Herrschers

Herrschers are humans who have been chosen by the Honkai to serve as its envoys to humanity. There are typically 14 Herrschers in total. Their purpose is to destroy humanity, although several Herrschers of the Current Era have defected from this directive.

3 Herrschers to go in current era before Herrscher of the End:
 * Death
 * Candidate: Seele Vollerei
 * Binding
 * Candidate: Theresa Apocalypse (bc Judah), Rita (bc a vibe)?
 * Ego:
 * Candidate: K-423 bc Moon, Mei bc Elysia's teachings, Durandal bc hershey moment?

Herrscher Cores
The source of a Herrscher's power comes from what is known as a 'Herrscher Core'. The base function of a core is to act as a faucet that controls the energy flow from the Imaginary Space to the Herrscher [Ch. XIV]. Typically, a Herrscher only has a single core; the core they came into existence with. However, Herrschers with multiple cores have appeared in the Current Era.

While the 'domains' of a Herrscher do not appear to have changed between the Previous and Current Eras, there is a marked difference in power between the two. This is due to the difference in the 'singularity' of Herrscher Cores. In the PE, Herrscher Cores had a 'pure singularity'. As such, when these cores are extracted from a Herrscher, they are locked into that state permanently. It cannot gain any new abilities specific to its domain, nor create any new Herrschers.

Cores in the CE, however, do not have this limitation. They have a 'ring-shaped singularity', and remain active even after being removed from a Herrscher. These cores can continuously evolve and create new Herrschers. There does not appear to be a limit to the number of new Herrschers it can create. Furthermore, there is a general difference in ability between PE and CE Herrschers, displayed most notably in the Herrscher of Domination. It is unclear whether or not this is due to the core.

Previous Era
Herrschers from the Previous Era had Divine Keys made from their cores. Underlining denotes whether the Herrscher is playable in game.
 * 1) Herrscher of Human Ego - ELYSIA
 * 2) Herrscher of Reason - Previous Era Herrscher of Reason
 * 3) Herrscher of the Void - Previous Era Herrscher of the Void
 * 4) Herrscher of Thunder - Previous Era Herrscher of Thunder
 * 5) Herrscher of Wind - Previous Era Herrscher of Wind
 * 6) Herrscher of Ice - Previous Era Herrscher of Ice
 * 7) Herrscher of Death - Previous Era Herrscher of Death (resembles Seele Vollerei)
 * 8) Herrscher of Flame - HIMEKO
 * 9) Herrscher of Sentience - Previous Era Herrscher of Sentience
 * 10) Herrscher of the Earth - Previous Era Herrscher of Stars
 * 11) Herrscher of Legion - Previous Era Herrscher of Domination
 * 12) Herrscher of Binding - Previous Era Herrscher of Binding
 * 13) Herrscher of Corruption - RIN
 * 14) Herrscher of the End

Current Era
Underlining denotes whether the Herrscher is playable in game.

There are also several Herrschers that possess numerous cores, and thus have more than one sphere of influence. These Herrschers have only appeared in the Current Era.
 * 1) Herrscher of Reason - Welt Joyce, Welt Yang, currently Bronya Zaychik
 * 2) Herrscher of the Void - Sirin
 * 3) Herrscher of Thunder - Raiden Mei
 * 4) Herrscher of Wind - Wendy
 * 5) Herrscher of Ice - Ana Schariac
 * 6) Herrscher of Stars - Owl
 * 7) Herrscher of Sentience - Herrscher of Sentience (Character)
 * 8) Herrscher of Domination - 1000 Individuals under Herrscher of Domination
 * 9) Herrscher of Flamescion - Kiana Kaslana (K-423)
 * 10) Herrscher of Corruption - Herrscher of Corruption (Character)

Herrscher Personalities
In the Current Era, humans are much more resistant to the psychological manipulation of the Honkai. As the birth of a Herrscher is limited only to those capable of handling the immense Honkai energy, sometimes their hosts are unwilling to turn against humanity. In these circumstances, the Honkai will create a "Herrscher Personality" during the host's eruption. The Herrscher personality has the ability to take over the host's body. When it is not in control of the body, the purpose of the Herrscher Personality is to convince the host to turn against humanity. Should the host have sufficient hatred for humanity at the time of its corruption, the Honkai will deem it unnecessary to create a complementary Herrscher Personality.


 * 1) Carl Joyce - Welt Joyce
 * 2) Carl, the host personality, died during the Eruption. The first Herrscher that all the characters know and interact with is actually the Herrscher Personality.
 * 3) Sirin
 * 4) As Sirin, she did not have a Herrscher Personality due to her hatred of humanity being deemed sufficient by the Will of Honkai. However, when her soul was split within K-423, she created an "artificial Herrscher Personality" of sorts. K-423 loved humanity, but the entity called the "Herrscher of the Void" harbored Sirin's memories of hatred and thus acted opposite to her. The "Herrscher of the Void" entity acted much as like a Herrscher Personality does, being able to take over the body and interact with the "host", despite them both being halves of the same whole.
 * 5) Raiden Mei - The Lightning Empress
 * 6) Wendy
 * 7) Wendy did not have a have a Herrscher Personality due to her hatred of humanity being deemed sufficient by the Will of Honkai.
 * 8) Ana Schariac - "Herrscher of Ice"
 * 9) The "Herrscher of Ice" entity was quite childlike. She was unable to speak any words and communicated through grunts. She appeared emotionless and trusted easily.
 * Owl
 * 1) He did not have a Herrscher Personality due to his hatred of humanity being deemed sufficient by the Will of Honkai.
 * 2) Fu Hua - "Herrscher of Sentience"
 * 3) Similar to the first Herrscher of Reason, Fu Hua's body was free when the Herrscher Personality was born. Her soul was in the feathers of Fenghuang Down. As such, the Herrscher Personality had free reign of the body and inherited Hua's memories, believing herself to be the true personality.
 * 4) Hosts of the Herrscher - Herrscher of Domination Puppets
 * 5) K-423
 * 6) K-423's awakening as the Herrscher of Flamescion was unanticipated by the Will of the Honkai and as such she was not given a Herrscher Personality.