New Honkai: Star Rail Leak Reveals Exciting Astral Express NPC with Ties to Honkai Impact 3rd!

A recent leak from Honkai: Star Rail has revealed an upcoming NPC joining the Astral Express, sparking excitement about a new character tied to the game’s popular interstellar crew. In addition to its wide roster of playable characters, Honkai: Star Rail is known for its memorable NPCs, including Pom-Pom, the Astral Express conductor. As players journey through various worlds, they encounter a variety of significant NPCs, and now, a new member of the Astral Express appears to be joining them.

The Astral Express serves as the main hub of travel between worlds, and early in the game, players meet two crew members—March 7th and Dan Heng—who accompany the Trailblazer on their journey. Speculations about future additions to the crew have long swirled, with Penacony character Sunday among fan theories. This recent leak, however, teases the arrival of a robotic NPC named “Shush,” a creation tied directly to the lore of Honkai Impact 3rd.

Honkai: Star Rail Leak Unveils New Astral Express NPC, Shush

Prominent leaker HomDGCat shared details about Shush, a robotic character reportedly designed by the Void Archive after it was expelled from the Astral Express. According to the leak, Shush will inhabit the “Meeting Car,” which it will transform into a lively “Party Car,” complete with a bar, cafeteria, and games area. Shush’s arrival, though not yet officially dated, would deepen the ties between Honkai: Star Rail and Honkai Impact 3rd, especially given the Void Archive’s pivotal role in Honkai Impact 3rd’s storyline.

Shush would be the latest in a line of characters connected to Honkai Impact 3rd lore, joining Himeko (as an alternate-universe version) and Welt Yang, who appears as the same character across both games.

New Horizons for Honkai: Star Rail and Upcoming Expansions

Shush’s introduction coincides with emerging details about the Astral Express’s next stop, the game’s fourth playable world. Leaks suggest this world will be themed around the Greek and Roman empires and may introduce new mechanics in Version 3.0, with “time-bending” rumored as a core feature. Fans of Honkai: Star Rail lore can anticipate rich new content as Shush joins the cast, alongside even more connections to the Honkai universe’s past and future.