Honkai Star Rail Fans Rank their MOST HATED Characters?!

[@Koomaxx]

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[@oneprez]

2:18 fun fact its not that boothill doesnt swear he physically CANNOT swear. The guy who modified his body installed a filter onto him lmao

[@ghostlyexe]

Yeah, he’s basically swearing and the filter is just changing what actually comes out

[@j.a.r.5974]

wasn't he hacked or something and they messed with his synesthesia beacon?

[@lavanderkay]

it wasnt the doctor that did his original surgery but yes, someone hacked his synesthesia beacon

[@ANightattheOpera28]

Poor dude just got screwed with that hack. Let Boothill say fuck!!

[@SmashTheAdam]

​@@ANightattheOpera28fudge, take it or leave it

[@Yompi_]

I feel like a lot of the 'hated' characters are voted by one of these people: 1. "eh [insert name]? I mean I don't hate them but I don't love them, 3 stars" 2. Otto flashbacks 3. They find them genuinely annoying 4. Character design is not appealing

[@annanas9122]

1 is definitely me. I voted 3 for everyone I didn't have a strong opinion about, as a sort of neutral score.

[@scorpiontdalpha9799]

5. 50/50

[@Classica_1750]

ah yes, the otto flashbacks, that's for the HI3 fans, but I am not surprised to have him on the bottom half of the hated chara, since he has somewhat of an antihero on the later story, morally grey to a fact but yes, the otto trauma is legit y'alls

[@RationalRain]

im definitely 1 3 & 4

[@carmihd]

No the Otto trauma is so real. I almost don’t want to ever get Luocha due to that. I just got Huohuo so I don’t think he’s needed for me anymore lmao

[@darkdude1996ify]

I'm calling it now, Boothill is going to be the HSR version of Itto. They're gonna throw him into random events whenever they need a more lighthearted mood

[@IrrelevantOaf]

Honestly I think we already have our version of Itto. It's the trashcans.

[@SmashTheAdam]

Too bad his backstory didn't have that lighthearted mood

[@hikomoriko]

I think thats Argenti. But I want more Boothill content too

[@SmashTheAdam]

@@hikomoriko actually yeah, but I still prefer Boothill as a character so I wouldn't mind if it was him, although from a story standpoint Argenti doesn't have a destination as far as i know (I think he's searching for Idrila but they never said he's going anywhere specific), unlike Boothill who's chasing shitwaldo, so it does make sense for Argenti to appear more

[@rogue5648]

he has a strict goal unlike itto, he wants to kill an ipc higher up

[@TKTTKT-lr9tq]

I’m surprised sparkle wasn’t in the top 10 hated. Considering that scene with Aventurine. Edit: I love sparkle by the way. I need to make that clear.

[@Azure_Sky222]

same

[@Air_Dan]

Sparkle probably got stuck in the middle because a lot of people like me really love her and other really hate her so it all averaged out haha

[@kaijingarou6526]

WYM Sparkle is great and she was actually helping him the whole time...

[@TopFrantaFanta]

I mean, she's a Masked Fool, she's supposed to be a character you're supposed to both love and hate at the same time, same goes for Sampo

[@BornFromTheLight314]

Given how much people memed this scene, I think it has moved moves her up in the list insted of down.

[@Air_Dan]

Stelle is an absolute menace to society while Caleus is just a cool guy

[@Bruh-eh3rs]

Huh? But they're literally the same character, I don't see these divisions at all.

[@Ocacadordecasadas]

​@@Bruh-eh3rsThe face and voices make them diferent honestly

[@duckus2920]

They’re basically the same character 😭

[@Melodios80]

@@OcacadordecasadasProbably because they have different genders…

[@zyrx1543]

@@Ocacadordecasadasimo I think their dynamic is basically stelle only gets the braincell on the weekends and caelus usually has custody of it

[@InanimateGachaInsanity]

9:36 WHAT?! THAT'S SO WRONG! I LOVED HOOK IN EVERY STORYLINE SHE WAS IN!

[@InanimateGachaInsanity]

To all the people who voted Hook as least favorite... No, I'm not gonna do that

[@Zankoran]

I know! Hook is a Cutie Patootie and I wanna hug her and go on adventures with her. She's so cute... and dangerous

[@Iexist8003]

Agreed I don’t ever use her, but I liked her storylines and the sacrifice she made to get her dad’s geomarrow thingamajig back

[@Diamondpinkiepie]

they were salty they lost to her during the pokemon event that's why they hate her

[@OnyxOfTheEarth]

​@@Diamondpinkiepie Ha! Skill issue.

[@mariaantonia-op8qc]

Nooooooo, poor Hook! She's so adorable... ever since her story quest she became my daughter and I will fight for her! The belobog kids are so precious no one could ever make me hate them

[@taytay1258]

I know right? Them's my babies 🥺 Hook and Clara gave me a specific strong serotonin that I've only ever felt for Kisa from Fruits Basket. Edit: Also the fact they both call us Big Sister 😭😭😭

[@bookfan1239]

Literally! Hot take, I like Hook more than Clara. She’s just so funny. I think I’d hate being around her irl bc of how energetic she is and how she drags us into stuff but she’s good in a game. The part in aetherium wars where it’s revealed she’s the “top player” and hugs us is so sweet too

[@jmcMateo]

@@bookfan1239spoiler smh

[@lukevanwyngaardt6584]

I bet most of the Jade hate is from Aventurine fans saying she " enslaved" Aventurine. She didn't. Aventurine made a bet with her that if the IPC didn't send him to the gallows, he would bring the IPC wealth. Jade agreed and not only helped him survive, she even mentored him, the same as she mentoresd Topaz before she became a Stoneheart. Jade isn't really as Slave owner to Aventurine and Topaz, more a somewhat toxic mentor.

[@connorradcliffe1769]

he has way too many fan girls that felt they needed to "defend him"

[@derp_dragons]

Didn't Jade entrust Aventurine with her cornerstone? To me it speaks for their relationship regardless of anything else has a basis of faith and trust.

[@the_plotter1863]

For me personally, its her…eyes, man the ingame eyes look hideous, her outfit is ok ig:) coming from a Jade and Aventurine haver

[@krdt1111]

Honestly this, but I think the reason aventurine stans hate her is because in contrast to him she’s just a lot more one note and presents the worst picture of the IPC since aven and topaz have sad backstories and she doesn’t. Even I don’t like her but it is true that she’s not the one who enslaved aven

[@j.a.r.5974]

toxic mentor for sure. but the whole enslaving aventurine for me is a 50/50, cuz he made a bet and she took him up on it but its either he gets them money or he died since he was being put on trial for murdering his past owner. man is happy with that gamble tho, it means he lives to fuck up people another day or dies and he's totally cool with dying since he has nothing else to live for now that his family and race was all wiped out of existence save for him. what i find iffy about jade is her relationship/lore connecting her to topaz. cuz we know she like saved her planet and all those living in it are ipc now whether they wanted it or not, so topaz was raised thinking highly of jade for not letting them die but on the other hand, the adults that were around probably don't like the idea of ipc owning their entire planet. it's like if belobolg was given to the ipc, i can see the kids seeing it as a good thing if they manage to keep the planet safe but what about seele, natasha and the other adults who fought for freedom? it would feel like they did all the work only for someone to swoop in and imprison them once more. so i dont like jade cuz ipc is more than half the time not good people and their motives for doing things are sketchy (why does the marketing department need to wipe out both Aventurine and Boothill's planet?). Im neutral about topaz cuz she's trying to do good and im fine with aventurine cuz he also doesn't really like the ipc. jade is still on thin ice until she either does something explicitly bad other than her faustian bargains (can't fault someone for taking her deals since they know what she wants when they agree).

[@josefl2679]

Luka and Arlan being so low hurt me physically, they're both so sweet

[@rozombie77]

I mained Luka for like the first part of the game and I think Arlan is too a very cool Charakter

[@raindrop8397]

For real Arlan is hated so much for no reason 😭

[@Varon_TM]

pitch dark hook the great coming in last is actually quite a surprise, I thought a lot of people actually liked her specially after the aetherium wars that last entrance just goes so hard.

[@Azure_Sky222]

me tooo

[@heilamwether8911]

@@Azure_Sky222guess not, tbh, I like Hook more than aventurine, but poor hook got the short end of the stick.

[@astwicefan5254]

​@@heilamwether8911 yeah I don't get they hype fir aventurine

[@bubblesparks]

​​@@astwicefan5254 imo bc aven's story is explored pretty well and he has some relatable aspects of inner conflict/dilemma, aaand pretty much bc he has the iconic gamba theme lol (outside of meta reasons)

[@tigerlily2699]

Hi, Aventurine lover here~ So bias aside, there’s also the matter of kits. Let’s face it, not many people will play Hook. In my case, I played her during Belobog alongside Asta because I needed a fire unit. However, I’ve gotten more units since and Hook became obsolete. Idk, I’m not a fan of her kit like Arlan, but Aventurine’s kit is AMAZING. As for lore, sure she has her sweet moments, but the only depth to her is she’s a kid who loves her dad and acts as a leader to her little group. Meanwhile, Aventurine has this whole bunch of lore as well as implications for the future to look forward to, like his deal with Boothill. I don’t say this to be mean, but Hook doesn’t stand out compared to Aventurine. Then again, there’s characters you dislike but their kits and/or lore are amazing, and characters you like but don’t play or their lore is disinteresting. I dislike Ruan Mei, but she’s my favorite kit-wise and used a lot, and her lore is interesting. I like Nat, but I don’t use her anymore and her lore is good. Meanwhile, some early units like Pela or Asta are viable if you build them right, though their lore also doesn’t feel extraordinary.

[@tiffiees]

some of these shocked me LOL; welt being in top ten most loved characters (really happy about this as a welt fan!!!), stelle being really high up in top ten most loved characters was pretty interesting, especially since she was able to pass aventurine, also kinda surprised that jingliu and ruan mei arent anywhere in top ten most disliked characters since i have seen a good chunk of people dislike them for lore reasons... maybe its because they're pretty idk

[@danalynch118]

I like Jingliu. She’s really interesting

[@pokeadam115]

I feel like Stelle is just a very unique take on a main character. I love her design, I love her raspy husky voice, when she goes "noice" because she's an absolute dork. There's also things I'm not a fan of when it comes to Caelus, I just think they could have done more with his design to make it stand out a little more

[@stopkook]

he is so cool, he stands out way more than her

[@RuanMei_SocietyGenius]

Simp

[@hana-772]

her design is just caelus with a skirt and long hair they look absolutely the same

[@ALICE-ql3zv]

@@hana-772yah but stelle has slightly more unique hair, shoes+skirt, and eyes

[@cozku]

@@hana-772 do y'all just conveniently ignore caelus's hair and face? bc that mop of a hair cannot be defended 💀

[@SunnyGo325]

I think for Stelle, it's also because the vibe is different between her and Caelus : Stelle appears to me ( -- personal opinion don't come after me >

[@engineer3122]

I agree, it appears there are some different dialogue options as well. I actually tried to research this when I started out, and a source said (forgot which one sorry!) that "Caelus is more aggressive while Stelle is more cold and snarky" which I do agree with. Everything around Caelus seems... forced? Also, do we all remember the Cosmodyssey tired animations? Stelle's is so much better.

[@satanaelapprentice9768]

@@engineer3122 a company that gains much more from females making females look better than males in most aspects, what a surprise...

[@Umbra1219]

How are shoulders sexual.. do y’all want them to not show ankles next

[@allyannahwalter7653]

imo Caelus feels more goofy than Stelle, she's definitely the more cool headed one between them both if ULTs are anything to go off of Their dynamic as a duo to me feels like Stelle is only older than him by like 2 minutes and then takes it upon herself to be the older sister with control over the wifi lol She's def more laid back, Caelus seems more silly to me

[@danalynch118]

Caelus is so much more badass. His ult foe destruction is so much cooler

[@BlackTigr]

I mean, honestly Yanqing has kind of gotten the label of the standard 5star the most amount of people I've seen HATE to lose to (like the hsr version of qiqi). And like you mentioned, the whole butting in thing. It's become a running joke of Yanqing getting dunked on throughout the story. But at least with this new one, he does seem to have been learning from his recent failures, so at least that's progress.

[@Ratherbeonmars]

Kinda sad to see Luka in the top 10 most hated but I do understand why people don't like him. He's my personal favorite and the reason I even started playing/am still playing. Really hope he gets more screentime in the future :(

[@derp_dragons]

He's not my favorite and I still don't understand it though. Even if you don't play his story quest (in which it's clear what kind of sweet and caring character he is), he does nothing too outrageous to warant anyone actively dislike him, imo. As in, if you don't love him he might end up a solid "meh" but not an actual dislike. Sometimes I don't get people. (personally, I'd have saved Lukas spot for Herta but that's just me)

[@Koyuki_Yukihime]

I feels like hate is a bit wrong word to use , for characters that's has average score around 3 , more like indifferent .

[@yuki.35xxxv]

He's gonna get more screentime next patch, if anything people are prolly gonna start to like him I mean personally, I like his character, it also relates to how it is in real life when the fiercest of fighters can be the sweetest people outside the ring

[@danalynch118]

BRO LITERALLY LOST HIS ARM TO PROTECT A SMALL KID ON THE BATTLEFIELD TF YOU MEAN 😭

[@lisitchkajojo]

Same he’s my favourite too! I just think a lot of people are indifferent to him, tbf he hasn’t had a lot of screentime to shine

[@amberknight7301]

The community of Hoyo games has decided if there are a pair of male/female protagonists, the girl is the unhinged one. Therefore she's the more popular one.

[@satanaelapprentice9768]

or just bc shes female? It literally happens every time with mcs. Or there are this players who say "shes cute/cool" or "shes a girl and so am i so im chosing her" and then theres the guys who prefer females everywhere so their mc is also female. those usually make the difference. In general, the hsr mc is likable but most people seeing the female as the best isn't rare, is like subconsciously liking better one song dubbed to your language bc you are used to it than it actually being better.

[@MiIkywayCookie]

Her being a female is enough lmao

[@Uhhhi-ih8bb]

@@satanaelapprentice9768what about Aether

[@danalynch118]

@@satanaelapprentice9768 Caelus is so much better too. It pisses me off

[@B-r-u-h_]

@@danalynch118 💀

[@annanas9122]

6:53 I'll explain my logic here. When I voted, I considered score of "3" as "neutral". That's what I would gove to characters I don't dislike, but also don't care deeply above. Maybe some people also did the same, so a score of around 3 may just be "eh" rather than "I hate this character".

[@D0cSwiss]

Yeah, to really find the most hated you'd need to see who's got the most 1's (or the highest percentage), but I dunno how much of a pain in the butt that is for polls through google

[@shadowatch4767]

Ngl, I was kind of shocked that Tingyun was tenth most hated/least liked. But maybe that's because I compartmentalize Phantylia's disguise and the real Tingyun implicitly, without even really thinking about it. From everything that can be discerned, she was very gentle and optimistic. Not the most exciting character, but far from lacking in guile; She was amicassador and Yukong's first choice of successor for all good reasons. And this might just be my opinion, but I also think she's among the prettiest characters in the whole game. Definitely a 5 to me, if only in spirit because I didn't have the opportunity to participate in the survey.

[@nikitadekin4304]

I will forever defend arlan and yanqing because they are very sweet and are good teamworkers. Personally wasn't too knowledgeable on yanqing until the ongoing patch and the story made me love him more!! And arlan is just a very kind reserved soul who will do anything to protect what he loves and I think that's sweet ❤️❤️

[@jennifermeuter2759]

I agree with this

[@colestock9980]

Yes, i was shocked to see them there! I wouldn’t be upset to see Herta there though

[@ashleyhansen4479]

Can I also defend Misha? He still gets a lot of unfair hate but not as much after 2.2’s story. Some people on Reddit, KZbin, Discord, and Twitter still really despise him just for being a kid. Or because he’s not Gallagher or Firefly (which is ironic because I love both of them).

[@nikitadekin4304]

@ashleyhansen4479 he dosent deserve all the hate at all, he is a very important character lore wise. I guess some people really don't read the story half the time

[@nikitadekin4304]

@colestock9980 definitely. As much as I love herta I know some people really don't like her and that's understandable

[@HazZzel-]

4:07 MY BOYYYYYY Sad Argenti isn't in the top 10 but hes always been an underrated dude. I was shocked to see Robin and Boothill above Jing yuan Rip Loucha 😭

[@badlotusxo]

He is the best character in the game.

[@ryuusei1907]

Recency bias plays a huge part in which characters are more liked imo

[@zak725]

Reason I think Stelle is way more popular than Caelus is because 1. Most of the fan made video have Stelle as MC 2. Even tho they have the same dialogue, Stelle facial expressions are way more expressive than Caelus

[@arthZur]

I really think the opposite, caelus is so goofy and silly, I think he is more expressive then her

[@Ocacadordecasadas]

I agree,i find Stelle way more silly and expressive,caelus is also good tho

[@BlackTigr]

Plus I've seen a lot of people label them as: Stelle: Unbothered Queen (especially cuz of the difference in their ults) Caelus: Bumbling and chaotic #BoyFailure cinnamon roll

[@tthestarchaser]

@@arthZur stelle just seems soulless

[@auroraskytime]

@@arthZursame for me.

[@Coco-Momo]

Considering how feral everyone went for Boothill post-trailer, I’m surprised he only ranked at number 6! That’s also crazy the MC took the top spot. That’s quite refreshing!

[@trinitok]

Spoiler alert for the video! I do love how the MC is the most loved character in the game. Because there's a lot of anime/game/etc. where the side character is way more popular/loved than the MC. 😅

[@connorradcliffe1769]

when you say mc, you mean Stelle. ain't no Caelus on that list

[@ilikepointlessinternetargument]

@@connorradcliffe1769 so the mc. It actually doesn’t matter

[@connorradcliffe1769]

@@ilikepointlessinternetargument a choice was made, people like the Stelle mc over Caelus, deal with it. if you and others disagree thats fine, just stop trying to mix the results with "mc", that wasn't the result and you know it

[@ilikepointlessinternetargument]

@@connorradcliffe1769 this mc stuff serious to you huh? 💀 alright then. A choice was also made with the name so should they include every letter? Stelle is the mc is she not? Seems like you’re just upset that people might think of Caelus. Why does it matter so much? They’re the *same* person.

[@MaiTwoVtuber]

​@connorradcliffe1769 they're still the exact same person with the exact same personality lmao. they just like Stelle's looks more

[@elyelysiahonkai]

Seeing Hook, Bailu and Arlan in the list made my jaw drop, like, why? Ofc different opinions are valid but yeah

[@barkforcottontail]

I'm not even surprised. It's because they are "kids" and people can't simp for them.

[@TheLovelyflight]

Where the Pela lovers at???? We aparently need to be louder cause this is unacceptable!

[@eiraidkwhatelsetoput]

🙌

[@jamierose9095]

I think she gets hated on because people can't figure out if she's underage, which is kinda poor writing on Mihoyo's part.

[@TheLovelyflight]

@@jamierose9095 Even if she is underage, I find it sad people don't experience her story or Lynx's simply because they are young. They are still characters and Pela has stayed one of my favs since the beginning, heck she is also great meta-wise too! (Sad how gacha relies so heavily on simping too. It's not a bad thing but other interesting characters get overlooked too often)

[@misterboris2752]

Big Pela fan right here! I think if she'd had more of a role in the main quest her popularity would be higher, but she's still a good character

[@sedij2358]

​@@jamierose9095she's canonically 16. This was stated in a certain quest that I don't remember the exact name of, but Lynx said that she was 16.

[@Lumiere192]

2:14 boothill mains ending firefly mains for once

[@LilWolfie_05]

Fork yeah!! 🤠🦅✨🦾

[@OzirusOzuri]

pretty sure that's because most firefly haters are sick of her after 2.4 whereas they are neutral or like Boothill

[@PeruvianPotato]

Nah fr. Now we can all celebrate and wait for his rerun

[@victorponce4552]

To me this is a win because I love both firefly and boothill

[@HazZzel-]

​@OzirusOzuri I don't hate her but I can't stand her being shoved down my throat 😭

[@astro9444]

No poor Caelus!😢 I love him and Stelle so much.

[@miao1272]

I'm a woman but I love Stelle so much. She's such a raccoon and I love her. She brings vibes around her

[@ashenwolf1666]

Stelle and Caelus are technically the same character in that they have the exact same dialogue, fluff text, and story roles, but I think Stelle’s design goes a long way to making her stand out more. She’s a tall, disheveled girl with a thousand-yard stare that makes you wonder if she’s all there, whereas Caelus kinda comes across as just a guy. It’s like the Pokemon effect, in which the female MC designs always tend to have more character, while the boys are always just some kid with a hat. Stelle feels like she truly embodies the absolute dumpster goblin that is the Trailblazer. I’m not kidding when I say that seeing fan art of her is what drew me to checking out this game in the first place. Also she has a very nice voice. I like the rare occasions where we get to hear her talk.

[@chiemorrison7117]

i was absolutely flabbergasted when i saw Hook because i was 100% expecting it to be Ruan Mei 💀 wtf Hook? seriously? she's a child, and she's so kind hearted and brave too...why wasn't the sociopath who created countless living beings for the sake of "science" and then abandoned them, because she didn't take into account that those living beings had actual consciousness and would deem her a mother figure, even on the list

[@Zankoran]

Because you can't simp for Hook and Bailu but you can for Ruin Me... err I mean Ruan Mei

[@chiemorrison7117]

@@Zankoran why would you simp for someone so damn twisted and repulsive bro 😭

[@Zankoran]

@@chiemorrison7117 I don't. But she is an pretty lady and people like that even in a sociopath.

[@Astrotripper2000]

Yeah, as far as kid characters go, Hook is really well written and her English VA is frigging amazing. I've just started playing, but so far all the stories involving Hook were a joy to play through. Such an entertaining character (so far at least). There's no justice in this world, hot waifus take all the cake ;-)

[@nisusothello730]

Beyond Luka's companion mission, which was a masterpiece btw, the Pela/Lynx one was so wholesome, and Hook has a whole 3-quest storyline. And the Loucha mission was by far the funniest segment the game has offered. I get that their moments are more out-of-the-way compared to other characters and all, but for me that makes them that much better than other characters.

[@wade_23]

10:00 No, mid would be 3. You have a 1 - 5 ranking, not a 0 - 5 ranking

[@Random_0BSESSlONS]

6:07 Not surprised since he also looks like he is supposed to be based on Otto Apocalypse *Captain Flashbacks*

[@heilamwether8911]

People have ptsd from Otto man, but tbh, there are a lot of Otto sympathizers, sooo yeah..

[@Classica_1750]

the otto ptsd / otto trauma is real captains hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (I do like my ayayo otto and had been using 'im but MAN I know them flashbacks) //regression plays

[@Varon_TM]

BROTHER ARLAN NNOOOOO!!

[@niyes17]

Nooo, he is my favourite character😢. But i was honestly surprised he wasnt the most hated😂

[@okay9872]

Nah, honestly I'd say most of Stelle's fans are women, rather than men. Or that's what it feels like in the fandom, at least. Also, not suprised Caelus isn't in top 10 😔. The difference in popularity between Stelle and caelus is pretty crazy

[@RuanMei_SocietyGenius]

Nu-uh, most fans of Stelle are men

[@NotSamaXD]

Jade is such a misunderstood character, considering she understands what Sunday feel since she went through the same. Her lore bout to be interesting, live laugh love Jade

[@NotSamaXD]

the fact that Arlen and Luka were done so dirty

[@jennifermeuter2759]

I personally think that jade is quite a good character the only thing is that her design is just meh for me

[@HazZzel-]

She's a villain, she's not meant to be likeable

[@avypath]

shes not misunderstood she's just a bad person. and that's fine, she's supposed to be evil

[@NotSamaXD]

@@HazZzel- she isn’t, she’s morally grey. She loves children and donates a lot of money, food and toys to orphanages. It’s in her sig LC that many of the children want to be like her since she’s so caring. Her other side is to grant people’s desires in the Bonajade Exchange, she is not to blame here. Jade is a patience person, her customers greed took over them making the deal and ruining their own life, they also knew what was gonna happen so it’s their fault

[@Alister1310]

Can't say i'm surprised to see Yanqing in the top 10 most hated

[@jamierose9095]

I'm surprised he wasn't #1.

[@Misaka05050]

This is better than the reddit character poll, that's for sure. However, Arlan and Hook being so high is so strange to me. Gameplay aside, these characters are so nice. We were invited to Hook's birthday party where we see how sweet her relationship with her dad is. Edit: I was honestly expecting Ruan Mei to be at the top spot since I always see people expressing their dislike for them in the story.

[@Koyuki_Yukihime]

because the game play aspect is not separate from how people make the decision , the out come kinda make sense imo.

[@duckus2920]

I’ve seen a LOT of people say they disliked Ruan Mei (including myself) for her personality so I’m surprised she wasn’t in the top 10 of most hated 😭

[@annanas9122]

As another Ruan Mei hater, I agree.

[@squareframe6542]

She is quite interesting as a character so I assume people that enjoy character's lore over personality probably votd her high

[@NotSamaXD]

Her looks saved her tbh I’m neutral with her, she’s really pretty tho

[@bubblesparks]

Char concept wise she is interesting to me, like, a genius researcher who wants to ascend into aeonhood? "Damn this is smth else" But her damned luofu girl's template design already annoyed me on the first impression.. add her very ass story presentation and writing to that.. Ratio also outshines her in their debut patch due to how much he gets ppl talking abt the 'L+Ratio' thing and how he's presented better in the story, and lorewise he's quite a refreshing take of 'smart/genius ppl' trope, adding some morality in equation so to me that makes a pretty interesting one compared to Ruan Mei's presentation which is 'oh she drugged me and I will gladly clean up her mess of those annoying as fuck space bugs'

[@IrrelevantOaf]

The only thing I like about Ruan Mei is her kit. I think Hoyo did a good job in making a clearly gray character with her.

[@akshay1115]

1:34 yeah that's the voice

[@MyAccidentalHyperfixations]

I understood that refrence

[@NahodnáHruška]

I'm Caelus main and I've always liked him better than Stelle. I'm not surprised that Stelle ended up being that much higher than Caelus considering most people picked Stelle over him as far as I know, but I'm still disappointed.

[@RuanMei_SocietyGenius]

Most players are men and also in difference to them, women player has no much problem playing with male gazed characters as long as they have an actual personality and not only looks, but with men it's not the same, they barely use attractive males or fem gazed males to play cuz they think would hurt them

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

Stelle is much more memeable than Caelus, I guess that's why she is much more famous than Caelus. I see a lot of memes and Stelle takes the center stage, and I rarely see Caelus as a meme but is more centered around romance tropes with mommies and Firefly. Further proves that memes are much more popular than romance tropes these days.

[@mariobrothersfan2792]

11:12 Dori catching strays from across universes💀

[@nyahojasuperfan]

caelus fans malding in the replies of people who say they prefer stelle is kinda sad

[@nyahojasuperfan]

@@SamT24682 Okay...? If anything, Caelus fans in the replies are the ones being aggressive in response to the tamest comments about why some prefer Stelle. And judging by your other comments, you're part of the problem.

[@ahseymania]

real

[@sedij2358]

Idk I'm indifferent about what MC is better but I haven't seen any of this hate that you're referring to.

[@ahseymania]

@@sedij2358 check the replies in some comments

[@sedij2358]

@@ahseymania yeah i saw some of them after this comment was posted but in all honesty all of them were kinda juts whining. I saw some Stelle fans whining back though so take that as you will.

[@random_dude4480]

Caelus mains raise up we must stay strong!!!

[@Tsirkon]

5:05 "Try things out on a different side." Like what? ☠️

[@KooiesXCream]

I'm surprised Misha wasn't mentioned.

[@ashleyhansen4479]

10:14 and it’s hard to tell whether or not he is loved or hated. 😔😔😔 If people do hate Misha (which some people do unfortunately), they have no soul. He is one of the sweetest characters in the game and what did he do to deserve it? 😭😭😭

[@GCWeber]

​@@ashleyhansen4479my guess is most people put three for a lot of the low ranked characters, meaning they don't actually dislike them, they just don't have opinions on them. His story and character are absolutely amazing and he's a crucial part of Penacony, but his design is pretty mid (I like it well enough) and in game he's probably the most aggressively *okay* dps unit so I imagine a lot of people just... don't have an opinion on him. Which I think is the case for most of the low ranked characters that are still above 3.0 (although I think some like Ruan Mei are more that people either absolutely love her or absolutely hate her)

[@kirbydude667]

The Arlan slander has to end.

[@ivyikea1755]

WDYM TO THE SURPRISE OF NOBODY I WAS SO HEARTBROKEN WHEN ARLAN IS SO LOW HE'S A SWEETIE-

[@jamierose9095]

You might be the only person who thinks so. To the rest of us, he's blase at best.

[@Captain_M27]

jade is low because aventurine fans showed how much they hate her for enslaving him But for me its the reverse i like villains like her

[@135do]

I mean, i see a lot more reasons why people dislike her online. For me, shes just not interesting at all, she's all fanservice, barely character

[@engineer3122]

Agree with that, also she's a villain where you know she has it coming, but she realistically will never get it which kinda annoys me?

[@lukevanwyngaardt6584]

Except Jade didn't enslave Aventurine. He made a bet with her that if the IPC didn't send him to the gallows, he would bring the IPC wealth. Jade agreed and not only helped him survive, she even mentored him. Jade isn't really as Slave owner to Aventurine, more a somewhat toxic mentor.

[@genthehen7131]

Same, I do adore Aventurine but I do love my mommies that are morally questionable ❤

[@wongo6828]

Jade did not enslave Aventurine!! God, I swear that's why she's so hated because of that one misinformation!!

[@azurerandomness]

I do love stelle, all and I mean ALL of the dialogue and other interactive options the trailblazer gets is baked full of personality, and we all love that for them I like arlan a lot bc of personal bias, he looks like one of my ocs I made way before star rail came out. So I see him like one of my babies (like an oc not actually my child)

[@listlessproffer145]

its a crime that silver wolf wasn't in the top 10. Herta's ranking is also a crime being so low. I would rank Yunli higher as well but she is very new so most might not really know of her story yet.

[@Hopeful_Pancake]

I understand people not liking Luocha because of Otto Apocalypse trauma but that's why i love him lmao. Otto Apocalypse my love 💙

[@derp_dragons]

Acheron is such a beautiful character, I love her so much. I'm not even into women but she'd be my exception. I just love her dialogue (also, great job of the VA!) and the way she shows her compassion. I think her ranking "offended" me more than Jing Yuans who's my personal Nr1 (though the powercreep and the latest story didn't flatter him all that much). Aventurine taking 2nd place is well deserved, love to see that. 💚 Edit: Luka got done dirty. He's such a sweet character.

[@shokoufeghazanfari]

Luka and yanqing definitely changed scores this patch

[@kanicunny]

Its because stelle is a goofy racoon, idk why but stelle feels right being goofy while caelus feels like he's the serious version even though they both are the same. Maybe it's because the yuji voice that made him feel more serious and lowkey, especially if you read the few latest jjk chapter.

[@yukinokqm]

10:05 This is the proof that nothing can separate Hanya and Xueyi

[@thisguy3851]

Arlan, Luka, and Yanqing squad we need to rise up we gotta get us out of the bottom ten, other bottom tens feel free to join

[@GreenKenneth-ww5bc]

Tbh i always like the maps mcs more than the females but i respect the people who think other wise

[@annanas9122]

4:55 well, tbh, I personally do see them differently. I like Caelus way more than I like Stelle.

[@starrbaskey6596]

Rules are made to be broken 🗣️🔥

[@FORTPEATRIZZ]

Nah stelles def better in design and goofynes But its ya opinon Tho

[@_TheStormThatIsApproaching]

@@FORTPEATRIZZ nah caelus design is better, Stelle looks like the devs tried to turn Caelus clothes into women clothes but it just looks weird IMO.

[@FORTPEATRIZZ]

@@_TheStormThatIsApproaching hosnestly he looks just bad designed in some way i think i personaly just dislike his design Cuz There are way more better looking men in hsr i just think he couldve gotten som sort of upgrade. We did start with good looking men so i don’t understand why they desinged him so badly i mean i guess he’s the male mc and all But really that bad i mean male mc are Always so bland in anime and stuff its kinda sad too look at hosnetly and i feel like carlys fanbase is just full of weridos it goes the same for both But carlys aka ugly granpa feels just alot more worse, and u can’t say they just they just designed carlys clothes into women clothes Cuz no one knows whos designed first

[@grandadmiralthrawn3683]

​@@FORTPEATRIZZNah Caelus def better in design and goofynes But its ya opnion Tho

[@nightowlowo149]

Just noticed 9 10 11 12 is the astral express family seems like family bonds between characters gets you attached to em.

[@little_blackwinged_crow181]

Genuinely the only character who got a 1 from me is Fireflop. I hate characters like her with a "traumatic backstory" that was shoved in our faces MULTIPLE TIMES yet you feel NOTHING about that in her actual personality. No nightmares no nothing, not even a phobia of insects at least as a NOD TO IT. Ffs I had to pull Boothill first to find out what happened in his past. A character that is so clearly marketed to be "sad" and "dramatic" yet all she is a cutesy girlfriend for the MC to save his ass is genuinely an absolute waste of potential and I'm not gonna cater to poor character writing

[@emptyvoid5272]

Possibly it's because she's rumoured to supposedly be based on the Penacony writer's gf in real life and that's why the game forced her onto you all the time

[@haseulmybeloved1134]

JUSTICE FOR BAILU!!! she was my first 5 star and as a beginner she saved my life. But other than that her design is adorable and really funny. Also justice for Hook! I don't have her but I really liked her on the story.

[@nyanpasu4060]

The true average is 3. It would be 2.5 if a score was possible to give a score of 0. Because the lowest score is 1 and the highest score is 5, the true middle would be 3. This means Jade, Bailu, Arlan and Hook are more hated than loved in this game for having a score below 3.

[@AaronShnaider]

1:45 For me personally, this is the most undeserved place. Firefly is a good character, but her interactions with MC and her impositions on the contrary only pushed me away from her. I understand why she deserves love, but not that much...

[@awesomepbear233]

Luka and Yanqing, they could never make me hate you

[@lumencordis4261]

About the average: If all scores were random (1-5) then the average score would be 3. So anyone who scored higher than that is above average! (Average is all options added together divided by number of options: (1+2+3+4+5)/5=15/5=3)

[@squareframe6542]

I feel like most of this vote came from majority of casual players that only does the main quest. Deep dive into all their lore and you can see every character is unique and interesting

[@popgheorghe5475]

7:30 Poor boy went on a L steak since he meet Jingliu. He collected L's like how Ash collected pokemons.

[@breweryhouse]

leave arlan alone!! /j he’s so sweet i love him😭😭

[@viy9182]

The fact that Luka can be hated who's so pure and lovely just makes me doubt the sincerity of the world 😭

[@MayaCloudBear]

Imo, Stelle is more popular because she is seen more associated as the Trash Queen whereas Caelus is your typical harem anime protagonist but definitely surprised she's number 1. The story patch dedicated to only Aventurine definitely pushed his popularity. I rarely collect husbandos (the only other time I collected one was Luocha because I needed a better healer than Natasha). Originally, I was not going to pull for Aventurine but after his story patch, I ended up with E1S1. Kafka, not surprised she's top 3. If this was my personal list, I'd make her #1. She's the only character I E6'd in this game and I always end up using her in my 1 of 2 teams. Instantly loved her character from the very beginning of the game.

[@yvindvego9404]

yeah caelus suffer the same fate as aether, being relegated to just being a self insert.

[@HazZzel-]

I feel like male mc are always generic and just have less personality. It's unfortunate

[@cozku]

@@yvindvego9404 gotten bad to the point where i cant even trust an animation that includes caelus without it having some weird harem waifu twist

[@stopkook]

@@HazZzel-he has more personality

[@HazZzel-]

@@stopkook Press X to doubt

[@cass9594]

Dr. Ratio is my favorite since I love the whole greek-roman vibe of him. I've seen a lot of interesting theories about him so I hope they add more for him in the future and we see his past.

[@Hertaspacestation6980]

I'm kinda suprised that Silver Wolf is not in the top 10. Thought she would be high up there because of her smugness.

[@Misaka05050]

She kind of gets her comeuppance in her companion quest and we beat her in Aetherium wars, so I'm not surprised. I'm more surprised that Ruan Mei is no where to be found in this list since she drugged the Trailblazer and cloned a big bug.

[@MorrisPXG]

@@Misaka05050and Adding to Swarm is connected with Firefly you think FF Fans hate her more

[@chavahuwu4684]

I'm super happy that Jing Yuan is so popular! he's my favourite character, it's so nice to see your favs are also loved by others :'D

[@ItzyOutdid]

Pela being in the most hated shocked me ngl 😭 I was expecting Jingliu in the most loved ones..

[@AellavY]

THE FACT THAT I GASPED WHEN I SAW THAT PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE CHARACTERS I LOVED WERE IN THE LOVED CATEGORY T0T I AM SO HAPPY

[@teysune]

misha not being on the top 10 loved list was such a crime

[@ashleyhansen4479]

IKR? They put him near the top 10 most hated as well. But why? I thought we all cried when he died? 😭😭😭

[@teysune]

@@ashleyhansen4479 he should be number 1 most loved

[@chickenflippers]

Gender biases aside, I really like that Stelle has a uniquely tall character model! That really sets her apart from the other female characters for me, and makes the MC's goofiness stand out even more as a fish-out-of-water character.

[@jennifermeuter2759]

Poor hook she is one of my favs, i love how destructive she is her and her arson. (She is like me but in a different universe)

[@jennifermeuter2759]

WHAT?!?!?! I LOVE MY MAN LUOCHA!!! He is such a pretty boi

[@Shane_A_M]

For Stelle vs Caelus, for me, I think Stelle has a more average, slightly ratty, but cute appearance. Average height, average build, average hair style that is a bit messy, but very cute. Caelus however… is a bit of a hunk, tall and well built with more neat hair, he looks more like he has his life together, his voice sounds more confident. So for me, the goofy raccoon personality just fits’s Stelle’s design more. On the surface they seem the same, but they are pretty different in all the subtle ways.

[@stopkook]

it fits caelus more

[@cozku]

@@stopkook kpop fans always being man-obsessed for some reason like calm down

[@user-mg4rc1qw6w]

stelle is the tallest girl in the game tho? she's the same height as caelus so she's very tall for a girl

[@Shane_A_M]

@@user-mg4rc1qw6w It might be a recency bias since Acheron, Jade and Black Swan are all taller. Of the medium female models she is on the taller end, but including the- ach- mommy models she doesn’t keep up, Himeko and Natasha are about the same height and the rest are taller, not to mention they all just look… uhm, bigger. Caelus is taller than her, taller than Dan so I think that probably clouds my perception.

[@user-mg4rc1qw6w]

@@Shane_A_M no, Stelle is actually taller than all mommy model characters. you can search for the comparison between the heights on youtube. Caelus is the same height as Dan and just slightly taller than her. Caelus is regular size guy (especially noticeable when compared with man model characters), while Stelle is a really tall but slim girl (taller than all other women)

[@glynngaze]

As someone who mains Arlan, I’m not surprised he’s in the lowering ranking but it doesn’t make it easier for me to acknowledge 😭

[@chiemorrison7117]

i salute you for the sole reason of you being one of the like 5 Arlan mains out there. your dedication and determination must be immense

[@KRMRGaming]

Stelle enjoyer......because she goofy raccoon gal and i love her personality❤❤❤❤

[@StarFeather728]

SAMEEE

[@stopkook]

i’m a caelus enjoyer he’s so silly

[@할거없다-y4o]

Extra info) the reason why Welt wears a glasses is that he believes it looks cool(actually, he doesn't need to wear it) This is official information from HI3.

[@Koyuki_Yukihime]

it looks good on him alright .

[@RyldsGirl]

I’m just glad Welt made it. As a Welt enjoyer this made me happy. Again, I started playing this game because Welt was in it. Do I still play HI3? Nope XD

[@jakeail1995]

most people who hate Jade kinda outed themselves by showing they clearly have poor comprehension ability or just skipping the story: - Jade didn't enslave Aven, she was the one that free him, help him to get where he is and she was even the one that give the most support to him with his penacony plan so by extension, Aven fan should be the one that love or atleast like Jade right after Aven himself coz if not for Jade then there is no Aven that they love today - Bonajade exchange can be argue as a bit in the grey area but she didn't scam or force anyone. All customer come to her and Jade always make sure they were fully aware on all the term and price before the customer sign the deal so all the customer is well aware of the price they have to pay coz they fully know and agree to it in the first place so it not even Jade fault.

[@NotSamaXD]

real finally someone who understands her character, her lore is so interesting hope we see more

[@lukevanwyngaardt6584]

@@jakeail1995 thank you!

[@jurajojo2543]

Idk whether this information helps your points at all, but I just wanna share one of the messages she sends when you own her. She talks about visiting orphanages, and she made it seemed like she cared for the children in there. She then goes on to say that she only makes trades akin to the Bonajade Exchange trades with adults. I just found that interesting more than thinking it really helps or disproves your point, and wanted to share it.

[@IrrelevantOaf]

I liked her. She was honestly the only good thing to happen in 2.3 story. Hope she comes back cause I do like seeing the cutthroat side of the IPC.

[@NotSamaXD]

@@jurajojo2543 her corner stone is to grant peoples desires, she only makes the deal her customers are 100% aware of what happens next their greed takes over them

[@space_trains]

see i like boothill a lot tbh. im from the south of the us and live in a rather backwoods country area so i am able to get his humor and some of the things he says that may fly over someones head. to me i think boothill is by far the best character in the game but that all comes down to personal opinion. everyone has different opinions on characters from games.

[@FayolaOnline]

Arlan being in top 3 for most hated just based on personality alone makes sense. But his gameplay was overshadowed once Blade showed up. He does look cute with Asta's dog though.

[@anonymous88_]

Sad how Belobog characters aren't in the loved section but in the hated section 😔 (Tbf, we don't know much about them yet so hopefully we might get more out of them in the next patches? It seems unlikely but I like to dream big) Overall, props to hoyoverse for giving us such amazing characters (even the ones that have been done dirty like Arlan ;-;), they're all very interesting to analyse ❤

[@kurtykurt462]

I was actually surprised that Welt is in the top 10. I noticed that these rankings are rly close considering how every characters have very unique characteristics and personalities.

[@kumonoameai]

I think part of the reason people choose Stelle is because since she's a cute MC people find it more hilarious when she does unhinged dialogue options/character actions like going into trashcans, etc. I also like that (at least for the ENG dub) she has a deeper, non-cutesty sounding voice. Too many female characters have squeaky high pitched voices which makes them sound like they're trying to sound cute but actually makes them sound annoying and childish, so Stelle's ENG VA performance was a breath of fresh air.

[@MorrisPXG]

And adding to the Point in VA,Stelle’s English Voice Actress does sound what Stelle would say in tone (If you watch the character Pull Streams and stuff) Caelus’s English VA SOUNDS NOTHING LIKE Caelus

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

I think it's also because it's rare to hear a low-pitched female character in games these days

[@Crysthos]

Some (if not most) people hate Jade for ensl4v!ng Aventurine since they love him so much. It's understandable. But why isn't Sparkle in the top 10 hated then?

[@Azure_Sky222]

Arlan deserved better 😭😭😭😭😭

[@TheBlueAxolotlQueen]

I enjoy Stelles personality and design a lot more than Caelus overall, Caelus just doesnt stand out much to me and i forget about his existence half of the time. My opinion could also be biased since i naturally gravitate towards the female characters and picked Stelle as my MC

[@stopkook]

i forget she even exists lmfaoo, caelus has such a unique character and he’s so silly

[@MiniFatRat]

⁠@@stopkookthey’re literally exactly the same lmfao. Fym “unique”? Also you forgot she exists because you don’t play as her lmao

[@SamT24682]

Which ever MC you chose they are unique to you

[@sophiapeters8206]

I wanna add, after the recent story, I've come to really like Jiaoqiu! I like that he comes off as a schemer, but he's just good at bluffing and has no idea what he's doing lol. He's so precious

[@ming0240]

I was hoping to see Sampo in top 1 in the most hated character but he wasn't even in the top 10 but hook like how??i love her and her playstyle is amazing 😂

[@LCardosed92]

i didnt get to vote, but if i did i would go for mommy waifu kafka.

[@OwlCity447]

im surprised pela is in the top 10 hated cuz she's literally like most of us (she draws doujin & writes fanfic)

[@hauntedpopcorn8679]

I was sad to not see Sparkle or Sushang in top 10 they are my two favorites

[@dreamsandhopes6802]

Sparkle definitely got below top 20 cuz of aventurine lovers

[@Anima_Man_]

@@dreamsandhopes6802 i love aventurine. if he wanted to date me , i wouldent say no but i love sparkle because shes so cute and sadistic and evil. so yea im a rare breed of a person who absolutely loves aventurine and sparkle

[@jurajojo2543]

@@dreamsandhopes6802 Sparkle was actually helping Aventurine in a way, though? True Aventurine lovers shouldn't have a reason to hate her.

[@emptyvoid5272]

​@@dreamsandhopes6802Do y'all just keep blaming the so called Aventurine fans boogeyman instead of thinking logically with your small brain? Sparkle's chaotic and villainous so she's not intended to be this goody likable person, and we barely know her much at this point compared to the more loved characters

[@HellBent_]

sparkle got a lot of points for people when it was revealed that she's more of a chaotic gremlin than a mass murdering psycopath (unless..?)