Barbatos was Celestias god of Anemo, an Archon who ruled Teyvat on their behalf.
Until a young bard gave him a name and he tumbled downwards into revolution and rose into godhood. If gods typically share the names of demons, it makes it even more likely that Paimon is a god. Venti was a wind spirit, a flighty thing, one of thousands blurring together until he wasnt. Both Barbatos and Morax are names of demons as well. It is worth noting however that the past Electro Archon's name, Baal, is also the name of a demon, and so is Raiden Shogun, Beelzebul. In real-world myth, Paimon is the name of a king of hell, and demons aren't typically associated with being good friends. Paimon's namesake, though, casts doubt upon her once again.
Related: Genshin Impact's Paimon Emergency Food Joke Explained If Paimon is of the Abyss, her guidance could be the result of the 'enemy of her enemy is her friend' mentality. The Abyss may not be an ally of the Traveler but is an enemy of the gods, and this could include the Unknown God. It's more likely that she could be an entity that contains a fragment of her power, considering her little size compared to the Unknown God's stature.īlue starry space appears to generally be associated with Genshin Impact's Abyss and the Abyss Order, which is an organization that stands opposed to the gods. If Genshin Impact's Paimon is the Unknown God, she's doing a good job at pretending she's not (or has a bad case of amnesia).
She loves human pleasure like food and treasure and first appears to the Traveler by being fished out of the water, and doesn't seem interested in things like upholding the Heavenly Principles. Paimon is definitely a weird being of chaos.
