Ukko
Last updated 2026-02-06
Ukko is a character mentioned in the Princess' Box who lived thousands of years ago during the final days of the Sal Vindagnyr civilization.
While Ukko's significance has never been specified, the Princess' Box description and a lack of other unnamed contemporary significant figures suggests that they were also the scribe of Sal Vindagnyr, a figure who provides the quotations in the Scribe's Box and the Ancient Carvings.
Story
Ukko appears to have been close to the Princess of Sal Vindagnyr during their lifetimes, given that she apologizes to them in her thoughts for having to "see us like this."[1] In turn, Ukko appears to have been somewhat protective over the Princess, condemning Imunlaukr as "that outsider who abandoned the princess,"[2] unaware that the outlander had never given up on his search for a way to end the disaster brought about by the Skyfrost Nail.[3]
They were the last survivor of Sal Vindagnyr's fall and recorded the civilization's downfall in the Ancient Carvings. Based on this, they were also the one who found and buried the Princess after she died trying to graft an Irminsul branch onto a healthy tree.[4] Their bitterness over the people's fate is recorded in the Scribe's Box description where, among their other hopes for the world's destruction and vengeance against Imunlaukr, they alluded to Khaenri'ah as "a new nation without gods" which they hoped would "have the power to stand against this world."
Legacy
A respawning Frostarm Lawachurl on Dragonspine can be fought with a boss HP bar and the name "Ukko."[Note 1]
Notes
- ↑ While there is no explicit connection between the scribe Ukko and the Lawachurl Ukko, their shared uncommon name and presence on Dragonspine, combined with Ukko's vocal hatred of the world and the gods at Sal Vindagnyr's end, makes it likely that they were afflicted with the curse which transforms people into hilichurls as punishment for forsaking their god. This curse and its nature is attested to in Perinheri.
Trivia
Etymology
- In Finnish paganism, Ukko was the god of the sky, weather, harvest, and thunder.
- Ukko is said to be given the epithet "Pitkämöönen", which in the context of Genshin Impact is another name for the Heavenly Principles.
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Ukko |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 乌库 Wūkù |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 烏庫 Wūkù |
| Japanese | ウッコ Ukko |
| Korean | 우쿠 Uku |
| Spanish | Ukko |
| French | Ukko[• 1] |
| Russian | Укко Ukko |
| Thai | Ukko[• 1] |
| Vietnamese | Ukko[• 1] |
| German | Uku[• 1] |
| Indonesian | Ukko[• 1] |
| Portuguese | Uku[• 1] |
| Turkish | Ukko |
| Italian | Ukko |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 French, Thai, Vietnamese, German, Indonesian, and Portuguese: The name "Ukko" is not mentioned in these localizations of the Princess' Box description. These names were taken from the name of the Frostarm Lawachurl since the name mentioned in Princess' Box is identical to the name of the Frostarm Lawachurl across all localizations where both are localized.
Change History
References
- ↑ Quest Item: Princess' Box
- ↑ Quest Item: Scribe's Box
- ↑ Artifact, Blizzard Strayer: Broken Rime's Echo
But in the end, the hero who stepped out into the snow would not return in time.
He would stand accused of flight by hateful words long ground to dust amid the snowstorms... - ↑ Mondstadt Hidden Exploration Objective, Quest-Like: Dragonspine's Glacial Secret § Ancient Carvings