New Overwatch Character Is Brigitte, Here's What She Can Do

Blizzard has revealed that the newest hero joining Overwatch is Brigitte, daughter of Torbjörn, the Defense class hero already available in the game. The character has been detailed in the latest Public Test Realm patch and also on the game's official website.

"An engineer with peerless armor-constructing abilities, Brigitte Lindholm is a valiant squire who fights on the front line to protect her allies," reads the patch notes. "Brigitte’s armor engineering capabilities make her a stalwart support hero, capable of holding her ground in combat while also providing healing and armor for her allies."

The official website, meanwhile, says "Brigitte specializes in armor" and "can throw Repair Packs to heal teammates, or automatically heal nearby allies when she damages foes with her Flail.

Brigitte's primary weapon is a "heavy-hitting Rocket Flail," which she "swings in a wide arc in front of her to smash multiple enemies at once." TheWhip Shot ability uses the flail to strike enemies at a distance and stun them. Landing blows allows Brigitte's passive ability, Inspire, to heal nearby allies over time.

Her Barrier Shield deploys a "frontal energy barrier that can absorb a limited amount of damage and protect any allies directly behind her." With her shield deployed, she can execute Shield Bash to "lunge forward and stun the first enemy in her path." From the sounds of it, she's a mixture of Reinhardt and her father, Torbjörn.

Her ultimate ability is called Rally, and is described as "a galvanizing call to arms that generates a substantial amount of armor for nearby allies and increases Brigitte’s movement speed so she can lead them into battle." Check out Brigitte's origin story in the video above.

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