HoYoVerse has released the drip marketing for The Herta, who’ll be a 5-star version of the existing 4-star Herta character. Like the other Herta, she’ll be an Ice Erudition unit.
This is the actual original version of Herta, as opposed to the puppets that we’ve encountered thus far. According to her character description, the reason why she’s “The” Herta is because she disliked the Intelligentsia Guild’s suggestion of “Herta Prime,” since it implies that she’s a separate existence from her puppets. As a note, the original Chinese script refers to her as “Big Herta” while the Japanese version calls her “Madam Herta.”
The 5-star version of Herta will likely appear in Honkai: Star Rail Version 3.0 (or Version 2.8), as we already know that Fugue and Sunday will be the 5-star characters for the upcoming 2.7 patch. In terms of kit, we will have to wait until we approach her in-game debut. Though the 4-star version specializes in follow-up attacks, that doesn’t mean the 5-star will as well. After all, the other characters with variants in the game (like Dan Heng or March 7th) don’t keep the same fighting style across Paths or rarities.
Herta’s voice actresses are Haruka Yamazaki (Japanese) and Hou Xiaofei (Chinese). Yamazaki’s previous roles include Tomoyo in When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace and Grani in Arknights. Meanwhile, Hou’s roles include Jessica in Arknights and Belle in Zenless Zone Zero. The English voice actress doesn’t appear on the English or Chinese drip marketing (perhaps due to the ongoing strike). But Patty Mattson provided the voice for the original 4-star Herta.
Honkai: Star Rail is readily available on the PS5, Windows PC, and mobile devices. The 5-star version of Herta will likely come out in Honkai: Star Rail in January 2025.
Published: Nov 19, 2024 01:00 pm