Overwatch 2 characters: every hero confirmed so far
Come and meet the Overwatch 2 characters
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Overwatch 2 characters are still going strong, with new seasons keeping fans entertained thanks to all the latest additions to the team. Accompanied at the helm by fan-favorites making a return, too, there’s a host of new and reworked abilities to test out.
WithOverwatch 2available after a few months of theOverwatch 2 PvP beta, many players are just as engaged as they were on day one. With all the news pouring out in blog posts, trailers, and the developers' Twitter accounts, even Tracer would have a hard time keeping up. That’s why we’ve put together this Overwatch 2 characters guide, allowing you to stay on top of the hero reworks, visual refreshes, and brand new additions - such as formidable hero,Sojourn.
With Overwatch 2 and its seasons in full swing, it’s a great time to look at new faces and re-acquainted with the old. Even if you’ve played hundreds of hours of the first game, there have been slight tweaks to many characters, meaning you may want to read up on what’s new.
Read on for a complete list of all the Overwatch 2 characters detailing who they are, their special abilities or weaknesses, and how they’ll fit into your squad.
Overwatch 2 characters
Overwatch 2 characters: Tanks
In Overwatch 2, you can only pick one tank per team, making them a particularly important role. These tough fighters lead the charge, go toe to toe with priority targets, and are your team’s main protector.
D.Va
D.Va was once a professional gamer and streamer, but now she’s a mech pilot and mechanic who fights alongside Overwatch.
Doomfist
A mercenary recently freed from prison and armed with a powerful Hand Cannon gauntlet, Doomfist has launched Talon on a new trajectory to war.
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Junker Queen
As the self-made Queen of Junkertown, Junker Queen is tough, independent, and a champion of the Scrapyard gladatorial arena.
Orisa
An optimistic omnic created by a genius inventor from Numbani, Orisa exists to protect others and her creator from harm.
Ramattra
This omnic is the leader of the revolutionary corps called Null Sector. His dual tank abilities let him protect his team while rushing the enemy forces.
Reinhardt
The once-retired knight, Reinhardt returned to Overwatch with his power armor and rocket hammer to mix it up with a new generation of threats.
Roadhog
The mostly-silent and totally-ruthless Roadhog is Junkrat’s sidekick and international criminal from the Australian wastelands.
Sigma
Sigma was once an astrophysicist, but in the wake of a failed experiment and mentally unstable, he’s now being used by Talon for his ability to control gravity.
Winston
As a baby gorilla, Winston was a genetic experiment at the Horizon Lunar Colony, now he’s a genius adult gorilla with a tesla cannon who brought Overwatch back together.
Wrecking Ball
Another survivor of the Horizon Lunar Colony and their genetic experiments, Hammond is a hamster and ace mechanic at the controls of a mech he built.
Zarya
A hero in her home country of Russia and a powerful weightlifter, Zarya distrusts omnics and has united with Overwatch to protect others.
Overwatch 2 characters: Supports
In Overwatch 2, you will be allowed two supports heroes per team. These healers and protectors, provide buffs for allies and debuffs for enemies. While they may not hit hard, their aid can change the course of every encounter.
Ana
A sniper and founding member of Overwatch, Ana was shot in the eye and thought to be dead, but returned as a medic years later to the surprise of her daughter Pharah.
Baptiste
A combat medic and former member of Talon, Baptiste was an orphan who escaped Talon to try to do good in the world.
Brigitte
The daughter of Torbjörn and goddaughter of Reinhardt, Brigitte travels with Reinhardt as his personal armorer, maintaining his suit and keeping him ready for battle.
Lúcio
An international celebrity, musician, and activist, Lúcio became a superstar overnight when he joined the fight against the omnics and Talon with Overwatch.
Mercy
Mercy is a brilliant doctor and scientist who pioneered breakthroughs in nonobiology before joining Overwatch to help protect others.
Moira
Moira is a scientist and genetic engineer obsessed with progress at any cost who hates Overwatch for stifling her research and now works with Talon.
Zenyatta
As an Omnic and a monk, Zenyatta became the mentor of Genji, and travels the world to foster friendship and understanding between humans and Omnics.
Overwatch 2 characters: Damage
With two per team in Overwatch 2, damage heroes are the largest pool of characters for you to pick from and, as you’d guess from the name, deal out the bulk of the damage in a game – but others provide utility as well.
Ashe
Once the daughter of wealthy socialites, Ashe is now the leader of the Deadlock Gang and a wildcard in the criminal underworld.
Bastion
An omnic that was once a frontline soldier in the crisis, Bastion was damaged and left in a field, eventually becoming both peaceful and sentient. Eventually, he came to live with Torbjörn.
Cassidy
Once a drifter, Cassidy became an outlaw and joined the Deadlock Gang before being pressed into Overwatch’s covert ops.
Echo
A secret project, Echo is an advanced artificial intelligence that can adapt on the fly in combat situations in support of Overwatch.
Genji
A heavily augmented cyborg, Genji was once one of two sons of a ninja crime family but became a member of Overwatch after his brother nearly killed him.
Hanzo
The elder son of a ninja crime family, Hanzo left after believing he had killed his brother, Genji, and now wanders the world as a mercenary warrior.
Junkrat
A criminal and traveling disaster area, Junkrat is an explosive-obsessed junker from the Australian wastelands.
Mei
A world-renowned climatologist, Mei was trapped in cryo-stasis for nine years, emerging to rejoin the resurgent Overwatch.
Pharah
Having dreamed of joining her mother Ana in Overwatch from a young age, she ended up working for a private security firm and learning how to use her experimental combat suit.
Reaper
A genetically modified ghost, Reaper was once in charge of Overwatch’s black ops division, but now is Talon’s bogeyman.
Soldier 76
One of the original leaders of Overwatch, Soldier 76 went underground after the collapse and became a vigilante before returning to its new form.
Sojourn
An old Overwatch ally, Sojourn has been cybernetically upgraded and carries around a railgun.
We have a full guide on how to playSojourn in Overwatch 2. Check it out for more in-depth tips and tricks.
Sombra
A world renowned hacker and orphan, Sombra has her own agenda as she targets powerful people around the world.
Symmetra
A genius engineer and scientist, Symmetra works with cutting edge hard-light technology to create things from light for the Vishkar Corporation.
Torbjörn
A weaponsmith and engineer who is suspicious of omnics, he has worked with Overwatch in the past and took back up with them after Winston’s call.
Tracer
Once a test pilot, Tracer was involved in an accident that left her able to control time around her, and she became an Overwatch agent shortly afterwards.
Widowmaker
As the wife of an Overwatch agent, Widowmaker was kidnapped and neurally reprogrammed into a sleeper agent for Talon – who she now works for as an assassin…
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