Vishap

OverviewLore

Vishaps are a species of dragon-like creatures that once followed each of the Seven Sovereigns with their corresponding elements and were formerly the dominant race of the world. Over time, they will evolve into true Dragons.

From each vishap species, the Seven Sovereigns will be born anew, so long as they remain biologically pure.

They belonged to the Vishap Realm, also known as the Elemental Realm or the Light Realm.

Types

Geovishaps

The Geovishaps are a species of Vishaps that live in the mountains of Liyue and have inhabited since a bygone era, along with their lord, Azhdaha. They have attuned with the Geo element. Adult Geovishaps additionally able to attune themselves to Cryo/Electro/Pyro/Hydro while in combat, though limited to one element at a time, barring Azhdaha.

Elite Enemies

Normal Bosses

Primo Geovishap

Weekly Bosses

Azhdaha

Bathysmal Vishaps

Main article: Bathysmal Vishaps

Bathysmal Vishaps, also known as the Dragonheirs of the Depths, are a race of vishaps that formerly ruled Enkanomiya and the depths. Their attacks have the ability to drain the character's Energy.^[1]

Elite Enemies

Normal Bosses

Coral Defenders

Other Enemies

Gallery

Icons

Etymology

Vishap is derived from the Armenian Վիշապ vishap, an indigenous name for dragons, specifically those from Armenian mythology. Armenian dragons are traditionally imagined to be serpentine creatures and metaphysical manifestations in the world with ties to elements, commonly water and related concepts such as rain, thunderstorms and fertility.^[2]

Other Languages

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	Vishap	—
Chinese (Simplified)	龙蜥 Lóngxī	Dragon-Lizard
Chinese (Traditional)	龍蜥 Lóngxī	Dragon-Lizard
Japanese	ヴィシャップ Vishappu	Vishap
Korean	‍용龍‍ 도마뱀 Yong Domabaem	Dragon-Lizard
Spanish	Dragarto	Dragard^{[• 1]}
French	Élémentosaure	Elementosaurus^{[• 2]}
Russian	Вишап Vishap	—
Thai	Vishap	—
Vietnamese	Rồng Đất	Earth Dragon
German	Drachenechse	Dragon-Lizard
Indonesian	Vishap	—
Portuguese	Dragarto	Dragard^{[• 3]}
Turkish	Ejder	Dragon
Italian	Elementosauro	Elementosaurus^{[• 4]}

↑ Spanish: Dragarto is a portmanteau of dragón "dragon" and lagarto "lizard."
↑ French: The prefix will change depending on the element of the monster. Currently, only the prefixes Élémento- and Géo- exist.
↑ Portuguese: Dragarto is a portmanteau of dragão "dragon" and lagarto "lizard."
↑ Italian: The prefix will change depending on the element of the monster. Currently, only the prefixes Elemento- and Geo- exist.