Overwatch 2

This article is about the Blizzard hero shooter game. For the Mini-Con from the PlayStation 2 game, see Overwatch.

Overwatch 2
Sadly, does not actually feature Overwatch.
Developer	Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher	Blizzard Entertainment
Platform	Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Release date	October 4, 2022

Overwatch 2 is a first-person shooter game published by Blizzard Entertainment, a sequel-slash-replacement to the original smash-hit Overwatch, which wildly popularized the "hero shooter" genre.

Sometimes, people remember Overwatch 2 exists.

Between July 9 and July 23, 2024, a collaboration with the Transformers franchise took place as part of the game's eleventh season. A promotional comic, "Transmission", was released on July 5 to promote the event.

Transformers content

The collaboration adds four character skins, including Reinhardt as Optimus Prime, Bastion as Bumblebee, Illari as Arcee, and Ramattra as Megatron. Each skin can be purchased in a bundle with a set of accompanying cosmetics for 2500 credits (roughly $25 USD — YIKES), or all together as part of a "mega bundle" for 5900 credits (YIKES). So if you're planning to get more than one, there's really no point in buying anything but the bundle. The distribution of cosmetics for each bundle is as follows:

Bundle	Skin	Highlight Intro	Victory pose	Name card	Player icon	Voice lines	Spray
Bastion (Bumblebee)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Illari (Arcee)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	1	No
Reinhardt (Optimus Prime)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	3	No
Ramattra (Megatron)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	Yes

Challenges

A set of six challenges could be completed during the event, through which players could earn additional Transformers cosmetics.

Challenge	Requirements	Rewards
Prime Time	Complete 20 games. Wins grant double progress.	Reward: 5,000 Battle Pass XP, Autobots player icon
High Flier	Complete 40 games. Wins grant double progress.	Reward: 5,000 Battle Pass XP, Decepticons player icon
Buzz-Worthy	Complete 60 games. Wins grant double progress.	Reward: Transformers — Autobots name card
Power Hungry!	Complete 80 games. Wins grant double progress.	Reward: Transformers — Decepticons name card
Till All Are One	Complete 100 games. Wins grant double progress.	Reward: "Heroic Autobot" player title
Cybertronian Legend	Complete 120 games. Wins grant double progress.	Reward: "Decepticon Gladiator" player title

Quotes

"Do not forget what you have learned of our past."

—Reinhardt voice line

"I will win by any means!"

—Ramattra voice line

"Power flows to the one who knows how!"

—Ramattra voice line

"From lessons of the past, the future is forged."

—Reinhardt voice line

"Underestimate me at your own risk."

—Illari voice line

"We've suffered losses, but we've not lost the war."

—Reinhardt voice line

Notes

Transformers references

• Bastion's bird companion Ganymede is given a Transformer-ized form with an orange color scheme reminiscent of Armada Laserbeak.
• Reinhardt's highlight intro is a reference to Optimus Prime's iconic leap from The Transformers: The Movie.
• When their respective Transformer skins are equipped, the Transformers-themed highlight intros will play a recognizable sound effect during the transformation (more of a camera trick in Reinhardt's case). When another skin is used, these sound effects do not play.
  • In another nod to the iconic noise, Bastion's license plate reads "T-C-C-C-T", an abbreviation of ""Tsche-Chu-Chu-Chu-Tsche", an onomatopoeia used in the 2005 IDW continuity.
• Each of the new voice lines is based on a quote from the corresponding Transformer in an episode of the original cartoon:
  • "From lessons of the past, the future is forged" is a paraphrased version of a line Optimus spoke in "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4": "Do not forget what you've learned of our past, Rodimus. From its lessons, the future is forged..."
  • "Power flows to the one who knows how" was said by Megatron in "More than Meets the Eye, Part 2".
  • "I will win by any means", while fairly generic, is a Megatron quote from "Heavy Metal War".
  • "We've suffered losses, but we've not lost the war" is an Optimus quote originating from "Roll for It".

Other trivia

• According to "Coalescence", Strongarm and Windblade both play Overwatch, maining Zenyatta and Genji respectively.
• In the official collaboration, Bastion, already something of a faux Transformer, is the only character to receive a vehicle mode based on his Transformer counterpart, with his tank mode from the original Overwatch being repurposed as an approximation of Bumblebee's original Volkswagen Beetle form. This mode can only be seen in his highlight intros, as Bastion cannot assume this form in gameplay as of the launch of Overwatch 2.

External links

• Season 11 trailer
• Overwatch 2 x Transformers Collaboration Trailer
• Transmission promotional comic