In the Dota 2 files, the appearance of the Bird Samurai icon, apparently the next new hero in the MOBA, has been changed. Dataminer and the author of the Telegram channel “Dota Stepana” shared information about this.
The image has not been significantly altered; a headgear was added and the character’s hairstyle was slightly redesigned. The developers changed the appearance of Bird Samurai on the night of August 23, along with the announcement compendium, Master of the ring and team bags.
Information about Bird Samurai first appeared on August 31, 2023 in the Dota 2 summer update Later, mention of this hero was found in the MOBA client in December 2023. Then the datamancers noticed only the name of one of the abilities. And after similar creatures appeared in “The Fallen Crown”.