The REAL Dendro Archon and Sumeru's LIE | Genshin Impact Theory

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    This Genshin Impact Theory video will explain the identities of the REAL Dendro Archon and the secrets hidden behind the region of Sumeru. Explaining that details involving the Lesser Lord Kusanali and connecting the dots from all the sources used to foreshadow the events in Sumeru Region. Covering real life legendary stories of the Lady of the Lake and backgrounds revolving the characters in Genshin Impact and even Honkai Impact 3rd.
    What are the secrets hidden behind the current Dendro Archon of Sumeru and how is Fatui involved in everything? We will try to uncover the hidden breadcrumbs left by miHoYo in the game of Genshin Impact to help us get a better idea of what’s to come in the future of the story. This video is, in part, related to my previous Genshin Impact Theory video, related to the 8th element and their Gnosis identities relating to the shape of individual pieces.
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    0:00 Real Dendro Archon
    0:32 Tears of Themis
    1:50 Lesser Lord Kusanali
    2:39 Jataka Tales
    3:25 Kusanali Gender
    4:08 Viridescent Venerer
    5:58 God of the Woods
    6:55 Calamity vs Cataclysm
    7:59 The Blind Boy
    9:10 Dendro Slime
    10:22 Baizhu
    12:37 Su - HI3
    15:13 Fatui
    17:34 COPIUM
    18:39 Just a Theory
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  • @Enviosity
    @Enviosity 2 роки тому +5414

    hey wait that's me

    • @IslandXD
      @IslandXD  2 роки тому +920

      The real Dendro Archon has surfaced!

    • @scaranism
      @scaranism 2 роки тому +55

      @@IslandXD true

    • @kiari1
      @kiari1 2 роки тому +31

      KEKW

    • @lin808
      @lin808 2 роки тому +56

      Dendro and $0 Archon come here?!!!

    • @yume3533
      @yume3533 2 роки тому +13

      Haha...... XD

  • @ayemjake
    @ayemjake 2 роки тому +7545

    Just so everyone new to this channel knows, this guy theorized Signora's death prior to the patch's release release.

    • @ArticsticFox
      @ArticsticFox 2 роки тому +713

      Damn so this all might become true the things he's said

    • @aureliaavalon
      @aureliaavalon 2 роки тому +933

      He explained it so well that his theories have led me to fully anticipate a gacha game's storyline, a lot. A whole lot. This man has a gift with his words, and his brain works wonders. Before this I've only ever seen the artifact stories as blocks of text, and wondered why each of one them was oddly detailed yet vague for something not occurring in the current timeline.

    • @iMarcism
      @iMarcism 2 роки тому +127

      This guy is Mr CEO

    • @annaairahala9462
      @annaairahala9462 2 роки тому +160

      When did he theorize Signora's death? Since her death was leaked the timing is important
      Edit: It was leaked at the beginning of August that Signora would die, his video was at the end of August weeks after it was known. I'm not saying he isn't credible because of this, but that video can't be used as evidence towards his credibility

    • @atharvakpatil
      @atharvakpatil 2 роки тому +18

      @@annaairahala9462 just check when his signora vid was released

  • @averagebaizhusimp5814
    @averagebaizhusimp5814 2 роки тому +3948

    Also, maybe the reason why Baizhu is physically frail because his people don't worship him, instead Kusanali. Archon's power comes from worshipping.

    • @miki5194
      @miki5194 2 роки тому +589

      Makes sense because even though Venti doesn't personally rule over Mondstadt, the people from his nation still worships him unlike the true Dendro Archon whose nation is worshipping another god instead of him.

    • @AB-jt4rs
      @AB-jt4rs 2 роки тому +468

      @@miki5194 the original commenter got it wrong. An Archons power scales on how heavily they rule their nation, not how much their people worship them.
      Since pretty much just dissappeared from Monstadt, he doesn't even rule it anymore which is why he is so weak. Unlike Zhongli who guided his people up until very recently. And Raiden is basically a dictator, so of course currently, she is the strongest out of the current archons we know of

    • @Fenrishidishi
      @Fenrishidishi 2 роки тому +136

      @@AB-jt4rs but those power is only useable if they still got a hold of their gnosis.... Generally the archon's powers before then were like strong as hell... like zhongli able to one shot gods before his archon days and ei, a god with formidable prowess before she became an archon... so yeah

    • @lbentosoares4
      @lbentosoares4 2 роки тому +37

      @@AB-jt4rs Don't take things literally, it is part of the archon rulling to be revered, and as such, receiving power from this reverence.

    • @AB-jt4rs
      @AB-jt4rs 2 роки тому +26

      @@lbentosoares4 You don't know that. There is more evidence to prove my point then yours. Even though the only piece of evidence is a line that Venti said once. Still though, in terms of politics, you wouldn't really use the term "weak", which is what Venti used

  • @AB-jt4rs
    @AB-jt4rs 2 роки тому +2099

    Dendro and Hydro elemental reaction:
    Tea
    Effect: spills tea on enemies within a small AoE dealing a single instance of damage. Additionaly, attracts all British people within a 20 meter radius to deal additional damage to opponents

    • @aayanchiron9770
      @aayanchiron9770 2 роки тому +66

      We get boner when we smell tea 😏

    • @aliwooenjoyer1871
      @aliwooenjoyer1871 2 роки тому +148

      I HAD TO COME BACK TO THIS TO LIKE BECAUSE I REALIZED THE BRITISH PEOPLE DEAL ADDITIONAL DAMAGE😭

    • @akemii9869
      @akemii9869 2 роки тому +34

      I feel like it goin to be heal 😏 everytime it reacts just don't add pyro 🤣
      (But poison could be added to debuff, since we have a new one)

    • @CWinteruu
      @CWinteruu 2 роки тому +29

      Uncle Iroh approved

    • @icarosardinha2809
      @icarosardinha2809 2 роки тому +12

      Dendro could be the best element to obliterate hydro abyss mage shield. Elemental Reaction: Drain

  • @arielreis2535
    @arielreis2535 2 роки тому +4012

    The fact that Baizhu is definitely hiding and even Zhongli didn't notice him before means that he is Really good at hiding!
    -Anemo Slimes can fly, so Barbatos too (And fainting with only one hit too, just like Signora did), both of them can create wind current too.
    -Geo Slimes have geo shield, Zhongli has one the best shield in the game.
    -Electro Slimes have two types Purple and Yellow, one of them represents "+" the other "-", there was 2 Electro archon, Baal (Makoto) and Belzebul (Ei)
    -Dendro Slimes have the ability of hiding under earth, Baizhu is hiding really well in Liyue, wich is the Geo Nation (Geo = Earth), so the Dendro Archon is hiding under the "Geo nation"... Dendro Slimes can summon tiny Dendro Slimes, And the Dendro Archon can summon a "Lesser Lord" Kusanali

    • @kimcalvez9421
      @kimcalvez9421 2 роки тому +142

      Yoooo

    • @HHH-rf2hv
      @HHH-rf2hv 2 роки тому +692

      So the pyro archon will go out with a bang then, rip

    • @asmaa9787
      @asmaa9787 2 роки тому +285

      @@HHH-rf2hv they'll have the ability to explode 😂

    • @lecherousfish
      @lecherousfish 2 роки тому +119

      Eh… yeah that’s just stretching basic concepts with very little correlation. Albeit would be cool.

    • @kaikainara
      @kaikainara 2 роки тому +86

      What if baizhu's name isn't really baizhu 😧

  • @oak6225
    @oak6225 2 роки тому +1606

    A genshin theory making a connection to the honkai lore as well as having a tears of themis sponsor. Geez....

  • @misspicasso01
    @misspicasso01 2 роки тому +1927

    mans didn't make a theory, he just spoiled the next arc 😂

    • @najmaht.a.1314
      @najmaht.a.1314 2 роки тому +192

      fr fr mihoyo be takin notes from HIM that's why sumeru is taking so long to release 😂

    • @timotheysan3605
      @timotheysan3605 2 роки тому +61

      @@najmaht.a.1314 Mihoyo waiting for another theory video

    • @millie_smile
      @millie_smile 2 роки тому +13

      @@timotheysan3605 frr even mihoyo got no ideas on what to do for next quest

    • @GeorgeNotBob
      @GeorgeNotBob Рік тому

      Frrrrr

    • @nuages8915
      @nuages8915 Рік тому

      @soft_dicc why

  • @caramellatt3
    @caramellatt3 2 роки тому +1611

    if baizhu is the dendro archon, it makes sense why he’s not playable yet even though he’s been in a few major events

    • @tactualrobin1464
      @tactualrobin1464 2 роки тому +253

      I’m pretty sure the reason he’s not playable is the same reason there’s a massive lack of Dendro characters and the ones that have been confirmed aren’t playable, they’re either struggling to think of elemental reactions or some other problem relating to the difficulties of the element

    • @sorafolicks9076
      @sorafolicks9076 2 роки тому +47

      maybe lesser lord kusanali will be playable like raiden shogun instead of baizhu

    • @felixmontanez4090
      @felixmontanez4090 2 роки тому +29

      he was slated for chasm but dendro isnt finished yet

    • @mariachi3217
      @mariachi3217 2 роки тому +17

      @@felixmontanez4090 maybe the chasm has dendro energy that’s gone out of control or has bloomed a certain medicinal herb that baizhu could be looking for, that’s just a thought but it’d be interesting to see the vegetation of areas heavily affected by elemental energy, thats assuming that the chasm is filled with elemental enegry

    • @felixmontanez4090
      @felixmontanez4090 2 роки тому +3

      @@mariachi3217 maybe but thats speculation if he is the dendro archon. it would be weird that he would be dedicated for chasm rather than sumeru

  • @forscythejones8525
    @forscythejones8525 2 роки тому +1965

    Ppl saying that genshin impact has no content don't read lines. Half of the content goes to the lore and dialogues, and ppl just skip thru them. Even the new story quest for tsurumi island is way too good and mysterious. Ascension materials, enemies, artifacts etc have backstories not just flavor texts. Let's give credit to the writers.

    • @moorrum6686
      @moorrum6686 2 роки тому +156

      Yeah true tho, there is lots of stuff to explore but all they care for is primos

    • @pewpewpew1834
      @pewpewpew1834 2 роки тому +158

      Yeah but that’s just a different playerbase. Not everyone is interested in lore, just like how some people don’t like the challenging dungeon events. The game just has a huge audience and there are bound to be different groups of people.

    • @SophieB_06
      @SophieB_06 2 роки тому +60

      Regardless of lore and dialogues the truth is this game has no permanent endgame content apart from spiral abyss. I personally enjoy lore however it is still no secret that this game suffers from a lack of content due to mihoyo being so money thirsty.

    • @moorrum6686
      @moorrum6686 2 роки тому +49

      @@SophieB_06 don’t agree, well there are issues with end game but I think it was quite stated that genshin is more for casual playing rather hours of content

    • @yuka6691
      @yuka6691 2 роки тому +34

      @@moorrum6686 Not every game should be played for 24hrs that people thinks so. Yes genshin supposedly to be a casual game but if people keeps rushing them to add more content for endgame then it won't be casual anymore lmao

  • @Sraye
    @Sraye 2 роки тому +482

    Theory: Sumeru is lying about who their archon is
    Ei: First time?

  • @kerlarkdgrayman2704
    @kerlarkdgrayman2704 2 роки тому +399

    So the reason that Dendro slimes are good at hiding themselves is because of his nature too. And that's also the reason why I can't get Viridescent

  • @weirdweird1705
    @weirdweird1705 2 роки тому +1048

    Here's some of my other speculations and observations until ver 3.3:
    [Baizhu and Cryo]
    - According to Qiqi's lore Story 5, it is mentioned that she is aware of other ulterior motives of Baizhu in employing and keeping her around, where Qiqi holds a Cryo vision. In Xiangling's voiceover "About Baizhu", it states that "I can smell Mist Flowers! It must be Dr. Baizhu!", suggesting that Baizhu frequently works with/brings along Mist Flowers, which are capable of "continues to emit cold". In Qiqi's lore Stroy 4, it is learnt that she was killed in a crossfire between some unknown superior beings. In the general lore, it is also stated that "She prefers cold weather, as the heat reminds her of death...", suggesting that fire is a fatal cause of her death. Finally, according to the Chinese story description of the item "Viridescent Venerer's Determination", the God of Woods was killed during the Cataclysm. Summarising these hints, I question if there was a possibility that the ex-Dendro archon secretly escaped from the disaster and faked his death to avoid the chase-down from the unknown "Heavenly opponents", where he was alleged to be involved in some speculative (scientific) collaborations with Khaenri'ah. Given that Dendro is naturally fragile against Pyro, could the ex-Dendro archon be severely burnt by some "heavenly/superior flame" during his escape, where the archon was unable to heal with mortal methods and could only stablise his life with the aid of Cryo elements?
    [Baizhu, Sumeru and Coconuts]
    - Qiqi loves coconut milks, but where did she find the coconuts? If one travels into the space of Serenitea Pot and talks with Tubby, there are two purchasable furnishings in the Realm Depot called "Silversand Coconut Tree" and "Whitesand Coconut Tree" , which are described to grow under warm-moist climate. More interestingly, the description of the Whitesand Coconut Tree mentioned the document "Seven Mountain Treatises", which was also (only) mentioned by Baizhu during the Liyue quest about "Smaragdus Jadeite". For "Silversand Coconut Tree", the description mentioned that the Fatui has been collecting a huge amount of its seeds recently, reminding me the collaboration between Baizhu and Childe for a pipelined supply of coconuts during the "Guizhong" quest. In short, it seems that Baizhu does have some connections with Sumeru. Is it just because he studied there before like Lisa, but just doesn't want to talk openly about Sumeru like other Sumeru academics with Sumerian names the traveller met on the journey? One key here would be to ask the question: is Baizhu originally from Sumeru and intentionally adopting a Liyue-etymology name.
    [Dendro Hypostasis and God of Woods]
    - Sumeru was co-ruled by three god-kings. To "defeat" dendro hypostasis, one uses the power of dendro to heal the three piths to restore the central cube. Interestingly, it somehow resembles the Sumeru plot of problems faced by the God of Wisdom, Scarlet King, Goddess of Flowers and the speculated injured God of Woods.
    - If one looks closely at the "Vine Jail" attack of the hypostasis, there is a tree (a wood) at the centre. If one observes even closer, there are 3 clusters of cubes with 3 distinct colours at the end of branches. It is as if the God of Woods branches out to 3 god-kings.
    - The coloured stains on the hypostasis look like burnt wood. During the restoration phase, the colour of the restoring bar is quite intriguing: deep green but not the dendro light green. In fact, dendro attack damages are in dark green. After restoration, the cube's colour is also darker green. Interestingly, Baizhu's hair colour is of darker green, of course by coincidence. His arms are also wrapped with bandages which makes one wonders what (burnt) scars are hidden underneath.
    [Garden of Eden in Genesis]
    - In the biblical story, there are tree(s) that bear forbidden fruits in God's garden: the tree of life, knowledge of good and evil. Does that remind one of something? A tree (God of Woods) that bears the fruit of life (Goddess of Flowers), fruit of knowledge of good (God of Wisdom) and fruit of knowledge of evil (Scarlet King).
    [More on Dendro Slimes]
    - Above the main body, the "flower" actually consists of 3 distinct layers. You can even burn and destroy the flower permanently as if the goddess of flowers was dead.
    - It can spread 3 seeds that grow into 3 small dendro slimes. If the parent slime is dead, all small dendro slimes will die out too. One wonders if the God of Woods is really dead.
    [Baizhu's vision and pursuit of immortality]
    - It could be real, but from someone else, for instance, the perished Goddess of Flowers. The vision linking to a snake-shaped ornament is really interesting too.
    - Many think Baizhu pursues immortality for himself. It could also be about bringing back one of his beloved perished Goddess of Flowers, which may be a forbidden action in Teyvat.
    [Miscellaneous]
    - The cloth design of Baizhu and the tool "Boon of the Elder Tree" have some resemblance, which was interestingly shown on Nahida's demo at 0:43 for a second.
    - Dendro ascension material "Nagadus Emerald Gemstone" has an intriguing naming. "Naga" is a divine being of half-human half-serpent form.
    - Sumeru region logo looks like a tree bearing some fruits. The dendro icon is hidden in a tree and beneath the geo ground.

    • @MuHuiXue
      @MuHuiXue 2 роки тому +9

      Interesting!

    • @No-cc1fq
      @No-cc1fq 2 роки тому +3

      Nice

    • @yurioomf
      @yurioomf 2 роки тому +82

      Baizhu's accent even screams “im from sumeru" vibes

    • @justadragonnamemarcus1751
      @justadragonnamemarcus1751 2 роки тому

      It's cyno I guess

    • @claggor1070
      @claggor1070 2 роки тому +21

      Yeah same with Watatsumi people, their names are inazuman in ethymology but they have names in Enkanomiyan too.

  • @Ekamin1
    @Ekamin1 2 роки тому +1547

    Kusanali might be a deceptive replacement for real archon but i think she is also a god(like guezhong or havria). Since the gods of each region all fall under the same primary element, extended life(500+) and in the previous life of buddha, he was a "tree god"(they are called ruksha dewathawo & dewathawa means deity) possesing the flower bush named kusanali.

    • @lordbarbiestoes7283
      @lordbarbiestoes7283 2 роки тому +36

      Guizhong*

    • @wafflecatss
      @wafflecatss 2 роки тому +25

      @@lordbarbiestoes7283 lol ur name

    • @elknothin3403
      @elknothin3403 2 роки тому +32

      We have la signora who's 500+years old and not a god but I would like to see another God playable character that isn't an archon.

    • @sig_semesis1813
      @sig_semesis1813 2 роки тому +40

      @@elknothin3403 i mean she basically became fire itself lol

    • @andrechinovaliente8413
      @andrechinovaliente8413 2 роки тому +11

      The problem... Kusanali is the only God (in this case Goddess) from Sumeru that we know about, for now.
      This pattern happened with the 2 previous regions: Venti mentioned Morax, Zhongli mentioned Baal and now Yae mentioned Kusanali. They mentioned the next Archon we have to meet.
      I like to make theories but when there is a pattern, the theories that I made, read and hear from other people have no sense. Like the Yae being the og Electro Archon.
      I never believed in that theory since it was stated that she is way younger than Ei or Makoto.

  • @thuglifeganyu7543
    @thuglifeganyu7543 2 роки тому +445

    Mihoyo: "This guy knows much, what do we do?"

  • @derpietertul1674
    @derpietertul1674 2 роки тому +188

    I like how he's explaining a whole disaster that destroyed an entire nation and I'm just vibing to the jazzy background music

    • @IslandXD
      @IslandXD  2 роки тому +11

      HAHAHAHAHAHA
      DAMN.... LOL

    • @michealarchangel7444
      @michealarchangel7444 2 роки тому +13

      @@IslandXD correction -
      You said devi means Queen
      But you're wrong
      Devi means Goddess
      Rani means Queen

  • @Shiiwata
    @Shiiwata 2 роки тому +331

    now that i think about it the legend of the white snake might make more sense for baizhu. his theme is all about snakes and he literally has one on his shoulder. the tale is about a white snake, bai suzhen who can turn into a pretty woman and marries a young man named xu xian and they open a medicine shop together. the man didn’t know his wife was a snake demon and basically died from shock when he found out so his wife goes on a quest to find a herb that will bring him back to life. so changsheng might not actually be a snake, baizhu might not be his real name and this might be why he is sick. this is also one of chinese's most popular tales i think? so it would make sense for mihoyo to draw inspiration from it because liyue kinda represents china. anyway i do hope we will get another male archon before we move to only females lol so if it turns out to be baizhu that's also fine with me.

    • @Hehe-wv4ic
      @Hehe-wv4ic 2 роки тому +26

      Same we can’t just have 2 make archons. If Sumeru’s archon is a guy we can have 3 males 4 females. Pretty equal.

    • @kugikuga6505
      @kugikuga6505 2 роки тому

      God I hope baizhu not the dendro archon,his design just plain ugly

    • @rush2955
      @rush2955 2 роки тому +33

      @@kugikuga6505 his design is literally better than zhongl

    • @myaava6608
      @myaava6608 2 роки тому +20

      @@kugikuga6505 His design is better than the three archon we currently have

    • @DJisAwesome
      @DJisAwesome 2 роки тому +9

      This is also the very first thing I thought when I saw Baizhu back in Liyue Archon quest. Medicine shop and white snake screams Legend of the White Snake to me but that's because I loved that one Jet Li movie about the white snake as a kid hahahha

  • @UnrealDreamer
    @UnrealDreamer 2 роки тому +2731

    Holy heck dude mind blown, you absolute mad lad I can’t believe you made all those connections from the convos we had

    • @IslandXD
      @IslandXD  2 роки тому +126

      Love you

    • @3rdeyezero315
      @3rdeyezero315 2 роки тому +3

      This dude ran to take credit for ur work, island im so happy u are sponsored by mihoyo, and not this unreal clown, i guess mihoyo know who the fakers are...heck even pgr dropped UD like a bad habit lmao🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣....bro try being REAL for once in ur life

    • @3rdeyezero315
      @3rdeyezero315 2 роки тому +8

      This man been playing honkai for a year now and did nothing but sponge of the community...tectone started playing 3 days ago, and not only is he giving back, but people(genahin players) watch him and want to play the game, even in the comments ul see old players who left honkai say after watching him they said he maid them feel like getting back in2 the game, coz his excitement and joy is authentic, he not using honkai for views just becoz pgr content doesn't do well, he doesn't just sit and react to the game, he actually plays it and njoys it, we need someone like him in the community, not a toxic leech like u, people always ask me y honkai is not as popular as genshin, and the main reason is we got users in the community like you and honkai 3rd guy, url dnt care about the game long as url can milk it dry...and its been proven time and time again, if more people like island and teccy streamed this game we would be much much bigger, watch n see what i mean, teccy has no plans of leaving honkai coz he is inlove with the story , and dont even try and colab with him for clout, he hates react channels

    • @3rdeyezero315
      @3rdeyezero315 2 роки тому +3

      Also bro, this guy replays the exact same "Holy heck holy heck" in all ur vids coz his salty u got more subs and most of ur vids get way more views.. y u think he doesn't do this for other channels like his best mate chaotic , coz chaotic channel is ded, he cant steal clout from him🤣...also i remember wen he 1st colabed with mg one of his chats said mg is salty coz ud got more subs way faster, and this clown had such a smug look on his face....but look at how the turns table and whos clout chasing now🤣

    • @zaeyact
      @zaeyact 2 роки тому +2

      I'm just waiting for the drama to unfold

  • @galaxydust_
    @galaxydust_ 2 роки тому +600

    I'm going to add more into this. Them adding corrosion as a mechanic was probably on purpose to start getting us use to the idea of it which plays into this theory. Qiqi has also not had a story quest and that is noteworthy because pretty much every other Liyue character has been involved in a story quest in a big way now. Qiqi was just a minor character in the Archon quest and got forgotten about since then with a little appearance in Moonchase. Same can be said for Baizhu, with him being even more mysterious. This would also explain why we haven't met any other Dendro users. Finally I'm willing to bet either Baizhu is the Archon and he dies because of the Fatui or he's the Archon who betrays Celestia and tells us information we aren't supposed to know because Celestia caused his illness. This could set us up for a trial in Fontaine which would be Celestia's first attempt at getting rid of us. This is all a theory though.

    • @lawtamim
      @lawtamim 2 роки тому +48

      i would like to point out that its already mentioned the pyro archon is the one to reveal the secret to us, its in the trailer video thing

    • @Nobody-sf4cv
      @Nobody-sf4cv 2 роки тому +54

      @@lawtamim maybe the Dendro Archon give us a little bit of context so then Pyro Archon reveals us finally the secret

    • @Arikatsu69
      @Arikatsu69 2 роки тому +24

      well if u listen to dainslief's dialogue for sumeru in the travail trailer, its says "the god of wisdom's enemy is wisdom itself".
      dunno why i commented this, make sense out of it if anyone can lmao

    • @elizabethroa6970
      @elizabethroa6970 2 роки тому +22

      I think it will be the pyro archon the one to spill the beans because it was heavily implied in Dainsleif's monologue

    • @LoneBeastYT
      @LoneBeastYT 2 роки тому +9

      @@Arikatsu69 well maybe the fatui (being good at trading) would also be good at trading knowledge/wisdom to the point they uncover the baizhu thing and hence the system of trading wisdom for wisdom led their own demise

  • @franklinz8098
    @franklinz8098 2 роки тому +312

    MiHoYo has played the "god turns into tree" trope three time already. We have Vinessa turning into the large oak at Windrise, Azdaha's tail turning into a tree as he was sealed, and Makoto becoming the sacred sakura tree after she died in the war 500 years ago. It would be expected that the former dendro archon (probably Greater Lord something) also turned into a tree. But the difference being that the current dendro archon might be able to communicate with them with dendro powers.

    • @ryosumnezu
      @ryosumnezu 2 роки тому +22

      small correction: It was the kitsune saiguu who became the sacred sakura tree, iirc

    • @ssaadd2845
      @ssaadd2845 2 роки тому +6

      Wow so there's a pattern i didn't notice it before, genshin genuinely planned the game stories and its connection from the beginning.

    • @heartbrokenojou-chan
      @heartbrokenojou-chan 2 роки тому +9

      @@ryosumnezu With the new story quest, this isn't true.

    • @makaylakent8656
      @makaylakent8656 2 роки тому

      Vinessa turned into a tree?? I thought she accented to celestial??

    • @heartbrokenojou-chan
      @heartbrokenojou-chan 2 роки тому +1

      @@makaylakent8656 She didn't. Apparently the tree in Windrise grew *after* she ascended to Celestia.

  • @Svenir
    @Svenir 2 роки тому +474

    Edit: Any theory about Baizhu being the Dendro Archon got thoroughly disproven by act V of the Archon quest. New Copium: I hope he's related to Pantalone
    Another little thing that adds to me being skeptical about Kusanali being the real Dendro Archon is... her true Archon name was never mentioned. Barbatos and Morax are well known names, Zhongli tells the Traveler about Baal (technically incorrect but close enough), but neither Yae nor anyone else ever said Kusanali's demon name. Might be a hint, might just be coincidence, I don't know.

    • @mariachi3217
      @mariachi3217 2 роки тому +3

      Hmm maybe the old dendro god died before Yae existed

    • @_aj5766
      @_aj5766 2 роки тому +14

      @@mariachi3217 yae was around when baal was still alive, you can see that baal holds her in the cutscene, so i dont think that's the case

    • @loweffortspeedster
      @loweffortspeedster 2 роки тому +5

      shit, you're right. thats pretty weird, considering that sumeru is the next nation after inazuma.

    • @nadaalfaiza7899
      @nadaalfaiza7899 2 роки тому +3

      @@loweffortspeedster yes, I'm ready for the plot twist, I still can't get the Inazuma arc plot twist out of my mind

    • @RiptideFlash
      @RiptideFlash Рік тому +1

      Hmm. Honestly, since Kusanali is the dendro archon, but we don't know her demon name, since we never got info on that, and IF we get to Sumeru and we still won't be able to figure out what Kusanali's demon name is, it will probably mean that she's a decoy.
      And if she's a decoy - That probably means that there's someone actually higher than her and the Akademiya at the same time. But this is just my speculation.

  • @TinkRomero
    @TinkRomero 2 роки тому +838

    If Baizhu is indeed the Dendro Archon who became inflicted with the Curse, it happened 500 years ago, and he faked his death 500 years ago. He came to be the guardian of Qiqi during Hu Tao’s life so this confirms him being in Liyue for at least 10 years. This means he has kept himself hidden very well in either Sumeru or Liyue, maybe even both. As his profession in being a doctor, his capability of being hidden may be due to him being a herbalist of sorts not that well known as he wouldn’t want to gather too much attention until he set up a good home base, or the Bubu Pharmacy. However an interesting thing about Bubu, is that it means No Fortune Telling, and Qiqi has a Fortune Preserving Talisman. And these Talisman were likely placed by Baizhu, however these Talisman are called Ofuda Talisman which are used by the Onmyodo, from Inazuma. This would mean that Baizhu has some relation to Inazuma and we happen to know of an Onmyodo practitioner who went to Liyue. This practitioner visited Liyue around 500 years ago, meaning that Baizhu would of had to been around at that time and encountered Kamuna Harunosuke. So he most definitely is more than Human.
    Edit: I was looking in the Living Beings Archive and noticed this description of the Dendro Samachurl, “one that awakens the might of Dendro” maybe a sign that the Dendro Archon is truly “asleep” and waiting to “awaken”?

    • @althea7181
      @althea7181 2 роки тому +30

      D a m n, nice catch man

    • @felisheki
      @felisheki 2 роки тому +20

      i love how you connected all the dots >

    • @walnut6684
      @walnut6684 2 роки тому +65

      "HEY BAIZHU, GO BACK TO YOUR WIFE"
      And that's how the cryo archon stop being the bad guy

    • @celvinardenwu5382
      @celvinardenwu5382 2 роки тому +41

      the thing is also, sumeru is canoncally close to liyue since to pass from both countries you need to pass the chasm sooooo yeah, this theory seems really really plausible like for real

    • @TinkRomero
      @TinkRomero 2 роки тому +24

      @@celvinardenwu5382 I am actually between the theory of him being the Dendro Archon of Woods, or just an Adepti. Kamuna came to Liyue to learn the adepti arts, so it is plausible that Baizhu is simply just an Adepti who exchanged arts to learn some new stuff.
      And this post was kind of made on the spur of the moment, if I could edit the whole thing out I would, but it does bring up the fact about Baizhu and Qiqi’s connection to Onmyodo Talismans.

  • @jetblackprelude
    @jetblackprelude 2 роки тому +293

    this theory is so interesting! and now i'm reminded a lil detail i thought was odd about moonchase, i can't find baizhu in the final cutscene. we see all the other liyue characters, they even hint at an unreleased character, but no baizhu. maybe it's a hint that he's not from liyue? 🤔

    • @squid_ipv
      @squid_ipv 2 роки тому +52

      baizhsus‼️‼️

    • @anzu4870
      @anzu4870 2 роки тому +1

      Hmm probably Mihoyo forgot to add him(which is very weird since he appeared in few quests and events)

  • @Iku03
    @Iku03 2 роки тому +168

    Even if the theories are wrong, I think they are really interesting and fun to watch. If u guys notice, Baizhu is not in the Moonchase cutscene while Yunjin and Yelan who are new characters, show up in the cutscene

    • @memes4037
      @memes4037 2 роки тому +5

      Isn't it young madame ping rather than yelan in moonchase? The other new character in moonchase besides yunjin doesn't have a vision visible, and they have a bell that relates back to madame ping

    • @user-kr9zc2dn4r
      @user-kr9zc2dn4r 2 роки тому +7

      @@memes4037 welp now the name “yelan” is now a completely different character and i don’t think the girl in the moonchase cutscene event (the blue haired girl) isn’t yelan at all and it wasn’t even confirmed that the girl from the cutscene is named yelan.. so that it could only mean that could just be madame ping’s young form or just a random liyuean character.. even in leaks were saying that “yelan” was a hydro bow user when clearly the one that we saw in the cutscene (the one that we all thought was yelan) was seen carrying a polearm.. and i knew that girl from the cutscene wasn’t yelan at all.. 😭🤚

  • @user-oe1wg2hd5f
    @user-oe1wg2hd5f 8 місяців тому +7

    Its fascinating that this theory is sort of correct, but on Furina instead of Nahida. I love it

  • @acairconditioner959
    @acairconditioner959 2 роки тому +540

    This theory is interesting. I always had a feeling that Baizhu was the dendro archon since he is the only character with a “dendro vision.” But I didn’t know it to this extent. Fantastic video Island

    • @antyey6437
      @antyey6437 2 роки тому +31

      Yao Yao?

    • @DavDabs
      @DavDabs 2 роки тому +19

      Baizhu is chasing for Immortality
      The archon is chasing for wisdom

    • @brandonclemson3301
      @brandonclemson3301 2 роки тому +39

      i always thought it was sus how his outfit screams sumeru and he has a dendro vision to yet but yet hes in liyue.

    • @acairconditioner959
      @acairconditioner959 2 роки тому +42

      @@antyey6437 Yao Yao, yes but, I mean dendro characters currently in the game. Dendro is outright not playable and the only dendro character in game is Baizhu. Plus it’s sus how Yao Yao is shown but not in the game as a npc

    • @DavDabs
      @DavDabs 2 роки тому +43

      @@brandonclemson3301 he's like thoma, thoma is from mon. But moved to inazuma. Baizhu is from sumeru vut moved to litye

  • @evanmemo
    @evanmemo 2 роки тому +683

    This is just a theory, A GENSHIN THEORY!

    • @milk2853
      @milk2853 2 роки тому +38

      A theory which has a 33.33% to be true
      Im referring this because he predicted Signora's death

    • @KFCG427
      @KFCG427 2 роки тому +1

      I remember Kairos's "Brawl theory"

    • @merellegacha7121
      @merellegacha7121 2 роки тому

      @@milk2853 Uh i don't think she died- cuz at her death, a red circle of flames came under her then she died which means she self destructed so she probably did this for a reason and may come back to stab us later lol

    • @milk2853
      @milk2853 2 роки тому +9

      @@merellegacha7121 well the fatui in mondstath was talking about Signora s death (after U finished quest U can see it) they said she's going to get replaced for a stronger one

    • @matthewmacabangon6198
      @matthewmacabangon6198 2 роки тому +4

      I can hear mat pat saying the lines

  • @solomonwreath5576
    @solomonwreath5576 2 роки тому +54

    Oh my, so I'm not the only one believes in this theory! From the very beginning, since the first days I saw Baizhu, I always wondered why Mihoyo added a Dendro character out of nowhere all of a sudden. Then I realized what's a better way to hide someone and shock everyone, from being known all along!

  • @user-qi2ld3rm5l
    @user-qi2ld3rm5l 2 роки тому +50

    there’s literally a big S on his vision too … like idk if mihoyo trying to play with us or what 😭

  • @yadneshchaudhari4208
    @yadneshchaudhari4208 2 роки тому +513

    Umm, one mistake to note is that Devi in sanskrit does not mean queen, it means a goddess. Also, did you know that Anahita has an Indian counterpart named Saraswati? She also represent knowledge, music and waters especially rivers. Also, Saraswati has a Japanese counterpart named benzaiten, who is the inspiration behind Orobashi.

    • @sanjanabhattacharya5513
      @sanjanabhattacharya5513 2 роки тому +22

      Was gonna point this out but you beat me to it lol

    • @Sruthik25
      @Sruthik25 2 роки тому +5

      I was also gonna point this out 😅 Good job

    • @saurabhjadhav8703
      @saurabhjadhav8703 2 роки тому +3

      Exactly I wanted to say this out loud

    • @blankswiftiegaming8998
      @blankswiftiegaming8998 2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for speaking my mind

    • @bloody4558
      @bloody4558 2 роки тому +18

      Interesting, so the Devi term comes from Deva? That would explaing the divine meaning of the word. Yae mentions that Kusanali is called this way as a form of endearment. Which means she is beloved and respected. and it explains the Japanese and Korean translations, as well as Paimon's claim that this title is cute

  • @IslandXD
    @IslandXD  2 роки тому +591

    Enjoy!
    Still having a hard time pronouncing some of these words xd

  • @meep1293
    @meep1293 2 роки тому +56

    This makes complete sense and works well with the idea that “Wisdom is the archons greatest enemy” because if the fatui found out about the truth , Baizhu and Sumeru would be at risk

  • @briantutorial_
    @briantutorial_ 2 роки тому +42

    what if baizhu isn’t the god of woods, but his snake is, this would also tie back her fear of xinyans loud noises to her being blinded and gaining a heightened sense of hearing.

  • @Ahriela
    @Ahriela 2 роки тому +513

    While playing chess with "God", Su asked if he can make himself a piece. "God" said no because that's obviously cheating. So, Su decided to make somebody like him to play the role he would.
    Smoking really hard here, lol.

    • @IslandXD
      @IslandXD  2 роки тому +46

      LOL

    • @gggalaxygamer
      @gggalaxygamer 2 роки тому +11

      @@IslandXD devi means goddess not queen!

    • @lchaparro3
      @lchaparro3 2 роки тому

      Where is that from

    • @Ahriela
      @Ahriela 2 роки тому

      @@lchaparro3 It's not from anywhere, I just made it up. :))

  • @vantom9106
    @vantom9106 2 роки тому +74

    I already suspected that Baizhu is the dendro archon or used to be one since v1.1.
    Just to add into the theory, Sumeru's specialty wine is frigid snake wine. Baizhu's eyes resembles snake, his outfit has a snake pattern and he has a snake companion and nothing else on the game has that.
    Baizhu has been in the game since 1.1 but not a single leak about him, unlike Yao Yao, Yujin and many others. I believe he will be released after Sumeru is released (really sus).
    Dendro slime's hiding skill also refers to the theme of sumeru's chapter. There's a random text under each chapter title on Mihoyo's UA-cam trailer and someone managed to translate it and the meaning is similar to "Hidden beneath the flower". And it matches video's theory. that the current Flower god is a fake one and the real one is hiding.
    And the last one that i think everyone already knows. Archon's hair colour always resembles the colour of their element and Baizhu's green hair colour matches the colour of dendro.
    Amazing theory video otherwise and hopefully it's true! Baizhu as a dendro archon will be amazing! and will be more amazing if the archon is actually the snake and Baizhu is only a puppet like Raiden Shogun

  • @jt1973
    @jt1973 2 роки тому +18

    Here after the leaks about Su/Alhaihem, Kusanali = Nahida (Anahid), confirmation we will learn more about Changsheng (baizhu's snake) in lore, etc. Even if this ends up not being right, there are definitely some bits and pieces uncovered here, insane that this was like 9 months ago!

    • @danii1.
      @danii1. 2 роки тому

      where did you hear we will learn more about changsheng? that's super exciting if so o_o

  • @notfrncs
    @notfrncs Рік тому +8

    i'll come back here after i finish the sumeru archon quest

  • @Autumn-nv1nk
    @Autumn-nv1nk 2 роки тому +114

    I have a theory that might be related to this….just a thought though..
    What if zhongli knew baizhu as the Archon of Wood but has been kept it a secret by upholding a contract before he retires…and pretends not to know baizhu.

    • @janwarlock
      @janwarlock 2 роки тому +24

      That's actually a pretty good theory...

    • @acclasica9496
      @acclasica9496 2 роки тому +32

      That'll also explain why Zhongli didnt suggest us to go to Sumeru first despite it is being far closer and safer than Inazuma. He knows that what we're looking for is not there.

    • @zaraki942
      @zaraki942 2 роки тому

      Yup, the fatui were eavesdropping and he played dumb to not catch their attention

  • @fairlysleepy
    @fairlysleepy 2 роки тому +147

    I'm getting chills! I can't wait for Sumeru to come and see if you nailed every point you've said in the video! Even if you are slightly wrong, this video is amazing!!

    • @IslandXD
      @IslandXD  2 роки тому +9

      THANK YOU!!

    • @fairlysleepy
      @fairlysleepy 2 роки тому +3

      @@IslandXD omg you replied, no problem!! i love ur videos theyre so well edited!

  • @aria.223
    @aria.223 Рік тому +11

    You were spot on the first half up until baizhu but wow- this dude

  • @localbreakfastproductions4431
    @localbreakfastproductions4431 2 роки тому +58

    But the thing is, I speculate that Baizhu is indeed a god. Take for example each god(archon) from each continent, i.e. Venti, Zhongli, Raiden shogun, etc, they will have a strong resemblance of the gods from those areas. Venti: An Angel, Zhongli looks like one of the Chinese war gods, And Raiden Shogun takes inspiration from Izanami and Amaterasu. Now, we know, Sumeru is a Hindu-based region, or Buddhist, anyway, anything from India, and Baizhu has always looked off from the appearances in Liyue. So, take this with a small sprinkle of salt, but, Baizhu somewhat takes his resemblance from Lord Shiva. He has his eyes partially closed ( An element from Night Blindness), he has a snake to represent his alertness, just like Lord Shiva, and last but not the least, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ONE, Baizhu is surrounded by zombies and he has the ability to cure any disease. Similarly, Lord Shiva is often surrounded by Bootha Ganaas, or supernatural beings, and possesses the knowledge of herbs and immortality chants, besides always going into a cave to meditate, and in Baizhu's case, to find a cure. Therefore, this is damn credible, and I genuinely hope Baizhu is the original archon.

    • @averagebaizhusimp5814
      @averagebaizhusimp5814 2 роки тому +14

      Also, Zhongli is extremely knowledgeable about rocks. And Baizhu is extremely knowledgeable about plants.

    • @lixp7280
      @lixp7280 2 роки тому +3

      Bruh i got goosebumps from this theory

    • @avicon3623
      @avicon3623 2 роки тому +1

      I REALLY HOPE IT IS INDIAAAA as most games which are asian ignore india i hope genshin impact wont. and im truly excited for not only bcs its india related (bcs im an indian) but also that indians who never pay attention to thier own culture will be learning a lot too

  • @felisheki
    @felisheki 2 роки тому +679

    Omg, I'm so surprised that Baizhu does have a highlight in his hair o.O
    I know it's copium, but the highlight is still there, altho it's so faint. You have to take a clooooooser look to notice the green difference.
    And if Baizhu was proven to be truly the original Dendro Archon, I'd freak out since I've already liked him since I saw him the first time 😍
    Anyway, awesome video! I truly enjoy everything that was theorized in this video 😁 The connection is very very detailed O.o
    I don't care if this theory might end up wrong, after all, it's just a theory. And on top of that, a very well-made video!

    • @aureliaavalon
      @aureliaavalon 2 роки тому +79

      I bet if he does come out as the Dendro archon, Mihoyo will make the highlight on his hair more visible like a glow up. Also, i've always been interested in the symbolism of snakes and serpents. After all, snakes had always been seen as a bad thing! They represent sneakiness, seduction, backstabbing, slyness, trickery. Calling someone a snake has also been used as an insult to someone's character. So Baizhu having this snake concept going on while staying low and going undercover really fits his situation well.

    • @hzfahmi
      @hzfahmi 2 роки тому +41

      This would explain why Baizhu is still unreleased

    • @moorrum6686
      @moorrum6686 2 роки тому +17

      Well tbh hair thing at this point is in most characters, just look at Kokomi and Hu Tao and etc

    • @annaairahala9462
      @annaairahala9462 2 роки тому +35

      @@aureliaavalon That's not entirely true... In some cultures snakes are undeniably always bad, but in other cultures snakes can be seen as good or potentially divine, so it's really hard to say which the snake symbolizes until we know more

    • @annaairahala9462
      @annaairahala9462 2 роки тому +18

      @@moorrum6686 Yeah the hair theory doesn't hold up anymore. I'm a little surprised a theory video still used it at this point.

  • @mikansyndrome
    @mikansyndrome 2 роки тому +67

    One of albedo’s constellation is “Flower of Eden.”, and him being a Geo user and Geo kind of relates to gold, which is eden’s translation. it’s very fishy,,,

  • @senatuspopulusqueromanus2082
    @senatuspopulusqueromanus2082 Рік тому +18

    This shit aged like milk

  • @Misspellednumbers
    @Misspellednumbers 2 роки тому +103

    This theory makes me excited for Sumeru now! Before watching this, I was honestly disappointed after learning that there would potentially be a 2:5 ratio of male to female archons, especially since they shoved both male archons to the beginning of the game. Having a 3:4 balance feels better, and the Dendro archon theories in the comments make the future update sound awesome.

    • @isolatedanonymous1979
      @isolatedanonymous1979 2 роки тому +2

      That’s the only reason why I’m hoping this theory is true cuz the 2:5 ratio ain’t it

    • @itsdomd0misticn00b7
      @itsdomd0misticn00b7 2 роки тому +2

      I agree since there's too much female characters already. Mondstadt has a 6:12 ratio (Unfair), Liyue has a 4:12 ratio (wtf), and Inazuma has a 6:8 on 2.8 (good enough). It makes sense that there are more female characters because they attract more money, but male characters can do the same, they are just too lazy to put on more effort because they want waifus more and they also know that most of the fandom wants the same.

  • @mikisarutobi6305
    @mikisarutobi6305 2 роки тому +117

    While this theory sounds interesting, I just want to point out that 'devi', in the context used here, doesn't really translate to queen. Devi is more akin to an honorific used for any female divine being. It's not necessarily a 'queen'. So it is closer to an honorific like Raiden Shogun 'sama' or 'Lord' Rex Lapis.

    • @Jumpoable
      @Jumpoable 2 роки тому +8

      Devi is literally GODDESS in Sanskrit.

    • @rhijuneogi1684
      @rhijuneogi1684 2 роки тому

      @@Jumpoable yeah

    • @mcchilde2903
      @mcchilde2903 2 роки тому

      @@Jumpoable no it means both, also it's doesn't have to be sanskrit it could be hindi, hardly makes a difference since hindi is derived from sanskrit

  • @sb18wlc
    @sb18wlc 2 роки тому +81

    Interesting... After I watched this theory, I'm kinda confused weather Zhongli not knowing Baizhu despite knowing for sure who every one is in Liyue as he even knows Qiqi indicates he knows about Baizhu hiding his identity and also keeping it a secret as part of a contract or is his Identity really that well kept of a secret that even Zhongli couldn't make out his identity.
    Although based on Venti's lines on the end of Mondstat's quest he said he doesn't personally know all the other Archons and only Rex Lapis and Him were the only original Archons left so that says that he only knew or got close to 2 other archons that being Makoto and Rex Lapis, that might be the same for Rex Lapis that he only knew some of them personally and didn't know about the Dendro Archon of that time during the cataclysm.

    • @firby7341
      @firby7341 2 роки тому +16

      the venti part isnt true 100%; because he definitely knew the tsaritsa. he played jokes on her and he told us that she changed 500 years ago and he doesnt recognize her character anymore bc she changed so much, so venti definitely knew more than two

    • @sb18wlc
      @sb18wlc 2 роки тому +4

      @@firby7341 Ye I kinda remembered something about him knowing Tsaritsa and he said she cut all ties with him... I just wasnt sure whether that meant that they knew each other personally or was that as relations of Archons on their regions.

    • @offnet6934
      @offnet6934 2 роки тому +7

      @@sb18wlc In Ei text you have that Archon pre cataclysm had regular meetings.
      They should know all old seven.

    • @kiiroblack
      @kiiroblack 2 роки тому +23

      I think Zhongli is the one faking too, I mean if Baizhu is the Archon and made a contract with Zhongli to not reveal anything and treat him like a stranger... you can be sure Zhongli will remove him from his knowledge only to follow the contract lol

    • @elizabethroa6970
      @elizabethroa6970 2 роки тому +3

      @@sb18wlc to me it sounded like they used to be close. Remember when we arrive to Mondstat the fatui are there because Mondstat and Shneshnaya were supposedly allies though according to Jean "the Cryo archon has always coveted the anemo archon's power" but whay might be "always" for Jean surely is "just for the last 500 years" to Venti. Also Venti is surprised Tsaritsa was able to send Signora to steal his gnosis, wich sound like "he thought he knew her". I mean in order to realise someone you haven't seen for a long time ago has changed, you have to know them well in the first place.

  • @Svenir
    @Svenir 2 роки тому +46

    Edit: Any theory about Baizhu being the Dendro Archon got thoroughly disproven by act V of the Archon quest. New Copium: I hope he's related to Pantalone
    Honestly, Baizhu is just so weird from a metanarrative standpoint. We know Yaoyao is a Dendro user and that's probably why she hasn't appeared in the game yet (there is an official artwork of her and Qiqi outside the game though), not even in an event cutscene. I suspect Varka is a Dendro user and that's why we have not seen him yet despite how important he is to Mondstadt. And yet here is Baizhu, the only Dendro user in the game so far and who has been in the game since 1.0, since day one. Not just that, but he's not just some random bystander but was important in the Liyue Archon Quest and the Serenitea Pot quest. In addition, he has appeared every Liyue festival (except 2021 Lantern Rite but pretty much only Xiao appeared in that one anyway). And yet he wasn't shown in the Moonchase cutscene which even showed then unreleased Yun Jin and rather obscure characters like Pervases. Why is he brought out for every festival? Shenhe, Yun Jin and now Yelan weren't officially shown this long before release. Until the 2022 Lantern Rite there was also 0 official art of him despite how prominent he is, and the little official art is as chibi only. There has to be much more to him than just being a very competent doctor who owns a pharmacy and is obsessed with immortality, I swear.
    Some other stuff:
    -He is known even in Mondstadt as we can see with Anna's and Anthony's daily commissions, while he's not explicitly named it's pretty obviously Baizhu who tells Anthony what is needed to cure Anna's illness. Yet you're telling me Zhongli, the former Geo Archon, the guy who knows way too much about everyone and everything, didn't know of his existence until he met Baizhu in the Archon quest? I don't believe that for a second. Even Xiao knows of him.
    -Even though most Liyue characters know him, they seem to know very little about him. While the same applies to Shenhe, she doesn't live in the city and is a loner raised by an adepti. Not really comparable I would say. Baizhu on the other hand (probably) lives in the city and interacts with many people. Of course, maybe he could just be really secretive.

  • @averagebaizhusimp5814
    @averagebaizhusimp5814 2 роки тому +36

    Some people said this Archon theory is gonna be like Yae Miko's. This theory is well-explained and has actual evidence and dot connecting that really makes sense.

  • @nhaan4178
    @nhaan4178 2 роки тому +52

    15:35
    I think archons have another source of power: their involvement in the country they represent/govern. That's why Venti is considered weak even with the Gnosis. As a god of freedom, he's pretty hands-off from Mondstad, leaving the governing/running country business to its people

  • @saberfromfate3987
    @saberfromfate3987 2 роки тому +81

    honestly xiaos dialogue with baizhu was him sayiong that ohh he can only do medicine for mortals but this tooks it a step further plus i dont have hutao and i pretty much skimmed over the lore/fogotten the lore of the artifact set also su's signet is called signet of bodhi and eden's is called gold and signets contain memories of the flame chasers they belong to

  • @weirdo5289
    @weirdo5289 2 роки тому +46

    did anyone realize that all regions have special trees? Monstadt has a tree that worships Vannessa. Liyue has a tree that has Azdeha (hopefully I spelled it right) domain below it. And I’m Inazuma has a tree that I think worships Raiden Shogun I can’t remember. It’s a possibility that the tree in the video might be in Sumeru or other special trees in other regions

    • @lixp7280
      @lixp7280 2 роки тому +12

      There’s the sakura tree in inazuma!

    • @smefantamor3677
      @smefantamor3677 2 роки тому +3

      @@lixp7280 and the tree is Makoto

  • @00Gimme00
    @00Gimme00 Рік тому +12

    honestly, not bad. you're good at deep digging, you're entertaining to listen to. even tho it turned out to be untrue, you still got snippets right.

  • @Linfan538
    @Linfan538 2 роки тому +59

    based on your previous theory on the gnosis, I would also argue that the original Archons come in male/female pairs (e.g. Zhongli and Tsaritsa as the rooks). And if the Elektro and Dendro Archon both hold the bishop gnosis, the original Dendro Archon would be male

    • @bvbblegxxm
      @bvbblegxxm 2 роки тому

      But there's 7 Archons and those pairs only fit six archons, and we already know the Pyro and Hydro Archons are female so one should atleast be paired with Venti as the king and queen correct?

    • @DykaBites
      @DykaBites 2 роки тому +2

      @@bvbblegxxm I think what they're getting at are the OG 7 Archons, both the current Pyro and Hydro Archons aren't the part of the Original 7, which is: Barbatos, Morax, Baal, the God of Woods, and the last 3 elements. So unless we get more lore about the Original 7 in the future, it's safe to speculate that Pyro and Hydro had Archons of different genders.

    • @bvbblegxxm
      @bvbblegxxm 2 роки тому +2

      @@DykaBites the Tsaritsa isn't a part of the original 7 either tho

  • @sylviria
    @sylviria 2 роки тому +140

    I laughed when it showed Envi

  • @azworld9912
    @azworld9912 Рік тому +8

    people who watched this late and sumeru already realesed

  • @jasperblue7650
    @jasperblue7650 2 роки тому +16

    Enkanomiya’s book, Before the Sun and Moon, mentions a story about a king’s gardener and a tree spirit, somewhat like the book you referenced here

  • @smugram5937
    @smugram5937 2 роки тому +249

    So if the boy mistakenly called the Su "The Lady of The Lake" since he thought it was a girl, does this mean that Zhongli knows the Dendro Archon personally because of that "He" dialogue

    • @mia-mb6jk
      @mia-mb6jk 2 роки тому +56

      thats what i was thinking but maybe he doesnt know how the dendro archon actually looks like because of the news that the dendro archon died during the cataclysm...? i could be wrong

    • @smugram5937
      @smugram5937 2 роки тому +14

      @@mia-mb6jk maybe the dendro archon frequently changes its forms

    • @pieeeeeeee
      @pieeeeeeee 2 роки тому +80

      @@mia-mb6jk but they used to spend time together in liyue after the archon war prior to the cataclysm, and knowing zhongli and his contracts, I wouldn't rule out the possibility of him just acting like he doesn't know him, he may have some sort of contract with him, remember how he acted like he doesn't know anything about our sibling and immediately sent us to inazuma, but then we came back to press for more information after meeting our sibling, that's when he outright said he is bound to a contract

    • @nep906
      @nep906 2 роки тому +21

      Wasn't that a mistranslation though? Ganyu called the dendro archon a he too but the dialogue was changed to use female pronouns. /c

    • @ayusmanbiswal2746
      @ayusmanbiswal2746 2 роки тому +14

      @@nep906 yeah they changed dialogue entirely we can check in history or records in archive

  • @IndraD
    @IndraD 2 роки тому +135

    Sumeru will have a lot of references from Hindu (Indian) mythology. Would be nice to experience that again.

    • @monsieur2761
      @monsieur2761 2 роки тому +14

      Hindu, and Arabian/Persian.

    • @aranellonsora5038
      @aranellonsora5038 2 роки тому +9

      @@monsieur2761 yes, but i'd say the story would be based on hindu mythology, arabian mytho isn't that well nourished...but if i can make a bigger theory, i'd say they would mix hindu with hints of persian/Egyptian mytho

    • @monsieur2761
      @monsieur2761 2 роки тому +2

      @@aranellonsora5038 I thought that the background music for Sumeru in the official teaser is an arabian theme.

    • @Jumpoable
      @Jumpoable 2 роки тому +2

      @@aranellonsora5038 Uh.... Persia & Egypt are totally different cultures than Vedic India. Hinduism & Buddhism already have a PLETHORA of Lore to draw from.

    • @aranellonsora5038
      @aranellonsora5038 2 роки тому

      @@monsieur2761 perhaps, but here i meant the lore of the chapter story, u know like legends, myths, gods...etc would be based on indian mythology...and on the other hand, perhaps the setting of the environment would be arabian/Egyptian...after all some rumors and theories state that sumeru would be mixed between forest and desert

  • @elizabethroa6970
    @elizabethroa6970 2 роки тому +159

    I think this is spot on and I fel so spoiled, also I hope it's true because it would be so lame if Venti and Zhongli were the only male archons.
    Also I went back to watch Dainsleif's monologue and about Sumeru:
    "The God of Wisdom's enemy is wisdom itself, and the oasis of knowledge is a mirage in the desert of ignorance. In the city of scholars there is a push for folly, yet the God of Wisdom makes no argument against it.
    IT FITS O_O

  • @Kukurom
    @Kukurom 2 роки тому +64

    I believe this 100%!!! Another hint that you missed it in the “Teyvat chapter preview” video. When sumeru shows up, there is a small text written in the khaenri’ah language. When translated it states “ The light of wisdom hidden under flowers”. I believe that this is a talking about how The real dendro archon (baizhu ofc) is hiding while lesser lord kusanali is taking his place. This can also be seen with the dendro slimes. The large slime hides itself as the form of an innocent flower as to draw In it’s pray.

  • @IveBeenWithBruma
    @IveBeenWithBruma 2 роки тому +19

    I'd imagine Qiqi is his bodyguard with stipulations that keeps her from true free will. It's possible she is strong asf preventing the fatui from taking the gnosis.

  • @alvindades6266
    @alvindades6266 2 роки тому +17

    I can't wait for this theory to age well

  • @eugenerevaula3874
    @eugenerevaula3874 2 роки тому +32

    I noticed that every continent released so far has or had a serpent/dragon related with the archon i.e. Dvalin with Venti, Azhdaha with Zhong Li, Orobaxi with Ei. I wonder if Baizhu's relationship with the snake is similar.

  • @tinchinsaber6438
    @tinchinsaber6438 2 роки тому +35

    I very much doubt the fatui know of the Dendro archon condition because they didn't even know Ei gave her gnosis to Yae until she offered it in exchange for the traveler. Though I do like this theory a lot. Another is The dendro archor could have used the event 500 years ago to fake his/her death to further protect them selves and their wisdom and knowledge they may have of gained of ancient civilization, food for thought.

  • @GoldenBeans
    @GoldenBeans 2 роки тому +17

    Real dendro archon:
    shows su in the beginning of the video
    me a honkai player: ah i see where this is going

  • @danielvinceneo3556
    @danielvinceneo3556 2 роки тому +184

    So basically Sumeru is the land of Impostor...kinda sus

    • @RejectedInch
      @RejectedInch 2 роки тому +7

      which could be connected to a theory published on this channel about the false God, aka: sustainer of heavely principles. :)

    • @addictedweeblet
      @addictedweeblet 2 роки тому +5

      Amogus

    • @Shenaniganshehe
      @Shenaniganshehe 2 роки тому +34

      Susmeru

    • @nekomata_0799
      @nekomata_0799 2 роки тому +7

      @@Shenaniganshehe i love you

    • @Arikatsu69
      @Arikatsu69 2 роки тому

      Amogus

  • @rush2955
    @rush2955 2 роки тому +32

    If i may add, the Dendro Archon is from Sumeru and as we know Suneru is based on India and Egypt, the most interesting thing i found out is that One of the main Gods in Hinduism is Lord Shiva, who also has a snake around his neck, almost exactly like Baizhu. I’m down with this theory a hundred percent.

    • @rush2955
      @rush2955 2 роки тому +10

      Not to mention, his outfit literally suits archons, in my opinion he looks better than Zhongli.

  • @ashketchum4263
    @ashketchum4263 2 роки тому +24

    Good theory, but I'll take it with a huge grain of salt considering everyone thought that Yae Miko was the old or actual archon and got debunked. And no one understood that Ei had an sister and she died. Mihoyo knows how to surprise everyone, I'll keep faith in them.

    • @sabre4382
      @sabre4382 2 роки тому

      I nvr thought yae was the archon and knew Ei had a sister my thing is to this day ppl still will call her Ba’al when that’s the name of her dead sister Ei’s archon name was beelzebul instead. Which even the game is kinda confusing really about her, they her by the puppet’s name but definitely seems like ur playing as raiden Ei

  • @Codebreaker440
    @Codebreaker440 2 роки тому +193

    Damn is missed the first few minutes, well welcome 0 hour gang LMAO. And IslandXD wether you pursue streaming or making content just know that there is a loyal fanbase here just right behind your back ready to support at every decision you make. These videos are always high quality and honestly underrated for the amount of subscribers you have. i hope to support you through your journey, that's it for me and have a good day!

  • @P_Ink
    @P_Ink 2 роки тому +102

    If Drendro Archon doesn't use bow, I'll shed Tear (Of Themis).

    • @m4ng0r347
      @m4ng0r347 2 роки тому +3

      Clever hehe

    • @P_Ink
      @P_Ink 2 роки тому +2

      @@m4ng0r347 thank you

    • @moonhead4057
      @moonhead4057 2 роки тому +56

      If Baizhu really is the original Dendro Archon, it's impossible for him to hold weapons that requires strength. Which means that Baizhu will likely to be a Catalyst type of character.

    • @xavier6887
      @xavier6887 2 роки тому +32

      Kusanali might wield a bow if she the VV. Baizhu prolly catalyst tho

    • @JimJams-xz6kb
      @JimJams-xz6kb 2 роки тому +9

      @@moonhead4057 watch them decide to give him a claymore type weapon instead of a catalyst or bow

  • @rotuh
    @rotuh 2 роки тому +17

    Man, genshin lore is so much fun to talk about. It's so satisfying connencting it all together, even if it may just be speculation. I really hope the future Archon quests will do the lore justice

  • @Sylvi3TheGamer
    @Sylvi3TheGamer Рік тому +5

    Me who has completed the quest a year after this video released:
    Your not right... but your not wrong...

  • @Subit_0000
    @Subit_0000 2 роки тому +17

    Okay I am convinced this one is the most strongest theory I have seen about baizhu being the dendro archon and even if he isn't a dendro archon in the future I will still applaud you for making such a good theory with whatever available information you had at the current time.

  • @sumimasen4433
    @sumimasen4433 2 роки тому +37

    As a Buddhists , i was surprised you connecting the stories of dendro archon with the Jataka Tales which is it was amazing tales to tell.
    I hope you gain long time prosperous and healthy, Bodhisattva bless you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻☸️

  • @reneealvesponsi2486
    @reneealvesponsi2486 2 роки тому +38

    I think that the Dendro and Geo elements are related...
    Here's why:
    Dendro is the Nature element. (My favorite)
    Geo is the Rock element.
    My theory is that dendro and geo are both branches of the "earth" element, just like Anemo (wind) and Electro (lightning) are branches of the "air" element.

  • @giiiaaancp
    @giiiaaancp 2 роки тому +15

    This makes me think that Qiqi might appear in Sumeru along with Baizhu. It would be awesome to see more Qiqi spotlight.
    Or maybe she's the one hiding the gnosis that Baizhu had. 🤯

    • @loweffortspeedster
      @loweffortspeedster 2 роки тому +1

      imagine the fatui asking the dendro archon(s) for the gnosis and baizhu's just like "i gave it to a child"

  • @nmzyrus
    @nmzyrus 2 роки тому +16

    Finally Seed of Sumeru being mentioned, I have been holding it all the time

  • @ChibiOnVR
    @ChibiOnVR 2 роки тому +16

    Nice theory! Something i noticed is that Paimon's cape looks a lot like the starry portals created by the abyss like the one in the "we will be reunited cutscene" which is very interesting, also her space/time powers she uses ingame (her floating and emitting starry particles and constellations) are also similar to the portals as well. Since the abyss powers are said to rival celestia, it would make sense that they also are related to time due to existing outside of Celestia's control of Teyvat. Abyss portals allow for instant movement over great distances (space time portals) so the idea that her space time powers are from the abyss and Khaenriah are likely. Also her hairpin is that of a star which also represents Khaenriah (the stars on abyss powers and also the single star seen when Dainself talks about the people of Khaenriah which also symbolizes that Khaenriah was so far out of Celestia's reach that even now it wasn't fully destroyed.) Other pieces of clothing on her also resemble the celestial motif meaning she is from celestia or from Khaenriah with her clothing made to resemble celestia. also if she is indeed from Khaenriah and not Celestia Khemia could easily explain her existence (remember that Ei made raiden shogun so its not impossible for Khaenriah to make their own archon) and similarities to the abyss powers and if she was created it's likely she wasn't completed/fully imbued with energy/a prototype which would explain why she's the weakest character in the game in regards to brute force. Also if she really is an archon and the rules of an archon apply to her she would be super weak (which could explain her barely having powers) due to literally having nobody regarding her as an archon.

  • @Svenir
    @Svenir Рік тому +9

    This theory got La Signora'd

  • @speedstriker
    @speedstriker 2 роки тому +15

    Your style of theorizing sure is something. I like how you take any tiny scrap of information and stretch them into entire tapestries. Your videos are almost like fancier version of the Illuminati symbol meme videos. Very entertaining!

    • @luisegene2023
      @luisegene2023 2 роки тому

      I agree with you but the way you worded this feels so backhanded lmfaooo

  • @yesha6704
    @yesha6704 2 роки тому +7

    Thanks for pointing out abt how Baizhu has Sumeru outfit vibes! Because when i compared him with a sumerian NPC they were very similar

  • @Teyvationary
    @Teyvationary 2 роки тому +90

    So this was Baizhu's hidden secret ;) mind fucking blown though.

    • @Ego903
      @Ego903 2 роки тому

      Hello

    • @gachromvisimu4437
      @gachromvisimu4437 2 роки тому +1

      Are you MysticUmbreon UA-cam Pokemon channel?

    • @IslandXD
      @IslandXD  2 роки тому +3

      Thank you for watching! Love your content for Genshin and Pokemon!
      Much love!

    • @Teyvationary
      @Teyvationary 2 роки тому

      @@IslandXD I love your content too, it's so indepth and your editing is so clean! Keep it up!

    • @Teyvationary
      @Teyvationary 2 роки тому

      @@gachromvisimu4437 I've heard we sound alike lol.

  • @aechavery1240
    @aechavery1240 2 роки тому +8

    I'm actually curious abt changsheng. What paimon said in seirai island really bug me. When traveler and paimon went to see this talking cat and hv a conversation, traveler can choose the option abt how they already met talking animal which are dvalin and changsheng. And when we choose changsheng, paimon said something along "Isn't changseng a plant?" like??

  • @eyamarichu
    @eyamarichu Рік тому +5

    Going back here BECAUSE SUMERU IS OFFICIALLY HERE!!

  • @yakochan
    @yakochan 2 роки тому +31

    Wow, that's very impressive. Your best video to date, for me personally. I never suspected Baizhu to be the real Dendro Archon, but then again I never really stopped to think about Qiqi's case. Now I'm wondering if the whole "resurrected by the adepti" narrative is also a cover-up. If adepti could resurrect people in Teyvat, well hey, we might see Signora again. If Baizhu really is the Archon of Dendro, I can't wait - he's just too damn cool.

  • @Rain77Sparks
    @Rain77Sparks 2 роки тому +20

    Ah yes the Dendro archon we all been waiting for... Enviosity

  • @therandomguy6200
    @therandomguy6200 2 роки тому +4

    Dendro and Cryo elemental reaction: *Spawns a Cryo Whopperflower that shoots cryo balls at the enemy*

  • @LegendaryNyanBeastCabbageKaya
    @LegendaryNyanBeastCabbageKaya 2 роки тому +5

    A small detail left out Su has his eyes closed most of the times which has the people around him theorize that he is blind.

  • @Gothakek_
    @Gothakek_ 2 роки тому +23

    "There's no reason for you to not try this game"
    I have 400mb left in my phone :)

  • @Raven_Reverie
    @Raven_Reverie 2 роки тому +27

    These theories are really good keep up the great work Island!

  • @Raikos100
    @Raikos100 2 роки тому +3

    The level of attention to details is always insane. I love when stories do that.

  • @vizz1878
    @vizz1878 2 роки тому +1

    Gosh you're so talented to just go to such lengths and give this knowledge bundle to all of us !! 😃

  • @fatuiagent8183
    @fatuiagent8183 2 роки тому +6

    thanks bro I'm going to bubu pharmacy now

    • @IslandXD
      @IslandXD  2 роки тому

      Say hello to Qiqi for me if you see her!

  • @lughiee
    @lughiee 2 роки тому +40

    Damn this is interesting dude I really love how you are able to connect the dots ❤️

    • @IslandXD
      @IslandXD  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for the support and watching

  • @carlamariecadizon9101
    @carlamariecadizon9101 2 роки тому

    that was a huge treat for thought! I really love listening to lore and probabilities, great great video too!

  • @ecave3435
    @ecave3435 2 роки тому +3

    According to Qiqi who is dead dr.Baizhu condition is worse than her WHO IS DEAD!
    also in the nation introduction itself, Sumeru story is made like this "under the flowery things is the light of sagacity"
    If the light of sagacity is Kusanali, it could mean that Kusanali standing is lower that of God of Woods, but woods and flowers don't always connect together which actually make this question

  • @file17462
    @file17462 2 роки тому +7

    I've watched almost all of your videos but this one just blew my mind into the galaxy

  • @phobic1818
    @phobic1818 2 роки тому +22

    *Quick info*
    3:43
    'Devi' in Hindi actually means 'Goddess', not queen. So gender is still the same, but a correction nevertheless...

    • @sruthi267
      @sruthi267 2 роки тому +3

      Yes! I was just about to comment that and I am so glad I saw your comment

    • @isjusttheretowatch5992
      @isjusttheretowatch5992 2 роки тому +1

      I was about to say it lmao

  • @mirianabini3241
    @mirianabini3241 2 роки тому +10

    the part about the lady of the lake would make even more sense because changsheng is inspired by a chinese legend about a white water snake demon who disguised as a girl to seduce a boy, so the water idea definitely fits in

  • @salmanhawa
    @salmanhawa 2 роки тому +6

    Mohoyo: omg, we didnt think that far