MonitoringThe mid-season patch released today has been added Starblade skins and balance changes, but it also contains teasers for some upcoming changes. These include the next hero, colloquially known as “Detective Omnic” in the community.
If you start Monitoring and head to the Midtown map, you will now find a business card for Hudson Investigations, which includes the names Ellie Hudson and Rigby M-018. Both of these private investigators are available for hire, but we haven’t met anyone with either name in 10 years. Monitoring traditions. Ellie Hudson sounds like a human name, but Rigby M-018 likely refers to the Omnic detective Blizzard has been teasing since its 2026 reboot in February.
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A “Hudson Investigations” business card has been added to Midtown, advertising Ellie Hudson and Rigby M-018 as detectives for hire.
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— Overwatch Cavalry (@OWCavalry) November 3, 2026
We still don’t know much about Rigby, and until now, most people called him “Omnic Detective” because of his fedora and trench coat that evoke the detective aesthetic of the ’30s and ’40s, rather than because we had any concrete details about his backstory. Based on his artwork, he also appears to be carrying an umbrella, although it is unclear whether this is his weapon or simply a prop.
Blizzard confirmed that Rigby will help usher in MonitoringThe next Vendetta story arc, although it’s unclear how it will tie into the story of Vendetta’s rise to power. which took place in 2026. Regardless of how he plays in the sequel, I just hope he’s a DPS hero because I could use another one after Blizzard. moved Sombra to support role.
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