Himeko EN VA Shares Her Thought Process Of Recording "WITNESS THE WILL OF THE WEAK!" Line

Himeko's English Voice, Miss Cia Court, Shares her mindset while she was recording the now famous "Witness the will of the weak!" Line. Keep in mind that a lot of the time VAs can't see the in-game animation or do not have the exact explanation of what is happening, same was this case.
Her Twitch: / ciacourtvo
Her Twitter: x.com/CiaCourtVO
Let's show her some love there too!

[@kamito_]

"WITNESS THE WILL OF THE WEAK!" will always be one of the most best line in the game

[@Gspoink]

What's the least best line in the game

[@kamito_]

@@Gspoink every trickery that scampoo said on his mouth

[@Gspoink]

@@kamito_ Still a best line big Shampoo W

[@EclipseStorm923]

Personally I like Dan Heng’s more because of the context behind it. But this is a close second.

[@djaxeman2424]

Dan's is hilariously underrated and this is coming from someone who liked Himeko's line the most.​@@EclipseStorm923

[@ineedmorecarrots6063]

"you put your whole navigussy on that line" -dan heng's va

[@SagittariusAyy]

[Cue Cia and Nicholas doing one of the funnier voice actor bits in recent memory in the form of a Twitter beef]

[@andrefaelnar]

This line is without a doubt, one of the most LEGENDARY lines in Star Rail history 🙌

[@fierytigergaming8112]

NGL, I always expected that voice for VK Himeko in Impact 3rd.. unfortunately there was no ENG dub

[@WaffleToast1814]

@@fierytigergaming8112Honkai Impact 3rd is already good without an EN dub

[@IshimurA99]

Cia put all her motivation into that line🔥

[@gabrielsingal209]

She's so *motivated*

[@mookiess]

she slayyed so hard, it made the train ramming hit that much harder lol

[@chronicallygaga]

this is very emotional for me bcs i played most of hi3, seeing himeko travelling the stars, trailblazing with us😔( its hi3 himeko dream if she wasnt a valkyrie)

[@Himekocchi]

Same here

[@lemonboy7250]

yaaa seeing the navigator stigmata back then and thinking its so cool that a himeko in another universe is living and traversing different worlds and universe to now that we are with her doing so, is so cool 😭❤️🔥

[@hohens7118]

So it was the voice director that brought about this line reading. Probably the same director that was responsible for Jingliu’s performance, ironically.

[@Himekocchi]

You're forgetting Himeko as Akivili. I ain't complaining tho. In fact, I want more 😏

[@4g3nt06]

this director needs a raise

[@teslagasoline5629]

​@@4g3nt06 A raise for this, and a pay cut for voice direction on English jingliu

[@danalynch118]

@@teslagasoline5629 Jingliu is fine I literally don’t get the hate

[@teslagasoline5629]

@@danalynch118 it's just so breathy it hurts to hear

[@VulcanSphere]

Make it badass and from there one of the legendary lines of the series was born. Well done, Cia Court and the sound team on HSR.

[@remnant4484]

It was more than epic It was MEMORABLE! *WITNESS THE WILL OF HER VOICE!*

[@Xaveze]

It’s impressive how amazing the deliveries can be with so little context. Takes a really good director to pull that off, and of course good voice actors.

[@nothobbesmufc949]

for sure. I saw an interview w/Tara Strong and she talked about how little direction she gets at times for context and she described one time this director basically miming what her character was doing, like rolling down a hill and other physical acts that require noises but not words necessarily and that was literally all she had so she watched him and did whatever he indicated. I was impressed cuz I think most of us imagine them having scripts with like "Sunday gets railed by the Astral Express" or something and that's 100% NOT what they get 😂

[@nolifeSnorlax]

The best delivered line in video games ever 😊

[@TDeck24]

Its so good! Its one of those deliveries that sounds so real and authentic. Im so happy she's the voice of Himeko

[@aceee..]

honestly she delivered that line so well

[@Storm_Walker2146]

she ate that!

[@fierytigergaming8112]

""WITNESS THE WILL OF THE WEAK!" - Himeko, your inner Vermillion Knight is showing

[@Qiqimain69]

A peak moment with peak dialogue. That's the best thing

[@NotDanch]

I LITERALLY TEARED UP HEARING THIS. She really poured her heart into that line.

[@kristiancabrera4221]

When i first heard this line i used it as the final attack for sunday. Which kinda made the boss fight pretty cool for me.

[@GabrielMichaelDels]

No joke, it rejuvenated my Soul. Like a voice telling to keep on fight even when all hope seems lost. Cia Court deserves praise cause that was amazing 👏 🙌

[@BytheCaye]

Iconic line. Absolutely nailed it. Lives rent free in my mind, I want those words etched on my soul.

[@dubsllantos7796]

even after 2 months hearing the line still gives me shivers and emotion. PEAKNACONY!!!

[@AshleyReinhardt]

I get goosebumps every time I hear that line. Stellar performance, Cia!

[@Viori_Onyx]

SLAYAYYY

[@cnigth93]

she makes an amazing job

[@khai_xi]

that will forever be my favourite line

[@rustycoregamer]

It was badass, emotional, and most importantly.. *POWERFUL*

[@echorealtz2157]

I fought the final boss with a decent but not strong team. So i get the chance to listen to everyone's line when summoning the express. And himeko's is the best

[@evilsforreals]

The goosebumps I got hearing it for the first time, it was absolutely stunning and legendary

[@Cheejyg]

Dude that voice line and delivery hits so HARD. THANK YOU ❤

[@Himekocchi]

Thank you Cia for that amazing delivery!

[@jicsboli06]

To say that this line was epic and badass would be an understatement. Her battle cry, along with the Astral express ramming Sunday is definitely a banger scene. Kinda wished they played it every time the attack was used.

[@renfukuyama5385]

I'm not playing with English dub, but so you know that all of the Astral Express' VA in 4 languages really did a very great job! 🎉🎉

[@ArrekusaJP]

ITS SO EPIC

[@claudeherac]

Best line. Got teary eyed when she said that in game🎉

[@MegaApostel]

I truly pity everyone who one shoted Sunday and never got to listen to this lines. more then the music this line of her will Be always remembered by me in this boss fight

[@braddl9442]

The line was a defining character moment for Himeko. Like there is a reason the IPC respects her to the point they treat her like they would a Stone heart. But its clear that her values did not align with the IPC goals. She actually cares about people on a fundamental level where as the IPC sees people as a commodity.

[@SilverPrince_]

That line is when you KNOW Himeko's done being nice 😊

[@Hunter_17825]

I always take the JP voiceover but damn, I regret not taking the EN one for this boss battle, "Witness the will of the weak" was fire

[@andrewac1096]

Our favorite mom(Cia's actually a mother) striked hard on that line.

[@Heshu-i2t]

It was the second line I heard when I used the train. it made me shed rivers

[@SagittariusAyy]

So basically, the stars goddamn aligned for this line. That is so fitting, it loops through dumb and back to being funny

[@sejama6625]

While the line is cold as hell, I felt that it was so different to everyone else's delivery (Dan Heng was the closest). Like the scene needed an energy of 8 but Cia gave a 10 performance.

[@Kamiyoda]

"I want only Sundays" *Will of the Week*: Hold my Train

[@arcuslux516]

Himeko: "the will of the weak" Also Himeko: casually has a hammer of dawn

[@donndave]

Oh yeah, I'm PresDonn who reminds the topic here, you can see in the chat at the beginning haha.. i never thought I'd be the one who'll trigger the questioner to ask Cia About this 😍😆

[@savi21267]

Himeko's worst response

[@khaledmohamed6856]

The voice crack ruined it ngl.

[@jessbcva]

What are you talking about? It's a great line.

[@NanoscopicSize]

Don't really hear a voice crack, but if anything it sounds more real.

[@khaledmohamed6856]

@@NanoscopicSize the WiLl of the weak

[@hazelnuts]

​@@NanoscopicSizeexactly, you get it

[@BestgirlJordanfish]

Honestly might individually might be one of the best lines in the whole game. Absolutely legendary and had me breaking down in a snap

[@knefehaj1056]

And thats why voice direction is extremely crucial for voice overs (Looking at you WuWa...)

[@NanoscopicSize]

Scar is great in en, some are alright but wuwa did say they were going to improve on the voice acting.

[@mauriciocristiancabreraobl4456]

peak voiceline

[@IbbyMelbourne]

Btw, just wanted to say you're doing amazing work!

[@Himekocchi]

I appreciate that!