Raiden Shogun/Lore

==Personality==
The Raiden Shogun is a firm believer of what she believes to be eternity — a place in which everything is kept the same, regardless of what goes on. She is honorable in her conduct and is revered by the people of Inazuma.
The Raiden Shogun exists in two forms — Ei, her true identity, and the Shogun, a puppet created by Ei to oversee Inazuma in her stead while she meditates in the Plane of Euthymia. This puppet follows a set of directives programmed into her, which are extremely difficult to modify. The Shogun is cold and stern in personality, even callous at times; she is limited in emotional expression, has no likes and dislikes, and has no need for recreation. In none of her voice lines does she ever use contractions (eg. "it's", "can't"). The Shogun thinks of herself as Ei's assistant and carries out her creator's exact will, unable to act on her own volition. If her usual functions are disabled, the Shogun becomes ineffectual. Due to limited protocols as a result of Ei's initial indifference towards anything other than "eternity", the puppet is able to be manipulated by external influences. For example, the Kujou Clan and Fatui persuaded her into initiating and maintaining the Vision Hunt Decree.
While Ei has a more stern demeanor than the average person, she is notably more emotive and sociable than the Shogun. Unlike the Shogun, Ei has preferences, such as a love for sweets and passion of martial arts. Due to her dedication to eternity, Ei maintains a wary attitude on the idea of change. However, she demonstrates curiosity rather than disdain towards new affairs, such as the appearance of the Traveler and the customs of the modern world. Due to having lost many of her loved ones over the centuries, Ei is driven by a fear of further loss, wanting to preserve Inazuma. To this end, she previously sealed herself in the Plane of Euthymia to keep herself from the effects of erosion. She created the puppet Shogun to ensure immunity from the decay of her physical body. While in the Plane of Euthymia, Ei was indifferent to anything that did not affect her pursuit of eternity and had a low opinion of human ambition due to it resulting in loss and suffering and therefore, making it incompatible with eternity. While in the Plane of Euthymia, she was not unmoved by loneliness, as Ei is shown enjoying Yae Miko and the Traveler's company.
In spite of her flawed actions, Ei is devoted to Inazuma, simply longing to protect it and her people. After she is convinced that her actions were destructive, Ei shows remorse and is willing to change her perspective regarding eternity to become a better ruler. She also gained a newfound respect for the idea of human ambition and its achievements.
==Appearance==
The Raiden Shogun uses the tall female model. She has pale skin, purple eyes with light blue pupils, and long, dark violet hair that becomes lighter at the ends, which glow when she uses her Elemental Skill or her Elemental Burst. She also has a beauty mark below her right eye.
==Official Introduction==
===Eschew the Ephemeral World. Abide in Unchanging Eternity.===
The undisputed supreme ruler of Inazuma.
Her Excellency, the Almighty Narukami Ogosho, promised the people of Inazuma an unchanging eternity to last throughout the ages.
After purging all sentiment with merciless lightning, the solitude of her mind became a secluded space free from mortal joys and woes...
Over the long years, the road to eternity has been dark and desolate, but Her Excellency the Shogun has never wavered, not even for a moment.
For true unchanging eternity is found only in the stillness that manifests itself when all noise is stripped away.
==Character Stories==
==Namecard==
==Constellation==
==Quests and Events==
===Raiden Shogun===
===Ei===
==Character Trials==
==Character Mentions==
==Mail==
==Trivia==
* The Raiden Shogun is one of the characters with ornaments that glow. 
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* The Raiden Shogun's default outfit, Narukami's Law, subtly displays a duality of character between its left and right sides. When viewed from the right, one sees her ornate , long lavender sleeve, and the flowers in her hair and at her ankle, highlighting her elegance; however, looking from the left, one sees the pauldron on her shoulder and her unbrokenly dark-colored hair, sleeve, and sock, making her appear spartan and warrior-like. Even the cut of her bangs follows this pattern, sharp and blunt from the left and flowing more organically from the right.
* Unlike Venti or Zhongli, whose constellation names follow the form of , Raiden Shogun's constellation name does not follow this pattern. This may be because both Venti and Zhongli are part of the original Seven, while Ei is not, as she originally took the role of the original Electro Archon's kagemusha.
** As she directly governs Inazuma, everyone is also aware of her identity, a stark contrast to Venti and Zhongli in which only few people know of their true identities.
* Ei's birthday, June 26, is likely based on an incident during the Heian period in the era. In Enchō 8, on the 26th day of the 6th month, lightning struck the Japanese imperial palace in modern-day Kyoto.
* Beyond simple fear of losing those closest to her, it is hinted that Ei's obsession with a never-changing eternity is to prevent Inazuma from suffering the same fate as Khaenri'ah as a result of the Heavenly Principles.
* She is the only playable character who cannot cook.
* She is the second character to be both a playable character and a boss, with the first being Childe.
** She is also the first Archon to be fought as a boss, although only twice in the story domain Plane of Euthymia.
* The Raiden Shogun is proficient in two weapons — swords and polearms, using the former as part of her Musou no Hitotachi and the latter, which was the Engulfing Lightning, during the player's fight against her in Amidst Stormy Judgment and later, The Omnipresent God. She shares this trait with many other prominent Inazumans.Gorou and Kujou Sara are mentioned to have used swords despite using bows as their primary weapons, while Kamisato Ayato is mentioned to use both swords and polearms.
* The Raiden Shogun is hinted to be ambidextrous, as in her Elemental Burst animation, she pulls out the Musou Isshin from her chest with her right hand, but in the cutscenes of Inazuma's Archon Quest, she holds both her sword and polearm with her left hand.
* She is loosely based on Raiden Mei from Houkai Gakuen 2 and , both of which are HoYoverse games, as the two share a plethora of connections:
** The two harness the power of lightning (Electro).
** Raiden Shogun's real name, "Raiden Ei" is similar to Raiden Mei's name.
** They are both voiced by Juhuahua in Chinese and in Japanese.
** They are very similar in appearance, with both having long purple hair and purple eyes.
** Raiden Mei is the 3rd Herrscher (Herrscher of Thunder) while the Raiden Shogun is the third among the Seven Archons to appear.
** In one of the Online Honkai Mangas, There is a chapter called "The Wrath of Baal," where it shows Mei's first appearance as the Herrscher of Thunder.
* The Raiden Shogun shares a similar appearance as well as her Chinese and Japanese voice actresses with Acheron from Honkai: Star Rail, also another HoYoverse game featuring a version of Raiden Mei.
* The Raiden Shogun's Japanese voice actress, Miyuki Sawashiro, has a couple of roles that share a few traits with Ei:
** Kirari and Ririka Momobami are twins from the anime series Kakegurui, just like Ei and Makoto who are also twins and are both voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro.
** Kaiser de Emperana Beelzebub IV from the anime series Beelzebub is a demon baby who can electrocute anyone when he's upset. Ei's Archon name, Beelzebul is derived from Beelzebub and can control lightning.
** Bishamon from the anime series Noragami is a goddess of war and also has many names. She is a member of the Seven Gods of Fortune and has purple eyes. In mythology, Bishamon is said to be male much like Beelzebub (Ei's archon name). Ei is a member of The Seven Archons of Teyvat and also has purple eyes.
* The Raiden Shogun on release had no indicator on-model to indicate Elemental Burst charge (aside from a change to the Resolve Stack Circle). This was later added, but it is too subtle to notice.
** In the Serenitea Pot, the model for the Raiden Shogun does not glow until completing Omnipresence Over Mortals.
** Raiden Shogun does not have Electro particle spillover effects, nor does the Electro symbol project big, when her Elemental Burst is ready.
* The tip of the Raiden Shogun's hair glows when she uses her Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst. This seems to be a trait shared with other Archon characters.
* The Raiden Shogun is one of two characters who does not have a visible breath when exposed to Sheer Cold in Dragonspine, owing to her nature as a puppet; the other character with this distinction is the Wanderer.
* The Raiden Shogun is the first major character to kill another, with her execution of La Signora after she is defeated by the Traveler in Duel Before the Throne.
** She is also the first character to slay a Fatui Harbinger.
* Raiden Shogun is also known by these aliases or titles:
** Narukami Ogosho
** Master of the Euthymic Plane
** Her Excellency, the Almighty Narukami Ogosho, God of Thunder
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===Etymology===
* In Shinto mythology, is another name for , a god of lightning, thunder, and storms. Raiden also means "thunder and lightning" in both Japanese and Chinese. The title refers to the title of military dictators who ruled over Japan prior to the Meiji Restoration in 1867.
* Raiden Shogun's constellation name, Imperatrix Umbrosa, means "shadow empress", referring to her original role as her twin sister's kagemusha.
===Haiku & Waka===
In her Character Demo, Raiden Shogun recites the following which follows the 5-7-5 syllabic structure.Bilibili: 
English 	Chinese	Korean
Waking world, you seem,Woven from the stuff of dreams,All shall fade away.	 	
In the Japanese version, specially, the poem was replaced by a famous yet perfect fit , from the , an early anthology of the waka form of Japanese poetry.
Japanese	TranslationWakapoetry: Kokin Wakashuu XVI: 835
 	When in sleep –
 	Is only what we see then
 	To be called a dream?
 	This fleeting world, too,
 	I cannot see as reality.
=== Other Poetry===
* The Raiden Shogun's "Chat: Idleness" voice-over in Japanese is derived from the Turezuregusa , a famed classic collection of essays written by between 1330 and 1332. Specifically, it is derived from the preface .
==Notes==
==Other Languages==
===Character Title: Plane of Euthymia===
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