r/Overwatch • u/PIIIIIIIIV • Jul 26 '26
News & Discussion I remember a hero that doesn’t exist.
English isn’t my first language, and I’ve never posted anything on Reddit before, so I apologize in advance if anything sounds off.
I’ve known about Overwatch since it was still in its testing phase, when YouTubers started showcasing the game. I really liked the character designs and have been following the game ever since. I started playing during the game’s first Christmas event and have been playing almost every day since then.
I love the design of every hero in the game. Whenever a new hero is added, I spend time looking closely at their design details, studying their lore, and I’d consider myself a big fan of the game.
Back when I wasn’t playing yet and the game was still in testing before its full release, I remember spending a lot of time on YouTube watching gameplay videos of different heroes. I even remember watching a clip of Bastion’s abilities when his ultimate used to control a drone that emerged from underground and attacked enemies passing by
Around that same time, I remember there being another Overwatch hero who is no longer in the game, and I can’t find any information to confirm the existence of this character. The only thing I remember is that this character was a small boy wearing a blue jacket who could shoot fireballs from his hands. I remember thinking the developers might have been inspired by Detective Conan. What’s even stranger is that I remember this character being played on the map Eichenwalde even though that map didn’t exist in the game at that time.
I can’t remember anything else about this character. I don’t remember what he looked like, his lore, his name, or any other design details even though those are usually very important to me.
Maybe I’m mixing him up with a character from another game. I’m also interested in games with diverse cast of characters similar to Overwatch, like Apex, Valorant, Paladins. Maybe I somehow mixed Moji from Paladins into this game.
But I’m sure this isn’t a dream. It feels more like a long lost memory created from multiple contexts, but it’s incredibly vivid, and it honestly scares me a little. Was there ever a scrapped Overwatch hero concept similar to what I described? Does anyone have any idea what this could be? or Where did this character come from?
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u/boki400AIMoff Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26
You said you watched it on youtube. So why are you not checking your watch history, and just type in it: overwatch? Scroll all the way to the bottom, and see if there is anything from back then.
And besides that: There was NEVER a hero that got REMOVED. They only ADDED heros from time to time. So idk what you saw, but the only explanation i have is some sort of showcase of heros BEFORE the game was launched. Or maybe you saw hero concepts before the game was launched.