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| “ | This body is the noblest and most eminent of all in this world. It should hold absolute control over this world. It once promised its people a dream: the never-changing "eternity". | „ |
| ~ Baal about the Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone. |
| “ | You will be inlaid upon this statue. | „ |
| ~ Baal during the 2.0. trailer. |
Beelzbul (Called Baal mostly), also known as The Electro Archon, God of Eternity, or Raiden Shogun, is a major antagonist on Genshin Impact. She is the main antagonist of Chapter II: Omniprescense. Her current persona is Ei.
Essentially the ruler and the Archon of the Japanese-based nation known as Inazuma, Beelzbul is responsible for the Vision Hunt Decree which results in some people losing their own visions and dreams, aspiration and ambitions were destroyed after their own visions were confiscated.
The factions that pledged loyalty towards the Electro Archon herself, the Tenryou Commission, were responsible of executing Baal's order by obeying the Vision Hunt Decree with Beelzbul stored most of the visions that were confiscated in the statue of the Thousand-Armed Hundred-Eyed God.
She is voiced by Ju Huahua in Chinese, Anne Yatco in English, and Miyuki Sawashiro in Japanese, with the latter is best known for voicing Ultear Milkovich, Elletear Lou Nebulis IX, Mosquito Girl, Krystalinda, and Ivy Valentine. Both of them are more famously known for voicing Raiden Mei from Honkai Impact 3rd, whom was used as inspiration for Baal's title, design, and abilities much like other Genshin Impact characters.
Appearance
Baal can be described as a tall woman with slim limbs, with purple eyes and matching hair twirled into a long, spiraling braid tied with a bow, alongside having an ornament in her hair of a piece of gold with purple flowers. Her outfit consists of a short purple robe akin to a kimono covering her torso, pelvis, and back tied with various fabrics, black garments under it going up to the palms, long, black stockings with purple trim, flowers on her left leg, and golden sandals with red straps. She also has a golden box tied with red cloth on her back, and a purple and white fan.
In her alternate design seen in cutscenes, Beelzbul wears her hair down with bangs covering her face and right eye, with her having another ornament being of her fan with a golden tassel. Beyond that, she wears black cloth around her neck and a much larger kimono, with it extending to nearly encase the arms and shield the legs in front while dragging alongside her on the back. She seems to wear similar (if not identical) garments covering her legs and feet, but her weapon changes to that of a large, curved sword.
Personality
Judging by the descriptions and comments that she made on Vajrada Amethyst Stones, Beelzbul can be described as a heavily implied vain person who views her own body as the most noblest and most eminent in the world and it is stated in the trailer for the upcoming Inazuma content, Beelzbul viewed the lives of other people as inconsequential. Due to her Vision Hunt Decree policy which causes people to lose their dreams, aspirations, ambitions and potentially their lives, Paimon describes it the best that she rules less like an Archon and more like a tyrant. Beelzbul can also be described as an unfettered tyrant as she will stop at nothing to gain immortality with the Visions she had confiscated.
In addition, due to her perception of the Visions as divine blessings, Beelzbul also refuses to give Electro Vision towards potential new users for a full year during her tyrannical rule while also perceive her rule as an Eternal One despite it was revealed that Beelzbul is not one of the original Archons like Venti and Zhongli and is revealed to be younger than them. Despite her seemingly tyrannical acts and personality, according to Kazuha, even if her friend died during the duel with Shogun and one of her subordinates, Sara Kujou, she is revealed to have an honorable side for her own personality as it is stated by Kazuha, she is justified on her conduct during the duel against Kazuha's friend and fought in an honorable battle. In addition, according to the description of the Shibas, it is stated that Beelzbul had a soft spot towards dogs as Beelzbul once greatly adored the canine breed itself.
It is revealed that most of the time Beelzbul is actually meditating in her own pocket dimension by storing her consciousness inside the sword. While meditating, her physical puppet holds a cold, stern personality. When Beelzbul is actively piloting her puppet, she has a curious and sweet personality and takes a liking towards desserts, often telling the Traveller to sometimes ignore the words of her puppet. This is essentially a split personality but is better described as an 'autopilot mode'. Beelzbul acknowledges that her puppet self as the Raiden Shogun can easily be manipulated, and after being defeated in combat directly halts the vision hunt decree upon being confronted by her old friend Yae Miko.
Biography
Not much is known about Beelzbul. However, it is stated that a year ago before the main story started, Beelzbul implemented a decree known as Sankoku Decree that closes Inazuma from the rest of the nation located in Teyvat to the point that she had to control weathers and storms just to close her own country from the outsiders. The experience to escape or at the very least, leaving Inazuma itself were rather arduous at best as proven by one of the Inazuman defectors who now lives in Liyue, Atsuko, due to one of the Tri-Comissions that works for Baal, the Kanjobugyo, that took care of the border and the people who wished to leave Inazuma and Baal's ability to control storms and the weather itself that closed Inazuma. Despite the Sankoku Decree that was implemented, the Fatui from Snezhnaya themselves doesn't seem to be affected by it due to diplomatic immunity.
At one point, due to Baal's tyrannical reign, many spirits were fled into the forests. The culmination of her tyranny boils down to the fact that she implemented the Vision Hunt Decree, the decree where people's Visions that were bestowed by the Archon's above were confiscated by Baal and her subordinates. The decree was implemented due to Baal viewing it as a key to pursue immortality, a threat to her realm and also a divine thing that should be on the property of the gods itself. The decree itself were executed by one of the Tri-Commission organization, The Tenryou Commission led by the Kujou clan. In addition to all of this, Baal also refuses to give new visions, especially the Electro ones, towards other people while also stored the visions that were confiscated by the Tri-Commission in the statue of the Thousand-Armed Hundred-Eyed God. Due to several innocent people's vision were taken with some of them leading to the loss of lives as Baal views them as inconsequential, several people including the ones from Sangonomiya Household rebelled against Baal's tyranny.
At one point, one of the Inazuman Citizens attempts to challenge both Vision Hunters and Baal to an honorable duel with his wish yearning to see the Divine Sword Technique wielded by Baal known as Musou no Hitotachi. However, the citizen in question was defeated by one of Baal's subordinates, Sara Kujou, as Baal punishes him with Musou no Hitotachi due to the citizen's defeat. As said citizen friend, Kaedehara Kazuha, attempts to stop him, it was too late as he grab the dead vision left by his own friend as Kazuha himself fled from Inazuma, wanted by the Shogun and her subordinates as he found himself on the Crux Fleet in the end. In the present day, after knowing about Zhongli's seemingly faked death, Baal then attempts to enact her further plans.
In her teaser, she is revealed to have lost three of her friends which led her down into the path of darkness and a state of loneliness and depression.
Powers and Abilities
| “ | The voyage to Inazuma is a treacherous one. You will be plagued by a perpetual tempest the entire trip. In fact, the relentless rain and wind are also an embodiment of the Raiden Shogun's will to close the nation. | „ |
| ~ Kazuha about one of Baal's powers. |
According to Kazuha, it is stated that the Shogun herself has the ability to control the nature itself much like the other Archons such as Venti and Zhongli who can reshape the land to their own bidding. Her ability to control the nature comes from the part when she is able to control the weather into becoming nothing but storms and rains just with the power of her mind. In addition to all of this, Baal also mastered a sword technique known as "Musou no Hitotachi", which is a symbol of ultimate power and the pinnacle of her skill as she uses it towards the people that lost to a duel against her. In the trailer for Inazuma, it is shown that Baal can extract a sword from her own chest.
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Trivia
- She and the Unknown God are the only characters that defeated The Traveler in a fight.
- Like Tartaglia, she wields two weapons. She wields a polearm, and her signature lightning sword.
- Interestingly, both characters are bosses, and as well as major enemies who later became playable characters.
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