Honkai Impact 3rd Animated Short: Because of You - Honkai Impact 3rd 

I really love the line, "the thirteen heroes were not perfect, but they are the only ones who showed up", the Elysian Realm is not about who they are, but about what they did for humanity.

According to in-game dialogue, this is actually the very first time all the thirteen Flame-chasers working together.

I love seeing that Kevin was holding a bat near the ending. A true Kaslana weapon

the fact the elysia couldve defeated HoC at the beginning but chose to "die' to bring back her comrades for one last time slaps the living shit out of me

This animation did justice to Elysian Realm's story. The way all of them gave their signets to Elysia to fight the Herrscher is so touching and now her one last wish, to fight together as the 13 flame-chasers, has been fulfilled. I'm not okay😭

The author was not kidding when he said the story will start with Elysia and it will end with Elysia like this is just phenomenal

i love that if you rewatch this it’s clearly never not been in Elysia favor. 1) when her face is glitching she is shown smiling, showing it’s her plan to get into the HoC and get the 13 out. 2) she can easily stop the HoC from rewinding from without going into full Herrscher of Origin form, she was just going along with it to bait the HoC. this really just shows how powerful of a herrscher she was that this was never really any effort for her, she just wanted her friends to be restored and to battle together before she destroyed the entire realm herself.

For anyone who don't get this: HoC has ate all the data in Elysian Realm. Therefore corrupted all the functions inside. But guess what, Ely is the nexus of this computer, she hold the " Kevin Killer 666 " code. Basically the bom that erase everydata inside the computer - Elysian Realm. That big pink sussanoo of her is that code Kevin Killer. Aponia used her binding power on Eden that specifically said :" No touching HoC " so Eden won't be affected by HoC in anymean. Eden used her data to restore Elysia. So in Ely has Eden's code, she let HoC ate her to bring Eden inside ( See her smile before getting eaten? ). Therefore she can restore everyone else using the corrupted data inside HoC stomach. Elysia always can delete HoC in the 1st place. But she is an Artist and everyone has to show up to say one last goodbye to us - The visitors Mei has Elysia's signet " True Self ". I bet in the future this Era's Herscher of Human will be born once more. She has to be born or I'll cry lol 🤣

I actually started tearing up at 6:19 since we get to see how all the Flamechasers originally looked. All looked peaceful and living their lives as usual.

Even though it may be the "end" of the Elysian ream, this isn't their "goodbye". Rather, this is more of a "thank you" for keeping their memories, being a testament to their journey, and staying with them through this long tale. They are able to live past their ends and have it all possible "because of you".

4:34 😭"They've lived with pride, and sung a beautiful ode to civilization with their lives." I can feel real love in those lines.

“Look, they lived with pride and sung a beautiful ode to civilization with their lives” that is such a powerful line

7:26 "After the fruitless battle against the Final Herrscher, Eden chose not to encapsulate herself in the cryo pods. She firmly believed that she belonged to this era and that she should die with it. She sang one last song as she headed out into the desolate wasteland alone"

The best thing about Elysia for me is just that she seems too pure to be true. She's always cheerful, optimistic, and friendly. And that's literally to everyone. Even to Kalpas and Mobius, two of the most unsociable Flame-Chasers by far. But obviously, she hides a secret, as obvious by her companions' words. So I thought that she was to be revealed to be the most evil one in the group, and that she's merely playing a facade in order to get everyone's cooperation to further her own agenda. But there was no agenda. There never was an agenda. She truly loved each and every single one of her companions and she always committed herself into helping humanity strive forward against the Honkai. And this animation is a testament of that.

When Elysia's eye was hit she panic and feel like crying but she shake off her fear and continue to smile and attack that determination to fight until the end is admirable

The so-called "Power of Friendship" trope may always be called cliche, but we can all agree that the people who creates stories out of that trope always has a way to make it so meaningful and beautiful.

They were just ordinary people, they werent born to be heroes, but when the world needed them, they became the flame chasers. They protected the world not because they were called heroes, but people called them heroes because they stood up first. Their journey will be remembered forever, not only by Elysia, but also by us.

Everyone is talking about the ending scene of Kevin and Kalpas but look at Pardo bro, she didn't know anything and joined the moth by accident. She claims to have lived well enough even though grew up in the streets and able to feed herself and collect money through selling her "findings" only. Keep telling Mei that she is the weakest among the 13 and die protecting humanity. That's freaking sad bro.

0:33 I love how elysia tries to exit like a girl boss but gets interrupted quickly 😭

~Theory time~ Something very important about this Video that a lot of people are going to miss, is the implications of Elysian Realm and Raiden Mei being "Allowed and Qualified to know the Truth". Kevin might be exactly who he used to be, a Good dude willing to do whatever it takes to Save Humanity, so seeing Raiden Mei as a Reflection of himself the one who decided to take the dark path. He Deemed her worthy of knowing the Past and what had happened, how not working together and killing off Herschers on the side of humanity pretty much ended in their downfall. This Era already has one Relic of the past taking the Dark Path, there is no need for two, by showing Raiden this "Truth" she'll realize she has to go back and fight with together the Hyperion crew in order to stand a chance. Kevin is basically the final obstacle, if they can beat him then they are worthy of protecting this new Era, think of it like this, He has no friends in this Era so he's not going to pull any power of friendship stunts to win. His only option is project Stigmata But seeing Mei and her Allies has reminded him that there are people just like them in the present time. So he gave them the Chance to Fight back by knowing the truth. He's still gonna Carry his plan of course but now he gave the current Era a fighting chance/ Second option or rather the option they should of taken in the past to win " Work Together with the Herschers on the side of humanity" He may be depressed and showing no emotions but deep down he's still the same old Kevin.

The fact that the animation switches from 16:9 to 4:3 as HoC is overpowering Elysia, showing that it even can corrupt the media it's a part of, is such a fine little detail, I love it.

Just realized: it's so fitting that the Flamechasers are shown in 90s anime art style when they start appearing to help Elysia make their final stand again, and then they break out of the retro TV and aspect ratio to continue the fight to the present! This is a spectacular short, thank you so much Mihoyo! o7 Edit: I love the transition from 3D to 2D to back to 3D, blending “past” and “present”/ “future” all in one short, same with the musical direction involved; this piece is so beautiful!

I don't see many people mentioning the small detail at 4:32, right after she tranforms into her herrscher form, the amount of beauty that exploded from that transformation + her teasing the HoC talking about the FCs living their lives with pride, made the HoC squint her eye in disgust to emphasize her jealousy, as the HoC said before this cutscene: "The reason I became this way originally really is because I think you(Elysia) are beautiful. That's all..."

Bruh the people who keep saying power of friendship really didnt pay attention to the ER plot and the characters. Elysia was the unifying factor for them all. They all werent friends, some hated each other. But they loved elysia. They believed in her in life and even as sims. They believed in her and that ONE DAY a herrscher could also fight for humanity. Thats why they put everything on the line for this final battle knowing the end game coming for them all. Theres so many little details people arent even noticing. Sakura was allergic to pardo and couldnt be around her, Mobius was annoyed by ely 99% of the time and had to lovingly get the last word in on her terms, Griseos stubborn but determined posture and Kosma having her back, Aponia and Kalpas being some of the closest to Ely and fighting side by side) Even if they didnt like each other, they all got to fulfill Elysias dream of the flame chasers fighting together to save the world. They saved Mei and the world from the HoC and Kevin in the CE had to sit by and know the last remnants of his cohorts, of elysia, are entirely gone now. But they achieved their dream. Now its time for Kevin to fulfill his role and soon he can hopefully be with them, as he deserves. (But i do think Mei still holds a piece of the ER with her and we will see them one last time when she has to power up for the last time AS the herrscher of thunder and she will become the herrscher of humanity or something akin to Elysia. I dont trust Elysia fading into the black and swallowing the light in her when Mei accepted the ER into her mind as well)

The amount of cinematography styles shown in this animated short is insane. Display aspect ratio was reduced from 16:9 to 4:3 when Ely suffered tremendous damage fighting HoC, went back from 4:3 to 16:9 when Ely transformed, further upgraded to 21:9 when all the flame chasers' past were introduced. Masterpiece!

I haven't cried this hard since Final Lesson. I never expected the Elysian Realm story to go this far and end up like this .. but it's remarkable. The end credits really got me too, seeing everyone before everything happened. Wonderful job mihoyo, I'm now crying everywhere.

The Flame-Chasers 13 heart shining true 13 stories that so few knew, A single story told in parts A story that allowed for all starts Deliverance, an existence shouldering all burdens A man who receives no guerdons, His life surrounded by death One who deserves the waters of Lethe Ego, an existence that shined brightly Of the 13, the most sprightly, The final one to see her end But smiled still, passing on with a friend Discipline, an existence bound by fate Who had given up trying to change the strait, She, who could see the end Henceforth refusing to wend Gold, an existence who brought hope One more famous than even the Pope, A singer through and through Living to see, the final view Helix, an existence in eight parts All skilled in different arts, Not one the same Though often times, she’s to blame Decimation, an existence consumed by rage Yet always maintaining his own cage, There were few with which he had rapport His home, an endless war Bodhi, an existence filled with compassion Who forever searched for a world not ashen, A savior to many, a traitor to another Though forever considered close as a brother Setsuna, an existence fueled by love Protecting one more precious than a dove, Her end abrupt Brought about by her sister corrupt Daybreak, an existence of few words Arms adorned with claws like birds, His mind always filled Living while keeping a wish fulfilled Infinity, an existence tainted by ambition One who had a horrid cognition, A pure being, seeker, and evil, Turning herself into something primeval Stars, an existence like a blank canvas One who painted many a canvass, A child who painted other’s reflection Though her mind fraught with introjection Vicissitude, an existence that lives for eternity Yet adapting well to modernity, Her memories unending Her heart still mending Reverie, an existence motivated by greed Always making sure she had enough to feed, Helpful and curious Though with intents sometimes spurious They sung a beautiful ode to civilization with their lives Though no longer recorded in any archives, Walk along their footprints which never swayed Passing on their flame-chasing crusade

I know why Elysian Realm is permanent. Now whenever I see the flamerchasers in the Elysian Realm I just miss them. A lot T_T.

From 3:15 when Eden appeared and Elysia is given back her body, you can the the borders of the TV screen start to slowly change and at around 3:31 when mobius helped Elysia, the TV border completely disappears, and around 4:20 when Elysia assumes her HoHE form the borders just burst open into fullscreen. From when the TVs all turn red, HoC already lost control over the playing field, and that is awesome. I've literally just realized, at 5:45 where Elysia fired her arrow, she also disappears, she became the arrow to kill HoC.

Man, why am I still crying? The ending cutscenes were gorgeous. We finally have a peek at what the Thirteen looked like before they became Flamechasers. The animation this round is far superior to whatever we had before this. EDIT: Once you read through the main story and understood the context, this animated short hurts even more. Man, the FEELS.

Yanning's voice acting as both Elysia and HoC is just completely mind-blowing, the way her pitch goes slightly higher when HoC imitates Elysia just to later on drop the act completely throughout the fight and become so menacing and dangerous 👌👌👌👌

Ending shots killed my soul. It's amazing how ordinary and extraordinary they were at the same time. Just a bunch of typical nobodies who stood up in the face of danger and took upon themselves the pain and suffering of mankind. Fighting endless threats and losing comrades so other people don't have to fight and lose their families and friends.

Those flame chasers who were considered as mythical heros of the distant past once lived a life like the rest of us. From volunteering for children in poorer areas to hanging out with friends to working in professional services. They each have their own life, their own professions, their own ideals. The Elysian Realm Arc really highlighted that Flame Chasers were one of the kind not because of their immense raw power against the Honkai, but how Honkai and their way of life before Honkai shaped them into the way they are. Each members are so vastly different from one another in every spectrum possible that you might think they would never work together. But eventually they did. And Elysia is the initial glue to their bond. The glue from the bond got stronger to the point even without Elysia, the members are still together stronger than ever, in their own unique interpretation. With humans typically hate each other from the slightest of differences, the Flamechasers are the best examples of what humans are capable of

The music is way too good. The animation is gorgeous. This is just amazing. Watching the flame-chasers work together is so fun to see. The end credits got me shaking! Every single frame of this is Wallpaper worthy!

Gorgeous story! The flamechasers are still fighting even after death, and their sims wiped out an actual herrscher from the current era for the sake of the current era's humanity. I can imagine elysia just saying all of this while fighting, talking to mei and us captains to push forward and reach a happy ending, and they hoped that with this story, they have lighted a new way for the CE, and with them helping the current era for the last time in their last stand off, all while making it a "grand and spectacular" ending to their show. Now it is time for Mei's and our era to step onto the stage that the flamechasers once stood on, carry on their wishes and continue to fight for the same future they once fought so hard for. The stage may be dusty from time, but it still stands for us to perform our journey on, what a solid stage that the FCs has built for us. That is some next level story writing. So many messages, absolute stunning storywriting, and touches the very core of the human heart. The flamechasers all standing together side by side in this animation and helping elysia in defeating HoC was remarkable. It banded them all of them together, for the first and last time, and trusted elysia so much they all handed her their signets , despite ellie being a herrscher, which was one of the prime reasons why MOTH and the flamechasers existed in the first place. I think that says enough about elysia's personality already. She's a pure and noble soul, and dare i say, a perfect human. I also love the absolute plot of all this, you know when sakura says, "this is something history has never seen before"? it means that this was actually the first time all 13 fought alongside each other, and it was also ironically elysia's last wish and the flamechaser's last stand, right before the end of their story. beautiful, isn't it? They're passing on their unfulfilled dreams and desires for a peaceful world without the honkai. But their torch hasn't flickered out just yet "because of you." They keep fighting "because of you." They get to showcase their last battle and their spectacular ending "because of you". CE's humans are still humans, what the 13 heroes had banded together to protect in the first place. The title has ironically so many different meanings it could mean, and most of them make sense, which is so touching and beautiful- it could also be ellie addressing everyone of how much she loves everyone, or also the other way around, everyone addressing elysia that a reason that the flamechasers came so far in protecting humanity was because of her, and her pure and noble intentions. here are elysia's words for mei (and us captains?) during the animation; "Look, they've lived with pride, and sung a beautiful ode to civilization with their lives. This is the story of the people called Flame-Chasers.. It's about the unfinished journey of the thirteen. However, visitor, your road ahead never ends, right? Then follow your heart and move forward.. (HoC attempts to rewind time.) We agreed to move forward! Walk along the footprints, to witness the flame-chasing crusade.. In the end, you will go beyond the graves, and create a future, we could not reach!" These words tell you so much in just so little lines. Elysia's "ego", the story of the 13 and their noble cause, and so much more which touches deep into your soul.

Can we talk about how all of them stood tall in an unwinnable war? That's one of the reason why I admire them

The part where the Hercherr tried to rewind Elysia, right after she said "follow your hearts and move forward" but then she breaks the 4th wall and teasingly says "We agreed to move forwards" gives me CHILLS! I don't know if there are people who may have missed her tone and inflection due to the mandarin; but it was so subtly genius. Her inflection and tone is teasingly scolding the Hercherr for rewinding when she just said to move forwards; like a "I *JUST* said we'll move forwards, and here I catch you trying to go backwards! Tsk tsk!" It's so brilliantly cheeky.

Goodbye Kevin Goodbye Su Goodbye Hua Goodbye Eden Goodbye Pardo Goodbye Mobius Goodbye Sakura Goodbye Kalpas Goodbye Aponia Goodbye Griseo Goodbye Kosma Goodbye Vill-V Goodbye Elysia... You all never will be forgotten, heroes...

In the last era, where they fought separately, the Herrscher of Corruption single-handedly put an end to the war against honkai. In the end it was defeated but by that point, Humanity had lost and fighting HoTE was more of a formality. But not this time. Now they're finally fighting together and the new Herrscher of Corruption was properly defeated, with it causing barely any damage to the world. This time they truly won against it. It's beautyfull.

Someone in the comments mentioned that this was Edens last song for Elysia and now this cinematic hurts even more....

I just love how they incorporated some of the other members of MOTH that we did not personally meet in the Elysian Realm. Like Ato and Blanca (Griseo's parents) and Dystopia (presumably the girl with Kosma at the ending sequence). Also love everyone in their casual attire (Kevin, Eden, and Aponia were a little sad tho)

That retro feel is spectacularly done, and Mihoyo just done miss with their music!

Elysia was the embodiment of the game's slogan since the very beginning. "Fight for all that is beautiful in the world."

I don't care if the power of friendship is an overused plot, this is what I have been waiting for, thank you Hoyo for giving me a reason to see tomorrow for 4 years.

That ending credits, we finally saw some characters like both of Griseo's parents, Dystopia, Rin and also the FCs before their surgery I think. Also Kevin using a bat kinda reminds me of Kiana back like then

this animation and "everlasting flames" really captured the message "to protect everything that is beautiful in the world" perfectly

Elysia has a lot in common with kiana, I feel it's kinda like the theater ark again, wich is similar to the final lesson ark. Because that is the honkai, the repeating story of the will to destroy and those who will stand to protect what they love.

Rewatched this, still bring me in tears. Man i'm so attached to these people, especially Elysia herself. She's just so special.

Farewell to the 13 flamechasers. Their flames might have die out but it lit a spark, burning brightly for the new era. Their memories will live on in our hearts, safekeeping what was once a fulfilled live no matter how painful it was. Each and everyone of them stood strong against the fate of their demise, sacrificing their humanity and shouldering all the suffering along the way. May them finally be lay to rest peacefully. I like how the end credits showed their beginning of peaceful times, not knowing what the harsh reality the future throw at them

Griseo and Kalpas' ending credits made my cry the most 😭 Kalpas looks like a short-tempered but caring older brother

y did i start crying when eylsia grabbed eden's hand, that line "lets start our very last ball" hit really different, cuz we are not gonna see the flame chasers ever again

Its really fitting that the herrscher incident that the flame chaser considered their biggest mistake from the Previous Era is the Herrscher they stop in the Current Era.

The ending credits broke me. They were just normal humans, living about their happy everyday lives until the word 'hero' was forced onto them. But they still fought, fought to forge a better future with the hope that one day, humanity will survive. They may have had their differences, their methods may be immoral, but their result have left behind a legacy that led the current era onwards. This was their one last gift to the current era, they fought together for the first time to stop the herrscher. Here's a nice quote by Kevin from the first Elysian Realm trailer: "Kevin, people are called heros because they saved the world" "But we all know that this world is beyond saving, but despite that, we must still become heros" They may have lost against the Herrscher of the End but they were still heros. Another quote by Elysia said in the preview trailer (CN ver) "Thank you for remembering our names, we just have to leave behind a spectactle that the world has never seen before. One without regrets, most glorious curtain call"

Elysian Realm and the 13th flamechasers will never be forgotten as it gave us 500 xtals a week,give the most stressful bosses,told us many stories from the past,showing us the most amazing battlesuit trailers with God-tier osts and never forget how it started by just Kevin giving Mei a trial to find the truth yet what actually was more than that...Grateful tho because Ellie just gave the most memorable ending of heroes from past 50000 years. Also I will never forget that iconic flying kiss at lvl100.

When listen to this song it’s like there is a story trying to be told. This song is like a whole book, this is a representation of a story of 13 that stood up to the world’s problems not to become heroes but to do what had to be done. They were only heroes because that is what people called them. And now all of their memories is carried by elysia and us. Honkai thanks for delivering this masterpiece.

Elysia is literally Honkai's Jesus Christ. 12 flame chasers and her, the last banquet, it's identical to the 12 apostles and christ, and the last supper. And her sacrifice in the previous era to save humanity in her own way, that she wouldn't let anyone talk her out of. Her innocence and love for humans, everything about her just screams Jesus Christ. Additionally, according to the jp dub, Ely is called "hito no ritsuja" which, although it can be translated to "Herrscher of Human", can also be translated to mean "The People's Herrscher," which is more meaningful and intuitive. Makes sense why they'd use the former though, cause they wanna keep all the herrscher names consistent (herrscher of x).

The retro TV aspect ratio is so clever…the way Elysia and the Flamechasers broke out of it is like they’re putting their past struggles behind and moving forward to fight alongside one another in the present. Amazing 🥹

I’ll never get over the fact Eden made me cry the most, such a talented and wonderful person left alone in the end

This may sound like cringe to everyone else, but, it makes me so happy, to the point of tears, to see the 13 have a chance to experience their final battle together, the way they were (imo) always meant to. Even if it doesn't change what happened in the reality of their past, these failed heroes actually had a chance, and succeeded, in saving the reality of today; together, perfectly, just like that who is Elysia~ I've never seen anything like this. I love it. I love the Flamechasers. MIHOYO, keep it up!!!!

after a year... i will miss them goofing around with each other.. they provide us with so many funny memes.. i dont wanna let them go but.. like Ely said.. "We agreed to move forward.."

glad to know the kaslana baseball bat legacy lives on through kiana

The unexplainable feeling when you know that they finally achieve the goal that they've always longed for. People may say they're just simulations but no the stories and memories are real, it existed and will continue forward. They keep fighting till the very end. creating an unlasting will that will forever exist. And it makes they're stories and will so powerful that it creates an heavy impact to the real threat that is happening to an existing world.

Fun fact, when you delete something from your device (be it computer, mobile, or even your Nintendo Switch), it doesn't actually get erased. It's stored in a space that's hidden within the root of the system, and it's extremely hard to find. But basically all deleted code lands there, which is why Eden managed to retrieve Elysia's code, along with everyone else's. At the same time she executed Kevin Killer 666 to delete the Elysian Realm.

This once again showed that the previous era isn't that different from the current one. Both 'Because of you' and 'Everlasting Flames' show the incredible determination to fight for and protect everything that's beautiful in the world. They may have never been heroes in their era, but they were the thirteen people who stood up first and gave everything they had to protect what they loved. They will forever be heroes to us. Now it's our time to remember them and carry their will with us as we continue our journey in Honkai.

Oh my god I loooveee HoC's design she's absolutely terrifying and unique EDIT: THE FLAMECHASERS SURPRISE CAMEO WAS SUCH A TREAT I STARTED TEARING UP

3:09 I love how they animated 13 flame-chaser with old school anime style to represent them as the past

The ending scenes though, it says a lot about them and their life eden singing at the end of their era is just heartbreaking

I gotta say that I'm so glad I waited to watch this in game, cuz it hits hard. Also, this has gotta be the most creative animation hoyoverse has released thus far, like props to y'all's, you deserve so much thank you honkai dev team, animation team, writing team, the singers, songwriters, and everyone else who I can't remember that helped put out this masterpiece

to see them before they become flame-chasers was best part for me...it brought tears to my eyes Pardofelis in sundown alley,Fu Hua at her father dojo, human Klein with normal Mobius, Griseo with her parents, Kosma with his friend (forgot name of the friend),Vill-V just being Vill-V tbh LMAO, sakura with her sister in amusement park,Su in regular work..working as a doctor,Kalpas helping out and having fun with orphan kids,Eden on the last day of humanity walking away into a distance...(probably only one with a picture AFTER becoming flame-chaser),Aponia (i cant tell time of this one..but my guess would be after orphanage and before flame-chasers),KEBIN at PE 3rd eruption with a fcking bat like TRUE kaslana

"In the end you will go in their destined tomb, to a future we cannot reach" - Elysia in ER trailer "In the end you will go beyond the graves and create a future we could not reach" - Elysia in Because of You animation

i think what this animation accomplishes is the meshing of many different styles, both 3d/2d, Filters/lighting from across the ages, Using different display sizes to distinguish the inside of the hercherr and outside, into one fluid /interesting/emotional/badass sequence while keeping us engaged without breaking immersion

I love the little detail that once elysia eye is hit and glitched, the camera screen now turns into the shape of something like a retro TV, nit only fitting the atmosphere of all the retro TV’s, but also can be used to signify that when you cover one of your eyes, you’re view area becomes small

I really love the attention to detail in this short. As a programmer, I instantly noticed the sections where it shows C++ code being executed. Here I'll list them in order: 1:15 - HoC blocks malicious activities (function BlockMaliciousActivities). I'm not sure yet what effect this has. 1:23 - HoC blocks malicious attacks (function DefenseAgainstMalAttacks). This removes Elysia's bow. 1:53 - HoC removes dependencies (function RemoveDependencies). This removes Elysia's left arm. 1:55 - HoC "eliminates on active" (function EliminateOnActive). This removes whatever Elysia has active. 2:14 - HoC revokes "Elysian Realm Authority" on Elysia. (function RevokeElysianRealmAuthority). Looking at the code, it's executing a SQL query removing any permissions the user "Elysia" has on all IP addresses. This way, Elysia no longer has access to the Elysian Realm Database (meaning she cannot roll back the changes, just like a hacker that changes the password of your account, locking you out). Funnily enough, Elysia has some kind of backdoor access HoC did not think of (the red screen at 2:52) meaning she still has access. 2:18 - HoC erases Elysia's "humanity simulation" (function EraseHumanitySimulation). This, well, erases Elysia's sim. 2:21 - HoC erases Elysia's memory of the MOTHs (function EraseMemoryOfTheMOTHs). This, well, erases Elysia's memory of the MOTHs. (edit: This may also delete the memory of all the MOTHs. I'm not sure yet which) 2:23 - HoC deletes Elysia's "eternal return" (function DeleteEternalReturn). I'm not sure yet what effect this has. This continues at 2:38. 2:52 - Elysia restores her ego (function RestoreEgo). This function also rolls back her deletion (caused by HoC at 2:18) by executing "g_DB->Rollback();". 2:53 - Elysia restores her "Pure Pink Heart" (function RestorePurePinkHeart). This one lasts 1 or 2 frames (right before the screen switches over) and continues at 3:00. 3:00 - Elysia does something with "Herrscher of Human" (function ***HerrscherOfHuman). This is extremely hard to read, so I don't know what's before "HerrscherOfHuman".

I honestly expected the music to rise and the beat to drop right at the climax of the fight for one last time, but instead it chose to fade away. It felt like an ode to the flamechasers' end because they never got the victory that they desired and instead of having that grandiose end, they ended up fading off into history. Love that the music was able to connect to that. This was also the first and last time that all of the flamechasers fought together too. Wow... I just love this animation so much. Farewell, heroes.

I just watched the best thing in my life. I have never felt this was so happy that I shed tears, so perplexed that I got chills. It is objectively a masterpiece, the soundtrack made me felt nostalgic, I could feel the way Elysian felt by the changes of screen. The ending when all the Flame Chasers come together is more amazing when you remember all of there personalities. And in the end seeing them like normal people was gorgeous. The one take I have on this is that: "No one is born as a hero, but if you want, you can do it yourself."

Lets enjoy this moment while we can because on a distant, distant future, who knows if Honkai Impact will still be playable and all we will have will be the videos... A masterpiece like this series wont happen in a lifetime sooner

OMG DOES ANYONE NOTICE THAT PIANO AT 7:55 SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THE FIRST TIME WE MEET ELYSIA IN THE FLAMECHASERS CONCEPT TRAILER WHERE HER TITLE SCREEN TURNED RED? I LOVE THE CALLBACK. 😭😭😭

i was not expecting the retro anime style AT ALL. PERFECTION from start to finish. absolutely cried seeing herrscher Elysia's appearance with all 13 signets, and cried even more seeing Ely in the garden and reading the last text. words really cannot describe how beautiful Elysia is 😭💖

5:55 if you pause it in time it shows Elysia's crystal flower

Its surprised me that such a flawless animation doesnt have many reaction about it

8:01 seeing elysia smiling actually made me cry more than how other flamechasers living their lives normal😭

Everything is absolutely beautiful, and 6:58 and 7:10 is just adding a sense of comfort and serene for my favourite Flame Chasers , also as expected from the first Kaslana, Kevin use the strongest weapon at 7:45

Kevin using the oldest and most powerful weapon in the kaslana arsenal this just proves how realiable that weapon is🤣

I love our Honkai community. Truly one of the least toxic groups and we all mutually love these absolutely fantastic characters. This story makes us Captains get even closer together ❤️. Anyone who's played up to chapter 31 knows its been such a journey! It's been painful, it's been terrible, it's been amazing, it's been completely unforgettable. Hoyoverse, thank you for letting us experience these incredible tales.

I just noticed that there was a sound of a flame at the end there, at 6:09 My guess is that it symbolizes the end of the Flame Chasers, as the flame has finally been put out, leaving nothing left to chase after.

Alright. "Lie down. Try to not cry. Cry a lot". Imagine if the honkai eruption never happened. Each would lead a very different path. Probably a more peaceful one. But then again, it was because of the honkai that the flamechasers exist. So I am thankful to devs for bringing us this beautiful story.

Just like in Moon Halo... You know, normally the one that is above in the sky is the threat to defeat and the one bellow on the earth is normally who tries to defend his home But watching Herrschers of Flamescion and Human flying above the sky and falling down not to destroy, but to save the world is so great to me... It's the complete opposite to the previous era, with HoTE high in the sky and Kevin fighting for humanity but now, the ones who are supposed to destroy the world are fighting to protect it, poetic and ironic.

In the end, as always, Elysia got exactly what she wanted: - A family. (the thirteen flame chasers) - To see her seed bear fruit. (Mei Raiden, a Herrscher who kept her humanity) - A new friend. (Mei, of course) - All the flame chasers to unite and fight a battle as a team. - To end the Elysian Realm in the most beautiful way possible. I have never really said this about a fictional character before, but if only the world had more people like Elysia; strong, confidant and full of nothing but love and curiosity for everything and everyone, with the will and power to do anything they set their mind to, then the world would be a better place. I'd say goodbye, but we all know that Kevin, Elysia, Aponia, Eden, Vill-V, Kalpas, Su, Sakura, Kosma, Mobius, Griseo, Hua, and Pardofelis will be in our minds the rest of our lives.

man.. Remember when we all thought Elysian Realm was just a one off Hades-like side mode? this arc truly is worth being right beside the main story. now im glad hoyoverse didnt set this aside like a mere minigame.

Even if the story’s ended, the memories and wills of the Flamechasers will still live on with Mei and us. This animation did the Flamechasers story more than just justice, it gave it more meaning than anything so far. It’s shown that Elysia loves humanity and the Flamechasers as well. They all team up one last time to defeat HoC but at the same time to say all their goodbyes to each other and Elysia. It’s saddening but it’s also very meaningful. Don’t give up and keep moving forward is what Elysia said throughout the animated short, it’s not only a message for us but the vow of the Flamechasers to humanity symbolizing that even when she’s in her last moments, she’ll stay true to both humanity and the Flamechasers.

I love how the final ost of the post credit scene (where you see Elysia and the flowers) is a direct reference to the OST that plays in the first concept trailer of the Elysian Realm, when the name of Elysia shows up. The story begins with Elysia and ends with Elysia. Truly a masterpiece.

2:21 The glitches shows her smile.

Godly Music✅, Animation✅, Transformation✅ and the icing on the cake; Depression✅ miHoYo will u just let me inside ur HQ and scream THANK U AND JOB WELL DONE We're lookin forward for the next one with Open arms :D

Finally the journey is over, we're going to missed them so much "They were never the perfect heroes, but they were the only ones to show up at that place and time"

I love how they used the 1980 anime styles to convey the control of the HOC,but also convey the fact that the flamechasers are in the past. However, when elysia reappears as HOH, she turns back into CG, which represents the fact that their story is left in the past, while humanity moves forward with her love for humanity

why is mihoyo just always making me cry so damn much

She loved humanity to the very end. This Herrscher is.. beautiful

The animation is so beautiful, I am literally crying so hard ELYSIA DID GIVE THE STORY OF THE 13 FLAMECHASERS THE ENDING THEY DESERVE

Truly love how Ellie does not bring herself back. She brings Eden back. Then Eden completes the Recovery process.

This literally sent a shiver down my spine, not only was it amazing to watch, it felt differ then any other animated short ive watched. Thank you for this masterpiece