Overwatch's Latest Hero Is Hammond The Mech-Piloting Hamster
By Ford James ·
Hammond now takes the crown from Winston as cuddliest Overwatch hero, as long as you watch out for his mechanical ball.
Overwatch heroes take many forms. Some are human, some are robots, and some are… well, we don’t quite know what they are. The latest addition to the stacked roster is undoubtedly the cutest though. Hammond is a hamster, complete with chubby cheeks and buck teeth. He also has a ball, though it’s not quite the type you’d equip your pet hamster with. Hammond’s ball is a mech that can swiftly open into two machine guns on its arms, very reminiscent of the Droideka from Star Wars. Check it out in the short trailer from Blizzard below.
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We don’t know much else about Hammond yet, but funnily enough, Reddit user /u/stmaurer predicted it yesterday:
“Blizzard has done a great job keeping Hammond's identity a secret, but I've figured it out. I've done it. Here is the Evidence for my later conclusion:
- Emails between scientists about Hammond being in the ventilation. Hmm, similar to tubing shown on Horizon. Hammond needs to be small for that.
- Emails between scientists about not caring where Hammond is/out of cage. Scientists don't care if he's running around, so he's not dangerous.
- Hammond's has a cage opposed to the bed of most other specimens. (Ruling out he's dangerous) The cage prevents him from escaping/crushed when the room door is opened/closed.
- Carrots in the cage. Needs to be some creature that enjoys them.
- Toy blocks have nibbles on them in Hammond's room. What nibbles on everything?
- Toy Ball strapped to Winston's escape pod. The only way the Hammond knows how to travel: a ball.
- The first teaser showing the Scrapyard champion "Wrecking Ball"
- The second teaser showing how wrecking ball moves around. Similar to Hammond's toy ball model.
My logic is solid. The evidence is undeniable. Hammond is...A HAMSTER.
Like seriously, what is the perfect name for a hamster? Hammond.”
It was some impressive deduction skills from /u/stmaurer and as a result, he’s been gilded six times. /u/TheDumplingz took a stab in the dark over a year ago and also got it correct, so he’s been gilded four times. Kudos to both Redditors!
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