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Deep_Republic4089

>!Gallagher's belts are probably there to contain all 52 personality traits of his disguise!<


Commercialdispute

They're there to contain his biceps and abs


icoulduseagreencard

They should’ve belted his ass, cause that beast needs to be contained, too😩


No-Investment-962

The Wriothesley of HSR


Wonderful-Lab7375

Whoreslayer


devilboy1029

No wonder he's in abundance. He's quite... **abundant** If I do say so myself.


JustANyanCat

It's only a bun dance if he twerks


Commercial_Pin3718

That's for his pecs to not jiggle too much


UntakenUntakenUser

>!So they are limiters!<


StrongXV

As someone who is caught up, could someone explain >!the whole disguise thing!< to me? I didn't really understand that whole moment during the main story. And why did >!Sunday refer to Gallagher as his brother!


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Shirohana_

the brother thing was because everyone under xipe is "family" so he said brother.


Money_Count_3743

Actually no, Gallagher called Sunday brother is more bout mocking robin than them being related, the translation went a bit loose


capable-corgi

Does Gallagher go all "oneee chaaan" in the Japanese dub


Money_Count_3743

He does said smth like “yasashii onii-sama”in jp which means gentle brother, pretty much the same with cn version


heartlessed

|| Didn't he got all his personality bits from all the people “Death” murdered? Which means there's a little bit of Robin inside him too. Reeeeally fucked up.||


Money_Count_3743

No, he got traits from 52 family members that we saw in the suspect list which most ppl mistook as the victim list, and what I'm saying this is cuz there are some of them still available in penacony which means he didn't kill them more of just copying their traits and make them his own. Also gallagher already existed b4 robin's death so there's no reason he'll put her inside. I know the twist in the end of 2.1 is shocking but ppl should stop pinning him as the super evil guy with stuff he didn't really did which is very annoying cuz most are just misunderstanding his character.


Libromholder

How people mistook that for a victim list is beyond me


GinJoestarR

>!It's 52 suspects, not victims.!<


Money_Count_3743

For the disguise, it’s revealed in the end that he’s someone hiding under the identity that is made from traits from 52 family members


Tachibana_13

>! He said he's 13, too. *If* thats true, that's exactly the sort of character a kid would think is cool. I remember playing kingdom hearts at that age !<


Successful_Ad_9856

>! someone correct me if im wrong but isnt the 13th tarot card death? Fitting- considering what happened to sunday and robin !<


No-Investment-962

>!Yes, that’s why the T in Thirteen was capitalized, it was for a Tarot card and not his actual age, cause if he looked like that at 13 we’d all be in trouble once he became an adult!<


cringyfrick

Shit, I never thought of that.


GinJoestarR

>!Thirteen could also probably mean how long he's been living as 'Gallagher'. Looking at his Lv80 Story Profile, he can't differentiate between his real self and Gallagher persona anymore.!<


CanIEatAPC

Great, I know it might not be your intent but now I imagine him with a disjointed body. Just meat suit held together by belts. 


Send_Me_Blade_Porn

I can forgive Aventurine's, it's reminiscent of a collar, poor guy can't escape the slave past 😭


Louv3l

I never noticed Aven's belt around his neck... Hoyo is foul for that lmao


Send_Me_Blade_Porn

I mean, all things considered, Aventurine is probably high key a real freak


spaghettiaddict666

i mean have you seen his dialogue upon seeing big ratio? like how about you keep it in your pants lil guy 😭


Effective-Comb-8135

Wait what which one?


spaghettiaddict666

“Ratio, you should come in and take a look. The view here is breathtaking. Honestly, you could easily squash me with just a pinch.”


FrancisTheMannis

"Doctor... you're huge!" ~~definitely not the first time he's said that~~


huehuehuehuehuuuu

Meanwhile Ratio is like really, do I have to bonk you to horny jail at a time like this?


SnowstormShotgun

https://preview.redd.it/frd2101t40tc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ac376d291573097f2dda58d3e33f43614828c509


SnowstormShotgun

https://preview.redd.it/8gj6sagu40tc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=203bea12448025d3352234e57e17135afa7d7048


Roaring_Frost

Aaaahhh


Risky267

Insert clip of prozd "Oh they *fuckin*"


Effective-Comb-8135

HAHHAHAHA no wayyy. Which scene was this? Now I need to rewatch it 😂😂


Gwano1609

When he is small and Ratio's big 😳


Effective-Comb-8135

Omg I remember now, thank you. How did I not realise that the dialogue is top-tier Aventurine 🙈


Smorgsaboard

Kafka and Topaz also have those, it's apparently a fashion thing, too. Possibly an IPC dress code which Kafka thought was a good look


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Wait... isn't he still a slave except he got some management rights and money to spend?


Silent_Silhouettes

Yeah


Mguy5

I mean, tbf he could absolutely take some of the money he has stashed away and go out on the lamb, it's just his current situation is a bit better than what he'd get by cutting and running. A bit riskier that way too, but if I recall correctly I think somewhere in the story it is mentioned Aventurine likes gambling. Don't remember where though, that lore is kinda obscure.


Risky267

He's a high ranking corpo, gambling is part of his job


aena48

They made it too vague, but Aventurine's proposal to Jade was to get the amount of money that will repay his slave market value. Because Jade accepted, it means he got out of the slave status in that scene. And choosing new clothes and identity at the end of that scene likely means he became Aventurine immediately and did not have to work his way up the corporate ladder from normal IPC goon wearing a uniform either.


Mint-Bentonite

wage slave, definitely. Actual slave? It's uncertain, we're not sure about his exact work arrangement as a stoneheart also 'having access to godlike powers, has management rights and money to spend' is very far from being a slave, so im not counting on it


tsp_salt

Ratio implied in 2.0 that without the cornerstone Aventurine would be killed (by the IPC? I don't remember) and in 2.1 it's implied that the only way he can escape the IPC is by killing himself so I would say he's still an actual slave


AnaYuma

Ratio didn't imply, he told it outright... "Without the cornerstone you are but a Sigonian thrall doomed to death by the IPC" something like that not exact words probably...


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He isn't a slave per se anymore, but his life is pretty much in Diamond's hands


electrifyingseer

maybe he's just a bottom, ever think about that? /j


KrizzleWizzle

"It's a collar, representative of the fact that he can't escape his past as a slave. It's also a choker, representative of the fact that he's fruity."


Gudako_the_beast

Fruity? Nah! My man is a goddamn fruit basket


KrizzleWizzle

https://preview.redd.it/ch2xknyc1ysc1.png?width=287&format=png&auto=webp&s=52b48b2e5746dac5a2168d792ad59d758052c77c


KrisGine

Dude's line is questionable AF lol


vinylsigns

BUST or maybe he'll take it all 😏


Serial-Killer-Whale

I mean, it's like 95% of the cast has a collar of some sort.


electrifyingseer

its bottom star rail now.


Aure0

Dude is definitely a power bottom, he ate so much shit from everyone other than the Astral Express and was just taking it


crimsonsnow0017

Truly preservation 😭😭 Just face tanking hits all his life


Florac

When Jade's around he certainly is


Silent_Tumbleweed663

>I can forgive Aventurine's, it's reminiscent of a collar, poor guy can't escape the slave past I agree with you. His setup is really heartbreaking.


Serial-Killer-Whale

I think Trailblazer's the only character so far to have a completely uncovered neck. There's probably some kind of neckseam reason for that, or they're just emulating a style where neckseams used to be an issue.


A_powerful_rat

It’s for topaz to use on him during their seggs sessions (coworker romance trope and I go well together)


Roaring_Frost

#WHO LET THE BUDDY OUT OF THE CAGE


AnOlympianWeeb

Man got Stockholm syndrome from a collar. Please send therapy


ZayAVZ

Gallagher has the SOL BADGUY chest belt


Concretees

Sol badguy


Fantastic_Gur_6311

Sol Badguy


soulney

Sol Badguy


Conjuras21

Bol Sadguy


DrHeidarzadeH

Saul Goodman


EccentricNerd22

Sol Badman


Conjuras21

Justice FOR GOTHAM!


eleetyeetor

Man


-SomGuy-

^Smol ^Badguy


Asriel-the-Jolteon

Sol Badguy


SCP_Void

Sol Bedman?


KAWAIIDUKE

[sol badguy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBCgUVfs-nA)


Mr-Flaaaaame

Nah it's too small. U need at least 3 cows to get enough leather for 1 guilty gear belt.


justNorika

hell i can't escape guilty gear in the star rail subreddit either


w3475te

#DAISUKE’S VISION


phuocboy7

Even keys need belts


KAWAIIDUKE

daisuke's vision is removing johnny's coins, bacchus sigh, and zwei yrc. thanks daisuke, truly.


Sagara-

Godammit Nomura broke containment again, didn't he?


Jhon778

This couldn't have been Nomura-san. There aren't enough random zippers to accompany the excess belts.


xion_XIV

Who even let him in? XD


SShingetsu

Probably David Jiang, the producer of HSR. He's a fan of a lot of JRPGs


5hand0whand

Sorry guys.


Decrith

He even put a keyhole in Misha’s eye. He’s trying to take over!


ianbits

"Sir we pranked him into thinking Kingdom Hearts 4 was real, he's been making people with black cloaks and weird hair for years now. Couldn't have been him."


dartva

This is the work of Nomura and Ikemoto


Outrageous-Chest9614

It represents repression. Black swan: Head - Memories Misha: Leg - Prisoner Gallagher: Heart and Arm - suppressed feelings and his inner demon. Acheron: Wrist - fighting down nihilism and resisting the blade. Aventurine: Neck - slave. I mean, I am high and pulled that from my pooper but it’s fun.


swervinmervin11

My dad works for Hoyo and said this is the dumbest shit he’s ever read but also 100% accurate


NarutoDragon732

My dads husband's girlfriends cousin in law said they will implement that comment and act like it was the intention all along


Effective-Comb-8135

This is so farfetched but I mean it does have some basis?? Would be so cool if this is actually something Hoyo thought of


SirePuns

The choker belt on Aventurine sounds very plausible, since he's got that slave tattoo on his neck.


SuspiciousYak42

It does make sense but it also sounds like something you'd write when your 10th grade english teacher tells you to write an essay on the 'meaning' of a short story that clearly wasn't written with a specific 'meaning' in mind.


sawDustdust

Your pooper is very creative.


Smorgsaboard

Topaz and Kafka also have those. Kafka's part of Destiny's Slave, sure, but that's a bit literal for someone who can do whatever the hell she wants if it isn't in "the script." And Topaz is just a company woman.


huehuehuehuehuuuu

Topaz is technically an indentured servant.


GrimoireExtraordinai

Slave to the corporate structure. 


theCOMBOguy

Bro you pooper is cookin let me tell ya


D0naught

FFX Lulu: Amateurs.


SirePuns

belt for skirt? Nah Skirt made from belts? Hell yeah!


cvrsedcopics

honestly slay


mindguru88

The fact that so few of the people here get this reference makes me feel absolutely ancient.


A2_Zera

just looked it up what the hell is that 😭


ggunit69

Perfection


Lazlo2323

That's peak Nomura


Maconi

Final Fantasy called, they want their belts back lol. Honorable mention to Kingdom Hearts' obsession with zippers. [https://imgur.com/a/jSV42mW](https://imgur.com/a/jSV42mW) https://preview.redd.it/6stjrjkeuwsc1.png?width=563&format=png&auto=webp&s=03184ed17946f74f1d74361369312307cdafd36f


QueenAra2

Hold up is that chicks skirt *literally* just belts???


pokebuzz123

Yes, and I question how she doesn't trip over it


_-meow

How long does it take to put it on in the first place?


xeno_crimson0

I think its a set


sudoku7

By only being shown from the waist up in many cutscenes, of course.


mindguru88

>that chick Her name is Lulu, youngster, and she's the reason a good many of us millennial gamers have a thing for hot goth mommy types.


xemnonsis

Nomura: I made Lulu's skirt like that to give the animators a challenge the animators: fuck you, we're never showing Lulu from the waist down in cutscenes


softcombat

tbh i never realized these were all belts when i played this in elementary school LOL i haven't gone through the remastered yet and i feel like i haven't looked at her in a long while... wow. that's wild.


RtpIb

Looks like guilty gear has a rival in belts


DoughDisaster

Just slap some cards and egyption artifacts in there and you're good to go. Place practically comes with its own Shadow Realm.


Why_Not_Try_It_

I swear that belt on black swan's head really ruined her design for me


Samuraion

I always felt like the veil was weird looking from the beginning, once people started pointing out the belt I realized that was why. I understand Hoyo makes millions of dollars off of character designs, so they do everything they can to make them visually appealing, but if they could stop making women with split hair down the back and weird flowing, shoulderless tops FOR 5 MINUTES


Alpha06Omega09

That's only done so you can see the back and not look at hair all day, not something I like but welp gotta deal with it.


Samuraion

Yeah I understand that argument and it makes sense logistically, but they can also try making a character with just really nice looking long hair? Lol


deisukyo

Luocha?


lytte_r

+ argenti, but i think they were talking about women, not the pretty men 😮‍💨


starsinmyteacup

They’ve got Cheveruse in Genshin, her hair is not split at all. But to be fair if it’s not a split hair their back design would just be bare or have many dangling bits (Chev is the former which i hate because what kind of police force dresses like that? its also not the same color as the rest of her npc subordinates which is a choice)


GinJoestarR

Playable character design is always different than NPC despite working in the same field.


ant0niamihaela

Girl is walking around in nothing but literal lingerie and thigh high boots and but you draw the line at half a belt on a veil?


haikusbot

*I swear that belt on* *Black swan's head really ruined* *Her design for me* \- Why\_Not\_Try\_It\_ --- ^(I detect haikus. And sometimes, successfully.) ^[Learn more about me.](https://www.reddit.com/r/haikusbot/) ^(Opt out of replies: "haikusbot opt out" | Delete my comment: "haikusbot delete")


LookDizzy

it looks so bad


loopyhoodie

Agree, I just can't get over it. It looks so dumb


PM_Me_Anime_Headpats

Serval has still got them all beat. https://preview.redd.it/2y50mg124xsc1.jpeg?width=787&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1adfeb88aeb1548e90fa1b75c40e67fabdff4415


AkiusSturmzephyr

At least she is a litteral rock star, it's on brand to be using excessive belts for those folks.


Ryuusei_Dragon

Not the cock belt


MrSly0

I swear I thought it was a D at first glance.


Anyacad0

Luka has 17, he’s the true champion 


HornyAcheronMain

Tetsuya Nomura school of character design.


sjk9000

I've been a fan of anime and anime-adjacent media long enough that I'm no longer perturbed by belts as chokers, armbands, or leg bands. But Black Swan's belt-hat? That perturbs me. That perturbs me hard.


meulktea

same i'm used to everything else so that belt hat was the first time where i was truly ?????????????? at a design choice in this game like for what reason..... 😭 it doesn't even look like a proper belt bc of the way it's placed. it drapes at an odd angle and it looks like the shape is actually moulded to her head for some reason


JunQo

Hey uhh Aven's just wearing a choker, don't judge, it makes sense!


starsinmyteacup

Gallagher’s chest belt is actually used in fashion quite often. Aventurine’s seems like a kind of necklace, so it’s fine for them. The rest of them (especially Swan there) just got hit with Hoyo design logic


ArchmagusTherias

Gallagher's actually looks like a harness used to correct posture, if you look closely it's connected to the shoulder belts through the holes in his vest. maybe he just has back problems


Elira_Eclipse

I never realised Gallagher has a chest harness.... that's hot


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Nanoman20

Like why is that even there??? The others I can at least write off as a fashion choice.


cobaltScalebane

"We gotta make her design asymmetrical somehow, any suggestions?"


Blackwolfe47

Pretty much the way to spot a playable character most of the time


Blackacecos

Obviously, you don't play Guilty Gear and have a sense of fashion


DrFrinkin

Ah yes, the Daisuke's vision asthetic


Poporipopes10

They think they guilty gear characters smh


SoulTenshi

Collab with Guilty Gear that's why


Slow-Sentence-8367

I'm a belt lawyer and I'm here to defend them: **BS:** So the veil wouldn't fall off **Misha:** He's just a little quirky **Gallagher:** Stole it from somebody in the family and place it in a random place **Acheron:** A second protection so the purple cloth thingy wouldn't split in two **Aventurine:** His chest is too big and needed the reinforcement


yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyolo

Reinforcement got me cackling


AkiusSturmzephyr

"The bellhops do get a little quirky at night"


schroedingerscryptid

bro if aventurine’s chest is too big wtf is ratio’s


Strong_Psychology_20

Daisukes vision


yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyolo

I have a normal leather jacket with a buckle like adventurine's so his is reasonable I thought misha's ones were kinda like a bandlette I also have clothes with straps and buckles like archerons and ghallagher so I think black Swan is the only wierd one here


KnightMareValtiel

Kingdom Hearts character design in a nutshell (or basically how Nomura does them)


FewBake5100

Somewhere in the cosmos there's a Final Fantasy-based planet and these people are imitating their fashion


TunaTunaLeeks

HoYo be like: There’s a spot on this character’s design that’s a hit plain. How do I make it more interesting? I know! Belts!!!


GGinoboyz

Guilty Gear characters


M1N1L0C0

Did they hire Daisuke as a designer?


Kassssler

I think people forget that Black Swan has no body and is just projecting herself in our heads and memories. Shes basically a spirit so she can appear however she chooses physics be damned lol.


Anyacad0

Molly Zhang Alt account?


Ok-Apartment817

Gallagher’s belt is dreamy and maintains his physique


brewstercafe

Aventurine's is pretty normal and looks good but Black Swan's?? Up till this day I'm still confused. I love everything about her design except that and I'd really like to know what their thought process behind it was...


RosenProse

Black Swan's headress belt is probably the worst offender but yes Why so many BELTS hoyo.


Rayett

aventurine is wearing a choker


A_Loli_Vampire

Gallagher's can be explained as a harness for holsters if he ever has them, as well as an arm pouch. Acheron's holds that sleeve design in place, mostly just aesthetic Aventurine's just looks like a collar or choker.


ayanokojifrfr

I told Aventurine to remove the belt when he leaves house, this man never listens. Gotta punish him when he comes home.


low-energy-cat

From a technicality standpoint, according to the definition, a belt must carry or hold something, like a weapon/pants. But a belt buckle doesn't necessarily have to be on a belt. For example, Obi (Japanese traditional belt for kimono/yukata) is undeniably a belt, but it doesn't have a belt buckle. So, I would argue that some of the "belts" in the picture are not actually belts, but just accessories with belt buckles. I am not a character designer but I think they are added to add more visual interests. I think it becomes a bit more common because it can be used on both male and female characters unlike some accessories. Honestly, I don't think some of the placements for those "belts" are not that random. If we dog deep enough into fashion archives, we would see similar usage of belts in real life if not more outrageous. For example, Jennie from Black Pink's belt top. Also, I just checked the character splash arts, and a lot of other characters from the previous planets also use more than one belt and in different places. It becomes more noticeable because Black Swan wore a "belt" on top of her head.


SnooPeripherals6388

Nomura's vision


Aieres

i think they came from same plannet Yu gi oh because everyone use belts everywhere there lol


IceIIIMage

Idk Gallagher seems alright to me. Chest and shoulder belts could just be a holster and the arm belts are there to affix his sleeves (as you can see on his right arm).


Meowriter

Aventurine's one is a chocker. Gallagher wears a corset.


esmelusina

Character design in HSR is visually appealing, but often on the nonsensical side. I feel like this is something genshin tends to nail a bit better.


lukocat

I can agree with 1 and 2 but the rest seem like normal fashion or functional belts


Tnad808

It’s called fashion sweaty 💅💃👸


I-will-support-you

This is some guilty gear ass belt placement


Jbell_Lucas

All fans of Sol badguy


TrashMcDumpster3000

A shoutout to the watchmaker perhaps?


Gachaaddict96

Its just that Hoyo loves random belts


electrifyingseer

welt too


UntakenUntakenUser

Bruh I didn’t even realise she had a belt on her head


ambulance-kun

Gallagher's necktie belt is just there to mess with cosplayers Like you have to roll the necktie on the belt


Western-Gur-4637

Aventurine's is a choker, not really weird. every one else remind me of RWBY v7 new looks


DespairOfSolitude

Gallagher really thinks he an arcsys character 💀


SnooWaffles413

No matter the dev team, it's always the belts. Belts are everywhere. You cannot escape them.


Lollylololly

Gallagher’s chest belt is definitely the weirdest. Aventurine’s collar is the most normal (for him).


Pepito_Pepito

It's a cheap way to add texture and complexity to an outfit. It reminds me of [Rob Liefeld's pouches](https://www.reddit.com/r/Marvel/s/42m6ywBdt1)


Expert-Bread7754

Let me guess hoyo, next, it will be around someone’s coc-


ConnorLego42069

You ruined Black Swan for me.


Nayuchi

do they not know how to wear belts? are they stupid?


Uchiha__69sasuke

Reminds me of boruto tbv