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Ghalt - The Veteran Peacekeeper

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“ What Ghalt sees more than anyone else is this idea that everyone has to live together or die alone.

“ A good Ghalt is always looking to set up a trap and hook combo.

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Ghalt’s customized UPR shotgun deals incredible damage at short range, but is weaker at greater distances. Holding LT aims down sight for more precise shots.

The last 4 shots in Ghalt’s Revolver Shotgun cylinder deal 25% additional damage.

Fire out an energy hook that pulls enemies to you.

Deploys a trap to a target location, stunning nearby enemies for 2 seconds and then exploding dealing 133 damage. A maximum of 2 traps can be deployed simultaneously.

Ghalt equips a second shotgun, doubling his damage output for 10 seconds.

So, without further ado, IGN First is happy to introduce you to Ghalt and Deande, two of Battleborn's most vital heroes. Enjoy!Out of all 25 Battleborn, Trevor Ghalt was the first. As the stars began to darken and get torn away from the universe by an unknown enemy, Ghalt, as a Peackeeper, a military veteran, and someone's who's been around the block, has seen a bunch of those wars and conflicts firsthand. Everybody likes Ghalt and knows him to be a man of honor and respect. He's a good guy and a good leader.In gameplay, Ghalt is a shotgun-toting powerhouse designed to manipulate the flow of enemies on the battlefield as the hook and trap specialist.A good Ghalt is always looking to set up a trap and hook combo: lay down a trap, yank them into the trap with the hook, and then unload his customizable shotguns into them for lethal burst damage while they're stunned. For more resilient opponents, Ghalt's ultimate allows him to whip out a second, identical shotgun, doubling his damage with dual fire for a limited time.UPR M8-R Revolver ShotgunTactical ShellsThe HookScraptrapDual Wield

Deande - The Jennerit Spymaster

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“ Deande is the assassin archetype. Sneak around. Get in close. Do big damage.

“ Deande can create a clone of herself that actually uses specially programmed AI to move in ways similar to a player.

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Deande’s primary melee combo (RT) strings a series of rapid melee strikes, while her secondary attack (LT) hurls her fans at foes for ranged damage.

For 3 seconds after uncloaking, all of Deande’s skills and attacks deal 25% additional damage.

Cloaks Deande and deploys a decoy (20% health, 25% damage) to fight in her stead for 8 seconds. Upon death or expiry the decoy explodes for 20% damage.

Deande charges forward, dealing 200 damage and pushing back enemies. Hit enemies are weakened, lowering their attack damage by 30%.

Upon activation, Deande unleashes a flurry of 10 strikes directly ahead of her, stunning enemies and dealing 50 damage per hit.

The Jennerit Empire is 20,000 years old, and Deande has served as its Spymaster for over 1000 years. That's a long time. See, the Jennerit have discovered a process called Sustainment, essentially becoming immortal. Not everyone of their kind can do it; it's a very expensive process. But a number of the leadership and key figures are all Sustained. They can be killed, but they won't die of natural causes. villain from one of Battleborn's trailers ) started a coup and ousted the long-sitting Empress in order to defect and join the star-destroying bad guys. Deande has had to play a very careful game of politics: stay close to Rendain's side, while working to heavily undermine his plans.As Battleborn's story begins, Deande is separating herself from Rendain, and from the Jennerit Imperium, and throwing in with Ghalt as a member of the Battleborn.In gameplay, Deande is the stealth / deception character. She's an attacker and assassin archetype wielding iron-tipped fans that she uses to slice and fling at her enemies.Once invisible, she can perform a short-range dash that ends in a big burst-damage attack. Enemies hit are weakened, and knocked back, and in that kind of the classic rogue backstab archetype, the ability can be modified through Deande's skill helix to get increased bonus damage if done from behind.And for her finale, Deande's ultimate allows her to bounce around doing 10 strikes by default, and stunning enemies for a very short period of time. Every enemy caught in her targeting cone when the attack triggers gets hit, but if there's only one enemy, they're going to soak up all the strikes, making her damage incredibly deliverable in burst.Tessurim War FansThe Element of SurpriseHolotwinBurst DashBlink Storm

There you have it! Two more heroes en route to battle over the last star when Battleborn launches on May 3. But how will you unlock these heroes?"When you get the full retail game, you'll start with seven characters available, and as you play through the story and challenges, you'll unlock the rest of the characters pretty quickly," Creative Director Randy Varnell said, speaking to IGN."But Ghalt and Deande, because they are central to the story mission, will unlock later on in the progression. We want you to encounter them first interacting with you about the story, then later you get to unlock them and make them your own. These are characters that are extremely central to the plot of the game."For much more on Battleborn as it becomes available, stick with IGN.

Brandin Tyrrel is an Associate Editor at IGN. You can usually find him on Twitter at @BrandinTyrrel