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Overwatch welcomes a new hero, Jetpack Cat, voiced by Jennifer Hale (the Mass Effect series’ Commander Shepard). The feline hero arrives February 10 as part of The Reign of Talon Season 1, and the game has been renamed to Overwatch (dropping the '2'). Jetpack Cat is a sky‑healing/ally‑towing support with an ultimate called Catnapper that disrupts enemies and can tether targets off a ledge.
Overwatch introduces Jetpack Cat, a jetpack-wielding support who can tether allies to her flight path and even drag enemies, enabling chaotic new plays as players test aerial strategies in early access ahead of her Feb 10 release and a broader hero revamp.
Blizzard is rebooting Overwatch with a Season 1 that doubles as a year-long storytelling arc called Reign of Talon, returning the game to its single-name branding and weaving narrative into gameplay with map changes, new voice lines, and cinematic ties. Ten new heroes are planned this year—five available at launch next week and five more in the following seasons—including Jetpack Cat, plus two maps later this year and a redesigned menu. While the pace promises excitement and a fresh meta, balancing five new heroes at once poses challenges, and fans can expect a sustained push to tell an ongoing story across cinematics, comics, and in-game events as the game nears its 10th anniversary.
Jennifer Hale, famed as Mass Effect’s Commander Shepard, voices Overwatch’s new hero Jetpack Cat, who launches February 10 alongside four other heroes. Jetpack Cat can tow both allies and enemies through the air, with an Ultimate to lift adversaries, and she features numerous meow-themed voice lines. The reveal caps a period of rapid hero releases planned for the year, and Blizzard also teased future animal-themed ideas, including a concept called Oranga-tank, as part of the ongoing Overwatch refresh.
Blizzard is dropping the '2' branding for Overwatch and launching a major February update that adds five new heroes—led by Jetpack Cat—and kicks off a story-driven era centered on Talon, plus cosmetic drops, UI updates, a Hello Kitty crossover, and a Switch 2 version tied to Season 2 in April.