It really ticks me off when people don't remember scarameow always has been canon since Sumeru

I have seen so many posts, comments and even videos of ppl getting shocked at seeing scarameow in Durin's story.

This same happened with gate of Khaenri'ah too, a lot of people asked me if I was in beta server😭while the gate have been there for YEARS.

I know many people might not remember every single detail of genshin story but as lore & story enthusiastic, this sometimes gets very painful to watch

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Valkteria2026-01-25 20:02

Pretty sure the reason people are shocked is because he got a whole 3d model for his catform, not because they’ve never seen him being referenced as a cat. As for the gates of Khaenri’ah, I don’t believe it was ever hard confirmed until recently. We just inferred that it was because of the achievment we got when we arrived. It was also mentioned like once YEARS ago. Obviously it doesn’t take that much deduction to figure things out but the point still stands. I’m not surprised people don’t remember

Responsible_Club_9172026-01-25 20:30

Im sorry but a giant gate to underground with a giant symbol that is used by all abyss lectors/heralds/serpent knights on it with giant staues of serpent knights around it. Located right underneath a khanriahn facility btw is as hard confirmation as you can get without someone screaming in your ear

kingofallbandits2026-01-26 00:24

Also I'm pretty sure I remember Paimon and Traveller commenting that it was the gate to Khaenriah when first encountered

Dominunce2026-01-26 02:08

Oh and there also being notes you find around it about Khaenri’ahns fleeing the Cataclysm being caught between the surface and the Kingdom itself - the gate right near where you find them being the most obvious bottleneck for people running from the apocalypse.

splitsshot4092026-01-26 10:49

It was confirmed in the live stream where the area was first showed to us. It wasn't even hidden. They just flat out said this gate to Khanri'ah exists in this new region in Sumeru it is hidden/accessible via WQ, enjoy.

Doneifundone2026-01-25 22:37

Nah, I've read so many comments (especially on YouTube community posts/shorts) being like "scarameow is canon now?! 🤯🤯🤯🤯"

minkymy2026-01-26 00:57

Underground gate in Sumeru with an 8 pointed star and a reference to the poem Ozymandias is the most obviously Khaenri'ah gate thing ever, especially with both AQ and WQ references to Khaenri'ah/Dahri being in the vicinity of sumeru

BellalovesEevee2026-01-26 04:35

Nope, I definitely saw comments that were shocked that the concept of Scarameow is canon, not the model itself, even though Nahida was the one who basically started the whole thing in Sumeru by reading a story to us.

A-Lewd-Khajiit2026-01-25 20:21

Now what's with dottore wearing a fox costume again?

Enough_Candy73252026-01-25 21:11

Ig,to represent his cunning and untrustworthy behaviour? Because some stories represent fox with those

FunBuilding27072026-01-26 04:42

Not even close since Inazuman humans are represented by actual foxes.

Maniacal-Blueberry2026-01-25 21:14

In the story. The humans of tatarasuna are represented as foxes. And scara being a cat is representing being similar but different. Dottore is wearing a fox outfit to show that he is attempting to fit in but he is underneath it all, a monster. Like a wolf in sheep's clothing kind of deal for the allegory.

Jan-calveit2026-01-25 21:15

In the fable version of scara's life, the stray cat gets adopted by a family of foxes, dottore disguises himself as a fox in order to manipulate the cat.

vanilladip282026-01-26 09:10

It represents him being a cutie patootie

Rex_Lapis_2026-01-25 20:30

You have to understand that half of people play the game but pays little to no attention to anything, just accept it and move on. People acted suprised when we knew names of moon goddesses since 1.0

Zera_Scarlet2026-01-25 21:21

Or you start the game late like I did, I started in 4.5 like a week before 4.6 so yeah, I missed a lot of things. New players pop up quite a lot.

SpellOpening78522026-01-26 05:25

Yep, tons of stuff I missed and I started in 4.2 I think. Still pissed that there's no way to view the especially lore relevant stuff, nor get all the old event weapons at all.

al_jose3712026-01-26 06:02

But Scarameow is from the Archon quest... Technically interludes but they're as important as AQ

TomatilloEarly49712026-01-26 22:34

Okay what? I don't remember scarameow ever popping up in any main quest??? I'm going to go look this up now lol

sandstonelizard2026-01-27 01:08

He did, it was how he got his memories back. It's near the end of the 3.3 archon quest interlude ("Inversion of Genesis"). He has been there all along, it's just that Durin's was the first time he had a 3d model haha

Albireookami2026-01-25 21:30

Im not surprised but for A LOT of the lore its buried in voiceless cutscene and books and other chatter. And the bloated script writing where conversations, specially not voiced, were bloated with too many not essential dialogue line, and given during combat or puzzle solving in automated progression made it really hard to grasp what was being said and how it relates to anything

TLDR the lore presentation in the game till "recently" was poor to just bad.

spirashun2026-01-25 21:35

To be fair even for people who do read/listen, sometimes they simply forget something that happened 3+ years ago

LordNigloo2026-01-26 00:10

We did? Damn I thought moon sisters stuff only started with Inazuma.

00110001_001100102026-01-26 00:46

Moonlit Bamboo Forest, the book that first talked about the three moons, released in 1.0. It's also the first mention of Zibai.

Forummer0-3-82026-01-26 03:51

I didn't read any of the book since day one, because whenever I tried, the game would crash. And I was playing on PS4.

Rex_Lapis_2026-01-26 04:24

And you didnt think to use internet ?

Forummer0-3-82026-01-26 04:26

Why?

Rex_Lapis_2026-01-26 04:47

If you wanted to read any of the ingame books you can look the up on any genshin wiki

ManicShipper2026-01-26 08:35

Pretty sure that was a ps4 problem in general- I tried opening the books and my entire game would lag to fuck 😭 never got around to reading any of them because of that

AdministrationOk31132026-01-26 13:59

Saw someone on the hate subreddit say they hated Zibai cause "We don't even know her and no I don't read books" and I commented and said "Yeah she's in a book".

DM_ME_YOUR_MAMMARIES2026-01-26 03:06

Also that people start the game at different points

Paks-of-Three-Firs2026-01-26 06:32

Me in SHB when we found out exarch identity lol who?

Lubinski642026-01-26 15:01

The lore in the books is so dry it's really hard to memorise anyway.

Grand_Protector_Dark2026-01-25 22:35

>People acted suprised when we knew names of moon goddesses since 1.0

A lot of early introduced lore ended up being "put on ice" for so long, that many people pretty much "forgot it's even in the freezer".
A lot of early game lore foreshadowing spent like 2-3 years before it was mentioned again/made relevant.

IMO its not that surprising that people forgot

Frostgaurdian02026-01-25 23:11

You can say im surprised, but where was that mentioned. All i remember it was being said that two killed each other, and one remained with an unknown fate. But from the latest archon quest, this is not what happened.

Rex_Lapis_2026-01-25 23:17

Moonlit bamboo forest, 2 shattered and the one in the sky was a corpse that was the story

Frostgaurdian02026-01-25 23:20

Thank you kindly rex lapis.

EnvironmentalistAnt2026-01-25 23:35

And let’s not forgot all the antis who don’t even play the game and only look at story leaks and cutscenes, not even hours into the patch already commented how much they hate everything.

JoySticcs2026-01-26 00:58

Well, the game is 5 years old. You wont remember all the details when you've been playing since 1.0

Rex_Lapis_2026-01-26 03:00

I remember most important with 90% accuracy, but thats bcs i follow the lore and watched shitton of videos over the years and info got into my head

Ouroxros2026-01-26 08:13

It's funny cause a big part of why the Nod-Krai chapter exists was to remind/catch players up on lore that was easily missed or forgotten while tying up plot points before heading towards the "final" region. Makes sense with 5 years worth of msq, limited time events, flavor text, and optional quests and books.

Zestghoul2026-01-26 01:08

And that's why they want the skip button lol

parnubay2026-01-26 03:17

Watch people get shocked when we see Phanes and the rest of the sinners. Or if you want smaller scale they’d be surprised that Kaeya is distantly related to Caribert.

speedyBoi962402026-01-26 03:33

Not even that distantly, his father had him and another child presumably with two different women

KazakiriKaoru2026-01-26 13:13

And a lot of streamers literally even understand the story or even how to build the characters in the game.

EntertainmentIll15672026-01-25 21:19

Khaenri'ah was underground? Then why tf is Direidyth's viewspot of the cataclysm outside

Gentlemanor2026-01-25 21:35

You do realise that the Cataclysm affected the entirety of Teyvat, not just Khaenri'ah, right?

EntertainmentIll15672026-01-26 06:23

But Direidyth is Khaenri'an. What is she doin above ground

Gentlemanor2026-01-26 08:13

She was looking for the Savior. How about not skipping lore?

EntertainmentIll15672026-01-26 08:23

How about no? A skip button is so requested it became a meme at this point. There's no shame in being a lore skipper.

thegodofkidneys2026-01-25 21:30

you mean like him being an actual cat or that that his story was represented by a cat?

ExpiredExasperation2026-01-25 21:47

A whole lot of people were completely blindsided by the Irminsul connection, too, even though it would have been hard to have interpreted Nahida's description from that story as much else. Ei's content also mentioned learning her puppet-making techniques from ancient Khaenri’an methods.

__mymelody2026-01-25 22:08

Sorry to be that person but where are these pictures from? I vaguely remember scarameow being a thing in fanart and stuff but it's been over 3 years since Sumeru so I don't remember much of the small details

Grand_Protector_Dark2026-01-25 22:38

https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/The_Kabukimono%27s_Finale

The Archon Interlude, Inversion of Genesis

__mymelody2026-01-25 23:12

Thanks!

RLLRRR2026-01-25 22:48

Scarameow is how Nahida slipped his story past Irminsul, when Scaramouche deleted himself. Iirc, Traveler asked for this so Scara/Wandered could regain his memories, but still clean up all the fucked up shit he'd done.

AFAIK, this was the first confirmation we had that some of the story books in game MAY have happened for real, and they were also hidden from deletion. The Boar Princess being the example I remember.

So, Scara was removed from history, but there was a story of a lonely kitten that did bad things because he was lashing out, and that told Scara's story.

__mymelody2026-01-25 23:10

Ohh thank you I totally forgot about how the story went

Delight_works_2026-01-25 22:31

there's a dottore bangboo too

Myrisymto2026-01-25 23:17

I play since 1.0 and Scara Meow was a new one for me in Durins quest. I assume we first got his cat version in an online event or something? Cause i dont do all the online events that are outside of the main game and are instead on the hoyo websites.

ezio452026-01-25 23:50

It's from an Interlude Quest, Inversion of Genesis. Which is permanent content.

It comes after you complete the Sumeru Archon Quests.

Myrisymto2026-01-25 23:52

I guess i must have completly forgotten about it then. I mean its been years, cant remember everything.

TiltingSoda31262026-01-25 23:27

I named my wanderer Sacrameowche for this exact reason, felt so great when after 3 years the name fit lol

VigilanteXII2026-01-25 23:34

Gate is HIGHLY optional, though. Not only does it require a pretty lengthy quest line to unlock, quest doesn't even take you there, have to seek it out yourself. Very easy to miss.

_Carcinus_2026-01-26 12:58

The moment I stumbled upon it was well-worth it. Not to mention, I loved exploring Sumeru desert ruins, all of them.

I_am_not_Serabia2026-01-25 23:44

Yea, I named my own wandered a little cat in CN because of that lol

Glittering-Ad-16262026-01-25 23:48

I don’t expect every player to remember the gate to Khaenriah cuz there was no world quest leading to it. It’s super creepy the way you have to find it, just by being curious and exploring the unknown buried beneath the desert. So if players know, then they know (~~it should not have been found~~)

indominuspattern2026-01-26 11:06

Mona's hexenzirkel quest directly brings you there. I'm pretty sure Sorush's WQ brings you close as well.

Glittering-Ad-16262026-01-27 04:09

Oh interesting, I didn’t recall the Sorush WQ mentioning it. But definitely I was surprised Mona’s faction quest finally mentioned it after three region updates since Sumeru was released. I’m glad that they go back to older regions sometimes to clear up the lore, like the giant mushroom in the chasm and this door to Khaenriah in Sumeru.

Flair862026-01-26 00:14

I remember the scara cat incident all too well unfortunately

rirasama2026-01-26 00:21

Tbf it was literally three and a half years ago since Sumeru released, it's a little understandable that people would forget 😭

A_Noelle_Main2026-01-26 00:23

This or probably people are joking somehow but it flew above my head because I don't get the humor with that. Scarameow has been canon since his interlude because of Nahida's story book.

AmanogawaKami2026-01-26 00:32

POV : GENSHIN IMPACT PLAYERS DON'T READ HAS EVOLVED INTO GENSHIN IMPACT PLAYERS DON'T PLAY THEIR GAME

Like seriously this is all thanks to GenshinTok ruining so many things

MinervaLlorn2026-01-26 00:46

Who?

Pop-girlies2026-01-26 00:54

are we forgetting how long ago sumeru was? You can't expect people ot remember everything. And are you sure these people are not just suprised because we get to see scarameow with an actual model rather than just because he exists as a whole?

MeowieSugie2026-01-26 13:53

>You can't expect people ot remember everything

If it were something else, I would have understood but how is this one possible? Scarameow is literally everywhere. How could they not remember him from AQ when they see him everywhere on social media? Instead, they thought he was a fanon created by fans😭

msituAtaD2026-01-27 00:55

It might shock you but most people aren't chronically online like you are.

dranke19172026-01-26 00:54

Speaking of scarameow some poor regular at this restaurant I work at left there’s so now he watched over the cash register until he’s reclaimed. Kind of lore accurate

Onikonokage2026-01-26 01:21

I had forgotten even though I named him “Kitten” so it surprised me when he appeared as a cat again. I credit doing the Aranara quest after first learning about his cat form for wiping that piece of lore out of my mind.

-Shougetsu-2026-01-26 01:37

Kind of unrelated, but why is there a huge Genshin Impact watermark on what appears to be a frozen frame of a dialogue scene? I thought that only appears in screenshots taken via the in-game camera function, which is unavailable while going through quest text boxes.

Is this the thumbnail image of someone's Genshin playthrough and the game's logo was added in afterward? Or was it always there in-game during this part of the quest?

Previous-Pie-56182026-01-26 03:37

Expecting a genshin player to remember or even read lore is your biggest mistake

TraLightBird2026-01-26 04:15

I love when a dangerous war criminal is depicted as a defenseless cute kitten and treated as innocent goody two shoes

Right_Candidate_3142026-01-26 04:33

Off topic, but scarameow is a lowkey hilarious way to refer to it

cricketdove2026-01-27 14:24

i believe that’s how all the plushies/merch are marketed too, when it’s the cat version!

Right_Candidate_3142026-01-27 14:44

Actually tempting

Deathwing032026-01-26 04:35

Or you know, you took a break. I stopped playing right before Sumeru, and came back during the start of Natlan. Because the game doesn't have an event replay feature (which I keep harping on in the surveys), I never encountered Scarameow til the Durin story quests.

Alctalks2026-01-26 09:23

It's not from an event. It's permanent content from the interlude and given quite some importance.

Deathwing032026-01-26 10:30

OH RIGHT! It was mentioned during his "disappearance" in the Sumeru archon quest. I forgot about that lol. I thought it was first mentioned during Simulanka (given context of being Durin's story quest, and the event i missed).

But you right, now that you mention it, I do recall that "fable-esque" scarameow anecdote during Sumeru.

pronounclown2026-01-26 04:57

Who cares man?

Lagnabbit2026-01-26 05:02

Even paying attention, every year since 2020 has felt like ten years. Seeing the Gate in Mona's quest had me scratching my head trying to remember where I had seen it before, even though it was "just" a few years ago.

Well that, and this game is HUGE.

Confident_River_35832026-01-26 06:09

Honestly, this hits hard...Scaramouche has been canon since Sumeru, yet so many people act like he just appeared in Durin’s story. Lore fans feel this pain!

Suitable_Phrase44442026-01-26 06:30

Haven't they heard also about the cat massacres in China because of this guy?

Luna_MariaHawke2026-01-26 06:31

Was it in the AQ/world quest or limited time event?

If it was a limited time event (same with Albedo and Durin at Dragonspine), then I missed it since I started playing in 5.3......

(but I knew that Scara does have a cat form since I know the merchandise of him.

Gentlemanor2026-01-26 08:28

It's in AQ interlude in Sumeru

Bussy_Wrecker2026-01-26 06:46

You have to remember that Durin quest rewards were time limited so many new players must have played it first in fear of not missing out

Something-Someone_2026-01-26 06:49

There's literally official scarameow merch lol, but seeing him in 3d is super cute!

Techlet96252026-01-26 07:25

It ticks you off?

Untouched grass.

WorstSkilledPlayer2026-01-26 07:43

Number of days with people not being toxic snide/condescending jerks: 0.

1ryb2026-01-26 08:11

I can't tell if this is bait or not lol

You do realize there's a difference between him being depicted as a cat in a highly stylized allegory explicitly designed to obscure his identity, and him actually being perceived as cat-like by another person while fully retaining his identity right?

THAT'S why people are surprised: because it IS genuinely surprising to see him as a cat in the second case, with a 3D model no less. Maybe some people forgot, but even if they didn't it is an actual surprise.

Ball-Blam-Burglerber2026-01-26 08:38

The amount of information I have forgotten from Genshin Impact could easily fill a third of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Edit: Spelling

ImUnderYourBeed2026-01-26 08:41

How is he not canon he is in the Durin story

Jaydagger2026-01-26 09:20

ShiningPr1sm2026-01-26 15:24

This is one of the (many) eventual problems with live-service games that have an actual story, especially one with as much lore as Genshin's: there's just so much story that players have to get through to get to the current part, and this is made worse by the company trying to funnel new players into the newest thing. Younger generations being allergic to reading and skipping everything doesn't help.

I would *love* if the story was gatekept by... the story, and people had to play through it to get to the current part, but that is a tall ask after five years, not to mention all the lore-relevant events (looking at you, summers and Dragonspine) that are just deleted from existence.