Venbara

Venbara is the het ship between Venti and Barbara Pegg from the Genshin Impact fandom.

Canon
Venti and Barbara lacks a bit of interactions, however, they still have some interactions and voicelines of each other.

Voicelines
Venti calls Barbara "the darling Deaconess" and compliments her voice, saying she has a sweet singing voice. Venti asks the Traveler if they know her, asking about the meet and greets, her concerts. The Traveler, probably replies Venti at some point however their answer just wasn't recorded in his voiceline.

Barbara mentions that Venti's voice is amazing, however, she thinks the songs he sings and the ones that she's good at are very different. Barbara states that she tried to learn them, but the melodies were just too complicated for her.

Archon Quest
After the Traveler has defeated Dvalin, the Traveler, Paimon, Jean and Venti went to the Cathedral to give the Holy Lyre Der Himmel to Barbara. Though when giving the Holy Lyre Der Himmel to Barbara, Barbara was shocked due to the Holy Lyre Der Himmel being broken, being that she then tried to forgive herself to Barbatos. Though it was confirmed that Venti was Barbatos, so the fanbase made fun of Barbara being oblivious since Barbatos is already in front of her.

Though Venti then took the Holy Lyre Der Himmel and fixed it, Barbara was relived to see the Holy Lyre Der Himmel fixed but Barbara then told that she won't be letting them touch the Holy Lyre Der Himmel ever again. After Barbara left, Venti then told the Traveler, Paimon and Jean that the magic he used to fix it, isn't going to ever last forever. Which made the three shocked, being that. Venti then ran and the Traveler chased him, along side with Paimon chasing him too.

Right after they ran outside of the Mondstadt Cathedral, Venti and the traveller were attacked by Signora, and both Venti and the Traveler passed out. The Traveler then awaken to see Barbara who then told them that she tried healing Venti but it seemed to not have any effect. It was the first time Barbara ever encounter that kind of patient, but Venti assured her that it was completely normal.

Invitation of Windblume
In Part I, Ode to Flower and Cloud, the Traveler and Paimon finds Venti and a few other Monstadt citizens gathering around the Mondstadt Plaza, with some of them looking anxious. Venti explains that this is his Love Poem Class and wants the Traveler and Paimon to be his assistants. Among his students includes Barbara's fan and stalker, Albert. When the Traveler inquires Albert about him attending Venti's Love Poem Class, he explains about the Barbara Fan Club and insisted on doing things Barbara might feel uncomfortable about, such as having a two-storey statue dedicated to her. Venti signalled the Traveler to say no to Albert and to stop his doings.

In Part II, Missive of Cloud and Fog, when the Traveler, Paimon and Venti went to the cathedral to send documents from Kaeya, they encountered a crying Barbara along with an angry Bennet. Barbara received an intimidating letter. While she was struggling to tell the others what was in the letter, Venti offered to read the letter, which says "Dear Barbara, I have stolen the thing most precious to you and buried it," with a location showing where the item was buried. The team paused a bit to process the letter, in which Barbara freaked out thinking her sister, Jean was buried underground. Rosaria appears to calm her down while Bennet brazenly set out to the Thousand Winds Temple (which was the wrong location) to find the item. Rosaria also suggests that the area where the item was buried was near Dawn Winery. Venti then comforted Barbara and offered to tag along with her to the item's area. When they arrived, the gang found out that the letter was sent by one of Barbara's fans to get her attention. Venti then tells Barbara that this gift is sincere and heartfelt despite its questionable methodology. This results in Barbara totally calming down and in return learning something new. Venti then gestures the Traveler saying that he has an idea who was behind the prank.

In Part III, Realm of Fog and Wind, when the Traveler realised that Bennet had gone missing, they visit the Mondstadt Cathedral to ask Barbara. Barbara greets the three of them, while calling Venti Mr. Bard. Venti is seen mimicking Barbara's pose in this quest.

Midsummer Island Adventure
In Part I, Mysterious Islands: Journey to the Unkown at Windrise, the Traveler's plan to try and go to the Golden Apple Archipelago was by asking Venti. Traveler asks Venti if he knows the archipelago, he congratulates the Traveler as he had found the right person, meaning that yes, he knows the archipelago. Venti talks about the archipelago for the mean time, until he started playing his lyre. Despite Paimon kept calling Venti a Tone-Deaf Bard, Barbara says that the sounds that Venti plays are beautiful as soon as he strummed his lyre. The wind was picking up as he was playing it, and then, Dvalin suddenly came, which made Barbara shocked. After arriving at the Archipelago, Barbara asks Jean who was that bard (Venti). Jean obviously knew that he was Barbatos so instead of telling her that he was Barbatos, she told that he was a legendary bard. Barbara becomes amazed, saying he's an impressive person, and states that they should thank him properly. Still not knowing the fact that he's Barbatos.

Of Ballads and Brews
In one of the event quests, ''Charity Event? Securing Funds?'', the Traveler meets Barbara yet again while setting up the charity stall for the Knights of Favonius. Whilst chatting with Barbara, she mentions that she also helped the knights in a charity sale once. Her contribution however, was standing and singing. She also told the traveler that she met Venti who persuaded her to play an impromptu song with him. Barbara compliments that the music that Venti plays are quite refined and elegant, and that at first, she didn't want to sing too loudly in case it would ruin the style he was going for. But Venti sang a harmony to guide Barbara and before long their combined music sounded great and in the end the audience loved it.

Quotes
"The darling Deaconess with the sweet singing voice — do you know her? You do? Idol, huh? Meet and greets? Concerts? Wow... That's the power of music for you..."

- Venti's voiceline about Barbara

"Venti's voice is amazing! But the songs he sings and the ones I'm good at are very different. I tried to learn them but... the melodies are just so complicated."

- Barbara's voiceline about Venti "Be it for the gods or that special someone, flowers should be offered in utmost sincerity. It's the most important ceremony of the Windblume Festival. Flowers of love and blessing, sent on such a special occasion... No effort should be wasted to make it spectacular."

- Venti to Barbara, in Part II of Invitation of Windblume event "What a beautiful sound..."

- Barbara after Venti strums his lyre, in Part II of Midsummer Island Adventure event "Oh! And I also met the bard, Venti there! He even persuaded me to perform an impromptu song with him.. The music he plays is quite refined and elegant. At first, I didn't want to sing too loudly, in case I ruined the style he was going for... But he sang a harmony to guide me in, and before long, we were sounding great. In the end, the audience loved it, and we sold a lot at the event."

- Barbara in an event quest during Of Ballads and Brews

Fanon
The fandom usually depicts Venbara as a soft couple, where both parties comfort each other at their lows, or them playing music together. Some also depicts them such that Venti being a drunkard and Barbara helps him recover from being drunk, Venti being jealous of Barbatos (himself) because Barbara loves Barbatos, and High School AU's where Venti is secretly an idol that Barbara admires but is also her classmate yet Barbara never noticed. There are also sad headcannons about this ship, such as Venti taking over Barbara's form when Barbara dies, Venti being corrupted, Venti getting hurt or dying yet Barbara can't heal him, or Venti living on even after Barbara's death.

Venbara isn't a popular ship in the Genshin Impact fandom. It is often overshadowed by XiaoVen, ZhongVen, Barbennett, and Barbelle which are some of the two's popular ships. On Archive of Our Own, there are currently over 100 fanfictions depicting the two.

Trivia

 * The Archon name for Venti, Barbatos, shares five initial letters with Barbara.
 * Barbara's C6, Dedicating Everything to You has a picture of a wind wisp representing this constellation. Venti, before being an archon and taking his human form was a wind wisp.
 * Despite their very cheery and outgoing exterior, both Barbara and Venti hides their sadness to themselves.
 * Both of their Japanese voice actors can sing. Venti's VA, Ayumu Murase has an amazing voice range and has sung in Ensemble Stars!! while Barbara's VA, Akari Kitō is a singer affilated with Raccoon Dog.

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