Is soldier 76 gay
Is Soldier 76 still gay?
QuakMcCree-19761
2 years ago it was confirmed Soldier 76 (Jack Morrison) is gay! At the time of “Bastet” short story. Yet afterwards there has been only hush-hush and as far as I recall Soldier 76 has received no new story whatsoever for him since then. Does Blizzard intend to ignore this condition of Soldier 76 or will there be a retcon of Soldier 76’s biography for Overwatch 2 (maybe making “Bastet” non-canon or retcon Vincent as just a friend or “wild experience” of Jack Morrison) or a complete omission?
Tracer has received new stories which feature her lesbianism but Soldier 76 does not fetch the same treatment for his homosexuality. Make up your mind, Blizzard, Michael Chu is gone and eventually you will have to make a remain. Retcon or not?
Tsunder-116692
…When would it acquire had an opportunity to be mentioned? We literally haven’t seen soldier in lore like, ever lol
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QuakMcCree-19763
We literally haven’t seen soldier in lore prefer, ever lol
Exactly. Almost like Soldier 76’s lore has been avoided…
FrigidPao-17864
The romantic attention of OW seems to Genji/Mercy so I doubt that Soldier’s lo
Overwatch's LGBT characters are 'educating' gamers
Newsbeat reporter
The first two characters you meet when you play Overwatch are Soldier: 76 and Tracer - and now both of them have been revealed as LGBT.
Soldier: 76 is the latest to have been confirmed as gay in a short story by Michael Chu, the lead writer for the online game.
He's one of the most popular characters in the online shooter, which has millions of players worldwide.
Tracer, who players meet alongside Soldier: 76 in the game's tutorial, was confirmed as a gay character in 2016.
Ed Nightingale, a gay gamer from London, hopes representing a "very macho, typically masculine character" as LGBT will help promote acceptance of LGBT people in other gamers.
"Gaming is a really powerful way of educating people," he tells Radio 1 Newsbeat.
"When you're playing through a game and not just watching or reading it, you are actively involved in it and therefore actively involved in a nature that is so different from yourself - that has really great educational benefits."
In behind
Opinion: Overwatch’s Soldier 76 is gay and I’m not happy about this
Yesterday Blizzard released a new concise story digging into the lore of Overwatch called Bastet, and the thing that got everyone talking instantly was the part of the story where they revealed that Soldier 76, Jack Morrison, had previously been in a relationship with a nature by the name of Vincent.
So obviously Jack is gay. As expected, the scummy part of the Internet was suddenly in an uproar about this and how Blizzard is shoving their LGBTQ+ agenda down our throats and rabble rabble rabble.
Honestly, I couldn’t care less about someone’s sexual preference. Its got absolutely nothing to do with me, or anyone else, who someone chooses to love or have relations with. But I’m not happy about this revelation for one simple reason.
Jack Morrison creature gay has ruined my ability to feel represented in the game. Me, a white heterosexual male feels ostracised in a videogame, that’s a change up for the books.
Now granted, we still own McCree, but I always connected with Soldier 76 and even more so when they brought out his braai (BBQ) master skin. I mean, I’m an
Is the soldier is gay twist, out of character?
Blizzard,do you keep in mind the tracer butt pose being out of character then changed?
i assess with the fresh soldier 76 twist you made another out of traits mistake.
Most Overwatch ethics are clear archetype based.
when i look at soldier short and ingame interaction and voice profile.
i spot soldier is the old soldier archetype.
a old man ,very sage,still a adv oiled machine,with a shady past,without social life,still in war,a old bro, a dad…
he kinda match character like
leon (the movie)
aged snake (mgs)
booth (bones)
old indiana johnes
rambo
walt (gran torino)
ancient wolverine…
it is a known characters , liked characters, relatable characters and skillfully written characters.
they are very clear.
and i ponder it is vital because soldier is too the tutorial character.
the first character you play.
yes you see winston in the intro and tracer is the first personality in game but soldier is the first character you play.
and first impression is important.
i know people will say tracer is gay too… but she is still in archetype character.
tracer is this tomboy ,still very childish and innocent.
very sexy but