Roadhog

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Roadhog

"I'm a one-man apocalypse."

Hero Information

Role:

Tank

Real Name:

Mako Rutledge

Age:

48

Relations:

Occupation:

Enforcer (Formerly), Bodyguard

Base of Operations:

Junkertown, Australia (Formerly)

Affiliation:

Junkers (Formerly)

Release Date:

2015-10-27

Base Stats

Hitpoints:

600

Mako "Roadhog" Rutledge is a Tank class hero in Overwatch. Enemies generate 25% less Ultimate Charge from damage dealt to Roadhog.

Abilities[edit]

Scrap Gun
	Ability: Weapon Affects: Enemies Roadhog's Scrap Gun fires short-range blasts of shrapnel with a wide spread. Alternatively, it can launch a shrapnel ball that detonates farther away, scattering metal fragments from the point of impact.
Damage: Count: Ammo: 6.6 Per Pellet 25 Pellets 5

Chain Hook
	Ability: Cooldown Affects: Enemies Roadhog hurls his chain at a target; if it catches, he yanks them into close range.
SHIFT 8 seconds Damage: Max Range: 30 21 yards

Take a Breather
	Ability: Cooldown Affects: Self Roadhog restores a chunk of his health over a brief period of time.
E 8 seconds Health restored: 300

Whole Hog
	Ability: Ultimate Affects: Self After cramming a top-loader onto his Scrap Gun, Roadhog pours in ammo. For a short time, he can crank out a stream of shrapnel that knocks back enemies.
Q Damage: RoF: Duration: Headshot: 7 (4928 total) 128 pellets per second 5.5 seconds ✓

Lore[edit]

Roadhog is a ruthless killer with a well-earned reputation for cruelty and wanton destruction.

After the Omnic Crisis, government officials gifted the Australian omnium and the surrounding area to the omnics that had nearly destroyed their country, hoping to establish a long-term peace accord. This arrangement permanently displaced Mako Rutledge and a large number of the Outback's residents, a scattered collection of survivalists, solar farmers, and people who just wanted to be left alone.

Furious over the loss of their homes, Mako and others turned to violent rebellion. They formed the Australian Liberation Front and struck against the omnium and its robot population to take back the lands that had been stolen. Events continued to escalate until the rebels sabotaged the omnium's fusion core, resulting in an explosion that destroyed the facility, irradiated the region, and littered the Outback with twisted metal and wreckage for kilometers around.

Mako watched as his home became an apocalyptic wasteland, and he was forever changed.

Adapting to his environment, he donned a mask and took to the broken highways of the Outback on his ramshackle chopper. Little by little, his humanity was forgotten. The last vestiges of Mako faded away and the ruthless killer Roadhog was born.

Trivia[edit]

Voiced by Josh Petersdorf

Version History[edit]

Balance Patch History
Patch Version	Balance Changes
September 1, 2016 Patch
September 1, 2016 Patch	Chain Hook If the hooked target isn't in Roadhog's line of sight when retracting the hook, they will be moved back to the position where they were originally hooked
July 19, 2016 Patch
July 19, 2016 Patch	Whole Hog Ultimate cost increased by 45%
April 13, 2016 Patch^{[note 1]}
April 13, 2016 Patch^{[note 1]}	Chain Hook Now pulls smaller targets closer than larger targets Whole Hog Decreased the movement speed penalty
February 9, 2016 Patch^{[note 2]}
February 9, 2016 Patch^{[note 2]}	Chain Hook Stun duration after being hooked has been slightly increased
↑ Developer comments: The change to Chain Hook should enable Roadhog to more reliably kill smaller heroes after a successful pull. Since Roadhog’s primary fire has such a wide spread, this allowed smaller heroes to avoid the majority of incoming damage from Roadhog after they were hooked. For Whole Hog, we feel the movement change helps the ability be more flexible while also making it less dangerous for Roadhog to use. ↑ Developer comments: It’s always been intended that, after successfully hooking a target, Roadhog would have a chance to act before his target recovered; however, there were some situations in which this wasn’t happening, particularly at higher latencies. We’ve slightly increased the stun duration following Chain Hook to compensate.

References[edit]

[1] Developer comments: The change to Chain Hook should enable Roadhog to more reliably kill smaller heroes after a successful pull. Since Roadhog’s primary fire has such a wide spread, this allowed smaller heroes to avoid the majority of incoming damage from Roadhog after they were hooked. For Whole Hog, we feel the movement change helps the ability be more flexible while also making it less dangerous for Roadhog to use.

[2] Developer comments: It’s always been intended that, after successfully hooking a target, Roadhog would have a chance to act before his target recovered; however, there were some situations in which this wasn’t happening, particularly at higher latencies. We’ve slightly increased the stun duration following Chain Hook to compensate.

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