Blizzard gives a first hint at a possible new hero for Overwatch. What is the story behind Liao?
Liao – A Founder of Overwatch?
Blizzard took the time to cover the extensive history of the Overwatch organization in a long blog post and summarize it in the form of a “story report”. Most of the information contained therein has already been summarized for you in our overview of the background story of Overwatch.
However, Blizzard wouldn’t be Blizzard if they didn’t use such an opportunity to embed a new, small detail in the post, which immediately raises new theories.
According to the story, the original team of the Overwatch special unit consisted not only of Soldier: 76, Reaper, Pharah’s mother (Sombra?), Reinhardt, and Torbjörn, but also of a 6th person with the last name “Liao”.
Unfortunately, the post doesn’t offer more than just the last name of this person. There aren’t even any artworks from which Liao could be recognized. However, he might be hidden in some form in the maps of Overwatch – even if in a guise that we cannot recognize yet. Since the name at least sounds Chinese or Taiwanese, there could be a connection to the researcher Mei, whose backstory still leaves plenty of room for possible connections.
Another character that fans are hotly debating is “Sombra”, the allegedly deceased mother of Pharah, who might return as a villain.
We will keep you updated as soon as there is more information regarding any of the new characters.
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