‘Overwatch’ Update: Soldier 76 An LGBT Character? New Ana Skin Coming

Blizzard Entertainment released new comics about Ana and Soldier 76’s stay in Cairo, Egypt. Other than the new Ana cosmetic skin, the comics also revealed that Soldier 76 was in a relationship with a man named Vincent back in his younger years. Here’s what we know about the new reveals in "Overwatch."

As seen on the official "Overwatch" comics, Ana asked Soldier 76 about his former lover, Vincent, while they were reminiscing about the good old days when their organization was still alive. Soldier 76 immediately says that Vincent is already married and that he is happy for him. Soldier 76 continues that he won’t be able to give him a regular life due to his work and current status in life.

More or less, this reveal confirmed that Jack “Soldier 76” Morrison is queer, though we’ve yet to know if he’s gay or bisexual. Many fans on Twitter have voiced out their approval for this reveal.

Other than the Soldier 76 reveal, Ana seems to have a new Bastet skin incoming, as revealed in this story. As Ana was reading the news, she catches an article talking about Soldier 76’s heroic actions in Dorado, Mexico and dons a Egyptian cat mask to give hope to the Cairo people. A preview of the new skin can be seen at the bottom of the comics where she mostly wears an outfit similar to her Classic skin but with a cat mask and a different color scheme. Blizzard has yet to confirm the release date of this skin.

Lastly, Ana also mentions a botched stealth mission in Prague to Soldier 76. It was supposed to be a stealth mission, but Reinhardt couldn’t be as stealthy as planned. The mission could be similar to the previous "Overwatch" Blackwatch event mission where players would pick among four characters and try to escape the area as enemies swarm them. The playable characters included in this event could be Ana, Soldier 76, Reinhardt and possibly Reaper in this event mission.

For now, we’ll just have to wait for further announcements to see these reveals on "Overwatch."