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Blizzard has revealed the official ages for all theOverwatch 2characters, though some of the listed ages don’t make sense when considering the hero shooter’s expanded lore. Since theoriginalOverwatchlaunched in 2016, most of the lore surrounding the game has been told through supplementary books, comics, short stories, origin videos, and the big budget animated shorts.
Overwatch 2has changed that a bit through the introduction of PvE story missions.Overwatch 2PvE story missions give players special co-op levels to complete with friends that move the narrative forward. Fans can expect moreOverwatch 2PvE story missions next year, but in the meantime, they can continue to get lore updates through the more traditional avenues. In fact, Blizzard just recently gave fans a lore update through the officialOverwatchwebsite by revealing the ages of all the characters in the game, though this has left some hardcore fans confused.
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According to Blizzard, the oldestOverwatch 2character is Tank hero Sigma at 64 years old, while the youngest is Tank hero Orisa at just 1 year of age, which makes sense because she is an Omnic that was just recently built. What doesn’t make sense is thatSupport hero Kirikois only 21, as official art showed her training alongside Genji and Hanzo when the three of them were children, yet Genji’s age is listed as 37 while Hanzo is said to be 40.
Overwatch 2 Character Ages
There are other inconsistencies with theOverwatch 2hero ages, but it remains to be seen if Blizzard will address these problems. Some fans have called on Blizzard to simply remove the hero ages, while others are hoping that it instead adjusts the ages so that they make sense with theestablishedOverwatchlore. Blizzard itself has not commented on the issues at the time of this writing.
TheOverwatch 2hero ages aren’t the only controversial thing surrounding the game recently. Something else that has the community talking is therecent Zarya buffs, which have made the Tank hero significantly more effective. Blizzard often adjustsOverwatch 2based on fan feedback, and it will be interesting to see how it reacts to both the bizarre hero ages and the Zarya buffs.
Overwatch 2is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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