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[@MolloZhang]

HOYO MAKE A FULL ANIME WE KNOW YOU WANNA

[@joshuag8]

Screw genshin anime just make the hsr one already

[@monkeydluffy5054]

We have been begging this years with the other game

[@IshimurA99]

With the current progress, the genshin anime has not yet been completed, so it will be a long time before we have the HSR anime, or maybe something unexpected could happen

[@gachagaming495]

@@joshuag8 they did say the Genshin anime is a long term project so it can branch out to other games like star Rail as well

[@mitsugilikesfood5309]

FOR REAL

[@ShiraFuyu2022]

Firefly -Became the sole survivor of her kin -Fought off the 2nd Wave of the Swarm by herself -Eradicate the entire wave along with the planet Elio: Let's adopt her Kafka: Way ahead of you

[@InquisitorAstelon]

Sole survivor we're aware of. They did pretty openly tease the possibility in the version live about there being other SAMs still out there.

[@LigerSuperstar]

If Firefly unit have the power to destroy the planet, why didn't they use it beforehand?

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

Love how that SAM, almost says it like that meme "RAIN FIRE" then Firefly was like "BUT SIRE OUR TROOPS"

[@Botan_Katou]

Featuring her best team comp: Her bf/gf wearing a hat The guy that owns the thing that stabbed her The crazy science lady that's trying to make the swarm

[@acousticks526]

@@LigerSuperstar probably a pathstrider power that she just got before the 2nd wave

[@hilo01]

Daily reminder that this is a chill, carefree, and upbeat story, as dubbed by Shaoji.

[@TheFoolAltAccount]

We all believe Shaoji He won't lie to us🎉

[@celty228]

THAT EVIL GENIUS LIED TO US AGAIN

[@pixelrose_]

that was for penacony, this is glamoth🤓

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

Shaoji, Aeon of Enigmata, Elation and Equilibrium

[@tabithal2977]

​@pixelrose_ yeah this event was like 10000 years ago

[@mariobrothersfan2792]

You know stuff’s serious when Mina spots Kafka and doesn’t immediately pause to simp

[@kushalpatil6878]

Yeah

[@XavierLeyva]

I researched Firefly before this animation was posted, and I honestly got the impression that Trailblazer was the one who found Firefly in her Cryopod and recruited her. I guess I was wrong. I was kind of hoping that we would see Stellaron Hunter Trailblazer in this animation. But there's something very odd about that ending. I feel like I'm missing something here.

[@thedarkness490]

The fact that Aiden voices all Sam units is giving me star wars clone Wars vibes since almost if not every clone was also voiced by one man

[@demi-yeethus5440]

So SAMs are this universe's Clonetroopers.

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

@@demi-yeethus5440 I means Glamoth's only hope to combat the Swarm relies in cloning their strongest soldier, Titania, but as you can see, they are still outmatched in numbers no matter how many clones they produced, just like how the droird army still outnumbers the clones 10 to 1

[@ryankoh917]

That man being Dee Bradley Baker. He also voices all of Clone Force 99, despite them having WILDLY different voices and manner of speaking

[@KamenRide-Dogi]

Wonder if the one that died and gave Firefly that device is Rex counterpart

[@MrMcjiggins]

Good soldiers follow orders...

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

The Swarm's quote should've been "KILL ONE INSECT, 5 MORE SHALL TAKE ITS PLACE"

[@ZeroNishami-kun]

Isn't that line or part of that from captain America 1

[@voidwalkerg625]

Hail Hydra ig.

[@ZeroNishami-kun]

@@voidwalkerg625 not that the other one,where if I recall the commander said let's kill two more

[@voidwalkerg625]

@@ZeroNishami-kun i was replying to op but sure

[@gamerfluffyboi5111]

Ahh. No. You kill one, they burst and harm their other kin. Fail to kill one and they'll multiply so much it'll make hydra look like a freaking puppy.

[@wingedswordslayer]

1:40 "Holy shit; there's so many of them." Reminder about the artifact set. Remember how it said that eventually the Iron Calvary began to outnumber the normal population of Glamoth? For all we know; that could be all that's actually left. Which says something about how terrifying the Swarm most likely was during its prime.

[@cracuss31n52]

Bro the fact that there are at least a thousands of those mother bugs and Emanators stronger than them. We are lucky we didn't have to fight against the real swarm disaster.

[@aethelon4144]

​@@cracuss31n52canonically, we have only fought the fake emanator for a single minute and nearly died

[@astreofrost7357]

@@aethelon4144 and there's Ruan mei nonchalantly trying to reincarnate a literal reincarnation of the swarm 😭😭😭

[@t-rex8969]

Shit got too messed up even Aeons had to join forces to kill these bugs💀

[@Khahrahk-ut4nz]

Bro even HooH have to take action, and Qlipoth bonked Tazzy as well. Normally Aeons don’t mess with others business💀 (except Lan)

[@SCDarkSoul]

Honkai, clones, child soldiers, and clone child soldiers go together like peanut butter and chocolate. Also the suffering. Can't forget about the suffering.

[@olixil68]

We love Depression Impact

[@translator-kun]

Also the mech

[@adnankhalid8457]

Add to the list clones with white hair

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

Cloned soldiers vs Cloned bugs, THEIR BATTLE WOULD BE LEGENDARY!

[@Wraithstrike19]

Remember, it's wholesome, chill and carefree~! - Hoyoverse.

[@mariobrothersfan2792]

One of the sweetest nicest characters in the whole game has like the saddest backstory yet holy shit

[@Hineria_Furmoth]

As they say "The nicest and kindest people usually suffers more in life."

[@lunareunlar]

welcome to the honkaiverse

[@ballboys607]

mihoyo out with another banger of a mentally scarred character yet again

[@senioralexander6681]

I didn't know now murderers and criminals are nicest people in the world hmmmm... and an average soldier backstory is the saddest thing ever... I wonder would you guys want to protect and be friends with German soldiers from WW2 just because they look pretty and are sorry for what they did yet still continue to do it?

[@ballboys607]

@@senioralexander6681 didn't ask

[@tytration]

the most tragic part is i don't even think many of them had close relationships with each other despite the myriad celestia making some SAMs look like friends -- the reality is they were deprived of that. their whole lives were just fighting and dying for an empress that doesn't care for them or even see them as basic human beings with human rights. they never had the chance to form tight bonds with their fellow soldiers. edit: thanks to everyone correcting me on the empress also being used by glamoth!

[@gizunoglunmig0801]

also before the empress died they could be puppeted

[@enigmata_zealot]

The Empress herself was also being used by Glamoth, she was just like the Hivemind for all those Fireflies, and the Glamoth gives command through the Empress.

[@AVeryNormalGuy]

The Empress Titania was held in captivity by the Glamoth Republic. She herself was a weapon created for war.

[@TheAnaz41745]

Titania not caring about the Fireflies is false, since she herself is only a powerless being that acted as the center of the hivemind that communicate and commanded all the Fireflies through telepathy and a shared dream. In fact, it's mentioned that Glamoth may have sabotaged themselves after they started to see Titania and the Fireflies as the second Swarm threat and in fear of that, pulled the strings behind the scene to eradicate them once the Swarm threat subceded. This include exiling the SAMs units, cutting off communications and modifying the SAMs visual interface confusing other SAM units as Swarm insects leading to themselves killing each other, to guarantee a mutual destruction of both sides.

[@Kryto_Gaming]

I wonder if they even had names with which to identify each other with. You're right in that the ones in the Myriad Celestia looked like they were unfamiliar with eachother.

[@spade.0427]

“I’m gonna e2 for all the fireflies lost” -Mina

[@min4743]

*E6S5

[@spade.0427]

@@min4743 i doubt she would, but if she’s gonna stay true to her word, she might as well 😭

[@abhilashmridha420]

Nah she is gonna E6

[@spade.0427]

@@abhilashmridha420 i’ll laugh if she does 😶

[@kipp14]

That's another $300 on top of the $250 for the pair

[@qiningeng5114]

So...glamoth as a planet did not became a forgotten planet due to the swarm disaters. it died as fyrefly's faith in glamoth died and is reborn into the firefly we knew and was found by Kafka witnessing a lone firefly lost from home...

[@tabithal2977]

I wouldn't really say it's her losing faith in glamoth, more just her following their doctrine. Like that's what Scorched Earth means. Clearly glamoth had lost, I mean if you look at the planet it's a gray, dead, barren wasteland, it's only landform features being craters, and the SAM who threw their mask at the swarm mother literally said they were commencing scorched earth operations. Firefly just finished it out. If glamoth fell, she's at least not gonna let The Swarm have it.

[@buffalobuffalo8964]

The empire didn't die in a battle...it died when its last resident stopped believing in it godddd 😭

[@source324]

​@@buffalobuffalo8964she said fuck this planet

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

Glamoth wasn't a single planet btw, its a empire of dozens of planets, this moon sized planet is probably their last line of defense before the Swarm reaches the capital planet of Glamoth, it make sense why they are giving it all and doing Banzai charges.

[@emberthecatgirl8796]

@@idontspeakjapanese6289Bold of you to assume they weren’t doing banzai charges before. Even when grass still grew, Firefly was the only survivor of her squad, just as the two other survivors.

[@daberi2325]

I like how this trailer truly shows how much a threat the Swarm really is, we have been told about the devastating power of the Swarm was but here we can actually see why they were considered extremely dangerous. Even after a suicidal attack that took out the Swarm Mother and the swarm on the planet, after Firefly woke up from surviving the attack more Swarm were already advancing to the battlefield. Speaking of Firefly, she holds a whole lot more power than I think anyone expects, seeing as she destroyed an entire planet, which I think was implied to be Glammoth, though it could also be a random planet as well. Though I don't think she can release the planet destroying power constantly, it's probably more akin to a super move. All in all, makes me like Firefly even more.

[@jellatina9654]

and then there's someone who has been toying with an emanator of the swarm and trying to bring it back for studies 😂

[@revanninja]

Its not Glammoth from my understanding as what I understand of the Lore is that Glammoth had a rebellion after this from the Surviving Iron Calvary who had outnumbered the normal citizens at that point. Glammoth Empire is actually a Myth feed to the Soldiers it was more a republic then anything and not that large. Some people are speculating the ESL Fire Fly has is actually a Failsafe to prevent the Iron Calvary from going too far a field if it goes rogue which it did. As for the Planet Destroying Power I expect Fire Fly has some secrets and she might not be a normal path strider. For Sure an Aeon gave her a blessing it makes the most sense based on what we are seeing.

[@noctielarrow1136]

@@jellatina9654 We talking about a woman who dream is to become an Aeon so yeah, this was Tuesday for her

[@buffalobuffalo8964]

And this might not have been during the actual Swarm Disaster...if that's the case imagine the level of devastation when their Aeon was still active

[@tabithal2977]

​@@revanninjaI mean. The rebellion could have happened prior to this. Rebelling against your leaders doesn't exactly change the fact that the swarm is still the swarm. Its not like the swarm had a reason to be upset with glamoth, they were just hungry and wanted to spread. Whether or not glamoth is run by normal people or the Iron Calvary doesn't matter, the swarm gonna swarm. The mentions of "for the empress" could be their new empress

[@ArchonKujo]

The fact that the last teaser was pretty wholesome and now it went pretty dark with this one, they knew exactly what they were doing with Firefly

[@dolofonosesostrefis]

Pulling for Firefly because she's the GF - ❌ Pulling for Firefly because SAM is cool - ❌ Pulling for Firefly because she's a Stellaron Hunter - ❌ Pulling for Firefly because she needs more friends - ✅

[@meapyboy12345]

😭that made me want to pull for Firefly now. You single-handedly convinced me with that reason.

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

Just like what Aventurine said, nothing more is precious than Fuhhhh reinds

[@raiaansell]

Nah i ✅ all the boxes 🗿

[@M.I.P.A]

Galax: have all my money firefly its... my condolences to your comrades... damn you kronis

[@Bongaboi151]

Pulling for her because Gepard gave me a guaranteed on the Topaz 50/50 - ✅✅✅✅✅

[@AnimaRandom]

Remember the time argenti escapes the swarm mother solo.. How...did he do it actually now that we saw how terrible the mother sting is....

[@noctielarrow1136]

I think escaping is easier than killing so ...

[@motivateddad]

He is way more powerful than a lot of people give him credit for. He casually strolled into Nihility, seemingly unaffected, and grabbed Aventurine like it was Friday.

[@BenziLZK]

Witness... THE POWER OF BEAUTY... (Altho some speculate his power not only come from Aoen of Beauty, but other sources too)

[@FayhemFR]

I am increasingly of the opinion that Argenti is actually an Emanator of the Beauty (and is such a cryptid that he may not even know it)

[@vietcuongnguyenle8530]

@@FayhemFR to be an emanator, you must to have chance to face the aeon Argenti never met the aeon he worship

[@anonymousvendetta3290]

The history of Glamoth's Iron Cavalry always hurts my heart.

[@joemjaveevelaylo2327]

Marks the second time I cried to a grave of fireflies.

[@Pulstar232]

sonnovabitch...damnit you're right.

[@darksideblader2741]

Bro that’s fucked up. Same dow.

[@ricario2948]

"I was already gonna pull you don't have to force my hand" Same Molly lmao

[@skolohana5881]

Btw Scorched earth operations( that lil detonator)was a Kamikazi move meant to literally scorch the entire planet killing everything on the surface of the planet including the firefly’s

[@jrd_frncsc0]

I think why she cried when she got stabbed by "sleepie" is because she felt like she failed, hence the "sorry" , and was reminded of the type 4 comrade of her's that got stabbed. Trauma i guess.

[@Lin-nz9nt]

She cried because unlike other people, she actually witnessed how Sleepie 'abducts'(through stabbing), and her mind was overloaded as she was unprepared. She described it as her mind was exploding. And she apologises because she knows she will be unable to explain the situation to Trailblazer for a good while.

[@a1phah0ney60]

Honestly- big-brain observation!!!!

[@dtmuffinman]

Overthinking it. She apologized because she didn't get the chance to explain it to us beforehand. She literally SAID this in 2.2 dialogue.

[@Marshmallowssss]

Shoot,now i got a flashback

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

If people have vietnam war flashbacks, Firefly has Glamoth war flashbacks

[@doofology7888]

Kafka just watching firefly floating while sipping on her fine wine

[@AlejandroLopez-xs6lu]

If the Full Combustion State a.k.a shiny SAM is a manifestation of Firefly’s will and not a normal function of the armor, doesn’t that just make Firefly a Green lantern?

[@gunnarschlichting9886]

I mean, all Pathstriders are Green-Lantern adjacent. To be a Pathstrider of any Path you need exceptional willpower. You don't even need to know Paths or Aeons exist (see Seele as an in-game example), just naturally align with one enough.

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

I think full combustion is standard SAM capabilities. Full combustion is with the fire on the body. Firefly is with green wings which is her own power. So I guess 3 forms

[@hmmmmm1915]

So the Glamoth Empire was already gone at that point. But the iron cavalry was created with the sole purpose of fighting the swarm, so even without anything left to protect, they still had to follow their instinct and fight the swarm till the bitter end. That's fucked up

[@GhatatnGames]

That is a good theory!

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

Yeah and that moon like planet is the last bastion of their military, only to be reached by the Swarm

[@Jcannnon]

To Quote Welt from Keeping Up With Star Rail "In this state, the armor's reactor Energy undergoes a change. Its not a product of some hidden function as much as an externalization of the wearer's iron will"

[@sleepykoharu]

This changes everything about what I know about what happened during the Swarm Disaster.

[@baokhanhtahoang250]

Nah I bet it was even worse during the Disaster

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

@@baokhanhtahoang250 Worse than worse and it's hell dark, humans were literally giving birth to insects during that time.

[@tabithal2977]

​@baokhanhtahoang250 yeah I assume this event was near the end of the propagation's reign. Cuz in SU swam disaster they describe entire planets, not just the life on those planets, being devoured

[@conejitorosada2326]

Worse during the Swarm as there'd be active Emanators of Propagation as that giant swarm could just be a giant swarm bug.

[@yun-z]

during the swarm disaster, people will give birth to bugs under influence of the swarm because the concept itself is controlled by the swarm

[@rosixespejon3359]

firefly is the stelleron hunter's version of march 7. both found naked in space

[@m.sydneyvern2260]

When they said "Why do we live?" and "For the Empress!" I was like yup definantly Warhammer 40k vibes going there.

[@orbitalpotato9940]

Helldivers moment

[@ironheadedDoF]

Have child supersoldiers, i was having Halo memories. And Violet Evergarden moments.

[@m.sydneyvern2260]

@@ironheadedDoF I was thinking Death Korps of Krieg but yeah that works too.

[@codyconnekt]

Glammoth Stands The planet broke before the Iron Cavalry did

[@fearjunkie]

40K, Helldivers, Clone Wars, hell even some Metal Gear given how shortened the lifespans of the clones are....they really gave her every flavor of scifi angst

[@jonathancapel3595]

Remember that this is just the last battle. How many like this did she fight? How many comrades, SAMs, were lost? All in the end, for nothing.

[@vietcuongnguyenle8530]

Well, they not have other choice It either they fight to able to live little longer Or they are all dead immediately

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

Fighting against the Swarm is next to impossible and worlds invaded by them just accepted their fate according to scientists in HSR, and the fact that Glamoth withstood and manage to won is probably the peak of human civilization's will to live in HSR verse

[@Henryfs.]

@@idontspeakjapanese6289 Glammoth and Izumo actually

[@pluna3382]

@idontspeakjapanese6289 I mean is this really a victory? It's so hollow. With how it's depicted, it seemed like them fighting against them at all caused more suffering. They genetically engineered humans just to die for them and even that didn't save them. All this bravado of glory only for the originally population to go extinct and the creations to die for a lost cause anyways. There was no victory. Let's not kid ourselves

[@emberthecatgirl8796]

“What kind of dumb ass hangs himself just because he knows he's going to die tomorrow? Even if you have no choice but to walk the gallows, you can still choose how you're gonna climb the steps. We've made our choice. All that's left is to live by that.”

[@TheJudgingEye]

This really puts an exclamation point on how goddamn insane Ruan Mei is to just casually clone The Swarm's Emanator lmao.

[@roobilyne603]

Yeah, things can get serious once we see it with our own eyes. At first, i didnt think much about her action or things that related to the swarm. But now that this video drops... Yep, i wont be surprised if Ruan Mei is the one that causes an Apocalypse in HSR universe

[@ironheadedDoF]

@@roobilyne603 Even crazier is that Ruan Mei will be one of best supports for Firefly character!

[@nilanirmala8749]

@@ironheadedDoF ironic, isn't it?

[@roobilyne603]

@@ironheadedDoF lorewise, nobody knows that she is attempting to clone the scarabz, due to memory interference. What's with her looking innocent

[@meerzanazmi2823]

This is literally Star Wars Bred like Clonetroopers Born to Serve just like Stormtroopers

[@sonickunckle]

Worse than Stormtroopers, because I think the anti-empire factions even at their height can’t muster forces comparable to merely one attack wave of the Swarms to any single battle.

[@duskthegamer4129]

Voiced by one man like the clone troopers

[@orbitalpotato9940]

FOR SUPER EARTH

[@MalfosRanger]

First Destruction, then Abundance, and now we see how terrifying Propagation is when it's not just an Emanator's clone in a lab. The paths are nightmare fuel when taken to their logical extreme.

[@Eclipsed_Embers]

I'd say that we've also been given a decent amount of insight into how terrifying Nihility can be, and the IPC feels like Preservation going a bit overboard, then the entire Penacony arc seemed focused on the extreme of Order (though that admittedly seemed like one of the less scary ones (still pretty bad though, probably on the same level as Preservation)). also whilst it's so far been relegated more to the background (though it looks like Sparkle's plan is finally happening in the next update) I'd say that the bits of lore we've seen from Elation are pretty horrifying too. personally, of all the paths we've seen extremes from, Elation is probably the one that scares me the most. we should probably consider Erudition too but the worst that we've seen from that is cloning a Propagation Emanator, which feels more like a Propagation horror than an Erudition one.

[@thaitoan4760]

This is officially the best HSR short animation yet

[@OwODemon666]

Hoyo does not chill with the depression

[@MrShamus22]

Correction: Shaoji does not chill with depression

[@98kazer]

"chill, carefree, and upbeat story"

[@reizshfelonia6471]

"It's a positive and wholesome story"

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

Shaoji: We feed on your depression

[@ironheadedDoF]

Depression Impact. Always has been.

[@kawaiibatman]

Both Himeko & Kafka found naked girl swimming in space LOL

[@jamesworkshop9181]

Silverwolf "hack the planet" Firefly "crack the planet"

[@coconut8168]

She has over 300% break effects. 🤣

[@IshimurA99]

Firefly could be said to have fight with all her might to protect her homeland, but then that girl was one of the only few survivors, especially how she used all her power to destroy the entire planet, which made me feel even more emotional about the story of firefly 😭

[@m.nurafandy7123]

yeah, she's alone. So what the point if planet exist

[@bluemoon9683]

Soo why did she destroy the planet. Couldve been survivors there

[@jamesharry403]

This is like Nier automata, all androids fight to serve humanity when humanity is already gone. A motivation that was a cover up for the lie they created

[@EvellerMac]

Average Helldiver moment

[@6MinutesLothar]

f o r d e m o c r a c y 💥

[@orbitalpotato9940]

2:18 I want that stratagem

[@ReanAntarctic]

Genocide in 1080p is wild.

[@Space-lxy]

I guess this is how the river of death that blocked Glamoth's sun was formed

[@Acheronsimper]

She holding us chat hostages

[@Grayewick]

Caelus and Firefly are both WMDs now that I think about it. Talk about a power couple.

[@HellBent_]

Frfr, both Stelle and Firefly being a walking nuke inside a quirky silly persona is my favourite thing about their pairing lol

[@XavierLeyva]

I did some research about Firefly before this animation was posted, and I was honestly got the impression that Trailblazer was the one who found Firefly in her Cryopod and recruited her, guess I was wrong. I was kind of hoping that we would see Stellaron Hunter Trailblazer in this animation.

[@seanbot10]

ITS BEEN MINUTES SINCE THE TRAILER CAME OUT MINA JESUS BRO IS SPEEDRUNNING

[@meapyboy12345]

She went to BiliBili where it was released earlier

[@ArtForSwans]

Well now we know who made the rope for the firmament frontline glamoth ornament set

[@dj_pancakes2538]

Mina i love you please dont die

[@gxjudgement7219]

And this is why we players have to decimate The swarm per every simulated reward reset, Moc or any boss events -w- For all the Fireflies

[@Ashura990]

I freaking cried my eyes out at the part where started talking about the dream she had

[@the_knave_arle]

rondo, the arlecchino animation, and now this. bangers after bangers. they need to fully commit to making an anime please 🙏🏻

[@leroyjenkins2030]

I can't wait for patch 12.4 where they release feature length animated films to advertise characters.

[@jgrant9281]

I didnt start crying until the very end there when she started reciting her line

[@Unlucky_fool]

4:40 Molly: she's fine she's fine 5 stages of grief:denial

[@heytgp]

FIREFLY SET OUR WALLETS ABLAZE

[@Necr0e1]

- How much Break Effect? - Enough to blow up a small planet.

[@elimDBZ]

4:17 I haven't seen a war scene this gruesome since Antz.

[@Gekster55]

Goddamn, the wait for this was wild.

[@izumolee6714]

If despising the Swarm wasn't evident enough, this just makes it more apparent that the Swarm are a-holes lol.

[@Bobologne]

And Ruan Mei wants to bring those mf back

[@bakayarokonoyaro8375]

@@Bobologne Not exactly. She was investigating emanators and their connection to their respective aeons and a primitive path like propagation was easier to tinker with and modify. Not to add that the swarm still exists in small patches across the universe. Qilpoth bonking their aeon did not cause all of them to disappear.

[@KiryuGaming1996]

fun fact she was the last survivor of glamoth empire and she was the one that end swarm monster...and that was hundred years ago and also during this time glamoth was already gone...and when kafka find her that was after hundred years later..so she was basically older then that..the reason she still look the same is becose the suit was in hybernation mode to make sure the owner servive

[@xenoemblem7]

Firefly: *Depression* Kafka: I'll adopt you know to marry my son/daughter

[@LordHaragnok]

Kafka: *sees Firefly unconscious floating through space* "Hmm... Daughter in law detected."

[@user-mw8hf7hy8u]

Dude this came out so fast- i just finished watching it-

[@pilau1749]

*Hoyoverse staring at probably 1 billion dollars net profit a year* ....no, I think we'll continue making video games ma'am.

[@Xenomnipotent]

Argenti solo'ing what took an entire Iron Calvary Knight battalion to accomplish is crazzzzyyyyyy.

[@Pepenjoyer]

And not dying as well

[@kurotenshii5061]

Maybe that’s why Argenti is in part 2 banners because he also has a connection to the swarm

[@nilanirmala8749]

i mean, he did pick up aventurine out of whatever plane he was in pretty casually

[@HellBent_]

Argenti just built different, I wouldn't be suprised if it turns out he's an emanator of the Beauty

[@g0ldeclipse]

Istg Firefly's companion quest better be us going on a date with her and smothering her with affection and making her smile

[@Tizjiz]

Have a sub. I’ve watched a couple of your videos and love your energy 👍🏾

[@monkeydluffy5054]

I was just yelling the whole time watching this animated short

[@AJLaz000]

Firely really went "I will awaken the breath of the planet.. for I walk with Humanity... ENUMA ELISH"

[@AshAlba00]

Deaths were much more traumatizing than Elfen Lied

[@nijyuuni]

so this is what kafka does on her free time...wine in hand, watching a member's lore with the IMAX built by SW ig

[@blasters270]

MY GIRLLLL :((( (Shoutout to everyone who was there when she was streaming this on Twitch, including me)

[@DaNiceGuy]

5:19 “chopper crying scene” ahh moment

[@Sans-km4ed]

I just finished watching the animated short and lemme just say it's insane

[@nanawritesstuff]

Mina, I'm so glad you mentioned that "Ghibli moment". Up until that point in the "short", both the visual effects and the music reminded me of Grave of the Fireflies (wouldn't be surprised if one of her inspirations were that movie) but couldn't really put in words why. Your comment made me realize that the scorching earth moment had the same kind of desire to live than in the movie. The same level of destruction caused by some type of war, watching your loved ones fight and die... Even the explicit showing of the dead bodies.... I'm also happy you mentioned that she was really catered to a certain demographic by her marketing focusing on her relationship with the trailblazer. I like Firefly but her personality and role in the story felt a little flat for me. Up until now. This animationgrabbed my heart, threw it to the ground and then craddled it back to life and made me understand her much, much more than the Penacony so far.

[@theblackunicorn261]

If Hoyo decides to make a SAM model kit (Bandai, Moderoid, anything works), the revenue from Firefly-related sales alone would fund an anime

[@cosmic_impact]

Broo i just want a firefly anime like named something like "Honkai Starrail: The lost story of glamoth" where it tells the story of the swarm disaster which our firefly is the main protagonist, like this would also be a good money millker for Hoyoverse LIKE PLSS HOYO DO IT

[@SomeRandomDude12542]

WE SCORCHING EARTH WITH THIS ONE!

[@IshimurA99]

Honkai star rail should be adapted into an anime

[@NianJKL]

Claps for the voice actor and all of the love

[@MegaApostel]

Peak Cinema I think this animation should have convinced anyone who was still on the fence about pulling

[@Hyde_Kun]

The Sam design in the animation is so good and the way they did it remined me of sceens in really intence Mecha fights like Evon and similar ones too it. Also the inside inside of the sam suit when the Sam unit ripped his face plate off also removing the voice changer and hearing his real voice is great attention to detail especially seeing the wiring underneath the face plate.

[@ryukatana03]

"Ghibli moment" MINA NO

[@Nowaylarry]

"Life begets death" Spoken like someone well on the path of Destruction.

[@Dave-fc7cc]

Ruan Mei: *Anyway...*

[@jamitiong2978]

Crazy how fast Mina said no when asked to E6 Firefly lmao!

[@gamingandexcitingplanswith4307]

love fireflyyyyy, came from the stream.

[@DarkDevilDragon-bx7kg]

I recommend watching the keeping up with star rail fire fly preview, there's actually a good amount of extra lore shown and explained there for her and what actually fully happens with her SAM at the end

[@ironlegion1580]

This reminds me of Helldivers and Warhammer 40k for the emperor, and first order salute moment

[@Sylithen]

So tragic, but cool to see Molly reacting with you!

[@ShadowPhoenix82]

I mean, she was just blasting enemies in the face, and when she had the scorched earth protocol in her hand, she didn't hesitate to follow through. She's definitely not a baby, lol.

[@ArchonKujo]

I think this is by far my favorite animated short next to Acheron's.

[@yeastori]

Watch this with Hiroyuki Sawano - Eighty Six in the background for increase epicness

[@adrianmotohiro6384]

Mina be like : I'm gonna E2 Firefly !!! Foreshadowing !!! 😅

[@shukireya4776]

firefly gonna be your new favorite calling it here

[@razependragon7472]

Thx for the reaction

[@UndeadPandaLegion]

Chat, lets take a shot everytime Mina says oh baby

[@ioannishussein8038]

That left us all saddened from those moments in that new animated short.

[@EsporHB]

Firefly is such a strong personality. I don't want to hear people saying she is blend. After all that, she can still be this cheerful and cute.

[@joaonunes13th]

Mina fast as always 😂

[@kmitsu2319]

6:05 is our firefly the 1st one to do the full combustion state with wings and teal flames and stuff (super powerup) or like that THE CHOSEN ONE SAM? 🤔

[@phantomninja904]

They brought out the mihoyoAnime in house studio from HI3. I knew from the second I saw that it would be both tragic and a banger.

[@boggart273]

What i got from this is... Glamoth's iron cavalry were basically Helldivers.