#hsr imaginary trailblazer

[tjemegames]

HSR: 2.3.2 MoC, 2.3.1 AS, & 2.2.1 PF Recaps

I definitely forgot about drafting up the latter part of this post when it was more relevant so excuse my lateness. HSR has a lot of endgame content these days and keeping up with it across multiple different servers is a self-inflicted thorn in my side. So, without further ado, let's get into my yapping (under the cut because this post is long one)!

Apologies in advance for any image distortion: Tumblr doesn’t appear to like long photos.

2.3.2. Memory of Chaos

Dissipation of Dreams dropped yesterday morning and I had been impatiently waiting for it so I could get the Nameless Honor points for getting 15 stars; which, I was informed yesterday, can be earned off of stages that have already been completed. Do you know just how many times I missed out on those stupid xp points back in the early days because I couldn't even get 15 stars in the first place? Would've been great to know about back then, but I digress.

Anyway, as I said, DoD dropped yesterday, and I was fully expecting it to be a bit of a rough time because of how badly it was being dragged in one of the HSR discords I frequent. Much to my surprise, this was the easiest time I've ever had running MoC.

There were a few things that made this MoC easier for me:

The enemy lineup on stage 12 was almost the exact same as the 2.2.2 MoC; they swapped out the elite mob in the first wave of 12-1 for a different one, then flipped the challenge order of 12-1 (The Past, Present, and Eternal Show) and 12-2 (Argenti) so that they were inverted. This meant that I didn't have to think about who to run, and I could just refer to the previous challenge records for guidance. I was able to save myself about 18 wave resets because of this.

I got e5 Gallagher, giving myself a better Boothill team member and freeing up Aven as a secondary sustain for my opposing team lineup.

I've been farming relics like an absolute mad person for the past few weeks to fix some of my builds. Relics make up such a large part of character performance and I could truly feel the difference in the damage output for those I've been able to improve since the last MoC (see new builds below).

I'd rate my enjoyment of this MoC at 4/5 stars. Overall, it wasn't too terribly difficult and went by much faster than any of my previous attempts. This was both a positive/negative for me; while I was glad to have done well and efficiently so, it was very strange not to have to think too much or come back to retry the challenge over the course of a week. I’ve become so used to stopping my runs to farm relics/make team adjustments that it was a bit jarring to finish everything in one sitting. At the end of the day, I got my 800 jades for 36 stars so that's good enough for me.

2.3.1 Apocalyptic Shadow

Stormwind Knight was the integral AS stage, and this one took a bit of finagling to get the final star for 6600+ points. I can't give you an entire rundown on my thoughts as it's been a couple weeks since I finished the challenge, but I vaguely remember having to consult the discord for advice because my brain was not braining with team comps and I had been trying to beat the stage for multiple days.

However, I can tell you that super break Jing Yuan is a meme of a team that I've been using to fight "Harmonious Choir" The Great Septimus since 2.2 when the boss first came out. I don't know what compelled me to do that in the first place since lightning is one of the weaker break types, but here I was using it on stage 3 before having to switch it out for something more effective.

I should also note that, during this challenge, DHIL was on an absolutely trash 2pc/2pc atk% build, making it take far too many tries to get to 6600 points from all his missed crits. Gallagher was also freshly pulled and severely lacking in break effect. Additionally, Aventurine was still running 4-star planar ornaments and half of Tingyun's relics were still 4-star pieces as well. I briefly considered going back into the mode now that all of them have been improved to see how much better of a score I can get, but ultimately decided it wasn’t worth the effort.

2.2.1 Pure Fiction

The Lexical Enigma PF was interesting to say the least. I don’t usually play past the second stage of this mode due to my lack of useful units; I’m still Himeko-less and my duke farming hasn’t been going very well, meaning that Herta is still benched. Hopefully the Navigator will bless me with her presence via standard banner in the near future.

Fortunately for my lack of stellar jade savings, this patch I was feeling especially motivated to have a queen sweep of all the endgame modes; I spent way too much time and put in far more effort than I usually would to get all 12 stars. It was actually my very first time since PF released so yippee! We love progress.

I almost gave up a few times, my pride was hurt, and extreme sacrifices were made to get this finished. If you aren't aware, I have a special amount of spite reserved for Serval; I have nothing against her character (I actually loved playing through her companion mission and using her before version 1.4 came out) I'm just frustrated by the sheer number of times I've pulled both her and her signature light cone since the game came out. S15 Make the World Clamor is ten too many copies of that goddamn lc and I wish I could erase its existence from the game at this point.

That being said, finally releasing Serval from her lvl 70, 5/8/8/8 trace, 4-star relic wearing purgatory was what ultimately led to my success (see build below). Even though it wasn't the best build I could've given her, I'm hoping that it was enough to lift the Serval-based curse that had been placed upon me. And if not, y'all will be hearing about it.

Anyway, that's the extent of my yapping about the endgame modes for now. I'm going to try to put these out after every challenge cycle runs its course so that I'm not making an excessive number of posts about them. I apologize in advance for the impending long posts, but I'd rather not blow up y'all's feeds with separated iterations of my nonsense if I don't have to.

The schedule will still be a bit off for the next one of these recaps since I decided to include the current MoC but not the most recent PF. I'll do my best to get that sorted out asap.

Sheesh, I really rambled my way through this one, didn't I? Fun fact: a severe storm passed over my city while I was writing up this post, causing me to lose power, and I had to rewrite the entire second half of it because auto save wouldn't work without internet access. Don't you just love to see it?

Anyway, thanks for sticking around if you made it to this point! I'll catch y'all later.

[i-vrdude]

My Caelus Cosplay with the Watchmaker’s Hat!

[voiceoutofstars]

Fan narration of a Relic entry in HSR’s Data Bank. This is the story of all four pieces of the Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters set.

Music is “Reflected Light” by SergePavkinMusic.

[rhiaemrys]

Okay, so in hsr I fully get the difference between playable paths and like. Path striding in general. (nonplayable paths characters still have to have some designation for their mechanics. Ie the character might be a history fictionologist in lore but in mechanics theyre an abundance path) That being said. Game mechanics analyzed alongside in game lore is FASCINATING.

To me personally, the FOUR most interesting characters in terms of paths and their abilities are Jing Yuan, Dr. Ratio, March, and the Trailblazer.

I get why Dan Heng has two separate paths and elements bc he sees himself as two wildly different people. But like, Jing Yuan is blessed by the hunt. Yet he's.. He's a euridion path playable. He orders the universe to protect the hunt. Hence, he is the divine forsight. Feixiao is hunt. We can assume the other generals are hunt related, yet the oldest and most widely successful/ long-lived general is the guy who (taking playable path into consideration) doesn't believe in that single-minded focus.

With Dr. Ratio, you'd think, initially, that he's a euridition typea guy. But no. He's hunt. He is SO dedicated to the concept of saving people from the disease of idiocy and, in general, helping people that he's a hunt path strider. Literally EVERYTHING this man does is dedicated to seeing people struggle and overcome that. Or fail. But still both prove that there's meaning. Every moment he is in a game, he's doing that. Thusly one track mind = hunt. Least in this case.

March has no concrete history. she's trying to preserve herself and her new memories, so if she ever forgets, she'll still have something to remember people she was close with by. Then, in the newest update, she's imaginary hunt. She's able to construct a new identity for herself due to her lack of past.

Finally, the trailblazer is an interesting case like March. Theres also the fact that they're powered by a stelleron, which is likely why their first paths destruction due to the stellerons connection to Nanook. However, they're able to connect to other paths as time goes on. Understanding more about what it means to be part of the universe. They connect so deeply they can change paths AT WILL. Literally March is the only other character who can do this and with both of these characters having amnesia Im calling a pattern.

[fruit-sy]

Akivili fan design

Inspired by DailyAha_HSR making an Akivili design lol

Whenever I think of Akivili, I always think of the Imaginary Weaver enemy for some reason. Either that or the colour of bright yellow. Not the bright yellow of Nanook, but a lighter and more pastel kind of yellow, one that signifies youthfulness.

So I went in mind wanting to make yellow a major part of their colour scheme. Along the line, I decided I wanted to make their body "flame"-like, in reference to word "trailblaze" itself.

Next, I took the etymology of their name from the hsr wiki, aquili, which means "of the north wind" or "of the eagle" and I decided to give them a bird-like head.

Also taking from the bird inspiration, I like to imagine Akivili had wings that they kept hidden. I think it'd be interesting if those wings could help them travel to the ends of the universe in mere moments, only for them to end up not using it at all during their journey.

They could easily fulfill their mission with those wings, but they chose to forgo their aeonic powers in favor of taking the more scenic route. To walk amongst the mortals. To be like them.

I gave them clothes that were similar to Pom-pom's and a black blazer/coat thing that sits on their shoulders and flutters in the wind because I thought that looked cool as hell.

As for why I gave them a robe? Idk, I just liked how it looked on them lol-

And that's my pretty much it for my thought process behind this Akivili design!

Alternative designs

[another-goblin]

What do Imaginary type characters have in common

I like posts where people try to find some significant similarities that unite characters belonging to a Path in HSR or an Element in Genshin or stuff like that. It's a fun way to engage with these characters' lore.

Although it's important to remember that these similarities rarely fit all of the characters belonging to a certain group equally well and are rarely exclusive to them.

So don't take this too seriously, it's just a little exercise in pattern seeking.

It seems to me that most of the Imaginary type characters in HSR have Past Lives (something very different from what they are doing now):

Welt: I think he's a character from a different game. I don't know a lot about that, but his character stories mention that he left his home world through some portal and is basically stranded here.

Trailblazer: I'm sure we'll end up mastering all elements, but Imaginary fits our character very well. We clearly had a very different life pre-stellaron, we just don't remember it currently.

March: same thing. Something very important led to her being found incased in a piece of ice, but she doesn't remember it.

IL:  was practically a different person before.

Yukong: tries to distance herself from her military past so much that she doesn't even allow her daughter to fly.

Aventurine: his peaceful life with his family and later him being a slave.

Luocha: we don't know a lot about him currently, but his character story mentions a planet he left behind, with demons and stuff (I've heard that he may also be from a different game). I don't think he was always a travelling merchant.

Dr. Ratio: currently doesn't fit. But we don't know a lot about his past either, so we'll see.

Upcoming characters:

Sunday: I don't think he'll return to his old position in the Family as if nothing happened.

Rappa: I don't know anything about her past, so it's currently unclear.

[teecupangel]

Now onto the million dollar question, Desmond is Honkai Star Rail

Full disclosure, as an HSR player, I:

1) … have named the MC ‘Desmond’ XD

2) … am absolutely bias towards the Stellaron Hunters (like, they’re the only characters I plan to ever pull for their signature lightcones hahahaha)

Because of those two points, I actually had a small idea of the Trailblazer being named Desmond.

The idea came to me while I was playing the Loufu storyline (the main one with Dan Heng, not the Wardance one later on) with Kafka’s companion quest.

In that quest, Kafka lets the MC ask 2 questions, Kafka must answer 1 truthfully and the other she must lie about.

So my idea is that Desmond asks Kafka “Who am I?” and Kafka would tell him

“You are a clone of Desmond Miles. Elio created your body using what remains of Sample 17 but modified your body so you could host a Stellaron. Before the time comes that you must take the Stellaron at Herta Space Station as you are destined to, I was responsible with protecting you, as well as teaching you general knowledge, common sense and combat skills. You don’t remember who I am because of the Stellaron inside you.”

And Desmond’s second question was

“Am I the real Desmond Miles?”

Kafka answers with a smile, “No.”

And now comes the two possible scenarios.

The Trailblazer Desmond is the real Desmond Miles:

Kafka’s first answer is the truth with sprinkles of lies added for it to be considered as the ‘lie’ of the two answers. His body was not made using Sample 17, that’s long been destroyed. Desmond’s body isn’t a clone, it was created using the genetic memory of a descendant of Desmond Miles from his son Elijah.

That descendant?

The mysterious leader of the Stellaron Hunter going by the name of Elio.

The Trailblazer Desmond isn’t the real Desmond:

So this one is an idea of mind that started to pop out around the end of Penacony.

I ship Firefly and the Trailblazer but I don’t really see Desmond as a romantic partner for Firefly so this idea is that the Trailblazer is a clone of Desmond Miles created using what remains of Sample 17 by Elio. Elio himself is a ‘codename’ and the black cat that appears at times is an actual cat that Elio can connect with.

Elio’s real name is Desmond Miles and his moniker as ‘Destiny’s Slave’ is actually an insult to remind him how his death had been predetermined just like everything about his life as Desmond Miles. He’s actually using a half-biological half-mechanical body that houses his ‘consciousness’ as both Desmond Miles and as the Reader.

The Stellaron Hunters are the current iteration of the Brotherhood, more focused on recovering Stellarons because Desmond wants to change the past and the Stellarons have the energy needed to do that.

His predictions are made using his connection to the Calculations and he treats the Stellaron Hunters more like his children (except Kafka who is more like a sister to him, Blade though… he absolutely sees Blade as his emo oldest son)

The reason why he created the Trailblazer is because the Stellaron in Herta’s Space Station is the core needed for him to complete his desire for a device that can change the past. But to complete the device, he needed the Stellaron to develop a desire to protect living beings thus…

He had what pretty much is his child be part of the Astral Express so they could experience what the infinite cosmos could offer.

(Imma be honest, if Desmond was an actual character, I know it makes sense that he would follow the Hunt path but we already have Moze being the One target Assassin so I kinda like the idea that Desmond follows the path of Destruction and, as a reference to his connection with the Trailblazer, his normal attack is single target but his skill is a blast attack. His ultimate would be him whistling and ghost Assassins would air assassinate every enemy in the field, similar to Altaïr’s summoning of ghost Assassins in AC Revelations. His element would most probably be Imaginary but that puts him in competition with DHIL so maybe something like Quantum or Physical instead?)

[silvernyxchariot]

I can take him.

In a fight. And not in a fight. ( ͡°ω ͡°)

How my Genshin break and HSR binge is going:

This fight was easy. I'm a little sad I had to change up from my first team comp because I took out Ratio and Tingyun, but Harmony Trailblazer had to be added. This team still got the job done, just not as quickly. (Honestly, HSR is easy to play, but people just actively choose not to read. 😑 Or be patient. The hints, tips, and weaknesses are right there.) My Himeko and Serval were barely built during this fight too. Ma boi, Aventurine though✨; E1 with his signature light cone, ofc. . . Don't look at me like that; my Gepard would have been just as useful as the sustain if an Ice type was needed in this fight.

Funny enough though, I started playing HSR thinking I would be an Erudition main because I liked Serval so much, but Gepard came swinging in as my first 5 star like, "Yeah, no. My sister can't handle that kind of responsibility." So, I decided to become a "sustain main," though that probably doesn't exist in this fandom or they're just very rare, meaning if my "friends" need a Preservation or Abundance character to support, I have some ready on standby. Unlike the 10,000 DPS units out there. Build your DPS units right and you won't have so many problems, Susie! I'm working on Gallagher right now, but I made the mistake of raising my Equilibrium level today when my characters aren't ready. So, farming is taking longer than necessary. (My process is chara.level > light cone > relics > traces, because I forget traces exist most of the time💀)

Don't be mistaken, I do have damage dealers/DPS and other units built, i.e. Himeko, Dr. Ratio, Dest.Trailblazer, and even little Herta. But I've dedicated myself to the "You're not allowed to die without my permission" curse. My Bleach Brave Souls main is Seinosuke Yamada, a healer. I didn't even mean to have him as my best character.

For future teams, I want Jing Yuan and Robin. An upgraded Serval with FuA and the newest Harmony unit? Yes, please. If Sunday ever becomes playable, I'm definitely pulling for him though. I just added a new birb man to my harem. I can see him as the "opposite" of Robin. So, a Quantum or Imaginary element with the Nihility or Erudition path; I also went off of the vibes his Boss fight gave. On Sunday's note, I don't think becoming a Stellaron Hunter should be a part of his character development. No, I will not elaborate.

[narzissenkreuz-ordo]

HSR OC Timeline [Up to 2.2]

I wrote this timeline a few weeks back and just went through to add/edit things based on the recent quests: the whole timeline details about 700 years

Key

Aster mentioned by her previous identity [Pollux] is described in Purple text

the real, now-deceased Aster is described in Red Text

[My silly self-indulgent au where Dan Feng gets his own body separate from Dan Heng is described in Brackets & Strikethrough text]

OCs covered

Aster [Pollux Interitus] - Quantum Nihility, Emanator of Remembrance

Yueshi - Wind Nihility, Mara-Struck Ex-Vidyadhara Record Keeper

Sen - Ice Hunt, Amnesiac Xianzhou Spymaster

Castor Interitus - Imaginary Abundance, Corrupted Halovian Abomination

Dianran - Fire Destruction, Scion of Long and Elusive Craftsman

Gawain - Physical Hunt, Trailblaze Pathstrider from Belobog

'Aster' - ???, Doctor of Chaos [deceased]

Referenced Time-frame

HSR is annoying as hell and has MULTIPLE calendars in use so I'm sticking to the Xianzhou based Star Calendar since we have some reference points to The Sedition AND the current story arc. Fuck the IPC's 'Amber Era' system

Sometime before the Sedition – The Shuhu Upheaval Period Year 7379 Star Calendar – Sedition of Imbibitor Lunae Year 8100 Star Calendar – Luofu arc starts

Beginning

Yueshi, a Vidyadhara record keeper in charge of aiding new High Elders in recounting their previous incarnation’s memories is partnered with Dan Feng and sent to the Xianzhou Luofu

Xuefeng Sen is born to a family of prominent Cloud Knights from the Xianzhou Zhuming

An outworlder’s boy is found & presumed an orphan during one of the various battles against the Abundance is adopted by the Xuefeng family and is named Dianran

[insert some sort of meeting between Sen & Jing Yuan as young kids]

Dianran, a previously thought orphaned human boy, starts exhibiting Vidyadhara traits and send to the Luofu to be examined & watched by Yueshi

Sen is stationed to the Luofu as escort to their younger, adoptive ‘brother’

Yueshi & Dan Feng appear to be on bad terms, especially after the transfer of a certain arrogant craftsman to the Luofu

Furnace Master Yingxing takes Dianran on as an apprentice, against the Vidyadhara’s wishes

Yueshi & Dan Feng on much better terms (marriage saved by a cool sexy polycule)

The Shuhu Upheaval Period

Baiheng dies in the final battle

Sen is never accounted for, presumed dead in the battle

Yueshi is declared as an Abundance abomination, reported as the first mara-struck Vidyadhara and is quickly imprisoned deep in the Shackling Prison

The Sedition of Imbibitor Lunae & directly afterwards

Yueshi remains in the Shackling Prison, unaware to the horrors happening outside

Dianran survives the Sedition, determined to keep his master’s craft alive and is smuggled out of the Luofu with the aid of Jing Yuan

Sen somehow survives the battle against Shuhu with no memories, becomes the perfect empty vessel for the Cremator’s to shape for their own schemes

Within the last 100 years

Yueshi manages to escape the Shackling prison after centuries of imprisonment, flees from the Xianzhou

The original Aster is born

Halovian twins, Pollux and Castor are born into the Throne of Calamity, a sub-faction within the Annihilation Gang

Aster’s home planet is left decimated by the Annihilation Gang and becomes a Self-Annihilator in the process, but attempts to fight against their inevitable fate as a Doctor of Chaos.

Pollux leaves the Throne of Calamity for unknown reasons and is on her way to becoming a Self-annihilator

Pollux & Aster meet and become close companions despite the bloodshed of both their pasts, Aster is able to pull Pollux from the void

Aster succumbs to the Nihility. Instead of falling back into IX’s shadow, Pollux ascends as an Emanator of Remembrance and takes on the appearance and identity of Aster

Gawain is found abandoned in the Outlying Snow Plains as an infant, is adopted and raised in the Overworld of Belobog on Jarilo-VI and eventually becomes an officer within the Silvermane Guards.

Direct Pre-Game

Yueshi meets Luocha, is recruited by him & Jingliu for their ‘lets kill Yaoshi’ plan

Aster accumulates a bounty within the IPC & occasionally works together with the Stellaron Hunters & Galaxy Rangers

Sen is found by the Stellaron Hunters and Aster uses their emanator abilities to restore Sen’s memories, Aster takes them back to the Luofu in hopes for a future favor by Jing Yuan

Sen is fairly unstable and out of their mind, trying to come to terms with their past while in care of the Xianzhou.

Aster & Yueshi briefly meet.

Aster & Boothill are on friendly terms and have probably worked together in the past.

Gawain leaves the Silvermane Guards sometime after The Supreme Guardian issues the order to seal off the Underworld, Probably works with Sampo to smuggle the much needed goods to the Underworld.

Aster & Aventurine meet and start trading information with each other, trying not to be on opposite sides of a situation so they don’t damage their ‘relationship’

Aster is betrayed and chained by the IPC (physically & spiritually) in order to capitalize on an unaffiliated Emanator of Remembrance and their real identity as a former high-ranking member of the Annihilation Gang is exposed.

The Stellaron Hunters / Kafka approach Aventurine & Topaz to make a deal: Aster is needed for Elio’s ‘script’ during the Charmony festival and will break Aster out of IPC control, making sure the heist is not connected to Aventurine or Topaz.

Herta Space Station / Jarilo-VI

Aster is stuck in a physical form and most of their emanator abilities are locked away, becomes a passenger on the Astral Express while trying to find a solution to their predicament. Nothing much comes from it.

Yueshi provides intel to Luocha on how to smuggle his Stellaron shaped contraband aboard the Luofu.

After the Stellaron crisis on Jarilo-VI is solved, Gawain leaves the plant surface to start their Trailblazing journey.

Aster and Aventurine reconcile after Topaz runs into Aster on Jarilo-VI, Aster leaves the Express crew.

Xianzhou Luofu

Yueshi does not physically assist Luocha & Jingliu during the Luofu Stellaron crisis and is NOT arrested.

[Insert my old fix-it au idea of Dan Feng gaining his own body & memories back but it’s no longer a fix-it au its more pain actually]

Aster & the IPC 3 end up fairly acquainted will eventually collaborate for the events of Penacony

Aster has an encounter with an Abundance abomination Castor at Pier Point and leaves with an ominous warning about the events of Penacony. Aster opens up about their past to Aventurine and Topaz. The two are the only ones in the Universe who now know Aster’s whole story, and not just snippets.

Aster cashes on Jing Yuan’s favor and wants to learn more about mara-struck behavior in other non-xianzhou species, casually mentions working with a ‘mara-struck Vidyadhara with a broken horn’ before

Jingliu’s Story mission gets its own header

[Dan Feng is also present for the HCQ reunion at Scalegorge Waterscape]

Sen makes their decision to fully align themself with the Xianzhou again

Castor is somehow connected & Involved with Jingliu & Luocha’s ‘lets kill Yaoshi’ plan

Yueshi is revealed to also be working with them, [Luocha taunts this directly @ Dan Feng]

Dianran’s Status is still currently unknown

Penacony [up to 2.1]

Elio’s vague script for Aster: ‘act as you usually would, as if you know nothing’

Castor is probably not on Penacony himself, but in direct contact with Sparkle (depends on what will happen in the Epilogue)

Yueshi could possibly be on Penacony (revisit this once we know more about Jingliu & Luocha’s plan)

Aster reveals her status as an (incapacitated) Emanator of Remembrance to the Astral Express crew & Acheron

Sunday & Aster know of each other. Sunday knows that Aster is actually Pollux, but does not know she is an Emanator of Remembrance.

Aster is in on Aventurine’s plan, and is transparent about having a ‘script’ to follow

Aster is present when Sunday questions Aventurine

Aster completes their part of the script by jumping in front of Acheron’s strike against Aventurine but though she knew this was part of his plan, in the moment she moved to protect him without thinking. And it was exactly what she needed to do for the chains on her emanator powers to break

Penacony [2.2]

Gawain stays on the Express w/ Dan Heng, hits it off with Boothill.

Aster falls into Dreamflux Reef with the Astral Express crew, behaving erratically after regaining her full powers. Unable to control her emotions and abilities after meeting Sunday face-to-face again, her appearance as a Halovian shifts back into reality and her cover is blown.

Aster is finally fully upfront with the Astral Express and continues to work with them in this final confrontation, Gawain stickers with Himeko, March 7th, Firefly, and the Trailblazer

Aster is relieved to hear from Argenti that Aventurine was saved by him.

After Aster wakes up from Sunday’s Order-fueled dream, she has a fairly long conversation with Acheron about the Aeons, Aster’s past and their philosophies.

Gawain & Aster aid in the final fight against Sunday

Aster follows Boothill when he goes to interrogate Aventurine post-final fight.

[yinorii]

thinking about trailblazer and how their skill ALONE in their imaginary kit is just so emblematic of their adventure in penacony

(some hsr 2.2 story spoilers ahead)

okay, so besides the obvious references to the watchmaker and harmony mc's splash art, there are two things i noticed about imaginary trailblazer -- the first is the "wake up!" line in their skill ( perhaps a reference towards perhaps penacony as a whole, or the main theme of needing to wake people up in 2.2)

the other thing is the skill bounce itself -- I didn't really understand why the tb's skill had a bunch of raining gambling chips, but then OH THAT'S LIKE A REFERENCE TOWARDS AVENTURINE WOAHH WHEN HE MAKES THE CHIPPY CHIPS RAIN (which is basically 2.1)

probably, or maybe it's a reference towards the gambling slots in penacony, but I think aventurine makes a lot of sense too, since he was such a big part of penacony (and i love aven, so this is how i interpret)

i just,, love how parts of the adventure in penacony are reflected in imaginary MC's kit and design,, they did our trailblazer SO WELL in penacony, i am well fed and happy

[herrscherofmagic]

Dear Honkai Tumblr,

I present to thee something which might be the weirdest character crossover you've seen yet: an HSR version of GGZ's Fire MOTH! Based on...

-> GGZ Fire MOTH Himeko & Houraiji Kyuushou,

-> HI3rd's young Cocolia (from the Second Eruption manga),

-> and HI3rd's Captainverse Vollerei (Red Seele)

details below

my mind works in mysterious ways, and today it decided to pair up these characters together.

it's hard to explain but I've kinda had bits and pieces of this idea already, just not put together in this exact fashion. soooo I just whipped up a sketch as a bit of a preview, just doddling based off of some reference photos. It took a bit under 40 minutes, but I'm satisfied with it so I'm gonna go ahead and post it now instead of burying it w/ the rest of my WIPs x-x

but! I would like to try and come up with a complete set of art, story, and gameplay features for these 4 in the HSR setting! Including character splashes, signature light cones, detailed abilities, etc.

While I still have a long way to go w/ this project, I do have some ideas to start with

This is my current rough outline of the story:

Kyuushou, Himeko, Vollerei, and Cocolia are a misfit band of survivors on an icy world that was struck by a Stellaron disaster (as usual). Himeko lost her family, Vollerei lost her twin (blue seele) & Bronya, and Cocolia lost Serval; but they were all united by Kyuushou, and together they fight in the ruins of their homeworld.

For their designs I'd like to try and start w/ the Fire MOTH uniforms but modify it to better fit HSR aesthetics. As for gameplay, I have the following as my sort of "first draft" for their kits:

-> Kyuushou as Imaginary(?) Harmony, wielding a blade and gun

-> Himeko as Fire Destruction, wielding her signature GGZ greatsword

-> Vollerei as Ice Abundance, using the life symbolism of the butterfly rebirth theme

-> Cocolia as Ice Nihility, using an ice lance much like the Architect's lance from Jarilo-VI (that Trailblazer now uses)

Reference images for the above sketches:

[tjemegames]

HSR: Character Build Archive - Harmony

Xipe

An Aeon that hails from multiple harmonious celestial worlds. THEY preside over the Path of Harmony. THEY are the amalgamation of thousands of entities that preaches the joy of human harmony and unity.

Certain character descriptions may contain story spoilers: Bronya, Sunday. If you’re not caught up to the most current version of the game, please read them at your own discretion.

Asta

The lead researcher of Herta Space Station and a lady from a renowned family. She's an astronomer overflowing with curiosity, and excels at managing the disparate staff of the space station.

she’s been sitting at 159.2 spd since 5.10.24. can't tell you how many hp bodies I've rolled in attempts to get more spd since then; trying to min-max spd is a pain

need to farm better planars; want to ditch the def/break subs to go for more eff res

latest upgrade - 7.16.24

Bronya

Belobog's current Supreme Guardian. She possesses pride befitting of a princess, but also the determination and integrity of a soldier.

working towards hyperspeed build: still 16.7 spd away from 160.1

did a simple swap of bronya & hanya's spheres; this current sphere was meant to be for sparkle (as were the head/hand pcs) but I've decided to give everything to bronya instead

relevant stat change(s): +.6% cdmg, +8.6% eff res

score change: +12 (SS+)

need to farm messenger (spd boots), wuthering snow (hands); will probably end up switching out the keel sphere if I can get one to roll a decent amount of spd

thinking about buying sig (btbio) from the starlight exchange; I'd prefer to get it from standard, but I'm running out of time bc I don't currently have enough jades to pull sparkle + sig

latest upgrade - 8.2.24 | changelog

Hanya

outdated build: recently rolled the def sphere but everything else is old/has been swapped to her while I was min-maxing other harmony units

will be permanently benched once I've pulled sparkle

latest upgrade - 7.12.24

Imaginary Trailblazer

A [person] who boarded the Astral Express. They chose to travel with the Astral Express to eliminate the dangers posed by the Stellaron.

it would be nice to roll some break on a character who actually needs it

need to farm 4pc watchmaker (hp/def body + spd boots) & talia (def/hp sphere + break effect rope)

would also be cool if I could get some more copies of motp but I'll keep my hopes in check on that one

latest upgrade - 6.8.24

Robin

A singer renowned across the cosmos, regarded as the superstar of the Starry Stage. Her captivating voice serenades Harmony to audiences across the universe.

unowned: adorable, I love her character and the fact that she sings; however, that love didn't surpass my love for boothill, whom I was saving to pull when they both were released in 2.2

will pull for eventually because Honkai: Support Rail is true and real. she's worth the investment since she'd be the perfect third slot for my Feixiao team

Ruan Mei

Member 81 of the Genius Society. Jointly developed the "Simulated Universe" with Herta, Screwllum, and Stephen. A master in the field of life sciences, she has an emotionless disposition and is only obsessed with research.

there used to be a time when she had 98% cdmg because of just how badly my rolls had been going; thankfully, they've gotten better since then

will be switching to slow mei (120 spd)

need to farm watchmaker (head + hp/def boots) & vonwacq (def/hp sphere + err rope)

latest upgrade - 7.1.24

Sparkle

A member of the Masked Fools, passionate yet unpredictable. She roams between major factions, amusing herself by turning the world upside down on her own.

mostly built: 5/6 maxed relics

set up on 2pc wuthering snow, 2pc messenger; would prefer to run 4pc messenger

need farm messenger (head/hands) & keel (err rope); bronya's messenger pcs are lacking spd - swapping them would not help w/spd tuning issues

currently at 147.8 spd & 201.1 cdmg; 12.2 spd needed to hit 160

latest upgrade - 7.29.24

Sunday

The benevolent and self-disciplined head of the Oak Family. In order to fulfill the promise made to his younger sister in childhood, he ultimately embarked on a path diametrically opposed to hers.

unreleased (2.7)

pounds fist on table I NEED him to come home to me so bad. I don't care what he does, if I have a dps that can take true advantage of him, or what relic and planar sets I have to farm to get the most value out of him. unfortunately, I don't currently have the savings to guarantee his arrival (gotta pull DHIL's cone in 2.6), so I'll be skipping the debut banner. however, once his rerun comes around, both he and his cone will be mine!

Tingyun

Amicassador of the Sky-Faring Commission of the Xianzhou Luofu. She travels with business delegates, forging trade relationships and alliances with many worlds.

took a year but she's finally fixed

somehow, she ended up with slightly less atk than she had when I still had half a set of 4-star relics

should probably keep trying to min-max survivability, but I really cannot be bothered; if she dies, she dies ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

latest upgrade - 7.12.24

Yukong

Head of the Sky-Faring Commission on the Xianzhou Luofu. Yukong was a seasoned pilot and a deadshot. Since heading up the commission, she's been buried under mountains of paperwork.

unleveled: lvl 1, e6

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[i-vrdude]

Well, I have finished Trailblazer’s Watchmaker Hat!

[voiceoutofstars]

Another fan narration of HSR. This is the fourth part in a collection of Data Bank entries on terms, and includes all Calendars as well as the sole Theory entry (as of 2.0).

Timestamps:

Amber Era - 00:00

Trailblaze Calendar - 01:06

The Imaginary Tree - 01:43

Music is "A Long Way" by SergePavkinMusic.

[stellrn]

Yeah, it sure is. I wonder why? Stelle’s face and tone changes to that of a serious one.

Oh yeah? Bet. Soooo, what about the head and tails game you lost with an anon a while ago? Surely you aren’t that arrogant to forget about it, “friend”. Stelle gives a smug smile.

I know that the IPC already knows of many things, Aventurine. You know…Topaz warned me to not get involved with you, reason being that you’re insufferable and all….which you really are.. But, it seems that fate had other plans…in the end, it did leave me with this “fortunate” encounter. Stelle forces a smile at the last part.

Oh no, I won’t “make” you say it, “friend”. I will personally hit you with my baseb- I mean- why would I do that? A nameless has a sense of righteousness, you know? You said so yourself. Stelle groans internally, knowing that a nameless couldn’t just hit anyone. Especially if that person helped her (as per Himeko’s claims) and has a high status.

I forgot to thank you for getting me a room. So thanks, i guess.

-@galacticbaseballbatter ✦

Well, if it isn't the Trailblazer~

*Aventurine grins, adjusting his tinted glasses with a quick hand.*

Oh, you don't need to thank me. It was my pleasure, truly.

I trust you are enjoying your stay on Penacony so far?

[mobblespsycho100]

Surya since you like both HSR and dungeon meshi what paths would the dunmeshi characters be :0

PAIGE I OWE YOU MY LIFE FOR THIS 🙏💞 . excellent question... enabling my brainrots... I will now cook (rubs my autistic hands together)

Laios: Destruction, Imaginary / Fire. I think he has to be either Imaginary or Fire path wise, leaning towards imaginary because smth smth golden / yellow smth smth. I just think destruction would fit him well based on pure vibes <3 lots of destruction characters have this deal of dealing w/ loss and also having a strong motivation for something (firefly wanting to live, dan heng finally facing his past etc.). If we're talking unplayable paths though I think Laios would follow The Hunt or even The Voracity (even tho im p sure the Aeon of Voracity Ouroboros is like . missing iirc? but like cmon. Laios is Thee Devourer™ I think it works !!)

Marcille: Erudition, Ice. "Wait why not fire she uses a lot of fire spells" yes I hear you . I think fire could also b a good element for her but I think ice fits with her lore in a sense . of like her fear of outliving everyone and her wanting to preserve others lives in a way. Erudition I pick cuz in canon she is like a big range/can hit a lot of enemies combatant in a way so AoE dmg dealer gameplay wise fits me thinks and also shes a scholarrr :3 thee academiccc. Lore / unplayable paths wise she might still follow the Erudition still or the Remembrance or even Preservation (but with The Architects not the IPC) me thinks.

Senshi: Abundance, Fire. I will not be taking criticism hes definitely abundance . he would be a healer. believe in me . also fire because cooking <3 NOT MUCH TO SAY HERE. even like outside of gameplay i still think he'd follow abundance . Ik theres this upcoming character (Jiaoqiu) whos a chef healer whos nihility fire but he has a diff vibe from senshi so like uhm yea

Chilchuck: Nihility, Quantum / Wind. this ones easy peasy to me like . chilled chuck on the path of nihility... he is such a goofy guy. i think quantum or wind would work as the elements for him because quantum entanglement debuff being this slow + stacking mechanic works for his kind of cautious guy whole thing while wind is like . uhh hes quick on his feet i suppose. Gameplay wise i think he'd be like increasing his own spd and delaying the enemies or like giving a vulnerability debuff mark ( reference to him using his bow and arrow to shoot at the ice golems weakspot but he doesn't really do any damage akhdkshd ). Outside of gameplay he still strikes me as a nihility guy or maybe he wouldn't be following a path ¯⁠\⁠_(•-•)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ idk

Izutsumi: Nihility or Hunt, Physical. Nihility again ! I just think it works for her ! but Hunt could also work !!! she would definitely be a dps type character I can't see anythin else. Nihility can also be dps even if their official role is debuffer . I picked physical because physical break causes bleed and uhh izutsumis claw scratches . scratch -> bleed. Yee. I love her a lot I think this works for her 🐱😎 . i feel like Izutsumi would actually be a pathstrider of the Trailblaze . like shes looking for her own path and wanting to be free and travel around tbh like . yeah . <3

Falin: Harmony, Imaginary. Touden siblings the imaginariessss realness. I feel like she would be harmony even though yeah her primary role is a cleric n she was the designated party healer but I feel like in rpg settings she would be a buffer for sure. I think the idea of a harmony character who can like switch modes after ulting (like oooh she transforms into chimera Falin in combat) would be super cool also. it would be pretty neat. She also gives me Robin vibes so like tbh ? hashtag . I'm always right. Lore wise she would also follow The Trailblaze <3 a wanderer wandering she is full of wanderlust . to me

Okay now I'm faced with a dilemma of doing like everyone else who I like or not but I've decided I'll just do . Kabru Toshiro and Namari and their parties I will not give extra explanations and just jump into it aight . ajhskahdjs

Kabru: Preservation, Physical. A combination that is not yet in the game (woah). I think he would be preservation because they're a really strong class and legit the rarest one also, kind of crazy how they're sustain but barring March 7th and Gepard (and even then March can be used offensively too) they can honestly b p neat dmg dealers / offensive buffers also. I think its really funny to assign guy who keeps dying to be the protector™ path also help ajahsjah. I picked physical because um . sword / weapons guy llalalala <3 . Unplayable paths wise I'd say he would bee . following The Remembrance :3<

Toshiro (Shuro): Erudition, Wind. Wind because I associate him with green too much . but also y'know who else is a wind dmg dealer . freakin Blade . So It Works (Guy who is making shit up) ‼️ I think he would be erudition because erm... well 👍 he's cool like that . i mean he could be destruction too . whatever idk anything. outside of gameplay he has the vibes of guy who is forced to be in the IPC LMAO

Namari: Nihility, Fire / Physical. Yeah we back in the nihility zone 🔥🔥🔥 honestly my excuse for this is that she gives me huge Luka vibes so NIHILITY IT IS and fire is also mostly vibes while physical is because punch punch . and she is the weapons knower™ ... but tbh outside of gameplay maybe she would follow the hunt. just vibes. she could be a galaxy ranger ����💥

ok now here comes the rapidfire assignments

Kabru's party:

• Rin -> Erudition, Lightning. easy

• Dia -> Hunt, Physical

• Holm -> Abundance, Ice

• Mickbell -> Elation Nihility, Imaginary

• Kuro -> Destruction, Physical

Shuro's party:

• Maizuru -> Erudition, Quantum

• Inutade -> Destruction, Physical

• Benichidori -> Nihility, Lightning

• Hien -> Hunt / Destruction, Fire (but Lightning could work too)

Namari's party:

• Kiki & Kaka (I can't seperate the twins) -> Erudition, Imaginary

• Mr. Tansu Floke -> Abundance / Preservation, Ice

• Mrs. Yarn Floke -> Harmony, Fire (to contrast with mr tansu idk i think itd be silly <3)

The Canaries:

• Mithrun -> Destruction, Wind

• Fleki -> Nihility, Imaginary

• Lycion -> Destruction, Physical

• Cithis -> Erudition, Quantum (Enigmata follower vibes outside of gameplay)

• Pattadol -> Preservation, Ice or Erudition, Imaginary

• Otta -> Hunt, Fire

extra:

• Thistle -> Destruction / Preservation, Lightning

• Yaad -> Harmony, Quantum / Imaginary

• The Winged Lion -> Preservation, Imaginary

okay yeah thats it Me Thinks. (scuttles away)