“He’s debonair, he’s got charms, he seduces you, he’s playful with a sense of danger.” You literally listed all of Tartaglia’s traits right there.

"There's no more playing nicely" - wow He actually said "I promise I will be gentle, surrender is a valid option" at the start of the fight.

I laughed when you said "Here he may have some sort of slam attack" He literally does. It's an infamous oneshot.

The ticking of the clock and the urgency you feel in the second part of the battle is not about you, but rather of Tartaglia, because using his powers literally slowly kills him, so he's trying to defeat you as a race against the clock before he dies from overusing his power.

It is astonishing how much you are right about the character just by listening his theme. It shows how well composed his theme is and how much knowledge about music you have Marco

Fun fact: the guitar frequency matches that of the loneliest whale in the world. He lusts for battle and blood but because of it, he has to keep everything about him away from his family, who he loves deeply. The traveller is one of the few people he can fight and still be on good terms with, despite us knowing what he is.

A note on 1st phase: at that point Tartaglia doesn't quite take you seriously as an opponent just yet, so he keeps things fun and lighthearted - he doesn't hit quite as hard, his attacks aren't that hard to dodge. However, he still moves around the arena quickly and attacks a lot and just as quickly, so you have to chase after him, and dodge his attacks, and look for openings to strike back, all at the same time, so the whole resulting action looks less like a fight and more like a dance between you two.

Finally someone getting Tartaglia’s pronunciation right

Childe is definitely someone who will wink at you right before stabbing you - he's dangerous, but still young and the most charismatic part of his character for me is how he would do anything for his family. The dangerous part comes from him being a high-ranked soldier in his homeland, and his lust for battle. He will fight even if he knows there is a chance he will lose, because he only sees it as an opportunity to learn and improve, not as a failure. What I also love though, it's his honesty - he never tried pretending he is a friend who will help you from the kindness of his heart. No, actually, one of the first lines he says to you is ''I'm not a bad guy... Okay perhaps I'm kind of a bad guy, but I'm not here to give you any trouble.'' He dreams big, even says that he wants to 'conquer the world'. In one second, he is able to dare you to fight him to death, and in the next second, you might see him running around with his little brother. He comes from a place which was designed with Russia in mind - in one of his lines, Childe actually says ''Where I'm from, if we didn't keep moving, we'd freeze to death. Literally.'' His boss fight comes in 3 parts - in the first one, he treats it as a game, using mostly bow (which is his worst weapon, as he says ''I am the least adept with a bow.'') In the second part, he is starting to have more fun, but there is some seriousness in it, changing forms and weapons - now using mostly double swords/spear, his movement is faster and some of his special moves can kill your character with one strike if he hits you (I think any player can relate). His final form, he changes into his Abyssal form (one of the coolest scenes from the game in my opinion) and his moveset is a mix of the two previous parts. He used it after getting serious, even angry, after thinking he will have to defeat us to finish orders he was given. Hence the name 'Wrath of Monoceros Caeli'', which is the name of his constellation - 'Celestial Narwhal'. One of his moves is actually summoning and slamming a large narwhal made of water onto you, which I always thought was an awesome idea for a boss move. There might be some better themes in the game at this point, but I just love his character too much.

thats really spot on. the whole thing about how childe charms, seduces and is playful is so right. his voicelines during the fight are so FLIRTY and he's intentionally teasing you. you're fighting but he's basically PLAYING. you can tell during the first phase he's having fun.

I like how the three phases represent three personas that Childe could be divided into. First phase is Childe, who fights for Snezhnaya but also loves battling itself. Second phase represents Tartaglia, The Eleventh Harbinger, who solely fights to accomplish the Fatui's goal. That's why there are Snezhnayan motives, but the whole feel gets more serious and cold. And the third persona, Ajax - A man who fell into the Abyss and wanted to fight to keep himself alive and constantly get stronger so he can protect his family. Hardly any Snezhnayan motives, only his own will and the Abyss.

This man characterized Tartaglia better that the entirety of the Genshin Impact fandom, just from listening to his boss theme. Holy shit.

The whale song in his last phase is a callback to his representative constellation which is a lone narwhal. Tartaglia is tainted by the abyss in game , so he’s condemned to loneliness because nobody else can understand the darkness/madness that is now irrevocably a part of him. Although his facade is really charming, his real self cannot make real connections any more because he’s no longer even fully human. The only thing that excites him now is the bloodlust in battle and climbing to the top of the food chain. He disregards everything else as trivial amusements.

"Playful with a sense of danger" THAT could be literally a description of Tartaglia's personality in the game, OMG. This shows they did a great job matching the music to the themes of the game.

Not only did you manage to nail his personality You got his story, plotline and even attack move set just from the music and without seeing his design, that's actually insane I'd recommend some songs related to a character called the Raiden Shogun. They're called "Termination of Desires", "Bane of Ambitions" and "The Almighty Violet Thunder"

9:55 Spot on description. Childe is introduced as a character you should be afraid of from the get-go but he has this disarming charm about him. He doesn't try to hide that he loved fighting, he openly challenges you and he is unapologetic about his goals. Through it all, however, he remains with a certain degree of honour. He seems down-to-earth in a way. But then, in the last phase of combat, he uses an ability (he transforms (again)) that is exceedinly reckless and forbidden, something you did not expect of him. This guy is in way deeper than you thought and he has no qualms using "evil" powers to get stronger.

"You know this is a dangerous character to be around but you can't help it you're drawn by his magnetism and by his charisma and by the sense of class and and how he presents himself" You described why I main him perfectly

Tartaglia is cocky, confident and elusive, but he also is A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION. He's one of the most dangerous and mysterious characters from the game. He represents his name and role well but is also a powerful enemy, hence the "heavy action" aspects of the song.

this theme doesn't get enough love. it's my personal fav so far of all the boss themes.

His face at 2:24 when he realize that the melody is the same as Signora Theme or in other words "The Fatui leitmotiv" is priceless

i was actually surprised how right he was on describing childe's personality just by the theme. hoyomix really did a great job making a battle theme for this character. all of the battle themes in the game are amazing and just keeps getting better.

Childe is one of the most misunderstood characters in Genshin Impact (sometimes on purpose bc some ppl just hate him for some reason) and my mans here understands more about his character on a fundamental level just from his battle theme without ever even touching the game. There's so much genius here from Yu-Peng Chen.

"You never know which direction he's gonna go in" - Meanwhile there's me getting slashed from the back because I'm faced the wrong way 😅 My goodness, it really is mindblowing listening to you describe a character better than someone who plays him 👏👏👏

"He charms you, he seduces you" meanwhile tartaglia during the fight: "Amuse me" "I promise I'll be gentle" "You're wide open" It's scary how accurate it is

Fun fact about this character if you get him he uses a bow. Which is actually lore wise his worst weapon if I'm not mistaken. Hes just trying to show off that he can use anything lol. I love how right you are about the character and the boss fight. You basically got his character and when he transforms in the boss fight. Lmao thats awesome

Tartaglia is pretty interesting charecter. I can say that he is nicest guy in villian group, when you first meet him he even tells that you shouldnt trust him easly. Despite his lust for combat Tartaglia is actually just a good cocky (and pretty strong) guy who just forced to do orders. Between 11 Harbringers he is only one who prefers head on combat then schems and plans (But he is not dumb at all). Really cares about his family more then everithing else and after this fight in his own quest we get to know that he would love to quit his job and join our adventure

I like how you talked about the Twisted holiness , he is a harbinger someone who serve the tsaritsa (god of ice) , so we are literally fighting a servant of a god thus he is Holy, and the Twisted part is that he is using the forbidden powers of the Abyss and his delusion, he is using both "Devine" and "demonic" powers together in one single transformation the "Foul legacy - the devouring Deep"

All of that is exactly what happened in the liyue archon quest where childe was the 'main villain'! I'm so amazed by your interpretation of the music and how you managed to get it all right!! I appreciate this video much more since I main him lmaoo

Crazy how every song he listens to he ALWAYS gets the descriptions of the characters down to a tea. Spoilers ahead but I'll try to not go into too much detail: But the energy of Childe when he helps throughout the first part of the story makes you feel like someone you can trust, but later is revealed he had an ulterior motive and used you to get information to wreak havoc on Liyue. I would like to point out that he likes the thrill of battle and sees you as a kind of rival I guess (If you have him though, he calls you comrade in his lines, so some relationship like that). What he was doing wasn't good but he just wanted a good fight and after beating him he talks about taking you to see his family in Snezhnaya and going on adventures with you instead of being part of the Fatui. It's true, even after he caused chaos, I love his character and how he likes to play around but can get serious when he needs to.

"Three Musketeers character" The fact that he has 3 phases. Everything is so spot on.

Tartaglia is a pretty great boss. He was overpowered in Genshin 1.1 Story Quest but got nerfed. Tartaglia as a character is interesting since he is dangerous but not necessarily evil. He only cares about one thing above all else....the battle. Truly a wild card.

His charm comes from his kindness towards his loved ones, his playfulness comes from his immense love and lust for battle, his danger comes from his past and experience, his twistedness comes from his obsession for power

I love how Yu Peng Chen and his team manage to condense the whole Tartaglia section in the archon story arc in his battle music and Marco deciphers all that with amazing accuracy Truly the beauty of music as a language

Tartaglia has one of the best music theme, cutscenes, story quest, and gameplay.. a very well made character.

There's a whole cast of characters inspired by the commedia dell'arte. La signora too. The next one we're probably gonna fight is scaramouche.

just from listening to the boss ost you understood tartaglia's character better than 90% of the people in the fandom lmao also 8:51 is exactly the moment i was waiting for

"playful with the edge of danger" Childe/Tartaglia when you face him at the very beginning: "I'll be gentle..." (then he hurls a hydro whale at you) what I can say is that you nailed that part of him perfectly

9:27 "This is completely demonic!" I want to share my interpretation of those guitar notes as well. Don't worry, I'll keep it as spoiler-free as possible just in case. First off, yes, your interpretation hit the mark. The game uses different terminology, but the power he starts using in his final phase originates from a faction strictly opposed to the gods of the world. Secondly, those notes most definitely mimic the sounds of a whale song. There's no way this isn't intentional as Tartaglia's flashiest attack is arguably the one in which he summons a giant whale made out of water to splash down into the arena. Definitely the "some sort of like violent move where he comes up and slams on the ground or something" you were theorizing about.

Everyone here in the comments be talking about how Tartaglia is a bloodlust and all, and I’m here amazed by how you figured out his charming attitude The first time the player encounters Tartaglia was when we were saved by him, and everyone in the fandom knows his famous line “hey girlie, hold still”. Not long after that, he took us out for a meal The player knows he’s a bad guy, but can’t help to bond with him for some time

"Something demonic" Damn you guessed his second phrase right, he transform into abyssal form lol

I love that in one of the first phases of the fight he teases you with "all you do is run", while we dodge his fast attacks. And it's fitting that the first part is called "Never-Ending Performance", it's like a play or dance for Tartaglia to entertain himself. They say in his character story, that he loves to participate in plays and just loves attention. The last part of the fight is just his pure rage, when he thinks we, the player, pulled one over him and he unleashes a power that is to great to handle for him.

I realized just now that it has parts that were used again in La Signora's theme, I guess that's the Fatui's theme since they're both high-ranking members of that group. That explains the accordion as well since the Fatui take inspiration from Italy and Venice carnivals.

Something from Genshin impact I highly recommend you listen to is “The Divine Damsel of Devastation” This song involves Chinese Opera (sung by a character who’s voice acted by an actual opera singer) and it’s arguably one of the best tracks in the game

"I'll stab you *wink*" that's Tortellini's personality right there. love it lol

I like how you described him as demonic or possessed. In Genshin, a vision is what give characters the ability to use elements. It is given to them by gods. A delusion do the same thing, but saps away at your life force, basically the opposite of a vision, so if a vision is something “holy” then a delusion that Tartaglia use in his last phase would be considered “demonic”.

It brings me such UNBRIDLED joy to see you ABSOLUTELY spot on you are about his character. Also I love how you brought up the fact how they used accordion!! Tartaglia (or Childe) hails from a region in Teyvat called Shneznaya (directly translates to “snowy” in Russian) and it heavily relies on Slavic culture, and being a slav myself, accordions are a big part of our culture, and are seen as a more “goofy” instrument. It amazes me how spot on you are able to describe Childe’s character, seeing as you have never played the game before!! I would definitely suggest to listen to Qilin’s Prance (Ganyu’s character theme) and Rex Incognito (Zhongli’s character theme). They are songs that i definitely can listen to all day. Love your content and cant wait to see more!!

Both Wrath of Monoceros Caeli and the second phase of La Signora's theme share the same motif, probably representing their allegiance. Awesome to get feedback from someone knowledgable on classical music. Genshin Impact's music has no business being this good and I wish it had more recognition.

Im actually stunned at how well you read the character as he appears in the game. Good lord. Seductive, devious, playful with a sense of danger, charismatic, light on his feet, changing shape, going from a duel to a true fight, the demonic vibe, his twisted nature. You even got his story spot on as he's initially our friend. Incredible. I'm no musician but one thing I did notice was how his final form music sounds like a whale - an animal he's associated with. He even summons a magical whale in the battle. I always thought I was so clever for picking up that one but apparently I still have much to learn about how music communicates.

Tartaglia in game is definetly very cocky and confident. Bad boy vibes

Great analasys! You pretty much nailed the character. Tartaglia, aswell as La Signora, are both part of the "11 harbingers" of the games antagonistic organisation called the Fatui. More of these harbingers also have names from the type of opera you talked about, such as Il Dottore, Il Capitano and Pantalone. Since Signora and Tartaglia are both part of the fatui they also share a certain melody in both their themes, which was played in the beginning with the accordion in this one!

1:43 It's like an agile hunter is hunting, the hunter moves too fast and the prey can't escape his sight. 8:15 Here he becomes an emotionless killer, chasing his prey.

YASSS finally a review on Tartagles themes... Tartag is such a fun, risky, rewarding character to play. I think he's very multi dimensional. You can play him melee or range. And yess he changes form but after that his energy is drained and become lethargic. (Sigh his long cooldown in game that is) Fell in love with him after doing his story. He's deep down a family man~ Also his Eng VA is amazing carrying the whole fandom on his shoulder. Lol

He literally just explained Childe's personality while having no knowledge of Genshin Impact, And before he even listened to the song!

Actually Childe looks like prince without dead eyes. I like this misunderstanding.

Tartaglia's last phase boss theme which is Wrath of Monoceros Caeli gives me this "you have got to hurry, time is running out or else you are screwed" kinda vibes

7:02 yes. Yes he dose change shape. Specifically, he has a glorified magical girl transformation

His strongest basic attack on his playable character is his fourth one. He throws the arrow by hand....

My first reaction to Childe boss fight: First phase: Seems easy enough so this will be a cakewalk. Second phase: This is rough but I think i can best him. Third phase: Oh you gotta be kidding me! (Only 3 of my characters barely survived...then got oneshotted so that the healer remained standing).

''No idea, just winging it'', got it spot on what the heck?!! Now all I need is to see your reactions to the in-game cutscenes and fights!

I don't watch KZfaq about Genshin so I don't spoil myself. That includes music. And I heard the boss theme, searched it up, and was led to this video. Now every time I face a new boss I search marcomeatball and watch his analysis.

"violent moves where it comes up and slams on the ground" exactly 🐋🐋🐋

You actually made almost an exact analysis about Tartaglia and his personality just by listening to his theme. That’s amazing 🤩 the music speaks to you

its extremely fascinating, almost even a bit scary how incredibly correct you are about each character just from listening to their music theme. and this wasnt even his personal demo theme, you were able to list all his character traits just from a battle theme. im not a music person much but i think it shows not only your incredible music knowledge but also the ability of the composer, Yup-Peng Chen to express characters through music.

Your ability to derive every single dimension of a setting and character's traits simply from analyzing the musical score as performed is equally as genius as the producers involved with weaving it all into these masterpieces. Bravo until the end of time.

Finally someone who says Tartaglia's name correctly😌👌

It's so refreshing to see a singer get SO much of the characterization from the orchestration! Us vocalists always get some flack for not having the best ears lol, but I think singers can innately pick up the emotions behind music pretty quickly. And your comment about Childe's playful machismo is spot on -- from the moment the main character meets him, that's exactly how he behaves until he's really challenged. Side note: if you got any Russian chorus vibes, it's intentional; Childe is part of the Fatui, an organization from Genshin Impact's iteration of Russia, Snezhnaya.

There are 11 fatui harbingers in game all from the commedia dell'arte their names are Pedrelino (1st Harbinger) Pulcinella (5th Harbinger) Scaramouche (6th Harbinger) Signora (8th Harbinger) Tartaglia (11th Harbinger) Dottore Pantalone Sandrone Capitano And two is still not known.

It's so nice to be able to listen to these pieces with commentary from someone who really knows their stuff! Partially to appreciate all the deeper layers that go into the composition but also to just listen to the whole thing in full 😂 tartaglia goes down too quickly every week

If you ever get the chance to get and play as Tartaglia imo he's one of the most fun units to play. And it matches pretty spot on with your descriptions of him in both character and playstyle. He's one of the few where you need to be more cognizant of how you use him. But once you figure it out he's very destructive, satisfying and fun to play. His theme made me stop for a second in the midst of battle just so I could take in what I was listening to.

He is one of upperman from the game antagonist, called the fatui, and they have 11 upperman called the 11 fatui harbinger. All their codename come from commedia dell'arte characters, such as tartaglia, la signora, scaramouche, pulcinella, il dottore, arlecchino, capitano, pierro, etc

Thank you so much for reacting to it, your insights are fantastic. You were correct in your characterization predictions. Also not sure if you noticed but, in the second part of this theme, you can hear whale call sounds - I found it so interesting that they included it there, since the character of Tartaglia has heavy narwhal / whale themes (he even summons one, as u predicted - slamming into the ground, during his boss battle).

Meant to go to the toilet until I saw this popup on my notification. I'm doing anything to see someone react to my Lord Harbinger's theme.

Tartaglia is part of a Mafia in the game called the Fatui, and he is one of the 11 Harbingers Wich act like the generals of said Mafia. Every Harbinger has an Italian Alias, for this character is Tartaglia (his real name is Ajax). La Signora was also one of the Harbingers and La Signora was her Alias.

Your evaluation on Childe is so damn accurate 👁👄👁

I love analysis videos for game music, and one thing about Genshin music that gives props to the composer is that you got the characterization and even what is happening during the battle pretty much spot on. The last 'phase' of the song where you described as 'demonic' is basically Tartaglia tapping into the 'dark side' of power and powering up to face off the MC with their true power. You got that spot on! The initial part where you mentioned the character being 'light on their feet' speaks to the fact that Tartaglia is supposed to be good at many different types of weaponry and fighting and changes weapon types during the fight itself (as well as a playable character).

Tartaglia is so blinded by his desire for battle that his weapon of choice is the bow - the weapon he is least adept at. He does so literally only just to show off, which I think is an incredible detail and shows how much confidence simply just oozes out of the guy. Love how accurate you are with your comments as well, incredible work man

Funny you should mention that Tartaglia's music sounds 'Godlike' because he's literally one of THE first big bosses you face in the game. He's the first thing most players ended up dying to, so he really DOES feel like this terrifying, God-like beast.

He even got the betrayal (Tartaglia helps you and then summons a literal god to destroy you) right :D His music is one of the best in the game imo and it perfectly describes him. Also, the streets of Europe -- Childe is the only character we have so far from Snezchnaya, which is inspired by Russia. The accordion deadass makes me think of Russian folk music.

“Playful with a edge of danger” describes this character perfectly describes this character he’s smarter then you and he knows he’s smarter then you and hes basically toying with us for most of the fight And part way through when the music gets all serious he basically becomes this almost alien form and every atk he does looks like it will absolutely kills us. Not only that earlier in the night he’s occasionally tease with witty remakes but after he transforms he legit says die now

You should try listening to the Genshin concert it was an amazing blend of classical and modern music.

Excellent exposure to the deeper language of music as always! And of course, a nice demonstration as to why learning about music and theater can give us a far greater window into the media we consume today. If you go into his visual design, you'll want both in-universe context and anime visual design context. The former is perhaps too lengthy to go into, but the latter is used relatively simply here, the most important component being the usage of a scarf to denote a classic Japanese superhero-style protagonist. This is the outward appearance that he uses for his younger siblings, who he as a concept feels a strong justice to be a role model for. Hence, the Madrigal quartet is quite possibly a straight play on holy justice, at least within his heart; he does evil, especially that opposed to the heavens, but it is a relative good to his family and people, and thus he pulls his blade on you. A solemn admittance to the manner the world of Genshin Impact is inverted (at least as far as my current interpretation goes). In the end, Tartaglia wants you to delight in the fight itself, and to the thrill of combat. And so his song returns to whimsy at the end. The devs really know their themes - I could perhaps even describe this game as a meandering symphonic poem. There is a lot for you to delve into if you start to look at the soundtrack as a whole. Be warned - it is hours upon hours of listening!

I think you should check out Andrius's boss theme. It's pretty dope

It's really amazing how you can almost perfectly describe the characteristics of a character, and what's happening just from the music alone.

Wow! Thanks for this emotions. Tartaglia is my most favourite character in Genshin. Bc of his lore and great character idea (parts of Italian, Greek and Russian culture that Hoyoverse writers were able to combine in one character). As Russian myself I see much more in him and all the Fatuis, they are quite familiar :) And it's always interesting to learn something new about the characters of commedia dell'arte! Thank you for your work ^_^

Childe being cocky is best explained with one of his voicelines during the boss fight. "All you do is run!"

Hey Marco! I’m doing this project in my 12th grade english class about how music makes humans feel certain emotion, and I was wondering if it’d be ok if I used some of your videos and info as part of it. Keep up the awesome work man :)

"...but it's used to describe a character that is the antithesis of what is holy..." He was trained in the abyss, which can be considered the opposite of holy. If you compare his eyes with the rest of the characters, they're kind of dead. No shine to them. So in battle yes he could akined to something demonic. You're so spot on, I love it so much!

They have a live version of this bro, you should watch it. Its in their Genshin Concert. (Or might as well watch the whole concert too!)

You should listen to the concert version of his theme too. It's fire

great analysis, detailed explanations, accurate picturization. earned my sub dude, keep it going. great work

You even got the style of his attacks right just by the music. Very fast attacks and sometimes he sends a literal whale on you with a huge area of damage that slams into you. Tartaglia boss fight has to be one of my favourites, it's fun and can be challenging if you are not careful. And Tartaglia as a character is great.

Its amazing how you described exactly how Tartaglia fights without even seeing how he fights just by listening to the music and how he goes from playing around to getting more serious.

I never thought a battle BGM could be a spoiler ... It's amazing that you are right about the character and the quest in the game!

I love that at the point when u describe the mood as "simply demonic" it was a point in the fight where he transforms with the help of uuh "magic?" he learned from the abyss, a power no human was supposed to possess and while it grants u imense power it also wears your body down and when you use it to often, it does kill you. The way you describe Tartaglia without knowing him in the game speaks volume the creative use of the music. Its amazing

It’s amazing that you mention the come dell'arte bc every single harbinger (basically Genshin’s Russian mafia bosses) is named after a character from the come dell'arte, so scaramouche, dottore, pulcinella, la signora… etc. there are 11 total in the game

You even guessed his attacks lol. Tartaglia is a general who loves to fight and is always trying to improve himself. For him battling is the fun part of his job and he likes to face strong opponents to test his own strength, he master al lot of weapons and uses his weakest one to master it as well. During the first half he’s just playing with us and having fun, but when he discovers that we’re actually a threat to his mission he becomes serious and even angry. He’s quite an interesting character if you look more into it, he’s not really evil, he just sees himself as his majesty’s weapon and does whatever it takes to complete his mission.

One thing I haven't really seen added is Tartaglia also has a bit of an aquatic theme going on, he shoots water arrows and one of his attacks is a giant whale. (His symbol is a Leviathan) This might have been the reason for some of the instrument choices specifically in the first movement- part of it feels reminiscent of water levels in other video games. And also the subtle whale sounds in the last

This guy is purely listening from the music alone and can tell the whole scenario that's actually happening This man is amazing

Even though Tartaglia is very elusive, playfully and mischievous he cares a LOT about family. He lies to his little brother to keep him save. He overuse his power until the brink of death to save his brother.

7:05 well you got that right, he switches his element in the fight to symbolize that he is ready to kill to achieve his goal