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Blizzard Confirms Overwatch's Soldier 76 as Gay

In a new short story expanding the massive Overwatch universe, Blizzard has quietly revealed the existence of a second LGBTQ+ character in the game. In the story "Bastet," Soldier 76 meets up with former sniper Ana after the explosion of the Overwatch headquarters in Switzerland. Ana catches Jack (Soldier 76) looking at an image of himself and another man. They have a short conversation about the man, Vincent, and the difficulty of having relationships while working such dangerous jobs.

Jack laughed. "He got married. They're very happy. I'm happy for him."

Ana was unconvinced. In the early days, Jack talked about him often, floating a dream that the war would end quickly, and maybe he'd have a chance to return to a normal life. But a normal life was never the reward for people like us.

"Vincent deserved a happier life than the one I could give him." Jack sighed. "We both knew that I could never put anything above my duty. Everything I fought for was to protect people like him… That's the sacrifice I made."

"Relationships don't work out so well for us, do they?" Ana said, unconsciously running her thumb over where her wedding ring used to be.

"At least you and Gabe managed to have families."

While the exchange between Jack and Ana is far from opaque, writer Michael Chu went on to confirm that yes, Jack and Vincent were in a romantic relationship. And yes, Soldier 76 identifies as gay.

Soldier 76 is the second LGBTQ+ character in the Overwatch series. An Overwatch comic two years ago saw Tracer celebrate Christmas with her girlfriend, Emily.

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