She is. And if anyone is “slutty”, then it’s Widowmaker.
And yes, Mercy is also a stereotype, straight from MMO games - blonde angelic mage, that heals. Just like Soldier 76 is stereotype of a, well, soldier - man in uniform with rifle, or McCree is stereotype of Wild West cowboy.
Personally, I just like characters, that have clear focus in game. And for that reason I can’t stand Moira - vampire-like character, that also heals? Her design with limited healing supply only enforces impression, that she is some kind of futuristic vampire, that was given healing for some reason.
Or Ana - literally nothing in her design says, that she is a healer. You just see sniper, that for some odd reason also can heal
Not to mention her other ingame skins where Mercy either shows a lot of skin, cleavage or wear just a short skirt.
Granted, those aren’t related to the lore, but Mercy is definitely being used by Blizzard as one fanservice heroes in the game, just like McCree, Dva and Widowmaker.
(Just my 2 cents about Mercy.)
Yes. I’m like, totally mad over the fact that my waifu isn’t Mercy. /s
It’s rather modest witch costume, in my opinion. At least, when compared to some others.
And it’s true, that Blizzard uses Mercy for fanservice. Probably because in case of Widowmaker, going any further can easily make Overwatch into 18+ game.
Can’t even get obvious jokes/lowest form of humor. Both of you IRL: https://i.etsystatic.com/10530016/r/il/0fb098/1704033113/il_570xN.1704033113_5lmg.jpg
Whole concept of “cowboy” comes from American Wild West, as part of history. Other countries have their own versions of cowboys, but they all share similarities, so we can immediately recognize them.
From all female characters, Widowmaker fits description of “slutty” most. Western description, of course. Could be different in other parts of the world.
I guess we both just have a different view of her costume.
I don’t agree with the original statement that Mercy is slutty, but like I said, I don’t think she is a modest lady either. The outfit in that comic shows that, but, you know, this is just my own opinion.
That’s… true.
The game focus quite a lot on diversity but it’s mostly cliches.
Well, don’t fix what isn’t broken I guess.
Yes, Widowmaker has a alot of fanservice skins, but let’s not pretend Mercy hasn’t received her fair amount of fanservice-y skins.