Schicksal

Biodata

Background / History

Schicksal is one of the major powers responding to Honkai disasters. Following the Herrscher of a Thousand incident, it recuperates alongside Anti-Entropy while remaining concerned that another Herrscher-level crisis could overwhelm humanity's ability to resist Honkai 1.

The organization maintains a major presence through its Valkyrie forces, including auxiliary checkpoint personnel during Sky City's Honkai emergency. Its personnel are sufficiently overstretched that auxiliary forces are activated for local security duties 11.

Schicksal provides Shencheng Pharmaceuticals with batches of Honkai Energy inhibitors and other medicines, believing the company to be a disaster-relief medical provider. Rita's investigation eventually exposes World Serpent-linked experimentation at the facility 37 38.

Organization

Leadership

• Otto — Bishop of Schicksal; directs the pursuit and capture of Kiana, prioritizing the Herrscher of Void's recovery even amid the Sky City crisis 13 33.
• Durandal / Bianka — Schicksal's strongest Valkyrie and Otto's principal asset for confronting Herrscher-level threats 33 46.
• Rita Rossweisse — S-rank Valkyrie and chief combat maid; dispatched to Sky City to investigate Kiana and later to lead the Immortal Blade Squad's operations 13 14 37.

Combat Forces

• Valkyries — Schicksal's primary anti-Honkai combat personnel. B-rank Valkyries are described as the main force against Honkai, capable of fighting massive Honkai Beasts 18.
• Immortal Blade Squad — Rita's Valkyrie unit, sent to investigate Honkai activity in Sky City; it is ambushed and weakened by HSN gas during its operation 37.
• Auxiliary forces — Affiliated personnel used to maintain order when regular Schicksal resources are stretched thin 11.
• Warships and transport craft — Deployed in force during the Sky City confrontation with Su Jue; their equipment prevents many Valkyries from dying outright to his flames, though much of the force is rendered combat-ineffective 48.

Methods and Resources

• Herrscher containment and retrieval — Schicksal actively searches for Kiana after confirming the Herrscher of Void's presence in Sky City. Otto orders that she be brought back “no matter the cost” 14 33.
• Valkyrie development — Schicksal creates Valkyries through artificial Stigmata, according to World Serpent's criticism of the organization 29.
• Honkai-related information control — Honkai-themed comics are generally banned in Schicksal-controlled territory; during Sky City's crisis, Schicksal-aligned authorities attempt to dismiss circulating Honkai information as rumors 34 43.
• Medical support — Supplies Honkai inhibitors and related drugs to Shencheng Pharmaceuticals as part of its anti-Honkai support network 37.
• Research custody — Schicksal laboratories are regarded as a threat by Su Jue's puppets and targets; Rita intends to send an unidentified puppet combatant to a laboratory for examination 19 24.

Relationships

• Otto — Bishop and operational commander; directs Rita and Durandal in the pursuit of Kiana 13 33 47.
• Rita Rossweisse — S-rank Valkyrie and Sky City field operative 13 14.
• Durandal / Bianka — Strongest Valkyrie; deployed when Sky City's conflict escalates to a Herrscher-level confrontation 45 46.
• Kiana — Primary target because she possesses the Herrscher of Void's power; Schicksal seeks to capture and return her 14 33.
• Anti-Entropy — A major rival power also seeking Kiana; Theresa's group attempts to reach her before Schicksal does 14.
• World Serpent — Rival faction operating in Sky City. Their Stigmata Project and activities at Shencheng Pharmaceuticals become a source of conflict with Schicksal 29 37 38.
• Shencheng Pharmaceuticals — Receives Schicksal medical supplies while covertly conducting World Serpent-linked experiments 37 38.
• Su Jue / Herrscher of Domination — Opponent who manipulates Schicksal's pursuit of Kiana, pits it against World Serpent, and directly battles Durandal 14 34 47.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Search for Kiana in Sky City

After a photo confirms Kiana's presence in Sky City, Otto sends Rita to investigate. Theresa's Anti-Entropy-aligned group separately mobilizes, intending to retrieve Kiana before Schicksal can 14.

Schicksal's efforts are repeatedly disrupted by Su Jue, who uploads the photo as bait and engineers encounters among Schicksal, World Serpent, and the Hyperion group 14 21 22.

Sky City Investigation

Rita investigates Gray Serpent's death, clashes with Mei, and battles Su Jue's puppet forces. Her confrontation with the Himeko puppet reveals that an individual believed dead has returned under mysterious circumstances 21 22 23.

Rita later deploys the Immortal Blade Squad to investigate Sky City-wide Honkai clues. The squad is weakened by HSN gas and rescued by Kiana, leading Rita to further investigate Shencheng Pharmaceuticals 37.

Shencheng Pharmaceuticals Raid

Kiana rescues Rita from Shencheng Pharmaceuticals after World Serpent's experiments are exposed. Rita activates the automated airship Eos to cleanse the site, destroying much of the facility and preventing further experimentation 38.

Battle for Kiana

Schicksal escalates its response after Kiana's Herrscher-level outbreak and the Honkai Bomb crisis. Durandal arrives to capture Kiana, while Schicksal deploys multiple warships and Valkyrie forces against Su Jue 45 46 48.

Su Jue deliberately turns the confrontation into a public spectacle, battles Durandal while controlling five Herrscher cores, and destroys numerous Schicksal warships with his flames before Kiana escapes 47 48.