A long-awaited follow-up to Blizzard’s 2016 hero shooter Overwatch, the free-to-play Overwatch 2 has received a mixed reception from gamers since releasing for PC and consoles earlier this year. Although the decisions to carry over the entire roster from the first game and move the franchise to a free-to-play model were welcomed by many gamers, numerous balance issues and complaints about monetization have left many players frustrated. In order to address player complaints about balance issues, Blizzard recently announced upcoming changes to Overwatch 2’s matchmaking system.
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Setting aside the game’s controversies and instead focusing on its colorful characters, an adorable new TikTok video features Overwatch 2 fan raddadoverwatch’s 6-year-old daughter coming up with some hilarious and creative names for the digital combatants on the character select screen. Starting off with the swine-shaped Roadhog, who is set to receive a major nerf in the January Overwatch 2 update, the little girl bursts into laughter at the pig tattoo on his belly and immediately dubs him “Piggy.” Skipping over the sinister Sigma because he was simply too scary, the pair try to settle on a new name for Winston. Initially naming him “Donkey Man,” the cheerful child finally settles on the perfectly apt “Gorilla Man.”
Other silly pseudonyms from the short video include “Hamstie” for the robot-riding rodent Wrecking Ball, and “Telemachus” for the towering tank Reinhardt. Not every hero got a wild new nickname, however, with strongwoman Zarya receiving the perfectly ordinary new name “Claire.” Comments responding to the clip were incredibly amused by the clever little girl, with several users noting that she must be a fan of the show Bluey based on Reinhardt’s new name. Other comments laughed at the surprising new bit of lore that raddadoverwatch’s daughter added to Overwatch 2 with her hilariously deadpan declaration that “He doesn’t have a mom” when Reinhardt appeared on screen.
For fans feeling frustrated with the grind for the latest must-have Overwatch 2 cosmetic that caught their attention, this short video is sure to provide an amusing distraction before jumping back in for the next round. Creator raddadoverwatch may have to find a new place to post the next video with his precocious offspring, though, as a proposed TikTok ban in the United States continues to gain support in Washington.
Overwatch 2 is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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