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The video addresses whether players need to understand the story of "Honkai Impact 3rd" to enjoy "Honkai Star Rail," concluding that prior knowledge is unnecessary. Despite characters sharing names and appearances, their stories are distinct within the new game's universe. The character Welt is a notable exception; he retains his identity and complex backstory from "Honkai Impact 3rd," including his mission to save humanity and his unique abilities like gravity manipulation and creating black holes. His transition to "Honkai Star Rail" involves collaboration with the AI Void Archives to achieve universe hopping, driven by a sense of duty and guilt from past events. The video emphasizes that new players will gradually understand Welt’s backstory through the game's narrative, with thematic parallels more for fan engagement than essential continuity.
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In this part of the video, the creator addresses the common question among players about whether they need to understand the story of “Honkai Impact 3rd” to fully enjoy “Honkai Star Rail,” a new game by Hoyoverse. The easy answer is no, you don’t need prior knowledge of “Honkai Impact 3rd” to appreciate “Honkai Star Rail.” The video explains that while there are characters in “Honkai Star Rail” with similar names and appearances to those in “Honkai Impact 3rd,” they have individual stories and are distinct within the new game’s universe. The exception is the character Welt, who is the same individual from “Honkai Impact 3rd” and has moved to this alternative universe for a specific reason, making his backstory slightly more complex. The video aims to outline the minimum necessary knowledge to enjoy the new game without confusion.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the character Welt from “Honkai Impact 3rd” and his relevance in the upcoming “Honkai Star Rail” game. Welt is portrayed as a heroic figure aimed at saving humanity with his powerful abilities, which include manipulating gravity and creating black holes. Despite being over 80 years old, his power allows him to reconstruct his body. Although he transferred some of his powers to another character, Welt retains significant abilities. His transition to the world of “Honkai Star Rail” involves collaborating with a humanoid AI named Void Archives, who seeks his powers to open a dimensional Stargate for universe hopping. Welt’s role in “Star Rail” is driven by his ongoing mission to help humanity across different universes, making his actions and motivations central to the narrative continuity between the two games.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the character Welt from the games Honkai Impact 3rd and Honkai Star Rail. Welt is portrayed as an observer providing additional context about the universe and is depicted as an old man sharing his past with new generations. The story of Honkai Star Rail follows its distinct path, although Welt’s actions are driven by a sense of responsibility to humanity and guilt relating to a past incident involving his student, Himeko. Welt’s journey into the alternate world of Star Rail may be influenced by his desire to address this guilt and responsibility. The segment hints that Welt might have traveled with a character known as Void Archives and emphasizes that new players will be able to understand Welt’s backstory as it gets elaborated in the game. Additionally, the segment touches upon common themes and concepts across games in the HoYoverse, suggesting these are more parallelisms or Easter eggs rather than direct connections. The video concludes by encouraging viewers to subscribe and engage with the content.