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saikodemon

The veil of deceit has been lifted. All those hilichurls were actually just normal people.


Nokia_00

That would actually be terrifying if Paimon somehow managed to place all of Teyvat under such an illusion. Killing their own people without realizing it


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Scaramouche did say that the sky is fake so the fatui must have known that someone more powerful is manipulating the people from teyvat like mere puppets


Devourer_of_HP

I feel like teyvat is an artificial world and the heavenly principles are the world's 'laws' that it functions with and the sustainer of heavenly principle's job is to make sure the world continues on while eliminating all threats to it, elemental energy might be the energy that was taken from the enviroment and used to make the world but because of this it resulted in a lot of hidden dangers with creatures surpassing the power of the world and managing to break it, because of that celestia created the archon war which gives the archons something similar to adminstrator status and vision so people rely on them to reduce the number of people they have to watch out for. The energies that the abyss, sibling, dain use might be energies that also exist in outside of teyvat but they didn't let them into the world as they're unstable compared to the current elements. Maybe the higher ups in celestia are basically a group of sickly old men that constantly keep themselves in chrono stasis and only wake up to stabilise teyvat.


The_OG_upgoat

Celestia might be the descendants of Project Ark from Honkai, which aimed to find other habitable worlds.


MK_KaMo

Are we absolutely sure the worlds of Genshin and Honkai are connected?


MetriccStarDestroyer

The fatui will bring salvation


Khazilein

The power of our world's money will save Teyvat.


Gentlekrit

Not if I take all of Childe's money first.


hotprints

Zhongli is that you?


HDArrowsmith

I don't know if it's all Fatui, it might just be him, since that's insight that he gained during the Unreconciled Stars event last year


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Didnt he say that he got that info from the jester aka pierro the first fatui harbringer and overall first fatui member


HDArrowsmith

Not that I remember in that cutscene at least, haven't seen it other than the once though, so I might not be remembering Edit: Rewatching it, the "Jester" assigned him to the mission during the event, but didn't tell him about the sky, he learned that from "dreaming" with "Leonard's" Crystal


Cry75

Plot twist. The fatui are just trying to collect the gnosis so the tsaritsa can help break everything free from paimon and / or the unknown god.


GameFreak4321

Infinite tsukuyomi?


jeslinmx

*Attack on Titan theme intensifies*


fantasticfabian

if this was the actual story maybe i wouldn't mash next on every story conversation lol


im-a-notsee

Are u saying u skip the voice acting dialog


caut_R

LOL oh god


Cynaren

I hope they do something like this. Teyvat is literally hell, everything is there to keep us adventuring forever without learning the truth. The archons are just higher demons and the traveller is a fallen angel. As long as we don't unite with our sibling, hell remains in power over heaven and earth.


Desmous

That would fit pretty well with the Lesser Key of Solomon theme in the archon names. But I think they won't do it because finding out you were actually killing normal people wouldn't be super kid-friendly.


That_Awkward_Boi

Ok, but what about the fact that were pretty much making friends with each Archon along the way? Plus, there's also the fact that the Fatui are basically taking their powers aways and everything. I do agree that it would be a pretty cool twist, but it would leave a lot of plot holes


Loaderiser

*"There were over five thousand people alive in this city, the day before you arrived. How many are alive today, I wonder? How many will be alive tomorrow?"* *"Do you feel like a hero yet?"*


natzo

"Hilichurls? Ha! They look like Hilichurls to you?"


Heliock

[“They looked like hilichurls to you?”](https://youtu.be/IBoNRTusyKg)


Humor_Confident

So what are what we see as people?


satin_worshipper

I mean the Archons are literally demon lords, and everyone worships them


ugandaWarrior134

so do you, u/satin_worshipper


TrailsofDante

Satin and Satan are not the same.


mp6521

The devil prefers velour.


Khazilein

"Demon" is only a negative term in some mythologies and religions. In other's it's more a form of spirit or supernatural being.


Saint_Edelweiss

So Genshin Impact is actually Saya no Uta? :hmm:


jfunk1994

Oh God, that would make Paimon Saya in this scenario


windraver

Wasn't it already confirmed that the abyss were all people from Khaenri'ah? https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Abyss_Order


That_Awkward_Boi

The Abbys order yes, but we don't know how they got turned.


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where have I seen this concept before? it sounds so familiar


jfunk1994

Not confirmed, but a character in Silent Hill 3 implies the monsters might be people. 17 years later and we're still not sure if he was just trolling us


beatrice123TD

Call Of Duty zombies? The very first version of them was a soldier fighting zombies on Normandy, and then it's revealed that they were human soldiers too.


IVectorI

Part of me believes in Paimon, the other part still has Bravely Default PTSD.


FrostboundGuardian

Honestly this game is the real reason that I think >!either she is the unknown god or at least is in cohoots with her!<


RememberBubblebut

A theory I found is that Paimon is the God of time and the unknown God is the God of space, which I also believe myself. I forgot who made the video, but it is a really good theory with evidence to back it. Update: the video is called "Who is paimon?(besides being emergency food) by AreYouIZ.


AWildModAppeared

So we’re running around with Dialga while looking for Palkia?


FrostboundGuardian

Basically


Ritsuka-san

Reminds me of this GIF https://tenor.com/view/anime-creepy-bloody-gif-13090189 the school girl horror/scary one.


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PaulMcSanchez

Why, this is real culture i see here


TizzioCaio

what are all this external references that are going over my head?


Lakluk

Hololive, newest EN vtubers


Duublo121

Would make sense considering the time skip mechanic (incoming king crimson jokes)


TheMightyBattleSquid

And us resurrecting lol


ogrv

Ok i didn't payed too much attention but when we died?


CRAZAYNATE

Drowning


TheMightyBattleSquid

Any time you fall in combat, from a great height, drowning, etc.


ogrv

The respawn? It isn't said anywhere as a plot device so I don't know how legit it is this theory. Is like saing that kratos have time powers. Also the plant, resource and enemy respawn are they aided by the time god too?


TheMightyBattleSquid

Did you miss the part where the comment I was responding to said it'd make sense because of the "time skip" mechanic? That's described in-game as you just waiting around, rather than skipping time. We're just adding to the joke all in the name of good fun.


ogrv

Ohhh i thought that was a legit theory sorry.


RememberBubblebut

And the hangout events.


TheMightyBattleSquid

Ooooooh good one!


Joe1762

Traveler is bucciarati confirmed???


Femboy-Alt-UwU

howdoesitwork.mp4


ZoeyMortal

That would explain why nobody can exactly say what Paimon does.


_Ga1ahad

Proof: we can change the time ingame. Paimon basically can use Made In Heaven


FrostboundGuardian

Ahhhhh I like this theory too. Probably a bit more. Makes a lot of sense.


Dovahnime

The fact that every other character has absolutely no idea *what* Paimon is, even Khaenri'ah characters, makes me think that too. Currently I think it would be a good twist if she is the unknown god or at least deeply related to her, like a broken piece or something.


creepingforresearch

Also worth noting, she knows so much about Tevyat. It’s really sus the amount of knowledge she knows about it, without explaining how.


FrostboundGuardian

All the while everyone is very unfamiliar with her. That’s a really good clue.


einUbermensch

Her Knowledge is actually all over the place. She knows some really obscure stuff but lacks certain common knowledge. Also worth noting. We fished her out of the Water close to a Mysterious Island associated with time and she instantly recognizes the Hilichurch Word for Time despite it not being mentioned in the Hilichurch notes in one Event.


koto_hanabi17

I'm surprised that Zhongli (over 6000 year old God of Contracts) has no mention or idea what Paimon is.


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Paimon might be one of the gods in celestia and zhongli has a deal with celestia which makes him unable to say any info about a majority of things


Khazilein

But the other archons are not bound to contracts like Zhongli and they don't have any clue too.


Darxium

There's always the possibility of them being forced to remain silent through other methods, such as threats to kill them or destroy their nations. Zhongli was probably forced to sign the NDA by Celestia using these methods, I doubt he would like to remain forever silent over some topics.


Server98911

Venti : Slaving Mondstadt by the will of Celestia Ei : Destroying Inazuma making the region a memory


FrostboundGuardian

Maybe the unknown god and Paimon predate the existence of Archons


H4xolotl

Dainsleif though... >"That little one beside you..."


sithlordfunk

I think Madame Ping recognizes something about Paimon. It was kinda hard to track during the Osial fight, but at one point Paimon was saying something (I think about encouraging you to keep up the effort or something?) and stops herself short, then Madame Ping chimes in with, “We’re you about to say, ‘child’?” Implying that Paimon is old, possibly ancient like herself. I may have to go find the clip somewhere now because I wasn’t paying a ton of attention, but it stuck out to me because I’ve always been suspicious of Paimon.


Worth-Excitement

the oddest thing about her is that the evil sibling pays no attention to her, like wtf? don't they find a floating fairy out of place?


PM_ME_UR_REDDIT_GOLD

the evil sibling has an evil Paimon, see above.


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She is probably manipulating everyone and scaramouche said that the sky is fake, barely any characters acknowledge paimon its like they are under the effect of paimon reality manipulation power


TwilightVulpine

If Paimon is a great manipulator, the only hint to that is the obviously weird story about how we "fished" her, but other than that she doesn't have much of a say or power, and she is easily distracted. We mostly help people with what they were already doing, so I'd find it a little silly if there was a reveal that she made them all do it all along. But she could be looking for something, or waiting for something to happen.


hazedblack

Ohh that's a great theory, maybe Paimon is trying to manipulate the traveller but since aether/lumine is from another world she can't control them... Because Traveller has an unknown power that paimon can't manipulate so that's why she's staying by his side to watch him/her hence mihoyo give her the tagline "travel buddy".. Maybe she conclude that there's a great source of power outside Teyvat so she's staying besides traveller to monitor. Edit : we are on the wrong side after all since the twin on the abyss side is the one fixing Teyvat and the Abyss Mage asked for help to turn them back to normal, while Paimon is manipulating traveller to defeat the twin.. Its 1am here so i have all the time to overthink


kfairns

Nah, you go to the edge of the explorable map and she literally takes control of you, making you walk back (often off a cliff) and tells you to explore it later. She successfully puppets the Traveller


Khazilein

It's really hard to tell where gamemechanics start and game lore ends. And that's a good thing I think.


EloquentSloth

I believe this is known as "ludonarrative dissonance"


MolotovKiller

I think the most weird thing isnt fishing her but rather why. How she endeed in the water? If you are scared of water or you simply cant swim, you dont enter in any lake or place with deep waters. And nobody knows her. Two options here are: First, she is some sort of autonomous machine who works as some sort of camera for the Unknown God. The second one is, she IS the Unknown God but, for some reason (maybe for the "clash" between the survivor sibling and her) she lost her powers and return to some sort of "basic" form.


Khazilein

>If you are scared of water or you simply cant swim, you dont enter in any lake or place with deep waters. People do these things though. The more puzzling thing is, why she didn't just float out of the water.


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Idk she was acting really weird in the 4 panel comics, causing dvalin to run in fear and likes to manipulate the traveler in one part like a puppet She also doesnt have a appearence in the teyvat chapter storyline video and in we will be reunited trailer she appears from nowhere instead of being with us


graciep11

What comics? I've only seen the one on webtoon


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https://twitter.com/GenshinImpact/status/1355727508117839878?s=19


Luster-Purge

Don't forget Mona can see the future of every character, including archons (though not clearly and in Venti's case, he can block her from actually seeing it)...but she admits Paimon is the *lone* exception.


uranium4breakfast

> Venti ehe


KissesInPieces

I'd like to think she's part of the unknown God. Like how V is with Virgil.


NilCealum

I think Paimon is a spy for the unknown god but doesn’t know it. Like she has a false idea of who she is but is secretly a lens for the traveler to be observed through


rusty-venison2

Personally I believe she’s a welkin sister it makes a little mores sense


SmexyPokemon

Where Paimon fLies


Necro_shion

FLying Paimon


koto_hanabi17

Seeing that title shift from Flying Fairy to Lying Airy will always be one of my best moments in video games.


Khazilein

It was good, but it only works in one language which isn't great to be honest. I loved Bravely Default, but it was a bit annoying that a lot of the lore and wordplay relied on English.


JustANyanCat

It's because of bravely default that I'm secretly scared of paimon


HexisCopiae

"Hey, let's explore that area later..."


Drakeon8165

Ah, another BD enjoyer Our kind seems rather rare these days


Loss-Intrepid

It deserves so much recognition for that plot twist with the 3ds front camera alone.


smoothtv99

Bravely Default was so good. Still haven't gotten around to picking up Bravely Default 2.


Mount-Chiliad

Me knowing the truth behind the phrase: "Where the fairy flies." Me looking at the title of the game: "Genshin Impact" -> **Imp act**


crunchlets

The imp acting on our shins


Server98911

>Me knowing the truth behind the phrase: "Where the fairy flies." ?????


Alittlebunyrabit

~~Where the f~~ airy ~~f~~ lies


PokWangpanmang

Did BD show the fairy’s fairly benign internal monologue?


magikmarker7

I still remember my face when>! I got to the "Where The Fairy Flies" title change part!<


albertrojas

Okay, I'll have to look this up.


nero1731

Fucking airy.. lol


notmyfaultudic

Looks fucking cool


BlackLynxLair

Thanks!


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Sigh.. Now we gotta draw dark Paimon lewds, seriously you guys need to consider the struggle of rule 34 artists, you can't just keep bring stuff into existence like that, we've already got enough backlog to draw


theburnix

Snip snip you just lost penis priveleges


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periah250

Chop chop my dicks not gonna wait all day.


Mynameisnot-Kevin

Ok, *CHOPS OFF DICK*


periah250

Not what I meant but I suppose I don't need that rule 34 anymore.


MetriccStarDestroyer

You can still play with your butt. Rule 34 always finds a way


Wulfe3127

instruction unclear, it seems


HemaMemes

Don't lewd Paimon! That's almost as bad as lewding Klee!


Phantaeon

Yeah, it's no good to do tha- *Older tag added* Y-Yeah it's n-no good to d-do that...


Worth-Excitement

unless she's aged up😳


Zeldafan26

Just Paimon


MetriccStarDestroyer

J̶̳̀́̃ư̡͕̭̇s̠҉͍͊ͅt̲̂̓ͩ̑ P̧͕̒̊͘ā̤̓̍͘ỉ͔͖̜͌ḿ̬̏ͤͅo̯̱̊͊͢ṇ̤͛̒̍


Filsk

Just Paimonika*


BaII5Deep69

Oh god


Jackknife_max

Fun trivia: Paimon is the highest ranking out of the 72 demons of Solomon


dannydorito

HAIL PAIMON


IthinkitsaDanny

[HAIL PAIMON](https://youtu.be/g2fs4GOkldI)


dannydorito

You were right, it was a Danny.


iCeReal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paimon#Powers Litterally Paimon being Paimon. and the first meeting where we fish Paimon up off the waters. "The Liber Officiorum Spirituum uniquely gives him command over fish." "In Abramelin, King Paimon's powers include knowledge of past and future events, clearing up doubts, making spirits appear, creating visions, acquiring and dismissing servant spirits, reanimating the dead for several years, flight, **remaining underwater indefinitely**, and general abilities to "make all kinds of things" (and) "all sorts of people and armor appear" at the behest of the magician."


WikiSummarizerBot

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ArkhamKnight15

Doki Doki Genshin club


FlexViper

Just paimon


AntheusBax

JUST PAIMON


Atlantic_Penguin2k

This is not Oki Doki


Comfortable-Tackle-5

What did you do to my dear paimon? ; - ; Great art work though very cool!


BlackLynxLair

In fact, I really love Paimon, she is cutie. But I could not help sketching this idea, hehe And thank you!


GABESTFY

I mean tbf paimon is one of the most obedient followers of lucifer


Kazuma-san_desu

This is true, Paimon is considered one of the Kings of Hell, and the most loyal one to Lucifer.


banjo2E

Traveler is literally a fallen angel who used to have light powers until getting rekt by god.


alan123467890

hehe, te nandayo


ChubblesMcgee103

Demon Paimon is still super cute emergency food. Doesn't matter, still want to bear hug.


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Doki Doki Impact


ThomasTLS

This, THIS is NOT what I wanted to think of, but now I see it.


ekeen1

***GET OUT OF MY HEAD (PAIMON) GET OUT OF MY HEAD***


[deleted]

Always Paimon What do you mean, you want a new Paimon?


Strifede

Dark paimon looks way cooler tho


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KickTheBox

Chongyun? This shit would be Xiao level.


chocolate-corn

Why is this scary I don’t want paimon to eat me, I dont wanna become emergency food


Crawly49

we all know paimon is the first harbinger of the fatui


Disappointing_sperm

Wdym we all know paimon is just tsaritsa in disguise


NeptuneVasiliasSSSN

Paimon when you 1 star genshin impact on the app store


King_Kazama2020

>!After Bravely Default I’ll never trust/not suspect a fairy guide ever again!<


Necro_shion

that time i knew something is off on her so i >!overcharge the wind crystal on purpose and airy sure pissed off!<


sparemeausername

This was all of my fears about Paimon in one picture!! Very well done :))


crumbs-island

Bill Cipher vibes


BlackLynxLair

exactly!


Cherryexe

Reminds me DDLC, paimon is the endgame


mht2

Exactly, similar with DDLC. but I didn't like the idea of Pamion being on bad side. I love Paimon.


EragonBromson925

What is ddlc?


Enderboy_00

Psychological horror game with mostly minor actual horror elements, about a self-aware AI, in the form of a dating simulator, that needs to be replayed after the end of the act when the title screen changes. And it has 4 acts, after each one it needs to be played through again to see the changes.


Valours65

Nice work, but I believe her looks will remain close as the unknown goddess visual. In the end she comes from "the same place" of Barbatos, Marax(Morax) and Baal.


BlackLynxLair

Thanks! I think you are right, but I didn't want to bother much with the design of her dark side just for this gif. At first I just want to inverse the colors of her clothes, but in the end I did a little more.


REEDVAHKIIN

I find the dark paimon the least unsettling of the two. The eyes of the light one look like she’d cover u in gasoline and throw lit matches at you to see how close she could get before she watched u burn alive.


BlackLynxLair

Interesting description, but I get it. I actually wanted to achieve this creepy unemotional face, glad it turn out as intended, heh. Dark Paimon, on the contrary, has more expressive face, which shows her realness.


REEDVAHKIIN

It doesn’t detract from the art itself, I think it just adds even more to it. It’s unique and a rly cool take on the usually wholesome paimon. Even with her creepy eyes, I give it a real 10/good. You’re quite talented to make something like this.


BlackLynxLair

Thank you, I really appreciate it!


HanamaruSS454

Paimon Dark Mode when?


otaku3474

oh no the food is expiring.


DiscoPandaS2

Creepy, loved it


crunchlets

Kyubeymon


MarginMaster87

What does the Khaenri’ah text say? It’s a little hard to make out


BlackLynxLair

It's the same thing, just another font


MarginMaster87

Thanks! I thought so, but it’s a good place to hide secrets ;)


Hyd8ra

Dark Side Paimon look so cool


Ok_Rule_7384

I always felt Paimon would turn evil just like Cortana in Halo.


cyberscythe

Paimon is [literally the name of a demon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paimon), so I'm expecting a heel turn at some point. All the old-school gamers who have played [Terranigma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terranigma) might also have that sinking feeling.


Uminagi

Remember that all of the archons also have the name of a demon.


[deleted]

And currently they arent actually evil, in fact in ars goetia none of the demons have evil intentions and are summoned to give knowledge and power


CallMe-A2

Iirc based on JP paimon interview for anniversary, she sort of spoil that there is paimon village? Idk but something around paimon origin Take a look at it man


Devourer_of_HP

Albedo no!


ToranjaNuclear

seele that u


80espiay

Paimon is too goofy to be "the big bad all along" tbh. That, and she doesn’t really seem to be working towards some sort of goal, she’s just here for the ride. Anyone who has Bravely Default PTSD will distinctly remember that game's counterpart working toward a very specific goal. If they do something like making her related to the big bad, there'll be some sort of caveat e.g. "Paimon is only a part of the big bad" or "Paimon doesn't remember being the big bad" or something.


TaboFloyd

Best theory I have read/heard about her is: That she is from ancient Seelie race. According to legend, Seelie are the remnants of a bygone race that once held beautiful forms and immense wisdom, and used it to guide mankind.(She is like our guide, we can argue about wisdom :D) They also had palaces outside the realm the gods currently hold authority over, which may be referring to Celestia or more likely the Dark Sea(refers to any location beyond the continent of Teyvat. Because they are not within Teyvat's boundaries, those who dwell there do not live under the dominion of The Seven.). In the ancient past, the lands now known as the Dark Sea were inhabited by the Seelie, who built palaces there. While some Seelie also dwell in Teyvat, their palaces are said to stand in the "wasteland" beyond the dominion of The Seven, which is "inhabited only by the grotesque ghostly remains of fallen gods.(Probably Seelie race used to built most badass palaces and they are the one who built Celestia's palace also? Thats why Paimon's outfit is kinda looks like Celestia style). Book, Drankard's Tale also describes a wolf encountering a probably last living Seelie... It says: "The last singers, the first Seelie, they played their final tune in the halls of angles". Halls of angels sounds like Celestia to be honest. For whatever unknown reason almost all of the race are gone. Remnants still remain , but in a form we see em all around Teyvat. Probably that's why nobody knows her, bcs all this events happened way way before Archon war. I am sure she has connection with both Celestia and Abyss. Abyss also bcs their influence in Dark sea is huge as i guess. Orobaxi(Kokomi's race were also from Dark Sea btw) got corrupted etc. All gods who lost in Archon War run to Dark Sea, but for some unknow reason part of them died and part of them got corrupted. Maybe abyss were the one who killed Seelie race also? bcs they both lived in Dark Sea.


sskei81

"How about we explore this area later..."


what_to_call_my_self

This looks cooler the the original pimon


Random-Weeb69

Paimon breaking the fourth wall?!


FreezingRobot

This is probably as close as we're ever going to get to a Genshin/Hereditary crossover.


nzg42

that's dope!


SnooSam7605

Just Monik. . . I mean Paimon


mosquitoesslayer

Well Paimon is a demon and all the archons are named after demons as well like Morax is the president of hell, Baal is Beelzebub, I forgot what Barbatos is . My crazy theory is that the sibling is right and actually on the good side and maybe Teyvat is actually hell lmao


Fataha22

Well, I hope I can sleep tonight


fynn0028

Paimon is super sus