Genshin Impact Sandrone: Character PV Analysis

Having not yet solved the answer to her own life, Sandrone began this "calculation" on a day bathed in the first light of dawn.

Before analyzing Sandrone's character PV, "First Light of Dawn," let's first look at the timing of her resurrection: The Fontinalia Festival was originally established to commemorate Erinnyes, the legendary Lochknight who sought the Oceanids and welcomed back the Hydro Archon Egeria after the fall of Remus's dynasty. Subsequently, it evolved into a festival promoting and supporting the Fontaine film industry. Against this backdrop, Sandrone's "return from the dead" takes on another meaning: "Life is like a play, yet the movie of life has failed to provide a perfect ending."

In the film titled Life, the "protagonist" is not only the experiencer and driver of the story but also writes their own answers and understanding of themselves within their own light and shadow. Clearly, in this film titled Sandrone, she has still not fully established her own "wish."

The PV constructs Sandrone's different self-inquiries and impressions of others through multiple transitions and dialogues spanning time and space, using the "roles" she plays at different stages of life, along with floral imagery.

Old Dreams of Narzissenkreuz

The first scene of the PV takes us back to the early days of the Narzissenkreuz Ordo in Fontaine. The shot slowly opens with a close-up of flower petals, with the sound of children's laughter in the background. Three small silhouettes dart across the frame. Finally, it cuts to Sandrone's first close-up, and behind her, the indistinct figures of children whose hair colors are still recognizable—these are clearly the most important others in Sandrone's early memories: Alain, Rene, and Mary-Ann.

We can notice that Alain is one of the few people Sandrone does not treat with coldness. Sandrone regards Alain as a father; he is the "first and most important person" in her life. Her knowledge, her understanding of the world, and the research she chose to pursue all came from this "father." He gave her her first life and may have given her a second. Yet, this feeling of treating her creator as her closest kin, she was never able to express to him.

This section of memories concerning Narzissenkreuz selects sunflowers, which best represent beautiful old memories. Sunflowers symbolize loyalty and silent love. For Sandrone, this was a warm and reassuring time.

Fatui Harbinger Period

The scene shifts again. The narrative core of this segment becomes butterflies, and Signora's voice rings out. Clearly, this is Sandrone's memory of her time in Snezhnaya as a Fatui Harbinger.

The conversation between Sandrone and Signora carries a touch of childishness. The dividing line marked by high heels separates the personality of a young maiden from that of a mature lady. On one side is a youthful girl puffing her cheeks and declaring "resistance" with her arms folded; on the other is an elegant, dignified, graceful, mature woman. They represent the thoughts of different ages, two sides of the boundary of growth.

The purple iris behind the bench is the guardian flower representing Signora, symbolizing wisdom, sanctity, and faith. Sandrone cannot understand why Signora could believe in the Tsaritsa's wish and sacrifice herself for it. Yet, beneath those feelings of dislike and doubt, there is also a certain acknowledgment of "adult wisdom."

Departure of Pulonia

The final chapter of her memories concerns her longest-standing mechanical companion—Pulonia. When it too departs from her, Sandrone's recollections of the past draw to a close.

Stellar Linchpin and New Bonds

The shot then pulls back to the present. A close-up of the Stellar Linchpin echoes one of the two powers mentioned in the special program that facilitated Sandrone's "resurrection," also heralding the beginning of her new life. In the following scene, we see the most important person in her new life—Columbina. Holding a navigational chart, Columbina arrives in Fontaine and stops before a Sandrone plush. At this moment, Sandrone herself is hiding in the shadows, silently watching all of this without revealing herself.

In the final scene of the PV, Sandrone extends her hand from an almost pure white background, surrounded by blooming flowers. This symbolizes that, after experiencing loss and recollection, she is gradually moving toward a new life. Cherishing this newly sprouted "wish," Sandrone longs to flourish like "them" and find the ending that truly belongs to Sandrone.

On this morning of "First Light of Dawn," she was still engaged in a calculation about self-definition, searching for the answer to "wish."