Is there any lore for why heroes are fighting themselves in-game?

Any like “this is a battle simulation” for them to hone their skills before fighting the robots or something?

Nothing gameplay-wise outside of Archive events are canon so not really

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It was confirmed by the writers that the game isn’t canon - the matches we play are akin to playing with action figures, making up scenarios.

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The maps are canon. At least partly (doomfist attacking omnic guars, Wrecking Ball missing on Horizon etc.)
But then again there are things like heroes’ records in the arcade and I do not see them playing such games…

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