Dr. Ratio Will Never Be A GENIUS | Honkai: Star Rail

Dr. Veritas Ratio is the hero we didn’t ask for, but we definitely needed. Leave the memes aside, after he invited himself into the mailbox of every Trailblazer, it's not a stretch to say that he has become a fan favorite.

Patch 1.6 has been… interesting, to say the least. When everybody thought that Ruan Mei would be just a sweet scientist in need of our help, she turned out to be a lying psychopath who drugged us and forced us to solve her problem. On the other hand, everyone thought that Dr. Ratio will be an insufferable, arrogant prick… who doesn’t give a damn about the people around him… and he turns out to be an insufferable, arrogant prick who wanted to use knowledge to help people think for themselves. What a twist?! Despite his great mind, Dr. Ratio is not a genius… and will never be.

The Genius Society is the topic of many discussions in Honkai: Star Rail. Every researcher dreams of the day when Nous will finally gaze upon them and invite them to the Genius Society. Unfortunately, for many people, that remains a fantasy. Despite his incredible academic achievements, the Erudition never gazed upon Dr. Ratio. Is he not smart enough to be part of the Genius Society? If you want to know why he is not a genius, this video is perfect for you!

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:11 Who is Dr. Ratio?
4:01 The Genius Society
6:31 Curing "foolishness"

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[HomuLabs]

L + Ratio + You Fell Off + Not Smart Enough + Where's your 8 doctoral degrees? + Don't Ask Stupid Questions + SUBSCRIBE

Later Edit: After reading some of the comments, I realized that I hadn't expressed myself too well in the video. Maybe I should have put more emphasis on the fact that I don't think that every member of the Genius Society is an evil lunatic willing to set the world on fire for the sake of their research. I tried too much to be funny and poke fun at the Genius Society, and it seems like that backfired a bit on me.

When I said 'selfish' in the video, I meant someone who wants to pursue the ultimate/purest form of knowledge for themselves. While it's true that this kind of pursuit tends to attract mostly people of questionable morality, I don't want to discredit the fact that there are people like Aiden - who was known for his kindness and helped a lot of people.

[Estheriam]

I think the difference between Ratio and the Genius Society is simple.

He has no desire to search and plumb the unknown. He seeks to spread knowledge.

The Genius Society seeks out new knowledge, the unknowns.

If I had to compare, Ratio desires to raise the “floor” while Genius Society desires to raise the “Ceiling” of whatever they research.

[rewieoscar]

Bro hated the Genius Society so much that he gave it a new name every time he has a chance 💀

[pouiverfaim]

While most members are definitely selfish uncaring people

Among the Genius Society #22 Aiden was described as the most selfless in the society as contrary to most members he actually shared the things he did and was I think the reason why the society became known at all. He was so selfless that Herta found him weird

[ahatheaeon]

like you said, i would rather deal with someone like Ratio than someone like Herta or Ruan Mei. sure he is an arrogant prick and will make me wanna cry, but he will probably want the best for me and see me improve and learn. Herta literally only sees mfs as test subjects lmao but the reason i like her more than Ruan Mei is because she is honest about it. i mean she said it herself at the start of game. Ruan Mei is a very deceptive person who wears a mask constantly. the only time we see the true Ruan Mei so far in the game is when she was raving about her experiments in that recording. and she sounded like a true mad scientist there not the chill caring woman she portrays herself to be.

[shkpotter]

Disregard for human life society, the selfish society, the criminal society, the overrated society, the lunatic society. Damn you really cookked them lol

[idontspeakjapanese]

If Rheindottr, Dottore and Mobius were in the HSRverse, their research would attract Nous and thus be invited to the Genius Society.

[GeneSysFNLT]

The fact that the Genius Society's name keeps changing through the video has me cackling! 🤣

[mapoe]

I prefer tough love over fake love so my brother in philosophy Dr. Ratio. Hardworking, profesional, and altruistic. Honestly, I'm happy we got him free, I wanted him more than Ruan Mei, meta be damn.

[FuzenHua]

There are people who are nice, but not kind
And there are people who are not nice, but are kind

[lux]

Uuuuwow, never thought that his name literally are *Truth* and *Reason*

[xander]

I really liked what they did to describe Nous in this story quest. HSR has been using these to hammer the point that Aeons are a rigid embodiment of a certain aspect of society. While the Erudition sounds like a noble path, we have seen the Geniuses fully dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge even at the expense of those around them. This behavior is similar to that of the Abundance, which sounds beneficial on paper but has led to the curse of Mara in long-life species.

Comparing the Genius Society to Dr. Ratio highlights what makes Nous the Erudition and his followers imperfect. I think all Aeons and their devout followers suffer from some sort of inherent flaw, but this makes groups like the Stellaron Hunters very interesting since they do not associate with any Aeon in particular (although you could say they directly oppose the IPC, which is a representative of the Preservation).

[Kiwi-Araga]

Srewllum is the only one so far to not be a complete asshole.

[daikontaiko]

I love the analysis of Dr Ratio’s character! I can appreciate that he’s not a Genius, which I’m thankful for because Ruan Mei really unnerved me. I didn’t think too hard about Screwllum’s lack of action since it felt like he’d not be an active part until you pointed out what makes them a Genius.

Dr Ratio’s part in the story really felt like the Tuxedo Mask and “My job here is done” but he actually did nothing meme though…

[Misspinkmaid]

When I think about it, Dr. MEI is kind of the mix between Dr. Ratio and Ruan Mei. She is a genius who cares about Humanity but sometimes made a morally questionable decisions

[BirbRawor]

Before he gave some "genious" vibes with his voicelines but after I saw his idles, I'm pretty sure he is hardworking dumb.

[DanaOtken]

Fair enough, although what Herta herself wrote about how people get into the Genius Society adds some extra context: After attracting Nous's gaze, three basic response patterns follow. The people who view this as affirmation of their accomplishments and thus the conclusion of the quest for knowledge may be fairly justified in this belief - but obviously fail. The people who view this as evidence they're on the right path and redouble on devoting the remainder of their existence to research also fail and for the same basic reason regardless of their motivation or the effect of their deeds on society and the universe. (This tends to weed out a lot of the most driven people, which does happen to include many we'd consider benevolent.) The people who pass are those for whom that glance causes the epiphany that their own accomplishments are utterly meaningless from the perspective of the Erudition, because everything they could ever discover was to Nous too obvious to even be worth thinking - much as Asta explains that for the researchers at the Herta Station, a scrap piece of paper littered by Herta is a priceless if incomprehensible treasure because by the point of bothering to jot down a quick note she'll already have thought past decades' worth of their own research. Thus the quote (which I may be butchering): "The Erudition does not have the answers. But it will teach you to ask the right questions."

So while members of the Genius Society are not automatically selfish, their own research IS because they realize its true purpose is just to express themselves. From this perspective, believing that you can even recognize "the greater good" equates to megalomania: Aiden was genuinely a kind man but did not express that kindness in the certain belief he was really helping others. For all of Herta's arrogance, it comes from first having to confront her limitations and lack of perspective with a brutal clarity that she then sees no reason not to impose on others. You don't have to be insane to get in, but you do have to be willing to admit that you cannot be sure what sanity really is and simply hope you're right. Between that and the fact that people truly, deeply, driven towards a goal and who can't confront that it only matters for them aren't going to make it into the Genius Society...

[Rhenhwa]

Genius society, Selfish people society, Crazy people society .... it goes on and on. You've done it again, Homu 😂

[MetaGiga]

One thing that people forget about Screwllum is that he’s a robotic *politician.* He’s seen as the nicest of the Geniuses you’ve currently met… But people saying that have already been charmed by him. I like him too, but a really smart politician knows how to sway public opinion through knowing exactly how to come across as likable to others. I don’t really trust him 100% because of this fact and how there’s already subtle hints of him not really taking other researchers into consideration

[Ruki_VDoctor]

Nah, I'd still hate Ruan Mei for drugging the MC. I know that it's for the sake of secrecy, but still, that alone is a red flag