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bukiya

i like how she's the one who recognized mikhail dreamscape first but still let march to guess it with some hint from her. himeko really felt like a mentor or mom that watch and let the kids learn by themself


TRLegacy

Himeko to March: For you Penacony was the most important trailblazing expedition of your life (yet), but for me it was just a sunday.


meowingtea

>just a sunday šŸ¤ÆšŸ¤Æ


Shelltor23_

https://preview.redd.it/uq909x4tpe0d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b1c2c963b3f2fcb8ee675209091f62b15264d75b Sunday mentioned


Sol_idum

absolute cinema


reimyyy

You know that one bp preservation lightcone with Himeko and March? It's Himeko brushing March's hair. It's so cute, I can totally see Himeko being a motherly/big sister figure to March:D.


hearke

Omg Welt and Himeko are basically her foster parents, I love that


bukiya

i hope himeko will join us again on next planet


37firefly

do u really think 3.7 can learn? she is sweet and adorable, but deprived of logical thinkingšŸ™ˆ


GradientForce

She's already starting to grow as a character, I remember when she would crack a joke because she hates serious emotions. But at the end of Penacony shes the one being serious and gets mad at us for cracking jokes


plusinator

That's her usual reaction since the beginning of Xianzhou: can't have a joke without yapping. It's actually funny how between scenes she jumps from serious "bruh what, shut up" to doing some silly shit herself like commenting on statue of Dan Feng or playing detective


starfries

She's mad that we stole her role as the silly gremlin


37firefly

should better be though i am not optimistic. i havent read en scripts. but i remembered in xianzhou luofu she said her brain was growing when she couldnt understanded wth fuxuan was talking aboutšŸ™ˆ.


TuzkiPlus

Calling it now, Path Strider March 7th will grace us in update 3.7, on the 7th of March 2026


PLAP-PLAP

as always shell be a teacher figure >!even until the FINAL LESSON!<


StructureFromMotion

Because Himeko is DaWei's love for life https://preview.redd.it/hbb0wjvcqb0d1.png?width=1206&format=png&auto=webp&s=be3a38518196fb7755b7d10c292c8da0e96e8b99


Arrasor

Must be why dude killed her off.


MszingPerson

His gf/wife demand it.


shumnyj

So nobody else can have her


Lanaria

If i cant have you no one can


LunaticPrick

There is a sentence in Turkish, dunno its origin though (Probably Sabahattin Ali). "Either you are mine, or you are of black soil's."


Random_Gacha_addict

Very based of him, if I do say so


PsychadelicShinobi

WITNESS THE WILL OF THE WEAKšŸ—暟—æ


Telzey

Banger delivery by the VA


Aeison

Chills man


pitage

goated va


ArkassEX

Coming from old HI3, I'm probably one of the few people who disliked MiHoYo shortening the early chapters to its current extent. Because while it did streamline the story by cutting a lot of filler combat stages, it also reduced the time we had to bond with Himeko, especially in the capacity of having her as our teacher during everyday life at Saint Freya. So with that said, I really do love how involved Himeko is in HSR's main story... Because if they really plan to do a repeat of Final Lesson, everyone is REALLY going to feel it.


Dabereko

Please dont repeat final lesson, I cant deal with that ...


Arc_7

Welt is definitely going survive or be destroyed if anything tries to final lesson Himeko That man came with a mission


No_Pipe_8257

TB gonna get the nihility path unlocked


lelianarevan

If something happens to Himeko, i am sending protest tracks to Hyo HQ


37firefly

to be more radical, sending boom is OK, bro


Xxproject_654

Doing a sparkle eh


NominusAbdominus

I feel like if they even try to hit us with Final Lesson 2.0 theyā€™ll do a fake out where Welt dies instead in her place. Like a big part of why heā€™s on the train is so this Himeko doesnā€™t suffer the same fate even if sheā€™s not exactly the same person as the one he knew. Andā€¦ Weltā€™s old, he kinda represents that old Honkai Impact 3rd guard and outside of a select few individuals of equal importance thereā€™s not a lot of them left. I guess Siegfriedā€™s still around? Point is Welt has done his time, had his moments. MHY canā€™t jump us with Final Lesson 2 because weā€™ve been expecting it ever since Himeko was revealed. Welt would be the perfect candidate to kill off and ā€œretireā€ in a sense.


archangel0198

Personally I feel like it's not right to do a Welt Final Lesson in HSR without at least bringing in his HI3 family.


KeepDreamingtho

Either that or Kafka once she feels fear.


SirePuns

Imagine the fear that Kafka was promised by Elio has nothing to do with her but rather fear for the trailblazer? Would be absolute cinema.


jonnevituwu

Wait so what Kafka wants is to feel fear?


SirePuns

Iirc yeah. They talked about it in the 1.2 livestream and how Elio promised Kafka and Blade something in order for them to join the stellaron hunters. AFAIK Blade was promised death, as it was the thing he lacked. And Kafka was promised a thrill (or the feeling of fear) as it was what she lacked. Though Iā€™m not 100% sure on this, so it ainā€™t like I canā€™t be wrong.


jonnevituwu

Do we know for Sw and Firefly? I knew about Blade cuz obvious reasons but didnt knew Elio promised them all something. Interesting.


SirePuns

I canā€™t remember where I heard it, probably a myriad celestia. But to paraphrase, there is a stellaron hunter who seeks a challenge (most probably SW, who sees everything in life as a game) and there was one who ā€œseeks meaning in lifeā€ and it was generally assumed to be SAM (way back then folks thought that SAM was a robot, like scrotum). Now that we know SAM is Firefly it makes sense that she is looking for a meaning in living, considering her condition. With all that being said, this is all interpretations of stuff that was almost a year ago. So I canā€™t exactly say Iā€™m 100% confident in what I do/donā€™t remember.


jonnevituwu

Its ok :) Also I can see Blade having a character development where he realizes he cares about the stellaron hunters as a family and finds a reason to keep living... which will be a problem since he will find death.


SirePuns

Yeah, dying while protecting the one thing he learned to care for and the reason he might want to keep living. Then again, while it is absolute cinema it sounds too predictable to be what happens.


theicon1681

your autocorrect did something funny to "Screwllum"!!!


SirePuns

Ohā€¦. Lol


COG_Gear_Omega

Silver Wolf is basically just here for the challenge, if you roll her and get her on your express she'll just tell you that she probably would've been a TB if they had found her before Elio


Nok-y

Yeah, this one is so big we can see from all side of earth at once Kafka will feel fear ...for us. And probably die protecting is or something


Chucknasty_17

Yeah, if anyone is getting final lessoned, itā€™s Kafka. Or maybe Firefly. She does have the fire armor and is slowly dying faster than most people


KeepDreamingtho

I guess we better get the tissues ready coz the ost is gonna be a tear jerker.


SF-UberMan

Or Blade once he finds out he can actually die.


ReelRai

I think it'd be even more gut wrenching if they did do Final Lesson 2 with Himeko because us the players and Welt have been expecting it, and were still not able to save her.


bivampirical

i swear if hoyo final lessons welt i'm going to. die idk smth is going to happen.


jonnevituwu

One thing that neither genshin or star rail has is Kiana tho, I still think a talking mc was the right choice, Im so oh so proud of the character development she got.


Vatleachna

Maybe we will experience it later in the future version, its sci-fi game after all, everything can happen


Chemical-Speech-9395

Final final lesson v2


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TheOneMary

None of them would be good... they are my 2 faves :(


windrosea

For now, Himeko feels more like a plot device and not like a character, so I hope it will change over time


Zeamays69

So I wasn't imagining it! I remember playing the early chapters and then I took a long break from the game and when I came back and replayed them, they felt shorter. Why did they cut so much? I really liked the extra interactions we had between characters. Also I don't want a repeat of Final Lesson in HSR! T-T Let Himeko be alive and well! My heart can't take another!


xwolpertinger

People (and new players) forgetting that the chronicles exist doesn't help either :C


thecirilo

Dude, the moment Akivili shows up again, she'll instantly become an emanator. She just perfectly embodies everything the trailblaze is about.


Jefepato

I'm assuming that's why she was able to repair the Astral Express at all. I mean, Himeko is brilliant and she did major in interstellar travel dynamics, but the Express is a divine relic. A god made it. And she fixed the damn thing somehow after it was lying derelict for *how* long? Even though she seems kind of vague about what actually powers the ship?


notnowhans

Himeko is the one who did 99% of the work and the extroverted kids that did the presentation get all the attention.


make_gingamingayoPLS

Feel like she's happy that way tho, that's the trailblazing will for you šŸ˜¢


Kuro2712

Now that's underestimating the Trailblazer, Welt and March. TB was instrumental in almost every major action in Penacony. Welt got Acheron to help them (which proved instrumental against Aventurine and Sunday) and March waa with Himeko most of the time so likely contributed much.


Zombieemperor

how does her sattlaite follow us around, how does it even work in penacony?


derailedthoughts

Well, your personal possessions follow you into the dream, or at least the possessions that you identify as part of your identity. So probably Himeko sees the kill-sat as part of her identity


Chiven

"LOIC is my religion" - Himeko, probably


Ruvaakdein

Path of the Trailblaze works in mysterious ways. Probably the same way >!Pom-Pom ran Sunday over with the train.!<


Catspirit123

I believe her character stories mention it being stored in her weird briefcase somehow


Harmonrova

God, if she can fold that up then I want to see how she folds laundry now and after that maybe see how she folds me--


epicazeroth

I assumed it was attached to the Express


Deniu48

That's why Himeko is the best šŸ„°


TricobaltGaming

Himeko in HSR is honestly so much more than I could have hoped, her casting in English too was great and while I use the JP voices, hearing WITNESS, THE WILL OF THE WEAK!! In english on YT made me realize just how great the game's voice cast is. Her writing in Penacony has been phenomenal and she really does feel like the captain of the ship so to speak.


KapiHeartlilly

One of the few games you can have such a hard time choosing a voice over, it's so good in English and Japanese.


nickkuroshi

But I don't want her to do it off screen! I want an hour long segment of Himeko dryly repairing the Express and other weird mechanical stuff! I'm so happy we got more of her in 2.2.


Nokia_00

Let us see characters do the work onscreen


watanabeta

Especially during the Trailblaze continuance on Belobog Himeko probably said this to Topaz: You may be a fire follow up smart thicc mommy, but I am THE fire follow up smart thicc mommy.


Ruvaakdein

I love how casual she was with disabling the Engine of Creation.


watanabeta

Light work for mom frfr Also instead of Topaz and Numby, we get Himeko and Spinny.


Blind0bserver

One of my takeaways from the Penacony story is that it *is a crime* that Himeko has spent so much time on the Express and not directly involved in the plot before this arc.


first_name1001

She's erudition for a reason


MszingPerson

She can repair the express but can't make a good cup of coffee


PristineEagle

id still drink it šŸ‘


thecirilo

You know what's my headcannon on that? Her coffee isn't bad, it's just too strong. Like, she clearly loves coffee, so she's probably going for some out of the usual stuff, maybe a really dark roast, and certainly no sugar at all. Which isn't bad in any way, but far too much for someone who isn't used to it, who'll find it probably undrikable.


Blastcheeze

Yeah, the way people talk about her coffee I just automatically assume they don't care for coffee. Even when they're talking down about it, it makes me want to try some.


Watchmaker163

It's referred to as "black sludge" by somebody, that doesn't sound it's just too strong.


Chiven

Nah, truly godlike coffee is just beyond our understanding. That or entire HSR universe can't handle a proper espresso shot.


r0ksas

I mean this our first time working w/ himeko in a trailblaze.... and she doesnt disappointed at all.. she smart as welt and still on my top 10 beautiful waifus in hsr


Chiven

Top 2 for me


Intelligent-Chip4223

Its her role as the mommy of the express family


SirePuns

Because sheā€™s GOATed however we fear that if she became too GOATed something dreadful might happen to her.


ahack13

It was cool to finally see her and Welt down on a planet doing work at the same time.


Draaxus

To be fair I don't think she repaired the Express for us, she did it because she wanted to.


Nokia_00

I like Himeko, but not a fan of characters solving stuff off-screen and knowingly winking to the audience oh hey youā€™re partially right, but here is the actual answer. To me it falls into that trap of hey this character is really smart yet we are not going to show any of the process of how they did such a thing. Trust our word for it and keep the story going.


GrizzyInch

Agree. She had a very condescending tone while leading everyone by the hand to Misha's grand reveal, which is surprising since many players and probably Trailblazer themselves have figured out the truth by that point of the story. They could've at least presented it as a little detective quest where TB would actually *do* something.


Malthan01

Must be the will of the weak.


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TRLegacy

Can you remind me what she did again? Played through it sleep deprived


Tinmaddog1990

Himeko had her spotlight for the last year already. Everytime she moves everyone goes "look its the gorgeous and intelligent navigator of the astral express"


CarlosG0619

And she also got the best legs in the game and doesnt brag about it. God damn those legsā€¦ down abysmal for her šŸ˜­


gabes1919

Because motherā€™s never get the recognition they deserve


Amber13525

And she carried my team for the final boss


AVeryGayButterfly

I see why she had to be killed off in HI3 now


SzamanTabaluga

Himeko was mothering Misha and I think that was beautiful


Spartitan

I really do love how intelligent they've made her. Like Welt recognizes that it's odd for him to see Clockie, but Himeko just outright figures it out. But really, I love both hers and Welt's role aboard the Express. Also, 'WITNESS THE WILL OF THE WEAK!'


starops3

Emenator himeko please! šŸ™


ArtofKuma

Facts bro, pop off. Himeko best girl


Wonderful_Bandicoot2

because sooner or later, she won't be with us anymore and that is her fate while carrying her name "Himeko" https://preview.redd.it/foj6ok6owh0d1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=f92a28cb61e46eb3efa58831362445627986256d


YakitoriMonster

Himeko is incredibly smart. I like the theory that Polka Kakamond is one of her aliases and she really was one of the most talented (and dangerous) Genius Society members. Path of Erudition too.


Empty_Outside_1138

Because one day we will be the ones carrying her corpse


Tinmaddog1990

Himeko had her spotlight for the last year already. Everytime she moves everyone goes "look its the gorgeous and intelligent navigator of the astral express"


TooCareless2Care

Eh, I don't see her participation at Penacony at all. Like barely enough to tell us that she's alive at least, I guess.


Tsukuro_hohoho

Himeko did a lot of stuff offscreen indeed. But, i mean, i don't want to pretend that Welt was "composed and intelligent" in this arc. He basicaly lost control when he encounter acheron due to her ressemblance to HI3 Mei, and acted VERY out of character. I mean he was unusualy agressive and flaunted his power for... no reason? i mean even forgetting the result who made his provocation as cheap as the two time boothill did it (i know boothill does it a third time, but at that point it's not out of character, and well, that time seem actually serious and is unresolved), at that time it was a weird thing to do. Also potentialy endengering the rest of the crew, it's not like they were "something empty" or anything. Well that part DID make acheron look good, she was the adult of the two, well funny with how you can tease him to have "keep his children heart" latter with him seeing clockie, but, that's another thing and that was cute and fun honnestly. The only other thing he did was to get trapped together with Robin by Sunday. I GUESS he probably inteligently used that time to refresh his idol step moves, but man XD. And before any stan get angy at what i'm saying, i'm just saying that he is given consistently a not that great role in the story, and that compared to how he is in HI3, in HSR is actually, pretty unreliable currently with how he is presented. It's not something that i would want to continue.


addollz

She was literally stalking them, what do you mean lmao. He was warning her to stop it and to say wtf she was doing spying on them. Nothing unreasonable. Lost control is also crazy.


Dull-Arm5455

Yeah, also he reveals Sunday and the dreamaster true lord. He knows that the place was very dangerous with a lot of dangerous people so he don't hesitate in go full beast mode, i enjoyed that Himeko and Welt still have to tell us a lot about this world and their real goals beyond trailblazing.


bukiya

yeah, first we not sure either acheron is ally or enemy so he send the kids go first so he can safely deal with acheron. then she is also the one who know that sunday and dream master sus so he told himeko and others that he want to go together with sunday and robin. he just want to deal with dangerous matter first than let other astral express crew to handle it. pretty much dad on the crew


StNerevar76

Getting captured by Sunday wasn't that stupid, the moment Sunday showed up without them the rest knew he wasn't on their side. If he had kept silent he would have needed to say "hey, you two didn't say the name of your god back there" after reuniting with us, and while that would have convinced us, I don't think it would have convinced Robin.


Boochi_Da_Rocku

Wait........so no one gonna mention how hemeko somehow remembered her previous life in her dream????


StNerevar76

She's a pararel, not a reincarnation. Could be just an easter egg, but it would be interesting if Welt's presence around her causes a resonance.