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Zerg monsters fought on Warhead Junction. As bosses, they periodically burrow and unleash waves of exploding Podlings. As a captured mercenary, they leave a trail of slime as they walk around.

* WeaksauceWeakness: When it burrows, it cannot attack, so as long as you avoid the (slow-moving) Podlings, it's totally defenseless. That's probably why it gains a different set of attacks for sieging.

One of the UED's former 'slave broods' that has begun infesting the Nexus, assimilating the beings and essences of the realm's many worlds. In the events of the 'Escape from Braxis' brawl, they've consumed a significant portion of the station, forcing heroes and villains alike to work together to beat back the unending swarm and escape. Come in both normal and heroic versions.

!!!Bosses
[[folder:General]]
Powerful Mercenary camps with long respawn timers and massive sieging potential, but are incredibly hard to capture.

* DefeatEqualsFriendship: Standard with all Mercenary camps.
* LastDiscMagic: They are extremely powerful and can close out a game by themselves if timed correctly. However, capturing them is a team effort, and is basically impossible in the early game.

[[folder:Archangel]]
A giant mech found in the center area of Braxis Holdout. It occasionally fires a stream of bullets in a wide area in front of it, and can fire a missile.

* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: The boss starts out infected by the Zerg. After defeating it, it swoops in as a normal Archangel.
* GatlingGood: Features two huge Gatling cannons as its main weapons.
* HumongousMecha: It dwarfs ''Tychus' Odin''.

[[folder: Grave Golem]]
Huge golems made of skulls and brambles. They're fought as boss mercenaries on Cursed Hollow and Blackheart's Bay, and are a part of the objective on Haunted Mines. It performs a slam attack and will occasionally root nearby heroes.

* BodyOfBodies: If the Haunted Mines are to be believed, they're constructed entirely out of human skulls. Somewhat lessened by the brambles it's covered in.
* DeadWeight
* GreenThumb: Can summon roots from the ground to entangle heroes in an area.
* GroundPound: One of its primary attacks is an area-of-effect slam attack that stuns and deals a hefty chunk of damage. The targeted area is marked and the attack is very clearly telegraphed with a slow animation, meaning that you have to be particularly unaware or unlucky (or simply held down by the enemy's crowd control) for it to actually hit.
* PaletteSwap: The Blackheart's Bay version is covered in seaweed and barnacles, but is otherwise identical.

[[folder:The Headless Horseman]]
Originally a Hallow's End boss in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', the Headless Horseman is a boss camp on Towers of Doom. He will occasionally throw his head, creating a damaging pool. He will not join the player after being defeated, but he will deal 4 damage to the enemy's core. Also hosts the Hallow's End brawl.

* TheCameo: While crossovers aren't a rarity in this game, he's uniquely a Warcraft character in an otherwise Nexus-original map.
* DetachmentCombat: He weaponized his head.
* EvilLaugh: Gives his iconic cackle when spawning and upon being defeated.
* HeadlessHorseman: Natch.
* RhymesOnADime: Averted with his default appearance, which is TheVoiceless aside from his laughter. Played [[LargeHam oh-so straight]] in his Brawl.

[[folder: Mega Enforcer]]
A massive Omnic samurai fought on Hanamura. It will create a ring of energy around it and will eat one Hero it's fighting for a lengthy duration. Upon defeat, it deals 1 damage to the enemy's core.

* ArbitraryMinimumRange: After swallowing a hero, the Mega Enforcer will attack by inflicting damage in a ring around itself. The ring forms slightly outside of melee range, allowing players to avoid it by standing as close to the Mega Enforcer as possible.
* CyberNinja: Well, Cyber ''Samurai''.
* EatenAlive: Does this to one Hero it's facing. That said, it's completely harmless aside from removing you from the fight.
* StockNinjaWeaponry: Dual-wields two [[SinisterScythe kama]].

[[folder: Sand Golem]]
Huge bosses fought on Sky Temple and Tomb of the Spider Queen. They perform a ground-pound attack and also create dust devils that blow enemies around.

* BigCreepyCrawlies: Their bodies look like enormous scarabs.
* BlowYouAway: Their tornado attack. It doesn't deal damage, but it's really annoying and can sometimes throw you into its slam.
* GroundPound: They have a similar slam attack to the Grave Golem, except it also knocks enemies into the air.
* OurCentaursAreDifferent: Features a centaur-like design with a humanoid torso and a massive beetle for a lower body.

[[folder:Swarm Host]]
Zerg monsters fought on Warhead Junction. As bosses, they periodically burrow and unleash waves of exploding Podlings. As a captured mercenary, they leave a trail of slime as they walk around.

* ActionBomb: The Podlings.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Swarm Hosts in ''Starcraft'' are mook makers that can only attack with minions and have to be burrowed. Here, they're given a [[StealthPun host]] of new abilities, and even their minions are upgraded to now explode.
* MookMaker: Once again, the Podlings.
* WeaksauceWeakness: When it burrows, it cannot attack, so as long as you avoid the (slow-moving) Podlings, it's totally defenseless. That's probably why it gains a different set of attacks for sieging.

!!!Vehicles
[[folder:General]]
The somewhat NonIndicativeName (except in the Triglav Protector's case) of map objectives which are directly controlled by players. Players assuming control of these are presented with a new set of skills that are adapt at tearing down structures.

* ContractualBossImmunity: As of Assault on Volskaya, Vehicles are permanently Unstoppable, making them immune to most Crowd Control effects. Even before that, they had a 50% reduced timer on stuns, silences, and slows.
* HourOfPower: The one controlling the Vehicle gets an extreme boost in power, but only until it's destroyed. Even if it isn't destroyed, they will despawn on their own after a time limit.
* TheJuggernaut: They hit quite hard, deal bonus damage to structures, shrug off enemy disables, and can lay waste to the enemy team with various crowd control abilities. The only surefire way to stop these guys is to kill them, or at the very least make the player controlling them retreat.
* MagikarpPower: The longer the match lasts, the more powerful they become each time they are released. While the first attack may only break one or two towers, if the game goes on long enough they can destroy a tower in two or three hits, making steamrolling all the way to the enemy core much easier.

[[folder:Dragon Knight]]

->''"Your enemies '''shall fall!'''"''

A mighty dragon warrior sealed within a statue at the center of the Dragon Shire map. The heroes can liberate him by activating the shrines and interacting with the Knight's statue in the middle of the battlefield, taking control of him temporarily. It has the abilities ''Dragon's Breath'', breathing a cone of fire, and ''Savage Charge'', which winds up then punts a hero away. The Dragon Knight also deals increased damage to structures.

* AnAxeToGrind: He has a massive axe as his weapon.
* AndIMustScream: If his quotes are any indication, he's not a bit happy about the thought of going back to what we can only assume is a painful imprisonment.
* AxCrazy: After spending so long trapped inside a statue, he's developed a taste for destruction.
* BloodKnight: He revels in battle and is PISSED when he has to go back to the prison.
-->'''Dragon Knight:''' No! ''I AM NOT FINIIISHED!''\\
'''Dragon Knight:''' I shall NOT return to that PRISON! ''[[BigNo NNNOOOOOO!]]''
* BreathWeapon: Standard-issue dragon fire.
* ChewingTheScenery: ''Chewing'' it? He '''devours''' it and then picks his teeth with the enemy team.
* DraconicHumanoid: He has a humanoid body shape with dragon features.
* EnemyMine: He allies himself with the first team to let him out of his prison.
* FoeTossingCharge: He has the ability to charge at enemy heroes and send them flying.
-->'''Dragon Knight:''' Start ''running!''
* GlassCannon: Compared to other big summonable help like the Garden Terror, the Dragon Knight is less than durable, slower, and will go down quicker. He makes up for it with powerful damaging abilities, stronger attacks, and a higher attack rate.
* KillItWithFire: [=AoE=] fire breath. Also, note his quotes below. ''Fire, cinder, ash, burn''.
* MegatonPunch: A Megaton ''ShieldBash'', to be precise.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He looks like a human-dragon hybrid, but it isn't stated whether he's the archetype of his kind in Dragon Shire or just one subcategory of dragon.
* PreAsskickingOneLiner: Delivers a ''glorious'' one whenever he's successfully released from his statue.
-->'''Dragon Knight:''' I shall reduce you to ''cinder!''\\
'''Dragon Knight:''' The fire ''cleanses!''\\
'''Dragon Knight:''' Your foes shall be ''ash!''\\
'''Dragon Knight:''' Let your enemies ''burn!''
** OhCrap: The general reaction of the team about to receive said asskicking.
* ScreamingWarrior: In addition to having NoIndoorVoice, many of his lines are just inarticulate battle roars.
* SealedBadassInACan
* ShieldBash: He carries a shield in his off-hand, but only uses it to [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom bash his enemies across the screen]].
* TakenForGranite: He was either turned into a statue or sealed inside it. Either way, he's very upset about being stuck inside it.

[[folder:Garden Terror]]

->''"Rise, my Terror! '''SAP THE LIFE FROM YOUR ENEMIES!'''"''
-->-- '''The Spore Queen'''

Plant monstrosities controlled by the Queen Nightshade/The Spore Queen. Two boss versions are fought at night in the Garden of Terror and they can be grown and controlled by collecting 100 Seeds. The Terror can place a ''Queen's Curse'', transforming enemies who walk over it into small plants, cause an ''Overgrowth'' by planting a destroyable flower that prevents structures from firing and increases the Terror's damage against them, and ''Sprint'' for a boost in speed.

* BalefulPolymorph: Queen's Curse puts a seed on the ground that ticks a couple times, transforming enemies into plants for a fairly lengthy duration.
* BoringButPractical: Compared to the Dragon Knight and Triglav Protector, the Terror's abilities are pretty bland. That doesn't stop it from ripping apart structures just as easily (if not more easily sometimes).
* HerdHittingAttack: The Garden Terror's attacks deal damage in a small area around the target. Combine that with its ability to OneHitKill enemy minions and the bonus damage from Overgrowth, and it becomes a particularly strong pusher.
* PaletteSwap: The neutral mini-boss version comes with the exact same abilities as the Grave Golem.
* PlantPerson
* PlantMooks: As mini-bosses.
* StoneWall: Unlike the Dragon Knight and Triglav Protector, the Garden Terror's abilities are mainly defensive in nature, intended to keep enemies disabled while the Terror wails on enemy fortifications.
* WeaksauceWeakness: More than any other Vehicle, the Terror relies on its Overgrowth ability, as its structure damage is actually pretty subpar without it. A fairly easy way to defend against the Terror is to simply destroy the plant. On the other hand, the plant also shuts down any attacks from buildings, including the Core (something not even The Raven Lord's curse disables), extending its own survivablity during a siege.

[[folder:Triglav Protector]]

->''"Triglav Protector operational. Assign a pilot and a gunner so you can test its weaponry."''
-->-- '''Katya Volskaya'''

An experimental mech built by Volskaya Industries. Uniquely, it's controlled by two players, one serving as a pilot, and the other serving as a gunner. The pilot controls movement and can ''Charge'' at a target enemy, fire a ''Rocket Fist'' that roots a hero or disables a structure, and activate a ''Shield Emitter'' that grants the mech Armor and grants a shield to nearby allies. The gunner has an array of offensive abilities, including a ''Particle Cannon'' that charges in range, a ''Gatling Cannon'' that fires bullets at the cursor location, and a ''Scorching Laser'' that slices the terrain in a line then detonates for heavy damage.

* BottomlessMagazines: Averted. ''Gatling Cannon'' runs on an ammunition system. Once it's out of bullets, the mech has to reload them over time.
* FlawedPrototype: Katya's reaction when the Protector is defeated indicates it's still this.
* GatlingGood: Features a [[ShoulderCannon shoulder-mounted]] Gatling gun.
* GroundShatteringLanding: Does this for its reveal in the Assault on Volskaya trailer.
* HumongousMecha: It's considerably bigger than any playable character, and even towers above forts.
* MechanicallyUnusualClass: Compared to the other Vehicles. Much like Cho'gall, it requires two players - one controlling movement and defensive skills, the other using spammable offensive skills.
* RocketPunch: One of the pilot's abilities.

!!!Mercenary Camps

Weaker mercenaries found in every map. They come in a variety of sizes and roles.

* DefeatEqualsFriendship
* EliteMooks: Much stronger than your rank-and-file minions, but they're not quite on the level of heroes.
* IFightForTheStrongestSide: They fight for whichever team manages to capture their points after they're defeated.

[[folder:Knights]]
A Bruiser camp consisting of three fighters and one sorcerer. The knights attack up-close with their polearms, while the sorcerer hangs back launching magical bolts and provide a spell armor aura for nearby allies.

* DamageSpongeBoss: They have significantly more health than most of the other camps.
* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Individually, the knights have weak attacks. Fighting all four, however, is a fairly dangerous ordeal.
* PaletteSwap: They have a different appearance based the map.
** On Dragon Shire and Garden of Terror, they're [[KnightInShiningArmor knights in shining,]] [[FlowerMotif flower-lined armor]].
** On Cursed Hollow, they drop the flowers for a set of [[HornedHumanoid impressive antlers]].
** On Blackheart's Bay, they're barnacle-encrusted [[{{Cthulhumanoid}} Cthulhumanoids]].
** On Sky Temple they're Arabian-themed warriors wielding [[SinisterScimitar scimitars]]. In the Tomb of the Spider Queen, they also look like this, but [[{{Mummy}} wrapped in bandages]].
* StoneWall: Their primary purpose is to tank tower shots for your team's minions.

[[folder:Siege Giants]]
A Siege camp comprised of two giants who strike enemies from long range by throwing rocks (or firing cannonballs).

* CarryABigStick: The Luxoria versions carry stone pillars for hitting things up close. On other maps, they carry crude bludgeons for the same purpose, while the Blackheart's Bay giants use their cannons as melee weapons.
* LongRangeFighter: The Siege Giant's main advantage is its range, letting it hang back and attack enemy fortifications from outside their attack range.
* PainfullySlowProjectile: Their attacks take a moment to land. It's actually possible to fight these camps without taking any damage because of that.
* PaletteSwap: To a lesser extent than the Knight camp.
** On non-Luxoria maps, they're ogres with themed headwear (and cannons on Blackheart's Bay).
** On Sky Temple and Tomb of the Spider Queen, they're much more intimidating sandstone golems.
* SplashDamage: The rocks they throw deal damage in a small area around where they hit.

[[folder:Pumpkin Sappers]]
A Siege camp made up of three ramshackle golems made of gardening tools and pumpkins that appear on Towers of Doom and Haunted Mines. Like the Siege Giants, they throw projectiles. However, they can also fling themselves into structures and explode.

* ActionBomb: When they come within range of an enemy structure, they immediately stop attacking and charge, self-destructing on the target structure.
* PainfullySlowProjectile: Shares the Siege Giants' attack when fighting non-structures.
* PumpkinPerson: Have large jack-o-lanterns for heads. They also throw pumpkins as their ranged attack.
* SplashDamage: Both their regular attack and suicide bomb strike in an area. The latter is only really noticeable when they crash into walls.
* SuicideAttack: When they encounter a structure, they'll charge at it and explode. They'll only stop the charge if the structure is destroyed before they make contact. On Towers of Doom, each individual Sapper that makes it to the end of a lane will transform into a shot that deals 1 damage to the enemy core.

[[folder:Khazra Impalers]]
Appearing only on the ''{{Franchise/Diablo}}'' maps, this trio of javelin-throwing goatmen replace Siege Giants as the Siege camp. Unlike the clumsy rocks of the Siege Giants, Khazra rapidly throw their weapons at a single target.

* FaunsAndSatyrs
* JavelinThrower: They attack with thrown spears, meaning that they don't get area damage like the Siege Giants, but their attacks don't miss.

[[folder:Fallen Shaman & Fallen Hounds]]
Appearing only on the ''{{Franchise/Diablo}}'' maps, this demon and his minions take up the role of Bruiser camp. While weak and ineffective under normal circumstances, the shaman can endlessly resurrect his hounds as long as he is alive.

* BackFromTheDead: The Hounds.
* {{Necromancer}}: The Shaman.
* RedemptionPromotion: The Fallen Shaman will not resummon Hounds as a neutral camp.
* ShootTheMedicFirst: If you want them out of your hair, you take the Shaman down first.
* WeHaveReserves: The Shaman will endlessly raise the Hounds if they die, giving this effect even though there's only three mercenaries.

[[folder:Hellbats]]
Taking up the Siege camp role on ''{{Franchise/StarCraft}}'' maps, these two Terran units will use their flamethrowers to damage an area and use their impressive bulk to tank tower shots. Their attacks also lower the target's armor by 4, stacking up to -20.

* ArmorPiercingAttack: Their flamethrowers lower the target's armor, eating away at structures and eventually dealing serious damage to heroes if you're not careful.
* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: Neutral Hellbats on Braxis Holdout are infested by Zerg. Defeating them clears up the infestation.
* DamageSpongeBoss: Unlike most other Siege mercenaries, Hellbats siege by getting up close and soaking up damage rather than attacking from afar.
* KillItWithFire: Their primary attack.
* MiniMecha
* RedemptionPromotion: They have significantly more health when captured than they do at their camp.

[[folder:Goliaths & Raven]]
Bruisers of the ''{{Franchise/StarCraft}}'' maps. Three Terran Goliaths and a singular Raven make up this highly-damaging camp. The Goliaths rapidly blast away with their machine guns, while the Raven launches Seeker Missiles and acts as a detector.

* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: The neutral versions on Braxis Holdout are infested by Zerg, which is removed when the camp is defeated.
* HomingProjectile: The Raven's Seeker Missile. It will unerringly follow its target until it either connects or the missile self-destructs.
* MiniMecha: The Goliaths, natch.
* PainfullySlowProjectile: Seeker Missiles.
* TrueSight: The Raven is a detector, revealing Heroes in stealth in a radius around itself.

[[folder:Assault Troopers]]
A Siege camp found exclusively on Volskaya Foundry. Three heavily-armored Volskaya security guards fire missiles at their targets.

* MiniMecha
* PaletteSwap: They're effectively an Overwatch-themed Khazra camp. Incidentally, they also look a lot like the Terran Reapers of ''Starcraft''.

[[folder:Recon Camp]]
A special camp found exclusively on Hanamura. Unlike a normal merc camp, this trio of Omnic henchmen drop a Dragon Token instead of pushing down the nearest lane.

* ArmyScout: As implied by their name. The Dragon Token they drop releases three Dragon spirits that seek out enemies, revealing them.
* MechaMooks: They're Omnics and they're incredibly easy to destroy.
* {{Yakuza}}: They work for the Shimada clan.

[[folder:Fortification Camp]]
A special camp found on both Volskaya Foundry and Hanamura. A camp manned by a single engineer and his sentry turret. When defeated, the turret can be retrieved by heroes and placed on the battlefield.

* ShootTheMedicFirst: The engineer will repair the turret if you don't take him out first.
* TheTurretMaster

[[folder:Support Camp]]
A special camp on both Volskaya Foundry and Hanamura. The camp consists of a single unit who will occasionally heal himself. When he's eventually defeated, a Healing Token is dropped for the heroes to collect.

* HealThyself: Does this when low on health.
* KungFuProofMook: The only non-boss camp that cannot be Bribed. See ObviousRulePatch.
* ObviousRulePatch: Originally, the camp ''could'' be Bribed. Coupled with the fact that Overwatch merc camps give significantly more experience than any other maps' camps and that this particular camp is comprised of a single unit, this lead to teams drafting sneaky Bribe users like Falstad or Nova to steal the enemy team's Support Camps to gain both an experience lead and a free Healing Token.
* PaletteSwap: The Hanamura version is an Omnic samurai while the Volskaya Foundry version is a MiniMecha.

!!!Easter Eggs/Event Characters
[[folder:The Omegaswarm]]

One of the UED's former 'slave broods' that has begun infesting the Nexus, assimilating the beings and essences of the realm's many worlds. In the events of the 'Escape from Braxis' brawl, they've consumed a significant portion of the station, forcing heroes and villains alike to work together to beat back the unending swarm and escape. Come in both normal and heroic versions.

* AlienInvasion: Are apparently propagating across the realms of the Nexus at an alarming rate, though whether they're guided by a specific leader like the usual Zerg Swarm is unclear, as both Kerrigan and Zagara are little more than glorified Mooks in Escape from Braxis.
* BigCreepyCrawlies
* BossInMookClothing: The Ultralisks, which appear frequently like the other garden-variety Zerg, but uniquely get a special choreographed attack in the form of a charge, and can even be targeted as 'heroes' by abilities.
* TheBusCameBack: Slivan, who was slain as a minor boss on Zerus by Kerrigan way back in Heart of the Swarm, returns as the final boss of the brawl.
* TheCorruption: Among their ranks are various heroes and villains they have assimilated into the Swarm, including 'Aberration' Stitches, Murky (apparently an infested marine), 'Primal' Diablo, Anub'arak (as an Anubalisk), Infested Tychus, the Butcher (as a Butcherlisk) and the already Zerg Dehaka, Zagara, Kerrigan, Stukov and Abathur.
* TheDreaded: Are enough of a threat that the likes of Ragnaros, Azmodan, Kel'Thuzad and Gul'dan are forced to work with heroes such as Uther, Raynor, Artanis and Lúcio to simply ESCAPE from them.
* HordeOfAlienLocusts
* InsectoidAliens: Par for the course for the Zerg.
* YouWillBeAssimilated: The fate that befell many of the heroes that failed to escape the Zerg, and the fate of the playable characters should you fail.
* ZergRush: As usual. The Omegaswarm sends legions of zerglings, roaches, locusts, hydralisks, banelings, ultralisks and nydus worms at you, backed up by the various infested heroes as well as Abathur's monstrosities, mines and symbiotes. Based on the loading screen art, they possess guardians and mutalisks as well. You experience this trope in full effect during the ends of stages 1 and 2, where you have to hold out against a veritable tidal wave of Zerg until the gate opens to the next area. There's also notably a small area in zone 2 where you find Zagara in a nest filled with dozens of eggs, which all begin hatching the moment you get near them. If you don't clear them in time, they all hatch into banelings, and this trope will likely put an end to your escape attempt.

[[folder:Harrison Jones]]

The famed human archeologist and rival of Brann Bronzebeard, Harrison is renowned for his exploits in Zul'Aman, Grizzly Hills, and Uldum...although he's not quite at the same level of skill as Brann, having been shown up more than once.

Apparently, he was also sucked into the Nexus at some point, and from there decided to explore/plunder the world of Luxoria.

* AdventurerArchaeologist: Just like in Azeroth, he's exploring forgotten and dangerous ruins - in this case, the Sky Temple's well and the Spider Queen's ancient tomb.
* EasterEgg: Getting him to appear other than at the end of a match is this.
** You have to find the jeweled spider icon hanging on a wall and click on it repeatedly on Tomb of the Spider Queen.
** On Sky Temple, you have to destroy the stone covering the well immediately south of the boss.
* MagicCarpet: Rides away on one of these in Sky Temple.
* OnceAnEpisode: Always rappels down a rope when you win, waving his hat in congratulations before leaving. If you're not paying attention, you may miss it.
* WallCrawl: Effortlessly climbs up a wall of the tomb, instead of just using the rope he rappelled down on.
* TheVoiceless: He never says anything, just grunts (while climbing up or down) or waves at you.

[[folder:Sammyro]]
A version Samuro that appears on Braxis Holdout. He duels the real Samuro in the Samuro Shodown video game.

* EarlyBirdCameo: He appeared on Braxis before Samuro was announced, teasing him.
* EasterEgg: Find the arcade room just above the left team's top fort. Then, click the game titled Samuro Shodown. A giant holographic fighting game appears, with Samuro fighting Sammyro.
* PaletteSwap: Of Samuro.
* ShoutOut: ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'', anyone?

[[folder:Monkey Elder]]
->Voiced by: JimCummings

A sagely old monkey who appeared during the Year of the Monkey event. He would have you chase him around before a round began to try and catch him, and give those who caught him his blessing, with a small bundle of gold to show for it.

* EasternZodiac: Representing the Monkey.
* TheHyena: Full of cheer, he'll rarely end a sentence without either chuckling or howling in laughter.

[[folder:The Rooster God]]
A golden and red rooster that appeared during the Year of the Rooster event. It demanded you gather enough of the correct tribute before the game started, and granted the first team to complete its task a step in the challenge to unlock the Lunar Rooster mount.

* CosmeticAward: The Lunar Rooster mount, which admittedly looks pretty damn cool.
* EasternZodiac: Representing the Rooster (naturally).
* GodNeedsPrayerBadly: He demands a specific tribute from a group of 4. Bringing him the wrong tribute will destroy it for no benefit, causing you to have to find it again if he asks for it.
* ThatOneSidequest: Originally, the Rooster only had a small chance to spawn and a fairly short window to complete the challenge. Mix in a race against another team, the very specific demands from the Rooster, the fact that it was pretty hard to figure out what was going on, the fact that everyone needed to work together, and the fact that it needed to be completed '''25''' times, and you have a nearly impossible event quest. It was so bad, Blizzard buffed it to appear in ''every single game'' shortly after the start of the event.

[[folder:Pachimari]]
A fictional character within the universe of Overwatch, Pachimari is a Japanese video game and anime mascot that appears as part of the Pachimari Mania! event. He's the first non-player character to have its own full set of smilies (unlocked via the aforementioned event).

[[folder:Deckard Cain]]
->Voiced by: Michael Gough

The last of the Horadrim and a mainstay of the Diablo series, appearing in all 3 games, friendly to the heroes and always asking them to 'stay awhile and listen'. He doesn't physically appear in the game, but during the Eternal Conflict event, he briefly took over the narrator whenever a Treasure Goblin appears and urges the player to kill it while describing what they'll get for killing it, and congratulating them when the Goblin is dead.

* CoolOldGuy
* EasterEgg: He only 'appears' if there's a Treasure Goblin.
** In the Alpha build, he also appeared in one of Nazeebo's StopPokingMe quotes, asking him to 'stay awhile and listen', much to Nazeebo's dismay. (It was a joke about how his name sounds like "cane", which is what Nazeebo actually wanted) That quote was removed once the game hit beta.
* TheGhost: Does not appear in person.
* TheNarrator: He narrates the promotional video of Eternal Conflict and also becomes a temporary announcer if a Treasure Goblin appears.
* SubvertedCatchPhrase: One of his lines has him cutting off his own catch phrase to implore the players to kill the Treasure Goblin.

[[folder:Sammyro]]
A version Samuro that appears on Braxis Holdout. He duels the real Samuro in the Samuro Shodown video game.

* EarlyBirdCameo: He appeared on Braxis before Samuro was announced, teasing him.
* EasterEgg: Find the arcade room just above the left team's top fort. Then, click the game titled Samuro Shodown. A giant holographic fighting game appears, with Samuro fighting Sammyro.
* PaletteSwap: Of Samuro.
* ShoutOut: ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'', anyone?

[[folder:Monkey Elder]]
->Voiced by: JimCummings

A sagely old monkey who appeared during the Year of the Monkey event. He would have you chase him around before a round began to try and catch him, and give those who caught him his blessing, with a small bundle of gold to show for it.

* EasternZodiac: Representing the Monkey.
* TheHyena: Full of cheer, he'll rarely end a sentence without either chuckling or howling in laughter.
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[[folder:The Rooster God]]
A golden and red rooster that appeared during the Year of the Rooster event. It demanded you gather enough of the correct tribute before the game started, and granted the first team to complete its task a step in the challenge to unlock the Lunar Rooster mount.
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[[folder:The Rooster God]]
A golden and red rooster that appeared during the Year of the Rooster event. It demanded you gather enough of the correct tribute before the game started, and granted the first team to complete its task a step in the challenge to unlock the Lunar Rooster mount.

A massive Omnic samurai fought on Hanamura. It will create a ring of ring of energy around it and will eat one Hero it's fighting for a lengthy duration. Upon defeat, it deals 1 damage to the enemy's core.

* TheJuggernaut: Hits quite hard, deals bonus damage to structures while taking reduced damage from them, easily shrugs off enemy disables, and can punt aside anyone who stands in his way. The only surefire way to stop this guy is to kill him, or at the very least make the player controlling him retreat.

An experimental mech built by Volskaya Industries. Uniquely, it's controlled by two players, one serving as a pilot, and the other serving as a gunner. The pilot controls movement and can ''Charge'' at a target enemy, fire a ''Rocket Fist'' that roots a hero or disables a structure, and activate a ''Shield Emitter'' that grants the mech Armor and grants a shield to nearby allies. The gunner has an array of offensive abilities, including ''Particle Cannon'', a blast of energy that charges in range, a ''Gatling Cannon'' that fires bullets at the cursor location, and a ''Scorching Laser'' that slices the terrain in a line then detonates for heavy damage.

Taking up the Siege camp role on ''{{Franchise/StarCraft}}'' maps, these two Terran units will use their flamethrowers to damage an area and use their impressive bulk to tank tower shots. Their attacks also lower the target's armor by 5, stacking up to -25.

A Zerg brood that has begun infesting the Nexus, assimilating the beings and essences of the realm's many worlds. In the events of the 'Escape from Braxis' brawl, they've consumed a significant portion of the station, forcing heroes and villains alike to work together to beat back the unending swarm and escape. Come in both normal and heroic versions.

[[folder:Harrison Jones]]

The famed human archeologist and rival of Brann Bronzebeard, Harrison is renowned for his exploits in Zul'Aman, Grizzly Hills, and Uldum...although he's not quite at the same level of skill as Brann, having been shown up more than once.

Apparently, he was also sucked into the Nexus at some point, and from there decided to explore/plunder the world of Luxoria.

A Bruiser camp consisting of three fighters and one sorcerer. The knights attack up-close with their polearms, while the sorcerer hangs back launching magical bolts.

* HomingBoulders: At their camp, their projectiles are unavoidable.

* PainfullySlowProjectile: When pushing a lane. At their camp, their projectiles are HitScan instead.

* PainfullySlowProjectile: Sharing the Siege Giants' attack when fighting non-structures.

* SplashDamage

Taking up the Siege camp role on ''{{Franchise/StarCraft}}'' maps, these two Terran units will use their flamethrowers to damage an area and use their impressive bulk to tank tower shots.

A special camp on both Volskaya Foundry and Hanamura. The camp consists of a single Omnic samurai who will occasionally heal himself. When he's eventually defeated, a Healing Token is dropped for the heroes to collect.

* MiniMecha: The Volskaya Foundry version is one of these.

* EasterEgg: Getting him to appear other than at the end of a match is this. You have to find the jeweled spider icon hanging on a wall and click on it repeatedly.
** The same also applies to the Sky Temple. Destroy the stone covering the well immediately south of the boss.

[[folder:The Rooster God]]
A golden and red rooster that appeared during the Year of the Rooster event. It demanded you gather enough of the correct tribute before the game started, and granted the first team to complete its task a step in the challenge to unlock the Lunar Rooster mount.

* CaptainErsatz: Of various uber-cute Japanese character good mascots.

!!Other Characters

[[folder:The Nexus]]
The realm of the Nexus, which the game is set in, is a vast conflux of time and space that stretches across the multiverse. An infinitely raging cosmic storm, the Nexus appears to be mechanical in its nature and workings, drawing in chosen champions from their homeworlds, as well as entire realms to serve as battlegrounds for these champions to face each other in eternal, unending combat. It is heavily implied from various descriptions, hero trailers, and in-game dialogue that the Nexus is on some level self-aware.

* ArcSymbol: Hexagons seem to comprise EVERYTHING within the Nexus. Some, dubbed "Nexagons," even serve as mounts.
* ChaoticNeutral: Whatever guiding consciousness dictates the mechanisms of the Nexus, it is firmly this. It draws in both heroes and villains equally to fight each other for seemingly no purpose, and may even force dear friends, spouses and family members to fight each other to the death. It also draws in and consumes entire worlds with seemingly no regard for the inhabitants within, forcing some, such as Katya Volskaya, to defend themselves from sudden, unexpected invasions from demons, aliens, and other horrors.
* DeathIsCheap: The Nexus is capable of resurrecting its champions from the dead quite easily and frequently, a process described by many as weird and uncomfortable. Some, such as Sylvanas, relish this as it lets them slay their sworn nemeses over and over. Others, such as Stukov, are forced to suffer eternally as a result of it.
* EldritchLocation
* GeniusLoci: The Nexus has been stated by several characters, such as Tychus, Uther and Stitches, to have some agency in the process of "choosing" champions to do battle within it, selecting only the most powerful of heroes, villains and oddities. It does this by either beckoning or straight up abducting characters from their own homeworlds and pulling them through portals to the Nexus.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Whether the Nexus is run on pure magic or is some vast, extremely powerful machine is up for some debate. Artanis specifically speculates towards the latter, suggesting that the Nexus was built by ancient beings akin to the Xel'Naga.
* MesACrowd: The Nexus also abducts countless alternate versions of its champions, leading to endless copies of the hero that either is exactly the same, have slightly different colouration or clothing, or originate from alternate worlds and thus have drastically altered appearances, personalities and origin stories. Some copies don't even do battle and instead serve in roles akin to casters looking down upon the battlefield, commenting on the battles taking place below them. However, it only ever pits at most one alternative against another, outside of the Arena, where all bets are off. It's also heavily implied that these copies are repeatedly re-entered into battles, leading to the entire cast being familiar with each other on some level, as indicated by much of the pre-match banter.
* TheMultiverse: Not only does the Nexus draw from Blizzard's realms of [[Videogame/WorldOfWarcraft Azeroth]], [[Videogame/{{Diablo}} Sanctuary]], [[VideoGame/StarCraft the Koprulu Sector]], [[Videogame/{{Overwatch}} a future Earth]], [[MyFriendsAndZoidBerg and]] VideoGame/TheLostVikings. it also draws from ''{{Alternate Timeline}}s'' of those realms.
* PortalCrossroadWorld: As seen in Dragons of the Nexus, portals between the Nexus and the various Blizzard worlds are constantly opening and closing, admitting new champions and battlefields.
* TimeyWimeyBall: The Nexus is many things, but stable is not one of them. From what is seen of it, it is safe to say that time in the nexus is capital Double-U Weird.
** The Nexus itself has a relatively stable time, with realms and inhabitants doing their thing. Villains like Cho'gall, Diablo, and Kel'thuzad can thus scheme to TakeOverTheWorld, while heroes like Thrall can build sanctuaries for those who desire peace, and Probius can set up Protoss forward bases. This being said, character never seem to die, and since no one mentions The Nexus in their home games [[note]]Outside StopPokingMe gags of dubious canon[[/note]], we can assume they don't remember ever being there once they leave. Seeing how no one notices the people missing, we can thus also assume it's a YearInsideHourOutside dealie - one where [[ComicBookTime no one seems to age]], either.
** The actual game matches themselves are in their own recursive instance of the above. Heroes and Villains know they are fighting for the map's objectives, but villains don't care if they are fighting for the force of good, nor do heroes care if they are fighting for forces of evil, they will voice complaints if they dislike their teammates, but they won't attack each other regardless. Judging by Chromie's StopPokingMe quotes, she's the only one who seems to remember any matches having taken place at all, which is probably because being in many timelines at once is kind of [[HaveWeMetYet yesterdaily, daily, and tomorrowly]] routine for her. She is right regarding one thing; considering how structures are rebuilt seemingly at no costs, no one except her remembers anything, and nothing changes about the battlegrounds despite who wins or loses, the matches ''might as well not have taken place at all''. The implications of time within the nexus give ''her'' --a '''''[[TimeMaster Bronze Dragon]]'''''-- a headache, and she recommends the player don't bring it up again nor [[MST3KMantra think about it too hard]] out of fear of causing a TimeCrash.

!!!Bosses
[[folder:General]]
Powerful Mercenary camps with long respawn timers and massive sieging potential, but are incredibly hard to capture.

* DefeatEqualsFriendship: Standard with all Mercenary camps.
* LastDiscMagic: They are extremely powerful and can close out a game by themselves if timed correctly. However, capturing them is a team effort, and is basically impossible in the early game.

[[folder:Archangel]]
A giant mech found in the center area of Braxis Holdout. It occasionally fires a stream of bullets in a wide area in front of it, and can fire a missile.

* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: The boss starts out infected by the Zerg. After defeating it, it swoops in as a normal Archangel.
* GatlingGood: Features two huge Gatling cannons as its main weapons.
* HumongousMecha: It dwarfs ''Tychus' Odin''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Grave Golem]]
Huge golems made of skulls and brambles. They're fought as boss mercenaries on Cursed Hollow and Blackheart's Bay, and are a part of the objective on Haunted Mines. It performs a slam attack and will occasionally root nearby heroes.
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Whether the Nexus is run on purely magic or is some vast, extremely powerful machine is up for some debate. Artanis specifically speculates towards the latter, suggesting that the Nexus was built by ancient beings akin to the Xel'Naga.
* MesACrowd: The Nexus also abducts countless alternate versions of its champions, leading to endless copies of the hero that either are exactly the same, have slightly different coloration or clothing, or originate from alternate worlds and thus have drastically altered appearances, personalities and origin stories. Some copies don't even do battle and instead serve in roles akin to casters looking down upon the battlefield, commenting on the battles taking place below them. However, it only ever pits at most one alternate against another, outside of the Arena, where all bets are off. It's also heavily implied that these copies are repeatedly re-entered into battles, leading to the entire cast being familiar with each other on some level, as indicated by much of the pre-match banter.
* TheMultiverse

!!!Bosses
[[folder:General]]
Powerful Mercenary camps with long respawn timers and massive sieging potential, but are incredibly hard to capture.

* DefeatEqualsFriendship: Standard with all Mercenary camps.
* LastDiscMagic: They are extremely powerful and can close out a game by themselves if timed correctly. However, capturing them is a team effort, and is basically impossible in the early game.

[[folder:Archangel]]
A giant mech found in the center area of Braxis Holdout. It occasionally fires a stream of bullets in a wide area in front of it, and can fire a missile.

* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: The boss starts out infected by the Zerg. After defeating it, it swoops in as a normal Archangel.
* GatlingGood: Features two huge Gatling cannons as its main weapons.
* HumongousMecha: It dwarfs ''Tychus' Odin''.

[[folder: Grave Golem]]
Huge golems made of skulls and brambles. They're fought as boss mercenaries on Cursed Hollow and Blackheart's Bay, and are a part of the objective on Haunted Mines. It performs a slam attack and will occasionally root nearby heroes.

* StrongerWithAge: The longer the match lasts, the more powerful they become each time they are released. While the first attack may only break one or two towers, if the game goes on long enough they can destroy a tower in two or three hits, making steamrolling all the way to the enemy core much easier.

* SuicideAttack: When they encounter a structure, they'll charge at it and explode. They'll only stop the charge if the structure is destroyed before they make contact.

* JavelinThrower

* DamageSpongeBoss

* MiniMecha:

* PaletteSwap: They're effectively an Overwatch-themed Khazra camp.

A Siege camp comprised of two giants who strike enemies from long range by throwing rocks (or firing cannonballs)

* SuicideAttack

** On non-Luxoria maps, they're ogres with themed headwear (and cannons on Blackheart's Bay)

*

!!!Easter Eggs/Event Characters
[[folder:Harrison Jones]]

The famed human archeologist and rival of Brann Bronzebeard, Harrison is renowned for his exploits in Zul'Aman, Grizzly Hills, and Uldum...although he's not quite at the same level of skill as Brann, having been shown up more than once.

Apparently, he was also sucked into the Nexus at some point, and from there decided to explore/plunder the world of Luxoria.

* AdventurerArchaeologist: Just like in Azeroth, he's exploring forgotten and dangerous ruins - in this case, the Sky Temple's well and the Spider Queen's ancient tomb.
* EasterEgg: Getting him to appear other than at the end of a match is this. You have to find the jeweled spider icon hanging on a wall and click on it repeatedly.
** The same also applies to the Sky Temple. Destroy the stone covering the well immediately south of the boss.
* MagicCarpet: Rides away on one of these in Sky Temple.
* OnceAnEpisode: Always rappels down a rope when you win, waving his hat in congratulations before leaving. If you're not paying attention, you may miss it.
* WallCrawl: Effortlessly climbs up a wall of the tomb, instead of just using the rope he rappelled down on.
* TheVoiceless: He never says anything, just grunts (while climbing up or down) or waves at you.

[[folder:Deckard Cain]]
The last of the Horadrim and a mainstay of the Diablo series, appearing in all 3 games, friendly to the heroes and always asking them to 'stay awhile and listen'. He doesn't physically appear in the game, but during the Eternal Conflict event, he briefly took over the narrator whenever a Treasure Goblin appears and urges the player to kill it while describing what they'll get for killing it, and congratulating them when the Goblin is dead.

* CoolOldGuy
* EasterEgg: He only 'appears' if there's a Treasure Goblin.
** In the Alpha build, he also appeared in one of Nazeebo's StopPokingMe quotes, asking him to 'stay awhile and listen', much to Nazeebo's dismay. (It was a joke about how his name sounds like "cane", which is what Nazeebo actually wanted) That quote was removed once the game hit beta.
* TheGhost: Does not appear in person.
* TheNarrator: He narrates the promotional video of Eternal Conflict and also becomes a temporary announcer if a Treasure Goblin appears.
* SubvertedCatchPhrase: One of his lines has him cutting off his own catch phrase to implore the players to kill the Treasure Goblin.

[[folder:The Rooster God]]
A golden and red rooster that appeared during the Year of the Rooster event. It demanded you gather enough of the correct tribute before the game started, and granted the first team to complete its task a step in the challenge to unlock the Lunar Rooster mount.

* CosmeticAward: The Lunar Rooster mount, which admittedly looks pretty damn cool.
* EasternZodiac: Representing the Rooster (naturally).
* GodNeedsPrayerBadly: He demands a specific tribute from a group of 4. Bringing him the wrong tribute will destroy it for no benefit, causing you to have to find it again if he asks for it.
* ThatOneSidequest: Originally, the Rooster only had a small chance to spawn and a fairly short window to complete the challenge. Mix in a race against another team, the very specific demands from the Rooster, the fact that it was pretty hard to figure out what was going on, the fact that everyone needed to work together, and the fact that it needed to be completed '''25''' times, and you have a nearly impossible event quest. It was so bad, Blizzard buffed it to appear in ''every single game'' shortly after the start of the event.

[[folder:Pachimari]]
A fictional character within the universe of Overwatch, Pachimari is a Japanese video game and anime mascot that appears as part of the Pachimari Mania! event. He's the first non-player character to have its own full set of smilies (unlocked via the aforementioned event).

Zerg monsters fought on Warhead Junction. As bosses, they periodically burrow and unless waves of exploding Podlings. As a captured mercenary, they leave a trail of slime as they walk around.

* MagicCarpet: Rides away on on one of these in Sky Temple.

!!!Vehicles

The somewhat NonIndicativeName (except in the Triglav Protector's case) of map objectives which are directly controlled by players. Players assuming control of these are presented with a new set of skills that are adapt at tearing down structures.

* ContractualBossImmunity: As of Assault on Volskaya, Vehicles are permanently Unstoppable, making them immune to most Crowd Control effects. Even before that, they had a 50% reduced timer on stuns, silences, and slows.
* HourOfPower: The one controlling the Vehicle gets an extreme boost in power, but only until it's destroyed. Even if it isn't destroyed, they will despawn on their own after a time limit.
* StrongerWithAge: The longer the match lasts, the more powerful they become each time they are released. While the first attack may only break one or two towers, if the game goes on long enough they can destroy a tower in two or three hits, making steamrolling all the way to the enemy core much easier.

[[folder:Dragon Knight]]

->''"Your enemies '''shall fall!'''"''

A mighty dragon warrior sealed within a statue at the center of the Dragon Shire map. The heroes can liberate him by activating the shrines and interacting with the Knight's statue in the middle of the battlefield, taking control of him temporarily. It has the abilities ''Dragon's Breath'', breathing a cone of fire, and ''Savage Charge'', which winds up then punts a hero away. The Dragon Knight also deals increased damage to structures.

* AnAxeToGrind: He has a massive axe as his weapon.
* AndIMustScream: If his quotes are any indication, he's not a bit happy about the thought of going back to what we can only assume is a painful imprisonment.
* AxCrazy: After spending so long trapped inside a statue, he's developed a taste for destruction.
* BloodKnight: He revels in battle and is PISSED when he has to go back to the prison.
-->'''Dragon Knight:''' No! ''I AM NOT FINIIISHED!''\\
'''Dragon Knight:''' I shall NOT return to that PRISON! ''[[BigNo NNNOOOOOO!]]''
* BreathWeapon: Standard-issue dragon fire.
* ChewingTheScenery: ''Chewing'' it? He '''devours''' it and then picks his teeth with the enemy team.
* DraconicHumanoid: He has a humanoid body shape with dragon features.
* EnemyMine: He allies himself with the first team to let him out of his prison.
* FoeTossingCharge: He has the ability to charge at enemy heroes and send them flying.
-->'''Dragon Knight:''' Start ''running!''
* GlassCannon: Compared to other big summonable help like the Garden Terror, the Dragon Knight is less than durable, slower, and will go down quicker. He makes up for it with powerful damaging abilities, stronger attacks, and a higher attack rate.
* TheJuggernaut: Hits quite hard, deals bonus damage to structures while taking reduced damage from them, easily shrugs off enemy disables, and can punt aside anyone who stands in his way. The only surefire way to stop this guy is to kill him, or at the very least make the player controlling him retreat.
* KillItWithFire: [=AoE=] fire breath. Also, note his quotes below. ''Fire, cinder, ash, burn''.
* MegatonPunch: A Megaton ''ShieldBash'', to be precise.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He looks like a human-dragon hybrid, but it isn't stated whether he's the archetype of his kind in Dragon Shire or just one subcategory of dragon.
* PreAsskickingOneLiner: Delivers a ''glorious'' one whenever he's successfully released from his statue.
-->'''Dragon Knight:''' I shall reduce you to ''cinder!''\\
'''Dragon Knight:''' The fire ''cleanses!''\\
'''Dragon Knight:''' Your foes shall be ''ash!''\\
'''Dragon Knight:''' Let your enemies ''burn!''
** OhCrap: The general reaction of the team about to receive said asskicking.
* ScreamingWarrior: In addition to having NoIndoorVoice, many of his lines are just inarticulate battle roars.
* SealedBadassInACan
* ShieldBash: He carries a shield in his off-hand, but only uses it to [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom bash his enemies across the screen]].
* TakenForGranite: He was either turned into a statue or sealed inside it. Either way, he's very upset about being stuck inside it.

[[folder:Garden Terror]]

->''"Rise, my Terror! '''SAP THE LIFE FROM YOUR ENEMIES!'''"''
-->-- '''The Spore Queen'''

Plant monstrosities controlled by the Queen Nightshade/The Spore Queen. Two boss versions are fought at night in the Garden of Terror and they can be grown and controlled by collecting 100 Seeds. The Terror can place a ''Queen's Curse'', transforming enemies who walk over it into small plants, cause an ''Overgrowth'' by planting a destroyable flower that prevents structures from firing and increases the Terror's damage against them, and ''Sprint'' for a boost in speed.

* BalefulPolymorph: Queen's Curse puts a seed on the ground that ticks a couple times, transforming enemies into plants for a fairly lengthy duration.
* BoringButPractical: Compared to the Dragon Knight and Triglav Protector, the Terror's abilities are pretty bland. That doesn't stop it from ripping apart structures just as easily (if not more easily sometimes).
* HerdHittingAttack: The Garden Terror's attacks deal damage in a small area around the target. Combine that with its ability to OneHitKill enemy minions and the bonus damage from Overgrowth, and it becomes a particularly strong pusher.
* PaletteSwap: The neutral mini-boss version comes with the exact same abilities as the Grave Golem.
* PlantPerson
* PlantMooks: As mini-bosses.
* StoneWall: Unlike the Dragon Knight and Triglav Protector, the Garden Terror's abilities are mainly defensive in nature, intended to keep enemies disabled while the Terror wails on enemy fortifications.
* WeaksauceWeakness: More than any other Vehicle, the Terror relies on its Overgrowth ability, as its structure damage is actually pretty subpar without it. A fairly easy way to defend against the Terror is to simply destroy the plant. On the other hand, the plant also shuts down any attacks from buildings, including the Core (something not even The Raven Lord's curse disables), extending its own survivablity during a siege.

[[folder:Triglav Protector]]

->''"Triglav Protector operational. Assign a pilot and a gunner so you can test its weaponry."''
-->-- '''Katya Volskaya'''

An experimental mech built by Volskaya Industries. Uniquely, it's controlled by two players, one serving as a pilot, and the other serving as a gunner. The pilot controls movement and can ''Charge'' at a target enemy, fire a ''Rocket Fist'' that roots a hero or disables a structure, and activate a ''Shield Emitter'' that grants the mech Armor and grants a shield to nearby allies. The gunner has an array of offensive abilities, including ''Particle Cannon'', a blast of energy that charges in range, a ''Gatling Cannon'' that fires bullets at the cursor location, and a ''Scorching Laser'' that slices the terrain in a line then detonates for heavy damage.

* BottomlessMagazines: Averted. ''Gatling Cannon'' runs on an ammunition system. Once it's out of bullets, the mech has to reload them over time.
* FlawedPrototype: Katya's reaction when the Protector is defeated indicates it's still this.
* GatlingGood: Features a [[ShoulderCannon shoulder-mounted]] Gatling gun.
* GroundShatteringLanding: Does this for its reveal in the Assault on Volskaya trailer.
* HumongousMecha: It's considerably bigger than any playable character, and even towers above forts.
* MechanicallyUnusualClass: Compared to the other Vehicles. Much like Cho'gall, it requires two players - one controlling movement and defensive skills, the other using spammable offensive skills.
* RocketPunch: One of the pilot's abilities.

!!!Easter Eggs/Event Characters
[[folder:Harrison Jones]]

The famed human archeologist and rival of Brann Bronzebeard, Harrison is renowned for his exploits in Zul'Aman, Grizzly Hills, and Uldum...although he's not quite at the same level of skill as Brann, having been shown up more than once.

Apparently, he was also sucked into the Nexus at some point, and from there decided to explore/plunder the world of Luxoria.

* AdventurerArchaeologist: Just like in Azeroth, he's exploring forgotten and dangerous ruins - in this case, the Sky Temple's well and the Spider Queen's ancient tomb.
* EasterEgg: Getting him to appear other than at the end of a match is this. You have to find the jeweled spider icon hanging on a wall and click on it repeatedly.
** The same also applies to the Sky Temple. Destroy the stone covering the well immediately south of the boss.
* MagicCarpet: Rides away on on one of these in Sky Temple.
* OnceAnEpisode: Always rappels down a rope when you win, waving his hat in congratulations before leaving. If you're not paying attention, you may miss it.
* WallCrawl: Effortlessly climbs up a wall of the tomb, instead of just using the rope he rappelled down on.
* TheVoiceless: He never says anything, just grunts (while climbing up or down) or waves at you.

[[folder:Deckard Cain]]
The last of the Horadrim and a mainstay of the Diablo series, appearing in all 3 games, friendly to the heroes and always asking them to 'stay awhile and listen'. He doesn't physically appear in the game, but during the Eternal Conflict event, he briefly took over the narrator whenever a Treasure Goblin appears and urges the player to kill it while describing what they'll get for killing it, and congratulating them when the Goblin is dead.

* CoolOldGuy
* EasterEgg: He only 'appears' if there's a Treasure Goblin.
** In the Alpha build, he also appeared in one of Nazeebo's StopPokingMe quotes, asking him to 'stay awhile and listen', much to Nazeebo's dismay. (It was a joke about how his name sounds like "cane", which is what Nazeebo actually wanted) That quote was removed once the game hit beta.
* TheGhost: Does not appear in person.
* TheNarrator: He narrates the promotional video of Eternal Conflict and also becomes a temporary announcer if a Treasure Goblin appears.
* SubvertedCatchPhrase: One of his lines has him cutting off his own catch phrase to implore the players to kill the Treasure Goblin.

[[folder:The Rooster God]]
A golden and red rooster that appeared during the Year of the Rooster event. It demanded you gather enough of the correct tribute before the game started, and granted the first team to complete its task a step in the challenge to unlock the Lunar Rooster mount.

* CosmeticAward: The Lunar Rooster mount, which admittedly looks pretty damn cool.
* EasternZodiac: Representing the Rooster (naturally).
* GodNeedsPrayerBadly: He demands a specific tribute from a group of 4. Bringing him the wrong tribute will destroy it for no benefit, causing you to have to find it again if he asks for it.
* ThatOneSidequest: Originally, the Rooster only had a small chance to spawn and a fairly short window to complete the challenge. Mix in a race against another team, the very specific demands from the Rooster, the fact that it was pretty hard to figure out what was going on, the fact that everyone needed to work together, and the fact that it needed to be completed '''25''' times, and you have a nearly impossible event quest. It was so bad, Blizzard buffed it to appear in ''every single game'' shortly after the start of the event.

[[folder:Pachimari]]
A fictional character within the universe of Overwatch, Pachimari is a Japanese video game and anime mascot that appears as part of the Pachimari Mania! event. He's the first non-player character to have its own full set of smilies (unlocked via the aforementioned event).

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* GlassCannon: Compared to other big summonable help like the Garden Terror, the Dragon Knight is less than durable and will go down quicker. He makes up for it with powerful damaging abilities, stronger attacks, and a higher attack rate.

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-->-- ''The Spore Queen''

-->-- ''Katya Volskaya''

[[folder:Dragon Knight]]

->''"Your enemies '''shall fall!'''"''

A mighty dragon warrior sealed within a statue at the centre of the Dragon Shire map. The heroes can liberate him by activating the shrines and interacting with the Knight's statue in the middle of the battlefield, taking control of him temporarily.

* StrongerWithAge: The longer the match lasts, the more powerful he becomes each time he is released. While the first attack may only break one or two towers, if the game goes on long enough he can destroy a tower in two or three hits, making steamrolling all the way to the enemy core much easier.

[[folder:Harrison Jones]]

The famed human archeologist and rival of Brann Bronzebeard, Harrison is renowned for his exploits in Zul'Aman, Grizzly Hills, and Uldum...although he's not quite at the same level of skill as Brann, having been shown up more than once.

Apparently, he was also sucked into the Nexus at some point, and from there decided to explore/plunder the world of Luxoria.

* AdventurerArchaeologist: Just like in Azeroth, he's exploring forgotten and dangerous ruins - in this case, the Sky Temple's well and the Spider Queen's ancient tomb.
* EasterEgg: Getting him to appear other than at the end of a match is this. You have to find the jeweled spider icon hanging on a wall and click on it repeatedly.
** The same also applies to the Sky Temple. Destroy the stone covering the well immediately south of the boss.
* OnceAnEpisode: Always rappels down a rope when you win, waving his hat in congratulations before leaving. If you're not paying attention, you may miss it.
* WallCrawl: Effortlessly climbs up a wall of the tomb, instead of just using the rope he rappelled down on.
* TheVoiceless: He never says anything, just grunts (while climbing up or down) or waves at you.

[[folder:Deckard Cain]]
The last of the Horadrim and a mainstay of the Diablo series, appearing in all 3 games, friendly to the heroes and always asking them to 'stay awhile and listen'. He doesn't physically appear in the game, but during the Eternal Conflict event, he briefly took over the narrator whenever a Treasure Goblin appears and urges the player to kill it while describing what they'll get for killing it, and congratulating them when the Goblin is dead.

* Characters/HeroesOfTheStormOtherCharacters

This page is for the other characters that don’t really fit with the rest. For the main character page, [[Characters/HeroesOfTheStorm see here]].

A mighty dragon warrior sealed within a statue at the centre of the Dragon Shire map The heroes can liberate him through activating the shrines and interacting with the Knight's statue in the middle of the battlefield, taking control of him temporarily.

* ChewingTheScenery: ''Chewing'' it? He '''devours''' it.

* GlassCannon: Compared to other big summonable help like the Garden Terror, the Dragon Knight is less than durable and will go down quicker. He makes it up with stronger blows with each hits.