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Astro’s Spirit Lasso. Screenshot via Kwagan on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Astro, in her current shape, has a lot of similarities with Dota 2\u2019s<\/em> Batrider, with her ultimate nearly being a replica of Flaming Lasso. The Dota 2<\/em> parallels are also strong with Mirage because her first and third abilities seem very close to Invoker\u2019s Tornado and Windranger\u2019s Wind Run. On the other hand, Calico is a cat lady with her spirit cat doing the heavy work.<\/p>