{"id":613836,"date":"2023-03-03T08:49:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T14:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/03\/the-overwatch-2-one-punch-man-collab-has-revealed-some-weird-lore\/"},"modified":"2023-03-03T08:49:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T14:49:24","slug":"the-overwatch-2-one-punch-man-collab-has-revealed-some-weird-lore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/03\/the-overwatch-2-one-punch-man-collab-has-revealed-some-weird-lore\/","title":{"rendered":"The Overwatch 2 One-Punch Man collab has revealed some weird lore"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-label=\"article\" data-id=\"HF9BDoS98PVDQWSU4LJjbg\">\n<header>\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\" aria-label=\"Return to Home\">Home<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\" aria-label=\"Return to News\">News<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/gaming\" aria-label=\"Return to Gaming\">Gaming<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" alt=\"Overwatch 2 x OPM kiriko as terrible tornado \" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FsMoWFVw8X2JAtmmY4SmMn.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FsMoWFVw8X2JAtmmY4SmMn.jpg\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Overwatch 2 x OPM kiriko as terrible tornado \" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FsMoWFVw8X2JAtmmY4SmMn.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FsMoWFVw8X2JAtmmY4SmMn.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FsMoWFVw8X2JAtmmY4SmMn-320-80.jpg\" alt=\"Overwatch 2 x OPM kiriko as terrible tornado \" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FsMoWFVw8X2JAtmmY4SmMn.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FsMoWFVw8X2JAtmmY4SmMn.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<p><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FsMoWFVw8X2JAtmmY4SmMn.jpg\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"338\"><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\">\n<span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment )<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Blizzard has announced the third <em>Overwatch 2<\/em> x <em>One-Punch Man<\/em> collaboration skin, and honestly, Kiriko has never looked better.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/overwatch-2-update\"><em>Overwatch 2<\/em> Season 3<\/a>&#8216;s calendar, the game is getting its first pop culture collaboration with manga and anime sensation <em>One-Punch Man<\/em>. We already know about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/how-to\/overwatch-2-doomfist\">Doomfist<\/a>\u2019s Saitama and Soldier 76\u2019s Mumen Rider skin, but now we know of a third.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=kXQk6%2AivFEQ&#038;mid=24542&#038;u1=trd-us-6491308036720112000&#038;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.xbox.com%2Fen-us%2F2023%2F03%2F02%2Foverwatch-2-kiriko-one-punch-man-skin%2F\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2023\/03\/02\/overwatch-2-kiriko-one-punch-man-skin\/\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=kXQk6%2AivFEQ&#038;mid=24542&#038;u1=hawk-custom-tracking&#038;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.xbox.com%2Fen-us%2F2023%2F03%2F02%2Foverwatch-2-kiriko-one-punch-man-skin%2F\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-merchant-name=\"xbox.com\" data-merchant-id=\"1855\" data-merchant-url=\"xbox.com\" data-merchant-network=\"LS\"><u>Xbox Wire<\/u><\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span> reported the newest skin available to fans as part of the collaboration; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/how-to\/overwatch-2-kiriko\">Kiriko<\/a>&#8216;s Terrible Tornado cosplay. This skin will storm onto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/overwatch-2\"><em>Overwatch 2<\/em><\/a> as part of a bundle from March 7 to April 6, available for 2,100 coins, which is <strong>$21\/ \u00a317.52 \/ AUS$31.08<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dress-up-xa0\">Dress-up\u00a0<\/h2>\n<figure data-bordeaux-image-check>\n<div>\n<p><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" alt=\"Overwatch 2 Doomfist x OPM\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/techradar\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9.jpg\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Overwatch 2 Doomfist x OPM\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/techradar\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9.jpg\" alt=\"Overwatch 2 Doomfist x OPM\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/techradar\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/n5W36CFeprzsF5DUHYkJB9.jpg\" ><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\"><span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment )<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These skins aren\u2019t just a great fan service for those who play the game and watch the anime, but they\u2019re also a tiny look into the <em>Overwatch 2&#8217;s <\/em>heroes&#8217; personal lives and a weird part of the lore, which I didn&#8217;t expect to see.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur heroes are basically aware of the anime and are fans too. And they\u2019re cosplaying as the heroes\u201d, <em>Overwatch 2 <\/em>art director Dion Rogers said in an interview with Xbox Wire. \u201cWhen you see Doomfist wearing the Saitama outfit, he\u2019s a fan too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This opens up a new world of possibilities now Soldier 76, Doomfist, and Kiriko are now canonically fans of<em> One-Punch Man<\/em>. What if Reaper is a fan of <em>Sailor Moon<\/em>? Or maybe Winston watches <em>Bridgerton<\/em> in between missions? Regardless of what our heroes do in their free time, this collab means we\u2019ll finally learn more about them outside of the battlefield.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"more-to-come-xa0\">More to come?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<figure data-bordeaux-image-check>\n<div>\n<p><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" alt=\"A character in turret mode firing bullets\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/techradar\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-320-80.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-480-80.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-970-80.png.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-1024-80.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-1200-80.png.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi.png\"><source type=\"image\/png\" alt=\"A character in turret mode firing bullets\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/techradar\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-320-80.png 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-480-80.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-650-80.png 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-970-80.png 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-1024-80.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-1200-80.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi.png\" alt=\"A character in turret mode firing bullets\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/techradar\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-320-80.png 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-480-80.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-650-80.png 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-970-80.png 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-1024-80.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi-1200-80.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XKHR8dsiiv5g4DkcJcPLHi.png\" ><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\"><span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now <em>Overwatch 2<\/em> has a seasonal cadence; we should expect to see further collabs that\u2019ll tie into the seasonal theme or add another layer. \u201cWe definitely want to do more collaborations over time, but with the right opportunity [because] it took us a long time to reach here,\u201d Rodgers said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, that&#8217;ll mean that fans of the game may one day see their favorite pop culture reference land into the lap of<em> Overwatch 2<\/em>. I, for one, am holding out for a <em>Bleach <\/em>crossover.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But we may not need to wait too long for more collabs, there are already some ideas in the woodwork. \u201c<em>Dragon Ball<\/em> \u2013 that\u2019s one of them. Actually, Street Fighter, I\u2019d love to combo with Street Fighter at some point\u201d, Rogers said. Well, <em>Overwatch 2<\/em> looks like it\u2019s here to stay, so with all the time on our hands, there\u2019s no reason we can\u2019t have both.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/features\/the-overwatch-2-dating-sim-is-for-players-who-felt-left-out-by-the-pvp-experience\">The Overwatch 2 dating sim is for players &#8220;who felt left out by the PvP experience&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" data-reactroot id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent\">\n<section>\n<p>Sign up to get breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis and more, plus the hottest tech deals!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div data-reactroot id=\"slice-container-authorBio\">\n<p>Elie is a Features Writer for TechRadar Gaming, here to write about anything new or slightly weird. Before writing for TRG, Elie studied for a Masters at Cardiff University JOMEC in International Journalism and Documentaries \u2013 spending their free time filming short docs or editing the gaming section for their student publications.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Elie\u2019s first step into gaming was through Pok\u00e9mon but they&#8217;ve taken the natural next step in the horror genre. Any and every game that would keep you up at night is on their list to play &#8211; despite the fact that one of Elie\u2019s biggest fears is being chased.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/the-overwatch-2-one-punch-man-collab-has-revealed-some-weird-lore\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Marquis Noren<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Gaming (Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment ) Blizzard has announced the third Overwatch 2 x One-Punch Man collaboration skin, and honestly, Kiriko has never looked better.\u00a0As part of Overwatch 2 Season 3&#8217;s calendar, the game is getting its first pop culture collaboration with manga and anime sensation One-Punch Man. We already know about Doomfist\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":613837,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54668,22104,46],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-613836","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-one-punch","8":"category-overwatch","9":"category-technology"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/613837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=613836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}