Starspine
Light Backline Carry
- Archive number
- 045
- Aspect
- Light
- Combat role
- Backline Carry
- Game
- Honkai: Nexus Anima
- Japanese name
- ホシバリネ
- Source
- Honkai: Nexus Anima Wiki
In-game archive description
Resembling a hedgehog, this Anima plucks stars from its back to give to children. Those who stroke its spines struggle to describe the sensation.
This is the text the game shows for Starspine, transcribed verbatim by the Honkai: Nexus Anima Wiki (English original).
Where Starspine fits
Starspine is an Light Anima, filed under “Backline Carry” in the archive. Backline carries are the damage plan — they need the front row to hold without them.
In an auto battler the role decides placement rather than button presses: frontline units absorb the opening exchanges, backline units want the fight to last. Check the aspect index before building a team around one Anima.
Starspine — story entry
Unable to freely dim the starlight glowing from its body, Starspine is a chronic insomniac patient. It dreads encountering humans or other Anima at night, fearing its light will disturb them. So it tiptoes through the dark with endless caution. When Bobabirb suggested forming an "Insomniac Alliance," Starspine secretly rejoiced. Later that night, when Bobabirb finally dozed off, Starspine shuffled just a little farther away. It knows its starlight doesn't prick or sting, but still it fears being a burden. That tiny distance—it is Starspine's own small gift of gentleness.
Transcribed from the archive entry on the source wiki (English original).
At a glance
| Archive number | NO.045 |
|---|---|
| Aspect | Light |
| Japanese name | ホシバリネ |
| Combat role | Backline Carry |
| Star rating | ★★★★ |
| Trait | Mastermind |
| Damage type | Magic |
| Height | 77 cm |
| Starting energy | 60 |
| Recorded total | 85 entries |
| Source | Honkai: Nexus Anima Wiki |
More Light Animas
Other entries sharing this aspect.
Also filed as “Backline Carry”
Same combat role, different aspect.
Neighbouring entries
The entries either side in the index.
Starspine · FAQ
What aspect is Starspine?
Starspine is an Light Anima in Honkai: Nexus Anima.
What role does Starspine fill?
Starspine is filed as “Backline Carry” in the game's archive.
What is the archive number for Starspine?
Starspine is NO.045. That is the game's own archive number, not a site-assigned index — the roster currently records 85 entries.
How does the game describe Starspine?
The in-game archive text is transcribed word for word on this page, alongside the aspect, rarity and combat role the source wiki records.