Overwatch officially reveals the next hero

Monitoring has revealed the hero coming to Reign of Talon Season 2: a drone commanding soldier with a unique rifle and a long pink braid. This currently unnamed Hero 51 will join the list of Monitoring heroes when the next season comes.

This year, Monitoring changes its typical formula in some big ways. Instead of releasing a hero every other season, Monitoring dropping 10 in 2026, with the first five coming in Reign of Talon Season 1, and a single character each subsequent season.

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Overwatch Reign of Talon Season 2 Hero Revealed

Now, with Reign of Talon Season 2 just around the corner, Blizzard has officially revealed the next hero. Little information is currently available about this character, but her newly colored silhouette reveals quite a bit. This feminine hero has brown skin, an athletic green and red outfit, and a long, two-part rifle that appears to be capable of firing unique projectiles. But Hero 51's most striking features have to be her floor-length braid and matching pink flying drone.

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Right now, the character's name, background, and abilities have not been revealed. Players can expect to learn more starting April 8 with her official Hero Trailer. This will likely be a new animation that not only reveals this new character but also continues the story of Reign of Talon as it enters its second chapter. The hero then arrives on April 14 with the start of the new Monitoring season.

Who is the Overwatch Reign of Talon Season 2 Hero?

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For now, fans can only speculate as to who this new character is. That said, her design brings to mind Frankie, one of the core members of Ashe's Deadlock Rebels. Frankie is known to command microdrones for both communication and recon, similar to the revealed hero. Also, the Deadlock gang helps Vendetta with an upcoming mission to hit Watchpoint: Grand Mesa, a former Overwatch base now under Helix control. Now that Talon and the Deadlock Rebels are working together in Monitoringit might be the perfect time to introduce a new member of Ashe's crew.

However, previous descriptions of Frankie have depicted her differently from the season 2 hero. Although she was described as dark-skinned with dyed hair, Frankie had short, curly lavender hair, rather than Hero 51's exceptionally long reddish-pink braid. Additionally, this character lacks the rimless holo glasses that Frankie was said to wear. While this may be purely a stylistic choice, it could mean that this new character isn't Frankie at all, but is instead a new character in the story of Monitoring.

The new hero also appears to have a Helix Security logo on her uniform, which could mean she may actually be on the opposite side of Ashe in the upcoming Helix-Deadlock showdown.

Gameplay-wise, Overwatch associate game director Alec Dawson previously confirmed that the Season 2 hero was a damage hero with satisfying gameplay and varied abilities. This character almost certainly uses one or more drones in battle, which could mean she might be able to summon targetable NPC allies, like with Bastion's Ultimate in Monitorings Mirrorwatch game mode.

Anyway, this new character is just one aspect confirmed for Reign of Talon Season 2. Antarctic Peninsula map overhauls, Ramattra in the Stadium game mode, post-match awards and an official Switch 2 port are in place for the next Monitoring Season. There are also several features that have been confirmed for later seasons, although it is unclear if any of them will be part of Season 2:

Stadium trial
Sombra Rework
Mythical hero skins for Soldier: 76, Illari, Mauga, Ana and Genji
Mythic weapon skins for Genji, Hanzo and Sojourn
Improvements to map voting, Hero Ban and Competitive Drive

Monitoring Reign of Talon Season 2 starts on April 14th. That means players can expect to learn more about what's coming in this update soon, likely around the same time as the new hero's trailer.