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Before I get into it, just wanna make it clear that I’m very neutral on whatever Kurt’s role will be because he fits both quite well. I flex but mostly been playing strategist and vanguard for the past couple seasons (due to 3 dps instalocks). So it’s preferable Kurt would be a strategist.

So, like it says in the title, if Kurt isn’t a strategist, who else would fit that role for the rest of this year’s character roaster? Buckle up for the long-ish read because this is what’s lined up for the last two upcoming seasons (tldr at the end):

Season 10:
- Gorr
- Nightcrawler (supposedly)

Season 11:
- Unknown
- Doctor Doom (supposedly)

The unknown is theorized to be many characters such as Captain Marvel, Dazzler, Hive (ehh), etc… It was also “leaked” that season 11 might have a double role hero (van-duel but kinda unlikely), that people think might be Doom.

And that’s following along with Guang Guang’s 1-1-1 rule that’s been talked about here and there.
But with all of that, where’s the room for a strategist? It could possibly be season 11 but that would contradict the 1-1-1 rule, so it’s still not known until that time comes.

But what we do know is this:

If Gorr is a duelist —> Kurt is a strategist
if Gorr is a vanguard —> Kurt is a duelist

Will they go for a van-van back to back with Gorr if he’s released first? I’d hope so maybe. But then it would contradict their “1-1-1” rule.
And if that’s the case and Kurt is a duelist, then the only strategists we’ve gotten this past year is White Fox and Jubilee.

I’m excluding DP out of this whole thing as he’s all three, but he was originally meant to be a dps before NetEase switched to multirole.

Meaning this is what we could have by the end of this year:

Vanguards:
- Devil Dinosaur
- The Hood
- Gorr the God-Butcher
- Doctor Doom (van)

Duelists:
- Elsa Bloodstone
- Black Cat
- Cyclops
- Nightcrawler
- Doctor Doom (dps)

Strategists:
- White Fox
- Jubilee

[Unknown hero and role]

So like then looking at all that… maybe Kurt should be a strategist if we’re viewing it this way.
But then again all of this is based off leaks and what the devs have actually told us. This kinda took a min to make, so I’d love to hear y’all’s thoughts?

TL;DR: The rest of the year’s hero roaster might not have room for a strategist. If based on the 1-1-1 rule, then Kurt’s seemingly the only one who could fit that role otherwise the year might end with only 2 (not including DP) strategists.

[credits to the artist and whoever made that funny Kurt edit]

Crawlers, what’s our thoughts on Kurt’s conclusion in the finale?

I thought it was on brand for the kindhearted person Kurt is but damn… I got hope he’ll be there for season 3 (perhaps a Heaven arc). At least he got many kickass scenes in the show.

Past couple days has been role posting and ppl are kinda getting angry at a take they don’t agree with. I wasn’t directly in the cyclops tank-dps role debate but I saw it happening here and there and it was a bit nasty.

Perhaps we could relax just a little and keep an open mind about others ideas, and that the devs can and will do whatever they see fit with a character.

(Let us larp as Kurt and be positive and allat)

But still no word on Kurt, and matter of fact no word on who the second hero even is. What’s our thoughts?

There hasn’t been an inkling or any hint towards that Kurt will be coming besides leaks.

But next week comes The Hood and the long awaited galley card that usually teases the next heroes, so I think it’s alright to check in our final guesses.

We all expect Gorr of course and hopefully Nightcrawler but is there anyone else you think might be coming?

(Lowkey think it’d be cool to have Kurt’s reveal tease to be his three swords shadowed in the back somewhere)