Mauga is the first character with significantly more “wacky” proportions (I guess Kiriko is a little wacky too).
And even though it doesnt really matter during gameplay, I think making new characters look dumb cheapens the image of the distinct style that the original artists created, and OW2 already struggles with its image due to being overall a very bad and cheaply made update to the original game.
On the other hand you could say it fits the theme of OW2 being awful and goes along well with the very bad writing, setting the game up to go even more wacky with future lore and heroes.
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I thought about this as well, but then I remember Reinhardt exists.
Granted, Mauga is MUCH more exaggerated in terms of looks, but I get what you mean.
It just means the art team can be more creative with future heroes going forward in terms of silhouettes and design
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I think this argument went out the window a long time ago with the comically large hamster piloting a robot that rolls into things like a wrecking ball lol
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Bastion is the best Disney Princess
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I feel like mauga was always destined to be “disneyfied”, and honestly im fine with it, as long as we still get the occasional hero with a darker backstory like sigma
I like how he screams HAHAAAA UGHAAA when you select him. I like the goofy brute vibe
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But thats the thing, hammond is less disneyfied than Mauga. He is just a genetically modified hamster in a futuristic world with advanced tech.
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In terms of personality, pretty sure Baptiste actually touched on that in the story. That Mauga is a very carefree, friendly, and fun guy… but is also extremely selfish and brutal. He basically has the facade of a himbo while being very sadistic and not caring who walks on and crushes to get to the top and have his fun.
In terms of being such a big guy, we already got some over the top characters. It helps him stand out in the cast for sure though and it isn’t like we already got some over the top or weird designs. Roadhog’s belly, Rein’s muscles/size, JQ & LW’s height, or even Kiriko’s Kid Next Door or Splatoon noodle arms and legs with massive hands and feet. And let’s not forget the man who calls himself Reaper and has more edge than Shadow The Edgehog.
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Mei is a literal Pixar character. She looks so cartoony compared to just about every other human character.
Honorable mention is the literal anime girl kiriko.
I mean look at hanzo and certain genji skins. It’s clear like with every human they are meant to not just be a certain ethnicity but look like it.
But for some reason mei and kiriko look like white women- probably for generic beauty standard “cute points”. You could never convince me either of them were supposed to be Asian considering the way the rest of the cast ACTUALLY is designed to be accurate. (I swear kiriko is just a white woman weeb from Nebraska cosplaying what she thinks a ninja is supposed to be and made up a story about how she grew up with genji and hanzo and got the details wrong)
Mauga isn’t the first of his kind being overtly cartoony. At least he still looks Samoan though so it’s not embarrassing.
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The other thing is that Mauga looked pretty normal sized before his cybernetic augmentation. Chances are he has designed and modified his body to be larger and more powerful in combat, along with heavy bodybuilding.
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Moana: Dwayne Johnson - You’re Welcome but every “You’re Welcome” adds a 5 db bass boost
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Winston is a talking, genius level intellect gorilla from the moon. Sigma is a 7 foot tall schizophrenic madman who can harness black holes in the palm of his hand and can manipulate gravity, and you complain about Mauga? I think he looks absolutely sick and fits perfectly into the cartoon style of Overwatch.
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I mean they could’ve designed him to fit better among the other characters, currently his upper torso and mouth are just comically large and out of place
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Literally all of their characters are disney-fied.
They all have cartoon-y proportions, huge eyes, and just…aren’t realistic looking.
Mauga doesn’t stand out stylistically imo. His exaggerated muscles are noticeable sure, but its not a bad thing, and the majority of people probably won’t care. If people can accept a talking hamster in a sci-fi shooter game then they will accept Mauga.
Um… About that, perhaps you should, oh, I do not know, check out the roster once more? Yeah…
As much as I love Mauga, I do wish they captured his look from the short story better. His facial features were much sharper and more evil esque. But now, they’ve just made him 90% goofy with barely any villainous feel. And his proportions are really strange. I just feel that the modeling team struggled to capture his look properly.
The origin story captured Mauga perfectly honestly. So it’s really just the in-game model. As someone who has wanted Mauga for so long, I’m just happy to have him, and I’m sure he’ll look even better with a Talon skin. Just wish they spent more time perfecting it.
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Hog is absolutely ‘disneyfied’. his proportions are pretty insane, and more evidently so if you look at him from behind. He is very circular and has tiny legs.
Sig is pretty exaggerated. His upper body is a solid triangle with long gangly legs to make his upper half look even bigger.
Junkrat has 7 extra ribs for his 20 inches of extra spine, so he can stay at least 6ft tall while curled up like a shrimp
And widow has always looked like a bendy straw.
IDK, I love the over exaggerated art style the most in this game.
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I agree, the guy really has a different art style than the other heroes. And it kind of makes me uncomfortable. I think it has something to do with how “smooth” he looks, while having an absolute ridiculous smile with crazy facial proportions.
The image PC gamer use is a perfect example.
https:// www .pcgamesn.com/overwatch-2/new-hero-mauga
But it’s not really a big deal tbh, just as long as he is fun and that they eventually will realize that they must remove heroes from battle pass.
I’m just waiting for my lanky-limped Waluigi-reject bad-guy DPS with massive goggles! The more daft the proportions, the better! A mix of F.A.N.G from Street Fighter and Warmachine’s Syvestro.