Pandmonium!
You may be thinking to yourself that pandemonium accurately describes the vast majority of the Heroes of Newerth games you've played, and you'd be right – but now the word is taking on a whole new meaning as a new giant bamboo-wielding powerhouse steps out of the shadows. Players can now take on the persona of a quintessential kung fu Panda as they step into the sandals of Pandamonium.
Pandamonium is a strength hero, but he's not a “hard” tank like Armadon or Accursed – he's definitely somewhere between being a hunk of sweet and sour panda beef and being a very angry damage dealing and disabling titan, placing him among the ranks of a very solid hybrid hero. Let's take a peek at how he plays.
Like any other martial artist or panda, Pandamonium's strengths come out in his combinations of skills – they are clearly designed to work together to punish an opponent from full to zero in seconds. His major abilities include “Flicking” his opponent, which flips the opposing hero behind him and nails him with an armor and speed debuff. Even with a casual glance at this skill the huge potential can be seen, with a hulking panda charging in on the front lines and isolating a target and flinging him into his pack of hungry teammates.
Flick goes great with the aptly named “Cannon Ball” which sends our friendly neighborhood panda flying through the air and landing with a substantial stun and some damage. Great for catching runners or making an entrance, the cannon ball is a staple – just be careful, if your panda pal doesn't have anyone under him to break his fall he'll end up stunning himself!
And we come to the money move – the appropriately titled “Face Smash” This move is an ultra powerful chain of attacks that also hold and disable the opponent when you tear into him. Surviving this ability is sketchy at best – it's like being hit with a close range Succubus ultimate, only it hits much much harder and theres absolutely nothing you can do to get away. Better hope your teammates can break you free, because if you're alone, you're about to board the panda express to your base in a body bag.
Pandamonium is a great addition to the Heroes of Newerth cast, and you'll find yourself chewing on some bamboo reeds and squinting your highly trained eyes into the forests of Newerth, looking for prey. So grab your friends and spam click his portrait to be the first to get a chance to lay down a face smash on some unsuspecting noob!
