Kiriko Kicks A Bunch Of Heads In Overwatch 2’s Latest Animated Short

Games Kiriko Kicks A Bunch Of Heads In Overwatch 2’s Latest Animated Short Kris Holt Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover all things games, especially Overwatch. Following New! Follow this author to stay notified about their latest stories.

Got it! Oct 8, 2022, 01:59am EDT | New! Click on the conversation bubble to join the conversation Got it! Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Blizzard just debuted its latest Overwatch 2 animated short and, boy, is the company’s cinematics team continuing to knock it out of the park with these. The short focuses on Kiriko, the game’s badass new support . While it doesn’t shed a ton of light on her character compared with what we already knew , it’s a gorgeous, affecting short in which Kiriko kicks a whole lot of butt (or, to be more specific, heads).

What we do learn is where the fox mask that Kiriko wears comes from. It’s a gift she receives from the granddaughter of one of her building’s residents while on her way home. After Kiriko returns to her apartment, she’s confronted by her mother, who wants her to come back home to train some more (Kiriko’s mother also trained Hanzo and Genji).

But their reunion is cut short by the Hashimoto clan. Kiriko teleports into action to protect her neighbor and his granddaughter — as well as Kanezaka — from the bad guys. Overwatch 2 hero Kiriko and her fox spirit Blizzard Entertainment Kiriko pops a few of her abilities, including her Kitsune Rush Ultimate (with an excellent moment featuring the granddaughter).

The short closes out with an emotional conversation between Kiriko and her mother, who slips in a pretty dang funny line right at the end. It’s a mostly terrific short that showcases the talents of Blizzard’s animators, even if the story is fairly slight. It’s a also little odd that Kiriko’s mother, seemingly a fierce warrior, hangs back and appears to watch the Hashimoto battle through a peephole.

MORE FOR YOU Hiring Refugees: How One Big Factory Did It Elon Musk Backs China Special Zone For Taiwan That’d Be “More Lenient Than Hong Kong” — Report Crypto Rules In EU Lean Toward Investor Protection, Away From Privacy Anyway, this underscores the fact that there absolutely needs to be an animated series based on Overwatch 2 . Edgerunners worked wonders for the popularity of Cyberpunk 2077 , so an Overwatch Netflix show could help this game out as well. The short premiered at TwitchCon and it also marked the start of an Overwatch 2 Twitch Drops campaign, through which you can earn a Legendary Kiriko skin for free.

More details about that here. MORE FROM FORBES How To Unlock Kiriko And Other New Heroes In ‘Overwatch 2’ By Kris Holt On the downside, Kiriko is not available to all Overwatch 2 players right away. You’ll unlock her immediately if you either: Came over from Overwatch 1 Buy the Overwatch 2 Watchpoint Pack Buy the premium Battle Pass If you’re a new player who doesn’t want to pay anything to unlock Kiriko, you’ll need to reach level 55 of the Season 1 Battle Pass on the free track.

Alternatively, she’ll be available after Season 1 through the shop or by completing challenges. More details on that will come in the leadup to Season 2. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn .

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