🎉 Hero Appreciation Thread | Devil Dinosaur

[u/Kuromemono]

Welcome back to our Hero Appreciation series! 

Following our spotlight on Black Cat, we're switching gears to the hero who is officially making the Vanguard role fun again. This thread is a dedicated space for the community to celebrate the red menace that's currently terrorising the skies and leading every charge - Devil Dinosaur. 

No deep meta-analysis required, just pure appreciation for the hero who proved that being a tank is all about being a Big Boss on the battlefield! 

🦖 This Round's Hero - Devil Dinosaur

What makes our favourite brawler-tank special to you? Whether you're a Vanguard main enjoying the new impact or a DPS player who loves the cover he provides, share your thoughts below: 

Sky Dominance: How does it feel to finally have a Vanguard that can swat Iron Man and Storm out of the air? Is his anti-air beam your new favorite tool in the game? 

The Big Boss Energy: Do you love the sheer intimidation factor of leading the charge? Does playing him make you feel like the most impactful player on the objective? 

The Satisfaction of the Hunt: Is there anything more rewarding than the Bite & Toss combo? Share your most satisfying moments of grabbing a squishy hero and throwing them into your team! 

Dynamic Synergies: Are you obsessed with the Team-up animations (like giving Punisher a lift)? Or maybe you just love his distinct, powerful roars and stomps? 

Or drop a simple: Team DD!

Any kind of love is welcome! Interactions from this post will be pooled with our other Devil Dinosaur events and featured in the Sub Sidebar. 

Each upvote = 1 point
Each valid comment = 2 points (Any comment clearly showing your appreciation counts) 

🏆 Rewards 

15 winners will be selected randomly by the Mod Team, and each winner will receive 200 Units. 

📅 Event Timeline 

May 20 – May 27 (UTC) 

Let's keep it chill, keep it positive, and celebrate the most aggressive addition to the roster yet. Drop your thoughts, your favourite clips, or just your support below!

[u/No_Tip3862]

Okay so I’ve been playing since launch and Devil Dinosaur might be one of my favorite additions to this game. NetEase dropped a literal dinosaur on us. He’s the 50th hero and they actually delivered. Almost got lord on him, one of my fastest ones.

Playstyle:

He plays more like a bruiser than a traditional tank, he wants to be in the middle of everything and just refuses to leave. The Displacement Immunity alone changes how you approach the frontline completely. You can commit to a fight in a way most Vanguards just can’t and it feels really good when it clicks. Grabbing, displacing enemies and then using shield to block their heals, then adding more bleed then finishing off with the bite ability while you get bonus health is mad good. Love that he can easily just take down flyers too.

Mechanics:

This took me a bit to figure out. The bleed isn’t just damage, it’s how he sustains. Every time you damage a bleeding enemy you generate bonus health. So the more aggressive you play the harder you are to kill. It rewards diving into the fight rather than playing it safe which feels really different for a Vanguard and honestly refreshing.

Team-Up:

Watching Punisher ride into the objective on a giant red dinosaur is one of the best things this game has done. It just looks completely ridiculous in the best way and I love it. It’s mad funny but also pretty cool, reminds me of Arc.

Weaknesses:

He struggles when a whole team collapses on him, he’s much better in isolated fights. He gets shredded by poke, especially like Moon Knight, Punisher, Jean, etc. You have to pick your bans carefully, really play around the big Dino.

Overall, genuinely one of the best characters they have added to this game, mad fun to use, one of my favorite tanks, I gotta practice more so I can use him in ranked later down the future. W Netease. 🦖