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Responding to a number of fan questions regarding the newly released Overwatch comic ‘Reflections’, Blizzard has revealed new character details about Torbjorn and Tracer.
Although the comic is a short canon story that explores the lives of nearly every Overwatch hero during the holidays, as well as serving as a “Happy Holidays” message from the development team, a couple of intriguing fan questions regarding Torbjorn and Tracer started coming up – questions that Blizzard was more than happy to answer.
Starting with Torbjorn, the comic panel features himself and a woman who’s presumably his wife, but intriguingly, it also features Reinhardt reading a story to eight children, causing fans to ask on Twitter who the children’s parents are. Soon after, the studio replied with a simple confirmation that “They’re Torb’s”, which instantly lead to a wave of hilarious replies from fans regarding Torbjorn’s virility.
As for Tracer, although many were concentrated on how the comic casually revealed Overwatch’s most prominent character to be in a romantic relationship with another woman, couple of fans were more intrigued by how Tracer had the ability to walk around in one piece without wearing her chronal accelerator. For those who are unaware, Tracer’s chronal accelerator is a chest piece and it helps keep her anchored in the present timeline while also giving her those trademark time traveling abilities.
Even though “Reflections” just scratches the surface of the game’s lore, the amount of fan attention given to different little tidbits like Torbjorn’s children and Tracer’s chronal accelerator is yet another demonstration as to how brilliant Overwatch’s understated storytelling is. With Christmas and New Year drawing closer, “Reflections” is a perfect and touching end to what’s been a great year for Overwatch and Blizzard. Considering how the simple comic still managed to offer up new information about the game’s characters, there’s little doubt that the 20 million-strong player community will be anxiously awaiting for the next Overwatch digital comic to arrive.
Overwatch is currently available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
