New teasers and hints from Blizzard suggest that the next hero in Overwatch will be Brigitte. We reveal why this is so.
Speculation is running high about the next hero who will join Blizzard’s hero shooter Overwatch. Just a few days ago, many fans speculated that the new hero might be Emre Sarioglu, who was mentioned in a small “lore file”.
Now Blizzard has released an old letter that Torbjörn wrote to his wife after he was severely injured in a mission and lost his arm.
This letter mentions that Reinhardt saved Torbjörn. The Swedish engineer then promised Reinhardt that he could decide on the name of Torbjörn’s child and would thus become its godfather.
The odds are high that this refers to Brigitte, whom we also saw in the cinematic “For Glory and Honor” and the comic “Dragon Slayer”. In the comic, she took care of Reinhardt’s armor and, like her father Torbjörn, was a gifted engineer. She often worries about Reinhardt and advises him to finally hang up his armor and hammer and enjoy retirement.
There are also further hints from Jeff Kaplan himself when analyzing his older interviews. He has already stated that players “would already know hero 27”. This applies to a number of characters that have been teased in comics, cinematics, or in the game. But only a few have such a concrete image as Brigitte.
Brigitte is likely to be a tank
Furthermore, it seems that Brigitte is likely to be a tank.
Kaplan mentioned that the new hero “is present in every internal playtest” – this speaks for a tank or a healer. Given that a new healer was recently released with Moira, a tank seems far more likely.
Of course, nothing has been confirmed yet. Only when Blizzard finally fully reveals it will we have certainty.
Are you looking forward to hero 27? Do you also suspect that it is Brigitte? Or are you expecting another hero?
Aside from the new hero, fans are also eagerly awaiting the Hanzo rework.
