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[mspaintbrush]

Big reference catalogues for every Overwatch hero!!!

This has been my personal project for a while now and I feel like I have reached a point where I can start sharing it with all you guys out there! It is not complete yet, but can definitely already provide utility for everyone interested!

How does it work?

Below you will find a link to Google Drive. This Google Drive contains all the references currently available.

It is free to download for everyone.

I plan to regularily add more heroes as I work my way through all 39 (soon 40) of them. ...damn that... is a lot

Anything else you might want to know is also explained in a .txt file next to the folders.

Current progress at the time of this post: 11/39

So yeah, check out if any of your favourites are already available and consider sharing this around so it helps as many artists as possible, because we all know finding good reference can be tough!

Thats all folks, thank you for your time!

(anything related to this will be tagged with #OWrefs)

[dawnthefox24]

@looses-gooses bestie we've missed an important detail about Sojiro....

Oh they hurt my soul...

[looses-gooses]

I just saw that tweet! I totally missed that detail in my initial reading (probably because I was reading it at 4 am). I’m going to need to re-read the story when I get home!

[looses-gooses]

More Shimada lore I’m going to explode

[dawnthefox24]

BESTIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[looses-gooses]

PLEASE BE AN OLD WOMAN OR AN OMNIC OR RUMIKO SHIMADA

[dawnthefox24]

As much I hate to say this...by rereading that part...I don't think it's Rumiko but maybe...AN OMNIC!!!!! HASHIMOTO ELDER OMNIC WOULD BE FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[looses-gooses]

Yeah I doubted they would do that BUT AN OMNIC. OR CYBORG. THIS IS HOW WE CAN STILL WIN.

[looses-gooses]

More Shimada lore I’m going to explode

[dawnthefox24]

BESTIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[looses-gooses]

PLEASE BE AN OLD WOMAN OR AN OMNIC OR RUMIKO SHIMADA

[looses-gooses]

More Shimada lore I’m going to explode

[looses-gooses]

Saw people on Twitter saying they hope the new Hashimoto gal is Rumiko Shimada and ohhhhh my god. blizzard. Blizzard please if your listening. Blizzard please. MAKE THIS CANON BLIZZARD PLEASE🙏🙏🙏

[dawnthefox24]

WHAT!?!?!?!?! HUH!?!?! HOLY SHIT WHAT THE FUCK ARE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT!!! HOLY SHIT!!!!

WHAT THE FUCK IF THIS IS CANON HOLY SH--HANZO, GENJI, KIRI, TOSHIRO AND ASA ARE GOING TO BE HEARTBROKEN!!!

I won't lie I had that deep theory of her being hashimoto born or something but if this is canon!!!!

OH MY HEART!!!!!

OMFG WHAT IF SHE RAN AWAY FROM THE HASHIMOTO AND THEY PUNISHED HER FOR MARRYING SOJIRO KILLING HIM IN THE PROCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[looses-gooses]

I think the new character being Rumiko is the most interesting way for the story to go. Like. if she’s just some random girl it wouldn’t hit as hard.

It opens up a lot of area to explore a different perspective of the Shimada’s past and the fatricide. We’ve gotten some of what’s happening presently in Kanazaka from kiriko, but I don’t think we’ve heard her acknowledge what happened to Genji at ALL, just her being angry with Hanzo for abandoning them. Maybe by Rumiko being added, we’ll get more insight into the past of the Shimada and her relationship with the clan, her husband, and her sons.

[dawnthefox24]

My heart cannot handle this amount of stress!!!!!!

But if she is just some random Hashimoto character to be honest I want them to be at the very least taunting or twisting the knife into Hanzo, Genji & Kiri about Rumiko.

I swear I wanna see an animation or a novel of Rumiko being mentioned.

But if this is Rumiko!!! OH!!! I cannot think anymore. Even though theres a high chance that this isn't Rumiko but...Hanzo & Genji's half-sibling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Imagine her having a vendetta "Haha pun intended" Against the shimada brothers because this would be an Azula moment!!!!!!!!!!!

[looses-gooses]

I do want more lore from the Shimada and the Yokai SO BADDDD but it sucks that we only have gotten any new lore from the release of a new, unseen, YOUNG hero. I feel like if she is a half sibling it would just be blizzard continuing this trend instead of doing anything new. (even if the character is only young visually)

I think that’s why I want this girl to be Rumiko so bad because at least she’d be something A.) mentioned before and B.) SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

[dawnthefox24]

I see your point but for me...She's to young to be their mother!!! TvT From what I can tell unless she's around Asa's age then I can work on it or option B, she's probably a half-sibling as much that would be a trend it'd lead to more information.

Unless she some random hashimoto character scouting for Rumiko. Or my other option... She's a character that will tease little hints about Rumiko. Because I'm dying for Rumiko lore.

Enough I'd must say even if she is Rumiko the things that my brain is processing timeline wise is hurting my brain the the possibility of that happening is just ohh...

Honestly I'm excited thrilled and yes I do want more lore for the Yokai, I want more lore for the Shimada family.

I'm shaking with such excitement you have no idea, since I've been waiting for my lovely wife to appear and if she's mentioned or has some history with the Hashimoto it'd still be heavy hitting because picture this.

This new Hashimoto character mentions Rumiko a few times but hit them with a "Did you know your mother was born into the Hashimoto clan and fled because she fell in love with Sojiro Shimada? Oh sad days, she cried when her husband got killed" UGH!!! THAT WOULD HIT SO HARD!!!!

[looses-gooses]

Saw people on Twitter saying they hope the new Hashimoto gal is Rumiko Shimada and ohhhhh my god. blizzard. Blizzard please if your listening. Blizzard please. MAKE THIS CANON BLIZZARD PLEASE🙏🙏🙏

[dawnthefox24]

WHAT!?!?!?!?! HUH!?!?! HOLY SHIT WHAT THE FUCK ARE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT!!! HOLY SHIT!!!!

WHAT THE FUCK IF THIS IS CANON HOLY SH--HANZO, GENJI, KIRI, TOSHIRO AND ASA ARE GOING TO BE HEARTBROKEN!!!

I won't lie I had that deep theory of her being hashimoto born or something but if this is canon!!!!

OH MY HEART!!!!!

OMFG WHAT IF SHE RAN AWAY FROM THE HASHIMOTO AND THEY PUNISHED HER FOR MARRYING SOJIRO KILLING HIM IN THE PROCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[looses-gooses]

I think the new character being Rumiko is the most interesting way for the story to go. Like. if she’s just some random girl it wouldn’t hit as hard.

It opens up a lot of area to explore a different perspective of the Shimada’s past and the fatricide. We’ve gotten some of what’s happening presently in Kanazaka from kiriko, but I don’t think we’ve heard her acknowledge what happened to Genji at ALL, just her being angry with Hanzo for abandoning them. Maybe by Rumiko being added, we’ll get more insight into the past of the Shimada and her relationship with the clan, her husband, and her sons.

[dawnthefox24]

My heart cannot handle this amount of stress!!!!!!

But if she is just some random Hashimoto character to be honest I want them to be at the very least taunting or twisting the knife into Hanzo, Genji & Kiri about Rumiko.

I swear I wanna see an animation or a novel of Rumiko being mentioned.

But if this is Rumiko!!! OH!!! I cannot think anymore. Even though theres a high chance that this isn't Rumiko but...Hanzo & Genji's half-sibling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Imagine her having a vendetta "Haha pun intended" Against the shimada brothers because this would be an Azula moment!!!!!!!!!!!

[looses-gooses]

I do want more lore from the Shimada and the Yokai SO BADDDD but it sucks that we only have gotten any new lore from the release of a new, unseen, YOUNG hero. I feel like if she is a half sibling it would just be blizzard continuing this trend instead of doing anything new. (even if the character is only young visually)

I think that’s why I want this girl to be Rumiko so bad because at least she’d be something A.) mentioned before and B.) SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

[looses-gooses]

Saw people on Twitter saying they hope the new Hashimoto gal is Rumiko Shimada and ohhhhh my god. blizzard. Blizzard please if your listening. Blizzard please. MAKE THIS CANON BLIZZARD PLEASE🙏🙏🙏

[dawnthefox24]

WHAT!?!?!?!?! HUH!?!?! HOLY SHIT WHAT THE FUCK ARE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT!!! HOLY SHIT!!!!

WHAT THE FUCK IF THIS IS CANON HOLY SH--HANZO, GENJI, KIRI, TOSHIRO AND ASA ARE GOING TO BE HEARTBROKEN!!!

I won't lie I had that deep theory of her being hashimoto born or something but if this is canon!!!!

OH MY HEART!!!!!

OMFG WHAT IF SHE RAN AWAY FROM THE HASHIMOTO AND THEY PUNISHED HER FOR MARRYING SOJIRO KILLING HIM IN THE PROCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[looses-gooses]

I think the new character being Rumiko is the most interesting way for the story to go. Like. if she’s just some random girl it wouldn’t hit as hard.

It opens up a lot of area to explore a different perspective of the Shimada’s past and the fatricide. We’ve gotten some of what’s happening presently in Kanazaka from kiriko, but I don’t think we’ve heard her acknowledge what happened to Genji at ALL, just her being angry with Hanzo for abandoning them. Maybe by Rumiko being added, we’ll get more insight into the past of the Shimada and her relationship with the clan, her husband, and her sons.

[looses-gooses]

Saw people on Twitter saying they hope the new Hashimoto gal is Rumiko Shimada and ohhhhh my god. blizzard. Blizzard please if your listening. Blizzard please. MAKE THIS CANON BLIZZARD PLEASE🙏🙏🙏

[looses-gooses]

HI LOOSES

HIIIII OMG SORRY I DISAPPEARED

[rikebe]

brothers of all times

[spockirkcoy]

This scene might have been small but it made me laugh out loud and I knew I needed  to doodle it

if you guys haven’t read Hang The Fool go do that because its honestly one of my favourite ongoing fics! thank you @arcanebarrage for your lovely writing <3

[k1mmy-esc]

hrfg.. hnzo..

[key-dot-dee]

tomorrow always comes

[looses-gooses]

Is anyone else slightly nervous when overwatch releases new lore or is that just me.

[trashiex3]

Kiriko has such a MASSIVEEEE problem

i think kiriko would be such a more likeable character if

a) Blizzard would stop spoiling her with everything

b) She would stop being such a forcibly quirky character

Aside from the main problem, that is her getting way too much attention and skins, she kinda sucks lore wise. Or better how they used it. I think in general Kiriko has a nice aesthetic in being the ' Protector of Kanezaka' but i feel like that faited from her? Like until Mizuki joined i completely forgot about the Yōkai. Idk how to describe it but i love the early release Kiriko so much more before she was made to be so quirky and got spoiled. I love the Kiriko in the cinematic so much more than her in game interactions. I seriously wish to know more about the Yōkai and how she interacts with them. Personally i think Mizuki helped with this problem more since we see them interact a lot better then with all the others.

I really want Kiriko to be this fun character that loves her city and friends, protecting them with heart, while having bad experiences and not be so up tight with it.

I'm SOO bad with words please let ANYBODY understand what i mean I'm going insane😭😭😭

[looses-gooses]

I’m also not very coherent with words but I think what you’re trying to say.

think partially what made her character so strong in the first place (at least in the cinematic and short story) was just how MUCH she cared about her home and the people in it.

In her trailer we see her kindness and ‘quirky’ humor come out because she’s with people she knows and loves, and when those people are threatened, we then see a more serious and protective part of her come out. And, when she’s with the Yokai in the short story, shes a little more mature and subdued, acting as a sort of mentor-ish figure to them (if i remember correctly).

We barely saw any of this in her initial voicelines. The writer instead gave her that high ‘quirky’ energy with almost everyone, in almost all of her voice lines. most being complete strangers, and ignoring all other aspects of her character that she could bond with other characters over. This I think did a lot to limit the depth character and cement her as a ‘quirky’ character in a lot of people’s minds.

She has so much she could relate to others with. Lucio is protecting his home from an oppressive force, so is she. Pharah and Brigitte are somewhat following their parents paths, she carved her own path separate from her parents and grandma. D.va leads a team of young soldiers who she cares about deeply in the Meka squad to protect her country, Kiriko leads the Yokai (who are younger/ around the same age to her in the short story) to protect Kanezaka. There is so much depth that could be given to her through her interactions but instead she talks about music. Or basketball. Or face wash. It’s does her a disservice.

Mizuki does do a great job of redeeming her character somewhat, but we didn’t need a whole new character to give her depth. She already had it, it was just never given the attention it deserved.

Also blizzard for the love of GOD AGE THAT GIRL UP OR AGE THE SHIMADA DOWN THAT PLOT HOLE IS EGREGIOUS.

[princebruxx]

another kid art...

suzuka was a fat baby and didnt wanna flip over. lore drop over.