A new Overwatch 2 comic almost certainly points to Emre Sarioglu finally making his debut as a playable hero soon, but the operative has taken a far darker turn than players could have imagined. Sporting a demonic look, explosive powers, and a potential connection to one of the deepest conspiracies in Overwatch 2 lore, there is a great chance that Emre could blast his way into the game before long.
Fans finally got the first sighting of Emre Sarioglu in many years during the reveal of Freja, the first new Overwatch 2 hero in 2025. At the end of Freja’s cinematic reveal, Talon executive Maximilien contracts the bounty hunter to find Emre, with whom she was close both professionally and personally when they worked on Overwatch’s search and rescue team.
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Emre Sarioglu’s New Design and Voice in Overwatch 2 Comic
Now, Overwatch 2 has picked up the story where that cinematic had left off – and practically confirmed Emre’s eventual arrival as a new hero in the process. “Search & Destroy” is a new Story Time comic narrated by Freja's voice actor, Olivia Le Andersen. It followed Freja as she tracked down the missing agent, all while revealing a massive plot twist: a few years after leaving Overwatch, Emre joined Talon, though he had since gone rogue once again.
Freja met with Overwatch 2 Talon operatives Moira, Mauga, Widowmaker, and Reaper while following leads on where Emre might have gone. After collecting this evidence, Freja realized all of Emre’s Talon jobs were near satellite command centers that monitored global security, save one in Riyadh she recalled visiting in their time with Overwatch.
Sure enough, she found Emre attacking said facility the moment she arrived, but the killer she encountered was not the man she remembered. Sporting a design described by the fallen soldiers as "demonic," Emre unloaded on Freja with a hardlight pistol never seen in Overwatch 2 before, his eyes black and featureless. Reinforcements arrived, but were quickly destroyed by a massive blast of combustive energy from Emre. However, when he emerges from the fire, his eyes are back to normal, and he recognizes Freja.
Though Andersen voices all the other characters in the comic, including playable heroes like Moira, Emre’s lines are spoken by an unidentified male actor, which is further evidence that he could be a new hero.
Who is Emre Sarioglu in Overwatch 2?
Emre first appeared in a portrait from Ana’s origin story back in 2016, and his name was revealed in an in-universe lore document in 2018, but it wasn’t until Overwatch: Declassified in 2023 that his name and face were officially connected. Beyond these scant appearances, Emre had been shrouded in mystery until Freja's Overwatch 2 reveal brought him back into relevance last year.
That said, his emergence into the limelight could not have come with bigger implications. His devilish makeover and Talon team-up are surprising enough on their own, but his shocking personality shift is even more so. However, the red eye with three dots above and below seen on the chest of his armor has appeared in Overwatch lore before. Sombra has been digging into a secret organization using this symbol for years, and she recently discovered the group may have been responsible for the destruction of Overwatch’s headquarter s. It is possible Emre and his dark-eyed “kill switch” are connected to this conspiracy as well.
Regardless, with his striking design, unique powers, and voice acting, it seems extremely likely that Emre will be one of the new heroes coming to Overwatch 2 this year. With other teasers suggesting Anran’s Overwatch 2 debut as well, fans are getting a clearer picture of some of the characters they might see soon.
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