The Impact of Genshin
The self-proclaimed "Outrider" of the Knights of Favonius, this energetic Pyro user is the very first playable character you recruit after entering Mondstadt.
Who is Amber?
Born from the sea foam after Uranus was overthrown, this goddess of love and beauty was married to the blacksmith god Hephaestus.
Who is Aphrodite?
Popularized in the 1950s and 60s by stars like Audrey Hepburn and Mia Farrow, this short, cropped women's hairstyle gets its name from a mythical fairy.
What is a pixie cut?
Long before flash drives and cloud storage, saving a document meant putting a 3.5-inch one of these magnetic disks into your PC's drive.
What is a floppy disk?
The podcast explored this infamous haunted object... a rag doll locked away in an occult museum that inspired a major movie franchise.
What is Annabelle?
Known for her dramatic theatrical flair and love of macaroni, this former figurehead of Fontaine played the role of Hydro Archon for 500 years to deceive the Heavenly Principles.
Who is Furina?
To complete his famous twelve labors, this demigod hero had to slay the Nemean Lion and capture the three-headed hound Cerberus.
Who is Heracles? (Acceptable: Hercules)
The tiny squares that make up a digital image on your monitor.
What are pixels?
Before smartphones offered instant internet access, dial-up users relies on this device that translated digital data into audible screeching tones over telephone lines.
What is a modem?
Season 1 covered this famous 1990s creepypasta and internet urban legend about a tall, faceless man in a suit who stalks children in the woods.
Who is Slenderman?
Confined within the Sanctuary of Surasthana for centuries by the Akademiya, this Genshin Character connects with her people through dreams as the "Lesser Lord."
Who is Nahida?
Swearing by this river of the Underworld was the most sacred oath a Greek god could make, carrying severe divine penalties if broken.
What is the River Styx?
This animation studio is behind Toy Story and Finding Nemo.
What is Pixar?
Introduced by Sony in 1975, this 1/2-inch videotape format lost the classic 1980s home video format war to JVC’s VHS.
What is Betamax?
Covered under "My Favorite Murder," this infamous Wisconsin serial killer inspired films like The Silence of the Lambs and Psycho.
Who is Jeffrey Dahmer? (Acceptable: Ed Gein)
Despite his immense martial skill and brief stint as Acting Grand Sage, this fee-loving Dendro user insists he is merely a "feeble scholar" and scribe for the Akademiya.
Who is Alhaitham?
Condemned to Tartarus for tricking death twice, this king was punished by having to roll a massive boulder up a hill for eternity, only to watch it roll back down.
Who is Sisyphus?
Launched in 2016 to replace the Nexus series, this Google flagship smartphone line sounds like a tiny, single point of color on a digital screen.
What is the Google Pixel?
Popular in the late 90s and early 2000s, these handheld personal digital assistants, like the PalmPilot, relied on a small plastic wand called this to tap the screen.
What is a stylus?
In a Season 1 episode on "Monsters," FARTS discussed this legendary ape-like creature said to roam the forests of North America.
What is Bigfoot?
Known as the "Knight of Boreas," this legendary Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius took four-fifths of Mondstadt's elite forces on a mysterious expedition half a decade ago.
Who is Varka?
Before Zeus and the Olympians came to power, this Titan ruler swallowed five of his own children to prevent a prophecy that foresaw his downfall.
Who is Cronus? (Acceptable: Kronos)
This classic, paper-straw candy filled with sweet and sour flavored powder has been sold by Wonka and Ferrara since the 1960s.
What are Pixy Stix?
Long before SMS text messages, business travelers in the 80s and 90s relied on these belt-clipped devices that received numeric codes like "911" or "07734" over radio frequencies.
What is a pager? (Acceptable: beeper)
Season 2 covered this chilling 1970 urban legend about a Japanese woman with a slit mouth who asks victims if she is beautiful.
What is Kuchisake-onna?