New Hero for Overwatch - Soldier:76

Blizzard Entertainment has unveiled a new hero for its upcoming game, Overwatch, after showcasing gameplay previews of the current roster over the past few weeks.

This new hero, named Soldier: 76, looks to be a typical grunt-type character, with an automatic pulse rifle that can fire rockets in a secondary mode. He can also activate a sprint ability and perform some sort of medic first-aid duty with its biotic field, with an ultimate ability to lock on to its nearest target as an extension of his combat expertise as a hardened veteran. These can be seen in the ability overview video as well (Just click the Previous/Next buttons in the video player above).

More about his abilities and a short biography can be found here.

Overwatch is currently under development.