The evil squirrel sorcerer Woobakwa

>But one day, when he was hunting in the forest, he ran into the evil squirrel sorcerer Woobakwa!
Of all the beings in the ancient world, none were more evil than Woobakwa — not even demons and dragons. Woobakwa despised everything nice, and swore to transform beauty into ugliness and turn light into dark.

ーThe Boar Princess

The mastermind behind Genshin Impact is Woobakwa. Woobakwa is the evil squirrel sorcerer who appears in The Boar Princess. He is the source of the Abyss, the one who corrupted Nibelung and instigated the war between Phanes and Nibelung. Woobakwa is the true enemy of Teyvat.

The Boar Princess

The Octagram is a symbol of the sun—and of Nibelung.

>Because of the curse, the pup's heart was pierced and frozen by an icicle. The pup became cold and mean forever after, and whenever other animals showed kindness to him, he would repay them with the harshest of words or the most woeful of deeds. In the end, every animal loathed him.

ーThe Boar Princess

The wolf pup that appears in The Boar Princess represents Nibelung. In Imaginarium Theater, the wolf pup is marked with an octagram, which is the symbol of Nibelung—the sun of Teyvat. In The Boar Princess, the wolf pup's heart grows cold after he eats the evil squirrel sorcerer Woobakwa. This symbolizes how Nibelung was corrupted by the power of the evil sorcerer of the Abyss.

But why is Woobakwa a squirrel? It's because Woobakwa is inspired by Ratatoskr, the squirrel from Norse mythology.

Woobakwa = Ratatoskr

Yggdrasil

The story of Genshin Impact is partly based on Norse mythology.

Phanes is Hræsvelgr. Hræsvelgr is the eagle that sits at the top of Yggdrasil. It is said that Phanes was born from an egg and has wings, which are characteristics of a bird.

Four Shades are four stags, Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór.

Nibelung is Nidhogg. Nidhogg is the great serpent that gnaws at the roots of Yggdrasil. This evokes the theory that Nibelung is connected to the underground kingdom of Khaenri’ah.

And Woobakwa is Ratatoskr. Ratatoskr is the squirrel that lives on Yggdrasil and serves as a messenger between Hræsvelgr and Nidhogg, but it deliberately stirs up quarrels between the two. This represents that Woobakwa is the mastermind behind the war between Phanes and Nibelung.

The evil sorcerer

The evil sorcerer controls the dragon.

>Where there are heroes, there must be wicked mages, and where there are knights, there must be evil dragons.
"Now, now, ██, ██, do get along. Don't fight."
The two who would always play the knight and the fell dragon nodded reluctantly.

ーWicked Mage's Plumule

>Then, they encountered a chipmunk demon king, which her comrades had claimed beforehand was also a species of demon king.
A complete vacuum was used to dispatch it in the end. It seems that it still required aerobic respiration.

ーThe Little Witch and the Undying Fire

Further speculation

Let's take a look at Hroptatyr’s weapon, Ardent Storm!

Squirrel!?

Hroptatyr... are you Woobakwa?

What do you think about this idea? I would love to hear your comments!