Wrecking Ball aka Hammond the Hamster Announced for Overwatch

By Will Cruz,

If you’ve been obsessed with Overwatch: Origins Edition, you’re aware of the latest update surrounding the Endorsements & Looking for Group function. Blizzard has also been teasing a new character via social media. Over the weekend, the character was revealed as Wrecking Ball, a resourceful tinkerer with remarkable mechanic skills, who also happens to be an adorable hamster. Don’t believe me? Check out a couple of screenshots below.

Cuteness aside, Wrecking Ball (aka Hammond) is not to be toyed with. As an experiment carried out at Horizon Lunar Colony, Hammond exhibited exceptional growth in physical size and brain function. He became a Mech Pilot/Mechanic and even escaped to Junkertown. Now free to travel and do as he pleases, Wrecking Ball is exploring the world and finding new adventures along the way. The little furball also received his own origin trailer explaining it all below.

Still not enough? In the latest developer update, game director Jeff Kaplan introduces Overwatch’s 28th hero to the world along with key details of his background. In the video, Jeff highlights the hero’s abilities. His full abilities are as follows:

Ablity Overview

Quad Cannons

Automatic assault weapons.

Roll

Transform into a ball and increase maximum movement speed.

Grappling Claw

Launch a grappling claw to rapidly swing around the area. Enables high speed collisions to damage and knockback enemies.

Minefield

Deploy a massive field of proximity mines.

Adaptive Shield

Create temporary personal shields. Amount increases with more enemies nearby.

Piledriver

Slam into the ground below to damage and launch enemies upward.

If you’re still desperate for more information surrounding Wrecking Ball, or if you can’t get enough of Jeff Kaplan via developer updates, check out the video.

Unfortunately, no official release date has been announced for Wrecking Ball. Console gamers must be patient and wait to get their hands on furry little Hammond.

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Written by Will Cruz

I make videos, tell bad jokes and censor myself frequently. Currently a member of the TrueGaming Network YouTube team, TA Playlist and Newspuppy. Outside of that, I'm a college student in NYC. I love video games (even though I'm terrible at them all). I'm hoping one day I can make a difference. Not sure how I got to where I am but I'm proud I made it here. Add me.