NS noticed an unusual detail in The International 2024 announcement.

The stylistic of The International 2024 announcement might be a reference to the new Dota 2 hero - Ring Master, hinted at by the circus-like appearance of the illustration.

This detail was noticed by Yaroslav "NS" Kuznetsov, a streamer and former esports player, who posted about it on his Telegram channel.

"Oh, and also, in the announcement of TI, there is a reference to PUPPETMASTER, well, this pretty screwed up announcement picture looks like it was taken from somewhere, and then they just stuck a caption on top, which only matches the background in terms of gamma, and otherwise looks alien"

He noted that the illustration's style strongly resembles the Puppet Master trailer and has a circus theme.

"These light bulbs seem to strongly refer to the announcement of Ring Master (Puppet Master), there were almost the same on that box where Axe got sucked in, and, in general, there's some circus theme on this picture"

However, it is unknown whether this is a hint that the new hero will be revealed closer to The International 2024 in September or if it's part of an imminent Ring Master announcement.