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Overwatch's next hero is a former teammate of Pharah's

The next hero coming to the Overwatch roster will be fully revealed on April 8 at 9 a.m. PDT, Blizzard Entertainment announced Tuesday. The developer teased a first look at the game's next Damage-role character, currently known only as "Hero 51," hinting at her in-game abilities. We've been able to see Hero 51 in silhouette for a couple of months now, but the character's full art offers a much clearer look at her kit. She's armed with a pronged weapon that looks like an energy-based sniper rifle, and she's paired with a drone that resembles a flying fish. She sports extremely long pink and brown braids, and her military-style uniform makes her look not unlike Widowmaker dressed as Cammy from Street Fighter — or simply Cammy with pants. A logo on her vest indicates that she's a member of Helix Security International, a private security firm funded by the United Nations. Helix ran the maximum security prison that once housed Akande Ogundimu, aka Doomfist, who was freed by Reaper. Pharah is a former member of Helix. Hero 51 is slated to join Overwatch with the launch of season 2, which is expected to kick off on April 15. Blizzard relaunched Overwatch in February, dropping the 2 from

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Overwatch's next hero is a former teammate of Pharah's

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