Xbox Wire can solely reveal certainly one of Overwatch 2’s upcoming One-Punch Man collaboration skins – assist hero Kiriko within the type of Horrible Twister. The legendary pores and skin comes as a part of a wider collaboration between Overwatch 2 and One-Punch Man, which has already seen Doomfist revealed in a pores and skin based on the eponymous superhero himself, Saitama.
The Legendary Horrible Twister – Kiriko pores and skin will arrive as a part of a bundle, obtainable for two,100 cash within the Overwatch 2 in-game retailer. The bundle consists of the legendary pores and skin, the Terribly Spectacular Victory Pose, and the Horrible Twister namecard. The pores and skin – and the remainder of the One Punch Man collaboration – shall be obtainable from March 7 till April 6.
It’s the primary main in-game collaboration for Overwatch since a LEGO-inspired Bastion pores and skin in 2019, and I caught up with Artwork Director, Dion Rogers to learn how this surprising partnership emerged:
“It’s one thing we’ve been eager to do for some time,” he begins. “You recognize, Overwatch’s artwork model is sort of a wedding of West-meets-East aesthetics and values – there’s a little bit of an anime look to Overwatch. So, being followers of anime, we have been searching for a accomplice to collaborate with. And we checked out varied studios, after which when One-Punch Man got here up, it was shocking how many individuals on the group knew the anime, they cherished it, they watched it. Aaron Keller, our recreation director completely is aware of all of the characters and issues backwards and forwards.
“So it was fairly shocking. We felt like that’s an excellent one as a result of the group could be very excited by this concept – as a result of the group knew the anime so nicely, and so they have been so excited, it’s at that time that it actually felt like the best match.”
Rogers wasn’t mistaken. He says that the collaboration was so common within the studio that, on the very first group assembly about it, the character artist for the Saitama – Doomfist pores and skin started drawing designs throughout the decision, and was sharing them quickly after. If you happen to wished some measure of how a lot the Overwatch group likes One Punch Man, think about the truth that Doomfist had a voice line referencing the present for years – “One punch is all I want” – earlier than this crossover got here collectively. “Yeah, we have been impressed,” Rogers laughs once I ask about it.
So, what about Kiriko’s costume particularly? Horrible Twister is an extremely highly effective psychic on this planet of One-Punch Man, and comes with a definite character all of her personal. What made Kiriko the best match to placed on her costume?
“A part of the problem of bringing a number of the heroes in is principally [because of] a silhouette change. So gameplay-wise, we’ve got to watch out. Doomfist, for instance: as Saitama he good points a cape. Doomfist, we by no means give him a cape, in any of the skins, in order that his silhouette – the form that gamers are used to seeing – stays. So we have been very cautious once we utilized this.
“Kiriko – on prime of needing some extra skins, as a result of she’s a more recent hero within the recreation – she matches the silhouette of [Terrible Tornado] fairly nicely. So it simply felt like a pure alternative – we might do her coiffure, however lots of Kiriko’s base silhouette comes from her skirt, the little sort of angled components on her clothes. So we might preserve that look whereas capturing [Terrible Tornado] in sort of cosplay kind.”
Rogers raises an attention-grabbing level about this collaboration – in most video games, you’d sort of assume the heroes have been meant to be a model of the One-Punch Man characters however, in Overwatch 2, they’re cosplaying as them.
“Our heroes are principally conscious of the anime and are followers too. They usually’re cosplaying because the heroes.”
“That’s our method; that our heroes are principally conscious of the anime and are followers too. They usually’re cosplaying because the heroes. So once you see Doomfist carrying the Saitama outfit, he’s a fan too.”
It raises the query – is that this a one-off, or might we see extra cosplay-esque collaborations for Overwatch 2 in future?
“We positively wish to do extra collaborations over time, however with the best alternative [because] it took us a very long time to achieve right here – hopefully it doesn’t take us as lengthy for the subsequent one. However our aim is to do extra. It was tremendous enjoyable for the group. It’s shocking, I feel our method overlaps with Overwatch very nicely.”
“And what I like concerning the new recreation is it’s seasonal, we’ve got the seasonal cadence of issues now. It’ll permit us to pursue extra issues like this, as a result of we’ve got focused seasons that we are able to plug these items into.”
I can’t let Rogers go with out asking the apparent follow-up: what would his dream collaboration be as soon as One Punch Man is finished? “Oh yeah. Dragon Ball – that’s certainly one of them. Truly, Avenue Fighter, I’d like to combo with Avenue Fighter in some unspecified time in the future.” Right here’s hoping one (or each!) occur in the future quickly.
Overwatch 2 is out now on Xbox Collection X|S and Xbox One. The Overwatch collaboration occasion, together with the Legendary Horrible Twister – Kiriko pores and skin, will start on March 7 and run till April 6.
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