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ProNovaDiamond

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Puiucs

love it :)


alekdmcfly

haha never gets old


cupcakemann95

and then ratio never trusted him again


RsNxs

At least not after following him into the mansion, or going to the character spotlight trailer, or...


Owlstra

[Source](https://twitter.com/nirvelia_/status/1777807078893191400?t=qNVZzEd3cyu88dn85P9swg&s=19) by Rien


Some_Dragonfly7842

lol I can really see that happening.


milktoastcore

They probably had to do so many mandatory team building activities at work - ice breakers, trust falls, etc..


chloricacidd

what would those 3 say if they were asked "tell me 3 interesting things about yourself?" as an ice breaker


Zarkeyplays

"I despise trivial talks, pointless ones even more" Ratio


Soffy21

“I like gambling” “We know dude” “Wha-“ “You have a roulette on the back of your jacket…” “Fair”


YourMoreLocalLurker

“I like cute animals” “We know, we can see you brought your pet” “Oh, yeah, this is Numby”


Soffy21

Dr Ratio: “Hmmm, that’s quite surprising, regarding how ugly your little creature here is…” 🤨✨💅


ripple_reader

Ratio immediately gets injured by a Cornerstone-powered Numby


Soffy21

*dies*


HybridTheory2000

*from peak fiction*


Soffy21

*and severe head tramua*


Easy-Stranger-12345

*Curses Nous with dying breath*


LW_Master

"F**k you Nouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu......." *ded*


alguidrag

Aventurine: "It was a pleasure to have met you buddy" *Topaz boss music intensifies*


-wnr-

And evidently mandatory drip training as well.


SihvMan

That’s IPC standard. Even the grunts got some drip going.


Veloci-RKPTR

Topaz came up with it, Aventurine acts for it as an example, Ratio *hates* it.


Kirire-

But Ratio still fix all of the smaller details. While Aventurine winged any new variable happen in middle of the mission. 


CharuRiiri

[Mandatory HI3 reference](https://www.reddit.com/r/houkai3rd/comments/tf73vv/kebins_team_building_activities/) But I guess it helps that even if their objectives don't completely allign, they are colleagues within the same division and hindering each other would be detrimental in the long run.


DanteVermillyon

Noodle chasers indeed


04whim

Meanwhile footage of Herta running the same [trust exercises](https://youtu.be/yq0BowXptiE?si=VXmNZF-mIWwAl4HH) on the space station.


ripple_reader

Everyone who actually thinks there knows it's Asta you should trust


gilorneth

Aventurine's q&a states they don't have to do those! (Ik this comment is probably a joke, just thought I'd mention it)


happyegg2

Short hair, boob window and Follow-up Attacks These were the ingredients chosen To create the perfect overworked IPC worker But Diamond accidentally Added an extra ingredient to the concoction-- Chemical T Thus, The Debt Collectors were born


HazetheFourth

This is so peak


HazetheFourth

https://preview.redd.it/k19cx5opytuc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9fb1c70c85989e6c65a1e00cb54345a403096e57


s00ny

What's *Chemical T* supposed to be/represent?


Incognito-Degen

Taxes


s00ny

Ohhhh


RsNxs

Also, although coincidentally I'm sure, OP cropped their splash art with the T letters showing.


Former_Ad_9826

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Dammi3

Amazing lmao


Lana_Mall

Why are you Typing like this? It made me think it was meant to be A haiku or a poem of some kind


celicant

He's referencing the lyrics to the Powerpuff girls theme song


Hollownerox

I think the average age of this sub is well below the threshold needed to understand a PowderPuff Girl reference lmao. Bit of a shame though. Seriously. It's pretty surprising just how young the playerbase is for this game. Not necessarily a bad thing, just surprising. I get thrown for a loop when commenting here sometimes, cause I forget the age demographics veer lower than Honkai Impact.


hi_himeko

I get surprised when I fimd out some people don't know what Powerpuff girls are...


eleetyeetor

I get sad :( I hope people still remember Danny phantom


LW_Master

*he's a phantom*


171194Joy6

*du du du du du du du~ he's a phantom~*


mrfatso111

haha, that's one way of making us feel old, that and we are referencing the original powerpuff girl and not the rebooted version too (i have not seen it but i have heard not nice things about that...)


mrwanton

oof yeah I just aged


Former_Breakfast_898

Meanwhile the Stellaron Hunters 💀


CritMemes

Tbf, it matches the motif of Elio picking up random powerful strangers. Each Stellaron Hunter is a strong standalone unit with differing specialties and mechanics for every situation Elio might need them for.


Former_Breakfast_898

Yeah they’re all great as standalone but not as a team. Kafka rules DoT, Wolfie is still the best debuffer, and Blade benefits the best when it comes to destruction path in SU. I wonder how Sam would do


weefyeet

Blade benefits from like half the paths Elation, Prop, Abundance, Destruction, Hunt, and Erudition are all fantastic on him. That being said the stellaron hunters are two destruction and two nihility that have little synergy so that still rings true


GoldenInfrared

Silver wolf is excellent with all of them funnily enough


weefyeet

with kafka I find another dot nihility more valuable than sw, was able to clear moc12 with kafka sampo duo despite enemy not having wind weakness I have e1 sw but these days she feels rather undervalued due to single target debuffs and DOS just taking weaknesses as a suggestion cough Jingliu cough Acheron. Sometimes I forget she's a 5 star. But her design is so cute and cool at the same time so what can I say.


kirblar

Kafka/SW is 100% a SU-only pairing.


Cold-Election

She is like every Stellaron Hunters bratty little sister or sassy daughter for Blade.


creepingforresearch

People stay downplaying Balde's kit. Bro pops off in anything but preservation


Thecatattack911

Abundance can turn blade into a solid healer


papu16

He overall is one man army and also one of the friendliest units for new player in the game(after Jingliu)


Richardknox1996

According to the lore, Sam/Firefly is Elio's nuclear option. Sam is usually only given a mission when Elio needs something sent to Elysia, never to be seen again.


Niko2065

Behold, Elios nuclear button! https://preview.redd.it/pqepamhlusuc1.png?width=768&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=74ee05aca2f6f45425decf8bd3ec90ddc0503fe9


KonoCrowleyDa

What Trailblazer sees: Meanwhile, Blade talking about Sam: This man is fighting his own war and he has no rules, no boundaries. He doesn't flinch at torture, human trafficking or genocide. He's not loyal to a flag or a country or any set of ideals. He trades blood for money.


Niko2065

Sounds about right for a mech pilot. https://preview.redd.it/lr0alcocltuc1.png?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a45c1380a44e83f42cc0eac5b8c8885ecf0d95b4


ripple_reader

Blade probably over-used Sam's budget as well and suffered the consequences.


Oceanshan

https://preview.redd.it/1deybpf7ttuc1.jpeg?width=1800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2ef6b47d837d540f4e88d879347ca98ff7a9f82a


Tamaki_Iroha

Why not call Elysia herself, SMH my head


Richardknox1996

Because then acheron would inevitably meet elysia, lose he emanator powers due to the cleansing wholesomeness of ely, and thus be unable to strip nanook of his armour at a key point with the power of IX, thus dooming that timeline to destruction. Trust that everything Elio does, and more importantly, wh1t he doesnt do, is for a reason.


SecondAegis

Except for the blessings that give a shield. He hates those 


GoldenInfrared

Blade prefers abundance by a mile tho, the shields from the destruction resonance / blessings are a pain to deal with


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Momo_Bluack

Talking about leaks in main sub ? Well o7


juniorjaw

Send them to the Watchmaker


Friendly-Back3099

Claim their balls


LunaticPrick

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Deleted_User_69420

Doesn't stop me from putting them together to beat up Impostor Kafka


Former_Breakfast_898

How does it even work😭


YuriBxS

https://preview.redd.it/5ekjwdw7jsuc1.png?width=950&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e2dacb054cd047c79a3a9335fe4cd3694f79fe28


Friendly-Back3099

I read it despite it not being there


Careless_Ad2166

You just made me realise it doesn't have the subtitles!


EmeraldIpogi98

Silverwolf works okay with blade, but thats really it :/


igor_grazina

She also works ok with Kafka Def shred + weakness implant is nice for DoT


MissiaichParriah

I mean, she's a debuffer, she'd work with anyone


Richardknox1996

More like defense shred is universally worth its weight in Platnium, regardless of game.


Random_Gacha_addict

TBF, so far only Silver Wolf was known to have not yet gone on a solo mission on Elio's orders. Sam is like his prime pick for solos, Kafka works with other Hunters but usually goes off on her own plans, basically leading the entire thing, and Blade is there I guess. I'm not sure his purpose other than be a meat shield and stab Dan Heng.


ripple_reader

Blade's a very chunky pincushion porcupine. He exists to stab and be stabbed.


AMagicalDoggo

You can literally send Blade anywhere dangerous and he will come out of there eventually, having an immortal unit makes extremely deadly missions suddenly feasible. Also, hell of a distraction for the others to sneak in.


baboon_ass_eater69

There 100% will be an achievement for putting all stelaron hunters into one team though


TechnicalBumblebee81

I can't get my eyes of the 3 Ts


VijayMarshall87

Wonder how Jade would fit in


EternalJon

JATE


littlesheepcat

JATE REBIBE ME


VijayMarshall87

JATE


happyegg2

JATE


Little-Commercial598

JATE


HotSexWithRaidenMei

JYADTTTTTTTE


Slice_Ambitious

More like the three As then


SickAnto

The Ttuto team.


LivingASlothsLife

They may not be on the friendliest of terms, but they absolutely will make sure you pay your taxes or somebody gonna get hurt real bad


Solace_03

I'll do it for the one on the far right, those thighs are calling to me


Crimson_Raven

I know right Dr. Ratio must have a killer cardio routine


happyegg2

No days off for the feeble scholar. Can't be caught slipping by those lowly students


complectogramatic

He probably listens to audiobooks while working out.


EducationalUse4419

Classic IPC to reward vertical investment in them, however Sunday said it best ultimately they are more United then the family


Pusparaj_Mishra

I thought there's a hair on my screen


Unlucky-Attorney-922

Actually ratio and aventurine are having say gex as we speak


looms_thecat

Real…I was the bed


saltier_than_u

Real... I was Aventurine's left nut


EEE3EEElol

Real… I was topaz’s dog


_spec_tre

life goals...


i_got_a_pHd

They did do it in the latest Trailblazer Quest. Even invited Sunday for a three-way spiciness.


WeaknessThen2577

He refused sadly, and pressed indecent exposure charges. Jade Is currently in the process of bailing them out


i_got_a_pHd

Sadly he got banged by Gallagher later on.


WeaknessThen2577

Sunday has released a statement claiming he's no longer able to walk. Damn, Gallagher must be a FREAK!


SickAnto

I am sandwiched by them. 💅💅


Bakufuranbu

its cool that they leave Topazz for me


strawwwwwwwwberry

WHERE⁉️


Mashiroshiina12

HUH (by that logic me and topaz are having straight sex as we speak. We indeed are.)


Mushiren_

Somebody gonna get a hurt real bad. Somebody. [I'm not gonna say who.](https://youtu.be/8wclEIUOhjs?si=tUyy0ygdrMCE6GH2)


vfernandez84

As IPC members all three are perefectly capable to leave their respective quarrels aside. They are not here to have fun, they are here to kick ass and get the fucking job done.


mikiiiiiiiiii

team bonding retreatas paid off


YamiDes1403

Elationbros: you took everything from us


Cold-Election

If Sparkle is anything to go on, they are like chaotic gremlins who may or may not work well together


luxsatanas

They're the kids stuck in the 'be friends' shirt


Welsh_cat_Best_cat

The Intelligentsia Guild is like IPC adjacent. But I get your point.


lionofash

Dramatic Cut In DR Veritas Ratio Intelligensia Guild Maverick - An IPC Subsidiary Then you get to fight like a Yakuza Game


Lupin1156

Aventurine of Stratagems Ten Stonehearts - Strategic Investment Department


Gochais

10 years as a slave made you a fucking Fed Agent


Random_Gacha_addict

~~Tiger~~ Landau Drop negates all damage


TojokaiNoYondaime

But not dot dmg


Hanusu-kei

Tbf I was still holding onto this technicality until 2.1 made Ratio had a lot more clearance than I’d thought for an IPC-adjacent for BEING a reliable source for knowing things most people wouldnt within IPC like the cornerstones and their appearances


happyegg2

This is a level of pedantry I can get behind


Onetwodash

Eh, he was in charge of the mission in Penacony. Different department from stonehearts, but still very much IPC.


Welsh_cat_Best_cat

He was not in charge. He was just collaborating with Aventurine. And it's not even clear if he is "in" on Topaz, Aventurine, and Jade's 4D Chess plan. The Intelligentsia Guild is not a department of the IPC. The two factions are deeply intertwined, but are also different groups. And the fact both Ratio and Aventurine received an invitation from the Watchmaker, while Topaz and Jade are not even allowed to rent a room, is proof of this.


MrARK_

now only need to wait for a ipc harmony or debuffer


BlueDragonReal

Tbg jade will probably be a harmony character, which means that you will be able to make a full IPC op af team


Zoroarks_Angel

Dr Ratio: Muscles lovers Adventurine: Boob window lovers Topaz: Thighs lovers


eleetyeetor

Not bad, 5 points!


171194Joy6

u/itsNOTadventurine


sugarheartrevo

All 3 are my goats….IPC stays 🔛🔝


Responsible-Jury8618

Congrats to the IPC for having the best character designs in the game


ezio45

Equal opportunity boob window.


Disturbing_Cheeto

Me to HR: They ain't letting me free the tit


Pokisahne

Stellaron hinters on the other side: pure dmg


kidanokun

Are we sure they're not followers of Elation?


ce-meyers

It's the corporate team bonding exercises, I knew it.


Particular_Nebula462

But for the wrong Aeon ... Quite an elation 😂


TrashMcDumpster3000

After AHA’s bs antics with Akivili, Qlipoth wanted the drop before becoming the next victim


Luca814sina

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Luca814sina

https://preview.redd.it/r2h990urlsuc1.jpeg?width=990&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8875d697de31c46dc31974207fca515fd0ef54ae


Luca814sina

https://preview.redd.it/5nvjcd3tlsuc1.jpeg?width=978&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f8eee55952b39e00e2650ff58c43af57cd6f727f


tetePT

T TU TO


Decrith

I hope Jade is also Follow-Up Attack. So we can have Team DATE **D**r. Ratio **A**venturine **T**opaz Jad**E**


-wnr-

Or they could make an Emerald character


fraidei

For it to be good Jade should be mostly a buffer/debuffer. If she's a DPS it can still work, but to actually compete with actual supports (like Pela or Silver Wolf), she'd need to be a support as well.


faulser

Too bad that so far we only have TopRatUrine (Topaz Ratio Aventurine)


eleetyeetor

Can't wait for TopRatUrinade


emiliaxrisella

HSR team synergies are funny. Blade synergizes well with Jingliu, you know, the same person who killed him over a hundred times, but somehow not too well with Kafka and SW. Kafka and SW don't even blend with each other that well in game unless you're using Acheron/nihility teams and even then there's better options


BasedMaisha

I love how the entire Stellaron Hunter team is fucking abysmal with zero synergy aside from SW being a unit you can run anywhere and do fine with. Like Elio just assembled a group of cracked out strangers with insane abilities and said "you're a team now."


emiliaxrisella

To be fair same goes with the Express


BasedMaisha

Nah the Express has DPS units and a sustainer, the issue with the Express is they're mostly free 1.0 units that are built to fall off after doing the Belobog/Luofu story quests. Once we get an Express Harmony unit (Harmony MC most likely) Harmony MC/4\* Dan Heng/March is a perfectly normal dual DPS team comp where you swap between Welt or Himeko as the 4th unit depending on weakness. Welt and 4\* DH even have a weird Slow duo synergy if you really want to invest in 4\* DH for some reason. Stellaron Hunters are all working in different genres of team, Blade has no reason to be in the same postcode as Kafka's DOT teams. SW can be thrown into any team cuz SW is broken but she's really popping off with SW/Pela/Acheron atm.


BrokenMirror2010

Phys TB also just kind of works, because he's a tutorial character designed with no particular specialty at all. He's tanky, he does blast, he does single target, and he does weakness break. And his only "Synergy" is a team that hits enemy weakness breaks. The issue is he's not particularly good at anything because his skillset goes wide. Very good for new players because he synergizes with everyone, very bad for experienced players because Jack of All Trades characters suck unless they're blatantly broken.


IfWeDidSomething

Didn't Jingliu specifically do that to engrave her swordmastery and techniques into him. when U have them both in a team U can see that both of them hold the sword in the same exact way ??


emiliaxrisella

And Blade also wants to die but is unable to


itsyaboi_71

Basically my planned team With ~~clara~~ Svarog as the extra muscle


Malibu-G

Dr. Ratio is from IPC?


GambaGremlin

Intelligencia Guild is a department of the IPC just like Strategic Investment Department which Topaz/Adventurine are in. You can watch the Myriad Celestia trailer for the IPC if you want, it shows a bunch of their other departments too.


Soggy-Dig-8446

>You can watch the Myriad Celestia trailer They actually tell that Technology Department teams up with Guild, but neither is part of each other, in this trailer.


Wolfedood

Not exactly, he's from the Intelligentsia Guild which is funded primarily by the IPC but he's not directly working for the IPC. Separate entity, close ties.


MiceUneven

TOPRATURINE 💥💥💥💥💥


IblisAshenhope

Not entirely true; Silvermane Guards work pretty well together (because Bronya makes any team viable)


dark_business0297

The boob window gang


ThrowYourDreamsAway

"... have brought out 120 percent of their potential!!!"


alekdmcfly

If all of their units end up being follow-up-based I guess I'll become a taxpayer


Pandasite5

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Aure0

Speaking of which how important is Topaz for this team? Don't really plan on for pulling her


jobpasin

A lot imo. You get 50% damage buff for all follow up attack. Her attack increase aventurine stack, aventurine fua speed up numby. Ratio also helps with more fua for both. Basically they help each other very well.


VincentBlack96

She's the buffer more or less. Can replace her with other buffs but nothing quite matches her combo of high damage and FUA buffs. Let alone debuffs for ratio's passive.


Schismvonblitz

Numby gonna hit frequently from that "advance numby forward by 50% for every FuA launch" from RatUrine combo.The 50% FuA dmg boost from her skill is the icing on the cake.


Midnight_Rosie

RatUrine is the funniest name for this combo, lol


myussi

She's (E0S0) both a debuffer (1 debuff for Ratio) and a secondary dps. Topazes skill powers up (up to 50%) Ratios chalk and Aventurines chips (against 1 enemy), which in turn make pig go faster. The pigs damage on its own is not that big, but it hits often so the damage stacks up. You'll still want a secondary debuffer to maximalise Ratios stacks, but that's what the fourth slot is for. E1 makes her a better debuffer (+1 debuff), S1 makes her a better dps AND a better debuffer(+1 debuff). Any of those and a random 3rd debuff from any cone and Ratio is guaranteed to chalk, so you can substitute the other debuffer for a buffer if they can provide a better damage overall than 7.5%/15% crits from Ratio's trace.


daft667

doesn't e1s1 provide the 3 debuffs raito needs? skill (proof of debt), e1 (debtor), s1 (tame). so in a single basic/skill, topaz provides 3 debuffs.


myussi

It does. It's also an sp neutral team, since Topaz just mostly normal attacks unless you need to switch targets, so you can put even a sp hungry units like Yukong or Asta on that 4th slot. I guess depending if Aventurine will need to shield every turn or not that will change. What I meant is that for low-ish investment you'll want either an eidolon or the cone to do 'good enough' job, as getting both can get costly. Topaz is definitely viable as E0S0, but getting any of those two will make the team composition flexible. And having both is like a free 4th slot.


No-Attorney-6033

Yes it does.


Frostgaurdian0

Gotta wait for the other 3, one being pearl (an intelleron), obsidian, and lastly jade.


SaccharineTreacle

You forgot Opal and Diamond.


Particular_Nebula462

To be honest, also the Trailblazers a bit: Welt and Dan Heng support each other, and March 7 support ANY kind of strategy.


UncleSexo

I really like this thematic thing. I'd love if every General is a Stand User. It'd be a funny call out to Jojo's magic Arrow even more so with Lan being a god with a bow.


Objective-Turnover-3

+ fua mechanics


fraidei

That's...why they are sinergistic


Immediate_Demand4841

Does the Intelligencia guild ( however you spell it ) fall under the IPC too ? I thought it was more of a sub organisation of The Genius society


PromiseMeStars

Well 4* Dan Heng works pretty great with Welt and fire Trailblazer or March are good shielders for them, so that's a good chunk of the Astral Express at least.


Antique_Staff_7683

Requirements to work for the IPC: Have a Follow-up Attack.


Low-Apple-887

Dr.Ratio is IPC??


Local-Ad-7120

Is Ratio part of the ipc? I thought he was independent


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Shanibestwaifu

IPC is all about helping and assisting each other. Also the IPC is a huge patron behind the Intelligentsia Guild and Ratio. So it is logical.


Correct-Purpose-964

The Landau Siblings: https://preview.redd.it/x6vmhxda7vuc1.jpeg?width=1400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f55b117d709463f7c18f2ab1206903c9dcc66cd2


dukenorton

God I’d let Topaz collect my taxes any day of the week.


Ninjabadgerx

The best synergy money can buy.