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 recognize 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.