Overwatch developers confirm my conspiracy theory about Lúcio’s hair

theverge.com:

At long last, I’ve finally uncovered the truth behind an Overwatch question that’s plagued me for six years: what the hell is going on with Lúcio’s hair?

Last week, I talked with Overwatch 2 developers Geoff Goodman and Dion Rogers about Sojourn, the game’s first Black female hero. Since this was the rare chance to be alone with a couple of Overwatch developers, I took the opportunity to ask a burning question about another Black Overwatch hero: Lúcio

Lúcio is my favorite pre-Sojourn Overwatch character both for his gameplay and his story. He’s a healer with unique movement and healing abilities. He was one of the first and only characters I devoted myself to mastering (with dubious, less-than-mastered results) despite not being big on team-based shooters. He’s also this cool, quadruple platinum, Afro Brazilian DJ with an affinity for frogs who decided to join a group of international freedom fighters to stop the corporate gentrification of his favela. I was drawn to him instantly. But one thing that always bothered me about this Beyonce-with-a-gun character was his hair.

I’m obsessed with Black hair in video games as, for Black women in particular, hair is such a sensitive topic. A couple of weeks ago, we could not stop talking about an event that was, at its core, about a Black woman’s hair. There were laws written in the 18th century legislating how Black women could wear their hair. Even today, in the supposed “enlightened age” of 2022, we’re passing laws protecting Black people from hair discrimination after people were losing job opportunities and kids were having their hair cut against their will.

So much of my own self-worth has been tied to my hair. I’ve rocked wigs, extensions, and dreadlocks. I’ve worn my