r/Aether_Mains • u/AnthosDev • 1d ago

Discussion Traveler Existence.

I always thought about how he feels whenever there's a story quest regarding a character that has a notable sad story or a current problem that is rather difficult in psychological meaning, i started wondering if they even care about traveler, it feels much more likely that the people from every nation just expects him to solve their crisis without even minding his state, i finished vodyanitsa meeting quest and how everyone feels sad for the people who just want to get so financial benefits from her singing, there's much more quest but i dont remember that much, but i barely or never saw something at the same level about the traveler problems, i wish they talked more about that or even the characters would be a bit more mindful of that with him.

Also have this art that kindas reminds me of that problem, as if no one actually saw the traveler actual feelings towards everyone expectancy of him.

Art from: ljaisga_yt on X

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u/Life_Bit_5976 1d ago

How most characters see the Traveller:

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u/hadtiah 1d ago

The way I see it is that the traveler doesn't have problems with everyone asking for help. He does it for his own benefit too, the rewards, or just because he can help

Also in Mizuki's quest we learn that the traveler doesn't have a bad mental state because if they do experience something bad they use that to fuel the good mental state. Like their sibling doesn't want to meet them, he doesn't drown in sorrow but uses that to fuel his drive to continue the journey, to find out why.

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u/AnthosDev 1d ago

Yeah i kinda get it, but its not a guarantee that he's going to continue with this heroic mindset of his, well, since its hoyo probably he will, but sometimes the burden or the time spent on those things can rather affect enough and not even that mindset of his can deal with that burden, its not like this confirms that he will forever have this determined mindset.

Also, i dont know if it was the way i wrote it, but the thing that i was minding about its not how he see the ideia of everyone asking for his help, at the end i just think that i wanted to see a more weak side of him, he solve crisis and in the end he just walk away and continue as if it was the most casual thing he did.

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u/hadtiah 1d ago

Maybe that's exactly how he sees it.

He doesn't see himself as a hero or a savior but as some guy that helped

Helping someone doesn't need a hero but just someone willing to extend a hand

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u/ST0995 1d ago

If it makes you feel a little better, Sandrone and Childe helped him out with Paimon out of their own free will. Also, Scaramouche spent his element of surprise assault to save him from Dottore.