Honkai: Star Rail Leak Reveals Mysterious New NPC
A new Honkai: Star Rail leak has revealed a new mysterious NPC named Micah that will be a part of the upcoming Version 2.2, which should arrive around May 8. Each new version of the game has its own beta phase that includes new playable characters, weapons, and regions, as well as NPCs.
Honkai: Star Rail's official social media accounts have already confirmed that 2.2 will introduce two new playable characters, Boothill and Robin. Their splash art concepts also revealed that both of them will have a five-star rarity, which means that HoYoverse will most likely spread their releases over two banner cycles.
A new post on the Honkai: Star Rail Leaks subreddit has revealed an interesting screenshot showing the character Boothill standing next to a new NPC. The character's name is Micah, and he will be a Gravekeeper. At the moment there are no credible leaks that indicate Micah's role in the upcoming storyline. However, many fans have already started jokingly referring to him as Micah Bell, the main antagonist in Rockstar's popular title Red Dead Redemption 2. Some fans even claim that this could be an intentional Easter egg, given that the NPC bears a slight resemblance to the infamous villain from RDR2.
Some fans have pointed out that the NPC might also be based on a legendary Genshin Impact character named Varka. He is the current Grand Master of the Knights of Favonious who's currently on an expedition outside Mondstadt. Despite being mentioned on multiple occasions throughout the main storyline, Varka has yet to make an official appearance in the game. This is why many players believe that the new NPC might be based on Micah Bell, especially considering that he's standing next to Boothill, whose design draws inspiration from the world of cowboys, which makes this theory even more believable.
Boothill is a cyborg cowboy who belongs to the Galaxy Rangers, a group of powerful individuals who travel around the cosmos to uphold justice. According to recent leaks, he
