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'Overwatch' News & Updates: Releases Holiday Special Comic

By Joyce Vega | Update Date: Dec 24, 2016 06:10 AM EST

First it was “Twillight”, then it was “The Vampire Diaries”, people have the tendency of growing over obsessed with fictional romance and sooner or later the time of “Overwatch” should have come.
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Mashable has news to all fans who had hoped on Widowtracer being real, it is not. Tracer still is gay, but her mate is not Widowmaker, it is a newly introduced to the comic series, who goes by the name of Emily. In the holiday special comic of “Overwatch” players can witness the calm, everyday lives of their favorite characters and how they spend their holidays. Tracer is among the most anticipated reveals as Blizzard has been teasing the reveal of a homosexual character. She buys a scarf as a gift, which she later on gives to Emily, the two of them kiss and the story goes on.

Fans who are further interested in the topic of Tracer’s revealed sexuality, interest, future of the characters and the character’s meaning for the people it is supposed to represent, fans can go to Kotaku’s page, where a completely objective review of the situation is given to readers by two representatives of both the gaming and the homosexual community. A balanced talk on the topics of homosexual representation in entertainment mediums, the meaning of these characters and the reaction of these two representatives of the community towards the big reveal In the holiday comic.

Polygon’s article on the topic shares a few details on other expected couples that did not happen in the comic. Pharmercy, the relationship between Phara and Mercy has proven to be nothing more than a fan theory. Thousands of outcries were shared on Twitter, as supporters of the theory did not get their expectations met. Mercy has been paired with Genji. The cybernetic ninja fell in love with the support character as she was caring for him during the long process of rebuilding his body. Phara has been show to have dinner with an unrevealed male character. The waiting is over and soon the big turmoil will be too.

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