Jeff Kaplan clarifies once again: The 24th hero of Overwatch is still not who we think it is.
A few days ago, Blizzard released a fictional interview with the gifted girl Efi Oladele. The text immediately sparked wild speculation about who the 24th hero in Overwatch might be. Efi herself was quickly ruled out – as it is unlikely that a minor could be fighting. However, since she is a talented tinkerer, attention quickly shifted to robots and omnics.
Together with a leak from 4chan, which has previously predicted many things correctly, the conclusion was reached that Anchora: a four-legged omnic lady built by Efi.
The community then scoured old screenshots and concept ideas and actually found something. In the background of a presentation about Overwatch, one can see a four-legged creature enhanced by Mercy. Is that Anchora?
No, says Jeff Kaplan, showing the image in much better resolution during a keynote at the D.I.C.E Summit 2017. There it is clearly recognizable that the four-legged creature is an adult woman, who, however, has insect-like features – but is definitely not a pure omnic.
“The heroine in the middle is not who you think she is” – the image does not seem to show Anchora.
But does this completely ruin the theory of the four-legged Anchora omnic lady? Not at all! An old concept drawing from the days of the development of the now-canceled Titan reveals a seemingly “stray” robot that matches the known description.
The concept drawing also shows other potential heroes – but whether they will ever see the digital light of day lies completely in Blizzard’s hands.
At least Jeff Kaplan has now confirmed to the US site Polygon, that Efi will play a role in the story of the next playable hero. However, the character itself has not yet been confirmed.
We have more theories about Anchora in this article for you.
