A student has designed her own character for Overwatch . Not only is the community excited, but Blizzard is too.
That Overwatch has one of the largest and most active fan communities is something most people are probably aware of by now. However, it is always astonishing how much love for detail some fans put into their work. This results in not only fan art for comics or YouTube videos, but sometimes also entire concepts for new heroes!
The student, who appears online as RM-Parfait (or “Purrfait” in Overwatch), has designed her own character for Overwatch: Tara. This was a significant part of her master’s thesis, with which she is now (presumably) completing her studies.
There are not only a few drawings of Tara, but also alternative skins, ideas for her home map, and precise specifications for each color used in her design.
Tara would enrich Overwatch as a healer. She could deploy “healing drones” that heal nearby allies as long as they are within a small radius of the drone. Additionally, she can trap enemies in a water bubble for 2 seconds, preventing them from acting and forcing them to wander around with the bubble until the effect wears off.
Even Kaplan praises the “Tara” concept
The community reacted so enthusiastically to Tara that they quickly urged Blizzard to also take a stance on this character. This led to RM-Parfait being personally praised by Jeff Kaplan just a few hours later with a “Wow, that’s fantastic! You are so talented!”
You can find the complete PDF with all drawings, references, and ideas in our sources.
What do you think of this character or the extent of the ideas and drawings? Would you want to play such a character?
