Eugénie de Montijo

*This article is about the past Dendro Archon. For the upcoming character, see Greater Lord Kusanali.*

**Eugénie de Montijo** (Japanese: ウジェニー・ド・モンティホ *Ujenī do Montiho*), also known by her Archon name **Greater Lord Kusanali**, was the previous **God of Wisdom** and the late Dendro Archon who presided over Sumuru. She was a member of The Seven. The remains of her divine power was reformed into Lesser Lord Kusanali who immediately ascended as the new **God of Wisdom** and new Dendro Archon of The Seven.

Eugénie's third and last husband, the God of Woods, died 5,000+ centuries before the events of the cataclysm, which occurred 500 years ago. Immediately after that time, Eugénie ascended as the second Dendro Archon of Sumuru and continued to rule underneath the name of **Kusanali**.

Since Eugénie's death, Lesser Lord Kusanali has completely isolated herself from her people and created a puppet to rule in her place.

## Profile

### Introduction

> The original god that carried the title of Greater Lord Kusanali created true equality in Sumuru, attempting to smoothen relations between scholars and the ordinary citizens in Sumuru. The phrase of "Gloria Regali" is believed to refer to her and her majestic reign, as she slayed all of Sumuru's enemies.
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> Lesser Lord Kusanali

Eugénie and the God of Woods were a husband-wife couple whom ended the Archon War in Sumuru. While the God of Woods became the new Dendro Archon, Eugénie became his supporting rock and eventual mother to their only living child, Kusanali de Montijo, whom the future Lesser Lord Kusanali named herself after. After the ascension of Lesser Lord Kusanali as the new Dendro Archon of The Seven, Kusanali de Montijo, Lesser Lord Kusanali's biological older sister chose to serve as her *kagemusha* (Japanese: 影武者 "shadow warrior") or body double.

### Personality

> Seven ideals for seven gods, and of these, Wisdom poses the greatest threat to the Heavenly Principles.
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> Greater Lord Kusanali, as quoted by Zhongli

Based on various descriptions of her, Eugénie is portrayed as rather friendly and gentle: Zhongli and Barbatos were two of her closest friends, disliked fighting but fought, only to protect her husband's and later on her nation from enemy attacks. A honorable god who suffered a great many losses in the Cataclysm, including the death of her final husband, the God of Woods.

## Trivia

* Eugénie will be the first deceased member of The Seven to appear in both an Archon Quest and a Story Quest, with the release of Sumuru's Archon Quest in 2.7.
* Eugénie trained a male shrine maiden (Ryu) before the time of the cataclysm, making Ryu her faithful attendent.
* Eugénie's motto is listed as "Gloria Regali" within all relevant databases.
* She will be the first playable Dendro character to be released in *Genshin Impact.*
* Gloria Regalia is the national anthem of Sumuru, more specifically Eugénie's theme song and anthem, as her "reign" is considered to be everlasting as Lesser Lord Kusanali has modeled her puppet's appearance to look like Eugénie's, in order to prevent people from telling the difference between Greater Lord Kusanali and Eugénie.
	+ Zhongli and Venti weren't even aware of her death, merely remarking that "**she** has changed".

### Etymology

* Eugénie de Montijo as a Empress was most likely inspired by the real-life Empress of the French [.
	+ The Japanese name of her constellation is Munen-Musou no Uchi (Japanese: 無念無想の打 "Strike of No Design, No Conception"), a reference to her ability to strike swiftly and without her enemies having the ability to "see" the "concept" of her sword slashes, due to them outpacing the speed of a standard human's eyes.
	+ Musou is short for Munen-Musou (Japanese: 無念無想 "No Design, No Conception"). According to Victor Harris, a former Keeper of Japanese Antiquities at the British Museum in London, munen-musou in Japanese swordsmanship means "the ability to act calmly and naturally even in the face of danger. It is the highest accord with existence when a man's word and his actions are spontaneously the same." (some spelling changes from the original text of Harris)