Future Overwatch 2 Heroes Could Be From the Series' Lore

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Overwatch 2 developers shared additional information about the upcoming heroes to join the roster of Blizzard’s FPS, hinting that fans may already know some of them as they previously appeared in the game’s lore. The backstory of Overwatch 2 is filled with secondary characters assisting the heroes across their journey, with some having bigger importance than others when it comes to shaping the history of the main Overwatch 2 protagonists.

Blizzard regularly adds new characters to the Overwatch 2 roster, balancing the game with the addition of a new tank, support, or DPS hero. The latest character to join the Overwatch 2 roster was Ramattra, a tank hero made available on December 6, 2022. As the previous two heroes who joined the game, Kiriko, Sojourn, and Junker Queen, respectively endorsed the roles of support, assault, and tank characters, Overwatch 2 players hope that Blizzard will soon announce a new DPS hero.

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In a Q&A session with Twitch streamers Christal Raine and Bro You Wack, Overwatch 2 lead hero designer Alec Dawson teased that heroes joining the playable roster in the future might be “familiar faces” already known by fans as they previously appeared in the lore of Overwatch 2 just like Junker Queen or Sojourn. He also mentioned that the Overwatch 2 development team wanted a mix of new and existing faces becoming playable heroes, so they planned to introduce new lore elements and characters in the near future.

For the past few months, Blizzard focussed on balancing the heroes abilities to make a better-optimized game rather than introducing new Overwatch 2 characters. Scott Mercer and Morgan Maddren, respectively meta designer and senior