Honkai: Star Rail Introduces New Character Sparkle and She Goes from Cute to Loopy [UPDATED]

Honkai: Star Rail developer HoYoverse launched the following five-star character who will develop into accessible by way of the gacha within the second a part of the Model 2.0 cycle.

Her identify (or extra exactly, nickname) is Sparkle and he or she’s a member of the Masked Idiot faction. She’s additionally a quantum character following the trail of the Concord.

She might be launched in just a few days by way of the “Glowing Splendor” Occasion Warp, alongside Hanya, Quinque, and Sanpo. Replace 2/28/2024: it’s going to be accessible between February 29 and March 26 alongside a second Occasion Warp specializing in Jing Yuan.

Within the trailer launched right now, she goes from very cute to creating the standard Yandere face in about two minutes. 

Sparkle is voiced in English by Lizzie Freeman and in Japanese by well-liked actress Reina Ueda, whom you might know for her roles as Ganyu in Genshin Influence and Akane Shinjo in SSSS. Gridman. 

You may watch the trailer in English under and in Japanese that includes Ueda-san’s voice on the official YouTube channel.

Replace 2/28/2024: a second trailer has been revealed and you may watch it under in English and on the official YouTube channel in Japanese.

Replace 2/28/2024: a 3rd trailer has been launched, and this time it is an anime video. You may watch it in English under and in Japanese on the official channel. 

One other video introduces Sparkle’s strikes intimately.

By the way, you continue to have just a few days to try to unlock the earlier new five-star character, Black Swan, earlier than her Occasion Warp is changed by Sparkle’s. 

Honkai: Star Rail is at present accessible for PC, PS5, iOS, and Android, and we not too long ago realized that it has been downloaded an enormous 100 million occasions. 

Whereas the sport is free to play, it additionally options loads of microtransactions so that you can partake in the event you’re fascinated by getting extra out of it. In fact, foreign money (Stellar Jades) that can be utilized to get a greater likelihood to unlock characters like Sparkle are among the many best-sellers.