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We all know the story of Bennett, the unlucky orphan adventurer from Mondstadt. But is he actually from Mondstadt or does he just live there? During the Genshin Impact 5.8 Summer event quest, we are learning all about it. 

Bennett is an orphan, found as a baby deep in a ruin by an old adventurer and brought back to Mondstadt. Raised entirely by the Adventurers’ Guild, he considers the guild his family, especially Katheryne and the veteran adventurers who mentored him. He never knew his parents, and the mystery of his birth remains unsolved…until now. Some speculate he may be tied to something greater due to his odd streak of fate and survival. Some may be correct in that regard.

His character story two alludes to him being found in the flames, so to say:

There was once a predicament of incomparable despair.

A predicament that had all but swallowed an old adventurer.

The scorching flames scalded his skin, the deafening thunder almost ruptured his eardrums, and the hollering winds threatened to rip his soul from him.

At the end of his hellish journey, what awaited him was… a baby.

The old adventurer thought he was the first living thing to pass through this arduous ordeal. But how could he explain that which lay before him?

In that moment, it hit him, and he believed it to be true.

“This baby must be… a child abandoned by the world itself.”

Though there were no mighty artifacts, jewelry, or gold, the old man’s face did not seem disappointed in the slightest, for he regarded this baby, whose life hung by a mere thread, to be his treasure.

“This child is what I was meant to find on this journey,” he thought as he took the baby into his arms.

Even if what he was about to do opposed the will of the world itself, he was unafraid.

Scorching flames. Defeaning thunder. Howling winds. Sound familiar? To me it sounds like Mare Jivari, specifically the part of Mare Jivari where the Bakunawa resides. 

The bakunawa is modeled after the Filipino moon devourer. I have a theory about the Bakunawa in another video. 

The adventurer who found Bennett said he was the first living thing to pass through this ordeal? Could the luck of being the first known survivor of that area be attributed to Bennett? Was Bennett so lucky at birth, so fortunate, that the Bakunawa, the one who devours moons, also, out of greed and envy, devoured his constellation? Is that why we see it above the Mare Jivari? Bennet’s been feeling lucky since he arrived in Natlan. Could reuniting with his constellation be why.

Then there’s this instantaneous relationship with the asha he meets upon arrival to the seaside resort introduced in 5.8:

When Bennett arrived at the Easybreeze Holiday Resort, he wasn’t expecting much.
Just a few harmless activities… maybe a break from his usual string of cave-ins and monster nests. But then—he met Asha: a flying mascot with a spray-paint cannon and a wild sense of fun.

At first, people thought this pairing made no sense. Bennett? The unluckiest adventurer in Teyvat…and Asha? The energetic symbol of the resort’s perfect summer vibes?

It shouldn’t have worked.

But somehow—it did.

“Wow… you’re really something, Asha. I’m usually the one crashing into things… but with you, we might just break the record for most near-death experiences in a single obstacle course!”
“And honestly? I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

Together, Bennett and Asha took on time trials, paint wars, and glider races. They ran. They tripped. They almost exploded. Okay—Bennett almost exploded. Twice. But every time, Asha kept bouncing back. And Bennett? He kept pushing forward.

“You’re not scared of bad luck, huh? Guess that makes two of us.”
“C’mon, partner! Let’s show ‘em what a Pyro survivor and a floating paint blob can do!”

Some teams are built on strategy. Others on skill. But Bennett and Asha? They’re built on something better—trust.

“Y’know… for the first time in a long time… I don’t feel so unlucky.”
“Maybe it’s not about luck. Maybe it’s about the friends you face it with.”

In the end, Bennett didn’t just find another challenge. He found something rarer—a friend who doesn’t care how unlucky he is.

Because for once…Bennett’s adventure team had two members again.

Why is the Asha so attracted to Bennett? The Asha is a monetoo and the monetoo are spirit creatures that replace the seelie role in Natlan. So…does this spirit know Bennett? If so, how?

By the way he enthusiastically supports Bennett and cheers every time Bennett talks about his dads and how much they love him, I’d say this asha is the spirit of Bennett’s late father.

Natlan is wore torn. We’ve learned in game about the number of orphans displaced due to the rampant loss of life there. Perhaps Bennett was not abandoned by the world, but instead his parents died and left him behind. That could make Asha Bennett’s father. 

Throughout the quest, Traveller continues to find diary entries about an old adventure team. Probably run by Bennett’s parents themselves, a parallel to his current desire to form an adventure team of his own.

So, if Asha is Bennett’s father, how does his mother come into play? Perhaps she’s the secret character who keeps following them everywhere they go.

Will Bennett get his constellation back? I trust he will. Tone deaf bard is on the case after all, that is…after he downs a case of or two of wine. We’re a day away from the next installment of the summertime splash quest. Let me know in the comments if you think Bennett’s father is Asha. 

For a video about Bennett, Asha, Mare Jivari and his mysterious past, click here.