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

Octagram

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.

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.

Narzissenkreuz

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

According to the story of Narzissenkreuz, there are five characters in the story: the hero, the evil sorcerer, the knight, the evil dragon, and the princess.

The hero is most likely Traveler, and the evil dragon is, of course, abyssal Nibelung.
Since the knight stands in opposition to the evil dragon, it is probably Phanes.
As for the princess, her identity is unknown, but she might be the First Angel.
And the remaining evil sorcerer — that one is Woobakwa.

In the many tales and books of Teyvat, evil dragons appear frequently.
These are, in essence, all metaphors for abyssal Nibelung.
While they are far fewer in number compared to evil dragons, a few stories also feature an evil sorcerer.
The true identity of that evil sorcerer is Woobakwa.

What is important here is that the true enemy of Teyvat is not the evil dragon, but the evil sorcerer. The dragon is merely being controlled by the sorcerer.

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

His Iktomisaurus companion carried him up and up through the clouds, and at last, they caught the cunning sorcerer. Realizing that there was no way out, Rumi simply turned himself into a giant rock. Surely, Kuntur could do nothing about him now! Yet the young warrior grabbed the giant rock and would not let go, crying, "Fly! Higher, my friend, higher!"
And so higher and higher they flew, until they soared above the very highest cloud layer, and there, Kuntur beheld the sun for the first time.

ーThe Tale of Kuntur

According to The Little Witch and the Undying Fire, and The Tale of Kuntur, we may one day become friends with Nibelung and fight against Woobakwa in outer space.

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!