Let's explore a Genshin Impact iceberg, why not

Follow me as I rip this iceberg chart to pieces like the smart person that I definitely am.

This took 4 months to make amidst school, work, mental breakdowns, lack of motivation and overall laziness on my part and also i lost part of the project at one point but HEY better LATE THAN NEVER hahAA

(Yes, I did remove and add some topics)

Intro: 00:00
The Sky: 00:55
Tip of the Iceberg: 05:21
Shallow Waters: 14:06
Water: 27:10
More Water: 36:03
Even More Water: 43:48
The Abyss: 55:23
Outro: 1:00:40

Songs used:
1. Let the Living Beware (Hu Tao's Theme - tnbee mix)
2. Happy Journey
3. Knights of Favonius
4. Treasury from the Northland
5. Beats of Water Drops
6. Rex Incognito (Zhongli's Theme)
7. Letter From Ajax (Tartaglia's Theme)
8. Overtüre der ewigen Nacht (Fischl's Theme)

And as always, thanks for watching, everyone!

[lavendernights]

i do remember seeing a tiktok video explaining that kaeya's (and eula’s) hair is what's known as a 'lovelock' where there is a section of hair that is longer than the others and it is made to rest over the left shoulder to show devotion to a loved one

[FelixRaycher]

Referring to "Archons are false Gods" part - In the first chapter (Prologue) of official manga, Venessa asks Venti about Celestia. Judging from his look, he's both sad and terrified by that question which he ignores, as we can see three shady characters with red background behind them.

My theory is: Those three guys are some sort of priests, who are controlling Archons in some way, watching them down from Celestia. As Raiden Shogun said in her voiceover, Visions aren't necessary granted by Archons, which is another sign of something not being right.

[honeyjar]

"If you spend one month in the abyss (N O T RECOMMEND-)"

That part made me laugh so hard

[xiabug]

Kaeya's hair is based on a european love lock, it's a symbol of status of more well-off families from way back in the days of nobles. Eula has the same thing. It's a silent acknowledgement of his stemming from Khaneria'h's royalty.

[hunibear]

11:02 Of course there's the much darker note where Alice suggests removing the need for gathering energy for the hilichurls by simply killing the old ones, grinding them up, and feeding them to the younger ones.


Alice is terrifying.

[dancinglightsamv]

The part about ruin guards has some misinformation. They were indeed called field tillers in the past but they were not used to defend or guard ruins. They were war machines in an attempt to conquer more land (hence 'field tillers') to expand the nation of khanria (excuse my spelling). When the nation was defeated the field tillers roamed the land and were attracted to ruins similar to those of their homeland, resulting in the name 'ruin guard'

[Cheekseen]

Now that the Enkanomiya region is unlocked, we now know that there a higher being than the unknown goddess, which is the Primordial One.

Also great video btw!

[maybe]

30:53 All archons are gods, but not all gods are archons. "Archons" are specifically the gods of the seven elements, and there were no archons until Celestia opened the seven thrones. Morax, Guizhong, Andrius, Decarabian, Havria and others were all gods prior to the archon war. It's worth noting that you don't have to be a god to become an archon, but the process of becoming an archon will turn you into a god in the process. Barbatos was just a minor wind spirit, who only became the god of freedom when Andrius dropped out of the running for anemo archon and let him ascend to Celestia uncontested. And Venti is seemingly STILL the god of freedom even now, despite losing his gnosis.

[null--fh]

would be interesting to suddenly have the objective:
"Defend the abyss lector"

[ItzMeKiyo]

Paimon being the unknown god is so obvious that if ever Mihoyo goes into that route into the lore, a lot of fans and the genshin community would be in an uproar of how cliche it is.

[alvarofigueiredo]

8:44 well as someone who has played quite a bit of honkai, i can confirm that honkai and genshin have a connection, with dvalin having been observed for a few moments during a test to find a way into the imaginary tree

[Slydime]

This has made me interested in Genshin's lore

[BiBiren]

There is a minor 'lore' in Liyue (which is actually a huge issue in that place) which is about the water contamination. I am surprised how they didn't solve the crisis yet.

[nabilamiah]

Listening to Genshin lore icebergs while doing my arts project (which is Genshin-themed) is such a vibe

[remacyyy]

idk if my logic makes any sense but here me out. if we take into account the theory that Paimon is one of the three moon sisters and that Asmoday has three heads, it would make sense that maybe the unknown goddess at the begining of the game is really Paimon, or more accurately, the three moon sisters taking on a new form. i dont think this is too far fetched for mihoyo but lmk if this could be debunked.

[maypot]

"Teyvat is upside down"
Maybe thats why Anemo Traveller's absorption priority is different(reversed) from other characters lmao

All Anemo characters except Traveller uses: pyro>hydro>electro>cryo order, while the traveller uses: cryo>electro>hydro>pyro ww

[sandwraith]

I love how genshin is hated by a lot of people who didnt even Play it but it Has one of the best written and interesting lore I've ever seen in fiction. The fact that Mihoyo hide a lot of things that Has to be discovered by fans is imo amazing

[crystalgacha]

My theory is :
Paimon is our vision, because visions are given to people so the celestia can keep watch of those people, so paimon is here to keep watch on us aswell.

Editttt :
On the recent event with kichiboushi the tanuki, kichiboushi miss pronounced paimon's name to "*BYEmon" "SPYmon" And "paiMORE" It sounds like a hint from mihoyo that paimon is a spy, like the vision theory I mentioned, and she's more than what meets the eye, and possibly will leave us someday

Edit 2 :
Found a theory that said paimon mightve been the one to grant us the power to weild the elements from the statues, not to mention the statues have a similar design to paimon. And also, it's a bit odd that paimon is our guide and knows a lot about Tyvat but people in Tyvat doesn't seem to know what or who she is.

[ookiett]

35:31
As someone with both disorders I can safely say, I relate heavily to sucrose(on the aspect of having a special interest, being dangerously introverted, hyperfocusing so much on something that you put your health on the line, etc.) but since it's not actually cannon most people just headcannon it for fun ig? Anyways if she did happen to be a cannon nuerodivergant character, in my opinion she'd be a great rep(except for some aspects ofc, like the stereotype that we're either incredibly dumb or that antisocial smart guy that belittles everyone-)

[funniibunniiful]

20:16 Lisha - From what I recall (therefore take with a grain of salt) of world quests in the area, Lisha used to be a city/civilization somewhat aligned with Liyue but not under Morax's protection directly? The civilization collapsed 500 years ago after being overrun by the Cataclysm and the monsters from it. The theory is that the relatively recent troubles with the Chasm, where the Traveler meets NPC miners talking about being unemployed, is related to whatever destroyed Lisha, now reawakened.