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* After numerous cinematics that were usually some combination of [[TearJerker emotional]], dramatic, and serious, many fans found Junker Queen and Kiriko's cinematics to be this. Particularly things like Junker Queen's HowWeGotHere narration combined with singing her own theme song, and the general quirky, quipiness of Kiriko's that would feel more at place in a Marvel movie.

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* After numerous cinematics that were usually some combination of [[TearJerker emotional]], dramatic, and serious, many fans found Junker Queen and Kiriko's cinematics to be this. Particularly things like Junker Queen's HowWeGotHere narration combined with singing her own theme song, and the general quirky, quipiness of Kiriko's that would feel more at place in a Marvel movie.
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* After numerous cinematics that were usually some combination of [[TearJerker emotional]], dramatic, and serious, many fans found Junker Queen and Kiriko's cinematics to be this. Particularly things like Junker Queen's HowWeGotHere narration combined with singing her own theme song, and the general quirky, quipiness of Kiriko's that would feel more at place in a Marvel movie.
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* In the otherwise subdued and mysterious "Masquerade" comic, there's a frame of Sombra watching over Talon breaking into a Venice stronghold, ominously saying "Apagandos las luces"... while rather inexplicably wearing ''[[https://comic.playoverwatch.com/issues/overwatch/13/en-us/pages/8/8-6.jpg this.]]''

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* In the otherwise subdued and mysterious "Masquerade" comic, there's a frame of Sombra watching over Talon breaking into a Venice stronghold, ominously saying "Apagandos las luces"... while rather inexplicably wearing ''[[https://comic.playoverwatch.com/issues/overwatch/13/en-us/pages/8/8-6.jpg ''[[https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/IpZT6t3M4JtEMZnVMc_bIVRWzaU=/1400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/8878887/qcL2SYm__1_.png this.]]''
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* ''Storm Rising'' ends with a DramaticUnmask as the person Doomfist was talking to lowers their hood... [[StrangerBehindTheMask revealing a character]] [[WhatCliffhanger never seen or hinted at before]]. A couple of years later, we'd learn that this Omnic is actually Ramattra from ''Overwatch 2'' making an EarlyBirdCameo.

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* ''Storm Rising'' ends with a DramaticUnmask as the person Doomfist was talking to lowers their hood... [[StrangerBehindTheMask revealing a character]] [[WhatCliffhanger character never seen or hinted at before]]. A While this character -- Ramattra -- would be properly explained and revealed a couple of years later, we'd learn that this Omnic is actually Ramattra from later for ''Overwatch 2'' making an EarlyBirdCameo.2'', this EarlyBirdCameo got some flak [[WhatCliffhanger for being way more confusing than what Blizzard intended for a sudden cliffhanger]].
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* ''Storm Rising'' ends with a DramaticUnmask as the person Doomfist was talking to lowers their hood... [[StrangerBehindTheMask and we have no]] [[WhatCliffhanger idea who it is]]. A couple of years later, we'd learn that this Omnic is actually Ramattra from ''Overwatch 2'' making an EarlyBirdCameo.

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* ''Storm Rising'' ends with a DramaticUnmask as the person Doomfist was talking to lowers their hood... [[StrangerBehindTheMask and we have no]] revealing a character]] [[WhatCliffhanger idea who it is]].never seen or hinted at before]]. A couple of years later, we'd learn that this Omnic is actually Ramattra from ''Overwatch 2'' making an EarlyBirdCameo.
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* ''Storm Rising'' ends with a DramaticUnmask as the person Doomfist was talking to lowers their hood... [[StrangerBehindTheMask and we have no]] [[WhatCliffhanger idea who it is]].

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* ''Storm Rising'' ends with a DramaticUnmask as the person Doomfist was talking to lowers their hood... [[StrangerBehindTheMask and we have no]] [[WhatCliffhanger idea who it is]]. A couple of years later, we'd learn that this Omnic is actually Ramattra from ''Overwatch 2'' making an EarlyBirdCameo.
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* If Hanzo has either of his "young" skins and the "Superior" highlight intro, he'll take a badass glance to the camera as usual… only for [[BlindingBangs his hair]] to cover his entire eye.

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* If Hanzo has either of his "young" skins and the "Superior" highlight intro, he'll take a badass glance to the camera as usual… only for [[BlindingBangs his hair]] hair to cover his entire eye.
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* When characters fall to their death, they let a long scream. Fitting if they fall into a BottomlessPit, but just silly if they fall into [[SuperDrowningSkills water]], or if the drop is something that a normal human could survive (e.g: slowly sliding off the rocks in Necropolis, off the map in Ayutaya, or into water in Rialto and Volskaya[[note]]the water in Volskaya is beneath a sheet of ice that visibly breaks when somebody falls in, so it is presumably cold enough to cause hypothermia '''very''' quickly and ''very'' difficult to make one's way out of before one drowns or freezes to death once one is beneath the ice (even when nobody is shooting at you), but there appears to be nothing inherently hazardous about the water in Rialto[[/note]]).

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* When characters fall to their death, they let a long scream. Fitting if they fall into a BottomlessPit, but just silly if they fall into [[SuperDrowningSkills water]], or if the drop is something that a normal human could reasonably survive (e.g: slowly sliding off the rocks in Necropolis, off the map in Ayutaya, or into water in Rialto and Volskaya[[note]]the water in Volskaya is beneath a sheet of ice that visibly breaks when somebody falls in, so it is presumably cold enough to cause hypothermia '''very''' quickly and ''very'' difficult to make one's way out of before one drowns or freezes to death once one is beneath the ice (even when nobody is shooting at you), but there appears to be nothing inherently hazardous about the water in Rialto[[/note]]).Rialto).
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* ''Storm Rising'' ends with a DramaticUnmask as the person Doomfist was talking to lowers their hood... [[spoiler:[[StrangerBehindTheMask and we have no]] [[WhatCliffhanger idea who it is]].]]
* Sigma is a sinister-looking Tank within the ranks of the nefarious Talon, complete with very high tech PoweredArmor and massive ShouldersOfDoom. Taken together with his [[BaldOfEvil bald head]] and EvilEyebrows, he looks appropriately omnious and imposing...until you see [[https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/T7Zguj7tbZ8lOb4f4cjlECIHwV8=/1400x1400/filters:format(png)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/18329371/OVR_H31_Web_SigmaHeroShot_JPA_003b.png his feet]]. As powerful, unhinged and disturbing as Sigma is, it's hard to fear a man that ''Junkrat'' [[SeadogPegLeg could probably defeat with]] a [[AgonyOfTheFeet foot stomp]].

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* ''Storm Rising'' ends with a DramaticUnmask as the person Doomfist was talking to lowers their hood... [[spoiler:[[StrangerBehindTheMask [[StrangerBehindTheMask and we have no]] [[WhatCliffhanger idea who it is]].]]
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* Sigma is a sinister-looking Tank within the ranks of the nefarious Talon, complete with very high tech PoweredArmor and massive ShouldersOfDoom. Taken together with his [[BaldOfEvil bald head]] and EvilEyebrows, he looks appropriately omnious and imposing... until you see [[https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/T7Zguj7tbZ8lOb4f4cjlECIHwV8=/1400x1400/filters:format(png)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/18329371/OVR_H31_Web_SigmaHeroShot_JPA_003b.png his feet]]. As powerful, unhinged and disturbing as Sigma is, it's hard to fear a man that ''Junkrat'' [[SeadogPegLeg could probably defeat with]] a [[AgonyOfTheFeet foot stomp]].
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!!Story and lore:
* In the otherwise subdued and mysterious "Masquerade" comic, there's a frame of Sombra watching over Talon breaking into a Venice stronghold, ominously saying "Apagandos las luces"... while rather inexplicably wearing ''[[https://comic.playoverwatch.com/issues/overwatch/13/en-us/pages/8/8-6.jpg this.]]''
* ''Storm Rising'' ends with a DramaticUnmask as the person Doomfist was talking to lowers their hood... [[spoiler:[[StrangerBehindTheMask and we have no]] [[WhatCliffhanger idea who it is]].]]
* Sigma is a sinister-looking Tank within the ranks of the nefarious Talon, complete with very high tech PoweredArmor and massive ShouldersOfDoom. Taken together with his [[BaldOfEvil bald head]] and EvilEyebrows, he looks appropriately omnious and imposing...until you see [[https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/T7Zguj7tbZ8lOb4f4cjlECIHwV8=/1400x1400/filters:format(png)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/18329371/OVR_H31_Web_SigmaHeroShot_JPA_003b.png his feet]]. As powerful, unhinged and disturbing as Sigma is, it's hard to fear a man that ''Junkrat'' [[SeadogPegLeg could probably defeat with]] a [[AgonyOfTheFeet foot stomp]].

!!Gameplay:
* If Hanzo has either of his "young" skins and the "Superior" highlight intro, he'll take a badass glance to the camera as usual… only for [[BlindingBangs his hair]] to cover his entire eye.
* Some heroes, mainly Genji, Reaper, Soldier: 76 and Hanzo have skins based on their younger appearances but with the same voice clips from their standard skins, giving an unintentionally amusing heap of VocalDissonance. It's especially hilarious hearing Soldier: 76 in his Strike-Commander Morrison skin saying upon respawning "I'm not a young man anymore," even though ''he clearly is.'' Exemplified with Reaper's Blackwatch Reyes Skin, as his voice ''shouldn't'' be gravelly or ominous-sounding like in his regular skin. However, Reaper sounds relatively normal during the default version of Retribution, including changing all of his standard voice lines to use his regular Reyes voice, making this a lot more egregious.
* It can be amusing when a player sees a friendly Soldier: 76 using his Tactical Visor and saying "Tactical Visor activated" if he's in his Commando: 76, Night Ops: 76, or Daredevil: 76 skins, because he has no visor, or ''any facial equipment'' to speak of in those skins.
* Symmetra as The Summoner can say one of two lines when she first appears. While "The dragon fire consumes all!" is pretty much a BadassBoast, her other quote, "I have been summoned!", [[MediumAwareness sounds like she’s well aware]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall that this is a fictional story.]]
* When characters fall to their death, they let a long scream. Fitting if they fall into a BottomlessPit, but just silly if they fall into [[SuperDrowningSkills water]], or if the drop is something that a normal human could survive (e.g: slowly sliding off the rocks in Necropolis, off the map in Ayutaya, or into water in Rialto and Volskaya[[note]]the water in Volskaya is beneath a sheet of ice that visibly breaks when somebody falls in, so it is presumably cold enough to cause hypothermia '''very''' quickly and ''very'' difficult to make one's way out of before one drowns or freezes to death once one is beneath the ice (even when nobody is shooting at you), but there appears to be nothing inherently hazardous about the water in Rialto[[/note]]).
* Tracer's character selection animation has her smile and pose before blowing some hair out of her face, but Blizzard apparently [[DidntThinkThisThrough neglected to keep that in mind]] when designing some of her skins. Thus, you'll see the same animation play even when her hair is too short, pulled away from her face, or even when she's ''wearing a helmet.''
* Pharah's Enchanted Armor skin has her with no head. It can be creepy normally, but if you have her highlight intro be Mission Complete, then it’s quite hilarious that she dramatically takes off her helmet heroically when there’s nothing inside it.
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