[2.0] A (very) Speculative Analysis of Baal - A Genshin Impact Theory

In the end, this is more of a stream of consciousness than anything. Even I don't really have any idea of which theory I think is most likely.
Warning! Spoilers for:
- 2.0 Archon Quest
- Honkai Impact First Samsara
Links:
Speculating about the Moon - kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5nQgaCvnb-fgq8
Followup to this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGTUdXlngMembrM
As always, corrections and notes for the video will be in a pinned comment. Make sure to check that before commenting!

[@awexeem]

Holy mother of archons, she predicted Scaramouche as an anemo a year before release lmao

[@jatz913]

🤯 how was that possible

[@vivip6313]

literally screamed when she said it 💀💀

[@rizqiachsany8918]

And she thinks her own idea is hilarious..😅 Turns out to be a bullseye. Now this is the quality of a lore theorists..

[@josephogaz4754]

For real, great analysis! Awesome to see now that we know more, amazingly on-point

[@ComicalRiddler]

Apollo" \*gifting Ashikai with the gift of prophecy*

[@emaitchess3821]

Everyone asks "Who is Baal" but nobody asks "How is Baal"

[@sal15]

Why is baal

[@Viewsmaxxxing]

when is baal

[@Viewsmaxxxing]

to what extent is baal

[@whoscatimi7590]

Of what shall the be baal?

[@AnalogOtaku]

U are a chad

[@hendini]

YOU WERE RIGHT! The Balladeer is a failed replica of her. Holy crap

[@hendini]

Gotta say you even NAILED BEELZEBUL! That’s Ei. Baal is her twin… YOU NAILED IT IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE! Bravo. Can’t wait to see your theory on Kazuha, our first and only double vision wielder!

[@realcupojoe]

Came here to say that! So crazy!!

[@equinox3653]

Damn your theories are so accurate and have a very strong fundamental. love it!

[@vickilenoir8683]

Watching this now, it's amazing how 1 your theories are soooooo accurate and 2 how much planning genshin puts into their stuff.

[@kasumiayanami4501]

The Balladeer! The Balladeer is Reallllll!!!

[@xitao1772]

CAMEBACK HERE AFTER FINISHING THE STORY AND YOU LITERALLY PREDICTED EVERYTHING CORRECTLY

[@agentstriker8645]

Most irritating thing about looking into genshin lore, is that there's so many layers, and so much connected it's easy to get confused

[@Ashikai]

Mood

[@silverhawkscape2677]

The Genshin Onion.

[@phoenixeclipse0212]

That's what makes it interesting for me, the mystery in genshin's lore is something that attracted my attention to it. It was one of the reasons why I liked genshin in the first place, the lore behind it is just as interesting.

[@joisaita6522]

This! I mean there's too much going on and that's perfect but the problem occurs because everything is scattered around.. I really hope all these connect properly in future

[@pineaplejuicegg7667]

I wouldnt call it layers but literally "shit that nobody is telling you" i love this game but not telling me stuff doesnt make it ...intriguing

[@jeriemiahborela4433]

it's cool how your voice occasionally sounds like venti's and im caught off guard like "woah am i tripping?"

[@leonardodavinny421]

8:52 😭

[@athendity2567]

I was thinking about the same thing

[@ysaina4152]

Ven'ti

[@theone7288]

Yea this person sounds more like venti than venti’s VA to me

[@franklynnn]

i would LOVE to hear venti’s genshin theories now that you mention it

[@sungie_soongie8842]

You not only predicted Scaramouche's relation to Baal, you also managed to predict which element he would wield as a playable character, AND you correctly predicted his constellation? A FULL YEAR BEFORE HIS RELEASE?? You are genuinely incredible please never stop with this amazing theorizing, I am absolutely floored!

[@doraaaa0613]

13:16 BRUH LIKE YOU WERE SO SPOT ON???? and yae even taught her how to do it!!!!!! YO

[@muntashirulhaque5937]

OMG!!! DID SHE JUST MENTIONED SENDING AN EMPTY PUPPET AS SHE STAYS IN HER "CHAMBER"?!?! HOLY HELL!!!

[@Tectone]

What a absolute beast of a video, please continue doing these for as long as you can. I mean that was 30 minutes of straight gold-entertainment. Beautiful.

[@ventichu6641]

ball

[@LPKai99]

Hey there :)

[@ShefwShad]

Pog

[@brazen5ive163]

Eggysus

[@tiredbobf1406]

@@ventichu6641 ratio this ez

[@yos2919]

i'd like to add that inazuma is not the only nation filled with irony - just like you said baal is the electro archon, the god od thunder, something short lived, seeking eternity. if you listen to dainslief's lines in the teyvat chapter storyline preview you can tell that every chapter is filled with contraditions: well for starters venti is the god of freedom but he doesn't actually give his people the freedom of choice, just like dainslief says "what does freedom really mean, when demanded of you by a god?" is it really freedom if it is commanded? liyue is a nation of contracts and everyone seems to follow and respect them. but yanfei tells us in her story quest/teapot quest something along the lines of nobody in liyue even knows the law since it is so complicated and hard to understand ("hard to understand and impossible to finish"). so essentially everybody in liyue supposedly follow something that they don't even understand. also zhongli's time as an archon is ended with a contract. next, the sumeru archon is the god of wisdom but he is the youngest archon and wisdom is commonly associated with the elderly. dainslief tells us that his enemy is wisdom itself and his nation of scholars is actually foolish. ("in the city of scholars there is a push for folly"). fontaine's archon is the archon of justice but she secretly wishes to judge all other gods. so all archons are full of irony, it's just that inazuma's really obvious one here!

[@stxllr4687]

That’s a good point! May I add that I also find it interesting that though Liyue is the city of contracts, it is technically the most ‘free’, at least, free from a god, considering Zhongli is no longer an archon, and the fact that he does not have any presence over the city besides his statues of the seven. Perhaps I just have a different understanding of ‘freedom’ but that’s just how I see it.

[@anyanon3849]

And of course the Tsaritsa, the goddess of love that "has no love left for her people."

[@ClownHearts]

@@anyanon3849 and neither her people love her

[@yos2919]

@@anyanon3849 wait i thought she had no canon title? but i thought that her title would be the archon of love tbh

[@anyanon3849]

@@yos2919 Dainsleif stated that she once embodied love. And as for calling her archon of love, that would not be accurate. You can look at it like Venti being the god of freedom and the anemo archon, and like Zhongli who is the god of contracts and the geo archon. The Tsaritsa is the goddess of love and the cryo archon.

[@Zharina]

Man. This theory was so well researched and correlated with in-game content that it was absolutely right. Just finished playing through the newly released archon story quest and damn, it must be such a cathartic feeling for you to be so spot on. Keep it up! Subscribed for more of those juicy theories. :)

[@humanperson1835]

Right? I gasped when i heard yae basically confirm that scara is baal's test subject exuvia 🤣

[@Shaelobia]

Bruh my phone has several cracks now cuz I kept dropping it out of shock. Like even the duality of Baal and Beezlebub

[@ionie.watches]

I just finished the story quest too. my mind is BLOWN

[@AYAYA_JUICER]

Galaxy brain

[@gauravjoshi8140]

Damn she literally predicted the 2.1 Archon quest

[@vitorperal1979]

I'm so excited to see what Scaramouche will do in the story. His connection to Baal (or the body that she is presenting herself with) is pretty clear to me. His hair also seems like it was exactly like Baals but he literally did a Mulan scene and cut it without even paying attention or worrying about style. Another thing that is so interesting about all of this is the aspect of eyes. The saying “eyes are the window to the soul” seems to be very true in the Genshin Impact universe. Both Baal and Scaramouche have extremely similar eye patterns (something we don’t see in other characters besides the sisters Jean and Barbara) and the only difference is the color and glow from Baal's eyes that is typical of archons. Quick question: did anyone notice the strange looking eye with the electro symbol as it’s pupil? It’s always behind Baal (her splash art and her ability) for some reason. Is that the eye of the true electron archon? Just watching and monitoring her puppet? Idk. Seems sus to me. Love your theories

[@zackaguilar3975]

Probably Scara will take Raiden’s Gnosis because we will defeat Signora

[@ye6090]

Also kaeya and dainslief they both have the same ye paterns :> (excuse my spelling, im japanese)

[@pebble1181]

@@ye6090 I think that’s more the Khaenri’ah eye pattern, all characters from there that we have seen so far have it c:

[@ye6090]

@@pebble1181 oo okk I didn't know that alebedo is from there as well!

[@notpaimon9099]

actually the in game models of Venti and Bennett have very similar eye pattern as well. i dont know if anyone notice.

[@lilyq4434]

you’re one of the few theorists that i really love to watch bcos you don’t create speculations by using evidences that are a bit of a stretch. you thoroughly research and based them on the lore. for someone like me who just notices details but can never form theories, you’re a blessing in this fandom! thank you for your dedication in creating such content and i’m excited for more! best of luck for your pulls!

[@Dorimefasolatedo]

Baal is raiden mei no one can change my mind not even mihoyo

[@GothelGrigore]

Who is your pfp?

[@lilyq4434]

@@GothelGrigore hot pants from jojo part 7 steel ball run! :)

[@jaelin4000]

Being my first time on this channel, watching my first video waiting for an ad to pass, I’m glad to see this 😭 I whole heartedly understand the shit you hate 😭I hate it too.

[@Hoshi_Hanasaki]

I love your theory! Do you think scaramouches other name Balladeer has anything to with the connection like Baal ..Balladeer ?lol

[@pkmist2164]

Morax, Barbatos, Baal/Bael: Goetia names Beelzebul: one of the names for the devil... KEK also I find it cute Ei is a glutton for sweets, not sure if it's an intentional reference to Beelzebub representing the sin of gluttony

[@matttan8066]

Hi,i came back after 2.1 update and just finished the story quest, all the things you explain such as the puppet are so accurate and amazingly correct!!! there are so many things are so true on your video! i just couldent helped but rewatching your amazing video about baal!

[@riax2914]

let me add to the fox possession theory : right where we enter inazuma in ritou port, there is a fox statue. nothing unusual right? NO! the fox statue has baal’s SAME EXACT HALO! its the only fox statue with it and i do believe it is foreshadowing since its basically the VERY first thing we see

[@Ashikai]

It's the only one of its kind too and it just stands there mocking you >:( Stupid statue.

[@AsroGp]

Umm...I don't think that fox statue is related to that. From what we know, Ritou is a town created just 500 years ago by Hiiragi Hiroshi on a once desolate island. It is also revealed that Kitsune Saiguu and Hiroshi were good acquaintances or even friends. So, I think Hiroshi actually made a statue of her Kitsune/real form. The Halo appearing behind should be of no surprise as she is a fox goddess. Even Raiden Shogun addresses her with "sama"(source: Narukami's Affection, weapon ascension material), which is unfortunately lost in the English translation. But you can go to Honey Hunter website and check it in CN or JP with google translate. You might also notice that the Fox statue is on top of a base. Further hinting that it is a man-made statue.

[@drinkthestorm275]

I thought it might have been a statue of the first Electro Archon, since Baal is supposedly not the original

[@gabrielmendes3767]

Imagine if the thing that gave Baal anxiety was some type of blackmail our threat from Celestia for some reason. That would explain why she start to take out the visions from everyone. It's like having thousands of cameras of someone who you fear the most directly looking at you. It's a lot desperate on her part but if she was alive 500 years ago she would know well what Celestia can do to a nation that doesn't fit in their "expectations". (And if she cares about Inazuma people, she could just want then to be stronger without the power of celestia, that can explain why she no more give visions for anyone in teyvat too)

[@charadreemur8884]

She likely was alive 500 years ago, because dendro is the youngest archon and all, and they became a archon at that time.

[@magnussen5796]

Just maybe.. scaramouch is connected to baal and fatui blackmail her with scaramouch in their hand.. this maybe stupid, just saying.

[@magnussen5796]

Remember fatui behind all of this since venti

[@typh2630]

I’m not so sure she has anything to do with Celestia and also it doesn’t seem like she would have any reason to fear celestia given that zhongli quotes her and tells us a proverb or something that he says the raiden shogun particularly uses a lot. “Seven ideals for seven gods, and of these, Eternity is nearest unto heaven”.

[@ruedadesalami8317]

That would explain a voice line from Lisa that says that she found something really bad with visions or something similar to that

[@siberos.k9427]

Ok i just played the new update Not trying to spoil anything but you are the genishin impact theories GiGAchad right now

[@sou9329]

It's scary how spot on you were! Can't wait for Sumeru now lmao

[@NightOwl030]

I had thought about Baal’s mental health for a while. If the swordsman, that was present in front of Yae, is like a reflection of what’s happening with Baal, it could be what’s happening to Baal in the inside. (Never thought of her as a vessel when she was committing judgement on traveler) You can look like you’re in control on the outside but on the inside, you are full of anxiety and self doubt that you’re slowly driving yourself into a void of madness. That’s my interpretation of her as a character right now.

[@Awesoemfella]

ooh that sounds quite interesting i really cannot wait to get her to see her lore/storys once i get her

[@indiradefa3733]

24:26 then the way Beidou got her electro vision could be from Baal's satisfaction on Beidou killing a sea serpent? :0

[@Ashikai]

..............ok that would be hilarious.

[@Deathbringersora]

@@Ashikai Since seeing Baal, I'm convinced that Baal possessed Beidou to kill that serpent and as a apology gave her a vision. Beidou not realizing this thought she did killed it in one slash, maybe even using Musou No Hitotachi to defeat it.

[@gamze8768]

@@Deathbringersora thats a really good theory

[@typh2630]

@@Deathbringersora that’s kind of a stretch.

[@typh2630]

@@Deathbringersora for one beidou is proud of being the one to slay haishan and in her burst says “power that ended haishan” so it’s safe to assume it was completely her that killed it. And I’m not sure about this but I remember hearing that when she got her vision she thought of it as the perfect prize for taking up such a dangerous challenge.

[@sofitssofi]

My jaw dropped when you correctly guessed *IN 2021* that Scaramouche will be Anemo! God damn Mihoyo, you've done it again!

[@xzanmatouyojinbo4723]

Just came back to this video after playing through the rest of the Inazuma story and i actually had to hold my breath when Yae Miko made a brief pause before explaining that Scaramouche was actually being created by Raiden Shogun. I was like "No, no, no, no. You're kidding me. You're not gonna tell me what I expect right now, are you?" Holy shit, just mind-breaking. I really hope you'll continue doing these videos so other people can be as amazed as I was today. I N S A N E

[@buttermilkslam]

every time ash comes out with a new theory it’s like a lil christmas

[@asvestor5932]

Bet you exploded when Yae Miko confirmed your Theory about The Baladeer

[@mr.applejuice8546]

This aged so well

[@MildlySweetCappuccino]

I'm pretty sure "Baal" is and equivalent of "Morax" and "Barbatos" (all referencing demons and deities) while Raiden Shogun is similar to Rex lapis (or more accurately Yánwáng Dìjūn)

[@samueljo7910]

Try saying that Chinese name fast! lol.

[@BladeVoltz]

Yeah Baal is her god name while raiden shogun is her local name, just like how rex lapis is zhongli and barbatos is venti among the mortals.

[@user-fb2tt3bg2y]

They're all really titles, rather than names.

[@MildlySweetCappuccino]

@@user-fb2tt3bg2y Morax and Barbatos are their actual names while Venti and Zhongli are chosen names for their human-sonas. In The 2.1 trailer Ba'al appears to have another name, I assume it's her humansona one but we'll see when the update comes. Other than that Raiden Shogun (meaning explained in the video) and Rex Lapis (meaning king of the rock) are their titles. Heck all of them have at least 5 different titles each (except venti) and all are listed in the wiki.

[@yashvisolanki5412]

So apparently all her names are: + Ei (that's what Lady Yae called her) + Raiden Shogun + Baal

[@swtormadness]

Fox base possession seems very likely if we consider Baal's eyes flashed pink. It was suspicious to me, because even though Archon's eyes shine a lot, this specific color was not very Baal, and it made me suspicious since I saw it flash a few times when my ass was kicked. I mean technically it looks like light violet, but you know. Brain overthinking, because I didn't notice Archon's eyes flashing before...

[@strawb3rrypi352]

Just a note, but I believe zhonglis eyes glowed a yellow/orange color, the color of geo, in his trailer

[@aquariumgirls]

@@strawb3rrypi352 they did, and venti's eyes glowed a greenish blue in the manga i think

[@ruedadesalami8317]

I noticed that too after she did child abuse to Klee

[@babbarshertheking4560]

15:43 SHE PREDICTED ANEMO SCARAMOUCHE LOL

[@higuys6881]

COMING BACK TO THIS VIDEO JUST TO SAY THAT YOU ARE AN ABSOLUTE GENIUS. Nearly all theories in this video was absolutely spot on even the counter-claims to misinformed theories were correct. I cannot believe that almost key points in this video ended up unfolding in game. I am absolutely shook. Even the part about Scaramouche being a failed divine puppet of Ei was spot on. Absolutely great video and analysis keep it up!!!! Still can't believe that this is a 'speculative theory' video. After playing through the story, I was convinced that you snuck into Mihoyo HQ to snatch the story plot documents or something. Everything unfolded exactly as suspected.

[@lunerblade13]

Anyone else think that she represents the three unifiers of Japan during the sengoku period. She closed her nation just like Tokugawa. She is taking visions from her subjects just like how Toyotomi took swords and other weapons from his people except from his soldiers. And just like Nobunaga she is both respected and feared and is at war with another faction over religious disputes just like in one of nobunaga’s famous campaigns where he burned down a hill hosing monks just to have them leave their structure if memory serves.

[@roborai9492]

i really can't wait to see scaramouche's voice lines (if he ever will be a playable character 😆) he's just so sus I need to learn more about that small rodent

[@Ashikai]

He's been datamined as playable again! His model is finally back in the game files! T^T I don't think that's a leak since it's already in the game's files but yaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!

[@Ikuraga]

He tried to kill Mona and Fischl…. He MUST pay! 😂

[@izzaireredacted3018]

PLEASE I AGREE

[@simpleyetcomplex]

@@Ikuraga are we forgetting the traveler as well?

[@ap0llogetic427]

At this point I think every character with a unique design is gonna be playable simply Bcus that's how this usually works

[@ramon6783]

Baal living with anxiety may be so valid since "Euthymia" means "living with mood disturbances". I loved your entire analysis. This just gets me super excited to how the rest of the Inazuma chapter unfolds.

[@EthanMeatan]

Eternal euthymia, you say…

[@cashtor6557]

its the opposite though, euthymia means living WITHOUT mood disturbances. which now that we've seen her new character teaser, makes sense because she has loved and lost (her friends; their deaths were disturbances for raiden). so now she's trying to achieve eternal euthymia, trying to get rid of her human emotions

[@EthanMeatan]

@@cashtor6557 why are yall so smartt etf

[@icetea975]

@@cashtor6557 that was a real sad teaser

[@pauljansenong2966]

wait.. isnt Euthymia means living WITHOUT mood disturbance? or calmness and tranquility?

[@LeoGameArchives]

After many months and many questions answered, I am incredibly surprised of how this video got so many details correct and accurate. Hats off to you for this amazing analysis.

[@kaga.mine.]

right down to playable scaramouches element damn

[@mrboatface4023]

You'd be *surprised* by how prevalent the whole "thunder god that hates/kills/fights against snakes" is throughout indoeuropean and asian cultures.

[@silverhawkscape2677]

Like Thor and the World Ender?

[@samueljo7910]

Zeus and Typhon as well (Typhon had a thousand snakes sprouting from his shoulders in some stories).

[@joannamysluk8623]

Susanoo (technically he was a god of storms and not thunder, but still) vs. Yamata no Orochi.

[@delphynenull2136]

Indra and Vritra are an excellent example, as well as the Armenian deity Mahaga the Dragonslayer.

[@len5630]

Bakunawa and Ribung Linti for the Philippines. To be fair tho, the Bakunawa has many enemies in Ph myths, it depends on the region what god attacks the Bakunawa

[@madiv2098]

i don't think you need to be so apologetic about the honkai references! the connections are very clearly there (mei and yae from honkai even have the same voice actresses in genshin!) and i think it's totally intentional on mihoyo's part. also, scaramouche has a mitsudomoe symbol on his chest, so this just adds to his connection to baal imo! your videos are so full of great information and got me looking further into all the lore in genshin...it's staggering how much there is on basically every single item in the game! i really like the concept of baal actually being this incredibly powerful being who is full of anxiety and makes a lot of mistakes and is terrified of the fleeting nature of her own existence, it IS relatable LOL

[@odakidakida9193]

Mihoyo really likes carrying over some characters from a previous entry... maybe if they make another game, there would be Genshin references there

[@Zarby-wd2nl]

Genshin -is- a bubble universe/leaf in the imaginary tree after all. Reincarnations aren’t far from impossible. I’m also wondering whenever Project ARK will be alluded to…

[@f4ngdragon183]

Me: "Hahahaha Scaramouche being some sort of Baal puppet, this is some Sans being Ness levels of theory crafting, there's no way that..." *2.1 arrives.* Me: "How in the fuck?" Well, you got my sub, this was some scary levels of foreshadowing.

[@cosmo6345]

Good work theorising that Baal would have a puppet ‘vessel’, you got pretty much everything right! :)

[@Ashikai]

**VIDEO NOTES** - Followup Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGTUdXlngMembrM - Thanks to Vampi99 for pointing this out: The sword from the first Sakura Samsara is actually the Jizo Mitama. The Domain of Sanction is a version of Raiden Mei's sword from when she becomes the Herrscher of Thunder. This changes some of the context of the comparison but doesn't change the overall connection, methinks.

[@sylo_dreams]

Did anyone else notice that the NPCs (samurai) around the serpent's head have a blackish green aura, much like Xiao's karma aura? Any wild theories on that?

[@xdsmile5359]

Maybe they have adaptive like power

[@pastellovedoodlepotato1209]

Maybe it corrupted.

[@gabrielmendes3767]

It's the corruption

[@yomurita]

The Tatarigami?

[@gabrielmendes3767]

@@yomurita yep

[@edkindagames6607]

I’m back here after completing the Inazuma archon’s quest and I’m just “👁👄👁” with the Scaramouche theory being COMPLETELY correct

[@snek9168]

THE WAY YOU EVEN GOT SCARAMOUCHE RIGHT WHAT I'm just really stunned, damn

[@TotallyCreativeNameBtw]

fcking hell this is correct, i was in disbelief as i saw the proof with my own eyes, i just stared at my screen for about half a minute

[@Akinabisu]

Anemo Scaramouche predicted, in more than a year before official announce)

[@mf2854]

God damn. I know I’m late but cannot believe how spot on you were. Just finished the story and had to come straight here. Kudos!

[@sillychotu]

YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT SCARAMOUCHE WTH-

[@Tanoranko]

You hit the nail on the head

[@aspen1889]

I can't wait to learn more about Baal and Scaramouche. They're probably the most excited I've ever been about characters lore since Albedo

[@yesensei]

I came back to this video on a binge, and I cannot believe you even called anemo Scaramouche alongside everything else you got right on this one. This was such a banger!

[@sladeTek]

Damn this video got so many things right but looking at scaramouche I just cannot imagine anemo on him

[@Hinoirocks]

i wonder what his flaw was. maybe she was like "nah, needs more thighs"

[@marta.3098]

@@Hinoirocks if i remember correctly there was no “flaw”, she intended to discard him from the beginning. he was just a prototype where she tested the technology. After he was made Ei didn’t have the heart to strike down “an object of her own creation” so she locked his powers away and he ran through the world as a regular human. The Fatui then found him and (im not sure if this is canon or just a theory) Dottore unlocked his powers.

[@parmaxolotl]

😂😂😂😂

[@natkaye2776]

I continue to cling to my 'Celestia is a panopticon and Baal has learned that Visions are used by Celestia to spy upon people and Does Not Like' and learning the original Chinese for the Omnipresence Over Mortals title is making me excited, if it was maybe intended to make people think about the statue but were ALSO intended to reference Celestia, their eyes everywhere gazing across Teyvat and nowhere escaping their grasp-- Sadly I'm still not sure we'll get much Celestia lore so early but between all the Vision lore, Traveller saying in prologue how hey should be looking for the Unknown God now, and how Inazuma's getting darker and more fucked, allowing us to REALLY explore in depth how fucked up Celestia could be after the info we got in WWBR... I hold out hope... But also could just be seeing what I want to see. Baal using 'Raiden' as a body double and Yae as anti-anxiety meds tho feels plausible tho, I agree. (An omnipresent totalitarian city capable of wiping out civilizations like Sal Vindagnyr and Khaenri'ah WOULD be a good source of anxiety and something even an eternal god would want to hide from-- okay I'll stop now)

[@bonjour570]

and the reason the ppl are confused is bcs, vision as is visionary but it actually is used to spy on u

[@larsbohmer6319]

Literally everyone as soon Scaramouche is mentioned: "I see a little Silhouette of a Man, Scaramouche will you do the Fandango"

[@velvetra29]

Thunderbolt and lightning, very very frightening.

[@francislouis1302]

Nearly choked on my water by reading this

[@larsbohmer6319]

@@francislouis1302 xD

[@danivicglez]

@@velvetra29 fitting as he has an electro vision

[@twistedclover]

Considering that in the livestream they mentioned that Raiden “lost something dear to her” in a certain island and Sarah mentioned that “if the players complete the new storyline, they will discover the true origins of Scaramouche” this theory is very likely to be correct

[@Jardsss]

Damn, I finished playing the archon quest on the second day of release and now I just remembered that you theorized that scaramouche is a puppet... My geez

[@crazydiamond156]

"Scaramouche has a great chance to be an Anemo character" some leaks right right now say so, do come from the future?

[@venpasa8457]

What are your thoughts about the statue of the Omnipresent God being taken from somewhere? The base of the statue has a lot of damage and looks like it was ripped from the top of a Celestia-like pillar. If you look at the damage at the base of the statue it doesn't look like it was actually built there. For me, it's a big question where the statue actually came from.

[@Ashikai]

I have no thoughts, but that's a great observation.

[@Chipzipssss]

? Are you talking about the nail in dragon spine if so that was from celestial getting annoyed from people trying to steal a peace of the heavens so they moved higher and the nail was left and made dragon spine cold as hell (probably??). But if your talking about the stolen venti statue they could be foreshadowing venti dying or maybe the abyss are trying to create their own statue with the materials or maybe they are trying to draw power or something. Wow I’ve just confused myself?? Uhhh, idk???? Don’t take my word on it, this is just a random rough draft of my thoughts (edit:?!?? I just rambled on sorry but what were you talking about?? I totally strayed away from my beginning goal :,) )

[@jonong3836]

@@Chipzipssss Uhm….. they were talking about the Statue of the Omnipresent God, otherwise known as the “Symbol of Eternity” or “The Thousand Armed, Hundred Eyed God”. I think you got mistaken.

[@venpasa8457]

@@Chipzipssss Nah im talking about the statue in the middle of Inazuma City. If you look at the base of the statue you can very clearly see it wasn't built there and was taken from somewhere else.

[@angelic252]

Didn't they mention the statue is currently being built? Maybe it's just not finished and polished?

[@guibragatto]

i have a feeling that the archons are not "real people", i mean, so far we know for sure thar Venti and Zhongli can manifest themselves in multiple ways. "Venti" is a Bard from the Decarabian war era that was possessed by the Wind Spirit, we saw that in the manga, and Zhongli took a form of a Dragon (that became his exuvia when he turned into Zhongli), so yeah, Baal may be just the shell of the Electro Archon, and Scaramouch is a failed shell for some reason. I wonder if the same is true for all of the other archons as well, i have a feeling that Vanessa is "Murata" the Pyro archon, and it would make sense since Vanessa is the Genshin doppelganger of Himeko Murata from Honkai, and since "Murata" is the name of the Pyro archon....yeah

[@bunnyfuzzy7982]

Correction, Barbatos was a Wind Spirit. After becoming the Anemo Archon, he took the form of his old bard friend. Venti is the name he chose to go around to conceal his true identity. But yes, Archons does have the ability to shape shift.

[@optiona3667]

This discussion of sentient vessels/dolls makes me think of Albedo, who has been heavily hinted at to be a creation/homunculus of some sort. His ever ominous lines about one day destroying Monstadt could be due to the archon he was shaped after taking possession of his body. IDK, just a thought.

[@SampeText]

venessa is akways by diluc side, natlan archon will be himeko herself since shes currently MIA 😀

[@goldielocks9092]

Isn't Vanessa one of the winds, she ascended to Celestia and then she became one of Barbatos's 4 winds. Her form was that of an eagle, exactly like the one you see by Diluc's side.

[@terreltempast3969]

wow, simply amazing. other than the fox possession part, u predicted everything. this probably is the earliest prediction of scara being an anemo char that I have seen

[@hashtaglol4221]

the accuracy bout scaramoche is ei's puppet.... impressive

[@birbolo302]

It’s crazy how spot on you were with the puppet theory 😳

[@pudding_lert7538]

Your theories always keep me thinking in bed at night.

[@nabrahl]

The way you were exactly correct. The research paid off, wonderful work and fantastic presentation of it in this video. I plan on sticking with you to the end of this story, subbed.

[@Seo20]

apollo really said here's the gift of prophecy not once but twice

[@StarChases]

While the flowers Baal wears and on the door of Tenshukaku could be based on the species you mentioned such as morning glories... They are not that breed and I have it mentioned in my own videos. They are a species unique to the game made note of in the Thundersoother's Heart artifact piece. They are a flower mentioned to only blossom in thunderstorms and that never wither. They represent eternity despite being a flora which tend to wither based on the end of their seasons. So the point you made about the flower being something representing something fleeting falls apart because of what I found about the flower it is depicting. Here is the video I mentioned this trivia on and I think I'm one of the first if not the first who mentioned this reference in her design which I love: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5eblmZ-fdCeh8U A link to her which is transient is the sacred sakura tree since sakura are fleeting but in Inazuma they don't seem to ever lose their season. Somehow even they are eternal in this space. So this follows your point since you are right they have short blossom periods. The way the sakura are in Inazuma is a contradiction in and of itself as something that is meant to be fleeting seems to remain forever here.

[@Ashikai]

I think that's slightly misguided because the line actually goes, "This flower blossoms only in thunderstorms, and never withers despite the constant rain." If you know about plants, you'll know that constant watering will kill them and case them to wilt and die. I don't think this description is suggesting that the flower is eternal, since there's no mention of anything else like that here, just that it's very resistant to the harsh and wet conditions of a constant storm. The theory still holds for me because the rest of the set doesn't reference eternity either. In fact, it references transience. Here's a snippet from the hourglass: "Observing this taught the Thundersoother about the cycle of life and death. Empowered with this knowledge, he was able to defeat the beast." The rest of the set is quite similar. The only mentions to anything even remotely eternal, is the "never changing law of time." Everything else is about being quick/brief/over in a flash. Even talks about how the Thundersoother dies. As for the Sakura tree, there's not much to say here other than we haven't really seen any other seasons in Teyvat yet. I don't remember if they call the Sakura one that never stops blooming, but it's not like we've seen that for ourselves. Also worth noting is that the Sakura Cleansing quest implies that the Sakura tree can wither if the tumor is allowed to grow, which kind of suggests to be that the tree is being kept alive artificially. A normal tree would simply succumb to disease and die. It's a great point to bring up the thundersoother flower as it is pretty close to Baal's flowers, but I disagree with your point about it making the theory fall apart.

[@pistonfry]

@@Ashikai Teyvat doesn't have seasons? Does a planet that doesnt revolve around the sun have a season cycle?

[@Ashikai]

That's a good question.

[@Ikuraga]

@@pistonfry wait it doesn’t revolve or rotate? Then how is their a date or night cycle? I guess the stars are fake? But how?

[@Awesoemfella]

@@Ikuraga there are theories about how genshin has a fake sky/moon like scaramouche said in the unreconciled stars event the moon doesnt even have a lunar cycle in genshin which could simply be a quick shortcut buy making lunar cycles in games isnt even too hard. Im not a coder so i wouldnt know to make one but i have seen some simple games and they have lunar cycles so im guessing they arent very hard to code its teyvat's version of the flat earth theory but it could be true (unlike the flat earth theory)

[@CBrown86]

Every so many hundred years, humans use their ambitions to ascend to the level of the Gods. They are able to use the elements without visions and have access to advanced technology. This is what happened to Khanrieh and why Celestia destroyed it and why it continues to repeat the process. Celestia uses Visions to keep an eye on humanity and to erroneously keep their ambitions in check.

[@joannamysluk8623]

This is just the Honkai destroying the Previous Era all over again...

[@Zarby-wd2nl]

Actually, I would like to say Celestia is doing this in order to prevent the honkai from invading Teyvat, a world yet to be touched by the honkai. If they mitigate how much teyvat evolves, then they’ll stay in a state where they won’t be obliterated. Think about how medieval-esk everything sorta feels, compared to Honkai 3rd’s setting which is swarmed by the honkai. This is why I believe more Genshin is based off Project ARK, especially when Alice hinted at a barrier being weak…

[@joannamysluk8623]

@@Zarby-wd2nl So... Celestia basically went "To defend us from the Honkai, let's act like the Honkai!".

[@0kikagu]

I watched this before 2.1 got released and now I'm watching it again after finishing the archon quest in 2.1 because holy sht the accuracy of what you discussed here is pretty much spot on! Great job, keep it up! Will be waiting for more future content!

[@jjjjjnly22]

What an amazing channel, everyone in Tectone’s stream enjoyed it! Keep up the good work

[@Celerelei]

Which stream was it?

[@-Nihilus-]

Your theories are always good excited for this vid

[@megy570]

I also like to think about the interesting similarities and differences between Yoimiya and Baal’s characterization through which talent materials they (supposedly) use. While Yoimiya uses Transience, Baal uses Light. Yoimiya creates fireworks, which are similar to lightning in how they are spontaneous and happen in a single or few moments, despite how brilliant and spectacular they are. However, as Transience goes, Yoimiya focuses on the explosion as a whole, and the “birth and death” of the firework, and as Light goes, Baal would embody more of that singular moment stretched for eternity. This is an extremely minor detail, but I appreciate how everything about a character has such amazing detail in them. Also, Electro Scaramouche with an Anemo delusion could be the final nail in the coffin that would make me whale for a character.

[@scoops2]

I love how you're always right about almost everything, makes your latest theories even more exciting.

[@autumist]

I love that this video is so accurate on what really happened on the story :OO

[@kellergie2602]

It's actually insane how much of this was right

[@QuodySchzel]

Your theory was spot on so now I'm looking forward to more of your theory videos

[@Caboose1396]

Watching your older videos, it becomes clear how amazing your researching and mind are. You predicted many things, even Scara being anemo in the end. I love your lore videos. You deserve all the praise, and I look forward to every video you strive over.

[@LegendxFTW]

Please keep up the amazing theories, these are really entertaining and eye-opening.

[@Prince_Icarus]

16:15 “hilarious” yeah, now the whole genshin community is going through the Stages of Grief and experiencing every one of the 7 Deadly Sins

[@Ashikai]

Ehehhehehehehehhe

[@AnnaDominiqueSantos]

When you got to scaramouche & baal comparison, I was just gasping all over the place like how do you piece all of this together?! So amazing!!!!

[@meep9873]

Giiiirrrrrl. Just finished 2.1 archon quest part 3…and, oh my lord your theory was so close to being spot on... amazing👏

[@agriasoaks5474]

With the recent post from twitter revealing scaramouche's vision is anemo, I'm very stunned looking back on this video watching why scaramouche was predicted to be an anemo vision holder. Just wow ❤️❤️

[@takeru91]

So... Jesus Christ! Your research is always so precise, on point, and correct that I just ignore your disclaimer and believe all your theories as canon.

[@MahirAnowar]

Yo! Great video! Love the deep dive. And no worries on the Honkai stuff. That is a good resource to pull from.

[@Blackbox_UK]

Only just seeing this and I have to say, I am amazed by the depth of historical and mythological evidence you provide and reference. Amazing. Please make longer videos! 🥰

[@eyereviews292]

So happy to have found this channel. I’ve listened and watched some other channels on lore and they don’t come close to being as well put together as these. Thank you.

[@sonofmagnussm]

Kinda crazy to go back to this after todays leak. Excellently put together and well done on the very through process of constructing your analysis and de-constructing the story given back almost a year ago. Amazing.

[@Zallgrin]

On a scale from 1 to 100, how smug are you to see your theory confirmed

[@Ashikai]

5. I'm mostly disappointed I wasn't surprised by anything.

[@Zallgrin]

@@Ashikai That's the curse of being the all seeing prophet!

[@Ashikai]

Or the curse of just having really predictable writing...

[@AntssTM]

Best theory vid I've ever seen, really kept me interested the entire time whereas others struggle to keep me for more than a few mins. Great content keep it up!

[@emems6620]

I was shocked at the way you found out of Beelebul/ B and Scara… what a great channel I found, I love your research

[@ruancastro91]

talking about scaramouche, i'd love to see some fatui theories in the future/the tsarisa plans

[@mercurymeiyo2258]

Found you through Tectone and absolutely love your content. Keep up the good worl!

[@brazen5ive163]

Your theories are very interesting and have a lot of basis on them. Very nice video. Keep up the good work!

[@XxImRwarxX]

Thanks to Tectone for showing us this amazing channel! This content is so good! Can't wait to see more!

[@WhaleMilk]

Holy shit reconciled stars was ~260 days ago? what the fuck? They just dropped the biggest tease and haven't even mentioned it since in nearly a year MiHoYo just loves blueballing the community

[@Ashikai]

It's been so looooooooooooooooooonnnnggggg...

[@alexiluffy216]

​@@Ashikai that i haven't seen your face..

[@lexi_2sh13sty]

@@alexiluffy216 lol fr

[@alexiluffy216]

@@lexi_2sh13sty i'm tryna be strong..

[@SonicGintoki]

Dude! Everything in this theory is awesome! I think you just discovered 90% of this archon’s quest actual story. You’re one of the best Genshin Lore channels, I’ve watched. I appreciate your quality over quantity approach to content as well. I’ll be patiently looking forward to the next one!

[@jhyejin]

Loved this, the research that went into this was phenomenal 💜

[@DoughBrain]

This video is really good! Thank you for posting it!

[@romannumerals6820]

This video aged very well.

[@kazuhasfakeprofile8001]

16:15 if scaramouche is an anemo, id littiraly scream for more primos

[@nabieladrian]

I missed Unreconciled Stars event, but since Fatui has Vision and Delusion, there's possibility.

[@kazuhasfakeprofile8001]

@@nabieladrian yea, I think that this event should've been permanent tho

[@dominicvalsecchi5611]

Well if scara is indeed what is hinted at in the artifact then he probably doesn’t need a delusion… plus I’m not sure but I don’t remember seeing any visions on him and the electro symbol is just inazuma’s crest

[@Hi_I_am_Ed]

Watching this from the future ... man you were spot on on some details. Thats crazy.

[@justjess22]

I have been binge watching your videos so even though this is so old I just wanted to say how impressive it is you theorized so many aspects so accurately! your vids are a treat to watch :)