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* Similarly to Durin and Dragonspine mentioned above, Inazuma has Orobashi no Mikoto, a serpent creature that came from the Abyss and became the god of Watatsumi Island. Orobashi declared war on Narakumi Island but was defeated by the previous Electro Archon at Yashiori Island, where its remains became the Serpent's Head. However, its lingering hatred manifested into the Tatarigami, a malevolent energy that is basically the equivalent of the Malice from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''. The people of Inazuma created wards to suppress the Tatarigami, but those wards were destroyed by fanatical worshippers of Orobashi in the Sangonomiya resistance, causing the island to be trapped in a perpetual thunderstorm and resulting in the deaths of countless civilians due to being infected with the Tatarigami. Much like Durin, seeing the massive skeletal remains of the serpent will have you wondering if Orobashi is truly dead or if he's just "resting" and waiting for the moment he can wreak havoc on Inazuma once more...

* Similarly to Durin and Dragonspine mentioned above, Inazuma has Orobashi no Mikoto, a serpent creature that came from the Abyss and became the god of Watatsumi Island. Orobashi declared war on Narakumi Island but was defeated by the previous Electro Archon at Yashiori Island, where its remains became the Serpent's Head. However, its lingering hatred manifested into the Tatarigami, a malevolent energy that is basically the equivalent of the Malice from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''. The people of Inazuma created wards to suppress the Tatarigami, but those wards were destroyed by fanatical worshippers of Orobashi, causing the island to be trapped in a perpetual thunderstorm and resulting in the deaths of countless civilians due to being infected with the Tatarigami. Much like Durin, seeing the massive skeletal remains of the serpent will have you wondering if Orobashi is truly dead or if he's just "resting" and waiting for the moment he can wreak havoc on Inazuma once more...

** Then there's the Traveler confronting the Shogun herself, where she notices that the Traveler doesn't have a Vision, then declares that "[they] will be inlaid upon this statue". Considering that the Traveler ''doesn't'' have a Vision to actually take away, it's very likely that Baal intended to implant '''THEIR CORPSE''' into the statue. And given the HopelessBossFight that happens right after, had Thoma not intervened in the nick of time, she would have '''actually succeeded.'''
** The entire HopelessBossFight against the Raiden Shogun. For the first time in the story, YOU are on the receiving end of an Archon's full power, and the game takes every effort to make you feel as helpless as the mobs you slayed with Barbatos and Morax on your side. High HP and defenses, monstrous damage, full Electro resistance, and the ability to zip across the battlefield in an instant. And just when you think you might stand an inkling of a chance? '''"The Vision Hunt Decree is in force."''' All of your elemental skills and bursts, save for the Traveler's, are now sealed. From that point on, you're more or less forced to watch as your party starts dropping one by one like flies. And this is without mentioning the music that plays in the background, which features an underlying beat that resembles a heartbeat. There are no heroic undertones; just pure electronic dread. In terms of first impressions, Baal does NOT disappoint.

** Then there's the Traveler confronting the Shogun herself, where she notices that the Traveler doesn't have a Vision, then declares that "[they] will be inlaid upon this statue". Considering that the Traveler ''doesn't'' have a Vision to actually take away, it's very likely that Baal intended to implant '''THEIR CORPSE''' into the statue. And given the HopelessBossFight that happens right after, had Thoma not intervened in the nick of time, she would have '''actually succeeded?'''

** The entire HopelessBossFight against the Raiden Shogun. For the first time in the story, YOU are on the receiving end of an Archon's full power, and the game takes every effort to make you feel as helpless as the mobs you slayed with Barbatos and Morax on your side. High HP and defenses, monstrous Electro damage, and the ability to zip across the battlefield in an instant. And just when you think you might stand an inkling of a chance? '''"The Vision Hunt Decree is in force."''' All of your elemental skills and bursts, save for the Traveler's, are now sealed. From that point on, you're more or less forced to watch as your party starts dropping one by one like flies. And this is all to say nothing of the music that plays in the background, with an underlying beat that resembles a heartbeat. In terms of first impressions, Baal does NOT disappoint.

* Childe’s OneWingedAngel form. After he finds that the Exuvia didn’t have Rex Lapis’ gnosis, he goes absolutely ballistic, and unleashes the full power of his Vision and his Delusion, turning into a one eyed creature that can wield both Hydro and Electro elements complete with a VoiceOfTheLegion.

* A region in Dragonspine named Wyrmrest Valley is full of the colossal bony remains of Durin; the dragon that Dvalin defeated a long time ago. The sheer scale of these bone structures gives a truly terrifying sense of just how big Durin really was, dwarfing even Dvalin himself, so imagine seeing him when he was alive. Furthermore, there's a cave in the center of the valley which still contains his beating heart. One must wonder if Durin is truly dead or just "sleeping" by undead standards, waiting for the day that he could wake up once again to reign terror on Mondstadt.

* The "We Will be Reunited" Archon Quest starts off with the Traveler going out to investigate the Treasure Hoarders activities around some ruins connected to the Abyss Order. It starts off as pretty tame but then the atmosphere changes once you enter the ruins. It's eerily empty (save for a few Hillichurls inside) despite the Treasure Hoarders from both Liyue and Mondstadt snooping around. You then reach a room with a Defiled Statue and a lone Treasure Hoarder who turns out to be dead. Paimon and the Traveler immediately attempts to bolt out of the ruins after realizing that this isn't just an ordinary problem.

* The terrifying amount of power the Unknown God has and the absolute ease with which she delivers a CurbStompBattle to both twins fighting her simultaneously. The battle ends with her covering both siblings in her energy cubes and forcibly transporting them through space, ripping them away from each other. [[NothingIsScarier Worse still, we know nothing about her - not her name, her position, why she is out to punish humanity, how she intends to do so, etc.]]

* A region in Dragonspine named Wyrmrest Valley is full of the colossal bony remains of Durin; the dragon that Dvalin defeated a long time ago. The sheer scale of these bone structures gives a truly terrifying sense of just how big Durin really was, dwarfing even Dvalin himself, so imagine seeing him when he was alive. Furthermore, there's a cave in the center of the valley which still contains his beating heart. One must wonder if Durin is truly dead or just "sleeping" by undead standards, waiting for the day that he could wake up once again to rein terror on Mondstadt.

* The terrifying amount of power [[BigBad the Unknown God]] has and the absolute ease with which she delivers a CurbStompBattle to both twins fighting her simultaneously. The battle ends with her covering both siblings in her energy cubes and forcibly transporting them through space, ripping them away from each other. [[NothingIsScarier Worse still, we know nothing about her - not her name, her position, why she is out to punish humanity, how she intends to do so, etc.]]

* Dvalin, the Anemo dragon and one of the Four Winds, has gone crazy due to TheCorruption magic performed on him by the Abyss Order to stoke his rage and resentment towards humanity, and becomes known as Stormterror by most of Teyvat. Upon his arrival in Mondstadt, he nearly tears the entire city apart with his wind storms. The long and arduous ordeal to stop him and bring him back to his senses spams throughout the entire three-part ''Prologue.'' We're in for a very long and dangerous journey, folks.

* In Zhongli's Quest, [[spoiler: where you enter the grave of the Goddess of Salt. You find countless people petrified in salt after receiving the full brunt of the energy released after Havria was murdered. You can see most of them running for their lives and with most of them cowering and praying]].

* Childe’s OneWingedAngel form. After he finds that the Exuvia didn’t have Rex Lapis’ gnosis, he goes absolutely ballistic, and unleashes the full power of his Vision and his Delusion, turning into a one eyed creature that can wield both Hydro and Electro elements.

* The Stone Forest right off the coast of Liyue is not a natural rock formation. Its a seal that Rex Lapis set up to trap an ancient god at the bottom of the ocean. And after the Traveler defeats Childe, he uses a number of Seals of Permission to break the seal releasing said god, whose form is a giant hydra made of water.

* Childe’s OneWingAngel form. After he finds that the Exuvia didn’t have Rex Lapis’ gnosis, he goes absolutely ballistic, and unleashes the full power of his Vision and his Delusion, turning into a one eyed creature that can wield both Hydro and Electro elements.

* The Eleven Fatui Harbingers. Currently, the most prominent one is Signora, and despite being a mortal given power by the Tsaritsa, she seems to have no trouble whatsoever in giving Venti (Barbatos, ''A GOD'') the CurbStompBattle of a lifetime (albeit Barbatos is much weaker than he normally would be due to not actively being in charge of his city), ending with her straight-up knocking him out while her EliteMooks pin the Traveler down and knock them out as well. [[EstablishingCharacterMoment This is her introductory scene,]] and it comes soon after the heroes managed to free Dvalin. It effectively demonstrates that there are many more dangerous enemies out there who will not go down easily. Worse, she's just one of ''Eleven'', and she's not even the leader.
* The Tsaritsa herself, the [[TheGhost currently-unseen]] Cryo Archon who seems to want to control the cities of all the other Archons, starting with Mondstadt. She is the one who empowered the Eleven Fatui Harbingers, resulting in Signora beating Venti senseless. The Tsaritsa's motives remain a mystery, but there is no doubt that the Traveler must confront her in the near-future.
* There's a particular book that explains [[ColdBloodedTorture how]] Hilichurls are able to weaponize Pyro Slimes; By dunking them in water so they almost drown ''repeatedly'' until they can't light themselves anymore, stuffing them in pouches to use later, and then slamming them into the earth to create a spark and re-ignite them.

* The Tsaritsa herself, the [[TheGhost currently-unseen]] Cryo Archon who seems to want to control the cities of all the other Archons, starting with Mondstadt. She is the one who empowered the Eleven Fatui Harbingers, resulting in Signora beating Venti senseless. The Tsaritsa's motives remain a mystery, but there is no doubt that the Traveler must confront her in the near-future.

* The terrifying amount of power [[BigBad the Unknown God]] has and the absolute ease with which she delivers a CurbStompBattle to both twins fighting her simultaneously. The battle ends with her covering both siblings in her energy cubes and rips them away from each other.
* Dvalin, the Anemo dragon and one of the Four Winds, has gone crazy due to TheCorruption magic performed on him by the Abyss Order to stoke his rage and resentment towards humanity, and becomes known as Stormterror by most of Teyvat. Upon his arrival in Mondstadt, her nearly tears the entire city apart with his wind storms. The long and arduous ordeal to stop him and bring him back to his senses spams throughout the entire three-part ''Prologue.'' We're in for a very long and dangerous journey, folks.

* Dvalin, the Anemo dragon and one of the Four Winds, has gone crazy due to TheCorruption magic performed on him by the Abyss Order to stoke his rage and resentment towards humanity. Upon his arrival in Mondstadt, her nearly tears the entire city apart with his wind storms. The long and arduous ordeal to stop him and bring him back to his senses spams throughout the entire three-part ''Prologue.'' We're in for a very long and dangerous journey, folks.