06-11-2019, 01:49 AM
E3 2019: Watch Dogs Legion's Breakout Star Is Helen, Assassin Granny
<p>Ubisoft's <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/e3/">E3 2019</a> <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/everything-ubisoft-announced-at-e3-2019/1100-6467230/">press conference</a> had quite a few unexpected surprises, but none seems to have hit as hard as an octogenarian with a mean streak. Helen, one of the showcased playable characters from <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/watch-dogs-legion/">Watch Dogs Legion</a>, has captured the hearts of the Internet.</p><p>That's no small feat, because the pitch behind Legion is that <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2019-watch-dogs-legions-npcs-are-playable-flesh/1100-6467626/"><em>anyone</em> is a playable character</a>. Any of the residents of London you find wandering have their own stories and backgrounds and habits, and you can hack into their lives and learn more about them to recruit them. Many of them have specialized skills like brawling or robotics expertise. Helen, according to the trailer, is a former assassin, and the wrinkles have made her no less deadly.</p><p>The Internet quickly agreed: Helen's pretty great.</p><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://twitter.com/AquilusJackson/status/1138201986657136642"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">Is it bad that a major reason for me buying Watch Dogs: Legion is just to plays Grandma Helen? <a href="https://twitter.com/watchdogsgame?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">@watchdogsgame</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/E319?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#E319</a></p> — Another Dream (@AquilusJackson) <a href="https://twitter.com/AquilusJackson/status/1138201986657136642?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">June 10, 2019</a></blockquote><text></text></div><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://twitter.com/Ponkikipon/status/1138200831747133440"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">Watch Dogs Legion actually looks amazing - Granny Helen stole the show!</p> — ローレン・Lauren (@Ponkikipon) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ponkikipon/status/1138200831747133440?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">June 10, 2019</a></blockquote><text></text></div><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://twitter.com/RaygunBrown/status/1138188015258427392"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">Watch Dogs 2: Okay I’m playing these DedSec characters as pacifists, no killing, just tazers<br />Watch Dogs Legion: MY NAME IS HELEN AND I SHALL SLAUGHTER THE GOVERNMENT PIGS</p> — David Rayfield (@RaygunBrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/RaygunBrown/status/1138188015258427392?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">June 10, 2019</a></blockquote><text></text></div><p>Others felt instantly protective of their surrogate grandma.</p><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://twitter.com/RanunculusAhsha/status/1138180698638917632"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">I REFUSE TO LET HELEN DIE WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON WATCH DOGS LEGION</p> — Courtnerd (@RanunculusAhsha) <a href="https://twitter.com/RanunculusAhsha/status/1138180698638917632?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">June 10, 2019</a></blockquote><text></text></div><p>And still others committed to making Helen their main.</p><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://twitter.com/SamuelLeijerst1/status/1138196585098219522"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">You bet your ass I'm not gonna play any other character than Helen. Lady's the official MC of Watch Dogs Legion</p> — Samuel Leijerstam (@SamuelLeijerst1) <a href="https://twitter.com/SamuelLeijerst1/status/1138196585098219522?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">June 10, 2019</a></blockquote><text></text></div><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://twitter.com/OP_GeorgeRankin/status/1138197333659791361"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">Lemme just play Helen Dashwood, alpha granny for Watch Dogs: Legion<br />Don't mess, she'll spike ye tea<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WatchDogsLegion?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#WatchDogsLegion</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/watchdogsgame?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">@watchdogsgame</a></p> — Mr. Expendable (@OP_GeorgeRankin) <a href="https://twitter.com/OP_GeorgeRankin/status/1138197333659791361?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">June 10, 2019</a></blockquote><text></text></div><p>Helen. She'll knit a blanket for your coffin and then put you in it.</p><h4>More E3 news:</h4><ul><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2019-new-xbox-scarlett-console-launching-holida/1100-6467559/">New Xbox console, Scarlett, revealed</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2019-first-xbox-scarlett-technical-details-120-/1100-6467526/">Xbox Scarlett details: 8K, 120 FPS, SSD</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-e3-2019-george-rr-martin-and-from-software-co/1100-6467500/">Elden Ring is From Software and George RR Martin's new game</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2019-cyberpunk-2077-release-date-trailer-reveal/1100-6467540/">Cyberpunk 2077 release date announced</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/final-fantasy-7-remake-release-date-announced-at-e/1100-6467578/">Final Fantasy VII Remake release date announced</a></li></ul>
<p>Ubisoft's <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/e3/">E3 2019</a> <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/everything-ubisoft-announced-at-e3-2019/1100-6467230/">press conference</a> had quite a few unexpected surprises, but none seems to have hit as hard as an octogenarian with a mean streak. Helen, one of the showcased playable characters from <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/watch-dogs-legion/">Watch Dogs Legion</a>, has captured the hearts of the Internet.</p><p>That's no small feat, because the pitch behind Legion is that <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2019-watch-dogs-legions-npcs-are-playable-flesh/1100-6467626/"><em>anyone</em> is a playable character</a>. Any of the residents of London you find wandering have their own stories and backgrounds and habits, and you can hack into their lives and learn more about them to recruit them. Many of them have specialized skills like brawling or robotics expertise. Helen, according to the trailer, is a former assassin, and the wrinkles have made her no less deadly.</p><p>The Internet quickly agreed: Helen's pretty great.</p><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://twitter.com/AquilusJackson/status/1138201986657136642"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">Is it bad that a major reason for me buying Watch Dogs: Legion is just to plays Grandma Helen? <a href="https://twitter.com/watchdogsgame?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">@watchdogsgame</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/E319?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#E319</a></p> — Another Dream (@AquilusJackson) <a href="https://twitter.com/AquilusJackson/status/1138201986657136642?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">June 10, 2019</a></blockquote><text></text></div><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://twitter.com/Ponkikipon/status/1138200831747133440"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">Watch Dogs Legion actually looks amazing - Granny Helen stole the show!</p> — ローレン・Lauren (@Ponkikipon) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ponkikipon/status/1138200831747133440?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">June 10, 2019</a></blockquote><text></text></div><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://twitter.com/RaygunBrown/status/1138188015258427392"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">Watch Dogs 2: Okay I’m playing these DedSec characters as pacifists, no killing, just tazers<br />Watch Dogs Legion: MY NAME IS HELEN AND I SHALL SLAUGHTER THE GOVERNMENT PIGS</p> — David Rayfield (@RaygunBrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/RaygunBrown/status/1138188015258427392?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">June 10, 2019</a></blockquote><text></text></div><p>Others felt instantly protective of their surrogate grandma.</p><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://twitter.com/RanunculusAhsha/status/1138180698638917632"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">I REFUSE TO LET HELEN DIE WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON WATCH DOGS LEGION</p> — Courtnerd (@RanunculusAhsha) <a href="https://twitter.com/RanunculusAhsha/status/1138180698638917632?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">June 10, 2019</a></blockquote><text></text></div><p>And still others committed to making Helen their main.</p><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://twitter.com/SamuelLeijerst1/status/1138196585098219522"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">You bet your ass I'm not gonna play any other character than Helen. Lady's the official MC of Watch Dogs Legion</p> — Samuel Leijerstam (@SamuelLeijerst1) <a href="https://twitter.com/SamuelLeijerst1/status/1138196585098219522?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">June 10, 2019</a></blockquote><text></text></div><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://twitter.com/OP_GeorgeRankin/status/1138197333659791361"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">Lemme just play Helen Dashwood, alpha granny for Watch Dogs: Legion<br />Don't mess, she'll spike ye tea<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WatchDogsLegion?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#WatchDogsLegion</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/watchdogsgame?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">@watchdogsgame</a></p> — Mr. Expendable (@OP_GeorgeRankin) <a href="https://twitter.com/OP_GeorgeRankin/status/1138197333659791361?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">June 10, 2019</a></blockquote><text></text></div><p>Helen. She'll knit a blanket for your coffin and then put you in it.</p><h4>More E3 news:</h4><ul><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2019-new-xbox-scarlett-console-launching-holida/1100-6467559/">New Xbox console, Scarlett, revealed</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2019-first-xbox-scarlett-technical-details-120-/1100-6467526/">Xbox Scarlett details: 8K, 120 FPS, SSD</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-e3-2019-george-rr-martin-and-from-software-co/1100-6467500/">Elden Ring is From Software and George RR Martin's new game</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2019-cyberpunk-2077-release-date-trailer-reveal/1100-6467540/">Cyberpunk 2077 release date announced</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/final-fantasy-7-remake-release-date-announced-at-e/1100-6467578/">Final Fantasy VII Remake release date announced</a></li></ul>