Blizzard Reveals 'Overwatch 2' Character Designs, And People Have Questions

Blizzard has revealed designs for several characters from Overwatch 2, a PvE-oriented sequel of its 2016 multiplayer game Overwatch. Veterans of the series will have no trouble recognizing the heroes, as it appears that Blizzard is committed to preserving the outlines and color schemes of each of the characters — maybe even too committed, some meme-loving players decided, as the lack of difference between the designs spawned a meme trend on Twitter.

Last Friday, Blizzard revealed new designs for some of the Overwatch 2 characters, including Widowmaker, McCree, Mercy, Tracer and Winston via its official Twitter account.

Now you have my attention.

The futurist femme-fatale Widowmaker gets a new look for Overwatch 2. pic.twitter.com/v69CP14OV9

— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) February 19, 2021

Buckle up, this gunslinger’s loaded!

A sneak peek at McCree’s new look coming to Overwatch 2. pic.twitter.com/7u1bBvQhO2

— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) February 19, 2021

Immediately following the reveal, users on Twitter responded to Blizzard with memes about the new designs looking not-so-different from what they already are in the original game.

Mario in Mario in
Overwatch 1 Overwatch 2 pic.twitter.com/OxkbNalZtL

— Sam Santala (@SamSantala) February 20, 2021

Overwatch 2 “Redesigns” be like: pic.twitter.com/RphiYq3kcf

— вʟм | Ultima (@UltimaShadowX) February 20, 2021

The one difference that really drew attention was the lighter skin tone of gunslinger McCree, with memes ensuing on the topic from a number of users who saw the opportunity as perfect meme material.

ovw1 mccree: silly cowboy
ovw2 mccree: conservative podcaster pic.twitter.com/ORxL7DJwzJ

— Chwistopher (@Loudwindow) February 20, 2021

McCree Overwatch 2 pic.twitter.com/U7uPKgQZYy

— Orlando the Unibou!!! (@muteOrator) February 20, 2021

Genji's new drip, a comfy hoodie to keep his cybernetic body warm at all times, also got some attention from memers on the platform.

They deadass just gave him a hoodie pic.twitter.com/VfDpmFaGJW

— vinny after dark (@Phanraiser) February 20, 2021

Designs aside, the news that Overwatch 2 will not have 2CP (Two Capture Point) maps in competitive play was met with much enthusiasm from fans.

CONFIRMED: according to Jeff Kaplan 2CP will NOT BE AVAILABLE IN OVERWATCH 2 COMPETITIVE PLAY!

in 2016 I organized The OW pro discord to send 21 eggplants to Jeff's office representing 1 Hero Limit and removing 2CP entirely. five years later, the eggplant dream is complete🍆 pic.twitter.com/2cZtBKn6VP

— Rod Breslau (@Slasher) February 20, 2021

While the release date for the game has not yet been revealed, it's expected to come out no sooner than 2022.