Overwatch 2 Is Officially Crossing Over With Cowboy Bebop

Blizzard has announced Overwatch 2's newest collaboration, a crossover with the popular anime Cowboy Bebop that begins on March 12 and brings skins, emotes, and more inspired by the franchise. One of the new Overwatch 2 skins can be unlocked for free by completing various challenges.

On March 12, Overwatch 2's Cowboy Bebop collaboration introduces four Legendary skins that can be bought in the shop and another skin that can be unlocked for free, which is the Ein Wrecking Ball skin. Users need to fork over some cash to unlock Spike Spiegel Cassidy, Faye Valentine Ashe, Jet Black Mauga, and Ed Sombra. As their names suggest, all five skins are based on various characters from Cowboy Bebop. The other cosmetics are still unannounced but include emotes and highlight intros.

The Cowboy Bebop event also adds the show's iconic music to Overwatch 2. Additionally, Blizzard might also add new, tongue-in-cheek lore to Overwatch 2 to explain why various heroes are dressing up as Cowboy Bebop characters, as it did with the One Punch Man event. Overwatch 2's art director explained that the One Punch Man show actually exists in the Overwatch universe, suggesting that the various heroes included in the collaboration were cosplaying as the popular characters.

Overwatch 2 Cowboy Bebop Skins

Spike Spiegel Cassidy
Faye Valentine Ashe
Jet Black Mauga
Ed Sombra
Ein Wrecking Ball

The approaching Cowboy Bebop collaboration marks Overwatch 2's fourth major crossover since its first one with One Punch Man. The other two events introduced the K-pop group LE SSERAFIM and Diablo 4 to the popular hero shooter. Seeing that half of its crossovers have partnered with popular anime franchises, there seems to be a possible theme in Blizzard's strategy.

In other recent news, Overwatch 2's Season 9 update introduced major changes. One of the most notable changes was the increased size of many heroes' projectiles, leading to an outcry from some Overwatch 2 fans. However, some of these changes were adjusted in a subsequent update on February 21.

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