#overwatch references

[stellarstarss]

hi overwatch tumblr !!! i’ve made a google drive with all of my 4k screenshots that y’all can access any time if you need references!!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JT95EyT3RAdD9NmccBIQHnKjIYrX80dE?usp=sharing

[hammeh]

Overwatch's Blizzard World has some awesome new voice lines - with 3 announcers on the map giving loads of Blizzard references/easter eggs, and Torbjorn some disappointment too! All wrapped up > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9H5XrvVoxg&list=PL6PXefjXaOjMJAlpsESzmURY0JF7-5YlA&index=1

[iamded-blog]

I feel like maybe this is common knowledge for Overwatch fan artists but there are official reference kits available from the website (scroll down or click “Reference Kits” at the side) that give surround views of the character model, detail closeups, decal and colour references and weapon references. It’s amazing, I had no idea this was a thing. Maybe this will help someone else too.

Example:

[hammeh]

Blizzard World in Overwatch is chock-full of easter eggs and references to Blizzard's other universes and games! Let's try to spot all of them..:)

[hammeh]

Let's dance our way out of Overwatch Anniversary like no-one's watching - all dance sources/pop culture references!

[bloomingjellies]

This started as a personal reference project just for my use but has, like many things I do, spiraled out of control. 

I was getting tired of having to always log into the game to get references for different skins, so I started a compendium of quick-access image references. Not all characters are finished and the ones done so far are the ones I tend to draw the most. The rest will be done in no particular order and in no particular time frame.

Anyone is welcome to use these, you do not need to give credit if you do, reblogs are appreciated but because this is primarily a personal project that I’m sharing, I’m not fussed about it. If there are characters/skins you’d like that I haven’t done yet, just drop me a message.

(link in the photo and the sidebar of my blog)

[edgelord-trashcan]

reaper is a subtle nod to ghost rider franchise too possibly

is it just me or does reaper feel like a huge reference to ghost rider as well?

first of all, the name reyes also appears in ghost rider, namely the titular character, who bears the human name of robbie reyes. his brother? gabe. gabe. now what is the short form of gabriel? gabe. 

In March 2014, a new Ghost Rider series debuted featuring a new Mexican-American character named Roberto "Robbie" Reyes, taking on the mantle. He drives a black classic muscle car reminiscent of a Dodge Charger instead of a motorcycle and lives in East Los Angeles. The character was debuted in 2013. Robbie Reyes was created by writer/artist Felipe Smith and designed by Felipe Smith and artist Tradd Moore.

secondly, ghost rider is a fucking vigilante in like, LA for robbie reyes’ case. in overwatch verse, we have a shit ton of vigilantes, and for all we know, reaper could be a merc but also in a way a vigilante who kills those who infiltrated OW etc.etc.? that’s fanon but since vigilantes and the antihero meta features so prominently in OW, it cOULD be a subtle nod to ghost rider even. 

thirdly, theres a nicaraguan woman named alejandra as one of the ghost riders. alejandra from the hero short, some have theorized, is gabriel’s sister etc. 

thing is, i think blizz put a shit ton of references into reaper, and that includes League of Legends, Sherlock and the like,,,, I’m just real happy for a minority man who’s fandom trash like us laughs :^))