Time has passed for D.Va in Overwatch 2. Six years on from the release of Overwatch, the Korean pro gamer turned mech pilot now looks older, with a mischievous twinkle in her eye that suggests she knows that she’s still better than everyone else.
D.Va’s new design was first revealed earlier in June in a new trailer for Overwatch 2 at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase alongside the game’s October 4 release date, and fans are absolutely lapping it up.
Character artist Ying Liu posted a few close-ups of the mech pilot on Twitter, showcasing her new look in gorgeous detail. Players were quick to chime in with their appreciation, talking about how they adored her new look.
Seeing her new mission as a game, D.Va fearlessly charges into battle alongside the rest of her MEKA unit, ready to spring to her nations defense at a moments notice. Recently, she has begun to stream combat operations to her adoring fans, and her growing following has turned her into a global icon.
The governments fears proved to be well founded, as a disturbing pattern of attacks emerged. Every few years, the monstrosity would rise from the sea to assault South Korea and its neighbors. The omnic learned from these encounters, often reconfiguring itself in a different form and appearing with new weapons and capabilities. Each incident ended in a stalemate, with the monstrosity defeated but not destroyed.
Twenty years ago, South Korea was attacked by a colossal omnic monstrosity that rose from the depths of the East China Sea. The massive, lumbering construct caused catastrophic damage to coastal cities before it was driven back beneath the waves. In response, the South Korean government developed a mechanized armored drone unit, called MEKA, to protect urban environments in future engagements with the omnic threat.
As the omnic continued to adapt, it eventually disrupted MEKAs drone-control networks, forcing the military to place pilots in the mechs. Scrambling to find suitable candidates, the government turned to the countrys professional gamers, who possessed the necessary reflexes and instincts to operate the mechs advanced weapons systems. Top stars were drafted, including reigning world champion Hana Song, also known as “D.Va.” Famous for her elite skills, D.Va was a fierce competitor who played to win at all costs, and she had a well-earned reputation for showing no mercy to her opponents.
D.Va’s new design was first revealed earlier in June in a new trailer for Overwatch 2 at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase alongside the game’s October 4 release date, and fans are absolutely lapping it up.
Time has passed for D.Va in Overwatch 2. Six years on from the release of Overwatch, the Korean pro gamer turned mech pilot now looks older, with a mischievous twinkle in her eye that suggests she knows that she’s still better than everyone else.
Character artist Ying Liu posted a few close-ups of the mech pilot on Twitter, showcasing her new look in gorgeous detail. Players were quick to chime in with their appreciation, talking about how they adored her new look.
Inside, Song met with Cole Cassidy and the rest of the Overwatch members. He revealed that theyd come to Busan to see if MEKA was interested in working with Overwatch. Myung gave Song the go-ahead. Shed sort things out with HQ, while Song was assigned to work with Overwatch, assess the Null Sector threat, and report back to them, so they could update their tactical response. Song joyfully accepted the new assignment. The following day, she and the rest of the Overwatch members flew to Watchpoint: Gibraltar.[10]
As time went on, the cost of defending South Korea from the Gwishin began to take its toll on Song. In one battle in Busan during a thunder storm, the squad barely managed to defeat the omnics, but the other mechs were put out of commision due to serious damage and their pilots sustained some injuries; only Song came out of it relatively unscathed. While the rest of the squad went on leave and the media reporting that Song was celebrating the victory by schmoozing with celebrities, Song had actually chosen to remain on active duty and spent time over the next week fixing and fine-tuning her mech alongside Dae-hyun, who had also joined MEKA as her assigned mechanic. As she stated that the squad and the rest of Busan were counting on her to keep the city safe, and any mistakes on her part could cost them everything, Dae-hyun recognized the emotional weight Song was carrying. He tried to convince her that she needed a break and that it was okay to ask for help, not needing to bear it alone, but she assured him that she had things under control.
Song now fearlessly charges into battle alongside the rest of her MEKA unit, ready to spring to her nations defense at a moments notice. Not long before the Second Omnic Crisis, she began to stream combat operations to her adoring fans, and her growing following turned her into a global icon.[2] Sponsorship deals and her fanbase provided her with the means to customize her mech,[11] such as Nano Cola.[5]
That didnt last long however, as five Gwishin omnics returned to attack Busan—while previous attacks were spaced between months, this one was just one week, which left the pair the only ones present to defend against the omnics. Song launched her mech to engage them. She took out two of the Gwishin, but the remaining three outmaneuvered her, damaging her mech and destroying one of the fusion cannons. Dae-hyun told her to get to cover and wait for reinforcements, but Song stated that they wouldnt get there in time. Performing a 180 on the pursuing omnics, she managed to destroy two of them, while the last Gwishin broke off and headed for Busan. Song pursued it, but it avoided her weapons fire and micro missile barrage before turning around and entangled her mech, tearing off the other cannon when she tried to fire on it. Left without any weapons, all her status readouts in the redline, and the city still in danger, she realized she could do nothing else and asked for her friends help.
D.Va was first announced through the official PlayOverwatch Twitter account, which linked to a mock-up page on the official StarCraft II World Championship site.[20][21] She had previously been depicted in posters in the attacking teams starting area in Hanamura. Her StarCraft page was later taken down and the link instead redirects to the StarCraft II home page.
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