It's interesting to juxtapose Aventurine's luck with the Nihility, because nihilism also speaks against the idea that "things happen for a reason." One can try to find meaning and reason behind surviving a tragedy, but what reason and meaning can possibly justify the tragedy in the first place. One is left asking, "Why me?" And a nihilist would answer, "No reason. Just luck."

"Your luck is other's failure" he is the embodiment of this phrase

"lucky but also unlucky" just like Aventurine's fans right now... We were eating so well with his content and got hit with "aight, this is the last time you will see this fella for a longgg time, bye"😭

Put in an analogy, lets say aven was a genshin player. he'd be the type that gets 6 limited 5 stars back to back in a single ten pull, but he is actually going for a standard banner 5 star character. His massive luck prevents him from being unable to get a specific standard banner character that he wants, causing him to wait for 3+ yrs... perhaps forever. And he started genshin only bc he wanted that standard character. He is chasing after something so easy yet so hard to obtain, all because of his massive luck that others desire. (btw this analogy is VERY surface level, I just wanted a "lighthearted" analogy for him)

hes literally Nagito, the most unlucky lucky guy ever, the nah i win incarnate, he wishes to had the luck of the master chief, because his luck is akin to divine providence but aventurine is the devils luck, the best luck for you, the worst for all the rest

I've been seeing a lot of mixed things on the meaning of him 'having a nice body' in the chinese translation. I don't know a lick of chinese myself, but a common consensus seems to be that they mean people are willing to bet on him in the arena because he's attractive, despite being scrawny. It definitely feels like the darker implications are there though. I've always loved the cocky gambler archetype, so Aventurine was a hit for me from the beginning, but they really fleshed him out in a way that I loved so much more than I expected. I especially like his relationship with Ratio, the 'doctor's advice' note definitely had me tearing up a bit, before I devolved into full on sobbing as he said goodbye to his past self. That channel member list is getting pretty long, happy to see it growing!

reminds me of this quote by zuko from atla: “My father says she was born lucky; he says I was lucky to be born.”

I swear to god they took inspiration from Nagito from Danganronpa, but I'm not complaining. If the wheel isn't broke don't fix it. Both are amazingly written characters.

Great video, its nice to see someone approach the character with some maturity rather than just repeating the same 3 "zest" or "rizz" memes. Hoyo clearly put alot of effort into developing him and really focused on telling a story that feels incredibly mature, and in a way, very real, and I have alot of respect for them for that. The fact that they managed to accomplish so much in a single patch is really impressive. Personally, I hope Aventurine actually gets to fade out of the story for now, having served his "purpose" for the Penacony arc to an extent, and that in the meantime he can go and find his own purpose in life in the background, somewhere in the universe. I hope one day, perhaps a year from now or even two or more, we will randomly stumble across Aventurine during our travels. He could have a different outfit, something much more normal and pedestrian, have made friends of his own or even started a family, managed to fit in with a community and would have found something to live for now that he is truly free for the first time in his life. That'd be my ideal ending for him atleast. I'm not sure if his "luck" thing is still present or if it perhaps changed after his "death", but man, the boy really, really deserves a happy ending of some kind.

Loved the video and your playthrough. Yee, I think also a nice through line for Aventurine in 2.1 is the idea of rebirth. He is born on the Kakava, the day Gaiathra Triclops reincarnates. His Cornerstone prayer mentions rebirth. The most pivotal points in his life feature rain, in conjunction with Acheron's comments on what rain means, to erase, hide, or wash away, it almost works as a baptism, to wash and be born again. How Aventurine in 2.1 ends parallels his mother when he is born: His mother prays, questioning why her son has been born into world that he cannot live in, only to find her answer with coming rain. Aventurine is also questioning why he was born, why he gets to live, while death takes everyone else from him. Again, Acheron brings the rain and helps him find the purpose he needs. I think part of the reason Aventurine followed the Path of Preservation is because it is a path that is very good at giving meaning to pain and sacrifice. All that he went through, everything his loved ones and people did to keep him alive, they mean something, they are important in the view of the Preservation, which I think is something he really needed.

My favorite definition of luck is "Where persistence meets opportunity" which I think is pretty accurate for Aventurine and why he ended following Preservation instead of Nihility or Elation which were both opportunities that seemed to lay before him at certain points in his life. Despite him facing quite a large number of hardships he always chose to endure, which can be quite the hard choice when facing seemingly insurmountable odds. To be clear I don't really "like" many of the Penacony characters, but I do find them intriguing which in general is a sign of good character writing. Quite looking forward to how this narrative resolves.

From Belobog to Xianzhou, and now Penacony, every area contains a number of tragedies and sad stories. The game IS truly named after Honkai😢

Star Rail really built Aventurine as a villain in 2.0 only to make him the most conflicted and sympathetic character in 2.1. I think Aventurine definitely suffers from survivor's guilt, that's why he's always so willing to bet his own life. Also believe that, from his perspective, he definitely feels unlucky but can't ever say that, because otherwise all the suffering his people went through would hold no meaning at all.

and people still say “Aventurine doesn’t have the best character development in the game” or “furina is better” “aventurine is meh” 💀💀

In Genshin Impact, Bennett has shown that he can find good luck in bad luck. In Honkai Star Rail, Aventurine perfectly proved that the other way is also a thing And oh my god I love both of these characters

Aventurine reminds me on the song "Go Down Gamblin'" by Blood, Sweat and Tears. "Down in a crap game I've been losing at roulette Cards are bound to break me but I ain't busted yet 'Cause I've been called a natural lover by that lady over there Honey, I'm just a natural gambler but I try to do my share"

This was a great analysis of our zesty gambler (Qingque is still the OG). Aventurine was the real star of 2.1, both his character arc and NA voice (Camden) delivered so much (i still can't believe Aventurine was Camden's first major role.) On 2.0, Aventurine was just placing his chips for the bet, so it was hard to connect with him (everybody being sus in penacony didn't help either). I didn't hate him, sure he was a prick and played the antagonist role, but Shaoji never leaves it plain and simple. Most, if not all of the characters written by him on HI3rd had complex depht, the flamechasers argueably are the best ones to date. Having said that, 2.1 delivered on all fronts, i can't wait for 2.2.

Something thing I noticed that may be worth bringing up is the Dream Journal. In the segment recapping the boss fight, if you say his motives were wanting to die the following paragraph mentioned how Adventurine "murdered his family with his own two hands"

I like how he is a gambler who win but gains nothing. To him,'all or nothing' is the same,if he wins the bet, he gets all the chips but he don't actually get what he wants aka 'his family' but if he finally lose,He will lost everything and die but he finally get to reunion with his family.Ironic he always wins so his luck is a curse that keep him from getting to finally see his family.

Aventurine’s character summarized in one phrase: “mission failed successfully.”

I just want to point out that aventurine’s mission title in cn translates to ‘a dance at the slaughter house’ which is the title of a novel about sex trafficking which kind of makes me believe those implications more….it’s sad

I can totally see the fanfics that are gonna appear after watching this. Aventurine adopting the I'm-so-annoying-you'd-be-better-off-staying-away-from-me attitude so that nobody beside him gets influenced by his "luck", pushing people who's trying to love him away...so much survival's guilt

Another thing that makes me so sad about Aventurine is the fact that he really wants to befriend people, but absolutely no one trusts him. Everyone is just out here throwing slurs and insults at him, and he just keeps smiling. Like when Ratio insulted his schooling and his parents, only to be shocked to find out AVENTURINE HAD NEITHER!! And Aventurine just smiled and said he didn't take offense, but I imagine it did break his heart a lil to have that thrown back in his face. When he talks about playing the "role" of friend, it def comes off as the idea of friends being a hollow term to him. Reciprocal, transactional, and ultimately temporary. What I'm trying to say is: I CAN FIX HIM GUYS!!!

I was an aventurine hater but I do admit the quest made me like him a lot, probably my favorite male character next to welt and blade. I love to see this new video style too, it’s always cool seeing you take on new forms of content. I could listen to you ramble on anything though. Penacony has been amazing and the best story hsr wrote so far. It makes me curious how far in advance they write the story. Also sorry I don’t have the time to comment as much as I wish I could but the videos are always great. You’re doing wonderful

I think that Aventurine is both a good sign going forward and generally someone to be appreciated. On one hand his writing is really well handled, mature and layered, so much so to the point that as some pointed out, white night is about Aventurine, this is a huge step up above generally most of mihoyos writing in my opinion, I'd go as far as to say, so far, he's the best written hsr character and a lot better than anyone in genshin, honestly I'd even go as far as to compare him to Otto (though I still think Otto is a bit better, though I'm biased because Regression). Aside from that, I feel like a person really should take a moment to appreciate him, for all the gambler jokes etc, his behaviours, motivations, personality, so much of it makes perfect sense. Even as his future put it, for all the flamboyance, the straight aces, royal flush (idk the terms), he's clutching his chips below the table, for all his luck and playing it off, he is afraid constantly, even what he said during his cut scene "You always have to hide your ace with a straight face" fits him so well, he always hides his fears, his pain with the cocky full of himself gambler who knows he'll win, whenever he does win he questions himself more, is this really his blessing? The luck to be the last survivor of his race, to survive when his family didn't, to kill all those other people after being bought, does he want it? Does he deserve it? Hell is it even a blessing at all? I hate how much people are oversimplifying him when he's so well written

He lost it all when young. Now he strives to win it all and never lose again- Oh, the Irony.

Honestly, the most ironic thing about his Luck and his character as a whole is that he care. He care about the people around him, he was lucky to be born in loving family and learned kindness but that is also his "flaw".

An important point to note is that in Friedrich Nietzsche's God is Dead, even though nihilism implies that life inherently has no meaning, Nietzsche ultimately concludes that nihilsm justifies one to pursue one's own sense of purpose. It's interesting that Adventurine came to the same standpoint by the end.

he is one of my favorite characters in the game, he reminds me of garou from opm, that after each lucky chance he gets with surviving comes more turmoil, to me his story made sense the start, he was told he was special, that he deserved it all, yet losses the people he loves, his free will, his dignity, and in that he only wants to tear down the reminders of who he is

There is also an irony to his luck in that it only benefits him if he thinks for himself. Selfish luck basically. But despite losing so much in his life, he keeps thinking selflessly, that things will work out for other people and the issue is, the luck doesnt work because he doesnt believe it’ll benefit himself which is where the luck stems from. I guess a better example would be you can only get a 100% on a test if you wholeheartedly believe you’ll fail it. He doesnt believe any of his plans will work out for himself but they always work out. He always wants his close ones safe and that doesnt work out because he believes it wont. Imagine having to lose hope on something for the best outcome. How does a selfless person do that?

i don’t play hsr since i don’t like turn based gameplay but oh my GODDDD if i DID, i know i’d be throwing away all my jades for this man 😭😭😭 like im already this insane about a character from a game i dont even play, i cant imagine the marbles i’d lose if i actually played hsr lmaooo. thank you for the video!!!! gosh he’s so well-written

I'm not gonna lie, i cried so much doing this mission, this is probably the most i have cried for a hyv character ever. He's so Kurapika coded which i love and it makes me so sad at the same time, I really wanna hug him, but since I can't, the only thing i can do is add him to my team so i will spend all my savings on him. May we all Aventurine wanters become Aventurine havers 💖

Idk, this might be a long shot but Aventurine reminds me of MCU Loki at some point because of his flashiness. I just hope my guy Aventurine take the Nihility path and come out alive.

i just wanna hug him and try and heal his traumas yet because of his luck it probs wouldnt work out... ;m;

This whole video unironcially made me parallel Aventurine’s luck with Nagitos lucky from a different game 😭

Lore video? So cool!! Do more!!! Yes i used to dislike him in 2.0 because of his pompous and rude attitude to us and the Astral Express crew, the way he talks about “friends” like they’re his pawns…and I was one of those who laughed at him whenever he got roasted… After 2.1, I kinda get why he became the way he is…even his bravado, callous risk taking and the way he speaks like his “master” with that all or nothing bs…was all the experience and learning he had picked up growing up and surviving… However, beneath the facade of a cocky gambler, deep down he was still the little Kakavasha who won his sister’s necklace and wanted a happy family…

Thanks for the video! I was not very interested in Aventurine and thought he was kind of a jerk at first but then fell in love with him after hearing his back story. So tragic but so good.

I’m seeing more and more channels covering lore and story explanations/analysis/theories ever since penacony and 2.0 and I am loving it. Discovering new content creators like you has been a fantastic breath of fresh air compared to the stream of drama/leak videos that are around. Thank you for your content blessing my feed. Commenting to pay it forward. ❤

I like this kind of content

Penacony had so much hype and it has only surpassed that hype in 2.0 and 2.1. I really hope when we go back to lofu later this year it keeps going.

Hime light cone names are typically annouced with the update page so don't mind their names as spoilers! Just fyi :D

Great video on a great character! Honestly Aventurine has been so interesting to talk about, me and my friends that play HSR have the theory that he will follow the same path as Acheron he will seek out IX and face THEM down and come out an Emanator of The Nihility in a desperate bid to find an answer to the question and purpose Acheron left him

This is a great video! And Aventurine is my fav character in HSR by FAR, they put in so much care and effort to flesh out his story!

someone need to make a video of how him and nagito are like the same, in terms of how their luck works and how their character are, being destined to be alone.

You said everything so well!! Amazing video 💛💛💛

So my theory of him being a L.A twink who listens to Lana del Rey is correct then 💀 "I'm a sad girl, im a sad girl, im a saaaaad girl" -- Aventurine (2014)

The more time passes the more I regret using my Guranteed on Acheron, but I'm still trying to Pull!!!!

After finishing 2.1 story i had some alcohol just to drown my own sorrow 😭 as when they showed adventurine's boss fight in the livestream i thought we were going to fight him to win a bet for his cooperation or get key information from him, i didnt think they were going to throw his whole sad backstory and then basically fight to the death! After the story he reminded me of a very famous lucky character from the danga rompa series komadea (i probaby spelt it wrong) as they way of thinking are complelty oppersites but thier luck is not. they also both used death the same way but different purposes

LETS GOOOOO TSUKI VIDEO ESSAY

I finally finished it today and youch this man just can't catch a break

Nice analysis as always from you! I gotta admit that I didn't fully understand what was going on in his story, but this is basically what I got from it anyway, him feeling like his luck is more of a curse than a blessing.

Small correction: Nihilist believe that there is no inherent meaning. Nihilist can and often do find meaning in things and a purpose at life but its one they chose for themselves. It is meaningful to each individual nihilist. Thats what i believe as a nihilist anyway.

I normally wasn't going to pull for Aventurine but his story changed my mind. That and he's a pretty good character gameplay wise.

Thank you,you put everything into words perfectly. Hope we all Advy enjoyers will become Advy havers.

To me the real question is not "is him really lucky?" it's "he is lucky but does said luck bring him happiness?" Hapiness being the key word here. He never really stood to me as someone genuinely happy.

II'm excited for 2.2

well said

bro got that nagito komaeda luck

Bro i had teared up at the end i hope hes still alive

Also that money and selfish greed can’t buy happiness, in a way. Aventurine’s luck applying only to himself is the epitome of a selfish benefit imo

Adventurine finding some form of meaning in nihility = Doctors of chaos, just my two cents

wait hold up tsuki making vid on a char bg?

I too am afflicted with the curse of luck. It means horrible things like my mom being dead but you have to learn to see the good in it: i dont have to pay her medical bills or pay to put her in a nursing home

You now convinced me to not roll for Aventurine. He might not be a good sustain unit to be the only one to survive while the team dies.

loreeeeeeeeeeeeee

he probs has survivors guilt

Missed opportunity to call it the "Dramatic Irony."

A child of luck. Same time unlucky

Her s are so cute

At 2:06 - 2:44 it just started to sound like you were repeating stuff you have already said, to me

Oh, hey, dat me lmao.

someone give this to me as a background pls 2:31 / 9:55

Can we say that the people who were quick to cancel sparkle to apologise and hate on the IPC instead beacause its the IPC who made Aventurine suffer for most of his life and Avebturine forever!

Aventurine was the best part, the rest was really boring

This charcter is every single thing amplified in such way I can only consider abhorrent. They are a shell they exploited and were exploited by capitalism to such an end that every thing about them is nothing but a ploy. An endless gamble for the stake of slightly better outcome at the risk of themselves. I knew this game would get darker even in the early story darker aspects are shown time and time again. And it seems they to lost that gamble as so many tend to. Their entire backstory reads as nothing but an endless role of the dice won at horrific situations survived but little else. Their is no such thing as luck in any capitalistic world but it definitely fails to excuse them for it either particularly noticeable as it's doubtful no one else survived from their.

Honestly, his life story is just a tool to sell him to the players. He maybe lucky but he is doomed from the very time he was born, and his bravado is just a façade of his fear and low self esteem. And who will want a previous slave in their party? Not rolling for him, I'll roll for the space cowboy instead.

Suffering from success

"IT'S ALL OR NOTHINGG!!!"🗣️🗣️🗣️💯💯🎲🎲🪙🪙🪙