Acheron's banner topped the iOS grossing chart for 36 hours and held above Douyin (TikTok's Chinese twin) for 45 hours — sounds impressive, right? But here's the catch: those numbers are virtually identical to Sparkle's banner from six months ago. Zero improvement. And the cherry on top? The post title already reads '现已掉农' (meaning revenue has tanked), confirming the golden window has slammed shut.
The OP provided a meticulous real-time breakdown: half-wave start landed at #4 on the grossing chart with zero presence on the free download chart; first wave shot to #1, holding the crown for 36 hours while staying above Douyin for 45. Regional performance showed China #2, US #16, Japan #1, Korea #2. The complete absence from the free download chart raises serious questions about how organic that '#1' really was.
For context, the OP stacked up historical benchmarks: Ruan Mei at 33 hours, Black Swan at 33 hours, Sparkle at 36 hours. Acheron — a heavily hyped, lore-critical character in Honkai: Star Rail — merely matched Sparkle's record instead of breaking it. And that's with the anniversary double-top-up bonus active, which should have juiced sales considerably. As one commenter quipped: 'Double top-up + a popular female character — revenue was bound to go up. Just sit back and enjoy the show.' In other words, that #1 finish came with a massive asterisk.
But the real firestorm wasn't about revenue charts. The OP dropped a bombshell accusation in the very first comment: Acheron is allegedly a 'skin proxy' (皮套, a character whose design was secretly modeled after a real person) for a Korean feminist illustrator known as 'Yomi.' The OP pointed out that 'yomi' is the Japanese reading of 黄泉, and claimed a previous 8,000-reply thread about this illustrator had been locked by moderators. Players were directed to a fan archive site called 'World Tree' (世界树) to find the evidence, navigating through layers of menus: backup library → archive → miHoYo employees → Korean illustrator Yomi.
However, the evidence chain is flimsy at best. Commenter #19 called it out directly: 'Your World Tree link doesn't actually say anything about a connection between Acheron and illustrator Yomi — so where exactly is this skin-proxy theory coming from?' In other words, the supposedly damning archive the OP linked doesn't contain the smoking gun it claims to be. That didn't stop Commenter #2 from going nuclear with: 'Did you know? The Acheron you pulled is literally a proxy for a pro-Taiwan independence figure' — dragging the drama into politically charged territory without substantiation.
The OP also included a community poll screenshot claiming Acheron is 'widely recognized as the ugliest female character' in Star Rail, attributing this to a vote from the players' own forum section. Naturally, pushback was immediate: 'What do you mean Acheron is ugly? I think she looks great.' Beauty, as always, is in the eye of the gacha puller.
The Acheron drama wasn't even the only serving. The OP took shots at Luocha, labeling him a 'caveman' (原始人) — gacha slang for a character so power-crept they might as well be from the Stone Age. The case against Luocha was damning: 4-star healer Gallagher beats him on crowd-control resistance, ultimate self-advance, skill point generation in zero-turn clears, and debuff application. Luocha's only remaining edge is raw healing output and enemy dispel. And the OP twisted the knife: 'With Adventurine lurking on the same element and role, Luocha's days are numbered.'
The comments also erupted into a meta-debate: does revenue tracking even qualify as 'gossip' (瓜) on NGA? Comments #3 and #8 were skeptical: 'This counts as gossip?' But Commenter #17 fired back: 'When someone posts Girls' Frontline 2 revenue, nobody bats an eye and everyone grabs popcorn. But the moment it's about miHoYo, suddenly it's "this isn't gossip."' The accusation of double standards hung heavy in the air. Then Commenter #18 delivered the philosophical killshot: 'Is there demand for a real-time miHoYo revenue tracking thread? Yes. Are people reading it for entertainment? Also yes. When demand and entertainment align — that IS gossip.' NGA's own version of 'existence is justification.'
Finally, the comment section devolved into the classic NGA 'Fox Fairy War' (狐仙大战). 'Fox Fairy' (狐仙) is NGA slang for die-hard miHoYo defenders — a derogatory play on the company's devoted fanbase. Comments #7 and #11 got users punished by moderators, but their posts laid bare the community's deep rift. One side complained that 'any miHoYo-related post immediately attracts Fox Fairies and mi-simps rolling around,' while the other shot back with 'don't panic, my Acheron is about to top 27 parallel universe charts.' Commenter #10 dropped an anecdote about spotting a squad of Fox Fairies all logging in at 4-5 AM to defend a thread, adding: 'They truly love miHoYo.' And the banned Commenter #12 went scorched-earth: 'Star Rail gives out a male character card and they call him "daddy" — they were born to be corporate simps.' The entire comment section is a masterclass in Chinese gaming community culture.
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