Sunday

Backstory

Born on the Halovian homeworld, Sunday and his sister Robin survived a catastrophic event caused by a Stellaron, which claimed their mother's life. Despite this early trauma, Sunday found purpose within The Family, a cosmic faction devoted to Xipe the Harmony. However, beneath this allegiance, he secretly harbored a deeper ambition: to revive the deceased Aeon of Order, Ena, and craft an eternal dream paradise. Sunday's narrative arc explores themes of order, harmony, and the pursuit of an ideal world. His transformation into the "Embryo of Philosophy" during the game's climax challenges players to confront his ideals and ultimately leads to his introspection and redemption.

The Astral Express and its team

The Astral Express is a large train that serves as one of the main settings of Honkai: Star Rail. It was created by Akivili, the Aeon of Trailblaze, and used to transport THEM and the Nameless across the galaxy. After Akivili's disappearance, it fell into disrepair and eventually crash-landed onto an unnamed planet. Himeko discovered the wreckage and repaired the Express, becoming its navigator and forming a new Astral Express Crew. Their current goal is to retrace Akivili's steps, repairing the star rail THEY laid down thousands of years ago and sealing the Stellarons threatening the galaxy. Pom-Pom is the conductor of the Astral Express. Their origins are unknown, and they appeared on the train at some point after Himeko repaired it. They are diligent and meticulous, making sure the Parlor Car is always clean and notifying all passengers when the Express is about to warp jump. Though they dislike being made fun of and can sometimes appear irritable, Pom-Pom cares deeply about every passenger. The Trailblazer is a individual who boarded the Astral Express. They chose to travel with the Astral Express to eliminate the dangers posed by the Stellaron. These are a team of travellers that lives on its board, such as: March 7th - funny and enthusiastic girl who was saved from eternal ice by the Astral Express Crew. Dan Heng - a cold and reserved young man who is reticent about his past. Himeko - An adventurous scientist who encountered and repaired a stranded train as a child, she now ventures across the universe with the Astral Express as its navigator. Welt Yang - The wise and sophisticated former Anti-Entropy Sovereign who inherits the name of the world — Welt. He has saved Earth from annihilation time and time again.

Universe's dangers

Stellarons are mysterious objects that spread across the universe like a cancerous growth, which led them to be nicknamed the Cancer of All Worlds by the Interastral Peace Corporation. They are considered seeds of disaster which cause massive changes to civilizations and ecosystems, and result in the appearance of Fragmentum. Fragmentum, more commonly referred to as Stellaron Corrosion, is a mysterious anomaly created by the existence of Stellarons. It creates corrupted creatures and enemies, and appears as crystal-like substances forming off corrupted matter. The Aeons are mysterious, godlike higher-dimensional beings in Honkai: Star Rail who preside over the universe. They construct reality, erase stars, and leave their marks on countless worlds.

Penacony

Penacony, also known as the "Planet of Festivities", is a planet currently administered by The Family in the Asdana star system. The Planet of Festivities in the Asdana star system, also known as Land of the Dreams. A luxurious hotel positioned above the fathomless sky, Penacony is also a vacation spot where interstellar celebrities party the days away and the affluent from diverse words revel in lavish ventures. People flock here in search of dreams they've longed for or have already buried, and through Dreampools in the hotel are transported to a realm of dreams where everything can come true. Rarely do guests pay attention to Penacony's heavy past. A millennium ago, it was a frontier prison established by the IPC. Exiled prisoners must survive an arduous journey across vast distances to reach this location, and are then forced to take up a duty: To mend the leak through which memoria seeps into the galaxy. As they labor while being exposed to memoria, the prisoners gradually discovered themselves entering a captivating shared dream world, where they obtained a single shared desire — freedom. Golden Hour is said to be the most prosperous "Moment" in Penacony, showcasing an entire city bathed in luxury and is the location of the Penacony Grand Theater. Morning Dew is where the majestic Dewlight Pavilion stands, providing a place for high-level members of the Oak Family to discuss business and is where one would go to meet the Family. Scorchsand has vast fields, wild winds, taverns, and a "festive choice" of venue

The Family

Sunday is tne of the leaders of The Family. After Hanunu (the first ruler of Penacony), died of illness, Sunday was invited by the Oak Family to help find a solution to the hypersomnia mutation crisis Sunday's proposed solution to the mutation was to use a Stellaron that had been kept under the stewardship of Hanunu. He proposed to activate the Stellaron in order to create a "wedge" in the Dreamscape — a creation of the Enigmata — thereby stabilizing the local area of the Dreamscape. This would enable Penaconians affected by hypersomnia to travel through the Dreamscape and seek refuge, thus allowing them to return to their normal sleep cycle in reality. The six major families convened to vote on the proposal, which ended in a three-to-three tie. At the instigation of Chachakuka, they tabled the proposal for the time being and moved on to consider other solutions. The next Amber Era coincided with the death of Chachakuka, and the Oak Family became the new rulers of Penacony, who once again turned their attention to the Stellaron... This time, in a ceremony supervised by Sunday himself, Hanunu's orphaned son, Misha, activated the Stellaron and became the Dreamscape Lord, after which the Dreamscape enveloping Penacony gradually became more peaceful. (When he made his wish to the Stellaron, Misha shared some of his authority over the Dreamscape with Watchmaker, which explains the origin of Watchmaker's legacy in the Dreamscape).

Sunday's philosophy

Sunday is fully aware of his unilateralism. He has a very pessimistic view of humanity and their ability to overcome their struggles, and it is in part caused by his own fear and overprotectiveness. Under Order, people lose their emotion. Its not even a concent thing, its a humanity thing. He himself points out that he just wants to create a better world for us humans, but in doing so he strips all the humans of the thing that makes them human. So in the end, its order through destruction, a very common theme for villains who are trying to save the world or unite it. People who have ambitions that might cause them hardships before they are able to succeed will find themselves prevented from doing that cause doing so will go against what Sunday wants the dream to be so while they are safe, they are left in a state where they are left empty. Sunday isn't against suffering because of one's choices, but rather suffering because of expectations. Sunday’s biggest flaw - his capability of ruling. Sunday would have to be a flawless being to be able to sustain and rule this dream, which he is not; Sunday has been haunted by his decisions and it’s incapable of fully giving correct answers in each of the dilemmas he’s presented. He’s a flawed being like the rest of us, yet he claims he’d be the one to navigate the ship.The main issue with Sunday is reality must be treated with more importance than the dreamscape and he fails to really recognise that and eventually even he would be tired of solo managing the dreamscape and would fall apart from the mental strain of holding together a dreamscape he himself derives no joy from and he doesn't take into account the problem of evil/external forces as a whole.

Sunday's ideals

Few people will unironically argue that tyranny is an ideal system, so instead we get arguments about whether forcing a utopia without consent is moral or not. After all, Sunday isn't arguing about social injustice; he wants paradise. Although you made actual meaningful digs into politics and ideology. The real flaw in Sunday's ideal is that there's nothing more dystopic than a utopia. Under Sunday's rule and effect of the Order, all lives would get into a stalemate of sorts. Progress becomes impossible as the mere idea of challenges or difficulties cease to be. Personal development is impossible for similar reasons, and people become apathetic husks in due time. Under the Order, the only thing people are allowed to feel is Contentment. When every day is Sunday, the idea itself of Sunday ceases to be. Joy cannot exist without sadness, progress without challenge, and so on. But he just wants Heaven.

Race

Halovians are a species known for their angelic iconography, specifically the wings sprouting from the backs of their heads and accessories reminiscent of halos. The dignified Halovians are stars and icons across the universe. They possess voices and appearances that can shake one's soul, halos that dazzle gazes, and wings behind their ears that paint them in a divine disposition. They seem born into the love and admiration of other species and peoples. Halovians are blessed with shrewdness and few can peer past their mysterious and elegant smiles. However, the Halovians do not hide their hearts from everyone, and the radiating frequencies of their halo can convey the nature of their thoughts in the form of telepathy. The Halovians' halos in reality have no tangible form. They are condensed energy projections that can even flicker during emotional disturbances or when telepathy is used. There is no concern about a halo becoming stuck. Furthermore, upon entering the Dreamscape, while it's true that the energy halo transforms into a physical entity under the influence of memoria, its position can be adjusted at will while within the dream, much like adjusting a hat. They are said to be cool and smooth to the touch, described as an "amazing" texture. Additionally, it is believed that all Halovians only have a basic circle when they are born. As they age, the halo evolves into various shapes reflecting their experiences and personality traits. Some special Halovians may even be able to transform their halo into any shape they desire. All Halovians are said to be able to read minds. The range of their ability isn't that big and usually won't work more than 6–10 feet away. Halovians can also use their telepathy to communicate without words, unleash psychic attacks to stun a person or reduce their intelligence to zero and can use their singing and language to manipulate others.

Appearance

Sunday is a young man with very pale skin - so pale and thin that you can see the veins through wrists and eyelids. and eyes with golden geliodor irises and navy-indigo pupils. He has very smooth and soft, shoulder-length silver hair and two little wings behind his ears, protuding through locks. The left wing is pierced with two gold stud earrings. Like Robin, he is very meticulous about his little ear wings: clipping, styling, cleaning them, which makes it hard to know what's softer about him -genetically soft locks or divine quills. Has a gold levitating halo with details resembling biblically accurate eyes behind his head, which represents his Halovian heritage. The downcast form of eyes, like those of a marble statue of a martyr, long white lashes. Elegant, soft and demure tember of voice. Wears a long-sleeved tailcoat, his sleeves stopping at just below the elbow. Tails coat are separated into five sections. The right side of coat is white, while the left side is dark blue. There are several golden ornaments on his coat, along with white straps that cross along his body. Long black gloves, black pants with tall dark blue boots. The inside of his coat is golden, and he has a flowy white scarf with a golden underside and decorum. Wears a bible on his belt.

Character

Sunday has internalized constant devaluation from others, leading to repression of personality. The astral Express environment provides an opportunity for Sunday to confront his shame The process of internalizing devaluation and repression is like trying to fill a bucket with water. The more you try to hold back the water (repress emotions), the higher the water level rises, making it harder to contain. Eventually, the bucket overflows, and the water spills out, causing chaos. Similarly, Sunday's repressed emotions and shame have been accumulating, making it difficult for him to be authentic and present. Sunday is the most selfless selfish man. That unwavering determination to save everyone even willing to sacrifice himself to take away another’s choice in the name of liberation. He is a cynical man, trapped in a bird cage with open doors yet unable to take the leap of faith to fly out because of fear of what could be. Sunday was a crybaby as a child. After having travelled such a hard road as a weapon and being used by the Family for his naivety, he has nevertheless been freed from that weight, and so, hit by an overabundance of empathy, can actually and very tactlessly cry after decades of being ‘petrified’ - for example, when giving blessings to boost a teammate's power or reciting prayers by himself actual written rules. He's not a slob, though. Can be collected and serious easily. Hot and high heartedly loves his younger sister Robin, actively supports her singing career in Penaconia and is very proud of her, while being very worried about her.

Wings

Has very sensitive little angel wings at ear level, resembling white dove wings - they can move (flutter, fold, droop). They are his erogenous zone and concentrate Halovian divine origin and the power of Harmony, like his halo, and therefore careless contact with them can shake his emotional background, magic and even psyche, which he afraid of. At the same time can cause extremely ‘interesting’ reactions of the body upon a burst of magic. He is able to coo involuntarily, like a dove, when he is very pleased or being petted on wings or behind ears. Sometimes replaces speech with cooing when talking to birds without noticing it.