Swan

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

The confrontation at Mondstadt’s gate

Swan and Lawrence are guarding Mondstadt when Ye Xuan and Ronava arrive. They conduct routine questioning, then draw their swords after interpreting Ye Xuan’s remarks about Barbatos as an insult. When Ye Xuan threatens to throw Timmie into Cider Lake unless both guards surrender their weapons, Swan refuses, declaring that a knight never abandons his sword 7.

Lawrence throws away his weapon and jumps into the lake after Timmie. Swan instead decides to arrest Ye Xuan before rescuing them, prompting Ronava to slam him into the city wall. Neither guard suffers lasting injury. Jean later explains that the visitors are Barbatos’s elders and calls the encounter a test, ordering both men to keep it secret 7 9.

Resentment and Fatui recruitment

Lawrence receives a Hydro Vision during the rescue and permission from Jean to choose a Favonius Sword. Swan considers these rewards unjust: he believes that preserving his weapon upheld the knightly creed, while Lawrence’s actions disgraced it. He hides his jealousy behind his usual dependable smile. His resentment supplies Ye Xuan with a ten-percent increase in Wish Power 9 11.

By the Holy Lyre der Himmel incident, Swan possesses an Electro Delusion. Ye Xuan suspects him of leaking information that allowed La Signora to intercept Diluc, but deliberately withholds his suspicions from Jean and the others 17.

At the Goth Grand Hotel, Swan tells La Signora about Barbatos’s reported return and the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor’s connection to Ye Xuan and Ronava. She rewards him with a stronger Electro Delusion and asks him to locate Barbatos. Swan begins imagining a future as a Fatui Harbinger, unaware that La Signora expects his unmodified body to deteriorate under the Delusion’s strain 18.

Leaking Mondstadt’s defenses

After the monster assault, Lawrence notices electricity running along Swan’s sword. Swan attributes it to an alchemical potion, concealing his Delusion. He interprets Lawrence’s concern for him as another attempt to flaunt his Vision 22.

Swan subsequently delivers Mondstadt’s defense plan to La Signora. His information conflicts with a plan supplied by Schubert Lawrence, provoking an argument between the two collaborators. The Hydro Abyss Herald judges Swan’s version more likely to be genuine, and La Signora tells him to proceed with the operation 22.

Lawrence’s murder and the investigation

Swan approaches Lawrence at the city gate and claims he cannot find Bruce at his assigned post. After Lawrence discovers Bruce’s body, the two fight a Hydro Abyss Herald together. Swan uses his Delusion and elemental potions while maintaining his cover as Lawrence’s ally. Once the Herald and a Pyro Abyss Mage retreat, he stabs the exhausted Lawrence through the chest from behind 23.

Swan dumps Lawrence’s body into Cider Lake at the place where Lawrence obtained his Vision. He conceals the blood trail and reports a fabricated account in which the Herald killed Lawrence. Lisa and Kaeya find his survival and explanation suspicious; Kaeya follows him afterward but finds nothing where Swan briefly stops beside the road 24.

After comparing Swan’s account with the nine confirmed victims of the Herald, Lisa concludes that Swan killed Lawrence. She stops Eula from immediately confronting him, warning against alerting the enemy 25.

Appearance

• Wears knightly armor and carries a silver sword 18 23.
• Presents an honest, dependable smile that conceals his resentment 9.
• Begins developing white hair as a consequence of Delusion use 18.

Personality

Swan initially appears professional, protective of Barbatos’s honor, and rigidly attached to knightly principles. His refusal to surrender his sword takes precedence over the immediate rescue of Timmie and Lawrence 7.

His pride develops into intense envy when Lawrence receives divine recognition and Jean’s approval. He treats Lawrence’s success as something stolen from him and mistakes genuine friendship for condescension. After receiving greater power from La Signora, his ambitions expand to becoming a Harbinger 9 18 22.

Despite his earlier emotional turmoil, Swan is calm when he murders Lawrence. Ye Xuan notes that the killing produces no additional Wish Power because Swan feels no particularly strong emotion at that moment 24.

Abilities & Skills

Swordsmanship

• Fights with a silver knightly sword 23.
• With Electro enhancement, briefly holds the Hydro Abyss Herald to a standstill 23.

Electro Delusion

• Channels Electro through his sword despite having no Vision 22 23.
• Cannot sustain prolonged combat because the Delusion places excessive strain on his body 23.
• Has not undergone the Fatui’s modifications; La Signora considers continued use fatal for him 18.

Elemental Potions

• Obtains potions from the Knights of Favonius to substantiate his explanation for using elemental power 23.
• Uses a red potion that explodes when the Herald cuts it apart 23.
• Throws a Cryo potion at Lawrence’s signal, freezing both Lawrence and the Herald 23.

Espionage and Concealment

• Supplies La Signora with information about Barbatos and Mondstadt’s defenses 18 22.
• Disguises Delusion use as alchemy and fabricates a report blaming Lawrence’s death on the Abyss Order 22 24.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Silver sword — His principal weapon, used for both Electro-enhanced combat and Lawrence’s murder 23.
• Electro Delusion — Supplied and later upgraded by the Fatui 17 18.
• Elemental potions — Knights of Favonius supplies used in the fight at the city gate 23.
• Knightly armor — Swan deliberately leaves its fresh scratches and bloodstains visible when reporting to Kaeya 24.

Relationships

• Lawrence — Fellow gate guard who regards Swan as his brother. Swan envies his Vision and recognition, then betrays and murders him 7 9 23.
• La Signora — Fatui patron who rewards his intelligence with a stronger Delusion while privately treating him as expendable 18 22.
• Ye Xuan — Exploits Swan’s resentment for Wish Power and knowingly allows his suspected collaboration to continue 11 17.
• Schubert Lawrence — Rival informant whose aristocratic contempt provokes Swan into drawing his sword 22.
• Kaeya and Lisa — Investigate his account of Lawrence’s death; Lisa ultimately identifies him as the killer 24 25.

Notable Quotes

“Never! A knight would never abandon his sword!” 7

“How is what you’ve done any different from what I’ve done?”
— To Schubert Lawrence, after being accused of betraying Mondstadt 22

“You’ll see him again very soon.”
— To Lawrence, immediately before stabbing him 23