All Strinova Characters – Weapons, Abilities, Bios and more!

Third-person tactical shooter Strinova is edging ever closer to its global release. Despite being in beta currently, the game already features a vibrant selection of playable characters that suit every playstyle. So before you head into Dream Town, here's everything you need to know about Strinova's characters, including Weapons, Abilities, Bios, and more.

First up is the defending faction in Strinova, the P.U.S. This faction currently features five characters, including the fan favorite Michele. The abilities of this group largely focus on team support and area defense, with Yvette being the aggressive exception.

Michele is Strinova's feline-inspired character. With her distinctive cat-ear headset and tail, her design puts her love of cats front and center. When players first log into Strinova, the tutorial guides them into a Team Deathmatch match, where we are first introduced to Michele. In her defensive roles, Michele shines with some forethought. If correctly placed Pawtector can decimate enemy shields, allowing players to mow them down.

Given Michele's role as the introductory character, it is not surprising that her weapon is the perfect middle-ground of traits. A classic assault rifle, the Inspector is easy to pick up and comfortable to use no matter your skill level.

Michele's active ability is Pawtector. These feline-shaped turrets stick to walls and deal damage to nearby enemies. While their 2hp of damage alone isn't ground-breaking, the slow effect they inflict can often slow an enemy rush down. Though with their 2 second deployment timer, they are best placed before the start of the round.

During the battle, if Michele hits an enemy with her primary weapon, they will remain visible even through walls for the duration of this passive (2s).

Designed in memory of her father, the Mighty Meowblast is a powerful automated turret that deals large amounts of damage with a large range. Unlike the Pawtectors, which act as a minor nuisance, this ultimate can quickly annihilate the enemy's attack.

Nobunaga is the stoic leader of P.U.S. and brother of Scissors' Reiichi. He is one of Strinova's marksman characters with a supportive utility set designed to boost his survivability and damage output. Alongside Michele, Nobunaga features the strongest ultimate ability on the defence.

Nobunaga's primary weapon is the Judge. It is a DMR that fires high-powered rounds in semi-automatic mode. Through the upgrades, full auto firing can also be enabled. The gun offers high damage output at the cost of movement speed.

Nobunaga's active ability allows him to deploy two Guardian Eyes. While in range, he gains an increased rate of fire, weapon usability, and armor regeneration. And if you want to maximize his gameplay, the two eyes can be stacked together for an even bigger boost.

The Judge allows shots to be charged up in ADS mode. When Nobunaga fires a fully charged shot, enemies lose their crosshairs while aiming.

A devastating ultimate for both denying entries into a site and for executing retakes, Pulse Overload emits waves in all directions that reveal enemies and block their ability usage while it remains active. In many cases, that can be the key to an easy-round victory.

Kokona is a unique mesh of two roles you often don't see meshing in games. Her ability set, portrays her as a medic with the ability to heal her allies and revive fallen teammates. But her high-caliber Quasar sniper is a long-range killer. That sets her up as a defensive sniper, benefitting her team simply by staying alive.

The Quasar is a primary weapon that will immediately catch the eye of new Strinova players, making Kokona a must-have character. With its incredibly high damage output, and 2.5x scope, it's the perfect weapon for the AWP-wielders.

As the name suggests, Kokona's ability is simple but effective. Deploying her healing drone allows players to heal their allies and restore Armor to a selected target. A key tool to rejuvenate your defenses after halting the first attack.

Similar to the Healing Drone, Kokona's passive is also a heal. When not engaging in combat, the First Aid skill will slowly regenerate her HP. On top of that, when rescuing an ally, Kokona will automatically deploy a drone to rescue them, leaving her free to attack.

Sticking to the theme, this ultimate allows Kokona to revive a fallen ally and teleport them to herself, quickly bringing them into action safely.

Yvette is P.U.S' aggressive controller. With her trusty stuffed bear Fay, this character can lock down entire bombsites in Strinova on her own. When she is not controlling her bear, Yvette is a fast-moving SMG-wielding defender.

The Beareas SMG is a high-rate-of-fire weapon that gives its wielder immense mobility. While not as high in damage as ARs, the gun's precision allows Yvette to attack or retreat at will. Plus, its range shortcomings can be overcome with upgrades mid-game.

This ability is one that evokes the most joy from the players. Yvette tosses her stuffed bear and watches it transform into a large Grizzly. The bear can then be controlled freely and summon icy surfaces on command to trip up enemies.

Perhaps inspired by the MCU's Drax, this passive allows Yvetter to stand so still that she becomes nearly invisible to enemies. Though it can be beaten by enemies simply stepping closer.

Taking Fay to the extreme, this ultimate skill brings forth Frost Bear. The polar bear then creates 3 Polar Zones that envelop the surrounding ground in ace, causing enemies to slip and slowing their rate of fire.

Flavia is the blue team's resident Duellist. With her transformative abilities that aid her survivability, she can deal sustained damage while dodging death. Armed with the Solo SMG, Flavia is a tricky agent to defeat.

The Solo SMG takes the Beareas' concept and pushes it to the Close-Quarters-Combat extreme. With even steeper damage fall-off, the weapon is best used in the short range, where it can quickly chew up enemies.

The Phantom Mirage allows Flavia to transform into a butterfly when taking damage. This state makes her invulnerable but prevents her from attacking. At the same time, she summons a Phantom Orb that acts as a static flashbang, blinding all enemies in sight.

Using her enemies against themselves, Flavia's passive converts the damage she takes into cool-down reduction for her abilities. After passing a certain threshold, she also gains temporary ultimate points, allowing the Phantom Flutter to strike early.

When activated, Flavia generates a Phantom Zone within which enemy fatal attacks can be evaded. This effect is temporary, allowing Flavia to return to combat for a short period, but with the added bonus of being invisible till she attacks.

Strinova's designated attacking Characters, The Scissors, take the stage next. Consisting primarily of Duellists and Vanguard, this group acquires intel and strikes at targets to ensure victory. Ming and Lawine are two of the many standouts in this faction.

Across the early access, Ming has been a staple of all attacking rosters. With her Sunder Blast and Shield Surge, Ming is all about getting aggressive and slaying foes. Plus, her Rebelflame AR is the classic high-damage rifle platform that all shooters feature.

If you are familiar with any shooter games, you know what the Rebelflame is all about. Precise, powerful headshots are the name of the game here, with Ming dominating the firepower front.

Sunder Blast is a quintessential skill for the attacking side, pushing back aggressive foes thanks to its explosive damage and electric field. Ming, on the other hand, gains movement speed within this field, allowing her to enter the site even quicker.

Aegis Absorb greatly boosts Ming's ability to stay alive after entering the site as it regenerates her armor based on the damage dealt by her weapons.

This ultimate gives Ming temporary armor and buffs her shots, applying a slow effect on the hit. Damaging enemy armor allows Ming to extend her abilities and replenish her own armor.

Lawine is the very first character players will control as they step into the Strinova training arena. And her role quickly becomes apparent. With her pulse blade, Lawine gathers information about the enemy defenses, allowing her team to strike at a moment's notice.

The Shadow is an easy-to-use Assault Rifle with high accuracy and incredible stability. Those traits make it easy to pick up for any newcomers. Plus Lawine's passive makes this an added tool for her information arsenal.

Pulse blade is Lawine's trusty melee weapon, which, when thrown, sticks into walls and creates pulses that reveal nearby enemies. The Blade vanishes if no enemies are detected or after 3 scans. When thrown early in a round, the blade can allow the team to avoid traps while also opening up avenues for a late-round rotation.

This ability functions similarly to Michele's Kitty Reveal, making enemies hit by Lawine's primary weapon visible to her temporarily.

Sowing the seed of doubt and deception, Lawine's ultimate allows her to create a zone of stealth. When passing through it, Lawine becomes invisible to enemies but can not fire her own weapon. This can be utilised in hectic situations to give her the positional advantage she needs.

Meredith is the leader of The Scissors and a scientist by profession. Her ability to wield the sands creates a number of interesting interactions, including the ability to make teammates airborne. For the enemies though, the sand drains their health and traps them in.

A bullpup rifle, Falcon is an all-around performer that allows Meredith to knock down sand-trapped enemies.

At the core of Meredith's kit is Sandstorm. This ability allows her to fire an orb that unleashes a Sandstorm upon impact. This area reduces enemy movement speed and locks out their weapons while also temporarily draining their HP.

Essentially an Aim Glide, this passive slows down Meredith's descent when she aims with a weapon or skill.

When charged, Meredith can summon a massive Haboob, obscuring vision and pulling enemies to the center. That grouping allows her teammates to mow down the entire defense.

Reiichi is The Scissor's primary sniper and the brother of P.U.S captain Nobunaga. With his trusty umbrella and the Dawn DMR, Reiichi goes toe to toe with his brother in the duel of marksmen. And his Light Screen wall allows his team to take area control, cutting off sightlines.

This dynamic sniper rifle allows for powerful shots without compromising the ability for Reiichi to stay mobile across the map.

Daybreak is an ability you'll run into often while playing Strinova. This quick-to-deploy wall covers a large area and allows the attacking side to control the duels they take. As Reiichi, make sure you place your Light Screen to deny crossfires.

Reiichi's recon ability, Dawn's Insight, auto-activates when in ADS mode. While active, enemies are briefly revealed only to him.

A simple-to-use ultimate, Sanctified Shield re-inforces the Light Screen to block all enemy bullets but keep in mind that enemies can still simply walk through.

The Vanguard class sniper for The Scissors, Kanami is a pop idol who wields a sniper rifler in battle. Her ability set primes her for an info-gathering role that ensures her team is not walking into a trap.

This charge-up Sniper Rifle can deliver devastating shots on enemies when wielded correctly. And with Kanami's ability upgrades, the sniper bullets can even turn into AOE explosives.

Echo Chamber fires a sonar disk through the Finale SR, which scans for enemies. The scan covers a 180° arc and lasts for 10 seconds. Even when destroyed, Echo Chamber lasts for an additional 2 seconds.

This passive boosts the utility of the sniper, generating a detection zone at the bullet's impact point that reveals enemies temporarily.

With this ultimate, Kanami can summon a holographic figure that pulls in enemies and reduces their speed and accuracy. With a 40m summon range, this ability can allow Kanami to bring hidden enemies out of cover.

The mediators, Urbino, are described as lovers of Art and Music. Their characters can play across both attack and defense, making them the perfect choice for players who like to stick to their guns.

Celestia is a healer from Urbino's Astral Sanctuary. On the battlefield, she helps boost her teammate's armor while also increasing her own survivability. In her supportive role, Celestia can keep her squad alive through enemy onslaughts

The Polaris Assault rifle gives Strinova's most supportive character a solid platform to deal damage to enemies. While not the strongest AR in the game, Polaris delivers consistent output, with a controllable recoil.

Guardian Star allows Celestia to cast a protective star on an ally, regenerating their armor and increasing their maximum armor. The star then returns to Celestia, boosting her armor as well.

This passive skill allows Celestia to gradually restore her own armor, as well as that of nearby allies, making it an incredibly efficient passive skill.

With Astral Gate, Celestia grants an ally armor while charging energy. Once fully charged, she teleports to the ally's location. Cancelling the charge halts teleportation but retains the armor boost.

Audrey was by far the most fun to play character in Strinova's early access. Her Deployment ability props up a tunnel within seconds and allows her to deal ludicrous amounts of sustained damage. Even on the attack, Audrey can lock down sightlines better than some snipers.

The Champion is a light machine gun that acts as a miniature version of Audrey's turret. With the shield passive giving her defense, she can stay in ADS and deal continuous damage to her enemies while moving.

Guns Blazing is the aforementioned turret that allows Audrey to set up anywhere on the map and drown the enemies in bullets. The only drawback is the overheating cut-off that may hinder its sustained use.

Whenever Audrey is in ADS, she generates a front shield attached to the weapon she's firing. This shield boosts her health pool both in ADS mode and in Deployment.

This ultimately brings out a grenade launcher on a platform similar to the turret and allows Audrey to cover entire areas with fire. The grenades also deal damage on impact, meaning most enemies caught in the Bombardment will perish.

Maddelena is a cheerful painter who finds herself on the Urbino battlefield. Alongside her trusty Chrome DMR, she wields a paint gun that activates with her abilities. Crucially, Maddalena's paint is String-blocking, preventing enemies from converting to 2D.

The Chroma is a mid-range powerhouse pairing well with Maddelena's ability set to make a devastating combo. With the paint gun string-blocking and the Chroma's precision, the damage output can skyrocket.

At the core of her kit is the Pigment Blind. When activated, Maddelena paints an area that slows enemies and string blocks. Plus, the enemies reveal their tracks while moving, making them easier to hunt.

Similar to the paint tracks left by pigment blind, whenever Maddelena hits an enemy, their paths are revealed.

Upon activation, a giant bubble is fired, blocking Stringification and tracking enemies within it. Upon bursting, it slows enemies and makes them vulnerable to damage.

In contrast with Maddelena, Bai Mo is a classic rebel. He enjoys rock, hip-hop, and graffiti and wields a pump-action shotgun in battle. His abilities showcase his unique style, combining dance and graffiti into one of the more unique characters.

This shotgun is designed for close-range duels where damage is all that matters. Combined with Bai Mo's abilities, the shotgun can pull off some incredible feats.

Bai Mo dashes forward and reloads his shotgun with two shells, allowing him to jump right into action. The cool-down for this ability refreshes on kills and assists.

When Bai Mo's primary deals at least 50 damage in a shot, it string blocks the enemy, making them easier to target.

This ability acts as a second life for Bai Mo, allowing him to take risky duels and teleport back to his place's beacon in case he dies. The beacon also restores his HP, making this a very powerful skill.\

Those are all the characters entering Dream Town in Strinova right now. Are you ready to hop in? Stay tuned to esports.gg for more esports news and Strinova coverage.