HoYoVerse shared a live-action video for the Honkai: Star Rail collab with the Fate series, and it helps explain the concept of the Holy Grail War while also joking about how the company prepared and presented “ideas” for it. A part of that involved mentioning members of Type-Moon, such as Kinoko Nasu and Takashi Takeuchi, took part in the Fate/stay Night [Unlimited Blade Works] creation. This is interspersed with teases of event scenes showing Archer, Lancer, and Saber.
The more serious elements of the video started at about the 5:20 minute mark. That’s when we saw an event scene of Saber attacking Lancer, then Saber and Archer fighting. Images of the Archer and Saber Light Cones came up too. Around the 5:40 mark, Takashi Takeuchi’s contributions came up. He was called upon for the key art for the Honkai: Star Rail Fate collab, as well as to create the art for Archer and Saber for “the most faithful, most iconic character designs.” HoYoVerse also noted, “And to top it all off, we consulted [Kinoko Nasu] himself for his personal feedback.”
Here’s the full “Honkai: Star Rail Kicks Off a Holy Grail War” video.
As a reminder, we will need to pay for Saber in Honkai: Star Rail. Archer will also be available on a paid banner, but we all also get him for free when the event starts. Both will be five-star units.
Honkai: Star Rail is available for the PS5, PC, and mobile devices, and the Fate collab starts on July 11, 2025, then ends just before the launch of 3.7.
Published: Jul 7, 2025 01:00 pm