Fymryn, Selemene, and three more heroes to appear in Dota 2 — sharing the thoughts after watching the anime series DOTA: Dragon’s blood
auroralanceThe first anime series based on the Dota 2 universe, DOTA: Dragon’s blood was released today in the morning. This is a remarkable event for the popular MOBA game and we could not miss this event.
Valve finally decided to take the question of the Defense of the Ancients’ lore seriously and introduce it to a wider audience. It seems that Valve was tired of cosplaying From Software with their narrative approach of creating stories around the general basis of the world, so they hired Ashley Miller as a writer and asked him to make an understandable story, which sometimes creates even more questions than provides answers.
It has definitely been made to attract new players but it is difficult to get rid of the old habits. Valve could not leave us without easter eggs and put a few obvious (and some too obvious) hints about the future of the game in Dragon’s blood.
Now, I am talking about the characters who will 100% join the list of the playable Dota 2 heroes soon.
Disclaimer: you will see spoilers about the recently-released anime series DOTA: Dragon’s blood below, so we recommend you to watch the project before reading the material, and only then, it is worth returning and leave your outrage in the comments. My conscience is clear now, so we can continue.
Meet Fymryn – the next Dota 2 hero
Yes, the headline is too big but it is clear that the elf Fymryn will become a playable hero. A few factors prove it.
Fymryn is one of the key characters in the anime series DOTA: Dragon’s blood, a big part of the screen time is dedicated to her.
Despite Fymryn being a secondary character, the key conflict of the anime series is built around her. If she had not stolen the holy lotus flowers from the Silver forest and came to Invoker, there would have been no exile of Mirana and Luna’s bloody marches and Selemine would have continued enjoying the fanatic loyalty and love of her flock.
Another big argument in the favor of the theory that Fymryn is the next Dota 2 hero is her skills.
In Dragon’s blood, the elf’s skills are demonstrated in detail, showing her as a special one and paying attention to it. I do not think that we were watching her «leaving in the shadows» and the skill to create clones for no reason.
However, if the next playable hero is not Fymryn, it will definitely be her main enemy – the goddess of the dark moon Selemene.
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Selemene is a usurper, Invoker’s ex-love, and the next playable Dota 2 hero
The protectress of Mirana and Luna, the goddess of the dark moon, the usurper, and very beautiful lady Selemene fits the position of the next playable hero of the Defense of the Ancients.
Like Fymryn, she plays a key role in the series and will definitely appear beyond it, namely, in the Defense of the Ancients.
Selemene is a pretty obvious contender to be added as a playable hero. It was noticed on the background of the Defense of the Ancients a long time ago and, besides Mirana and Luna, at least one more Dota 2 goddess knows about her.
We are talking about Mars who has such unused phrases as «I can see your wounds because of tears in my eyes» and «You have been gone for a long time» in the Dota 2 files, these ones are obviously dedicated to someone like Selemene. Who will be able to accompany the god of war, except for the goddess of the moon? However, it is unclear how Invoker will react.
What is more, Selemene’s main attribute has already appeared in Dota 2 – those lotus flowers. As for me, it is a pretty direct precursor of the soonest appearance of the goddess of the dark moon in the Defense of the Ancients.
Kaden – the legend, master, playable Dota 2 hero
Kaden has become another decent contender to join the ranks of the playable Dota 2 heroes. The hero, like Selemene, has made his debut in person, however, he had been in the Dota 2 universe before, just like Selemene.
He is mentioned at least in Dota Underlords where there is an item with the obvious title – «Kaden’s sword». By the way, in the auto battler, he deals the damage as a part of the enemy’s maximum HP, which is covered in the series in a pretty interesting way.
In the scene of the battle with Slyrak, he literally describes its key mechanics – dealing the damage depending on the enemy’s health. The other skills of the legendary dragon knight are demonstrated in that scene – short jumps and the creation of armor.
However, Kaiden has way fewer chances to appear in Dota 2 than the above-mentioned Fymryn and Selemene soon. This colorful hero received way smaller attention in the series, which is a pity.
Are there more?
Besides three main contenders for the role of the next playable hero, I have found two more potential heroes. It is Filomena, the daughter of Selemene and the nameless prisoner of Luna who previously used to fight for the order of the Silver forest, and now, she has stopped believing in the fake goddess.
Despite these two having small screen time, they just complete the characters of the more important heroes (Invoker, Selemene, Luna) in terms of the scenario and there is still an opportunity that they will be added in Dota. Because we know Valve pretty well and if they can add a squirrel with a crossbow in the game, so why won’t they add the love child of Invoker and Selemene and the nameless warrior for truth?
SELEMENE KURVETINA! VUCICU INVOKERU