New Honkai Impact 3rd Battlesuit Makes Vita Playable

HoYoVerse announced that a character who appeared in Part 1.5 of the Honkai Impact 3rd story will become playable in Part 2, as Vita is getting a Battlesuit. It is known as Lone Planetfarer. The S-Rank character will appear in the 7.8 update expected to launch in October 2024. 

The initial Vita announcement involved a look at her art, details about her as a unit, and photos teasing what might be the best weapons and Stigmata for her. She’s a MECH type Battlesuit who deals Lightning damage, and she is Astral Ring compatible. Like Senadina, who was introduced in Part 2, Vita uses Drive Cores to attack. These are one of the newer weapon types in the game. Both of the ones shown in her images are new five and six star ones in the game. Likewise, the Stigmata also appear to be newer ones. 

Here’s the gallery with images of her that HoYoVerse shared.

HoYoVerse also shared a comic starring Vita and mascot Ai-chan following the announcement. It offers a hint at the character’s personality.

The appearance of the Vita Honkai Impact 3rd Battlesuit means we have an idea of who the featured character for both 7.8 and 7.9 will be. The November 2024 update will be the one when the Honkai: Star Rail crossover appears. The latest teaser for that suggested that Sparkle, a 5-star character who debuted in the Penacony storyline, will become a playable unit in Honkai Impact 3rd. She’d be the second HoYoVerse crossover character, as the previous one was Fischl from Genshin Impact.

Honkai Impact 3rd is available on PCs and mobile devices, and the Vita battlesuit will be a part of the 7.8 update.