Overwatch 2 turns good people bad and bad people good in a new mirror universe mode
Blizzard gives the heroes and villains of Overwatch new allegiances in season 10 of Overwatch 2, thanks to a new Mirrorwatch mode coming to the competitive hero shooter. That means heroic versions of bad guys like Widowmaker, Doomfist and Sombra, and villainous versions of good guys Reinhardt, Tracer and Brigitte.
However, the reversed roles of good and evil are not just simple skins. As seen in a launch trailer for season 10’s new hero Venture, Mirrorwatch will also give the former heroes and villains redesigned abilities to match their alignment. For example, the heroic version of Doomfist appears to have stolen Reinhardt’s great shield so he can protect his teammates, and not just himself, from enemy fire. The evil Talon version of Mercy also gets a twist, allowing her to fire projectiles with her Caduceus staff – an ability that was recently teased Overwatch 2‘April 1st event’.
Mercy is the recipient of this season’s mythic skin, a Talon-inspired style known as Vengeance Mercy. Other skins based on Mirrorwatch’s good-is-evil, evil-is-good twist will be available for characters like Ana, Baptiste, Sojourn, and Symmetra, either in the battle pass or in the in-game store.
Thursday’s trailer for season 10 of Overwatch 2 also includes another tease: Blizzard and Porsche’s collaboration skin for D.Va is coming to the game soon.
Overwatch 2 Season 10, which adds Venture to the playable roster and brings major changes to the Battle Pass and mythic skin availability, launches on April 16. The game’s Mirrorwatch mode runs from April 23 to May 16.
For now, you can check out a sneak peek of the Season 10 skins in the gallery below.