Summary
A new leak fromHonkai: Star Railis hinting at a major character set to arrive to the game in the near future, teasing one ofHonkai Impact 3rd’s most beloved characters. The sci-fi RPG from HoYoverse features a wide variety of different roster members within its playable cast, spread throughout the game’s four fully exploreable worlds. Plenty of members of the game’s cast have been fan favorites from the get-go, withcast members like Sparkleand Castorice winning fans over even before their debut. Now, a familiar character may soon be coming from anotherHonkaigame.
GivenHonkai: Star Rail’s close connection toHonkai Impact 3rdwith its lore and story, many characters originally fromHonkai Impact 3rdhave received newStar Railversions.Honkai Impact 3rdcharacters like Raiden Mei and Bronya Zaychik have been re-imagined inHonkai: Star Railthrough fan-favorite playable characters like Acheron and Silver Wolf.Star Rail’s version of Welt was even revealed to be the same Welt that originally played a major role in the story ofHonkai Impact 3rd. Now, one more notable cast member is rumored to be joining the cast soon.
Honkai: Star Rail Leak Teases Playable Yae Sakura
A recent leak shared by prominent HoYoverse leaker Luna is teasing aspecial character coming withHonkai: Star Rail’s Version 4 cycle. According to the post, belovedHonkai Impact 3rdcharacter Yae Sakura will make her playable debut inHonkai: Star Railfollowing the debut of the game’s next playable world. The post did not confirm whetherStar Rail’s Yae Sakura will be a new character based on theHonkai Impact 3rdcast memberor the same character making a universe jump.Honkai: Star Rail’s fifth playable world is expected to launch in early 2026.
The addition of Yae Sakura will not be the first time theHonkai Impact 3rdcharacter has made the jump to another HoYoverse game.Genshin Impactfeatured its own version of the beloved character, with Inazuma’s Yae Miko debuting as a new version of Yae Sakura alongside Raiden Shogun asGenshin Impact’s take on Raiden Mei. HoYoverse has continued to introduce new spins on its past characters, with Amphoreus recently introducing the Chrysos Heirs asvariants of several ofHonkai Impact 3rd’s Flame-Chasers.
Even before the rumored release of Yae Sakura,Honkai: Star Raillooks to have some exciting updates coming in the near future. The Version 3.3 update, launching later this week, will introducetwo new playable characters in Hyacineand Cipher debuting as Wind Remembrance and Quantum Nihility characters, respectively. HoYoverse has also already teased fans about the long-awaitedFate/Stay Nightcollaboration, set to launch during the following Version 3.4.Honkai: Star Rail’s cast is set to grow substantially with lots of major additions coming soon.
