Overwatch 2’s Chaingun-Wielding Tank Mauga and 2 More Upcoming Heroes Revealed
BlizzCon 2023 kicks off today, and during the show’s opening ceremony, we were given a first peek at Overwatch 2’s new Samoan hero (the 39th in total) Mauga. A muscle-bound Tank character, Mauga wields a pair of chainguns and sounds like he’s going to be pretty hard to stop in the right hands. You can get a first peek at Mauga in action, below.
Blizzard describes Mauga as a “brutal-but-cunning” hero designed to “bash through the front lines and brawl with his opponents in close-quarter combat, by wielding two powerful chainguns that can either be fire individually or in unison.” Interestingly, Mauga’s two chainguns have different abilities, with one firing off incendiary shots and the other dealing critical hits.
Some of Mauga’s abilities include “Overrun,” which will let you charge through enemy lines, “Cardiac Overdrive” which reduces damage to Mauga and those around him as he pours on the offense, and “Cage Fight” that essentially traps opponents in a bubble with the power to block out damage and healing from the outside. Again, sounds like Mauga is quite the powerful addition to the roster -- we'll see if any nerfs are forthcoming.
In addition to Mauga, Blizzard also teased a number of other things coming in 2024. Three additional heroes will launch in 2024, with one being an attacker Venture (coming with Season 10) and the other one still going by the codename Space Ranger (Season 12). You can get a peek at both of the new heroes, below.
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