Soldier 76 and reaper are canonically gay for one another

Soldier 76, the crotchety old soldier in Overwatch, is now canonically gay according to a recent short story. Sure, they did ridiculously good foreshadowing that nobody ever noticed until it was pointed out but part of me felt like he was revealed as strictly gay (not bi or anything else, just straight up gay) for the sake of having another gay character in the game. There's absolutely no way the chemistry between Ana and Jack wasn't something more than just being comrades at one point (or even at.

2 years ago it was confirmed Soldier 76 (Jack Morrison) is gay! At the time of “Bastet” short story. Yet afterwards there has been only hush-hush and as far as I recall Soldier 76 has received no new story whatsoever for him since then. Does Blizzard intend to ignore this condition of Soldier 76 or will there be a retcon of Soldier 76’s biography for Overwatch 2 (maybe making “Bastet.

Titled Bastet, the short story can be read here, but here’s a quick sum-up. It features Soldier: 76 and Ana reuniting somewhere in Cairo after having barely escaped a battle with Reaper. While one of the most popular pairings in the Overwatch fandom, there is no definitive proof from the game‘s official lore that Reaper and Soldier: 76 are romantically involved.

However, their close history and bond as former comrades in Overwatch has fueled much fan speculation and creative works depicting them as lovers. In a sweet, genuine moment the comic shows Tracer and Emily exchanging presents before sharing a romantic kiss on their couch. LGBTQ people and slashers in fandom responded positively to the reveal.

However, nothing about the story or what was included in the update itself directly speaks to Soldier: 76 as a gay man that couldn't have been done since Jeff Kaplan teased the update on January 4. Click here for related articles on Fanlore. Righteous June 20, , am 2. Gwadael November 23, , pm You would only know that if you read the lore outside of the game itself, which is a real bummer.

Pulling back even further, the timing of this announcement seems incredibly convenient. The update that rebalanced Overwatch this past week and gave the community the "Bastet" short story has clearly been in the works for a bit.

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Almost three years after the launch of Overwatch , Blizzard has confirmed a second canonically queer Hero in the game's universe. It represents a lot to the LGBTQ community who play the game, while also standing as a really awesome piece of character development. Gwadael December 20, , pm The revelation of Tracer having a girlfriend came from a December comic.

A game that, it should be be added, benefits from the enthusiasm of the LGBTQ community by portraying its characters as members of the community without actually committing to anything substantive in-game. He is often commonly depicted as a fatherly figure to Fareeha Amari in her younger years, along with Reinhardt Wilhelm.

On Friday, I heard a charming pre-game conversation between Lifeweaver and Baptise. Make it meaningful, fully integrated content within the game. Overwatch exists as one of their most lucrative pieces of gaming content. Here is our first hero in a relationship with an omnic - and that make him the third hero in an active relationship after Torbjorn and Tracer. Even more cynically, it may seem like a way that Blizzard thinks it can utilize to be back in the graces of some of their fans after the Overwatch minor league reportedly lost a female player due to harassment and subsequent stories reported that player "Ellie" was a "social experiment.

I wonder what else they have in store for us. This time, lore came in the form of a written short story that centered around Ana, the healing sniper who is also Pharah's mother. Speaking as a queer person in tune with the discourse online, it may come across to some as J. You must have been curious. Gwadael August 14, , am 7.

Both identify as gay. Rowling famously declared that Hogwarts headmaster Dumbledore was gay years after the core books were finished without ever putting that into the actual text of her works.