Actually for the end of the quest about Khaenri'ah. I have a theory regarding what truly happened. I already wrote this on a couple other threads. It's a long one so bear with it. THEORY: The twins came to Teyvat while traveling between worlds. One twin woke up first and the other was still asleep. Later that twin witnessed the war between Khaenri’ah and Celestia. The war occurred long after the Archon war ended. It’s possible that the twin was assisting Khaenri’ah and fighting against the gods of Teyvat. But the twin failed and woke the other twin up and told that they had to leave Teyvat. I think that the Unknown God or the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles was from Celestia and was sent to capture that specific twin for their role in assisting Khaenri’ah. The Unknown God said “The arrogation of man ends here.” Khaenri’ah was seen as the pride of human kind. The reason why Khaenri’ah was destroyed was not because of mere jealousy from the gods. It was because of a Khaenri’an by the name of Gold. He was an alchemist who pushed the limits and created horrifying abominations and it began to corrupt other creatures. One of these creatures was Durin which was the dragon that Venti and Dvalin fought against. The Knights of Favonius responded by sending an expedition to Khaenri'ah to slay the monsters. These monsters spewed across the 7 nations and began to cause horrifying damage and even the death of the Dendro Archon which weakened the power of Dendro and which prompted Celestia to annihilate Khaenri’ah. Dainslief warned the Traveler not to antagonize the gods and not to usurp their power. He also stated that he wouldn’t make the same mistakes as his fore-bearers. The survivors of Khaenri’ah became the creatures of the Abyss and they declared the captured twin their ruler while the other twin was once again put to sleep for 500 years. But there is another possible reason for why Khaenri’ah warred against Celestia which is much more disturbing. Remember how the Harbinger Scaramouche from the Meteor event said that the sky is fake or he mentioned the “false sky”? Maybe Khaenri’ah found out what that actually meant and they decided to wage war against Celestia. Celestia not only destroyed them for their attempt of usurping their power but to perhaps bury the secret of the “false sky”. Another thing is what happened in Dragonspine. There were ruins of an ancient civilization. These ruins came long before the destruction of Khaenri'ah. But there was a thing that Khanri'ah and this civilization had in common: They were both very advanced and both civilizations were destroyed...by Celestia. That nail that is on the top of Dragonspine was from Celestia. They dropped it on them for some reason. There is a mural room in Dragonspine that depicts this. Then something even more disturbing are the codes from the ruin gaurds in Dragonspine. When decoded it says : *FOR THE NATION WE CANT FORGO THIS SKYBORNE POWER BUT WE FAILED* The ruin guards are speaking of the destruction of Khaenri'ah but their placement in Dragonspine alludes that the Dragonspine civilization also met a similiar fate to Khaenri'ah. I think that Celestia is fearful of something. The power that the Khaenri’an alchemist, Gold, discovered is described as an “otherworldly power”. This power attracts the Abyssal power which is the opposite to Celestial energy. It is corruptive, destructive and dangerous. But one thing is clear: There is a *very* strong connection to Honkai Impact. If my theory is correct about this connection....then Celestia has every right to be terrified. Because it is better for an entire nation to be destroyed than to potentially release _THEM_ . The real *MONSTERS* and the *TRUE ENEMY OF GODS AND HUMANITY* The Abyssal power is just another name for them in Teyvat….they go by another name……… *THE HONKAI*
What if when we always see Zhongli listening to stories about himself is actually to prevent him to forget about past events that happened millenia ago so that his memories wasn't eroded completely? Damn I'm heading to my room and cry, bye all.
As an immortal god (he’s still the god of contracts, warrior god and God of Geo, he’s just not the Geo archon anymore) he has perfect memory. He says this in the quest and as a part of his readable story you unlock by leveling him up. By Erosion he means things like having to seal away his close friend and never forgetting any bad memories. If I were to guess why he listens to stories about his past I think it’s because he misses his friends.. everyone he knew has died, been sealed by him or even killed by him due to contracts
Zhongli: "You're leaving?" Me, realized that Azdaha probably was a long friend to remember "the Osmanthus wine" with Zhongli long time ago: **Sad noises
@@stxrk70 well, she behaved completely like that when we asked him about Celestia. He said that something like "Vanessa got a place in Celestia" but nothing more. So, Celestia, ehem, imposes certain restrictions on Archons (and not only them), it seems. (Perhaps, Celestia also seals the "fate" of all the Vision-bearers)
Based on how Zhongli reacted though, I think there's more to it than that. Khaenri'ah developed whole weapons of war and the ability to cast magic on it's own, and those weapons had their sights set on Celestia. Not to mention Dainsleif seems to know all too well what happens to those who wage war against the gods. My guess? Khaenri'ah tried and likely succeeded in killing several gods, and they responded in kind by eradicating the threat to their existence. I can't blame them for that.
@@potatobean6064 You got a point there. To begin with, Dainsleif didn't refer to the cataclysm as an 'attack', or a 'massacre' or anything that would imply that it was one-sided in favor of the gods. He called it a war. He said not to trust gods too much, yet don't try to overthrow them either, lest the 'failings of his forebears' be repeated. It implies they did try? And as for having killed gods. We got one, at least. The original Dendro archon, the God of Woods was confirmed to have been killed during the cataclysm 500 years ago, hence the new, current Dendro archon, the God of Wisdom is the youngest at 500 years old. TLDR In my opinion, as to what happened 500 years ago, the gods aren't completely innocent. But neither is Khaenriah.
Hmm but I don't think theirs someone with the same power as Kun Jun. I hope someone teach us that technique. Like it can be a good addition with the elemental sight. I hope it became a feature. Like we can use ores if we're finding treasure hoarders or a chase is happening.
@@HousekiMitai Just wait, we're gonna go from lowkey hating baal to seeing her in a tragic light too, especially since her entire nation seems to be made of suffering.
The way Zhongli is speaking makes me feel like Celestia merely used them as chess pieces, along with how reluctant Venti is when it comes to talking about it in the manga.
@Queena Yang This is under the presumption that the Unknown God isn't the one running Celestia. If anything I think it's Celestia vs Abyss vs the Traveler.
Now I understand why Venti drinks his night away. Immortality is a curse and blessing. Sealing your friends away and taking sides are difficult choices to make...
With immortality comes the sadness of watching other grow weak, old then die. But hey when the story ends something may start. Thats why I like immortality. So someone can prove that you existed, even if it is only in their memories
especially when you need to do it over...and over...and over again. really makes one appreciate how he's so cheerful all the time. I hope he gives us more information about what happened than what Zhongli gave, but my guess is he'll just say that he was just a wisp at the time and not the anemo archon yet...
EHE TE NANDAYO she gave venti tone deaf bard nickname, she only gives nicknames to people she doenst like she calls zhongli zhongli, she even simps him at the start of this quest yep 100% correct
to be fair...who ever said he like venti? zhongli doesnt like him. ei doesnt like him. diluc doesnt like him. paimon doesnt like him. signora hates him. tsaritsa seem to hate him too. well yea....xD
Kun Jun's voice actor did such a phenomenal job I'm blown away. It's like he's literal some lost dude who doesn't really understand what he's supposed to do or who he's supposed to be. So rare to see in a fantasy game! (Not saying other Genshin voice actors aren't good though!)
His voice was so soothing, it really made me see him as an alright fellow even when we were sussing him out after he gave us the gemstone. I even liked his other voice of the dragon, it wasn't too intense like the tantrum child
It was two separate voice actors who voiced him, the one post-posession (who kinda sounds like Batman) also voiced the demon version of Azhdaha. The one per-possession is voiced by Adin Rudd.
@@spuids And like I said, there was literally two voice actors who played him in this quest. Yes, I understand you mean the non-possessed version, but that can easily cause confusion.
@@f4llenleaves He's no longer an archon but he's still the Lord of Geo,God of Contracts and even called the Prime Adeptus so he's still the God of Geo since that's what he was before he became a Geo Archon
In the Chinese dub, right after Azhdaha says "Old friend, god of contracts, I hereby honor our agreement", Zhongli sounds like he holds himself back from crying (he shakily inhales and sighs) 😭
So did anyone else wanted to give Zhongli a hug after his quest? Cause I sure did! He basically raised Azdaha whereas Zhongli was the first thing that Azdaha had seen with his newly gifted sight! Watching him say goodbye to Zhongli made me feel so sorry for him (Ah apologise I may have mistaken a certain point there thank you for correcting me!)
y'all are laughing abt how venti will deny us information now. but watch as mihoyo makes him completely traumatized from celestia and its actions and makes us all cry for making fun of him
Zhongli: Wait I can explain. Jean: How come you have 2 story quests I only have 1! Keqing: A story quest? I only appear in the main quest! Beidou: You guys met the traveler?
@@Moda-pf8wt everyone gangsta till the history teacher just drank osmanthus wine instead of grading the papers. that’s probably what happened with u lol
@ZenFlowers yeah all the time and then when you go back to your room you remember what it was but then you are too lazy to go back and do what you needed
Zhongli was fascinating from the beginning, but he got a lot of depth over his last story missions. An aeons old being with perfect memory of everything he has ever seen or done. He lives in the awareness, that everything in the present, everyone he knows, shortly will be gone and only remain as part of his ocean of memories. That makes him an unfathomable lonely person.
@@barrybabygirlbenson Literally why he became my favorite character, I feel bad about the suffering he endures and is bigger than any archon has witnessed because he's the oldest among them :")
Honestly, after learning so much about Zhongli, I'm now wondering what Hu Tao's reaction would be if she ever found out that one of her subordinates is the God of Liyue.
not only that, but she’s friends with xiao... wonder how she would feel about the lord of geo, morax himself, who had infinite amounts of patience with xiao, can barely deal with her on a daily basis 💀
@@sylvie_on Judging from her voiceline about Zhongli I listened in the wiki, she seems somewhat aware about him, but doesn't seem to care who he actually is.
If you let a person’s HP in your team drop to 1 during the fight with Azhdaha, Kun Jun will heal your whole team and there will be a small dialogue between him and Zhongli, pretty cool
This story quest mentions 'time' a lot; how it erodes, and is ever-flowing. I wonder if this relates to the missing God of Time. In Monstadt, the wind spreads the seeds while Time makes them grow. Just a thought.
Yeah, I caught that too. It gave me the feeling that Zhongli's feelings toward Venti might be more ambivalent than he let on. They really do have the opposite, opposing natures despite their mutual respect for each other as comrades and old friends.
honestly i get you on this. i also saw and agreed with another comment that said that the reason zhongli literally wanders around the entirety of teyvat and listens to his stories and takes that much interest in people talking and discussing rex lapis is because he wants to "slow down", his demise is inevitable, he knows he's done his job and served his people, but he doesn't want to separate, like he cant bring himself to let go of his existence you know? my theory is that he's so attached to the idea of existence that he doesn't want to let go of anything. that's what he came back as a literal mortal, took part in the smallest of side quests, all so he could stay a little longer. he also talks about time as currency, not in mora sense, so maybe a weird theory is also that whenever he says he's short on mora- maybe he's meaning he's short in time? like he's about to go inevitably?
Is it just me, or do missions for Zhongli always have some deep, sad ending. Last time, it was about time and how all thing will once disappear. This time, it's about forgetting oneself and the ones we love, losing them, and losing the race with time.
I feel all Archons are just examples of why us as humans shouldn't go looking for "eternal life" as Baizhu is trying to with Qiqi. Nothing worth while comes from living forever. Even if we do live forever, everything else around us will still change according to time's demands and we'd all end up becoming nothing more than just witnesses from the sidelines. Forcing us to learn to part with our possessive ways of wanting to preserve everything. It's saddening but bittersweet in a way. Hate that this game is making me think such thoughts but i did enjoy the experience still.
@@sundalosketch4769 I know, that's why I don't understand people that say I wanna be immortal. Like, they don't seem to understand that sure they won't die, btu they won't die. They will see people they will care about disappear again, and again, and again, things they loved being destroyed over and over. Being just a bystanders as they watch time take veery single thing from them until they are left with nothing. Archons really are a prime example, like Venti, losing his friend and taking his form to keep his memory around, or Zhongli watching his friend forget who he was.
@@rans0mware And soon, a trillion years later Zhongli himself will start feeling the effects and become like his friend if he isn't careful. And we'll have another more obvious story regarding this still with Baal, the god of Eternity i believe? She's going to get a life lesson that'll teach her she can't have everything forever.
@@isee9940 That's different. Because if he spill the beans that NDA will go cease and desist for Liyue and even if he is the poster boy of Mihoyo he will die.
@@dadian803 yea i got it ma frend, i just like to make fun with bwaap viewers. And you look like already got geo daddy, please tell him to come my home :)
@@portalmanHUN well it most certainly isnt zhongli or venti giving him a vision for sure, they're also bullying him that narrows it down to 4 visions because elector arcohn aint giving anymore either one of which is dendro and i can see that as a support element only (debuffing enemies, even a certain shield hero would be better off with his shield) and that leaves hydro pyro and cryo we still have no idea what kind of gods they are, aside form cryo only presumptions based on leading the fatui
@@youseemyhopewasallbygone7455 Zhongli just imagined how azhdaha looks like he is the one created azhdaha body (azhdaha is just a small ball from bedrock wanting ti have eyes and see sun)
Guys, zhongli was about to do his epic character demo montage and we interuppted him because we needed him to fight over a _ROCK_ *I feel so rude im sorry king*
Yep he’s definitely involved but something tells me that Celestia kind of forced his hand. The dendro archon was replaced 500 years ago which was the same time when Khaenri’ah was destroyed, maybe they disagreed with Celestia and was replaced? 🤔 Also most Archons aren’t fond of Celestia including Venti but they dare not challenge her.
@@Allthingsasian Even the hydro archon. Like in the story teaser, she judges gods etc but dare not make enemy of the divine so I still trust the Archons. (If you ask me, I support the destruction of Khaenri'ah. On a player's perspective getting slapped by Ruin Guards? Yeah! I would order the destruction of that nation.)
@@dadian803 we don’t even know the entire story of Khaenri’ah, dainslief seems very biased towards it and we can’t just trust ones word.. so we don’t know if it was a justified destruction, but I support it too
Actually for the end of the quest about Khaenri'ah. I have a theory regarding what truly happened. It's a long one so bear with it. THEORY: The twins came to Teyvat while traveling between worlds. One twin woke up first and the other was still asleep. Later that twin witnessed the war between Khaenri’ah and Celestia. The war occurred long after the Archon war ended. It’s possible that the twin was assisting Khaenri’ah and fighting against the gods of Teyvat. But the twin failed and woke the other twin up and told that they had to leave Teyvat. I think that the Unknown God or the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles was from Celestia and was sent to capture that specific twin for their role in assisting Khaenri’ah. The Unknown God said “The arrogation of man ends here.” Khaenri’ah was seen as the pride of human kind. It’s possible that Celestia had a justified reason for destroying Khaenri’ah. Perhaps Khaenri’ah was trying to defy the gods of Teyvat and tried to usurp them so that they could rule over Teyvat. The Ruin Guards/Field Tillers and the story of why they are called Field Tillers indicates that Khaenri’ah may have been a nation of war. Dainslief warned the Traveler not to antagonize the gods and not to usurp their power. He also stated that he wouldn’t make the same mistakes as his fore-bearers. Maybe that’s what Khaenri’ah did and they were destroyed for it. The survivors of Khaenri’ah became the creatures of the Abyss and they declared the captured twin their ruler while the other twin was once again put to sleep for 500 years. But there is another possible reason for why Khaenri’ah warred against Celestia which is much more disturbing. Remember how the Harbinger Scaramouche from the Meteor event said that the sky is fake or he mentioned the “false sky”? Maybe Khaenri’ah found out what that actually meant and they decided to wage war against Celestia. Celestia not only destroyed them for their attempt of usurping their power but to perhaps bury the secret of the “false sky”. Another thing is what happened in Dragonspine. There were ruins of an ancient civilization. These ruins came long before the destruction of Khaenri'ah. But there was a thing that Khanri'ah and this civilization had in common: They were both very advanced and both civilizations were destroyed...by Celestia. That nail that is on the top of Dragonspine was from Celestia. They dropped it on them for some reason. There is a mural room in Dragonspine that depicts this. Then something even more disturbing are the codes from the ruin gaurds in Dragonspine. When decoded it says : *FOR THE NATION WE CANT FORGO THIS SKYBORNE POWER BUT WE FAILED* The ruin guards are speaking of the destruction of Khaenri'ah but their placement in Dragonspine alludes that the Dragonspine civilization also met a similiar fate to Khaenri'ah. I think that Celestia is fearful of something.
But one thing is clear: There is a *very* strong connection to Honkai Impact. If my theory is correct about this connection....then Celestia has every right to be terrified. Because it is better for an entire nation to be destroyed than to potentially release _THEM_ . The real *MONSTERS* and the *TRUE ENEMY OF GODS AND HUMANITY* *THE HONKAI*
Traveler: Did we forget something? Zhongli: If you forgot, it’s not that important Traveler: Yeah your right Katheryne: when will the traveler come here
Basically, I feel that he kinda utilized a loophole in the contract to give us subtle clues. What I like and I wish more people would realize is that Zhongli not only subtly gave us info, but is blatantly rooting for us to figure out the truth he unfortunately can not reveal.
@@dragonmasterxyz3544 He really did use a loophole, just like that time with "archeologist" and the sword during his first chapter. 58:59 He learned and changed a lot thanks to Guizhong and this part says a lot. The missing twin was disillusioned or something and Dainsleif sees the revenge as a waste of time (a lost cause) and the actions would just cause more casualties. That's why he says, he does not want to do the mistakes of his forebears. Whatever the Archons did, I wish they are seeking a redemption story.
@@dadian803 And this is also assuming their involvement in Khaenriah's destruction is as direct as we think it is. For all we know, they could have been unwilling spectators unable to stop it, or forced to participate in the massacre. There is also the question of what Khaenriah's "sin" as Kaeya puts it was.
@@dragonmasterxyz3544 Pretty sure it's close to that Tower of Babel stuff. (In a player's perspective. For me, that is I would destroy it as well for being slapped by Ruin Guards especially when it's three of them).
I love how long this story quest was compared to the other story quests. Kun Jun made me realize how starved i was for memorable npcs that weren't Vision holders. It makes me appreciate the more mundane looking characters we see throughout Teyvat even more than i do now. Also the thought of characters having abilities that aren't Visions is such an interesting idea, i wonder if they'll do that again in the near future.
Paimon: Ooh, looking for people? Awesome, we're good at that Traveler who hasn't found his sister ever since the We Will Be Reunited Quest: *sweating intensifies*
Yeah... I've got frozen near the end of the quest when things got heavy as hell and Zhongli became all depressed but traveler was like "Hold on!". I was like: "Seriously, now we gotta ask him about Khaenri'ah? Let this poor men rest for a while first, won't ya? ;-;"
Was I the only one who didn't want to leave Zhongli alone after doing this story quest? I was stood with him for ages afterwards... wish we had the option to give characters cuddles
I already knew Jiu has a connection with Azhdaha but never knew Kun Jun is the same as well. And even more plot twist, they are the same creature living in a different body.
@@dadian803 the contract he talks about is probably his contract with the tsaritsa . i feel like tsaritsa wants to end the tyranny of the gods of celestia that's why theyre collecting gnosis around the world. Her purpose is actually good that's why morax agreed to that contract. but forbids him to tell about that stuff coz their plan of overthrowing celestia might fails if the info leaks especially to the traveller since he/she is a game changer lol
The way that they switch turns in talking about the story at the end...it sent chills and so much emotion. Zhongli talks about how he met and created Azda. And Azda talks about how brilliant and amazing zhongli is. It brings so much warmth to my heart
Welp, looks like Mihoyo’s going to have to do Venti story quest part 2 where we likely find him drunk in the bar, then we do whatever quest, ask him about Khaenri’ah only to end with him giving us some dumb reason with a mischievous smile telling us he can’t.
Venti isn't known to bind himself with contracts unlike Zhongli. He'll be more willing to speak, I bet.
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@@cedleonard123 Doesn't Celestia keep _all_ of their archons on very tightly leashes?Event if Venti wanted to say it,he probably can't or he'll risk Mondstadt becoming Khaenri'ah 2.0.
@ Apparently, not enough. They would want Zhongli as the Geo Archon, God of Contracts, because they had an agreement to cover up Khaenriah. What if the new Geo Archon doesn't have that contract and finds out? Worse situation for them than Zhongli still in charge. So, Rex Lapis stepping down is not exactly obedient toward Celestia. Liyue becomes a city of humans. Where have I heard that one before? Tsaritsa is collecting all gnoses, and apparently we've yet to see Celestia make a move about it. Is that a tight leash? Baal collects the visions, apparently to keep sovereignty over her kingdom instead of celestia having too much power over it. There's a theory that visions are spying devices for Celestia to watch noteworthy humans. Anyway, Zhongli and Venti are literally opposites, in a way. You trade away some of your freedom in a contract. That's what it means to have a contract. So again, it's not exactly the god of freedom's nature to have big contracts. I say their differences extend to more than just their general theme! But we've not yet seen enough of the archons in action, so I wouldn't say "Venti cannot do anything about this".
@@cedleonard123 that reminds me of my own theory: Venti doesn't like the staus quo and wants it to change, but he doesn't necessarily want to be a part of the chaos that comes with bringing about change. Hence why, weakest archon or no, he let signora overpower him so easily. If I'm correct, then he just might be forthcoming with info about Khaenriah.
In the cutscenes it shows Azhada having a glowing tree-like tail, so is the tree he's sealed under his real full sized tail sticking out of the ground?
I think that he was sealed under that tree, and since he is merging with it to break out, the tree and Azhdaha are taking on eachother's characteristics, becoming more alike
@@chesta5826 well yeah but he has already gone and didn't meet Zhongli's for a hundreds years and that's why Zhongli asking where are those who share the memory because the other 5 original archon are ded and Venti disappeared for a hundreds years
i cant take english dub serious, i know they all did their best and i commend thme for it, but azhada talking serious with a forced lower voice was kinda cringe, its actually epic in jp dub :o
@@cakefrosting6451 zhongli only gave him a pair of eyes, but the story teller exaggerated the story. If you pay attention to zhongli’s and. azdaha’s voice line, they only talk about eyes and sights.The story about history is often extorted to make it more epic, people do that in irl as well. For example there were not exactly 300 Spartan man. The version of story teller is more of a spin off since he probably didn’t witness the whole thing.
Funny story, while playing this story and hearing about loosing a good friend made me feel sad because I was lossing one as well. After finishing this story quest i received letter from Diluc and suddenly bawled at, "I have seen how you handle things - quite simply, it's remarkable..." and ,"You have many admirable qualities. In particular, your ability to unite people is awe-inspiring. These days, I often find myself drawing lessons from you..." to receive such letter filled with kindness made me burst into tears. No i don't simp for fictional characters but it was so thoughtful at the fact someone could send you a kind message at the right time.
Hey hey!! I hope you‘re doing fine. If you ever need someone to listen, I‘m here! And if you don‘t, I hope you‘ll see the bright side of life again. You‘re amazing and don‘t forget that. Take care!
if zhongli can't say anything due to his loyalty to contracts, i wonder if venti would stay silent too...
just bribe him with wine ehe
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Just give him a couple of bottles of wine
Probably...not
Mcgenshin
Aether:"So about 500 years ago...."
Zhongli: "Nice weather today rigth?"
I was literally “Stop trolling me, Geo daddy!”
Boi, Geo daddy sign a NDA
Geo daddy use weather deck
this is seriously 2nd time he has avoided the topic with *"contracts"*
Actually for the end of the quest about Khaenri'ah. I have a theory regarding what truly happened. I already wrote this on a couple other threads. It's a long one so bear with it.
THEORY:
The twins came to Teyvat while traveling between worlds. One twin woke up first and the other was still asleep.
Later that twin witnessed the war between Khaenri’ah and Celestia. The war occurred long after the Archon war ended.
It’s possible that the twin was assisting Khaenri’ah and fighting against the gods of Teyvat. But the twin failed and woke the other twin up and told that they had to leave Teyvat.
I think that the Unknown God or the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles was from Celestia and was sent to capture that specific twin for their role in assisting Khaenri’ah.
The Unknown God said “The arrogation of man ends here.” Khaenri’ah was seen as the pride of human kind.
The reason why Khaenri’ah was destroyed was not because of mere jealousy from the gods. It was because of a Khaenri’an by the name of Gold. He was an alchemist who pushed the limits and created horrifying abominations and it began to corrupt other creatures. One of these creatures was Durin which was the dragon that Venti and Dvalin fought against.
The Knights of Favonius responded by sending an expedition to Khaenri'ah to slay the monsters.
These monsters spewed across the 7 nations and began to cause horrifying damage and even the death of the Dendro Archon which weakened the power of Dendro and which prompted Celestia to annihilate Khaenri’ah.
Dainslief warned the Traveler not to antagonize the gods and not to usurp their power. He also stated that he wouldn’t make the same mistakes as his fore-bearers.
The survivors of Khaenri’ah became the creatures of the Abyss and they declared the captured twin their ruler while the other twin was once again put to sleep for 500 years.
But there is another possible reason for why Khaenri’ah warred against Celestia which is much more disturbing. Remember how the Harbinger Scaramouche from the Meteor event said that the sky is fake or he mentioned the “false sky”?
Maybe Khaenri’ah found out what that actually meant and they decided to wage war against Celestia. Celestia not only destroyed them for their attempt of usurping their power but to perhaps bury the secret of the “false sky”.
Another thing is what happened in Dragonspine. There were ruins of an ancient civilization. These ruins came long before the destruction of Khaenri'ah. But there was a thing that Khanri'ah and this civilization had in common: They were both very advanced and both civilizations were destroyed...by Celestia. That nail that is on the top of Dragonspine was from Celestia. They dropped it on them for some reason. There is a mural room in Dragonspine that depicts this.
Then something even more disturbing are the codes from the ruin gaurds in Dragonspine. When decoded it says : *FOR THE NATION WE CANT FORGO THIS SKYBORNE POWER BUT WE FAILED*
The ruin guards are speaking of the destruction of Khaenri'ah but their placement in Dragonspine alludes that the Dragonspine civilization also met a similiar fate to Khaenri'ah.
I think that Celestia is fearful of something.
The power that the Khaenri’an alchemist, Gold, discovered is described as an “otherworldly power”. This power attracts the Abyssal power which is the opposite to Celestial energy. It is corruptive, destructive and dangerous.
But one thing is clear: There is a *very* strong connection to Honkai Impact.
If my theory is correct about this connection....then Celestia has every right to be terrified. Because it is better for an entire nation to be destroyed than to potentially release _THEM_ . The real *MONSTERS* and the *TRUE ENEMY OF GODS AND HUMANITY*
The Abyssal power is just another name for them in Teyvat….they go by another name………
*THE HONKAI*
''When has Paimon ever come up with a bad idea?''
Me: *remembers when she wanted to shoot us up to the jade chamber in a ballista*
that sounds painfully correct >.
She actually improving though . She remembered she can fly (only took her 6 month xD)
Glad I wasn't the only one that instantly thought of that
she just learned that technique from doom slayer
Literally my exact thoughts
Traveler: Get yo frickin dog bro.
Zhongli: It don't bite
Traveler: BRO IT DONT BITE IT CHOMPS.
You mean it stomps
FOR REAL
Fr man I cant beat it help
Hahaha
I haven’t even gotten the story quest-
What if when we always see Zhongli listening to stories about himself is actually to prevent him to forget about past events that happened millenia ago so that his memories wasn't eroded completely? Damn I'm heading to my room and cry, bye all.
:'(
OH NO-
As an immortal god (he’s still the god of contracts, warrior god and God of Geo, he’s just not the Geo archon anymore) he has perfect memory. He says this in the quest and as a part of his readable story you unlock by leveling him up. By Erosion he means things like having to seal away his close friend and never forgetting any bad memories. If I were to guess why he listens to stories about his past I think it’s because he misses his friends.. everyone he knew has died, been sealed by him or even killed by him due to contracts
CRIES IMMENSELY
@@nadunlochana2956 dudee 😭 It makes the act (him listening to past stories) even sadder than what I thought. Nice one bro 👍
Bwaap: What if he's a dragon?
Kun Jun: *intense sweating*
Like seriously, Bwaap predicted it 😂😂
HABSHSHHSHSHSH
Maybe he got a slightly spoiled by it
heh
(;☉д⊙)⊰⊹ฺ
Zhongli: A dragon betrayed me.
Venti: First time?
Traveler: Great another dragon to spend my resin on, instead of artifacts.
true
LOL
At least you get artifact fodder
I am trying to get gladiator set tho so no prob for me
Me with random artifacts and haven't change it since it reaches lvl 20
Traveler: Does it bite?
Zhongli: no it doesn't
It:
does
certainly not bite, it literally would shatter your skull and blow up ur eardrum while saying how much he hate Rex.
It: Bites off tree
It stomps
it angry
Zhongli: "You're leaving?"
Me, realized that Azdaha probably was a long friend to remember "the Osmanthus wine" with Zhongli long time ago: **Sad noises
And venti gave him the wine lol
Ah yes, feeding your pet dragon wine. Zhongli the responsible pet owner.
He dronk da wine with da huge mouth
@@tecno5695 bullfrong wine chug mukbang
Four types of people ^^^^
If you notice both forms of Azhdaha wear glasses. Jiu and Kun Jun. Symbolizing how Azhdaha was blind then granted sight.
That's... Actually such a big brain moment. Nice catch!
wrinkley brain
pruney brain
nice *eyes* you got there
whoa... that's some 20/20 vision right there
Alright let's not lie
*We all thought uncle dai was talking about zhongli at first until they just decided to completely nae nae us*
Sonotori da yo.
100%
Fr xD
I was thinking we’d go get him then Dai would be like: oh that’s my guy
Yep.
Traveller: Hey Zhongli, did you destroy an entire human civilisation 500 years ago?
Zhongli: “I can neither confirm nor deny that information”
Watch Venti swerve us too when we ask him lol like what he did with Vennessa.
@@stxrk70 well, she behaved completely like that when we asked him about Celestia. He said that something like "Vanessa got a place in Celestia" but nothing more. So, Celestia, ehem, imposes certain restrictions on Archons (and not only them), it seems. (Perhaps, Celestia also seals the "fate" of all the Vision-bearers)
Based on how Zhongli reacted though, I think there's more to it than that. Khaenri'ah developed whole weapons of war and the ability to cast magic on it's own, and those weapons had their sights set on Celestia. Not to mention Dainsleif seems to know all too well what happens to those who wage war against the gods. My guess? Khaenri'ah tried and likely succeeded in killing several gods, and they responded in kind by eradicating the threat to their existence. I can't blame them for that.
@@potatobean6064 You got a point there. To begin with, Dainsleif didn't refer to the cataclysm as an 'attack', or a 'massacre' or anything that would imply that it was one-sided in favor of the gods. He called it a war. He said not to trust gods too much, yet don't try to overthrow them either, lest the 'failings of his forebears' be repeated. It implies they did try?
And as for having killed gods. We got one, at least. The original Dendro archon, the God of Woods was confirmed to have been killed during the cataclysm 500 years ago, hence the new, current Dendro archon, the God of Wisdom is the youngest at 500 years old.
TLDR In my opinion, as to what happened 500 years ago, the gods aren't completely innocent. But neither is Khaenriah.
@@potatobean6064 big brain time
that tiny samachurl dude just dancing and living his life in the background at 23:43 is how I strive to be
Geovishap in the next scene also seemed to be chillin'
Samachurls are my favorite ngl
Samachurls are oddly cute sometimes
I DIDNT EVEN NOTICE THAT OMG-
Me when I have to kill hilichurls and samachurls: 😭
Me when I have to kill abyss mages: 😂
Traveler: Hey zhongli did you murder an entire civilization 500 years ago?
Zhongli: PERHAPS
I mean, if they turned into abyss mages, technically, they're not dead.
@@thehamoodiandoctor5792 theyre dead inside
i'm sure it's not going to be black & white.
@@hyakujeong 🥲
Zhongli: I SUPPOSE..... murder is a strong word
"Liyue's walls have ears." Now we find out that they can also have memories and personalities, so they're technically alive. Scary.
He said ores and I don't think Liyue's walls are made out of cor lapis but yeah, scary thought.
The jade palace was a giant CCTV as well as a microphone soaring above Liyue if you think about it
This is a Chinese four-character idiom“隔墙有耳（ge qiang you er）”
/aot flashbacks/
Hmm but I don't think theirs someone with the same power as Kun Jun. I hope someone teach us that technique. Like it can be a good addition with the elemental sight. I hope it became a feature. Like we can use ores if we're finding treasure hoarders or a chase is happening.
Breaking news, Zhongli’s dead dog resurrected by some edgy kid standing in front of tree
Breakin the Breaking new: The edgy kid is the dead dog
Breaking the breaking breaking news: the dog was never dead.
POV: you’re in the nurses office because you were fighting someone’s pet dragon in jail during history class
Breaking news the breaking news of the dead dog of breaking news that's it wasn't dead to begin with
Breaking news : the dog is actually a toad - a fat one too and it never died
Both story Quest ended on such a depressing note and with us leaving zhongli sad and alone
He is kind of a tragic character.
Yeah, Venti too. Archons sure have a tragic backstory
I think will see that all the archon stories will be tragedy and sad
@@HousekiMitai Just wait, we're gonna go from lowkey hating baal to seeing her in a tragic light too, especially since her entire nation seems to be made of suffering.
@@UBvtuber welp now that baal teaser is out... Yeah she's also tragic
bwaap: **sees pretty scenes**
*w a l l p a p e r s*
Me after the first story quest for Zhongli: *S C R E E N S H O T*
@@solitude9875 *S A M E*
@@solitude9875 *Y* *U* *P*
@@solitude9875 *D O N T W E A L L*
SAMEEEEI SCREENSHOT EVERYTHING
The way Zhongli is speaking makes me feel like Celestia merely used them as chess pieces, along with how reluctant Venti is when it comes to talking about it in the manga.
Is this entire game just Celestia playing chess then?
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If Celestia is one of the players, then who is another player?
@Queena Yang This is under the presumption that the Unknown God isn't the one running Celestia. If anything I think it's Celestia vs Abyss vs the Traveler.
@@wongoscar9075 teth from no game no life perhaps?
azdaha: *growls aggressively and stomps the ground*
me: (spams zhongli shield and stares at it) awh
LMAO THATS WHAT I DID
Me who got my ult spam build. Every 10 seconds a meatball drops from the sky and of course the shield makes you basically immortal
YOU GUYS HAVE ZHONGLI?!
@@PickledJar28 c1 babyyyy
I don't have Zhongli yet
Not gonna lie when finished this quest I literally stood there for like 30mins with Zhongli because I didn’t want to leave him alone 😭😭😭
XD me with Zhongli and Kaeya.
ME TOO OMG
Me too
This is why I want him to come home
I just stood there with him. The man is tired and lonely
Plot twist-He didn't sign the contract with lumine or celestia he signed it with mihoyo to not leak future story content.
Imagine if the final boss is mihoyo’s incarnation
zhongli is NOT a leaker haahhahahaha
LMAO
@@Rain-hd8ev unusual hilichurl is final boss confirmed
The actual true god of the universe
"What is there not to feel bad about in this game?"
stealing childe's money
Reckless Pallad
Royce
Albert
The dude who called Ganyu ‘useless’
@@avocado3-in-182 xin cheng
Everyone : does it bite ?
Zhongli : no silly
Azdaha : *I crave violence*
father I crave violence
2x Father i crave violence
3x father I crave violence
4x father i crave violence
cHaIN brEaK
MC: ZHONGLI DID YOU DESTROY A WHOLE HUMAN CIVILIZATION 500 YEARS AGO WITH OTHER GODS!??
Zhongli: Uhm this covid stuff is pretty serious haha
AHSHSHSH
Wait, isn't Liyue based on Chi-
EDIT: Oh god, what have I do-
@@PapaNierForReplicant shi-
@@PapaNierForReplicant wh-
@@PapaNierForReplicant Oh ma-
I wonder how azdaha feels when the traveler who's literally smaller than his feet beats him
Honestly, I would feel like bird sh*t
i would literally retire
same with childe lmao
@•sunrise•- Childe too lol he got clapped
@•sunrise• LMAO
Seeing Zhongli again was so nice
As a zhongli main I agree even though I see him everyday
IKR
absolutely hated it when he avoided the question at the end though, but the cutscene neutralized all grudges so it’s all good
@tjat yeah same, I was like yeah, finally some answers but no, of course not
@@sk-gi1kl me too 😂
Now I understand why Venti drinks his night away. Immortality is a curse and blessing.
Sealing your friends away and taking sides are difficult choices to make...
Dude lost his friend as a wisp and is currently using that friends human body
Thats reason enough already. Mans depressed for who knows how long
With immortality comes the sadness of watching other grow weak, old then die.
But hey when the story ends something may start. Thats why I like immortality. So someone can prove that you existed, even if it is only in their memories
especially when you need to do it over...and over...and over again. really makes one appreciate how he's so cheerful all the time. I hope he gives us more information about what happened than what Zhongli gave, but my guess is he'll just say that he was just a wisp at the time and not the anemo archon yet...
The fact that paimon loves zhongli but not venti😂
EHE TE NANDAYO
she gave venti tone deaf bard nickname, she only gives nicknames to people she doenst like
she calls zhongli zhongli, she even simps him at the start of this quest
yep 100% correct
Paimon like a fan of zhongli ,and admire him so much
She doesn't love zhongli, she just loves the mora
@@_tsuki_ she still likes him despite the fact he's now a broke parasite to society witohut his gnosis, so your point being?
to be fair...who ever said he like venti? zhongli doesnt like him. ei doesnt like him. diluc doesnt like him. paimon doesnt like him. signora hates him. tsaritsa seem to hate him too. well yea....xD
I like how everyone just accepted that azdaha is zhongli pet
I kinda want a small azdaha now like endora
@@jasminerose1383 So they'll walk beside us? Pls that's too cute-
He's not Zhongli's pet dragon?
@@croissant-kun4025 he is
I hate when people say he is Zhongli's pet because he is clearly Zhongli's respected and trusted friend and ally.
Everybody gansta until Zhongli and Venti starts a pokemon battle.
Oh archons no.
A ground type vs a flying type
THIS.
IM DRAWING THIS I FRICKING SWEAR.
@McBenny's venti has a back up, remember, andrius
Kun Jun's voice actor did such a phenomenal job I'm blown away. It's like he's literal some lost dude who doesn't really understand what he's supposed to do or who he's supposed to be. So rare to see in a fantasy game! (Not saying other Genshin voice actors aren't good though!)
His voice was so soothing, it really made me see him as an alright fellow even when we were sussing him out after he gave us the gemstone. I even liked his other voice of the dragon, it wasn't too intense like the tantrum child
@@sundalosketch4769 literally. absolutely phenomenal work from the voice actor
It was two separate voice actors who voiced him, the one post-posession (who kinda sounds like Batman) also voiced the demon version of Azhdaha. The one per-possession is voiced by Adin Rudd.
@@UBvtuber I just meant the voice actor that played Kun Jun dude
@@spuids And like I said, there was literally two voice actors who played him in this quest. Yes, I understand you mean the non-possessed version, but that can easily cause confusion.
34:41 Why does Zhongli look graceful even while being sucked into the cave. Meanwhile, Aether clumsily struggles to cling to the ground lol
Well he IS (or was) the Geo Archon. Naturally he should be as immovable as a rock
NAH FR HE DOESNT HAVE 1 IMPERFECTION
@@jkflrts Damn you right
@@f4llenleaves He's no longer an archon but he's still the Lord of Geo,God of Contracts and even called the Prime Adeptus so he's still the God of Geo since that's what he was before he became a Geo Archon
he is a man ot style 😌💅
Zhongli saying "you're leaving?"...God he sounded so broken up about it
YES. I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT LOL! I just wanted to give Zhongli a hug man! I literally paused it at that moment because I felt bad for him!
Wait which part was this mentioned? O.O
Edit: oh I found it✨
In the Chinese dub, right after Azhdaha says "Old friend, god of contracts, I hereby honor our agreement", Zhongli sounds like he holds himself back from crying (he shakily inhales and sighs) 😭
AGREED
@51:55
"Empathy is mankind's proudest achievement" - for some reason, that strikes a note with me
same. probs cuz its one of the things i value the most in peeps lol.
same lmao. for me it is hard to achieve
Ay Lmao XD what u doin er?
Which means no empathy before humanity was invented
*Looks at 500 year old genocide*
where's that sentence? it seems like i missed it
"You're leaving?"
I somehow felt sadness in Zhongli's voice :(
Venti: I have a dragon.
Zhongli: I have one big rocky boi.
I’m starting to think all the archons have at least one giant pet with them I bet the electro archon’s gonna have a big owl or smt
Zhongli: Im a Dragon too and had a pet dragon so you lose! You drunk bard!
@@shreksgorgeousnuts Nah, I think she will have a pet wolf with electro power call Raijin.
the hydro god has the oceonid
@@no-pv3dn oceanid left Fontaine(hydro archon territory) but perhaps there’s another one over there
So did anyone else wanted to give Zhongli a hug after his quest? Cause I sure did! He basically raised Azdaha whereas Zhongli was the first thing that Azdaha had seen with his newly gifted sight! Watching him say goodbye to Zhongli made me feel so sorry for him
(Ah apologise I may have mistaken a certain point there thank you for correcting me!)
I can’t BELIEVE there wasn’t an option to give him a hug
Yeah! I feel sad for him. Wants to give him a hug
i stayed for an hour with him when he just staring at the stone after the quest :’(
He doesn't create Azdaha, Azdaha is a nature born. Zhongli only give sight to him and promise him to make Azdaha get to surface
Not until he have a contract to not tell aether about khaenriah
y'all are laughing abt how venti will deny us information now. but watch as mihoyo makes him completely traumatized from celestia and its actions and makes us all cry for making fun of him
What
STOP NOO PLEASE
i will ugly cry at you
In the official site's Web novel ? With Venessa ?
It would be the perfect reason why he drinks so much
51:57 his expression and tone of voice actually break my heart i legit cried
Zhongli: Wait I can explain.
Jean: How come you have 2 story quests I only have 1!
Keqing: A story quest? I only appear in the main quest!
Beidou: You guys met the traveler?
@Nikithaa Subburaj lol yeah. i never meet an NPC talk about her either.
LoL
@@kulijawa9239 kun, a millelith NPC by the harbour mentions Xinyan. He's a big fan of hers
@@luid9512 who
@Nikithaa Subburaj who
traveller: MAN GET YO DOG
zhongli: oh he dont bite
azhdaha: *phase 2 battle music*
traveller, screaming and running: YEAH HE FKN DO
Underrated comment
@@yannam5339 not really, i have seen similar comment like this from gauncyxf with 5k likes.. nice try though alt account
@@no-ih1gc ok
It's always funny
Replace music in phase 2 with "THE ENRAGED EARTH WILL NOT ABSOLVE YOU" and we're in the same terms.
“Tell us about the khaenr’iah war”
“Lol no”
*My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined*
OH HEY
FROGGY VENTI SUPREMACY
Frog venti? .....hmmm what kind of frog edible? I could use soy sauce
"You're leaving?"
HE JUST WANT TO SPEND A LIL MOAR TIME WITH HIS OLD FRIEND WHY YOU DONT LET HIM MIHOYO 😭😭
Never ask a woman her age
Never ask a man his salary
And,
Never ask Zhongli about Khaenri'ah
Very funni 😐
@@apersonthatyoumightnotreme187 it actually is, made me smile
Good one
Never ask scaramouche about when he will do the fandago
@ba da ba ba ba LMAOO
Zhongli is like a history teacher
*”MR ZHONGLI DID YOU GRADE MY PAPER YET?!”*
I had to ask my history teacher about getting a certain document for TWO WEEKS before he printed it. Relatable as hell.
@@Moda-pf8wt everyone gangsta till the history teacher just drank osmanthus wine instead of grading the papers. that’s probably what happened with u lol
Mr. Zhongli You need me for after school to talk about getting my grades up?
*inserts heavy breathing*
There are actually some real history talks given by zhongli: th-cam.com/video/2QsOU-MV7nw/w-d-xo.html
when you realise that he talks so much and listens to stories about himself to slow down his “erosion” instead of for leisure TT
i am now mega sad
NOOOOO Why would you open my eyes to this fact? Now i'm even more depressed i wanna hug him
Time to cry🤠🔪
WHY DID I GO TO THE COMMENT SECTION OMG
so essentially zhongli has dementia
Idk how zhongli remembers everything that has happened over thousands of years ago... amd I forget what I did 2 minutes ago 🤡
Noob i forgot what i did 2 seconds ago
I forgot what im doing while doing it
@ZenFlowers yeah all the time and then when you go back to your room you remember what it was but then you are too lazy to go back and do what you needed
according to the lore he has an impressive memory
LMAO
"Your men were following a child"
*Let that sit for a minute*
Umm...FBI...i guess...?
sus
*no*
"Your women were following a child"
the miners were following the minor
Man when uncle dai said “who would kidnap minors” I choked on my food 14:53
A minor kidnaps a bunch of miners. Well dang.
someone who wants a cupcake
@@calipupcorn3886 Oh how the turntables
@@miyuki2206 oh u mean EnterDatPrison445?
I'm glad someone else noticed the word play in at least this out of the recent quests.
Zhongli was fascinating from the beginning, but he got a lot of depth over his last story missions.
An aeons old being with perfect memory of everything he has ever seen or done.
He lives in the awareness, that everything in the present, everyone he knows, shortly will be gone and only remain as part of his ocean of memories.
That makes him an unfathomable lonely person.
all the more reason why i want to give him a cuddle :')
All the more reason for you to pull for him so he doesn't get lonely.
@@NevaRthelesser Got him to C2 on his re-run banner. And I'm very happy about it ^^
don‘t make me sad :,((( /hj
but in all seriousness, that kinda makes him my favourite character
@@barrybabygirlbenson Literally why he became my favorite character, I feel bad about the suffering he endures and is bigger than any archon has witnessed because he's the oldest among them :")
Honestly, after learning so much about Zhongli, I'm now wondering what Hu Tao's reaction would be if she ever found out that one of her subordinates is the God of Liyue.
not only that, but she’s friends with xiao... wonder how she would feel about the lord of geo, morax himself, who had infinite amounts of patience with xiao, can barely deal with her on a daily basis 💀
@@sylvie_on Judging from her voiceline about Zhongli I listened in the wiki, she seems somewhat aware about him, but doesn't seem to care who he actually is.
@@childhood9643 she trusts zhongli alot
What's she wouldn't do is to give him a raise.
@@speedstriker poor morax has no mora
If you let a person’s HP in your team drop to 1 during the fight with Azhdaha, Kun Jun will heal your whole team and there will be a small dialogue between him and Zhongli, pretty cool
gosh I want to see that
Weird, I didn't die and still got that dialogue
yes but only when you have zhongli in your team
@@cuimonica7910 Isn't he the trial character there?
@@teresia2846 ahhhh I just realized that, sorry my mistake
the fact that uncle dai is voiced by ProZD is even funnier
I JUST REALISED THAT
Not to mention his role as Krosl in the teapot quest. Really setting his mark on this game 😂
OOOOOOOOOOOOOH
Don't forget Bravo, he also voices him in that story, lol
Same voice as Tomoko-chan?
What a legend
Mihoyo: Noooo you can't just call our new and powerful boss cute like that!
Everyone: Haha chonky toad go *BRRR*
Chonky toad?that's a weird name for a boss
@@Cele5te it does look like one tho
Chonky bipolar dirty toad
Big chonky dementia chungus
wtf are these names tho XD
This story quest mentions 'time' a lot; how it erodes, and is ever-flowing. I wonder if this relates to the missing God of Time. In Monstadt, the wind spreads the seeds while Time makes them grow.
Just a thought.
thats a nice theory. ive never played genshin, so i cant correct u
Yeah, I caught that too. It gave me the feeling that Zhongli's feelings toward Venti might be more ambivalent than he let on. They really do have the opposite, opposing natures despite their mutual respect for each other as comrades and old friends.
honestly i get you on this. i also saw and agreed with another comment that said that the reason zhongli literally wanders around the entirety of teyvat and listens to his stories and takes that much interest in people talking and discussing rex lapis is because he wants to "slow down", his demise is inevitable, he knows he's done his job and served his people, but he doesn't want to separate, like he cant bring himself to let go of his existence you know? my theory is that he's so attached to the idea of existence that he doesn't want to let go of anything. that's what he came back as a literal mortal, took part in the smallest of side quests, all so he could stay a little longer. he also talks about time as currency, not in mora sense, so maybe a weird theory is also that whenever he says he's short on mora- maybe he's meaning he's short in time? like he's about to go inevitably?
Theory that paimon is god of time
Reminds me that the first character in Zhongli's name ("钟") means "clock" or "time" (based on my friend who translate it as an example)
Is it just me, or do missions for Zhongli always have some deep, sad ending. Last time, it was about time and how all thing will once disappear. This time, it's about forgetting oneself and the ones we love, losing them, and losing the race with time.
venti too, the archons just have sad pasts (tm) T-T
@@paulagodebrito I know! Venti's ending was so sad! :(
I feel all Archons are just examples of why us as humans shouldn't go looking for "eternal life" as Baizhu is trying to with Qiqi. Nothing worth while comes from living forever. Even if we do live forever, everything else around us will still change according to time's demands and we'd all end up becoming nothing more than just witnesses from the sidelines. Forcing us to learn to part with our possessive ways of wanting to preserve everything.
It's saddening but bittersweet in a way. Hate that this game is making me think such thoughts but i did enjoy the experience still.
@@sundalosketch4769 I know, that's why I don't understand people that say I wanna be immortal. Like, they don't seem to understand that sure they won't die, btu they won't die. They will see people they will care about disappear again, and again, and again, things they loved being destroyed over and over. Being just a bystanders as they watch time take veery single thing from them until they are left with nothing. Archons really are a prime example, like Venti, losing his friend and taking his form to keep his memory around, or Zhongli watching his friend forget who he was.
@@rans0mware And soon, a trillion years later Zhongli himself will start feeling the effects and become like his friend if he isn't careful. And we'll have another more obvious story regarding this still with Baal, the god of Eternity i believe? She's going to get a life lesson that'll teach her she can't have everything forever.
Zhongli really said *"Sorry bro no spoilers"*
But geo daddy spoil bout inazuma last time, jesus daddy
@@isee9940
That's different. Because if he spill the beans that NDA will go cease and desist for Liyue and even if he is the poster boy of Mihoyo he will die.
@@dadian803 yea i got it ma frend, i just like to make fun with bwaap viewers. And you look like already got geo daddy, please tell him to come my home :)
“What is there not to feel bad about in this game”
Reckless Pallad
Seems abt right
And Royce
And Albert
That fucking NPC from Ganyu quest
Timmie's birds
the only thing not to feel bad about in this game is killing Timmie's birds
Venti's story quest: hey wanna see peoples imaginary friends? this one is timmie's BE AFRAID
One day he'll get a vision and hunt your ass down for the thousands of birds you massacred.
@@portalmanHUN well it most certainly isnt zhongli or venti giving him a vision for sure, they're also bullying him that narrows it down to 4 visions because elector arcohn aint giving anymore either one of which is dendro and i can see that as a support element only (debuffing enemies, even a certain shield hero would be better off with his shield) and that leaves hydro pyro and cryo
we still have no idea what kind of gods they are, aside form cryo only presumptions based on leading the fatui
what if
we accidentally messed with a another archon
it’s a stupid thought but WHAT IF
@@donniesquid4935 Maybe not one of the seven archons but a god from celestia
The Traveler when confronting Zhongli: 🎤
Zhongli : Y'all hear smthing? 👂 🚫
Wait so if zhongli was the one who carved the "design" of azhdaha's physical form he's technically the reason why azhdaha looks like a big jumpy toad
there’s a reason why venti calls him a bumbling buffoon after all
Zhongli failed his art class XD
Maybe frogs are his favorite animal
Oh not really, azhdaha already chonky form it just zhongli the one who give the eyes
@@youseemyhopewasallbygone7455 Zhongli just imagined how azhdaha looks like he is the one created azhdaha body (azhdaha is just a small ball from bedrock wanting ti have eyes and see sun)
"She REALLY wants to prove to everyone that Zhongli is the best" I mean, don't we all ? 👀
well no but actualy yes.
huh so the dragon is actually a female? i see
Oh no
@@no-ih1gc The OP was talking about paimon not Azdaha lmao and Azdaha is a dude doesn't the voice and the way he talks with Zhongli gives it away lmao
no need to. he IS the best lool
Guys, zhongli was about to do his epic character demo montage and we interuppted him because we needed him to fight over a _ROCK_
*I feel so rude im sorry king*
now I kinda wanna see an edit of the character demo but Traveler interrupts to ask for his help with Paimon
The way Zhongli just sighed when traveller said the word 'khaenri'ah' 💀💀
Yep he’s definitely involved but something tells me that Celestia kind of forced his hand. The dendro archon was replaced 500 years ago which was the same time when Khaenri’ah was destroyed, maybe they disagreed with Celestia and was replaced? 🤔
Also most Archons aren’t fond of Celestia including Venti but they dare not challenge her.
@@Allthingsasian
Even the hydro archon. Like in the story teaser, she judges gods etc but dare not make enemy of the divine so I still trust the Archons.
(If you ask me, I support the destruction of Khaenri'ah. On a player's perspective getting slapped by Ruin Guards? Yeah! I would order the destruction of that nation.)
@@dadian803 we don’t even know the entire story of Khaenri’ah, dainslief seems very biased towards it and we can’t just trust ones word.. so we don’t know if it was a justified destruction, but I support it too
Actually for the end of the quest about Khaenri'ah. I have a theory regarding what truly happened. It's a long one so bear with it.
THEORY:
The twins came to Teyvat while traveling between worlds. One twin woke up first and the other was still asleep.
Later that twin witnessed the war between Khaenri’ah and Celestia. The war occurred long after the Archon war ended.
It’s possible that the twin was assisting Khaenri’ah and fighting against the gods of Teyvat. But the twin failed and woke the other twin up and told that they had to leave Teyvat.
I think that the Unknown God or the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles was from Celestia and was sent to capture that specific twin for their role in assisting Khaenri’ah.
The Unknown God said “The arrogation of man ends here.” Khaenri’ah was seen as the pride of human kind. It’s possible that Celestia had a justified reason for destroying Khaenri’ah.
Perhaps Khaenri’ah was trying to defy the gods of Teyvat and tried to usurp them so that they could rule over Teyvat.
The Ruin Guards/Field Tillers and the story of why they are called Field Tillers indicates that Khaenri’ah may have been a nation of war.
Dainslief warned the Traveler not to antagonize the gods and not to usurp their power. He also stated that he wouldn’t make the same mistakes as his fore-bearers. Maybe that’s what Khaenri’ah did and they were destroyed for it.
The survivors of Khaenri’ah became the creatures of the Abyss and they declared the captured twin their ruler while the other twin was once again put to sleep for 500 years.
But there is another possible reason for why Khaenri’ah warred against Celestia which is much more disturbing. Remember how the Harbinger Scaramouche from the Meteor event said that the sky is fake or he mentioned the “false sky”?
Maybe Khaenri’ah found out what that actually meant and they decided to wage war against Celestia. Celestia not only destroyed them for their attempt of usurping their power but to perhaps bury the secret of the “false sky”.
Another thing is what happened in Dragonspine. There were ruins of an ancient civilization. These ruins came long before the destruction of Khaenri'ah. But there was a thing that Khanri'ah and this civilization had in common: They were both very advanced and both civilizations were destroyed...by Celestia. That nail that is on the top of Dragonspine was from Celestia. They dropped it on them for some reason. There is a mural room in Dragonspine that depicts this.
Then something even more disturbing are the codes from the ruin gaurds in Dragonspine. When decoded it says : *FOR THE NATION WE CANT FORGO THIS SKYBORNE POWER BUT WE FAILED*
The ruin guards are speaking of the destruction of Khaenri'ah but their placement in Dragonspine alludes that the Dragonspine civilization also met a similiar fate to Khaenri'ah.
I think that Celestia is fearful of something.
But one thing is clear: There is a *very* strong connection to Honkai Impact.
If my theory is correct about this connection....then Celestia has every right to be terrified. Because it is better for an entire nation to be destroyed than to potentially release _THEM_ . The real *MONSTERS* and the *TRUE ENEMY OF GODS AND HUMANITY*
*THE HONKAI*
@@Justin-ui5ti I can easily tell the reason for attack on Khaenriah.
He's called Durin.
Traveler: Did we forget something?
Zhongli: If you forgot, it’s not that important
Traveler: Yeah your right
Katheryne: when will the traveler come here
This is the second time we don't report. But I believe Mr. Dai does it for us.
I'm rlly sorry but it's you're ;-;
Well this one is a commission that doesn't seem to dangerous so she probably just thought it got done
For me, Zhongli did all he can to provide us information. Just goes to show the control of Celestia on the Archons.
Basically, I feel that he kinda utilized a loophole in the contract to give us subtle clues. What I like and I wish more people would realize is that Zhongli not only subtly gave us info, but is blatantly rooting for us to figure out the truth he unfortunately can not reveal.
@@dragonmasterxyz3544
He really did use a loophole, just like that time with "archeologist" and the sword during his first chapter.
58:59 He learned and changed a lot thanks to Guizhong and this part says a lot.
The missing twin was disillusioned or something and Dainsleif sees the revenge as a waste of time (a lost cause) and the actions would just cause more casualties.
That's why he says, he does not want to do the mistakes of his forebears.
Whatever the Archons did, I wish they are seeking a redemption story.
@@dadian803 And this is also assuming their involvement in Khaenriah's destruction is as direct as we think it is. For all we know, they could have been unwilling spectators unable to stop it, or forced to participate in the massacre. There is also the question of what Khaenriah's "sin" as Kaeya puts it was.
@@dragonmasterxyz3544
Pretty sure it's close to that Tower of Babel stuff.
(In a player's perspective. For me, that is I would destroy it as well for being slapped by Ruin Guards especially when it's three of them).
I won't be surprised if Celestia turns out to be using Liyue as leverage to keep Zhongli quiet oof
I love how long this story quest was compared to the other story quests. Kun Jun made me realize how starved i was for memorable npcs that weren't Vision holders. It makes me appreciate the more mundane looking characters we see throughout Teyvat even more than i do now.
Also the thought of characters having abilities that aren't Visions is such an interesting idea, i wonder if they'll do that again in the near future.
Teppei :(
Stanley?
@@psychott6 now there’s kazari,teppei and ruu to join the mix
Dainsleif
Rana . . . Although I hear she gets a vision afterwards.
That feel when you're 12 get possessed by a dragon and get Thanos snapped out of existence
LOL
Wait teccy what the f are you doing here lmao
Damn that’s tough
be careful cuz there seems a hater here
What does this mean.
Paimon: Ooh, looking for people? Awesome, we're good at that
Traveler who hasn't found his sister ever since the We Will Be Reunited Quest: *sweating intensifies*
he will find his sister though, according to the chapter name
@@aeghohloechu5022 not yet tho
But we already found our sibling
@@Shashank7170 but now we need to find her again. XD
well i mean we found her, we just need to go get her
That line when he says, “you are leaving?”. It is just so sad. My heart is hurting. Please let me give him a hug.
Now I want Zhongli : (
I hope you can get him. He is a great support and also a good dps. Plus that’s voice 😭
i got him a day after reading this comment. i did indeed give him a hug
@@4baus woohoo! Congrats. He is so fun to play with.
:((
I love how bwaap said “AMBER NO AMBER NO” he loves amber 😔
His girlfriend
Ganyu in the corner:
@@thehero8229 Ganyu: “you fucking cheater”
@@herrscheroftheend1963 Ganyu: you betrayed me
@@phantomseeker2456 ganyu : and I know that you’ll never feel sorry
Ain't nobody talkin bout how depressing this story got at the end? Like damn....
ha ha yes, a warm reminder of my past friendships lost by erosion does not hurt at all
If you play Honkai, it get depressing up to 11
Yeah... I've got frozen near the end of the quest when things got heavy as hell and Zhongli became all depressed but traveler was like "Hold on!". I was like: "Seriously, now we gotta ask him about Khaenri'ah? Let this poor men rest for a while first, won't ya? ;-;"
the story will gradually become darker like Honkai
Similar to the first zhongli story quest....
"What's a child doing in a mine!?" Paimon, it's because they're a 'minor'
The exit is right here sir 🚪
I-
😯
Good one
tOPP LMAO
Venti: Pet Dragon
Zhongli: Pet Rock lizard
What's next, Pet Whale?
Mihoyo: WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!
Hmmm Childe...
possibly, for the Fontaine archon lmao
wdym? should be
Venti: green lizard
Zhongli: chonky frog
Ig for Childe hehehe
Was I the only one who didn't want to leave Zhongli alone after doing this story quest? I was stood with him for ages afterwards... wish we had the option to give characters cuddles
EXACTLY!! I was so sad when he left haha
One thing I've learned from the fandoms I've been in over the years
Everyone needs therapy.
I KNOWWWWW. I'D LOVE TO AT LEAST HUG HIM😭
i knew jiu and kun jun were sus but i wasn’t expecting them to be fucking azhdaha-
Same---
I already knew Jiu has a connection with Azhdaha but never knew Kun Jun is the same as well. And even more plot twist, they are the same creature living in a different body.
@Tianshu Chu it’s open to any interpretation /j
@Tianshu Chu It can be anything you want baby~
I really like your profile pic
Azhdaha:Bro
Zhongli:Yeah Bro?
Azhdaha:Close your eyes
Zhongli: All is I see darkness
Azhdaha: that's my world without you
Zhongli *BLUSHES* Bro....
BYE WHAT- 😳👋
Ah, yes. r/Genshin_Memepact copy-paste comment.
It's so true, since it was zhongli who gave him sight
Bro....🤺🤺🤺
Zhongli: Well Because I gave you your eyes to begin with
Traveler: Pls. Info for my sister?
Zhongli: Haha. Sorry no spoilers
more like
zhongli: sorry but i signed
a confidentiality contract that will cost me and absurd amount of mora
More like: If i tell you. Celestia will come and turn Liyue into dragonspine 2
@@GOLDHAJIKVONGOLA
Add
Sorry, I can't I might get killed or my nation gets destroyed. Even if I'm the poster boy of Mihoyo I don't want to get killed.
@@Surja15 more like kanreah 2&3
@@dadian803 the contract he talks about is probably his contract with the tsaritsa . i feel like tsaritsa wants to end the tyranny of the gods of celestia that's why theyre collecting gnosis around the world. Her purpose is actually good that's why morax agreed to that contract. but forbids him to tell about that stuff coz their plan of overthrowing celestia might fails if the info leaks especially to the traveller since he/she is a game changer lol
The way that they switch turns in talking about the story at the end...it sent chills and so much emotion. Zhongli talks about how he met and created Azda. And Azda talks about how brilliant and amazing zhongli is. It brings so much warmth to my heart
Welp, looks like Mihoyo’s going to have to do Venti story quest part 2 where we likely find him drunk in the bar, then we do whatever quest, ask him about Khaenri’ah only to end with him giving us some dumb reason with a mischievous smile telling us he can’t.
just bribe him with some top quality wine and he'll spit out every information we ask for.
Venti isn't known to bind himself with contracts unlike Zhongli. He'll be more willing to speak, I bet.
@@cedleonard123 Doesn't Celestia keep _all_ of their archons on very tightly leashes?Event if Venti wanted to say it,he probably can't or he'll risk Mondstadt becoming Khaenri'ah 2.0.
@ Apparently, not enough.
They would want Zhongli as the Geo Archon, God of Contracts, because they had an agreement to cover up Khaenriah. What if the new Geo Archon doesn't have that contract and finds out? Worse situation for them than Zhongli still in charge. So, Rex Lapis stepping down is not exactly obedient toward Celestia. Liyue becomes a city of humans. Where have I heard that one before?
Tsaritsa is collecting all gnoses, and apparently we've yet to see Celestia make a move about it. Is that a tight leash?
Baal collects the visions, apparently to keep sovereignty over her kingdom instead of celestia having too much power over it. There's a theory that visions are spying devices for Celestia to watch noteworthy humans.
Anyway, Zhongli and Venti are literally opposites, in a way. You trade away some of your freedom in a contract. That's what it means to have a contract. So again, it's not exactly the god of freedom's nature to have big contracts. I say their differences extend to more than just their general theme! But we've not yet seen enough of the archons in action, so I wouldn't say "Venti cannot do anything about this".
@@cedleonard123 that reminds me of my own theory: Venti doesn't like the staus quo and wants it to change, but he doesn't necessarily want to be a part of the chaos that comes with bringing about change. Hence why, weakest archon or no, he let signora overpower him so easily.
If I'm correct, then he just might be forthcoming with info about Khaenriah.
The storyteller have more screentime than beidou and xinyan in story quests
hell yeah dude and maybe it’s because he tells the coolest stories
PLEASEE
I‘m reall happy beidou is gonna get more screen time in the next archon quest!
Well Beidou finally did get some screentime, but storyteller still has more screentime compared to her lol
Playing Genshin: everything's sad
Bwaap: "What is there not to feel bad about?"
Honkai Players: "First time?"
...and that's miHoYo to ya
ngl honkai is way more depression than genshin..xD
@@jayrobinaspiras5756 I'm betting on my Mora that Genshin will be as depressing when the time comes
@@jayrobinaspiras5756 they letting us get attached to the characters first and then start killing them off...
@@zurieldred4101 Oh, Himeko....
In the cutscenes it shows Azhada having a glowing tree-like tail, so is the tree he's sealed under his real full sized tail sticking out of the ground?
I-
I think that he was sealed under that tree, and since he is merging with it to break out, the tree and Azhdaha are taking on eachother's characteristics, becoming more alike
That's actually his tail........
@@andyandanadraws yeh i think it's been officialy confirmed now, heck if i know _where_ tho
So the cave under his tail we enter when we fight him is his...uhh
I feel so bad for Zhongli, he has seen all of his friends and companions die/leave him :(
venti: ehe what about me? UwU
paimon: UwU te nandayo
Venti and Cloud Retainer: Am I a joke to you?
Venti did leave him tho. he stop meeting Zhongli and have a drink and he also disappear and "sleep" for a hundred years
@@jadenimation8189 but venti visited him during lantern rite fest and drank wine with him
@@chesta5826 well yeah but he has already gone and didn't meet Zhongli's for a hundreds years and that's why Zhongli asking where are those who share the memory because the other 5 original archon are ded and Venti disappeared for a hundreds years
It was hilarious when Azhdaha in the child was speaking so seriously, I couldn't help but laugh
i cant take english dub serious, i know they all did their best and i commend thme for it,
but azhada talking serious with a forced lower voice was kinda cringe, its actually epic in jp dub :o
should see Mana from Drakengard possessed by the watchers
Zhongli: No i swear it won't bite.
Traveler: *BITCH PLEASE, IT WOULD STOMP OVER ME LIKE A COCKROACH.*
I mean.. it’s not biting
Technically he's not biting...
“imagine he’s a dragon”
*…who’s gonna tell him*
What would happen if zhongli's pet learns that he is adopted 🤔🤔🤔
But he created him by himself
Edit: hol up zhongli???
I mean, Zhongli as Morax literally shaped himself a friend from a mere rock the size of a melon
@@shubaan wha
@@shubaan yeah
@@cakefrosting6451 zhongli only gave him a pair of eyes, but the story teller exaggerated the story. If you pay attention to zhongli’s and. azdaha’s voice line, they only talk about eyes and sights.The story about history is often extorted to make it more epic, people do that in irl as well. For example there were not exactly 300 Spartan man. The version of story teller is more of a spin off since he probably didn’t witness the whole thing.
Funny story, while playing this story and hearing about loosing a good friend made me feel sad because I was lossing one as well. After finishing this story quest i received letter from Diluc and suddenly bawled at, "I have seen how you handle things - quite simply, it's remarkable..." and ,"You have many admirable qualities. In particular, your ability to unite people is awe-inspiring. These days, I often find myself drawing lessons from you..." to receive such letter filled with kindness made me burst into tears. No i don't simp for fictional characters but it was so thoughtful at the fact someone could send you a kind message at the right time.
Aaaww I hope you okay
i hope u are getting better
Hey hey!! I hope you‘re doing fine. If you ever need someone to listen, I‘m here! And if you don‘t, I hope you‘ll see the bright side of life again. You‘re amazing and don‘t forget that. Take care!
Zhongli reunites with his angry pregnant frog
Angry pregnant frog I-
HAHAHAHA-
Pregnant frog?? 💀
Did Xiao retire from being a yaksha to work at McDonald’s?
BRUH I-
"Ohh looking for people? We're good at that!" Paimon if that statement were true, we would've found my sibling by now.
Technically, we did find them. They just ran away again.
@@anastasiao4036 True, can't really blame Paimon with that.
imagine being a bigass monster and getting defeated by a creature no smaller than an ant lmao
Well, to be fair the true form of zhongli is also huge
Its like how ruin guards think they can take down a terrorist child (not a klee main btw)
@@prodbykuri6814 fr lol them ruin guards be coming at us
Yeah, that’s what Covid did to some people. NVM Covid. Just viruses in general.
Just give Venti a truck of wine and we be gucci. He'll tell us EVERYTHING.
That's why hopefully his story quest act 2 comes at the Ludi Harpastum event, so we'll know at least a bit more
He'll be quick to give even that up if it means Mondstadt won't became Dragonspine 2.0
And then turn out my man was just sleeping through the whole thing
@@randomwebcrawler1812 agreed-
I love how everyone decided that Azhdaha is Zhongli’s pet or Zhongli’s ex
Me thinking he was more of a child or relative since he did create Azhdaha
Pet or Child then friend as all pet eventually becomes. For Ex? I would go for Guizhong.
I’m sorry, EX?? It’s a dragon-
@@Corviidei Whoever make that guess is absolutely insane
@@lapisx8565 he didnt create Azhdaha. He gave him the eyes. Dont trust the story teller, trust Zhongli story telling
“hey zhongli! can you tell us about khaenri’ah?”
*“no...i don’t think i will”*
30:56
Everyone: *admiring the ancient tree*
Bwaap: 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱
zhongli really went "sorry but i aint snitching lmao"
if it wasnt for a contract he totally would, but he is so damn rock hard determined to never break a single contract, ever
@@GoldenBeans You know what they say: those who break their contract suffer the wrath of the rock....
The fact that bwaap still uses the OG team battling Zhongli’s pet is beyond. Amazing indeed!
I just use the Zhongli I rolled to kill him lol. 1v1
Ikr, I also use the OG team for that.
True
Bwaap: "Hello, yes, mister ruin guard. Can i inquire you about any miners that have passed through this-"
Ruin Guard: *boom*