[3.2] The Root of Teyvat's Troubles - Genshin Impact Theory - [Project:Teyvat Ep 1/5]

I have always been suprised about how the Hexenzirkel is almost never talked about by people. Glad this video is bringing it to light

I love the theory that forbidden knowledge may be similar to deleted computer data. Real deleted computer can usually be retrieved if not too much time has past since the deletion because when you delete a file on your PC you're actually not deleting the file at all, you're simply deleting all references associated with the file giving you no way to access it anymore, but it's still there floating around in the deep dark depths of your PC. The PC then has something called a 'garbage collector' that will eventually come around a wipe of all this data floating around with nothing pointing to it, but depending on your PC this could take weeks, even months to do (if the garbage memory is not overwritten with new things in that time, of course). I wonder if perhaps Teyvat has no garbage collection system, does that mean all sorts of garbage/lost/corrupted memories are floating around basically everywhere?? Also, is it possible for these memories to get overwritten at some point? The programmer in me is super excited by this turns of events, lmao.

I'm kinda getting the feeling that the abyss sibling died in their journey or something (maybe the abyss order brought them back with forbidden knowledge? IDK), and that's why Irminsul suddenly has records of them and they, unlike us, are not a descender. Or rather, not a descender anymore...

The fact that Yanfei kinda acting as the reporter makes all this theory more exciting to learn. Love it!

Regarding Skirk and Childe, the simillarities between Childe and Cu Chulainn (Ireland's Child of Light) are really uncanny to me. I wonder if its just a coincidence, or if Skirk takes inspiration from Scathac?

Deshret trying to resurrect the Goddess of Flowers and therefore incurring forbidden knowledge sounds a lot like Anakin becoming a Sith looking for ways to cheat death.

I finally get that Giant Spider At The Root of Irminsul is demon form of Buer of Ars Goetia. With that amount of legs, Buer demon form can be misinterpreted as a spider. EDIT : Another takeaways - since all the member are witches, it will make sense that Sandrone was or still is a member of Hexenzirkel, her design actually looks like a salem witch with that pilgrim vibes. That will explain how she could be the one who controls Katheryne.

I have to say, the Skirk/Circe connection was something that I never made before but it's so fun! Especially considering Circe is, in some myths, the daughter of Perse, who's an Oceanid nymph, and Foul Legacy does have visual similarities with Genshin's Oceanid. Also the fact that Circe is known for her knowledge about herbs and potions, and in Nahida's Story Quest we learn about a "Professor Aisha", who was a Amurta scholar who decided to go into the Abyss - and, funny enough, Aisha was also involved with the Adventurer's Guild because of her combat skills. I just wanna add to the topic of each member of the Hexenzikel having their own "field of work" regarding Irminsul. I think Skirk's field is perhaps protection of the tree, or research about the corruption within it. During the Labyrinth Warriors event, Childe says that he "fought in the fissures that lie between great tree roots" and that the place had "boundless danger and fatal encounters". That line makes me think that perhaps Skirk stays there to make sure the Abyss doesn't tamper too much with the roots that are in there. At the time Ajax was in the Abyss with Skirk, the Irminsul was still polluted with Forbidden Knowledge - so maybe she could also be trying to slow down the corruption until there was a way to properly heal it? I'm really looking forward to see the rest of this three-part theory, more food for thought nham nham-

Wait so if their plan is to recover data (khaenriah) through the forbidden knowledge from the abyss. Then that would make a lot of sense, since in the very last chapter call "The dream yet to be Dream" where it is shown khaenriah to be the last place the traveler will be journeying to. That would also imply that the abyss sibling succeed in their mission to bring khaenriah back.

I feel like you've already alluded to it near the end, but to me, it sounds like resin is just a quantification of the Traveler's ability to purify stuff like Dvalin's tear. So, if we treat domains and leylines as corrupted data of the past, we are basically wandering in, facing corrupted "echoes of the past" that thematically represent the data we are gathering, then purify the tree/flower once we are done, collecting a fragment of a story. the artifacts and boss drops we gain are not physical items, but maybe representative of themes and tropes found in these stories, that grant our characters Wisdom or something? tl;dr, resin farming is actually just getting bedtime stories for our characters

Pov: you're here after windblume 3.5

Since the Adventurer's Guild is based in Snezhnaya, I imagine the Fatui-Hexenzirkel relationship has got to be interesting. I can't imagine Pierro would be happy about Rhinedottir's buddies building their power base in his new hometown, but maybe Skirk kept sending his skirmishers home as cute little piglets until he got the message to stay out of their business? Or maybe there's still a connection between Sandrone and the Guild's "bionic Snezhnayan puppets," and a Witch sits at Pierro's table---but in that case, where does Sandrone's true loyalty lie? Is she watching the Hexenzirkel for the Fatui, the Fatui for the Hexenzirkel, or is she simply a liaison between them despite Pierro's likely mistrust? If Durin was resurrected from discarded, corrupted information, then what was that data before? Perhaps one of the dead Dragon Sovereigns? Another point on the Adventurer's Guild's connection to the Hexenzirkel: its motto may be referencing famous occultist Aleister Crowley's magical organization A∴A∴, which has been said to stand for "Astron Argon"("Silver Star") or "Angel and Abyss."

Very interesting and overall good theory. One of the reasons why I like your theory videos is that it's mostly comes from something we know from the game and actually has legit sources in the game or in the manga. And how you deliver it is also really good, you sound confident but not arrogant to the point that you make it sound like all of it should be true and can't be wrong. Can't wait for parts 2 and 3.

You really are a LOT like Yanfei! I think that's why you're my favorite Genshin theorist, she's my favorite character!

Talking about the elements I just realized that the abyss sibling does not yield the elements at all. Did you notice how Lumine in this case has the original elementless clothing? Just food for thought

PART 1 OF 3!!!

This is my first time hearing of Hexenzirkel, so this is going to be a fun ride. I have no idea why I've never heard of it but I am excited.

Okay so your Skirk/Circe connection got me to look up Circe's wiki page. There was the stuff about transformations, but down under the section labeled "Reasoning beasts," it mentions the work, "L'asino d'oro" by Machavelli. In the work, Circe explains characteristics of the animals in her charge (aka the men she's transformed into animals)...in Canto 7, Wikipedia mentions--in order--those who experience frustration: a cat who let its prey escape, an agitated dragon, a fox who's always on the look out for traps, a dog that bays at the moon, and aesop's lion in love that allowed himself to be deprived of teeth and claws. In Canto 8 of the work, which is the final Canto) we learn of a pig that does not want to change back to a human, and condemns human greed, cruelty and deceit. (Wikipedia doesn't have a comma after cruelty, so it leads me to believe cruelty and deceit are lumped together...) BUT okay let's think about it. We first went to Mondstadt, then Liyue, then Inazuma, and now Sumeru. The order above was cat, dragon, fox, dog, lion, pig. SO first we meet Venti who is allergic to cats (and naps for long periods of time, disappears going from one place to the next, who likes high places) . Next on our journey, we meet Zhongli, who made Azhdaha--a dragon (and Zhongli is half dragon). Then we meet Rai--we meet Yae Miko first, who is of kitsune lineage. In Sumeru, we meet Nahida, who is deeply associated with dreams. When do dreams happen? At night, when the moon is out. It's 1 am and appearantly my brain is done, so that's where I'll leave this for now.

FINALLY! Ive been waiting on a video about the Hexenzirkel/Genshin's Witch Cult and I'm so hyped for this video

Can't wait for the seelie lore next episode