The Caribert Archon Quest Had The Craziest Lore (Ep.253)

[@julianblack2008]

I can't stress enough how valuable this video is as a refresher because LITERALLY tomorrow we have the continuation of the Dain storyline. XD Cheers, Arnold!

[@TherealDEXIL]

Right? The timing

[@bladefly18]

You have NO IDEA how right you are!!!

[@endoskel9262]

Coincidence? I think NOT!

[@Alex_Deam]

17:10 Caribert thinks he's in a "fairytale world" and the next Act is called "Bedtime Story". Hmm...

[@Uncertainty47]

You are completely correct…

[@katerinagoh9994]

When the Traveler hugged Paimon, I felt my heart burst with joy

[@GreatGreenLeo]

Arnold in event that was before "Person that never lies? It should be Kaeya!" Arnold in that quest "I never trusted Kayea he must be Caribert!"

[@jerichosombilon5169]

I love the ending with hugging Paimon. For all the shit the community gives her, this quest feels so eerie without her cheerful demeanor.

[@SeanBoborano]

I swear genshin would be so much serious without her lol

[@generaltoszur1036]

@@SeanBoborano Its not the point , every game has some annoying pet as a face of the game , genshin has paimon and hsr has paimon split into 2 people , march and pompom , its jsut that pompom took the pet part and march took annoying , cute part , people dont hate match just becuase she s a waifu material unlike flying loli fairy . If it wasnt for march having to plot relevence and getting almost no screen time because she s there to be cute not important . They might give her some special super power in the next few patches but that wont change the fact that paimon will either turn out to be unknown god , or moon sister , primordial one or whatever. Paimon will be important to the story unlike hsr s mascots that are here just because game needs their mascot

[@rickbill06]

Yup and I hated it. Every time I was saying: "Traveler needs an adult" or "where is paimon?" . I was so worried about her and felt really uncomfortable without her it was like the game changed and when Paimon came back I saaw how important she is to the mood. Like without her I'm pretty sure genshin world is full of creepy and eerie concepts the amount of world quests that Paimon made more cheerful are seriously glossed over. Actually that's probably the reason Lumine became "evil"/misguided she didn't have a friend like Paimon to help her out.

[@sara_s1737]

I love this quest but currently I can't get over that Andrew Russell (Boothill's VA) voices Chlothar, I love him so much😆

[@BeatrixBeatrixEverywhere]

When he first mentioned that his name is Chlothar Alberich, I didn't just think of Kaeya but also Clotho, one of the Sisters of Fate in Greek Mythology who weaves threads of life into, you guessed it, Loom of Fate Top Tier Archon Quest indeed

[@rokito009]

lmao, the editor excluded arnold's "aether is lumine" fumble

[@shiritorikun]

true, that was the best part of that stream 😂 i was actually dying when i watched it back then 😂😂

[@robinrising_]

It was such a quintessential Arnold moment lol. He's always 2 steps ahead of the lore and reveals... but also one step back. I was wondering if it would be included or not.

[@idyotako]

When this quest happened, minds got bloated with the amount of lore. And if you listened closely, you could hear the collective heads of the genshin players explode after the "Prince/Princess" reveal... heh...

[@thegrayyernaut]

57:44 That Dainsleif spoke in a noticeably colder tone, too.

[@blaze_burn]

This is a GREAT refresher for the Dainsleif Quest today “Bedtime Story”

[@lunatic7291]

Maybeeeee KAEYA is a distant descendant of Caribert because he managed to be cured and live a normal life ?? I hope we’ll find out in the next dainsleif quest

[@Rinelin]

"I dreamt that I was hiding in a little room" kiiinda sounds like Perinheri

[@h.4315]

I just realized that Dainsleif could have just said that the founder of the Abyss Order is "Chlothar Alberich". Chlothar used the pseudonym Eide so it wouldn't arouse suspicion to players that Eide and Chlothar, the founder of the Abyss Order is the same person.

[@kristofvaradi1928]

The edit with the goofy escape of Clothar and the Traveler from the forest watchers was excellent! It made me laugh a little

[@apoorvjoshi2383]

24:02 a hut with leaves for door, that open automatically whenever someone comes in or goes..even hundreds of year after it was deserted. Eide: - "No! there is no sign of break-in" Sir!! Last time i checked, leaves arent all that lock friendly

[@Larthak]

They still could've been disturbed in an odd way, or the rest of the house may have been in a much bigger disarray. That's what Eide meant, it's not just about some leaves. I don't get why people consistently fail to understand that line. Robbery break-ins usually leave houses in a huge mess, turned upside-down.

[@apoorvjoshi2383]

@@Larthak because he looks at the door to make sure, even the camera pans on the door

[@getthelucky2612]

I love how the synchronize this Caribet quest video with new Archon quest tomorrow. This made me refreshing my memories

[@seishifrost5599]

Andrew Russel REALLY popped off in this quest. Good job at portraying a man at the end of his wits.

[@sniperlizard4192]

This game's story is sooo vast there is backstory of everything.

[@aleximantic]

And we finally make it back to Caribert, the best Archon quest in Genshin (till Fontaine Act V came along.) Even with all the reveals and intrigue and lore this quest gave us, I think my favourite part was easily Chlothar himself. He was such a breathe of fresh perspective on Khaenri'ah, how the curse can truly break someone's mind (which pulls into question how Dain is able to remain so sane), and how the Gods look from the view of someone suffering "their divine wrath". Massive shout out to Andrew Russell for his incredible performance, one of the best voice roles in the game. His manic energy, his lack of emotional consistency as he giggles at the end of sentences begin with setting the player on edge, but as the quest goes on, I find it turns to a tragic tone as you see his mania rise up from centuries of torturous life alone, with only the company of a Hilichurl until Lumine arrives. And finally, speaking of Lumine, this quest gives such an interesting perspective on her character, compared to how she acts in the present as the Princess of the Abyss Order. The fact that we experienced a memory means all the dialogue from the Traveler is actually her, and the fact the players never noticed any out of character lines from that shows how similar the Twins were at the start of their journey, adding more intrigue on what led Lumine down her path. GOATed quest, and just in time for 4.7... Time to be reunited once more....

[@thegrayyernaut]

Bed Time Story is coming tomorrow, dude. I'm so hyped I don't think I can sleep tonight :') What manner of lore fuckery will they present to us this time?...

[@lucassup6505]

Prepare for the Bedtime Story :))

[@vegiitooo]

I know its coincidental, but man your uploads are soooo perfectly timed with the current patches. Caribert today, Bedtime story tomorrow. This is still my favourite archon quest till date and I'm hoping the next one to take the crown 👑 tomorrow.

[@malanimsgaming]

The way Arnold blaming on Dain is making me laugh 😂 The way Travler hugged paimon made my heart melt and joy, our travels won't be the same without Paimon ❤

[@Hesketh32]

Yeah that Paimon hug sweetest moment ever. And that detail of Lumine crying about Aether and then the recent animation came rushing in my head I’m I’m not okay 😢

[@robinrising_]

Reliving this quest through this video gave me newfound appreciation for how air-tight it is. I realized how the Dainsleif we saw during the tears segment was really from the sibling's time and then you referenced that at the end here. Without a doubt this is the most well crafted quest in the game purely based on how well the writing plays with the player's knowledge.

[@vier7178]

This entire quest still gives me chills. I love its lonely and melancholic atmosphere

[@brainrot7956]

aaa it's so sweet when traveller hugged Paimon

[@Bliss467]

I’m not convinced that we will have a chapter where we go to Khaenriah. The prelude teaser intentionally didn’t have a chapter number for it, which could be because it cannot be placed sequentially alongside the other chapters, because it’s split up into the interlude quests with Dainsleif. I’d be disappointed if this were the case, but I’m having a hard time thinking otherwise.

[@berrybread7215]

guys hear me out. what if the sinner wants kaeya to be his vessel? lemme cook rq: 1) kaeya is somehow insulated from the curse(s) that khaenri’ans have 2) kaeya has elemental power, granted via his vision which insulates him further from standard mortal fragility. he’s more resilient than the average person. 3) at least one person in kaeya’s family tree was a pureblood noble (chlothar) and another is a strange case (caribert). there’s also kaeya’s grandfather and his heavenly blade. i’m starting to think that blade is actually real, that kaeya will find it, and that it will be the equivalent of the holy blade of narzissenkreuz. i think kaeya’s father deliberately relocated him to mondstadt to avoid this outcome after his birth, bc he came out normal™️ and appears to age like a regular person. something about mondstadt must’ve made him believe kaeya would be safer there rather than any other nation and now he has literal proximity to the anemo archon himself and is, arguably, under his protection. but i think kaeya will be sought after by various factions eventually, be that the sinner, the abyss order or pierro.

[@SeanBoborano]

"I love their voice" Oh no Arnold Abyss era?

[@Ramseas119]

Thank you for posting this today, Arnold. this is a very _very_ good recap of the last Dainsleif quest just hours before the next one releases! im so excited to see what awaits us in Bedtime Story (im also very excited to see your reactions of the Pari world quest, mostly because i felt completely lost through at least half of it and need your loremaster knowledge to help me understand it XD)

[@MurderofBirdsImpact]

You're welcome! It was actually a complete coincidence that this archon quest would be THIS chosely lined up to the Bedtime Story one that we learned about during last week's 4.7 special program, but I'm so happy that it's driven so many players to watch it as a refresher before that quest drops later tonight! I'll be starting it this weekend, so I hope y'all enjoy it. As for Khvarena of Good and Evil, I'm sure I'll be able to make the plot of the quest and all of the relevant lore as crystal-clear as possible for anyone who watches it. It's a 5-part video series, since there's so much to break down about it, but it's arguably my favorite world questline in the game to this day. It was just TOO good! I hope you'll enjoy it when it releases this month! :)

[@tas8472]

Still crazy to me that Clothar is Boothill, mans went from founder of the abyss to galaxy ranger

[@worm2976]

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYYYIIINNGG I fully paused the game to go check of Alphonse's VA was voicing Caribert I haven't seen anyone else say it somehow

[@arnoldschwarzeniagara5096]

I remember seeing this on stream. You so on point on your guess about it being in the past and stuff, then you mentioned kaeya being caribert 😂

[@SeanBoborano]

"You were supposed to brought us to them" maybe means both the Abyss (sinner could be third descender) and Traveler has the power to "reweave fates." Khaenriah did wish for the Traveler via Universitas Magistrorum and wishes them to change their fate by being something with the "power to move fates" like what Rene said but I guess they failed until Clothar founded the abyss

[@zeirra.]

Our sibling got a home, a kingdom, royal guards, a nation, a powerful handsome companion, and here we are.. with paimon and picking mints along the way.

[@asbolusarawn5433]

When I finished the quest, I have to hear Paimon's voice again, despite the amount of trash talk I say about her, she's more of a sibling to me than anything. The quest changes everything we thought we know about what happened, but there is a massive gap of time between Aether and Lumine. Like do they believe that once they're together, everything they've been through will be blow over and resolve immediately? Honestly-that scares me.

[@n0xxofteyvat]

The release of these two videos was so timely with the bedtime story quest thank u arnold

[@kevinirmiter3669]

Quick question: have you done Kaeya's hangout? Because not only is it easily the best hangout so far (in my opinion), it also feels like it's taking place right after the Caribert story.

[@kristofvaradi1928]

But in reality it takes place right after the Veluriyam Mirage adventure from 3.8

[@robinrising_]

Arnold has not done any hangouts since Sumeru started. I don't think he has done some of the later Inazuma ones either (like Heizou's).

[@EnderHeart5911]

I’m still reeling from Bedtime Story and wasn’t expecting it to be such a continuation of this quest, so this is a fantastic way to refresh my memory. I also recommend everyone read Dainsleif’s drip marking description again or for the first time if you haven’t already. It’s crazy how relevant it’s becoming.

[@chenmei07]

I miss this quest so much, I wish I could replay it. Andrew Russel really popped off voicing Clothar 🔥

[@dmyn_]

you know what, you opening the idea that caribert (is/could be) kaeya and the hidden secret behind his eye patch is soooo mind blooowing dude..

[@breadstal]

Just finished 'Bedtime Story' and immediately ran over!! 'Caribert' was such a well written quest and the voice acting was the cherry on top😭

[@fluffytail5839]

Nahida was found by Academia in a newborn state. She probably still had a mental capacity of a child at the time of those events, so couldn't do much even without being imprisoned.

[@vahhestia5323]

One day Arnold will beat the shadow writer allegations, but that day is not here yet.

[@berrybread7215]

I love the editing style so much, we love to see it

[@brendansmk]

3:34 Zack got that Paycheck 🤑 FINALLY The theory about Kaeya is wild, i never thought.. His mother was from Monstad and it would make sense for his father to leave him in his homeland (which is the most safe)

[@mulraf]

holy. you know these videos "50-hours tiramisu", "200-hours ramen"? Maybe tomorrow we witness Arnold having cooked a feast for the last 15 months. always one step ahead.

[@NahualUlloa]

I have refreshed my memory and now I am ready to have a *bedtime story*

[@pokeluv101]

I watched this when it came out and I wanted to comment this then but I was afraid it would be spoilers for the new Archon quest. I am soooo grateful for your time capsule series and the insight you give in your videos/streams. The moment I saw the human Caribert had a scarf around his wrist, I was able to connect it to this quest thanks to you. Also, between your Caribert vod and Dvorak's music festivals, you cannot escape the ghost writer accusation xD

[@shadow_3107]

more credibility to the “kaeya is caribert” theory is that kaeya is fluent in hilicurlian. during windblume we learn that kaeya wrote his poem in hilichurian and he outwardly admits to knowing the language.

[@MarkYu23]

Every time I try to connect this quest as to why Lumine is not considered as a descender, my brain farts

[@RetroApo]

Perfect timing! Just before another Traveler Quest with Dain :)

[@noanpc973]

_Sucrose "Least Favorite Food" Flashback plays in my head_

[@Jeff-vi2of]

This was too good man 🤩 I enjoyed the shit out of your playthrough of this quest! Also i think its funny how you said back then that we might have to wait years for the payoff, and here we are today, this video conviniently uploaded one day before the patch that will finally reveal the sequel to the caribert quest. I'm so so hyped for this and I wish you arnold, and everyone reading this a lot of fun experiencing it :D Thank you for all the work you put in, arnold and editors

[@fikrihs196]

I admire your discipline, Arnold! Just finished part 1 a few seconds ago, now part 2! Hahaha! Thanks!❤❤❤

[@banggobang5148]

I still can't believe that we will be (most likely) getting at least a few of our questions that we have because of this quest get frickin answered in less than 24 hour..

[@bassattack799]

After bedtime story I wonder if he's even talking to us when he says "defeat me, command me, show me that you are worthier than I to rescue her"

[@Itsumi456]

I just did this this last week and the ending absolutely caught me by surprise. I'm not super in the know of genshin lore as a whole and I've taken a load of breaks basically marathoning Inazuma - Fontaine end these past couple of weeks and I just love any mention of our sibling. God the next update is so hype.

[@SoraKH13]

I wanted to rewatch this archon quest and watching ur pov made me found some secrets that i missed as well! And i think i'm ready for the bedtime story archon quest

[@jetaimesooshi]

I'm sobbing with the cult stuff. Eide/Chlothar really on that shit - Aether's "what did he just call me?" I just thought Aether was flabbergasted that "he called me a princess?!" lmao - Imma say, while playing the Caribert quest back then, I was also thinking about how maybe Kaeya was Caribert but alas, I get it. - not me tearing up when Aether hugged Paimon THE SAME THING WHEN I WAS LOSING MY MIND CUZ I DID MISS PAIMON TOO GEEZ my TEARS AGH the multiple moments of "wait a minute" and then proceeding to lose minds lol

[@bladefly18]

Many thank Arnold! Because of your KZbin videos, my brain got refreshed on details of this quest. Making this 4.7 quest quest easier to follow along

[@MurderofBirdsImpact]

Glad I could help!

[@shadowempire7064]

Do you think that the crystal entered caribert mind and told him to watch himself by taking his mask off and told him to do things he did

[@shadowempire7064]

I noticed through quest how the traverller and their siblings have similar thoughts they made pretty much evey same choices thats why he didn't notice anything lol

[@ottokallen]

this might be weird and i dont have much to back it up but i partially wonder if kaeya hides his other eye because they are the same and it proves he is PURE blooded khaenrian

[@izzy8324]

When we hugged Paimon, omgggg my heartttt, definitely one of my favourite Traveler and Paimon scenes, i adore their bond so much!! This quest rlly comes to show how weird the atmosphere feels when Paimon isn’t around, it rlly felt like a part of us left during the events of this quest. Paimon gets so much hate from the community but to me, she’s exactly like a little sibling who will possibly annoy you a lot with a lil banter here and there, but before everything, they will try to take care of you no matter what! It’s gonna feel so freaking bad if Paimon gets taken from us in the future.

[@morethanonebraincell674]

I haven't done bedtime story yet, not without watching The Caribet by my fav "Ask me for lore Arnold" and while watching I thought of something. What if "The Sinner" is the first descender? Phanes was his name I think? Crying at the end of TIME!!!???

[@biscuitbby]

i just watched this vod on twitch and i’m here watching it again 🤣 love your reactions and theories so much

[@KyroCis]

Imagine if the Sinner was the remainings of the Third Descender I wonder if Lumine died and was re-created that's why Irminsul has records of her because she belongs to Teyvat. The sinner might be talking to Lumine instead of Aether since this was from the past, and he referred her as a flower born in sin

[@KyroCis]

Caribert might've died and reborn, he'll be able to weave his own destiny anew. Same goes for Lumine. Lumine died and reborn, she'll eventually be able to weave her own fate. Thus, the loom of fate.

[@purrloin7769]

The pure blooded eye is sharper, compare Kaeya's eye to any other Khaenri'ahn and his diamond is not nearly as prominent. That's how I think a non-pureblood's eye should look like.

[@smaugman6438]

Yay, once again and once more I still find myself coming back to your channel to see what’s new, and it’s the Genshin update, love watching your vids man🤙🏼

[@albroiser]

Chlothar is not dead, he just got another job in the interactive map 😂

[@abcd-mo5mo]

53:30 This was honestly my first thought after I played the quest. The thought of Kaeya being Caribert himself doesn’t and never really made sense to me (even with the parallels you mentioned i feel like there’s just something off about the idea, like they don’t make complete sense in my mind). But since Clothar had no other children and yet Kaeya is a descendant leads me to believe that Caribert somehow found a way to break the curse as well (maybe through taking off his mask? I’m honestly not sure) and continued Clothar’s bloodline. And in turn, whatever was in Caribert passed down through the generations and now it’s up to Kaeya to decide what he wants to do with it when the time comes. Hopefully we get some of these answers in the archon quest soon 🫡

[@ashevoy]

impeccable timing with tomorrow's update 🙏 can't wait for the 3.6 khvarena world quest videos

[@lowelldaveagnir6459]

This video is so well timed, I'm so ready for that next Dain Quest coming very soooon. can't wait

[@NerdPanic]

I think Lumine is burid in that field. She died, either in a previous samsara, or the one we see now is just a copy, like Albedo was. If she is dead, the current one is in irminsul.

[@Ails1234]

57:07 If the Sibling is from Teyvat they wouldn't be able to use the elements like the Traveler. Allegedly

[@impishtwink8144]

i feel so bad for Caribert knowing what i do after playing bedtime story

[@Rydahhhhhh]

YOOOOOOOO an upload the by THE MurderOfBirds, hell yeah

[@thegrayyernaut]

8:15 The Abyss Order seems like The Combine in Half-Life - a unified group of different Abyss species, fighting under one banner. (I believe we later found out there are Abyss creatures that reject the Abyss Order through Jakob Ingold)

[@TherealDEXIL]

Also this teleportation purple screen. Reminds me of the through the looking glass from fontaine. And what was even that place in "Through the looking glass"? It looks so similar

[@lianaqwq]

YAYYYY PART 2 AT LASTTTT

[@jingbowang5110]

Nice timing haha as we are getting the next chapter of this quest tomorrow !

[@alexanderericson8628]

About the eyes. There is no coincidence that Fischl as well as Kaeya covers one eye. See Irmin more known as Odin had one eye. The statues that the Black sun abyssants has is Odin depicted with one eye. I think this is the origin of the Hillichurl curse one eye that is able to see the truth of this world, and must be covered. Odin sat upside down when he figured out the runic alphabet and the Abyss order is currently turning statues of seven upside down for some form of ritual. Also to borrow from a theory Ashikai has there is something introduced in game called spirit veins, now spirit veins are not leylines those are separate systems. Spirit veins are what is connected to the statue of the seven and why you can hear a heart beat at the very beginning of the game. If the tree is a parasite that is controlling fate very similar to Elden Ring, the original system could be a heart possibly the giant heart in Albedos region. There is no point for Hoyo to use different words if they imply the same phenomena. Being able to use the statues is not common In fact I think we are the only one able to do so. So I think there is a slight possibility that we awoken the heart when we touched the statue and the person that ensured that we did that was Paimon. So let me cook. I think Arlecchino did not receive the Khaenri'ah eyes because her fate was taken. About the primogem symbol I actually believe they were originally dragons that turned into humans in order to fight Celestia they have kind of prepared for this revelation in game because many things shapeshift. The primogem symbol is what is used for wishes but Arlecchinos pupil is a cross a red cross. Kaeyas hangout quest implies that he knows the end of Theyvats journey. Both's destiny is up for a coin toss I don't think Hoyo missed that detail, so I think that's why Kaeya tosses a coin in his animation. Hoping for much more Princess Fischl lore in the upcoming patches.

[@zeirra.]

Maybe Caribert is the friends we made along the way.

[@Playay.]

And we're gonna get the continuation tomorrow. Hype!

[@bladefly18]

Playing the new Archin Quest now. It makes this one 1000 times more important than before!!!

[@magacofi]

I really didn't want those Hilichurls doing their kowtowing to fight me so I kept a fixed distance from them the whole way through and managed to peacefully walk behind them. Since I never got to close, I wasn't really sure they'd fight you at all- welp, I've got my answer. Glad I didn't push my luck.

[@kal.xi3]

the timing oml niceeee just in time for the dain quest later

[@zeirra.]

Irminsul & Nahida are the most 2 things that affected Teyvat. The Archon and the nation with the most - no pun intended - impact.

[@petrpopopepe1764]

11:57 "Become transcendent one, rise beyond rhe fate bestowed upon you" Very interesting line from Transcendent being . He is most likely not talking to either of the twins because even thou the twin isn't decender , it is still outlander and not part fate of teyvat. So is he talking to Chlothar or Caribert? Caribert kinda became transcended being, grew beyond his fate as he became the Loom of Fate and he also died so that can also be the Reason why he would whipe for him at the end of time , because he was sacriface to it and him becoming the loom killed him.

[@bootay2835]

fun fact Kaeya can speak hilichurl

[@MurderofBirdsImpact]

Hello 1.4 Windblume Festival lol

[@ilsedenhert6961]

Hi Arnold, love your content. Could you do like an account review kinda thing? Overview of your curent achievements, characters etc , would be cool to see!

[@0nkrul]

btw remember when u said "enka & chasm might have been same civilization back then" so if we are at past that certainly hints that the part of chasm and stuff (or im j slow lmfao)

[@hub1986]

Yep im really looking forward to 4.7 as it is kind of a continuation of Caribert.Let Arnold Ghostwriter COOK :) Cheers M8

[@TherealDEXIL]

50:34 TOMORROW!!!!

[@nabiox]

cant wait to watch!! i hope we find out who ‘he’ is tomorrow

[@soulstealer5625]

Yeah the lector not being the abyss order and having the fate title is very interesting, not sure where it leads

[@chesedp2o23]

Peak genshin right here

[@stickysocks6369]

I've entertained the possibility that Kaeya was Caribert in some way since this quest and I feel VINDICATED that someone also feels that way! Everyone else told me I was just crazy

[@_dragonflies_]

To be fair I personally had only one real problem with Kaeya being Caribert: An event not long before the AQ had the voice of Kaeya's father and it sounded nothing like Clothar. And you can't even argue that they just decided to change the VA for an unrelated reason, because the VAs were different in all dubs. But, I have a feeling we will have our confirmation tomorrow and will know for sure, since Caribert's involvement was mentioned in the livestream

[@Haura-i5g]

With his lore, i won't be surprised if they make Kaeya a 5* just like Dan Heng IL in the future