Blizzard releases unique hero Cho’gall for ‘Heroes of the Storm’

Blizzard recently revealed new details for their titles at Blizzcon, which include two upcoming characters for its multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), “Heroes of the Storm.” The upcoming heroes look to be the most unique among any other MOBA as both characters share only one unit.

Blizzard’s “Heroes of the Storm” currently sports a roster filled with characters that vary greatly in playstyle. It can be recalled that the developer had introduced The Lost Vikings as a new hero unit last year. What makes the unit unique is it urges the player to control three heroes at once. However, Cho’gall, the upcoming hero, is the total opposite as it lets two players control a single two-headed character, Polygon reports.

Cho’gall comes from the “Warcraft” universe. He may look familiar to series fans as two-headed ogres make an appearance in almost all “Warcraft” titles. The hero is emobodied by two different units – Cho and Gall. Both have different personalities, roles and skills during battles.

Cho is a warrior type-character sporting several hard-hitting attacks to damage enemies around him. Gall, meanwhile, is geared toward spellcasting and can deal massive damage through the use of magic. Overall, the two have distinct abilities and hero traits. This means that if the two players controlling Cho’gall work hard enough, they could set up devastating combos. Of the two, Cho is the more active hero. Players who choose Cho will be tasked with controlling the unit, while the player who has Gall will be tasked with setting up attacks.

If a team is able to have Cho’gall as part of their lineup, they will be limited to four heroes instead of five. However, the developer said at Blizzcon that Cho’gall is powered up, so he could make up for the lack of hero in battle. Teams should be aware that Cho’gall is still considered as two units, so if he is killed, the other team will be rewarded with a double kill.

Players of “Heroes of the Storm” can acquire the new hero for free and choose to be either Cho or Gall if they win two battles when playing with someone who owns Cho’gall. The offer called Cho’gall Buddy Brawl will run till Jan. 1, 2016.

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