Summary
A recent leak fromHonkai: Star Railcould potentially be teasing the first in-game character skin for the sci-fi RPG, featuring five-star character Kafka. The massively popular RPG from HoYoverse has featured plenty of characters throughout the game’s lifespan that have quickly become fan favorites, both for their gameplay and their in-game personality. Characters like Kafka, Ruan Mei, andthe recently released Fireflyhave quickly endeared themselves to the game’s community, often being among the highest-selling gacha banners. However, one aspect of character customization has yet to be fully introduced toStar Rail.
Rumors have swirled about the potential addition of character skins toHonkai: Star Railsince shortly after the game’s April 2023 release. Starter character March 7th was among the first rumors surrounding character skins, with leaks and rumors teasing a skin for the character that never saw a full release. MultipleStar Railcharacters have also seen entirely new alternate versions, including both Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae and the upcoming March 7th Hunt variant. Now, however, the addition of skins toStar Railis once again being teased.
A new update shared by prominent HoYoverse leaker HomDGCat is teasing the addition of aKafka skin withinHonkai: Star Rail. According to the leak, testers in the beta forHonkai: Star Rail’s Version 2.4 update discovered a placeholder fileassigning a name to Kafka’s default skin. The unexpected change would signal that HoYoverse is planning to give Kafka a new skin in the game, implementing a way to differentiate between the two skins in the files. The post also suggests that the Kafka skin will likely not be released before Version 2.5.
Honkai: Star Rail Leak Teases Kafka Skin
A Kafka skin being added toHonkai: Star Railin Version 2.5 would follow in the footsteps of both of its major HoYoverse predecessors.Genshin Impactfeatures several skinsavailable for players to pick up, both as free rewards for the HoYoverse RPG’s in-game events and throughGenshin Impact’s premium shop.HonkaiImpact 3rdalso features a variety of skins for players to use with its characters, as well as multiple alternate versions of its most popular characters.
WithHonkai: Star Rail’s first skin heavily rumored for Version 2.5, the HoYoverse RPG is looking to bring players back to a previous world with its coming updates. Version 2.4 will see players return to the Xianzhou Luofu, withJiaoqiu and Yunli featuredas the world’s two newest five-star characters. Leaks have also suggested that players will spend multiple updates in the Xianzhou Luofu, hinting at several patches worth of new characters planned. A potential Kafka skin inHonkai: Star Railwould surely excite plenty of fans, as well as entice new players to pick up the character.
Honkai: Star Rail
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