sinclair ult bug - kelvin/frozen shelter

[sunnyfunny]

match id: 51516871
date: 1/22/26 @ 11:42 PST

55 seconds into the round 2, sinclair has kelvin's ult and uses it. simultaneously, the kelvin also uses frozen shelter. the sinclair dies in the double dome. for the rest of the game, sinclair is unable to use audience participation because the game thinks that the sinclair's dome is still up. pressing 4, reconnecting, and unsticking all did not fix it. for the rest of the game, sinclair's ult was only "remove frozen shelter". i'm not a sinclair player, so i have no clue if this is actually street brawl specific but that is where i encountered it.

 

[barlakopofai]

It's new from this patch.

 

[sunnyfunny]

It's new from this patch.

well, yes. i suspect it has something to do with the model change that happens during audience participation, as many others are experiencing similar bugs with other character's ults. i note that i'm uncertain if it is street brawl specific because i have only played him in brawl since the patch and have not seen anyone else report this bug in particular (brawl or standard).

 

[ZeroDay]

That's just fucked up T_T

When I have free time I'll add it to this thread if it's not already patched

Thread 'A list of every broken Sinclair Ult [Updated to Build:21626775 in the comments]'

Jan 23, 2026

Victor's ult was fixed, but there are ults that are actively broken as of 07:00:00 UTC.
I am testing as I write this, and it is very late. Sorry if not thorough; I am very tired

Broken Ults and how they are broken:

Unable to use abilities while ult is active
• Drifter
• Infernus
• Kelvin
• Doorman

Other:
• Warden, Wraith, and Yamato (Maybe more have this) : When copying and using their ults, Sinclair has the Assistant as an ability that they can use while casting the ult—in reality, you can't use it; it shows as active despite not being actually able to be used...

• ZeroDay
• Replies: 14
• Forum: Bug Reports

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[gedehahsen]

This can happen even if Kelvin doesn't use his dome. This happened to me, I used dome at the end of the round, died in it, round ended and my ulti was broken for the rest of the game.

 

[123itsthee]

Just had this happen to me at a Street brawl match vs a kelvin, couldn't copy nor cancel it no matter whatever I tried, keeps telling me to Cancel it, thought it was because of changing the Cancel ability button mid match, but I guess not.

 

[Rad1cal]

Just happened to me too. I copied Kelvin's ult and died when it finished. It would still say "remove frozen shelter" even though it wasn't there anymore. It stayed like that the whole match. By the way, Kelvin did not use his ult, it was only sinclair's copy.

 

[sunnyfunny]

thank you everyone for sharing your experiences as well. i hadn't checked the forums in a couple days, but i just got first hand confirmation that it is not brawl specific and is still happening. match id: 53644566, a friend of mine who actually plays sinclair encounters the bug. at about 15 or so minutes in, he steals kelvins ult, uses it, and is consequently stuck with the remove frozen shelter button.
this inspired me to take this to the sandbox, where events occurred as follows:

1. i spawn an enemy kelvin,
2. i switch to sinclair,
3. i use audience participation on the kelvin,
4. i use the stolen frozen dome,
5. i am immediately unable to use any further ult functions.

pressing 4 does not cancel the dome, and the ult never goes on cooldown. i understand this is a playtest but the fact that this (the ult bug in general) is still in the game is crazy. depending on the ult stolen, it either breaks an integral part of the character or the character entirely. the whole "changing model while using the stolen ult" idea is genuinely cool, but maybe that should be reverted in the meantime so that the character can function.