Genshin Impact: Who Is Guoba, the Stove God of Genshin Impact?
Genshin Impact‘s Lore Is Deep in Many Aspects. Among the Three Regions Accessible in the Game So Far, Liyue's Lore Has the Most Well-Rounded and Well-Written...
Genshin Impact‘s lore is deep in many aspects. Among the three regions accessible in the game so far, Liyue's lore has the most well-rounded and well-written. MiHoYo's writing chops are once again in full display in the game's Moonlight Merriment event. From here, the stories of multiple Liyue residents were expanded on. It's fun to reunite with Liyue's characters for the first time again in a long while, and getting to know them even better added more value to the event. While it's mainly an in-game version of the real-world Mooncake Festival, Moonlight Merriment still had a lot of fun and unique moments that lent us an opportunity to get many of the game's characters better. Among these characters, surprisingly, is Guoba, Xiangling's bear companion.
Who is Guoba?
Guoba is Xiangling's friend and companion. He appears whenever Xiangling uses her Elemental Skill, with the bear spitting fire out of his mouth as he eats some hot chili pepper. He seems very good-natured, behaving peacefully among Xiangling's friends, but also ferocious and reliable in battle. During Moonlight Merriment, we see Guoba accompanying Xiangling as she surveys her friends on their food preferences. Guoba can be seen running around, interacting innocently with people, and being harmless in general. Don't leave your dish unattended, though, especially if it's a Golden Shrimp Balls. He might just gulp them down in one sitting. Interestingly, even if he ate a full plate of Golden Shrimp Balls meant to be for Keqing, she still gave him treats under the table.
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Guoba's Real Identity – The God of Stove, Marchosius
During the Moonlight Merriment event, we find out more details about Guoba. Keqing sets out to find out more information about The God of Stove, as she suspects he has something to do with a giant rock that mysteriously appeared in the middle of the city square. Traveler and Xiangling accompany Keqing in her search for answers, with Guoba following them around. Later on, as the Traveler successfully complete challenges in Moonlight Merriment, they are finally able to see the stone crack – revealing underneath it The Stove God in his Glory Days – confirming once and for all that Guoba is actually the Stove God of yore.
Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.
