The Lost 10th Harbinger [Genshin Impact Lore and Theory]



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I AM SO SO HAPPY to finally be able to share this theory with you guys without stepping on any leaks – the lost 10th Fatui Harbinger ! I LOVE this theory so much but I remember how much I had to steer away from Fatui content for a while lest I spoil myself, so this theory just went on the backburner for a really lore time, but now after finally seeing Arlecchino’s number, I’m so happy that I get to share it with all of yall.
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36 thoughts on “The Lost 10th Harbinger [Genshin Impact Lore and Theory]”

  1. I subscribe to Crepus theory but what if the current Arlecchino was the 10th but when she fought the previous director who was the 4th and she took his position in the House and the Fatui ranking.

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  2. heres hoping the old 10th was crepus(diluc's dad) and was considered a "volatile liar" because he never truly pledged to the tsaritsa and was only a member for the mutual benefits so long as he didnt get in the tsaritsa's way.

    which would open the door for the traveller to become the 10th (we've canonically bested 2 harbingers and 1 with the help of an archon) since we fit the power requirement to out rank childe. The traveller has slaughtered plenty of fatui agents and routinely been a fork in fatui plans. We also have the grounds laid for an uneasy alliance with the fatui given arlecchino's proposal, our friendship with childe, and our distrust of celestia.

    All things considered the traveller could be a violent, volatile, and uneasy ally in the eyes of the tsaritsa fitting the role of "Brighella" amongst the fatui. We also are strong enough to take up the 10th spot(11th at worst, 7/8 ish at best).

    but what our role in the fatui could truly be which fits perfectly with the current situation surrounding the 10th, is none at all.

    all this time the 10th never truly existing could be our fault, because the 10th IS us. no one would suspect us and who else has been closer to multiple archons and subsequently present for the taking of a gnosi than us? After Liyue it's quite possible that the fatui have included us in their plans. I mean we're used as a bargaining chip to get the gnosi in scara's hands.

    unknowingly and unwillingly we have been present in most fatui scheme's surrounding the gnosi thus far. and if we do end up formally joining we would be a valuable asset to the fatui because of how close to the archons we are, we would be the perfect liar, the people's hero that's actually working for the fatui all along.

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  3. It's mostly like Crepus. In the manga, it doesn't make sense as to why the Fatui would invest effort to assasinate Crepus. Most probably he betrayed the Harbingers and they had to unalive him.

    Brighella is also a tavern owner and everyone knows who is the original owner of Angel share. Plus, remember a 3-star sword called 'Harbinger of Dawn'? Its probably a giveaway theory that there is a Harbinger from Dawn Winery

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  4. …Isn't Capitano the 10th Harbinger?
    Jester, Doctor, Columbina, Knave, Rooster, Balladeer, Sandrone, Signora, Pantalone, Capitano, Childe. 11 Harbingers, 11 places… Pierro was mentioned to be the First Fatui member too. You guys really can't count to 11?

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  5. Ms Aster can you tackle the stuff in Neuvilette story quest? Specifically regarding the actual fate that befell on Carole? I'm still confused whether she doing self-oof or being brutally murdered by the people

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  6. I find the expelled theory a bit hard to believe, mostly because of Dottore's existence. It would have to be more vile then child exprimentation and allowing children to be put into an arena to fight to the death for the amusement of others (as seen in the manga), and he's quick to get rid of people when hes done with them, then possibly experiment on them. (Oh and theres also what happened with the Akasha)

    Wanderer also says that he wonders if the Tsaritsa is over compensating for something with her kindness, my impression from that is that she knows that some of her people are probably doing really terrible things but wants to ignore it because to her the ends justify the means. (But thats just my opinion)

    But I do think the fatui would get rid of someone if that person betrayed them then never mention this person ever again out of disgust, many of them do seem very loyal to the Tsaritsa so betraying her would probably be a pretty terrible offense. I'm actually pretty sold on the Crepus theory.

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  7. Do you think there may never have been a 10th, and Childe being 11th is just an elaborate joke on Childe, something along the lines of "you're so down there in our hierarchy that you're lower than 10th place which never was there btw"?

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  8. Lots of good suggestions by the other commentators so im only gonna add another possibility. The 10th harbinger could be a personal aide to the Tsaritsa. One who never leaves her side and thus is never shown not even at the meetings.

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  9. Regardless of why the 10th seat isn't meantioned (and is probably vacant), I think it's probably because hoyo will have a new harbinger rise in the snezhnaya chapter and they dont want to actively kick a harbinger out of the ranks. They could be the travaler, but also a fatui agent like lyney, lynette or freminet. They could either take 10th place or childe would move up for the new harbinger to become 11th

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  10. Crepus really fits to be the 10th Harbinger. The only point against this is why he is never mentioned by any of the harbinger or even in the lore. Hoyo would definitely put some hints like in artifact lore (the pale flame) but they didn't. Even if he was a traitor to the harbingers, I don't understand why the Fatui would go so far to make him a Taboo topic especially since some of the harbingers don't like following the rules (e.g. Childe and Scaramouche).

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  11. I have a prediction: the traveler will join the fatui harbingers at some point. He’ll realize they weren’t actually the villains and join him with his strength. Like,the traveler uses multiple visions like basically every harbinger and some harbingers aren’t even evil like look at childe so it could work. But there is one underlying reason to all this,the fatui has the most information to celestia which is connected to the unknown god so why would they not know about the abyss princess? I know it’s crazy that the hero would join big bad of the story but it would be SO COOL lmao

    Edit:nvm it was said in the video lolll

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  12. I feel like it's either one of two things, The first being the 10th harbinger was Crepus and he was assassinated by the Fatui using Ursa the drake or that the 10th is a completely different person/ new character that will be greatly expanded upon at a later point in time like possibily we get a mention of them in Natlan and then get the full story in snezhaya
    The second option being the 10th harbinger is alive and is serving some kind of more unique purpose and we meet them later in the story

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  13. Would like in future to able to choose a side, an harbinger, follow your sibling in the abyss or to oppose their ideology , go with tartaglia and betray the fatui, or go against divintity to save a cursed race, or a route more focused on being a sage of buer

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