Honkai devs tease Kiana in Star Rail and closer connections to Impact 3rd

The Honkai series writing team at HoYoverse, which is responsible for the stories of Honkai: Star Rail and Honkai Impact 3rd, teased that one of HI3’s principal protagonists, Kiana, may be on her way to appear in HSR. Japanese outlet DenFaminicoGamer visited HoYoverse in Shanghai for an extensive interview, in which the writers for the Honkai series spoke about the connections between HI3 and HSR, such as the “expy” characters – different versions of the same characters appearing in both games. Asked whether the team had a special attachment to HI3 characters Bronya and Raiden Mei, as both of them have received “expy” characters playing important roles in HSR, the writers gave a resounding “Yes!” as an answer.  They explained that characters like Mei and Bronya, who appear as Acheron and Bronya in HSR, have been with them for a long time, so the writers have developed a deep understanding of their personalities. This, they said, was enabling them to dig deeper and create alternative versions of these charact