Genshin Impact: Who Is Scaramouche?

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Genshin Impact has seen its fair share of villains over the years, from leaders of the Abyss Order to disgruntled sea monsters, and even the infamous Unknown God in the game's opening sequence. Amongst all of Genshin Impact's evildoers, though, there is perhaps one who has enraptured fans the most: Scaramouche.

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The sixth member of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers, Scaramouche is as mysterious as his hat is big. Despite appearing as a critical figure in multiple Story Quests and limited-time events, Scaramouche's appearances are never more than fleeting, and many players still don't have a good idea of who this enigmatic antagonist really is. Go ahead and read on if you want to learn more about Genshin Impact's villainous "Balladeer."

Be advised: this crash course on Scaramouche will contain some story spoilers

Many years ago, Inazuma's Electro Archon, Ei, was trying to create a puppet version of herself that could rule Inazuma in her stead while she pursued eternity on her own. The final version of this puppet would eventually become Raiden Shogun, but Ei also created an initial prototype that would later turn into Scaramouche.

When Ei created this prototype puppet it supposedly shed tears, which made Ei believe that it was too gentle to properly enact her will. Still, she did not wish to destroy her new creation, so she set him free and allowed him to live under his own volition. Scaramouche then wandered around Inazuma for a great deal of time before eventually joining the Fatui and becoming their sixth Harbinger.

Scaramouche seemed to be an ally when the Traveler first met him, but after he learned of the Traveler's true identity he quickly displayed his hostile