Summary
Overwatch2 recently teased an upcoming collaboration withCowboy Bebop, an incredibly popular anime series from the late 90s. The second major anime crossover inOverwatch 2history will be arriving sometime during Season 9: Champions.
DuringOverwatch 2Season 3, Blizzard’s first-person shooter had its first official external IP crossover withOne Punch Man, a popular superhero parody anime.Overwatch 2skins based on characters fromOne Punch Manmade their way to the game, including Doomfist as Saitama and Kiriko as Tatsumaki, plus some voice lines, Highlight Intros, and an in-game event.
Now, it looks likeOverwatch 2is gearing up for its second major anime collaboration.Overwatch 2recently revealed the Season 9 trailer, which showcases new skins, systems, and events. However, the very end of the trailer shows a brief scene of Big Earl’s on the Route 66 map. After quickly panning over a set of legs likely belonging to Cassidy, it stops on a jukebox that turns on and plays “Tank!” – the legendary opening ofCowboy Bebop.
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Few details are known about this crossover so far, but fans can make a few assumptions based on what information is available. From the teaser, it seems like Cassidy will be the headlining act and will almost certainly get a Spike Spiegel skin. The othermain characters fromCowboy Bebop, Jet, Faye, and Edward will also probably get cosmetics. According to fans, Reinhardt, Tracer, and Sombra respectively are top candidates for these theoretical skins, but players will have to wait until an official announcement to see whichOverwatch 2characters get theCowboy Beboptreatment.
Cowboy Bebopprobably won’t be the last anime collaboration inOverwatch 2. Several of the game’s developers have expressed their appreciation for anime and manga and have even mentioned how much they would love to crossover with shows likeDragon Ball ZorNaruto. While there is no guarantee these collaborations will ever happen, the upcomingCowboy Bebopevent is agood sign for future anime crossovers inOverwatch 2.
Season 9 itself is looking like it will be one of the most important yet. In addition to an eldritch horror Battle Pass featuring a Mythic Moira skin,Overwatch 2is also revamping its competitive system from the ground up. Players can also expect balance updates for many of their favorite heroes as well. TheOverwatch 2Season 9 patch notes were supposedly leakedjust over a week before the announcement, but fans won’t have to wait long to see the real ones, as Champions is set to begin on February 13.
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Overwatch 2 is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 battlefield brawl. Power up your railgun and disrupt the battlefield as Sojourn, or yield your axe and command attention as Junker Queen. Battle to take control of a robot and move it toward the enemy base in the new Push Mode. Bring the fight to new destinations across the globe in iconic locations like New York, Rome, Monte Carlo and Rio. Daily challenges and frequent updates mean there is always something new to play.
