Battleborn Reveals 3 New Heroes
Feb. 29, 2016Battleborn Reveals 3 New Heroes
Gearbox has revealed 3 newheroesfor their upcoming MOBA mashupBattleborn, namedWhiskey Foxtrot,KelvinandShayne and Auroxrespectively. This brings the total of announced heroes to 23, with 2 of the game’s roster of 25 yet to be revealed. If you’re unfamiliar with the MOBA/FPS fusion check out thepreviewwe wrote for it to learn more. For those caught up, here is a look at the 3 new playable heroes and their abilities framed in the in-game intel reports:
MAIN WEAPON:Homemade UPR-SL3 Tactical Rifle
STICKY BOMB
SCRAP CANON
OVERDRIVE
COMBAT RHYTHM
Miko has to keep reminding me that Kelvin isn’t just some big, lumbering Ice Golem – but, I mean, c’mon, this thing is huge! But it’s also really small. I still have trouble wrapping my brain around the fact that Kelvin is actually an entire, sentient microorganism civilization taking shape as this huge, hulking Golem. Mental note: Kelvin thrives in the extreme cold of space. Bring a jacket.
MAIN WEAPON:Ice Fists
SUBLIMATE
CHOMP
ICE WALL
PERMAFROST
Shayne is pretty much what you expect from an angsty teenage girl staring down the end of the universe: She’s a punk. Hanging around the Detritus Ring in Rogue territory, Shayne’s survived by scavenging, picking up work where possible and grabbing anything that wasn’t nailed down. What I can’t figure out is how she’s somehow bonded with a &^@#(-ing creature and is still alive! These things hover in space and eat energy like you’d slurp a bowl of cereal – and she’s got this monster tethered to her torso! Well, whatever the case, she’s got lots of potential as a scrapper, but a moody kid with that much power? She could be trouble. Useful, but trouble.… I’ll let you handle her.
MAIN WEAPON: Aurox
BOOMERANG
STEALTH STRIKE
FETCH
TAG TEAM
Gearbox has stated that 7 heroes will be available to play right away, and the remainder of the roster will quickly unlock as players progress through the story. The game went into a closed technical test last year, and is schedule to receive an open beta some time this year before it launches in the spring. The game continues to look like a pinata explosion of color and tactics and every new hero announced has appeared unique both gameplay and design wise as well as story depth.
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