Sparkle Character Analysis: Everything we know so far | Honkai Star Rail

The analysis is finally here! Better late than never ‼️(I still have no mic lmao)
This is Part 1 of Analyzing the character of Sparkle since she as of right now is still a pretty incomplete
Hello there I am Velynda and I’m a story lore enthusiast who does analysis videos for people who may not keep up with the lore or just want to listen to someone analyze their favorite characters !
This video discuses the lore and analyses the character of sparkle thus far
Question of the video:
What was your first impression of Sparkle? And what do you think of her now?
Leave your thoughts in the comments below!
Also in regards to Sparkles remarks about Aventurine during the trailblazer mission - we will go in depth about the whole thing in Aventurines character analysis since his story seems to heavily relate to it. What I will say is that it was a horrible remark and it was the most uncomfortable thing to listen to,,,,
OST used in the video:
Tnbee mix Sparkle “Monodrama” ost • Sparkle Theme Music EX...
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Genshin impact ost : Fontaine
HSR OST: Return of none - Something onto death
The masked fools - Sparkles theme
Chaine Signifiante
Incersitud
Ultra kill OST by HAKITA
The World looks white
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[@kiskutnya]

I love this video, especially looking back in retrospect! Sparkle is one of my favorite characters, and I think her development throughout the story is really interesting. I agree with nearly all of what you said, but I think 1 crucial point about Sparkle's character is that she performs not only for herself, but for and with others. Her being the path of harmony is a huge key to this that a lot of people overlook. Sparkle is certainly constantly chasing after elation, yes, but I feel that she not only is looking for herself to feel elation, but others as well. All of her actions throughout the story are because she is trying to nudge people to the truth of penacony, putting them into her desired positions in the play she is creating for herself and others. Perhaps it's a natural evolution from her focus towards herself being the only character to making everyone else characters, too. The one thing I disagree with is that she does everything only for herself - I feel a huge part of her character, as implied with Black Swan's voiceline about her, her development, etc. is that she wants everyone to recognize her performances and experience the elation for themselves. Again, I think this is why she is harmony path - a path about cooperation, collaboration, and understanding. She understands those she meets, molds herself into a character that they prefer/that fits the current situation, and puts on her grandest performance with everyone around her as the unknowing actors. The way she consistently addresses the viewer directly, inviting them to join in on her fun, to watch her, to look, to pay attention, to applaud, to experience elation, lends more credence to this. Such as her light cone description, where she's inviting the viewer to watch the fireworks with her for fun, or the most recent video, where she asks the viewer if they experienced true elation at the penacony story conclusion (which is debatable, considering we may be still stuck within the dream/samsara)
I think all of her stories may be true in some way. Like you said, it's only natural for a writer to put parts of themselves into their stories. Perhaps Sparkle was an orphan(?) girl (story I) who struggled with feeling emotions (story III) and turned to acting as a way to put herself in the shoes of the people around her (story II) to actually experience their emotions and in search of meaning, individuality, and recognition. This would explain why she has no trouble wrestling with morals, and/or why she is so addicted to her performance. The implication that she is bound to the mask, as in story II, may also further explain her saying she feels like it's an addiction - a key point which does bind all 3 stories together. They all follow some line of being addicted to performance and acting.
Sparkle is not only flexing her creative muscles, but also desperately seeking to not only be seen, but to experience and share that elation with those around her. She is elation, but I feel she was chosen for the path of harmony for a very specific reason - as opposed to something like the hunt or the erudition, which many argue seem "more fitting" for her character. If you think about it, it's not. Sparkle is not selfish nor selfless, she's not evil nor good, she's not moral nor amoral. She's just Sparkle.
Sorry for this really long comment! Sparkle is my absolute favorite and looking back on this video gave me some interesting thoughts about her character TwT

[@velynda_lee]

I can absolutely get behind this! Now that 2.3 is out it has solidified the fact she does indeed also performs for others - in her own way she was indeed trying to guide everyone. She as an actor that performs for her AND the audience, that is very clear now - and quite fitting. Im glad to hear that you enjoyed it 🥹💖

[@kiskutnya]

@@velynda_lee I'm so glad you agree!! Im totally obsessed with her and her character and just wrote a really long analysis on Twitter about her 😭 It's so sad to see how much hate she gets because people don't bother to look beyond the surface. She's so interesting and fun!!!

[@velynda_lee]

@kiskutnya for real like she's mostly loved only for her role in meta but she's never really explored by others for her actual character 😔

[@raincandy_UU.]

THANK YOU I LOVED THIS VIDEO!! SHES MY FAV CHARACTER!

[@velynda_lee]

AWHSH YOURE WELCOME! IM GLAD YOU LOVED IT !

[@MKMMXfable]

Great story telling, I will be looking forward to the Acheron Story. Nice to see the Microphone improvement. Much easier to hear you now. I hope you improve the Dr. Ratio video too because i would love to watch it again.

[@velynda_lee]

Aw thank you so much! I’ll definitely remake it when Dr. Ratio reruns 🤭

[@marielypomales9418]

Holy Spirit guides you, Jesus saves you, God loves you; they all love you💝💟✝