Doomfist seems to now be confirmed as a new Overwatch character. At least Blizzard is teasing it like crazy.
Fans have been waiting for many months, but now Blizzard has finally delivered the crucial hint that points to the impending release of the new hero Doomfist.
Blizzard has published a “news” in the Overwatch universe reporting how Reaper broke into the high-security prison of Helix Security International. His aircraft simply entered the airspace over the prison without triggering any alarms. It is suspected that there was a mole at Helix. That sounds suspiciously like Sombra, doesn’t it? Inside the prison, Reaper overpowered numerous guards and helped several prisoners escape. Among them was “Akande Ogundimu” – better known as Doomfist!
A few weeks later, he overwhelmed the OR15 units at the airport in Numbani and grabbed what belongs to him – the gauntlet we know as Doomfist.
Doomfist is one of many villains
What’s particularly cool about this news is that Reaper (or Talon) likely freed several other prisoners as well. This opens up many possibilities for the developers to add a few more “evil” characters. Because so far, the playable characters consist mostly of “good” heroes and only a very small number of villains.
There is no exact release date for Doomfist yet, but since the patch is supposed to include the “Summer Games”, it should only be a few weeks until there is a new addition in Overwatch.
Update: That went pretty quickly. Doomfist is now on the PTR. This is what he looks like and these are his skills:
Overwatch: Doomfist is here! These are his abilities
