New holiday comic Together

Some little easter eggs in the comic.

  1. the comic’s pdf file is called “reflection 2” even though the official title is called “together”;

  1. Like the old comic from 2016, all the characters currently present in the game appear here (42);

  1. Various heroes wear (fully or partially) some skins from the game:
    • Junkrat Beachrat
    • Torbjorn Lumberjack
    • Hanzo Casual
    • Kiriko Athleisure
    • Mauga Port-De-Paix
    • Doomfist formal (but with a tie)
    • Cassidy Cozy
    • Brigitte Sparkplug
    • Winston Ugly Sweater
    • Sojourn Cozy

  1. The guests are not random at all, they are all taken from various media released over the years:
    • Obviously Emily;
    • Ingrid, Torb’s wife and Brigitte’s mother;
    • Near Sojourn, from the novel :green_book:Sojourn”:
      • Valentine, the Sojourn’s twin sister;
      • the Sojourn’s niece Bonnie, recognizable by her robotic legs;
      • hypothetically Valentine’s husband;
    • Close to Efi and Orisa, from the novel :green_book:The Hero of Numbani”:
      • Fola and Bolaji Oladele, Efi’s parents;
    • Next to Zarya, from the comic :closed_book:New Bloods #4
      • Ira and Marisha Zaryanova, Zarya’s sisters;
      • Hypothetically the younger nieces or cousins;
    • Next to Pharah, from the comic :closed_book:Reflections
      • Sam English, Pharah’s father;
    • Next to D.Va, from the cinematic :film_projector:Shooting Star
      • Dae-hyun Park, D.VA’s childhood friend and mechanic;
    • Next to Lucio, from the e-mails of :email: Invasion DLC;
      • Benicio Correia dos Santos, Lucio’s father ;

  1. Extra characters in the comic:
    • Venture is with their Abuelita (Grandmother, quote said on the Dorado map) and… Rosetta, the Venture VPose!;
    • We don’t know who the man is with Mauga, perhaps a relative of his at Samoa :writing_hand: EDIT: Mauga is with his father, the leader of the eco-rebel group Deepsea Raiders. (Thanks to Spktra from Twitter for this note :blue_heart:) ;
    • Kiriko and Hanzo have dinner with Asa Yamagami, the sword master. They are at Asa’s house (cinematic Kiriko);
    • Hazard celebrates with the Phreaks (Touch-up, Revel, Boomslang and Jackdawn), and receives a collar for his dog Masie as a gift from Suzy;
    • Ashe celebrates with the Deadlock Rebels gang: sniper Bars and two of the Deadlock Triplets

  1. Lucio is trying to musically adapt the Christmas songs “Deck the Halls” and “The Twelve Days of Christmas”

  1. On Genji’s plate the food is shaped like a triceratops, his favorite animal and a reference to one of the dishes he ate in Loverwatch (Valentine’s Day 2023);

  1. Ana is next to Cassidy and Pharah, the first to know that she was still alive. This indicates that she has already separated from Jack (events of Heroes Ascendants)

  1. Sombra is very friendly with Sigma, and gives him some socks, probably to protect him from the winter cold;

  1. Junkers play on the beach because in Australia the climate this time of year is summer;

  1. Zenyatta likely received a visit from Lifeweaver and Symmetra, whose bond strengthened in the Stone by Stone / Ascendant short story.

  1. Ramattra watches the Shambali monastery alone;

  1. Soldier-76 has reached Illari in Runasapi;

  1. In Christmas preparations, Tracer places a Hanukkah Menorah

  1. Orisa only has a slight reference to the reindeer skin with fake antlers, but the pose to stop Tracer is the one from the in-game emote;

  1. Echo has several voicelines where she asks the heroes what the food tastes like. In fact, here we see her taking care of the dishes, not eating;

  1. Emily wears the scarf she received for Christmas from Tracer in the previous holydays comic;

  1. On Bastion’s plate there is only some birdseed, to give to Ganymede who is flying around;

  1. In the cover of the comic we can see Athena again in her Christmas version as in the finale of Reflections;

  1. Juno has a surprised expression, probably because it’s her first time celebrating Christmas on Earth and she’s eating some Earth-style holiday food.

  • Extra: This time it is Winston who consoles Tracer with the company of friends and family :yellow_heart:;

If you notice anything else, please say so, have great holydays! :hugs:

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I need dae-hyun as a support!

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Gency food! I love the other panel of them too-- Mercy looking for tape and Genji chopping peppers. Was cute to see her exhausted about the tape fiasco then super smiley and giggling when she’s by Genji’s side.

I love that GANYMEDE is flying above Genji and Mercy with mistletoe too!

They’re sitting side by side, with her happily interacting with him during an important holiday like Christmas, where everyone else at the table is sitting by their loved one’s and most important people. So happy!

This is the kind of lore I love to see, love to see building their relationship that was pretty well established in Overwatch 01. Thank you!

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Also I LOVE that Dae-hyun is sitting next to Lucio and complimenting his singing

In the Shooting Star animated short you can see Lucio’s icon on Dae-hyun’s computer which seems to hint he’s a fan of his music, and now he’s having christmas dinner next to him lol

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The sock gift for Sig is so funny. I love seeing him and Sombra’s friendship. Someone has to look out for the old man, after all!

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I wonder what happened after Widowmaker, Sombra, and Talon forces confronted him at the end of the Invasion story missions but glad to see that he is fine and free.

Its so nice that sombra looks out for him