Gadgetory

Blizzard's newest game overwatch is finally here and one thing that Blizzard is known for is littering their games with all kinds of references to pop culture history mythology and even their own games so I thought it'd be fun to see just how many of these I could catch to start let's talk fun stuff at pop-culture references the character McCree is a walking embodiment of all things Western especially TV and film his gambler skin is based off of Val Kilmer's depiction of Doc Holliday in the movie tombstone as well as one of his lines coming from the movie omnia huckleberry another of his lines directly references the spaghetti western film of the good the bad and the ugly and his mystery man skin may be a reference to the radio TV and terrible movie character The Lone Ranger there's also a lot of love for the 80s in this game saria's line in Russia gameplays U is a reference to the joke stylings of 80s Russian comedian Yakov Smirnoff ferry's line fly like an Egyptian is based on the 80's song walk like an Egyptian by the bangles which was accompanied by a dance that is just as terrible as it sounds and zenyatta ston emot-- uses the crane stance which is best known in pop culture as that awkward stance Ralph Macchio keeps using in the original Karate Kid there's also a little bit of love for the 60s and 70s soldier 76 is appropriately named daredevil skin is based on the motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel and Winston's line don't get me angry is probably a slightly rewarded reference to one of the most popular lines to come from the 70s Hulk TV show don't make me angry you wouldn't like me when I'm angry Blizzard of course also managed to cram in some references to their own games the characters Widowmaker and Reaper bears some similarities to the Starcraft unit's ghost and Reaper Reinhardt's line Crusader online is a reference to a similar line spoken by Starcraft goliaths and his Lion Heart skin bears similarities to Alliance Armour from Warcraft meanwhile the character Torbjorn is a walking Warcraft reference bearing a striking resemblance to Warcraft dwarves despite being Swedish not Scottish though he could also be based on blizzards order property The Lost Vikings and as ultimate is named after one of the original endgame raids of World of Warcraft multicore there's also multiple references to gaming culture outside of specifically just Blizzard games the character diva is a walking talking meta reference to eSports and video game culture with most of her lines being references to common gaming chat terms like gg afk and lol Hans O's line I choose you spirit dragon is clearly a Pokemon reference Farrah's line rocketjump references the popular gaming move of performing a super jump in FPS games by using a rocket launcher which dates back as far as quake 3 and Lucio's line you gotta believe might be a reference to parappa the rapper who would start each song with the line I gotta believe one video game reference that's probably just me reaching too far is that mercy's Valkyrie skin which is obviously a reference to the Norse mythological figure may more specifically be a reference to the character Samaria from valkyrie profile sporting the same color palette and very similar armor motifs but that just might be coincidence of same origin other cultural references include Reapers never more skin calling back to the Edgar Allen Poe poem The Raven while his mariachi's skin may be a reference to the movie series of the same name Winston's thinker pose is based on the same titled statue Zenyatta is line I think therefore I am is one of the most famous quotes from the philosopher Descartes junk rats epoch skins might be a reference to the more unhinged Batman villains Joker and scarecrow and maze line you have to let it go is clearly referencing the Disney film frozen who plagued all of our minds with the phrase let it go for years after its release now if we want to get real scholarly several the game's epic skins reference mythological creatures and gods most notably zenyatta jinn skin based on the Arabian mythological spirit his raw skin based on the Egyptian God and some metros Devi and goddess skins bear resemblance to the Hindu goddess Kali and to go really in-depth Bastian's highlight intro titled Ganymede is a reference to a Greek figure and hero known for being one of the most beautiful humans and was at one point kidnapped by Zeus using an eagle though clearly that's not happening in bastions case so that's pretty much all the ones I could find knowing blizzard there are a ton more that I missed because I just have no idea what they're referencing so let me know down in the comments what ones you guys have caught as always guys thank you so much for watching and I will see you next time