Ok, ngl I kinda ship Baptiste x Sombra now haha
Ashe in November of 2018:
Baptise in March of 2019:
Sigma in August of 2019:
Echo in April of 2020:
Echo was the last OW1 character released, and the following characters were released after the release of OW2.
Sojourn in April of 2022 (in the OW2 Beta):
Junker Queen in June of 2022 (in OW2 Beta):
Kiriko in October of 2022:
Ramanttra in December of 2022:
Life Weaver in April of 2023:
Illari in August of 2023:
There's are all the origin stories released so far :)
Links to the Youtube Origin stories in Chronological order of hero release <3
Most of the base Roster doesn't have an origin story, but there is this short for Roadhog and Junkrat:
It's not in the same format as the rest of the origin stories that follow, but it's the closest thing that resembles an origin story for them.
Soldier 76 is obviously one of the outliers of this standard (being Blizzards golden boy and all I suppose), and I'm fairly sure his was the first origin story put together in this format:
Another of these outliers is none other than the poster girl herself, which I guess makes sense:
That's all the base roster got, and the following origin stories all belong to heroes that we released after the release of the game.
First of, Ana came out in July of 2016:
Then followed Sombra in November of 2016:
Orisa in March of 2017:
Doomfist in July of 2017:
Moira in November of 2017:
Brigitte in March of 2018:
Wrecking Ball in July of 2018:
THIS IS SO CUTE AAAAAAAAAAA!! <3
Drawing Overwatch Interactions - Episode 05: "Do Not Lie, Archer"
Added the voice lines again just because. (Turn on sounds!)
The 2020 Archives event took place March 12th to April 2nd.
Unlike the previous three events, there was not a new brawl released this year. However, they released something new, Challenges.
Each challenge was assigned to a specific brawl, if I'm remembering that correctly. In the 'Molten Core' Challenge the enemies would drop Tobjorn's ult in a smaller amount when they died. In Close Quarters, enemies a certain distance away were invincible. Finally, in storm raging, when an enemy died they would drop 'rage orbs' which were then absorbed by their allies.
Don't get me wrong, these are all fun game modes, and I enjoyed playing each and everyone to get the achievements. But, it's not a new brawl and I have to deduct points for that obvious fact. I can acknowledge that it probably took a decent amount of work to design and execute these brawls, but I just can't say they're as good as a new brawl.
Moving on, we have the skins they released this year. Keeping in mind, we got 7 skins in the first 2 years, and then 5 in the last year.
This year is another 5 skins. All great skins, let's be honest, I love the Sniper Ana skin and the Casual (don't think that's it's actual name but can't remember off the top of my head) Pharah skin. I've used the Zarya skin a lot as well, and my duo used the King Jamison skin a lot in her time. The Hog skin is great, I just think he has better skins that you can use. Keep in mind, this is completely my opinion, but I do think that the skin quality has dropped from the previous year.
It also appears that 5 skins in the new standard :/
Next, there were the weekly challenges, which is the first time they've been seen in a Archives event. Here they are:
Bish, bash, bosh. Not really very impressive skins. I mean the Sym one stands out a lot and I like how bold it is. The Torbjorn one is pretty basic, it looks like a base game skin in all honesty, and there's just something that I don't like about this Mei skin. But, I know that it got a pretty positive reception from the community at the time.
So, basically, the weekly challenges are new, but the mission challenges hardly replace a new brawl. The skins are still good, they're holding on still, but I can almost feel the quality slipping away.
I've played Overwatch for six years and I need mental help. 21. She/Her.
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