Overwatch's Next Hero Comes With A Badass Grappling Hook (And Juicy Lore Opportunities)

Earlier this year, Overwatch broke the internet (and its own https://www.gamespot.com/articles/overwatch-hits-highest-steam-concurrent-player-peak-since-release-day/1100-6538020/">concurrent-player records) by adding https://www.gamespot.com/articles/goodbye-overwatch-2-hello-overwatch-the-story-driven-forever-game-blizzard-promised-is-finally-here/1100-6537927/">five new heroes to its ranks.

Two of these heroes, Anran and Jetpack Cat, joined the fray on the side of Overwatch, the game's titular organization of do-gooders.

The other three, however, had more nefarious intents.

Now, Blizzard is balancing the scales with the introduction of a new Overwatch member: Sierra.

The studio officially revealed the upcoming hero in the animated short https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxz-055QD6Q">Summit Breach, in which Sierra attempts to stop Deadlock, a crime syndicate operating in the American Southwest, mid-heist.

Sierra is ultimately unsuccessful in her attempts, and Emre and Freja take off with the stolen goods.

However, this trailer does give us a first glimpse at how this new Damage Hero might play.

Similar to Emre, Sojourn, and Soldier 76, Sierra looks like your standard run-and-gun hero, equipped with a pulse rifle of sorts.

While the gun has a rapid main fire, Sierra can seemingly also take aim with the weapon and dish out a powerful, high-caliber round that embeds itself in her enemies.

What truly sets her apart, however, are her tech capabilities, as Sierra seems to possess the ability to unleash a drone strike as well as send her drone to a select location, then use it as a grapple point.

Blizzard has yet to release a full overview of her kit, but should do so ahead of her April 14 debut.