Overwatch Director Reminds Us Which Hero He Would Like To See In Smash Bros. - Nintendo Life

Blizzard's Overwatch team recently did a Reddit AMA and was asked again which heroes they would like to see represented in Nintendo's Super Smash Bros.

Game director Jeff Kaplan chose Tracer for the second time in a row, while the lead hero designer Geoff Goodman went with Doomfist - a hero with a moveset inspired by classic 2D fighting games.

I think a lot of people can immediately see Doomfist gameplay applying to Smash, but if it were up to me, I'd like to see Tracer.

To the Smash Brothers team, whatever character you want, we love them all.

While an Overwatch representative seems unlikely based on the DLC fighters we've seen added to the latest entry so far, there's always a chance of a cameo of sorts for any video game series.

Although we can't say for sure if Overwatch will ever appear in Smash, what we can confirm is that Overwatch 2 is coming to the Nintendo Switch.

Would you like to see Tracer or some other Overwatch character appear as a fighter or DLC in Super Smash Bros.

His favourite Nintendo character used to be a guitar-playing dog, but nowadays he prefers to hang out with Judd the cat.

Considering that the "No Spirits" rule was broken the odds of Overwatch characters coming to Smash is slim at best.

@DoktorTotenKopf It’s not like Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony weren’t implicated in the whole Uighur Muslim concentration camp scandal.

On topic, Tracer would be a pretty good fit for Smash, she’s already an icon and Recall could be a really interesting move.

That being said, the suits at Activision/Blizzard have painted a negative image of the company as of recently, and thus, I'm not sure how well their character would be received in a game like Smash Bros.

In my honest opinion, the colorful and peppy Tracer fits the game better than someone like the overly gritty, serious, and quiet Doomguy.

(Side note: I don't see the appeal for Doomguy in Smash. Yeah I love Doom 2016. It's a great game. But he's a silent dude who just shoots everything. That kinda personality would be boring in Smash. He'd fit better in Mortal Kombat).

In terms of FPS characters, I'd rather someone from a more light-hearted game whose personality could shine through, but that's just me.

I used to want Tracer in, but now I don't.

@Dodger I couldn’t agree more, it’s such a shame for the devs who have no control over this sorta thing, Overwatch has one of the most positive, diverse and unique casts of any game out there.

Just crap that it’s owned by a company who think human rights are optional.

Sadly, neither TF2 nor its characters are on Nintendo hardware, so it wouldn't make much sense.

The tech industry is full of this crap but personally I don’t think it’s fair to these individual devs to give them a hard time because of what their fiscal overlords do.

If nobody buys Overwatch, the devs get fired and the shareholders take their bonuses.

The game he originates from isn't on Switch, but he has made other appearances on Nintendo systems.

To my understanding, that seems to be the bare minimum requirement for a character to get into Smash Bros.

I agree the devs made a great game and it’s killing me not to play it on the switch or any of my consoles.

If I was Nintendo I would put Fortnite in Smash.

I don't think it'd be easy to make a moveset based around such simplistic gameplay that is universal to every third-person shooter.

I'm just saying it's very unlikely given that TF2 has no presence on Nintendo hardware.

Since Nintendo chooses the DLC, I don't think they'd select a game franchise that doesn't appeal to the people who buy their products.

For example, trying to sell a TF2 character to Switch owners wouldn't make much sense, since it hasn't been on their hardware before, so most Nintendo fans probably don't care about it.

Compared to Joker who was in a 3DS game, so Nintendo fans had some knowledge of him, even if it was minimal.

But things like TF2 or 2B aren't going to appeal to Nintendo fans since they aren't familiar.

Thus, NIntendo isn't likely to add something to Smash Bros from those games.

We'd more likely see Ninjala or Travis Touchdown in Smash before something like TF2.

Most of the first FP is fanservice, not there to advertise a game but rather to sell the DLC to Smash fans (aside from Byleth, we saw how that went...).

If TF2 were more relevant, it would be a strong candidate I'm sure (though being a PC game limits that quite a bit outside of a massive game like LoL).

I don't think so.

It seems like Atlus wants newer games locked to certain platforms.

SMT 3 HD is gonna be on Switch and PS4, but SMT V is only gonna be on Switch because to Atlus, the audience for a new SMT game is on Switch since SMT 4 was on 3DS.

Byleth was added to push Three Houses (though the game sold well beforehand), and Min-Min was clearly added to Smash Bros to make ARMS relevant again.

Sorry, but a counter seemed like the best option.

I love Overwatch and play it almost daily.

The main go-to game on my Switch.

I feel like I should not ignore the subject in this case regarding Blizzard.

@Yanina Activision Blizzard are partially owned by Tencent, the same company with vested interests in Nintendo, Game Freak and 90% of game companies at this rate.

Why would we want a random Overwatch or Fortnite character when there are so many iconic gaming stalwarts still not in the game.

Tracer is arguably just as iconic despite Overwatch being only four years old.

But don't discount someone like Tracer just because you don't like the game.

Personally (if it wasn't for Blizzard's suits and their recent actions) I'd rather have her over all of those other characters you mentioned because I haven't played those games so I don't care about them.

But just because you don't like something, doesn't everyone else thinks the same way?

@PBandSmelly Joker is on the switch, with the game Persona 5: Scamble.

Companies like Blizzard on the other hand...

There’s no way in nonexistent hell any of those so called characters should be added to Smash.

Nintendo should go back to theor original smash rule, only a few third party and more Nintendo related characters, or at least some legendaty game characters, like we already have, megaman, sonic, cloud, ry and ken etc etc.

I would say Dva is probably the most iconic in Overwatch if the playersbase is to be believed.

Don't you think raising awareness of a company's misdeeds and rallying for support of human rights is a good thing.

Is overwatch still a thing!

Perhaps, if overwatch becomes a franchise that sticks; I'm not sure if any of the characters are actually recognisable yet, but perhaps in 5 or so years, glasses girl could stand in line behind more recognisable unseen fps characters like doom guy and Gordon Freeman from Half Life.

If they make a game I don’t like or announce a mobile game being made I just don’t buy it

Recently overwatch is my go to multiplayer game, because it’s fun to play with friends and randoms and the community ain’t as toxic as other games

Overwatch has sold millions of copies on all consoles and PC all over the world, has spun off into various types of merchandise including figurines, books, web animations, and LEGOs

Many probably think Tracer would be a good fit even if you don't

We don't want any overwatch characters

I do think if they were too add an overwatch character to the game I do think Tracer is a good choice

I am trying to think of other characters move sets in overwatch that would transition well

While dva is my main in the game I don't think her move sets would transition well for smash

A big part of what I like about this IP is just how enormously flavorful the world and characters are

Where is that Overwatch 2 with a full story mode

I would love any Overwatch representation

He’s not my Overwatch main at all but I like his character a lot

He brought the team together so I see him as a great Overwatch ambassador

For sure this rep should be a hero and not a villain like doomfist I think

Overwatch and Geralt would be my favorite new guest character pics

I doubt any Overwatch character will be added

There's plenty of other series that can get represented before Overwatch

See, unlike the other three special guests who's companies were not yet represented in Smash, Overwatch characters don't already have a cartoony appearance

That's why Sans, Cuphead and Vault Boy work so well; even if they're not full characters, their proportions are already roughly Mii-like, so including them like this just really works

And yes I know there's plenty of costumes for characters who also don't have such Mii proportions, but those were all from companies already within Smash

Overwatch would be another special guest, and while I wouldn't say they're 100% off the table (it's certainly not one of those silly fan made rules), I do think this would at least be a reason for the team to opt against this choice

Nice I would just Loooove to see tracer dashing around the stage and reset 3 seconds of damage I just did

(this is just what i think i love overwatch as a game just cant see her in smash)

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