Even the "Nightglow" piano intro before the "flare" sword... I'm not fine

I AM GOING INSANE!

When Both Origin and End cycle is broken (the symbolism of both blades broke) there is Nothing "Naught" basically achieving true Nihility..... a perfect vessel for the Emanator of Nihility.

FINALLY a CC who actually knows what they are talking about and truly appreciates the Hi3 lore that the devs sprinkled throughout this trailer. You’re awesome ZKodla!!

The fact they made sure to pair specifically Mei and Kevin is a clear reference to the Herrscher of Thunder Mei. They did a magnificent work 👏

As expected Kodla noticing all the reference o7 A Captain AND a Queen finally posted her reaction

I have to say yours is the best reaction and analysis on this video I've seen. Quickly recognizing all the references, editing clips and screenshots from HI3, concluding "The End" that Acheron fought was the Kevin variant from shiraga oni, while also putting together the plot of Izumo indpendent of the HI3 references too, and a lot more. I love how in-depth this was.

Tldr: IX swallowed Izumo. Acheron turned into a self-annihilator/emanator while in IX's shadow. The blade of Origin turned to Naught when the end was near. This is confirmation that she IS the Emanator of Nihility whether it be by choice, or by circumstance. The only thing we don’t know yet is how she survived.

12 Herrshers Reference and Honkai World Diva Music Inspired, Kebin Voice :> What else then :> Shaoji Cooking pretty good right now :> best way to think that he Add the Concept of the 13 in HSR, jeez LOVE HONKAI so much

By FAR, the best reaction and analysis I've seen of this Myriad. Thank you so much!

I LOVE your comparison and all the clips you added about HI3! It’s so amazing for people who never played HI3 to get some understanding of the lore behind. Also there is a Japanese folklore about an eight-headed snake （八岐大蛇/ヤマタノオロチ/Yamata no Orochi） whose blood is poisonous to human but can reforge weapons and basically “revive” broken weapons. That scene when Acheron’s tear dropped on her broken blade it remade the blade into a red weapon is probably very related to this; also in the other animated short, she and Black Swan having the horror dance in her memory, Black Swan was referred as a Swan, while Acheron was referred as a Snake! I really find the connection interesting!

The part about Acheron having to reforge her blade reminds me of when Mei told Kiana that No matter what that she would be there to reforge Kiana’s blade but for this time and this life, Acheron needs to reforge her own blade because there is no other blade that she can reforge and she is the only standing to fight. All of this lore is making me so curious what the character trailer/PV for Acheron would be. If the animation short represent the prelude and showed why Black Swan’s suspicious of Acheron and Myriad Celestia was to represent her tragic past and the one she crossed blades with, then perhaps the character trailer will represent the reason why she continued to fight despite it being for naught and the one she once stood shoulder to shoulder with but is forever out of her reach.

I was waiting for your reaction girl, one of the OGs that is familiar and with us since HI3 😊

The amount of HI3 references in here is crazy! Finally some Honkai in the honkai verse! All 14 herrschers + emantor of Nihillity + some of the HI3 music being played! Now I just need the Welt and Acheron meet up and I'll be set. Btw iirc Welt still has a little bit of his HoR powers left right? Imagine what would happen if Acheron were to find that out :)

Kevin, The Aeon of Deliverance That's because his words always deliver😂😂

yeah i was shock at first hearing kevin voice

I just listened to the lyrics of World diva again and damn almost all of them fit Acheron's character pretty damn well.

1:51 Frost sword I will say it's more like Sakura than Ana, and there's that Sakura tree 2:01 white and black sword it just reminds of both Seele (Seele and dark seele), there's that dear that reminds of Diana and I guess Acheron cut part of her horn to forge new sword, not so sure but there's blood dripping if you notice

Even though it is in another universe, Honkai Impact 3rd still exists in HSR's story in any way we think of, so if Kevin really appears, I won't be surprised

YESSS QUEEN FINALLY POSTED!!!

1:58 Diana jumpscare on the sides as well, with the Fate Sentinel (Herrscher of Death/Rebirth). THE DETAIL IS INSANE. Loved the video Kodla!

In the first acheron meeting, like you said it varies on which gender trailblazer you use. If it's Caelus, she says "friend who crossed swords with me" so referring to Kevin. If it's Stelle, she says "friend who stood shoulder to shoulder with me" so referring to Kiana. So basically the trailblazer is the alter-ego of either Kiana or Kevin. As for who the two people were to Acheron in the HSR version of the story, Kevin alter-ego was the one she had to fight in this trailer, the kiana alter-ego might have been a friend she had (named freebass in the "pioneer diver of dead waters" relic description) that friend apparently was a trailblazer that died while trying to go inside IX.

This was more than we hi3 fans could handle.

This is the reaction video for this trailer I’m waiting for lmao

was waiting for your reaction and to say you did not disappoint is a UNDERSTATEMENT -- love ur immediate observations

Finally you posted it ❤ Hi3 players are being treated really well with those references

your reaction is so iconic 😭❤️

Regression piano notes at 2:40.

Emotional overload!!! I'm crying with tears of joy with all the nostalgia.

This was the most beautifully honest reaction I've seen to this video! It's wonderful to see someone who cares so much about this lore and overjoyed to have it integrated in some way into HSR. Thank you! It made my day to watch this.

Seeing you crying and so excited during the video made me so happy, it was like you were living the best moment of your life i don't know anything about Hi3, but your analysis and explanations helped me to have some datas about hi3 lore thanks for your video ! :)

glad to see Tlaloc getting punked by Reason once again! Ice - rather than Ana, it looks more like Frozen Naraka, Sakura's weapon - which explains the cherry blossom tree above that frozen sword. And Legion got turned into the myriad swords Kalpas used.

Best channel for any HI3 lore!

By far the best analysis of the video I've seen and believe me, I've seen many. Great work! Also, I think its sadder that Acheron had a group like Raiden Mei had in Honkai Impact 3rd. I think the moment it shows the blades breaking, the hands lifted towards the air represent her friends who stood by her side and fought with her, very likely to be their equivalents in the Honkai Impact 3rd universe.

In japanese they usually call Herrscher of the Void, Sora no Ritsusha, maybe that's why they went with Sky.

Truth - Reason - Joyce, Welt, Bronya, Void Archives Sky - Void - Sirin, Kiana, Cosmic Juggernaut Howl - Thunder - Mei, Seven Thunders of Retribution Mist - Wind - Wendy, Unnamed Satellite Frost - Ice - Ana, The Great Hibernation Fate - Death/Rebirth - Seele, Abyss Flower Flare - Fire/Destruction - Himeko, Kiana, Judgement of Shamash Thought - Sentience - Senti, Fenghuang Down Root - Earth/Star - Owl, Star of Eden Form - Dominance - Herrscher of Dominance, Xuanyuan Sword, Grips of Tai Xuan, Water's Edge Bind - Binding - Otto, Oath of Judah Maw - Corruption - Herrscher of Corruption, Jizo Mitama Origin - Elysia, Mei Finality - Kevin, Kiana

You never let us down! Whenever a new Honkai video drops I'm always looking for the zKodla upload to explain it all to me. Your passion for the lore is awesome.

thank you for being such a great wealth of knowledge!~ I learned so much!

I love how excited you got for this one!! xD I never played Honkai Impact, but only know a few things here and there; so I didn’t understand the full connection, but still I can see some similarities in those representations. This must be quite amazing if you have played it! Now I’m going to keep watching your analysis xD

Feeling a multiverse here... Welt from a Good End version and Acheron from a Bad End, and both now in HSR.

JUST WHEN I AM EXPECTING A REACTION FROM YOU AND THIS VIDEO CAMEEEEE

Also if u look at the truth sword the monster almost exactly looks like the monster bronya fought when she got her hor transformation can’t wait for more I’m especially interested in Acheron and march she has to do smth with elysia😭also it seems that these blades can corrupt u and maybe that’s why she had to fight the sword of end bc the person wielding it got corrupted

What if its not actually the pararel of HI3 current era... But the previous era.. and acheron is actually paralel of DR.MEI... hence why the narrator is kevin...he might became the finality.... And the blades...are blades... Weapon...created from the god fragments... So they actually akin to Divine Key instead

I was waiting for this video ❤❤❤

YESSSS QUEEN FINALLY POSTED

your analysis was def the best one ive seen so far

I've been waiting for u to upload kodla 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Damn, you even linked this to Part 2, I'm mindblown. This is the best lore analysis video I've ever seen. Also, if Part 2's worlds really is the parallels of Izumo and Takamagahara then... Damn, Hoyo's cookin' hard

I just saw the "Revelation" part, and Kevin called Void Archives as the Key of Revelation 🤣🤣🤣

ty for the vid, i am new player on hi3 (started on 7.3) so i only get the most obvius ones like kiana voids and wendy wind, but now i can appreciate even more!

Oh God. Yes. Zkodla's reaction! I waited for this!

I was waiting for your reaction so i could cry beside you ;_;

with this trailer ICANNOT SKIP HER MAN

I believe the "old friend" Acheron is referring to while talking to Stelle is described in the flavor text of the Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters relic set, a female Nameless she once journeyed with. If you look at the relic's backstory in the Data Bank you get a full story of Acheron and a Nameless she befriended who was determined to dive into the depths of IX. - "Frebass, are you still going to the depths of IX?" The question comes from her companion who is always carrying a long blade. She is a good companion but no one knows where she comes from. The little Nameless hides inside her bulky diving suit. A long pause later she hands the companion a slightly burnt marshmallow, her eyes narrowed like the silhouette of a fully opened sail: "Of course - because I will walk on a road deeper and further than Akivili's!" Later on in the backstory the two share a final goodbye. - The vast void looms near the end of the vivid memories, yet she suddenly sees a dash of crimson blinking briefly into existence in the center of the pitch-black world. Therefore, the little Nameless remembers the smile she gave from the bottom of her heart when the girl with the sword took the marshmallows for the final time. "I never thought I would meet anyone similar to me [Acheron]. You've walked so much further on this road than me. Therefore, you will surely walk with me till the end, right?" "Of course. Our end has already been determined... However, just like you said - Even though I may turn into a shallow puddle of dead water in the end, there is still a lot I can do on my journey toward that moment. Therefore, no matter what, I have to go try it - Because I will walk on a road deeper and further than Akivili's!"

Great analysis as always zkolda! I'm curious tho have you read the pioneer diver of dead waters relic set lore because it contains some acheron lore that might interest you? I won't spoil it for you but it's an intresting read

I'm so happy my friend and you got me into 3rd. This trailer was 1,000x better having played 3rd part 1!

I have so much to say but I read a comment and it broke me so I'll leave a comment here first and come back tomorrow to add more. "And yet... and yet..." felt like she wanted to say "I still fought for all that is beautiful in the world." AND NOW I'M BREAKING DOWN AGAINNN 我会把这不完美的世界，变成我们所期望的样子 EDIT: Acheron is holding Howl, the thunder sword!!

Hercher of finality can also be kevin kaslana,in hi3 he usurped the authority so when kiana foguht him they were two herchers of finality fighting over the full authority.Perhaps in this parallel there wasent any kiana as finality and it was just kevin

18:25 That's why it does not matter if we choose stelle or caelus when acheron said they reminded her of her "OLD FRIEND" because they look exactly like Kiana and Kebin

The End could be not Kiana but Kevin during Stigmata-analogue process. Kiana herself is most likely Unique entity and her mirrors are not repeated in other worlds, as she was always alien to the current world. I love how Rebirth shows two swords - of colours of Seele and Veliona. And Domination being hundred of swords. Also - red blink into the Black Hole - it may be the one that Frebass saw in her final moments.

2:02 IDK WHY RIGHT AFTER I RECOGNISED THE ABYSS FLOWER (Herrscher of Life Death/Rebirth), I thought the next scene was Sentience cause of the color palette (lack of sleep is getting to me). IT'S SEELE AND SEELE AHHHHHH

Nice how they incorporated notes from World diva and Nightglow into the trailer

The way the Sword of Truth/reason just fall down like that reminds me of a scene in one of GGZ pv where a giant sword fell and adult Houraiji Kyuushou (GGZ Herrscher of Reason) was seen in the next scene. Albeit the giant truth sword in this PV does look like a battleship. Maybe a Hyperion reference? Or Moonlight Throne? It instantly made me realized that they were talking about the Honkai

Idk if anyone mentioned here, but I saw a comment in X that 'Naught' might be another reference for Key of Nothingness/Key of Blankness that Dr. MEI wore it in the manga. Man, all the HI3 references in the trailer made my heart full.

a 40 min video from Kodla was not in my bingo cards, but this trailer was crazy so understandable haha. I can't wait to see what this Mei does in the story, def rolling for her

if i can never find a reactor who is geeking out like i am on hi3 linked hsr lore drops, i can always rely on yall lmaoooo

No! I'm not crying, u are! 😭😭

Also @42:23 Fanchuan during the 7.3 CN live stream mentioned that HI3 & HSR writers work closely to ensure a cohesive overall Honkai Universe! Incredibly exciting to see all the parallels shown in the animated short and looking forward to more concrete references in the future. Great job on the video!

0:44 THANK YOU! You the only HI3 content creator that immediately picks up Kevin's voice.

not lie, while this PV came out. I waiting for you!!

Definitely looked forward most to your reaction on this trailer because I know you would quickly recognize the Honkai Impact parallels. I really enjoyed watching your analysis in this vid. Truly a great day to us honkai fans

ive heard people say that the 70k blades is the exact number of the herrschers that existed in ggz or something. i didnt play it but its just what i heard

I knew she would freak out. 43 minutes of this content is surely something!

Hands down favorite reaction. I knew if anyone would get the weight of this trailer it would be you

As someone who isn't terribly familiar with deeper HI3 lore, this was SO helpful. I broke the sub button real quick, thanks for all the info

i think there can be no doubt that the black sun is IX and Acheron is an Emanator of Nihility, due to in the art for IX there are 2 black planets which matches the two planets in the Myriad

this from comment from another vid JP narrator is Kevin too! The story told is an exact parallel to the events that occurred on Earth during HI3. - Izumo = Earth - Kami = Honkai - Edict Edges = Divine Keys // Weapons created "using [a Sovereign's] bestial body" just like Divine Keys using a fallen Herrscher's Core. - Takama Divine Realm = Cocoon of Finality - Sovereign = Herrscher - Mention of "Origin" & "End" (Finality) - Honkai World Diva (Raiden Mei Theme) Orchestral Version as BGM. - Shiraga Oni (Narrator) = Gray Hair Demon i.e. Kevin Even the total number of Sovereigns, their Domain/Power (Element), and the order in which they appear is exactly like HI3

😭 so nostalgic and curious

I get the feeling there was no Kiana in that timeline since it mirrors previous era, so it would be MEI and Kevin. Parhaps we visit Izumo in the next samsara and Kiana is there COPIUM Isnt Kevin and Kiana supposed to be genderbent versions of eachother anyway, like SU and Vita.

Not only is this a hi3 reference this is ks also a ggZ reference.

HI3 players after the trailer: OUR TIME HAS COME

Mei in her origin form says “all blades jn one”in her ultimate. In Acheron’s trailer we see that the blade that she fights with is a one blade forged from many…

So Hype

THANK YOU FOR THIS SJSHSJJS so my thought about "there should be kiana when mei's there too" is valid now. now WHERE IS KIANA DNJSJSJDSJS

These 12 swords could be referencing the PE Herrschers with Himeko as Herrscher of Fire and Rin as Herrscher of Ice. I am also suspecting that Kiana in this universe is not present and Kevin aka Oni is the End(?) or could be the blade itself is the End. Acheron aka the The Maiden could be the one who has reset this universe into nothingness referring to the description in the other Star Rail Video with Kalpas in the title. Could be me but feel free to share your thoughts. edit: at 18:41 onwards, could it be that the reason why Acheron is having a feeling of familiarity with Caelus as someone who she crossed blades with is because Caelus could be the Shiraga Oni reincarnation with the Stellaron as the thing that acts like the Honkai(End)? And Stelle as someone close to Acheron? Like Stelle is the one Acheron travelled with(?) and Caelus as Shiraga Oni?

Perhaps the character who is being voiced by kevin is supposed to be the "end" since he did steal it in hi3, so maybe kiana just wasnt present in acherons version of the story.

HSR Kevin: "ya know Mei, you are my "oni" one" " *winks Acheron: *sighs and unsheathes blade No wonder she is the only one left standing

30:04 that is probably Frebass, the Nameless mentioned in the lore of the Pioneer Diver relic set

This trailer is basically the full summary of HI3 part 1. I can't believe they actually did this, but I love it. Also, Thanks for the reaction!

I never played Honkai Impact 3rd and I enjoyed this Video! Great Reaction and Explanation

I only started HI3rd about 2ish months ago (basically when Acheron showed up), and I was losing my mind over this trailer since I had Shotgunned nearly the whole HI3rd story.

2:02 it's 2 Seele's btw, red and blue one

31:55 anyone else notice its acheron holding the thunder key/sentinel? more confirmation that she’s basically another version of HoT and later after it shattered she became origin js like mei, could be reaching tho idk

Btw this was based on Previous era not current era

Almost the same reaction as myself when watched this Trailer, LMAO. About the 5th, the "Frost"; CN use the word "刹那“(instant), which absolutely point to Sakura from the Pre Era. And not to mention the shape of that sword is much like Sakura's prime arm weapon.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who started tearing up uncontrollably all throughout this Myriad Celestia

You should also check the Pioneer set's description in HSR, it told a story about Acheron with a certain girl, maybe the one she stood shoulder to shoulder with

Finally!!!!!

My boy Kebin cant get a break. I just want a game where he can live happily w MEI...

I like the idea that at 3:42 they acknowledge it that it wasn't the End (Finality) that was playing with them all these times. Because at least Finality gave their civilization a condition which upon fulfilled they can win. No. This Aeon was cruel. It only showed them Nihilism and absolute despair. Until they were swallowed whole. That cute little blob became a lot scarier after this.