Episode 73: Orobashi

Since much of Orobashi’s lore is intermingled with Enkanomiya and other quests, you might want to check out a few of our previous episodes to learn more.

• Episode 30: Enjou and the Plight of Enkanomiya
• Episode 68: The Sunchildren of Enkanomiya

Thanks to Bee for forever making us picture Orobashi with lil snake arms and a white lab coat. Scientist Orobashi is going places!

During the Inazuma Archon Quest, Teppei (all together… awe), tells us how Raiden Shogun personally went to Yashiori Island to slay Orobashi. We later see part of the fight in her story teaser.

Watch on YouTube: Teppei Chat | Ei’s Story Teaser

The Oathsworn Eye four-star catalyst tells the story of how Orobashi became the deity of choice in Enkanomiya. It tells us how a child found him hiding in a cave and decided he was the best replacement for the Philips Light Bulb god.

Feens talks about a beautiful oil slick seen in different locations in Enkanomiya. After several failed attempts to figure out what she was talking about, we found a photo from reddit user ultranum1 showing the phenomenon only in evernight.

The Coral Branch of a Distant Sea weapon ascension material found at the Court of Flowing Sand tells us about Orobashi’s look. It says he was fluorescent and covered in a variety of colored coral. A level-up of the material, Jeweled Branch of a Distant Sea, continues to tell us how he felt the coral that made up his body made him feel mighty and powerful beyond comprehension.

Speaking of coral branches, Orobashi was able to use the jade coral branch (bloodbranch coral) that grew on its body to suppress the Bathysmal Vishaps, and now someone has to go down every few centuries and retrieve the coral as part of Watatsumi’s ritual to reinvigorate its soil.

While discussing the importance of shrine maintenance, we mention our past episode that went in-depth into the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual. It’s not a prerequisite, but it is a story that furthers the overall lore of Inazuma.

Back to the shrines… behind the larger Sangonomiya Shrine, you can find a broken-down building that once served as a shrine to the Yuna Clan’s Mouun. Most notably, Mouun was friends with a massive whale named Daikengyou, whose whale army joined Mouun to help the Watatsumi army invade Yashiori Island.

All over Yashiori Island are stone wards called Narukami Pillars, which hold back the Tatarigami oozing from the god remains of Orobashi. Before Traveler arrived, some Orobashi fanatics broke these pillars to set his “will” free. Instead, they wreaked havoc on the people in the area.

Feens is SUS on Nathan. He introduces himself as a resident of Watatsumi Island, originating from Mondstadt. But, he’s really a hot dog. Err, I mean a Fatui. It was his idea to destroy the wards. So the SUS meter was on point.

As we discuss how the Tatarigami was used to make the Mikage Furnace on Tatarasuna, we mention another past episode involving Scaramouche. Again, not a prerequisite for the Orobashi story, but a listen that wil help you put all the Inazuma threads together.

Tif brings up some interesting lore our friends over at The Shade Chamber discussed in their Orobashi episode. Along with the connection to Alice, they have some interesting thoughts about our lizard friend. We highly recommend checking out the episode on YouTube.

Here are some helpful links if you’re unfamiliar with the pop culture references we mentioned during the episode. We first start out with a reference to the 1980’s hair metal band Whitesnake. Next we mention Pixar’s “Bao” – an emotional short. And the episode wouldn’t be complete without a Buffy reference.

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