Translation Station
DVa's mech is named Tokki, which translates to this animal.
What is a rabbit?
This character fighting style comes from the Japanese martial art of Kyudo, a form of archery.
Who is Hanzo?
The developers wanted to create an Anchor tank when working on prototype "Anchora". Efi would be proud of their work.
Who is Orisa?
This character is said to be a big fan of the english football team Chelsea.
Who is Tracer?
This character is the only hero in the game whose legs can be seen in the first person view.
Who is Orisa?
This character's name comes from заря, the Russian word for dawn.
Who is Zarya?
Ashe's primary weapon is a family heirloom handed down each generation and is named after this snake.
What is The Viper?
The dev team said this character is "more of a normal hero" who's superpower is "being optimistic in the face of overwhelming odds".
Who is Mei?
This character is modeled after a silverback mountain gorilla?
Who is Winston?
This character is the only one whose melee animation is different based on whether you are in first person view or third person view.
Who is Zarya?
The Japanese word bushin (武神) is written on this character's chest. An homage to the character Guy from Final Fight.
Who is Genji?
Junkrat was inspired to build his Rip-Tire by watching this contestant compete in the Scrapyard.
Who is Wrecking Ball?
Chris Metzen from Blizzard said that this character has "a little bit of a Captain America type of vibe".
Who is Pharah?
Reaper is said to be a big fan of basketball. This purple and yellow team is said to be his favorite.
Who are the LA Lakers?
This is the only character that exclusively uses their left hand to heal.
Who is Moira?
These two characters share a last name that means "Tiny Linden Island" in Swedish.
Who is Torbjorn and Brigette?
This character wears a bandolier to hold grenade shells, even though they do not use grenades.
Who is Reaper?
The developers have said that this character is Pikachu sized.
Who is Hammond?
Reaper's reload animation was a reference to this Keanu Reeve's movie that had a shootout scene in a lobby.
What is The Matrix?
Who is Reinhardt?
This characters full name is derived from the biblical name Mary and an Irish surname meaning "descendant of the exile".
Who is Moira (O'Deorain)?
Who is Sombra?
The developers only gave this character a choice of which ultimate they would like to use. Sadly, they have taken this choice away now.
Who is Symetra?
Recently this character has become a symbol of the 2019 Hong Kong Protests (which apparently had nothing to do with forks).
Who is Mei?
This tanks quick melee will randomly decide which hand to hit with. The only tank to have this feature.
Who is DVa?