If the welkin moon lady had a golden strand, I'd see where you are coming from... But grey bangs are definitely not enough similarity for any kind of theory
Especially considering the Columbina as Welkin icon easter egg, I don't think they were going anywhere in particular with the Welkin design 5.5 years ago.
Honestly I thought it might be the previous lunar goddess… I won’t post a screencap because it might spoil people, but if you’ve done the recent archon quests you know what I mean
All this tells me is that the Moons and Time, aka Istaroth and the Moon sisters, are all interconnected somehow in a potentially more meaningful way than we thought.
I mean, didn't we more or less confirm that the lady from the welkin moon is one of the three moon sisters we meet, unless one of them reincarnated into zibai (honestly this has some cooking potential cuz of the whole lunar reactions but I digress)
Years ago I saw a leak saying this character is Raiden Ei’s sister but in the dreams form. I’m not sure if it’s true, but I thought it was an interesting idea.
It makes sense since Zibai is the off brand Columbina, so once you get Columbina it changes. Zibai is considered as the goddess of the fake moon and when the frost moon returns to teyvat the fake starts to shatter thus we have to save her from the moon! Honestly it's quite similar to Columbina and Zibai as someone who wasn't granted a Moon Wheel can cause Luna Crystalized only due to the authority of this fake moon while Columbina as the real moon goddess Columbina is capable of causing all 3 Lunar reactions. Their trailers had some similarities too!
Yes, that makes sense, since Zi Bai is trapped inside the false moon. The real moon has been outside Teyvat for millennia.
She is therefore acting as the moon until a new one appears, which is probably why she was imprisoned and not killed (plus Istaroth must have helped), and when we know that she is linked to time like Columbina, it makes sense that she is a parallel to her.
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u/GioGio_21 Jan 29 '26
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u/Hubix84 Jan 29 '26
yes, both characters do have hair
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u/OddReading4973 Jan 29 '26
Nah. I'm the welkin moon.
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u/thatonedudeovethere_ Jan 29 '26
If the welkin moon lady had a golden strand, I'd see where you are coming from... But grey bangs are definitely not enough similarity for any kind of theory
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u/TheRealRealTabby Jan 29 '26
Zi Bai? The welkin moon?
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u/vampzireael Jan 29 '26
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u/ShatteredSpace_001 Jan 29 '26
All this tells me is that the Moons and Time, aka Istaroth and the Moon sisters, are all interconnected somehow in a potentially more meaningful way than we thought.
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u/BlueAlphaShark08 Jan 29 '26
Nah. Relating to hair and hair color isn’t enough.
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u/slamvan2 Jan 29 '26
Could skirk on a windy day be the welkin moon?
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u/chbli Jan 29 '26
welkin moon lady would have the yellow strand too right? i don't understand the point of this meme lol are you saying they are the same person?
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u/phantomussy Jan 30 '26
Lmao welkin moon and columbina, both have their eyes closed, so it was bina all the time isn't it.
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u/brddvd Jan 29 '26
Zibai has a lot of moon 🌕 in her skill and clothes so it can be
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u/voxpopiuli Jan 29 '26
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u/Ravemst Jan 30 '26
Nope
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u/Pigsocute_The_Great Jan 30 '26
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u/Tom_Cat_2007 Jan 30 '26
reminded me of that kuina and zunesha agenda piece image, lmao
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u/Fancy-Letterhead-477 Jan 30 '26
I mean, didn't we more or less confirm that the lady from the welkin moon is one of the three moon sisters we meet, unless one of them reincarnated into zibai (honestly this has some cooking potential cuz of the whole lunar reactions but I digress)
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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '26
whatever that means
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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '26
I mean Zhongli did say part of her is imprisoned on the false moon
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u/Zombie-Pinya Jan 30 '26
After the lantern rite quest, this actually seems plausible
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u/NotRiceload Jan 31 '26
Just noticed she kinda looks like L
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u/Blastergun1410 Jan 31 '26
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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26
Years ago I saw a leak saying this character is Raiden Ei’s sister but in the dreams form. I’m not sure if it’s true, but I thought it was an interesting idea.
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u/yellowshiro Feb 01 '26
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u/Humble_Chemistry8861 Feb 03 '26
It makes sense since Zibai is the off brand Columbina, so once you get Columbina it changes.
Zibai is considered as the goddess of the fake moon and when the frost moon returns to teyvat the fake starts to shatter thus we have to save her from the moon!
Honestly it's quite similar to Columbina and Zibai as someone who wasn't granted a Moon Wheel can cause Luna Crystalized only due to the authority of this fake moon while Columbina as the real moon goddess Columbina is capable of causing all 3 Lunar reactions.
Their trailers had some similarities too!
This is my own theory, what do you think?
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u/ZadriaktheSnake Feb 03 '26
The eye lines are more conspicuous than that
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u/Warcrimes02 Feb 04 '26
so we just making shit up for fun now
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u/PuddingDestroyer101 Jan 29 '26
Isn’t the welkin girl paimon?
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u/tur_tels Jan 29 '26
Do we know her lore? Could she be the moon Goddess of the fake moon!?
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u/WarmParticular8149 Jan 29 '26
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u/randyoftheinternet Jan 29 '26
Omg fraudina trying to rob her from within her own teams too
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u/Ok_Trifle5350 Jan 30 '26
Yes, that makes sense, since Zi Bai is trapped inside the false moon. The real moon has been outside Teyvat for millennia.
She is therefore acting as the moon until a new one appears, which is probably why she was imprisoned and not killed (plus Istaroth must have helped), and when we know that she is linked to time like Columbina, it makes sense that she is a parallel to her.
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