A new leak from Honkai: Star Rail has teased several new characters set to join the game throughout its first few updates. The launch of HoYoverse's highly-anticipated space RPG finally arrived earlier this week and the game has already seen massive success from the get-go. The sci-fi RPG from the Genshin Impact developer was already topping charts in the days leading up to its release and features an initial roster of more than 20 playable characters. Now, leaks are giving an idea of who players should expect next from the game.While Honkai: Star Rail boasts a solid lineup of characters at launch, both the story and past beta tests have already teased several other future roster members. Early portions of the game introduce the player to characters like Kafka and Silver Wolf, neither of whom are featured within the game's starting lineup. Several others like Blade and Luocha were featured within the game's several closed beta tests but did not join Honkai: Star Rail with its full launch. Now, those characters and more are set to come to the game within its first few updates.A recent leak from prominent HoYoverse leaker group Team China has revealed the character release roadmap for Honkai: Star Rail's initial patches. Version 1.1 is set to add both Luocha and Silver Wolf as new five-star characters with both prominently appearing in the game's story. Version 1.2 will introduce the prologue's other starring character in Kafka alongside Blade as its featured characters. Version 1.3 is set to feature a new version of starting character Dan Heng as well as the Xianzhou Luofu's Fu Xuan.
Upcoming Honkai: Star Rail Characters
- Luocha: five-star Imaginary Abundance character
- Silver Wolf: five-star Quantum Nihility character
- Kafka: five-star Lightning Nihility character
- Blade: five-star Wind Destruction character
- Dan Heng IL: five-star character, unknown Element, unknown Path
- Fu Xuan: five-star Quantum Preservation character
While many of the early versions' featured characters were already playable in Honkai: Star Rail's closed beta tests, the updates will feature at least one entirely new character. Fu Xuan was first announced in January 2023 as a planned playable character for Star Rail, though she only appeared as an NPC in the game's beta. Each of the other revealed five-star characters was previously featured during Honkai: Star Rail's closed beta tests with gameplay styles and kits already revealed. Honkai: Star Rail is expected to run similar six-week-long patch cycles to its predecessor in Genshin Impact.
Honkai: Star Rail's launch has already seen a wealth of content for players to dive into between the game's main story and side missions. Each map within the game features a plethora of treasure chests for players to uncover, offering valuable rewards like Stellar Jade, experience and Relics. Honkai: Star Rail also features multiple permanent game modes like the roguelike Simulated Universe and the Spiral Abyss-like Forgotten Hall. Honkai: Star Rail's debut has been a smashing success for HoYoverse and new content will look to maintain its strong start.
Honkai: Star Rail is available now for PC and mobile devices. PS4 and PS5 versions are in development.