History Trivia / Overwatch

** Roberto Draghetti, the Italian voice actor for Soldier: 76, passed away July 2020.

** Over a year before she was [[PromotedToPlayable properly announced to be playable]], Junker Queen was accidentally revealed during [=BlizzCon=] 2021, where during a show in-development story mode assets, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/lpx5sq/junkertown_queen_might_be_confirmed_for_overwatch/ a visible set of limbs and an ax weapon could be seen T-posing in the distance]], greatly resembling how the Junker Queen was [[EarlyBirdCameo depicted in an in-game poster]].

* ScheduleSlip: While ''Overwatch 2'' wasn't officially announced in 2019 with an expected release date, the interim between its reveal and expected release date was much longer than what Blizzard (and fans) were hoping for. As development shifted greatly onto ''2'', the presently-live ''Overwatch'' took a backseat in terms of development focus, still receiving rebalances and event-based cosmetics, but heroes, maps[[note]]Mostly in terms of those for competitive rotation -- there were a handful of Arena maps built from recycled assets of preexisting maps[[/note]], and other major gameplay updates were put on pause in anticipation for the sequel. When combined with [[TroubledProduction external problems compromising their internal production forecast and necessitating delays]], the usual 2-3 month gap between new hero/map releases ended up pushed to around 3 ''years'' with ''Overwatch 2'''s official release date in late 2022.

* QueerShowGhetto: A subsect of players will loudly proclaim that the game has been "ruined forever" whenever a character is revealed to be a member of the LGBTQ+ community. This was especially the case when the first two queer characters revealed were Tracer and Soldier: 76, the two single most recognized characters of the franchise. Blizzard was accused of "alienating" their fans by placing LGBTQ+ characters in such prominent roles and some players even threatened to stop playing entirely because they could no longer "relate" to the characters because they were gay. Conversely, they have also been criticized for carefully confining that aspect of the characters to external media (beside one spray each depicts their respective current / former same-sex romantic interest that has no romantic context if you didn't read the external media) which can be simply held back from markets like China and Russia, where LGBTQ+ content is banned.

* ContentLeak: After being SpoiledByTheMerchandise, the existence of a Switch port was leaked ''twice'' more: [[https://twitter.com/the_marmolade/status/1166292092315942912 once by an internal retail listing from France that was posted online]] and [[https://kotaku.com/overwatch-comes-to-switch-next-month-1837868458 once by Kotaku hours before its official announcement]].

** In April 2022, Zarya's "Arctic" and "Siberian Front" skins had a Z-symbol removed from her vest as a response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, where the Z-symbol gained traction as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_(military_symbol) a pro-war symbol by the Russian military]].

* FakeNationality:
** Averted in some areas.
*** Tracer, British, is played by the British Cara Theobold.
*** Widowmaker, French, is played by the French Chloe Hollings (who also played her in the French dub).
*** Genji and Hanzo, Japanese, are played by Gaku Space and Paul Nakauchi, a Japanese-born and Japanese-American respectively who are both fully fluent in the language.
*** Mei, Chinese, is played by the Chinese Zhang Yu (who also voiced her in the Mandarin Chinese dub).
*** D.Va, South Korean, is played by Korean-Japanese-American Charlet Chung.
*** Symmetra, Indian, is played by Anjali Bhimani, an American of Indian descent.
*** Soldier: 76, Reaper, and Cassidy are Americans voiced by Creator/FredTatasciore, Creator/KeithFerguson, and Creator/MatthewMercer, who naturally are all Americans themselves.
*** Ana, Egyptian, is played by Aysha Selim, an Egyptian from Cairo.
*** Moira, an Irishwoman, is voiced by Irish Creator/GenevieveOReilly.
*** Swedish actress Matilda Smedius plays the Swedish Brigitte Lindholm.
*** Baptiste, Haitian, is voiced by Haitian-Canadian Benz Antoine.
** Played straight in other instances:
*** Lúcio, a Black Brazilian, is voiced by Jonny Cruz, a Hispanic American.
*** The Swiss Mercy is voiced by Lucie Pohl, a German-American. While Switzerland's official language ''is'' Swiss German, that's a completely different language compared to High German.
*** The Egyptian Pharah is voiced by American Jen Cohn.
*** Creator/KeithSilverstein is an American as the Swedish Torbjörn.
*** Feodor Chin is an American of Chinese descent portraying the Nepalese (robot), Zenyatta.
*** German Reinhardt is voiced by the American Darin De Paul.
*** The Mexican Sombra is played by Colombian-born American Carolina Ravassa.
*** Roadhog and Junkrat are both Australians voiced by Americans, Josh Petersdorf and Chris Parson respectively. While the latter uses an applicable accent, the former [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent doesn't bother at all]].
*** Zarya, Russian, is played by the Ukrainian Dolya Gavanski.
*** British born Jamaican/St. Vincentian actress Cherrelle Skeete plays the Nigerian robot Orisa.
*** Dutch-based American of Sierra Leonean descent Sahr Ngaujah plays Nigerian Doomfist.
*** Half example regarding Creator/JenniferHale, who portrays Ashe, an American. She's Canadian but holds dual citizenship and currently lives in the United States.
*** Echo doesn't have a definite nationality (aside from Switzerland being her former base of operations), but Dr. Mina Liao is explicitly Singaporean. They're both voiced by Jeannie Bolet, a British actor of Chinese, Vietnamese and French descent.
** In the Japanese dub, the Egyptian Pharah by the Korean-Japanese Creator/RomiPark, technically speaking. And for obvious reasons Hanzo and Genji's voice actors are native Japanese like their characters.
** In the French version, the only characters whose voice actors correspond to their nationalities are Symmetra, Sombra and Widowmaker. Everyone else is this.
** For very obvious reasons, the Mexican Sombra is the only character in the Latin-American Spanish dub voiced by someone who matches her nationality (Lourdes Arruti). The Nigerian Doomfist is voiced by Colombia-born Juan Carlos Tinoco.

* FanNickname:
** Some of the Ultimates are almost never called by their proper name when spoken by players and commentators, instead given shorter names for convenience. Some popular examples:
*** Cassidy's ''Deadeye'' is called "High Noon."
*** Pharah's ''Barrage'' is "Justice." Fans of the Korean Overwatch League player Dong-Jun "Rascal" Kim also call it [[https://clips.twitch.tv/UninterestedSpunkyAirGuitarRalpherZ "Brush," due to Rascal's heavy Korean accent.]]
*** D.Va's ''Self-Destruct'' is "Bomb" or "D.Va Bomb."
*** Moira's ''Coalescence'' is "[[Franchise/DragonBall Kamehameha]]" or "coal."
*** Widowmaker's ''Infra-Sight'' is "[[CheatCode Wall Hacks]]."
*** Similarly, Soldier 76's "Tactical Visor" is "[[CheatCode Aimbot]]."
*** Winston's ''Primal Rage'' is "Mad Monkey" or "Angry Monkey."
*** Baptiste's ''Amplification Matrix'' is "Window."
*** Orisa's ''Supercharger'' is "Bongo"[[note]]It technically more resembles an hourglass-shaped [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_drum talking drum]] than bongos, but it's not as recognized or convenient to say[[/note]].
*** Mercy's ''Valkyrie'' is "Moth."
*** Lucio's ''Sound Barrier'' is "Beat" or "Beat Drop."
*** "Nanoblade" and "Nanovisor" refer to pairing Ana's ''Nano Boost'' ultimate with Genji or [=Soldier76's=] ''Dragonblade'' or ''Tactical Visor'' ultimates, respectively. "{{TabletopGame/Beyblade}}" used to refer to pairing Ana's ''Nano Boost'' with Reaper's ''Death Blossom,'' but the tactic has fallen out of favor due to ''Nano Boost'' no longer providing a bonus to speed.
*** "Wombo Combo" is a team effort that happens when Zarya fires a ''Graviton Surge'' to pull all enemies together, and then someone else uses their Ultimate to kill them all (usually Pharah, but sometimes also D. Va, Junkrat, Tracer or Reaper). A more specific variant, "Gravstrike", refers to it being paired with Hanzo's Dragonstrike.
** "Pharmacy": a combination of Mercy and Pharah, as a flying Pharah is hard to shoot or attack, meaning a following Mercy makes her even more durable while the Mercy herself becomes almost as hard to kill. Mercy's damage buff also makes Pharah one of the best attackers in the game, especially when used in a Wombo Combo as stated above.
** "Monkey" is a common nickname for Winston for obvious ([[TaxonomicTermConfusion if technically erroneous]]) reasons. In that same vein, [[Literature/CuriousGeorge Furious George]] for his Ultimate.
** Orisa is sometimes called "Horse" due to having four legs and the name being only one syllable.
** Tekhartha Mondatta is referred to as "Robot Gandhi/Martin Luther King Jr." by fans because he was a religious leader preaching tolerance before he was assassinated. Even ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' gets in on this when exploring Tracer's backstory.
** "Sombrero", Spanish for hat, for Sombra. Coincidentally, in computer science, "hat" refers to the kind of ethics under which a hacker works – black (purely malicious), gray (violates laws or typical ethical standards, but lacking malicious intent) or white (purely ethical).
** Reaper is "[[DarkerandEdgier EdgeLord]]" for his laughably over the top look.
** "Microwave" is a term used with Symmetra in two contexts. First is the "microwave gun" for her main projectile and second is the "microwave room" for the strategy of placing her turrets in a small room to see them fry the opponent to death.
** "Car wash" is a term used for the common tactic of Symmetra placing all of her Sentry Turrets in the same area to quickly disintegrate unfortunate intruders. The name comes from the achievement that was originally unlocked by killing an opponent with all six[[note]]at the time, now three.[[/note]] Sentry Turrets and her Photon Projector's primary fire, and is now unlocked by having three Sentry Turrets simultaneously target the same character.
** "Baby D.Va" is a term frequently used when D.Va is out of her mecha, even by shoutcasters in official tournaments. Calling the gun she uses in this form the "Bunny Blaster" is similarly popular.
** "Lamp", "Lantern", "Drone", and "Frisbee" are nicknames for Baptiste's ''Immortality Field'', the former two being inspired by [[https://gfycat.com/lightfarawayjackal behind-the-scenes prototype footage of the ability]] that Jeff Kaplan shared.
** Soldier: 76 is sometimes called "VideoGame/CallOfDuty" due to his play style being very similar to conventional [=FPSes=] such as ''[=CoD=]''. And then there are those who call him [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs "Call of Daddy"]].
*** People also call him "Legs" due to his sprint ability being his most standout feature.
** In addition to their other nicknames, various characters have family-themed nicknames:
*** Soldier: 76 is "Dad: 76" due to the {{memetic|Mutation}} {{Fanon}} that he's the TeamDad of ''Overwatch''.
*** Mercy is "Mom" or "Team Mom."
*** Due to his status as the evil counterpart of Soldier: 76 Reaper is "Edgy Dad."
*** Reinhardt is "Grandpa" and Ana is "Grandma."
*** Moira is "Aunt" or "Aunt Moira."
** "Boostio" for a nano-boosted Lúcio, due to his infamous tendency to jump in the middle of Ana's Nano Boost at a [[NiceJobBreakingItHero critical moment]]. It reached such a level that Blizzard [[AscendedFanon added it as an official line]], featuring him yelling "BOOSTIOOO!!!" sometimes when nano-boosted.
** "[[VideoGame/KillerInstinct Jago]]" for Genji's Blackwatch skin from the Uprising event, due to resembling Jago's rebooted design from the 2013 game. Some also call it "[[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Desperado Genji]]" due to the skin having the signature colors of the armor worn by the four members of the Winds of Destruction.
** "[[VideoGame/ModernWarfare Martyrdom]]" for Junkrat's "Total Mayhem" ability, courtesy of [=YouTuber=] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X2lAtHpp-g TheShwantz27]].
** "Rectangle" for Reinhardt's ''Barrier Field'', largely thanks to this [[http://imgur.com/BFiYIxy infographic]] .
** [[Webcomic/OnePunchMan "One Punch Man"]], naturally, for Doomfist.
** "Capture the Draw" for CaptureTheFlag mode, due to the obnoxiously high frequency at which matches end in draws.
** "Pirate ship" is the name of a strategy on the map Junkertown which involves Reinhardt, Orisa, and Bastion setting up on the payload. Named so because the payload (which is full of treasure) is the ship, the barriers are the sails, and the Sentry/Tank Bastion is the cannon.
** "4-0verwatch" or "0-4watch" for The Overwatch League, referring to the tendency of matches to end in a 0-4 sweep.
** "Quarantine", referring to how [[CasualCompetitiveConflict most competitive players typically only play competitive mode]] and leave the much more laid back and chill atmosphere of Quickplay alone. Until off season, when the StopHavingFunGuys flood Quickplay and proceed to start screaming at the quickplay regulars.
** "Lunar New Year 2019" getting called "Year of the Beard" because of the very beard-centric skins released for the event, even on Zenyatta!
** "Flankhardt" for when Reinhardt, who is supposed to shield the rest of his team, somehow manages to get ''behind'' the enemy team, whether through incompetence, luck, or an actual plan.
** "Hog and Ball Torture" [[DoubleEntendre (yes, really)]] for a Roadhog and Wrecking Ball pairing, known for being an effective rushdown tank duo that can effectively split up bunker-heavy team compositions.
** Among Chinese players, direct transliterations of hero names are almost never used in a casual setting (unless they're extremely simple like D.Va or Ashe), with may opting to use their own easier, more in-jokey nicknames. Some of the most popular:
*** Baptiste is often just called "8d", a shortening of his proper transliteration, "巴蒂斯特"/"'''Ba Di''' Si Te"[[note]]The number 8 is spoken in Chinese as "Ba"[[/note]], or "奥巴马"/"[[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Obama]]" (somewhat of a meme among Chinese players for badass black characters in gaming, such as Lucian from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' who gets the same nickname).
*** Brigitte gets called "锤妹"/"Hammer Sister" or "小锤"/"Little Hammer".
*** Doomfist gets called "铁拳"/"Iron Fist", "卤蛋"/"Spiced-Corn Egg" (referencing his [[BaldOfEvil baldness]]), "光头"/"The [[BaldOfEvil Bald]]" (a bit of a crossover meme with ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan''), and "曹飞"/"Cao Fei" (meaning "Fuck away!", referencing a popular Chinese streamer [[https://www.douyu.com/4496540 PiWang]] who yells "fucking all away" after performing well on Doomfist).
*** Lúcio is usually just called "DJ", or "岛田DJ"/"DJ Shimada" (referencing his ability to climb walls like Hanzo and Genji).
*** Cassidy players are called "麦爹"/"Father Mai" as a sign of respect if they're playing especially well.
*** Mercy is just called "天使"/"Angel".
*** Moira gets called "莫姨"/"[[HonoraryAunt Aunt Mo]]".
*** Orisa is called "美羊羊"/"Pretty Goat", referencing a character from ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'', or just "羊驼"/"Alpaca".
*** Pharah is often called "法鸡"/"Pha-Chicken", originally based on a joke against bad Pharah players that they can't fly well, much like chickens, but the name has since come to describe ''all'' Pharah players. As a result of this, Ana is also nicknamed "鸡妈"/"Mother of Chicken".
*** Reaper gets nicknamed "谐星"/"Comedian" due to his MemeticLoser status, attributed both to his lore and the fact he's often killed in funny compilation videos.
*** Reinhardt is called "大锤"/"Big Hammer".
*** Roadhog is just called "猪"/"Pig".
*** Symmetra is sometimes called "阿三"/"[=ASan=]" or "三妹"/"Sister San", a historical term used to describe Indians (it's considered discriminatory in some modern contexts, but is generally seen as acceptable among ''Overwatch'' players).
*** Tracer gets called "猎空"/"Space Hunter" ("space" in this context associated with aeronautics and aviation, the term roughly equivalent to "AcePilot") and "闪光"/"[[FlashStep Flash]]".
*** Widowmaker usually gets called "百合"/"Lily", or just "狙"/"Sniper".
*** Winston is, just like in English, "猩猩"/"Monkey".
*** Zarya is called "毛妹"/"Mao Mei"/"Sister Mao", which used to be a discriminatory Chinese term for Russian women, but is generally seen nowadays as [[MemeticBadass silly, but upliftingly lofty]].
*** Zenyatta is just called "和尚"/"Monk".
*** B.O.B. is usually called the transliterated "鲍勃"/"Baobo", but another popular name is "舔狗"/"dog licking its host", carrying the same connotation as [[ProfessionalButtKisser "bootlicker"]].
*** When paired together, Genji and Hanzo are referred to as "岛田二傻"/"the two Shimada idiots".
*** When referenced together (usually to the same capacity as "double-sniper" comps in English), Hanzo and Widowmaker are called "重建帝国"/"[[FoeRomanceSubtext Couple to Rebuild the Empire]]".

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/{{Overwatch}} Has its own page]].
* WhyTheFandomCantHaveNiceThings:

** The [[ScheduleSlip continuously-delayed]] ''Overwatch 2'' appears to be experiencing a great deal of this, with the most commonly-cited culprit being [[ExecutiveMeddling corporate politics]]. In January 2022 (shortly after the announcement of Creator/{{Microsoft}} acquiring Creator/ActivisionBlizzard), ''Overwatch'' producer Tracy Kennedy [[https://gamerant.com/overwatch-2-delays-why-bobby-kotick/ publically called out Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick]] for poor management, alleging that he would regularly shove large projects onto the ''Overwatch'' team, forcing them into overtime [[DevelopmentHell only to cancel said projects]], costing the production of ''2'' months at a time. The full extent to it has yet to be disclosed, but Kennedy alleges that the team has experienced a massive turnover rate (including the losses of director Jeff Kaplan and executive producer Chacko Sonny) directly because of Kotick's mismanagement.

* TroubledProduction: The 2020 season of the [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming Overwatch League]] was hit with a few unexpected snags in its change to a homestand format. Within Blizzard, several popular casters and talent departed before season premiered for varying reasons, from conflicts with management to personal life making traveling unfeasible. Outside Blizzard, [[UsefulNotes/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic the COVID-19 outbreak]] caused all play within China and South Korea to be postponed indefinitely before the season even began due to safety concerns, and by March, all homestand events were cancelled worldwide. Arrangements were soon made to have all games played online in the interim, fortunately allowing the Chinese and Seoul teams to start playing again, though this caused a few complications with several NA-based teams with exclusively Korean rosters and staff being relocated back to Korea, with the Vancouver Titans being so wracked with conflict between them and management that the entire roster departed not long after.

** The reason for ''Overwatch 2''[='=]s existence and its status as a MissionPackSequel[=/=]UpdatedReRelease sequel is due to this reason. Blizzard, seeing how profitable ''Overwatch'' had become, requested a proper sequel from the development team, but Jeff Kaplan managed to convince them to make it an expansion pack rather than a true sequel, arguing that doing otherwise would split the playerbase, diminish profits, and would be a waste of resources maintaining two otherwise-seperate games. To make the transition easier, anyone who owns Overwatch will get upgraded to Overwatch 2 for free, but not the story mode.

** Cassidy himself was originally named Jesse [=McCree=] [[{{Tuckerization}} after a Blizzard employee]], but after said employee was fired from the company in August 2021 after being subject to multiple sexual harassment allegations, the character was officially renamed in October 2021 (before the change solidified, Overwatch League casters also exclusively opted for nicknames like "cowboy"). While "[=McCree=]" is still treated as an in-universe alias and old dialogue referring to him on that basis remain, he's now officially known as Cole Cassidy (his real name) from 2021 onward. Rather than {{retcon}} his name, in-universe material explains that "Jesse [=McCree=]" is the name he took up as an outlaw, with "Cole Cassidy" being his birth name.

** Cassidy himself was originally named Jesse [=McCree=] [[{{Tuckerization}} after a Blizzard employee]], but after said employee was fired from the company in August 2021 after being subject to multiple sexual harassment allegations, the character was officially renamed in October 2021 (before the change solidified, Overwatch League casters also exclusively opted for nicknames like "cowboy"). While "[=McCree=]" is still treated as an in-universe alias and old dialogue referring to him on that basis remain, he's now officially known as Cole Cassidy (his real name) from 2021 onward.

*** Matt Mercer, the voice of [=McCree=], approves of the popular BaraGenre [=McCree=]/Hanzo ([[FanPreferredCouple McHanzo]]) pairing.

* DarkhorseCasting: Blizzard took the liberty of casting primarily unknowns for the large, multiethnic cast, including many who are not professional voice actors at all. The only well-known [=VAs=] among the cast are Creator/FredTatasciore (Soldier:76), Creator/KeithFerguson (Reaper), Creator/KeithSilverstein (Torbjörn), Creator/CrispinFreeman (Winston), Creator/MatthewMercer ([=McCree=]), Paul Nakauchi (Hanzo), and later on, Creator/DeeBradleyBaker (Hammond) and Creator/JenniferHale (Ashe). That said, some have become considerably well-known after they joined the cast, particularly Jonny Cruz[[note]]The only other game he was in was ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'', voicing one of the targets of the Bangkok mission: Jordan Cross.[[/note]] and Carolina Ravassa[[note]]To the point where, allegedly, Ravassa said ''Overwatch'' was the first time she had a fanbase[[/note]].

** Patch 1.50 replaced [=McCree's=] "Noose" spray following multiple black people being hanged during the civil unrest caused by the killing of George Floyd.
** Another regarding [=McCree=]: the Blizzard employee [[{{Tuckerization}} he was named after]], Jesse [=McCree=], was fired from the company in 2021 after multiple sexual harassment allegations surfaced. Shortly after, Blizzard announced that they would be changing the character's name, settling on Cole Cassidy in October 2021. Before the change was made, Overwatch League casters also refrained from saying [=McCree=], exclusively opting for nicknames like "cowboy".

*** Soldier: 76, Reaper, and [=McCree=] are Americans voiced by Creator/FredTatasciore, Creator/KeithFerguson, and Creator/MatthewMercer, who naturally are all Americans themselves.

*** [=McCree's=] ''Deadeye'' is called "High Noon."

*** [=McCree=] players are called "麦爹"/"Father Mai" as a sign of respect if they're playing especially well.

* ModelDissonance: The game uses smear animation in several places, which leads to memetic images when characters are frozen mid animation (for example, [=McCree=] when he's in the middle of a roll).

** [=McCree=]'s voice actor Creator/MatthewMercer has admitted to saying "It's hiiiigh noooon" over voice chat whilst playing the game, making people freak out and try to hide for risk of being killed by his ultimate. He's also admitted to parodying the line by saying different times just to confuse people.

* DummiedOut: McCree's Van Helsing skin was supposed to change his ultimate line to "It's High Moon" with an accompanying wolf howl, but the line went unused.

** Another regarding [=McCree=]: the Blizzard employee he was named after, Jesse [=McCree=], was fired from the company in 2021 after multiple sexual harassment allegations surfaced. Shortly after, Blizzard announced that they would be changing the character's name and would no longer name characters in their games after real-life employees. Before the change was made, Overwatch League casters also refrained from saying his name, exclusively opting for nicknames like "cowboy".

** The Malvento map has a plaque dedicated to Roberto Draghetti, the Italian voice actor of Soldier: 76 who passed away in 2020.

** Christiane Louise, the Brazilian Portuguese voice of Mercy was murdered on July 22, 2021.

%%** In the Brazilian Portuguese dub, (insert new VA here) voices Mercy following the murder of her previous voice actress Christiane Louise in August 2021.

* NamesTheSame:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=radw_DQcuBQ&feature=youtu.be&t=1m50s There actually used to be a Blizzard developer named "Jesse McCree."]] [[https://youtu.be/lPXKBFXS3wk?t=144 According to Michael Chu]], this came about as they were struggling to find the perfect cowboy name, and once someone suggested "Jesse [=McCree=]", it became the standard other names were stacked against, and ultimately it won.
** "Total Mayhem" is both the name of Junkrat's passive ability and a brawl.
** Ashe can be confused for another character of the same name, [[VideoGame/{{Paladins}} Ash from Paladins]], save for the "e" at the end, despite the two characters being in ''completely different class categories'' (Ashe is a damage dealer, Ash is a frontline). You could also confuse these two for Ash from Franchise/{{Pokemon}}, again due to the similar names. You also have Ashe from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' who, amusingly enough, received a [[WeirdWest High Noon]] skin during 2019.

* PermanentPlaceholder: As the game's initial cast was being developed, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPXKBFXS3wk&feature=youtu.be&t=144 Blizzard was brainstorming the best name they could]] for their {{Cowboy}} gunman character, and somebody suggested "Jesse [=McCree=]", [[NamesTheSame the name of one of their designers.]] Once the name was slotted in, everyone consistently found it superior to any other name they could come up with, and it stuck for a long time, [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents until the real McCree was booted from the company in 2021 and the team chose to distance the character from him.]]

** Another regarding [=McCree=]: the Blizzard employee he was named after, Jesse [=McCree=], was fired from the company in 2021 after multiple sexual harassment allegations surfaced. Shortly after, Blizzard announced that they would be changing the character's name and would no longer name characters in their games after real-life employees.

*** Anjali Bhimani, voice of Symmetra, said that it would be "hot as fuck" if Genji/Mercy became a real thing while thinks that Ana and Soldier: 76 could work as a couple. Her interactons with Carolina Ravassa, voice of Sombra, imply that both of them are into the Symmetra/Sombra ([[PortmanteauCoupleName Symbra]]).

* PermanentPlaceholder: As the game's initial cast was being developed, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPXKBFXS3wk&feature=youtu.be&t=144 Blizzard was brainstorming the best name they could]] for their {{Cowboy}} gunman character, and somebody suggested "Jesse [=McCree=]", [[NamesTheSame the name of one of their designers.]] Once the name was slotted in, everyone consistently found it superior to any other name they could come up with, and it stuck ever since.