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| “ | Hmm... Though I've long since viewed this scenery a great many times, there is something different about seeing it again with you. Surely you're not still concealing some other wondrous abilities? Hmm, even if you were, it would simply further prove that my intuition is correct. | „ |
| ~ Venti. |
| “ | Still, the winds change direction. Someday, they will blow towards a brighter future... Take my blessings and live leisurely from this day onward. |
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| ~ Venti, as Barbatos. |
| “ | Venti: It's been while we flew like this together. Huh, Dvalin? Stormterror: Just now... why... why did you not ask me to protect you like the last time? Venti: Me not wanting you to listen to the Abyss Order. Doesn't mean you have to listen to me. Freedom, it demanded of you by an Archon is not really freedom at all. Stormterror: Is this... the power of the Anemo Archon? But, I am no longer part of the Four Winds. Venti: Even if that's so, you still protect us regardless. Now, spread your wings of freedom and go with my blessing. |
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| ~ Venti to Stormterror after freeing him from the Abyss Order's manipulation. |
Barbatos, also known as the Anemo Archon, Lord Barbatos, the God of Freedom, and currently as Venti, is a major playable character in the 2020 action role-playing fantasy video game Genshin Impact and the overarching protagonist of its accompanying 2020 prequel manhua series of the same name.
Originally a minor elemental spirit, Barbatos rose to divinity after the defeat of the tyrannical Anemo Archon Decarabian. Barbatos, as the God of Freedom and the new Anemo Archon, molded the land of Mondstadt into a nation ran by its people rather than its Archon. Due to his inactivity, Barbatos was considered the weakest among the Seven Archons. He serves as the deuteragonist of the Prologue chapter in the Archon Quests, serving as the overarching protagonist of the first act and the main protagonist of the second and third acts, and the main protagonist of his own Story Quest.
Over the following two millennia, Lord Barbatos spent long periods asleep and only intervened with Mondstadt when it needed his protection or the freedom of its people was being threatened. When he did visit Mondstadt, it was usually covertly under the guise of a free-spirited bard named "Venti."
Barbatos is voiced by Ayumu Murase in Japanese and by Erika Harlacher in English. Harlacher has also voiced Shinobu Kocho in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Jeanne d'Arc in Fate/Apocrypha, the title character Violet Evergarden, and Crusch Karsten in Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World.
Appearance[]
Venti appears as a young boy with fair skin and a slim build. Similar to the Anemo element, his eyes are aqua green which also resembles the sky and the grass. He has black hair with short twin braids that fade into blue at the tips. The blue tips glow neon aqua when he uses his abilities. The form he currently takes is modeled after a deceased friend who perished to liberate Old Mondstadt. This appearance is used for his Statues of the Seven around Mondstadt and the larger statue in the plaza in front of the Favonius Cathedral.
He wears a frilly white top with a corset-like leather midsection, along with teal shorts with gold embroidery, a matching teal cape held together by a deep blue and gold bow. He also wears white stockings with three gold diamond shapes along each leg and a beret-like hat with a Cecilia, which is his favorite flower. He carries a wooden lyre with blue strings and cecilias imbued with the power of Anemo.
Personality[]
Venti has a somewhat recalcitrant, carefree, and playful attitude as well as a liking to rhyming in his speech. He sees a particular worth in music to the point where he names his lyre, saying, "every being deserves a name to be called upon, and woven into a song." He is also bold, not fearing to insult or ignore those who are supposedly powerful. In the game, he responds to Paimon's comments and nicknaming by parroting her.
Venti enjoys roaming around Mondstadt playing songs to his people, most of whom are unaware of his true identity as Barbatos. He is very well-liked due to his musical talent, having won the title "Most Popular Bard of Mondstadt" three times. Venti is also an avid drinker of alcoholic beverages, such as Dandelion Wine and has a high tolerance to alcohol even Morax said that Venti reeked of wine. He is also fine with apple cider. To his disdain, the form he takes causes most bartenders to see him as a minor.
Being a god who is generally absent for prolonged periods of time, Venti has no personal finances; he often resorts to pilfering from the Dawn Winery for food and shamelessly has people listening to his songs buy him drinks in lieu of a payment. For reasons unknown, he is deathly allergic to cats and will not perform unless he is certain none are nearby. In his story quest, it is implied that his constant alcoholism is his way of coping with the loss of a dear friend.
Trivia[]
- Like the other gods of Teyvat, Barbatos was named after a demon detailed in the Ars Goetia, one of the five books that comprised the demonology grimoire The Lesser Key of Solomon. Barbatos was ranked eighth among the seventy-two demons described in the book and was one of the twenty-three Dukes of Hell. Commanding thirty demonic legions, Barbatos was accompanied by four kings and could reveal treasures hidden by enchantment and knowledge of past and future events.
- Venti's favorite food are apples.
- Due to the fact that Venti will occasionally sneeze if a cat approaches him, he made a rule that no cats must be in the vicinity when he is choosing where to perform. This is demonstrated when he sneezes near a cat during a sub quest of Jean's story arc.
- Venti has number 6 in "Top 10 Most Popular Genshin Impact Characters" and "Top 10 Strongest Characters in Genshin Impact" in WatchMojo.
- He's an expy of Wendy from Honkai Impact 3rd. Tsaritsa dislike Venti and send Signora to steal Gnosis could be reference to Bronya get mind control by Cocolia to attack Wendy in story.
- Wendy would later be introduce as character in Houkai Gakuen 2 and serve major role compare to Honkai Impact 3rd where her role cut short.
External Links[]
- Barbatos on the Near Pure Good Wiki
- Barbatos on the Genshin Impact Wiki
- Venti on the Genshin Impact Wiki
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