[4.5] Eat Gods, Get Good - A Genshin Impact Theory

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EMERGENCY FOOD IS LORE!
Also mushrooms are the powerhouse of the (cell)earth and we should bow down to our mycelial overlords.
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*TIMESTAMPS*
00:00 Introduction
03:20 Eat the Xamaran
12:00 Fungi for Life
21:00 Alkahest
28:37 Emergency Food
41:34 Closing Thoughts
*SPOILER WARNINGS*
- Chasm (Dimming mushroom's cry for help)
- Nahida Story Quest 2
- Archon Quest Ch. 4
- Canotila and the Book of Revealing
- Aranyaka
- Caribert
- Dirge of Bilqis
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*CITATIONS & FURTHER READING*
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  • Stop torturing yourself and get Opera GX: operagx.gg/Ashikai5 **NOTES AND CORRECTIONS** - I misspoke when I said that the portion of alcohol lost during -distillation- is the angel's share. It's during the aging process. That's my bad! - I've gotten a few comments about the order of Baptism, Confirmation and Communion I used. Truthfully, I found more than a dozen different variations in this process between denominations of the Church some of which differ from the order I put in the video (eg: instead of Baptism, Confirmation, Communion, the order would be Baptism, Communion, Confirmation), but I'm not completely sure the order matters much given that there IS such variance. For the theory, it only matters that the Traveler is not ready/has not come of age to participate in Communion.

    @Ashikai@AshikaiАй бұрын
    • Since you asked for mushroom recipes, here you go @Ashikai it's a traditional recipe of my family Seenekaste (Estonian Mushroom Gravy) Serves 6-8 4 tablespoons Unsalted Butter 1 Medium sized Onion, chopped 12 ounces Mushrooms, sliced (white or portobello) 2 tablespoons All Purpose Flour 2 tablespoons Sour Cream 2 tablespoons Fresh Dill, chopped 1 teaspoon Salt 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper Melt the butter in a 3 or 4 Quart Sauce Pan over Medium Heat. Add the Onions and Sauté until golden, 10-15 Minutes. Add Mushrooms and Sauté another 10 Minutes, until Mushrooms are light brown. Add Water to Cover and bring the mixture to a Vigorous Boil. Reduce heat and Simmer for 15 to 20 Minutes until the Mushrooms are tender and well cooked. Stir in the Flour(as a slurry), then the Sour Cream, Dill, Salt and Pepper. Bring to a Boil once more Stirring constantly. When the sauce Thickens, after approximately 10 Minutes, Remove from the heat. To serve, spoon over fish, red meat, poultry, or meat patties

      @ulmwilliams57@ulmwilliams57Ай бұрын
    • Also not to be “that guy”, but it’s pronounced “Dao/Daoist” even though it’s spelled “Tao/Taoist”. 👍🏻 Loved the video btw

      @snaccc@snacccАй бұрын
    • How many mushrooms did you study 😂

      @despacitoking237@despacitoking237Ай бұрын
    • I'm finding it hard to switch to Opera GX. I'm very used to my current browser, Opera GX

      @sunclove3554@sunclove3554Ай бұрын
    • WAIT angel’s share. the tavern is called angel’s share. parallels are crazy

      @Aesqie@AesqieАй бұрын
  • I can’t believe my whole catholic elementary school upbringing was a Genshin reference!!!!!

    @rintaichou@rintaichouАй бұрын
    • Wow me neither!

      @storybread4559@storybread4559Ай бұрын
    • Oh my gosh same lol!

      @TheAroSpecWallet@TheAroSpecWalletАй бұрын
    • My secondhand Catholic upbringing became useful 😂 My dad would rant about the Eucharist and how weirdly "witchcrafty" it was 😂😂😂😂 He'd be happy to know Mushrooms are still it 😅

      @colleennewholy9026@colleennewholy9026Ай бұрын
    • oh hey Rin didn't expect to see you here

      @xoderota@xoderotaАй бұрын
    • lmao

      @barabawkina@barabawkinaАй бұрын
  • Jokes are the deepest lore after all

    @Space-lxy@Space-lxyАй бұрын
    • Cyno lore:

      @shanedoesyoutube8001@shanedoesyoutube8001Ай бұрын
    • someone have reading nasu a little too much

      @1212121221233333@1212121221233333Ай бұрын
    • It's like the nursery rhymes and tales protecting the actual lore of teyvat not tinkered by irminsul

      @jalenlloyd2467@jalenlloyd2467Ай бұрын
    • Yeah... In an Hoyoverse Game, Puns, Jokes, anything Nursery Rhymes contains true Lore.

      @larsbohmer6319@larsbohmer6319Ай бұрын
    • @@larsbohmer6319 Hoyo: even jokes have significance

      @shanedoesyoutube8001@shanedoesyoutube8001Ай бұрын
  • Ashikai 🤝🏽 King Deshret _will find each other in every theory_

    @brunetteartist2750@brunetteartist2750Ай бұрын
    • "I love you in every universe"

      @surreabel@surreabelАй бұрын
    • King Deshret is the hidden protag. 😂

      @jikannomajo@jikannomajoАй бұрын
    • Don’t mention deshret in a theory or draw 25 cards 😂😂

      @cameronsifferman6484@cameronsifferman6484Ай бұрын
    • ​@@cameronsifferman6484 *draws 100 cards*

      @Zero_Li24@Zero_Li24Ай бұрын
    • ​@@jikannomajoyou laugh now but what if he actually ends up being one several years down the line 😧

      @AmbyAxolotl@AmbyAxolotlАй бұрын
  • There is also the whole "wine = Abyss" thing going, so "Traveler isn't old enough to drink" can also be read as "Traveler is not yet ready to face the Abyss"

    @wakaitsu@wakaitsuАй бұрын
    • So by the time we square up in Russia we’ll be ready for booze? Seems appropriate.

      @biazacha@biazachaАй бұрын
    • @@biazacha would be funny but we know the traveler won’t drink alcohol at any point in the game because it’s explicitly forbidden by Chinese censorship laws. That’s the more meta reason behind why everyone calls the traveler young, it’s just to avoid ever having situations where they might drink

      @JunoDrawz@JunoDrawzАй бұрын
  • If Paimon sacrifices her memories for us at the end and then we'll be the ones that need to guide her I'm gonna lose it all :')

    @Nopee531@Nopee531Ай бұрын
    • Oh my

      @FranciscoJG@FranciscoJGАй бұрын
    • If that is the climax of the story no one will be hearing from me for years

      @jbspar1624@jbspar1624Ай бұрын
    • They’re going to make us all cry so hard and make us regret every bad thing we ever said about Paimon, aren’t they?

      @sfoanna@sfoannaАй бұрын
    • @@sfoanna it just makes me think of her name card 😭 "We parted in one melody and reunited in another." WHAT DO YOU MEAN HOYOVERSE WHAT DO YOU MEAN??! 😭😭😭

      @Nopee531@Nopee531Ай бұрын
    • @@sfoanna furina 2 💀

      @kareemmarcus1824@kareemmarcus1824Ай бұрын
  • Chicken mushroom skewers, kaeya, emergency food, kaeya's chicken mushroom skewers, oh this is going to be juicy

    @Mishri2005@Mishri2005Ай бұрын
    • I tried making them, they are juicy. Much like Kaeya's lore

      @Paigeofmaces@PaigeofmacesАй бұрын
    • Now we need to know what the Chicken symbolizes.

      @paulholleger8538@paulholleger8538Ай бұрын
    • U mean this is gonna be *fruity* -Get it? Coz kaeya's specialty is fruity skewers? Ok i'll see myself out ahem-

      @mayavil@mayavilАй бұрын
    • Was the fungi creatures even mentioned once-?

      @TheAroSpecWallet@TheAroSpecWalletАй бұрын
    • @@TheAroSpecWalletyes?

      @beashemmad.sayson545@beashemmad.sayson545Ай бұрын
  • Ashikai went insane investigating a sentient mushroom

    @mikaelolafsson7513@mikaelolafsson7513Ай бұрын
    • Ashikai was already insane before that tbh

      @Opally_na@Opally_naАй бұрын
  • Venti also talks about how wine is a way of preserving memories in that Razor event..

    @surreabel@surreabelАй бұрын
    • Fell a "bull". I vaguely remember you mentioning bulls are associated with Satan or something.

      @surreabel@surreabelАй бұрын
    • So maybe to defeat the bull means to defeat the final boss and that will only happen by sacrificing Paimon.

      @surreabel@surreabelАй бұрын
    • It was specifically the dandilion wine and with what he said that was also a way of him staving off erosion.

      @Infelious@InfeliousАй бұрын
    • Didn't a mushroom retain it's memory of Rukkhadavata by submerging itself in abyssal mud?

      @normal6483@normal6483Ай бұрын
    • @@normal6483 Then abyss isn't corruption of data, rather it's conversions of all data into encrypted, higher-complex substance.

      @nabieladrian@nabieladrianАй бұрын
  • Gonna be so naked honest, listening to this when rings came up I paused and (stage) shouted "JUST LIKE THE RING CYCLE" and then unpaused and ashikai said exactly what i was thinking. it all comes back to the ring cycle. it's always the ring cycle.

    @blackbird-sleeper@blackbird-sleeperАй бұрын
    • and if u think about the theft of solomon's ring...... The ring _cycled_ back to him

      @worm2976@worm2976Ай бұрын
    • is that a movie or something?

      @Quasarii@Quasarii16 күн бұрын
  • Egeria herself might be born from Neuvi’s remains. The windglider lore says that the Shade of Life created Egeria purely from Teyvat native ingredients.

    @bethol5968@bethol5968Ай бұрын
    • Sorry i dont quite understand? Are you saying Neuvillette is older than Egeria? And by Neuvi’s remains you mean he’s a reincarnation or something? Like Dan Feng to Dan Heng?? I just narely grazed Fontaine lore so hope you can help enlighten me

      @scrappy_horns8139@scrappy_horns8139Ай бұрын
    • Sorry but I don't think it's right to name Neuvillette as the previous hydro dragon because he's just the reincarnated version plus it will add confusion to those who didn't understand the lore

      @jonrebalonzo8248@jonrebalonzo8248Ай бұрын
    • @@scrappy_horns8139 it’s a convenient way of wording. What I actually mean is Egeria was created by all the native ingredients (highly likely the stolen authority of the hydro dragon who may be Neuvi’s past or Neuvi’s first incarnation or his predecessor, as we don’t know Neuvi’s relation with the ORIGINAL hydro dragon). It’s quite a contrast, I think. The alien vs native discourse when it comes to Egeria’s creation, especially in the original CN text.

      @bethol5968@bethol5968Ай бұрын
    • @@jonrebalonzo8248 it’s a convenient way of wording. What I actually mean is Egeria was created by all the native ingredients (highly likely the stolen authority of the hydro dragon who may be Neuvi’s past or Neuvi’s first incarnation or his predecessor, as we don’t know Neuvi’s relation with the ORIGINAL hydro dragon). It’s quite a contrast, I think. The alien vs native discourse when it comes to Egeria’s creation, especially in the original CN text.

      @bethol5968@bethol5968Ай бұрын
    • pretty sure she was made from the heart of the primodial sea unfortunately and neuvi isnt associated with the sea he simply controls with with his authority.

      @johnlopez8002@johnlopez8002Ай бұрын
  • BTW do not eat amanita muscharia, you will ascend and see god and you will eventually actually see god.

    @nitesy381@nitesy381Ай бұрын
    • BUT if you manage to get ahold of the metabolites without the toxins.... lets just say urine luck.

      @NoctidBog@NoctidBogАй бұрын
    • So this is the gateway to Celestia everyone has been talking about.

      @Archetype_Angel@Archetype_AngelАй бұрын
  • Ah yes. It is not an Ashikai video without mentioning King Deshret. Truly one of the Dehsret moments of all.

    @justsomeguywithgreenhair@justsomeguywithgreenhairАй бұрын
  • I don't like mushrooms

    @BranOnline@BranOnlineАй бұрын
    • hi

      @snappyc_bg8697@snappyc_bg8697Ай бұрын
    • ?deksa ohw

      @user-md2ds2qh5i@user-md2ds2qh5iАй бұрын
    • Ok

      @beashemmad.sayson545@beashemmad.sayson545Ай бұрын
    • Nor do I 😅

      @itaakesama@itaakesama23 күн бұрын
  • wait wait so the fontaine people being made from primordial seawater, that means that when Neuvilette made them "real" people this is another example of changing (sea)water into blood??? That's such a fun detail

    @jcpichuts91@jcpichuts91Ай бұрын
  • This feels like Ashikai might have been eating some mushrooms while writing this script 😅

    @aninterestinusername@aninterestinusernameАй бұрын
  • "Ya know, at this point, I'm pretty sure I've lost my mind." Great intro, I'm here for it lol

    @paulholleger8538@paulholleger8538Ай бұрын
  • At the end of genshin. Consume Paimon? -Yes -YES -Y E S

    @key_mochi7157@key_mochi7157Ай бұрын
    • I'd rather see it as -No. -No way, Paimon is my friend. -I don't need no communion. I can face her myself.

      @kotarouinugami1745@kotarouinugami1745Ай бұрын
  • fun thing about alcohol and traveler is that while they either always deny it/ are denied it there is one person they have gotten drunk with. Venti. In Zhongli's about venti it's said that venti got them drunk. Plus every time we see Venti in an event traveler offers to drink together and Venti always agrees.

    @radisv4448@radisv4448Ай бұрын
    • venti and kaeya always winning the "most suspicious genshin character" contest fr

      @fizzyjam@fizzyjamАй бұрын
  • i dont think this means that piamon is literally emergency food but this has convinced me that she holds the travelers powers without either of them knowing

    @destinym8020@destinym8020Ай бұрын
    • We have to eat paimon now

      @BredEater9000@BredEater9000Ай бұрын
    • She is the emergency measure

      @user-dj1ss4rq1l@user-dj1ss4rq1lАй бұрын
  • As an Iranian fellow here, good job for all persian lore🔥. We still use word "peyman" or پیمان but now it doesn't mean a covenant with god. We now use it as an oath, promise or contract(maybe the meaning of that changed through history). But still confirms your point about having some kind of contract. I also have something about the word "homa" in peraian(هما) and I'll update here later because I want to check my resourses to share confirmed information. You did a really good job about the persian lore aspect🫶🏻

    @Thisisnotoriousviolet@ThisisnotoriousvioletАй бұрын
  • I still believe that Paimon is the seelie from the story of an outlander and a seelie getting married in the lunar palace. And that Dainslef is the outlander. Fitting, then, that Dainslef showed up in Tunigi Hollow... clutching a ring...

    @DrakeWurrum@DrakeWurrumАй бұрын
    • then would that explain who's dain referring on the travail to "rescue her"?

      @johnkennethyumul9438@johnkennethyumul9438Ай бұрын
    • That's the problem, you could play as Aether and lumine, but there is only one paimon, I truly believe "Her" will be referring to paimon + if they really refer to lumine, that's Abit too direct? Pretty tame huh.....@@johnkennethyumul9438

      @saoifchannel3352@saoifchannel3352Ай бұрын
    • ​@@johnkennethyumul9438 and how about the flowers from khanreah too

      @user-pt2ql2gd3e@user-pt2ql2gd3eАй бұрын
    • Reminds me of shepherd boy and weaver girl story,only rather than physical barrier,its a mental one,which is worse.

      @mythzel898bet2@mythzel898bet2Ай бұрын
    • Curiously enough, Paimon and Dain share similar starry design motifs and complementary colour pallets along with serious memory issues. Cursed seelie supposedly lose form and intelligence, kinda like what may be going on with Paimon .The story says that both human and seelie were separated and lost all memories, so it's very possible Paimon and Dainslef have a deeper connection beyond being the twins' travel buddies that we haven't explored yet.

      @madenna100@madenna100Ай бұрын
  • Youd better explore the digestion process after eating Paimon

    @jaradrichardsC137@jaradrichardsC137Ай бұрын
  • Two things: I don't know if we should put too much merit in how Xamaran et al describe Paimon. I always interpreted it like how a small child might call a horse a dog when seeing it for the first time: they don't know what a horse is, so they apply the closest description they know. Also, all of the different cultures' pursuits of knowledge just makes me realize that the goal was never knowledge for knowledge's sake, but for immortality's sake

    @krezzybot@krezzybotАй бұрын
    • Xianzhou alliance be like: PLEASE reconsider

      @khushishah982@khushishah982Ай бұрын
    • To me, it sounds less like "pursuit of knowledge", and more like "various ways of getting drunk".

      @kotarouinugami1745@kotarouinugami1745Ай бұрын
    • ​@@khushishah982 indeed Never again

      @shanedoesyoutube8001@shanedoesyoutube8001Ай бұрын
  • Great vid. Every time i saw a joke in relation to the Traveler's age, i always rolled my eyes because he clearly isn't a child. However, with the context you provided, it makes sense if the traveler hasn't fully matured yet to activate their ascension to Godhood. The potentiality that Aether may have to devour Paimon like the Narwhal to become an even greater being is wild. Another possibility is that Paimon is the sacrificial key needed to unlock the doorway to celestia in mondstat that lies underneath Venti's statue.

    @KalaGames347@KalaGames347Ай бұрын
    • Yanno what, yeah Paimon is the ring/covenant/memories that will reinstate us Apep eats Deshret but isn't satisfied with what she got..... We aRe Deshret, and will ritually devour Paimon to ascend I also like ur ventigate theory

      @worm2976@worm2976Ай бұрын
    • And since cannibalism is considered a taboo and absolutely abhorrent to most cultures the traveler refuses to do so, and in doing so dooms teyvat so is some how sent back to give it another go around, which would explain venti’s greeting to us.

      @kdooley3435@kdooley3435Ай бұрын
    • @kdooley3435 I don't understand what ur getting at. Pls be more clear. Also, how does Aether devouring paimon doom Teyvat when she isn't a part of the world structure itself?

      @KalaGames347@KalaGames347Ай бұрын
  • Ashikai punching a mushroom gave me life

    @EmptyKing23@EmptyKing23Ай бұрын
  • My mind just exploded with all these lore bombs!! Ughhhh the feeling of you want the game to be in the end phase already so you can confirm these theories but at the same time you don't want the game to end because its your fave game.. damnnn

    @MarkYu23@MarkYu23Ай бұрын
    • I feel the same way, at first i was convinced this was just a normal ftp game. A few quest mediocre story and done. But man I am not even able to comprehend 1/4 of the whole lore it’s a beautiful journey that sends us messages about how to deal with life, has great gameplay and an extraordinary storyline that has such a strong grib on us. The amount if thinking that went into this game is beyond my understanding. I love it!

      @sparkle_dream@sparkle_dreamАй бұрын
  • Maybe to share some clarification on the earlier points, coming from a catholic. The word eucharistic comes from the greek word _eucharista_ meaning thanksgiving. In catholicism and orthodoxy, we believe that bread and wine are *transubstantiated* into flesh and blood (look up eucharistic miracles for some extra fun). This process would not require any living sacrifice and all and to provide sacramental graces to followers, of which sacraments are defined as outward signs of inward graces. So by genshin standards, the foods that you talk about are directly derived from the world and creatures of teyvat, which i find it much more metal 😊 Love your lore content either way and keep up the great work!

    @TheDiabloMadness@TheDiabloMadnessАй бұрын
    • I have a question for you. As a catholic did you do confirmation or communion first? In my country its always communion first so I was kinda surprised near the end 🤔

      @The1andonlysharpshooter@The1andonlysharpshooterАй бұрын
    • @@The1andonlysharpshooterdepends on the country and diocese's practices. I went through communion first

      @TheDiabloMadness@TheDiabloMadnessАй бұрын
    • ​@@The1andonlysharpshootercommunion first for me too. Never heard of confirmation first

      @chigo999@chigo999Ай бұрын
    • @@The1andonlysharpshooter Communion first for me as well. I guess by the time you get to undergo confirmation you had to have communion first because the confirmation process is also a mass and you’ll have to, well, attend communion for that too.

      @jolynecujoh9518@jolynecujoh9518Ай бұрын
    • yes! thinking of genshin's eucharist being ACTUALLY consuming divine aspects feels so much more raw and well... magical, since it's fantasy, it's exactly the kind of change I would have made as a writer. "what if, instead of symbolism and transubstantiation, it was actually the blood and flesh of actual gods?"

      @EnchantedCharm@EnchantedCharmАй бұрын
  • every ashikai video gives me knowledge of random real-world fun facts that i can throw at people… like all my “fun facts” come from genshin lore somehow lolol

    @sleepyqinfei@sleepyqinfeiАй бұрын
  • Xamaran my beloved

    @creamedice667@creamedice667Ай бұрын
  • You know what, after the random lore drops in the latest book, I am not even surprised that food is related to lore. Now I shall have flashbacks to the Caribert video and alcohol

    @BlueDaisy33@BlueDaisy33Ай бұрын
  • it does feel like there is foreshadowing happening regarding paimon like during caribert quest where she asks the traveller if we ever grow tired of traveling with her and after the fortress of meropide part of the fontaine archon quest where she tells that we have been traveling to many places and meeting new friends together. she even got giddy when traveler said they are best adventurer duo. for me it really feels like something is going to happen to paimon in the next archon quests because of these buildup with the traveler. she might sacrifice herself in some way (fuse/absorb/block attack/stop herself from mind control) to help the traveler in the future.

    @kolt1868@kolt1868Ай бұрын
    • Natlan is too soon I think. Unless she got the Phoenix treatment.

      @L16htW4rr10r@L16htW4rr10rАй бұрын
  • That's a very unexpected video, I was expecting to see something like a summary of the quests of the previous update ngl But no matter what's the topic of the video, I'm excited and I'm waiting.

    @absolutelynotcryingcat2311@absolutelynotcryingcat2311Ай бұрын
    • Same

      @nicolas._.2294@nicolas._.2294Ай бұрын
    • Same

      @rajaryan-fe1oy@rajaryan-fe1oyАй бұрын
  • In the Narssizenkreuz quest line, Paimon says a lot about eating Chicken Mushroom Skewers too, and Caterpillar even mentions about it being some kind a foreshadowing. There's even a lot of mushrooms on the chambers following the ideals for the Blade. I really thought they would bind mushrooms in some form at the end, but they never brought it to light again. At least not that I recall. But there's that haha

    @felipepio@felipepioАй бұрын
    • My God I think you are onto something

      @L16htW4rr10r@L16htW4rr10rАй бұрын
  • Recently also saw theories about the marriage of sun and moon around Perinheri stuff, and I see this and... alchemical marriage... red king with sun symbols, white queen with moon... AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT, but Deshret and Nabu came up there too. And the Traveler was mentioned as a possible sun and paimon and. Yep. It's official, the emergency food is wedding communion, it's all coming together now. ...Also you're adorable when you ramble like a conspiracy theorist XD

    @suzuneechan@suzuneechanАй бұрын
  • Lessons learnt: (1) To get power/longevity, take Nahida out on a rainy day. Should mushrooms grow on her head, eat them. (2) Kazuha is an incarnate maple tree, which is why he needs sea ganoderma. (3) Paimon's purpose and fate has always been in front of us from the first day we started playing Genshin Impact. 🥪 (4) Ashikai is part of the story writing dev team - I mean she has to be! 🥸😏 (3) Eat mushrooms. They're good for you. Obviously. 🍄

    @darkroyal2276@darkroyal2276Ай бұрын
  • You went to the woods to look out for mushrooms, so that you can then use that recording as footage on your investigation video for an online game? That's awesome!

    @nwoDekaTsyawlA@nwoDekaTsyawlAАй бұрын
  • Ashikai's kitchen must be completely on fire after all this cooking.

    @Xorlok@XorlokАй бұрын
  • 12:02 In French version, its called "Champignon sacramental" so literally sacramental mushroom too

    @CunnyLover727@CunnyLover727Ай бұрын
  • This is so crazy when you think about the context that gnosis and vision are the heart and eyes of god. And the fact that gnosis are literally the REMAINS of the third descender…

    @eb2166@eb2166Ай бұрын
    • Btw, gnosis and visions are literally translated as "heart of god" and "eye of god" in russian translation. So it kinda always was there for me, but i still didn't think of it much

      @user-dj1ss4rq1l@user-dj1ss4rq1lАй бұрын
  • As someone who has studied ecology, I really appreciate your dedication to research mushrooms for this video (and also the mushroom petting 😊)

    @Vulpes_minor@Vulpes_minorАй бұрын
  • What if emergency food is literally the ultimate option available for the traveller at some point in the future, like the ultimate piece to match a superior power

    @alfreyn_y5478@alfreyn_y5478Ай бұрын
  • Reminds me of how Paimon mentioning chicken mushroom skewers was noted to be "foreshadowing" in one of the Narzissenkreuz quests.

    @skyfireflight16@skyfireflight16Ай бұрын
  • When Ashikai has epiphany I have intense shivers AND I LOVE IT!

    @mmmgi6763@mmmgi6763Ай бұрын
  • chicken of the woods (a yellow mushroom found on fallen trees, be careful it's got a poison twin) can be used in recipes to replace chicken, because they have a similar texture and flavor. Since you asked about mushroom recipes. Tangentially related to the video: Consuming the glowing star mushrooms from the chasm caused that one miner, grandpa something, to lose a bit of sanity, while it kept him alive, and they also provide us with refreshed light in our luminstone when we pick them, at which point they become edible safely. the ones from the surface in sumeru are used in the mushroom dish that tighnari's special food comes from, and is safe to eat. The mushrooms don't glow in sumeru, but they do in the chasm, which to me indicates that they're collecting the loose leyline energy in the chasm, which becomes something of a gift to the glowing stone we use to see and clear out the muck. It's possible that the star mushrooms are meant to transport the loose leyline energy to Irminsul's roots, but because the chasm isn't quite fully connected to sumeru (aside from that one spot in the chasm where you can climb the branches and come out under gadharva ville) the leyline energy collected by the mushrooms can't go back to Irminsul. Or it could be that whatever's causing the black muck has prevented the collected energy from going back. Either way instead of going back to Irminsul, it's granted to our elevated flashlight and allows us to do clean up. Just. something that occurred to me while i was watching

    @CleverClovers@CleverCloversАй бұрын
    • I wonder if all that light in the Chasm, is actually from the Celestial Nail at the bottom. The lumenspar we have, is just a tiny stone that chipped off the nail. And if my theory that Celestial Nails are made of Irminsul wood is true, it makes perfect sense that its light, which is concentrated human memories of past civilizations, can drive people insane.

      @kotarouinugami1745@kotarouinugami1745Ай бұрын
  • This really makes you rethink Nahida's raining line about mushrooms growing out of your head...

    @Frikinhel@FrikinhelАй бұрын
  • Ashikai be cooking with this theory... Cooking Paimon, that is.

    @XWRL6@XWRL6Ай бұрын
  • HELLOOOO! I was raised Catholic and I just wanted to say a few things. First off, even though wine is alcohol, children as young as 7 can receive it on their first communion. Secondly (this is just a small correction) Communion is generally received before Confirmation, with First Communion (USUALLY) being received as a child, and Confirmation being received as a teenager. This varies depending on where you live, but I think usually it remains in that order. Thanks for another great theory!

    @totallynotanoctopus8406@totallynotanoctopus8406Ай бұрын
  • 32:10 something I want to point out about this part is that tho Persian speakers just call paimon “ paimun”. But a lot the word “ paymon” can mean a deal too. Maybe paimon has some sort of deal with someone? And also the connection to zhongli being the god of contacts? Because “payman” can mean contract too ( though it’s not that much of a common word used to refer to a contract, it can also mean a vow too in some contexts)

    @ayami4172@ayami4172Ай бұрын
  • in this context i think it fun to point out the sacramental bread is also implied in zhongli's topaz gemstone. "the currencies that flow through this land are my flesh and blood. (...) betray it, and you taint my blood" idk if its relevant to this theory but hey, its fun! if you mentioned this in video i apologize i have a funcioning braincell

    @kingskyless@kingskylessАй бұрын
  • Perhaps it is the primordial sea that nourishes Irminsul ,it is what keeps irminsul alive (giving it life energy).By this logic primordial sea has enough life nurturing capabilities to keep Irminsul alive,so using it to replace blood is very much possible. You know what I wouldn't be surprised if Dottore used primordial sea water as bood for his several selves' body, as for memories and personality of his different ages he would need to copy it and transfer it to those bodies somehow ,I don't know how though. Anyway a very good theory as always.

    @stormysizzle1181@stormysizzle1181Ай бұрын
  • She might be a catalyst for the traveler's fusion with the sibling then, to complete their ascension/enlighten/growth etc. A union of opposites and all.

    @kanrakiddler@kanrakiddlerАй бұрын
  • Every great lore theory must include an obligatory Deshret reference at some point. Overall, great video! The way you tie things together always amazes me!

    @corinnetheanime@corinnetheanimeАй бұрын
  • I dunno guys... this version of Cooking Mama is a bit scary.

    @jikannomajo@jikannomajoАй бұрын
  • You know it's gonna be great when Ashikai open with saying she's losing her mind

    @fajardwiyanto9885@fajardwiyanto9885Ай бұрын
  • im so obsessed with these paimon theories

    @Cleeooor@CleeooorАй бұрын
  • Went into this video with no idea at all how deep it would go. Towards the beginning I was thinking, “Is this all going to connect to the Leylines and memories/loss of memories, and “death” and absorption as it has been presented in game?” and then bam! Can’t wait to watch again!

    @sfoanna@sfoannaАй бұрын
  • LET HER COOK LET HER COOK!

    @worm2976@worm2976Ай бұрын
  • It was unexpected to find out in the description of the legend (the king's version) the plot of the Soviet cartoon "The Magic Ring" (1979) I also immediately remembered how often Paimon mentions mushroom skewers, and this is even annoying nonsense while thinks in the Narcis's quest....

    @farlongel@farlongelАй бұрын
  • My brain is still processing the lore parts of the video, but a good mushroom recipe is simply roasting pearl oyster mushrooms with a bit of olive oil salt and pepper. They're so addicting. Also slicing up and roasting portabella mushrooms with green and yellow zucchini. Also very addicting lol

    @Lunneus@LunneusАй бұрын
  • So much great stuff! One thing i noticed, i am surprised that of all the ring correlations you made to Paimon, you did not mention that her crown/halo is a literal ring. I found that pretty interesting indeed! I totally believe at the end of the story, the traveller will be bestowed something from Paimon, somehow. Whether it be power, status, or to become a new creation/being. Just as one is bestowed a ring in either royal lineage rituals or in marriage.

    @Helder_Mark@Helder_MarkАй бұрын
  • It’s crazy how much research you do to make these connections you could seriously right research papers in academia instead of this. But these videos are always so fun and are always a positive!!👍🏻

    @dndmtg299@dndmtg299Ай бұрын
  • off topic but your sudden interest in eucharist only for it to suddenly pop up is especially funny to me considering i've ALSO been thinking about the eucharist a bit lately only for it to suddenly pop up in this video, also i've had a lot of similar situations in my life recently like thinking about something and it suddenly showing up. weird, anyways slay video

    @39BiN03@39BiN03Ай бұрын
  • Recently been watching Homu Lab's lore videos and saw Elysia as a representation of Jesus in HI3. If Paimon is the sacrificial lamb of Genshin, maybe she's the Genshin version of Elysia? Elysia was a Herrscher who rebelled against the Honkai and what gave subsequent Herrschers a shot in using Honkai power for humanity, while Paimon has symbolism from Celestia and chooses to help the traveler instead

    @astraea9630@astraea9630Ай бұрын
  • the level of conspiracy board energy in this one is *potent*

    @kai-gm9re@kai-gm9reАй бұрын
  • finally. spore lore.

    @orangecat8343@orangecat8343Ай бұрын
  • 26:05 that line about the Oceanid blessing a person is basically what happened to Diona, was that always the plan? When was this weapon released in relation to when we learned Diona was blessed by the Springvale Oceanid?

    @v.v365@v.v365Ай бұрын
    • Isn't that the new event weapon or

      @nicolas._.2294@nicolas._.2294Ай бұрын
    • Well we learned about Diona's gift in 1.1 when she was released. The 4.1 Waterborne Poetry event revealed the spring fairy was Callirhoe. The Dialogues of the Desert Sages weapon was released as an event reward this patch, which is 4.5.

      @bookswithike3256@bookswithike3256Ай бұрын
    • @@bookswithike3256 thank you so much for this

      @v.v365@v.v365Ай бұрын
  • every time i watch an ashikai video i feel like i can understand the quest or the plot of genshin better… but with this one it felt like finally connecting all the loose ends and cracking the case wide open!! like when you accidentally watch a series out of order and then when you rewatch it in the right order everything starts making sense and suddenly EVERYTHING CONNECTS PERFECTLY and there’s foreshadowing EVERYWHERE! great one ashikai! i believe you have truly outdone yourself. sometimes i imagine hoyo writers watching your videos in horror that you’ve figured everything out 😭

    @j2oro@j2oroАй бұрын
    • I just found out about those lore videos especially those of ashikai somehow it never occurred to me to watch lore about genshin but after binging a few of those videos today ITS ALL COMING TOGETHER i feel like i understand everything much better now and i see more purpose in certain stylisric choices of the game developers. It’s crazy how much though went unto this single game

      @sparkle_dream@sparkle_dreamАй бұрын
    • @@sparkle_dream EXACTLYYY!! it’s SO fascinating to see how every single piece of this game is intentional and well thought out

      @j2oro@j2oroАй бұрын
  • at the end all i can think is "its the freakin' Fae!". always love your lore videos! I'm not gonna lie with all the heavy emphasis on sacrifice especially hear lately paired with Paimons increased sussy attitude about her disappearing/being parted from the traveler it feels like shes being setup AS a sacrifice, so this video was perfect timing for me haha

    @CalmJasper@CalmJasperАй бұрын
  • You cooked so hard that I want to eat mushrooms now ..... pizza time it is.

    @bholluBhollu@bholluBholluАй бұрын
  • Favorite youtuber

    @Adriaannnn_@Adriaannnn_Ай бұрын
  • I can't wait for a video of yours about the Perinheri books

    @AntonioPelux94Peluso@AntonioPelux94PelusoАй бұрын
  • Omg this was amazing! Speaking of food and fish, apparently the traveler calls paimon the god of fish in their voice lines? Have you watched "this is my name for nows" Angel egg theory? He also speaks of King Deshret and the purpose of the Golden Slumber. it is quite an amazing theory if you have some time to spare.

    @elveebee3264@elveebee3264Ай бұрын
  • FINALLY WERE TALKING ABT XAMARAN

    @belindahenry2372@belindahenry2372Ай бұрын
  • This kind of craziness is why i love watching this channel 😂

    @GeroniMomartinezMG@GeroniMomartinezMGАй бұрын
  • Paimon said she's not even kid, she's an adult ..yah she reveal soon her true identity

    @Maki420_.@Maki420_.Ай бұрын
  • BTW: Amrita = nectar of immortality in Hindu texts and Pari literally translates to fairies in Hindi so all that you're saying would easily make sense cuz much of what they have named in Sumeru also comes from the Hindi language! Hope that helps!

    @Overlord_11235@Overlord_11235Ай бұрын
  • Yaaaassssss!!!!!!! I was literally thinking about when you would post again this morning.....btw did you know about the new book from this patch? I am sure you do but still i am wandering what you could cook with that🙃

    @nicolas._.2294@nicolas._.2294Ай бұрын
  • I can't believe I just listened to a 44 minute video primariky on mushrooms and alcohol, and I'm not quite sure why, but I enjoyed it lol. good video btw.

    @capawesome6127@capawesome6127Ай бұрын
    • All the research that went into this is amazing

      @sparkle_dream@sparkle_dreamАй бұрын
  • So good that I gotta watch it again. Thank you, Ashikai!

    @sylvarogre5469@sylvarogre5469Ай бұрын
  • I've watched or heard all your videos but at the same time actually heard less than 10 mins total, its just so nice to have you playing in the background

    @Zephyr425@Zephyr425Ай бұрын
  • Yup. The "SHAVA" in rukkhashava means "corpse"

    @worm2976@worm2976Ай бұрын
    • Like shavasana Shava = corpse, Asana = Pose Oh my god…

      @extriss03@extriss03Ай бұрын
  • Ashikai videos make the day better💙

    @heathcliff3530@heathcliff3530Ай бұрын
  • Ouuu super excited!!! And i agree food is definitely lore of some kind, especially with the potion sales event! Also been catching up with some of the other videos I missed, it definitely helped me alot! Thank you for all these videos!

    @sadie2914@sadie2914Ай бұрын
  • Ashikai!! The wait for your videos is ALWAYS worth it! Can't wait for more juicy lore in 4.6 Dain quest (probably)

    @ar19158@ar19158Ай бұрын
  • I love u videos sm!! Not only am I learning genshin lore, I’m learning a bunch of irl stories and facts lol 😂

    @anonymous-co5hh@anonymous-co5hhАй бұрын
  • You had me at "consecrated beasts devoured fallen gods" because .......you're right????? i have bever processed that? Technically i knew about the abysslings and the beasts......but it just never clicked?????

    @worm2976@worm2976Ай бұрын
  • Your videos drive me crazy with interesting thoughts about this game that I never thought would hook me as much as it does with its lore. Also I love your dog and I WANT him

    @Royalhuntsman-to9tn@Royalhuntsman-to9tnАй бұрын
  • 0:01 sums up this entire video quite nicely

    @neilgupta2951@neilgupta2951Ай бұрын
  • i haven't been roped into learning this much about mushrooms since i read little mushroom lol

    @vanehla@vanehlaАй бұрын
  • The next video is about butterflies and faeries, right :D YAAAY Anthropology, science, mushrooms AND pagan fae Ashikai these videos are getting really specific with all of the things i LOVE I literally had a mushroom phase and faeries are my favourite monsters Keep up the good work. IM SO EXCITED

    @HauntedMushroom96@HauntedMushroom96Ай бұрын
  • you make me happy ashi ❤

    @b4u4ever26@b4u4ever26Ай бұрын
  • Love this theory, actually got me reading my old notes about mycorrhiza from forest ecology class lol

    @elwewn1179@elwewn1179Ай бұрын
  • I love your videos, I always learn so much new and I love how you connect the dots even in so...random places at times. I enjoy your theories a lot, but somehow this one blew me away?? Idk just connecting tiny things that really connect together...like even if they aren't THAT important as actual lore-lore, I think they still hold a lot of meaning and you always help to explain such connections and I really dig that! Thank you for all your effort as always!

    @shiritsuskorone405@shiritsuskorone405Ай бұрын
  • I was super interested in Xamaran when the chasm first came out and it’s probably my favorite landmark in genshin. I wrote my first ever theory speculating about sumeru and the dendro archon and I was super wrong but I’m so glad you’re talking about Xamaran and mushrooms, I just think fungi are so interesting. Anyway prob my new favorite video of yours Ashikai:)

    @jam6079@jam6079Ай бұрын
  • Ashikai makes even the ad enjoyable to watch. ❣

    @deasilie5174@deasilie5174Ай бұрын
  • Great job with this video! I love your voice and your Genshin theories~! Keep up the great work!!

    @HanayoSora@HanayoSoraАй бұрын
  • Awesome day When an Ashikai vid drops❤

    @sinclaire5479@sinclaire5479Ай бұрын
  • This video is the epitome of the "Let's go. In and out. 20 minute adventure" meme.

    @thegamingnerd4@thegamingnerd4Ай бұрын
  • HOLY THAT WAS YOUR IRL FOOTAGE! NICE 😃😃

    @unit03@unit03Ай бұрын
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