
Joy is a right of sentient beings, and Aha inspires THEIR believers to delight in the joys of life. THEY take pleasure in the sharp turns of fate.
Aha is an Aeon in Honkai: Star Rail representing The Elation.
Description[]
A quest for formidable adversaries in games of strategy and activities to while away the time bears no winners or losers.
Instead, a search for the kind of laughter that leaves one breathless, will lead to the unexpected delights that uplift the soul toward divinity.
Profile[]
Aha is one of the few Aeons closer to mortals, inspiring THEIR believers to delight in the joys of life. Although THEY don’t possess earth-shattering powers like Lan or Qlipoth, Aha enjoys causing chaos through unpredictable means, making tiny changes and minor influences to living creatures.
Appearance[]
Aha takes a form of an obscured headless human figure holding circus-like props.
History[]
Ascension Parable[]
The Masked Fools share a parable about the Aeon: When Aha climbed to the highest branch of the Imaginary Tree, THEY saw the void, the stars operating like machinery, and how meaning bows before nothingness. THEY continued looking until THEY saw a baby fall to the ground and cry. THEY burst into laughter so clear it tore through the universe and still reverberates to this day.[4]
Swarm Disaster[]
The Masked Fools were drinking in their tavern when a blurred ripple appeared before them in a goblet which read: "Stop drinking, and go assist Aeons!". After three days, they reached the conclusion that it was from Aha, and set out on their journey. Generations passed as they finally realized that Aha was merely deceiving them and laughed at the futility of their actions.[5]
At the end of the Swarm Disaster, Aha, alongside HooH, Qlipoth, Akivili, and Xipe, came together and finally brought Tayzzyronth down and sealed THEM within amber.[6]
Mechanical Wars[]
As Rubert I fell into a deep slumber and the Machine Empire went to ruin, Aha laughed maniacally at the bleak scenery.[7]
Astral Express[]
One day, Aha decided to pretend to be a Nameless for an entire year, just to blow half the train up to smithereens.[8]
Unknowable Domain[]
When Polka Kakamond invaded Simulated Universe: Unknowable Domain, the simulated Aha helped Herta and broke Polka's Knowable Domain.[9]
Simulated Universe[]
When Aha appears in the Simulated Universe, the following sound will play:
Dev Log1[]
...The Elation, seriously? I don't feel elated when I think about Aha. All I feel is chaos. No other Aeon is as much of a headache as Aha. Aha has no sense of self-consciousness, is utterly unpredictable, does everything on a whim, and plays mortals and the universe like a fiddle. According to poor old Elias Salas' records, Aha once turned a Noblesse Worm into THEIR Emanator and granted the worm fathomless intelligence, just to see if Noblesse Worms could enter the Genius Society — The answer was no. For this pointless experiment, the Elation gave the entirety of THEIR Path's power to a worm that doesn't even have a fully developed brain, and then just discarded the creature once it had outlived its purpose. Without the Aeon's blessing, the worm died instantly and tragically. I don't know why Elias Salas recorded this in such great detail. Maybe he was shocked by this...?
Dev Log2[]
...It'd be one thing if THEY only reveled in toying with mortals. The worst thing about this monster named Aha is that THEY won't even spare other Aeons as long as there's fun to be had. I obtained a large amount of valuable info from the Astral Express' data bank after I got to know the Express crew, including intel on close encounters between many Aeons such as Qlipoth, Terminus, Ena, and Xipe. Unsurprisingly, Aha was also involved in these interactions between Aeons, but in a way that far exceeded my imagination — Aha wanted to trick Akivili and the Nameless, so Aha shapeshifted into a human and laid low on Akivili's Express for more than a year, then finally got the opportunity and blew up half the Express and an entire planet. If I were Akivili, I'd have wanted to kill Aha. Pity I'm not an Aeon, and I can never figure out what THEY were thinking...
Dev Log3[]
...Aha, no way! THEY are really eager to watch the universe burn — this one is bound to pour more fuel on the fire. Things have taken a turn for the worse since the laughter of the Elation resounded in the universe. How can three Aeons participate in a crusade against the Propagation in the same Amber Era? It's terrifying even to think about. No one knew what Aha had done. After all, the Masked Fools' praises are not to be trusted. The story of that gondola was recorded in the data bank. But come to think of it, how could a mortal possibly influence a god? Seriously, right now, the most important thing is that Screwllum and I are already getting a headache — how can we stop the simulated Aha from reversely affecting the Simulated Universe?
Follower Factions[]
Missions and Events[]
Adventure Missions
Events
- Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster
- Simulated Universe: Gold and Gears
- Simulated Universe: Unknowable Domain
Character Mentions[]
Character Stories
Character | Stories |
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Readables
- A Hundred Truths about the Pepeshi
- Evening Tavern Stories: Halovian Special Issue
- Evening Tavern Stories: SoulGlad Special Issue
- Glimpses into the Beyond
- Zhongshan's Letter
Occurrences
Equations
Simulated Universe Secrets
HoYoLAB Articles
Gallery[]
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- Aha refers to THEMSELVES in the third person.
- In Chinese, the phrase "What a shame for Aha" in Aha's Data Bank page and "Aha is embarrassed" in Occurrence Aha Stuffed Toy is originally 阿哈真没面子 āhāzhēnméimiànzi ("Aha has no face/reputation"), a pun on the fact that the obscured human figure has no visible face in Aha's splash art.
- When the simulated Aha entered Simulated Universe: Unknowable Domain and confronted Polka Kakamond, THEY claimed that THEY missed the Trailblazer (as Akivili) so much that THEY have lost THEIR head.[9]
- In Nameless's Memory Bubble, Pom-Pom claimed that Aha is the worst Nameless in the universe because THEY blew up the Astral Express into two pieces.[10]
Etymology[]
- Aha's name may derive from the onomatopoeia of laughter.
Other Languages[]
Language | Official Name |
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English | Aha |
Chinese (Simplified) | 阿哈 |
Chinese (Traditional) | 阿哈 |
Japanese | アッハ |
Korean | 아하 |
Spanish | Aha |
French | Aha |
Russian | Аха |
Thai | Aha |
Vietnamese | Aha |
German | Aha |
Indonesian | Aha |
Portuguese | Aha |
Change History[]
- Numerous mentions of Aha in the game had the pronouns updated to an all uppercase THEY/THEM.
- Aha was introduced.
- Aha's in-game description was updated.
- Old: It is the unique birthright of an intelligent lifeform to understand the joys of a living being. Rocks and stars cannot understand the humor of life. The search for a formidable adversary, the need for games to pass time, the yearning for an ending where the results don't matter. The lust for laughter with tears, the pursuit of an unfortunate misunderstanding, and the quest for a song that brings life to your body.
- New: The elated one understands that only the wise and sentient possess the privilege of understanding joy. Neither the dusty rocks nor the distant stars can fathom the humor that life entails.
A quest for formidable adversaries in games of strategy and activities to while away the time bears no winners or losers.
Instead, a search for the kind of laughter that leaves one breathless, will lead to the unexpected delights that uplift the soul toward divinity.
- Aha was added.
References[]
- ↑ Readable: Glimpses into the Beyond, "Inquiry Into The Gods: The Sacrosancts"
- ↑ Trailblaze Mission, The Sound and the Fury: Gentleness, the Name of Nocturne
- ↑ Readable: Evening Tavern Stories: Halovian Special Issue
- ↑ Data Bank, Aeons: Aha the Elation
- ↑ Simulated Universe, Swarm Disaster, Secrets: Gondola: Helping Gods! (Part II)
- ↑ Event Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster Adventure Mission: Swarm Disaster: The End
- ↑ Simulated Universe, Gold and Gears, Secrets: Anti-Organic War (II)
- ↑ Simulated Universe, The Elation: Aha: Dev Log1
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Event Simulated Universe: Unknowable Domain Adventure Mission: Antinomic Waltz
- ↑ Trailblaze Mission, The Sound and the Fury: Sleepless Night