Overwatch’s Swedish defensive hero, Torbjörn Lindholm’s engineer-skilled daughter, Brigitte Lindholm was revealed last week as the latest hero to join the current Overwatch roster as the game’s hero number 27.
Announced in the latest Developer Update, game director Jeff Kaplan was overly excited to speak about the character background, abilities and her relations, other than her father, to other Overwatch characters.
Brigitte was first seen in the Reinhardt animated short, “Honor and Glory” as well as a few Overwatch digital comics. Brigitte has been teased leading up to the official reveal including a letter from Torbjörn to his wife found in the Overwatch lore archives and several blueprints of Brigitte’s armour and weaponry.
According to a blog post, Blizzard provided an in-depth overview of Brigitte’s abilities…
“Brigitte specializes in armor and defense. She can throw Repair Packs to heal teammates, or automatically heal nearby allies when she damages foes with her Flail. Her Flail is capable of a wide swing to strike multiple targets, or a Whip Shot that stuns an enemy at range. When entering the fray, Barrier Shield provides personal defense while she attacks enemies with Shield Bash. Brigitte’s ultimate ability, Rally, gives her a substantial short-term boost of speed and provides long-lasting armor to all her nearby allies.
…and her crucial gameplay overview.
“Brigitte is the seventh support character to join the Overwatch lineup and her gameplay is engineered to defend allies while also providing healing and armor. She excels at healing multiple allies at once with Inspire while pressuring the enemy team’s front line as she whittles them down with her Rocket Flail. Her Whip Shot can be used to disrupt an enemy formation or to shove a flanking assassin off a vulnerable teammate. Repair Pack can be either used as an instant reactionary heal or as a preventative heal when anticipating incoming enemy damage. Brigitte’s Barrier Shield is most effective as a personal shield to absorb some damage so Brigitte can reposition herself if she finds herself being targeted by the enemy or safely move up into the heat of the fray. Shield Bash’s stun can be key in defending her allies from foes who get too close, or to immobilize an important target and start a team fight. Its mobility allows her to move into a fight or escape from an enemy’s reach. Rally can be used either to engage the enemy with a favorable advantage or safely disengage from a losing battle. Armor gained from her ultimate is permanent until chipped away by damage.”
Recently, Overwatch showed off some insane new skins for Brigitte which will be available soon on the Public Test Realm (PTR).
Brigitte Lindholm is currently available on the PTR for testing but in the meantime, get involved in some great competitive play as the new season is now live.
