Kafka sets a trap in Zenless Zone Zero's character teaser
The Honkai: Star Rail character's introduction has viewers recognizing familiar music and weighing their next character pulls.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 510,985 views a day, 10 times a normal first day on this channel (49,770).
Agent Record | Kafka
"A top-tier hunter need only wait for the prey to walk into the trap," Kafka says, looking straight at the viewer. Her Zenless Zone Zero introduction leaves little doubt about who is supposed to do the waiting.
"Agent Record | Kafka" reached about half a million views in its first day, more than ten times the channel's usual Shorts start. The comments were unusually busy, too, with viewers discussing the music, hoping to recruit her and wondering how her abilities will work.
This is an official promotional animated character teaser, not a gameplay demonstration. A spotlight picks out Kafka's purple hair, sunglasses and gloves before the camera pulls back to reveal red, laser-like lines crossing around her. A vinyl-record transition introduces a profile poster bearing the words "Unknown Realm."
Kafka is already familiar to Honkai: Star Rail players as a member of the Stellaron Hunters. Several commenters recognize the musical connection to her earlier trailer, specifically pointing to Vivaldi's "Winter." Others are already discussing how to divide their in-game currency between Kafka and the characters appearing alongside her in the channel's announcements.
She is not the only introduction drawing attention: "Agent Record | Robin," posted the same day, also attracted a much faster audience than the channel's usual Short. Kafka's own closing question keeps the focus on her arrival: "I wonder where the story will take us this time."
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What viewers say
Vivaldi Winter beat drop goes hard
@Proxy606See it on YouTubeOh Kafka I’ll pull for you in every universe
@heyitsmari-99See it on YouTubeThe fact that they put the theme from her original trailer in this agent record is amazing
@yanderekobeni911See it on YouTube
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Yep, electric anomaly, as predicted.
Very much looking forward to seeing her kit.@xaviro758See it on YouTubeWelcome Kafka, to the fray.
@Lucain24See it on YouTubeWe're all *listening* with this one! 🔥🔥
@EhNeenjaSee it on YouTubeMy polychromes 😭😭😭🥀💔
@rodricc04973See it on YouTubeKAFKA IS COMING HOME! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!
@Christian_KimSee it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
- Channel
- Zenless Zone Zero
- Subscribers
- 1,880,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 7,964,980
- Channel views, pace per day
- 3,163,333 (on a normal day: 648,450)
- Video published
- October 24, 2026
- Video views so far
- 510,002 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 510,985
The numbers
Kafka and Robin both drew unusually large first-day audiences for the channel's Shorts. Channel-wide daily views were also well above their usual pace.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which game introduced Kafka as a member of the Stellaron Hunters?
Kafka belongs to the Stellaron Hunters in Honkai: Star Rail.


