About

Doomfist is a character in the multiplayer online shooter Overwatch equipped with a cybernetic arm capable of performing powerful charged strikes against enemies and slamming into the ground.

Origin

On November 7th, 2014, the first cinematic trailer for Overwatch was released, in which several heroes fight over control of Doomfist's cybernetic gauntlet (shown below).

Spread

On September 7th, 2016, the Arekkz Gaming YouTube channel released a video speculating that Doomfist may be the next playable Overwatch hero (shown below, left). On February 3rd, 2017, the Yahoo Esports YouTube channel released a video in which actor Terry Crews performs a mock audition for the character (shown below, right). Within five months, the video garnered upwards of 1.2 million views and 2,100 comments.

Later that month, a player spawn point in the Numbani map was modified in Overwatch to show a the destruction left by Doomfist's attack (shown below).

Origin Story and Developer Update

On July 6th, 2017, Blizzard released animated short for Doomfist's origin story, which gathered upwards of 3.8 million views and 22,000 comments within 24 hours (shown below, left). Meanwhile, a developer update video introducing the character was uploaded to the PlayOverwatch YouTube channel, garnering more than 2.7 million views and 15,300 comments that day (shown below, right).

That day, Doomfist's origin video reached the front page of /r/Overwatch,^[2] where it received upwards of 45,000 points (86% upvoted) and 5,100 comments over the next day. Meanwhile, YouTuber Muselk uploaded footage of the character playing on a Blizzard test server (shown below).

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