Overwatch Fan Suggests Interesting Visual Change For Echo’s Duplicate Ultimate

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The Overwatch community is always suggesting ways that the game can be improved, which range from ideas for story developments to potential hero reworks. The latest suggestion technically falls into the latter category, though not in the traditional sense of balancing an Overwatch hero or changing their abilities.

The suggestion focuses on the Overwatch hero Echo, and more specifically, her Ultimate ability. Called Duplicate, the skill allows the Damage hero to become one of the characters on the enemy team. During this brief duration, Echo will be able to use her selected enemy’s abilities and their Ultimate, with the charge-up speed for the copied Ultimate being incredibly fast. Echo will also mimic the appearance of her chosen target, only with a completely blue visual design.

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For Reddit user and Overwatch player 11601, this blue hue could be outdone if Blizzard ever wanted to make Echo’s Ultimate flashier. According to the fan, instead of Echo becoming a blue version of the hero she copies, she could expand and adapt her robot form to match the design of the chosen enemy. This way, players would still be able to read the character that Echo copied, but she would also maintain parts of her default look. 11601 then included several interesting examples of concepts from artist Dana Pull, like an Echo-Roadhog hybrid with Echo’s insignia on its stomach that can be viewed here.

Alongside the interesting Roadhog concept, five other designs were included. The first was for Winston, which is instantly recognizable since he already uses some white armor. Echo also ends up on all fours like the genetically engineered ape. Doomfist is next, and alongside a larger