Genshin Impact Nahida: Where do you get the feeling of being touched by the Lesser Lord?

In the vast, sprawling world of Genshin Impact, a variety of characters guide us as we explore this marvelous world. Among them, there is one Dendro Archon who impresses travelers both in and out of the storyline, and many of them can't forget her even after the storyline is over. She is Nahida, so where did she bring you the feeling of being touched by her? Let's find out!

1. Nahida Appearance Design

Compared to the other three Archons, Nahida does not stand out very much as a "cultural trait" in her appearance. She is like a spirit born from the trees, pure and unadulterated. She has a lot of elements that are unique to Sumeru, such as the Four-Leaf Sigils that can be seen everywhere. These Sigils not only appear on her image, but also in her basic attacks and skills, where a Four-Leaf Sigil appears from time to time. If you think about it, the fact that we can use such easy aerial movement in Sumeru is also a gift from Nahida, the power of the Dendro Archon!

Aside from the Four-Leaf Sigils, another pattern that is seen everywhere on Nahida is the grass element cane heart. The chest and hemline are variations of that pattern, and the headpiece is a lovely combination of grass elements and the Four-Leaf Sigils. There is also a bell wrapped in a metal love heart on the back, adding another touch of beauty and sacred imagery to her.

The officially released Nahida plush, Umbrella, Hairpin also retain these impressive elements, making these beautiful pattern elements into real life, Nahida Impressions series of fresh color combinations are also eye-catching, if you like it, don't miss it!

I don't know if travelers have ever felt that Nahida has both seeds, roots, branches, leaves, flowers and fruits on her body, it's almost like wearing the forest on her body. Or perhaps she herself is the embodiment of all living plants and trees, white is flawless purity and kindness, green is vigorous life and dreams, the small dress seems to guard the child's ignorance and innocence, the long side ponytail and open-toed shoes add a touch of maturity and holiness that does not belong to her age. The slightly intricate metal decorations and gradient hair color highlight her identity and majesty as the Archon of Wisdom.

2. Cultural Archetype of Nahida

With the appearance details out of the way, let's take a look at the cultural archetype of Nahida, whose name comes from the Persian goddess of fertility, healing and wisdom, Anahita, who, after the Zoroastrian Reformation, was described by the Persians as the Holy Spirit who followed the Creator, Ahura Mazda, as the source of water. This is even more obvious when you look at the name of Nahida's Constellation, Sapientia Oromasdis. Ahura Mazda is both the Supreme God and the God of Wisdom.

Nahida's Constellation contains a lot of Buddhist elements, and the entire design of Sumeru and Nahida contains elements of the Buddhist Vaisnava. I don't know if you remember the quest item we need to get in the quest, the "Bija". Its name means seed in Sanskrit. Aranara is also a seed, and its existence is directly referring to the core concept of Vaisnava, "Arya consciousness", which is the seed consciousness. According to the Vaisnava, the subject of reincarnation is not the unchanging "I". Rather, it is the eighth sense of the human being, "Alaya consciousness". After all, the reincarnated Nahida is no longer the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata; they are not the same archon, but a new archon born of the same Alaya consciousness based on karma. In this way, "karma" is one of the central concepts of India. It can be approximated as "behavior" and the power and memory that results from that behavior. The setting of Aranara's power as "memory" may be a reference to "karma". The depletion of the power of the Dzogchen King is equivalent to the depletion of all karma, leaving only the empty shell of the Alaya consciousness, from which the newborn Nahida is born.

An interesting piece of knowledge is that the core of Zen thought in China is said to have originated from Vaisnavism. It is the Chineseization of the Indian Vaisnavism. Both Yogacara and Zen emphasize the primitive Buddhist idea of self-salvation, and then develop the spirit of guiding all human beings to common liberation, which emphasizes the subjectivity of human beings.

3. Nahida in the Main Plot

Honestly speaking, among the four Archons of Teyvat, the Lesser Lord Kusanali is the character with the clearest character growth line, the most complete character arc, and the character that makes us feel close to him, feel pain for him, and rejoice in his growth. If the "shadow" in Inazuma's main storyline embodies the impermanent emptiness of Buddhism, the eternity that can only be sustained by giving up wishes and emotions, then Nahida in Sumeru has the most complete character arc and is the most relatable and heart-warming character. Nahida in Sumeru, on the other hand, represents the wisdom and compassion of Buddhism. She is the one who illuminates the world and is the Bodhisattva of compassion and salvation.

From the beginning of Sumeru 3.0, the Samsara of the Sabzeruz Festival is to save Dunyarzad Homayani, but in the dark, it points to Nahida, the Lesser Lord Kusanali, whose experience is actually similar, as both of them have been locked up in a house since they were young and not allowed to be free. But Dunyarzad is more fortunate, at least she has her loving parents, and Nahida has provided her with spiritual solace. But what about Nahida? The people who were supposed to love her imprisoned her out of selfishness and there was no other Nahida who could play with her in her heart. However, the Nahida we meet never dwells on the past, nor does she hold the slightest grudge or complaint, but instead seeks the safety of her people and the stability of the world. The only thing that made all of us travelers heartbroken and discontented was that she was too unsure of herself. She recognized herself as incapable of matching the light of the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, and so referred to herself as the moon. But the moon's light originates from the sun, and when the sun sets, the moonlight can still light the way for the people on earth.

From Chapter 1 to Chapter 5, we have witnessed countless cycles of deserts and rainforests in the land of Sumeru, and we have also accompanied Nahida through her own cycle of reincarnation. We witnessed Nahida's birth, growth, and transition to power as a "Child Archon" who is no longer a humble and powerless child, but a resolute and determined Archon of wisdom. Her compassion is not weakness, nor is it self-motivated. Rather, it is care and compassion for life, a practical action to bring good to the grieving. Even though her strength is weak, she does her best to save each and every one of her people.

In Nahida's view, the people of Sumeru are the things she is supposed to protect, and even if they make a fuss, it's still just an internal conflict of populations, so when she says, "I'm a little bit angry," she's not so much showing her fangs as she is like a mother who is angry with her child and cries. But how could a mother be cruel to her child?

But when faced with the likes of the Scaramouche, things escalate into an enemy conflict. How the enemy treats her people, that will surely be doubly returned. It's clearly a more reasonable approach than the inexplicable Madonna-like forgiveness found in some works.

500 years ago, the King of the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata united Akasha with the dream of the world to save the world. 500 years later, Nahida closed Akasha to save the world and returned the dream of the world to the people. In this long cycle of reincarnation, the authority of the Archon has always come from the people, and the love of the Archon has always been vested in the people, and no matter what the odds are, they are defeated by the community formed by the Archon of the Sumeru and the people. In the face of Shouki no Kami, the Prodigal, who had just been born, there were certainly no ready answers in the void. The Archon of Wisdom also seemed to be at a loss. But without knowledge then one needs to pursue it, to create it. It was precisely because of ignorance, precisely because there were no ready-made answers, that humans were curious, that they pursued, that they created, that they were able to overcome the strong with the weak, and that they could create the knowledge to defeat the Archon with their actions. This is true wisdom, this is the source of the infinite power of the Archon of Wisdom, and the wisdom of the people saved the world along with the Archon. From then on, mankind no longer relied on the gods but followed them, loved them, and struggled with them.

The Lesser Lord Kusanali's destiny extends by her own choices, and by her own experiences takes on a very different trajectory from that of the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata. To let go of the past is not to cut it off completely, but to learn to embrace it and look forward to the future. The Archon experience their destiny with their selves, just as the people choose their path with their selves. The Archon need not cling to the past, and the people should never be trapped in Akasha. In that moment, when the dreams of all beings were woven into a blinding web, Nahida understood why the Archon loved humanity so much, even at great sacrifice. Each of them was a unique being on this earth. Finally, a distant sunrise slowly rose over the horizon. The newborn sun was still young, yet it already radiated warmth and hope around it.

That day, Nahida had a long, long dream in which she dreamed of people holding hands and spinning in circles. There was everything about the universe in everyone's merry dance: life had always been the end, wisdom the means.