Overwatch Team Wishes Fans A Happy New Year With Hanzo Art
2021 is certainly shaping up to be a big year for Overwatch fans, and Blizzard has celebrated its arrival with a gorgeous piece of art centered on the popular hero Hanzo. The special Overwatch image shows Hanzo, bow in hand, gazing off into the distance and pondering what the new year will hold for him.
This is not the first time that the Overwatch team has shared artwork when wishing its fans the best during a holiday. For Christmas day, Blizzard shared some themed Overwatch artwork with players, showing the characters celebrating their respective holidays alongside one another. The same has been done with this art, which serves as both an impressive standalone piece and a clever teaser for the game’s next event.
While one Overwatch fan recently created a Hanzo skin concept depicting the character as a demon, Blizzard may be teasing that an official Hanzo skin is incoming. In the art piece, Hanzo can be seen standing outside the Hanamura castle as celebratory balloons float in the sky above. Right next to Hanzo, players can see an ox chowing down on some grass, with the beast standing out as the most prominent part of the image apart from the archer.
With 2021 being the Year of the Ox on the Lunar calendar, it can be assumed that this art piece if a teaser for the next Lunar New Year event in Overwatch. Bringing players some of the most unique Overwatch cosmetics in the past, such as Sombra's facechanger skin, many players are likely wondering what this year’s version of the event has to offer. Both a return of the Capture the Flag game mode and now a Hanzo skin can be expected, as well as new unlocks for more of the game’s massive hero roster.
If the event is anything like its predecessors, players can expect it to arrive sometime in January. The last event before Overwatch 2’s "BlizzConline" appearance, The Year of the Ox seems like a great time to get back into Blizzard’s hero-shooter. Still, with many comments on the post reading “dead game” and “release Overwatch 2,” the more negative members of the community are likely to just wait for the sequel’s arrival as opposed to partaking in Overwatch’s new year festivities.
Regardless, Hanzo fans should be glad to see that the character is getting some love from the Overwatch team, and hopefully the same attention is spent on giving Hanzo some more character development in the near future. While he looks quite different in this art piece than he does in his realistic character portrait, the cartoony style is a great fit for both the universe and Hanzo himself.
Overwatch is available now on PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
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