History Memes / HonkaiStarRail

** ANOTHER PRECIOUS MEMORY *saves image* [[labelnote:Explanation]]There is a [[https://www.reddit.com/r/HonkaiStarRail/comments/1c0fskc/give_me_your_black_swan_and_acheron_memes_its/ captcha]] depicting a wide close-up image of Black Swan with this caption on. As such, fans use this in response to a fanart or something else that they want to save.[[/labelnote]]

*** Mommy Boothill [[labelnote:Explanation]]Since Arlecchino is often referred to as "Father" in ''Genshin'', fans thought it would be fitting to call Boothill "Mother" because of his character design being very similar to hers.[[/labelnote]]

** HORY BABY [[labelnote:Explanation]]Boothill has an issue with his TranslatorMicrobes that doesn't let him swear, replacing any foul language with "cutesy" words. During his first voice-only appearance in 2.1, the Japanese translation rendered one of his swears as "holy baby", exclaimed in magnificent, hammy {{Engrish}}. It quickly caught on as ''the'' line associated with Boothill.[[/labelnote]]

** Boothill x Navia [[labelnote:Explanation]]Andrew Russell, his English voice actor, is married to Brenna Larsen, the English voice actor for Navia in ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact''. It didn't take long for CrossoverShip art featuring the two to show up once artists found out, also helped by the fact that the two characters share [[ThemePairing broad characteristics]] (wide-brimmed hats, usage of firearms in combat).[[/labelnote]]
** Boothill swears[[labelnote:Explanation]]Boothill is a SirSwearsALot who has a built-in censor, replacing his swears with PG alternatives that are pretty universally ridiculous - "muddlefudger" instead of "motherfucker", "son of a nice lady" instead of "son of a bitch", "fork" instead of "fuck" and so on. When discussing Boothill, many players will use those Boothillisms even when that isn't necessary.[[/labelnote]]

** Follow-up attack team copypasta[[labelnote:Explanation]]With the release of Robin, a best-in-slot team for utilizing follow-up attacks became Robin - Aventurine - Dr. Ratio - Topaz. With all four being {{Improbable Weapon User}}s, the sheer absurdity of what the FUA gameplay looks like became a subject of plenty of jokes, including a popular greentext copypasta.[[/labelnote]] [[labelnote:Full text of the copypasta]]
-->WELCOME TO MY WOOOOORLD~\

* throws a pig at you*
[[/labelnote]]

** [[ItMakesSenseInContext Blade can drive?]][[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers for version 2.2)]]A CG in the 2.2 storyline shows Blade driving a car with Firefly during presumably the Japella Rebellion. Players immediately latched on to the fact that the Stellaron Hunters picked the man suffering from shaky hands, frequent psychotic breaks and suicidal ideation as their designated driver, and that the aforementioned suicidal man has taken care to wear his seatbelt properly while driving. Acknowledged by the game itself, with Firefly expressing nervousness about Blade driving for the above reasons. Blade caps it off by revealing that he [[FalseReassurance does have a license]].[[/labelnote]]

*** GET BACK ON THE TRAIN!!! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Similarly to the above, fans' reaction to Shaoji writing the story of Penacony and Himeko visiting it is to just go off telling her to go back on the Express just for her own safety.[[/labelnote]]

** [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse Clockie Mouse]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] Clockie's....''[[Main/WritingAroundTrademarks distinctive]]'' [=EN=] voice has led many to compare him to another prominent cartoon mouse with a distinctive voice. In fact, many nicknames has spawned because of this. [[/labelnote]]

* Never become a lore-important 4* character in ''Star Rail'' [[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers!)]]Despite memes and fan theories about the possible deaths of certain 5* characters because of their past lore or signs of death red flags throughout the game's story (e.g. Himeko, Firefly, etc.), it turns out that it's the playable 4* characters with heavy lore relations to the game's story (e.g. Tingyun, Misha, Gallagher) who unfortunately have to kick the bucket instead of the 5* ones (albeit with differing conditions, ranging from Tingyun's UncertainDoom to Misha and Gallagher's [[DeadAllAlong permanent]] [[KilledOffForReal disappearance]] from the story since the 2.2 Trailblaze Quest).[[/labelnote]]
* Follow-up attack team copypasta[[labelnote:Explanation]]With the release of Robin, a best-in-slot team for utilizing follow-up attacks became Robin - Aventurine - Dr. Ratio - Topaz. With all four being {{Improbable Weapon User}}s, the sheer absurdity of what the FUA gameplay looks like became a subject of plenty of jokes, including a popular greentext copypasta.[[/labelnote]] [[labelnote:Full text of the copypasta]]
-->WELCOME TO MY WOOOOORLD~\
* drops a pillar on you*\
* throws a pig at you*\
* throws chalk at you*\
OHHHHHH~\
* throws poker chips at you*\
* throws a pig at you*\
* turns you into a roulette wheel*\
WHEN WE SHIIIIIINE~\
* throws more poker chips at you*\
* shoots you with a gun*\
* throws a pig at you*\
IT'S MY DECLAAAAARATIOOOOON~\
* attacks you with mathematics*\
* throws a chalk at you*\
* throws a pig at you*
[[/labelnote]]

** Qingque's rival [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to Aventurine canonically being a gambler, and Qingque's playstyle is mostly RNG (and how mahjong games often involve betting), players often bet that these two would come face-to-face in a game of chance.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[Manga/JujutsuKaisen The strongest gambler in history vs the strongest gambler of today.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Like previously said, players bet that these two gamblers would fight, prompting this line.[[/labelnote]]

** He's the friend he needed [[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]At the time of 2.2's release, Argenti's voicelines in the english version of the story were absent, making him conspicuously silent to the rest of characters. Combining this with his feat of saving Aventurine from the Primordial Dreamscape, people joked that he ess the "mute" that Sparkle was alluding to all along. [[/labelnote]]

** "We are the exception!" [[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]As an extension of the many Manga/JujutsuKaisen memes spawned after the release of the [[DarkerAndEdgier Penacony chapter]], people began to joke about Argenti being the Aoi Todo to the Trailblazer's Yuji Itadori, most prominently with the male trailblazer (Caelus), who shares [[Creator/JunyaEnoki a VA]] with Yuji.[[/labelnote]]

*** [[Manga/JujutsuKaisen The strongest gambler in history vs the strongest gambler of today.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Like previously said, players bet that these two gamblers would fight, prompting this line.

*** [[Manga/JujutsuKaisen The strongest gambler in history vs the strongest gambler of today.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Like previously said, players bet that these two gamblers would fight, prompting this line.

** ''Star Rail's'' Childe [[labelnote:Explanation]]Aventurine and Tartaglia are both wealthy, handsome young men who are AffablyEvil, being one of the top members of their respective organizations, has a OneWingedAngel transformation, and has a boss fight centered around them, complete with a difficulty nerf. The comparisons between these two were obviously made.[[/labelnote]]

** The Robin-Boothill friendship[[labelnote:Explanation]]The 2.2 patch debuting both the SpoiledSweet Robin and TheGunslinger Boothill led to many people joking about the sheer contrast between them, which in turn led to fanart of the two polar opposites having an OddFriendship and hanging out together. The fact that both are Physical type characters makes them much more aligned.[[/labelnote]]

** "Witness... The will of the weak!" [[labelnote:Explanation (2.2 spoilers!)]]Himeko says this line in the English dub when using "Horizon's Echo From Afar" during the final boss fight against Sunday in the main story, which involves [[RammingAlwaysWorks ramming a recreation of the Astral Express directly into him]]. It quickly became a highlight of the finale among the fanbase due to Cia Court's [[SheReallyCanAct absolutely ''jaw-dropping'' delivery]].[[/labelnote]]

* Never become a lore-important 4* character in ''Star Rail''[[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers!)]]Despite memes and fan theories about the possible deaths of certain 5* characters because of their past lore or signs of death red flags throughout the game's story (e.g. Himeko, Firefly, etc.), it turns out that it's the playable 4* characters with heavy lore relations to the game's story (e.g. Tingyun, Misha, Gallagher) who unfortunately have to the kick the bucket instead of their 5* counterparts (albeit with differing conditions, ranging from Tingyun's UncertainDoom to Misha and Gallagher's [[DeadAllAlong permanent]] [[KilledOffForReal disappearance]] from the story since the 2.2 Trailblaze Quest).[[/labelnote]]

** Vehicular Manslaughter with Pom-Pom[[labelnote:Explanation (major spoilers for version 2.2)]]In the final boss battle against Sunday, the Astral Express itself assists in the fight by [[CarFu ramming into him and his minions at full speed]]. With Pom-Pom being the conductor, many naturally assumed that they're the one controlling the train when it happens.[[/labelnote]]