Overwatch 2 has officially teased the 42nd hero coming to the game in Season 14 – and it appears to be the Scottish leader of a rebel group called the Phreaks. Likely a new tank, Overwatch 2 fans have seen clues about hero 42 from as far back as Project Titan and the original FPS.
During BlizzCon 2023, Overwatch 2 revealed both Venture and Juno as new heroes coming in 2024. However, keen-eyed players noticed an unnamed tank hero icon between Sigma and Winston on the hero select screen – an accidental teaser for the hero coming to Overwatch 2 in Season 14 near the end of the of year.
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Now, Overwatch 2 has given fans an official teaser for this new hero a full season early. Near the end of the trailer for Overwatch 2 Season 13, the scene shifts to the spawn on Oasis, which has been ransacked. The camera then pans over to the wall, now tagged with bright graffiti spelling out “Phreaks.” A masculine voice with a thick Scottish accent – assumedly belonging...
