Sometimes there’s nothing more fun than loving a villain, and now Honkai: Star Rail will give fans the opportunity to do just that. Developer Hooverse released new marketing on Tuesday confirming that Sunday, the ambitious antagonist of the Penacony storyline, will be coming to the game as a playable character. Now, fans who have been anticipating its release for over a year are celebrating its triumphant return with memes, fan art, and general excitement.
The official Honkai: Star Rail account shared more details about the upcoming character. Sunday will be an imaginary five-star character following the path of Harmony. This makes him the first male character in the game to follow the path of Harmony and give other characters some much-needed buffs. We don’t have any details beyond this post, but his splash art looks beautiful and brings out a divine, heavenly side to the character.
Sunday was introduced to me for the first time Honkai: Star Rail as an NPC in the 2.0 version of the game. The 2.0 patch launched in February 2024, so he’s been part of the cast for almost a year. Since his appearance, Sunday’s superfans have been waiting with bated breath for every update in the hope that he would become playable. However, the developers really kept players waiting, and some even lost hope when recent events in the main storyline took members of the Astral Express back to The Xianzhou Luofu. But as of today, he’s back – and fans couldn’t be happier.
Fans responded to the official announcement with awe and excitement. Schotoa popular Vtuber, replied with the simple exclamation “HE’S REAL,” and more than 8,600 people liked it. Another person tweeted“IT MAY BE A TUESDAY, BUT IT DEFINITELY FEELS LIKE SUNDAY,” referring to his name.
Sunday has a sister named Robin in the game. She’s already a playable character, so people were celebrating that the two would finally be reunited and playable.
Others celebrated by creating memes using his character art. The image below introduces itself On Sunday, he scores a slam dunk while reaching into the air.
Others shared beautiful fan art of the character.
We don’t have a confirmed date for when Sunday will be released. However, based on how Hoyoverse has handled character releases in the past, the timing of the announcement means he will likely appear as a playable character in the 2.7 patch. So if you are one of those sick people who has been hoarding special Star Rail passes For months, your time to shine will finally come.