This devastating Overwatch April Fool's prank deserves to be more than a joke

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Overwatch and April Fools' Day have been going hand in hand for quite some time now, as one of the most enjoyable patches of the year brings the game overhauled with a wide variety of gags. The most immediately recognizable are the googly eyes they connect to Overwatch's heroes, and they look every bit as silly as you'd hope. Even better is the special LTM, which is meant to look like it was accidentally uploaded by Team 4 and is displayed as a string of text via the in-game (or in this year's case, Underwatch) menu. The mode is treated as a parody of balance updates, where heroes get crazy abilities that make fun of community discussions, including some funny patches from Blizzard and new voice lines for characters. Still, all I can think of this year is the unofficial April Fools gag.

In addition to Underwatch, OverwatchThe latest April Fool's Day celebration features a Pachimari icon on the taskbar as a little extra joke for PC users.

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The Overwatch DC Collab is obviously fake, but it still hurts

WITH Marvel Rivals existing now, dream of an Overwatch and the Marvel collaboration is pretty much dead, but there is still hope for a collaboration with DC, a comic book brand that I love just as much. That's why I had a big smile on my face when I opened Reddit this morning and saw a post with a screenshot from Overwatch Cavalry, an unofficial source that breaks down the updates and highlights Overwatch skin permeation and more. My eyes were on Superman Soldier: 76, Batman Cassidy, and Wonder Woman Vendetta, with the last combo fitting so perfectly (and the mockup looking so good) that I immediately bought it. Then I read the headline.

In Overwatch Cavalry's defense, the joke is made perfectly clear. For one, April 31st isn't a real day, and why would Cassidy be chosen for a character who hates guns (especially when there's Genji, since his shuriken can easily be swapped out for Batarangs)? There is even a mention of a fictional game DC Allies drive home the gag. But as one of the many, many people who forgot what day it was and found themselves fooled by an April Fools gag, I'm still heartbroken. You can see how well done this joke is, it's also my most requested Overwatch collab and something I've long hoped would be confirmed.

Who is that character?

Identify the silhouettes before time runs out.




Who is that character?

Identify the silhouettes before time runs out.

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What other skins would work for a DC x Overwatch Collab?

As the proud owner of over 100 DC Omnibuses, it didn't take him long to come up with a number of skins that could be added that go way beyond The Trinity (Supes and Bats should definitely go to other heroes instead of Soldier and Cassidy – maybe Rein and Genji – but I like the idea of ​​Vendetta x Wonder Woman). Potential DC a Overwatch Collab skins could be, but are certainly not limited to:

  • Cyborg Doomfist

  • Starfire Illari

  • Grodd Winston the gorilla

  • Red Hood Reaper

  • Pharah Hawkgirl

  • Joker Junkrat

  • Roadhog Mine

  • Black Canary Junker Queen

  • Lex Luthor Hazard (kryptonite spikes please)

  • Green Arrow Hanzo

  • Blue Beetle Emre

  • Mr. Great Zenyatta

  • Fire of Anran

  • Ice Mei

  • Robin Tracer (Carrie Kelley)

  • Jonah Hex Cassidy

  • Harley Quinn Mercy

  • Poison Ivy Moira

  • Flash Lucio

  • Nightwing Wuyang

  • Aquaman Ramatra

  • Green Lantern Lifeweaver (Kyle Rayner)

  • Green Lantern Symmetra (Jessica Cruz)

  • Green Lantern Stay (Jo Mullein)

  • Freya the Huntress

  • Brainiac Sigma

  • Soldier Constantine: 76

  • Batgirl Kiriko (Cassandra Cain)

  • Batgirl Sombra (Barbara Gordon)

  • Catwoman Widowmaker

Unless James Gunn gets his wish and the DC hero shooter becomes a rival Marvel Rivals is actually made i need blizzard and dc to work together like yesterday. The skins above only scratch the surface of what a collaboration between the two properties could look like, as it could easily justify multiple rounds of skins. With location-themed maps like Gotham and LTM giving heroes DC-like powers just as viable, I'll keep hoping this April Fool's gag isn't the closest thing to such a collaboration. More than any other prank I've seen today, this idea is a proper case of “if I don't laugh, I'll cry.”


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August 10, 2023

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