BlizzCon is back – as an in-person event for the first time in four years – and Blizzard kicked off its opening ceremony with a bit of an Overwatch 2 blowout, including a reveal for the series’ 39th hero, chaingun-wielding tank Mauga.
Mauga’s announcement wasn’t, admittedly, much of a surprise, giving he inadvertently got a pre-show unveiling on Switch’s eShop news channel, but he’s now been made official thanks to BlizzCon. And, as seen in his reveal trailer, Mauga – which means “mountain” in Samoan – is armed with two chainguns: affectionately known as Gunny and Cha-Cha.
Gunny is an incendiary chaingun, whose bullets will burn enemies that receive sufficient damage; Cha-Cha, meanwhile, is a a “volatile” chaingun that deals critical burn damage. Blizzard notes they can either be fired individually or in unison.
As for Mauga’s moveset, he can deploy Overrun, a charging ability that can’t be stopped by any crowd control abilities, and that’ll deal a powerful knock-back when it connects with enemies. Then there’s Cardiac Overdrive, which conjures an aura around Magua reducing incoming damage so allies can heal while continuing to attack.