Cutscene Animation: "A Dream of Falling Branches" | Genshin Impact 

The way Rukkhadevata looks at Nahida is how a mother would look at her child growing up. The feeling itself is profound.

I actually shed tears when I first watch this. To think that Nahida has to erase Rukkhadevata's existence with her own hand is so heartbreaking to see.

Thank you so so so much for allowing me to be the voice of such a wonderful character

There goes the best archon we've met so far, she did not only saved the people of Sumeru from the forbidden knowledge, she saved all of Teyvat protecting the Irminsul and sacrificing her own self and consciousness for 500 years to halt the infection until her "branch" was ready to "delete" her from existence. Not only did she saved the whole Teyvat, she did it knowing no one would remember her or her sacrifice, kindness in it's most purest form. Rest in peace Rukkhadevata.

After 500 years in captivity, Nahida finally got her first hug. And the meaning of this hug is farewell.

This scene makes Zhongli's line about the Traveler being an eternal record of Teyvat all the more meaningful, he's the only one in the whole world who will still remember her, so at least she's not completely gone.

"Goodbye, people of sumeru. May you be blessed tonight with the sweetest of dreams" This line made me lose it. I just couldn't hold the tears back.

Who came back after Masquerade of the Guilty (Fontaine Act 5). Both these quests were amazing in their own ways! And both made me cry like a waterfall!

The trope of someone being forgotten and wiped out from history is such a tearjerker for me. Just imagine the rush of emotions you feel, Annoyance that there is something missing, Anger that you couldn't change the outcome and the Sadness of losing someone important to you, all flowing into you at the same time. And the last nail in the coffin is when the character asks "why am I crying?"

Sumeru's cutscenes are freaking amazing. Makes anyone all emotional

She was probably one of the purest archons/people we've seen so far, an amazing friend to King Deshret, sacrificing all her power to help him fix his mistake and a great archon to the people, loving and even willing to let them forget all the amazing things she's done for them just so they can live better lives. That's a true archon, loved her and I'm glad atleast the traveler can remember her 😪

OST used is "Ethereal Mildness"(Piano half) and "For Riddles, For Wonders"(Sitar+Flute half). Also, peak emotional damage, the writers nailed it with sumeru. We'll always remember you, Rukkhadevata ; - ;

I love how there is no dramatic and magnificent chorus in this scene, just sweet calming theme of Sumeru that puts its people in a greatest dreams of all time

We went from "the world forget me" just after we arrive in sumeru, to this scene. It's all came out together beautifully. I love it 😭

Sumeru was blessed by two gods; one who never gave up on and loved its people despite being held in captivity for centuries, the other who loved her people so much she was willing to be forgotten and erased completely from existence for their sake.

In many cultures, a commonly held belief is that as long as one person remembers your name, remembers your face, remembers your actions, you never truly die. As long as The Traveler remembers Rukkhadevata, she will always live.

Sumeru is so blessed to have one of the most gentle and caring archons. Rukkhadevata protected and guided them for thousands of years, willing to exhaust all her power for the people of sumeru and willing to be forgotten to save the world. And then we have nahida, she's young but she already showed so much potential to grow up like Rukkhadevata, or even better. People of Sumeru should love and treasure their archons more💗

This part was heart breaking to me, they really showed the emotion and heartbreak in her. The feeling of sadness and frustration was perfectly played

As much as I loved Fontaine’s finale, I’ve always wondered why Rhukkadevata’s story made me cry more. After some thought, I think it’s the fact that at least Focalors and Furina were remembered and (at least to some) celebrated while Rhukka, with her endless love for Sumeru, basically sacrificed her own existence to save the people who would never be able to remember their archon, guide, and mother. Makes me wonder why we couldn’t come up with a fable for Nahida to remember her “mom” by.

I am a 36-year-old adult, lawyer and businessman, but genshin has accompanied me these last two years of my life through good and bad, and I can only say that that final scene makes me see how sometimes we just have to know how to say goodbye. I love it

This cutscene is just incredibly moving

"Goodbye people of Sumeru." I can't imagine needing to say goodbye after 1500 years of being together.. Goodbye rukkadevata you will be missed.. ❤️

The most heartbreaking and heartwarming part is when rukkhadevata holds nahidas teary face and hugs her knowing how difficult it is for nahida to erase someone who she is part of and literally given birth to her. Then comes rukkhadevata's peaceful smile before disappearing knowing nahida will be allright and she can leave irminsul to her hands while nahida tries to hold on to her tighter fearing whats coming next. The music just perfectly hits hard on all aspects beautifully in a meloncholic manner. I never thought i could tear up this hard in genshin, nahidas precious teary face just made it even worse for me.

I think in terms of being an actual God, Rukkhadevata comes closest to it by a long shot. Yeah the other Archons were almighty and powerful, but Rukkhadevata literally did more for all of Teyvat and any Archon we've seen so far, and she had a lot more to her than just power.

She's an archon who didn't just save her people but the whole world So i hope everyone in teyvat will someday remember about the most wisest and the most kindest archon "rukkhadevata"

Fun fact - this just took the crown of best archon quest and set the bar high for future archon quests.

Hands down, this is the best archon quest yet. Everything about it is absolutely wonderful

Can't believe it's already been a year since this quest..

Sumeru is cutscene powercreep with all the facial expressions

When I realized the true depth of the phrase "world, forget me", it really shocked me. Rukkadevatha sacrificed so much, so many times for the people she loved, and now this ultimate sacrifice. It feels so unfair. Sadness and beauty, I never thought I could experience both at the same time.

I still remember. A whole year has passed, but it seems like a month has passed...

Fontaine's quest was absolutely incredible, but this just has a special place in my heart.

She gained eternal peace just like Makoto, Tomo, and Teppei. I wonder how many more characters will we cry for in this game. Dang it 😭

I'm 37 years old and I play many games, but ever since I play Genshin, its scenes are spectacular, but this is the best, I've never been so moved by a scene that made me cry.

1:31 omg this drop... I can't hold my tears 😭

It takes a lot to make my cry, but this cutscene did it for me. I also cried a little when Ei was talking about how she wept while cradling her dying sister in her arms, but this is one cutscene that will stay with me forever. Now, the music that plays sometimes in Sumeru City will always remind me of this cutscene, and I'll start tearing up again. And it's because of the immense sacrifice that Nahida made for Sumeru, Teyvat, and the world as a whole, that I put down quite a bit of money to not only get her, but also her weapon. I've never pulled on the weapons banner until now, someone like her deserves her signature weapon, and not just a cheap 4-star one. She had that much of an effect on me. Simply put, Nahida is the best Archon in the game. I doubt any of the other Archons--even the ones for Fontaine, Natlan, and Snezhnaya, whom we haven't met yet--would hold a candle to Nahida. Her kindness, benevolence, wisdom, and humility have touched even my stone-cold heart, and thus she is now my favorite Archon.

The fact that people remember King Deshret, who brought this plight in the first place and no one will remember the sacrifice of Greater Lord Rukkhadevata who saved not only Sumeru, but whole Teyvat is more heartbreaking....

So nobody's gonna talk about the incredible voice acting? Someone should give Kimberly an oscar for it

"Goodbye, people of sumeru" Still tearing up everytime I hear this line😭😭😭😭 I watch this video more than six time already... Always fail to hold back tears everytime that line came in

I'm loving how Chloe Eves, the VA who did this amazing work on our beloved former Archon, is answering many of the comments. It feels so good to see someone doing an amazing job and being proud of it! Chloe, if you read this, thanks! You deserve all the love for giving us such an emotional and powerful performance. Thanks, HoYoverse, for the amazing music and visuals too! ❤

As good as Ei and Makoto final scene. Just Beautiful.

I know this scene is sad, but it helps me to know that at least the Traveler still remembers her ❤

And then Hoyoverse hits us with this theme again before going to Fontaine (Archon Quest while saying goodbye to Dehya and Sumeru)

I don’t usually cry at videogames. But Genshin Impact’s impact (pun unintended) and the emotion and love that is put into this world and characters is so deep and beautifully constructed. When Rukkhadevata sacrificed herself in this scene, I was entirely in shambles. And I still tear up at this scene today. This was such a memorable moment. A pinnacle of this game and storytelling in gaming itself 💚

This is probably the greatest sacrifice one can make. You can die and save the world but your soul will remain, but Rukhadevata not only die, she also delete her own existence to save the whole Teyvat. I have never been so emotional before while playing Genshin Impact. 💔

The voice acting is incredebile...if you listen carefully you can hear that Rukkhadevatas voice starts shaking at the point when she is saying "Goodbye people of sumeru..." 💚

_"A person dies when he is forgotten"_

"Only dreams can awaken consciousness from the deepest darkness" That's honestly a line that we need to remind ourselves of more often

This scene made me shed tears so bad. Sacrificing not only your life, but your very memory to the people who know and love you just to be erased from history to protect them is the greatest self sacrifice there is. Genshin's writing is so good, i doesnt feel like some gacha game plot but an actual experience and life lesson. Thank you Mihoyo for an amazing archon quest.

I legit teared up on this scene, good job on this archon quest

Nahida is but a "branch" of Rukkha that was untainted by frobidden knwoledge, and that Rukkha herself chose to let go as her new self in the new samsara. With no previous memories, Nahida was able to become her own "tree", but upon recollecting all that happened, losing Rukkha is literally losing a part of herself. This is an extremely cool metapgor for change--its a classic in storytelling, but for a reason: when you grow, you must let go of the old survival systems, the parts that are holding you back, so that you can move forward. Letting go of this part of yourself is painful, it leaves you scared and a bit directionless moving forward (like Nahida was for a long time), and has to be mourned (like Nahida does in this scene), but it's necessary. This kind of letting go is what Rukkha did as she devised her plan to combat forbidden knowledge and formed Nahida from her own self. The silver lining is twofold: 1)once you acknowledge this, Rukkha isn't forgotten nor gone at all; she and Nahida are indeed two phases of the same person, with the latter one being born to adapt to the new challenges. 2)the part of yourself that you let go of no loonger decides the direction of your life, but it's still in you, like an old friend.

That “Good-bye people of Sumeru, may you be blessed tonight with the sweetest of dreams” gets me every time

As Zhong Li said, we shall be the one who unearth all the buried mysteries and stories, and witness all of them, remembering, and bring all the stories into the next world.

For those still confused about Rukkhadevata and Kusanali connection after 3.2 Archon Quest. Imagine a Rose plant, suppose the plant is dying or corrupted, you simply take out a healthy rose branch/stem and then place it in another pot where it grows into a healthy plant again. Now it wouldn't matter even if the original plant died, since the cut off branch will still live on independently.

After playing Nahida's second story quest, and the traveler panicking and stopping Nahida from doing any sacrifices because we know and we cannot go through this again 😭😭😭

This was extremely well executed, this has become my favorite Genshin Impact moment

This is the most emotional scene of any archon quest so far! You've truly outdone yourself, Hoyoverse.

I feel bad for Greator Lord Rukkhadevata This scene was one of the saddest and I wasn't expecting that to be what happened that made nahida cry

The best thing about being short… Is that it easier to dream big…

It's been half a year already? Damn felt like yesterday... Still makes me cry

I cried a lot. Genshin always have the well written stories. Good bye rukhadevata, may your soul be eternal.

I think the statue of the seven is actually rukkhadevata hugging the branch that became nahida as in 0:51

Who else watched this so many time they memorized all of rukkha's lines unintentionally 💀💀

The VA did an amazing job displaying emotions, I cried real bad. The world has forgotten you but we Travellers will always remember you Greater Lord Rukkhadevata 😭

The last words, the monologue of the forgotten Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, is truly heartbreaking. We all nestle under the great tree of wisdom, peering out to perceive the world From the earth, and from the rain, we perceive its wonders... Once upon a time, I alone dreamed in this world In my dreams, everybody would also dream after they fell asleep Wild and wonderful thoughts would emerge from their minds Some tumbled to the ground, and others floated to the sky Connecting all things in the world into one dazzling net Among a plethora of worlds, were numerous smaller worlds All of fate, finding within the tapestry their brilliant glow I gradually understood That these indescribable and constantly changing things Are the most profound things in the world Only they Can completely repel the madness Only dreams Can awaken consciousness from the deepest darkness I'm the one who posed this question Yet also the one who sought a solution Saving the world with the dreams of the people Used to be my answer And now You've also found your own answer And I shall return all the dreams to the people Goodbye, people of Sumeru May you be blessed tonight with the sweetest of dreams

I can’t listen to this ost while roaming in Sumeru anymore without tearing up, honestly the best ending cutscene to any quest in Genshin so far

Its so freaking sad that she will be forgotten by the whole world 😢

I wish i could watch this for the first time again

The storytelling in Genshin continues to improve and play with our emotions more each time. Change is inevitable, even to greater power of gods, Nahida may be inexperienced as of now, but we know she has what it takes to be the new Greater Lord.

Imagine being forgotten to the point that you never exist?😭This is the 4th time that makes me emotional on a game ngl, the first one is Amos lore, second the nameless yaksha, third is guizhong lore, and now this, its like saying goodbye to your old self even you forgot about it, its still "you" because of your past self makes you who you are. You will never be forgotten Greater Lord Rukkhadevata traveler will always remember you. At this point traveler is not just a savior but also a pain carrier.

It's been a year ago, and I keep replaying this scene making me cry 😔

Best scene that i've see in my 25years of my life... The saddest with no doubt... And 2 kindest character i ever see, which Nahida and Rukkhadevata... Farewell "Greater Lord" Rukkhadevata, not even forest will remember you, thats make a hollow in my heart, but im will always remember you even its make me heart hurt and crying so much... rest in peace, hope you blessed with the sweetest of dreams. . .

this was so beautiful seeing the relationship and emotion captured through this cutscene, genshin has outdone its self yet again

I finished this yesterday this cutscene made me crying so hard She deserves the entire world The best Archon among those who we know she helped us and told us some Lore about our sister

This is peak writting right there, well done Hoyoverse

Irminsul tree and Eternal Oasis are the prettiest places in the game

After 6 months playing this game, this is the first scene of Genshin that just made burst into tears. Sumeru archon quest is built so damn good this time.

This cutscene made me emotional tbh and the fact that everyone including nahida didnt remember her excluding traveller 😢

this is the 4th time genshin made me cry 😭 i hate the 'someone forgot something important' plotlines because they always feel so painful and unfair, but it was so beautifully executed that i love it even though i hate it 😭 nahida wasn't the only one crying there, my keyboard got flooded with my tears as well 😥 i also loved the moment when rukkhadevata told kusanali she may become even a better archon than rukkhadevata herself ever was 🥺 yes she may 🥺 she will 🥺

It's been a year, and now I still watch this scene, and I still cry😭

*They definitely nailed it in the final act of Sumeru's Main Story.* 😭💔 So many emotions, so much great storytelling, an amazing villain, an awesome team that actually felt like a team, etc. *This was incredible.*

Even when every person in that world forgot about Rukkhadevata. But not us, the travelers, each and every one of the players, she will always be remembered in our heart.

Fontaine and Sumeru were both 10/10 quests. Such and emotional roller coaster.

To me Rukkhadevata's sacrifice will still weigh more compared to Focalor's, Focalor may have lost her godly powers and saved her people from dying but so does Rukkhadevata suffering alone for 500 years while trying to maintain the Irminsul to not get corrupted and endangering the entirety of Teyvat Not only Rukkha lost her life but she was also forever forgotten by everyone including the world itself as if you never existed in the first place and that is just on a whole another level of sacrifice

We will not forget you Rukhadevatta. We will cherish your kindness and your gentle nature.

Just like Raiden Shogun's second story quest, this is a bittersweet moment. Greater Lord Rukadevatha sacrificed herself and no longer remembered by the people of Teyvat, except us. But on the other hand, the people of Sumeru have regained the ability of dream and Elezar is gone. I was sad, of course, but I smiled a little when the scene switched to Dunyarzard and Collei. The music is grand too as usual from Genshin. I mean, look at Collei hugging Cullein-Anbar while sleeping. She's precious and glad she is cured after what she has been through in the web comic. I wonder if Amber has done the same with Baron Bunny.

I remember finishing the quest at 11PM knowing that I had school but decided to still go through the whole archon quest. I was literally tearing up but had to cry silently so no one can hear me. “Goodbye Rukkhadevata, may you Rest In Peace. I will always remember you and what you have done for the entirety of Teyvat.”

Sumeru was the most impactful part of genshin for me

For me, this is really one of the super sad moments moment in genshin I seen so far, rukkhadevata sacrifice herself with her last thought for kusanali, and the whole of sumeru, during her sacrifice, she took all peoples memories of sumeru that remembers her. Not sure if the archons have forgotten about her or not but sure enough, everyone, even kusanali forgotten her when she come out and don't know why she cry, the only thing she can remember is something is missing for her, sumeru really have the greatest archons in the whole of tervat, but sadly one of the greatest archon was forgotten and left sumeru for the better future

I already broke down when she touched nahidas cheek and they hugged. This cutscene is so sad and beautiful at the same time. Who could think there is something more sad than makotos final Goodbye to Ei 😭😭😭😭💚

I managed to hold back the tears for most of the scene, but seeing Dunyarzad and Collei being healed of Eleazar was too much for me... Maybe only Aether/Lumine will be able to remember Great Lord Rukkhadevata, but every Genshin Impact player will never forget her.

Both Fontaine and Sumeru Archon quest are truly wonderful. No competition. they are unique by their powerful story impact

This scene was so sad yet really pretty

The writers are getting it right and every patch it gets better. Seeing Nahida cry without knowing why is painful. I cannot imagine how she felt. Rukkhadevata is and will always be remembered by us Travelers as a gentle, wise, selfless and kind god. As soon as I finished the quest, I was speechless, having bawled my eyes out and I couldn’t help but clap. Well done Mihiyo. Rest in Dreams Rukkhadevata.

From the point of view of Rukkhadevata, She created Nahida from Irminsul, identified with Rukkhadevata herself. And she said directly that Nahida was her previous life. But from Nahida's point of view, to her, Rukkhadevata is her own creator. (she didn't even think of it as a previous life) Also, she was a role model that reminded Nahida of her own inferiority complex. And Nahida wanted to be recognized by her. This is similar to a child who lost his mother in an excessively young age and knew only by record. Finally, from my point of view as an audience, the child has the same part as the parent himself, but in the end, he is different. It is also an extension of life that has been passed down since the parents or before. This is no different from the way Rukkhadevata sees Nahida as an extension of her life in the big picture. Lukkadevata - Nahida's Relationship Mother - child, changing but continuing life. I think the structure of this relationship fits the theme of Sumeru Quest, "Wisdom is not just gathering knowledge, but about life."

such a pure voice , full of love and kindness, it elevates this cutscene to another level with this OST, i dont realy remember when i was this touched by a game

Rukkhadevata's final goodbye is really break the heart... because it literally is final goodbye, no one will remember her except us, traveler...

the goodbye people of sumeru just hit me full force and it's so heartbreaking, we never really knew of rukhadevata but I'm glad we get to hold on to this history, for how many years she's taken care of sumeru and to be forgotten by that? I wish they could've let the aranaras remember her but in the end the forest does forgets :') kinda scared for the future of genshin, this just reminded me of zhonglis line to traveler, that even at the end, when all is lost and gone there is always someone to record and remember this history AND I REALLY DO HOPE NOTHING HAPPENS TO OUR ARCHONS GOSH JUST THINKING ABT IT MAKES ME SOB SO HARD 😭

never fail to tear me up everytime i watch this scene. strong yet sorrowful

I am going to miss sumeru. It has truly been magical. 😢I’ll miss nahida