Summary
Honkai: Star Rail’s newest trailer is teasing the first featured five-star character arriving with Version 1.6’s launch, Genius Society member Ruan Mei. HoYoverse’s newest sci-fi RPG has already seen its roster expand significantly in the eight months following the game’s debut, introducing a plethora of new playable characters. Each update has introduced two new five-star units to the game alongside an accompanying four-star unit, withVersion 1.6 set to introduce Ruan Mei and Dr. Ratioas its five-star characters. Now, HoYoverse is teasing the first of Version 1.6’s roster members.
While Ruan Mei has yet to be officially added intoHonkai: Star Rail, players have already gotten multiple teasers of the game’s newest character. Ruan Mei was first introduced as a member ofHonkai: Star Rail’s Genius Society alongside fellow playable character Herta. Ruan Mei is also said to be one of the original creators of the in-game Simulated Universe, working alongside Herta and heavily-rumored character Screwllum to develop the ambitious project. Now, players won’t have to wait much longer to finally add Ruan Mei to their teams.
Honkai: Star Rail’s newest “Myriad Celestia” trailer, titled “Transcendent Ruan Tunes, Blushing Mei Blooms,” showcases the backstory for Ruan Mei as an intrepid researcher. The trailer introduces a young Ruan Mei’s first fascination with the “processes of life,” researching a colossal mechanical structure that begins to move and frightens the other researchers. Ruan Mei’s teaser delves into her fascination with deeper research into the human psyche and creating artificial intelligence and emotion. Ruan Mei will release withthe launch ofHonkai: Star Rail’s Version 1.6on December 27.
While Ruan Mei’s newest trailer focuses heavily around her story, HoYoverse has already given players an idea of how she will play withinHonkai: Star Rail. Ruan Mei is set to join the roster asHonkai: Star Rail’s first Ice Harmony character, with gameplay heavily focused around Weakness Break and Break Effect. Ruan Mei’s abilities will provide a plethora of buffs to her allies, increasing their Weakness Break efficiency and Speed. Ruan Mei also boosts her own damage when attacking enemies with broken Toughness bars.
Ruan Mei’s debut with the launch of Version 1.6 comes alongside another character’s long-rumored addition toHonkai: Star Rail. Running alongside Ruan Mei on her gacha banner isfour-star Quantum Destruction character Xueyi, who first appeared as an NPC inHonkai: Star Rail’s Version 1.0. Version 1.6’s second half features another new five-star character with the release of Dr. Ratio, also available as a free reward for all players following his launch. Ruan Mei will serve as a valuable addition forHonkai: Star Railplayers looking to shred through their enemies' Toughness.
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