A supernatural force has entered the flock! Shade’s arrival in Angry Birds 2 marks the franchise’s first new playable character in four years and introduces entirely new ways to defeat those pesky pigs.

What we love: This is a historic moment for the Angry Birds community. Shade’s spectral Spinning Slash ability lets her phase directly through solid structures – ice, stone and wood – and strike pig defences from within, opening up strategies that simply weren’t possible before.

Don’t miss: Long-time fans may recognise Shade as Dahlia from the Angry Birds Stella animated series and spin-off game, transformed into a ghostly mastermind by a mysterious ritual gone wrong.