A new post on HoYoverse’s social media has fans thinking Honkai Star Rail’s Kafka might be playable in the next version update. HoYoverse posted a brief character introduction on the official Honkai Star Rail Twitter page with Kafka’s entry on the Interastral Peace Corporation’s most wanted list.
“Kafka’s entry only has two things — her name, and a single sentence: ‘Likes collecting coats,’” the tweet says. “Little is known about this Stellaron Hunter aside from her being one of Destiny’s Slave Elio’s most trusted members. In order to achieve Elio’s envisioned future, Kafka gets to work.”
Kafka
On the Interastral Peace Corporation's wanted list, Kafka's entry only has two things — her name, and a single sentence: "Likes collecting coats." Little is known about this Stellaron Hunter aside from her being one of Destiny's Slave Elio's most trusted members.
In order… pic.twitter.com/RFBhuREIUX— Honkai: Star Rail (@honkaistarrail) May 24, 2023
Kafka is briefly playable in the RPG‘s prologue, where she awakens the player character before vanishing into the stars.
The post is innocuous enough on its own, though HoYoverse’s posting habits on the Genshin Impact page have fans speculating that this little intro means Kafa’s banner will run during Honkai Star Rail’s version 1.1 update.
And some are just excited to see Kafka again.
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— TheOffOne オフワン playing Honkai Star Rail addiction (@TheOff11037) May 24, 2023
Typically with Genshin Impact, HoYoverse only posted character introductions before the version update that those characters appeared in. This one comes a day after HoYoverse also introduced Blade, another Stellaron hunter like Kafka. It seems reasonable to think we’ll probably see more of both characters in the next update, though not necessarily as playable characters.
The alternative explanation is that Elio’s plan and the people who work to make it a reality will take center stage in version 1.1, so HoYoverse is introducing important characters ahead of time. That would also line up with Genshin Impact. HoYoverse teased Dainsleaf from the very beginning and in story intermission chapters, though the enigmatic warrior has yet to appear on a banner.
Prevailing Star Rail leaks point to Silver Wolf – an associate of Kafka – being the headline character. We won’t have long to wait before finding out, though. Honkai Star Rail’s version 1.1 livestream airs on May 26, 2023.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
