Fans ofZenless Zone Zeromay have heard a familiar quote in the latestHonkai: Star Raillivestream. The stream showed off upcoming content, but some fans noticed that the trailer includes the beginning to a ridiculous meme song said by the character Burnice inZenless Zone Zero.
The stream ran on theHonkai: Star RailYouTube andintroduced all the new content coming to the title in Version 2.7,A New Venture on the Eighth Dawn, which will arrive in the game on December 4. The stream began with a silly skit between the “hosts,” followed by a trailer for the upcoming update.
Zenless Zone Zerofans who follow HoYoverse’s social media noticed something as soon as the trailer started, at the timestamp of around 5:48, bringing an unexpected and well-hidden Easter egg. The streamincluded a reference to an official brainrot meme from theZZZcharacter Burincethat had to be intentional.
Honkai: Star Rail Livestream Makes A Reference To A One-Hour Zenless Zone Zero Meme
Unbelievably, The Meme Video Is Official
The trailer forHonkai: Star Rail’supcoming updatestarts with a robot bartender welcoming the characters into a bar, with the lines: “Would you like to have a drink, a snack, or… commence ‘Party Time’?” To regularStar Railplayers, these lines might not mean much, butZenless Zone Zerofans who are immersed in HoYoverse’s social media will be quick to spot the reference. The Easter eggreferences a one-hour-long video calledBurning Desiresthat featuresBurnice White fromZZZshaking up drinks at a bar.
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The video was shared on the officialZenless Zone ZeroYouTube channel and plays Burnice’s theme on a loop. In the video, a stylized version of Burnice dances and speaks to a beat: “What can I get for you? A drink? Some snacks? Or a little flames?” She goes on to list the various drinks on offer at her bar, putting a destructive Burnice spin on it: “Anything that you desire, set it on fire!” TheStar Raillivestream quote seems to be anintentional nod to this meme video.
Subtle Honkai And ZZZ Easter Egg Reminds Fans The Universes Are Connected
HoYoverse Knows How To Engage With Their Fans
HoYoverse is behind three incredibly popular free gacha games,Honkai: Star Rail, Zenless Zone Zero,andGenshin Impact.Although all three are distinctly different, taking place across very different settings, all three IPs also share some obvious similarities. While HoYoverse rose to fame thanks to the beautiful and freeGenshin,the company has stayed relevant by pairing its fun and engaging titles with excellent external content for social media.
The company clearly knows what makes players tick, and puts as much effort and thought into its social media content as it does into its games. Fromtragic backstories revealed through poignant videosto brainrot content like Burnice’sBurning Desires, HoYoverse continues to have fun withHonkai: Star Railand all its other titles.
