Overwatch 2’s Cowboy Bebop Collaboration Is 10/10, No Notes

We already knew Overwatch 2 was getting a collaboration occasion with the much-loved anime Cowboy Bebop. What we didn’t know is that the trailer would go this difficult, as an alternative of simply giving us a bog-standard have a look at the brand new anime-inspired skins.

The animated trailer is an homage to Cowboy Bebop’s authentic opening, full with beautiful animation, shifting monochromatic colour palettes, and utilizing the enduring huge band jazz music “Tank!” that any fan of the present will instantly acknowledge. A few our preliminary predictions got here true. Cassidy will get to decorate up as protagonist Spike and Sombra is donning the look of fellow hacker Ed. But additionally within the lineup is Ashe as Faye Valentine, and possibly the most important shock is Mauga as Jet Black. I assumed they’d give that one to Doomfist, contemplating each characters have robotic arms, however contemplating he headlined the One Punch Man collaboration, I’m good with them giving Mauga some love.

The final hero within the collaboration is Wrecking Ball, who’s getting a pores and skin primarily based on the corgi Ein, which Blizzard has confirmed shall be free to all gamers when the occasion begins on March 12. Blizzard is planning a correct unveiling of every pores and skin on March 11.

The occasion may also characteristic different cosmetics, similar to emotes and spotlight intros, however we’ll have to attend a bit to and see what these embrace. Within the meantime, I’m left to marvel what the price for these skins shall be, as costs have been fluctuating in Overwatch 2 with every passing occasion. Hopefully, they’re not too dear, as I’m not about to let a brand new Sombra pores and skin cross me by.

That is the second time Overwatch 2 has achieved a collaboration primarily based on an anime, however Blizzard has additionally achieved work with Ok-Pop group Le Sserafim and inside its personal groups like the Diablo occasion.