Honkai: Star Railhas only been out for over two months, but many players are already invested in the characters and their stories. While the main story is still incomplete, the newest HoYoverse title has a rich lore that can be explored through various in-game sources. The more players knew aboutHonkai:Star Rail’s universe, the more they seemed to have connected with the characters, including theleaked and unreleased characters.
Even more interesting is howHonkai: Star Railis canonically connected toGenshin Impactthrough the HoYoverse multiverse. Although both games have similar characters and designs,Honkai: Star Railis missing one important feature that can be found inGenshin Impact: character birthdays.
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Honkai: Star Rail is Missing Birthdays
A majority of the characters inHonkai: Star Raildon’t have their birthdays and zodiac signs indicated in the game yet. The only ones with known birthdays are the Trailblazer, whichplayers will set at the start ofHonkai: Star Rail, and March 7th. The latter’s exact birthday is technically unknown because she was saved by the Astral Express Crew from Six-Phased Ice that was floating in space. Since she didn’t know anything about herself or where she had come from, she chose to adopt March 7th, the day she was rescued, as her name and birthday.
It’s quite strange forHonkai: Star Railto omit birthdays, especially considering that HoYoverse has assigned them toGenshin Impactand evenHonkai Impact 3rdcharacters in the past. Particularly,Genshin Impactreally celebrates its characters' birthdays. When players log in on a specific character’s birthdate, they will receive a special message, the character’s specialty dish, and other gifts. It’s worth noting that the game currently has almost 70 playable characters now, so that’s a lot of monthly perks. Likewise,Genshinfans would also show their love during their favorite characters' birthdays by posting screenshots, fan art, and more on social media.
Honkai: Star Railis still a relatively new game, so it’s possible that HoYoverse might have not gotten around to finalizing the characters' birthdays yet. A number of the characters who have alternate versions in other HoYoverse titles already have set birthdays, like Sushang (April 3) and Bronya (August 18) inHonkai Impact 3rd, but these could change inHonkai: Star Rail. One fun theory could be that time inHonkai: Star Railworked different, so the characters' birthdays and zodiac signs could be different from other games. This would make sense considering thatcharacters in the HoYoverse multiverseweren’t always the same exact people.
On the bright side,Honkai: Star Raildidn’t skip out on allbirthday celebrations. LikeGenshin Impact, the game gives players 100 Stellar Jades and a special Birthday Cake courtesy of Pom-Pom when they log in during the Trailblazer’s birthday. The cake isn’t a consumable item, but it’s a great souvenir to keep in their inventories to commemorate their first birthday inHonkai: Star Rail.
It would be interesting to see howHonkai: Star Railwould celebrate its characters' birthdays once they’ve been set. It could followGenshin Impact’s lead and give players special messages and gifts when they log in on a specific date, while the characters could also have a specialty dish that players can consume to buff up their stats. Plus, this would be a great way to add visibility toHonkai: Star Railcharacters who haven’t appeared in the main story or side quests in a while. It’s a helpful tactic for a game that’s expected to introduce several new units in the following months. Lastly, the canon birthdays could allow players to connect more with their favorite characters, and even upcoming ones.
Honkai: Star Railis now available on Android, iOS, and PC. A PlayStation version is in development.
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