Heroes

Heroes are playable characters in Gigantic, and an essential part of its gameplay.

Overview

Heroes have unique abilities and various attributes. Over the course of the match they gain experience from getting kills and completing objectives. This experience is used to level up (to the maximum level of 10), and with each new level heroes can choose upgrades of their abilities and pick a passive bonus. Each hero has a special, powerful ability called focus.

Heroes are grouped by flavor archetypes and by gameplay roles, however they don't always have to fulfill exactly the same roles they were assigned to. They also vary in amount of health, armor, movement speed and by how well they perform in the match in some of their aspects – offense, defense, mobility and utility.

Heroes are split into two teams of five, where each player takes control of one hero. The team should help its guardian to achieve the goal of the match – defeat the enemy guardian. On top of that, heroes are able to summon creatures to help them on the Power Race, a part of the match when guardians prepare for their attacks.

Heroes

Bellow is a list of available in the game heroes with their basic stats and information.

Hero	Type	Main aspect	Range	HEALTH One segment of in-game health bar represents 500 health points.	ARMOR Reduces incoming DAMAGE by 1% to 1 point of armor.	SPEED Base speed value; Heroes can move faster by SPRINTING, JUMPING or DODGING, sometimes at the cost of STAMINA.	Description
Aisling Young Warrior	Summoner	Utility	Close	1500	15	630	By taking up her father's sword, Aisling conjured more than just his memory. Aisling is a melee fighter who can summon her father's ghost to aid her and her allies in the battle.
	Utility
Beckett Tactical Shooter	Shooter	Mobility	Far	1600	15	670	An adventurer needs quick reflexes and quicker wits. A jetpack doesn't hurt either. Beckett is a highly mobile mercenary who specialises on firearm and takes advantage over her foes by thrusting herself into the sky.
Charnok The Fire Mage	Caster	Offense	Far	2000	15	630	The drakkor wield fire with the skill of mages and the ferocity of monsters. Charnok is draconian pyromancer who smites his enemies from a far and up close.
Ezren Ghal The Necromancer	Caster	Offense	Middle	1750	15	650	Necromancy is not a pursuit for those with faint hearts or rigid moral standards. Ezren Ghal is a sorcerer who empowers himself with souls of his foes and can enter into spectral form to take advantage over them.
Griselma Wise Summoner	Summoner	Defense	Middle	1550	15	630	Dark gifts may be gained by those who venture into the Rift and survive. Griselma is an old sorceress who works with portals and summons Rift monsters to fight for her and her team.
HK-206 Bucket O' Bolts	Shooter	Defense	Far	2100	25	650	Few HKs survived the war, but #206 soldiers on, fully functional and fully loaded. HK-206 is a sturdy battle robot with an impressive arsenal of firearms to use against his enemies.
Imani Sneaky Sniper	Shooter	Utility	Far	1500	15	650	Even among the renowned Tahiri mercenaries, Imani is famed for uncommon skill and leadership. Imani is an eagle-eyed sniper armed with a deadly crossbow and couple of tricks up her sleeve.
Kajir Deadly Assassin	Assassin	Offense	Close	1600	15	?	"It was three upright cats covered in snake scales, what's so hard to understand about that?" - Eye-witness testimony. A sneaky killer with a pirate past.
Lord Knossos Offensive Powerhouse	Bruiser	Offense	Close	2500	15	650	Years of exile have not dulled his fighting spirit. Knossos knows he will be a warlord again one day. Lord Knossos is a fearless minotaur capable of dealing and surviving a fair amount of damage.
Mozu Mischievous Magician	Caster	Offense	Far	1500	15	650	Wizards could refuse to teach the little goblin, but they couldn't stop Mozu from stealing their wands. Mozu is a playful young sorceress who casts magic bolts and other neat spells to defeat her enemies.
Oru The Fortune Teller	Caster	Offense	Middle	2000	15	650	Oru deals in fate and the future; the Eternal sees no reason why simple cards should be met with apprehension. Oru is the Eternal Seer capable of attacking and tricking his enemies by revealing their fate.
Pakko Playful Giant	Bruiser	Defense	Close	2450	15	630	Pakko was surprised to learn that joy cannot always be shared. What is delightful to friends may be frightful to foes. Pakko is young frost titan who uses his force and ice powers to fight enemies and help allies.
	Control
Ramsay Agile Fighter	Fighter	Mobility	Close	2200	15	650	Ramsay knew that should his cunning fail him, he could always rely on good old-fashioned violence. Ramsay is a city ruffian who combines acrobatics with his unusual blade and poison in battles.
Roland The bounty hunter	Shooter	Offense	Middle	1750	15	?	He was just as hard-hearted before he lost the arm. Now he just has more reach. A former police enforcer from Skycity who has become a bounty hunter.
Rutger The Stone Warden	Tank	Defense	Close	1100*	25	650	A sworn protector of the land could not stay in retirement while nature was desecrated. Rutger is an old guard of nature with the power of earth bending to oppose his enemies. * Additionally to his health Rutger has 1000 point of SHIELD Absorbs 85% of all incoming DAMAGE for the duration of the shield, or until the shield is destroyed (if it has a HP value).shield.
	Control
T-MAT Long Range Artillery	Shooter	Offense	Far	1700	15	650	If she was only programmed for battle, why does she desire something more? T-MAT is a lost, sentient machine with an arsenal of newest deadly weapons to use against her foes.
The Margrave Unstoppable Tank	Tank	Defense	Close	2950	25	630	His name, his family, and his kingdom were all lost to history. He lives for battle and battle alone. The Margrave is a fearsome warrior with stomping set of abilities and great endurance to match.
Tripp Stealthy Assassin	Assassin	Offense	Close	1500	15	650	Once she learned to channel the lightning, Tripp stopped being an outcast and became a killer. Tripp is a lightning fast assassin capable of shocking her enemies, both figuratively and literally.
Tyto the Swift Reflexes and Finesse	Assassin	Mobility	Close	1700	15	670	Tyto's legend grows with each act of heroism - as do the mysteries that surround them. Tyto is a vigilant sword master with impressive acrobatics and a trusty rodent friend helping him.
Uncle Sven Chemistry and Chaos	Healer	Utility	Middle	2100	15	630	Uncle Sven has forgotten more about alchemy than you will ever know – and maybe more than he remembers. Uncle Sven is a jolly old alchemist with an array of neat potions to help his team in the battle.
	Utility
Vadasi Divine Healing	Healer	Utility	Middle	2050	25	650	Vadasi has come as both pilgrim and judge. Life and death are the tools of her judgment. Vadasi is an otherworldly being who aids her allies in the battle by both healing their wounds and damaging their enemies.
Voden Trickster Archer	Shooter	Utility	Far	1650	15	670	The stories say that when the forests are threatened, wardens arise to protect them. Voden is an ancient protector of nature who utilizes his sharp bow skills with the power of forest to aid him and his teammates.
	Utility
Wu Martial Artist	Fighter	Mobility	Close	1700	15	650	The monastery taught lessons both martial and spiritual. Wu learned half of them well. Wu is a quick amphibian close combat fighter with an array of fierce and amazing moves under his belt.
Xenobia Curses and Control	Control	Utility	Middle	1700	15	650	For a sorcerer, victory begins in the mind. Xenobia has no enemies, only victims. Xenobia is a cruel sorceress who feeds on dark emotions of her foes and inflicts powerful curses back at them.
Zandora Star Knight	Tank	Utility	Close	2100	25	650	She moved with the confidence and purpose of a god among mortals. Zandora is the Eternal Knight who wields her fearsome lance into the battle and helps her teammates with the power of her uplifting auras.
	Utility

Unreleased heroes

Main article: Unreleased heroes

During development of Gigantic a lot of ideas for hero characters had circulated around. Some of them didn't make into the game for various reasons: continuous rework, no progression in development past skill kit, and premature shutdown of the game.