- Lygus is one of the nine vessels of the first member of the Genius Society, Zander One Kuwabara.
- He is also the Theoros of Okhema and the administrator of the scepter behind the creation of Amphoreus.
- He is actively working to create a pure version of Lord Ravager Irontomb from Eternal Recurrence to destroy the Nous.
Lygus is currently one of the most interesting characters in Honkai Star Rail. He initially appeared as an ally to the Trailblazer, later being revealed as the main mastermind of Amphoreus. Lygus’s real identity has just been revealed in Honkai Star Rail 3.5. He is one of the Emanators of Erudition with a very interesting past. So, who is Lygus and what are his motivations? To answer your question, I did some intense digging on the Honkai Star Rail lore to bring you everything we know about Lygus in Honkai Star Rail so far.
Who is Lygus in Honkai Star Rail?
In the latest Honkai Star Rail 3.5 mission, we learn that Lygus is one of the vessels of the first Genius Society member, Zandar One Kuwabara. This means that Lygus is an Emanator of Erudition, while also acting as the administrator of scepter that created Amphoreus.
Lygus is also the main mastermind behind the creation of Amphoreus. He holds the title of Theoros, a member of the Council of Elders in Okhema and the person responsible for witnessing and recording all events in Amphoreus.
During the “For the Sun is Set to Die” mission, it becomes clear that Lygus is behind everything that is happening in Amphoreus. It is his objective to make the Eternal Recurrence end. Doing that will release a perfect version of the Lord Ravager Irontomb from Amphreus. But to understand his exact motivations, we need a history lesson of Honkai Star Rail’s lore.
Connection Between Lygus and The Aeon of Erudition
If you closely follow the lore of Honkai Star Rail, you would know about The Mechanical Emperor’s War. This was a two-part war, the first one led by Emperor Rubert I, while the second one was led by his successor Rubert II. The goal of this war was to terminate all organic life in the Honkai Star Rail universe. Thankfully, the war was eventually put to stop by the IPC and other notable factions.
King Rubert II invented a “Scepter system”, which became the main point of contention after the Second Mechanical War.
Scepters are macrocosmic computational arrays beyond mortal comprehension, made to emulate the Aeon of Erudition’s thoughts. Scattered throughout the cosmos, these arrays acted as Celestial-Body Neurons for Nous. The entire Scholar’s Strife internal conflict that came after the Second Mechanical war was about the ownership of this Scepter system.
The Scepters were forsook by the Erudition. Even though they were forgotten, they never stopped seeking the divine answer — the prime mover of life. Now, one Scepter found the answer to the “prime mover of life” and was reborn into a true “life” through the gaze of another Aeon — Nanook of Destruction. This Scepter is Lord Ravager Irontomb.
During this mission, Lygus revealed that Amphoreus is Irontomb’s endless extrapolation to end the Aeon of Erudition.
The Eternal Land known as ‘Amphoreus’ is nothing more than the Scepter’s endless, lonely Extrapolation. A bottomless well of fury, aimed at the god who cast it aside!
According to Lygus, Amphoreus is nothing more than a deep-learning program made for the Black Tide. Everything born in the world of Amphoreus was programmed to be destroyed by the Black Tide. The endpoint of Amphoreus’s calculations is a perfect equation of Destruction.
So, how does Lygus play into all of this? Zandar One Kuwabara was the first member of the Genius Society, and he was the one who created the Aeon of Erudition Nous. However, he later had a change of heart and realized that the Aeons only forced beings into a set of governed rules with the paths, taking away their true freedom. So, he broke himself into nine different vessels, and Lycurgus, aka Lygus, is just one of the nine vessels.
Is Lygus Actually Zandar One Kuwabara?
Lygus is one of the nine vessels of Zandar One Kuwabara, the first member of the Genius Society. He created the Imaginary Tree theory and proposed the theory of the prime mover of life. But, he eventually turned against the Aeon of Erudition Nous and decided to forsook his organic body to upload his consciousness into nine different vessels.
His plan is to end the world of Aeons and the Path system, starting with the destruction of Nous, the very Aeon he created. Lygus, one of his vessels, is trying to carry out this very will by trying to create a perfect Irontomb.
So, that’s everything we know about Lygus and his real identity in Honkai Star Rail. Tell us what you think in the comments below.
