Four Great Rulers

The Four Great Rulers, also known as the Four Shades,^[1] or Archangels,^[2] are four gods who serve directly under the Heavenly Principles as Their emissaries.^[3] They were created by the Heavenly Principles following Their descent to Teyvat, serving as the personifications and rulers of the laws.

Overview

The Four Great Rulers are tasked by the Heavenly Principles with governing over the metaphysical laws of Teyvat.^[4] They are implied to be more powerful than the Seven Archons, with Istaroth named as a "higher power" compared to the late Electro Archon^[5] and Ronova describing the Tsaritsa's powers as "paltry."^[6]

According to Yohualtecuhtin, Lord of the Night, the Shades do not like to be mentioned by name by any living being, even including by The Seven, and instead prefer to remain in the shadows as Shades.^[7]

They reside in Celestia, where they periodically hold meetings which every member has attended without fail except for Asmoday, who has been missing since the events of the Cataclysm 500 years ago.^[6]

Members

Name	Title	Status
Naberius	Ruler of Life^[8]	Alive (fused with Rhinedottir)^[8]
Ronova	Ruler of Death^[7]	Alive
Istaroth	Ruler of Time^[9]	Alive
Asmoday	Ruler of Space^[6]	Defected^[10]

Gallery

Teyvat Chapter Interlude Teaser- The Gods' Limits - Genshin Impact

In-Game Introductions

Trivia

The Rulers' attributes appear to align with four of the five Artifact types: life (Naberius), death (Ronova), time (Istaroth),^{[Note 1]} and space (Asmoday)^{[Note 2]}
- The fifth artifact type, Circlet of Logos, is often depicted as a crown or some sort of headpiece, and seeing as the Heavenly Principles has been described as wearing a crown,^[9] They may be the Ruler of Reason.^{[Note 3]}

Other Languages

Four Great Rulers

Language	Official Name
English	Four Great Rulers
Chinese (Simplified)	四大执政 Sìdà Zhízhèng
Chinese (Traditional)	四大執政 Sìdà Zhízhèng
Japanese	四大執政 Yondai Shissei
Korean	4대 집정관 4-Dae Jipjeonggwan
Spanish	Cuatro Soberanas
French	quatre grandes maîtresses
Russian	четырёх повелительниц chetyryokh povelitel'nits
Thai	ผู้ปกครองทั้งสี่
Vietnamese	Tứ Đại Chấp Chính
German	vier großen Herrscher
Indonesian	Empat Penguasa Agung
Portuguese	Quatro Grandes Regentes
Turkish	Dört Büyük Hakim
Italian	quattro grandi signore

Four Shades

Language	Official Name
English	Four Shades
Chinese (Simplified)	四重影子 Sì Chóng Yǐngzi
Chinese (Traditional)	四重影子 Sì Chóng Yǐngzi
Japanese	四つの影 Yottsu no Kage
Korean	네 번 겹친 그림자 Ne Beon Gyeopchin Geurimja
Spanish	Cuatro Sombras
French	Quatre ombres
Russian	Четыре тени Chetyre teni
Thai	เงาทั้งสี่
Vietnamese	Bốn Chiếc Bóng
German	Vier Schatten
Indonesian	Empat Bayangan
Portuguese	Quatro Sombras
Turkish	Dörtlü Gölge
Italian	Quattro ombre

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Notes

↑ Based on the Chinese name for Sands of Eon, 时之沙, meaning "Sands of Time."
↑ Based on the Chinese name for Goblet of Eonothem, 空之杯, meaning "Cup of Space."
↑ Based on the word lógos (Greek: "λόγος"), meaning "word, speech" or "reason."

References

↑ Artifact, Flower of Paradise Lost: Amethyst Crown
↑ Nicole's Voice-Over: About Zibai
The older angels loved to talk about the exceptional young woman from the neighboring area with ties to the Archangel.
↑ Archon Quest, Chapter V, Act IV - The Rainbow Destined to Burn, Part 2: As One We Watch the Setting Sun
↑ Artifact, Finale of the Deep Galleries: Deep Gallery's Distant Pact
↑ Story Quest, Raiden Shogun, Imperatrix Umbrosa Chapter: Act II - Transient Dreams, Part 3: Radiant Sakura
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 YouTube: Teyvat Chapter Interlude Teaser: The Gods' Limits
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Archon Quest, Chapter V, Act IV - The Rainbow Destined to Burn, Part 1: Beneath the Secret Source
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Archon Quest, Interlude Chapter, Act IV - Paralogism, Part 3: The Gardener
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Book: The Byakuyakoku Collection, Vol. 2 - Before Sun and Moon
↑ World Quest, A Long Day in the Mountains: Chapter 3 - Judgment: The Final Judgment

Navigation

[11] Based on the Chinese name for Sands of Eon, 时之沙, meaning "Sands of Time."

[12] Based on the Chinese name for Goblet of Eonothem, 空之杯, meaning "Cup of Space."

[13] Based on the word lógos (Greek: "λόγος"), meaning "word, speech" or "reason."

[1] Artifact, Flower of Paradise Lost: Amethyst Crown

[2] Nicole's Voice-Over: About Zibai
The older angels loved to talk about the exceptional young woman from the neighboring area with ties to the Archangel.

[3] Archon Quest, Chapter V, Act IV - The Rainbow Destined to Burn, Part 2: As One We Watch the Setting Sun

[4] Artifact, Finale of the Deep Galleries: Deep Gallery's Distant Pact

[RS-5] Story Quest, Raiden Shogun, Imperatrix Umbrosa Chapter: Act II - Transient Dreams, Part 3: Radiant Sakura

[The_Gods'_Limits-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 YouTube: Teyvat Chapter Interlude Teaser: The Gods' Limits

[BeneathTheSecretSource-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Archon Quest, Chapter V, Act IV - The Rainbow Destined to Burn, Part 1: Beneath the Secret Source

[The_Gardener-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Archon Quest, Interlude Chapter, Act IV - Paralogism, Part 3: The Gardener

[before_sun_and_moon-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Book: The Byakuyakoku Collection, Vol. 2 - Before Sun and Moon

[10] World Quest, A Long Day in the Mountains: Chapter 3 - Judgment: The Final Judgment

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