Special (SP) characters in Honkai: Star Rail are reworked versions of existing units, built around new Paths and kits rather than fresh faces. A batch of leaks points to five more of them arriving across the 5.x version arc, and the names attached are all familiar ones.
Quick answer: The 5.x SP characters named in the leak are Firefly, Misha, Kafka, Dan Heng, and March 7th, with Misha specifically said to receive an adult form. None of this is confirmed by HoYoverse, so treat every name as unverified.
The five 5.x SP characters named in the leak
The list comes from an anonymous source shared by the leaker HxG, so the certainty here is low. What it claims is that each of the following units will get a special form during the 5.x arc.
| Character | Notable detail in the leak |
|---|---|
| Firefly | Stellaron Hunter; would complete SP forms for the group |
| Misha | Said to receive an adult form |
| Kafka | Stellaron Hunter |
| Dan Heng | Would give him four playable versions |
| March 7th | Already has Evernight as an SP form |
Adult Misha and a possible Penacony return
Misha is a Memetic Entity born from a fragment of Mikhail Char Legwork’s memories. Because Mikhail was once part of the Nameless, an adult Misha rejoining the Astral Express would fit the story. The leak frames his grown-up form as a hint toward a major return to Penacony.
Every Stellaron Hunter would gain an SP form
Firefly and Kafka are the two Stellaron Hunters on the list. Mortenax Blade and Silver Wolf Lv. 999 already arrived in versions 4.2 and 4.3. If Firefly and Kafka follow through in 5.x, the entire group would have an SP variant by the end of the arc.
Mono Dan Heng and mono March 7th teams
If the Dan Heng SP is real, players would own four distinct versions of him. That would make a full team built entirely from Dan Heng variants possible. The same idea applies to March 7th, since Evernight already counts as one of her SP forms.
Characters not on the list
Several popular units are absent. Welt is the only original Astral Express crew member still without an SP form. Beyond him, Acheron, Sampo, Luocha, and Jingliu are also waiting for one.
A separate leak claims one of the 5.x SP units will be an Astral Express member. At this point only Sunday and Welt remain without an SP form among that group, which narrows the candidates.
The wider 5.x picture
SP characters are not the only 5.x rumor circulating. Leakers have also pointed to a new playable Path arriving in the arc, with the name Finality attached to it. Kafka and Acheron have shown up in separate SP mentions as well, though those remain speculative.
Note: none of these details are official. Leak lists like this frequently shift or turn out wrong, and HoYoverse has not confirmed any of the named characters, forms, or the Finality Path. The clearest signals will come once the 5.0 story begins and the involved characters take shape in the narrative.
