Let’s talk about Junkrat, and why he’s unequivocally the worst hero.
**Design**
Lore:
Junkrat is an ugly, soot covered, discount Joker. He loves to cause destruction and espouses
anarchy and chaos… with no discernable motives other than “XD I LOVE BLOWING PEOPLE UP.”
According to the lore, he carries with him some sort of indiscriminate MacGuffin, which makes
sense—the perfect addition to a character with no depth or motives is a mysterious plot device
with no depth.
Ingame:
Everything about Junkrat is annoying. Visually, he is unappealing. His highlight intros are
obnoxious, continuing the “so rand0m xDDD” aesthetic which permeates every miserable fiber
of his being. Perhaps worst of all are his voice lines. Hearing “tick tock tick tock!” in his grating,
smarmy voice is something nobody need endure. Above all, his demanding (and entirely
unnecessary) need healing voice line sends shivers of pure, unadulterated rage down my spine.
** Kit and Playstyle **
As if it weren’t enough that Junkrat be an insufferably annoying twat, he is also endowed with
the worst kit and consequently the worst playstyle in the game, bar none. Playing against a
Junkrat is entirely unsatisfying. His gun relies far more on RNG than skill, as evidenced by the
fact that his usage rate plummets as rank/SR increases †. His only reliable source of targeted
damage is his mine, which is on a lengthy cooldown. As a result, Junkrat is forced to spray and
pray, rarely securing kills against enemies who aren’t blind and/or braindead. Because it is
nearly impossible to kill enemies with his indirect damage and he seldom scores direct hits,
Junkrat ends up damaging but not killing his enemies. Junkrat will still be gold damage, though,