Soldier 76, the crotchety old soldier in Overwatch, is now canonically gay according to a recent short story. Way back in , Blizzard confirmed that Soldier: 76, Overwatch ’s grumpy grandpa, is a member of the queer community. The titular organization’s ex-commander, whose real name is Jack. The pair lapsed back into silence. Two years ago, Blizzard revealed that Tracer, the "face" of Overwatch, is gay. She was the first member of the team in the LGBTQ community.
In a new short story titled “Bastet,” Blizzard Entertainment confirms that Soldier: 76 (aka Jack Morrison) is the second LGBTQ character in the Overwatch universe. Former sniper Ana comes. Soldier 76 confirmed as gay (maybe bi/pan) in the latest Overwatch short story gives me LIFE. My OTP ship is full speed ahead! So Soldier 76 is at least bi, I.
To me, Soldier 76 is the main male icon of Overwatch he was the very first Hero I picked in the beginning , a very versatile character and deserves more care from Blizzard. It is actually the only remarkable thing from 15 or so pages… That is actually quite sad. Lord knows overwatch has a butt ton of lore and characters in their pockets that they refuse to show to the public more then once a year. QuakMcCree April 12, , am 9.
They also share several different voice lines together, commemorating their past relationship as roomies and friends. Is Soldier 76 still gay? MightyMogar January 8, , pm 5. Story Discussion. A very similar picture in fact. So it makes perfect sense that the photo Soldier was looking at was the closest thing he ever had to one. Do you hear about the sexuality of any of the other characters minus Tracer?
Electro April 12, , pm I think you let yourself down with that one. DoctorSix April 12, , am God I cant believe they made Widow heterosexual Like did we really need to know she had a husband?
This was a one sentence that him and Ana had where they spoke about their feelings, revealing the man was actually his ex boyfriend. Neopets April 12, , pm Also, the point of Bastet and the mention of Vincent was to show us that he sacrificed his personnal life for Overwatch, for the world. Is soldier not allowed to speak of ex lovers ever?
This was foreshadowed in As I said to another person, for all I care you could say Sargent hartmen from full metal jacket is gay.
Much like Tracer, Soldier 76 was revealed to be gay in a medium outside of the official Overwatch game. And for those who say that it was hinted at since the tracer comic, all I say to that is for all we know that dude in the picture could of been a new hero or Liao or an old friend of jacks from back in the day. BTW bastion is human now. Meanwhile, Tracer has had her sexuality mentioned in the latest stories, but there have been no stories for Soldier Nexus January 8, , pm 4.
Ideally everyone would see the revelation, shrug, and move on. But no, Blizzard preferred instead to make him gay and leave it at that. Why does it feel forced? Tracer was one thing. In-game, Lifeweaver makes mention of a romantic relationship between Roadhog and Junkrat.
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