Drama Alert: 'Hero Mission' Accused of Directly Stealing Assets from 'Honkai Impact 3rd'

Recently, community members exposed that the shooter game 'Hero Mission' (Huoxian Jingying) appears to have blatantly lifted art assets from 'Honkai Impact 3rd'. The similarities in character movements and design are so stark that users joked, 'This is so obvious we don't even need to use layer-masking techniques to prove it.'

The community remains unsurprised by such news. Commenters summarized the typical 'plagiarism pipeline' often seen in the industry: copy, wait for backlash, apologize, blame an outside vendor, and reap the traffic. Some users mockingly referred to this as a result of a 'low-ethics advantage,' noting that it has become so frequent that people are skipping the debate stage and going straight to sarcasm.

While some initially mistook the developer for Tencent, it was quickly clarified that the game is produced by 4399. This prompted further cynicism, with players joking that 'Honkai Impact 3rd' has essentially become a free, public asset library for other companies.