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-->'''Pharah''': [[StuffBlowingUp Rockets, bombs]], [[MakeMeWannaShout sonic tech]] and... [[LargeHam Reinhardt]]? Guess we're going in loud.

* A Balkava-clad man is shown smiling with a GoldTooth in his mouth as he fires his gun. When the scene quickly moves to show Soldier: 76 introducing himself to the man [[PistolWhip Rifle-butt first]], you see the gold tooth sparkle as it [[TeethFlying tumbles into the shot]].

[[folder:Animations]]
!!Cinematic:
* Timmy pretending to blast his older brother with arm cannons will give you a chuckle. Especially when there is an actual explosion heard right after, making him think for a split second he did it.
* Winston's CasualDangerDialog:
--> '''[[TheSmartGuy Winston]]:''' Heh. Enjoying the exhibit? ''(blocks several shots behind him)'' Alright, playtime's over. Get to cover!
** When Tracer ends up taking the same cover as the brothers, she tries this too, but less successfully.
---> '''Tracer:''' Uh... don't worry luvs, [[CatchPhrase cavalry's here!]]
*** Brian and Timmy's reactions to this can be summed up as "Wait, you actually ''say'' that?" and "''[[{{Squee}} Oh my God she said the thing!]]''" respectively.
* [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Tracer makes her first appearance]] by blitzing in right next to Widowmaker, a cheeky grin on her face. "Psst! Wotcha lookin' at?"
* The security guard playing ''[[VideoGame/HearthstoneHeroesOfWarcraft Hearthstone]]'' on an [=iPad-like=] device [[ObliviousJanitorCut while the battle rages on the screens behind him]].
* [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome After punching Widowmaker]] [[BlownAcrossTheRoom across the room]], the gauntlet breaks. [[OhCrap Brian's reaction is hilarious.]]
* Brian rather sheepishly handing the broken gauntlet over to Tracer.
* Timmy's reaction in the end:
--> '''''"YEAH!! That was AWESOME!"'''''

!!We Are Overwatch
* A Balkava-clad man is shown smiling with a GoldTooth in his mouth as he fires his gun. When the scene quickly moves to show Soldier: 76 introducing himself to the man [[PistolWhip Rifle-butt first]], you see the gold tooth sparkle as it [[TeethFlying tumbles into the shot]].

!!Ability Overview
* A lot of people laughed when Pharah said in her character trailer "I will protect the innocent", only to immediately destroy what looked like people's shops full of pots with her rocket launcher in the Temple of Anubis map. People immediately started comparing her to [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda another certain destroyer of pots]].
* [[https://youtu.be/G8LbOecWGug?t=76 In Ashe's overview]], Cassidy starts to step out saying his catchphrase, only for Ashe to deck him across the face, sending him comically reeling in slow motion.

!!Recall
* Athena mentioning Winston's heart-rate like [[LikeAnOldMarriedCouple she were a wife nagging her aging husband to watch his cholesterol.]]
* Winston manages to grab a pair of reinforced taser wires still held by a pair of Talon mooks. One of them demonstrates a little more intelligence than his partner and drops the rifle the cable is still attached to. The other is promptly thrown across the room. Funny. [[ArtificialIntelligence Athena]] pausing mid-sentence as the mook crashes through the control room window? Even funnier. Reaper's [[SurroundedByIdiots expression]] that's somehow readable through his fixed mask? ''Hilarious.''
** After crashing through the window, [[FunnyBackgroundEvent a large book falls off a desk and onto the mook's head.]]
** And the reason Winston was able to even do that? One of the mooks slipped on the BananaPeel he had distracted them with less than a minute prior. This might be a little [[{{Narm}} funnier than intended]] ([[NarmCharm though not necessarily bad]]) when you realize that this was what allowed Winston to defeat the Talon forces, and then [[PuttingTheBandBackTogether reinstate Overwatch]]. In other words, Talon's failure and Overwatch's return can all be [[ForWantOfANail traced back to the one Talon guard who slipped on a banana peel]].
* [[http://8gmwp015fo-flywheel.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/03/original-overwatch.jpg This picture]], while Heartwarming, also shows that Reaper was already edgy when he was still Gabriel Reyes.

!!Are You With Us?
* Winston's numerous failed attempts at recording a message to rally the former agents of Overwatch back to action. It takes him from morning to ''nighttime'' to get it right.
-->'''Winston:''' ''[adjusts the camera; through a mouthful of banana]'' Hmm... is this on?\\
''[cut to late morning]''\\
'''Winston:''' ''[reading over his speech]'' [[TemptingFate I made a chronal accelerator, I'm sure I can do this.]]\\
''[cut to early afternoon]''\\
'''Winston:''' To all agents of O- ''[the camera, evidently not mounted properly, tips over forward and ends up pointed at the desk]''\\
''[cut to late afternoon]''\\
'''Winston:''' To all agents of Overwatch!... ''[shoulders sag]'' That's not right.\\
''[cut to evening]''\\
'''Winston:''' To the ''former'' agents of Overwatch... this is Winston! Ha ha... ''[groans]'' Obviously.
* There's a [[FreezeFrameBonus blink and you'll miss it moment]] at the beginning that has an [[http://imgur.com/WD6cYhc early version of his speech]], where the second paragraph devolves into him nitpicking his character flaws.

!!Dragons
* As Hanzo begins his attack, a mook of the Shimada Clan makes a grab for his phone. Unfortunately, in his panic he ends up juggling it, giving Hanzo just enough time to put an arrow through the phone just as the call is about to go through. This makes the luckless security guard overbalance — right into an enormous bell.
* There's just something funny about the way Genji dodges Hanzo's first arrow by simply leaning backwards.

!!Hero
* The skull tattoos the thugs wear are unsettling. Until the light goes out and you see that they glow in the dark, with colors including green and pink.
* The moment when the minigun-wielding mook first notices Soldier: 76. Is 76 ''growling'' at him?
* While it's ultimately an [[NightmareFuel unsettling moment]], there's something darkly humorous and deliciously ironic about Soldier: 76 beating a thug's head in with a ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}-themed piñata''.

!!The Last Bastion
* As Bastion readjusts to the world around him, he sees a caterpillar. When Ganymede returns to the screen, it promptly lunges for the caterpillar [[GoryDiscretionShot right when it goes offscreen]]. Bastion is a bit taken aback.

!!Infiltration
* Reaper tries to get through a door with Sombra's help.
--> '''Reaper:''' The door.\\
''[The door opens and Reaper starts walking through, when the door shuts again]''\\
'''Reaper:''' ''[irritated]'' ''Sombra''...!\\
'''Sombra:''' ''[[[{{Troll}} mischievous chuckle]]]''
** And then she opens it again — but only a little bit, forcing Reaper to wraith-form his way through.
** Even better is his exasperated tone which suggests that this isn't the first time she's done something like this. And it is hilarious if you consider that Sombra's constantly messing with [[BullyingADragon death incarnate himself]].
* During Reaper's attack in the facility, he points his shotgun at the technician Katya was talking to. He doesn't even need to fire, as the technician's surprised reaction has him running headfirst into a mech's arm cannon. [[BrickJoke At the very end of the trailer]], the technician is seen standing next to Zarya, looking dazed and wearing a bandage around his head.
* Many fans found the part where Widowmaker just missed killing Katya hilarious because it brought to mind Totalspiffage's reading of the [[https://soundcloud.com/totalspiffagedubs/playing-widowmaker-like "I fired, and I missed"]] [[WebVideo/GameGrumps joke]] in a Widowmaker impression.
* The two guards' TooDumbToLive moment [[https://youtu.be/Og5-Pm4HNlI?t=178 when]] they react to what they think is a bomb (Sombra's [[FlashyTeleportation Translocater]]). They laugh it off when nothing happens, completely forgetting Sombra's presence as she mows them down.
* Sombra is trying to reassure Chairman Katya that she isn't there to kill her, but has to do an awkward little hop step over one of the dead guards.

!!Orisa Origin Story
* At one point, Efi is saying that Orisa has a lot to learn. This is accompied by a shot of Orisa physically stopping a car with her hand in order to help an old lady cross the road, wrecking the car in the process, with Efi running up behind waving her arms.

!!Doomfist Origin Story
* Doomfist's trailer is devoid of humor except for one particular moment. When he broke out of prison, he did so literally by ''punching'' his way out of his cell with his ''bare hands''.

!!Junkertown: The Plan
* Pretty much the entire short is one giant CMOF, being an AffectionateParody of old Saturday morning gag-cartoons, but special mention goes to a few specific moments:
** After getting booted out of Junkertown:
--->'''Junkrat:''' I don't think they're gonna let us back in!\\
'''Junkertown Guard:''' NOPE!
** When Junkrat tells Roadhog "there's ''[[LargeHam twwwwwoooooooooooooo]]'' things that solve every problem," he visibly holds up ''[[BookDumb three]]'' fingers.
** The credits are presented in [[ShoutOut the style of]] ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' for no apparent reason, with Junkrat [[{{Scatting}} making random noises]] to the music.
** Junkrat's ridiculously overcomplicated plan to get revenge on the queen of Junkertown for kicking them out, which involves getting a crapload of gold and money ([[FunnyBackgroundEvent plus a Pachi doll wearing a crown]]) from a "worldwide heist spree", loading it onto a cart rigged with explosives, lighting the fuse to said explosives, donning "[[InsistentTerminology inconspicuous]]" disguises[[note]]Junkrat's scarecrow skin and Roadhog's shark skin[[/note]], pushing the cart through Junkertown to the queen's palace, unmasking themselves, grabbing the gold off of the cart, and running like hell out of town. Of special note is that those last two steps weren't in the original plan — Junkrat was literally planning on blowing up both the gold ''[[TooDumbToLive and themselves]]'' before Roadhog intervened.
*** Even better is that, after adding each of those two last steps, Junkrat goes through ''the entire plan all over again'', talking even faster each time to the point where he's barely even intelligible.
*** And on top of ''that'' is the fact that Roadhog isn't even objecting to the plan at all. His first objection is that Junkrat's plan would get them killed and his second objection is that the revised plan has them getting away ''without any of the money that they just went on a worldwide crime spree for''.
*** In the shot of Junkrat and Roadhog getting away with the cash, the Pachimari doll has a very clear OhCrap expression on its face.
*** Additionally, all those steps are ''[[InThatOrder in order]]'', which means that the fuse to the explosives would be slowly burning down through the entire thing.
*** Also, just the implication that Junkrat and Roadhog's worldwide crime spree, which includes robbing the Bank of Dorado, the Arcade in Hanamura, and ''stealing the Crown Jewels in London'', was all just to make a gold- and explosives-filled Trojan Horse to get back at the Queen of Junkertown.
** The icing on the cake is what ruins the plan in the end; after pretty much [[NeverMyFault blaming Roadhog for all of the duo's past failures]], Junkrat knocks on the gate to Junkertown, and upon being asked by the guard who's at the gate, rips off his disguise and [[LeeroyJenkins triumphantly announces]] [[SoMuchForStealth that it's Junkrat and Roadhog]]. Cue Junkrat immediately [[OpenMouthInsertFoot clamping his hands over his mouth]] while three successively thicker gates slam shut over the original one. At this point, Roadhog, who hasn't uttered a word throughout the whole short, finally breaks his silence.
--->'''Roadhog:''' ''[sigh]'' Idiot.
** When Roadhog ''finally'' lets him light the fuse on his trap payload, Junkrat practically has an [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything orgasm]] right then and there.
** When they do start the plan, Junkrat goes to do his sitting emote on the front of the payload, but slips off.
** The whole thing ends with Junkrat singing the Overwatch fanfare. Off-key.
** Nobody extinguishes the fuse when the animation ends. And right before the Overwatch logo pops up, a massive explosion can be heard...

!!Rise and Shine
* As Mei is recording her vlog, [[FunnyBackgroundEvent you can hear one of her colleagues telling Snowball to bring his socks back]].
* Snowball apparently being terrified of hair dryers.
* Someone left a game of virtual table tennis on pause... ''for nine years.''
* While things go south almost immediately afterwards, when Mei successfully tests the freezing chemicals of her Endothermic Blaster for the first time, Snowball excitedly flashes a hand symbol on his screen, and the two high-five. The instant they do, the music abruptly cuts off as [[MoodWhiplash the power in the base finally goes out.]]
* The odd hilarity of the original Freeze Gun. [[MacGyvering Constructed out of a hairdryer, a can of whipped cream and other miscellaneous junk.]]

!!Honor and Glory
* We finally get to see Reinhardt in his prime, and his hair is in fact every bit as glorious as he and the posters implied.
* Turns out that in his younger years, Reinhardt was a terrible Reinhardt player.
--> '''Balderich:''' Get back and protect your team!\\
'''Reinhardt:''' Ah, they're just slowing me down! Besides, they're fine!\\
''[[DescriptionCut (Cut to two soldiers cowering behind a wall, gunfire whizzing above their heads)]]''\\
'''Soldier:''' ''Where is Reinhardt!?''
* When the first OR-14 omnic appears...
--> '''Soldier:''' What is ''that?''\\
'''Reinhardt:''' That... is '''MINE!''' ''([[LeeroyJenkins charges at the OR-14]])''\\
'''Balderich:''' ''Damn it, Reinhardt!''
* This did not go unnoticed by various commentators on Website/YouTube who were quick to point out that despite being a very action packed and ultimately tragic story, Honor and Glory can be ultimately summed up as a Pro Reinhardt teaching a Noob Reinhardt how to do the job right with fatal results.

!!Trace & Bake
* Since it's a lighthearted stop-motion video celebrating the game's second anniversary, the whole short is honestly a CMOF.
* Reaper's behavior in this short makes him look more like TheCynic than an AxCrazy villain. His response to Tracer bugging him was just to shout "LeaveMeAlone", acting like he was an edgy teenager.
** Tracer was even able to take advantage of Reaper's anger by tricking him into [[MundaneUtility using his shotguns to light the candles on Tracer's cake]].
--->'''Tracer:''' Happy anniversary, Overwatch!!
--->''[beat]''
--->'''Reaper:''' Are you ''kidding'' me? ''[Drops his shotguns]''
** In TheStinger, [[NotSoAboveItAll Reaper even admits the cake actually tastes pretty good]]. Which raises the question of how he was able to eat with his mask on.
--->'''Reaper:''' ''[Samples the frosting]'' Mm! Not bad.
--->'''Tracer:''' ''[Offscreen, Sing-song voice]'' I saaaw thaaat~!

!!Shooting Star
* There's something inherently funny about how the D.Va we've all known, the very visible celebrity who appears in live streams, movies, and other forms of mass media who does selfies with a wink and peace sign when she has her MEKA self-destruct, is actually a far more reserved person in reality. Case in point: The news says she's celebrating her recent victory with glitz and glamor, eating the most finest foods and hanging out with other super stars, when in reality she's working on repairing her MEKA while having instant noodles, soda, and chips.
* Hana friendzoning her support.
* Take a close look at the screen displaying the current status of D.Va’s MEKA squad — [[MythologyGag the damaged MEKAs’ repair progress are each marked by a respawn timer!]]
* Said support pops a soda can while talking to D.Va, and it promptly lights up and plays a little jingle, killing the emotional moment. What sells it is his expression of confused surprise at the whole thing.
* At the end of the vid, the news says that not only did D.Va defeat the surprise attack, she did so "without a scratch". [[GilliganCut Cut to Hana]], where we see not only does she indeed have a scratch on her cheek, but her arm is in a sling, her right leg is patched up and her left is in a cast. It even has get-well wishes on it. Also, she's still working on her next MEKA despite the sling and cast.

!!Reunion
* The start of the short before we're properly introduced to Cassidy/[=McCree=], we see him sitting at the Route: 66 diner and having a slice of pie, briefly pausing when a bridge near it ''explodes'' and takes a train with it... [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight then resumes once the dust settles]]. Then he proceeds to leave the dinner, [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich leaving both the coffee and pie slice unfinished]]. Cassidy ''does'' mention [[CallBack in one of his map-specific lines]] that the coffee there always did taste like dirt...
* Almost everything Cassidy says are stock movie phrases... Man's a Spaghetti Western cliche on two legs.
* Cassidy freely admits being responsible for the ContrivedCoincidence of him just ''happening'' to be there when Ashe's gang is pulling off a heist. The flirtatious tones they use with each other doesn't help how Cassidy line comes off.
-->'''Ashe:''' It's awful ''convenient'' you showing up today.
-->'''Cassidy:''' Yeah, [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything you never been one to shy away from a good tip.]]
* The sheer audacity of how completely and utterly straight the ShowdownAtHighNoon between Cassidy and the Deadlock gang is played, from [[BetweenMyLegs the]] [[ClintSquint angles]], to the Music/EnnioMorricone-soundalike ambience, to ''the tumbleweed'', to the ''literal'' [[AscendedMeme high noon]] clock signalling when everyone opens fire. It's astoundingly cheesy and [[NarmCharm totally awesome]].
** Hell, [[RewatchBonus one of the first things featured in the short]] is a clock showing that it's only minutes before High Noon.
** During the staredown, a bead of greenish oil "sweat" runs down B.O.B.'s forehead.
* One moment during the shootout is a mix of funny and awesome: Cassidy is taking cover behind a rock, the Omnic sniper is behind him lining up a shot, and Cassidy [[OffhandBackhand shoots him without even looking]].
* Ashe is forced to take cover behind B.O.B. as Cassidy lays down a withering hail of gunfire. She angrily elbows B.O.B. and gives this helpful order:
-->'''Ashe:''' [[SayMyName B.O.B.!]] ''[[HypercompetentSidekick DO SOMETHING!]]''
** In response, B.O.B. tips his bowler hat and sprouts [[MoreDakka multiple machine guns]] from his wrists before forcing Cassidy back under cover.
** What's especially funny is that Ashe's callout ''became her ultimate voice line''. Not just the wording; the exact recording used for the short was recycled in-game as a placeholder during prototyping, [[PermanentPlaceholder but the devs loved it so much that it stuck]].
* When Ashe told Cassidy to 'toss out his weapon,' [[ExactWords she didn't say which weapon]]. Cue her OhCrap face as Cassidy [[LoopholeAbuse tosses out a bandolier with grenades from cover]], and then shoots all the grenades to detonate them.
--> '''Ashe:''' [[CurseCutShort Oh, shhh...]]
* After successfully outgunning the gang, Cassidy simply ties them to their payload and sends them on their way while keeping the crate they were after for himself. During all of this, Ashe is screaming angrily at him as he fails to give her any notice.
-->'''Ashe:''' I will ''not'' be ignored! [-I'm gonna rebuild B.O.B and I'm gonna-] [--have him rip off your--] [---''other'' arm! [[SayMyName McCreeeeeeee]]!---]
* Just before Cassidy leaves on Ashe's bike.
-->'''Cassidy:''' Say "hi" to the monkey for me.
-->'''Echo:''' Monkey?
-->'''Cassidy:''' ''(chuckles)'' [[CallBack Scientist.]] Whatever.
* A brief 'after credits' style extra was also shown, with Ashe sitting on the side of the payload talking to B.O.B, and venting about Cassidy. Her mood isn't helped when he rides past on her bike. She takes out her frustration on B.O.B., [[EvilIsPetty knocking his cute little hat off his disembodied head.]]
* The fact that the payload scoots along on its own... because Ashe's entire team is on it.
* There's an unspoken bit of [[FridgeLogic fridge humor]] with how Cassidy reawakens Echo and tasks her to answer Winston's recall... [[ButNowIMustGo then leaves to take care of his own business]] without even offering her a ride. While we later found out that [[{{Flight}} she can fly]] and that's presumably how she left Route 66, come her actual in-game release, one of her sprays suggests she found a different method of travel: ''[[https://66.media.tumblr.com/7f363f42c11c5112f07b072d9e182229/b241dea35fabe742-2c/s500x750/d798380a6dfc09e957a6fca1e276106dc7e2e798.png hitchhiking]]''.

!!Cookiewatch
* Following in the wake of "Trace & Bake", we have another fun stop-motion short starring Tracer and Reaper, this time to celebrate the holiday season. The premise of this one? Reaper's trying to ''steal Santa's cookies''. The mere notion that the ultimate edgelord has been reduced to the status of ''cookie thief'' is hilarious in and of itself. He even gives his characteristic EvilLaugh as he prepares to nab the treats.
* This exchange, notable for how uncharacteristically ''whiny'' it makes Reaper sound:
-->'''Tracer:''' Cookies are for Santa, love!\\
'''Reaper:''' Santa never came to ''my'' house.
* Immediately after which Reaper pulls one of his shotguns on Tracer, who blinks away while remarking "No wonder!"
* Reaper casually clotheslining Tracer with a candy cane and stealing the cookies. Tracer promptly Recalls and steals them back.
* Reaper and Tracer get a new friend for Christmas, who comes in [[DynamicEntry the only way he knows how]]. Unfortunately, he ends up destroying the cookie that Reaper was going to eat.
-->'''Doomfist:''' Now where's my hero's welcome?\\
'''Reaper:''' ...''seriously?''
* In TheStinger, it turns out Santa left Reaper, Tracer, and Doomfist gifts; Reaper finally gets a cookie and happily begins devouring it (once again raising the question of how he can eat through his mask), while Doomfist and Tracer get identical [[HomemadeSweaterFromHell Homemade Sweaters From Hell]] — except they apparently got each other's gifts, as Tracer's sweater is larger than her entire body, while Doomfist's sweater wouldn't even cover his forearm.

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!!Zero Hour
* After Winston makes his entrance, an omnic police officer has an... odd question.
--> Uh... Était-ce un singe? [Was that a monkey?]
** On a meta note: While the line is correct French, the French-language version corrects the officer so that he says “gorilla” instead.
* While Genji, Mercy, and Echo join the battle by running or flying in like normal, Reinhardt and Brigitte arrive by ''[[DynamicEntry crashing their van through a horde of Omnics followed by them bursting out when it hits a barricade]]''.
* During Echo's big entrance, she briefly stops [[StuffBlowingUp carpet-bombing]] Null Sector mooks to shout [[CallBack "Hello, Winston!"]] in [[CasualDangerDialogue the most obliviously cheerful way possible]].
* After the crisis is averted, Tracer quickly introduces Mei to the others. Reinhardt's greeting?
--> '''Reinhardt:''' ''[[{{Pun}} Ice]]'' to meet you.\\
'''Brigitte:''' ''(facepalming)'' [[LamePunReaction Ugh!]] Reinhardt...\\
''(Mercy shakes her head.)''

!!Kiriko
* Kiriko brings home doughnuts for dinner, a fact that her neighbor and mom picks up on. She even equates the abilities of the Fox Spirit to donuts.
* [[CaptionHumor The caption that reads Face Kicking Time]]. When the Hashimoto enforcer pulls out his gun, the pompadour guy says he doesn't want to get kicked in the face. [[ButtMonkey Poor guy ends up getting kicked in the face]].
* Kiriko unleashes her Ultimate which sends the Hashimoto Clan running and screaming like little girls...from a grandpa and a little girl. As a bonus, said little girl lets out a battle scream.
** Pompadour guy can't get a break as the little girl throws the axe and splits his hair. And he screams more like a little girl than the actual little girl.
** The pompadour guy is also missing a few teeth, no doubt a result of [[BrickJoke what happened at his last job]] (running face first into a large metal bell).
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* On April Fool's Day 2023, all Ultimate voice lines were re-done, some including [[AscendedMeme Ascended Memes]]. Complete list [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/1281e96/possibly_full_list_of_april_fools_ult_voice_lines/ here]]. Bonus funny: The content accidentally hit the servers a day early, resulting in ''many'' a confused player wondering why the heroes were seemingly going off the rails after starting a game.
-->'''Ashe:''' [[WrongNameOutburst Fred]]- I mean, Bob! Do something!\\
'''Friendly Doomfist:''' [[NotSoAboveItAll Wheeeeeeeeee~]]\\
'''Hostile Echo:''' I'm better than you at... [Hero Name]!\\
'''Friendly Junkrat:''' Who's using a moving tire? [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Absolutely not me, you have nothing to worry about]].\\
'''Hostile Genji''': [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud Shing! Shing! Shing! Shing! Shing! Shing!]]\\
'''Hostile Hanzo''': [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud Nomnomnomnomnomnomnom!]]\\
'''Enemy Kiriko:''' Yip yip yip! (subtitled as "fox noises")[=/=][[Franchise/{{Naruto}} Dattebayo!]]\\
'''Friendly Lúcio:''' [[BreakingTheFourthWall Who wants a billion hit points?]]\\
'''Friendly Mercy:''' Do I really have to?\\
'''Hostile Mercy:''' [[AscendedMeme Moth formation, go!]]\\
'''Hostile Moira:''' [[Franchise/DragonBall Kamehameha!]]\\
'''Hostile Pharah:''' Try and shoot me, [[TemptingFate you won't]]!\\
'''Friendly Ramattra:''' You will suffer as I, Ramattra, have suffered! [[OverlyLongGag Your torment will outlast the stars! When the universe dwindles into dust, there you will be, still suffering as I have... suffered]].\\
'''Hostile Reaper''': [[TheComicallySerious Happy happy birthday...]]\\
'''Friendly Soldier 76:''' War is a game, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall and I'm using cheats]]!\\
'''Soldier 76 when there's a Lúcio around:''' [[GrumpyOldMan Turn down that damn music!]]\\
'''Friendly Widowmaker:''' [[PassThePopcorn I'm making popcorn]].\\
'''Hostile Wrecking Ball''': [[SchmuckBait Collect the little balls to win a prize]].\\
'''Hostile Zarya:''' Group hug!\\
'''Friendly Zenyatta:''' You are now immortal. Terms and conditions may apply.\\
'''Hostile Zenyatta:''' ''([[NotSoAboveItAll completely annoyed]])'' Deal with it.
** Bastion will whistle four other things instead of his normal cavalry horn; A single held note described as a fog horn in the subtitles, the first few notes from "Entry of the Gladiators", the ever-famous "Yakety Sax", and the dramatic introduction of "Beethoven's 5th Symphony".
** Cassidy has a ''treasure trove'' of different ''Deadeye'' callouts related to time, and ''none'' of them are or are synonymous with High Noon.
** Not only does Winston have his chance to give dialogue turned up to the maximum - meaning that he says something pretty much any time he does something - all of his dialogue is now PokemonSpeak, with him just saying his own name in an assertive, matter of fact way no matter what he does.
* 2023's April Fool's Day also continued the tradition of extraordinarily cursed balance changes, presented in patch notes as "OVERWATCH 2 WIP VERY SERIOUS PATCH NOTES – DRAFT – DO NOT PUBLISH":
** All classes received general tweaks, with Support heroes in particular receiving [[CriticalStatusBuff a short buff of movement speed once they get below 40% of their health]]. According to the dev comments:
--->'''Developer Comment:''' It's tough to stay alive when flankers are about. This change should even out the odds a bit when you get ambushed. [[TemptingFate Please don't use this offensively.]]
** Junker Queen's ''Commanding Shout'' also [[MakeMeWannaShout caused enemies within range to take damage]], which is justified in the developer comments as her deliberately trying to damage the eardrums of her foes.
** Orisa was given a wacky new combo to her arsenal: ''[[SpinToDeflectStuff Javelin Spin]]'' allows her to fly through the air, while activating ''Fortify'' caused her to fall to the ground much faster and damage enemies on landing, effectively giving her her own GroundPound attack.
--->'''Developer Comment:''' It is believed that the threat of Orisa's [[DeathFromAbove aerial body slam]] is the biggest crime deterrent in Numbani.
** ''Reinhardt's Charge gives him flight.'' Lord help you.
** Genji gained a chance to suddenly [[HealThyself heal himself]] while... [[AscendedMeme requesting for healing]]. And thus support mains simultaneously sighed in relief and winced in fear.
--->'''Developer Comment:''' Spamming a voice line for healing finally does something after everyone else has tuned you out!
** Sojourn's ''Power Slide'' was turned into [[SlideAttack an actual attack]], dealing a hefty 75 damage and knocking down her opponents on impact. The reasoning?
--->'''Developer Comment:''' Sojourn hasn't been performing quite up to our expectations after reducing her one-shot potential. To remedy this, we've added [[BlatantLies a very fair stun]] to her kit.
** Torbjörn's gun and hammer [[IncendiaryExponent now set people on fire]], done by admission of the devs to alleviate his reliance on his turret "and [make] him 1000% overpowered!"
** Mercy's update came as the result of the devs noting that the [[CombatMedic "Battle Mercy"]] playstyle has some potential, introducing [[BlatantLies a "small change"]] to nudge her in the right direction: [[MoreDakka increasing her ammo from 25 to 125 and almost tripling her projectile speed]].
** As if Zenyatta's [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom superkick]] wasn't ridiculous enough, it received a buff that makes using it mid-air [[AirDashing launch him forward]].

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* One team, during the beta, decided to play Lúcio. As in, a whole team of Lúcios. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO3Nsqr0vJo The results were hilariously awesome.]]
* Getting hooked by Roadhog while launching Junkrat's ultimate can have some...[[http://oddshot.tv/shot/ster-20151103142719419 interesting]] [[GoodBadBugs effects]].
** A few Roadhogs have found out the hard way the hazard of hooking D.Va, [[DidntThinkThisThrough realizing too late that she had activated her ult]], and [[OhCrap they had dragged it to point-blank range]]. In the same vein, he can hook Junkrat's RIP-Tire for similar effect. While he can destroy it safely afterwards, that's assuming that Junkrat doesn't capitalize on the hook and blow it up before it happens.
** Even more funny are when [[https://gfycat.com/VerifiableTeemingAnemonecrab Roadhogs showed D.Va the meaning of]] ''Git Gud'' as they chain her towards her ult, [[OhCrap especially since said Roadhog is safe from her Ult and she isn't.]] After a patch, though, D.Va is now immune to her own ult.
** As Muselk's [[https://youtu.be/-FVPYEaIwuA?t=1m29s video]] demonstrates, it is entirely possible for a Roadhog who has been blown back by another Roadhog to hook his attacker and then let the momentum carry both over large distances, resulting in very funny TakingYouWithMe moments if blown over a cliff.
* D.Va, being a professional gamer and proud of it, gets a lot of silliness attached to her:
** Her Ultimate [[PreAssKickingOneLiner one-liner]]? "{{Nerf}} ''[[VerbThis this!]]''" Basically her whole character is a lampshade of various gaming terms wrapped up in a teenage MiniMecha pilot.
** Her pistol is also pink, and has a little accessory dangling off of the side of it like some sort of fashionable keychain or a flip phone decoration.
** Going back to her Mecha, You can survive the Ultimate by standing behind a pillar, a car... or behind [[ViolationOfCommonSense a small parking meter.]]
** D.Va's Defense Matrix can block a large variety of projectiles, including Ultimates that rely on projectiles that fly out and then activate their effects, such as Zarya's, Mei's, and Hanzo's. Imagine hearing "Ryuu ga waga teki wo ''KURAU!''" and then... nothing. No wall-piercing dragons of doom, thanks to D.Va's mech casually eating the arrow for breakfast. The update adding D.va also gave her some unique voicelines for doing this:
---> '''Blocking a Roadhog ult:''' I think this pig is a little undercooked!
---> '''Blocking a Pharah ult:''' Good thing I brought an umbrella!
---> '''Blocking a Soldier: 76 ult:''' No hacks for you!
---> '''Blocking a Cassidy ult:''' I think your clock's off!
---> '''Blocking other ults:''' Denied!
** Added with the Anniversary update, when D.Va captures a flag, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall she sings out the 4-note jingle that indicates so]]. "Da da Da DA!"
** D.Va's "Cruiser" makes her MEKA look like a 50's Buick. She's dressed up as a teenybopper herself. She gets many new voice lines or her speaking in vintage slang, such as "Hey, Daddy-o!" and "Get bent!"
** If there are two D.Vas on your team, she can have a [[BreakingTheFourthWall Fourth-Wall Breaking]] conversation with herself:
--->'''D.Va:''' It's me! Someone must be hacking.
--->'''Other D.Va:''' I hope we don't get banned for this.
** One of her sprays is just a can of salt being poured, referring to the use of "salt" as a slang term for anger (often of SoreLoser players).
* Reaper as a whole is a bit of a weird experience, in that while he's undeniably badass and the story almost always plays him for [[NightmareFuel terror,]] there has to be something said about playing a character who looks like he was designed by [[BlackCloak a really]] [[MalevolentMaskedMen "edgy"]] [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter kid]] [[ObviouslyEvil from the]] [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks 90's.]] The fact that he even ''acts'' [[BloodKnight like a trying-]][[EvilGloating desperately-hard-]][[GutturalGrowler to-be-cool OC]] really doesn't help — [[NarmCharm or perhaps it does,]] and he becomes a very tongue-in-cheek [[TheComicallySerious comically serious]] villain as a result.
** For starters, ''everything'' he says is done in a [[GutturalGrowler threateningly growly voice]]. It's amusing enough when he says his over-the-top one-liners, but it also manages to make the simple act of saying "Hi" or "Thanks" hilarious.
** How does Reaper reload his shotguns? He ''doesn't.'' He just [[ThrowAwayGuns tosses them aside]] and [[UnorthodoxReload pulls out a pair]] [[TrenchcoatWarfare of fresh ones from his coat]]. Cassidy even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this in one of his pre-battle lines:
--->'''Cassidy:''' You weren't given those guns to toss 'em away like trash.\\
'''Reaper:''' [[EvilMentor I don't take lessons from you.]]
*** This gets even better when one remembers that Reaper used to lead a ''black-ops team''. Leaving a trail of shotguns everywhere you go isn't exactly subtle.
** Sometimes if Tracer kills Reaper, she'll hilariously [[https://youtu.be/wPHlb72DvRo?t=5 imitate one of his catchphrases in a mockingly gravely and raspy voice]].
--->'''Tracer:''' DEATH COMES!
** [[https://streamable.com/uvia Same with Widowmaker.]] Only without the voice.
--->'''Widowmaker:''' ''Death becomes you.''
** Reaper's Shadow Step is not meant to be used for direct engagement due to its long channel time, and is instead meant for flanking purposes or reaching normally inaccessible areas during a quiet moment. Failure in finding a right time and place to teleport might result in this [[EpicFail magnificent type of]] [[https://gfycat.com/SmoggyQueasyFish un-success]].
** Sometimes players using Reaper who are feeling particularly edgy before a match starts will use the "slice" emote at the spawn entrance in front of another player. What they tend to not realize is that [[EpicFail using the "slice" emote too close to the spawn barrier actually makes your head vulnerable to being shot before the game even begins.]] The results are [[https://gfycat.com/SkeletalGracefulDonkey gut-bustingly]] [[https://gfycat.com/ShimmeringActiveGrayreefshark hilarious.]]
* When Orisa was first introduced, many players assumed she was mainly going to be a [[GentleGiant straight-faced, stalwart, and badass protector befitting her role.]] While she certainly does fill those qualifications, just about everybody was surprised to find out how much of an {{Adorkable}} side there was to her as well.
** Orisa has an unusual eye design in that her eyelids can separate into quarters. While by default she's left with a [[ClintSquint horizontal squint]], sometimes turning into an imposing cross-shape design, other times they change into what are best described as [[http://i.imgur.com/JWhPav3.jpg >_<]] and [[https://puu.sh/ur8w8/865052b682.jpg ^_^]] expressions. When she gets hurt, [[https://gfycat.com/ValidEmotionalAlbertosaurus ocassionally she'll also switch to X_X.]]
** Her "Halt!" emote has her signal someone to stop [[RedEyesTakeWarning with creepy red eyes...]] [[MoodWhiplash which then change to green as she then signals for them to pass over like a pedestrian crossing guard.]]
** Her "Oh!" highlight intro has her firing off to the side like a badass... before noticing the camera, giving a small wave back while making her aforementioned ^_^ face. The "Retribution" Archives event introduced an "Immovable" highlight intro, which demonstrates what happens if a Reinhardt charges a [[NoSell fortified]] [[ImmuneToFlinching Orisa]], from Reinhardt's POV. His knockout prompts Orisa to flash her ^_^ face as he's lying on the ground.
** A minor design tidbit that's equal parts adorably funny and heartwarming is that in her default design, she possesses large green horns. The same green horns can be found on her [[ChildProdigy creator, Efi,]] albeit as much smaller earrings.
** Datamined voice lines from the Uprising patch reveal that she borrows lines from Mercy and Reinhardt, including his "CATCH PHRASE." Another line has her searching her files and is shocked at what she finds.
--->Scanning files... combat diagnostics... important cat photos... Wait, EFI!
* Pharah being KilledMidSentence in her ultimate was hilarious enough of its own, but Blizzard, catching onto it, [[AscendedMeme ascended the meme]] so that if she dies using ''Barrage'', her death scream is included in the global voice over that alerts players to an ult's interruption. This can happen to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twTbQG3dtkE anything else said over the radio.]]
* Similarly, if an ally is in the middle of radioing you some important information (such as turrets, teleporters, or snipers) and they activate their Ultimate, [[AstonishinglyAppropriateInterruption they'll interrupt themselves with their friendly Ultimate]] [[PreAssKickingOneLiner one-liner]]. For example:
--> '''Genji:''' The payload is stopped. And here I thought ''THE DRAGON BECOMES ME!'' \\
'''Hanzo:''' They are taking the objective, ''let the dragon consume you!'' \\
'''Lúcio:''' Party on the objective! ''AWW, LET'S BREAK IT DOWN!!'' \\
'''Mei:''' They are taking our point! Everyone, ''freeze! Don't move!'' \\
'''Zenyatta:''' Our point will soon '''[-EXPERIENCE TRANQUILITY-].''' \\
'''Winston:''' You know what they say: ''ROOOAAAAARRRRR!!'' \\
'''Soldier: 76:''' Back in my day, we'd have this ''Tactical Visor activated!''\\
'''Junkrat:''' Someone better get a firey, 'cause ''FIRE IN THE HOLE!!''
* A few of the highlight intros are gold;
** One of Junkrat's has him fire a grenade at the camera, only for it to immediately bounce off and [[GroinAttack hit him in the groin]]. Fittingly, it's titled "Unfortunate".
** A Reinhardt one has him [[CrackOhMyBack throwing out his back while flexing]].
** A Torbjörn one has him riding one of his turrets like it's a mechanical bull, with a big smile on his face.
** Another for Torbjörn has him drinking some of the molten metal that powers his gun, and belching flames afterwards.
** One of Tracer's has her standing in a [[DynamicAkimbo hands on hips pose]] with a super-serious expression, only to break out laughing because [[{{Corpsing}} she can't hold it]].
** Two for Mei: one has her accidentally creating an ice-wall underneath her, and another has her wiping frost off of the screen to show her face, then drawing a little smiley face in the upper corner of the screen.
** One for Symmetra has her posing in front of the camera, which tilts, causing her to straighten it with a frown.
** The very concept of Sombra's "Hacking" intro can be best described as "Oh look, another Bastion Play of the-[[BaitAndSwitch PSYCH! It's Sombra."]] It's entirely possible for said highlight intro to use ''another'' Sombra's "Hacking" highlight intro as the setup. It's rare, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCOuGpNi0qs absolutely hilarious]].
* When Torbjörn gets play of the game, the camera focuses on him rather than his turret, allowing Torbjörn to be somewhere else while the turret gets kills. The results... see for yourself:
** One has his turret getting the play of the game; meanwhile, the replay itself involved him trying to [[DirtyOldMan look up the skirt]] of one of Widowmaker's legendary skins, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX0LugfTiT0 as seen here]].
** Torbjörn dies: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiMJ-s4T16M Video]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqksc8F-kEo Also a Carbot Animation version.]]
** The same thing can happen with Symmetra and her turrets: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9MNfm6L1KA watch and be amazed]], as Symmetra dies and [[GoodBadBugs falls out of the world map]], in such a perfect cartwheel that the perfectionist Symmetra would consider it [[WorthIt worth dying for]].
* Some pre-battle exchanges hint at the game's lore, some are emotionally charged... and some are downright hilarious:
** Torbjörn's agitated "No, no, no! N! O! NO!" response when he's in Numbani makes him look like a [[RacistGrandma Racist Grandpa]]. [[note]]Numbani is a place where omnics and humans co-exist peacefully, something anathema to Torb.[[/note]]
*** If he's fighting in Nepal, he describes the location as "[...]a culmination of a thousand of my worst nightmares! [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Are you kidding me!?]]"[[note]]The stage takes place in an Omnic monastery, making it akin to Torbjörn's version of Hell.[[/note]]
*** Similarly, in Nepal, Junkrat will state "Now this place? Makes me wanna be an atheist." Just imagine [[MadBomber Junkrat]] dressing up in his Sunday best and [[HiddenDepths going to Church every Sunday.]]

*** Zarya also harbors some anti-Omnic sentiment, which can lead to this dialogue if she's on a team with Zenyatta;
----> '''Zarya:''' I have my eye on you, Omnic.\\

** Something about the delivery in this exchange between Soldier: 76 and Reaper manages to be hilarious. Especially funny if you know Soldier 76's own [[FakingTheDead backstory]].
--->'''Soldier: 76:''' ...Aren't you supposed to be dead?
--->'''Reaper:''' Didn't take.
** Similarly, there's this interaction between 76 and Ana:
--->'''Soldier: 76:''' Ana, we all thought you were dead. Why didn't you tell me?\\

** If Ana is in the same team as Widowmaker, one of her quotes scores.
--->'''Widowmaker:''' You were once a legend, but what are you now? Just a shell of a woman.

** Junkrat asks Tracer if he can examine her Pulse Bomb. Her reply?
--->'''Tracer:''' Over my dead body!
** Roadhog when wearing the Mako or Sharkbait skins:
--->'''Roadhog:''' Meehehe, arrrrr... ''({{beat}})'' ...matey.
** Two interactions involving Reaper invoke HypocriticalHumor:
*** Reaper and Cassidy mocking each other's outfits, with neither being particularly unjustified:
---->'''[[BlackCloak Reaper]]:''' [[YouFightLikeACow You look ridiculous.]]\\
'''[[NewOldWest McCree]]:''' Heh, [[HypocriticalHumor looked in a mirror lately?]]
*** Reaper mocking Winston, and him shooting back:
---->'''Reaper:''' Poor Winston. Has to hide away so he doesn't scare the children.\\

** Reinhardt is rather dismissive of techno music, and thinks that people should listen to the classics. [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Like the Hoff.]]
--->'''Lúcio:''' I can't even take you seriously right now.
** Whenever Reinhardt shows his HiddenDepths:
*** He loves his "amazing" hair from his younger days, as seen when Pharah mentions that she kept a poster of him when she was younger. Plus, since ''Uprising'', we now have a spray of that poster, and yes, his hair ''was'' [[http://i.imgur.com/zr0BXWU.jpg amazing.]]
*** In Watchpoint: Gibraltar, he mentions that the place did wonders to his tan while he was stationed there.
*** He'll ask D.Va if she can sign something [[IHaveThisFriend "for a friend"]] if they're on the same team.

---> '''Reinhardt:''' ''(in a pained voice)'' I'm getting cooked alive in here! Ughhhhh...
** This conversation between Mei and Cassidy:
---> '''Mei:''' Hey [=McCree=], do you know what time it is? \\

** D.Va misunderstands the concept of Sombra being a [[PlayfulHacker hacker]]:
--->'''D.Va:''' Ooh, I can't ''stand'' you hackers! You give those of us with skill a bad name!\\

** Orisa should have known that Sombra doesn't see "impenetrable" security measures as a deterrent, but as a challenge:
--->'''Sombra:''' I wonder what's locked up inside that brain of yours...\\

** Doomfist has one funny offer when it comes to Sombra's {{Troll}}ing:
---> '''Sombra:''' Isn't it a little embarrassing to get beaten up by a monkey?\\

** Doomfist telling Cassidy that Talon could help improve his wardrobe. This dialogue came out in the 2018 anniversary patch, where Doomfist also got his "[[BadassInANiceSuit Formal]]" skin.
---> '''Doomfist:''' You know, [=McCree=], the winning side would pay much better. Maybe buy yourself some real clothes.\\

** This interaction can play in Hanamura's arcade:
---> '''D.Va:''' Genji, I heard you used to have all the high scores here!\\

** Junkrat isn't pleased to work with a "dime-a-dozen" bot. [[SarcasmBlind Orisa corrects him in that the amount Efi spent on her isn't a small amount.]]
** This interaction between the Junkers:
---> '''Junkrat:''' The Queen sure seems to have an interest in me. Suppose she fancies me? I'd hate to break her heart!\\

** Pharah [[IncrediblyLamePun hammers]] the point home of how primitive Torbjörn's technology is:
---> '''Torbjörn:''' You know, Fareeha, I could take a look at fixing up your suit, if you'd like.\\

** Pharah's interaction with Torbjörn becomes HilariousInHindsight after you see an interaction between her and ''Brigitte,'' who gets the [[HypocriticalHumor exact opposite]] feedback compared to her father.
--->'''Pharah:''' Brigitte, I'd love it if you could take a look at my armor sometime!\\

** Junkrat admires the way Zarya fights omnics, and asks if she'd want to team up with him. Her reply?
---> '''Zarya:''' Not if you were the last human on Earth.
** In one interaction, Lúcio asks Genji if he can hook up [[TronLines his lights]] to his music. Genji has two different responses to this; the first is a beleaguered "That is not what they are for." The second?
--->'''Genji:''' ''(sighs)'' Just this one time.
** A good number of Cassidy and Ashe's conversations sound like two ex-lovers sniping at each other.
--->'''Ashe:''' Brave of you to show your face around here, Jesse.\\

--->'''Cassidy:''' [[ContinuityNod Real nice bike you got, Ashe.]]\\

'''Cassidy:''' Parked it somewhere. [[{{Troll}} Damned if I could remember where I left the keys, though...]]
** When Orisa tells Torbjörn that he is partially responsible for her creation and that she has modelled herself on Reinhardt, he doesn't take these revelations as she may have expected:
--->'''Orisa:''' Torbjörn Lindholm, you are responsible, in part, for my creation.\\

--->'''Orisa:''' I consider Reinhardt to be the model upon which I have based my own behaviours.\\

** It seems Junkrat became a big fan of Wrecking Ball during the latter's stint in the Junkertown arena...
*** ... not that he realises Wrecking Ball is piloted by a hamster...
---->'''Junkrat:''' Hey champ, why've you got that wombat riding around with you?\\

*** ... or that Hammond considers him a LoonyFan and shares Roadhog's wish that he'd just shut up:
---->'''Junkrat:''' Er, champ! Which of your glorious victories, er, was your favourite?\\

** If Junkrat is on a team with Reinhardt, Torbjörn, or Ana, all of whom have lost an eye in battle, he asks, "How many of you Overwatch people are missing an eye?" Ana doesn't reply, Reinhardt says he doesn't need two eyes to swing a hammer, and Torbjörn...
--->'''Torbjörn:''' How many of ''you'' scoundrels are missing a leg?
** When Junkrat, one of the most facetious characters in the game, is on a team with Hanzo, one of the most dour characters in the game, the clash of personalities is inevitable - and funny:
--->'''Junkrat:''' What's on your mind, mate?\\

--->'''Junkrat:''' You look like a man who inherited a vast trove of ostentatious wealth!\\

** Reaper hasn't taken Baptiste's defection from Talon well. Baptiste isn't scared in the least...
--->'''Reaper:''' No-one leaves Talon. Explain yourself.\\

--->'''Reaper:''' Your heart is pounding, traitor. Are you scared?\\

** D.Va acknowledges Ashe's partner... perhaps not the one you're thinking of.
--->'''D.Va:''' I saw you on a WantedPoster with a cute guy!\\

** Baptiste being the new TeamDad... and failing at it.
--->'''D.Va:''' Hey! Who took my Nano Cola?\\

** Cassidy may have [[ReformedCriminal grown from his criminal past]], but a certain revelation still prompts disappointment from him:
--->'''Baptiste:''' Hey, Cassidy, want to know the bounty Talon had on you?\\

** Pharah indirectly highlighting the struggles of being a support player (especially one whose healing projectiles fire parabolically):
--->'''Baptiste:''' Just to warn you, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall I don't have a lot of experience healing people who fly]].\\

** Echo manages to step a boundary with ''Reaper'', and somehow makes both of them happy.
--->'''Reaper:''' [[StopCopyingMe Imitate me]], [[ImpliedDeathThreat and you'll regret it.]]\\

** Pharah has a ''very'' well-hidden line that triggers only when she's paired up with Junkrat, Lúcio, and Reinhardt, which is to make this observation:
--->'''Pharah''': [[StuffBlowingUp Rockets, bombs]], [[MakeMeWannaShout sonic tech]] and... [[LargeHam Reinhardt]]? Guess we're going in loud.
** Lifeweaver approaches Junkrat with [[MistakenForGay perhaps the wrong idea of what the deal is]] between [[ThoseTwoGuys him and Roadhog]].
--->'''Lifeweaver''': Are you and Roadhog together?\\

** If Torbjörn and Reaper are on the same team, Torbjörn will make notice of Reaper's [[VaderBreath intense, heavy breathing]] and chide him with "Can't you breathe a little quieter?" [[EvilIsPetty Cue Reaper breathing]] ''[[EvilIsPetty even harder]]''.
* When on Route 66, considered to be Cassidy's home map, observant players might notice all the clocks are frozen... ''[[AscendedMeme at high noon]]''.
* When D.Va was added to the game during the closed beta, there was a bug that would sometimes cause the Play of the Game recap to feature the wrong portion of the match. For example, [[https://youtu.be/luUebLAIgIE?t=253 just sitting in a corner.]]

* Zenyatta's "Taunt" emote has him BlowingARaspberry. Yes, ''[[ReligiousRobot Zenyatta]]'' blows a raspberry. Another has him clapping with his ethereal arms... and then using one for a FistBump.

* Occasionally, after seeing another player (be it friendly or enemy) get killed, Mercy will blurt out "Medic! Oh wait... that's me!"

* It has been demonstrated that some things like Junkrat's trap or Symmetra's turrets can be 'attached' to movable objects. Thus, you can mount the turret to one of the basketballs in the start of one map, [[https://gfycat.com/ThunderousDopeyCrane then use in-game physics to launch it around the map, and it still works]]. It turns out many abilities that require terrain to function will trigger on movable objects, meaning, yes: it's entirely possible to do things like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHk97cNO-Go launch yourself in the air using Widowmaker's Grappling Hook and a smacked basketball,]] or if you want to get even more absurd, ''[[https://gfycat.com/VigilantWeakAndeancockoftherock Zarya's Graviton Surge on a soccer ball.]]''
* After a string of kills, Junkrat will occasionally hum the 1812 Overture. That is, the piece of music famous for having actual ''cannon blasts'' as part of the score.
* [[https://gfycat.com/RevolvingAcceptableIbadanmalimbe This]] Play of the Game, which apparently came about when the player watching it was disconnected, then later rejoined the game.
* If you know you have Play of the Game, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th-_-fEAPhs you can't resist doing something silly during it]].

* If Mercy has the Devil or Imp skin equipped and she uses her ultimate, her teammates hear "[[CatchPhrase HEROES NEVER DIE!]]...''[[DealWithTheDevil for a price]].''"
* One of Winston's possible lines after his "[[HulkingOut Primal Rage]]" ultimate runs out is an amusingly sheepish, [[{{Understatement}} "I, uh... appear to have lost control."]]
* If Reinhardt's Charge connects with an enemy, other players get to hear his target's [[https://youtu.be/mRfvc6PEWFI helpless]][[note]]Zenyatta[[/note]] [[https://youtu.be/GNjZzAauo4c scream]][[note]]Widowmaker[[/note]] as they likely hurtle to their doom.
** Pharah makes a rather hilarious noise if she gets successfully pinned. You're almost never going to hear it, since ideally she should be out of range, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCqVLdpYC-k&t=30s but what a sound it is when it happens.]]
** Sometimes if he misses and hits a wall or such, he comments that he's going to feel that in the morning.
** And then sometimes, if the Reinhardt isn't careful, he can end up missing a wall completely and send himself [[TakingYouWithMe and his target]] (or [[EpicFail just himself]]) flying off of a cliff to their doom. Even worse, if it's someone like D.Va or Genji, ''they'' can sometimes recover and get back to the map while Reinhardt dies!
** One of the best things that can happen is two Reinhardts charging into each other. The result is that they bowl each other over as if they had used Earthshatter on each other. Unfortunately, this also means that anyone they had pinned in the travel will also die on impact.
** [[DummiedOut Datamined within the game's files is an unused line,]] supposedly to be triggered if [[TakingYouWithMe he's to charge himself and an enemy off a cliff to their dooms.]] The line?
---> '''Reinhardt:''' ''[[MemeticMutation IT WAS]] [[WorthIt WOOOOOORTH IIIIIIIIIT!!]]''
* Genji is technically killable when executing the Swift Strike, which is a high-speed dash strike that can be aimed to the air. If you, as Genji, get killed while doing so, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkAuaFLgo2w&t=1m41s he basically gets tossed a loooong way to his death.]]
* Before his 2018 rework, if you were playing Torbjörn (who can't heal but can offer armor), allies would call out for armor instead of heals. One of Reinhardt's lines has him shouting "I need armor!" before he realizes [[PoweredArmor what he's wearing]] and adds "Uh... ''more'' armor."
* If Soldier: 76 is on an attacking Payload team and the payload is stalled, he may drop the following line:
--> '''Soldier: 76:''' BackInMyDay, we'd have this payload delivered already!
** With the ''Uprising'' event brawl, many fans have taken notice that "in his day," the payload required ''[[HoldTheLine 4 whole minutes just to charge up,]]'' and a few more minutes [[EscortMission to actually escort it to its destination.]] It seems that not only is Soldier: 76 just being a GrumpyOldMan, but he's [[BlatantLies blatantly lying about it too.]]
** Becomes even funnier in the cases where he says this line ''immediately after the round starts''. Apparently in his day, the payload would have delivered itself before his team even got there.
* If a defensive Tracer is near a payload and she blinks multiple times and then recalls herself, she may get stuck ''inside'' the payload. HilarityEnsues when the attacking team gets confused as to why the payload didn't move and they didn't realize there's a Tracer inside the payload, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqAqgij1B0g as Muselk demonstrates in this video]].
* Ana's [[InstantSedation Sleep]] [[TranquillizerDart Dart]] has some pretty funny properties to it:
** Those who get hit with the dart have all their audio slowed down and lower-pitched, and as a result, all enemies sound either [[EvilSoundsDeep like an evil]] [[Music/BarryWhite Barry White]] or very drunk (pick one). This even extends to the in-game announcer!
** [[GoodBadBugs For whatever reason]], an asleep player can still use voice lines and voice commands, with the same slurring effect. One way to interpret this is the afflicted target [[TalkingInYourSleep talking in their sleep]].
** Any enemies moving or using abilities on land when hit will be instantly knocked out in place, helpful for saving yourself from an incoming threat in a pinch. However, if they're mid-air, it's all fair game, [[https://gfycat.com/AgreeableMessyCoyote and they'll be sent flying,]] [[https://gfycat.com/EquatorialBlackAngwantibo possibly to their death]] [[http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/SpaSay%20MoosTard/video/26635434 in a bottomless pit.]]
** Using it in D.Va's MEKA will put it to sleep, while D.Va herself is still awake. If you are playing as D.Va, you'll see her wriggle the control sticks in frustration as she tries to move again. Don't even get us started on [[FridgeLogic how a tranquilizer dart can affect machines...]]
** If she uses it to interrupt her daughter's ult:
--->'''Pharah:''' ''JUSTICE RAINS FROM A—[sleep]''\\
'''Ana:''' I think justice could use a little nap.
** It's also hilarious when used against Cassidy's High Noon — it's even in Ana's gameplay introduction trailer! They have differing opinions on what time it is...
--->'''Cassidy:''' It's high no-[sleep]\\
'''Ana:''' Nap time~!
* [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4ta9lc/i_went_over_all_available_voice_files_on_the_ptr/ A few fans datamined the files]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4sz7o8/i_extracted_some_of_the_audio_files_from_the/ from the Public Test Region around Ana's initial announcement,]] and they contain quite a few unused lines from various existing heroes, some suggesting stealth interactions, some being based around holidays like Halloween and Christmas, to a few bizarrely revolving around basketball, namedropping actual NBA names. However, by far the funniest is when [[https://clyp.it/ef2oq2rq Reaper decides to quote sportscaster Chick Hearn]] [[TheComicallySerious in his deep, gravelly voice.]] Another voice line from Torbjörn seems to have [[AscendedMeme ascended the]] [[https://clyp.it/pyvffzzj?token=47837f2aca47a2150a9549f7459fa8f3 "aardvark" meme.]]
* One of Ana's emotes is her putting a bag of tea into a cup. As in, she's doing a ''literal'' version of teabagging.
* Before the nerf, combining Ana's Nano Boost with Lúcio's Speedboost had some very interesting results, like allowing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNRSI-_2a88 Reaper to move much faster than usual when using his Death Blossom]], or Zenyatta [[https://gfycat.com/GrimyMenacingAfricanaugurbuzzard "experiencing mobility"]].
* Ana Nano-Boosting a Hero who ''really'' isn't suited for the boost, such as most healers. Of course, this can actually ''work'', leading to hilarious scenes of, say, Nano-Boosted Mercy [[{{Irony}} destroying every enemy in sight]] and getting the Play of the Game as a result.
* Torbjörn's Forge Hammer is intended to be used to upgrade/repair turrets and ''very rarely'' as an alternative to a QuickMelee [[EmergencyWeapon in a pinch.]] However, prior to it receiving damage nerfs, [[LethalJokeWeapon it actually dealt a considerable punch,]] worsened by [[SuperMode Molten Core]] giving him a faster swing rate. This resulted in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKikF2qdtB8 ridiculous scenarios of an angry, armored not-dwarf running around and utterly annihalating the enemy team with a hammer]] [[DropTheHammer in a manner better than any Reinhardt could ever hope to achieve.]]
--> '''Proogles:''' that's the wrong turret mate
* Thanks to a patch released in August, {{Troll}}s who decide to type "gg ez" in the text chat will have their messages automatically filtered and replaced. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFUWNuAHu2I The replacement messages are delightfully hilarious.]]

* Normally, when Genji deflects an attack and it kills someone, he's credited with the kill, no matter who originally fired the attack. However, if he deflects one of Junkrat's Concussion Mines and then one of Junkrat's teammates is killed upon its detonation, ''Junkrat'' will be credited for the kill.
* If Bastion witnesses an ally getting a kill, it will sometimes do a ''wolf whistle''. Depending on who got the kill, Bastion's show of affection could get really funny.

* In modes where hero-stacking is permitted, Symmetra's Shield Generator shields ''stack''. Six Symmetras with Shield Generators running results in a sextet of ''[[StoneWall 650 HP]]'' pseudo-tanks. Additionally, they can all together put down [[BeamSpam THIRTY-SIX Sentry Turrets]] in total, resulting in some comedic [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill overkills]] if they're all placed around one area and one enemy is unfortunate enough to walk into the ultimate [[FanNickname "car wash"]].

* The spawn ships in Ilios, Lijiang Tower, and Nepal all have basketballs and basketball hoops. Dropping a ball into the hoop triggers a fanfare, a recording of a crowd cheering, and confetti.
* There is more than one way to stun/immobilize a target. Stacking them all together can be the setup to [[https://gfycat.com/WhichImpartialChamois something that redefines]] [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill overkill.]]
* Due to the inherently random nature of Hanzo's [[RecursiveAmmo Scatter]] [[PinballProjectile Arrow]] ability, it can be entirely possible to kill someone using it by a complete fluke (which due to [[DifficultButAwesome how difficult Hanzo is to play]], is usually pretty common). It might be frustrating for its victims, [[https://gfycat.com/ForsakenTeemingBorer but one can't deny]] [[https://gfycat.com/FickleJauntyGosling the utterly ridiculous hilarity]] [[https://gfycat.com/EagerSlushyBigmouthbass of its occasional results.]]
* The PTR in mid-late March 2017 added lore to the Hero Gallery, with a small bit of their bio on the main character screen, and a note on lore-related skins, i.e. Ana's Horus skin mentioning that "Horus" was her callsign in the Egyptian military. Soldier: 76 had one of his lore notes on the wrong skin, but if one interpreted that note to be canon and not an accident, then it would mean that Jack Morrison's attire during his leadership of Overwatch was actually his Daredevil: 76 outfit.

* When Doomfist was added to the PTR, fans joked about the GameplayAndStorySegregation by playing a clip from the trailer where the younger brother stated that Doomfist could level a skyscraper, but then immediately cut to a clip from gameplay where Doomfist would use his gauntlet to punch an object such as a table, but the glass cups would be undamaged.
* What happens when two charging Doomfists slam into each other? Both are anticlimactically knocked to the floor, with neither taking damage from the impact.
* Another Doomfist thing that can sometimes happen during a match is that if he manages to get a kill with his fist, it will sometimes result in the poor sap getting stuck in a crater in the wall, sometimes with the legs humorously spouting out.
* One of Sombra's lines for when the enemy is taking a point is "They're taking the objective. We should [[{{Understatement}} probably]] stop that."

* Like Doomfist, Reinhardt, and Zarya, Brigitte has an Armwrestling spray that connects with everyone else's. Sadly for her, [[https://i.imgur.com/gQdrez2.jpg she appears to be out of her weight class]]. Another one of her sprays shows Brigitte presumably training with her father, carrying him Yoda-style as she runs. The funny part? Torb is ‘motivating’ her with a donut on the end of a fishing pole, and the poor girl seems to be very desperate to get it.
* Speaking of armwrestling sprays, Reinhardt and Doomfist's sprays [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/60ebc30fcd464a2613434076875e80f4/tumblr_p1aeb0c6da1r4v664o1_1280.jpg can be arranged together in a way]] that looks like Reinhardt is hugging Doomfist. [[HoYay Very, very passionately]].
* Blizzard somehow managed to ''[[https://imgur.com/a/ZV3AB accidentally]] [[https://imgur.com/a/BRKJI remove]]'' the last defending team's spawn point at Watchpoint: Gibraltar during March 24's PTR update. All Blizzard can say when news of that broke into [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/86vou1/there_is_no_defender_spawn_on_the_ptr_for_the/ r/Overwatch]] is "Whoops. We’ll fix this."
* After playing a few rounds on Rialto, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/8h906n/i_find_it_amusing_that_the_goal_of_rialto_for_the/ a redditor]] noticed that the map's goal for the attacking team is to deliver something to Talon HQ (probably art from the museum, contrarily to what's in the thread), and that the defenders are apparently... Talon themselves, not wanting it enough to murder the delivery crew.

* Ashe's Ultimate ability is to summon B.O.B. to assist her team. However, B.O.B. only sticks around for a limited amount of time. There's just something funny about him [[ButNowIMustGo simply flying off into the distance when he expires.]]
** You can also say hello to him. And he'll wave back!
* Many characters have memetically over-the-top or borderline bizarre death screams:
** Junkrat's barely even sound like they were done by the same voice actor.
** As mentioned previously, you're very likely to hear everyone except Zenyatta and Doomfist over the radio whenever they perform an Ultimate and get KilledMidSentence.
** Genji's death screams sounds like he's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DCmRgEDmY4 throwing up in the most dramatic way]].
** The death screams get even funnier whenever you get a kill using an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPj7gBqalL0 explosive weapon]] (Bastion's Configuration: Tank; D.Va's Self-Destruct; Junkrat's Frag Launcher and RIP-Tire; Pharah's Rocket Launcher and Barrage; Sigma's Hyperspheres; Soldier 76's Helix Rockets; and Tracer's Pulse Bomb).
* When Echo uses an ultimate after she has duplicated into another hero, she repeats the same line that hero would say in her own voice. This includes Cassidy's "It's high noon", D.Va's "NERF THIS!", and even Reaper's infamous "DIE! DIE! DIE!".

* The ''Overwatch 2'' beta introduced a sneaky EasterEgg for Sombra: [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/u9hkcl/sombras_new_voiceline/ should you get an environmental kill with her]] (i.e. by hacking a target as they're presently flying over a {{Bottomless Pit|s}}), [[BlackComedy she'll sound out a goofy "falling and crash" sound effect with her mouth]].
* ''Overwatch 2'' reworked Reinhardt's ''[[DashAttack Charge]]'' by giving the player additional turning control and the ability to cancel it mid-dash, meaning you no longer have to wait out the full duration or crash into a wall to stop. Because it's now more likely for collisions to be an accident, Blizzard decided to add more vocal reactions from Reinhardt:
-->"IMeantToDoThat!"\\
''(groans)'' [[OwMyBodyPart "My head..."]]\\
"Teaching this thing a lesson!"\\
"This armor really needs more padding!"
* ''Overwatch 2'' has Junkrat [[HeelFaceTurn siding more with Overwatch]] if the interactions are any indication, with him even getting chummy with Bastion.
--->'''Junkrat:''' Jamison Fawkes, channel nine news. Mr. Gunbot, sir, how do you think the battle's going to go?\\
'''Bastion:''' ''(Excited, talkative beeps)''\\
'''Junkrat:''' Could you repeat that in words? Hold on, breaking news! The moon has fallen into the ocean!
** He also becomes ''thrilled'' after realizing he killed Doomfist.
--->'''Junkrat:''' [[DelayedReaction WAIT! I got the Doomfist?]] Guys! I killed the Doomfist!
* ''Overwatch 2'' also introduced "lifesaver" quotes, where [[BigDamnHeroes saving an ally from a near-fatal enemy exchange]] will prompt a quick one-liner:
-->'''Junkrat:''' [[PunchClockHero I accept all major currencies!]]\\
'''Moira''': Do not rely on [[PetTheDog my generosity]]. [[TheComicallySerious It is fleeting]].\\
'''Reaper:''' You're lucky.\\
'''Sombra:''' Don't worry! You'll pay me back.
* Several characters in the roster wonder out loud what Zenyatta did before the Crisis, and all his possible answers are all hilariously non-sensical, as according to the man himself, he has either collected tickets for a laser tag arena, was a water park lifeguard, drove a tractor, served coffee or [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers massaged sheep on a free range pasture]]. What acts as the kicker is that if Genji or Ramattra are on the team, they reveal that they also have no idea what Zenyatta was like in the past.
* If Kiriko and Genji are on a team together, Kiriko decides to share a very quick anecdote about how Genji accidentally tripped over his sword once during practice, and the grand majority of the cast have lines poking fun at his expense for such a clumsy mistake.
-->'''Genji:''' It only happened once.\\
'''Kiriko:''' Once was enough.
* On April Fool's Day 2023, all Ultimate voice lines were re-done, some including [[AscendedMeme Ascended Memes]]. Complete list [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/1281e96/possibly_full_list_of_april_fools_ult_voice_lines/ here]]. Bonus funny: The content accidentally hit the servers a day early, resulting in ''many'' a confused player wondering why the heroes were seemingly going off the rails after starting a game.
-->'''Ashe:''' [[WrongNameOutburst Fred]]- I mean, Bob! Do something!\\
'''Friendly Doomfist:''' [[NotSoAboveItAll Wheeeeeeeeee~]]\\
'''Hostile Echo:''' I'm better than you at... [Hero Name]!\\
'''Friendly Junkrat:''' Who's using a moving tire? [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Absolutely not me, you have nothing to worry about]].\\
'''Hostile Genji''': [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud Shing! Shing! Shing! Shing! Shing! Shing!]]\\
'''Hostile Hanzo''': [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud Nomnomnomnomnomnomnom!]]\\
'''Enemy Kiriko:''' Yip yip yip! (subtitled as "fox noises")[=/=][[Franchise/{{Naruto}} Dattebayo!]]\\
'''Friendly Lúcio:''' [[BreakingTheFourthWall Who wants a billion hit points?]]\\
'''Friendly Mercy:''' Do I really have to?\\
'''Hostile Mercy:''' [[AscendedMeme Moth formation, go!]]\\
'''Hostile Moira:''' [[Franchise/DragonBall Kamehameha!]]\\
'''Hostile Pharah:''' Try and shoot me, [[TemptingFate you won't]]!\\
'''Friendly Ramattra:''' You will suffer as I, Ramattra, have suffered! [[OverlyLongGag Your torment will outlast the stars! When the universe dwindles into dust, there you will be, still suffering as I have... suffered]].\\
'''Hostile Reaper''': [[TheComicallySerious Happy happy birthday...]]\\
'''Friendly Soldier 76:''' War is a game, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall and I'm using cheats]]!\\
'''Soldier 76 when there's a Lúcio around:''' [[GrumpyOldMan Turn down that damn music!]]\\
'''Friendly Widowmaker:''' [[PassThePopcorn I'm making popcorn]].\\
'''Hostile Wrecking Ball''': [[SchmuckBait Collect the little balls to win a prize]].\\
'''Hostile Zarya:''' Group hug!\\
'''Friendly Zenyatta:''' You are now immortal. Terms and conditions may apply.\\
'''Hostile Zenyatta:''' ''([[NotSoAboveItAll completely annoyed]])'' Deal with it.
** Bastion will whistle four other things instead of his normal cavalry horn; A single held note described as a fog horn in the subtitles, the first few notes from "Entry of the Gladiators", the ever-famous "Yakety Sax", and the dramatic introduction of "Beethoven's 5th Symphony".
** Cassidy has a ''treasure trove'' of different ''Deadeye'' callouts related to time, and ''none'' of them are or are synonymous with High Noon.
** Not only does Winston have his chance to give dialogue turned up to the maximum - meaning that he says something pretty much any time he does something - all of his dialogue is now PokemonSpeak, with him just saying his own name in an assertive, matter of fact way no matter what he does.
* 2023's April Fool's Day also continued the tradition of extraordinarily cursed balance changes, presented in patch notes as "OVERWATCH 2 WIP VERY SERIOUS PATCH NOTES – DRAFT – DO NOT PUBLISH":
** All classes received general tweaks, with Support heroes in particular receiving [[CriticalStatusBuff a short buff of movement speed once they get below 40% of their health]]. According to the dev comments:
--->'''Developer Comment:''' It's tough to stay alive when flankers are about. This change should even out the odds a bit when you get ambushed. [[TemptingFate Please don't use this offensively.]]
** Junker Queen's ''Commanding Shout'' also [[MakeMeWannaShout caused enemies within range to take damage]], which is justified in the developer comments as her deliberately trying to damage the eardrums of her foes.
** Orisa was given a wacky new combo to her arsenal: ''[[SpinToDeflectStuff Javelin Spin]]'' allows her to fly through the air, while activating ''Fortify'' caused her to fall to the ground much faster and damage enemies on landing, effectively giving her her own GroundPound attack.
--->'''Developer Comment:''' It is believed that the threat of Orisa's [[DeathFromAbove aerial body slam]] is the biggest crime deterrent in Numbani.
** ''Reinhardt's Charge gives him flight.'' Lord help you.
** Genji gained a chance to suddenly [[HealThyself heal himself]] while... [[AscendedMeme requesting for healing]]. And thus support mains simultaneously sighed in relief and winced in fear.
--->'''Developer Comment:''' Spamming a voice line for healing finally does something after everyone else has tuned you out!
** Sojourn's ''Power Slide'' was turned into [[SlideAttack an actual attack]], dealing a hefty 75 damage and knocking down her opponents on impact. The reasoning?
--->'''Developer Comment:''' Sojourn hasn't been performing quite up to our expectations after reducing her one-shot potential. To remedy this, we've added [[BlatantLies a very fair stun]] to her kit.
** Torbjörn's gun and hammer [[IncendiaryExponent now set people on fire]], done by admission of the devs to alleviate his reliance on his turret "and [make] him 1000% overpowered!"
** Mercy's update came as the result of the devs noting that the [[CombatMedic "Battle Mercy"]] playstyle has some potential, introducing [[BlatantLies a "small change"]] to nudge her in the right direction: [[MoreDakka increasing her ammo from 25 to 125 and almost tripling her projectile speed]].
** As if Zenyatta's [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom superkick]] wasn't ridiculous enough, it received a buff that makes using it mid-air [[AirDashing launch him forward]].

[[folder:Events]]

[[folder:Meta and Non-canon]]
* One of the first details released was that Chris Metzen would only be doing one voice. Not, y'know, [[TalkingToHimself all of them]].
** That voice? [[BeepingComputers Bastion.]]
* [[http://i.imgur.com/oomyzMS.gif A bizarre glitch]] caused Widowmaker's butt to get bigger when she activated her goggles.
* Soldier: 76 had to be disabled temporarily due to a bug with a few of his legendary skins allowing players using them to be [[GameBreakingBug completely invisible]]. Of course, the affected skins were both ''camouflage'' skins. Perhaps they worked a little ''too'' well.
* After the game's release, the fanbase obsessed over hints in the game about a mysterious character called Sombra. As the anticipation built to its peak, Blizzard finally announced... [[TrollingCreator Ana, a completely separate hero]].
* In the patch notes for February 9, 2016 (the game was still in beta at the time), one of the changes it lists is "Jeff Kaplan's beard progression has been reset."
* Cassidy's [[Creator/MatthewMercer voice actor]] likes to troll players in game by saying "It's High Noon" over the voice chat, causing them to run for cover.
** Just as funny is that Matt is a tabletop Gamemaster [[WebVideo/CriticalRole on one of Geek and Sundry's shows]], and it's put him [[https://clips.twitch.tv/geekandsundry/DeterminedWolfBORT in an awkward spot at least once]] when asked by a player attempting to sneak how bright it was outside. It even took a few people at the table to get why it's funny, but once they do they start impersonating Cassidy.
--> '''Matt:''' It's...it's...''*Stammers and chuckles*'' [[SubvertedCatchphrase I'm not going to say it]], but the sun is high in the sky.
* On [[http://overwatch.gamepedia.com/Soldier:_76 Soldier: 76's gamepdia page]] someone had edited his Age to "[[SilverFox Old Enough to be a DILF]]", which was later changed to "Old Enough", then "Old" and finally "Unknown". Likewise, "[[MemeticMutation Dad]]" was briefly added as one of his occupation.
* A popular tradition that seems to be going around for fans is frequent Overwatch cheat forums after a ban wave and read all of the angry posts by banned cheaters who are angry that Blizzard would ban them over [[SarcasmMode such a minor offense]] as ''blatantly cheating in an online multiplayer game''.
* As of September 10th 2016, [[http://overlog.gg/detail/overview/119128200111001038142132 according to Overlog.gg,]] the number 1 highest ranked Grandmaster in the world is a Korean player named "[=IzA=]," who has a magnificent winrate at ''[[EpicFail 0% with 233 losses against 1 win and 2 draws.]]'' [[GoodBadBugs Yeah.]] [[note]]This is most likely the result of the website counting his winrate as ''below 0%,'' so it bugged into a super-large number, placing him at the no. 1 rank.[[/note]]
* A fan asked if Mercy was available to be his waifu. A dev replied that she was taken... by ''[[FatBastard Roadhog]]''. Because he'd ''eaten'' her other suitors.
--> '''''"As far as we'd like to allow you marrying Mercy, I'm afraid it's her decision and she already offered her digital heart [[SarcasmMode to the most noble, handsome, fit, intelligent and morally upright character in Overwatch]]: [[AscendedMeme Roadhog.]]"'''''
* The [[BrokenBase base-breaking]] Sombra [[AlternateRealityGame ARG]] suffered from a lot of ArcFatigue, with months of decoding and waiting only netting one real definite thing about the character, who was still yet to be formally acknowledged or announced by Blizzard: [[TheCracker she's a hacker.]] So in an incredibly meta sense even to those who dislike the ARG, her first major appearance was delivered in one of the most amusingly appropriate ways possible: ''[[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/56ih53/sombra_design_identity_halloween_brawl_leaked/ by being leaked early without Blizzard's permission]]''.
* After the release of the Witch Mercy skin, there was a slight outcry of fans who were disappointed that her Resurrect didn't get a unique callout line like her other legendary skins, especially considering in the Junkenstein's Revenge brawl, she says "My servants never die!" [[http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20749885898?page=1 After a fan petition was formed]] asking Blizzard to add that line to her skin, director Jeff Kaplan's response was simply "[[BluntYes Ok. ETA mid-Nov.]]"
* On November 1, 2016, Blizzard's Chinese Division had just rolled out a permanent ban wave on 1600+ players, mostly cheaters. Apparently some Chinese players already had fun with the game even before installing Overwatch, and [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/5amb67/blizzard_china_banned_1657_players_permanently_on/ a Reddit user]] had taken the liberty to translate some of their names, some of them including:
---> 你爸爸刚才居然 (OMG Your Father Just)[[note]]In game when you are killed by him it will show up as "OMG your father just eliminated you"[[/note]]\\
爬墙三少岛田西奥 (Wall-climbing Third Bro, Shimada Lúcio)\\
花村游戏厅老板 (Owner of Hanamura Game Center)\\
透视自瞄就是干 (Aimbot and Wallhack, [[TemptingFate Deal With Me]])\\
我不想起名字 (Can't Think of a Name)\\
世界需要屁股 (The World Could Always Use More [[MemeticMutation Butt]])[[note]]The Chinese "butt" meme is about the Overwatch logo looking like one[[/note]]\\
天降正啊 ([[KilledMidSentence Justice Rains From aAARGH]])
** Later on December 15, 2016, another ban wave was issued, [[http://bbs.ow.blizzard.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=680878&extra=page%3D1 and somehow the player names have gotten even more hilarious.]]
---> 百萬少女的夢 (I’m the Dream-lover of Millions of Young Girls)\\
电子竞技没有秃头 (There's No Bald Guy in E-Sports)\\
不给卢西奥我就送 (Give Me Lúcio or I Will Feed)\\
花村地区约炮加我 (If You Want a One Night Stand in Hanamura, Just Find Me)\\
别说我是掛实力强 ([[BlatantLies This Ain't Cheating, It's Skill]])\\
菊部瘫痪 (Paralyzed Anus)\\
我有医保我先上 (Let Me Charge First Since I've Got Medical Insurance)\\
奶茶是奶还是茶 (What's Milk Tea? Milk or Tea?)\\
开黑吗我半藏賊 (Squad Up With Me, I'm an Awesome Hanzo)\\
对面堡垒死了妈 (Enemy Bastion Has a Dead Mom)[[note]]Which, thanks to homophones, sounds exactly the same as "Has Enemy Bastion Died Yet?" in Mandarin.[[/note]]\\
对面六个是我孙子 (All Six Enemy Team Members are my Grandkids)\\
麻烦都死一块蟹蟹 (Mercy: "Die Together Please")\\
什么是战网昵称 (What's a Battle.net Handle?)
* Overlapping with Awesome, [[https://youtu.be/tufCFHcw5u8 this]] clip from [=BlizzCon=] 2016's voice actor panel in which they drop well-known lines.
** For more details, listen to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osFYeoKoFGk full panel]] (warning: 1.5 hours!--and an OffscreenMomentOfAwesome for some cosplayers who were recognized during the panel but not shown by the camera recording the event).
** [[https://twitter.com/JonnyCruzzz/status/796096902794080256 Lúcio's VA hangs out with the other Overwatch cast]]. Out of all of the interactions between [=VAs=], the one with Symmetra's VA Anjhali Bhimani is potentially the best. Presented with character names.
---> '''Lúcio:''' Aw man, look who it is. [[ArchEnemy Symmetra]]... Pfft!
---> '''Symmetra:''' You were not meant for greatness.
---> '''Lúcio:''' Yes I was!
---> '''Symmetra:''' [[NotSoStoic HA!]]
** Another contender for the best is the appearance of Creator/MatthewMercer, the voice of Cassidy/[=McCree=].
---> '''Lúcio:''' Hey, [=McCree=]! ''What time is it?!''
--->'''Cassidy:''' ...that ain't gonna work this time, Lúcio. Step off.
--->'''[[Creator/KeithSilverstein Torbjörn]]:''' (''walking by'') It's, uh, high noon.
--->'''Lúcio:''' Thanks tor-byor-yurn!
--->'''[=Torbjörn=]:''' ITS TORBJÖRN!!!
** And as a cherry on top - the song that was used to close the panel? It's the "[[https://youtu.be/GdcDjdr1MNI Fuck McCree]]" diss track! (You can also hear it near the end of Lúcio's VA video listed above.)
** Someone went and made a [[https://youtu.be/nvRgvK0SVuw Source filmmaker version]] of the above video. [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Funny Background Events]] abound.
* During the Sombra ARG, when players were still searching for clues, Jeff Kaplan said "All of the Sombra stuff goes over my head," which they took a little too literally and assumed it was a clue. After some investigating, [[http://imgur.com/8ZWMjIX a strange graphical artifact was discovered from the Dorado map's sky]], and fans were scrambling to decode it, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4w7ey1/the_sombra_skysong/ including one fan who made a suggestion to make music from it.]] [[ShaggyDogStory Sadly, it turns out]] [[RedHerring the "skycode" wasn't part of the ARG at all]] (it was most likely simply a graphical compression artifact), so in order to get everyone back on track, the next part of the ARG [[https://blzgdapipro-a.akamaihd.net/media/screenshot/dorado-screenshot-004.jpg featured a datamoshed image of Dorado]] with the hidden message "Por que estan mirando al cielo? La respuesta no esta sobre sus cabezas, esta detras de ustedes. A veces, necesitan analizar sus logros previos." [[labelnote:Translation]][[TakeThatAudience "Why are you looking at the sky? The answer isn't over your heads, it's behind you. Sometimes, you need to analyze your previous achievements."]][[/labelnote]]
** That said, it seems developers found this detour amusing, so come Sombra's actual release, [[AscendedMeme a stylized version of the skycode was not only included as one of her sprays,]] [[https://gfycat.com/IlliterateForcefulJaguarundi but her "Amused" emote has her create it (complete with music tones) while laughing as if to say "Hah, look at these idiots."]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kg1a-D0GLk&t=327s The Voices of [=McCree=], Winston, and Lúcio play Overwatch]]. Lúcio's VA was more commentating while watching somebody else play him, but "Winston" and "[=McCree=]" were playing their characters, and using the character voices. At least at one point, they were in open voice chat with the other players freaking out.
** At another point, Mercer asks 'what time is it' when his ult was ready, but when he did it, got no kills. Afterwords, the two of them talking about his timekeeping ability and the hazards of going off too early.
* After the official release of the Oasis map, the Overwatch Facebook page noticed an influx of players hyped about its new, unique gameplay elements. Not the experimental, potentially meta-changing [[SpringJump jump pads]] the dev team had been hyping up, but the fact that [[HaveANiceDeath they can get run over by cars.]] [[http://imgur.com/kC5hXFX The Overwatch team took notice to that too.]]
* According to [[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/overwatch-director-talks-abandoned-cat-hero-patchi/1100-6449176/ an April 2017 Gamespot interview with Jeff Kaplan,]] [[WhatCouldHaveBeen one of the considered playable hero concepts]] was essentially ''a cat in a jetpack.''
-->'''Jeff:''' There was this one hero that was a huge internal debate on the team because we just loved it so much but it didn't make it. It was this jetpack and it had this cat that laid in it, like a cat does. Then every once in awhile it would paw at the controls. It was a cat in a jetpack. That was one of those moments that helped define Overwatch. We just went, "Yeah that's probably too far." But yes. We had a cat hero.\\
'''Gamespot:''' That sounds incredible and you should bring it back.\\
'''Jeff:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint I just can't imagine it from first-person]], seeing those little cat paws because -- do you have a cat?
** Several months later in [=BlizzCon=] 2017, many unused concepts and designs were released in the Archives Panel, and indeed, [[https://imgur.com/a/7qY7F two iterations of Jetpack Cat were featured]], one of which being a fat cat [[SlouchOfVillainy slouching in one]]. Even more hilarious, there were other proposed creatures put in a jetpack, including an alligator/crocodile, a ''gargoyle'', and a monkey carrying a ''flamethrower''.
** Then, a few months after ''that'', when Brigitte Lindholm was revealed as the 27th hero, her origin video depicted her as a little girl, [[AscendedMeme putting a suit of armor on the family cat]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NQWP7npOSw Jeff Kaplan Responds to IGN's Overwatch Comments.]] Pretty much every response is hilarious thanks to Jeff's brand of [[DeadpanSnarker dry, mildly caring sarcasm]] and the sheer inanity of the many {{Troll}}-like comments.
-->'''Sean H.:''' I want to see Junkrat in lingerie one day.\\
'''Jeff:''' ''[[{{Beat}} (awkward pause)]]'' Alright, next comment...\\
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'''Shinkyu:''' nerf south korea in [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming esports]]\\
'''Jeff:''' I think it's less about "nerf South Korea" and more about "buff the rest of the world." I'm talkin' to you, rest of the world, step it up.\\
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'''Cockodoodoo:''' 25 million sales? I seriously doubt overwatch has sold 25 copies.\\
'''Jeff:''' I can't speak to the 25 million in sales, but I know that I've bought at least 3 copies with my own money(...) so you might not believe in 25 million sales, but I can personally vouch for 3 copies sold. And we're proud of that.\\
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'''[=DahGr81=]:''' All the characters are [[GameBreaker broken]] [[HighTierScrappy and overpowered]]\\
'''Jeff:''' I think that's pretty awesome! Because the internet has sort of ruined my ability to read certain words, I don't know what the word "broken" even means anymore, so whenever I see the word "broken" I just take that as a compliment.\\
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'''_Metal_Gear_Salad_:''' There was a recent leak for this game which revealed that all of the DLC characters are set to be female\\
'''Jeff:''' [[SarcasmMode This is]] [[BlatantLies actually true.]] We're not really into making male characters, and over time we'll be removing the male characters as well, so [[MemeticLoser no more Hanzo, no more Genji, no more Torbjörn...]] thank you, Metal Gear! We appreciate that.\\
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'''Jeff:''' This is going to be a long one, so it's going to take me a little while to get this right, so forgive me if my reading's off, it reads...\\
'''[=CdrShepard93=]:''' F**k Bastion.
* In a very meta and deliciously [[{{Irony}} ironic]] sense, in one of [[https://youtu.be/VgdjeEBPRNM?t=172 IGN's "7 Secrets about Overwatch's Heroes by Jeff Kaplan" videos,]] Kaplan explained that in early development when Tracer was first proposed, everybody said "That's horribly broken, you can never make a game like that, and it'll never be balanced." Aside from a few global gameplay tweaks, Tracer has generally very healthy playrate and winrate, and has only had one direct nerf as of April 2018.
* Shortly after a Starbucks opened at Blizzard campus, [[https://twitter.com/PlayOverwatch/status/863183718176792576 the official Overwatch Twitter posted this image of]] [[MyNaymeIs "Jeph" Kaplan.]] It's already amusing enough, but then you get down to the responses of other official company accounts below:
--> '''@Starbucks:''' [[https://twitter.com/Starbucks/status/863213435047129088 Sorry about that! Hope Jeff still enjoyed his cophee.]]\\
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'''[[Website/{{Twitch}} @TwitchEsports]]:''' [[https://twitter.com/TwitchEsports/status/863183950851604484 We like Jeph. He's the best. Quality dude.]]\\
'''[=@PlayOverwatch=]:''' [[SelfDeprecation Way better than that other Jeff dude.]]\\
'''[[Website/{{Twitch}} @TwitchEsports]]:''' Jeff's probably [[MemeticLoser a Hanzo main.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE5TB8qfrjo Lúcio's voice actor Jonny Cruz was put on the spot]] when a fan at [=MomoCon=] asked him about deleted ShipTease voice lines between Lúcio and D.Va in Heroes of the Storm, and was then asked to come up with a pick up line for D.Va. He started fumbling while Charlet Chung (D.Va's voice actress) egged him on and then the other actors joined in coming up with pick up lines.
* When the Doomfist origin animation and the developer update detailing his abilities came out, fans were amused because not only did Doomfist's abilities appear to complement dive composition -- the prevailing gameplay "meta" in the concurrent season of competitive play -- but Doomfist was also shown fighting three of the most used heroes in dive: Winston, Tracer, and Genji.
* A day after Junkertown was officially announced, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/6v9t5s/takeout_sign_on_junkertown_uses_what_is_generally/ a Reddit user brought up]] how a sign in the map [[SeparatedByACommonLanguage read "Take-Out", which is an American term, rather than the more appropriate "Take-away" for Australia]], [[SeriousBusiness then asking for a direct apology from Jeff Kaplan for making the game unplayable.]] A few hours later, he got it.
-->'''Blizz_JeffKaplan:''' I'd like to offer a direct apology to the entire country of Australia. Please forgive our cultural insensitivity. We will fix this in an upcoming patch (the sign travesty will most likely go live for some period before being fixed).
* In September 2017's Developer Update, "Play Nice, Play Fair", where Jeff Kaplan addresses toxicity, its problems within the community and how to approach it, he mentions how even he's said mean things on the internet. In spite of the community's CreatorWorship, many fans were all too eager to pull out an example: [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4g2ler/jeff_tigole_kaplan_forum_rant_from_his_eq_days/ a surprisingly profanity-laden rant on the]] ''VideoGame/EverQuest'' forums in 2002, [[RefugeInAudacity widely believed to have been the reason he was hired by Blizzard in the first place. Five days later, nonetheless.]]
* During [=BlizzCon=], Jeff Kaplan got in a few good quips.
-->'''Jeff Kaplan:''' Now I know most of you don't know what payload is, so everybody turn to the Zenyatta main to your left and he will figure it out (while announcing the map "Blizzard World").[[note]]Could be a MemeAcknowledgement, given the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYt7vByulVQ Move the Payload]] amination.[[/note]]
-->'''Jeff Kaplan:''' In case you're wondering how to spell Moira, it's spelled O-P-A-F (when discussing the new character who'd just been revealed by that name).
** Reinhardt's voice actor shows up to premiere his character's short, quoting lines at the [[LargeHam top of his lungs]] and throwing candy to the crowd. [[note]]The convention took place a few days after Halloween and he had some left over. He even joked that fans should come to his house so he'd have less candy to give out next year.[[/note]]
* [[https://youtu.be/_nFTCyMNqMw?t=3191 During the voice actors panel during Blizzcon 2017]], the [=VAs=] were asked what their respective characters would do if they went to [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland.]] Lúcio would obviously DJ, Reinhardt [[FriendToAllChildren would be in costume and say hello to all the children]], Pharah would be flying around it to keep it safe, and Doomfist would find out who owns Disneyworld so he could make more money off of it. Even funnier is how Aysha Selim (Ana) and Chloe Hollings (Widowmaker) just shrug and point to lead writer Michael Chu for his WordOfGod.
* In an interview with Thai website Online-Station, Michael Chu confirmed that [[https://www.pcgamesn.com/overwatch/overwatch-genji-penis Genji's penis is still intact]]. Nope. We've got nothing either.
* During the Overwatch League preseason's first day, caster Mr. X was a fair bit shorter than his casting partner Uber, so [[https://i.imgur.com/8ggcSsp.jpg for the second day]] [[https://twitter.com/UberShouts/status/938890174997475328 he was given a]] ScullyBox. After viewers noticed, it became a RunningGag for the rest of the preseason for him to get progressively [[https://i.gyazo.com/7bf6964c48bead97af1033192cfe8caf.jpg taller]] and [[https://i.redd.it/g7gouhqr7y201.png taller]].
* During a special stream by Roadhog's VA Josh Petersdorf on Twitch, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jikz_kNXozM Gaku Space gets the opportunity to play Overwatch]]. Mind you, Gaku has never played Overwatch before. He doesn't even have any idea on what abilities Genji has, so Josh gives him the rundown. After Josh explains, Gaku promptly asks [[MemeAcknowledgment what the button for "I Need Healing" is.]] And whenever Gaku plays, he proceeds to spam the "I Need Healing" button throughout most of the match too.
-->'''Josh:''' Alright guys, now look, this is Gaku's first game, so be easy on him.
-->'''Gaku:''' Wait wait, what's the button for "I Need Healing"?
-->'''Josh:''' If you need heal... (''chuckles'') The button if you need healing... (''laughs'')
-->'''Gaku:''' That's the most important button, dude.
-->'''Josh:''' That is the most important button.
** This comment of the video pretty much sums up how Gaku plays Genji in Overwatch:
--->'''1 second after spawning in'''
--->"I NEED HEALING!"
--->"I NEED HEALING!"
--->"I NEED HEALING!"
* In mid-December 2017, after an angry {{Troll}} on the official forums announced he was quitting the game due to it [[SmallNameBigEgo "failing" to repeal the 7 bans to his account]], [[https://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20760626013?page=10#post-194 Jeff Kaplan himself arrived]] to share some lines of his [[InternetJerk in-game behaviour]] to make clear the bans and hundreds of harassment reports were completely justified, including [[SmallNameBigEgo "im the reason for anything good"]], [[InternetJerk "LONG WALK FOR A PILE OF [expletive]"]], and accusing others who beat him of hacking.
-->'''Jeff Kaplan:''' [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also, you repeatedly spam lines such as: TOrbrbrbrbBrbrbrBrBrBRBBRBRBRBRbRBRBRbRB]]
* During Christmas Eve, the official [=PlayOverwatch=] Website/{{Twitch}} account streamed "[[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/212230272 Overwatch Yule Log featuring Jeff Kaplan]]". Yes... [[LeaveTheCameraRunning Jeff sitting in front of a Yule Log Live, not moving much]]. ''[[OverlyLongGag For 10 hours]]''[[note]]Don't worry, most of it is looped aside from one-off snippets like below[[/note]]. In the moments where he ''does'' move, the entire chat goes ''[[MundaneMadeAwesome absolutely nuts]]'':
** [[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/212230272?t=36m02s Early on]], Jeff unexpectedly gets smacked in the face by the boom mic. Considering he almost never speaks, one has to wonder why they even needed one. Perhaps for the "[[StealthPun Boom. Headshot.]]"
** [[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/212230272?t=1h7m20s Later]], Jeff suddenly pulls out a flat present, unwraps it, and silently smiles with approval. It's a framed photo of "Carbon Fiber" Genji saying [[MemeAcknowledgement "I NEED HEALING".]]
** [[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/212230272?t=03h10m22s Three hours in]], Jeff suddenly has a conversation with an offscreen producer as to how much longer the stream will last [[WhoWritesThisCrap and why anyone signed up for it]]. He also points out how the milk and cookies next to him that he reached out for a few times are fake.
--->'''Kaplan:''' I gotta ask for a raise, this is ridiculous.
** The cookies are in fact not fake as at one point he eats a few of them. For one of them he uses a shaker on it and states he likes his cookies the way he likes his Overwatch: ''With a ton of salt''
** [[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/212230272?t=04h34m20s Four and a half hours in]], the fire suddenly goes out. Moments later, Jeff notices it, claps twice, then it suddenly comes back on again.
** [[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/212230272?t=06h54m15s Nearly 7 hours in]], Jeff suddenly gets a phone call from a telemarketer, also letting the world know his ringtone is Mei's "Sorry, sorry! I'm sorry, sorry...".
** [[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/212230272?t=08h08m41s Eight hours in]], Jeff gives a special message... to [[FountainOfMemes famed]] [[ManipulativeEditing Kaplan-quote-manipulator]] Dinoflask, and leaves him a special gift on his request:
--->'''Kaplan:''' Orca. ''(beat)'' Killer whale. ''(beat)'' Gratuitous. ''(beat)'' T-that's it, thank you.
*** What makes this especially hysterical is that combined with the [[TrollingCreator (potential)]] hints of the next hero coming soon in the stream, many fans started coming up with [[EpilepticTrees ridiculous theories]] with these words as a basis, one of the most popular being a hero called "Ares"[[labelnote:explanation]][[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/7mowh1/theory_why_hero_27_is_ares_and_who_hacked_jeff/ Based on the last letter of each word]], which some believe to be related to Athena, Winston's AI partner and MissionControl[[/labelnote]]. The fact Dinoflask didn't use these quotes on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDoleYNNK-E his next video a few days later]] increased curiosity, helped by him listing "Ares" in [[ItMakesSenseInContext the list of newly gay Overwatch characters, as well as an image of an orca shooting at Soldier: 76 in the stinger.]]
** [[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/212230272?t=09h21m10s Nine hours in, Jeff decides to announce the new hero...]] [[TrollingCreator until the signal suddenly gets scrambled, and by the time it goes away, he's already finished with the "description" to the disappointment of just about the entire fanbase.]]
** Jeff is smiling. why is he smiling? [[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/212230272?t=09h54m25s Because he decide to call it quits at 5 minutes short of 10 hour mark to the disappointment of everyone watching.]]
* In mid February 2018 and in the quiet buildup to the 27th hero, the Overwatch subreddit started going nuts when [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/7x0zx0/lore_theory_a_wheelchair_just_appeared_on_lijang/ one user discovered a wheelchair in Lijiang Tower that had apparently just appeared]]. Given how past heroes have been teased with similarly quiet map additions only weeks before their official announcement, fans built in anticipation, with many theories as to who they might be... [[HopeSpot until a few days later]], [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/7xc4ct/the_wheelchair_is_not_a_new_addition_and_is_not/ where it was discovered the wheelchair]] [[RedHerring had already been there]] from as early of September of last year. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/7xk2p3/i_can_only_image_the_ow_developers_who_browse/du8w9q7/ At least a few devs were amused with this development]].
* Some fans that are watching Overwatch League live from the Blizzard Arena will bring signs that often consists of "Let X do something that Y hero can do". In three occasions, the developers ''actually'' responds by creating actual short gameplay animation reacting to the signs that the fans brought to the Arena. All of them are incredibly hilarious to watch.
** [[https://twitter.com/PlayOverwatch/status/959626862136770560 Letting Torbjörn to wall-run.]]
** [[https://twitter.com/PlayOverwatch/status/966870469155610624 Letting Zenyatta to walk.]] Kotaku sums it up perfectly by saying that the walking animation is "somewhere between a Russian squat dancer and a bad two-legged frog".
** [[https://twitter.com/PlayOverwatch/status/971596375841533952 Give Mercy two guns.]] The solution? Give Mercy ''Reaper's shotguns''. What makes it funnier is the nonchalant "k" that is the only written part of the twitter response.
* Hammond/Wrecking Ball's reveal. The fact that he is a hamster (instead of a Monkey as everyone expected), and also what Kaplan emphasize on...
--->'''Kaplan:''' Now there's certain things I should clarify for you. Hammond cannot talk. He does not speak English or any other language. That would be completely ridiculous as we all know.
** Bonus point in that he is introduced after a Jetpack Cat is considered ridiculous.
* The VA panel at Blizzcon 2018 had the actors in question read out some voice lines. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C7pnxPRKn8&t=294s This Hammond/Wrecking Ball line was the highpoint]].
* [[https://overwatchleague.com/en-us/news/22769935/presenting-the-hangzhou-spark The initial announcement of the Hangzhou Spark in the Overwatch League]] instantly gained a huge fanbase due to their "cotton candy" pink and bright blue colors, but was made even more hilarious due to one of the two champions representing the uniform palette: ''[[RealMenWearPink Reaper]]''.
* From the 2019 Lunar New Year event, we have the unveiling of Reaper's Lu Bu skin, inspired by the legendary figure from China's [[UsefulNotes/ThreeKingdomsShuWeiWu Three Kingdoms period]]. In and of itself, not that amusing. On the other hand, there is [[https://twitter.com/KoeiTecmoUS/status/1086501186088329216 the short response]] from Koei-Tecmo, creators of the ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' series: "[[MemeticMutation Do not pursue Lu Bu!]]"
* Shortly after Baptiste's release, there was some confusion among players and developers on whether or not his name is pronounced with the "P". While it was quickly explained that indeed you should, [[https://twitter.com/benzantoine/status/1109491195246452736 his voice actor, Benz Antoine, along with his new fellow castmates decided to have a little fun with clarifying it]].
* From the Overwatch League 2019 season playoffs, with Vancouver Titans and New York Excelsior playing in the winner's bracket for a spot in the grand finals. In the pre-show, due to the immense amount of expectations from both teams by that point, the last-minute speed debate of who was expected to win consisted of [[https://clips.twitch.tv/TriumphantJollyMageTwitchRaid Brennon "Bren" Hook arguing with... himself]].
* From the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcTHyWDKU2A Blizzconline 2021]] voice actor panel, we have the voice actors reading mean and balance-related tweets in their hero's voices. Highlights include:
-->'''Darin de Paul:''' "My thoughts on Reinhardt experimental mode changes". And then there's a lot of letters that spell [[LeeroyJenkins "LEEEEEEEEEEEROOOOOOOOOY JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENKIIIIIIIIIINS!"]]
-->'''Darin de Paul:''' When Reinhardt gets a powerful Earthshatter, it must be called "Fatty Shatty" from now on.
-->'''Fred Tatasciore:''' Soldier: 76 is bad, but also, Soldier: 76 is OP.
-->'''Charlet Chung:''' [[GlassCannon Baby D.Va]] is too tanky.
-->'''Jeannine Bolet:''' I f([[SoundEffectBleep beep]]) hate how Echo from Overwatch has a face.
-->'''Matthew Mercer:''' I wanna learn to play [=McCree=]. Because my friend and I love/hate his voice, and I can be a ([[SoundEffectBleep beep]]) to it.
* Forum post: [[https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/overwatch/t/i-want-off-mccree%E2%80%99s-wild-ride/605973 I want off McCree's wild ride]]. Sample:
-->Be me, annoying Dva main, enjoying my time doing what I do best; killing the enemy back line and spamming voicelines. All is well in the neighborhood.
-->Along comes the menace known as Mccree.
-->He stares me down from on up high. He thinks he’s so smart being in up high as he is. That’s my territory, I think to myself. No one can take that from me nor my voicelines...
-->[...]
-->...My mech is all but finished now. Still working at but 100 or so hp, there’s little time left.
-->No doubt I nearly have him. Our health values began with my own having a far superior advantage. Once more I recall something I hear about this man. Rumors have it that he’s been eating ample amounts of pie recently. They say it went straight to his thighs. +25 hp compared to his former self; no doubt his pie eating habits have come to haunt me.
-->His now even faster reload has allowed him to fire one last bullet before I can finish him with my mech. Goodbye most prized and expensive state of the art military mecha tasked with the burden of defending an entire country. You were no match for the thicc man with the large iron.
-->[...]
-->...All of that doesn’t matter now. There’s nothing more to think over. Not that I can with my head near blown off. The mcree has won, living at 10 hp. The pies he’s eaten proved too much for me to eat through. His reload too fast. His unnatural damage too high. His roll distance, despite his newfound thickness, too far. He has killed me at last.
-->What a cruel fate for the Dva main indeed.
* ''Loverwatch'', the Overwatch ''Dating Sim''. That's right, the official (non-canon) ''Overwatch Dating Sim'', released for Valentine's Day 2023, which has Genji and Mercy as your dating choices, with love advice provided by Cupid (Hanzo). What follows is binge of meta-humor and breaking the fourth wall (which the intro gleefully tells you will be stomped on with muddy boots).
[[/folder]]

'''Wrecking Ball: H[-E IS THE PILOT-].'''\\

'''Wrecking Ball: P[-LEASE MOVE ALONG-].'''

* One moment during the shootout is a mix of funny and awesome: Cassidy is taking cover behind a rock, the Omnic sniper is behind him lining up a shot, and [[OffhandBackhand shoots him without even looking]].

** '''Ashe:''' [[CurseCutShort Oh, shhh...]]

--> '''Reinhardt''': ''[[{{Pun}} Ice]]'' to meet you.\\
'''Brigitte''': ''(facepalming)'' [[LamePunReaction Ugh!]] Reinhardt...\\

* Kiriko unleashes her Ultimate which sends the Hashimoto Clan running and screaming like little girls...from a grandpa and a little girl. As a bonus, said little girl is lets out a battle scream.

** For starters, ''everything'' he says is done in a [[GutturalGrowler threateningly growly voice.]] It's amusing enough when he says his over-the-top one-liners, but it also manages to make the simple act of saying "Hi" or "Thanks" hilarious.

** Reaper's Shadow Step is not meant to be used for direct engagement due to its long channel time, and is instead meant for flanking purposes or reaching normally inaccessible areas during a quiet moment. Failure in finding a right time and place to teleport might result in this [[EpicFail magnificent type of un-]][[https://gfycat.com/SmoggyQueasyFish success]].

''(if Winston is escorting him)'' "Hey Nancy, what was that ape's name again? Was it Winston?\\[[MemeAcknowledgement Winston Overwatch]]? Eh, that doesn't sound right."\\

"Look, if you see that Kaplan kid, tell him to stop joyriding in my golf kart, 'cause I know it was him!"[[note]]"Kaplan" coming from [[BitingTheHandHumor Jeff Kaplan, vice president of]] Creator/BlizzardEntertainment [[BitingTheHandHumor and creative director of the game.]][[/note]]

'''[=DahGr81=]:''' All the characters are [[GameBreaker broken]] [[TierInducedScrappy and overpowered]]\\

--->'''Lifeweaver''': Are you and Roadhog together]]?\\

-->'''Friendly Doomfist:''' [[NotSoAboveItAll Wheeeeeeeeee~]]\\

** Sigma, Reaper, and Zenyatta, gained ''actual flight''. Sigma in particular had his shield removed as it turns out it was heavier than expected; without it, he is now no longer anchored to the ground.

'''Friendly Widowmaker:''' [[PassThePopcorn I'm making popcorn]].

-->'''Friendly Doomfist:''' [[NotSoAboveItAll Wheeeeeeeeee~]]

* For April Fool's Day 2023, literally all Ultimate voice lines were re-done, some including [[AscendedMeme Ascended Memes]]. Complete list [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/1281e96/possibly_full_list_of_april_fools_ult_voice_lines/ here]]. Bonus funny: The content seems to have hit the server on March 31, 2023. Examples follow.
-->'''Hostile Moira:''' [[Franchise/DragonBall Kamehameha!]]
-->'''Friendly Soldier 76:''' War is a game, and I’m using cheats!
-->'''Hostile Zarya:''' Group hug!
-->'''Friendly Lucio:''' Who wants a billion hit points?
-->'''Hostile Echo:''' I'm better than you at... [Hero Name]!
-->'''Friendly Ramattra:''' You will suffer as I, Ramattra, have suffered! Your torment will outlast the stars! When the universe dwindles into dust, there you will be, still suffering as I have...suffered.
-->'''Hostile Pharah:''' Try and shoot me, [[TemptingFate you won't]]!
** Bastion will whistle four other things instead of his normal cavlary horn; A single held note described as a fog horn in the subtitles, the first few notes from "Entry of the Gladiators", the ever-famous "Yakety Sax", and the dramatic introduction of "Beethoven's 5th Symphony".
** Cassidy has a ''treasure trove'' of different Deadeye callouts related to time, and ''none'' of them are or are synonymous with High Noon.

* Several characters in the roster wonder out loud what Zenyatta did before the Crisis, and all his possible answers are all hilariously non-sensical, as according to the man himself, he has either collected tickets for a laser tag arena, was a water park lifeguard, drove a tractor, served coffee or [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOther massaged sheep on a free range pasture]]. What acts as the kicker is that if Genji or Ramattra are on the team, they reveal that they also have no idea what Zenyatta was like in the past.

-->'''Hostile Moira:''' Kamehameha!

* For April Fool's Day 2023, literally all Ultimate voice lines were re-done including some [[AscendedMeme Ascended Memes]]. Complete list [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/1281e96/possibly_full_list_of_april_fools_ult_voice_lines/ here]]. Bonus funny: The content seems to have hit the server on March 31, 2023 in some places.

Examples:

世界需要屁股 (The World Could Always Use More [[MemeticMutation Butt]])[[note]]Something of a LuckyTranslation; the Chinese "butt" meme is about the Overwatch logo looking like one[[/note]]\\

** The same thing can happen with Symmetra and her turrets: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9MNfm6L1KA watch and be amazed]], as Symmetra dies and [[GoodBadBugs falls out of the world map]], in such a perfect cartwheel that [[SuperOCD the perfectionist Symmetra]] would consider it [[WorthIt worth dying for]].