Fans of the Galaxy Ranger faction have a lot to look forward to.Honkai: Star Railrecently teased the release ofRappa, its latest 5-star Imaginary-Erudition unit coming to Version 2.6. Apart from being a rapping ninja, her other interesting traits include being a Galaxy Ranger. Players got to know this mysterious faction better during the Penacony arc when Rappa’s colleague, the cyborg cowboy Boothill was introduced. They may look like a disorganized group of vigilantes, but their biggest achievements suggest that there’s more to them than meets the eye.
The factions inHonkai: Star Railare often brought together by the Path that their members follow. A Path is an ideal or philosophy that characters follow for guidance, blessings, and sometimes, power. The Galaxy Rangers tread the Path of The Hunt with the Xianzhou Alliance but have vastly different objectives for following it.
The Known Beliefs and History of Honkai: Star Rail’s Galaxy Rangers
The Galaxy Rangers are a group of highly skilled fighters who seek justice through individual deeds, which often involve hunting down violent evildoers. As such, it only makes sense that they’re followers of Lan, the Aeon of The Hunt. TheXianzhou Alliancefollows this path to eradicate the Denizens of Abundance. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Rangers follow The Hunt to pursue and take down evildoers by any means necessary. Both causes are worthy in the eyes of Lan.
The Core Values of Galaxy Rangers
The Galaxy Rangers are individualistic, so they often have varying beliefs. However, they do strictly follow two core tenets:
Galaxy Rangers rarely communicate with one another, but if there’s anything that can bring them together, it’s the fall of one of their comrades. Each Ranger has a bullet relic that shoots out a flare if a Ranger has died or needs immediate help. Those who see the flare and recognize it will travel from all over the universe to come to their fellow Ranger’s aid. Boothill used his flare duringthe final fight against Sunday in Penaconyfor this purpose.
The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of the Galaxy Rangers
Not much is known about the history of the Galaxy Rangers, apart from three remarkable events involving clashes against the Antimatter Legion and disgraced members of the Genius Society.
The Galaxy Rangers’ activities mellowed down after their encounter with Dr. Primitive. Rumors say that the latter took his revenge and turned some of the members into apes. However, Boothill disproves this claim. Plus, many rangers responded to his call during the Penacony arc.
Boothill’s Revenge Against the IPC
Boothill is currently executing his revenge plan against Oswaldo Schneider, the IPC’s Marketing Development Director for the latter’s possible involvement in the annihilation of his tribe. The cyborg cowboy disrupted the IPC’s operations in Pier Point in pursuit of Schneider, leading to him being hunted by the corporation as well. Penacony’s epilogue saw him confront theIPC executive Aventurineto find a way to reach Oswaldo. Despite their individualistic nature, the Galaxy Rangers seem to get their best results when they’re working together. As such, it would be interesting to see Rappa or their leader La Mancha play a part in Boothill’s revenge plot.
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