Who Else for Heroes?

The whole business model for a free-to-play game like Heroes of the Storm is to continually get content out. While some of that is purely cosmetic stuff like the yes-goddammit-I-bought-it Star Lord Leoric skin and mount, it also means a continual release of new heroes. New Heroes get to shake up the meta-game, but are also just plain fun. If you've been reading the last couple entries on this blog, you'll notice how infatuated I am with the newest addition, Xul the Necromancer (seriously, he's just so damned fun.)

Thankfully, Blizzard has three huge franchises with tons of characters to pick from, with Overwatch coming relatively soon as well, and theoretically they could delve into older stuff (though the only example so far are the Lost Vikings - a niche Hero(es) to be sure.)

Anyway, let's go by franchise:

Warcraft:

Warcraft already has the highest representation in the game, though that's understandable given that it's also the most detailed and fleshed-out world, with the most Blizzard titles attached to it (if we count expansion packs as separate titles. Or even if we don't.)

There's a pretty decent spread of the playable races in WoW, but here are some people I'd consider adding:

Gul'dan
Kel'thuzad
Velen
Maraad
Yrel
Mannoroth
Grom Hellscream
Garrosh Hellscream
Baine Bloodhoof (or Cairne)
Queen Azshara
Anduin Lothar
Tirion Fordring
Khadgar
Medivh
Moira Bronzebeard
Gelbin Mekkatorque
Lor'themar Theron
Mal'ganis
A Faceless One (maybe create a name, like they did with Lunara.)
Archaedas
Lei Shen
The Monkey King
Deathwing
An Ancient (the tree ones, not the Wild Gods, and give it a name.)
Vol'jin
Varian Wrynn
Anduin Wrynn
Garona

Diablo:

Far smaller in scope than Warcraft, there are some characters who are begging to be added.

First, possibly the male/female version of existing Diablo III classes.

Male Crusader
Male Barbarian
Male Wizard
Female Monk
Female Witch Doctor
Male Demon Hunter

Then you could look at other Diablo and Diablo II classes:

Sorceress
Paladin
Druid
Rogue
Amazon
Barbarian? (though that might just be the Diablo III one.)

Then there are established characters:

Malthael
Mephisto
Baal
Imperius
Belial
Duriel
Andariel
Deckard Cain (there's an awesome theoretical mock-up for him on Carbot's youtube page.)
Asheara
Abd Al-Hazir (please! Granted, his abilities would probably all be "get assistant killed horribly and then act as if you're the wronged party.")
Zoltun Kulle

So lots of options there.

Starcraft:

Starcraft has fewer characters to choose from, but there are a handful.

Arcturus Mengsk
Gabriel Tosh
Alarak
Selendis
Talandar
Stukof
Dehaka

And of course any units can be given a name - we've seen that with Lt. Morales and Sgt. Hammer.

We won't likely see Overwatch characters until that game has launched, but I'd expect to see Tracer as the probably first one, then perhaps Winston, Reaper, and Windowmaker.