Sunset
Last updated 2026-03-19
Sunset is an animated short released by official Genshin Impact media on December 23, 2024. Its teaser was released during the Version 5.3 Special Program.
Description
Time flies straight like an arrow, winding like a road with no end.
No one could have known the profound solitude of journeying through the passage of time,
Or how time itself could wash away the meaning of their long odyssey.
Yet, if their will has never been broken and their steps have never once faltered...
At the journey's end, they will rediscover the very purpose that first set them on their way.
VA:
Sundjatta — Matt Reeves
Tupac — Andrew James Spooner
Wanjiru — Kimberly Tierney
Menilek — Bernardo De Paula
Mavuika — Katiana Sarkissian
Hine — Clare Corbett
Chinese Voice-Over Video: https://youtu.be/SWY9hGZs87w
Japanese Voice-Over Video: https://youtu.be/Iw_QLnN2GhU
Korean Voice-Over Video: https://youtu.be/ioW_Yp9elJk
Transcript
- (Scene begins in a tavern)
- Flower-Feather Clan Warrior: You'll do great! Even two against one
- People of the Springs Warrior: Haha, you bet! Or even three against one
- Sundjatta: ...I propose a toast. To the two who are no longer with us: Sanhaj and Burkina
- (The four of them drink together)
- Tupac: *sigh* It's not the same without them here, they'll both be missed
- Tupac: Even though Sanhaj wasn't that much of a talker...
- Wanjiru: And yet the news of his death rings loud and clear, a rallying cry in our hearts
- (Menilek slams his cup down)
- Menilek: Hero! He died a hero! Him and Burkina both!
- (The others look at him in surprise before laughing)
- Sundjatta: Hehe... Now a second toast: to the Pyro Archon in whom we place all of our trust
- Menilek: Here's to her courage, indomitable will, and magnificent plan!
- Tupac: I just wish she would've joined us for tonight... She should be here, sharing a drink with us
- Wanjiru: She's making a five-hundred year trip alone...
- Wanjiru: If it were me, my emotions would be all over the place
- Wanjiru: Give her some time
- Sundjatta: This final toast is to us...
- (Sundjatta refills Wanjiru's cup)
- Sundjatta: And to our impending death, both grim and glorious
- Wanjiru: Certain defeat tomorrow... We'll march to our deaths, eh? Hehehe...
- Wanjiru: So, you ready to face it, Tupac?
- Tupac: Defeat? Says who? Our sacrifice will feed the Sacred Flame, paving the way for true victory in 500 years
- Tupac: I am ready, Natlanese warriors don't fear death. Am I right, Menilek?
- (Menilek is fast asleep)
- Tupac: ...Menilek?
- Sundjatta, Tupac, Wanjiru: Hahahaha
- (The scene pans to the Stadium of the Sacred Flame)
- Wanjiru: Let him sleep...
- Wanjiru: Fearlessness is one thing. But to nap in the face of death? You don't see that every day
- (The scene cuts to Mavuika sitting on a cliff, overlooking the Stadium)
- Mavuika: Sunset... The sky burns bright tonight ...Just like the day I took office
- (The scene cuts to Mavuika talking to her younger sister Hine)
- Mavuika: Hine... What are you doing?
- Hine: Um, Mom said... You shouldn't stare at bright flames, or you'll hurt your eyes
- Hine: And I heard that you're the brightest flame of all now. So... I'm covering my eyes
- (Mavuika sighs and kneels down)
- Mavuika: Hine, take your arm away
- (Their Yumkasaur companion jumps onto Mavuika's shoulder)
- Hine: Ahh...! Wow! Your flames aren't blinding at all
- Hine: They're so warm... Like... like the setting sun! Everyone looks at it, but no one gets hurt. ...Mavuika?
- Mavuika: Hine... Do you think... There'll be sunsets like this in the far future, too?
- (The scene cuts to the four heroes and Mavuika on a cliff overlooking an area with severe Abyssal contamination)
- Sundjatta: So this is where I meet my end... It's sobering
- Tupac: Hahaha, when Tenoch summoned us, you should have seen this day coming. Hey, you recovered yet, Menilek?
- Menilek: Hehe, with a fierce battle to sober me up, I will be soon enough! Hahahaha...
- Wanjiru: Let's show the Abyss... That if they want to take our lives, it's gonna cost them dearly
- Mavuika: Friends, in this final battle, may you burn bright until the end. Natlan will remember this day
- (The five of them engage in battle with the Abyss)
- (The scene cuts to black, followed by a weakened Tupac slowly carrying an injured Mavuika up the steps to the Sacred Flame at the Stadium)
- Tupac: Menilek's headlock was so strong, it outlived him. That giant beast suffocated to death because it couldn't break free from a dead man's grip...
- Tupac: And Sundjatta fell too soon...
- Tupac: If he hadn't taken that hit to save Wanjiru, he'd have lasted a lot longer...
- (Mavuika awakens)
- Tupac: A senseless sacrifice — considering we were all gonna die anyway, hehehe...
- Mavuika: Tupac...?
- Tupac: Ah, you're awake... I knew you'd pull through
- Tupac: To keep the plan on track, I thought I'd give you a lift here...
- Mavuika: You're...
- Tupac: *cough* *cough* Look. We're almost there
- (Tupac places Mavuika down)
- Tupac: You are our flame... You have to burn on
- Tupac: And never... go out...
- (Mavuika sits down on her throne, before looking up to see Tupac standing motionlessly)
- Mavuika: Tupac...?
- (Mavuika puts her hand on her throne, thereby placing her life into the Sacred Flame)
- (The scene cuts to an endless road in a desert, with Mavuika riding on her motorcycle into the sunset)
- Mavuika: That sunset is the only thing in sight
- Mavuika: I don't know how far I've come
- (Mavuika drives by several benches that are in various states of disrepair)
- Mavuika: I don't even know where this road leads
- Mavuika: Where am I heading?
- (Mavuika drives by more of such benches, with signs indicating various numbers, presumably showing the number of years since she placed her life into the Sacred Flame)
- Mavuika: I can't remember, I feel lost, but... this is the only road there is. I guess, maybe... I'll take a break
- (Mavuika stops at a bench to find Hine there)
- Mavuika: ...Who are you? Why are you here?
- Hine: I'm waiting for sunset
- Mavuika: But it never sets here
- (Hine takes a seat behind Mavuika)
- Hine: It will... when the time comes
- (Time passes as Mavuika continues to stay at the bench. Hine is playing with Mavuika's hair)
- Hine: Have you heard the saying? "After the evening flame burns away all evil, the peaceful night will finally arrive"
- Mavuika: The evening flame...
- Hine: Hey sis, you have a mission to do... remember?
- (Mavuika stands up, seeming to have come to a realization)
- Mavuika: I do, there's people watching the sky... I can't keep them waiting
- Mavuika: ...Hine?
- (Mavuika turns around to find Hine gone. She begins to walk to her motorcycle, the sign behind her indicating "499")
- Mavuika: That's right, I never lost my way. I'm still on track
- (Mavuika drives her motorcycle into the sunset)
- Mavuika: My destination has been right there all along
- (The scene cuts to present-day Natlan, with Mavuika making a speech)
- Mavuika: We all have made many sacrifices, and faced our inner demons...
- Mavuika: But finally we are here
- Mavuika: Natlan has suffered long enough
- (The scene cuts to the present-day Stadium of the Sacred Flame)
- Mavuika: By nightfall, this war will be over
- Mavuika: ...For Natlan
Gallery
"Sunset" Animated Short Coming Soon - Genshin Impact
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Sunset | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 黄昏 Huánghūn | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黃昏 Huánghūn | |
| Japanese | 黄昏 Tasogare | Twilight |
| Korean | 황혼 Hwanghon | |
| Spanish | Atardecer | Sunset |
| French | Coucher de soleil | Sunset |
| Russian | Закат Zakat | Sunset |
| Thai | ตะวันรอน | |
| Vietnamese | Hoàng Hôn | |
| German | Sonnenuntergang | Sunset |
| Indonesian | Senja | |
| Portuguese | Crepúsculo | |
| Turkish | Gün Batımı | |
| Italian | Tramonto |
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