Kaeya is The Key to Khaenri'ah | Genshin Impact Theory

[@TheRoschi]

Happy Birthday to Kaeya! I hope you all enjoy my ramblings about Kaeya and how that got me to think more on Kaenri'ah. If you're interested, reply here and let me know of a character you'd like to see me make a theory about next (preferably anyone I would have met before Inazuma). Right now I'm thinking about Albedo, Childe, or Zhongli. Regardless, I'm open to suggestions. :) Thanks for watching!

[@bookswithike3256]

Well those are all of the characters I would've suggested haha. Albedo is my favourite but Zhongli is probably the most sus of all characters in the game (except maybe Venti). There's like a whole community of people dedicated to documenting things about Zhongli that don't make sense (yet).

[@akshyun8920]

I don't think you know enough where you could make a really interesting Zhongli theory. His character stories kinda don't tell you a lot. Albedo is a good candidate, since you have literally done all of his stuff and the only new things you could learn about him from content you haven't reached is some hexenzirkel or Khaenriah lore. Also, there's a minor inaccuracy in the video. There's no point speculating why venti went against Khaenriah, because there's a good chance he didn't. We know he mostly stays out of stuff, we know he only came back 500 years ago because of the cataclysm's influence on Mondstadt, and we also know that he was injured/poisoned in his fight against Durin and went into a slumber for 500 years. There's a good chance that that's all that happened.

[@sosayzarathustra]

Speaking of Childe, I think there is at least one voice-over in his profile that is a bit spoilery, or at least I think this info is better presented in the game later. Also if you didn't pull for a certain character, you'll probably look up their profile info in the web and there wil be stories and voice-overs that can be unlocked only after certain quests, be carerful :)

[@TheRoschi]

@@akshyun8920 Of course there will be inaccuracies. It's all speculation as I said in the video. To say there is no point to discuss based on a "good chance" is ridiculous. XD From what I found, Mondstadt is considered an enemy to Kaenri'ah. So I'll still make the connection regardless with what I have available. Multiple perspectives need to be considered, not just the one, and even if Venti wasn't directly involved, inaction is still an action. :)

[@TheRoschi]

@sosayzarathustra VERY TRUE which is why I need to tread carefully with making these.

[@sheevismycity4789]

Bro is on his roozevelt arc 😂 (A genshin lore theorist who loves to talk about Kaeya)

[@TheRoschi]

Hopefully that's good! XD

[@frenchie2580]

It is. Her stuff is awesome.

[@jiggyjgar1704]

Lolol I literally just commented the same thing 😂shout out to a fellow Roozevelt enjoyer🤝🏽

[@jiggyjgar1704]

@@TheRoschishe makes arguably some of the best stuff on YT , you should totally check out her older stuff since I’m guessing you’re avoiding spoilers , I can like you stuff that came out during/before inazuma if you’d like …it’s a TRIP

[@DisguisedHaku]

As a huge Kaeya fan, a blind theory video about him is everything my exhausted mind and spirit needs right now.

[@DisguisedHaku]

Also, shoutout to the editor and Roschi's excellent narration!

[@TheRoschi]

@DisguisedHaku Thank you. I actually edited this one. My editor handles my gameplay stuff, but I do all my other videos. :)

[@cosmickaustav]

The Kaeya impression was actually sooo good. Wonderful video and analysis... plus posting this on Kaeya's birthday is another layer of perfection haha

[@TheRoschi]

You flatter me, thank you.

[@Keiki-kun]

Have you noticed that Keaya has the same kit as the cryo abyss mages? -Throws ice shards -Teleport -Summons ice crystals that surround him -has a shield (with constellation) his favorite drink is quite interesting tho 👀 also his voice line about Khaenri'ah and the sinners I can't wait for you to do his hangout quest in 2 years 🤣

[@TheRoschi]

YES I did notice this but it wasn't till after I had wrote the script and I was on a time crunch. It makes sense though... considering where they're from. :) I need to start the hangouts soon...

[@Keiki-kun]

@@TheRoschi oh no thats not what i mean lol is that his is only unlocked in Sumeru

[@saahil0855]

OH man I wish u were caught up with the story and lore because there is a treasure trove of lore hidden in Enkanomiya WQ, Chasm WQ, Sumeru & Fontaine major WQ and finally Natlan which is on a different lvl like every 10 step there is something new to find that is lore related...We also got the Xbox Wing Glider which reveled some major Khaenri'ah lore as well ..!!!

[@TheRoschi]

There is so much to see and learn. One day I will.

[@nesferreira199]

Seeing that outtake is...VERY fun. Lemme tell you, you'll get a very good idea of where kharenriah is as soon as you move from Inazuma. But I'll leave it at that. Happy hunting!

[@TheRoschi]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! There's so much to learn.

[@trashraccoon2635]

im a simple woman i see kaeya i click i really do believe kaeya is the key, or at least connected to, what will eventually lead us to khaenri'ah. later quests will reveal more of his connection to khaenri'ah, but even from the start you can see him and point at him like. "your honor that's a walking talking lore drop". i mean look at how he dresses. he's littered with the khaeri'ah stars.

[@trashraccoon2635]

also idk if you knew this but his skill (or passive?) glacial heart used to be called heart of the abyss. that's it your honor that's the key. to what you ask? i have no idea but that's A Key

[@TheRoschi]

I did not know this! Very cool.

[@logikx1325]

Its actually amazing that you have managed to stay spoiler free this long. I have to make sure I clear the new content within a day or 2 to be sure I don't get spoiled. What's your secret? Anyways, enjoy the journey!

[@TheRoschi]

It's very VERY difficult. I just do my best to ignore as much Genshin Impact content as possible and I have a discord that occasionally check things out for me to see if it's OK for me to see.

[@Keiki-kun]

Mond is much more important than it seems, that's what I always say there are characters from Mond who went to other nations or characters from other nations who came to Mond -Amber's grandfather came from Liyue and brought her to Mond -Thoma went to Inazuma to look for his father -Lisa studied in Sumeru -Mona works in Fontaine -Bennett was apparently born in Natlan -Signora became a Harbinger after the cataclysm -Kaeya is from Khaenri'ah Mond had a God King In Mond we have the witches' home base Venti has a connection with the shade of time

[@akshyun8920]

And then there's Fischl who's from a different world. True.

[@TheRoschi]

Also where Vennessa ascended to Celestia. So there is that connection as well, which I'm sure many are interested in.

[@bookswithike3256]

It's theorised that Bennett is from Natlan, but that's not entirely confirmed.

[@jiggyjgar1704]

I have an interesting crack theory about Mond that actually relates to khaenriah lol let’s just say they are very similar , and it also has to do with the root cycles ;)

[@galaxa13]

I was giddily bouncing in my seat throughout the video. You did a fantastic job digging into this character with the information you currently have!

[@TheRoschi]

Thank you so much, that means a lot. I'm happy you enjoyed it. :)

[@bluezonertb4139]

This video was crazy entertaining to watch, and you've only gone through 2 nations... I CANNOT wait for the later quests! Thank you for this awesone video❤

[@TheRoschi]

@@bluezonertb4139 Thank you for watching. :D

[@inesmorssli6603]

Oh boy are you gonna have a lot of fun with the Second dainslief story quest and natlan lore. Kaeya is seriously everywhere in the most expected and unexpected place. I wont spoil anything but you re in for a ride 😂

[@darkoakquarks8748]

Its so cool seeing a theory from a player new to the game and the lore!!! I've been obsessed with Kaeya lore since i started playing three years ago, so its great seeing it with fresh eyes. Youll definitely enjoy continuing playing, there's so much more lore ahead!

[@_L1ghtning]

Hmmmmmge. I see you. Looking forward to more of your playthrough videos. This theory video was very entertaining and well put together, I didn't notice how half an hour passed :D

[@TheRoschi]

Glad you liked it!

[@bookswithike3256]

Iiiiiiiiiiiiinteresting. I don't think I can say anything more than that.

[@key_mochi7157]

I’m excited for you in the future parts of the story. It’s so great that I want to pull my hair off sometimes. Some specific words trace back to him.

[@TheRoschi]

Fun, cool, and interesting. Can't wait!

[@happiestgirl]

as someone who’s been playing for years, and only knows the lore just a _little_ beyond the surface, i have to say that this was a great refresher. it highlights things for me that i didn’t notice before. i also loved your outtake section - very good theorizing and great video overall. thanks for putting it together :)

[@TheRoschi]

Thank you very much. I'm glad that you enjoyed it! :)

[@ThankfulLearner]

That impression of Kaeya send me away. I thought it was from the game itself. You really nailed it, the voice impressions and you got my undivided attention for 27 minutes straight, which is impressive. I love how deep you look into things.

[@TheRoschi]

@ThankfulLearner Thank you very much for watching the whole way through. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :D

[@rskyBindy]

For reasons probably similar to your own (wanting to figure it out myself and be surprised if I’m wrong at the reveal) I’ve never watched any theory videos about genshin before. Inevitably, being in the fandom for several years I’ve heard bits and pieces of popular theories anyway so I am familiar with what a lot of the fans think. Kaeya is a lot of fun to speculate about and I figured there wasnt much harm in watching your video since you’re only in Inazuma as of the recording. I’m really excited to watch your future reactions as you learn more about Kaeya, Khaenr’ia, Celestia, and how some of the Cataclysm actually went down. Im curious to see if/how much your opinion will eventually change about some of these things lol. This is a great video! I agree with your opinion about Kaeya probably going to the Angels Share so often because he wants to see Diluc more, and I’ve never heard anyone bring that up before. As for what I think about him, I agree that we cant fully trust everything he says or does, but I do genuinely believe he cares about the people closest to him, which counts for something!

[@lemon_bee5375]

OH WOW! Such a great and complete analysis with only going trough two archon quests?!! Man that was amazing! Good job man!

[@TheRoschi]

@@lemon_bee5375 Thank you so much!

[@twowickie]

you ever wonder who it is exactly that's providing all that character profile info for traveler/the player? i sure do.

[@TheRoschi]

@@twowickie 😮

[@alter-naria]

maybe a black swan type of character. i always wondered whos ‘narrating’ them!!

[@sheevismycity4789]

Amazing editing on this vid, definitely going to share this with some friends. Deserves some veiws!

[@TheRoschi]

@@sheevismycity4789 I appreciate that. Thank you. :)

[@Anastasia_Clouds]

Loved it, please go on, there is never too much theories! Albedo would be lovely to hear of next.

[@TheRoschi]

He's surely one of the most requested thus far! No complaints here. He's a favorite of mine. :)

[@frenchie2580]

Dude is going to love reading Before Sun and Moon and doing the Caribert quest.

[@TheRoschi]

I've heard that this is a very good book to read... I'm excited!

[@Maomaomahu]

I love the idea of piecing things together from scratch

[@SortaSoraZ]

I love your analysis and theories its my favorite thing about your channel

[@TheRoschi]

Happy to hear. :)

[@CaioF-i7s]

i'm glad i found your channel, your genshin lore content is very fun to watch :)

[@TheRoschi]

Welcome to here. :)

[@Linealo]

Kaeya COULD be the missing Fatui harbinger. Cryo vision, likes to fight, sabotages, ignores listed criminals, allows Fatui to roam inside the city walls, weakens the archons state, spies for an upper organisation, reports to the fallen nation of which two big leaders, Capitano and Pierro, are both high ranking officials or even the leaders of the Fatui. So in the end, is Diluc fighting the abyss because he now knows that Kaeya and the Fatui are not the same threat and have the abyss as their common enemy?

[@rikkatrieseverything]

This is what I was thinking! Idk if he is currently and just hiding it or if we're gonna get some cool updated harbinger version once we get to sheznya 🎉

[@ShadowExtremeEX8]

Release on kaeya birthday.. Was that planned?

[@TheRoschi]

100% It was a deadline I set for myself. :)

[@nopon887]

Kaeya's hangout something something You made some great inferences here thanks for sharimg

[@TheRoschi]

One day! Thanks for watching

[@pipedream2556]

11:38 ive wondered for a while if that mentality of putting such priority on his own entertainment only came after Diluc's disasterous birthday. I swear theres some mention of him having changed while Diluc was away, but even if i imagined that theres signs of SOME changes. That reaction to Crepus's death might have been the start of it, and he leaned into it more and more to cope with all that he lost that day. Or, alternatively he always felt that way, and maybe coped with the distance between himself and everyone else in this way here and there but mostly kept it under wraps while he had a family always around and paying him attention (both because he didnt need to worry so much about it with their love and because he wanted to pretend to be the normal person they believed him to be) but that moment he stopped hiding it. Either way, its really interesting to think of that line being a sign of what was to come

[@rohitpant9300]

Ohhh this is going to be intresting 👀👀

[@MidnightBunbun]

13:44 I would to clarify that that translation of 'muhe' is actually outdated. It was made before the Mimi tomo event. Muhe translate to like/want. there's an item called Handy Handbook of Hilichurlian from that event if you want to look into it. So in that instance, Kaeya probably did just give a literal translation though other instances provided still prove your point

[@TheRoschi]

Originally the translation is victory/triumph, not just 'like'/'love'. UNLESS they state it somewhere that its original meaning is outdated. Also, even if it was outdated, it wasn't at the time of Invitation to Windblume (1.4). While the event you mentioned is in 1.5. So the original intention here SHOULD BE what is in my video. To me, based on what you said, sounds like they added an additional definition to the word to keep people guessing. Words/characters have many meanings, and it all depends on the context. For example the Japanese use Kanji, and each character has three different meanings. You could be right with your assumption. However, if you are. Then why use Hilichurlian at all? Would he have wrote this to someone who isn't Venti? I'm aware that not all Hilichurls used to be people, but some definitely were, and that's tied to Khaenri'ah/The Abyss because of the Heavenly Principles and Archons. I believe there's evidence of that now, and that there will be more for me to see as I progress in the game. You can't take Kaeya at face value, especially not by his word. That's his whole shtick. That's what a lot of this video was about. In this very poem he is telling you what he wants you to believe. "Mi Muhe Ye, Means I love you in the language of the Hilichurls." These are HIS words, and he is the Pavo Ocellus. There is no way crafty Kaeya is just going to give a literal translation of something, for venti, for the sake of it. There is no reason to suddenly believe him here with everything else I mentioned before hand in the video. This game is very much about perspectives too, how they're different, and that also includes who tells stories, who writes down info, even the author of that handbook. So thank you for your info, it's cool to know such a book like that exist and perhaps I will look into it more, because it would def help with some things. However, to believe that in spite of everything else is not something that I'll be doing. To consider it seriously would potentially retcon a lot, and in my opinion, ruin an interesting potential story thread. :)

[@MidnightBunbun]

@@TheRoschi Fair enough. It would be narrow minded of me to not consider there may be multiple meanings for the word. I admit I am biased to the "like/want" interpretation since it's an in-game translation so it feels like a primary source while the "triumph" one (as far as I am aware) is a fan translation based on context clues. Honestly, I just thought Kaeya's poem was just him being cheeky. Kinda undermining the poem assignment by being as blunt as possible. I acknowledge your interpretation makes sense for Kaeya. I just don't personally think it's one of the instances where he's being deceitful ( that sounds naive, i know but ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ ) I hope the book i mentioned can be useful to you in any future theories at least

[@TheRoschi]

@MidnightBunbun We all have our biases. Thank you for watching my vid. I appreciate it. 😁

[@subchesters]

kaeya is an interesting one. it's pretty clear that he is the most lore important 4 star of the game, and a lot more is coming that he'll be integral to. when the khaenri'ah chapter hits, he'll become lore and story important. a character doesn't have to be story important to be lore important---look at alhaitham, a driving force of the sumeru story yet has no importance to the lore of genshin. (don't worry, no story spoilers here as you haven't gotten to that point) i'm intrigued to see how your opinion and understanding of kaeya will change as the story goes on, especially as more lore is dropped about him and his, as well as more information about khaenri'ah itself and the curses laid upon it. manga kaeya is my favorite as it really displays why he's very calculated and cunning and his tendency to do things cause he's bored, although you do kinda have to be careful about the en translation as some of the dialogue didn't exist in the original (kaeya calling diluc bro and diluc telling him that kaeya's not his bro, there was jp artist who drew for the manga criticizing the en translation for that on twitter) but despite some of the errors, you can still gleam how kaeya likes to act and how he holds himself. his tendency to be sadistic (he even let his men take on a lawachurl cause he was curious and jean scolded him for it iirc), calculating, and often a master at manipulation and strategy---it makes you curious about how he became this way as a contrast from how he was seen growing up (adelinde says he was a shy boy) or if he was always like this. also, the white, open shirt suit has gotta be one of my favorite genders. the lore never gives what age kaeya came to the ragnvindrs but he was old enough to understand that he had a mission to complete, so was he already trained by the time he arrived or was this a learned behavior to keep one step ahead of everyone and to anticipate any problems that may get in the way of his mission? diluc seems to have no issue with it as it's likely he can see through a lot of it as he knows of kaeya's past, but so far, has deemed kaeya to not be a threat or else he would have dealt with him. diluc even makes use of kaeya's intelligence and they tend to meet at angel's share to exchange information, so while kaeya does like to hang out at angel's share and no doubt enjoys drinking, he is exchanging information with diluc. him hovering around the one person who intimately knows about kaeya and his story, is he playing a dangerous game as he knows how their relationship is, often teasing and sometimes goading diluc, or does he genuinely trust diluc and wants to keep him around, as stated that he does come around dawn winery every so often and stayed at the winery after diluc went to go do his teyvat murder tour after crepus' free trial of life got canceled. it's also interesting in that his name, alberich, has some fascinating details, especially in his counterpart in norse mythology and how it mirrors the alberich clan and their decisions. there is a quest and his hangout event coming up that helps to fill in why kaeya may be conflicted, as well as places in future regions that also helps to fill in missing information (again, no spoilers, but something to look forwards to). tl;dr: i love my little sadistic and conflicted goober, i hope he keeps popping up cause you know he generally loves to drop lore bombs, and everything he does later gets called back to when it drops in a future quest (kaeya's line about the sinners not being worth mentioning? heh. heheh. heheheheheheheh---). as a someone who was a kaeya main for a very long time (for 2 years lol), he def deserves a lot more attention cause he's just so vital and integral to the lore of this game... perhaps too vital and integral... but i love it.

[@catdownthestreet]

You're going to have a field day when you get to the big world quests in Inazuma, Sumeru, Fontaine, and Natlan. Sumeru is also going to make your day. You have no idea how fun Kaeya lore gets lol

[@12Redsky34]

I haven't finished watching just yet but I *know* you're gonna have a lot of fun doing more story, especially post-Inazuma archon quest.

[@TheRoschi]

@@12Redsky34 I'm sure I will. 😁

[@key_mochi7157]

Omg, the kaeya brainrot. Him and Albedo had me on a chokehold cuz of the lore.

[@TheRoschi]

Albedo is one of my favorite characters so far... I'll definitely have to look more into him soon as well. 👀

[@_bitsandpie]

A great video! you really did you research and it’s very evident :)) but there’s something i have to clarify which is important but got lost in the translation. The part in kaeya’s story that states he’s a spy for khaenriah is actually a mistranslation. It’s stated that he is actually a ‘pawn’. Like ‘pawn, the chess piece’. So he’s not actually spying for khaenriah or is planning to. I can’t say for sure though. Because the meaning is very vague and goes all over the place with infinite possibilities. Hope you can better understand this choice of wording when you get to his hangout than me :)

[@TheRoschi]

Interesting... This gives me some ideas, which could still support my theory if it is left as vague as you say, however if we're talking about physical chess pieces that is QUITE something indeed. Especially considering how Gnosis are based off of chess pieces too. So many thoughts... but I'll definitely have to do his hangout to have a better idea. I originally wanted to do it before I made this video but wouldn't of had the time to complete it before his Bday. XD Anyways, thank you for the tid-bit.

[@_bitsandpie]

@ it’s vague on his character story, though he gives meaning to it in his hangout in an interesting way! I don’t wanna spoil it, i just wanna add that it really is connected to whatever Genshin is trying to do with chess imagary and all. It’s definitely deliberate. You can play his hangout after the caribert quest! After You do the caribert quest, you’ll maybe wonder why it is relevant at all. Why can you unlock his hangout after THE caribert quest. He only has a short cameo in it, drops lore, then goes away. And the hangout doesn’t really have anything to do with that quest really. (Unless if you think deep about some lines) which, honestly, Makes it the more exciting to play lol.

[@The.Viewer]

This video just reminds me of the ol days, back to when I started genshin around 2.3 (I think.) Feels like a time capsule.

[@pepita2437]

After you finished the whole story of Genshin, you should watch the 'Kaeya is an angel/seelie' lore video. It is mind blowing.

[@TheRoschi]

I will try to keep this in mind. Thank you. 👍

[@UnlimitedMichi]

Bro is cooking, sometimes burning but sometimes REALLY COOKING

[@artixi3291]

I started the game a year ago and have also been taking my time with it. All I can say is Sumeru. You're going to REALLY enjoy Sumeru.

[@NiramBG]

Yeah, Kaeya is super sus and is on top of my list of characters (and honestly probably the only one I can see realistically) that will probably get a 5 star version. Small correction your thoughts on the vision thing, visions come from Celestia with their casing already. So Kaeya definitely didn't make it by his own design. I guess it's possible he broke off some of the wings on his casing, but considering how indestructible visions are, I would say that casings are probably very durable as well and I think that his casing might have come that way directly from Celestia. Which is super creepy thinking about it. It's like they were sending a message. Something like "you're different" or "you don't belong". 21:09 Man getting Mona is probably gonna be a boon for your theory mind :D

[@TheRoschi]

Hmm fair point. If that is the case he either altered it himself (which was one thing I briefly mentioned) OR it was like what you said, and it's a 'You don't belong' thing. Either way, very interesting.

[@madmedicalofficer9446]

You'll have a field day when you play his hangout

[@CC_Seig]

Stupid sexy Kaeya! Very good video =) The "Sound-box" shown in the outtakes is kinda cool. Is it DIY?

[@TheRoschi]

It was something I bought online on the cheaper end. I used to have something else that was more DIY before it though. :)

[@Tsukkiinnaart]

I love this editing 😂

[@TheRoschi]

Thank you!

[@whitelily1832]

"Barbatos, we're going to try to fix the system of this broken world for the sake of freedom, can you help?" Barbatos: Sure, just give me a sec *goes to sleep for 500 years*

[@loredanarosimodesti4799]

I agree hundred per cent with you, I was suspicious of Kaeya since the beginning! I am sure he has something to do with Khaenri'ah!

[@supermonstars]

Youre so based for this

[@TheRoschi]

You're based for watching.

[@sosayzarathustra]

I wonder if there is a deeper meaning behind Kaeya's surname, such that he has parallels with the fictional character of the same name 🤔

[@TheRoschi]

From the research that I've done, yes, parallels can be made. However, due to time constraints I didn't keep it in the video.

[@vulupus5621]

just a suggestion but i really recommend u to play Kaeya's hangout if u have the time! :>

[@tiriale]

make sure to play close attention to the environment in sumeru

[@TheRoschi]

When I get there I will! :D

[@rikkatrieseverything]

Ok, hear me out, cryo visions seem to be given to those with some kind of interal struggle (rather like the Tsaritsa herself, I suspect) we know that visions are sort of half celestia half archon or whatever (at least according to zhongli and Ei-niether of whom are particularly "with it" so to speak) so did the Tsaritsa choose kayea? Does she help to choose her harbingers? I guess what im getting at is... do we think, maybe, that Kayea is the 10th?! Like not now, but maybe in the future?

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

Your Vids Feel Liek There form The Old Days Of Genshin FANDOM Back In 2020 And 2021 I Liek That About You

[@TheRoschi]

I suppose I'm just subconsciously retro in my approach to these kinds of videos. Thanks for watching. :)

[@Maomaomahu]

I knew Dainsleif sounded familiar! That edgy man is none other than Sasuke Uchiha! Guys, i think i cracked the Khaenri'ah lore... Itachi caused the cataclysm

[@TheRoschi]

@@Maomaomahu Dear God, he's figured it out!

[@lilredshyguy]

the kaeya

[@lightnina5912]

Venti give a fake Gnosis , the animation of the anemo gnosis is the same as the illusion he made of the holy lyre when it got destroyed 😉

[@TheRoschi]

HMMM I don't buy it. That can easily be disproven by saying it's just how the magic looks. Plus once in the hands of the Tsaritsa, she would probably know the difference, and Venti/Mondstadt would have gotten in shenanigans again, which it hasn't, for years since this event. :P Interesting idea, though. If they do end up going with that angle, I wouldn't be mad. It is cool.

[@CreatrixTiara]

What i dont understand is: what could Kaeya have said to Diluc to piss him off so hard? "I'm an agent of Khaenriah"? How much does Diluc know about Khaenriah? It would be like 500+ years gone by this point. And you yourself said that there aren't a lot of records left. So what opinion could Dliuc have had about Khaenriah to make him react so badly to Kaeya? Also, does he not know about Albedo? Or Dainsleif? (Also the "agent to Khaenriah" idea gets more complicated when it comes to Kaeya's hangout. Won't spoil it for you, but there's more there.) "I'm here to spy on Mondstadt" For who - a dead civilization? Why Mondstadt? What the hell were they expecting baby Kaeya to do? Aren't they both like 17 or something during this conversation? "I am actually from 500 years ago, i just got frozen in place with a Cryo regisvine like that one hunter dude"? Well this is more a crack theory but still

[@anaplaysstuff]

Albedo makes it pretty obvious his actual past isn't well known, there's no reason to expect Diluc knows anything beyond, "he showed up one day and Alice says he's cool." There's also no reason to think Diluc knows anything about Dainsleif beyond his drinking preference and maybe having some awareness of how Dain hunts the Abyss Order.

[@CreatrixTiara]

@anaplaysstuff so that means Diluc has even LESS of a frame of reference for Khaenriah. Hilichurls being Khaenrians isn't even public knowledge. We don't even know how well known the story of the Cataclysm is, or if other people even know what Khaenriah is beyond "it existed that one time". did he think Kaeya was some kind of time travelling zombie and got spooked or something?

[@anaplaysstuff]

@@CreatrixTiara You're not wrong. It did always feel weird that that was what set Diluc off. Though I suppose it could be more the idea that not only was Kaeya admitting to having been deceiving him for the entire time they'd known each other (when they were practically brothers and seem to have otherwise been very close) but that Kaeya decided to dump it on him while he was still feeling the trauma and grief of Crepus' death.

[@CreatrixTiara]

@anaplaysstuff deceiving him HOW, though? Was he pretending to just be an abandoned Mondstadt native as a child?

[@TheRoschi]

@CreatrixTiara Maybe not a native but he did lie about where he was from. Says it in his profile. Only person he ever told was Diluc, which is why they fought. People don't like getting lied to for years on end about who they are and original intenrions, ya know? Hard to trust someone after something like that. If I was Diluc, I'd be pissed too.

[@nettedteeth]

Yippee!

[@TheRoschi]

:D!!!

[@jikannomajo]

Yeah, it all comes back to Mondstadt. Lol.

[@TheRoschi]

Just like me between quests... Mondstadt is forever home base. :)

[@Tsukkiinnaart]

Interesting... 😊

[@TheRoschi]

Yes quite :)

[@Zeke1460]

I can’t wait for this theory to fall apart the more you learn about Khaenriah and Kaeya. Great theory based on the info you have so far. But you’ve missed a lot. Though I will say this: the comics already disprove that Kaeya is a spy. At least if you’re willing to trust Diluc’s intuition, which I definitely do. Diluc continues to trust him, and does not doubt his loyalty to mondstadt. Even after he has told Diluc everything. In the comics, Kaeya is the one who brings Diluc’s vision back to him. So my stance is that Kaeya is still 100% loyal to mondstadt. It’s his home. Where everyone he cares about resides. Also there have been MANY events where Kaeya took part in that you’ve missed. Which characterize him better and explain his views on certain subjects and people. He doesn’t hate Venti. They’re good friends. Also drinking buddies with Rosaria. Also, check the vision on his Sumeru Event outfit.

[@TheRoschi]

Thank you for sharing your opinion! :D However, I think you're the one mistaken. 1. The comic does not confirm if he's still a spy or not. His relationship with Diluc would not determine this. He at the very least was a spy (found in his profile). Even if he's not at this VERY moment, he'll still struggle regardless in the future with his morals based on what Mona had said. I think he'll be more on the side of Mondstadt at that point, but that doesn't mean there won't be drama. If he was already 100% for Mondstadt a "choice" wouldn't even have to be considered. 2. Whether or not Kaeya played nice with Venti in other events doesn't discredit any of the evidence that I pulled up. Kaeya is a liar. The game even states that he rarely tells the truth throughout his profile. I have no reason to believe he'd suddenly be honest and kind to Venti when there's potentially so much more saying otherwise that isn't from his words. Seems you fell for his charm too. :P 3. Kaeya's alternate outfit was from a midsummer event, where he played a part in something fabricated for Klee by Alice (I've seen the version trailer). The vision looking normal on that outfit means nothing since this is most likely from Klee's imagination and she wouldn't know his true feelings towards Mondstadt. This is my thought process, but I'll learn more when I react to it someday. I like to take multiple perspectives into account and dive for deeper meanings rather than trusting what appears at surface level. Regardless, even if proven wrong in game, it'll be exciting and fun! I know there's a lot of Kaeya content and other Khaenri'ah stuff to come so I'm pretty pumped for it. 😃 Once again, thank you for sharing your thoughts and for watching!