@Deeplight32

For those who don’t have all the context. 


Edit: I’ve compiled a playlist for those who don’t play Honkai Impact 3rd and want to see all the cinematics and story explained. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3mYfhC4jQAn-cnk8-01utFPN4ss7G7pQ

So in this world, Valkyries take on some of the Honkai (invading aliens) cells to give them super powers to fight off the Honkai. 

The problem is that the Honkai cells are toxic and the longer and more you use them, the more they destroy your body. 

Himeko (red head) is a mentor figure in this story (think Kikashi to Naruto) and has been a Valkyrie for a long time and she’s due for “retirement”, in which she is suppose to take a serum which will eject the Honkai cells from her body. This will save her life, but it will rob her of her fighting power. 

Kiana (the white haired girl), a student of Himeko’s and the game’s protagonist, is being controlled by a strain of “God Honkai” cells named Sirin. Sirin is controlling Kiana and is wrecking havoc on the world alongside her dragon minion. 

So in this moment of dire need, Himeko forgoes her “retirement” in an effort to save her student. She actually dons a prototype suit which will actually amplify her Honkai cells even further and kill her even more rapidly. 

In the end of this suicide mission to save her student, Himeko ejects Kiana with her own “retirement” serum to eject Sirin from Kiana’s body, thus hopefully freeing the young girl the Honkai God’s control. 

Ultimately this causes Himeko to burn through her body and she dies right at the moment she was suppose to be freed from the fighting and death. 

I wrote all of this out because the context makes this beautiful video even more amazing and I hope I was able to clarify any questions and shed some light on the context.

@BladedAngel

Me when I first played this Chapter:
FINALLY! MOMMY MURATA GETS THE SPOT LIGHT :DDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Me after the chapter:
Oh...that was her only spotlight

@SlaineReigns

You know what hurts the most in this part? Its the fact that the Serum was supposed to be for Himeko (redhead, for the people who dont know the context), to cure herself of the Honkai that's eating away at her life. But, she used it on Kiana instead to save her. She literally sacrificed her own life to save her student. It hurts man, and the fact that at this point of the story she's the only one that can stand up to the Herrscher.

EDIT: To add more context how powerful this impacted me as a player of this game, Himeko was one of my least favorite chars in the game. Then I played as her in the game, experienced her story, then this happened... She shot up as probably top 3 favorite now In-game. That's how good the writing this game has. Do yourself a favor, play it yourself and experience it. These shorts have way more impact with context.

@ItsMaychii08

It's been 6 years and I still can't move on
I will never let you go🥲

@hatsunemikuthegoddess

"You don't truly appreciate something until it's gone." 

Auntie Himeko really hit us hard with that lesson!

@josafatdelacruc2108

Himeko in 2019: Kiana, never give up. End this story The Way You want.

Kiana in 2021: I Will never give up, I Will fight for this beautifull world.

@azfarfahmi4119

"In a lot of stories, the hero chooses to sacrifice himself, and thanks to his sacrifice, the good guys win and the survivors all cheer. But the hero... Never gets to see that ending. He never knows if his sacrifice meant anything. Sometimes, you just need to have faith."
-Leonard Church (Epsilon)

@mrdata9823

WE MUST PROTECT HER AT ALL COSTS IN STAR RAIL, WHO IS WITH ME?!!?

@irlfuhua

4:52 After rewatching this for a few times I finally noticed this little detail. The corners of Himeko's lips turned up into a faint smile as she got blasted away by HoV, because she knew she had won. Even if she was dying, she managed to successfully inject the anti Honkai serum into Kiana and stop HoV, that's why that one last smile appeared on her lips.

@miravity99

4:40 if you pay attention in honkai star rail, you can see that Himeko’s broken sword is exposed in the storage room of Herta’s Spaceship alongside the planer from Genshin and Vyn’s card pyramid in tears of Themis, however Himeko’s sword was by far the cruelest Easter egg they could’ve had done 🥲

@cal3753

It's sad. Himeko told Kiana that valkyries have to kill their comrades that get corrupted by the Honkai but Himeko decided to save her instead.

@ciroidchavez246

Honkai Impact 3rd: Himeko died (We as the players are called as "Captain")
Genshin Impact: Mavuika's death was prevented because of "The Captain" therefore saving her

Looks like from another universe a Captain finally saved her 🥺

@jack-exzolt9858

What's even more sad in this cinematic is Himeko's body is in complete physical pain. With the Godslayer battlesuit ruined, wielding Surtr (Himeko's sword) is actually burning her from the inside out. Paired that with her advanced stage of Honkai Zombification and the intense physical strain, Himeko is just moving out of sheer willpower to save Kiana. Those 4 flame jets that jut out of her back as she deliver her final attack was the Godslayer completely incinerating her.

She was NOT coming out of that battle, win or lose, alive.

@winter4593

This game is completely worthy of becoming an anime who agree's with me.

Edit 1: Didn't think this comment would blow up with likes and replies

@ShadowDragonGX

After seeing Kiana’s new Flamescion, I’ve come back to remember a great warrior, teacher, and most of all, a great woman.  If this is truly the final nail on the coffin, Rest In Peace Major Murata Himeko, we captains will continue to make sure this dark world has a brighter future each day that comes!

@04hinorinnn

its been almost 3 years since i known about honkai impact 3d. to this day, i couldn't play in the game, so i eagerly waited to play, and finally... i experienced it myself, i didn't cry, but the feels were too much to bear all at once. it was something undescribable. as a fan of both hi3d and hsr, himeko is one of the most memorable characters for me.

@shoitu1350

Now Kiana gets to use the same ult that Himeko used T-T Carrying on Himeko's legacy.

@LowRes-MK

Himeko at Star Rail, shes still beautiful as the day we lost her.

Edit: ohh the time has come, new himeko appeared i hope mihoyo doesn't do anything bad about her :(

@YoloSadBoy

Im a simple man, I see Himeko die. I cry.

@Dragnsayr-ik7xg

the attack at 4:20 didn't bring flames to Kiana, it brought light. amazing detail I didn't understand when i first saw this