A new leak related to Honkai: Star Rail hints at the development of the game’s first character skin. This skin will be designed for one of the free starter characters, which has sparked excitement among players.
The highly-anticipated sci-fi RPG from HoYoverse was released earlier this year and achieved massive success with tens of millions of downloads. The game has been continuously expanding its roster of characters, and the recent Version 1.2 update introduced Kafka, Blade, and Luka to the cast.
Now, it appears that the RPG will soon welcome its very first character skin. Unlike the current state of Honkai: Star Rail, HoYoverse’s other flagship games regularly introduce new looks for beloved characters.
For example, Genshin Impact introduced new skins for two of its oldest characters, Klee and Kaeya, with the launch of Version 3.8. Similarly, Honkai Impact 3rd frequently features different versions of popular characters, with unique animations and fresh gameplay experiences.
Recent leaks indicate that March 7th will also be among the characters to receive one of Honkai: Star Rail’s first skins.
The well-known Honkai: Star Rail leaker, Dimbreath recently disclosed information about an upcoming skin in development set for March 7th.
[Star Rail]
There’s a March 7th skin being worked on, unknown release date.
— Dim (@dimbreath) July 24, 2023
Though no concept images were provided in the post, Dimbreath confirmed the existence of the skin and stated that its release date remains uncertain. If released on the speculated date, this skin would likely be one of the initial ones for the game. In comparison, the fellow HoYoverse RPG, Genshin Impact, generally introduces new skins approximately every four updates.
On March 7th, Honkai: Star Rail introduced its first character skin, following a trend already established by Genshin Impact. Like Genshin Impact’s approach, HoYoverse typically releases new skins in pairs for Genshin Impact, featuring both a five- and four-star character among the sets.
The four-star character in the skin sets is usually one that players can obtain either as a starter character or through a free event reward. In the context of Honkai: Star Rail, March 7th is the first permanent party addition that players receive, besides the Trailblazer, after starting a new account.
This release of the first skin on March 7th coincides with the upcoming introduction of numerous new characters in future patches for Honkai: Star Rail. Recently, HoYoverse announced Version 1.3’s new characters a few days before Version 1.2’s launch, revealing five-star feelings like Imbibitor Lunae and Fu Xuan, along with the four-star character Lynx.
Leaks have also provided hints about upcoming five-star characters such as Topaz, Jingliu, and Huohuo. Honkai: Star Rail’s addition of skins for its characters and the introduction of new characters shows that the RPG has exciting developments for its dedicated fanbase.
Honkai: Star Rail is currently accessible on PC and mobile devices, and fans can look forward to the release of its PS5 version in Q4 2023.