I Accidentally Found Jetpack Cat’s Secret Weakness in Overwatch

Jetpack Cat has been a fixture of the Overwatch roster for several weeks now, and players are finally beginning to master the nuances of her kit. While her diminutive, high-speed hitbox makes her a persistent nuisance, she is far from invincible. As it turns out, her most lethal counters aren’t always found on the hero select screen; sometimes, they are built into the map itself.

A handful of Overwatch maps feature active transit hazards—the bustling highways of Oasis or the high-speed rail on Busan’s control point. Under normal circumstances, these elements are secondary concerns, usually only claiming lives when a savvy Lúcio manages a perfectly timed boop. I never truly appreciated the existential threat these vehicles posed to flying felines until a recent, ill-fated match.

While competing on Busan’s Downtown map, I triggered Jetpack Cat’s “Catnapper” ultimate. I was in the middle of successfully dragging the enemy tank toward certain doom when a speeding train intervened. In an instant, my tactical play turned into a slapstick tragedy. While the concept of a cat meeting a vehicle is grim in reality, seeing a high-tech feline kidnapper get flattened mid-flight felt like a scene ripped directly from a Looney Tunes short.

I quickly realized I wasn’t the only pilot to suffer this fate. A brief search of the Overwatch subreddit revealed a growing collection of players sharing their own transit-related mishaps. In many cases, these collisions were nothing more than a stroke of incredible luck for the player being kidnapped.

However, not every incident is an accident. Some players have begun using the environment intentionally. While a hero like Mauga could easily track the cat with his twin chainguns, there is a certain poetic justice in baiting the predator into the path of a literal freight train.

The most impressive display of this environmental mastery has to be the Jetpack Cat mirror match. In one highlight, a player used their own Catnapper ultimate to snag the opposing Jetpack Cat, dragging them off the map and directly into oncoming traffic. The mechanical skill required to land that initial pounce mid-air is worth a commendation on its own.

The lesson for aspiring pilots is clear: just because you have the verticality to leave the battlefield doesn’t mean you’re safe. Whether you’re soaring over Busan or Oasis, always remember to look both ways before kidnapping the enemy team.

Source: Polygon