Summary
A new leak fromHonkai: Star Railis hinting at a new character coming after the release of the sci-fi RPG’s next world, potentially featuring connections toHonkai Impact 3rd. Throughout the first two cycles of the game’s life, the HoYoverse RPG following the crew of the Astral Express has seen plenty of highly-anticipated characters join the roster. Characters like Fu Xuan, Firefly, and Ruan Mei have quickly become fan-favorites whileHoYoverse continues to release exciting characters like Sunday. However, one subset of characters tends to garner some extra excitement from fans.
Serving as a spinoff ofHonkai Impact 3rd,Honkai: Star Railfeatures plenty of characters that are direct references to previous cast members. HoYoverse has introduced roster members like Seele, Bronya, and Acheron as alternate-universe versions of some ofHonkai Impact 3rd’s most popular characters. One of the main crew members of the Astral Express, Welt, was even confirmed to be the same Welt Yang that originally debuted inHonkai Impact 3rd. Now, new leaks are potentially hinting at another connection between the two games.
Honkai: Star Rail Leak Teases Notable Character
A recent update shared by prominentHonkai: Star Railleakers Cleo and Seele is teasing the addition of anew character inHonkai: Star Rail’s next world. The leak features an image ofHonkai Impact 3rd’s Kevin Kaslana, confirming that the appearance will be similar, though not exact, to theHonkai Impact 3rdcharacter. The leak goes on to suggest that the new character may go by “Bayer” as their name, referring to German astronomer Johann Bayer and the “Bayer designation” for naming stars. Cleo and Seele do not confirm when Bayer will release, only suggesting it will be afterthe launch ofStar Rail’s next world.
Bayer’s potential connection to Kevin Kaslana would bring another majorHonkai Impact 3rdcallback toStar Rail’s roster. The RPG’s roster already features multiple indirect connections, withAcheron as an alternate version of Raiden Meiand Silver Wolf said to be based on Bronya Zaychik’s “Haxxor Bunny” costume.Star Railhas even made reference toHonkai Impact 3rd’s Herrschers within the lore for Welt, though the game’s main story has not made reference to theHonkai Impact 3rdantagonists.
WhileStar Railhas seen plenty of connections to HoYoverse’s past games,Honkai Impact 3rdrecently received its own connection to the newer game. A specialHonkai: Star Railcollaboration sawSparkle introduced toHonkai Impact 3rdas a playable character, complete with a new re-design.Star Railhas also frequently seen rumors about newHonkai Impact 3rdtie-ins, including a speculatedStar Railversion of popular character Yae Sakura. AStar Railversion of Kevin Kaslana could potentially serve as a major addition for the sci-fi RPG’s next world.
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