Abstract
- Lifeweaver is the latest Overwatch hero, a assist class with talents that assist his staff each with therapeutic and motion.
- We will completely reveal his Origin Trailer, and spoke to Lead Narrative Designer Gavin Jurgens-Fyhrie to search out out extra about this new character’s story.
- You’ll have the ability to play as Lifeweaver from April 11, and he’ll be free to make use of for a restricted time.
Xbox can completely reveal the Origin Trailer for Lifeweaver, the latest hero coming to Overwatch 2. This new assist hero will arrive as a part of Season 4 on April 11, and gives some very new choices to gamers trying to help their staff – and a model new thread to the Overwatch storyline.
Niran ‘Bua’ PruksaManee is a Thai scientist who combines nature and expertise to supply new methods to heal, transfer and harm, each for himself and his staff. As with all of Overwatch’s heroes, he additionally comes with a wealthy backstory, which you’ll be able to take a look at within the new trailer under:
All of Lifeweaver’s talents stem from his background as a naturalist. Introduced up rich within the sheltered world of Chiang Mai, Lifeweaver grew to like the pure world however, upon leaving dwelling, he noticed the devastation being wreaked on the setting outdoors of his dwelling. He developed a brand new expertise, bio-light, which makes use of the laborious mild wielded by the likes of fellow heroes Symmetra however fuses it with residing vegetation. Refusing to let his mother and father or the Vishkar company use his expertise for nefarious functions, he fled dwelling, decided to make use of his creation just for good.
To study extra concerning the creation of this distinctive new hero, we spoke to Overwatch 2’s Lead Narrative Designer Gavin Jurgens-Fyhrie. He explains that, as with all of Overwatch’s heroes, Lifeweaver started life as a collection of gameplay concepts that wanted a narrative created round them:
“He was design first and, from there, the story developed. What actually struck the Narrative staff is we knew we have been going to do a plant hero, then we had to determine how this individual has plant powers. Then we noticed the early prototypes and realized it doesn’t appear like vegetation, however extra like laborious mild, which led to his story being developed. It actually highlights how the Overwatch staff develops heroes, it’s very collaborative.”
The answer was to create the thought of bio-light, a brand new iteration of Overwatch’s present laborious mild expertise – already wielded by the likes of Symmetra and Lúcio. Lifeweaver created it to heal wounds and broken vegetation, and needed it to grow to be free to make use of the world over – however his invention was claimed by the Vishkar company, an organization most carefully linked to Symmetra among the many present heroes.
It signifies that Lifeweaver’s story gives extra to find out about Symmetra by affiliation. “She was just about the one individual at college who he understood and who understood him,” says Jurgens-Fyhrie, “and there’s a lot there to discover. We will’t share an excessive amount of about what’s to come back, however Vishkar is a crucial of the story, significantly for Symmetra and Lifeweaver.”
On the time of his introduction, Lifeweaver isn’t a part of the in-universe Overwatch staff, however Jurgens-Fyhrie says he’s recognized them whereas residing as a fugitive, and is “loosely tied” to them in the identical manner Torbjörn is. Jurgens-Fyhrie received’t say if his story will grow to be part of the upcoming PvE story for the sport, however we all know that, “on the time of this announcement, Lifeweaver resides within the Atlantic Arcology, looking for a solution to remedy illnesses and heal the world.”
You’ll have the ability to play as Lifeweaver without spending a dime for a restricted time from April 11, and an in-game occasion celebrating his addition to the roster will run till April 24. The occasion, additionally celebrating Thai New Yr, will add an arcade mode, B.O.B. and Weave (which is able to enable gamers to play solely as Lifeweaver), and by collaborating you’ll be able to earn Lifeweaver’s Cassia pores and skin (primarily based on the nationwide flower of Thailand, the Ratchaphruek).