Honkai: Star Rail Fan Art Gives Gallagher and Misha a Heartbreakingly Cozy Reunion

Penacony may have wrapped up its main story back in Version 2.2, but the Dreamscape clearly isn’t done messing with everyone’s feelings—even in 2026. A Honkai: Star Rail fan by the name of RabiChora recently shared a gorgeous sketch that puts Gallagher and Misha front and center, and let’s be real, it’s the kind of fan art that makes you want to sit down and have a quiet existential crisis. The drawing features the two four-star characters alongside Penacony’s mascots Clockie and Hanu, and it captures a bittersweet connection that the game only fully revealed during the Penacony arc’s emotional finale.

In the sketch, Misha and Clockie are sleeping peacefully, while Gallagher—ever the tired security officer—smokes a cigarette nearby. Hanu, meanwhile, gently places a blanket on the young bellhop. It’s a simple scene, but it lands like a freight train once you remember what Version 2.2 actually told us: Misha is the late Watchmaker’s child-like manifestation within the Dreamscape, and Gallagher is the Watchmaker’s former confidant. Clockie and Hanu are their animated counterparts in Penacony’s cartoon shows, which means the fan art is basically a family portrait of people who never got to be a family in the way they deserved. Ouch.

RabiChora explained that the piece is a homage to their two favorite men from the Version 2.2 story. And honestly? Fair. Gallagher and Misha may be four-star characters, but Honkai: Star Rail gave them roles that feel every bit as heavy as the five-star headliners. Gallagher is a Fire-type Abundance character—a healer who can also throw hands—and a former bartender turned security officer of the Bloodhound Family. Misha is an Ice-type Destruction character, a young bellhop at The Reverie Hotel who occasionally guides the Astral Express Crew deeper into the Dreamscape. On paper, they sound like a classic odd couple. In practice, their paths crossed in ways that only became clear near the end of Penacony’s mission.

Character	Element	Path	Penacony Role	Cartoon Counterpart
Misha	Ice	Destruction	Bellhop at The Reverie; Watchmaker’s child-like manifestation	Clockie
Gallagher	Fire	Abundance	Former bartender; Bloodhound security officer; Watchmaker’s former confidant	Hanu

Fans in the comments praised the sketch for its warmth and its quiet devastation. Many pointed out that seeing Gallagher and Misha together is heartbreaking because the Watchmaker/Misha is already deceased, and Gallagher is implied to have died in Version 2.2 as well. So the image is less of a reunion and more of a “what if” that the Dreamscape refuses to let go of. The sketch has a way of tugging at heartstrings without saying a word—no dramatic poses, no glowing effects, just a blanket, a cigarette, and two sleepy mascots. Sometimes that’s all it takes.

Here’s the kicker: Gallagher and Misha rarely interact directly during the Penacony story. Their connection is more of a slow-burn revelation, the kind that makes you replay earlier scenes and whisper, “Oh. Oh no.” That’s exactly why fan art like RabiChora’s hits so hard. It fills in the emotional gaps that the game leaves for players to piece together. And the Honkai: Star Rail community clearly appreciates the effort, with many commenters also praising Version 2.2’s storytelling for making both characters feel important rather than like one-off NPCs with a gimmick.

It’s worth remembering that four-star characters don’t always get this kind of narrative weight. In many games, they’re the tutorial squad, the budget options, the ones you bench once a five-star shows up. But Honkai: Star Rail managed to make Gallagher and Misha’s stories just as popular as Acheron and Aventurine’s backstories—both of which also left fans emotionally wrecked. Penacony’s dream logic gave the writers room to do something strange and tender: a bellhop who is also a dying memory, a security officer who is also a grieving friend, and two cartoon mascots who somehow represent them both. No kidding, it’s the kind of stuff that makes you want to hug your screen.

As of 2026, the Penacony arc still stands as one of the game’s most talked-about chapters, and fan art like this keeps the conversation alive. With the Astral Express Crew’s next destination still under wraps—though leaks have whispered about a Rome-inspired planet—players are waiting patiently for the next world. But for now, RabiChora’s sketch is a lovely reminder that Penacony’s story doesn’t end when the credits roll. It lingers in quiet moments, in sleepy mascots, and in the space between a blanket and a cigarette. And sometimes, that’s more than enough.