Brigitte Lindholm is the new Overwatch character

The developer behind Overwatch has lifted the curtains on the latest character to join the ranks of the perennially popular shooter: Say hello to Brigitte Lindholm.

Blizzard Entertainment’s official blurb describes Brigitte as an ‘engineer with peerless armour-constructing abilities’ who has no qualms with getting down and dirty on the front lines to help protect her teammates. She’s apparently a ‘stalwart support hero’ who can hold her own in battle while also providing handy armour and healing perks for her allies.

Brigitte wields a ‘heavy-hitting Rocket Flail’ as her primary weapon, which allows her to hit multiple enemies at once by swinging it in a huge arc in front of her. Meanwhile, landing blows with her Whip Shot ability will let you heal nearby allies overtime using her Inspire passive technique.

Elsewhere, she can deploy a Barrier Shield that is able to soak up a limited amount of damage and protect anyone behind her. In addition, Brigitte can also execute a Shield Bash in this state to stun the first enemy directly in front of her.

Finally, Brigitte’s ultimate ability, Rally, is described as ‘a galvanizing call to arms that generates a substantial amount of armour for nearby allies and increases Brigitte’s movement speed so she can lead them into battle.’

You can read up more on Brigitte via Blizzard’s official website. Also, be sure to check out our Overwatch review to see what Alice thought of the game back in 2016.