[3.4] Are we missing a harbinger? - A Genshin Impact Theory

I'm really not sure how likely this theory is but there are enough little bits of evidence lying around to warrant an investigation! So in this video we're going to be exploring the possibility that Pierro is not counted among the 11 harbingers we've met so far, and that one harbinger hasn't been revealed at all.

**TIMESTAMPS**
0:00 Introduction & Disclaimer
01:50 Pierro
04:30 Rankings
06:35 Constellations
10:00 The Missing Harbinger
15:40 Delusion
18:10 Rebuttal
21:00 Bonus Theory

**Further Reading & Citations**

[bardadu]

It’s simple. The missing harbinger is the harbinger of dawn (3 star sword)

[zephyros]

Childe says that "If she stood to benefit from betraying others, she'd turn against the Tsaritsa in a heartbeat." in his voice line about Arlecchino, implying the possibility of a betrayal, and Scaramouche calls her a " wolf in sheep's clothing", so she could be the hand of glory.

[seamountain]

Does anyone else think that Childe is like 70% more intimidating in those clothes? Like the clothes are doing all the heavy lifting here, I mean I love the vibe but like it’s just the clothes right? Or is this just a me thing?

[SkyBlueMistGhost]

I love the idea of Crepus being a Harbinger. The angst? The plot twist? The tie back to the manga? I would adore it. It's pretty crack but it's a fun crack. These bizzare theories are the most fun to watch honestly.

[Alicewillbepresident]

I think its practically confirmed that there is a missing harbinger, since Arlecchino is now confirmed to be the 4th. Pierro has to be the Director and not the 1st because Capitano has be ranked higher. Capitano can't be the 10th because Childe said the Captain was ranked too high for him to notice Childe.

[erikboncoref.]

Well, I can see Crepus being the missing Harbinger, it might explain the constant closeness between Mondstadt and Snezhnaya both in the comic and in the game plot

[CelesNihility]

I think I found the mistranslated script that caused a lot of misunderstanding.

Tartaglia words on Pierro in English:
He was the first ever fatui Harbinger, and today he's our leader.

The original Chinese script:
他是愚人众最初的执行官，也是今日执行官们的领袖..

Proper translation:
He is the first ever Harbinger of the Fatui, and nowadays he's ALSO the leader of the Harbingers.

If it's past tense "was" in Chinese, it would have been 曾经是 or 曾是 or 以前是。but the script only said “是” which is just present tense "is".

So TL;DR the script NEVER specified if he quit a Harbinger seat some time in the past, it just pointed out he's status as "The first ever harbinger (without specifying seat number)" while ALSO being the leader at present.

[Ultrablockstar]

An interesting thing that people have noted is the presence of the Fatui Leitmotif in Fischl's themes, leading people to believe that Fischl (or her family) have connections with the Fatui (Perhaps via the Adventurer's Guild) OR that the Princess Fischl that Amy based her persona off of maybe related to the Fatui or even the Tsaritsa herself (Especially when fairy tales and allegories are currently more reliable sources of information than "factual" records because of the Irminsul Tree.)

[trashcangameboy]

i think i remember Childe’s voice lines about Arleccino being along the lines of her being a traitor, or willing to betray the Fatui for her own ends. That would make the Traitor/ Hand of Glory constellation being Arleccino make more sense. 20:25

[neoe]

Everytime I hear the number 12, as a czech person, especially if its a group of 12 people I can't help but think of the czech fairytale about the 12 months/moons from Božena Němcovás fairytale collection

[smol_lil_demon]

I want this theory to be true just because I want Capitano to be ranked number 1

[Hyopomora]

As a Chinese speaker thanking for pointing out the fact the localization messed up the “seat” thing that has been driving me up the wall for ages. It’s pretty frustrating how much gets omitted or outright erased because of improper translation

[TnsfFun]

I like counting Harbingers from 0 to 11. 0 being Pierro and 11 being Tartaglia of course because that way all major tarot arcanas fit each harbinger

[Fukei_Mono]

20:09 Another description of Brighella's character is that "he's basically Arlecchino's smarter and more vindicitive brother/counterpart". That could be a source of beef between them, imo. Maybe despite Crepus being just the tenth seat, and Arlecchino being all the way to the fourth, he managed to outwit and screw her up one too many times for her comfort. Maybe for the lols, or maybe for a deeper reason.

[lawierdwitch]

"Happily identifies as a monster"
I'm not that far into quests and idk if it's a quote, but it feels like complete truth😭

[guibragatto]

it would be hysterical if Capitano ends up being Alphonse Elric

[kabuto]

After 4.2, Arlecchino is number 4, so Capitano HAS TO BE 1, cuz like Childe says how Capitano is so beyond him in rank and strength, if the rank represent strength, capitano can't be 10th, so there might actually be a 10th missing fatui, and Diluc's father makes a lot of sense actually, the crack theory is pretty good

[WhiteKoneko]

Another thing if we count Tsarista into it we get 12 which is the exact number on a clock. Pretty eerie if you think on it.

[Poofiemus]

Even if Crepus wasn't the secret Harbinger this does make me think he had SOME connection to or dirt on thr Fatui, because everything you point out really does make his death look like a hit.

Also, Tartaglia is opposite the Fatui symbol. I think, going by his story quest, he's got a huge internal conflict going on between his duty to the Fatui and his fondness for his family. I'm convinced this is going to come up as him being forced to make a choice between the two. So the opposition theory does still check out, but for him it's an internal conflict instead of external like it is with Scaramouche and Dottore.

[blujungi]

I always wondered where Crepus’ delusion came from… this actually makes so much sense and the facial hair + clothes too is insanely something Hoyo would do..to not be boring really. I feel like one day we will know of this in a Autumn patch / around Dorman port or Snezhnahya

+ edit: fun fact, I am Italian and Brighella in Italian literally means something like, “marachella”, an old way to say “little chaos” or something children would do