure her own execution was certain. The sword really is her spotlight and final curtain.

There is something that i realized from the death of the recent archons. Raiden Makoto : No one in Inazuma really knows about her death, since there are 2 of them, except Miko. Rukkhadevata : No one in Sumeru remembers her, even Nahida Focalors : Everyone in Fontaine only knew Furina as Focalors, not knowing that they've been separated. So everybody in Fontaine basically don't know that their archon is dead, except for Neuvillete. It is really sad to see, almost everybody in the respective countries didn't know about the sacrifice of their own gods.

This scene was heartbreaking, but really interesting to see the dynamic between Focalors and neuvillette

"please happily live as a human, just as I wished we could" this line will forever break my heart

2:01 - 2:09 The Actual Translation of that letters is:- "It's been tough for you, Furina" "Pray Live Blissfully as a human for that is what I wished for"

i wanna give the voice actor for neuvillette such a huge applause for this scene, you can legit hear his inhaled being shaky, and the uneven voice legit sounds like he was trying so hard not to cry and for that amount of emotion, i have to give an applause. seriously, an amazing job. what an icon.

Neuvilette was deeply saddened by both Furina's suffering and Focalors' sacrifice, but alas Focalors was a true genius for decieving the heavenly principles.

Furina might not have the power and might of an archon but her determination, loyalty, and will is that of a god she truly deserve the title of the god of justice

1:49 I'm a violinist and I can hear clearly the violin sounds just like a real weeping cry. Props to the violinist on pulling on these notes with such immense emotion.. he/she must be truly playing from the deepest of their hearts.

If you read the in-game description at the archives section, it's described that the rain poured heavier than ever outside the Opera Epiclese after Neuvillette regained his full authority over Hydro. He really grieved over Focalors' death and the fact that he was the sole witness for it, watching her to be executed and disappear into bubbles of hydro energy, signifying the destruction of the Hydro Archon throne and the restoration of the Hydro Sovereign Authority to its rightful owner must have been so traumatizing and heartbreaking for him. Imagine witnessing someone's death, especially a brutal one in front of you. No wonder the downpour was so excessive, the sadness carved so deep inside his heart as he grieves over her death, which is then followed by the trembling and shakiness in his breath. I'm unsure if it's just the rain, but if you examine closely a single tear can be seen. Neuvillette really went from being uninsterested in human society to eventually loving and sympathizing with humanity over the past 500 years all thanks to Focalors and Furina, who executed the plan perfectly. He came to love and understand human emotions even if he does not understand himself. This archon quest made me love Furina and Neuvillette as a character even more, and I am beyond happy that hoyoverse is able to create and portray characters so beautifully as them :) I really want a 2nd story quest for both of them, for that is one of my biggest wishes for the continuation of the story.

This cutscene made me cry so hard Def the best archon quest so far

The way the music swells up,neuvillette flying up into the sky,hyperventilating,and his judgment Instantly became one of my favorite scenes in game

Here's a little funfact: AQ act 5 of fontaine is called "masquerade of the guilty ". In the Chinese version, it is wrote as 罪人舞步旋. If we reverse the position of the characters, it becomes 旋步舞人罪. Pronounced "Xuán huy wǔ rén zuì". We have 旋 homophones with 宣, 舞 homophones with 无. The sentence 旋步舞人罪 will become 宣布无人罪. It means: " A declaration, no one is guilty." I read this comment from Minhhoaitrinh153 but i wanted to share it with you all.

Everyone keep in mind that this was Focalors' choice the MOMENT she became the hydro archon (successor). She never strayed from her plan and stuck to it, fully accepting that justice could only come in her death and no other way. When she was still an oceanid her deepest wish was to be human. She got that humanity through Furina but knew that she could never fully get to experience it herself...only the loneliness of godhood and the cruel responsibility that came with it.

I love the fact that this is a scene so intimate and private that not even the traveler "the witness" could see it. It makes it a waaay more special than any other scene before. Plus Neuvi's expressions, the pretty Fovalors's dance and all the implicit feeling between them makes this scene the best hyv has given us so far

The scene that made everyone fall in love with Focalors. Unfortunately also her final scene.

Amber Lee Connors played 3 characters in this quest: The Deceitful God, Focalors; The Wishful Actress, Furina; The Regina of All Waters, Kindreds, Peoples, and Laws, Fontaine's Hydro Archon. She did with just her voice what many movie star actors can't with their full body: become someone else. The moment she switches from Furina to 'Hydro Archon' in the Accession Speech scene cemented her as the best rendition of the scene. The scene before with Neuvillette and the execution scene were easily the best in the entire Genshin story so far. So much regret in her voice, but not that she's going away, but that she wished things could've been easier. That Furina didn't have to suffer, that she could've lived as a human, that Neuvillette didn't have to be Deceieved. And most of all: that she was afraid. And that line of being afraid was delivered with so much emotion that I can hear it in my mind. Well done to everyone involved, this was the best pieces of media that has come out from Genshin.

Everyone talk about Furina and Neuvillate, I wanna talk about Fucalors. The one who most eager to become a human, yet she turn herself into a machine. She knows she gonna die when the day she receivd the hydro archon throne. She even planned her own death. Store the energy for 500 years without talking to anyone, not even Furina. I thought about why she didn't talk to Furina thru the mirror, and I think thats because she couldn't. She has turned herself into a conscious machine. I cant imagine how she lonely she was. She just keeps on collect those energy and wait for 500 years for her own death sentences, alone, and no one even know she exists and sacrifice for Fontaine. Like Rukkhavevata. No one know and appreciated except Neuvillate. The one who most eager to be a human, in the end, she still cant be a human herself.

It's poetic to see her dance to her own execution, Bravo Focalors! It was a performance whose final act we will never forget.

Seeing Neuvilette so shaken really hit me, and the music just brings it all together. HoYo Mix is truly an amazing team.

The way she told him not to cry by evoking the Hydro Dragon rhyme, then the way he actually cries for her, it breaks me everytime I watch this.

"Sinner’s Finale" uses the singular term because Focalors and Furina are like two sides of the same coin-one divine, the other human. Combined both and you’ll make one Hydro Archon. Loved how Zhongli acknowledged them as one entity by saying “…Though her divinity had vanished…” when speaking about Furina.

"Farewell Neuvillette, I hope you've enjoyed the part you played this five hundred years" Sht that line always breaks me and the way she said it is heartbreaking 💔

I'm so glad they modeled her instead of just using one of Furina's outfits for her, made the quest so much more impactful. Huge step up from Nahida hugging herself, big props 👏

the part that gets me the most is the change from the fontaine theme/focalors theme into neuvillette's theme is so poetic of the transfer of power from archon to dragon sovereign between them and the way it crescendos to show his pain makes my heart ache, genshin truly peaked with this whole quest

the fact that it was raining before neuvillette launched into the sky to say his verdict shows how much focalors' death sentence affected him. my focallette heart T^T

The most heartbreaking part for me was 2:56 Neuvillette, despite gaining back his authority and saving the people of Fontaine, the thought of not being able to do anything for Focalors in the end, not even taking off some of her burden, left him hanging in the air in a moment of contemplation and regret, while the rain continues to fall

The voice actor of furina/focalors Amber lee Connors thank you for this amazing work and all the people who spend their time for creating this beautiful archon quest

Im so mesmerized by focalor's dance. After she said farewell to Neuvi she took a deep breathe and she's in her own mind thinking about all those years of hardwork and dancing to those emotions of sorrow and the bittersweet finale. Her little jumps and gentle wing spread looks like she's being set free and the music makes it feel so tragically sweet. The scene where neuvi looks at her dancing to her own mind gives me such a lonely yet happy vibe, like she's choosing this dance as her last words instead of her farewell to neuvi.

Navia, Focalors, Furina and Neuvillete are simply peak of genshin impact and in my personal opinion, Furina was the best of the best. I was absolutely moved, I want a happy ending for her but it is true that part of what caused such a stir in the community is that the ending is not completely happy... It left several scars on several characters. Navia managed to save Spinna di Rossula and cooperated in the salvation of Fontaine but along the way she lost her father, discovered that she was betrayed by people close to her and lost 2 of her best friends and most trusted servants. Focalors lived from day 1 when she became an archon, imprisoned for 500 years only to prepare her suicide to deceive Celestia and give happiness to her people. Neuvillete always felt distant from humans, finally he managed to understand them and recover his original power... But he was seriously distressed to see so much sacrifice made by Furina and Focalos just for him to recover his powers and give his verdict of innocence to the citizens of Fontaine, in addition, of the serious depression that immortal entities usually have. And Furina, ufff, Furina. The 500-year act is already one thing but it is explained to you that for hundreds of years she did everything she could to prevent the prophecy. She spread informants throughout Teyvat to gather information against the prophecy, Furina traveled through the 7 nations of Teyvat without managing to find anything and Furina invested in the scientific community of Fontaine so that they would find something to counter the prophecy with Science but NOTHING worked, then Neuvillete shows her the list of Spinna di Rossula's dead and Furina understood that all her efforts were being useless, people were still dying and the only thing she could do was continue acting like a goddess, in addition, they also explain to you what to act for so many years she mentally broke her in such a way that she no longer knows what she was like originally, she only knows her personality when it comes to acting as an archon, she was attacked by Arlecchino leaving her traumatized, doubted by her own people and the cherry on the top int the depression cake is that Furina never asked for some fame in exchange for this... Simply, according to Neuvillete, after hearing the end of Focalors, she just sighed saying that she was tired of everything and packed her things to live like a normal person. Charllote offered her an interview to tell everything and Neuvillete possibly would have been open to helping Furina spread the news about everything she sacrificed... But she simply rejected those 2 opportunities. She simply accepted a normal life without any kind of pleasure in a city where they will never be aware of everything she also did for it while the spotlight will focus on Navia, those who found the gigantic ark that Wriothesley used and in Neuvillete. That's what I call a hero... And a tragic one at that, since even though people still seem to love her and applaud her in theaters, it's just that, theater. Furina knows that no one applauds her for who she is, Furina has no friends and if you have her as a character you will know very well that she is a very lonely person. She always wanted friends but being an archon made her a very lonely person since people put her on a pedestal where no one wanted to get close to her because they thought that being friends with a goddess like her was impossible. According to her elemental ability, in the background there is a text that explains that usually on Wednesdays she suffers attacks of melancholy and says that she would like to have friends to eat cake with her and says that surely one day she will have someone like that. Furina's need for friends is such that she developed a personal attachment to her hydro creations that she uses in her elemental ability... Oh my god Hoyoverse, what a character they just made.

Furina is such a broken human. She played the role of acting as a god for 500 years straight without anyone finding out her real identity. Even so, she did it to save the people of Fontaine because she believes it a necessary sacrifice. That's what makes her character a very compelling one.

I love the details in Neuvillette's demeanour as he witnesses Focalors' divinity dance one last time before her final curtain call. The anticipation when she farewells him, and then he physically reaches out to her when the blade drops, even though he knows he can't stop it. He just looks absolutely crushed in that moment, even though the plan is to restore his full power and Sovereign authority over Hydro so that he can be the final part of the plan, forgiving the "Original Sin" of Fontaine so that the flood will not dissolve everyone. For the plan to work, both Furina and Neuvillette were essential parts that had to be alive, and had to act according to her divinity's predictions, and even though he knows this was all set in stone long before he came here to act as Chief Justice, it still hurts him to know not only the monumental sacrifice that she made, but the fact that her divinity still carries the same form her mortal body takes. He witnesses his own best friend decapitated right before his eyes, and knows that it still had to happen. Amber's performance is amazing here, especially her still admitting that she's afraid of dying even though she knows it must happen, but Ray absolutely deserves more praise here. Most of what you see here is just Neuvillette's body language and Ray's vocalisations, but once you reach the end where he finally forgives the sins of the people, his lament and sorrow is clear in his ragged breathing and declaration that Fontaine is forgiven. All that pain concentrated into one declaration by which he finishes the final step of the plan. Fontaine has truly been one of those nations man

Can we all just agree that this is one of, if not _the best cutscene yet_ in Genshin? I've watched these three minutes and least five or ten times now, but I still can't get over how amazing it is.

I like that Focalors’ death was supposed to be quiet and peaceful to represent how she accepted her fate, but also the bubbles floating around shows the power that diminished when she died. Like what Zhongli told us happened to the God of Salt when she was killed.

This is probably the most powerful scene in the entirety of Genshin as a whole tbh

man I was really sad for her I'm glad that she and Neuvillete had one last talk, you could tell he was also sad

Neuvillette was so mesmerized by Focalors dance then suddenly remembered she was going to die afterwards and reached out for her 😢❤

2:36 😭😭😭😭😭😭 This was just SO emotional, Ray Chase did a phenomenal job with each of The Iudex's lines. Spot on.

2:42 love the parallels to Neuv’s demo and the fact that the rain continued to pour really showed that Neuv found it hard to hold back his grief in that moment. Just an incredible cutscene.

Seeing her be the human she always wanted to be herself for a tiny bit at the end is so heartbreaking

A huge thanks to the Genshin team for making such a masterpiece❤ Ever since Sumeru, things have gotten 100x more beautiful

Focalors line calling furina the perfect imperfect human just hits different. I know it isnt in this cutscene but i had to mention it. The way she said it, you could her how much love focalor has for furina. Gosh fontaine is by far my fav part of the story line. I cried so many times.

0:53 I don't know why, but I can't get over these few seconds of Furina dancing. Those moves keep haunting my mind. This was a gorgeous cutscene

“I, Iudex Neuvillette, hereby declare Fontaine people your sins are forgiven” This moment was so powerful. Natlan what do you have in store for us, I wonder?

I heavily relate to Furina on a very deep, personal level. This scene hit so hard because in that moment, I wasn`t simply witnessing a fictional story, but also remembering my own history. Thank you Genshin for creating that character. Almost makes me feel like I`m in the game myself! :)

In this moment Neuvillette truly felt what it means to be human. Knowing our pains and our joys. Having spent time with humanity for centuries and realizing that the time of the dragons is gone, and that humans are the true successors of Teyvat.

I love how Furina didnt get her Vision when she pulled off the 500 years Opera, but when she got over her depression and fulfilled Focalor's last words to her: live happily as a human.

Phenomenal job from both Amber Lee Conners and Ray Chase in this scene. I haven't ugly cried in Genshin since Rukkhadevata, and their performance really hit me in the feels. And the music too!! The way it started from Focalors' theme, to Furina's and then to Neuvilette's was perfect This was an empowering scene but also very sad.

crying? this must be the overflow of hydro from my person

This has to be my favorite cutscene so far. The whole scene itself, the swell in the music when Neuvillette rose up, the way your can hear how the execution affected him. Props to Mihoyo for sure

I cry almost every time I see this cutscene. It's really not fair.

Ray Chase and Amber Lee Connors should be applauded for bringing this scene to life. The desperation in both Neuvillette and Furina's voices in throughout the Fontaine archon quests were contrasting but both convincing. I hope I can relive the moment when I've watched the last Fontaine Archon Quest for the first time TT

Its been tough for you, Furina Pray, live blissfully as a human, for that is what i wished for

It didn't scare me even an inch if people I loved and cared don't remember me anymore What fears me the most is when I can't do anything for them to show how much I loved and cared for them

Even the hydro sovereign cried, shows how much humanity changed him

This Archon Quest really made people change how they feel about Furina

Im not crying.... Just the hydro power overfloaing in me...

i dont know how many times i rewatched this cutscene, but it always broke me down everytime focalors message appear, showing how much she too wants to live as a whole human with furina 😢😢

the most heartbreaking cutscene

Everyone owes Furina a humongous apology

Yes, this is what I expect from Genshin, emotionally charged excellently written stories, with spectacular music, amazing acting and voice direction, just absolute cinema

This Fontaine arc really drove me crazy. Intense, full of sorrow, closed with the best plot twist that many of us even didnt have any clue from the beginning. Truly the best plot twist full of drama. Thank you for the amazing story, Hoyo. Peak Fontaine.

"For the Sinner, the curtain call has come..." We'll never forget how we enjoyed this archon quest so much 😭😭

I'm very happy how well they could convey Furina's five centuries' worth of despair holding her secret in and how much it's affected her, and how Focalors is affected as well. In comparison, Raiden battled herself for five centuries and she was basically unchanged when you return to her.

The Traveler only saw Furina while Neuvillette saw Focalor. 😢

Seeing Furina so sad breaks my heart, she deserves all the hugs in the world

The entire archon quest of Fontaine gave me goosebumps. This was not an exception, such a masterpiece from the dev team.

That stagger after Focalors' death shows how much it affected him. And him crying when he went out to use the authority.

The way the sword kept following every step of hers to set her execution in stone and also provided her a spotlight for her final performance.. this video breaks my heart every time I see it. Furina's determination and Focalors' wisdom are truly admirable.

2:57 this is my favorite frame in the cutscene Just Neuvilette, hovering alone in the sky as the rain falls around him It’s so powerful

the way neuvillette looked blankly and sadly at focalors sacrifice made me cry, this scene really made a lot of people sad because of her sacrifice

This made me cry for a whole minute non stop. I haven't cried so hard like that since Crisis Core FFVII.

Everybody: crying That npc from main event 4.6: that's my favorite

Everytime I watch this scene at the end with neuvillette I get goosebumps and chills. It's that striking and emotional. It makes me love him even more than before

Ive always loved Furina solely for her design. But after the archon quest, I love Furina and Focalors for being one of the best character lore wise I have ever seen

1:58 In-game translation vs literal translation of Focalors' farewell message to Furina (still just as heartbreaking): "Thank you, Furina." ("It's been tough for you, Furina.") "From this moment on, please live happily as a human, just as I wished we could." ("Pray live blissfully as a human, for that is what I wished for.")

ok so like in 0:34 in the jp version focalors uses “じゃあね” when saying goodbye to neuvillette which roughly translates to “see you”. this is an interesting word choice because it infers that focalors will see him again… they probably used it to show that furina and focalors are the same person and that focalors will meet neuvillette again as furina

I always cry 😭 rewatching the best scene in the game. Poor Furina, so much you endured for sooooo long.

2:14 This moment always gives me chills

2:20 We could actually see Neuvillette crying, but the rain hides it well

I just can't. I didn't expect Fontaine to hit me harder in the feels than Sumeru but it did.

Oh dear lord, I just realized something. The reason to why only Focalors and Neuvillette appeared in this cutscene. Yes, it is intended to be an intimate and intense touching moment between the two, Archon and Dragon. Farewell. The purpose of one existence. Also, because Neuvillette is the MC in this AQ and region for sure. BUT!!! I suspect there's also other reason as to why Focalors only bring Neuvillette inside the 'dream'. It was a farewell but also witness to Focalors execution, her death. If we turn back to Zhongli SQ about Havria, God of Salt, the impact from that could killed anyone in the facinity. Focalors understood that hence only bring Neuvillette since he can withstand the impact. Man, I love those two so much. Such kindness and gentleness for their people.

she sacrifice she made and the things furina did just to receive no apologies whatsoever is truly heartbreaking

Not sure if anyone noticed, but if u look closely at 2:52, you can see one subtle small tear roll across Neuvillette's right cheek. He is so deeply saddened that not only it is heavily raining, but he is also able to express this with a tear, a human emotion. 😢

I have known for a fact that this execution was referenced from Marie Antoinnette. What I did not know is that she too danced her last dance before she was executed. Man..Genshin really does their homework.

Something i noticed is that Foçalors is the only archon so far who doesn't have their hair tied. Everyone has a braid or a ponytail, except for her. This is because she doesn't obey Celestia anymore. She has rebelled against the heavenly principles and she shows this by untying her hair, demostrating how she decieved them and ran free. Now what little is left of her (Furina) doesn't even have hair to tie since it's too short for it to be controlled like that. Foçalors, as well as Furina, run free like the waters of Fontaine. They are free to follow their own justice rather than Celestia's

Everything is so perfect. The build up, the story, the backstory, Furina's past and struggles, Neuvillette's role to play to forgive the sin, Focalor's plan to deceive the gods above, the music, the action, the characters. Everything in Fontaine is perfect. How tf are they gonna top this? Chills...literal chills I tell you

One of the most beautiful and well executed cutscenes. 10/10

I'd give anything to be able to replay Masquerade of the Guilty Just playing that final detective mini game and then thinking that Fontaine was actually gone and than the shock of Focalors' death It's to damn good

Honestly, when the sword fell, i had to look away. Only genshins cutscenes can evoke such strong emotions and goosebumps. Hoyo did a great job

Furina is finally free to live her life without playing a role. After 500 years, she needs some rest. Too precious ❤️

2:16 this scene always gives me goosebumps 😭

I just realized after finishing the quest that after being hailed as a hero from half of Tevyat you came to Fontaine not to be a hero but to be just a spectator of the most saddest and the most grandest opera ever shown.

0:45 The dance scene 💔🎭