Pom-Pom Eternal Sorrow - Honkai Star Rail 2.2

Pom-pom, the character bound to the train in the "New Harmony Lightcone" description, leads a deeply melancholic existence. Immortal and confined to the train, Pom-pom has witnessed countless crew members come and go over what might be thousands or even millions of years. Despite forming attachments to these individuals, Pom-pom is inevitably left alone as they die, disappear, or abandon the train. His unique position ensures that he will outlive everyone, bearing the solitary burden of remembering all the fallen Trailblazers. As the universe edges towards its end, Pom-pom's fate is to remain isolated, the sole guardian of their memories.
#honkaistarrail #hoyocreators

[@TheyCallMeDio]

Remember that we are PomPom's favorite crew member 😭

[@BobTheArchmage]

I'm sure every crew member is Pom Pom's favorite crew member.

[@fatuusdottore]

He must be a masochist then.

[@diosans9004]

@@fatuusdottore due to the stellaron the mc is basically not gon age

[@sunstrikea4602]

⁠@@diosans9004Wait that makes it even more sad. Just because Mc can’t die, PomPom isn’t afraid to build a bond with them😭

[@Cryptic_Diamond]

@@sunstrikea4602well we can but it’s less likely since we would NEED to be killed unlike the others who would die of age with the exception of Dan Heng if you count Vidyadhara rebirth

[@blacklight502]

That's why I sent Pom-Pom a gift during the food event on Penacony, I felt bad that they can't join us

[@crimsonraiderxv3422]

Same

[@riddlerosehearts8277]

Same 😭 PomPom deserves all the love

[@L16htW4rr10r]

I would be surprised if we all didn't do that. I hope there are stats for that later on

[@leverite6127]

Yup, same

[@Krim616]

Same 😢

[@Don-C.L.]

**Spoilers** but the 2nd end credits before you fight Sunday also tells you that everyone dies. This is around the Child's dream arc

[@Sakuyamon]

I dont think it actually said they all died. If I remember right, it said that they never left the dream. Which would mean that Sundays plan to capture everyone in the dream succeeded.

[@notmyrealaccount5245]

Of course Mikhail and the gang dies I mean it's about an amber era ago their journey ended if I'm not mistaken. The idea that Mikhail entrusted future trailblazers with his legacy is probably the biggest gamble he ever done

[@lynxXeum]

@@notmyrealaccount5245 he means that the current trailblazing team did not return, so pom pom was left alone again

[@heenthousiast383]

@@Sakuyamon "Everyone died" are the exact words used in game

[@Sakuyamon]

@@heenthousiast383 I do not remember that. I only remember it saying that they partied and never left the dream. Which is much more aligned with the plot.

[@silverfay2902]

Imagine how long pom pom needs to wait until himeko fixed the train and continue akivli adventure

[@anwarshadaad1553]

Cmiiw I think when the train broke pom pom also unconscious

[@stl443]

Maybe about some amber year😅 maybe 2 AE (about 40+ Years as the AE start everytine qlipoth swing the hammer)

[@farizr.batarai8271]

Pom pom probably entered a sleep mode when the train crashed into himeko's homeworld and when the train was fixed he woke up

[@edempire5387]

@@farizr.batarai8271 can i ask where yall getting these info? Like im genuinely curious

[@farizr.batarai8271]

@@edempire5387 that's just a theory i made when the Astral Express is in a state of disrepair pom pom goes into hibernation and wakes up when the Astral Express is repaired

[@Ardeleus]

I'll still remember that clip of Pom Pom ramming the entire train into a boss

[@flameddecimeter1755]

That’s just a core memory. “I’m powerless to leave the train. But I can still ram it into people”

[@Buttsob]

RAIL THAT GUY POM POM🗣️🗣️

[@xxsuperignaxxx8038]

Link?

[@flameddecimeter1755]

@@xxsuperignaxxx8038 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHjJi6VvediIhtUsi=upt32Dx_DauV3hcA

[@aurikananda747]

The Sunday Boss fight?

[@jaegarny5051]

Maybe Pom Pom is Akivili all along

[@kiritoxyronie2841]

Thats a solid theory.. To solidify this, the dream bubble from Penacony depicted Pompom but with a name "Akivili's Dream Bubble"

[@mickey6076]

I think he is the heart of Akivili. the astral express can travel because it’s using the power of the heart of akivili. If PomPom can’t leave the astral express, maybe it’s because he is the source of energy

[@SuperSylar]

@@mickey6076 If we get to that, I sure hope this means we'll be getting sort of "avatar" of the Aeons, kinda like the Archons in Genshin, the pure manifestation of that entity, not only powerful, but basically the best of them all, including perhaps ones of fallen Aeons like Idrila and Long

[@SpydeR5K]

@@SuperSylarI agree with you on this theory. I have a feeling that aeons are kind of like the gods from Greek mythology, they have multiple forms and can take any shape they want but choose the one that fits most. I was also thinking that maybe Pom-Pom is an emanator or an object blessed by akivili himself, which is supported by the fact that no one seems to want to get on his bad side, even Welt Yang, who is probably the most powerful person we’ve seen (though this is subjective since we don’t know how much power he retained from HI3rd and how much he is hiding, we know he is at least emanator status).

[@mushroom5301]

leaks warning / some leakers have said that pom-pom is akivili and aha's child 🤫

[@danielcioffi3620]

If they don't give us a quest to free pom pom before the servers go down I swear in the name of the Amber Lord there will be hell to pay.

[@kylehenline3245]

Bro you need to be more specific in your phrasing. Hoyo will free Pom Pom with the sweet release of death if you aren't careful!

[@axelwolf8553]

Would you like to join the church of our great laughing Aeon Aha. while the universe will surely end and everybody is destined to a cruel and cold fate, rest assured that together we will laugh all the way to our graves, and spreading as much joy (and chaos) among the universe for funsies :D

[@SpydeR5K]

Average IPC employee be like

[@danielcioffi3620]

@@SpydeR5K I'm more of a Belobogian Amber Lord devotee

[@roxasreturns2183]

I think everyone is overlooking something. Why has no one given Pom Pom their sock!?

[@D05D]

I believe pompom is akivili's emanator

[@infinitemidnightghostmourner]

Holy crap now that's a theory

[@infinitemidnightghostmourner]

Holy crap now that's a theory, a game theory

[@harlov8803]

Emanator of Salt

[@theclusterknight8716]

Akivilis emanator? Possible but from the cutscene we saw in penacony where we see akivilis memories that seems unlikely. And aside from that akivili is a fallen aeon so even if pompom was THEIR emanator pompom would no longer have the power that comes with it and as such would not be chained to the express for that reason. My personal theory is that the astral express is a separate thing from the trailblazers at the start but was picked up by the trailblazers and made theirs.

[@D05D]

@@theclusterknight8716 akivili is missing though, not fallen like tayzzyronth or idrilla. So it's possible that bits of aki's power still lingers either as the fuel for the astral express or in the form of pompom, which makes pompom their emanator. It's just a wild theory though, more data banks are needed.

[@Official_M00n]

Is that why pompom sometimes cries or looks sad on the express?

[@Rex5040]

Not really, you can talk to him and he'll tell you to help him with stuff. Theyre like daily quests or something

[@armihnfruity4788]

And that's why we collecting aeons so we can change the future, and following ellio script for the better ending✨

[@WhiteWomanSlasher]

Nuh uh, I’mma break the script, I follow no one.

[@liveandgacha4534]

Pom Pom: Where are those who share the memories?

[@poatotcheeps]

Osmanthus Wine tastes the same as I remember.

[@ArchonKujo]

Wow, I truly feel bad for Pom Pom

[@idkman844]

Why are you everywhere

[@ericgamerx9977]

I thought the exact same thing

[@needless974]

@@idkman844 no seriously why is he everywhere

[@_Kathy_cthy]

bro i just saw you comment on iminflames channel why are you everywhere

[@oipoop947]

@@idkman844 is that a bad thing?

[@dasmaffin1633]

But isnt this exactly the spirit of the trailblaze, witnessing the story of all the passengers of the express? Doesnt this make pom pom closer to the trailblaze than akivilli himself?

[@babyjiren9676]

pom pom is probably an emanator

[@Buttsob]

Of course after all pom pom is the closest to akivili being his creation. And if you show the memory of akivilli to pompom you will see how much pompom misses him

[@treasureitall]

i feel so sad for pom pom 😢

[@emca1597]

Pom Pom the Aeon of Cuteness

[@sugomydik]

Even They miss Akivili and everyday it just makes me upset

[@AshUkihime]

Pom pom is love pom pom is life we must protect pom pom always.

[@Ganondorf_]

If PomPom said that we are his Favourite so far from all of the Members he had.....imagine how broken down he becomes if.....we die....poor PomPom i want to hug him 😭

[@vennstudios9885]

oh... so that's huh... pom pom is akivili

[@clokie6671]

I have the theory that we, as the Trailblazer, are Akivili. Or maybe not a reincarnation but a body made to be Akivili. The Nameless seem to be a necessary force to the scripts, and we just keep getting more and more powerful and connected with the Trailblaze the more we explore. Wouldn't be surprised if we are straight up destined to become the Aeon of The Trailblaze by the time we fight Nanooq.

[@epicnightmare5600]

​@@clokie6671Elio is cooking sum and we do not know what

[@MrShimmerMan]

nah pom pom was yelling at akivili in that one memory

[@Akaneblaze1345]

​@@clokie6671 yep

[@kokushibo3169]

He suffered countless times before and still standing strong, our conductor is really something else ❤️❤️

[@HungNguyen2k5]

So, maybe he is like a enamator of Traiblazing

[@ayarinnnn]

Nahh, nothing can convince me anymore ever since Boothill said he's Pom-Pom. They might be related somehow somewhere just let me cook

[@itzzyammy5964]

If the express gets destroyed does pom pom dies?

[@emmanuelmercene]

He respawns 😂

[@pluto98893]

Well, it was split in half one time, and PomPom's still kicking

[@clokie6671]

He probably just stops existing until the train gets fixed, that or the train will somehow always find someone who will repair it. The Trailblaze is far gone but somehow the train has been going for millennia.

[@bella_a1357]

No, I think Pom pom is just sleeping until the train is repaired, as told in himeko Lore. No one knows since when Pom pom were on the train

[@abdi1147]

Maybe Pom Pom is Emanator of Akivili 👀

[@Nightmarelife]

To be fair it would make sense

[@alejo22bd73]

I HAD THE SAME IDEA!!! It would be incredible!!

[@yaelz6043]

Almost certainly.

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

Most likely, an emanator forever bound to the Express, he is basically the spirit of the Express itself.

[@slayergodgaming1424]

Akivili and every star rail passenger: "We are not fairy tails pom pom, we really existed"

[@Optimusprime1993and2]

I think pompom is an Aeon but he/she didn't know that yet.

[@VEEAVEE]

Just say they not he/she 😭

[@PazrhePenguinkisser]

Brah if you're gonna call them an Aeon use THEY since in-game all aeons are referred to as THEY/THEM

[@xboxoneyes7734]

Plot twist Pom-pom is Actually Akivili

[@Vagcelestial]

​@@xboxoneyes7734 It's only a theory tbh, both are two different person, I think I remember where the bubble memory thing in the past in Penacony, we can experience and see that Pom pom was yelling at Akivili(?)

[@xboxoneyes7734]

@@Vagcelestial True, there's plenty of proof that they're actually different people

[@aixy-no.0548]

no need to worry now because now pom pom had a living stellaron as a friend

[@bananasmoussestachio9017]

Imagine if it turns that the Trailblazer is just the next incarnation of the Trailblaze Aeon

[@sawe6051]

The path of Trailblaze does not allow grief to get in the way. The past matters not, the journey must continue.

[@R4GNAR0G]

Wrong. Grief is part of growing. The past matters because it's part the journey. If you said past doesn't matter that means you're disregarding and disrespecting the past Trailblazers who came before you.

[@sawe6051]

@@R4GNAR0G Totally agree with you, the comment I made is just extreme form of ''trailblaze'' and how I imagine Akivili would say it (since he is the apex of trailblaze)

[@vanoid4366]

Where on the express was Pom Pom when Himiko found it?

[@radleyreyes4131]

my take for pom pom's existence is like that of a spirit since akivili died and the express in shambles pom pom probably cant maintain his physical form not until himeko finally finished fixing the express

[@jdazier1724]

will pompom be the last voice narrating as the story of the game ends?

[@Revser.]

Nah its fine, when in doubt drop a train on Sunday

[@ferdianwahyu6952]

how much you all back to trail express for interaction with pom pom? and doing quest for pom pom?

[@xiochtl9210]

I do that everyday. Pom Pom gives you more credits than the daily quest and also gives you materials both for making food buffs and character level up materials. I dunno why some don't do that when it's less than a minute at most.

[@xboxoneyes7734]

​@@xiochtl9210don't underestimate people's laziness

[@gerrylin8750]

Pom Pom don’t need to come out, he just need to bring train

[@isegeese]

bro i love pom pom 😭😭

[@igorbezmozgy3326]

Now if they are so brokenhearted about losing any crewmates imagine how much they miss Akivili. They likely used to be pretty close, and akivili was the only one they could trust to always stay by their side

[@anisart4144]

We need love pom pom more 😢❤

[@mksk4395]

Isn't departure not gonna hurt much more then? People who share similiar fate as Pom Pom tend to isolate for a reason

[@morse2511]

What's with Hoyo tried to tell that immortality is a curse😢 All of their 3games has sad immortal person

[@kellywilson137]

I don't think anyone has tried killing pompom. We could test his immortality by simply picking him up and walking off the train with him.

[@morse2511]

@@kellywilson137 not that kind I mean like Luofu kind of immortality with they're very long age span. Hoyo loved that to make this kind of characters

[@bartimaeu1]

Immortality is a curse no matter the setting if you're the only immortal

[@bartimaeu1]

Immortality is a curse no matter the setting if you're the only immortal

[@mattthegoat606]

This justifies why pom pom tells you to visit more often, you never know how much time we have left

[@omgjlmiub]

Pom Pom should be the Trailblaze emanator

[@maxpalmer3212]

Bro, I haven’t even started this game yet and I don’t think I can handle it My heart is too fragile for this shit.

[@pancakes4552]

Gotta remember that the train is his main body

[@ShayLyriv]

its okay tho Pom-Pom will surely meet the next generation of the nameless to be the astral express crew again.. i hope so at least

[@ajg5881]

I feel like pom pom could be a eminator of trailblazer

[@fifirozo]

Or what if there's a possibility that pom pom is the akivili, yet in a different form?

[@Vagcelestial]

​@@fifirozo nah tbh, but it's a great theory. I remember that the bubble thing memory on Penacony? We can see Pom pom yelling at Akivili at the memories

[@GirlWthGlasses]

They better give us a quest to free pom pom or I swear I'm not gonna finish the game.

[@ZeroRemorse]

That's the point. Only pom pom will finish as the sole winner of life in that universe.

[@Lewy94999]

Osmanthus wine tastes the same as I remember... but where are those who share the memory?

[@LifeNight_Z]

Finally other people feeling sad for this LC as well

[@diavolojaegar]

Pom Pom: Journey's end would be a something im willing to watch

[@Merc_507]

Playable pom-pom when???

[@ethanperson8721]

It’s better this way, I’d rather this than another paimon

[@bnananananananan]

man now i feel bad for bullying pom pom for fun

[@fatuusdottore]

I don't lmao.

[@ladong644]

@@fatuusdottore erm what the sigma

[@shironoyami7002]

Why would you do so...

[@bnananananananan]

@@shironoyami7002 because there was an option for such dialogues?

[@Vagcelestial]

​@@fatuusdottore what is dottore doing here 😭

[@Xinevlin]

Me remembering that Astral express is broken before fixed by Himeko T_T

[@sumbunniii8721]

Maybe he will become a memo keeper? ❤

[@rann_23]

I'm sorry, my eyes focused on kafka XD

[@Krysslander]

Pompom is akivilli confirmed

[@Krysslander]

Source: trust me bro

[@sumplayss]

@@Krysslanderdoes make sense tho

[@constabrielbell4523]

Or an emanator

[@dearyl1144]

​@@sumplayss aren't in dr edward past memory, we got akivili POV and pom pom being angry at them 😅, there's no way akivili is pom pom

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

This comment is fact checked by Enigmata followers 👍

[@fluffymoonbunny]

I always go back to the train and talk to Pom-Pom before i log off TT

[@emmanuelmercene]

POMPOM IS AKHIVILI 😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@Ray-Ality]

My thoughts too

[@HanazukaNo.2]

Nah fr?? That's crazyy

[@farzanfarooqui6966]

Wasn't there a dream bubble with Akhivili talking to Pom Pom so that's unlikely.

[@ik.-.]

That’s actually a pretty cool theory

[@yaelz6043]

No, MC is Akivili, Pom Pom is original Akivili's emanator. The "heart" of the express.

[@Sakuyamon]

Pompom can leave the train. We just dont know how far he can go from the train. But we definitively see that he is outside of the train when we summon new characters.

[@kyokosakura3192]

It's a game mechanic.

[@Sakuyamon]

@@kyokosakura3192 Sooooo? a lot of game mechanics are actually canon in Mihoyos game. Like the teleporters in Genshin. So unless Mihoyo actually say straight out that he cannot even walk outside the train, its the canon we got.

[@idealzero334]

@@Sakuyamon its literally a summon animation, name one time he was outside the train that's not a gacha screen and only in the main story

[@bazo8478]

​@@Sakuyamon I think, Pompom can actually step out from the Express and explore the world just like everyone else. They just don't want to. After all, they are very dedicated to their job. Unless it's clearly stated that Pompom unable to leave the Express.

[@Sakuyamon]

@@bazo8478 Im of the same mind. Being tied to the express dont necissarily mean you cant move away from it physically. The tie can be emotional or psychological. Also, Pompom get scared easily, and there is a lot of dangers, so the train is a sanctuary and safety for him.

[@christopherchuauhang4829]

Pom pom is Akivili confirmed

[@Vagcelestial]

Nuh uh

[@jaydenlu6508]

NOOO I DIDNT KNOW THIS WHY DID U TELL US IM GONNA CRY 😭😭😭

[@zeruma.1264]

Just from a few unconfirmed sources, but they say that Pompom was created through Akivili and Aha. Sparkle also has a text joking about PomPom that has hints about PomPom’s existence, and it can therefore be theorized that Ahavili had PomPom and Aha then went to go get milk-

[@neonex6590]

all of us need a pom pom plush just to hug it

[@Yuumy1273]

How old are Pom-Pom?

[@TheBoss-hi1ii]

We don't know yet as Pompom was here even before Akivili got in

[@badwithusernames]

@@TheBoss-hi1ii or maybe, Akivili has been watching us all along… in the form of Pom Pom

[@doraaaaaaaan2245]

At least a round the same age with Akivili which mean older than some Aeons

[@rstudio6799]

Immortality is not a blessing its a curse.

[@geometrydashgamer37]

Luofu moment

[@A207.]

Man, Black Swan has seen Acheron's memories, something that haunts her Seen Trailblazer's memories, something yearns her to see the future If she sees Pom pom's memories, she willd efinetely keep those memories, even after Pom pom's next succesor, it will be kept as a momento

[@Titanike]

What if pom pom is Akivili himself but doesn't remember. He becomes pom pom after his death but stuck in the train because the train itself is part of Akivili. Just my take.

[@chenwingsee]

It would make the memory bubble where pom pom has a conversation with akivili make very little sense then

[@randomparticle2276]

@@chenwingsee schizo stemming from loneliness

[@chenwingsee]

@@randomparticle2276 as someone with schizophrenia, that isn't how it works lmao

[@Darkclouds-ed7gr]

Dam thats sad..

[@Arif-ji2zk]

Facing many farewell are compensation for one with longer life span

[@kappachino4597]

I just told Pom Pom that I'll kick him in the face if he keep calling me a nuisance, then I saw this video, log in immediately to apologize and log off. I'm sorry Pom I actually love you deep down 😭😭😭

[@nefesha3972]

I dont see it as a sad life but instead he is gifted the opportunity to meet so many new blazers and help them grow into their full potential. He will always be remembered by them and not lost to time. He is forever tied to thier legacys and stands as a living memory of their thier accomplishments and sacrifices.

[@sarellani]

PomPom the Aeon of Memories and Trailblaze

[@kokoro0404]

Wait PomPoms HE?!

[@Melanie-hx3ic]

its they in game but they did say he by accident once in a pompom mission :^)

[@shadowtrooper262]

You know water bears/Tardigrades are able to survive in space, right? He isn't alone.

[@solida_brisa]

Perhaps, Pom-Pom ist the true Akkivili, seen the trabilaizers changes and take care of them

[@Oiamh_TheWolf18]

Now I’m glad I have a pom-Pom plush 🥺

[@tryvargonzales6162]

Imagine Aeon of Trailblaze sleeping within Him Or his a key to get in touch with Akivili althought his the one who handle the train

[@triboa]

Seeing this made me realise the parallels between Misha and Pompom, both are bound to their realms eager to escape but only witness deaths. They remain alone while surrounded by friends because nobody else feels the way they do nor know the way they have to live

[@Lucyfer1102]

This is precisely why I do daily pom pom quest. No matter what.

[@Bam_Bizzler]

Pom pom: i am in constant agony. TB: ha thats crazy, do that lil hop dance again

[@Niky_Blox]

Noooo... Pom pom :(

[@justlikethis6084]

Gives me Marvin from Hithiker's Guide To The galaxy vibes. Time travel exists there, so he somehow ended up several times older than the universe itself.

[@marioconer4674]

I acctually got chills when it was said "As the universe nears it ends,he will be left alone,the sole bearer of the memories of the fallen blazers" (on top of that,witnesing everyones departure and abandonment) damn !

[@Sveta-nr3zd]

Pompom he.. then later they? There are more than one Pompom?

[@emiliaes21]

They can also be used a singular pronoun which is what pompom is always referred as in game

[@tempest5314]

Pom-Pom is the bounded supreme deity

[@fallensnow8859]

I guess Pom-Pom is actually the emanator who follows akivili and there life is linked with the express which is why they can’t leave the express and why they can’t die as long as the express exist and functions. Pom Pom was probably asleep until Himeko fixed the astral express.

[@oliviamichelle9033]

I got goosebumps watching this. So sad 😢

[@kokushibo3169]

Brave conductor 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️

[@powersat8314]

Imagine the crew eventually talking about pom pom, but in the text it says "THEY" instead of "they"

[@ZwalistyDrwal]

I wonder how was he still there even when the train was abandoned and broken (until Himeko found and repaired it)

[@Mary-rj8rj]

So glad for once someone thinks about Pom Pom. They should've become the Emanator of Trailblaze...

[@addisonpacker4959]

Immortality and being bound to a train without going out and seeing all family friends gone within time how much our poor conductor has gone through

[@leecole7266]

I think it’s not supposed to be that sad. Trailblazers are meant to trailblaze and so even if they eventually leave or die, they’re still doing what they love and following their path.

[@stevensteven5215]

Another game/anime : we seek immortality so ni more death in our world Hoyoverse : Immortality is curse! Iam tired see my family and people i love keep dying every time

[@justme7410]

And then there's Baizhu's lore seeking Immortality so no one had to suffer the fate of being with Changsheng/Herblord and dying young.

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

Abundance; shall you accept OUR gift to end this suffering known as mortality?

[@AzimVP]

Yet i think, that Pom-Pom is emanator of Traiblaze, because she can live so long, but can't escape the train...

[@KindDmoN]

This is my head cannon. Pom pom is the trailblazer stellaron. Stellarons can die when their path loose their meaning, they become swallowed by another path etc. but they havent told us they physicially need to die. They might just loose their powers. Pom pom is bound to the train because he created the train.

[@am-ir2bx]

Pompom is not just a He.

[@Emiturbina]

Discount Sommie fire emblem, and it's still an awesome little creature

[@BendakStarkiller0205]

pom pom is the heart and soul of the express in physical form that's why he cannot leave the train...the train is simply his whole body which is why he knows and feel if thier is something wrong with it...just like how we know where the etching part of our body is that needs some scratching..

[@HelloOnepiece]

Well either this, or getting Going Merried

[@wildtigers25]

This is why I always do Pom Pom daily quests ❤

[@user-eo4it2rn1f]

why pompom cant leaveee :(

[@Mr.ChaosPollensAllAround]

Maybe PomPom is the train itself?

[@stardust9470]

​@@Mr.ChaosPollensAllAround It makes sense,Himeko found them when she was fixing it,but maybe they are a spirit of the Trailblaze

[@pansy4538]

Pom-pom might be the train spirit for a million years how pompom witness everyone trailblazing probably wish to gey a body to interact with everyone before there demise