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Get Surfshark VPN at https://Surfshark.deals/Ashikai and enter promo code Ashikai for 83% off and 3 extra months free! -- This iis *technically* part 2 of my Perilous Trail Quest Analysis that has been lumped in with my own extensive analysis of Genshin's Yakshas. We'll be going over what a Yaksha is, what they're based off of as a race, their history, each of the five foremost Yaksha individually, plus a deeper dive on Xiao, and a few small theories scattered throughout. -- **TIMESTAMPS** 0:00 Introduction 2:00 What is a Yaksha? 7:30 Meet the Yakshas 19:00 Xiao 30:30 The Yaksha's Fate Music by: Tnbee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-BcSFX3bNY -- **CITATIONS AND FURTHER READING** Xiao Developer insights https://genshin.hoyoverse.com/en/news/detail/8642 Yaksha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaksha https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Yakshas https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Xiao/Lore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaksha_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakshasa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_(mythology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menoetius https://twitter.com/tofuxiao/status/1415720682923741184 https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Heart's_Desire Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang & Garuda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dapeng_Jinchi_Mingwang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda Sun Wukong https://immortalmountain.wordpress.com/glossary/chinese-bestiary/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_King Buddhism & Hinduism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_in_Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharani https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandharva https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Meru_(Buddhism) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_sons_of_the_dragon https://vedicologyindia.com/why-is-the-shankha-sacred-in-hinduism-significance-of-shankha-or-conch/ Nuo Opera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuo_opera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zac7iYQzaAc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4jXIolVzf4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxRRpeZYdWY Dream Demons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_(Chinese_zoology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baku_(mythology) Egyptian Deities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_(deity) Reddit Threads https://www.reddit.com/r/Genshin_Lore/comments/vpzdb5/xiao_found_bosaciuss_crystal_heart_during_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf https://www.reddit.com/r/Genshin_Impact/comments/mtn7u4/xiaos_bird_and_dance_symbolism_lost_in_translation https://www.reddit.com/r/Genshin_Lore/comments/v3ege6/what_the_yakshas_titles_mean_in_cn/iazz8ce/ Images https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40430705 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 http://collections.lacma.org/sites/default/files/remote_images/piction/ma-34367805-O3.jpgGallery: http://collections.lacma.org/node/236662 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27335149 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32744849 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46532557 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63229134 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31277301 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65033602 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52867864 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23013396 https://catalogue.leidenuniv.nl/permalink/f/o03ulj/UBL_ALMA21221899360002711 https://digitalcollections.universiteitleiden.nl/view/item/230753 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35257111