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Looking at the Timeline for the Astral Express displayed in the Wiki, made me realize that Himeko travelled for at least 10 Years through the Cosmos, with Pom-Pom as her only companion. Given that there are no other passengers mentioned between the departure of the Astral Express in 1984 of the Arcadian Calender and December 8098 SC. The 10 Years are based on the fact that both the Arcadian and the Star Calender of the Xianzhou use a System of 12 Months per Year. While taking into account that according to the Cosmic data Roaming Event it's been three years since the Trailblazer joined the AE Crew "Himeko: (Trailblazer), it's been three years since the Astral Express set off on this journey with you." As the current events happen in 1999 of the Arcadian Calender. Given that Himeko departed on her Journey 15 Years ago (1984 of the Arcadian Calender). Taking the Arcadian Calender as a Guideline for all events based on the Star Calender it means that 8098 SC corresponds to 1994/1995 of the Arcadian Calender. All based on the explanation that the Phantasmoon Games restarted 15 Years earlier, due to to the lack of Wishpower after the previous competition. It's important to note that based on my calculations taking real life (the release of the first Three Trailblaze Missions, within one yearm) into account, this means that the Trailblazer joined in 8100 SC or 1996 AC. According to the Wiki Welt, Void Archives, and Dan Heng boarded the Express sometime during or after December 8098 SC. Based on this Welt has been a Member of the AE Crew for 5 Years. So does Dan Heng maybe a little less.

"December, 8098 SC — The Xianzhou Yaoqing reports a resounding victory against Asmodeus' abominations.

Sparkle goes to Earth and recruits Vita to the Masked Fools.

A young Clara reactivates Svarog, who begins taking care of her.

Welt and Void Archives board the Astral Express for the first time.

Void Archives repaired "Shush" before he left, with Himeko's last words to him being "shush."

Dan Heng boards the Express after being exiled from the Alliance.

The crew encounters March 7th drifting in space, encased in Six-Phased Ice. After thawing her, she becomes a member of the Astral Express."

The context of these Events gives us one more date: March 7th 8099 SC, the day March 7th joined the Astral Express Crew. Which means the Express grew in strengh extremely fast. I took the Year 8099 SC because otherwise March 7th joining the Express would be considered part of the Present events on the given timeline. Anyways that means that, Sunday and the TB aside, the currently known AE crew came together within 4 months. With Himeko and March7th forming their known bond extremely fast. Maybe because March was the first Girl who joined the AE Crew.

"March 7th looks at herself in the mirror, imagining dozens of potential past lives for herself as she tries on the various outfits that Himeko had assembled for her." March 7th, Character Story: Part IV

Afterall Himeko was the one to pick out her outfits. Shown on the description of the light cone "This is Me!"

The girl could rock any outfit she chooses, but she was unsatisfied, judging by the dozen sets of clothing piled up behind her.

"Will this be the last outfit for today?"

She thought silently to herself and looked at the girl in the mirror. She looked extra happy on this day.

"Okay! This is me!"

With Himeko brushing March7th Hair, she's also the one ask "Will this be the last outfit for today?". Which means Himeko had the greatest Influence on the March 7th we know now.

Now reaching into territory of Headcanon/Assumption, i like the Idea that Himeko was the first one March 7th saw upon being freed from the ice. And thus bonded with to the point of them interacting the most.

Regardless, the Timeline shows that Himeko had to learn acting as a Leader, Guide and Parent extremely fast. Even if Welt and Dan Heng were mature enough. Because the Nameless of the Astral Express became a proper faction rather suddenly.

Edited on July 27th 2026 to make a correction regarding cycles in which the Phantasmoon Games Occur.

Edited again on August 3rd 2026 given that i'm incredibly bad at math and that i did said math based on a wrong assumption. There might be still parts that i'm wrong about. Regardless thank you to those who pointed towards issues in the timeline. Might edit this again,however i hope that it makes more sense now.

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saw a post on the reddit about how impossible it was to do currency wars with the holy grail bond

my toxic gamer trait is wanting to say "skill issue"

the general strategy is to focus on the energy bond first, and build up as many ults as you can on gilgamesh. Then, once you get the space for rin and archer - focus between the two and relegate the king to subdps as much as that feels weird.

funny enough, he and archer kept going back and forth on who did the most damage till i got yunli to 3 stars and then she kinda blew them both out of the water

edit: it does require some econ - you want to get as many spaces for folks as possible as quickly as possible

also early stages, i would suggest either blade or ashveil backline for built up

#its not on the highest difficulty but it is on the one you need to get all the rewards #honkai starrail #hsr #sorta spooky talks

Spoilers for HSR 4.4, as my previous Post ended up being an Analysis of Himeko.

About Yao Guang, what happened to her was something i expected they'd do to The Herta back in Amphoreus. Or more accurately something Similar. When The Herta Connected the Trailblazer to Nous i fully expected her to pay a price.

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There are a lot of things I want to talk about regarding the Story of HSR 4.4: In Ravages does the Whistle sound. Some which I already touched, however not necessarily in a cohesive manner or connected to previous posts. First and foremost: I genuinely liked the story and specifically it's climax. Never was i more glad to have avoided spoilers regarding Version 4.4 as much as possible. But this can only be said about 4.4. When it comes to Planarcadia so far, including 4.4, the question remains: Was it flawless? Or comparable in greatness to Amphoreus? Which I in it's entirety dare to compare to Lostbelt 6 from Fate/Grand Order as one of the greatest Gacha Game Stories I ever had the pleasure of experiencing. By no means, however nonetheless really awesome. To the point of being able to look past my issues with it, which by all accounts jarringly boil down to the way they handled Blade's redemption Arc. Despite the fact that the Mainstory of Planarcadia technically isn't finished yet I want to paraphrase something I read either here on Tumblr or heard on YouTube, regardless not my own thoughts, but nonetheless an opinion I share: "While Planarcadia doesn't reach the heights of Amphoreus, the standards set by it's predecessor are met." Which is especially awesome given that the Mainstory of Planarcadia happens over the course of presumably 6 to 7 Versions including a yet to be announced Epilogue. Which might need to happen over the course of two Versions if the Ending of 4.4 is anything to go by. However that's still (slightly) less than the massive 8 Versions that contained the Story of Amphoreus. Not Mention the Millions of Cycles the TB spend on Amphoreus compared to the 7 to 8 days on Planarcadia (not fact checked). While the TB in particular forged bonds with nearly all Chrysos Heirs, Planarcadia focused more their relationship with already established Characters. But I digress into something that demands it's own post to compare Planarcadia and Amphoreus in greater detail. But with that Spoilers for In Ravages does the Whistle sound.

And on that note there are several ways how I could start this properly, but it's Himeko's (obvious) survival that deserves my attention. I believe that a great story manages to make the obvious feel and look like a twist. Which Mihoyo managed to perfection. When it came to Himeko, they threw around a lot of deathflags both within the story and the trailers for Himeko-Nova. The Trailers kept an aura of uncertain doom. A vibe that the story kept enough on the table to have emotional weight, her survival felt earned. While the use of the Stellaron (or more accurately the Wish that the Trailblazer made to overwrite the one Himeko made and) to achieve that, can be considered a Deus Ex Machina, it didn't fix everything. As Asat Pramad needed one last beating and the Maw of the Voracity is still able to ruin everything. Unless they pull a second finality's vision on us. Speaking of Himeko her Backstory as well as the Sacrifice of Motoko almost made me cry, which i don't tend to do. Hoyo Made me care about a character whose full existence within the story amounts to half a chapter. From a Narrative perspective Motoko was always destined to do this, by virtue of being an Imaginae created by Himeko. But that doesn't make it any less heartwarming as Motoko made that decision on her own. On top of showing how heavily the descendants of Murata Graphia opposed the Destruction. None of them dared to give the Weathering Curse to someone else, which I consider an absolutely selfless act. With Murata Graphia staving off the curse and protecting the world in canvas. It took for someone else to willingly take the weathering curse, because those suffering from it were too kind to sacrifice someone else. Everything Himeko did, even as a child linked her to the Trailblaze and the Nameless. Be it by dreaming of travelling the stars or refusing to sacrifice innocent lives for her dream by virtue of Using the wishpower accumulated with Motoko to defeat the 1st Herald of Death. In a confusing way(HI3rd Players please correct me) both the Trailblazer and Himeko experienced a "Never let you go"/"Final Lesson" Moment. The Trailblazer by succesfully refusing to let Himeko die. Himeko tried to give one to the Trailblazer. The Hug she gave the Trailblazer felt like a "reference" to the Final Lesson Short. Maybe i'm wrong. But Himeko herself also had one, when she promised to return to Planarcadia after 15 Years to tell stories about her adventures and to live for Motoko e.g to not let her go (read: never Forget her). Meaning technically a "Himeko" (Motoko) died in HSR.

A theme revolving around Himeko is being abandoned by the Gods/ not needing the gods. Her Bloodline is cursed by an Emanator of destruction and she herself follows the Path of a fallen Aeon. She is the most selfmade Character in the Narrative to the point of reviving the faction of said Aeon. In the unlikely case she has a baby it's highly possible that it will be once again affected by the weathering curse. I could talk for ages about Himeko, her story and how they are the highlight of Planarcadia. Her speech about not needing the Gods before delivering a much deserved Beat down on Asat Pramad is telling about who she is. Something i've also mentioned in a previous post and now repeat for the second time, she did something dare I say impossible. Because by repairing the Astral Express after Akkivilis fall, she revived a Faction fallen apart and managed to turn them once more into an influential part in the cosmic game. All while barely an adult. Which is an incredible feat for a Universe like HSR, given how the Aeons can make people their Emanator based on whim or interest. Her actions could've easily piqued the interest of other Aeons. And despite that she never took the center stage until Planarcadia, being a supportive and kind leader. Giving those without a place to belong a home. Himeko-Nova is, in a weird way given her Backstory, sign she came into her own as a navigator and Leader. While she was always the Leader and Navigator of the Nameless of the Astral Express, it's Asat Pramad with his three connections to her, who forces her to take the center stage. As he not only raised her, but also cursed her Bloodline. However most importantly he was the last Navigator of the Astral Express before it crashed on Planarcadia after Akkivilis Fall, while she is the one to bring it back. Which means the moment she realized he was beyond redemption, it became her duty to take him down. Due him being a traitor to the Path of the Trailblaze. As delivering Justice to traitors is sometimes within the responsibilities of a leader. The fight against Asat Pramad is an extremely personal matter for her. In leading the charge against him she fully embraces leadership of the Nameless symbolized by Himeko-Nova. For the first time she does more than just encouraging, she orders and rallies against an enemy. Beyond the Station might be the Theme of the Battle against Asat Pramad, but it is a celebration of the Nameless lead by Himeko.

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AN ATTEMPT AT A SILLY THING AND IM PRETTY SURE I FAILED

#hsr #honkai starrail #hsr dan heng #dan heng #dan heng x caelus #caelus #hsr caelus #ashveil #hsr ashveil #honkai star rail

I know it's obvious but i love that the Navigator of the Astral Express serves as the designated Leader. The Nameless of the Astral Express may lack a true Hierarchy other than junior and senior Members, but as seen with Himeko(-Nova), she is the guiding light and beloved leader. Her death in Planarcadia would've shattered the Crew. The Majority of diplomacy involves her, standing at the same Rank as Stone Hearts and Generals. She revived the Nameless of the Astral Express after Akkivilis Fall, treading the Galaxy until she found the first Passengers, making her just Awesome.

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