Dottoscara

Dottoscara is the slash ship between Dottore and Scaramouche from the Genshin Impact fandom.

Canon
Dottore and Scaramouche met for the first time around 400 years prior to the start of the game at the Tatarasuna Furnace, Inazuma. At the time, however, Dottore was disguised as an engineer, Escher, and Scaramouche was nameless, being only referred to as the Kabukimono. Dottore took an immediate interest in Scaramouche's puppet body and was the one to suggest to Pierro that he should be recruited to the Fatui.

At the time, Kabukimono lived with the workers at the Tatarasuna Furnace, and was especially close with Niwa. In his disguise, Dottore infiltrated the group of workers and caused an environmental disaster at the Furnace, and killed Niwa before he could oppose him. Taking Niwa's heart, Dottore put it inside of a device of his making and let Kabukimono enter the furnace with it, which he survived as the heart protected him. Dottore lied and said the heart came from an innocent servant which Niwa had killed before fleeing, and horrified by this, Kabukimono discarded it and left Tatarasuna, without ever knowing of "Escher's" true identity or what really happened until years later.

They met again once Scaramouche had been recruited by Pierro to become a Fatui Harbinger, and became coworkers. According to Wanderer's Character Story 4, Dottore welcomed him warmly and Scaramouche became the subject of the research and experimentation that would allow Dottore to create his segments, a process that took decades. In return, Dottore unlocked the seal that had been placed on Scaramouche's powers, making him stronger. Scaramouche was sent on many missions to the Abyss, and would return to have his wounds repaired and treated by Dottore.

After obtaining the Electro Gnosis from Yae Miko in Inazuma, Scaramouche disappeared for a time, and reunited later on with Dottore in Sumeru. At some point, Scaramouche gave the Gnosis to Dottore, who in turn offered it to the Sages of Sumeru, asking them "do you wish to create a God?" which set the stage of the events of the Sumeru Archon quest. The two worked together to create a new artificial god, Shouki no Kami, using Scaramouche and the Electro Gnosis as a power source for the body. After Scaramouche's defeat, Dottore expressed a disappointment in the conclusion of his experiment, and left Scaramouche behind.

In the following Interlude Quest the player follows Scaramouche, who will later adopt the title of Wanderer, as he discovers the truth of the Tatarasuna Incident that traumatized him centuries ago. As of patch 3.3, he's sworn revenge on Dottore for using and manipulating him.

Voicelines
"It's a pity that Lesser Lord Kusanali already forced him to erase so many of his segments. The joy I would have derived from slicing them apart one by one..."

- Wanderer's voiceline "About The Doctor"

Quests
"The Doctor has never known his place. Even now, the puny human thinks himself capable of interfering in the business of the new god."

- Scaramouche in Chapter III: Act V "You were the most resilient test subject I ever came across. Thanks to you, I was able to garner a great deal of information. Alas, after that, you were under orders to remain in the Abyss. We barely saw each other, and it became difficult to further refine the knowledge I had gained."

- Dottore in Interlude Chapter: Act III "The Doctor: You were the most resilient test subject I ever came across. Thanks to you, I was able to garner a great deal of information. The Doctor: Alas, after that, you were under orders to remain in the Abyss. We barely saw each other, and it became difficult to further refine the knowledge I had gained. Scaramouche: That was gracefully worded. Ever wonder what they'd think if they knew that nothing matters to you apart from your crazy experiments? The Doctor: I suggest you speak to me in a more respectful tone, Scaramouche. The mere fact of your utility does not make you indestructible."

- Conversation between Dottore and Scaramouche in "Inversion of Genesis".

Fanon
Dottoscara is one of the oldest ships involving Dottore, dating back to before his in-game release, and became more well known after it was revealed by Yae Miko that Scaramouche's powers were unsealed by a researcher within the Fatui, which fans correctly assumed to be Dottore. Fans of this pairing before the Sumeru region release, depicted the two characters to be equals or at least have a somewhat mutual understanding of one another at best, appealing to the partners in crime trope.

Today it is a somewhat controversial and unpopular ship in the fandom, as it involves two very divisive characters. However, most shippers do not consider the two to have a healthy romance, and are drawn to it because of its dark nature. A common appeal is the "doctor and subject" aspect of their relationship, as well as the power struggle between the two characters, and how they both gained things from each other during their time together within the Fatui. Often the shippers joke about the Sumeru Archon Quests being the two's "divorce arc".

It currently has 220+ works on AO3.

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Trivia

 * According to Wanderer's Character Story 4, Scaramouche's puppet body served as a source of inspiration for the creation of Dottore's segments.
 * According to the lore in the artifact set Husk of Opulent Dreams, Scaramouche began to mimic Dottore's manner of speech during their time together, and he also suspected that Dottore may have given him the ability to dream.
 * The emojis used to refer to the ship are usually 🧪☂️.