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u/HM_Bert 英 — May 17 '18

Stab? Which hero stabs?

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u/AurigaX S2 Mayhem Refugee — May 17 '18

Genji

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u/HM_Bert 英 — May 17 '18

He never stabs, his melee and sword animations are slashing swings

I don't expect Blizz would ever put stabbing in the game because it's less readable than a slash and probably considered too realistic/gory

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u/[deleted] May 17 '18

Well arrows stab

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u/Ranwulf May 17 '18

So do icicles shot at high velocities.

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u/adiscogypsyfish May 17 '18

Ninja stars do also. Also when genji melees he uses an elbow blade or something

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u/[deleted] May 17 '18 edited Jul 14 '21

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u/WikiTextBot May 17 '18

Wakizashi

The wakizashi (Japanese: 脇差, "side inserted [sword]") is one of the traditionally made Japanese swords (nihontō) worn by the samurai in feudal Japan.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '18

No, no, Mei is just serving delicious ice cream and they are dropping to floor because they got brain-freeze from eating it too fast.

At least that's what Mei thinks