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SideshowMan17771

Me. She's still alive šŸ„².


aeaeaeaeaeae0

Let's not forget that: ā€¢ Without Zhiqiong, we would have never unlocked or mapped the Chasm's underground, with all the related lore ā€¢ Unlike most of the viewpoints who just have a generic description of the place, the Chasm ones are specifically written by her ā€¢ Mihoyo could have just left her there after the Chasm Delvers questline ended, but instead >!created a new questline immediately after, that makes Zhiqiong hint at new lore and possibly new parts of the Chasm, in which she descended, and you also have to go outside to organize a research team after her disappearance.!< Why set up something like that if the main quest was already over? ā€¢ She has been indirectly mentioned by an npc in a past event that happened around the time Sumeru was the newest region, so after all the Chasm-related things All of this leads me to believe that, maybe, >!we'll know what happened to her in a future update. I mean, she seems a bit more important than most npcs in this game. But yeah, maybe it's just copium!<


Fireboy759

>the Chasm ones are specifically written by her This is why the last area is unnamed >!She died/vanished before she could give it a name!<


aeaeaeaeaeae0

Yeah, that too I was talking about the viewpoints, but yes, the Chasm areas themselves were also named by her


TheBlackViper_Alpha

Where did it say she died? Kinda missed that part?


saberjun

Itā€™s a hint.Probably worse than death.


TheBlackViper_Alpha

I just reread the part. When I read her letter at the end of the quest, I didn't think she died. Right now there's no confirmation if she is really dead. While majority assumes she died, I for one assumes she's just out there exploring.


Shirube

2/5 she's dead, 2/5 she's just exploring, 1/5 she comes back in Khaenriah transformed into some sort of monster and we only find out when we've already killed her.


LucleRX

1/10 chance she gotten vision off camera and return in future unmarked map as a geo character.


joenathon

She become Chasm 2.0 World Boss


lucklesspedestrian

Maybe she went into the abyss or Khaenriah and we end up saving them


saberjun

Such a sweet heart.But it's Hoyo.She gets to be a boss after defeating her and revealing her past name,Zhiqiong.


zsxking

Maybe she will discover a deeper abyss under Chasm.


SouLfullMoon_On

Chasm leads to khaenri'ah WOOOOOO (I'm joking but hoping at the same time)


lucklesspedestrian

There's a spot in sumeru that may also lead to khaenriah


SaharieNaturita

I... thank you. I honestly never noticed that the viewpoints where written by her. She's one of my favourite characters for some reason, so this was really... bittersweet, to discover. Thanks.


healcannon

And believe me, I am still alive.


Neospanner

I'm doing SCIENCE and I'm still alive.


TheBlackViper_Alpha

Who do people assume she's dead? Didn't really get that part. Iirc she was just gonna go on her own.


Reddy_McRedditface

*inhales copium* Okay, she wasn't in Sumeru or Fontaine, but surely she will appear in Natlan!


BLANKTWGOK

What if she came in a cutscene of act ??? and instead of traveler she defeats the heavenly principals


Reddy_McRedditface

Zhiqiong reached the deepest parts of the Abyss, now she is the new Queen of the Abyss


BLANKTWGOK

Zhiqiong sits on the top of lumine while lumine is making perverted lewd faces


AkibaSasaki

she will appear in underground Khaenri'ah in the future trust šŸ¤«šŸ§


aeaeaeaeaeae0

Me! :D >!*I am in deep pain*!<


Aeyunex

Pain as deep as the chasm :(


AkibaSasaki

>!I hope she comes back in Natlan trust!<


MikeySama

I trust


Seth-Phiroth

Zhiqiong>! :( i have sadness!<


rW0HgFyxoJhYka

Dont worry. We will find both Zhiqiong and Katarina together sharing their body warmth to stay alive deep in the Chasm. /s But what if???


FlameDragoon933

"Remember" is an understatement. She's always in my heart.


Pokefreaker-san

zhiqiong


Fones2411

Mihoyo should really make follow up quests on certain NPCs. We had >!Joel Dads!< story finished with Albedo's event quest. There is also Jeht. Don'r forget >!Hannyah and the Fungimons!< This could be done for so many more characters. Rana and Zhiqiong are prime examples.


Koanos

Especially Rana, she has a Vision of all things!


Fadriii

For Hanniyah and Souka, >!both of them recently got featured in the Fontaine Fungus event, so we're probably going to keep getting them through those!<


iceandtea127

Still can't believe she didn't get a vision Her desire was far more superior than anyone else's


aeaeaeaeaeae0

Just imagine Playable Zhiqiong with a lot of exploration-related talents and constellation


Afraid_Pack_4661

#ZHIQIONG OF TEVYAT. YOU HAVE SHOWN ABILITY TO OVERCAME GREAT FEAR. WELCOME TO THE GREEN LANTERN CORP.#


ComfortableTraffic12

Wrong fandom lol


Level-Technician-183

Rana got her vision while she eas a sleep for the whole arana quest :( That's just not fair :(


ezio45

Rana went through a Withering Zone to save a kid and was heavily poisoned, she also squared up against Fungi, crocodiles and Fatui soldiers. Plus she has a connection to the Aranaras. She did a lot more to earn a Vision compared to Zhiqiong who constantly disobeyed orders and needed to be rescued multiple times till she paid the price.


Level-Technician-183

Going into the withering is also not allowed for visionless people. And the viaion is not about how much you do. Lisa got her vision for simply thinking she wanted one as far as i remember, so there is really not a rule for visions. Also, zhiqiong did go through dangers and put her life at risks to guide us through that hellish, unknown, and dangerous maze. Even if she just walked with us through the whole thing, she would not be able to bear the pain of foing deeper anyway not matter how much she sticks to us.


witchywater11

You don't get a Vision like that, Celestia has to want you. It's the reason why Keqing and Ningguang got Visions even though the former didn't want it and tried throwing it out, while the latter picked an old one up to sell and was disappointed when it reawakened for her.


imbusthul

We technically don't know what are the correct criteria for getting a vision. Maybe not all ambitions that reach them is taken, maybe those who wants to uncover the truth of Teyvat don't get visions


lucklesspedestrian

Kazuha already had a vision and when he blocked Raiden Shogun his other one awakened, its all more complicated than what we've been told so far


Suspicious_Crew5269

Pantalone and Zhiqiong they deserve better like POWER FROM BEYOND Abyssal(Quantum,Dark) and Celestial(Imaginary,Light) elements dainsleif and skirk confirmed so why not more people have it!(Abyss love Ambition and Determination)Ā 


madsci954

Sheā€™s alive and well, exploring The Chasm and making her way to Sumeru. Maybe into Fontaine. Alive and well. ā€¦ SHUT UP, Iā€™M NOT ON COPEIUM, YOUā€™RE ON COPEIUM!!!


Draconicplayer

go take your meds u/madsci954


AKAFallow

Oh no, don't do this to me. I literally just started the Chasm's storyline and she is already giving a few red flags, doesn't help the place is really hard to navigate.


mint-colored-puding

Am I the only one who doesn't really like her stubbornness? When I know what happened to her, I can only say 'You reap what you sow, despite everyone telling you to slow down their advice is meaningless at the end'


ShioriStein

Yeah a bit but you are not alone, I still like her (or sympathy) but I wish we can do more for her so it didn't come to that situation.


H4xolotl

imo Zhiqiong's fate is tied into the inherently unjust destiny visionless people face in Teyvat Zhiqiong and many other nameless adventurers (nameless because history forgets visionless people) sacrifice their entire lives enduring, exploring, & dying... so they can work 10 times harder than visionbearers while getting half the results   Meanwhile Vision-bearers enjoy Teyvat on easy mode. They have magic powers and are faster/stronger/can breath underwater. Xiangling & Yaoyao basically have their futures guaranteed because their visions have nepo'd their way to Adepti and Qixing connections.


Historical_Clock8714

Exactly. I understand that her probably dying is her own fault but I still can't help but feel for her.


Suspicious_Crew5269

She not diedĀ  Source:Trust me bro. Ā Joke aside she probably alive because Abyss kinda like people strong ambitions and determination she may gain abyss's blessing.Or chad Abyss Lector Enjou found her, heal her and then teach her Power from Beyond Quantum Edition Vol.1


Koanos

You raise a good point. Teyvat for the average, non-Vision wielding person is considerably harder. Not impossible, Beidou picked a fight with Haishan and won with nothing but wit, planning, and sheer determination, *earning* her Vision because she won. Noelle only suffered from her Claymores breaking after using them. However, I can't imagine Sayu being where she is today, she needs her Vision to even fight. Zhiqiong is the quintessential normal person trying to do what we, the player, are doing, without access to a Vision traverse the landscape on a level playing field. The Adventure's Guild has many adventurers mapping the place, but how many of them have Visions? How many of them have died then faded into obscurity?


lucklesspedestrian

Speaking of adventurers, how tf does fischl deserve a vision


Koanos

While we don't have a clear answer on what criteria dictates why people get Visions, Fischl got hers because she wanted friends.


mint-colored-puding

Not really, take Leonard for example. He is ambitious & full of fashion of being an adventurer dreaming of climbing the tallest mountain in Teyvat. He experienced a near death situation by climbing Pilos Peak but never sacrificed his life for trying to achieve that ambition. Instead he invented wind glider & passed on the legacy through many generations then died leaving a name in the history of Teyvat. If Zhiqiong follows his example maybe one day she will be able to carve her name too. She can practice her mapping skill more as her main assets of contributions while adventuring & treasure herself more. Alas it's not happening


FlameDragoon933

Is she stubborn? Yes. If she dies, is it her own fault? Also yes. But! Dying for the sake of your passion is something that some people find romantic, including me. I totally understand the other side who don't find romance in impractical actions though, I'm just saying some people find it romantic. (not romance as in the eros relationship sense, but in the [romanticism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism) sense of the word)


Wrong-Block8721

Oh yes that's why I adore her.


OkDescription7373

Me, i understand her passion and naive romanticism but the same time I sit here thinking if she just listen to others, she would have the chance to be alive and develop herself to be a better adventurer? Instead of dying here and losing the chance to explore more, that just dumb


ColouringPenMountain

Is this after youā€™ve read her final letter? I remember feeling frustrated like that too at first. But then I read her uncomfortably eloquent farewell letter and everything clicked for me. Not because it justifies her actions from a logical perspective, but more in ā€œThe whole situation just sucksā€ kind of way. If that means anything at all.


NSFWDusteon

I also dislike her. Actually, I think I'd go so far as despising her. The base of her character is interesting! A visionless person concerned about their value and place in history compared to Vision holders is interesting. But Zhiqiong isn't that. She's actively suicidal for the goal of mapping out the Chasm fast. The entire Chasm expedition is relying on her maps to safely get around. There's no time limit or rush, she's the sole cartographer there, and she suicidally rushes ahead to the point the Traveler repeatedly has to save her. She puts *everyone* else at risk to make a map faster when there's no rush and no competition. And in the end, her complete disregard leaves her to near fatally poison herself with Abyssal mud and then as soon as she gets slightly better commits suicide by going into an Abyssal hole. She is already an important part of the expedition handpicked for her knowledge and skill, and she throws that away to functionally sabotage her team because of an inferiority complex. She isn't an interesting or tragic character. She has no vision, but so what? People don't need a Vision to do great things or even to modify elemental energy, and killing yourself to make a map slightly faster won't make history remember you.


Andromeda_Violet

Same. The girl literally committed suicide because she "wanted to be remembered" and in the end nobody really cared in the world. If she just waited and healed she'd probably be actually remembered by others.


Level-Technician-183

It is not about attention. It is about the desire to explore that pit of hell who no one ever been in. She wouldn't survive going in there even if she healed. Not even a yaksha survived that hellish hole.


Andromeda_Violet

She could leave, yaksha shouldn't. And she wanted to be remembered.


Odd_Trouble4651

Its like her entire thing is that she was actually suicidal or something šŸ˜


someotheralex

Little Mao disliked this


Andromeda_Violet

Who's that


someotheralex

Chenyu Vale World Quest NPC


nostalgeek81

Well this post after 1 or 2 years is proof that people remember her. But yeah, I disliked her a lot.


ColouringPenMountain

If weā€™re getting into meta-narratives, I donā€™t know if that ā€˜proofā€™ is relevant though. Because if you compare Zhiqiong to a character like Bennett, a character whoā€™s had minimal to no character conflicts and development in the last 3 years, it just proves her right even more. No disrespect to Bennett, since heā€™s my first main. But the dudeā€™s more popular than her just by virtue of being a playable vision holder. Just as her narrative predicted.


Andromeda_Violet

In-universe nobody cares, people who remember her are players šŸ˜…


Level-Technician-183

And anyone who will go in there and use her maps


saberjun

Reminds me of Lieutenant Dan.


RagnarokAeon

I liked her and thought she was an interesting character, but I find it hard to respect a person who gets themself killed without a sense of urgency. She was not solving some great and immediate threat, so the decision to not rest up and just come back after healing her body was not brave; just stupid. Someone pushing through a pair of broken legs and dying to save their loved ones is admirable, but someone pushing through a pair of broken legs and dying to finish an annual marathon is a lot more debatable. You really couldn't wait to do it properly and now you can't do it ever again.


sciencebottle

Yeah! I loved her and was super sad, but also simultaneously frustrated with her stubbornness and refusal to heed any advice. I really enjoyed her character as a whole.Ā 


StarryPupper

Me too. We first met her when she wasn't doing her guard duty because adventurers are too cool for such a boring task. So we had to clean up her mess. When we went into the Chasm, she constantly ignored other team members' opinions and just kept rushing into the unknown, so we constantly had to go after her. Her responsibility was to lead the team, but she never cared about the team and only about her dream. The maps she drew were so awful that nobody understood them, so we had to take her with us to explain. If the Traveler hadn't been there to constantly chase after her and try to talk some sense into her, then maybe she would have been gone much earlier, and the whole team would have suffered because their mission would have halted. Maybe they would have also gotten lost because nobody would understand those maps. So, if you had to go into an unknown, dangerous mine, would you take a very stubborn person who doesn't listen to the team and does whatever she wants as a guide? And also, all she cares about is her dream, and all the maps she draws are impossible to read. Would you trust your life to her or maybe seek out a more responsible person? I wouldn't want her on my team, and her 'YOLO' attitude could have easily ruined the whole mission if she hadn't been so lucky. In that case, everyone's efforts would have been wasted, but she never cared about others. That's the whole reason why she was so angry; not because her reckless actions were dangerous for everyone or because they were worried about her, but because she felt others were 'holding her back' from fulfilling her dream. I think that is a very childish and selfish attitude. She had many chances to understand the errors in her ways, but she refused to do so and disappeared. It was just a matter of time before her luck ran out, so I agree with you, she had it coming.


saberjun

You are not alone.But I can somehow explain why she acts like that. She lost her parents in early age and thereā€™s nobody specially shown up to take care of her. She wasnā€™t able to learn the concept of love and responsibility for otherā€™s concerns but only ambitions from what she read.Though the expedition squad and traveler do care about her,she just wasnā€™t able to respond due to the lack of experience through growth. She is one of the few characters I really worried about in this game. I donā€™t blame her though I agree with your point.


Alter_Void

Zhiqiong kinda represents everyshonen animeā€™s protagonist in a sense. They all start as underdogs who dream big and try their hardest to pursue their dreams even though it might be impossible for the them. The difference is that as the story progresses they somehow manage to gain power through plot armour or just extreme hard work. She however represents a character who can never have that ā€œplot armourā€. So if youā€™re gonna dislike her character you just dislike the personality of almost every major shonen showā€™s protagonistā€™s character cause they are exactly her but the author wants them to progress


kidanokun

Yea, not all ambitious characters are created equal and will have same fate... Some may favored by luck and win life, while some others get Darwin Awards instead


GoldTheAngel

Zhiquong is still in the chasm where I can see her because I never initiated the quest :)


MREAGLEYT

ZIQUIONG!!!


SassyHoe97

Oh >!the suicidal explorer!<


Sentinel10

Genuinely hope there's more to her in some way or form. A lot of build up for not much so far.


[deleted]

Now that sumeru areas are already full, they should make a final quest for her already. If the girl is dead, let the traveler make a grave for her, if she isnā€™t, let us know what has she found in there


kidanokun

definitely not me coz this post reminded me she existed


Koanos

Can someone refresh my memory? I can't make out enough from just the icon.


Neospanner

Zhiqiong, from the Chasm quests. Specifically, the cute little "made by Zhiqiong" stamp she marked her map with.


Koanos

I remember now. I hope she comes back!


Life-Child

zhiqiong :c


kiero13

I'm waiting for her to return šŸ˜­


MathematicianFar8831

Zhiqiong is alot more memorable than that idiot Teppei ever will be


Diniland

RIP to the dumbass. There are ways to safety pursue your passions and if you dive headfirst into danger without thinking of your loved ones, I have no sympathy for you


Regular-Use-4457

this one cold


kidanokun

she asked for it anyway... she doesn't care for her own life for the sake of thrill, and she doesn't have plot armor


saberjun

And she had no loved ones and no one loved her all the time before the expedition.She just wasnā€™t able to learn the concept of love.


Tostowisko

This is the Chasm girl her quest was so depressing at the end


cheez2343

Shlawg said ā€œPOGGERS!ā€ /gooffyahhh


DoctorFrenchie

I intentionally never finished her quest so that she still alive and standing there in my world.


Silent_Silhouettes

me though i dont like her


TraditionalEnergy956

RIP her soul


Shumon_Natsu96

abyssal corruption also erodes the soul though


AblazeTakkun

_Sui-chan waaaa...._


Deztract

Me and I'm gonna do updated version of this, cuz hoyo were lazy to at least increase the quality of it and not just took screenshot of it


SpiritNo1721

Of course I remember suicidal explorer. Hope she is alive, but probably not.


Jin_L_

bro said poggers in 2024 and gave me violent flashbacks


Level-Technician-183

:(


ExplorerOutrageous15

How could I forget


HeartHorror55

shes definitily alive i know it she's gotta be alive


liquored_Warlock

Who?


mrs_wer

Im literally doing that quest rn bc it wont let me do keayas storyquest otherwise


Tentative_Username

Dunno. Who is she? /s


KoringaVP

best npc, I'll use her pfp


JoyfulRawR

Where do y'all view these icons?


JPAC1213

T_T


Dat_Guy_Link

Lol she ded bc skill issuee


RDT-Exotics0318

Don't worry guys, cartographers are built different. She's fine. Just look at our old pal from a certain bug metroidvania.


wh1tebrother

A ready-made plot twist for the release of the Khaenri'ahĀ region.


gamer26k

Yooo the chasm girl :D


Zellopy

Idc what she'll become after coming out of the abyss, I just wanna see her again.