In today’s fast-paced, high-pressure society, even game characters have become metaphors for real-life anxiety. Varesha, a female warrior with lightning and flames, her skills and constellation design seem to be a mirror of contemporary young people under the pressure of reality, reflecting the anxiety, escape and passive resistance in our lives.
Let’s talk about her “wrestling” first. The three-stage attack sounds simple and crude, but it actually reminds people of mechanical labor day after day. Modern people are like Varesha, constantly swinging their fists, but they don’t necessarily know what they are hitting. We use busyness to cover up the emptiness in our hearts, as if as long as we keep “fighting”, we can prove our existence. Every attack is a response to social expectations, and every punch is thrown with dissatisfaction and struggle.
“Night Soul Value” is a stroke of genius. This setting is like our limited energy and emotional capital every day. Young people work and study hard, trying to “charge themselves up”. Once they are exhausted, they immediately fall into a spiritual trough. When Varesha enters the state of “fiery passion”, it is like a short-lived emotional outburst, which is the occasional self-salvation of a tired soul. However, passion is short-lived after all, followed by a long wait and recovery. This cycle is just like the anxiety and relaxation that countless people have repeatedly experienced in the workplace and in life.
Her elemental combat skill “Night Rainbow Leap” is divided into tap and long press, which is more like two life attitudes of modern people. The rapid advance of tapping is an occasional escape and a short-term relaxation; the “sudden and fierce advance” of long press is the inevitable choice for being forced to continue high-intensity work. The improvement of anti-interruption ability is nothing more than telling us: No matter how great the social pressure is, you can’t fall down easily, you have to learn to endure and hold on. Especially the setting of free movement on liquid phlogiston is nothing less than modern people numbly moving forward in a polluted environment and mental poisoning, and gradually getting used to the life of “picking chestnuts from the fire”.
Varesha’s elemental burst “Flash Fierce Coming!” is a gorgeous performance, both cool and short. She soared into the sky, with lightning and fire interweaving, symbolizing the rebellion and power that people burst out in extreme repression. But after this power was used up, she still returned to the cold reality. The setting of the recovery of the Night Soul value suggests that enthusiasm needs to be replenished after all, and replenishment is often difficult to sustain. Society requires efficiency, but ignores the recovery and emotional needs of individuals.
The upgrade of the constellation and inherent talents reflects the process of modern people constantly strengthening themselves under pressure. Attack power, anti-interruption, critical hit rate… These data may seem boring, but they are the definition of “success” and “strength” in modern society. Young people, like Varesha, are constantly asked to become stronger and adapt to a faster-paced and more intense life, but few people care whether their hearts are crushed. Varesha’s “Triumphant Return of the Hero of Justice” reveals from the side the society’s obsession with violent solutions: stronger attack power is not for peace, but to overwhelm others in competition.
What’s more ironic is that all of Varesha’s enhancements are ultimately for more efficient fighting, ignoring the meaning of fighting. Her skill upgrade exposes the increasingly mechanized life of modern people: we do not live for the sake of living, but exist to meet the requirements of others for efficiency and output. Varesha has become a microcosm of a “worker”, a machine-like existence, constantly “outputting”, but losing more and more soul.
Through Varesha, we see the anxiety and helplessness of contemporary young people. Her thunder and flames are not only a manifestation of skills, but also a symbol of a state of mind. The pressure of modern society forces us to put on the cloak of “warriors”, but we are lost in this endless battle. Varesha reminds us not to forget that real power is not only explosive power, but also understanding and accepting our own fragility.
In short, Varesha’s story is not just a piece of data and skills in the game, but also a metaphor. Her thunder and fire burn the anxiety of contemporary people, and also ignite the spark of our reflection on our own rhythm of life and mental state. In the era of high-speed operation, may we all find our own rhythm, not be swallowed by anxiety, and bravely be the protagonist of our own life.