

Echo could end up being an aerial support character along the lines of Pharah and Mercy, but she might provide the team with crucial information about the enemy team. She clearly has the ability to fly and is seen firing a pulse of energy from her hand. She advises Reinhardt, Tracer, Lucio, and Mei through their objectives which suggests she’s a strategist of sorts. The Blizzcon 2019 demo of the PvE story mission Rio de Janeiro features Echo as an unplayable shot caller. And it seems that fans will finally get to play as Echo in Overwatch 2. Plus, Overwatch developer Joshua Noh confirmed that the team was “definitely going to make her a hero at some point,” during an interview in March. The first good look that gamers caught a glimpse Echo was during Ashe’s short film where she faces off against McCree. Like Sojourn, she’s also appeared in a game animated short and was revealed to be what was being transported inside the Route 66 payload. Everything we know about Echo in Overwatch 2Įcho was seen at the end of the Overwatch 2 PvE story mode cinematic. So fans will need to continue speculating for now. Kaplan said the Overwatch team won’t be revealing anything else about Sojourn at Blizzcon 2019. All of the still images we’ve seen of her show that she has extensive robotic enhancements, which could make her akin to Cyborg from the DC Universe. She seems like a damage-dealing hero with a massive arm cannon that appears to be multi-purpose. Much like Sojourn, Echo has also been said to be in consideration as a new hero.Ī new era of Overwatch is about to begin and here’s what we know about the new heroes gamers will eventually be able to play.Ī first look at what seems to be Sojourn's primary weapon. But the upcoming title’s cinematic trailer also revealed that Echo would be joining the cast as well.
OVERWATCH 2 SOJOURN FULL
Kaplan and his team have yet to announce their full plan for Overwatch 2, the release date, price, and full list of new heroes remain a mystery. Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan took the stage at Blizzard’s annual conference to confirm that the long-rumored Sojourn as well as “multiple” other heroes would join the Overwatch roster at a later date. But the biggest question on any fans mind - besides whether their favorite skins will carry over - is what new character(s) will debut with the sequel. The big news? Overwatch 2 will introduce a notable player-vs-environment element where players team up against computer enemies, a big change from the player-vs-player focus of Overwatch that’s also carrying over. Those who followed the hero's appearances in promotional material so far are probably aware that her arms are among the most noticeable ones.įor those not in the know, Sojourn's weapon is firing quickly but it looks like her alternate fire is some sort of a railgun and both ways of shooting include launching projectiles from her right arm, which has been turned into a gun.Overwatch 2 was announced at the opening ceremony of Blizzcon 2019 on Friday, providing fans of the online hero shooter with as many questions as answers about the long-rumored sequel. The trailer features several still images of Sojourn, showing her cybernetics extensively. It is currently not revealed what the exact reason was for her leaving. Sojourn's duties in the team included various roles, from running point in the field to being the team leader and she apparently enjoyed her time there thoroughly. After the Omnic Crisis, Morrison extended an invite to Overwatch, which she accepted. It is through joint missions that she came into contact with Overwatch and she liked working with Jack Morrison, aka Soldier 76. Her real name is Vivian Chase and she appears to have originally served with the Canadian Special Forces. Her new trailer shows some of the backstories of the character but the gameplay showcase isn't too far behind either. , ever since the release of Echo two years ago. Sojourn will be one of the first new heroes we will witness in the world of
