History HoYay / HonkaiStarRail

** Jingliu confirms in her companion mission that Dan Feng and Yingxing were the closest of the quintet and that she was fascinated that they got along despite their personalities. Her companion mission also reveals that [[spoiler:Blade's ultimate goal is to for the both of them to die or at least end each other's life to atone for their sins.]]

** In Kafka's companion quest, if the player is truthful to her the entire time and asks her about Blade, she describes them as thus:

** During Dan Heng's Companion Quest, he and the Trailblazer bump into Jing Yuan, who describes their meeting as "a gift from fate" and at the end of the quest, he asks Dan Heng to stay on the Luofu. The player can have the option of suggesting Dan Heng stay, much to Jing Yuan's surprise. However, Dan Heng declines, but he later texts the Trailblazer that he may make occasional short trips to the Luofu.

-->'''Topaz''': I also heard that the train's navigator was a lady of unparalleled beauty and talent.

** An offhand piece of Vidyadhara lore refers to lovers keeping a jade pendant in their mouths while in their eggs in hopes of finding them in their next lives. Both Blade and Dan Heng's in-game character models have a broken jade piece attached to their belts.

** Lynx's voice line on Pela proudly states there are many things only Pela can understand.

*** The same quest ending also has Jing Yuan personally tell Dan Heng [[spoiler:that while his banishment edict has been lifted, there are still some people who are not happy about it, and he worries about Dan Heng's safety. During Dan Heng's companion quest, when he and Bailu are ambushed by assassins, Jing Yuan suddenly drops in and lends a helping hand, despite still recovering from the battle with Phantylia. It's implied that despite his injuries, he snuck out of the Alchemy Commission to follow them.]]

* Just like in their [[VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd other iterations]], Seele and Bronya. While they start out antagonistic, once they work out their differences and find common ground they grow close incredibly fast. Seele spends most of her time talking or thinking about Bronya while Bronya sees Seele as her confidant and uses her as a source of courage [[spoiler:especially when she has to confront Cocolia at the end of the arc.]]
** In the "Space Comedy" trailer, Pela can seen watching footage of Seele and Bronya on her phone.

* Dan Heng's Imbibitor Lunae model has a voice line that says he has unfinished business with the maker of Cloud Piercer, and that maker is Yingxing, Blade's past identity.

** The conversations they have before reuniting with the Astral Express seem to imply that the two were also very close in the past and Jing Yuan still grapples with the loss. [[spoiler:At the end of the fight with Phantylia, Dan Heng is the one to catch Jing Yuan in his arms bridal-style as he falls and hovers over him as Phantylia leaves.]]

*** The same quest ending also has Jing Yuan personally tell Dan Heng [[spoiler:that while his banishment edict has been lifted, there are still some people who are not happy about it and he worries for Dan Heng's safety. During Dan Heng's companion quest, when he and Bailu are ambushed by assassins, Jing Yuan suddenly drops in and lends a helping hand, despite still recovering from the battle with Phantylia. It's implied that despite his injuries, he snuck out of the Alchemy Commission to follow them.]]
** During Dan Heng's Companion Quest, he and the Trailblazer bump into Jing Yuan, who describes their meeting as "a gift from fate" and at the end of the quest, he asks Dan Heng to stay on the Luofu. The player can have the option of suggesting Dan Heng stay, much to Jing Yuan's surprise. However Dan Heng declines, but he later texts the Trailblazer that he may make occasional short trips to the Luofu.

** According to Lynx's character preview lore, Pela will sneak food and snacks into Lynx's gear because she thinks Lynx doesn't have enough.

* In one promotional video, in Fu Xuan's dream of being General, Qingque is shown to be her NumberTwo and devoted to her.

* Upon learning about [[spoiler: Tingyun's death, Yukong is devastated and starts putting together a soul-soothing ceremony to bid her goodbye. She's incredibly touched that one of Tingyun's remaining belongings is a bow that she planned to gift to Yukong. She tells the Nameless that in the thirty years Tingyun worked for her, she became one of Yukong's most trusted subordinates thanks to her advice in helping Yukong navigate the more diplomatic and administrative parts of running the Sky-Faring Commission. She will also swear vengeance on Tingyun's behalf if she finds out what happened to the real Tingyun before she was replaced.]]

*** The same quest ending also has Jing Yuan personally tell Dan Heng [[spoiler:that while his banishment edict has been lifted, there are still some people who are not happy about it and he worries for Dan Heng's safety. During Dan Heng's companion quest, when he and Bailu are ambushed by assassins, Jing Yuan drops in and lends a helping hand, despite still recovering from the battle with Phantylia.]]

** An offhand piece of Vidyadhara lore refers to lovers keeping a jade pendant in their mouths while in their eggs in hopes of finding them in their next lives. Both Blade and Dan Heng's in-game character models have broken jade pieces attached to their belts.

--->'''Blade''':...Do you remember me?\\
'''Jing Yuan''': I remember.

*** The same quest ending also has Jing Yuan personally tell Dan Heng [[spoiler:that while his banishment edict has been lifted, there are still some people who are not happy about it and he worries for Dan Heng's safety.]]

** The "Brighter than the Sun" light cone lore reveals that Jing Yuan was the first thing a reborn Dan Heng saw while he was locked up.

** During Dan Heng's Companion Quest, he and the Trailblazer bump into Jing Yuan, who describes their meeting as "a gift from fate" and at the end of the quest, he asks Dan Heng to stay on the Luofu. The player can have the option of suggesting Dan Heng stay, much to Jing Yuan's surprise, however Dan Heng declines. Dan Heng later texts the Trailblazer that he may make occasional short trips to the Luofu.

** Fu Xuan notes at the end of the "Obsequies Performed, A Long Road Ahead" quest that most of the violations Jing Yuan committed during the crisis was for the sake of Dan Heng.

* Upon learning about [[spoiler: Tingyun's death, Yukong is devastated and starts putting together a soul-soothing ceremony to bid her goodbye. She's incredibly touched that one of Tingyun's remaining belongings is a bow that she planned to gift to Yukong. She tells the Nameless that in the thirty years Tingyun worked for her, she became one of Yukong's most trusted subordinates thanks to her advice in helping Yukong navigate the more diplomatic and administrative parts of running the Sky-Faring Commission.]]

** The "An Appeal from the Vidyadhara" readable items have the Vidyadhara Preceptors accusing Jing Yuan of using his personal feelings about Dan Feng to commute the sentence into exile from the Luofu, instead of keeping Dan Feng locked up.

* Upon learning about Tingyun's death, Yukong is devastated and starts putting together a soul-soothing ceremony to bid her goodbye. She's incredibly touched that one of Tingyun's remaining belongings is a bow that she planned to gift to Yukong. She tells the Nameless that in the thirty years Tingyun worked for her, she became one of Yukong's most trusted subordinates thanks to her advice in helping Yukong navigate the more diplomatic and administrative parts of running the Sky-Faring Commission.

** The animated short also shows Jing Yuan's voice trembling and almost cracking as he reads out Dan Feng's sentencing.

'''Xikui''': Honestly, when I first cast my eyes on Madam Yukong, my heart skipped a beat.