List of Honkai: Star Rail characters

Honkai: Star Rail producer David Jiang stated that the development team places strong emphasis on character creation, noting that drafting narrative text for a single character typically takes around a month. The production team emphasized the importance of making the game's characters feel as though they genuinely inhabit the fictional world. According to the writers, their role is not to direct the characters according to personal intent but rather to document the words, actions, and events of characters as if they were real individuals within the setting. To enhance authenticity, character traits are often inspired by real-life individuals encountered by the development team.

According to lead game designer Chengnan An, the development team adopts a "character-first" design philosophy, wherein personality and narrative are prioritized over gameplay systems. He explained that creating gameplay systems before developing the characters often limited their creativity, stating that "we ran out of inspo really, really fast" when doing so. Characters undergo multiple rounds of visual iteration and feedback to heighten their aesthetic appeal, often becoming "prettier and even more handsome and even more cool with each iteration." The team is also known for incorporating distinctive, unconventional traits to make the characters more memorable. For example, the character Dr. Ratio attacks with an oversized book to reflect his egotistical intellect, while Himeko is portrayed calmly sipping tea amid a fiery explosion during her ultimate move.

Regarding the design of character artificial intelligence (AI), Jiang explained that, to enhance immersion in Honkai: Star Rail, AI technology was integrated into non-player character behavioral patterns to reduce rigidity and create more natural interactions, aiming to create a more immersive sense of a living world. He also noted that current AI applications are limited to serving as development aids. However, he suggested that the future use of AI could potentially expand character dialogue and interaction content.

In terms of character backstories, Jiang stated that the game's narrative and worldbuilding are developed around its characters, who in turn serve as the primary means of conveying the story and its underlying themes. The developers drew inspiration from road movie storytelling, featuring the protagonist and companions travelling across diverse worlds with differing social, technological, and cultural structures. These structures are used to highlight character development and interpersonal dynamics across varied settings.

Prior to a character's official release in the game, miHoYo promotes them through its official social media channels by releasing promotional videos. After release, additional characterization is provided through main story content, side missions, and supplementary in-game materials. Companion Missions in particular offer deeper insight into each character's backstory and personality traits that may not be fully explored in the main narrative.

In terms of gameplay, the development team stated that gameplay systems are closely tied to character design. The game introduces a system known as Paths, which functions both as ideologies and gameplay roles. In lore terms, a character's Path represents the philosophical route associated with an Aeon, while in gameplay terms, it defines a character's combat role, such as damage dealer, support, or healer. At the game's launch, playable characters were divided among seven Paths, with additional Paths introduced in later updates. In addition to Paths, playable characters are also categorized by seven damage types.

Trailblazer

Voiced by: Qin Qiege (Chinese); Caleb Yen (2023-2025), Shaun Mendum (2025-present) (English); Junya Enoki (Japanese); Kim Myung-jun (Korean) (Caelus)

Voiced by: Chen Tingting (Chinese); Rachael Chau (2023-2025), Chloe Eves (2025-present) (English); Yui Ishikawa (Japanese); Kim Ha-ru (Korean) (Stelle)

The Trailblazer (开拓者; Kāituòzhě) is the main protagonist of the game. An artificial receptacle, in the form of a human being, that contains a Stellaron. Players can choose to play as either the male (Caelus, 穹; Qióng) or female (Stelle, 星; Xīng) Trailblazer and may enter their chosen name to be used throughout the story. After being awakened by Kafka and Silver Wolf in Herta Space Station, they joined the Astral Express to eliminate the threats posed by the Stellaron. It is revealed that they were previously part of the Stellaron Hunters prior to the start of the game.

Dan Heng

Voiced by: Li Chunyin (Chinese); Nicholas Leung (English); Kent Itō (Japanese); Kim Hye-sung (Korean)

Dan Heng (丹恒; Dān Héng) is a reserved young man who acts as the train's guard. He often spends more time in the Astral Express data archives than in his bedroom. He conceals his true identity as a Vidyadhara, a dragon-like species, from the inhabitants of the Xianzhou Luofu. In a previous incarnation, he was known as Imbibitor Lunae (饮月; Yǐn Yuè), the title of the Luofu's high-ranking Vidyadhara leader. Though he has since inherited that incarnation's powers, he has never formally held the title himself because it is reserved for another Vidyadhara, Bailu. During the Xianzhou Luofu chapter, his past is revealed when the Astral Express crew is drawn into a conflict involving the Xianzhou Alliance's armed forces, known as the Cloud Knights. He later reawakens his powers while remaining loyal to the Astral Express.

March 7th

Voiced by: Nuoya (Chinese); Skyler Davenport (English); Yui Ogura (Japanese); Jung Hye-won (Korean)

March 7th (三月七; Sānyuè Qī) is a cheerful girl with no memory of her past before the Astral Express crew rescued her from being encased in ice. She took the name "March 7th" as it marked the date of her rescue. During the events of Amphoreus, a protective alter ego known as Evernight (长夜月; Chángyèyuè) emerged, seizing control of March and becoming the demigod of Time.

Murata Himeko

Voiced by: Lin Su (Chinese); Cia Court (English); Rie Tanaka (Japanese); Kim Bo-na (Korean)

Murata Himeko (无量塔姬子; Wúliàngtǎ Jīzǐ) is a scientist who fixed the Astral Express when it became stuck in her home world of Planarcadia as a teenager. She later becomes the train's navigator and de facto owner and is the most senior active member of the Nameless, a group that travels aboard the Astral Express to follow the Path of Trailblaze. During the Planarcadia chapter, it is revealed that Himeko, in her childhood, was stricken with a hereditary curse that would kill her. The curse was instead inherited by an imagenae she created, a sentient creature native to Planarcadia brought into existence through wishes. The imagenae called Motoko (素子; Sùzǐ) eventually faded away, curing Himeko and allowing her to live on.

Pom-Pom

Voiced by: Jiang Li (Chinese); Christine Sposato (English); Miki Nagasawa (Japanese); Yoon A-yeong (Korean)

Pom-Pom (帕姆; Pàmǔ) is the conductor of the Astral Express.

Sunday

Voiced by: Xu Xiang (Chinese); Griffin Puatu, Amber Lee Connors (young) (English); Takeo Ōtsuka (Japanese); Kang Seong-woo (Korean)

Sunday is a zealous and revered Halovian, a humanoid species with angelic features. He is the former head of the Oak Family, a political house, as well as Robin's brother. He was secretly a Pathstrider of Order and the main antagonist of the Penacony chapter. In order to seek atonement for his actions in the aftermath of the Stellaron incident, he left Penacony to join the Astral Express as a passenger. During the Astropolis chapter, he becomes an official crew member after being invited by Himeko, an offer he accepts.

Welt Yang

Voiced by: Peng Bo (Chinese); Corey Landis (2023-2026), Brian T. Delaney (2026-present) (English); Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese); Han-sin (Korean)

Welt Yang (瓦尔特·杨; Wǎ'ěrtè Yáng), whose real name is Joachim Nokianvirtanen (约阿希姆·诺基安维塔宁; Yuē'āxīmǔ Nuòjī'ānwéitǎníng), is the second-most senior active member of the Nameless and the former leader of the anti-cataclysmic organization Anti-Entropy. The events that occur in the aftermath of Honkai Impact 3rd's open world mode A Post-Honkai Odyssey Chapter 2 and its supplementary manhua Alien Space eventually led to his appearance in the game.

Herta Space Station

Arlan (阿兰; Ālán)

Voiced by: Tao Dian (Chinese); Dani Chambers (English); Ryoko Shiraishi (Japanese); Kim Yul (Korean)

Arlan is the head of the space station's security department.

Asta (艾丝妲; Àisīdá)

Voiced by: Guiniang (Chinese); Felecia Angelle (English); Chinatsu Akasaki (Japanese); Kim Hyeon-ji (Korean)

Asta is an astronomer and the space station's lead researcher who comes from a wealthy family. Arlan often has to rein in her spending.

Herta (黑塔; Hēitǎ)

Voiced by: Hou Xiaofei (Chinese); PJ Mattson (English); Haruka Yamazaki (Japanese); Kim Seo-yeong (Korean)

The space station's true master and the interest-driven member #83 of the Genius Society. Herta is an Emanator of Erudition who controls her namesake puppets, loosely modelled after her younger self, scattered throughout the space station. To distinguish herself between the puppets, she refers to herself as The Herta (大黑塔; Dà Hēitǎ).

Ruan Mei (阮·梅; Ruǎn Méi)

Voiced by: Zhang Wenyu (Chinese); Emi Lo (English); Saori Ōnishi (Japanese); Yoon Yeo-jin (Korean)

Ruan Mei is a biological sciences expert and member #81 of the Genius Society. She is a completely amoral scientist with dreams of becoming an Aeon herself, though she regrets being unable to emotionally connect with her creations.

Jarilo-VI

Bronya Rand (布洛妮娅·兰德; Bùluònīyà Lándé)

Voiced by: Xie Ying (Chinese); Madeline Reiter (English); Kana Asumi (Japanese); Lee Bo-hee (Korean)

The commander of the Silvermane Guards and Cocolia's adoptive daughter. Bronya became the ruler of Jarilo-VI's only inhabited city, Belobog, after Cocolia's death.

Clara (克拉拉; Kèlālā)

Voiced by: Zisu Jiuyue (Chinese); Emily Sun (English); Rina Hidaka (Japanese); Kim Yea-lim (Korean) (Clara)

Voiced by: Wang Yuhang (Chinese); D. C. Douglas (English); Hiroki Yasumoto (Japanese); Choi Nak-yoon (Korean) (Svarog)

Clara is a mild-mannered young girl and a self-taught mechanic. She is often accompanied by the robot Svarog (史瓦罗; Shǐwǎluó).

Gepard Landau (杰帕德·朗道; Jiépàdé Lǎngdào)

Voiced by: Ma Yang (Chinese); Bryson Baugus (English); Makoto Furukawa (Japanese); Min Seung-woo (Korean)

The dutiful captain of the Silvermane Guards, who is Serval's and Lynx's brother. Gepard is the middle sibling of the Landau family.

Hook (虎克; Hǔkè)

Voiced by: Wang Xiaotong (Chinese); Felecia Angelle (English); Sora Tokui (Japanese); Lee Jae-hyun (Korean)

Hook is the self-proclaimed boss of the Moles, a group of children who go on adventures and play pranks throughout the underground region of Belobog, known as the Underworld.

Luka (卢卡; Lúkǎ)

Voiced by: Xiao Zhai (Chinese); Howard Wang (English); Gakuto Kajiwara (Japanese); Lee Joo-seung (Korean)

Luka is a fighter and a member of Wildfire, a grassroots organization based in the Underworld. He tries to support his friends and neighbors, even at his own expense.

Lynx Landau (玲可·朗道; Língkě Lǎngdào)

Voiced by: Mihu (Chinese); Risa Mei (English); Haruka Terui (Japanese); Lee Eun-jo (Korean)

Lynx is a polar explorer who is Serval's and Gepard's sister. She is the youngest sibling of the Landau family, as well as a friend of Pela. She is also the keyboardist of the musical band Mechanical Fever.

Natasha (娜塔莎; Nàtǎshā)

Voiced by: Qin Ziyi (Chinese); Elizabeth Maxwell (English); Yumi Uchiyama (Japanese); Gang Eun-ae (Korean)

Natasha is a doctor and the true leader of Wildfire.

Pelageya "Pela" Sergeyevna (佩拉格娅·谢尔盖耶夫娜; Pèilāgéyà Xiè'ěrgàiyēfūnà)

Voiced by: Yanning (Chinese); Xanthe Huynh (English); Sumire Morohoshi (Japanese); Lee Da-eun (Korean)

The intelligence officer of the Silvermane Guards. Pela is a friend of Lynx and the drummer of Mechanical Fever.

Seele (希儿; Xī'ér)

Voiced by: Tang Yajing (Chinese); Molly Zhang (English); Mai Nakahara (Japanese); Song Ha-rim (Korean)

Seele is a spirited member of Wildfire. She grew up at the same orphanage as Bronya.

Serval Landau (希露瓦·朗道; Xīlùwǎ Lǎngdào)

Voiced by: Mu Xueting (Chinese); Natalie Van Sistine (English); Aimi (Japanese); Min-a (Korean)

Serval is a brilliant mechanic who is Gepard's and Lynx's sister. She is the eldest sibling of the Landau family and her affection for rock n' roll is evident in her role as the lead vocalist and guitarist of Mechanical Fever.

Xianzhou Alliance

Bailu (白露; Báilù)

Voiced by: Duoduo (Chinese); Su Ling Chan (English); Emiri Katō (Japanese); Cho Hyun-jung (Korean)

Bailu is a Vidyadhara doctor of the Alchemy Commission on the Luofu. She often tries to escape her responsibilities. She is the heir apparent to the Imbibitor Lunae.

Feixiao (飞霄; Fēixiāo)

Voiced by: Ye Zhiqiu (Chinese); Anairis Quiñones (English); Mikako Komatsu (Japanese); Son Jung-min (Korean)

Feixiao, whose real name is Saran (萨兰; Sàlán), is one of the seven Arbiter-Generals, the top officers of the Cloud Knights. She serves as the general of the Xianzhou Yaoqing. She is a foxian, a humanoid species with fox-like features, but has some canine-like features from her borisin ancestry. This ancestry also afflicts her with Moon Rage, a condition akin to lycanthropy.

Fu Xuan (符玄; Fú Xuán)

Voiced by: Hualing (Chinese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English); Miku Itō (Japanese); Lee Ji-hyeon (Korean)

The head of the Divination Commission on the Luofu. Fu Xuan is the prospective successor for Jing Yuan as Arbiter-General for the Luofu.

Guinaifen (桂乃芬; Guìnǎifēn)

Voiced by: Xiao Gan (Chinese); Morgan Lauré (English); Hina Suguta (Japanese); Kim Su-yeong (Korean)

Guinaifen is a street performer who resides on the Luofu after the Antimatter Legion destroyed her home planet. Her real name is Guinevere (格妮薇儿; Génīwēi'er), which is localized as Guinaifen by her friend Sushang.

Hanya (寒鸦; Hányā)

Voiced by: Zhang Yuxi (Chinese); Suzie Yeung (English); Sayumi Suzushiro (Japanese); Yoon Eun-seo (Korean)

Hanya is a judge of the Ten-Lords Commission on the Luofu who has become numb after becoming flooded with work and haunted by nightmares. She is Xueyi's younger sister.

Huaiyan (怀炎; Huáiyán)

Voiced by: Li Haojia (Chinese); J. Michael Tatum (English); Tadashi Miyazawa (Japanese); Jo Min-soo (Korean)

Huaiyan is one of the seven Arbiter-Generals and the general of the Xianzhou Zhuming. He is Yunli's adoptive grandfather.

Huohuo (藿藿; Huòhuò)

Voiced by: Ge Zirui (Chinese); Courtney Lin (2023-2024), Megan Shipman (2024-present) (English); Maria Naganawa (Japanese); Kim Chae-rin (Korean) (Huohuo)

Voiced by: Liu Beichen (Chinese); Adam Michael Gold (2023-2024), Aaron Veach (2024-present) (English); Takeshi Hirabayashi (Japanese); Han Bok-hyun (Korean) (Tail)

Huohuo is a foxian trainee judge of the Ten-Lords Commission on the Luofu. She has a fear of inhuman beings, but ironically attracts them due to a heliobus, a spirit-like being, whom she calls "Mr. Tail" (尾巴; Wěiba), sealed in her tail by the other judges.

Jiaoqiu (椒丘; Jiāoqiū)

Voiced by: Chenzhang Taikang (Chinese); Mark Whitten (English); Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Japanese); Lee Jung-min (Korean)

Jiaoqiu is a foxian counselor and a healer of the Alchemy Commission on the Yaoqing who was blinded after poisoning his blood to stall the borisin leader, Hoolay.

Jing Yuan (景元; Jǐng Yuán)

Voiced by: Sun Ye, Zhong Ke (young) (Chinese); Alejandro Saab, Brenna Larsen (young) (English); Daisuke Ono, Yūka Matsumi (young) (Japanese); Ryu Seung-gon, Kim Yea-lim (young) (Korean)

Jing Yuan is one of the seven Arbiter-Generals and the general of the Luofu.

Jingliu (镜流; Jìngliú)

Voiced by: Du Mingya (Chinese); AmaLee (English); Houko Kuwashima (Japanese); Park Yi-seo (Korean)

The leader of the now-defunct group, the High-Cloud Quintet. Jingliu was the sword master of the Luofu and Jing Yuan's mentor until she succumbed to mara, a curse that caused its host to become insane, and began attacking her former allies.

Li Sushang (李素裳; Lǐ Sùshang)

Voiced by: Chen Tingting (Chinese); Anjali Kunapaneni (English); Misato Fukuen (Japanese); Park Shi-yoon (Korean)

Sushang is a young Cloud Knight who wields a large sword and yearns to become a legend. A friend of Guinaifen, she assists in some of her acrobatic stunts and almost always appears in her livestreams.

Lingsha (灵砂; Língshā)

Voiced by: Rao Zijun (Chinese); Whitney Holland (English); Kaori Maeda (Japanese); Jang Ye-na (Korean)

Lingsha, whose real name is Dan Zhu (丹朱; Dān Zhū), is a Vidyadhara healer and the head of the Alchemy Commission on the Luofu.

Luocha (罗刹; Luóchà)

Voiced by: Zhao Lu (Chinese); Craig Lee Thomas (English); Akira Ishida (Japanese); Shin Yong-woo (Korean)

Luocha is a foreign trader who is often seen carrying a huge coffin. His true background is a mystery, but Jing Yuan suspects him of having smuggled a Stellaron onboard the Luofu, and Welt suspects him of being linked to Void Archives, Welt's past acquaintance.

Moze (貊泽; Mòzé)

Voiced by: Huang Jinze (Chinese); Ben Balmaceda (English); Shogo Sakata (Japanese); Choi Hyun-sik (Korean)

Moze is a sneaky, fastidious assassin and Feixiao's assistant. He usually remains hidden, only appearing when it's time to assassinate his enemies.

Qingque (青雀; Qīngquè)

Voiced by: Liu Shisi (Chinese); Bryn Apprill (English); Arisa Date (Japanese); Seo Da-hye (Korean)

Qingque is a librarian and a diviner of the Divination Commission on the Luofu. Although incredibly intelligent, she prefers to spend her time slacking off and playing Celestial Jade, a tile-based game heavily inspired by mahjong, rather than working.

Tingyun (停云; Tíngyún)

Voiced by: Jiang Li (Chinese); Laci Morgan (2023-2024), Anya Floris (2024-present) (English); Yūki Takada (Japanese); Lee Myeong-ho (Korean)

Tingyun is an eloquent foxian and a trade envoy of the Sky-Faring Commission on the Luofu. During the Xianzhou Luofu chapter, the Tingyun encountered by the Astral Express crew was not the real one, but a vessel possessed by Phantylia, who had stolen her identity and presumably killed her. The real Tingyun was later rescued from the brink of death by Ruan Mei and became known as Fugue (忘归人; Wàngguīrén).

Xueyi (雪衣; Xuěyī)

Voiced by: Suxun (Chinese); Jenny Yokobori (English); Maki Kawase (Japanese); Park Ri-na (Korean)

Xueyi is a judge of the Ten-Lords Commission on the Luofu and Hanya's older sister. Her natural body was destroyed, but she was resurrected into a puppet body.

Yao Guang (爻光; Yáo Guāng)

Voiced by: Qin Ziyi (Chinese); Ari Thrash (English); Kana Hanazawa (Japanese); Lee Seul (Korean)

Yao Guang is one of the seven Arbiter-Generals and the general of the Xianzhou Yuque.

Yanqing (彦卿; Yànqīng)

Voiced by: Miao Jiang (Chinese); Amber May (English); Marina Inoue (Japanese); Lee Sae-a (Korean)

The lieutenant of the Cloud Knights on the Luofu and Jing Yuan's retainer. Yanqing seeks to become the Luofu's sword master.

Yukong (驭空; Yùkōng)

Voiced by: Zhong Ke (Chinese); Dawn M. Bennett (English); Yumi Tōma (Japanese); Jeon Sook-kyeong (Korean)

Yukong is a foxian former wartime pilot and the head of the Sky-Faring Commission on the Luofu.

Yunli (云璃; Yúnlí)

Voiced by: Liu Wen (Chinese); Brenna Larsen (English); Shion Wakayama (Japanese); Lee Ju-eun (Korean)

Yunli is a sword hunter from the Zhuming and the adoptive granddaughter of Huaiyan.

Penacony

Gallagher (加拉赫; Jiālāhè)

Voiced by: Ma Yufei (Chinese); Erik Braa (English); Satoshi Mikami (Japanese); Park Sang-hoon (Korean)

Gallagher is a security officer of the Bloodhound family who also works as a bartender. He is the result of an amalgamation of traits from present inhabitants of Penacony. His actual identity is that of an agent of the Path of Enigmata, an ally of the Watchmaker, and the keeper of the entity known as "Dormancy".

Misha (米沙; Mǐshā)

Voiced by: Liu Zhixiao (Chinese); Cat Protano (English); Eriko Matsui (Japanese); Bak Sin-hee (Korean)

Misha is a bellboy at the Reverie Hotel. His existence is a reflection of the Watchmaker (「钟表匠」; "Zhōngbiǎojiàng"), whose real name is Mikhail Char Legwork (拉格沃克·夏尔·米哈伊尔; Lāgéwòkè Xià'ěr Mǐhāyī'ěr).

Robin (知更鸟; Zhīgēngniǎo)

Voiced by: Qian Chen (Chinese); Alice Himora (English); Kaori Nazuka (Japanese); Shin On-yu (Korean); Chevy (song vocals)

Robin is an elegant Halovian singer and Sunday's sister. She uses the Path of Harmony to spread her music throughout the cosmos.

Amphoreus

Aglaea (阿格莱雅; Āgéláiyǎ)

Voiced by: Chu Yue (Chinese); Morgan Lauré (English); Aya Endō (Japanese); Oh Ro-ah (Korean)

Aglaea is one of the Chrysos Heirs, a group of heroes destined to inherit cores of the Titans' power called Coreflames, and serves as the demigod of Romance. She is the leader of the Chrysos Heirs and a weaver who uses golden threads.

Anaxa (那刻夏; Nàkèxià)

Voiced by: Qian Wenqing (Chinese); Stephen Fu (English); Yuma Uchida (Japanese); Lee Sang-jun (Korean)

Anaxagoras (阿那克萨戈拉斯; Ānàkèsàgēlāsī) is one of the Chrysos Heirs and the demigod of Reason. He is an enlightened scholar from the city of Grove of Epiphany.

Castorice (遐蝶; Xiádié)

Voiced by: Ruan Congqing (Chinese); Melody Muze (English); Chiwa Saitō (Japanese); Serena Lee (Korean)

Castorice is one of the Chrysos Heirs and the demigod of Death. She is an executioner by virtue of possessing the touch of death.

Cerydra (刻律德菈; Kèlǜdélā)

Voiced by: Shi Xinlei (Chinese); Rhiannon Moushall (English); Kanon Takao (Japanese); Kim Yun-chae (Korean)

Cerydra is one of the Chrysos Heirs and the demigod of Law. She is an arrogant tyrant who once ruled as the self-proclaimed ruler of the city of Okhema.

Cipher (赛飞儿; Sàifēi'ér)

Voiced by: Wang Yaxin (Chinese); Shea Fairaday (English); Ayasa Itō (Japanese); Mi So (Korean)

Cifera (赛法利娅; Sàifǎlìyà) is one of the Chrysos Heirs and the demigod of Trickery. She is a nimble kleptomaniac catgirl from the city of Dolos.

Cyrene (昔涟; Xīlián)

Voiced by: Yanning (Chinese); Aiden Dawn (English); Marina Inoue (Japanese); Jo Kyeong-i (Korean)

Cyrene is one of the Chrysos Heirs and Phainon's childhood friend from the village of Aedes Elysiae. She is also known as the Titan Demiurge (德谬歌; Démiùgē), and initially travels alongside the Trailblazer in the form of a small creature named Mem (迷迷; Mímí).

Hyacine (风堇; Fēngjǐn)

Voiced by: Jing Chen (Chinese); Holly Earl (English); Hina Yōmiya (Japanese); Kim Yeon-woo (Korean)

Hyacinthia (雅辛忒丝; Yǎxīntèsī) is one of the Chrysos Heirs and the demigod of Sky. She is a compassionate and whimsical physician from the Grove of Epiphany who acts as Anaxa's assistant lecturer.

Hysilens (海瑟音; Hǎisèyīn)

Voiced by: Fumeng Ruowei (Chinese); Rosie Day (English); Manaka Iwami (Japanese); Oh Eun-soo (Korean)

Helektra (海列屈拉; Hǎilièqūlā) is one of the Chrysos Heirs and the demigod of Ocean. She served as the knight commander of Okhema during Cerydra's rule.

Mydei (万敌; Wàndí)

Voiced by: Zhao Chengchen (Chinese); Gabriel Warburton (English); Yōhei Azakami (Japanese); Ahn Hyo-min (Korean)

Mydeimos (迈德谟斯; Màidémósī) is one of the Chrysos Heirs and the demigod of Strife. He is the crown prince of the city of Castrum Kremnos.

Phainon (白厄; Bái'è)

Voiced by: Qin Qiege, Mi Yang (young) (Chinese); Joshua Waters, Justine Huxley (young) (English); Satoshi Hino, Kotomi Aihara (young) (Japanese); Yoon Yong-sik, Park Ha-jin (young) (Korean)

Phainon, whose real name is Khaslana (卡厄斯兰那; Kǎ'èsīlánnà), is one of the Chrysos Heirs and the demigod of Worldbearing. According to prophecy, he is the fated deliverer who is destined to save Amphoreus and its inhabitants from a cycle of endless destruction. He endures a self-imposed recursive time loop of his world to prevent Amphoreus' decay and a cosmic catastrophe.

Tribbie (缇宝; Tíbǎo)

Voiced by: Cai Shujin (Chinese); Hayden Daviau (English); Hikaru Tono (Japanese); Bang Yeon-ji (Korean)

Together with Trianne (缇安; Tí'ān) and Trinnon (缇宁; Tíníng), they are collectively known as Tribios (缇里西庇俄丝; Tílǐxībì'ésī). Tribios is one of the Chrysos Heirs and the demigod of Passage. After inheriting the Passage Coreflame from the Titan Janus, she became the first demigod of Amphoreus.

Planarcadia

Evanescia (绯英; Fēiyīng)

Voiced by: Suxun (Chinese); Nathalie Ferare (English); Ayane Sakura (Japanese); Moon Yoo-jeong (Korean)

Evanescia is the arbitrator of the Phantasmoon Games, a competition where the victor gains the power of Aha, the Aeon of Elation, for one minute. She later makes the Trailblazer a participant in the event.

Kuchiba (朽叶; Xiǔyè)

Voiced by: Unknown (Chinese); Ariana Nicole George (English); Unknown (Japanese); Unknown (Korean)

Kuchiba is a security officer of the Department of Aberration Defense.

Nihilux (虚照; Xūzhào)

Voiced by: Ziyin (Chinese); Amber Lee Connors (English); Haruka Tomatsu (Japanese); Kwon Da-ye (Korean)

Nihilux, whose true identity is Aha (阿哈; Āhā), is a comic artist and former president of the magazine Furbobo Weekly.

Stellaron Hunters

Blade (刃; Rèn)

Voiced by: Liu Yijia (Chinese); Daman Mills (English); Shin-ichiro Miki (Japanese); Kwak Yoon-sang (Korean)

Blade is a swordsman who abandoned his body to become a blade and a former member of the High-Cloud Quintet who went by the name Yingxing (应星; Yìngxīng). He is cursed with immortality after a failed ritual to resurrect fellow member Baiheng resulted in him becoming mara-struck.

Firefly (流萤; Liúyíng)

Voiced by: Song Yuanyuan (Chinese); Analesa Fisher (English); Tomori Kusunoki (Japanese); Yu Hye-ji (Korean) (Firefly)

Voiced by: Gan Ziqi (Chinese); Adin Rudd (English); Jun Kasama (Japanese); Jang Seo-hwa (Korean) (SAM)

Firefly is a young girl clad in a mechanical armor called SAM (萨姆; Sàmǔ). She joined the Stellaron Hunters in the hopes of finding the meaning of life and a way out of her doomed fate.

Kafka (卡芙卡; Kǎfúkǎ)

Voiced by: Xu Hui (Chinese); Cheryl Texiera (English); Shizuka Itō (Japanese); Sa Moon-young (Korean)

Kafka is a soft-spoken woman who is incapable of feeling fear. She personally implanted a Stellaron into a body now known as the Trailblazer during the opening events of the game. She is one of the first two people, along with Silver Wolf, that the Trailblazer met.

Silver Wolf (银狼; Yín Láng)

Voiced by: Hanser (Chinese); Melissa Fahn (English); Kana Asumi (Japanese); Jang Mi (Korean)

Silver Wolf is a master hacker who has excelled in a skill that alters reality called "aether editing". She is one of the first two people, along with Kafka, that the Trailblazer met.

Masked Fools

Sampo Koski (桑博·科斯基; Sāngbó Kēsījī)

Voiced by: Liu Shengbo (Chinese); Roger Rose (English); Daisuke Hirakawa (Japanese); Jeong Jae-heon (Korean)

Sampo is a notorious con artist wanted across Belobog. He ends up supporting Wildfire and the Trailblazer in his own way.

Sparkle (花火; Huāhuǒ)

Voiced by: Zhao Shuang (Chinese); Lizzie Freeman (English); Reina Ueda (Japanese); Sung Ye-won (Korean)

Sparkle is a manipulative trickster who can shapeshift into anyone. She uses this ability solely for her amusement. One of her personas, Sparxie (火花; Huǒhuā), takes the form of an online streamer in Planarcadia.

Interastral Peace Corporation

Aventurine (砂金; Shājīn)

Voiced by: Yang Chaoran, Pi Xiugang (young) (Chinese); Camden Sutkowski, Caitlyn Elizabeth (young) (English); Kengo Kawanishi (Japanese); Park Jun-won (Korean)

Aventurine, whose real name is Kakavasha (卡卡瓦夏; Kǎkǎwǎxià), is one of the Ten Stonehearts, a high-ranking group within the IPC. He is the bearer of a Cornerstone, an artifact made from the body of Qlipoth, the Aeon of Preservation, called the "Aventurine of Stratagems". He is a gambler by nature, treating life as a high-risk, high-reward investment.

Jade (翡翠; Fěicuì)

Voiced by: Zhang Ruoyu (Chinese); Faye Mata (English); Kotono Mitsuishi (Japanese); Kim Soon-mi (Korean)

Jade is one of the Ten Stonehearts and the bearer of the Cornerstone "Jade of Credit". A pawnbroker, she is willing to lend people anything they want as long as she receives something of equivalent value in her eyes.

Pearl (真珠; Zhēnzhū)

Voiced by: Su Wan (Chinese); Cat Protano (English); Kiyono Yasuno (Japanese); Yeo Yoon-mi (Korean)

Pearl is one of the Ten Stonehearts and the bearer of the Cornerstone "Pearl of Appraisal". She is the secretary of the Strategic Investment Department and Planarcadia's current CEO.

Topaz (托帕; Tuōpà)

Voiced by: Lu Minyue (Chinese); Sam Slade (English); Yoshino Nanjō (Japanese); Bang Si-u (Korean)

Topaz, whose real name is Jelena (叶琳娜; Yèlínnà), is one of the Ten Stonehearts and the bearer of the Cornerstone "Topaz of Debt Retrieval". Her partner Numby (账账; Zhàngzhàng), an interdimensional-travelling creature called a warp trotter, can locate treasures within a particular radius.

Galaxy Rangers

Ashveil (不死途; Bùsǐtú)

Voiced by: Zhang Pei (Chinese); Blythe Melin (English); Takehito Koyasu (Japanese); Kang Soo-jin (Korean)

Ashveil, also known as La Mancha (拉曼查; Lā Mànchá), is an eccentric detective and the director of the Ashen Detective Agency in Planarcadia. He is the leader of the Galaxy Rangers.

Boothill (波提欧; Bōtí'ōu)

Voiced by: Peng Bo, Kinsen (young) (Chinese); Andrew Russell (English); Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese); Kim Dan (Korean)

Boothill is a cyborg cowboy who seeks revenge on the IPC for destroying his home planet and his daughter despite the massive bounty they placed on his head. A pre-installed language module in his body, called the Synesthesia Beacon, censors his use of profanity against his will.

Rappa (乱破; Luànpò)

Voiced by: Jin Na (Chinese); Kendell Byrd (English); Megumi Han (Japanese); Kim Yu-rim (Korean)

Rappa is an experimental test subject who was implanted with a memetic virus based on a popular ninja manga at a young age. After being freed from captivity, she became a Galaxy Ranger but still interprets everything through the eyes of a ninja.

Cocolia Rand (可可利亚·兰德; Kěkělìyǎ Lándé)

Voiced by: Mufei (Chinese); Heather Gonzalez (English); Misa Katō (Japanese); Lee Mi-na (Korean)

The eighteenth ruler of Belobog and the adoptive mother of Bronya. Cocolia serves as the main antagonist of the Belobog chapter.

Phantylia (幻胧; Huànlóng)

Voiced by: Huang Ying (Chinese); Tara Langella (English); Yurika Hino (Japanese); Yoo Bo-ra (Korean)

Phantylia is a powerful heliobus and an Emanator of Destruction who infiltrated the Xianzhou Luofu, disguised as Tingyun, to revive the Ambrosial Arbor, an ancient tree, and incite a civil war. She serves as the main antagonist of the Xianzhou Luofu chapter and was ultimately defeated. It was later discovered that under the alias "Mangas", she rallied the borisin packs in freeing their leader Hoolay and sowing chaos during the Wardance, a festival held in honor of Lan, the Aeon of The Hunt.

Lygus (来古士; Láigǔshì)

Voiced by: Zhao Junyi (Chinese); Blythe Melin (English); Shuntarō Karato (Japanese); Park Ki-wook (Korean)

The true administrator of Amphoreus and the main antagonist of the Amphoreus chapter. Lycurgus (吕枯耳戈斯; Lǚkū'ěrgēsī) is a fragment of the founder and member #1 of the Genius Society, Zandar One Kuwabara (赞达尔·壹·桑原; Zàndá'ěr Yī Sāngyuán).

Asat Pramad (归寂; Guījì)

Voiced by: Zhang Huzi (Chinese); Joe Hernandez (English); Eiji Hanawa (Japanese); Shin Kyung-sun (Korean)

Asat Pramad is an Emanator of Destruction who serves as the main antagonist of the Planarcadia chapter. His real name is unknown, but he was known by several aliases such as Enroute (未抵; Wèidǐ), a former Masked Fool, and Isee (我见; Wǒjiàn), a former Astral Express navigator. He also killed Murata Ryusuke (无量塔隆介; Wúliàngtǎ Lóngjiè), Himeko's father, before he could return to Planarcadia, and assumed his identity for roughly 15 years.

Acheron (黄泉; Huángquán)

Voiced by: Juhuahua (Chinese); Allegra Clark (English); Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese); Park Ji-yoon (Korean)

Acheron, whose real name is Raiden Bōsenmori Mei (雷电忘川守芽衣; Léidiàn Wàngchuānshǒu Yáyī), is a cosmic drifter and an Emanator of Nihility. She claims to be a Galaxy Ranger, earning the ire of Boothill, who points out she's an impostor using their name. She carries a long sword reminiscent of an ōdachi.

Argenti (银枝; Yínzhī)

Voiced by: Liang Dawei (Chinese); Adam Michael Gold (2023-2024), Talon Warburton (2024-present) (English); Shinnosuke Tachibana (Japanese); Choi Seung-hun (Korean)

Argenti is a cosmic drifter and a Knight of Beauty who travels the cosmos performing heroic deeds like an old-fashioned knight-errant, hoping to one day see the reappearance of Idrila, the currently missing Aeon of Beauty.

Black Swan (黑天鹅; Hēi Tiān'é)

Voiced by: Yang Menglu (Chinese); Arryn Zech (English); Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese); Kim Ha-young (Korean)

Black Swan is a mysterious collector of memories called a Memokeeper, from the Garden of Recollection. She later accompanies the Astral Express as a passenger in travelling to Amphoreus.

Constance (康士坦丝; Kāngshìtǎnsī)

Voiced by: Ruan Congqing (Chinese); Jennifer Losi (2024-2025), Cristina Vee (2025-present) (English); Mikoi Sasaki (Japanese); Kim Do-hee (Korean)

Constance, also known as The Dahlia (大丽花; Dàlìhuā), is a member of the now-disbanded group Ever-Flame Mansion. She left the group along with others after their leader Duke Inferno was assassinated by Acheron and now serves as a Memokeeper from the rogue group, the Cremators.

Dr. Ratio (真理医生; Zhēnlǐ Yīshēng)

Voiced by: Sang Yuze (Chinese); Jordan Paul Haro (English); Shunsuke Takeuchi (Japanese); Lee Dong-hoon (Korean)

Veritas Ratio (维里塔斯·拉帝奥; Wéilǐtǎsī Lādì'ào) is an eccentric, self-assured Intelligentsia Guild member who often conceals his appearance with an alabaster head. He treats ignorance as a disease and aims to cure it by spreading knowledge throughout the universe.

Screwllum (螺丝咕姆; Luósīgūmǔ)

Voiced by: Zhao Yang (Chinese); Steven Kelly (English); Yūya Uchida (Japanese); Lee Min-kyu (Korean)

Screwllum is an intellitron, a robot-like species, and member #76 of the Genius Society.

Archer

Voiced by: Wu Lei (Chinese); Junichi Suwabe (Japanese); Lim Chae-heon (Korean)

Archer, whose true identity is Emiya (衛宮; Wèigōng) from an alternate future timeline, is a character from the Fate franchise, appearing in the game as part of a crossover with the anime television series Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, through a collaboration between miHoYo, Type-Moon, and Ufotable. He is first summoned during the "Sweet Dreams and the Holy Grail" story quest, where he becomes Aventurine's servant. He is later summoned again during the "Imagenae: Holy Grail War" story quest in Planarcadia, where he becomes Ishtar's servant.

Gilgamesh (吉尔伽美什; Jí'ěrjiāměishí)

Voiced by: Teng Xin (Chinese); Tomokazu Seki (Japanese); Kim Jong-yeop (Korean)

Gilgamesh is a character from the Fate franchise, appearing in the game as part of a crossover with Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works. He appears during the "Imagenae: Holy Grail War" story quest in Planarcadia. He has no master, but he is accompanied by a creature known as the "Lost Emerald Chimera" (迷路的翠绿奇美拉; Mílùde Cuìlǜ Qíměilā).

Ishtar (伊什塔尔; Yīshítǎ'ěr)

Ishtar is a character from the Fate franchise, appearing in the game as part of a crossover with Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works. She is the main antagonist of the "Imagenae: Holy Grail War" story quest in Planarcadia.

Lancer

Voiced by: Hu Yi (Chinese); Nobutoshi Canna (Japanese); Shin Beom-sik (Korean)

Lancer, whose true identity is Cú Chulainn (库·丘林; Kù Qiūlín), is a character from the Fate franchise, appearing in the game as part of a crossover with Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works. He is first summoned during the "Sweet Dreams and the Holy Grail" story quest, where he becomes Boothill's servant. He is later summoned again during the "Imagenae: Holy Grail War" story quest in Planarcadia, where he becomes Kuchiba's servant.

Rin Tohsaka (远坂凛; Yuǎnbǎn Lǐn)

Voiced by: Shuo Xiaotu (Chinese); Kana Ueda (Japanese); Kim Bo-min (Korean)

Rin is a character from the Fate franchise, appearing in the game as part of a crossover with Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works. She appears during the "Imagenae: Holy Grail War" story quest in Planarcadia, where she becomes the Trailblazer's master.

Saber

Voiced by: Bai Xinzan (Chinese); Ayako Kawasumi (Japanese); Jeong Yu-jeong (Korean)

Saber, whose true identity is Altria Pendragon (阿尔托莉雅·潘德拉贡; Ā'ěrtuōlìyǎ Pāndélāgòng), is a character from the Fate franchise, appearing in the game as part of a crossover with Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works. She is first summoned during the "Sweet Dreams and the Holy Grail" story quest, where she becomes the Trailblazer's servant. She is later summoned again during the "Imagenae: Holy Grail War" story quest in Planarcadia, where she becomes Phainon's servant.

Many critics praised Honkai: Star Rail for continuing HoYoverse's tradition of strong character design, highlighting the game's vivid, expressive, and well-developed cast. PC Gamer reviewer Tyler Colp remarked that each character in the game "glows with personality," and that their combat animations are "extraordinarily expressive." GamesHub reviewer Samantha Low described the characters as engaging, with flashy designs reminiscent of a techwear runway, emphasizing their visual appeal and distinctive personalities. According to IGN China reviewer Water Ash, the character designs appeal to a broad range of fan preferences, with facial expressions and animations during dialogue presented in a detailed and nuanced manner. PCGamesN reviewer Nat Smith observed that the characters possess strong individual appeal, describing them as familiar archetypes that evoke the nostalgic charm of 1990s Japanese role-playing games. Smith also highlighted the game's NPCs, noting that even minor figures often play pivotal roles in the narrative, enhancing the game's world-building. IGN reviewer Jess Reyes observed that the game reveals character traits gradually through different scenarios, enhancing the narrative's suspense and engagement.

Casting of Chris Niosi

In July 2024, HoYoverse revealed the English voice actor for the character Moze to be Chris Niosi. Immediately after the reveal, HoYoverse received backlash from players due to Niosi's past abuse allegations in 2019, which were affirmed by Niosi himself. Following the backlash, Niosi withdrew from the role days later and HoYoverse replaced him with Ben Balmaceda. As a result, Niosi's recorded voice lines were fully replaced, and Moze debuted with Balmaceda as his English voice actor.

SAG-AFTRA strike controversies

From 2024 to 2025, HoYoverse was affected by strike action from multiple English voice actors affiliated with SAG-AFTRA. Although HoYoverse wasn't listed as one of the companies targeted in the main strike, multiple English voice actors in support of the strike stopped voicing their assigned characters. HoYoverse responded by replacing some of the striking voice actors, including the voice actors for the Trailblazer, Tingyun, Argenti, and Tail.