Neuvirina

"There's someone sitting up there in the VIP seats that has been striking a pose for quite a while now... I believe she is trying to give you a most elegant and impressive first impression."

- Neuvilette referring to Furina; Archon Quest The City of Rains and Remembrance

Neuvirina is the het ship between Neuvillette and Furina from the Genshin Impact fandom.

Canon
Both Neuvillette and Furina once worked together at the Opera Epiclese as the Chief Justice and ruling Archon of Fontaine, respectively.

Furina when we first meet her could be described as someone with dramatic flair albeit with a bratty personality despite being an immortal Archon ruling over her region. She tries to give off the appearance of a capable ruler confident in her abilities but this appears to be a façade covering up a feeling of overwhelming pressure to rule her nation and hold on to the people's trust in her as their reliable Archon. Neuvillette also explains she has a desire to save her citizens from a potential doomsday scenario. Neuvillette on the other hand is gentlemanly and elegant, but he also seems unempathetic at first glance. However, he is in reality very sensitive and emotional although he does not seem to express it outwardly. Instead the game gives us insight to his emotions through visual storytelling usually, often by showing us that when he is feeling sadness his influence over Hydro causes it to rain because of these emotions.

Furina and Neuvillette were both originally in charge of the court system within Fontaine, Overlooking trials within their nation. As a result they worked closely with one another and were often present anytime a trial took place within the Opera Epiclese.

Furina runs her fingers through Neuvilette's bangs and giggles in her official preview - "Furina: All the World's a Stage."

We are introduced to Neuvillette within the Opera Epiclese where he mentions Furina waiting for the Traveler to notice her watching them from the VIP seats.

Neuvillette on many occasions has been shown to understand Furina on a very personal level, explaining to the traveler the reasonings behind many of the comments she makes and things that she does so those who do not know her well may understand her thought process behind certain actions. He also seems to take her personal safety into account first and foremost.

Furina and Neuvillette have a similar color pallet of black, blue, and white but of slightly different shades. Their clothing also shares the same color scheme.

Archon Quest: Chapter IV Act III - To the Stars Shining in the Depths
In this Archon Quest we are shown a flashback where Neuvillette and Furina were discussing how to handle a meeting with the Fatui Harbinger Arlecchino, a character Furina is implied to be moderately afraid of. During this scene Furina asked Neuvilette to come with her which he at first declined, but after Furina got very close to his face and desperately pleaded with him to accompany her to the meeting he relented and agreed to go. After this, they meet together with Arlecchino and discuss Childe's situation. When Arlecchino comes to talk with Furina again, Neuvillette was unable accompany her due Furina ordering him to go to the Fortress of Meropide to subdue the Primordial Sea from destroying Fontaine. Neuvillette crossed paths with the Traveler on the way there and asks them to protect Furina in his stead and thanks them profusely when they agree. After he seals the Primordial Sea, Neuvillette quickly returns to the Opera Epiclese out of concern whether Furina's meeting with the Harbinger went well.

Archon Quest: Masquerade of the Guilty
Furina is revealed to not be the Hydro Archon after all but rather a "Cursed Human" created by the real Hydro Archon Focalors. Furina had been acting as a sort of doppelganger for the past 500 years, pretending to be the Archon at Focalor's request to buy her time to fool the Heavenly Principles and save Fontaine from its prophesized doomsday. It is also revealed that Focalors desired to be free from godhood, and live her own life. However, the closest she could get to doing so was creating Furina as her "humanity" given form. At the quest's climax, As Focalors is about to sacrifice herself to fulfil her part in the prophecy and return to Neuvillette the powers that the Heavens had stolen from his past Hydro Dragon incarnation, Neuvillette's voice cracks in sadness at having to witness her death. As the guillotine falls he reaches out as if to try and stop it but is unsuccessful. Afterwards a terrible rainstorm begins to symbolize Neuvillette's overwhelming sadness at the loss of Focalors. A tear is also seen falling from his face. However, he carries out her will and returns the Fontainian people back to human form which had been dissolved into water previously. At the conclusion of the quest line, Neuvillette tells the traveler that he will continue to take care of and support Furina after she resigned her role in Fontaine's political system and left the court. Furina now lives in an apartment very close to the Palais Mermonia, the place where they had both worked together the previous 500 years.

Furina Character Quest - The Little Oceanid
We are tasked with finding a replacement actor for an Amateur Troupe trying to stage a play due to their leading actor being sick and so the first person that comes to mind is Furina as it was revealed to us she used to take part in plays while still working within Fontaine's theatrical political system and was well known for her acting prowess, and after given her new address by Kathyrene the Traveler makes their way to Furina's apartment to ask her to do so. Although she flat out refuses to take the role originally due to having to pretend to be the real Focalors for so long leaving a lasting scar, eventually she decides to do it but by the time she tracks the group the lead actress had already gotten over her illness and returned. So instead, she agrees to take part as the Director. Later on the quest, she speaks to Neuvillette about allowing them to host the play at the Opera House who agrees and comments on how she seems to be enjoying acting again, showing how the two were still close despite everything they went through. Neuvillette also comments on how he was always enthralled by her performances and expresses a desire for her to return to acting at the Opera Epiclese where he could watch her perform once again. At the quests near conclusion, the lead actress' sickness flared up again forcing Furina to take on the stricken actress' role as the main heroine who sacrifices herself for her lover in a slightly altered retelling of the events of her main questline also involving Neuvillette. She then walks onto the stage and after singing an angsty romantically themed song titled "La Vaguelette" is bestowed a unique Hydro vision from Neuvillette. (See Neuvillette "Vision" suggesting a Sovereign has control over whom receives a vision of their element, where as in Raiden Shogun's voice line about visions suggests either just her or Archons in general cannot pick and choose whom receives a vision.)

When the Quest finally concludes, Furina mentions how she had fun acting again and decides to once more get into that career. Albeit because she is nudged in that direction but expressed a desire to do so even without such encouragement.

Quotes
"Hydro Dragon, Hydro Dragon, don't cry..."

- Focalors reciting an old Fontainian nursery rhyme when noticing Neuvillette's sadness moments before her sacrifice. "Please answer the question, Lady Furina. Also, if I may add, The trial has not yet ended. As such, I request that the prosecution not leave the room before the proceedings have concluded."

- Neuvillette speaking to Furina as she tried to walk away during Lyney's trial.

"Ugh! What, are you reading my mind now!?"

- Furina's response to Neuvillette during Lyney's trial. ""Eeeeh!? You mean you won't come? No... no no no, that won't do! I can't come to the meeting alone, you have to accompany me, I must take you with me...""

- Furina begging Neuvillette to come with her for her meeting with the Knave. "Now, the curtain has finally fallen on her "performance"... The character she portrayed was an imaginary one, yet in playing that role she fulfilled her duties... Though she is meek and full of doubt by nature, she was able to use madness to stiffen her resolve and see her duty through to its conclusion. The work that she has done over the centuries is truly immense. If she were to ever make a return to the stage, I should personally attend the performance and give her my heartfelt applause... Yes, I must do so when the opportunity arises."

- Neuvillette, About Furina voice line.

Fanon
The ship emerged shortly after Furina and Neuvillette were leaked to be playable characters within the game.

The Neuvirina ship is generally seen as an example of the common "tall boyfriend x short/petite girlfriend couple" motif in films, mangas, animes, light novels .etc - in the same vein as the ZhongTao, ChiLumi, Thomaya, Kukitto, Ittomiya, and Hailou ships.

People generally find the dynamics of their relationship to be a long tender one developed over years of working together. However, shippers often add a comedic twist to their dynamic as well within the ship, With Furina often teasing the solemn Hydro Dragon Neuvillette.

Often times, shippers will depict Neuvillette as being very protective of Furina, or that of a jealous boyfriend trying to curb his jealousy for her sake. (But in a way that is somewhat fitting for his character.) The joke being that in most media, dragons are protective of their hordes of treasure, but instead of gold and jewels Furina is Neuvillette's "treasure".

One theme heavily employed by the Neuvifuri ship is that of deep longing due to many of Neuvillette's voicelines and dialogue causing a great number of Neuvifuri shippers and non-shippers alike to see it as him longing for or missing her whether platonically or romantically, as well as his consistent attempts to protect and support her.

Both Furina and Neuvillette are equally depicted as being the dominant/submissive one within the ship.

It is often commonly depicted as a mutual growth type of romantic relationship where Neuvillette's more solemn personality keeps the dramatic and somewhat chaotic Furina grounded where as she in turn brings Neuvillette out of his shell. Similar to the dynamic of the ZhongTao ship.

One other theme applied to the ship is angst. This is partly due to Furina once ruling a nation that was prophesized to one day sink into the sea leaving her all alone weeping.

It should be noted that many couples within the Genshin Impact fandom are attracted to the Neuvirina ship due to their matching color pallets allowing said couples to further match with one another through the use of profile pictures and other forms of depictions of the characters. This is likely due to the fact that aside from just their matching color schemes their dynamic in-game reminded many couples of their own dynamic.

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Trivia

 * When riding the Navia Line Aquabus, it is possible to get dialogue from the tour guide named Elphane that seemingly imply Furina and Neuvillette take their own private transportation together when going to and leaving Opera Epiclese. "If you're hoping to meet the two figureheads of the Opera Epiclese, I don't recommend waiting around here. They use their own private transportation, not the Aquabus."
 * It could be implied Furina and Neuvillette live together in Palais Mermonia. When speaking to the NPC Sedene you can receive dialogue that says "...And well, Lady Furina lives on the top floor. She's a real celebrity, so she doesn't have any time slots free. Monsieur Neuvillette's office is just over by the side - This much everyone knows."


 * When on the aquabus traveling the Clementine Line it is possible to get dialogue from the Tour Guide NPC Aeval that Furina once performed in front of Neuvillette. "You know, I was once lucky enough to see Lady Furina herself stand upon the stage of the Opera Epiclese! Her beautiful performance and rich emotions are so infectious, Even Monsieur Neuvilette was shaking his head in shock! Anyway, I like Lady Furina, I think she's really pretty, and very worthy of being called an Archon!"


 * Furina and Neuvillette's favorite outdoor set is the Fountain of Lucine, which is known for being the place where couples or newlyweds go to and wish for children as it is customary for them to do so.


 * Hoyoverse released a male cover of Furina's theme song "La Vaguelette" with the male vocalist, Hu Xua performing. Many Chinese Neuvifuri shippers noticed the fact Hu Xua's outfit shared several striking similarities to Neuvillette's outfit and how the male version of the vocals were seemingly altered to more fit Neuvillette's POV. This made many wonder if the male cover of the song was meant to be Neuvillette's response to Furina, or to hint at the idea this was meant to be a duet between them. This has not been confirmed or denied, however.
 * Furina's English Voice Actor, Amber Lee Connors and Neuvillette's English Voice Actor, Ray Chase, have both liked and retweeted Focallette/Neuvifuri arts on twitter. Ray Chase has also commented "L-lady Furina you weren't supposed to see this..." with a finger touching emoji in response to a meme from the ship.


 * Given Genshin's story is largely based on Gnosticism, many players have pointed out that Neuvillette and Furina are most likely a reference to the interpretation from "The Gnostic Mass of Thelemic Philosophy" of the bible story "The Whore of Babylon".

In one of Neuvillette's character stories, it says the Hydro Dragon is the "God of Life". Babylon's symbol is also a chalice or grail. In the Gnostic interpretation, The Whore of Babylon is married to Chaos, the Father of Life associated with water. In the biblical story, the Whore of Babylon also loses everything to the beast, (Aka her husband in the Gnostic interpretation, Also called Leviathan in the mainstream interpretation, which is a sea dragon type monster) because of her act of rebellion against heaven. This is almost letter for letter akin to the events that unfolded in Neuvillette's and Furina's Archon Quest, Masquerade of the Guilty.


 * Hoyoverse commissioned singer Vulkain to create a alternative version of La Vaguelette (Furina's theme) called La Vaguelette "Tandem au cœur de Fontaine" (Translation: Tandem in the heart of Fontaine) which seems heavily implied to be the song from Neuvillette's POV.
 * On the official Hoyolabs website Admins released a contest "Pigeon's Share" Issue No. 86: Calling All Interior Designers! In this contest we are tasked with designing Furina's room and she will decide with Neuvillette the top 3 designs.
 * Well known Olympic Russian ice skater, Sasha Trusova, cosplayed as Furina and danced to La Vaguelette in her video. Her male partner in the video was cosplaying as Neuvillette.
 * The Official Genshin TikTok Account posted an edit, in which there is a short clip of Neuvillette holding a water bubble that shows Furina inside.
 * In a Chinese mall, there are standees of both Furina and Neuvillette outside of a Sony store that are officially promoted by Mihoyo.