Wh the release of Overwatch’s holiday ic, gamers saw the game’s first openly gay character: Tracer. Many of here at Kotaku, an Overwatch fanse, took time to s down and reflect on how Blizzard has treated the topic of diversy our favore team based shooter.
Contents:
- 27 OTHER OVERWATCH HERO THAT ARE ALSO GAY
- WHY OVERWATCH'S GAY CHARACTERS ARE SO IMPORTANT
- BLIZZARD ON OVERWATCH'S SOMBRA, ROADHOG'S HOOK, AND GAY CHARACTERS
- OUR THOUGHTS ON OVERWATCH'S TRACER BEG GAY
- Y, 'OVERWATCH' MAKG BOTH SOLDIER: 76 AND TRACER GAY IS A BIG DEAL
27 OTHER OVERWATCH HERO THAT ARE ALSO GAY
We've piled a list of the other characters the game that we believe might jt be... gay. Or bi. Or what-have-you. * gay characters overwatch *
Soldier 76 – Gay.
Much like Tracer, Soldier 76 was revealed to be gay a medium outsi of the official Overwatch game.
Both intify as gay. In the latt data drop, we got nfirmatn of somethg that many fans long knew their hearts — Soldier: 76, real name John Francis “Jack” Morrison, is gay. We’ve known for a while that Tracer is gay, too, and a happy relatnship.
WHY OVERWATCH'S GAY CHARACTERS ARE SO IMPORTANT
One of the game's most popular characters, Soldier: 76 has been revealed to be gay - and reactns are mixed. * gay characters overwatch *
If characters like this are meangful and important to the LGBT muny, and reprentatn matters (which very much do), then surely another two years we’re gog to fd out that another character is gay.
We had a look over the other characters on the Overwatch roster, tirelsly pored through their backstori, pared not, looked for hts, and piled a list of the other characters the game that we believe might jt be… gay. Lov his gay dghter.
Lov her gay father.
BLIZZARD ON OVERWATCH'S SOMBRA, ROADHOG'S HOOK, AND GAY CHARACTERS
In an terview wh Kotaku, when discsg gay characters Overwatch, lead hero signer Geoff Goodman and artist Rachel Day nfirm an LGBT character will be revealed shortly. * gay characters overwatch *
Hamsters are, as turns out, one of the 227 mammals observed displayg homosexual tennci. Gay, but too by tryg to figure out how her new abili work after each overhl to see anyone.
OUR THOUGHTS ON OVERWATCH'S TRACER BEG GAY
Blizzard Entertament's Overwatch has nfirmed two of s hero are gay, a move that's a major step forward for gamg. * gay characters overwatch *
Also, she lov her gay mother. Lov her gay dghter.
Y, 'OVERWATCH' MAKG BOTH SOLDIER: 76 AND TRACER GAY IS A BIG DEAL
* gay characters overwatch *
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You might ask yourself, n robots even be gay? But how, you ask, n a robot be gay when their genr is assigned before they’re booted to life — simply by athetic choic and the whims of their signers?
And if so, then isn’t this whole thg much ls clear cut than “y, the robot is gay”? We only know one thg for sure, though: Zenyatta is gay. In fact, all Omnics are gay.
Yterday was an tertg day for Overwatch, as dropped to a newly released lore story that foced on Ana, was revealed that Soldier: 76, Jack Morrison, is gay. * gay characters overwatch *
Lov Brigte’s gay father. But as I unrstand , she’s gay.
Blizzard short story 'Bastet' officially nfirms 'Overwatch' character Soldier 76 is nonilly gay, and the send hero to reprent LGBTQ folks. * gay characters overwatch *
Knows that his brother is gay, too. He got his start DJ-g gay clubs around Brazil. When Reaper says “die, die, die, ” he’s talkg about homophobia.
The reason McCree mak the list isn’t bee he is gay but bee Overwatch’s gay male dience wants him to be. While there has been fanfic wrten about Sombra beg gay or bisexual, there is ltle evince to support the assertn.