SEASON TWO
Every episode our team will work to provide you with visual and video aids to help you better understand comparisons and what we’re talking about.
Below are some resources surrounding what we discussed about Arataki Itto and the Arataki Gang that may be helpful to better understand this week’s lore:
During Itto’s story quest we learn the story of the blue oni and the red oni. It gives us some insight into why we don’t see many blue onis in Teyvat.
Watch on YouTube: The FULL Oni Story
Granny Oni, who is not in fact an oni, took in Itto after his parents died and he was living on the streets. She is listed as an official member of the Arataki Gang, even though to her, there’s no gang – just Itto hanging out with his friends and having fun.
The oni is a popular creature in Japanese folklore. They are depicted as a type of demon or orc and said to live in caves or deep under mountains. They’re not as happy-go-lucky as our oni, but they are said to have superhuman strength which is a trait Itto shares.
Itto’s favorite pastime is having beetle battles with anyone who will take him on. Whether the Traveler or kids in the village, he will challenge them all. Onikabuto beetles are found on all but two islands in Inazuma, so don’t waste your time farming on Watatsumi or Tsurumi Islands.
Any time Paimon and Itto are together you can expect a laugh. They are always going at each other and we love it! Wonder where they came up with their nicknames? Watch the clip below from the “Perilous Trail” event from 2.7.
Watch on YouTube: Paimon and Itto ROAST EACH OTHER
During the final cutscene of Itto’s story quest, we see him save the blue oni in a cinematic action scene.
Watch on YouTube: Itto Saves Takuya CUTSCENE
They might not come up too often in this episode, but there’s no denying that Ushi is absolutely adorable. The reason for Paimon’s nickname of ‘bull-chucker’ makes sense since Itto is actually chucking a bull. Ushi’s not just their name, its also the gender-neutral word for cow/bull in Japanese.
Feens makes a Shrek reference during the episode and we thought you all needed to enjoy it for yourselves.
Watch on YouTube: Shrek: Damsels of Destruction Scene
@thefeenster Ushiiiiiiiii 🍑 #33333 #genshinimpact #itto @maxmittelman #maxmittelman #FilmTeyvatIslands #genshin ♬ Wobble – V.I.C.
Wobble it Ushi! Show us what you got!
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Artist Spotlight
There are so many talented & creative people in the Genshin community, and we’d like to spread some love to a wonderful artist – Enise (@enisestudio). Amongst her beautiful illustrations and phenomenal character spotlight pieces are the cutest little chibis! All of her work is great (seriously… check out her archon pieces!) but we couldn’t help but showcase these cuties.
See more work from Enise on Instagram, Twitter, and ArtStation.
Artwork posted with permission of the artist.
