Honkai: Star Rail’s best Easter egg is this sassy trash can
As the adage goes: “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” It’s a saying that the developers at Hoyoverse seemingly took to heart when creating Honkai: Star Rail. If you want to do something fun, I would highly recommend rummaging through the various trashcans of Belobog. It won’t give you any fancy items, but you will be rewarded with some of the funniest writing in the game.
Honkai: Star Rail is a space-fantasy RPG from the creators of Genshin Impact. While the game varies from Genshin by introducing turn-based combat and more linear exploration, the writers have maintained a sense of whimsy with the game’s dialogue. This comes up in several ways throughout the game, from the goofy group texts to hidden Rick Rolls in the lore. However, my favorite example of just how much liberty the writers take when narrating is how players dig through the trash.
When in the Russia-inspired city of Belobog, the Trailblazer can interact with one of several trash cans in the area. The garbage glitters, which suggests that we can interact with it or that there’s an item hidden in it. However, if you interact with it, the game doesn’t reward you with an item (immediately) and instead responds with an odd narration sequence.
I click once, “A trash can, not remarkable in any way.”
The sparkle, however, does not go away so I click again.
“You’ve been staring at it for a while, but it’s just an ordinary trash can.”
March 7th responds this time, “Ugh… What do you want to do?”
I continue to click again and again, and eventually, the following narration unfolds:
“You try to hold back the urge to open it. As you continue staring at the trash cans, they seem to turn before your very eyes. The edges are no longer rusty and the dents are
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