Story Teaser: Promise of a People's Dream | Genshin Impact 

Ei's past: dramatic Ei's story quest: *Dango milk*

"But I've seen a nation strive forward, and lose everything to the Heavenly Principles." Basically, Ei fears progress and wants Inazuma to stay the same because she's afraid her nation is going to be the next Khaenri'ah.

Can we just appreciate how Genshin has a brilliant way of telling stories in the art style inspired by a nation With telling the story of Baal they did excellent on the art style which mainly focuses on the Japanese art style

Props to Anne Yatco for this AMAZING performance. You can clearly feel the sadness and pain by the way she delivers the lines here. It’s also amazing how she switches from Ei to Raiden Shogun throughout the whole archon quest. This and Kazuha’s story teaser about his friend are the most heartfelt ones imo. They’re such good and talented VAs.

Ei: heartbreakingly sad backstory Yae: oh no! Anyway...

Can we also take a moment to appreciate the amazing VA? Her voice sounds so sad and tragic yet so powerful and regal in a way the supreme ruler of a nation would. I’m always amazed every time I listen to this cutscene.

Ei's quest was honestly a nice balance of both wholesomeness and self-reflection for her. sure people want her to know the consequences of her actions, but surely she must've known that people will be hurt by the vision hunt decree when she implemented it, the question was simply how? how could she know the way she hurt them if she doesn't even understand their views? the quest was about bringing her out and showing her the change that happened to Inazuma, to rethink her thoughts of "eternity", an eternity that will help her people instead of a one sided-view that resulted in the vision hunt decree. the quest was to let her know her people's views, to understand their views is important in order to know how she hurt them, that understanding is important for her before she can truly redeem herself i can see why people may not like her quest, it can be viewed as a date/hangout, but at the same time can be viewed as the bridge to understanding her and the people of inazuma, and thus a less tense quest is needed zhongli's(his first quest atleast) and venti's quest are different because we only know their casual side prior to it, we knew them as mortal first before knowing them as an archon, they're more like spectators in their quest, yet still letting us know their godly side and how they rule their respective nations. meanwhile we knew Ei as an archon first before we know her casual/mortal side, and thus her quest reflect on that by letting us know that side of her we didn't see in the archon quest tl:dr, it is absolutely necessary for a casual hangout like this for her quest in order to know her beyond her role as an archon, while allowing her to understand her people and eventually know how she hurt them and apologise for what happened

I don't see why people see her character quest as a date while I think it's more like her trying to understand her people more. She went around and tried to update herself with the current situation and become a better ruler, just like what Yae and Traveler wants. It's not like she can redeem herself immidiately but what is dethroning her gonna do other than making it easier for the Fatui to conquer Inazuma?

Every Archon has a very important person (among others) that they lost which defines their present attitude Venti: After the death of the nameless bard, he took his form and created a beautiful nation of freedom because that's the world he wanted his friend to live in. Zhongli: After the death of Guizhong he used the wisdom she taught him to build a prosperous nation, where humans could be safe like she wished. In the funeral for himself he still uses her favorite flower. Ei: After the death of her sister she isolated herself and tried to achieve Eternity so no one would suffer the losses she did. She gave up the idea of progress because she wanted her people to be safe.

If wars didn't happened, our Electro Archon would have been called the God of Light instead of the God of Eternity.

I like how there is such a distinct change between the Raiden Shogun and Ei. Ei's voice is more emotional and warm, while the shogun 's voice almost has an echo or empty quality to it. Yet still the same VA😯 you can just hear the switch at 01:25

"Never stop searching, even if only for a brief flash of light, if nothing else-- we have the present moment."

Seems like Aether and Lumine weren't the only to meet the "Unknown God"...

Twins in every story always have a sad story. Lumine and Aether: *chuckles* We're in danger

0:10 - Narukami - Sakura 0:16 - Kannazuka - War 0:20 - Watatsumy - God 0:25 - Yashiori - Serpent 0:28 - Seirai - Shoot 0:32 - Sturumi - Spirits

I'm sad no one's talking about how Anne Yatco say the line " Perhaps if time stand still, where the lightning's glow never fade" DUDEEE the way she say's 'glow' in that line is just perfect! The atmosphere, the rising intensity of the music and her sad yet powerful tone fits together perfectly. It's like she experienced the same thing and is reflecting it on the character she is voicing- AHHH 💝💝

Ei's story: Tragic Ei's story quest: *_D A N G O M I L K_*

If Ei's constellation is Imperatrix Umbrosa because she was Makoto's shadow and ruled alongside her, then it only makes sense that Makoto's was Lux Dei as it was her Light that symbolized eternity and cast Ei's shadow. In addition, Raiden Shogun's Talent Material is the Philosophies of Light

I still can’t believe I’ve been playing this for a whole year

1:23 I love how the voice tone switches from Ei to The Raiden Shogun.

So technically Ei’s considered to be part of the original seven who won the Archon war because she and Makoto fought as one being during that time, but Makoto became the first official Electro archon who possessed the gnosis while Ei continued to work in the shadows until Makoto’s death.

Finally i could screenshot this, i was so mesmerized by this cut scene that i didnt get to screenshot AHAHAHAHAHHAHAH

0:59 Yae Miko hugging Makato has to be the cutest thing i have seen 😭😭

0:59 Yae Miko moment

Had to rewatch this a couple times to get what was going on when Makoto died. It seems like they helped to attack Khaenri’ah with the Unknown God, but Makoto fell. Khaenri’ah had progressed, and that’s why the Unknown God destroyed them. Therefore, Ei wanted to keep Inazuma from progressing to keep her nation safe from the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles. So I feel like we’ll see Ei again when we get to Khaenri’ah.

the VA did such a great job in this one... the sadness and cracks in her voice... you can feel the emotions behind those words... literal goosebumps

Fun fact Alot of people don't know this but Orobashi was slain using the polerarm and not the sword (Mussou Icchin). During Orobashis attack; Makoto was alive and well ; however she had business affairs to attend to leaving ei to deal with Orobashi. The mussou Icchin (Makotos sword/Booba sword) was only passed to Ei when Makoto died. We also see Ei in this trailer Infront of Orobashi with her Polerarm ( The engulfing lightning)

0:59 yae miko’s fox form 🥺

When your sister died but you remember you can't cook an egg.

The dream is the electro Buff

P.O.V: you are a mobil player with a device that isn’t compatible to Genshin so this scene froze for you.

0:08 Baal holds a sword, while Beel, her reflection, holds a polearm

Am I the only one who thinks that the Archon's ENG VAs are on point? From Venti, Zhongli, and now Ei? I'm loving it!:)

This is one of the coolest animated scenes and the ost for it is gorgeous, the visuals and music on "The present moment is a fragile illusion" is so pretty aaaa and the cut of her with "I am no longer the shadow" everything about it is so good Also her using the same quote she used in the electro gemstone with "Mine is the most supreme and noble form"

AYO @ 0:32 you can see the cursed parasol, coming as a weapon in 3.3

0:27 People say Oz is just a manifestation of Fischl's imagination but the thunderbird looks *exactly* like him. I'm convinced there is a connection between the two.

*The last lines felt like she was casting a spell, it felt powerful. The voice actor did a great job*

finally get to rewatch this amazing cutscene

Her VA is so amazing. The way she va the raiden shogun and Ei are easy to differentiate!

has anyone else noticed how in she changes from Ei to Raiden shogun in the last couple of lines, its also the thing she says in the electro ascensions gems.

0:58 Yae's fox form is absolutely adorable, I love it so much

0:58 - you can see Yae's fox form on Baal's arms, she's just so cute!

A very tragic story of my favorite character, explaining her aspiration for eternity. I can hear how gently Ei is quoting Makoto's words, and the pain in her voice when she's telling about her loss. But I'm happy with how this story ended in chapter 2 of her quest. I love Ei for all eternity ⚡

As someone who doesn't care about the meta.. getting 1 shot characters ( even though I try sometimes ), being competitive and getting full stars in abyss, also not buying primogems, only battlepass and welkins (mostly because I'm broke lmao). I find this game extremely interesting.. to me it is not only a place for me to pleasure myself by playing for hours.. but also a place to learn morals from different types of people. Genshin is one of those games.. for example, I learned in Liyue while talking to Zhongli about the true importance of travelling is not out destination.. but the people and stories we hear along the way. And in Inazuma.. about eternity.. is that even if we try to stay the way we are right now.. how comfortable our life is, change is inrvitable and it will come.. so either prepare yourself for change in the future.. or be caught off guard by sudden change. The Inazuma part alone made me rethink my life decisions.. I am a game addict and for so long I've neglected my responsibilities, hoping that I could just play forever.. however that is not the case. One day, my family will die, no longer will they be able to support me.. so while they are still alive, I should focus on my responsibilities first.

The fact that she's using a glider and not her actual wings is a crime and such a missed opportunity...

Everyone mourning Makoto and Signora meanwhile I'm still sobbing for the homie Teppei.

Someone over at Bilibili noticed that the Raiden Shogun has both Ei's and Makoto's designs in her: Ei's short sleeve on her right, Makoto's long sleeve on her left, and her headpiece a combination of the two. Also Ei seems to have placed her consciouness in Makoto's katana. I had wished that her story quest brushed up about the deeper sides to her persona more 😢

After Raiden's Act II, it is interesting to see the imagery that appears knowing what we know now. At about 0:35, Ei speaks about how she "even lost her," and a drop of what appears to be blood sprouts into the Thunder Sakura, which she then says "The tales are still retold in the shade of every Thunder Sakura." I wonder if this imagery is intended and planned, or if it was simply a beautiful coincidence.

Eternity she shall have, eternity they should have. I'm starting to see that ALL the archons have their own way of protecting their countries and getting ready for a rebellion against the heavenly principles. This just all leads up to Khaenriah being straight up advanced af because they were the main target. Anyways, on topic, Raiden really had a great idea to protect her country, just that it's taken wrongly, and she doesn't listen to her people.

Ei Backstory: Sad and Depressing Ei Story Quest: Being a BOOMER

Raiden’s VA is amazing the emotion and breathiness in the lines are phenomenal

Seriously, this game is getting really friggin epic with it's cutscenes! Like, these are some of the best scenes I have seen in a game period!

Anne Yatco did such an amazing job voice-acting as Ei and Raiden Shogun. Her acting is one of the many reasons why I instantly liked the shogun back at Chapter 2 Act 2. The way that Ei is soft and the shogun is intimidating is an amazing range. I always shiver whenever the shogun talks huhu

I love the build up of the story getting to Khaenriah. The story of each land tells the tale of eruption due to time, and becomes prominent subject for Inazuma's Archon. Which then proceeds to unfold the tale of a God that wishes eternity. For it is the only path to bring everything to stillness and never to be affected by said eruption.

Congratulations genshin, you've already been making millions of people have fun for 1 year! Time flies by ... 1 year has passed since I met genshin, congratulations on this great achievement

0:27 this is Kapatchir right? The guardian of Tsurumi Island?...Hoping to see Chiyo some day...(Pls Mihoyo XD)

Okay but when’s she getting a proper story quest that explores her past like the other archons, instead of just a shopping date?

You can clearly see when the tone of the voice shifts from Ei to Raiden Shogun.

That transition from Ei to the Raiden Shogun was seamless down to the voice acting

Anne Yatco without hesitation delivered one of the great voice acting in gaming history.

the marketing and art team at mihoyo are really killing it. the balancing teams though...

"Mine is the most supreme and noble form Let power over the realm be vested in me In this form shall I honor my subjects' dream For a land of Eternity, unchanging forevermore." So powerful 🥺

"I purged all obstacles to progress." Wait so Ei was all for progress before but after witnessing Khaenri'ah fall, she no longer pursues it... Wow.

Anne Yatco's voice is so sad and powerful in this animation, she absolutely NAILED it.

Yae: wanna see my fox form? Traveller: yes Yae: in your dream Mihoyo: do you want electro buff? Community: yes Mihoyo: in your dream

Everyone talking about Archon quest and Ei in comments: *Talks about lore* Me seeing cute fox form of Yae Miko being hugged by Makoto at 0:59 : Absolutely adorable.

i feel so bad for ei even if shes just a fictional character ngl the VA also did a very great job on voicing this!

I cant be the only one who wants an anime for this game.

OOT: Keep in mind that her cooking are so bad to the point developers banned her from cooking.

Yae in fox form: *exists* Me and the others: Must Pet the Fox Yae Guuji: In Your Dreams!

"It was her canon event."

Thx mihoyo we can earn 80 primo per day right now

0:58 Damn so that's how Miko looks like in her fox form (she is holding her)

Archons and their issues: Venti: alcoholic drunkard Zhong Li: no money Raiden: hikikomori

,,But I've seen a nation strive forward and lose everything to the Heavenly Principles.. perhaps only if time stands still will the lightning's glow never fade..." These two lines tell everything. How Ei lost so many things, so many people close to her thanks to progress and after Khaenri'ahs destruction she fears that one day Inazuma will be destroyed as well because of it. So she believes only with eternity can she protect her nation.. Dang I love this game

Ok. I am clearing this once and for all. There are two sister goddesses with Electro powers. The elder one is Raiden Makoto (Baal) and the younger one is Raiden Ei (Beelzebul). 'Raiden' is a title used by both, which means 'Thunder And Lightning', which is a reference to their Electro powers. Both fought in the Archon War together. At the end of the War, Raiden Makoto ascended to Celestia to assume the divine seat, gnosis and title of the Electro Archon. She then established the Inazuman Shogunate and became the Shogun. Raiden Ei, on the other hand, became her 'Kagemusha (Shadow Warrior/Body Double)' to assist her in matters of warfare. Administrative matters were in the hands of Makoto. After Makoto's death, Ei inherited 2 things from her:- (i) The post of the Electro Archon. (ii) The post of the Shogun. But because she was so devastated by her sister's demise, she did not feel like ruling Inazuma herself. She created a puppet (The Shogun) to take care of the Shogunate's daily affairs. She herself retired to the Plane Of Euthymia, which is an extension of her own consciousness. This plane of her own consciousness and she herself are contained within the sword, Musuo Isshin, which is in tuned contained within the Shogun, who uses it when necessary. Now, due Ei's reclusive lifestyle and Makoto' active social life, the people of Inazuma are only familiar with Makoto/Baal. They do not know about Ei/Beelzebul. They think Baal is still alive as Beelzebul did not inform them of her death. As they are twins, the people thought there is only one Shogun who rules Inazuma. Ei, thanks to her solitary character, couldn't care less about such trivial matters and continues to keep the people uninformed about this. Hence the people continue to use the name 'Baal' for their Archon even though she is dead and it is Ei (Beelzebul) who is the current Archon. Moreover, the title of the 'Raiden Shogun' applies to Raiden Makoto, Raiden Ei and the Shogun (Puppet), even though the puppet (The Shogun) does not have the title of 'Raiden', which only belongs to the two sisters. Thank you for reading.

Major spoilers below! So like, (this is just my observation and a few minutes of googling so take it with a load of salt) I just noticed Makoto had a wisteria motif in her design and Ei had morning glory in hers. Both flowers symbolise love, beauty,... but the notable difference was that wisteria symbolises longevity while morning glory symbolises mortality. Makoto perished while Ei kept on living, which is ironic and sad Mihoyo why you do this

She lost her friends and her sister to the Cataclysm, so she wanted her nation to be in an unchanging eternity because she believed it would save her people and her loved ones that are left Am I getting this right?

Ei: “my name.. means shadow with every thing loss!” She so cute tho

Who is here after Raiden Story part 2? ❤️

Do you know why Raiden Mei in Genshin doesn't has the “M” in her name? Because Makoto is dead. (Raiden -M- Ei)

Wish we could see Yae's form in game! Maybe it can be her burn animation!

The most interesting thing about this patch is that we finally saw an archon in their God form, absolute and ruthless towards their goal of Eternity. Yet an old friend of theirs was able to bring them back to the real world and out of this state of eons of isolation and loneliness. I think it's fascinating how this time the Raiden Shogun herself had to alter her entire approach towards Eternity in order for Inazuma to progress.

I dont see a lot of people commenting on it, but at 0:28 you can see her killing the Thunderbird. The same one from Ruu's quest. This is when the Thunderbird wrecked havoc after learning of Ruu's demise.

Unchanging, unless its fanfiction and someone reincarnates as the Raiden Shogun with unlimited power...

Ei : uh Celestia can I have Makoto back? Celestia : sure Ei : reall- Celestia : yeah just cook an egg ^_^♡ Ei : FUC-

Goosebumps, everytime.

Wow, it hits so different now with Enkanomiya's new lore especially that Orobashi scene after I knew the truth that happened in that moment :(

At least she not lonely anymore, well because she have Sara, the people that support her and last Yae and the Traveller. Also how cute is Yae fox form 😊

0:32 I love how you can see the japanese folklore on this frame

This hit harder after you play the complete quest

Miko in her kitsune form is so adorable, I need her immediately

Yae is so goddamn cute.

Lil Yae in Makoto’s arms…. So so cute🥰

I love Ei in every way, plus this video is already nostalgic

I don't know if anyone else made this connection, but this highly resembles Japan's period of Seclusion, where travel in and out of the country was forbidden. It's a very interesting detail that I'm glad they took so much care to include and bud into the lore of Inazuma

I literally just finished the Archon Quest like 5 mins ago... Finally I have my answers, I was wondering all these time when Teppei said that Raiden Shogun killed Oroboxi during the Archon War when Zhongli said only Venti and him are the ones left from the first 7 archons that won the seats from the archon war. So I was thinking how come Teppei said that the current Raiden Shogun live and even killed the serpent god during the Archon War... now it makes so much sense when you finished the story and learn more about her past.

She is my favorite character! And her Voice Actress did an Amazing job, shout out to Anne!

0:28 so that was Kanna Kapatcir the thunder bird in 2.2 Tsurumi Island world quest, always thought that was a tengu

Are we not gonna talk about how the unknown god called herself sustainer of heavenly princilpes and Ei just said she lost her twin to her? No? Ok.