Honkai Star Rail’s Annihilation Gang may not be as dead as we thought

During GDC 2025, we had the chance to sit down with Honkai Star Rail’s Lead Game Designer, Chengnan An, to discuss the exciting world of Amphoreus, the new Remembrance path, and all of our other burning questions. One thing we couldn’t help but ask about was the ill-fated Annihilation Gang. Will we ever get to actually meet the members? Or are they truly dead? If you’re unsure who the Annihilation Gang is, let me fill you in. Hoyoverse released the Myriad Celestia Trailer - "A Night of Ever-Flame: Scene 33" back in January 2024, and in this trailer, we got to see a group of fully voiced, villainous-looking men and women discussing a plan to take over Penacony. However, this didn’t go all that well for them, as not long after, Honkai Star Rail’s Acheron casually admits to having killed them all. Regardless, we really want to see more of these misfits, as Duke Inferno’s flaming ram skull and Akash’s whimsical cello playing left us thoroughly intrigued. So we didn’t beat around the bush and asked An plain and simple, will the Annihilation Gang make an actual appearance in-game, or are they really dead? Continue reading Honkai Star Rail’s Annihilation Gang may not be as dead as we thought MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: Honkai Star Rail codes, Honkai Star Rail tier list, Honkai Star Rail banners

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Honkai Star Rail’s Annihilation Gang may not be as dead as we thought
Honkai Star Rail’s Annihilation Gang may not be as dead as we thought

During GDC 2025, we had the chance to sit down with Honkai Star Rail’s Lead Game Designer, Chengnan An, to discuss the exciting world of Amphoreus, the new Remembrance path, and all of our other burning questions. One thing we couldn’t help but ask about was the ill-fated Annihilation Gang. Will we ever get to actually meet the members? Or are they truly dead?

If you’re unsure who the Annihilation Gang is, let me fill you in. Hoyoverse released the Myriad Celestia Trailer - "A Night of Ever-Flame: Scene 33" back in January 2024, and in this trailer, we got to see a group of fully voiced, villainous-looking men and women discussing a plan to take over Penacony. However, this didn’t go all that well for them, as not long after, Honkai Star Rail’s Acheron casually admits to having killed them all.

Regardless, we really want to see more of these misfits, as Duke Inferno’s flaming ram skull and Akash’s whimsical cello playing left us thoroughly intrigued. So we didn’t beat around the bush and asked An plain and simple, will the Annihilation Gang make an actual appearance in-game, or are they really dead?

MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: Honkai Star Rail codes, Honkai Star Rail tier list, Honkai Star Rail banners