Overwatch 2 Teases New Support Hero With Strange Message
Blizzard has wrapped up its second Overwatch 2 PvP beta, and so fans are now focused on the future of the popular hero-shooter. The Overwatch 2 early access release date is mere months away at this point, but it seems likely that Blizzard will be hosting at least one or two more betas between now and launch. After all, Overwatch 2 will be debuting with a new Support hero that has yet to be revealed to the public, and one would imagine that they would require some testing before they're added to the mix.
It seems that a proper reveal for the new Overwatch 2 Support hero may be next on the docket, with Blizzard teasing the hero at the end of the latest beta. At the conclusion of the Overwatch 2 PvP beta, players were treated to a strange message that seemed like a random assortment of letters and numbers: V2hhdCBkb2VzIHRoZSBmb3ggc2F5Pw==. Twitter user Hayzelet pointed out that putting this sequence in a Base64 decoder actually revealed a secret message.
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The code translates to «What does the fox say?» This is in reference to «The Fox» by Ylvis, a bizarre song that exploded in popularity in 2013, with a music video that has surpassed 1 billion views, and it's also clearly a nod to the new Overwatch 2 fox hero, who has been hinted at in other ways for quite some time.
The Overwatch 2 fox hero was first leaked years ago, and then Blizzard included a direct reference to the hero on the Kanezaka deathmatch map with the «yokai» spray paint. Blizzard also teased the fox hero with the big Overwatch 2 trailer that released as part of the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, though it was a relatively small detail in the trailer that many fans may have missed.
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