How Heroes of the Storm plucks new characters from Blizzard’s massive stable

We need a hero. Dozens, actually. That’s why Blizzard doesn’t stop churning them out.

The company behind hits like World of Warcraft supports its free-to-play MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) with a steady stream new characters. Sometimes they are famous heroes and villains, like Medihv from Warcraft or The Butcher from Diablo. Or Blizzard will add a name and personality to someone who was just a unit in a previous game, like the Siege Tank from StarCraft II.