List of Honkai: Star Rail characters

Honkai: Star Rail producer David Jiang stated that the development team places strong emphasis on character creation, noting that drafting narrative text for a single character typically takes around a month. The production team emphasized the importance of making the game's characters feel as though they genuinely inhabit the fictional world. According to the writers, their role is not to direct the characters according to personal intent but rather to document the words, actions, and events of characters as if they were real individuals within the setting. To enhance authenticity, character traits are often inspired by real-life individuals encountered by the development team. Characters undergo multiple rounds of visual iteration and feedback to heighten their aesthetic appeal, often becoming "prettier and even more handsome and even more cool with each iteration." He also noted that current AI applications are limited to serving as development aids. However, he suggested that the future use of AI could potentially expand character dialogue and interaction content. Prior to a character's official release in the game, miHoYo promotes them through its official social media channels by releasing promotional videos. After release, additional characterization is provided through main story content, side missions, and supplementary in-game materials. Companion Missions in particular offer deeper insight into each character's backstory and personality traits that may not be fully explored in the main narrative. In addition to Paths, playable characters are also categorized by seven damage types. ==Astral Express crew==

Trailblazer : Voiced by: Qin Qiege (Chinese); Caleb Yen (2023–2025), (English); Junya Enoki (Japanese); Dan Heng : Voiced by: Li Chunyin (Chinese); Christine Sposato (English); Miki Nagasawa (Japanese); (Korean) () is the conductor of the Astral Express. Welt Yang : Voiced by: Peng Bo (Chinese); Corey Landis (2023–2026), Unknown (2026–present) (English); Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese); (Korean) (), whose real name is (), is the former Anti-Entropy Sovereign and the second-most senior active member of the Nameless. He hails from the universe of Honkai Impact 3rd, due to events that occur in the aftermath of A Post-Honkai Odyssey Chapter 2 and the Alien Space manhua. ==Characters by world==

Herta Space Station ; : Voiced by: (Chinese); ; : Voiced by: Zhang Wenyu (Chinese); (Svarog) : Clara is a mild-mannered young girl and a self-taught mechanic. She is accompanied by the automaton Svarog () during combat and most of the story. J. Michael Tatum (English); ; : Voiced by: Ge Zirui (Chinese); Megan Shipman (2024–present) Aaron Veach (2024–present) (Tail) : Huohuo is a foxian trainee judge of the Ten-Lords Commission on the Luofu. She has a fear of inhuman beings, but ironically attracts them due to a heliobus she calls "Mr. Tail" () sealed in her tail by the other judges. (young) (Chinese); Alejandro Saab, (English); Yūki Takada (Japanese); Ari Thrash (English); ; Robin : Voiced by: Qian Chen (Chinese); Rhiannon Moushall (English); Shea Fairaday (English); Holly Earl (English); Rosie Day (English); (young) (Chinese); Joshua Waters, Nathalie Ferare (English); ; : Voiced by: Ziyin (Chinese); Amber Lee Connors (English); Haruka Tomatsu (Japanese); (Korean) : Nihilux is a comic artist and the former president of the magazine Furbobo Weekly. ==Characters by faction==

Stellaron Hunters ; : Voiced by: Liu Yijia (Chinese); : Blade is a swordsman who abandoned his body to become a blade and a former member of the High-Cloud Quintet who went by the name Yingxing (). He is cursed with immortality after a failed ritual to resurrect fellow member Baiheng resulted in him becoming Mara-struck. Analesa Fisher (English); (young) (Chinese); Camden Sutkowski, (young) (English); Kengo Kawanishi (Japanese); : Aventurine, whose real name is Kakavasha (), is one of the Ten Stonehearts and the bearer of the Cornerstone "Aventurine of Stratagems". He is a gambler by nature, treating life as a high-risk, high-reward investment. ; : Voiced by: Zhang Ruoyu (Chinese); Cat Protano (English); Galaxy Rangers ; : Voiced by: Zhang Pei (Chinese); Blythe Melin (English); ; : Voiced by: Peng Bo, (young) (Chinese); Andrew Russell (English); Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese); Kim Dan (Korean) : Boothill is a cyborg cowboy who seeks revenge on the IPC for destroying his home planet and his daughter despite the massive bounty they placed on his head. A pre-installed language module in his body, called the Synesthesia Beacon, censors his use of profanity against his will. ; : Voiced by: Jin Na (Chinese); Kendell Byrd (English); Megumi Han (Japanese); (Korean) : Rappa is an experimental test subject who was implanted with a memetic virus based on a popular ninja manga at a young age. After being freed from captivity, she became a Galaxy Ranger but still interprets everything through the eyes of a ninja. ==Main antagonists==

; : Voiced by: Mufei (Chinese); Heather Gonzalez (English); ; : Voiced by: Huang Ying (Chinese); Yurika Hino (Japanese); ; : Voiced by: Xu Xiang (Chinese); (young) (English); Takeo Ōtsuka (Japanese); Blythe Melin (English); ==Other characters==

; Acheron : Voiced by: Juhuahua (Chinese); ; : Voiced by: Liang Dawei (Chinese); Jennifer Losi (2024–2025), Cristina Vee (2025–present) ; : Voiced by: Zhao Yang (Chinese); Steven Kelly (English); ==Crossover characters==

; : Voiced by: Wu Lei (Chinese); Junichi Suwabe (Japanese); ; Saber : Voiced by: Bai Xinzan (Chinese); Ayako Kawasumi (Japanese); (Korean) : Saber, whose true identity is Altria Pendragon (), is one of the two playable crossover characters from Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works as part of a collaboration between miHoYo, Type-Moon, and Ufotable. Summoned to the Penaconian Holy Grail War story quest, she becomes the Trailblazer's servant. ==Reception==

Many critics praised Honkai: Star Rail for continuing HoYoverse's tradition of strong character design, highlighting the game's vivid, expressive, and well-developed cast. PC Gamer reviewer Tyler Colp remarked that each character in the game "glows with personality," and that their combat animations are "extraordinarily expressive." GamesHub reviewer Samantha Low described the characters as engaging, with flashy designs reminiscent of a techwear runway, emphasizing their visual appeal and distinctive personalities. According to IGN China reviewer Water Ash, the character designs appeal to a broad range of fan preferences, with facial expressions and animations during dialogue presented in a detailed and nuanced manner. PCGamesN reviewer Nat Smith observed that the characters possess strong individual appeal, describing them as familiar archetypes that evoke the nostalgic charm of 1990s Japanese role-playing games. Smith also highlighted the game's NPCs, noting that even minor figures often play pivotal roles in the narrative, enhancing the game's world-building. IGN reviewer Jess Reyes observed that the game reveals character traits gradually through different scenarios, enhancing the narrative's suspense and engagement. == Controversies ==

Casting of Chris Niosi In July 2024, HoYoverse revealed the English voice actor for the character Moze to be Chris Niosi. Immediately after the reveal, HoYoverse received backlash from players due to Niosi's past abuse allegations in 2019, which were affirmed by Niosi himself. Following the backlash, Niosi withdrew from the role days later and HoYoverse replaced him with Ben Balmaceda. As a result, Niosi's recorded voice lines were fully replaced, and Moze debuted with Balmaceda as his English voice actor. SAG-AFTRA strike controversies From 2024 to 2025, HoYoverse was affected by strike action from multiple English voice actors affiliated with SAG-AFTRA. Although HoYoverse wasn't listed as one of the companies targeted in the main strike, multiple English voice actors in support of the strike stopped voicing their assigned characters. HoYoverse responded by replacing some of the striking voice actors, including the voice actors for the Trailblazer, Tingyun, Argenti, and Tail. ==Notes==