Hi Jeff, Geoff, Dylan and associated members
I hope y’all are having a lovely summer/end of summer and everyone is staying safe during lockdown. All of your Overwatch fans are anxiously awaiting Overwatch 2 and with no updates we’re certainly concerned, skeptical, lost in the woods
But we have faith you’ll deliver just as you did for Overwatch.
The reason I am reaching out to you guys this afternoon is, I wanted to ask….
How come Hanzo doesn’t speak more Japanese? Granted Genji (his broski) has a lot of voice-lines in their native tongue.
But I was curious why our eldest dragon boy doesn’t speak more Japanese. Being that he is the oldest and was going to run the company/syndicate/etc. it seems as though Sojiro might have raised Hanzo to be much more traditionalist Japanese. What about their mother? I haven’t seen any official Blizzard information on who their mother was, what happened to her, maybe she didn’t want anything to do with the Empire (not very traditional Japanese wife-like though (as in, she would not abandon her children willingly)).
There isn’t as much lore available as the community would like (we are very grateful for what you have provided) but it would be nice if you guys could provide some more back story both TOGETHER and SEPARATELY for our Dragon Brothers (and the other heroes). Was Hanzo educated overseas? Maybe he was a USC graduate? Really all we know is how much training the brothers received in their families ancient Ninjutsu traditions. Hanzo doesn’t have many voice interactions with a lot of the other heroes. Though it seems Symmetra may be fond of our favorite archer?
For me specifically, I know you guys said you didn’t really want any external input, but I was curious how/when Widow tries to recruit Hanzo. Maybe Hanzo saved Efi and Orisa from Doomfist in Numbani (Doomfists line of: You disappoint me, etc. and why Hanzo hates it there). Maybe Hanzo and widow had a short fling and some sort of falling out (They both have voice lines in Ilios where they could have spent some time together)? What about the fact that he (almost) killed Genji….? Wouldn’t Mercy be a little cross with him? Or at least have something to say since (by the time of the game) Hanzo is aware that genji is alive. Or maybe Hanzo and the Bastet crossed paths and saved each other? And that’s why they have a voice line?
All random/fandom questions that haven’t been asked or answered perhaps and I was just hoping you’d be kind enough to provide some details.
Hanzo is absolutely my favorite hero and I love his hero design. At one point Jeff Kaplan mentioned each Hero Skin tells something about their personality, I’d love to know more about this idea (not just for Hanzo).
Thank you very much for your time and for your read. I look forward to the information you provide us!!
P.S. Can we get some Zen Lore as well ? Where’s he from?? A factory? Some random creation of a factory bot? How are the omnics…. Made? Y’all have the potential for one of the COOLEST video game stories ever created!! Please give us some additional information!!
Stay safe!!