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Who is Hero 45 in Overwatch 2? Here’s what some players have spotted and what game director Aaron Keller himself had to say.
Overwatch 2 Season 16 will kick off next week, which means Freja will soon join the game’s permanent roster. While she’ll be the star of Season 16, some eagle-eyed players have already spotted hints at another new hero slated for perhaps a future season. Here’s everything we know so far about Hero 45 in Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2 Hero 45
According to OWCavalry on X, Overwatch 2’s latest Stadium playtest includes a couple of teasers for Hero 45. A silhouette of the character can be seen on a banner alongside the Roman numerals “XLV,” which means “45.” Another Stadium screenshot features Hero 45’s sword on display. Just like the banner, the “XLV” number is in this image.
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Meanwhile, shortly after the game’sSpotlight streamin February 2024,Reddit user P3runaamaposted an image suggesting the possibility of Hero 45. The image featured two screenshots. One of them had a doodle of the hero while the other had a statue labeled “Magnus.”
Even Overwatch 2’s game director, Aaron Keller, hinted at the possibility of Hero 45. During a Twitch stream featuring content creatorFroggerOW, he said that a melee hero is “definitely something we’re looking at.” Keller then added that while melee heroes are difficult to design, he thinks that “we’ve got a route to do that.”
Overwatch 2’s recent spotlight hints at Hero 45
Although Hero 43 has not been showcased entirely, there are multiple hints towards Overwatch 2’s Hero 45 from the recent stream.
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Additionally, according to another post byOWCavalry, Blizzard accidentally teased Hero 45 with some placeholder text that stated, “Gladiators Gonna Gladiate.”
That’s all for now. Are you excited about Hero 45? While this sword-wielding character may join Overwatch 2 later, we do know for now that Hero 43 isFrejaand Hero 44 isAqua.
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