Genshin Impact Phantom of the Opera Theory, Part 1/3: Dottore and Erik

This is a 3 part theory I want to make about Genshin and Phantom of the Opera of all things.
Part 1: Dottore and Erik
Part 2: Columbina and Christine
Part 3: Predictions and Speculations

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GettingWokeUp2026-01-29 15:06

Well the Columbina trailer is absolutely Phantom of the Opera inspired piece so the parallels to this villain also make sense

DottoresPet2026-01-29 17:53

I can already hear the cries of people flocking to this post to say that it's wrong to compare a Dottore to Erik because Dottore is "IrReDeEmAbLy EvIl"

SweetStrawberries142026-01-29 17:54

Which would be weird since Erik isn't exactly a good guy himself, like attempted murder, actual murder and coercion into a marriage deal aren't the best personality traits.

DottoresPet2026-01-29 17:55

Yes, not even Dottore would do that

(Btw I used to simp for Erik when I was 17)

SweetStrawberries142026-01-29 17:56

Same, I did as well when I first read the book at 18, now at 20 I genuinely prefer Raoul a lot more, like so much more.

DottoresPet2026-01-29 18:01

I think the reason why people hate Raoul is that he doesn't have as excellent writing as Erik has. Raoul easily comes across as a generic goody two shoes, a kind of prince on a white horse. By comparison, Erik (in the novel) gets his entire backstory explained, and has much more depth even though he is absolutely NOT a good person. Unlike the musical, the novel does not sugarcoat it.

Had Raoul had the same amount of depth as a character, I guarantee you people would like him more.

SweetStrawberries142026-01-29 18:05

Yeah I think it's that, though I also think it's because people got more used to morally gray rather then simply morally good characters, so simply morally good characters were hated for being just good. I honestly miss having plain prince like characters, like just a genuine prince or knight.

GIsimpnumber12362026-01-29 19:00

I wonder what was the thing that made Zandik unlovable right when he was born. Maybe due to some tradition? Like he was born with red eyes and that was cosidered bad omen? He didn't cry when coimg out of the womb? Or some ritual of acceptance from their god that he failed?

PeterGyrich2026-01-29 19:21

He wasn’t, we only know that he was chased out by them at some point which obviously couldn’t have been when he was a baby

GIsimpnumber12362026-01-29 19:24

yeah but still you don't name your baby "heretic" for no reason. He must have been born "wrong", he grew up ostracized and then he did something to be chased away from his tribe

PeterGyrich2026-01-29 19:26

They didn’t name him heretic, he was named zandik, whose in game meaning has never been said

SweetStrawberries142026-01-29 19:26

Tbf, who names their kid Heretic? Like actually, and we know there are alternatives that are way better since there is an NPC named Zandith that is a bit similar to Dottore but without the complete heresy part.

PeterGyrich2026-01-29 19:27

Not every reference is literal and that includes languages. The meaning of the name zandik has never been mentioned

SweetStrawberries142026-01-29 19:29

Yes but Zandik litterally means Heretic and Genshin names their characters a certain for a reason and in Teyvat specifically names are important.

PeterGyrich2026-01-29 19:31

>Zandik litterally means Heretic

Again, it doesn’t. Is there in game information that says this?