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Dota 2 adds two new characters via the Duelling Fates and one looks like a French cat

Dota 2 update

Two new characters are coming to Dota 2 as part of the Duelling Fates update.

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Some of the greatest Dota 2 players are currently battling it out at The International esports tournament (TI7), and it was here that Valve announced the new additions at the end of a livestream presentation.

Dota 2 Duelling Fates New Characters

We don’t know very much about them – not even their names, at this point – but there’s an interesting Sonic the Hedgehog-esque roll attack from the Musketeer cat thing with the French accent (I swear I’m not making this up), and the other is a fairy that can attack at range via… well, another fairy. I think.

Dota 2 Duelling Fates New Characters

Check it out for yourself in the video above. See. Told you the cat had a French accent.

A recent TI7 game included a 100+ minute epic where nobody died for half an hour.